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About The Role

We are looking for a confident and proactive event professional with excellent organisational, communication and relationship-building skills. To be successful as the Special Events Manager, you will bring creativity, strategic thinking, and a passion for delivering exceptional experiences that inspire and engage supporters. You will be comfortable managing complex projects, working collaboratively across teams, and representing Place2Be with professionalism and warmth.

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

Recruitment Process:

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.

• Closing date for applications: Midnight on Wednesday 22 October
• 1st Interview date:  (in person at Place2Be Head Office): Thursday 30 October
• 2nd Interview date: (online): Tuesday 4 November

Our Benefits

When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

• Annual Leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
• Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.

If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team.

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team. 

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.

Are you a dynamic and experienced fundraiser looking for your next big challenge? We are seeking a strategic, creative, and driven individual to lead the Individual Giving programme at a well-established and values driven charity,

As Head of Individual Giving, you will report directly to the CEO and lead a passionate team dedicated to inspiring individuals to support the charity’s mission. You’ll shape and deliver multi-channel fundraising campaigns that grow the organisation donor base, deepen supporter relationships, and drive sustainable income.

This is a senior leadership role with significant influence across the organisation. You’ll collaborate closely with heads of other departments to ensure fundraising is aligned with the charity mission delivery, communications, and international programmes.

As a Head of Individual Giving you will:

• Head the strategic development and delivery of all individual giving activity.
• Oversee a diverse portfolio of appeals, ensuring campaign success across acquisition, retention, and stewardship.
• Drive innovation in supporter engagement, including regular giving, legacy marketing, and donor journeys.
• Manage key relationships with creative agencies, suppliers, and contractors.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, Fundraising Regulator standards, and internal policies.
• Lead and develop a small, dedicated team including the Individual Giving Manager, Supporter Care Officer, and CRM Data Entry Officer.
• Oversee the fundraising CRM (Salesforce), ensuring data is accurate, insightful, and utilised to shape campaigns.

To be successful, you must have experience:

• Significant experience in Direct Marketing, ideally within a charity.
• Proven success in individual giving and campaign management.
• Strong understanding of CRM systems, ideally Salesforce.
• Experienced team leader with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and budgets.
• Excellent communication and copywriting skills.

Salary: £54,000 per annum

Location:  London, hybrid working , 2 days in the office

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 5th November at 9am

Interview: 1st round interview 12th November 

                 2nd round interview (if required) 13th November 

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

South Bank Students Union is a non-for-profit organisation, which champions social mobility through education and has a vision to disrupt the cycle of inequality in higher education. 

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We are looking for a Student Voice Coordinator to join our new team as we embark on a five-year strategy to transform the way we engage and support students to help them reach their full potential.​

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Nowhere is inequality in our education system more recognisable than in higher education, where those from the most privileged backgrounds still have the most equity and most chances to achieve and succeed.

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South Bank students have high expectations and ambitions for themselves but lead complex lives where they are faced with the pressures of trying to balance their studies with work and juggling their lives at home. In fact, many don't identify primarily as students, but instead as carers, nurses, engineers, parents, designers, workers, entrepreneurs, apprentices, last chance learners and Londoners. 

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At South Bank Students' Union we believe that a student's background and life circumstances should not put them at an educational disadvantage, and all students deserve a high-quality University experience and the chance to graduate equipped with the tools to succeed in life - this role is at the heart of this work. 

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Alongside our current Student Voice Coordinator, the person in this role will be responsible for delivering the Union’s key Student Voice programmes which include: our course rep scheme; student issues tracking; focus groups and officer insight campaigns. They will also provide support for student leaders. This includes supporting the effective election, induction and ongoing development of the Union’s President, Lead Representatives and democratic processes.

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We are looking for someone who can truly understand the lived experiences of those who have faced societal barriers to participation, and who is motivated by delivering work which aims to challenge and remove these norms. 

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Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

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SBSU’s simple vision of disrupting inequality is the heartbeat of the organisation and it is this which steers its decisions, practice, and priorities. It unifies our services, and it drives our staff to remove societal barriers so that all people can achieve their full potential.

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SBSU believes that in order to truly disrupt inequality for its members, it must also strive to do this for its workforce – in short, staff must experience it in order to deliver it!

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Our Union benefits enormously from having a team of staff with a range of diverse lived experiences. We understand that some life circumstances might be more complex, and that some will have had to overcome more barriers. We value the unique perspectives that are formed by an individual’s background and believe that ‘bringing your whole self to work’ is essential for informed decision making and collaboration and paves the way for high performance so we welcome applications from all, especially if your background and circumstances are traditionally under-represented in the workplace. 

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Further Information

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To find out more information about South Bank Students Union and the role, including the job description and person specification, you can download the recruitment pack below.​ You can also download our​ five-year strategy below ​to help you understand more about our vision for SBSU.​

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Process​

To apply, you will need to:

• submit a copy of your CV
• ​submit a supporting statement (a maximum of two sides of A4) that details your interest in, and suitability for the role in PDF format.
• answer some questions relating to your eligibility for employment.
• provide some details about your individual identity (not mandatory) 

Candidates will be shortlisted based on how well their application demonstrates they meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Your CV will provide information on your education and work experience, however, your supporting statement is your chance to show why you are right for the role and an opportunity to stand out from others. It should provide clear and relevant examples of how you have met the key criteria, and the successes you have had in your previous roles. An application which does not provide this detail is unlikely to make it through to an interview so please take the time to make sure you have given this full consideration. 

The job description and person specification can be found in the recruitment pack which can be downloaded below.

Applications should be submitted electronically via the link above. The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 3 November 2025. Interviews for this role are likely to take place week commencing 24 November 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation to an interview, with a panel of SU staff and elected officers and may also include some written and / or scenario-based tasks.

The students’ union is unable to offer feedback to non shortlisted candidates; however, every applicant will be informed of the outcome of their application. 

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​Accessibility

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We encourage applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and life circumstances and want to make sure that this recruitment process is accessible to all. We also recognise that this recruitment process, and the opportunity to join the organisation, is taking place during a period of major instability and uncertainty in the wider world, so should you require support related to this process or attending a digital interview, please let us know at any point during the process.

Young Lives Consortium are recruiting a Business Operations Manager

Location: Based at Lightwaves Leisure Centre, Wakefield WF1 3LJ

Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, core hours of the day are open to negotiation.

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Pay Band D £30,976 - £34,055 pa Commencing pro-rata salary will be £25,116 to £27,612 pa.

Application deadline: 20th October 2025

Are you eager to participate in supporting Voluntary, Community Sector organisations in Wakefield District promoting positive outcomes for children, young people, and families in Wakefield District?

Young Lives Consortium seeks a Business Operations Manager to spearhead the back-office functions and provide essential support to the Chief Executive Officer. As a key member of the Management Team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing business processes, maximising efficiency to support Young Lives Consortium’s development.

In this rewarding position, you will be tasked with managing the business’s day-to-day operations, overseeing financial management, and ensuring operational excellence across all support functions.

If you are a results-orientated professional with a passion for making a difference and possess strong organisational, communication, team, and leadership skills, this role could be a perfect fit for you.

With a focus on fostering a positive work environment and promoting growth and development the Young Lives Consortium provides an exciting opportunity for individuals committed to promoting Voluntary Community Sector organisations supporting children, young people, and families

Use your culture and people leadership expertise to support the dynamism and excellence of a fast-growing and highly respected youth charity. 

We are seeking an exceptional culture and people leader who brings experience of supporting organisational growth and excellence.

One YMCA is now one of the largest YMCA’s in Europe and our focus is supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire to develop the skills and confidence to live their life to the full.

In the last five years, we have trebled our income to £40m, and more than doubled our staff numbers to 750. This is a new role that we have created to provide leadership to a strategically critical function and to develop our staff and culture so that we maximise our social impact across our 160 sites.

You will be responsible for developing a culture and people strategy in line with our organisational plan, elevating the culture and people function to be as proactive and value adding as possible, and ensuring a thriving, inclusive, and values-driven workplace.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic organisation and are attracted to the challenge of working with highly committed staff, serving people with complex needs and in a context of organisational growth, we would love to hear from you.  

For more information please see the job pack attached. Closing date 23rd October. 

We are looking for an experienced candidate to provide administrative support to SEA’s training and partnerships function.

About SEA

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it. Our vision is a world in which all women and girls are economically equal and live their lives free from abuse and exploitation. Economic abuse is a form of coercive and controlling behaviour. 4.1 million UK women experienced economic abuse from a current or former partner in the last year. Not only does it limit their choices and ability to access safety, but it has an ongoing impact. It damages future dreams and aspirations, and, in some cases, it takes lives.

About the role

You will undertake a range of administrative tasks in relation to the technical infrastructure and systems needed to support and deliver our training offer.  You will support the administration of some broader relationship and partnership outcomes. This includes routine tasks in relation to the administration of our CRM (Salesforce) and other partnership tools and processes as necessary. 

This role will also support our efforts to grow the training offer by assisting with elements of the sales process — such as responding to enquiries, following up leads, and maintaining accurate records of prospects and bookings. While no formal sales experience is required, a proactive and relationship-focused approach is key, alongside a willingness to support the promotion of SEA’s mission and training opportunities to new and existing audiences. 

Together we can transform responses and save lives.

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave plus Statutory Bank Holidays
• Home working (UK based) with travel as required
• Flexible working 
• 5% Employer Pension Contribution 
• 5 Wellbeing Days (non contractual)
• Reflective practice
• Health Cash Plan, including Employee Assistance Programme 
• Enhanced sick pay, family leave and carer’s leave 
• The chance to be part of our highly professional, supportive team

To apply

Please apply via our website.

Applications open from 6 October and close at 11.59pm on 26 October 2025. Interviews will take place virtually, week beginning 1 December 2025.

Direct applications only – no agencies please.

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is committed to developing an inclusive team which reflects the diversity of the communities we support. Our culture celebrates diverse voices, and we particularly encourage applications from Black and minoritised applicants and disabled applicants who are under-represented at SEA.

SEA is a Disability Confident Committed, and Kinship Friendly Employer.

The Marketing & Engagement Officer will support the Head of Commercial Activities and Volunteering and the wider organisation by leading on marketing, communications and community engagement. This role will focus on raising the profile of Age UK Lambeth, increasing awareness of our services, campaigns, and activities, and building stronger connections with our community to grow participation, partnerships, and support.

You will be responsible for planning and delivering marketing campaigns, creating compelling content, managing communications channels, and coordinating engagement initiatives and events. Alongside this, you will play a key role in developing supporter relationships and encouraging charitable giving, helping to increase regular and one-off donations through effective communications and community partnerships.

This is a creative and outward-facing role, requiring strong communication skills, relationship building, and the ability to balance both strategic planning and hands-on delivery.

General Duties

● Run, monitor, and maintain the organisation-wide marketing and promotional calendar to meet service, campaign, and engagement needs.
● Manage and grow all social media channels, following agreed marketing plans to build interest, followers, and engagement.
● Keep websites updated with relevant information, campaigns, events, and supporter opportunities.
● Coordinate the events calendar with national and international awareness days (e.g. Black History Month, International Women’s Day, World Mental Health Day).
● Create and update marketing materials (using tools such as Canva), ensuring brand consistency.
● Write and create engaging content by attending service activities, community events, and partner initiatives (occasional evenings/weekends).
● Produce and distribute newsletters (via MailChimp) for clients, supporters, councillors, and other stakeholders.
● Work with HR and management to deliver internal communications, including staff newsletters.
● Support the Lambeth Carers Card project, including marketing and business engagement.
● Represent marketing and communications in internal projects, ensuring a clear voice for the organisation.
● Develop and deliver an annual engagement plan to strengthen community connections and support.
● Plan, organise, and promote community and fundraising events, ensuring strong marketing and communications support.
● Build and nurture relationships with community groups, schools, local trusts, and businesses to encourage collaboration, sponsorship, and charitable giving.
● Support the recruitment, induction, and retention of volunteers for events and engagement activities, ensuring they feel recognised and valued.
● Increase supporter involvement and donations through targeted campaigns and creative digital content.
● Encourage the growth of regular donors by promoting supporter journeys and clear calls to action.
● Monitor event budgets and resources, ensuring activities are cost-effective and well-organised.
● Maintain accurate supporter and donor data on the charity’s database (Donorfy).
● Report on progress against marketing, engagement, and fundraising plans, using data to inform improvements.

In the first 6 months, you’ll

● Get fully up to speed with Age UK Lambeth’s services, campaigns, and engagement priorities.
● Review and manage the marketing and communications calendar, ensuring all campaigns and events are planned effectively.
● Audit and refresh social media channels and the website, creating content that promotes services, campaigns, and community activities.
● Support the planning and delivery of key community events and awareness campaigns.
● Build relationships with internal teams to understand their marketing, engagement, and supporter needs.
● Develop and begin implementing a community engagement plan, including opportunities to encourage supporter involvement and charitable giving.
● Start creating marketing materials, newsletters, and digital content that align with the organisation’s brand and objectives.
● Establish relationships with key community groups, businesses, and volunteers to support engagement activities and events.
● Support initial reporting on engagement, marketing, and supporter metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement.
● Begin contributing to creative ideas and strategies to raise the profile of Age UK Lambeth and its services locally.

Hubbub is looking for a motivated fundraiser join a thriving development team at an exciting and pivotal moment in our charity’s growth. With significant expansion in our Trusts & Foundations income over the past 18 months, we are now poised to build on this success and strengthen our philanthropic partnerships.  

As Development Manager you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our Trusts & Foundations programme by cultivating new relationships and securing substantial funding from trusts, foundations, and statutory bodies. In addition, you will also play a key role in advancing our income generation from businesses and contribute to the development of our events and funder communications.  

This is your chance to leverage your creativity, passion, and expertise to forge impactful partnerships that drive meaningful environmental change on a large scale!  

Your role will include:   

• Securing funding for diverse aspects of our work against Hubbub’s annual fundraising target, from core costs to specific roles, to scaling successful projects.   

• Contributing to the growth of the Trusts fundraising pipeline, nurturing new relationships with both solicited and unsolicited prospects, and supporting colleagues to do the same.   

• Working closely with Project Leads and Directors to deliver engaging and persuasive trusts and statutory proposals that expertly match funding criteria to Hubbub’s projects and priorities.    

• Identifying external networking opportunities for yourself and the wider team to increase our visibility amongst potential funders and build new relationships.  

• Undertaking regular prospect research to identify new Trusts that align with Hubbub’s strategy, focus areas and projects  

• Strengthening existing Trusts relationships by showcasing our impact through timely reporting, and delivering donor stewardship to high standards.  

• Updating our funder database (Pipedrive), with relevant funder information in a timely manner.   

• Keeping up with environmental and philanthropic developments and trends so you can join the dots between the urgent environmental challenges that we face, the sustainability ambitions of funders and our own strategic objectives.  

• You will also be expected to join in-person funder meetings whenever required, likely in and around London. 

You will also support:  

• The wider team to secure income from businesses. This will involve developing introduction decks, employee engagement offerings, client proposals and more.  

• Hubbub events by contributing to ideas, compiling invitee lists, and drafting invitations.  

• A variety of other activities that will support our income generation when required.  

Who you are 

• You’re motivated and ambitious, with a tenacity to work towards targets. You will likely have contributed to and secured 5-6 figure grants from Trusts and statutory bodies. You’re open to taking risks and learning from failure. 

• You’re an excellent bid writer and enjoy converting complex projects into winning proposals with funders’ motivations and criteria in mind.

•  Your relationship building skills are top-notch, both virtual and IRL. You’re confident developing new funder relationships from scratch, whilst nurturing existing ones. You enjoy getting away from your desk and finding opportunities to network. 

• You have a deep understanding of how trusts and foundations work and are open to sharing your knowledge with colleagues.

• You’re collaborative and able to work across all levels of an organisation, managing up and down when needed, to produce high quality bids on time and on budget. 

• You’ll enjoy researching and prioritising new Trusts funders to approach. 

•  It would be a bonus if you have experience fundraising from businesses and/or high net worth individuals, plus utilising a CRM system to not just track deals but identify useful insights. 

Regardless of your experience, alignment with Hubbub's values is essential.   

Hubbub’s success and distinctiveness rests on the quality of our people. At every stage of their career, a Hubbuber is:  

• Intellectually and politically curious and engaged.  

• Proud of the work they do.  

• Upbeat, motivated by challenges, and tenacious in solving them.  

• Creative, innovative and playful.  

• Team players, sharing success and solving issues and challenges collaboratively.  

• Organised, dedicated and conscientious, with fantastic attention to detail.  

• Flexible, willing and able to respond to constant change and challenge.  

• Committed to communicating in a way that is compelling, clear, accurate and accessible.  

If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified, and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you! 

Role Overview:

We’re working with a leading organisation to recruit an Engagement Officer on a 6-month contract. This is a varied role focused on supporting donor engagement through volunteering and pro bono programmes. The position offers the chance to work across teams, develop relationships with a range of stakeholders, and contribute to meaningful projects that create real social impact.

This hybrid role requires around 2–3 days per week in the office (Central London) and regular attendance at team events. The successful candidate will join a collaborative, purpose-driven environment where partnership and innovation are valued.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and help deliver a range of meaningful volunteering activities.
• Work with donors, corporate partners, and charities to ensure effective engagement.
• Support relationship management and meetings with funders.
• Maintain accurate records using Salesforce and ensure smooth administration.
• Liaise with internal teams and external partners to plan and deliver volunteering sessions.
• Support account managers in ensuring consistent donor engagement throughout annual cycles.
• Ensure communications with donors and partners are clear, timely, and compelling.
• Support partner onboarding, inductions, and ongoing communications.
• Assist with tracking pro bono projects and updating CRM systems.
• Help with research, reporting, and preparation of supporter communications.
• Coordinate audit and feedback processes.
• Monitor shared inboxes and respond to queries.
• Support reporting, reviews, and process improvements.
• Provide administrative and project support across the team.
• Represent the team at events and cross-functional projects when needed.

Person Specification:

• Experience managing volunteering or membership programmes.
• Understanding of donor engagement and corporate partnerships.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Project management and organisational skills – able to juggle priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive approach.
• IT proficient (including Microsoft Office and CRM systems, ideally Salesforce).
• Experience in fundraising, especially with corporates or major donors (desirable).
• Knowledge of education, employment, or youth-focused sectors (desirable).
• Experience working with young people (desirable).
• Familiarity with digital fundraising or communications (desirable).
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What’s on Offer:

• An exciting 6-month contract within a fantastic organisation.
• A hybrid working pattern with 2-3 days per-week onsite in Central London.
• A day rate of £128.87 per-day + £21.38 daily holiday for the successful candidate.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button (please do not apply via email).

We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 72 working hours. Please note you must live and have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be offered.

Commitment to Diversity:

The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

We are looking for two Funding Officers to join the enthusiastic, friendly North West Region. These will be based in the Greater Manchester Team.

You will play a major role in ensuring our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places across Greater Manchester and the North West region.

As a member of the funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programmes. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

In your role you will work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, in line with our vision and principles.  You will gain an understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding programmes. 

The role is varied and will require you to: 

• Be responsible for your own caseload: visiting projects, liaising with grant recipients, identify and manage risks and supporting organisations to delivery their projects and measure their impact.
• Understand and respond to the different needs of our applicants and grant holders by providing advice and feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.
• Represent the Fund within your local area, at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together.
• Share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations to support the Fund in maximining our impact as a grant maker. 

Working from home, our Manchester office and community locations, the successful candidate will live in Greater Manchester and will be part of the local team, led by Funding Managers, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.  Travel across the region will be required. 

 Interviews: Face to face in central Manchester – Monday 20th October

Location: Mobile working – Flexible and hybrid working – Home, office and community based.

If you would like to find out more about either role, there will be a joint online information session on Monday 6th October 12:30.

On application, please state which role you are applying for and align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
   
• Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.
   
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk. 
   
• Knowledge of the Greater Manchester/or Lancashire area you would be covering and their charity sectors.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with under-represented communities across Greater Manchester/Lancashire.
   
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
   
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes quickly and accurately.
   
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

Are you looking to apply your administrative skills in a role that truly makes a difference? We have an exciting opportunity for an Employee Access Assistant and Driver based near Stevenage, although the role benefits from hybrid working, networking and local travel will be required in a professional setting.

In this role, you’ll support a visually impaired Guide Dogs Employee and Guide Dog owner, helping them perform their duties effectively through a mix of remote and in-person support. In-person support will be required once or twice a week locally in Stevenage involving tasks such as providing sighted guidance to navigate unfamiliar environments, helping with access to systems on a laptop, or describing the layout of rooms at events.

Your Microsoft Office expertise will be put to great use as you assist with a variety of administrative tasks, including document formatting, PowerPoint presentations, and note-taking. Your eye for detail will ensure that all documents are clear, accessible, and well-organised.

You’ll also help with travel arrangements as and when required, including collecting the employee and their guide dog from home and going to a train station or providing a travel from their home to various Guide Dogs sites. A full, clean driving license and access to a vehicle are essential, equipment to allow the guide dog in the car will be provided and travel expenses are covered. You’ll provide sighted guidance, ensuring the employee can navigate unfamiliar environments with confidence. As the employee is a Guide Dog owner, being comfortable with dogs and helping with their care, such as exercise, will be part of the role as well.

Your excellent communication skills and person-centred approach will be key in building a close, trusting relationship with the employee. Flexibility will also be crucial, as you’ll need to adapt to changing tasks and demands.

This role requires the ability to work under pressure and take initiative, managing your workload efficiently. Whether assisting with travel, preparing documents, or providing sighted guidance, your proactive attitude and organisational skills will be key to your success.

You will be fully trained in tasks such as sighted guiding and how to work confidently around a Guide Dog, ensuring that you feel supported and equipped, even if you haven’t had experience in this space before. We are committed to making sure you feel comfortable and encouraged in this unique role.

The role is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Occasional flexibility will be required to work outside of core hours, including weekends and overnight stays.

No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.

Job Title: Fundraising Manager

Reporting To: Head of Programmes & Delivery

Salary: £35,000-£40,000 Per annum ( based on experience)

Location: Tooting (onsite-SW17 9SH, London) with 1-day WFH

Contract type: Full-time/Permanent

Interview Date: 15th – 26th September

About Us

At Business Launchpad (BLP), we empower young people aged 18–30 from low-income backgrounds across London to pursue enterprising careers and achieve financial progress. We do this through tailored enterprise programmes, one-to-one coaching, and real-world employability experiences that build both business and life skills.

What makes our work truly unique is the environment that supports it. Our social enterprise, Tooting Works, powers this vision and offers inclusive workspaces, vital infrastructure, and a thriving community hub. Profits from its affordable office and co-working spaces are reinvested directly into our charitable work meaning every space rented helps fund opportunities for the young people we support.

Together, Business Launchpad and Tooting Works form a dynamic ecosystem where enterprise, innovation, and social purpose thrive.

The Role

As Fundraising Manager, you will play a proactive, hands-on role in driving Business Launchpad’s fundraising activity. You will be responsible for building and qualifying a fundraising pipeline and securing income from trusts, foundations, and statutory funders.

The role requires strong research skills, attention to detail, and the ability to craft compelling cases for support that demonstrate our impact. You will work closely with the Marketing and Impact & Evaluation teams to align messaging, evidence, and storytelling, ensuring funders clearly see the difference their support makes.

We are seeking a highly organised and conscientious individual with strong planning and project management skills, who thrives on taking initiative and seeing projects through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising & Income Generation

• Build, qualify, and manage a fundraising pipeline and annual work plan.
• Research, develop, and submit high-quality funding applications to trusts, foundations, and statutory funders.
• Develop clear and persuasive cases for support that combine narrative and evidence.
• Contribute to the delivery of the annual fundraising event and community fundraising initiatives.

Relationship Management

• Build and steward strong, long-term relationships with funders and partners.
• Provide excellent stewardship, including regular communication and tailored impact reporting.

Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance

• Track and report on fundraising progress against agreed targets.
• Maintain accurate fundraising records, pipeline data, and activity logs.
• Produce clear, timely reports for senior leadership and trustees.
• Ensure all fundraising activities comply with regulation, best practice, and GDPR.

Collaboration & Communications

• Work closely with the Marketing and Impact & Evaluation teams to align messaging, impact data, and storytelling.
• Ensure young people’s voices and experiences are central to all fundraising narratives.

Planning, Budgeting & Project Management

• Contribute to managing fundraising budgets, ensuring effective use of resources.
• Use strong planning and project management skills to deliver against multiple deadlines.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying and acting on fundraising opportunities.

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Pipeline Development: A well-qualified and up-to-date fundraising pipeline, with clear prospect research and prioritisation.
• Income Secured: Achievement of agreed annual income targets from trusts, foundations, and statutory funders.
• Renewal & Retention: High renewal rate of existing funders and strong stewardship leading to multi-year commitments where possible.
• Quality of Applications: Consistently high-quality proposals and cases for support, evidenced by funder feedback and success rates.
• Collaboration: Positive feedback from internal teams (Programmes, Impact & Evaluation, Marketing, Finance) on joint working, ensuring alignment of messaging, data, and budgets.
• Reporting & Compliance: Contributing to timely and accurate reports to funders, leadership, and trustees, with all activity meeting best practice and regulatory requirements.
• Events & Community Fundraising: Effective contribution to annual fundraising events and campaigns, ensuring they run smoothly and generate agreed outcomes.
• Professionalism & Initiative: Demonstrated proactivity, independence, and problem-solving in managing workload and driving fundraising activity forward.

Person Specification

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven track record of securing income from trusts, foundations, or statutory funders.
• Experience in building and managing a fundraising pipeline and work plan.
• Excellent grant/proposal writing skills with strong research abilities and attention to detail.
• Ability to develop compelling cases for support through narrative building and storytelling.
• Skilled in building and stewarding funder relationships.
• Confident in planning, project management, and basic budget management.
• Experience in delivering fundraising activity against agreed targets.
• Highly proactive, able to take initiative and work independently while contributing to a team.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience in community fundraising campaigns.
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM systems.
• Experience in youth, enterprise, or social impact organisations.

Personal Qualities (Aligned to BLP Values)

• Growth Mindset – reflective, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Community Focused – values the needs and strengths of young people and local communities.
• Collaborative and Enterprising – proactive and thrives on taking initiative.
• One Mission, One Team – highly conscientious and reliable, committed to shared success.
• Positive and Solutions-Focused – motivated by making a real difference.

About Rewards

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time roles).
• Personal annual training budget following probation.
• Employee assistance programme, including counselling.
• Regular team socials throughout the year.
• Generous sick pay allowance following probation.
• General eye test.
• Well-being day (one day per year).
• Volunteer day (one day per year).

The duties and responsibilities described are not exhaustive and may change as necessitated by business demands.

Pre-employment Checks Any employment with Business Launchpad will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Receipt of two satisfactory references
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Please email your CV and a cover letter stating why you are interested in this role.

Please note that this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status in our employment decisions and policies. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and have the opportunity to succeed. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their individual background or circumstances.

Location: Shaw House, 27 West Way, Oxford, OX2 0QH
Department: Fundraising
Salary: £34,000 (depending on experience)
Hours: 35
Contract Type: Permanent

RABI is the farmers charity.

RABI supports farming people across England, Wales and NI with expert, one-to-one practical, financial and emotional help, all year round. From confidential advice and mental health support to direct financial assistance, their tailored services respond to the unique challenges of farming life.

At the heart of RABI’s mission is a commitment to strengthening resilience; helping farming people feel valued, supported and better equipped to navigate uncertainty and change. RABI is working to close the farming wellbeing gap and build a future where farming people can thrive.

Over the past 25 years alone, RABI has delivered almost £250 Million in direct financial support to the farming community, whilst the charity’s professional counselling service has provided 11,500 free sessions to farming people since 2022. RABI’s wrap-around support services continue to evolve, reaching more people year on year.

RABI is on a journey to help shape a future farmers deserve.

Summary and key purpose

This new role will be primarily responsible for developing, marketing and managing our individual giving together with working across other fundraising disciplines. You will be a key member of our fundraising team, producing compelling fundraising communications, stewarding individual donors, including regular donors and gifts in memory. You will ensure that our donors receive excellent care.

Our Individual Giving programme will incorporate one-off donations, regular giving, digital fundraising, appeals and in-memory giving. You will do this, with the support of our recently appointed fundraising agency, who you will manage our relationship with week by week.

A critical element of the role will be how we market ourselves to potential new donors, taking them on an emotional engagement journey in order to solicit regular gifts.

Your expertise and skills:

To excel in this role, you will need prior experience of working in a fundraising setting, with an understanding of good stewardship practices. You should be a self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment, working across teams and meeting multiple deadlines. Your excellent relationship management skills will enable you to effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and gather information on new projects. You must have a thorough understanding of individual giving, developing donor journeys and experience of work with agencies.

Key responsibilities:

• Day-to-day management of the regular giving programme, project managing appeals and overseeing the thanking process for individual donors.
• Create, plan, deliver and evaluate multi-channel, compliant, insight-led, supporter-centric campaigns to engage and drive action from new and existing supporters.
• Manage our newly appointed fundraising agency, and in doing so, help deliver an ambitious appeal programme and income target.
• Review and develop operational plans for individual giving (including regular giving, in memory, digital fundraising and appeals) working to achieve agreed targets.
• Communicate and document key performance indicators across individual giving appeals. Ensuring you provide commentary to accompany results reporting, drawing on insights and the wider picture to add context and make recommendations from your learnings.
• Work with the fundraising agency and RABI communications team to produce and edit appropriate collateral.
• Devise and deliver supporter communications, including stewardship activity, welcome journey content and appeal communications.
• Help ensure that we comply with legal and compliance requirements including industry best practice, GDPR/PECR regulations and the CIOF code of Fundraising Practice.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships and liaison with other members of RABI staff.
• Take part and contribute to team meetings.
• Cooperate with RABI on health and safety matters, taking reasonable care of own and other people’s health and safety within the workplace. Follow and H&S training received and alert RABI to any serious risks.
• Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to training and development in line with RABI’s aims and objectives.
• Liaise with volunteers, clients, contractors and other stakeholders as necessary.
• Promote the Charity’s work, assisting with demonstrations and in fundraising and awareness events as appropriate.
• Perform any other reasonable task as required by the Charity.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Marketing or direct marketing or marketing qualification.
• Experience of using direct marketing methods to recruit, retain and develop supporters (e.g. telemarketing).
• Previous direct marketing or transferrable experience. This should include project managing or assisting a project manager to plan and deliver activity and evaluate results
• Planning, delivering and managing individual giving programmes.
• Delivering donor recruitment and retention projects from initiation to completion.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding targets from unrestricted donations.
• Presenting confidently to a variety of audiences.
• Building relationships and maximising engagement with donors and supporters
• Able to create and tailor engaging and emotive copy for a range of different channels.
• Empathy with the goals and objectives of RABI.
• A positive and creative approach to work, with the ability to multitask.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including good telephone manner and empathy towards in-memory donors.
• Ability to record accurate data and work with a CRM system
• Self-motivated and confident in working, both independently and in teams
• Good communicator, including face-to-face, phone, in writing and via remote communications.
• Good written and numeracy skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and plan-ahead.
• Good IT skills (MS Office including Excel and Word).
• Understanding of Data Protection and fundraising regulations, compliance and best practice.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Knowledge of targeting, segmentation and response analysis.
• Knowledge of testing, validation and taking campaign learnings forward.
• Knowledge of print and online production processes.
• Understanding of the Gift Aid process.
• Voluntary sector experience.
• A full UK driving license.
• Experience of database use
• Experience of fundraising platforms such as Just Giving.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.

Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.

BENEFITS

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (based on full time working).
• Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and then opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%.
• Life assurance from day one.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• On site parking.

RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, quali?cations and abilities.

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