Prospectus charity recruitment jobs

Prospectus is delighted to be working with our client as they look to appoint a Place Lead to their Team. The organisation transforms post-industrial towns by finding and bringing together civic entrepreneurs and creating the ecosystem they need to thrive. This is a permanent position and will be offered on a 4 day working week (compressed hours) basis. Whilst the position is remote, there will be an expectation to frequently travel to areas such as Wrexham and Rochdale, and also attend meetings in London.
 
In every town, brilliant people are working to make things better. They spot what’s needed, bring others with them, and start creating change. But too often, they’re doing it in spite of the system, not because of it. Short-term funding kills momentum. Distant rules block action. And the people who live there rarely get to decide what happens next.
 
The charity exists to change that. We help local people take control of their town’s future, together. We support a shared vision, connect energy and ideas, and help long-term funding flow to what matters most, as decided by the people who live there.
 
We’re looking for a grounded, ambitious and deeply relational person to take forward the organnisation's work in Wrexham, Rochdale and potentially other areas. This role will help shape bold, community-driven change in towns full of energy, ideas and potential. You will oversee all aspects of their work in these areas, developing and delivering an ambitious, community-rooted strategy that brings local people together behind a vision for their areas.
 
The role calls for someone who is detail oriented but can see the bigger picture. Someone warm, personal and engaging, who sees opportunity and harnesses it. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of developing and delivering strategies in community-led or place-based settings. You will be skilled in planning and project management, have excellent relationship building experience and be comfortable working within, and navigating, ambiguity. Finally, you will need the ability to drive, with access to your own vehicle, to travel independently across the country.

If you’re based in or around Manchester and Liverpool (where travel to Wrexham and Rochdale is convenient), this could be the perfect opportunity help galvanise and drive real change for local people.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

To register interest in this position, please apply with your CV only. If your profile is suitable for the role, you will be provided with full details of the position and invited for an initial conversation.

Following this conversation, you will be provided the details needed to put together a full application. For the best possible candidate experience, we recommend you express your interest as early as possible.

Interviews: Early September

Our client is a pan-London youth charity and registered housing provider, aiming to empower young people and transform communities by providing the resources and support that beneficiaries need to thrive. Our client is now looking for a passionate, and dedicated Youth Work Development Manager to oversee a broad range of youth-focused services across London. 
 
This is a crucial role within our client’s youth team and is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in the sector. As Youth Work Development Manager you will oversee and develop the day to day running of all services for young people aged 11- 25, with a focus on those facing disadvantage. Services range from sports-related activities, employability services and school-based projects. You will oversee a small team of 5 frontline staff, ensuring that your team are suitably supported so that they can then deliver the highest quality of support to young people. Your role will also focus on developing and implementing new services, working creatively to ensure the sustainability and positive impact of the overall department.

To apply for this exciting role, you must have demonstrable experience of managing youth services across multiple sites and will ideally hold a minimum Level 3 qualification in youth-related studies. You will also have a proven track record of setting up and delivering funded projects from beginning to end, ensuring the best outcomes are achieved for young people. Overall, you will be an inspiring, enthusiastic and dedicated youthwork professional, passionate about delivering high quality services for a variety of vulnerable young people.

Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. Please note, the client is looking to receive CVs on a rolling basis.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invests in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you.

Please note, this role is full-time Monday-Friday and will be hybrid-working (2 days from home), either based at Hayes or Walthamstow.

Join Clore Social Leadership as a pivotal member of our team dedicated to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Introduction

Clore Social Leadership is one of the UK’s most respected leadership development providers for social purpose and non-profit leaders. Through skills and development programmes, we support and invest in social leaders, enabling them to build the capabilities, confidence and resilience to transform their organisations, communities and the world around them.

Since 2010, we have supported over 5,000 individuals from nearly 3,800 social purpose organisations. Through our transformative skills and development programmes, we empower individuals from local grassroots initiatives to global organisations to become agents of change. In partnership, we have developed leadership programmes for people with lived and/or learned experience of racial inequalities, youth services, immigration systems, criminal justice systems, social immobility, homelessness, gender inequalities, health inequalities and climate change.

We aim to create a more equitable and inclusive society where individuals from all backgrounds have equal opportunities to lead, participate, and contribute to positive social change. The year ahead is particularly exciting as we aim to revive our strategic direction, deepen our partnerships, and build new opportunities for learning, collaboration and long-term impact.

Clore Social Leadership is partnering with Prospectus, a specialist recruitment consultancy, to recruit for this vacancy. As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Head of Finance & Operations to take ownership of all internal operations that ensure the organisation’s effectiveness, accountability, compliance, and resilience. This is a people- and process-focused role for someone who thrives on structure and order while keeping equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at the heart of how things are done.

You will be a champion of systems, a confident financial lead, and a culture-first manager who ensures our internal structures serve our people, values and mission. You will not need to implement everything yourself, but will ensure our operational environment is fit for purpose, collaborative, inclusive and ready for scale.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Lead the financial function with strategic oversight, supported by an external accountant.
• Manage the annual audit process, acting as the lead contact for external auditors and ensuring timely preparation, accuracy, and compliance.
• Provide high-quality financial modelling, forecasts, and budget support to the wider team.
• Produce timely reports and strategic recommendations to the CEO and Board.
• Support SLT with business modelling and income planning.
• Ensure financial processes are understood and used across the team.
• Oversee payroll, bookkeeping and liaison with accountants and auditors.

People and Culture

• Lead internal culture work, embedding equity, inclusion and belonging at every level.
• Ensure team meetings, benefits, training and internal communications are coordinated and supportive.
• Work with HR legal advisors to ensure best practice policies and processes.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and staff support in line with our values and commitments.

Governance and Compliance

• Act as the main contact for the Board and subcommittees, particularly Audit & Risk.
• Ensure compliance with Charity Commission, Companies House, GDPR and relevant legislation.
• Maintain governance documents and ensure timely updates and implementation.
• Embed an organisational approach to risk that is equitable, accessible and transparent.
• Act as the organisation’s Data Controller, ensuring appropriate policies and practices are in place to prioritise data safety and security. Work with external legal and data protection advisors to stay compliant with legislation and best practice.

Operations and Systems

• Be the internal champion of systems and processes, ensuring they are streamlined, understood and appropriately used by the team.
• Work with external experts and advisors to implement or refine systems as required.
• Oversee IT, digital infrastructure and tools for hybrid/remote working.
• Ensure all internal processes are designed with EDI and accessibility in mind.
• Lead continuous improvements that balance rigour with inclusion.

External Relationships

• Manage key suppliers and advisors (accountants, HR, IT, legal, payroll) to ensure value, clarity and accountability.
• Ensure external services align with our internal culture and mission.

Person Specification

This is an ideal role for someone who loves enabling people to do their best work by ensuring robust, fair, and future-ready structures are in place.

Essential

• Significant experience in operational and financial management.
• A recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or similar) or significant financial experience.
• Strong experience leading on budgets, forecasts and financial strategy.
• Experience supporting teams with business and financial modelling.
• Proven ability to improve processes and internal systems.
• Experience or interest relating to overseeing governance, risk and compliance.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• A commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
• Experience managing or overseeing cross-cutting functions (HR, IT, legal, finance).
• Ability to balance process with people – designing systems that support humans.

Desirable

• Experience in the charity, non-profit or social enterprise sector.
• Experience of hybrid or remote working.
• Knowledge of tools like Quickbooks, Salesforce, Asana.
• Experience working with trustees or boards.
• Experience supporting business development or commercial activities.

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

• Structured and proactive: you bring clarity and direction.
• EDI-driven: you care about making processes inclusive.
• Collaborative and communicative: you enjoy enabling others.
• Strategic and hands-on: you can see the big picture and execute the detail.
• Committed to collective success and social impact.

Hours and place of work

• This is a full-time role to be fulfilled over a 35-hour week, ideally within the working hours of Mon-Fri, 9:30am–5:30pm, with flexibility as required.
• This is a hybrid role with one day a week in our shared office space in London (Better Space, 127 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3DA), the travel costs of which must be covered by the individual. We are open to discussing this arrangement further to accommodate individual needs and preferences.
• Further UK travel will be required on occasion, the costs of which would be covered by Clore Social Leadership.

Terms, pay and benefits

• This is a permanent contract.
• Salary for this role will be ca. £55,000 p/a depending on experience.
• The post holder is entitled to 25 days of annual leave, in addition to UK statutory holidays.
• The office is closed for one week during the winter festive period (25-31 December), providing an additional three days of annual leave in addition to the above allocation.
• You have the option to join our contributory pension scheme. The employer's contribution is 3% with a minimum employee contribution of 5%.

Application process

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We value and respect every individual, regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or background, and actively seek to eliminate bias, promote equality and provide equal opportunities for all to showcase their talents and be evaluated solely on their qualifications, skills and potential. If you are passionate about making a profound impact and thrive in a dynamic, values-driven environment, we encourage you to submit an application.

To apply please follow the application link through to the Prospectus website. You will be asked to send:

• Your CV (two pages max.), including relevant work experience.
• A two-page supporting statement, which addresses your suitability for and interest in the role.

If you have any questions prior to application or would like further information, please contact Steve Fraser at Prospectus (email available via the Prospectus website). Prospectus and Clore Social Leadership are committed to a policy of equality and diversity. We are committed to offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond. Please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.

Key dates (flexibility can be offered)

• Applications close: Sunday 31 August
• First round interviews (online): Tuesday 9 / Wednesday 10 September
• Final interviews (in person): Monday 15 / Tuesday 16 September

Travel expenses for in-person interviews will be reimbursed on submission of valid receipts.

Registered charity number: 1136727

Our client offers a range of quality, exciting and inclusive short break clubs and activities across Surrey and West Sussex for children and young people aged 5-17 with a disability and additional needs. They are now looking to recruit 2 Senior Children's Disability Coordinators (one for Reigate/one for Epsom), to oversee the delivery of high quality, stimulating, safe services for a range of children and young people.

As Senior Disability Coordinator you will plan and deliver a structured programme of enjoyable, recreational, high-quality activities to meet the needs of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities who attend Short Breaks clubs. You will coordinate and take responsibility for the planning, allocation of places, and sufficient staffing to ensure safe delivery of Short Breaks clubs, and will assist in the recruitment, training and ongoing development of the Disability staff team. You will h ave responsibility for processing new referrals, initial assessments, individual care plans and any associated risk assessments or specialist plans to ensure individual needs are met.

This exciting and rewarding role will require a passion for working with SEND as well as excellent coordination skills to manage the delivery of high quality, stimulating, safe services. To apply for this role, you must have demonstrable experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities or additional needs and will ideally have a minimum of a Level 3 professional qualification in Childcare, Disability, Health or Social Care or Education (or equivalent).

If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client on an ongoing basis.

At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!

Please note, this role will be 35 hours per week:

Term time hours: Tuesday-Saturday, or Wednesday- Sunday (09:00 - 17:00) on a rota basis with one weekend day each week (max 35 weeks) / School holidays hours: Monday-Friday (09:00 - 17:00) (minimum 17 weeks)

Benefits:

Free Gym Membership: the post holder will be entitled to free use of our client's fitness centre, and half price childcare for dependents.

Free Parking on-site

Pension Contribution

Operations and Facilities Manager

£45,000 – £50,000 per annum
Full-time | Permanent | Onsite – Tooting Broadway, London

Are you a proactive and values-driven operations leader, passionate about creating inclusive, high-performing spaces that empower communities?
A leading charity focused on youth empowerment is seeking an Operations and Facilities Manager to join their team. This full-time, permanent role is based onsite at a vibrant community hub in Tooting Broadway and offers a salary of £45,000–£50,000 per annum, dependent on experience.

About the Organisation
This charity supports young people aged 16–30 from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds across London. Through enterprise training, one-to-one coaching, and real-world experiences, they help young people build the skills and confidence needed to shape independent, enterprising futures.

About the Role
Reporting to the CEO, the Operations and Facilities Manager will lead on all aspects of operational delivery, facilities management, and strategic improvement. As a member of the senior leadership team, you will oversee service delivery, compliance, innovation, tenant and contractor relationships, and contribute to the organisation’s long-term sustainability and growth.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, brings a mindset of continuous improvement, and is driven to lead with purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of a busy multi-tenant business centre, including compliance, space planning, security, and contractor management
• Lead and develop the operations team, embedding KPIs and a high-performance culture
• Act as the designated Health & Safety Officer, ensuring legal compliance and robust risk management
• Drive innovation and digitisation across operations to improve quality and efficiency
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure tenant satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, and service quality
• Contribute strategically as part of the Executive Leadership Team, helping shape future direction and operational resilience

About You
You are a confident, proactive leader with experience in operations and facilities management, ideally within a multi-tenant, community, or charity setting. You’re skilled in managing teams, budgets, and compliance, and bring a practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving and service delivery.
Essential Experience

• Extensive experience in people and operations management
• Project and budget management expertise
• Strong knowledge of H&S and facilities compliance
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Confidence using tech tools and systems to streamline operations

Desirable

• Experience in a charity, community hub, or similar environment
• Qualifications in Facilities or Operations Management
• Familiarity with sustainability practices and tech-led operational tools

We are considering applications on a rolling basis – early applications are strongly encouraged.

How to apply:
Please submit your CV in Word format. (A cover letter is not required at this stage.)
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to submit a supporting statement.
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams. Applications from all backgrounds and communities are warmly welcomed, and we will support you throughout the recruitment process.

In the UK, in areas of disadvantage, up to 40% of children do not reach a good level of development by the age of 5. Our client’s vision is of a society that cherishes children’s development in the early years, where every child can thrive and achieve their full potential.

Using a collective impact approach, the organisation is driving and supporting collaboration between funders, the public, private and the voluntary sector to improve outcomes in the early years. Listening to the voice, and harnessing the power of parents, carers and families in local communities is central to the change that Thrive and Five seeks to make.

In just four years, our client’s work is making a difference, with positive progress of children who’ve had the benefit of the charity’s pilot programme.  The impact of our work was recognised in Parliament as the Secretary for State delivered the Best Start in Life Strategy and the charity was  invited to share our public/voluntary sector partnership model at the Government’ Summit to launch the Civil Society Covenant. The Department for Education is interested to see how our approach aligns with their mission to help 75% of children reach a Good Level of Development by 2028. 

Director 

North East, working in person in Teesside three days a week 

Up to £85,000, dependent on experience

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader, with a passion for giving children the best possible start and with a strong belief in the power of communities. The role will work both locally and nationally, as part of the wider team. 

The Director will manage our client’s existing programme in Redcar and Cleveland with a talented and committed team (10 staff). They will also develop and manage the new programme in Middlesbrough, currently in Discovery phase, and recruit a staff team of 8- 10 people, with support from the charity’s central team.  Once set up, the Director will lead the following across both areas: 

• Building relationships and networks in the areas, across the public, voluntary and private sector 

• Leading the team to support delivery of the charity's local early years strategy in the areas

• Leading the delivery of a portfolio of complementary workstreams, continuously refining and strengthening the work so that we make the greatest possible positive difference to local children and families 

• Working closely with local partners and the national team to ensure that data and learning is captured and fed into strategic thinking and our national model 

Supported by our central team, the Director will enable local stakeholders to collectively support parents and children under 5, to improve outcomes in the early years and particularly improve levels of school readiness. Crucial to this work will be engaging with and empowering local parents who are the key to successful delivery of the initiative.

This is an exciting opportunity for an impact focussed leader, who brings: 

• Experience of working at a senior level with public sector and/or voluntary organisations involved in the delivery of services and support to families with children under 5 

• A track record of implementing concurrent and complex workstreams effectively, with proven project management and evaluation skills 

• Experience at leading and developing staff teams

• Experience of building networks of solid relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

You will relish the opportunity to deliver a model that ensures strength in communities, achieves long term sustainability and aims to achieve long-term systemic improvements in early childhood development. 

We are committed to inclusion in all aspects of our work and our new Director will have the ability to collaborate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures and nurture differing views. They will work sensitively with the changing needs of our communities and be comfortable talking about the importance of inclusion to a range of audiences. 

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date:  Sunday 31st August 2025 

Initial interviews with Prospectus: 5-12th September 2025 

Panel interviews with our client: w/c 15th September 2025 

Queries 

If you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Erica Ritchie with a copy of your CV.

Our client is a leading independent funder. 

They aim to improve our natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK. 

The Foundation provides c.£50million annually in grants to organisations and initiatives with brilliant ideas who share our goals. We also provide social and impact investment for organisations with the aim of creating social and environmental impact.

Their strategy focuses on three interdependent aims: improving Our Natural World; tackling injustice to deliver A Fairer Future; and nurturing Creative, Confident Communities. We also want to play a more active role ourselves using our range of tools to effect change. In addition to funding, this includes convening and brokering alliances, commissioning research, and using our influence to achieve our goals.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the Foundation to recruit a Funding Manager on a full-time (or 0.8) permanent basis to work on the A Fairer Future (AFF) programme as part of the team based in Kings Cross.

In A Fairer Future, there are five focus areas:

-  Arts and creativity making change

-  Children and young people's rights

-  Gender justice

-  Migrant justice

-  Racial justice

See 'Working for the Foundation' to learn more about their values and work towards diversity, equity and inclusion; as well as information about their approach to recruitment, benefits and HR policies.

The role:

This key role will add substantial grant-making and strategic capacity to the AFF team, which currently consists of 7 people  reporting to the Director of A Fairer Future. The role will take on existing relationships in the form of a portfolio of organisations at various points in their funding journey. This person will pick up these relationships and ensure continuity as well as assessing new applications.  There will also be work contributing to strategic initiatives, helping to achieve impact in the thematic areas covered by the AFF strategy and roadmaps. Committed to social justice, the candidate will be ambitious to help create change using Esmée's full range of tools and approaches.

Convening collaborations, commissioning research and mobilising networks to create change will all be part of this role in addition to the more day to day management of organisation's funding journey, supporting them from application onwards to achieve the best possible impact. They will also be responsible for capturing learning from reporting, site visits and facilitating online discussions with organisations, as well as representing the Foundation at sector forums and events concentrating on the AFF priority areas.

The culture at the Foundation is collaborative and nurturing, so working closely with colleagues to share ideas and learn from each other will be essential in this role.

The person:

The successful candidate will have experience of working in one or more of the areas cover by the AFF priorities, perhaps gained through work in the voluntary or local authority sector.  We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience in services to Children and Young People and/or racial justice, but are also interested to hear from those with experience more broadly across our AFF priority areas. This experience could have been gained from the delivering or commissioning programmes in these areas or indeed from a grant making perspective.

Highly organised, intellectually curious and pragmatic, this person will be able to unpick complex information and will be confident in assessing applicants' financial information. They will understand the charity funding world and importantly, the challenges faced by marginalised communities across the UK in the face of widespread inequity. The AFF team works with the Involving Young People's Collective, candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the value of co-production.

IT confident and systematic in their approach, this person will also be helpful and empathetic in addition to being an excellent communicator, both in person and in written work. Excellent attention to detail, thorough and collaborative in their approach to work, this person will be a real team player whilst being able to work under their own steam, working in a fast-paced environment.

An understanding and experience of systems change principles and an appreciation of the nuanced intersections between the various priorities of the AFF programme will be important to success in this role. This role represents a fantastic opportunity for someone with the right skills and experience to really effect positive change and to make a real mark in one of the leading funders in the UK.

Events and Engagement Lead (Part-Time)

3–4 days per week | Circa £30,000 pro rata | Marlborough, Southwest England | Flexible/hybrid arrangements possible

A well-loved community venue based in a beautiful Grade II* listed former church in Marlborough is seeking an Events and Engagement Lead to join their team. The building is a vibrant cultural hub offering a diverse programme of arts and community events, playing a key role in the local social and cultural life.

This is a hands-on, strategic role where you’ll shape and deliver an exciting programme of events that inspires the community, increases bookings, boosts membership, and builds lasting partnerships. You’ll also lead on digital engagement and play a key role in supporting the venue’s long-term sustainability.

What we’re looking for:
We’re keen to hear from people with a proven track record in delivering events – whether that’s in the hospitality industry, arts and culture, charity sector, or any background where you’ve had to plan, run, and facilitate events from start to finish. You’ll be organised, people-focused, and brimming with ideas, with the confidence to bring them to life. An interest in the charity and community sector would be a huge plus, as would experience building audiences both in person and online.

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your creativity, organisational skills, and relationship-building flair to a truly unique venue that blends cultural vibrancy with community spirit.

As a specialist recruitment agency, we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We support candidates throughout their recruitment journey.