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This is a senior, hands-on delivery role at the heart of our ambition. We are looking for someone who is results-oriented, able to think strategically, and translate ideas at pace into high-quality, impactful delivery. You will turn strategy into action, coordinate complex activity across partners, and ensure programmes deliver tangible outcomes.
Strategic Project Delivery Manager
Salary: c. £55,000
Contract: 12-month fixed term
Hours: 36.5 hours per week (part-time considered)
Location: Remote (UK-based), with occasional travel (mainly London)
Reports to: COO
Right to work in the UK required
About FutureDotNow
FutureDotNow is a charity uniting business to close the UK workforce’s essential digital skills gap. We are the leading authority on workforce essential digital skills, with over 230 organisations signed up to the Workforce Digital Skills Charter and direct reach to more than 2 million people. Yet over 22 million working-age adults still lack at least some digital basics. Closing that gap requires coordinated, high-quality delivery at scale.
FutureDotNow is bringing focus to the digital upskilling needs of working age adults, raising awareness and bringing specificity to the action required whatever sector or role people might work in.We work with business and government to surface and solve systemic issues and provide scalable solutions every organisation can use.
Why this role matters
FutureDotNow is entering a new phase of growth and delivery. Our priorities are to engage more businesses and provide practical tools and solutions that help organisations take action on workforce digital skills.
This is a senior, hands-on delivery role at the heart of that ambition. We are looking for someone who is results-oriented, able to think strategically, and translate ideas at pace into high-quality, impactful delivery. You will turn strategy into action, coordinate complex activity across partners, and ensure programmes deliver tangible outcomes.
You will work across a cross-sector delivery community including organisations such as the NHS, Accenture, Salesforce, Amey and Gateway Qualifications. With around 50 external contributors involved in each Sprint, clarity, pace and strong delivery discipline are essential.
For the right prson, this is a defining opportunity to strengthen FutureDotNow’s delivery capability and accelerate progress towards closing the UK’s workforce digital skills gap.
What you will do
Lead delivery across our Sprint programme and delivery community
FutureDotNow runs three 10-week Sprints each year. You will lead end-to-end delivery of the Sprint programme, ensuring activity is well structured, well-coordinated and delivers real outcomes.
You will:
· Plan and deliver Sprints end to end, including kick-offs, check-ins and in-person workshops developing agendas, content and facilitation materials
· Coordinate the setting of sprint and year-end goals, milestones and priorities aligned to FutureDotNow’s strategy
· Track actions, risks and interdependencies across sprint teams, maintaining momentum and resolving blockers
· Grow and energise the delivery community, fostering collaboration and accountability
· Produce core delivery outputs such as plans, dashboards, reports and briefings
· Update the Membership Growth and Marketing Manager on new insights, tools and solutions being created through the Sprint programme, which may form part of the FutureDotNow member offer
Lead delivery of our sector strategy to engage more businesses and drive action
Working with Marsh (our sector strategy sponsor) and sector leads, you will help turn engagement strategies into practical action across sectors.
You will:
· Support the onboarding, development and coordination of sector leads and the delivery of clear action plans
· Drive delivery against agreed sector plans and milestones
· Track progress against growth and engagement measures, including Charter signatories and membership
· Ensure sector activity connects into FutureDotNow’s wider programme, so learning is shared and amplified
Lead delivery of the Workforce Digital Skills Summit
You will play a central role in delivering FutureDotNow’s flagship annual event, bringing together around 200 senior leaders from business, government and civil society.
You will:
- Lead development and delivery of the Summit programme and content
- Work with the CEO to shape the agenda and speaker line-up
- Brief and support speakers, facilitators and contributors
- Oversee on-the-day delivery, ensuring a high-quality participant experience
- Ensure strong post-event outputs that extend impact beyond the event
Content development and commissioning
Where workstreams are led by FutureDotNow (rather than partners), you will play a key role in content creation. Working closely with the COO, you will be involved in developing core content for deliverables, which may involve analysing data from partners, producing reports, or creating tools/resources.
You will:
· Draft, shape or edit content, such as guidance, tools, playbooks and insights, using templates, existing material or raw inputs from partners
· Commission and manage suppliers where specialist expertise is needed
· Lead and coordinate delivery through a clear milestone plan, ensuring alignment of output delivery with events and campaigning activity
· Maintain high standards of quality, consistency, evidence and accessibility ensuring all content meets FutureDotNow’s brand and tone.
· Design and run pilot activity to test and refine tools before wider rollout
Skills, experience and attributes
Essential
· Proven experience delivering complex projects in multi-stakeholder or cross-sector environments
· Strong end-to-end project delivery skills, including planning, risk management and reporting
· Excellent written communication, with the ability to turn complexity into clear, practical outputs
· Experience designing and coordinating workshops, events or programmes
· Confidence working with senior external stakeholders and partners
· Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities
· Comfortable working in a small, fast-paced organisation with evolving priorities
· Strong digital capability and confidence using collaboration and CRM tools
Desirable
· Understanding of the digital skills landscape or related policy areas
· Experience of coalition, membership or not-for-profit environments
· Familiarity with employer engagement, sector bodies or government
Values and mindset
· Purpose-driven, collaborative and action-centred
· Strongly results-oriented, with the ability to translate strategy into high-quality delivery at pace
· Comfortable taking ownership and solving problems independently
· Values clarity, structure and high-quality delivery
· Motivated by FutureDotNow’s mission and improving outcomes for working-age adults
Application Process
Our application process is designed to be straightforward and proportionate, while giving candidates a clear opportunity to demonstrate their skills.
· Stage 1: Submit a CV and short cover note outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience.
· Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a short initial interview.
· Stage 3: Candidates progressing from the first interview will be asked to complete a short practical task, reflecting the type of work involved in the role.
· Stage 4: A final shortlist will be invited to a final interview.
We aim to keep the process clear, fair and respectful of candidates’ time.
To apply:
Please send the below information
· Your CV, and
· Short supporting statement (max 500 words) covering:
- Why you are interested in the role
- A brief example of delivering a complex project or programme across multiple stakeholders
- Experience producing or shaping content (not just managing it) for example analysing data producing reports, or creating tools/resources
The closing date for applications is 27 March 2026.
We are keen to fill the role as soon as possible, so applications will be reviewed as they are received and shortlisted candidates may be contacted before the closing date. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has almost 9,000 team members working in 36 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
The role sits in the Strategic Operations in the International Operations Department, which plays a critical role in the management of our largest and most complex program to ensure it is positioned to deliver results, drive growth with excellence, committed to implementing best practices at scale, while simultaneously adhering to core programmatic and operational standards. The Strategic Operations team reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and provides strategic, financial and operational support to the Nigeria country program, which delivers one third of MSI’s global contraceptive impact in Africa.
This new role is created to provide support and capacity to Nigeria’s growing donor portfolio and to bolster up both Regional Programme Manager and Associate Director Finance to fulfil financial and operational project management needs. Under the guidance and supervision of the Associate Director for Strategic Operations Finance and in close cooperation with the Regional Programme Manager, you will support the delivery of funded projects in Nigeria by facilitating and ensuring effective project and grant management; supporting financial and narrative donor reporting and overseeing financial processes including business planning, budgeting, monthly performance reviews, forecasting, and risk and compliance. You will be responsible for providing critical financial and risk management support to the MSIN project team, liaise with Donor Finance Team and Global Program and Partnership colleagues to play a key role in analysing and communicating financial results and performance; ensuring system and process efficacy and compliance with MSI quality standards and donor contractual obligations are met.
About You
For us, it’s vital that every MSI team member believes in and is committed to our organisational mission, vision and values.
This means that we will only accept applications from candidates who are unequivocally pro-choice.
Our values act as guiding principles, providing us with a clear direction. They set the tone for how we approach our work, interact with others and align ourselves as ‘One MSI’. It’s important that our team members truly resonate with our values and demonstrate them consistently, in all that they do.
We recruit talented, dynamic individuals with diverse backgrounds who share our mission and are focused on delivering measurable results. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can participate and contribute meaningfully. We value open-mindedness, curiosity, resilience, and a solutions-oriented mindset, alongside a commitment to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of both team members and clients.
We seek exceptional communicators who are self-motivated, solutions-driven, and aligned with MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You should be dedicated to driving social change in an environment focused on sustainable impact, both locally and globally, and comfortable working with diverse teams in an ambiguous setting.
To perform this role, you’ll need the following skills:
- Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and guide finance and project teams
- SUN accounts (ideally), Vision XL and Excel skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including with people who do not have a background in finance.
- Proven relationship building skills and ability to work jointly and effectively in cross-cultural setting.
- Strong financial analytical and technical skills and organizational/coordinating capability
- Ability to manage a heavy workload with competing priorities, remaining calm under pressure.
- Desired experience with AI tools
To perform this role, you’ll need the following experience:
- Demonstrated project/financial management experience of large and complex donor-funded grants.
- Knowledge of donor regulations, policies and procedures.
- Ability to produce, deliver and present meaningful financial analysis and recommend appropriate actions to enhance organizational performance
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in from the necessary stakeholders
- Demonstration of ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others
- Ability to initiate, develop and maintain relationships with staff, peers and external stakeholders at a senior level
- Experience of developing and embedding processes, systems and tools.
Formal education/qualification
- Part Qualified accountant or higher
- Degree-educated or equivalent
- Advanced level of Excel
Please see job description on our website.
Location: London, UK (minimum of 2 days per week in the office to be pro-rated (i.e. 1 day in office for the part-time nature of this position))
Full-time: 21 hours per week (3 days per week 0.6 FTE) with a possibility to become full time and/or permanent
Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2028.
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum for candidates based in the UK – please note this salary will be pro-rated for the 21 hours (3 days) per week.
Salary band: BG 9 MP
Closing date: 19th March 2026 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
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Are you an experienced and committed Project Manager? Have you worked in programme delivery for young people in schools or youth settings? Can you communicate confidently to a wide audience and range of stakeholders?
We are seeking a full-time Project Manager to support delivery of our new programme, Reading Reboot, funded by the Charlotte Aitken Trust, and to support the SLA to grow its reach and impact. Reading Reboot is being developed to address the reading crisis and restore a love of reading for young people in Year 8, in communities facing the greatest disadvantage. This is an opportunity to lead a flagship national programme with the potential to shape future investment in school libraries, in a supportive, mission-driven team culture within a small but influential charity.
The Reading Reboot programme will establish librarian-led social book clubs in over 100 under-funded secondary school libraries across the UK and reach more than 6,000 young people directly, alongside librarians, senior leaders and wider school communities. Reading Reboot places school librarians at the heart of delivery, combining new book stock, inspiring author engagement, appealing library spaces, and a robust evaluation to evidence impact and inform future national roll-out.
The Project Manager will lead on development and delivery, working closely with the CEO, a Project Board and external evaluation team to ensure the programme meets its objectives on time, within budget and to a high quality. They will recruit and coordinate schools and librarians, work with partners and funders, and ensure that learning and impact are captured and shared across the sector. Building strong relationships with all stakeholders, the Project Manager will be the main point of contact for the programme and will support the CEO and Project Board with timely updates, papers and participation in meetings. Successful candidates will have extensive and demonstrable experience of project management in schools or youth settings. Experience of training development and delivery will be an advantage.
The salary for this position is £30,000 per year for 37 hours per week on a one year contract, with potential for extension. Find out more about this role and how to apply by downloading the job application pack.
Application deadline: Thursday 26th March, 5pm
Interviews will take place online the week commencing 7th April 2026.
Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. No agencies please. Due to the volume of applications we cannot provide individual feedback. We really appreciate your interest. If you haven’t heard from us within one week of the deadline, it means we’ve moved forward with other candidates on this occasion. We encourage you to apply again in the future. Please note we may close recruitment early should the right candidate be identified.
Helping schools develop vibrant reading and learning communities


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This postholder will lead the UK AIDS Quilt partnership and the AIDS Quilt UK project,
bringing experience, passion and an acute understanding of the importance of the AIDS
Quilt and its place within HIV history. They will work towards achieving the goals and aims
of the AIDS Quilt UK partnership, ensuring the Quilt remains an ongoing testimonial to the
many lives lost during the height of the HIV pandemic, whilst maintaining its relevance and
impact.
As outlined in the full job description, core responsibilities will include archiving the stories
of those who are memorialised within the Quilt, guiding and managing the Quilt
partnership, overseeing the conservation and cleaning of the Quilt and organising both
large and small public displays.
The post holder will have a solid understanding of project management and experience
leading a partnership. They will be a compassionate and creative leader who motivates,
continually improving and developing approaches to guarantee the Quilt continues to
educate, foster empathy and remains a living and dynamic memorial for future generations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Our Team!
We have a new vacancy (18 month fixed term contract) for a full-time Service Development Project Manager to lead the scoping, design, and development of new areas within Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s services portfolio. This role will ensure that emerging services respond to identified needs, reflect best practice, and align with the charity’s strategic objectives to support everyone affected by Crohn’s and Colitis.
About Us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Right now, an estimated 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of and for which there is no known cure. Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these diseases, thousands of people are suffering in silence. But we’re here to support and champion their cause and our ambitious plans will help to make a real difference.
Role Overview
You will lead on the scoping and exploration of new service areas, specifically children and young people, emotional wellbeing, diet, and fatigue. In doing so, you’ll gather and analyse insight from research, stakeholders, and lived experience to inform service design and ensure developments are evidence based and aligned with our strategy. You’ll work closely with teams across the organisation, including policy and research, to ensure feedback is used to inform planning and supports delivery in their areas. Furthermore, you’ll be using your management skills to support and provide effective day to day leadership and coordination within the Services & Support team.
About You
We are looking for someone with strong project management skills, who has experience of stakeholder engagement and an analytical skill set. You’ll have demonstrable experience of scoping, designing, and developing new services, programmes, or projects at a strategic level and experience of leading support services in a health charity
Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Location
We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role, there is plenty of scope for working from home, although there will be times when you will need to be at face-to-face meetings. There is a requirement for you to attend a minimum of 12 in person days a year, including two Directorate meetings and the charity’s mandatory ‘All Staff Together’ days which take place four times a year at our offices in Hatfield or a location in London.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
If you have any queries about this role, would like to have a conversation before formally applying, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Siobahn Kewley (Head of Services & Support). Please see our Recruitment Pack for her contact details.
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role. You’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack attached for further information on how to apply.
Closing date: Monday 9 March 2026 at 9:00am
Interviews will be taking place on Friday 20 March 2026 and will be held remotely.
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £43,500 - £48,000
Reporting to: Programme Lead
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Location: Hybrid/Remote working, and national travel to be expected.
Key Relationships: Programme Leads, CEO, COO, Director of Development, AD Policy & Influencing, AD Finance and Operations, Trustees, External Partners.
Overall Purpose
The Influencing Project Manager will work as part of a flexible team to develop, lead and manage the stakeholder engagement, influencing and communications elements of the Volunteering for Health programme.
Volunteering for Health is a £10million learning programme focused on testing, building and growing healthcare volunteering infrastructure. The programme has invested in fifteen systems across England who are navigating complex health systems to ensure that volunteering is embedded as a system wide NHS asset.
The team is responsible for developing and delivering the ‘learning and support’ and the ‘influencing and communications’ elements of the national programme, in partnership with NHS England and CW .
We have reached an exciting stage where we can turn our local learning into national change. By using the inspiring stories and impact from our programme, we want to show healthcare leaders what is possible. We are positioning our learnings to prove that volunteering infrastructure is a vital solution for a modern and sustainable health service aligned to the NHS 10-year Health Plan.
Overall Objectives
- Work collaboratively and strategically with a wide range of stakeholders including our member charities, NHS Trusts, VCSE organisations, funders, and government officials.
- Develop compelling narratives and high impact campaigns that resonate with diverse audiences and mobilise stakeholders at every level.
- To identify and leverage cross-sector themes and opportunities to scale impact across health, social care, and the voluntary sector, underpinned by robust horizon scanning and a commitment to innovative, non-traditional problem solving.
- Support the programme to maximise its impact and reach through bringing partners and stakeholders together.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Convene and engage stakeholders, including member charities, NHS trusts and employees, funders and evaluators, to co-produce plans collaboratively.
- Manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication and engagement.
- Provide support to funded partnerships, enabling their development and to become high performing.
- Represent the organisation externally, acting as a champion for NHS Charities Together and NHS charities.
- Form professional and beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders – including at a senior level, representing the department internally and externally, and bringing policy knowledge to bear to support their influencing in line with our strategic goals.
- Building and maintaining a stakeholder database to reflect the opportunities for system change at local, regional and national level.
Project Design and Development
- Create plans with clear objectives, time lines, milestones and budgets, ensuring that projects and campaigns are financially sustainable and cover our costs.
- Lead processes to capture and synthesise information, and insight to support the development and design of approaches.
- Proactively build knowledge and understanding in volunteering and healthcare to support wider organisational learnings in these domains.
Delivery and Management
- Deliver engaging and thought-provoking communication and influencing plans to elevate our funded partnerships.
- Oversee workstream governance, risk management, and reporting processes, maintaining strong administration and compliance throughout.
- Regularly review and monitor impact against our strategic goals.
- Support internal resource planning to ensure efficient staffing and best use of our team.
- Manage project resources and staff effectively, fostering a collaborative team culture and supporting and developing team members to perform.
- Provide line management and support to staff as required.
Learning and Evaluation
- Work in a way to embed learning and insight capture into business as usual.
- Commission and manage external consultants where appropriate, ensuring quality and alignment with project aims.
- Lead learning events, and convene stakeholders to support the capture of insight.
- Support in the development of insight and related policy positions in relation to initiatives being managed, working closely with policy colleagues to identify system gaps and potential solutions.
- Ensure projects contribute to learning, including supporting the dissemination of what works and how to scale successful approaches.
Other Duties
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required. We are currently a small team, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
How to Apply
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 15th March
Provisional interview date: Thursday 26th March.
Please submitted your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the job description and person specification. The supporting statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
In line with GDPR, we ask that you do NOT send us any information that can identify children or any of your Sensitive Personal Data (racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning health or sex life and sexual orientation, genetic and/or biometric data) in your CV and application documentation. Following this notice, any inclusion of your Sensitive Personal Data in your CV/application documentation will be understood by us as your express consent to process this information going forward. Please also remember to not mention anyone’s information or details (e.g. referees) who have not previously agreed to their inclusion.
REF-227 022
Flagship Peatlands Project Manager
Salary: £27,874.40 per annum, based on 28 hours per week (FTE £34,843) plus pension contributions
Contract: Fixed term for 10 months, starting in April 2026
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Project Manager to join us for an exciting peatland project made possible through the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The flagship Peatlands Project Manager will work closely with a development team, made up of Trust staff and partners, and will be responsible for developing project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure the delivery of the project objectives, along with coordinating the team to ensure project alignment.
Special features of the role
The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of the development phase of the Flagship Peatlands project. This is a multi-departmental project for CWT with a number of beneficial partnerships. To provide a coordinating role to pull the various components of the project together and ensure that it is managed as a single project delivering a range of interlinked outcomes.
Job Purpose
The purpose of the job is to co-ordinate the Trust project development team and the project partners to inform the development of a 2nd stage application for the Flagship Peatlands project to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).
About the Project
Peatlands are an unappreciated ‘cinderella’ habitat, but are of huge significance in Cumbria in addressing flooding, climate change and biodiversity loss. While Cumbria Wildlife Trust have been the county leaders in the restoration of peatland habitats for over a decade, this new significant project will aim to make a step change in the public understanding and appreciation of this internationally important habitat, which Cumbria is so important for.
Who we are looking for
Our ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and have a strong project management background, with the ability to lead a cross-functional team in a collaborative and supportive way. If you are a motivated individual with a passion for conservation and project management, we would love to hear from you!
To apply, please click on the link below
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: Part Time (21 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed term to end of January 2028.
Salary: £26,100 – £28,200 pro rata (£43,500 - £47,000 FTE)
This is an important project working in partnership with Government, the NHS, partners and affected communities as part of national memorial activities to reflect on the impact of Covid-19 for people across the UK.
The contract is linked to the anticipated development and delivery timeline of the Reflection Spaces project, which is the primary focus of the role.
Key Relationships: Programme Leads, COO, Director of Strategic Engagement, AD Finance and Operations, Trustees, External Partners
Overall Purpose
The Project Manager will work with NHS member charities and key stakeholders to design, lead and manage a high-profile programme of activity alongside key partners and those with lived experience to create memorial reflection spaces for communities most impacted by COVID-19. This is referred to in this document at the ‘Reflection Spaces’ project.
You will bring a dynamic, can do approach to support the design and delivery of the Reflection Spaces project, ensuring collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders, including our identified NHS Member Charities, voluntary sector organisations, funders, evaluators and government officials to create beautiful high quality and reflective spaces supportive of those experiencing bereavement with creative elements to mark their significance.
It involves working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including our member charities, NHS trusts, funders, evaluators, and government officials, and ensuring initiatives are delivered successfully.
Overall Objectives
To support the design and implementation of new sensory reflection spaces that create a living memory and legacy for communities of those lost during the pandemic. The new COVID-19 memorials will be created across the country that reflect the importance of green spaces to the nation during the pandemic for health and wellbeing, and to bring people together in remembrance and commemoration to those who have experienced loss.
To convene and engage stakeholders to inform the national elements of the project including development of the creative brief, ensuring a golden thread that brings all of the locally funded projects together.
You will coordinate teams, stakeholders and partners to ensure high quality delivery, excellent interpretation and relevance through codesign to represent the user needs from established steering and engagement groups to ensure quality and impact.
You may also be required to oversee other NHS Charities Together initiatives successfully so they deliver on their objectives, managing stakeholders, and are delivered on time and to budget - in particular the Green Communities project, which is an existing grant programme with NHS Charities to create and improve green spaces and help improve the nation’s health.
Key Responsibilities
Project Design and Development
- Work with the Programme Leads and SRO to develop the Reflection Spaces project from design to implementation considering sustainability and legacy of local project design and implementation with NHS charity members.
- Managing high profile stakeholder relationships and partners across government, horticultural partners and bereavement organisations to codesign the programme of activity and/or high level design brief to guide local project delivery.
- Establish evaluation requirements for the programme and projects delivered at a local level and in line with partners involved, leading processes to convene, capture and share evidence, data and insight to support knowledge of impact for users of the spaces. Commission and manage external evaluations where appropriate, ensuring quality and alignment with project aims.
- Plan funding aspects of the programme allocating awards to chosen NHS Charities able to support the requirements of the spaces as per brief.
- Develop project plans with clear objectives, timelines, milestones and manage and monitor associated budget, ensuring that projects are financially sustainable and cover our costs.
Delivery and Management
- Lead initiatives, in particular the Reflection Spaces project, to ensure they are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
- Establish and oversee robust project governance, risk management, and reporting processes, maintaining strong administration and compliance throughout
- Regularly review and monitor impact against the goals of the programme, ensuring the benefits and impact we seek are being achieved
- Provide line management of staff where required, such as the Senior Projects Officer working across our other related greening projects
- Manage project resources and staff effectively, fostering a collaborative team culture and supporting and ensuring team members are empowered
- Support or lead the process of securing appropriate partnership propositions, selecting service contracts or grant arrangements where appropriate, with regard to considerations such as control and VAT efficiency. Where multiple potential partners exist, ensure we have effective decision making to select the most appropriate partnerships in line with our strategic criteria, either through procurement or application assessments and establish appropriate tender processes for artistic commissioning.
- Manage contracts or grant arrangements with external partners, including evaluators and delivery organisations, delegating as required; lead or support negotiations as needed and ensure partners meet their obligations.
- Oversee and manage the delivery of the Greener Communities project to completion.
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Convene and engage stakeholders, including member charities, NHS trusts and employees, funders and evaluators, to co-produce and steer projects collaboratively.
- Facilitating and supporting engagement to harness lived experience voice to inform the design and delivery of locally delivered projects to ensure relevance and suitability of spaces and also to support national commemoration events such as the National Day of Reflection.
- Manage stakeholder relationships throughout the lifecycle of each project, ensuring effective communication and engagement.
- Provide support and guidance to member charities through the projects we fund, enabling high quality spaces and user experience and outcomes.
- Represent the organisation externally, acting as a champion for NHS Charities Together and NHS charities
- Form professional and beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders – including at a senior level, representing the department internally and externally and bringing your experience of greening for health.
- Work collaboratively with teams across the organisation to plan commemorative events around the National Day of Reflection and to support the design of communication plans.
Creative Arts Installation
- Lead the creative arts commissioning aspects of the Reflection Spaces project in collaboration with partners to ensure spaces have interpretation and recognition around their purpose and also any installation artwork featuring across all sites acting as the golden thread for the programme.
- Identify and build effective relationships with new stakeholders and funders who are required for the artistic aspects of the Reflection Spaces project to support ambition, working collaboratively to secure income such Arts Council applications or equivalent for the devolved nations such as Creative Scotland.
- Establish creative steering groups that help to codesign artistic aspects that will establish interpretation of the spaces and create a ‘golden thread’ unifying the spaces
Other duties
- Visibly live NHS Charities Togethers values of Human, Collaborative and Pioneering, including our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Carrying out the duties of post in accordance with NHS Charities Togethers policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
- Working flexibly, prioritising workload, and working effectively as part of a team. Demonstrating an ability to work calmly and effectively when under pressure of tight deadlines, to deliver work on time and to a high standard.
- Work with organisational systems to capture and share stakeholder interactions in a timely manner
- Adhere to relevant legislation, best practice, policies, and processes including, but not limited to charity law, the fundraising regulator, GDPR and professional codes and standards.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
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Help us advance race equity in sport and physical activity through key leadership opening at Sporting Equals.
Sporting Equals is entering a significant new phase of growth and impact. We are expanding our team to strengthen our influence, deepen community impact, and accelerate system-wide change. This is an exciting moment to join Sporting Equals - a time of renewed energy, new and strengthened partnerships, and bold ambition to create lasting equity across the sport sector.
We are now recruiting for a pivotal:
- Senior Projects Manager
This role offers the opportunity to play a central part in shaping national conversations, delivering meaningful programmes, and driving measurable change for ethnically diverse communities.
Why Join Sporting Equals?
-Be part of a mission-driven organisation creating real systemic change
-Work alongside passionate leaders, partners, and communities across the UK
-Contribute to a period of organisational growth, innovation, and renewed strategic focus
-Help ensure sport and physical activity are spaces of belonging, fairness, and opportunity for all
-If you are motivated by purpose, impact, and equity, we welcome you to apply.
Recruitment Timeline
Application deadline: Monday 16th March 2026, 4pm.
Interviews: Scheduled to take place between Monday 30th March 2026 and Friday 10th April 2026.
Please note, our recruitment timeline is indicative and may be adjusted based on the number of applications we receive.
Who We’re Looking For
We are seeking values-driven, collaborative, and forward-thinking leaders who:
- Are passionate about racial equity and social justice
- Bring credibility, empathy, and energy to their work
- Thrive in purpose-led, fast-moving environments
- Are committed to inclusion, honesty, creativity, and sustained impact
Most importantly, we are looking for people who want to make a meaningful difference.
How to Apply
For job descriptions and details on how to apply, please visit our careers page.
We anticipate that we will receive a high volume of applications for the advertised roles. If you do not hear back from us after a reasonable amount of time, please assume you have not been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Sporting Equals is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Committed Employer
We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals feel valued and supported.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. If disabled applicants meet the essential criteria, they will be offered an interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, we’d be delighted to discuss this with you. To find out more and request additional support during the recruitment process, please contact us (further details are on our careers page).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Project Manager – Northern Futures
Salary: £36,849 – £41,234 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2027
Location: Lobley Hill Community Centre, Gateshead – Programmes operate across the North East of England.
About us
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is a long‑established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Our mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face.
We deliver hundreds of locally‑led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential.
About the role
Working closely with the Youth Programmes Manager, you will lead interdisciplinary teams to achieve performance, quality and compliance targets, ensuring the smooth and effective delivery of high‑quality services to beneficiaries. Using strong project management practice, you will motivate and enable your team, driving contract compliance and supporting continuous improvement.
This role focuses exclusively on the Northern Futures programme supporting 18–24‑year‑olds who are economically inactive and living with physical or mental health conditions, helping them gain meaningful work experience and receive personalised 1‑to‑1 support from Employment Coaches as they move towards employment, education or training.
You will also play a key role in developing the programme by identifying, applying for and managing smaller community‑focused projects that enhance support for participants and strengthen the wider impact of Northern Futures.
You will work solely on the Northern Futures programme, funded by North East Combined Authority
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has strong project management experience, ideally within employability, youth services, community development or similar sectors.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and is confident making decisions under pressure.
- Has excellent relationship-building, leadership and communication skills.
- Understands compliance, performance management and quality assurance.
- Can inspire and enable teams to deliver high-quality services.
- Brings a passion for supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their potential.
A full driving licence and the ability to work flexible hours when required would be beneficial.
Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 17th March 2026
Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.
We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Make yourself at home:
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adult
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
Can you inspire and support a young person through the many challenges they face? Are you looking to work for an organisation that enables you to make a real difference in the life of a young person? Would you like help to develop your skills and aspirations in this field?
The Hebe Foundation is a Christian Youth charity working with all young people to help them discover and use their gifts & talents; whilst building the character to sustain their gifts. We have a burning passion to see young people grow in every area, and for us to be able to provide them with the environment and tools for that growth. We create innovative, inspiring, educational, fun projects for all young people, with an emphasis on those who are from challenging circumstances.
We are seeking an organised Assistant Project Manager & inspirational Lead Youth Worker to assist the Project Manager & leadership team to plan, coordinate and manage our various youth projects. You’ll engage directly with the young people in an authentic creative way providing support and facilitation. You should be confident to deputise for the Project Manager.
Location: Clapham, London UK, however the option of hybrid working is available at times.
Responsibilities include:
Project Management
· Assist in planning, implementing, coordinating and reviewing projects
· Engage with and deliver projects to participants (young people)
· Ensure monitoring, evaluation and reporting of projects
· Manage social media platforms -content & design
· Liaise with young people, parents/carers and other stakeholders
Youth Work
· Lead our team of sessional youth workers and volunteers
· Provide pastoral support and guidance to young people
· Deliver quality focused youth provision across our sites including schools
· Co-developing programmes
· Identify and draw out gifts and talents in our young people
· Assessing character development
· Ensuring participant safety during interaction (following Hebe policies & protocols)
Key Requirements/Desirables:
· Evidence of Youth Work experience
· SEN experience
· Project planning
· Excellent organisational skills
· Social Media competency
· Great IT Skills
· Excellent people skills and ability to interact with a wide range of client staff and demands.
· Ability to problem solve and work independently
Full Hebe training, security checks and Enhanced DBS checks will be undertaken by the successful applicants
16hrs per week (base which increases during project delivery). Rate is £14.50 per hour.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Project Manager
Location: Cambridge, (1 day per week in the office)
Hours: Full time/Part time
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Reporting to: Managing Director
Term: 18-month FTC
Aquilas is delighted to be partnering with The Royal Papworth Charity to recruit a Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of a new & ambitious portfolio of charity funded projects which will improve rest, recovery and reflection spaces across the Royal Papworth Hospital.
About Royal Papworth Charity:
Royal Papworth Charity exists to transform the experience of patients, families and staff at one of the world's leading heart and lung hospitals. Through the generosity of our supporters, we fund projects that go above and beyond NHS provision -- creating exceptional environments, advancing innovation, and supporting the wellbeing of those who rely on Royal Papworth Hospital.
About the role:
We are now launching an exciting new programme: Brighter Spaces for Brighter Futures, a major investment in improving rest, recovery and reflection spaces across the hospital. To bring this vision to life, we are recruiting an experienced and motivated Project Manager to lead delivery of this ambitious programme.
As Project Manager, you will take responsibility for the successful delivery of a portfolio of charity funded projects, including:
- Enhancing staff rest facilities
- Enhancing patient day rooms
- Creating (or enhancing) an outdoor reflection space for patients and staff
- Developing a new Charity Hub
This is a rare opportunity to shape a transformational programme that will directly improve the wellbeing of staff, patients and families at a world leading specialist hospital. You'll join a small, passionate and supportive team where your work will have visible, lasting impact.
Main duties:
You will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget and to a high standard. Working across the charity, Trust teams, clinicians, estates, digital, volunteers and patient representatives, you will bring people together, build consensus and keep delivery on track. The role requires excellent communication, strong stakeholder management and the confidence to make decisions, manage risks and drive progress. You will have delegated authority to act independently and ensure interdependencies are managed effectively.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal project management qualification or equivalent experience in project management across a range of complex projects to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Effective use of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 and techniques, including change, people and stakeholder management
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines, delegate effectively and finding innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems
- Evidence of managing successful projects and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Use of analytical and judgement skills including understanding, analysis and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in
- particular in Excel.
Desirable
- Experience, or knowledge and understanding, of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
- MS Project
To Apply:
To receive a candidate pack or arrange a confidential conversation, please contact:
Kieran McGorrian, Head of Not for Profit Appointments, Aquilas
Applications close 5pm Wednesday 11th March
Citizens UK
Citizens UK is the UK’s biggest, most diverse and most effective people-powered alliance. We bring communities and local organisations together to work on issues that matter; from campaigning for zebra crossings on dangerous roads, to reforming the immigration system, to the Living Wage campaign. We have a track record of winning change through hundreds of local and national campaigns. We know everyday people have the ability to shape the world around them. We believe that through developing local leaders, we can drive nationwide change and create community-led solutions to big and small problems.
Purpose
This role will report to the Executive Director, Finance and Operations, and will be responsible for providing executive assistance to three Executive Team members; the Executive Director, Finance and Operations (EDF&O), the Director of Communications and External Affairs (DCEA) and the Director, London (DL). The main duties include scheduling meetings, handling correspondence and assisting with the management of projects that all Directors are involved in. To be successful in this role, you will be able to initiate, meet deadlines and communicate effectively. Ultimately, you will be identifying and addressing the needs of the Executive Director/Directors, performing management and administrative tasks and building good working relationships to increase the effectiveness of the organisation.
Main Responsibilities
Working as the Executive Assistant & Project Manager to three Executive Team members for Citizens UK, reporting to Executive Director, Finance and Operations, your main responsibilities will include:
Contribute towards CUK’s mission and strategic objectives through Executive Support function
· Manage Executive Director/Directors diaries including booking meetings, scheduling attendees and organising venues, in person and online.
· Manage Executive Director/Directors correspondence including prioritising and responding to emails.
· Schedule Appraisal and Supervision meetings and visits: ensuring Executive Director/Directors time is well used through proper preparation and follow-up with direct reports, other local staff and external stakeholders.
· Process expenses for Executive Director/Directors as well as processing of invoice payments.
· Maintain an electronic filing system, ensuring processes and software are up to date and in working order.
· Provide management and administrative support to assist Executive Director/Directors in their workload.
- Lead coordination of monthly financial budget calls, including scheduling and managing diaries for approximately 17 chapter meetings each month, alongside quarterly budget review sessions.
- Provide live meeting support for all budget calls, including screen sharing, documenting key points, managing attendance, and ensuring smooth delivery of all administrative aspects.
- Serve as Secretariat for the monthly Operations and Organisational Development (OOD) Team Meetings, including drafting agendas, circulating papers, taking accurate and timely minutes, and producing post-meeting action logs.
- Maintain and manage the OOD SharePoint site, ensuring documents, actions and meeting materials are updated, accessible, and appropriately organised.
- Act as the primary administrative point of contact for the OOD team, responding to queries, managing workflows, and ensuring effective communication across the team.
- Work closely with the Director of Organisational Development, providing proactive support in planning, preparing and running the OOD meetings they chair.
- Oversee action tracking and follow-up for all meetings, ensuring progress is monitored, deadlines are met, and information is escalated where appropriate.
- Support wider departments of each of Executive Director/Directors, as well as wider organisational and project administration, as required, to ensure smooth operational functioning during the maternity leave period.
Build and manage projects and achieve work targets effectively
· Co-ordinate projects and ensure follow-up with team members where required.
· Create and manage systems to monitor performance of the Chapters, Projects and staff supervised by Executive Director/Directors: e.g. through reporting mechanisms and supervisions and appraisals.
· Maintain an action log Executive Director/Directors including following up with those responsible to ensure actions are taken. Manage their workflow and to-do list, assisting with prioritisation and the delegation of tasks to staff.
Learning, expertise and inclusion
· Undertake appropriate personal and professional development.
· Provide others with relevant and helpful advice and technical support.
· Proactive in maintaining own wellbeing at work.
Develop and manage internal and external relationships
· Build and maintain good working relationships with staff and stakeholders.
· Schedule meetings as required, setting agendas and circulating any papers.
· Work collaboratively across Citizens UK to ensure that interactions meet the expectations of our network and stakeholders.
· Take minutes at meetings as requested at other meetings where necessary e.g. Executive Team, CUK Leadership Team, staff meetings and external meetings.
· Manage and coordinate work within team and colleagues across CUK.
· Effectively liaise with external stakeholders, suppliers etc.
Communications
· Assist with drafting and producing communications e.g. newsletters, emails and other media, liaising with the Comms Team.
· Attend/dial in and take minutes of meetings.
· Provide team and stakeholders with regular, timely communications.
· Attend meetings and represent CUK effectively to audiences in meetings and at events.
Knowledge Management
· Ensure data is handled and managed in a GDPR compliant manner.
· Maintain an electronic filing system, ensuring processes and software are up to date and in working order.
Managing income and resources
· Ensure careful use and stewardship of CUK’s resources when booking venues, travel and incurring other expenses.
· Create and manage admin systems to track income resources effectively.
Contribute towards the CUK mission & strategic objectives Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the function and the core mission of CUK. Reliably implements and participates in the development of policies, procedures, and values in the delivery of work across the team.
Build and manage
projects and achieve
work targets
effectively Identifies opportunities, initiates and manages projects; incl. planning and organising work effectively. Delivers on functional KPIs and targets. Delivers to time and budget.
Learning, expertise
and Inclusion Keeps up-to-date with functional good practice, incl. within third sector. Tains and coaches others giving relevant advice and technical support., incl. ensuring team have access to training and development opportunities. Displays self-awareness of DEI issues and good practice. Considers the impact on direct reports. Acts as a role model for DEI awareness and implementation. Is alert to and manages the impact of DEI issues for direct reports and stakeholders.
Develop and manage
external
relationships Proactively develops and nurtures new and existing relationships that further CUK goals; manages a diverse range of relationships. Seeks feedback and acts to ensure that stakeholders are having a good experience of working effectively with CUK.
Develop and manage
internal
relationships Manages and coordinates their work within team and with colleagues across CUK. Effectively line managers and develops staff. Encourages a culture of transparency and sharing across CUK.
Communications Provides stakeholders with regular comms; ensuring their needs are met with timely, appealing, communication materials. Represents CUK effectively to audiences in meetings and at events.
Knowledge
Management Responsibility for ensuring team members record and store data accurately and GDPR compliantly.
Generate income
and resources Contributes to plans and proposals to grow sources of income/ manage resources. Negotiates with suppliers/ third parties to reduce cost base. Participates in the development of funding proposals.
Safeguarding, Health Proactively undertakes risk assessment and responsibility for team wellbeing.
& Safety & Wellbeing Proactive in maintaining own wellbeing and supporting direct reports in managing their own wellbeing at work.
Personal Specification
(D) Desirable, (E) Essential
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
· Degree or Diploma in Business Administration or associated subject (D)
EXPERIENCE
· Provision of administrative and diary assistance to Executive level (E)
· Experience of handling a wide range of correspondence (E)
· Project management skills to track and monitor progress across teams (E) (D)
· Taking and writing minutes, developing reports and presentations (E) (D)
KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
· Able to build relationships with a range of people and communicate clearly (E)
· Advanced level Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Outlook (E)
· Diplomatic approach and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information. (E)
· Previously developed time management and prioritisation skills. (E)
PERSONAL QUALITIES & VALUES
· Ability to take initiative and work independently (E)
· Self-motivated and adaptable (E)
· A positive enthusiasm for working within third sector and aligned with Citizens UK’s values (E)
About the application process
We work within diverse communities bringing people together. In line with our Inclusion value, we would love to see applications from LGBTQIA+ people, people from racialised communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith, all to better represent the communities we work in. We want our employees to have the working conditions that allows them to fully participate, be able to be their best authentic selves and thrive doing so, and we have employee networks to support staff. Even if you don’t quite meet all the required criteria still consider applying, as we invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role.
For questions and reasonable adjustments regarding your application including information in a different format, or our recruitment process, please email us.
Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover (anticipated from May 2026, up to 12 months)
Hours: Part-time – 3 days per week (22.5 hours) Location: NSA Head Office, Malvern, with hybrid working by agreement
Reporting to: NSA Chief Executive Salary: £20,700 - £21,486 pro-rata (FTE £34,500 - £35,811)
About the National Sheep Association (NSA)
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is a membership charity supporting and promoting sheep farming throughout the UK. NSA delivers national and regional projects, events and partnerships to support sheep farmers, influence best practice and strengthen the sector.
Purpose of the role
The Project Manager (Maternity Cover) will be responsible for the management and delivery of NSA-led and NSA-linked technical/research/innovation related projects during the maternity leave period of the substantive postholder.
Following an internal review of responsibilities, a number of non-project duties have been redistributed across the staff team. As a result, this maternity cover role has a clear and deliberate focus on project delivery, coordination and reporting.
Key relationships with: All NSA staff, particularly the NSA Chief Executive, NSA Operations Director and NSA Management Team, as well as key NSA committees, groups and individuals delivering NSA-led/NSA-linked projects and relevant research and development contacts.
Management responsibilities: The NSA Project Manager is part of the NSA management team, which meets regularly to ensure effective internal communication and decision-making. There are no line management responsibilities within this role.
Job role
The postholder will:
Project delivery and coordination
- Manage and deliver a defined portfolio of ongoing and fixed-term NSA projects, including externally funded and partnership projects.
- Ensure projects have clear objectives, deliverables, timelines and budgets, and are delivered in line with agreed commitments.
- Coordinate contributions from NSA staff, committees, researchers, consultants and external partners.
- Monitor progress, manage risks and issues, and escalate where appropriate.
Project portfolio management
- Maintain clear records of project activity, outputs and deadlines.
- Ensure project financial requirements are met and communicated with the NSA finance team, (both existing projects and any new project developments).
- Ensure compliance with funder, partner and governance requirements.
- Support the development and refinement of project plans where required.
Stakeholder and partnership working
- Act as the primary project contact for assigned partners and funders.
- Represent NSA at project meetings and relevant external forums (online and in person).
- Support positive working relationships that reflect NSA’s values and strategic objectives.
Reporting and governance
- Contribute project updates to the management team discussions.
- Prepare input for quarterly Board reports relating to project activity.
- Maintain documentation to ensure continuity and effective handover. Events and knowledge exchange (project-linked)
- Work with colleagues to ensure project outputs are linked into NSA events and activities where appropriate.
- Attend relevant NSA events and meetings to support project delivery and profile-raising.
Person specification
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing and delivering projects
- Experience in livestock farming/management at a practical or research/development level
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders and partners
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
Desirable
- Experience of externally funded or partnership projects
- Experience working in a charity, membership or not-for-profit organisation
- Experience preparing reports for senior management or Boards
Additional Information
- Occasional travel and evening or weekend work may be required, with time off in lieu in line with NSA policy.
- The postholder will form part of the NSA management team for the duration of the maternity cover.
Apply for this role today, or enquire for more details.
To apply for this role, please email a covering letter, CV and completed application form to Aaron Dhanda, NSA Operations Director before 5pm on Friday 13th March 2026.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026.
Please use the same email address for any enquiries regarding the role.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) exists to champion a strong, resilient and respected UK sheep sector, today and for generations to come.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About SPANA
For over a century, SPANA has been dedicated to transforming the lives of working animals and supporting the people who depend on them. We work with partners worldwide to increase access to essential veterinary treatment and campaign for better welfare standards. We also support owners as they develop the knowledge and skills to look after their animals with confidence and care.
About this role
Our Global Programmes Department (GPD) works on an innovative partnership model to deliver our mission to transform the welfare of working animals in a world where animals, people and the environment are respected and thrive.
This exciting role will join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support an ambitious work plan by scoping, defining and advancing key new project areas and strategic initiatives. The Special Projects Manager will work closely with our international partners and the wider organisation and will report to our Head of Programmes.
The successful candidate for this role will work on a diverse and exciting range of projects. The projects will seek to expand our impact through developing innovative approaches to achieving sustainable improvements in working animal welfare. These might include:
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exploring options for social business models, and assessing how they can be best applied to animal welfare in low-income settings
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scoping and developing synergistic partnerships with development sector actors
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country-specific analysis on specific challenges to working animal welfare in complex situations.
The Special Projects Manager will scope and analyse different project areas, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and commissioning and overseeing subject matter experts, as needed, to progress different areas.
This role would suit an experienced, innovative and creative project manager who enjoys strategic analysis of complex scenarios with different stakeholders, interests and actors. Experience of research, policy and working across sectors would be an asset, alongside a commitment to social equity and our mission and values.
Contract, location and salary
This is a fixed-term, 12 month, full-time (34.5 hours per week) role. This is a UK-based position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK currently and for the duration of the contract. The salary for this role is £50,000 per annum.
Further information and how to apply
Please review the job description for full details including a person specification. The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





