Research communications manager jobs in Harrow, greater london

Who We Are
At the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation (FLF), we are unapologetically bold. We exist for one reason: to accelerate a cure for follicular lymphoma and to do it fast. Follicular lymphoma is a slow-growing but currently incurable blood cancer, and we are determined to change that reality. We are not waiting for permission. We are not following the status quo. We are focused, agile, and ambitious backing breakthrough science, driving global collaboration, and amplifying the voice of patients everywhere. The FLF is a fast-growing, dynamic charity start-up with global ambition and the determination to reshape what is possible for people living with follicular lymphoma. As we scale rapidly under the leadership of our new Global CEO, we are building a team that shares the urgency, creativity and courage to challenge convention and push for real impact. Our research program supports an increasing range of investigations: unique early phase clinical trials, late-stage pre-clinical projects with a clear path to the clinic and companion studies such as biomarker development and “liquid biopsy” technologies. We are expanding our research team to ensure that we remain at the forefront of scientific advances and accelerate progress in lymphoma.

Overview
We are a small, global charity with an ambitious mission and growing international reach. As our portfolio expands, we are strengthening our infrastructure, including implementing a robust Grants Management System to support efficient and scalable funding processes. We are seeking an energetic and proactive Grants & Programmes Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of grant-funded programmes and research funding schemes. The role oversees the full grant lifecycle, from call setup and peer review through to award monitoring and close-out, ensuring strong governance, meaningful impact, and operationally deliverable funding proposals.

Role Accountabilities and delegated authority

• Work in alignment with the Foundation’s values and maintain the reputation and standing of the Foundation.
• Ensure confidentiality is always maintained and adhere to General Data Protection Regulations across all areas of work.
• Carry out any other duties within the scope and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager.

Key Responsibilities:
Funding Scheme Delivery

• Develop application forms and applicant guidance.
• Set up and manage funding rounds on the Grants Management System (GMS).
• Coordinate peer review processes and committee meetings.
• Draft minutes, feedback, outcome notifications, and award letters.
• Support grant activation and contracting processes.

Grant & Programme Portfolio Management

• Translate funding agreements into delivery plans, milestones, and timelines.
• Monitor progress, budgets, and reporting schedules.
• Manage grant variations, extensions, and stakeholder queries.
• Work with finance to review claims, invoices, and financial reports.
• Central ownership and coordination of grant governance, compliance, and audit readiness across the funded portfolio.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Collect and analyse impact data and produce funder reports.
• Contribute to organisational impact reporting and learning.
• Embed beneficiary or patient voice where appropriate.

Proposal Development Support

• Contribute programme design, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes to proposals.
• Ensure proposals are operationally deliverable and evaluation ready.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Act as a proficient user of the Grants Management System.
• Support system development, implementation, and optimisation.
• Identify and implement workflow improvements.

Cross-Organisational Working

• Provide clear information about awards to internal stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with applicants, reviewers, and grant holders.
• Support wider team objectives and organisational priorities.

Where This Fits: Growth, Evolution & Future Scope
This is a new role, created to reflect and support the ambitious next phase of FLF’s growth.

Person Specification
Essential

• Degree-level education (scientific discipline or equivalent experience preferred).
• Experience managing research grants or grant-funded programmes.
• Strong understanding of grant lifecycle processes.
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Experience with financial reporting and budget oversight.
• Excellent written communication and organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail
• Digitally confident, with experience using grants management systems.
• Project management skills to oversee multiple projects, stakeholders and timelines.

Desirable

• Knowledge of medical research funding environments.
• Experience supporting funding proposal development or restricted funding.

Hours of Work:

This is designed as a full-time role, though we are open to discuss a 0.8 FTE position.
Location: UK-based, the expectation is for 1-2 days per week at the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation, 417 Finchley Road, London NW3 6HJ.
Diversity: FLF recognises the importance of diversity and encourages people from any background to apply for this role, provided they have suitable experience and ability as indicated in this specification.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive environment.
• Contribution to impactful research that can improve patient outcomes.
• Flexibility.

At Asthma + Lung UK, we’ve set an ambitious strategy to cut deaths and ill health from lung conditions by 20%. Hitting that target requires a step change in investment – tripling public funding for respiratory research to £141 million per year – to accelerate the development of better diagnostics, treatments and self-management technologies. Guided by the – 10year goals spanning prevention, diagnosis and treatment – the Research + Innovation (R+I) Advocacy team seeks to influence a range of stakeholders to back respiratory research at scale.

This role is at the core of our work. You’ll keep projects moving, build strong relationships (internally and externally) and regularly scan the UK research funding landscape to identify new opportunities. You’ll write clear, evidence-based briefings, support meetings with funders, academics and industry, and share our messages through the channels that work. If you’re highly organised, tenacious and an excellent communicator, this is a rare opportunity to shape the UK’s research agenda and deliver measurable improvements in outcomes for people with lung disease.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.

Prospect Research Consultant

Role Overview
The Talent Set is delighted to partner with a wonderful small health charity on a fantastic Prospect Research Consultant role. The successful candidate will play a critical part in developing and delivering targeted prospect pipelines to support the charity’s growth, with a focus on major donors and corporate partnerships. This remote position with occasional UK travel offers a unique opportunity to impact a vital cause. This is a 3 day per week role for 3 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive prospect pipeline aligned with GDPR regulations.
• Conduct in-depth research and produce high-quality insights on prospective donors and corporate partners.
• Perform due diligence on prospects to ensure fit within fundraising policies and legal standards.
• Support team efforts by sharing research and building cross-organisational relationships.
• Maintain and update the prospect database accurately, ensuring data integrity and usability.
• Provide honest and realistic assessment of prospects’ potential and achievable outcomes.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in prospect research within high-value fundraising or corporate development.
• Skilled in managing and developing prospect pipelines from diverse sources.
• Strong research abilities, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to provide honest, practical insights and work collaboratively with teams.
• Sound understanding of GDPR and data management best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate research findings clearly.

What’s on Offer
Salary: £300-£350 per day, Outside IR35. This is a remote role.

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

35 hours per week
£37,240-£46,435 per year
Hybrid - London Office (minimum once per month)
Permanent

We are looking for an experienced Prospect Research Manager to join the Strategic Relationships and Philanthropy team. You will provide exceptional prospect research support and maximise fundraiser portfolios to drive income growth which will help create a world without barriers for blind and partially sighted people.

In this role, you'll work closely with the Senior Manager Prospect Research to effectively implement the pipeline management strategy. You'll ensure prospect and donor portfolios are properly qualified, dynamic and allocated appropriately.You'll be responsible for delivering a high-quality research service and you'll take a leading role in managing some of the research projects, such as sector work, network mapping, due diligence and prospect identification.

This role will suit someone with an eye for detail, strong interpersonal and communication skills, who is proactive and comfortable providing insight and sharing new ideas and best practice.

You will have:

• Significant experience of delivering high standards of prospect research within a fundraising context, including proactively identifying prospects from a variety of sources.

• Experience in contributing to and leading portfolio discussions with fundraisers.

• Proven experience of developing strong and positive working relationships across an organisation

• Knowledge of current affairs and the external environment.

• Developed and implemented processes, including compliance and data protection

• Experience of using databases and producing data-driven management information reports

What We Offer

RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.

For more information on our available benefits, please visit our .

How to Apply

If you'd like to apply for this opportunity, please apply online, uploading your CV and supporting statement, telling us how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.

About the role
At The Brilliant Club, we mobilise the PhD community to support students from less advantaged backgrounds to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. We work with students who, because of their family income, parental history or the postcode they live in, are at risk of missing out on the life-changing opportunities linked to higher education.

We are delighted to be hiring a Senior Research and Evaluation Officer to join The Brilliant Club. This pivotal role will support the charity’s research and evaluation consultancy work through Brilliant Consulting. Through our consultancy work, we have partnered with a range of universities and education organisations, such as the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO) and The Sutton Trust. The Senior Research and Evaluation Officer will contribute to improving the evidence base for what works to drive fairer education outcomes and social mobility. They will do this by supporting mission-aligned organisations to conduct robust evaluations of outreach and education programmes.

The Senior Research and Evaluation Officer will join a small consultancy team and will be managed by the charity’s Director of Research and Impact. The team is also supported by several colleagues from across the organisation who work on specific projects based on their areas of expertise. The consultancy team is part of the charity’s wider research and impact team, who collectively have two areas of responsibility: evaluating and reporting the impact of the charity’s programmes and providing research and evaluation consultancy and strategy support to education organisations.

The successful candidate will have strong research skills, including in quantitative research, and will be able to communicate technical information and findings to university access and success practitioners and educators. They will also demonstrate professional skills in relation to stakeholder management and project management and will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners. While this role can be based at any of our offices throughout the UK, some travel will be required (mainly to London) to attend in-person meetings.

About you
The role will best suit someone who

• Has a degree in a subject involving applied research (e.g., economics, education, policy, psychology, sociology, statistics).
• Has quantitative research skills, ideally with experience of constructing comparison groups and running statistical models to understand impact.
• Has experience of mixed methods approaches, including qualitative research methods (e.g., focus groups and interviews).
• Aas knowledge of the UK education landscape, including higher education.
• An organised and methodical approach, with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills, including being able to communicate with a range of external stakeholders.
• Will adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training.
• Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission

We are hiring a Senior Marketing Manager - Challenge Works

About Challenge Works

At Challenge Works, we design and run challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society. We are part of Nesta, the research and innovation foundation.

We have run over 100 challenge prizes awarding over £260m, on behalf of public, private and philanthropic funders around the world, including the Longitude Prize on Dementia with Alzheimer's Society and Innovate UK, the Sustainable Cities Challenge with Toyota Mobility Foundation, the Smart Data Challenge with the UK Government Department for Business and Trade and Ofwat’s Water Innovation Fund. Our four priority areas are Climate Response, Cities & Societies, Health and Technology Frontiers.

Summary

This is a new role leading the strategic use of marketing and communications to advance Challenge Works’ social impact mission and commercial objectives.

You will serve as the organisation’s senior lead on marketing and communications, acting as a trusted partner to leaders across the business, and reporting into a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

There are two key strands to the role.

1. Driving marketing and communications for Challenge Works with a focus on brand and business development. You will work closely with our priority area leads and Communications Manager to plan and deliver integrated campaigns, digital content, events, stakeholder engagement and PR to accelerate their growth priorities. You will also develop and deliver communications strategies to strengthen the Challenge Works brand through impactful thought leadership, and orchestrate the rollout of campaigns that position us as a leader in transformative innovation.
2. Overseeing the delivery of effective development and delivery of prize communications, working with our small in-house communications team and a retained PR agency, as well as any other ad hoc contractors. It also includes acting as an adviser and, where needed, an extra pair of hands on prize communications activity.

Success in this role requires the ability to think strategically while moving swiftly to action. We are a small team and everyone needs to dive in and be hands-on.

We are entirely funded through our work on prizes, so our communications and marketing activity needs to show business results as well as supporting our impact goals. Our target audiences are a niche group: innovation teams within governments, research and innovation funders, philanthropic foundations, and other innovation partners and experts, both in the UK and worldwide. Success means building our brand in the long term to generate awareness and trust with those target communities while also delivering opportunity-led communications that drive conversion for specific propositions. With limited resource, all our channels need to work together effectively to maximise impact.

You will draw on strong relationship-building skills to collaborate effectively across Challenge Works, Nesta and external partners, while bringing the authority and insight needed to influence senior leaders and ensure our communications consistently reflect our ambition and expertise.

The role

• Develop and deliver integrated marketing campaigns aimed at reaching and engaging current and future funders, with a particular focus on owned digital channels and in person stakeholder events.
• Build the Challenge Works brand across all relevant channels so that it becomes synonymous with transformative innovation in the minds of funders in the UK and around the world.
• Thought leadership. Collaborate with internal and affiliated external thought leaders to nurture a pipeline of authentic, high-impact content that builds the Challenge Works brand and generates qualified leads for prize funders and partners.
• Stakeholder strategy. Collaborate with colleagues leading our BD efforts to develop our stakeholder engagement strategy and guide our approach to stakeholder management across Challenge Works.
• Overseeing retained PR agency to ensure effectiveness and value for money in prize communications and, to generate complementary PR ‘moments’ that contribute to funder engagement and awareness.
• Provide strong leadership of the communications team to ensure that they are continuing to develop in their roles, maximising innovator engagement and delivering to the high expectations of our funders. Provide advice, expert input, and training across the wider team around communications topics to enable the whole team to embed best practice communications principles in their work.
• Own the marketing and communications budget ensuring value for money across all activity and budget planning for future strategic initiatives.
• Leveraging our prize communications. Working with the communications team to ensure that we are optimising the opportunities for wider marketing and business development that the prizes (and their communications budgets) will generate.

The person

• A strong track record of developing, delivering and leading the delivery of strategic multichannel marketing strategies and plans, using marketing as part of business development and lead generation in a B2B context
• A strong track record of developing and evolving brand identities in a B2B or social impact context, ensuring brand consistency and resonance across all touchpoints
• Demonstrable understanding of social, political and economic trends and market conditions to provide strategic communications advice to senior staff
• Deep knowledge and proven understanding of communications functions (media, marketing, events, campaigns, editorial, content development, digital platforms) and how they be applied as part of an integrated marketing or communications approach in the pursuit of a communications objective
• An exceptional and experienced strategic thinker, with proven ability to think quickly, digest large amounts of information and consult and advise quickly on communications options and tactics across the communications mix
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with and support multiple teams efficiency and effectively
• A flair for communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively, verbally and in writing, with proven ability to translate complex topics around entrepreneurship, business, technology, and science into clear, accessible and effective communications products
• A highly effective project manager, who can plan and deliver against multiple projects and priorities at the same time, keeping work on track and ensuring clear communication across internal teams so all parties know what they are required to do and when they need to do it
• Desirable: Experience operating in a small to medium-sized organisation environment with a small communications function that requires both strategic thinking and hands-on delivery.

As with all staff employed in a communications role at Nesta, the postholder will also be at their best working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, have a flexible approach and an appetite for taking on new tasks and challenges.

What we offer

Salary: circa £39,000 (60% FTE of £65,000) plus an array of benefits, including health cash plans, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more.

Location: This role is based in Blackfriars, Central London, hybrid working arrangement (with at least 1 day working from the office)

Term: Permanent

Hours: This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week.

Making an application

To apply for this role, please submit your application before 8:00am on 6th April.

Interviews will take place w/c 13th April 2026.

At Nesta, we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results.

We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements.

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.

Operations Manager

The McPin Foundation

Type: Fixed term for 2 years
Location: Head office (Bethnal Green, London)/Working remotely

Salary: From £40,562 per annum FTE
Hours: 30 hours a week (0.8 FTE)

Would you like to play a key role in supporting a team championing lived experience involvement in research?

The McPin Foundation is a mental health research charity that champions the involvement of those with direct experience of mental health issues in all stages of research.  We are looking for an exceptional ‘people-person’ to join our team; someone with a keen interest in workplace wellbeing, compassion for the work that we do and confidence to manage a varied and practical workload.

The Operations Manager provides a key role in our charity managing our people and operations functions.  This includes the day-to-day running of our office space in Bethnal Green, human resources, workplace wellbeing, IT, and asset and data management.  You will provide guidance and support, bringing skills in working across teams and breaking down barriers.  You will develop new initiatives and ensure compliance with health and safety, IT and data security governance.

The post would suit someone with proven experience in human resources, health and safety and IT/GDPR.  You will have excellent communication skills (both written and spoken) and well-developed people and line management skills, understanding how to share important information in clear, compassionate and engaging ways.  Working in a small team in a central role, you will bring a can-do attitude to the workplace, inspiring others to be confident and forward thinking.  Supporting the team’s wellbeing at work is a vital part of the role.

Our team is committed to transforming mental health research through collaboration, inclusion and a belief in equity and anti-oppressive behaviour.  We strongly encourage applications from Black people, People of Colour, people who are LGBTQIA+, those with a disability and those who identify themselves in marginalised groups, as well as people with lived experience of mental health issues.

 We offer benefits including a competitive salary, hybrid/flexible working, a NEST Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, wellbeing support and mentoring scheme, an individual training budget and access to an Employee Assistance Programme and healthcare cash plan.

Please see the full job description for more information.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 21st April 2026 at 9am.

Interviews will be held in-person the week commencing 4th May 2026.

To apply please visit the McPin Foundation vacancy page to download an application form.

Please email your queries to Clare Walsby at the McPin foundation if you have any questions about the post.

We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education. 

The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step. 

Do you want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on transforming young people’s lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you! 

Role summary

The Impact and Insight Manager will be responsible for leading an exciting range of high-profile research and analysis. Their work will develop the evidence base for careers education in schools, colleges and businesses, contributing to thought leadership.

We are seeking an analytical, curious and collaborative individual as an expert on careers education. Identifying, generating and using a wide range of evidence and data, you will work with the Senior Manager Impact and Insight, within the Policy and Impact team, to build an evidence-led approach across all our work, also advising on evaluations.

The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Evaluation and research  

• Generate insights from CEC and other data for the careers education system and demonstrate impact.
• Lead analysis of specific core datasets, including testing hypotheses, using quantitative analysis and working closely with external advisers where necessary.
• Lead new areas of research and evaluation, ensuring the activity contributes to the evidence base for careers education.

Relationships, Influencing & Management

• Build and develop trusted relationships with external research and policy organisations.
• Present accessible impact and insight findings and represent the CEC to stakeholders including. government, employers and educators.
• Project management and accountability for evaluation and research projects, potentially with external partners, producing insights to drive improvements.

Essential criteria:

• Experience of designing, delivering and managing evaluations in a social impact context.
• Proven track record of generating insights from data, using a structured approach including statistical analysis software (such as SPSS).
• Experience of engaging the support of stakeholders (internal and external) throughout the design and delivery of relevant research and analysis.
• Experience of communicating research (verbal and written) to a broad range of audiences.
• Proven ability to work and lead delivery at pace in a multi-project environment and to oversee and manage content from multiple sources.

For further information about the role, and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2026 (Midnight).

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable applications.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion        

At the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging. We know that engagement at work relies on feeling included and valued. Inclusion is both a choice and a practice, for us as an organisation and for individuals within our team. We aim to drive inclusion through every aspect of our work and we understand that diverse teams are essential for innovative careers education and are central to our mission and impact. CEC values the visible and invisible qualities that makes each member of our team who they are. We are a disability confident employer and if you need any help or support through the application process, please contact the HR team and details can be found on our website.

Location: London (flexible working - 2-3 days in the office)

Interviews: 15th and 16th April 2026, and second stage interviews the following week on the 22nd April 2026. 

Employer: King's Trust International (not The King's Trust)

Around the world, 65 million young people are unemployed. Many more face the challenge of unstable, unsafe and underpaid work. King’s Trust International was founded by His Majesty King Charles to tackle the global crisis in youth unemployment and ensure that every young person has the chance to succeed. Central to our new 10-year strategy is the need to articulate the challenges and opportunities faced by young people and help them shape a better future.  We are recruiting a Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs to shape and share this story.

In this exciting and varied strategic and operational role, you will lead KTI’s marketing, communications and external affairs team with the aim of promoting and protecting King’s Trust International and The King’s Group, increasing awareness of our brand and our work for young people around the world. You will spearhead the establishment of our advocacy function and play a key role in research commissioning, awareness raising and coalition creation.  This will involve attendance at key global events, the commissioning of proprietary research, and guiding the marketing and communication strategies that will bring these narratives into the public consciousness.

You will be an experienced and dynamic communicator with significant demonstrable experience in communications, marketing and external affairs at a senior level. This will be complemented by strong knowledge of the full range of media, marketing and communications tools, and how to deploy them effectively to maximise the reach, impact and value of our brand.

In addition, you will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to confidently build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse group of people and stakeholders. Possessing strong management skills, you will have experience of managing small multi-disciplinary teams, providing direction and leadership to enable growth and development, and the ability to role-model a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:

• Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave, and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks' full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance, including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home-based) or working from home options.
• Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
• KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities are available throughout the year

Detention Action is a small organisation with a big impact. Since 1993, we have worked to improve the welfare of people in detention centres and tirelessly campaign alongside our beneficiaries to reduce the use of immigration detention. We work on the frontline with people in immigration detention, as well as challenging injustices in asylum, detention and deportation systems in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to campaign for a just and humane immigration system. The post holder will work across our communications and campaigns activities, helping to develop and achieve our campaigning goals, engaging with stakeholders and providing policy and parliamentary support. They will take a lead role in managing our social media channels and contribute to our press office function.

They will also work closely with our Casework and Fundraising teams.

The postholder will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to allow them to lead campaigns and/or supporter and stakeholder engagement.

We are looking for someone who is able to develop compelling campaigns messages for a range of audiences and build strong relationships with our stakeholders. Candidates must have well-developed research and analysis skills, excellent organisational skills and be able to manage our social media accounts. Full details of the essential and desirable criteria for this role are provided in the Candidate Information Pack.

TO APPLY 

Please use the Apply Now button to upload a CV and Cover Letter to the CharityJob portal by 9am BST/UK time on 07 April 2026.

Please read the Candidate Information Pack carefully, including the instructions on how to apply, which explain the requirements for your CV and Cover Letter. We will not accept incomplete applications.

We welcome and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, including those from minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We strongly encourage those with lived experience of the asylum, deportation and/or immigration detention systems to apply.

About Sophie Hayes Foundation

Sophie Hayes Foundation is a small but mighty charity supporting women survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking as they rebuild their independent lives, free from re exploitation for the long-term.

We provide an employability programme which enables survivors to rediscover their skills, build their confidence and sense of purpose, develop workplace skills, and open up opportunities for work placements or volunteering. We also offer a conversational English course, a digital skills programme, and run a survivor network CREW (Creative Resilient Empowered Women).

We do all we can to meet survivors where they are in a complex system, flexing and adapting to need as it arises. We also do not accept a system which fails survivors, leaving them at risk of re-exploitation, and engage in policy and advocacy campaigns based on our lived and learnt experience.

In the words of our participants, “The Programme changed my life’s trajectory. We explored our purpose and discussed the idea of work and career as a central part. Sophie Hayes Foundation should not underestimate how much it plays a big role in people's lives.”

About the Role

We can’t do any of this work without brilliant and concerted fundraising efforts. SHF is independent and relies on funds from grant-making bodies, individuals, and businesses in our supporter community.

This role will be at the forefront of the realisation of SHF’s bold strategic ambitions. You will work alongside our small and dynamic executive team to unlock growth, develop new approaches and communicate our impact.

You will build a lead small, effective and positive fundraising and communications team.

You will develop deep and meaningful relationships with the individuals and organisations while support SHF’s work – and new supporters we have not met yet.

You will be hands on, getting stuck into grant applications, prospecting, communicating, and developing new engagement programmes.

We know small charity fundraising is no mean feat – you will get all the support and engagement you need from the SHF team and Board to do you very best work, in a hugely meaningful context.

You will have the opportunity to get involved in any and all parts of the organisation’s work, including policy advocacy, lived and learnt experience co-design, research and service delivery.

If you are an energetic, positive, collaborative and experienced fundraiser, we can’t wait to hear from you! You can find out more about the mission and values of Sophie Hayes Foundation our website: 

Objectives

FUNDRAISING

• Leadership of successful portfolio of grant funding, including stewardship of existing funders, and growth to new ones through high quality applications and proactive identification of opportunities.
• Development and implementation of income generation and diversification strategies, most particularly through major donors programme and corporate partnerships.
• Working alongside Executive team to develop programmes enabling new sources of funding to be opened up.
• Building close relationship with existing supporters and using network to significantly expand network and prospects, through supporter engagement journeys.
• Ensuring all fundraising activity is in line with the required legislative frameworks and complies with best practice.
• Funding to be opened up
• Building close relationship with existing supporters and using network to significantly expand network and prospects, through supporter engagement journeys.
• Ensuring all fundraising activity is in line with the required legislative frameworks and complies with best practice.

COMMUNICATIONS

• Developing the charity’s existing communications efforts into a coordinated, coherent, and impactful strategy, across all communications channels and traditional and social media.
• Developing and implement opportunities to raise the charity’s profile and engagement.
• Working alongside team members to develop and publicise the charity’s policy and advocacy activities, creating and leading innovative communications campaigns.
• Overseeing the production of all branded materials.
• Overseeing the charity’s duty of care to participants who share their stories, ensuring we approach this with due care and sensitivity, working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

MANAGEMENT 

• Managing and monitoring all parts of income generation and communications, especially high-quality impact reporting.
• Managing fundraising budget – setting budgets, reporting against them, managing funds, reporting to Board risk & finance committee on fundraising.
• Building a highly effective small team of 2-3 people – outcome-focused and empathetic line management of team members.
• Contributing as key member of Senior Executive Team to organisational strategy and decision-making.
• Acting as a senior leader and figurehead within the charity for all parts of development and fundraising.
• Working closely alongside the Board to unlock potential for income generation and communications.
• Undertaking any other duties as directed by the CEO which may be required. Experience & Skills
• Significant success and experience of impactful charitable fundraising from a diverse range of income streams, especially grants, major donors, and corporates. Or comparable experience of business development in another sector.
• Experience of communications campaigns, PR and marketing.
• Convincing and engaging written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build excellent collaborative working relationships across a wide range of people; colleagues, external partners and funders.
• Highly organised. Ability to prioritise workloads, project manage and deliver to deadlines, often with competing priorities.
• A knowledge of the Modern Slavery sector & trauma-informed practices is desired but not essential, but a commitment to the vision, purpose, and values of Sophie Hayes Foundation is important.
• Effective line management skills and ability to deliver alongside and through small team.
• Positive, creative, entrepreneurial, and solutions-focused.
• Proactive, dynamic, able to work effectively independently. 

Are you an experienced, driven project manager with passion for improving health outcomes? 

The RCR, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, is leading a national review into cancer multidisciplinary team (MDTs) improvement — a key commitment in the National Cancer Plan. We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager to drive this high-profile programme and deliver meaningful change for cancer services. 

This is a rare opportunity to shape how cancer teams work across the country and to deliver meaningful improvements for patients, clinicians and the wider cancer workforce. 

As Project Manager, you will take full ownership of the planning, coordination and delivery of the Cancer MDT Reform Programme. You’ll work closely with senior leaders across the health system including NHS England, Macmillan Cancer Support and the Department of Health and Social Care as well as senior Officers at the RCR, including regular reporting to our Vice-President for Clinical Oncology. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Leading the full project lifecycle, from developing detailed project plans to managing risks, timelines and reporting. 
• Delivering a large two-day national stakeholder event to gather insight and build consensus across the cancer community. 
• Drafting high-impact written outputs, including a flagship report outlining recommendations for MDT improvement to be shared with government. 
• Collaborating with DHSC and NHSE to support the development of future MDT guidance. 
• Building strong, productive relationships with clinicians, NHS partners, national charities, Royal Colleges and internal teams. 
• Line managing the Project Administrator and fostering an effective and motivated project team. 

What you’ll need:

• Strong project management experience, with a record of delivering complex programmes to time and quality.
• Experience working with senior leaders and managing competing demands effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce compelling, authoritative materials.
• A collaborative, proactive approach, and confidence in working across diverse teams and professions.
• Knowledge or experience of cancer care, clinical services, or wider health policy — highly desirable given the nature of the project.
• Event management experience (desirable). 

By joining us you will get to make a real impact on cancer services across the UK, lead a nationally significant project shaping the future of cancer care and join a supportive, mission-driven organisation!

Why join us

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Contract length: Permanent

Location: North West London

Hours per week: 35

Salary:  up to £33,700 pa depending on experience

Closing date for applications:  Monday 6 April 2026 , midnight, interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible

Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved. When you work for Mayhew, you understand that better than ever.  We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of c80 staff and c150 volunteers, here for dogs, cats and communities in the UK, in Afghanistan and in Georgia. We offer expert veterinary care, rescue and rehoming services, programmes in the community and guidance and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats in need.

This is a challenging climate for pet owners; we are contending with a significant increase in demand for all areas of our work. We can only rise to meet this challenge by cultivating and sustaining a diverse volunteer base, including of foster carer volunteers – they make it possible for us to scale our reach at pace so we can be there for many more dogs and cats who need us, and more pet owners who rely on our support.

Volunteering and Foster Caring Manager is a new role at Mayhew, reflective of the importance of volunteering and foster caring in our ability to deliver our onward strategy and direction. This is a highly visible and important role for Mayhew. The postholder will be working across all teams with staff and volunteers, supporters, partners and members of the public.

This role requires an effective leader and manager, with practical subject matter expertise in volunteering good practice, strong organisational skills, and a drive, rooted in passion for both animal welfare and volunteering, to enable Mayhew to reach many more dogs and cats and pet owners who need us by cultivating a thriving, engaged and diverse volunteer base.

Staff and volunteers at Mayhew, particularly in animal facing and public facing roles have duties that can be physically and emotionally demanding, sometimes interfacing with dogs and cats and pet owners who are in distress and facing heart-breaking situations. Yet our work is hugely rewarding; you can view some of our amazing rescue stories here.

We offer a caring and supportive team and the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of dogs and cats who rely on us.

While we embrace hybrid and flexible working models, interested applicants should note this role requires at least three working days in five to be worked at Trenmar Gardens, NW10 6BJ.

Generally, you will:

• Lead on developing our onward volunteering strategy and plan
• Provide leadership and management of volunteering and foster caring at Mayhew
• Provide support, training and guidance to staff managing volunteers
• Lead on volunteer engagement and communication
• Engage a range of internal and external stakeholders including staff, volunteers, supporters and partners
• Collaborate with the Senior Management Team to ensure delivery of our strategic and operational goals
• Be self-driven and resilient, having a professional, friendly, calm and caring manner

To be successful in this role, you need relevant experience:

• Working in a volunteering management role in a charity or other organisation of comparable breadth and scope
• Leading and living volunteer management best practice, including overseeing policies, procedures and guidance
• Owning and improving volunteering management processes

Please note that successful candidates will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close this post at any time, should we receive a high volume of applications.