Research engagement manager jobs

About FIGO

Every year, hundreds of thousands of women die from causes that are preventable. FIGO, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, brings together expertise globally to address this. We are the world's largest alliance of professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists, working across more than 142 countries to improve the health, rights and lives of women and girls globally. We work through obstetricians and gynecologists and their professional societies, supporting them to advance high-quality reproductive and maternal healthcare by strengthening health systems, influencing policy and raising the standards of practice in their countries. At global level, we harness clinical knowledge to produce global evidence and standards on women’s health. 

The role

This role is within the Programmes and Partnerships team, which secures and manages funding from institutional funders. As a Programme Manager, you will lead day-to-day delivery and management of FIGO projects across the full project cycle. This will include the Advocating for Safe Abortion (ASA) programme, a multi-country initiative now in its seventh year, working with national professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists across Francophone West Africa to drive change in policy, clinical practice and societal attitudes on abortion care. This is complex, multi-partner work in a politically sensitive area. It requires judgement, strong relationships, and the ability to hold both the detail and the bigger picture. We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience of managing institutionally funded projects in global health or international development, across the full project lifecycle.
• Experience managing advocacy-focused projects and working with a diverse range of partners across multiple countries.
• Strong skills in financial management, donor reporting and partner coordination.
• Experience developing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks on projects.
• Fluency in both English and French (written and spoken) — essential for this role.
• Familiarity with sexual and reproductive health and rights, or experience working in West Africa, is a strong advantage.
• Travel to West Africa will be essential.

This is a part-time role at 3 days per week, initially contracted until January 2029. FIGO's Programmes and Partnerships portfolio is growing, and we anticipate opportunities to extend or expand the role beyond that.

About the role

The engagement directorate is responsible for growing awareness, trust and engagement with Breast Cancer Now - so more people get support and give support. It leads the £47m we raise annually today and our ambition to grow this to £69m by 2029/30, alongside a new £60m Campaign.

At the heart of this is a focus on relationships - using data and insight to create meaningful experiences that inspire people to give their time, money and voice. Within this, the insight & experience function sits in the high value intelligence & experience team, supporting our high value partnerships and campaign ambitions. With a focus on more holistic, supporter-led engagement, this role will help strengthen how we understand, engage and inspire high value supporters.

Working closely with the senior high value insight & experience manager, the high value insight & experience manager will help develop a consistent approach to gathering and using insight, shaping engagement across both everyday activity and campaign delivery. The role will collaborate across teams to ensure supporter-facing activity is aligned, high quality and insight-led.

The high value insight & experience manager will play a hands-on role in delivering cultivation, stewardship and recognition activity - supporting events, experiences, communications and key supporter touchpoints. This includes developing a strong suite of engagement opportunities for high value audiences and helping ensure supporters feel valued, recognised and connected to the impact of their support.

About you

You’re an insight-led and collaborative individual who is motivated by understanding supporters and enhancing their experience. You enjoy being part of a team and working across a range of activities, supporting colleagues to deliver joined-up, high-quality engagement.

You build strong relationships and work confidently across teams to ensure activity is aligned and supporter focused. Organised and proactive, you’re comfortable managing multiple priorities and maintaining a high standard across everything you deliver.

You’re driven to turn insight into action - helping to shape communications, events and experiences that inspire high value supporters, making them feel valued, recognised and connected to the impact of their support.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

The salary range is:

£40,000 to £44,000 per annum London based  

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact the Breast Cancer Now recruitment team

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who
we support.

We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.

Closing date Friday 3 July 2026 9am

Interview date  week commencing 13 July 2026

Play a leading role in shaping the future of Saferworld’s philanthropic partnerships and help drive funding that supports peacebuilding around the world. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced relationship builder to grow a high potential income stream with real global impact.

Saferworld works to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As our Philanthropy Manager, you’ll join a committed, values‑driven team working in solidarity with people affected by conflict. You’ll lead on a portfolio of established philanthropic partners while also identifying and cultivating new opportunities that align with our mission and principles.

This is a role with genuine scope for creativity and innovation. You will shape cultivation strategies, co‑create funding opportunities with colleagues and partners, and represent Saferworld externally to deepen relationships and secure high‑value, multi‑year support. You will also help position the organisation to engage high net‑worth individuals, foundations and donor‑advised funds as we diversify our income.

Working closely with programme, policy, communications and finance teams, you will ensure our proposals, reports and donor care reflect the quality, impact and integrity of our work. A smaller part of your role will involve overseeing individual giving and gifts in wills, supported by the Funding Officer.

If you are motivated by building meaningful partnerships, influencing change, and contributing to a more peaceful world, this role offers the chance to make a tangible difference while shaping a growing area of work at Saferworld.

Job Title: Grants and Learning Manager
Reporting to: Head of Grants
Responsible for: No direct reports
Based: Our Head Office is based in Kensington, London SW7, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Requests for permanent remote working will be considered and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK. Some UK travel will be required.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week. Requests for part-time (0.8FTE minimum) or flexible working will be considered
Contract: Fixed term contract to the end of December 2027
Salary: £35,457 - £46,811 FTE per annum

About Us

The British Science Association (BSA) was founded in 1831 and is a registered charity.

We are creating a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.

We have ambitious goals to put people at the heart of science.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint someone on a fixed term contract to the end of December 2027, to join our Grants Team in delivering The Ideas Fund, an exciting programme which looks to connect communities with researchers in order to develop and try out ideas related to mental wellbeing. The Fund is delivered in four areas of the UK – Oldham, Hull, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and North West Northern Ireland, although this role can be remote, based anywhere in the UK.

With support from the Head of Grants, we expect that you will have lead responsibility for grant management across these areas, building strong relationships with our Development Co-ordinators and contributing to the successful delivery of the overall programme.

You will oversee the support for grant holders to learn from what is working and feed this learning into our overall approach with the Fund, as well as sharing insights externally. It’s an exciting time for the Fund as we work to build partnerships with others who are interested in community-led approaches to working with research and researchers. You can read more about our emerging findings around ‘Reimagining Research’ at the next stage when you make your final application.

You will work with our existing Grants & Learning Manager to ensure that our due diligence and grant reporting requirements are met, responding flexibly and creatively to issues that arise. Importantly, you will consistently focus on how our learning can influence long term change in funding and research practice.

As noted in the job description, we also expect this role to include supporting the Head of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes. This may include working across funding programmes other than The Ideas Fund as they are developed and funding secured.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Grants and our existing Grants and Learning Manager to continue to deliver an innovative programme that constantly evolves based on what we learn.
• Ensure excellent grant-making using relational, flexible and participatory approaches with high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Champion innovation in supporting community/researcher collaboration, community-led research, systems change and grant making across relevant sectors including:
  • Developing and delivering strategies for sharing learning, practice and ideas with a broad range of stakeholders through a range of approaches
  • Representing the British Science Association at external events to share innovation and learning
  • Developing and delivering events and/or content to showcase practice and share learning with a broad range of stakeholders using a range of approaches
• Support the implementation of our learning and evaluation strategies and processes, reviewing and refining as needed. Manage relationships and/or contracts with learning partners where appropriate
• Oversee the smooth delivery of the programme, including budget management, payment processing, due diligence activity etc.
• Support local Development Co-ordinators to:
  • Work with grant holders, collaborating researchers and project partners to overcome challenges they might face in delivering their projects
  • Collate and share local learning as part of wider learning strategies
• Develop and manage a small pipeline of discretionary grants to add value to the portfolio and/or make systemic impact at local or national level, if necessary. Develop bespoke application and grant management and learning processes as appropriate
• Engage a network of key existing stakeholders, and build further external relationships, to ensure successful delivery of the programme
• Support the Head of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes. In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
  • Support colleagues across the organisation, especially at busy times or on specific areas of expertise
  • Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager

About you

The Grants & Learning Manager role would suit someone who has strong stakeholder management skills and experience in curating and sharing learning. Good attention to detail, experience of grant-making, and an understanding of the benefits and risks involved in delivering innovative grant-making approaches would all be beneficial.

The role would suit someone who is comfortable using their judgement and working with an evolving programme, and who can confidently communicate with a variety of stakeholders. We are particularly interested to hear from people who have experience in supporting and influencing wider systems change.

Your experience in terms of the person specification could come from either a personal or professional background. You may not have experience of everything listed in the person specification, but will be open to challenging yourself and developing in the role.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 5th July 2026.
Interviews are due to take place during the week of 20th July 2026.

You will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether you have been selected for interview.

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.

As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.

No agencies please.

We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Education and Partnerships Manager to join PEAS on a 12-month parental leave cover, supporting our mission to expand access to quality secondary education across Africa.

PEAS works at both school and system level, combining a network of high-performing schools with partnerships with governments to improve education outcomes at scale. This role sits within our Technical Team, working closely with colleagues across Uganda, Zambia and Ghana to ensure our programmes are evidence-based, impactful and positioned to influence wider education systems.

The role

This is a varied and high-impact role combining programme delivery, research and external engagement. You will:

• Support the design and delivery of PEAS’ system strengthening programmes, working with government partners to improve education quality at scale
• Develop high-quality materials, tools and training to support programme implementation and external engagement
• Contribute to research, learning and evidence generation to strengthen PEAS’ approach and influence the wider education sector
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including government partners, funders and collaborators
• Support organisational strategy by identifying opportunities to grow PEAS’ impact in new and existing countries

You will play a key role in ensuring that PEAS’ model is grounded in evidence and effectively shared to drive wider system change.

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

• A strong understanding of evidence and international best practice in education, including areas such as teacher development, instructional leadership, curriculum implementation and education system strengthening.
• Experience supporting the design, implementation, evaluation or scaling of education programmes.
• Experience working within education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, including supporting programme implementation, system reform or government partnerships. Experience in Zambia, Uganda, Ghana or Malawi would be an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages for different audiences including governments, donors, technical audiences and practitioner
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to synthesise research, evidence and programme learning to inform decision-making
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• A degree in Education or a related field. A Master's degree would be an advantage.

And who is...

• Passionate about improving education outcomes for young people.
• Collaborative and low ego, with a willingness to listen, learn and support others.
• Curious and intellectually engaged, with a genuine interest in understanding what works in education and why.
• Adaptable and comfortable working across multiple programmes, priorities and contexts.
• A self-starter who takes initiative and enjoys solving problems.
• Resilient and professional, remaining calm and solutions-focused when challenges arise.
• Thorough, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work.

Why join PEAS

You will join a small, ambitious and globally connected team working to transform education systems. PEAS combines practical delivery experience with a strong focus on evidence and partnerships, enabling impact that reaches far beyond our own schools.

We offer flexible and remote working options, and welcome applications from candidates based in the UK, Zambia or Uganda.

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To apply, please click the 'Redirect to Recruiter' button to be redirected to our application form. Please ensure you have read the job pack attached to this job advert before applying.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 5th July 2026. 

PEAS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively seek a diverse applicant pool.

Training & Engagement Coordinator (2 x FTE)

Change Lives. Fight Harm. Join Our Team.

Are you ready to tackle one of today's most hidden public health crises?

The South East Gambling Harms Partnership—a strategic collaboration across eight regional Citizens Advice offices (East Berkshire, West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham and Basingstoke, Rushmore, Tadley and Hart)—has secured dedicated funding through the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). We are launching a pioneering initiative across Berkshire and North Hampshire to identify, prevent, and reduce the devastating impacts of gambling harms.

We are recruiting for 8 roles to build this brand-new, regional project team. Roles based in Berkshire will be employed by Citizens Advice Wokingham and roles based in North Hampshire will be employed by Citizens Advice Hart

Training & Engagement Coordinator (2 x FTE)

● Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 

● The Role: Build regional capacity by designing and delivering "Train the Trainer" packages. You will mentor outreach staff and coordinate workshops for local businesses and statutory partners. (1 based in Wokingham, 1 based in Hart).

Applications open: Thursday 18th June - Close: Thursday 16th Jul

Core Details

● Hours: 37.5 hours per week

● Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2028 (Flexible working available)

● Location: Hybrid working with regular regional travel across Berkshire and North Hampshire.

Why Join Us?

You will sit at the intersection of Public Health and Economic Resilience. At Citizens Advice, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer an inclusive, learning-focused culture that deeply values a healthy work-life balance. We highly value diversity and actively encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of the issues we address.

Ready to Apply?

 Apply directly through the Charity Jobs portal.

Fawcett is recruiting a Campaigns & Content Manager to help shape our campaigns and public-facing content at an important moment for women’s rights.

This is a manager-level role with real responsibility. You will support the development of campaigns aligned to our strategic priorities, create compelling content across channels, and help ensure our public-facing work is clear, engaging and rooted in tackling sexism and misogyny. We are looking for someone with strong content development and digital literacy, a digital-first approach to communications, and the ability to translate feminist, policy or social justice issues into accessible and impactful campaigns and content.

There is real scope for creativity and curiosity in this role. We are a small team, open to new ideas about how to use content and digital engagement to campaign effectively, build momentum and reach new audiences.

We know that women and people from marginalised backgrounds are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If this role feels like a strong match for your skills and approach, we would encourage you to apply.

The role

We’re seeking an Events Manager (Third-Party Events) to join our join our dynamic and high-achieving Events team to cover maternity leave!  We are looking for someone who can join us in mid-August 2026 for a 13-month Fixed-Term contract.

In this role, you’ll manage a team of four to deliver our third-party portfolio challenge events, including leading the London Marathon Double and Great North Run, London Landmarks Half Marathon and Hackney Half. 

You’ll lead the team to deliver and optimise omni-channel stewardship journeys, shape effective marketing strategies and maximise opportunities to boost engagement, recruitment and retention.

What the role involves:

• To manage the team to meet income targets through the delivery of areas of our events portfolio

• To develop and implement plans, marketing materials, multi-channel campaigns and supporter journeys for event participants

• To oversee budgets for your area, tracking and reporting on performance

About You 

You’ll be passionate about Events fundraising and excited about joining a team who achieve excellent results. You’ll also have:

• Previous line management experience 

• Experience of managing a portfolio of events, including marketing, recruitment and stewardship

• Proven ability in managing and reporting on budgets

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

About working for us 

This is a fast-paced organisation that is committed to making a difference. 

Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters. 

About us  

We are Pancreatic Cancer UK. We go above and beyond for everyone affected by this disease.

Right now, half of people with pancreatic cancer die within three months of diagnosis. Families are left with only hope to hold onto. They need more. So we do more.

We bring more break throughs through research, more change through campaigning and more support through our expert nurses.

We make more noise because people have gone unheard. We are relentless because the disease is ruthless. We care more because people feel forgotten.

Because people with pancreatic cancer need more than hope.

Underpinning this vision are our three values: 

• Courage
• Compassion
• Community

We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values. 

At Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported.  We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices. 

We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background. We can think of no better way to do this than by making sure this role fully represents our intent; therefore, we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.

Safeguarding

PCUK is committed to safe and fair recruitment processes that safeguard and protect those we work with, support and serve. We make sure all our staff are selected, vetted (DBS/Criminal record checks where appropriate), trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care. Where we work with volunteers, we extend the same support in order to ensure that they are working within our ethos and standards.

Hybrid-working: 

Our London office is a place to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. We are currently working hybrid with a minimum of 2-3 days in the office. This is an office-based role where you may be required to be in the office more frequently to attend activities and meetings depending on the needs of the role.  

How to apply 

• You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role on our website's advert. If you have any questions about this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with Charlie Preston (contact details are on our website's advert).
• To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews. 
• You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
• Please note that interviews will be held on week commencing 20 July 2026. The interviews will consist of a task and competency questions.

No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to support this recruitment. 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 50% office attendance)

Summary Purpose - what you will be achieving:

The Policy Directorate brings together the Academy’s policy, analysis and external affairs functions to address major science and health policy issues in the UK and internationally. The Directorate works as a single, coordinated team, focusing resources on priority areas, applying strategic approaches, generating high‑quality evidence and insights, and engaging effectively with government, stakeholders and partners to inform decision‑making and influence policy.

You will work in the Academy’s new Analysis Function, which ensures that policy development, external engagement, and rapid response work are consistently underpinned by high‑quality analytical insight. Reporting to the Head of Policy Analysis, you will lead activities in a team that spans qualitative and quantitative methods, evidence synthesis, horizon scanning, policy modelling and evaluation.

You will work within the Policy Directorate (including the Policy Development and External Affairs functions) to improve the quality and impact of policy recommendations, and ensure decision-makers can rely on timely, trusted analysis.

About the role - what you will be doing:

1. Provide expert advice and guidance in support of policy analysis

• Work with the Head of Policy Analysis to develop the Analysis Function’s strategy, operating model, standards, governance and ways of working.
• Work with Policy Managers to agree strategies for evidence gathering in support of policy priorities.
• Advise on risks, uncertainties, and the implications of emerging scientific and technological trends as they pertain to the conduct of medical sciences and the health service.

2. Lead the Policy Directorate’s ‘rapid response’ function

• Lead the process of developing rapid responses to emerging policy opportunities.
• Oversee horizon scanning activities to ensure opportunities for rapid response are identified and planned for at early stages.
• Work with the Policy Directorate to agree, manage and quality assure rapid response projects.
• Where rapid response work has been commissioned by external organisations (e.g. government, arm’s length bodies), ensure their project needs are defined and addressed.
• Ensure rapid response outputs are underpinned by high‑quality analysis.

3. Project manage analytical activities

• Lead the Academy’s policy analysis projects, determining the best methodological approaches to gathering evidence that will inform policy development and external affairs.
• Manage the design and delivery of evidence syntheses, horizon scanning, modelling, impact assessments, stakeholder insight analysis, and evaluation.
• Lead colleagues in the Analysis Function to coordinate project planning and evidence-gathering activities.
• Support the Analysis Function with commissioning external analysis where appropriate.
• Regularly report on project progress, risks and issues to the Head of Policy Analysis.

4. Build analytical partnerships and external credibility

• Engage with analytical teams across government (e.g., DHSC, NHS England, UKRI, ONS), the charity sector, research funders and national academies.
• Engage with academic experts, methodologists, research networks and data holders to strengthen analytical depth.
• Represent the Academy in analytical or evidence‑focused fora.
• Work with the External Affairs team to support external activities.

Requirements

Essential

• Extensive experience working in analytical or evidence functions. 
• Expertise in a range of analytical methods, such as: evidence synthesis, horizon scanning, behavioural insights, data analysis, evaluation, modelling, or forecasting. 
• Experience in ensuring analytical quality assurance and establishing or applying analytical standards.
• Proven ability to engage with and communicate complex analytical findings clearly for non‑technical system partners, including government and sector representatives. 
• Experience with working at pace and managing a range of projects.
• Good understanding of the UK science, research and health policy landscape and how evidence informs decision-making. 

Desirable

• Previous work in a science, health, research or public policy environment (e.g., government, national academy, think tank, research funder). 
• Experience with managing budgets and commissioning research.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

Competitive rewards

• Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
• Life assurance at three times your salary.

Work-life Balance

• Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
• 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
• Buying and selling leave.
• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).

Wellbeing and Development

• Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Support through tailored learning and development.

Additional Benefits

• A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 9:00am on Monday 6 July 2026.

Interviews will likely be held w/c 20 July 2026.

Senior Programme Manager

We are seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead a flagship initiative shaping how capital markets deliver better outcomes for children and future generations.

Salary: £56,000–£65,000 (dependent on experience) + 30 days’ annual leave (pro rata) and 10% employer pension
Location: Central London (hybrid – 60% office / 40% home)
Contract: 12-month fixed term - (4 or 5 days per week)
Start date: As soon as available
Closing date: Please apply promptly as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

About the role

This is a senior, high-impact position leading a flagship “Investing for Future Generations” Lab, focused on transforming how capital markets understand and respond to children’s lives and outcomes.

You will shape and deliver a market-leading programme designed to embed children’s outcomes into investment decision-making, moving them from a moral concern to a recognised financial consideration. Acting as a central coordinating “backbone”, you will bring together investors, policymakers and partners to drive system-level change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the strategy, theory of change and delivery roadmap for the Lab
• Building and coordinating a high-impact cross-sector coalition
• Managing programme budgets, governance, risks and reporting
• Producing practical outputs such as investor frameworks, policy papers and insights
• Influencing policy and supporting an enabling environment for impact investment
• Driving partnerships, fundraising and stakeholder engagement
• Contributing to organisational leadership as part of the senior management team

About you

You are a strategic and collaborative leader with experience operating across complex environments and multiple stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Proven ability to design and deliver ambitious strategies with system-wide impact
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, including at senior levels
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence in public speaking and stakeholder engagement
• Experience working with or alongside capital markets, investment or policy environments
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• A passion for using finance as a force for positive societal change

Experience in impact investing or children-focused policy is beneficial but not essential.

About the organisation

This independent, purpose-driven organisation works to transform capital markets to support a fairer, greener and more resilient future. Through collaborative programmes, research and partnerships, it mobilises private capital to address pressing societal challenges.

The organisation is values-led, ambitious and collaborative, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Flexible working is supported, and applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those underrepresented in finance and policy.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:
Programme Director, Impact Investment Manager, Policy & Partnerships Lead, Strategy Lead, Head of Programmes, Investment Director, Social Impact Lead, Senior Project Director.

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is looking to appoint a Communications Manager to grow our profile and increase the impact of our work to create sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone. At a pivotal time for planning and placemaking in the UK, this new role is an exciting opportunity to lead the development and implementation of a communications strategy for one of the UK’s leading campaigning charities as it enters a new chapter.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Lead the development and implementation of communications across all of the TCPA’s areas of work to support the delivery of the Association’s Five year Strategy. Working closely with the Chief Executive and the management team, the Communications Manager will develop new strategies to raise the profile of the organisation and increase the reach and impact of the TCPA’s projects, campaigns and activities.
• Manage and deliver the TCPA’s day to day communications activity, working with the team to expand our audiences, and shape the TCPA’s approach to communications to enhance the organisation’s work.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and proven experience of delivering diverse and effective communications strategies. The role will lead and deliver the TCPA’s Communications Strategy, embedding high quality communications across the work of our small and committed team. 

We believe that change for people affected by ME won't just happen; it must be made. That's why action and impact are at the heart of everything we do. Whether that's helping people today with support, information, or care. Or working towards securing future change through our research and campaigning work. The intent of everything we do is to pursue positive impact for the lives, rights, and futures of people affected by ME.

As Communications Manager you will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic, impactful communications that advance Action for ME’s work, improve understanding and recognition of ME and support fundraising efforts

The Communications Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the communications strategy, leading a team of two other communications staff. You will work closely with colleagues across the fundraising, policy, research and services departments, delivering clear and compelling storytelling, and maximising visibility across media, digital platforms and key stakeholder networks.

Key duties

Leadership and Management

• Work to ensure that people with ME are at the heart of everything we do through meaningful engagement and participation to influence all aspects of communications and marketing.

• Contribute to the development of, and then lead implementation of, the Communications Strategy, ensuring the appropriate involvement of key stakeholders, scoping, evaluating, and improving our practice.

• Maintain a data-insight led approach to the communications work providing regular management information and key performance indicator reports.

• Work as a member of the Extended Leadership Team.

• Line manage Communications Team members, supporting them to set and achieve performance objectives through regular one-to-ones and 12-monthly appraisals.

• Be responsible for Communications budget and the relationship with services providers required for the production of the charity’s digital and printed information and support resources.

Communications and Marketing

• Raise the profile of the impact of ME, and of Action for ME and its work, to enable the organisation to reach more people and better support need, by establishing a regular cadence of appropriate but innovative product across all main social media channels.

• Ensure fundraising is supported by embedding clear calls to action around donations and membership growth as a matter of course.

• Under the direction of the Director of Fundraising, develop all website, press and social media content for charity appeals.

• Market the charity’s Support and Healthcare services, including key digital and printed information and support resources, to the ME community and the professionals working with them, working closely with respective service leads.

• Contribute to income generation by working closely with the Director of Fundraising to develop the communication and marketing materials needed to implement the organisation’s Fundraising Strategy.

• Coordinate the charity’s response to any crisis communications, including developing appropriate crisis management plans and working outside of office hours as required.

• Establish effective systems/processes for gathering, supporting, maintaining, and managing case studies for a range of purposes (including press and media opportunities, public affairs and policy work, and fundraising).

• Draft and issue press releases and media statements and ensure appropriate follow-up by telephoning journalists, contacting picture desks etc. as appropriate.

• Alongside the CEO and any commissioned agency, develop relationships with key press, media and communications stakeholders to enhance the charity’s work.

• Oversee the production of the annual report, on budget, to schedule, taking overall editorial responsibility for content.

• Oversee the ongoing development of our digital engagement including our website and social media and being the point of contact on website issues.

• Fulfil the role of brand gateway keeper, ensuring all digital and printed communications, including information and support resources, adhere to brand guidelines, house style and organisational tone.

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and oversight of how ME and related key issues (e.g. Long Covid) are discussed in the media and wider ME community.

• Build networks to enhance the charity’s strategic communications and marketing work.

• Build and maintain an effective social media monitoring regime, ensuring fit for purpose rules of engagement are in place and applied consistently.

Other Key Accountabilities 

• Ensure that all relevant service standards are met including compliance with best practice, legal and regulatory frameworks and internal standards.

• Ensure best value in all our work.

• Undertake any other duty within your ability and within reason, as may be required, from time-to-time, at the discretion of your line manager.

• On occasions, provide management support and cover within the organisation, as needed.

• Act as an advocate for the charity and its work.

Person specification

Experience, Knowledge and Understanding 

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a communications management role

• Experience of developing integrated, insight and audience-led communications plans including social media

• Experience of website and brand management

• Experience of delivering successful campaigns

• Experience of engaging with press and/or media including writing press releases and media briefings

• Experience of working collaboratively with different teams/departments

• Experience of working in charity communications (desirable)

• An understanding of ME and the impact on people affected by it (desirable)

• Experience of integrating fundraising with communications (desirable)

Skills, Behaviours and Values

• Adaptable and highly organised with an ability to work methodically, managing and prioritising a varied workload, use your own initiative, work independently, and work well in a team.

• Strong MS Office skills including the ability to use Word, Excel, databases and web-related programmes and software.

The Data, Evaluation and Learning team enables Impact on Urban Health to embed learning at the heart of its work, ensuring evidence is used to drive impact in Lambeth and Southwark and to advance understanding of urban health.
The Head of Data & Evaluation leads Impact on Urban Health’s approach to data, research, and evaluation, ensuring high-quality, equitable evidence informs what we fund, how we work, and how we understand impact. The role leads a specialist team, sets standards, and oversees the organisation’s core evidence base, helping ensure Impact on Urban Health is a credible and trusted source of insight on urban health.
The postholder will also provide expert input to other parts of the Foundation where relevant.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead on ensuring data and evaluation are embedded across our work, developing and overseeing the cycle from data and evidence inputs through to analysis and evaluation insights that inform decisions.
• Set the strategic direction for a programme of mixed-methods research, data analysis, and evaluation – that builds on existing evidence, helps us understand needs and impact, and that is equitable and proportionate.
• Design and oversee data and evaluation plans that generate insight for internal decision-making and external influencing, working with senior leaders across Impact on Urban Health.
• Lead Impact on Urban Health’s approach to evaluation, embedding evaluation and learning into delivery alongside programme and partner teams, and shaping how the organisation understands impact across complex and place-based work.
• Oversee the development of priority quantitative and qualitative research and data outputs, articulating Impact on Urban Health’s perspective on the state of urban health locally and beyond.
• Set and uphold standards for data and evaluation, defining expectations for how funded work is evaluated, reported, and used, and ensuring intellectual honesty about the strength and limits of evidence.
• Work closely with the Head of Learning and internal stakeholders to ensure evidence informs organisational priorities and investment decisions.
• Oversee the commissioning and delivery of priority research and evaluation, ensuring projects are tightly scoped, proportionate, and aligned with strategic decisions.
• Lead strategic partnerships, health outcomes analysis, and evidence triangulation, ensuring data, research, evaluation, and lived experience are brought together to understand progress on health equity.
• Implement the Data, Evidence & Learning strategy alongside other Heads in the team.
• Maintain and develop personal expertise in urban health evidence.
• Line management and development support of Evaluation & Learning Manager post(s) and the Data & Research Manager.
• Develop and oversee plans to deliver data, research and evaluation objectives.
• Provide thought leadership in urban health evidence, including (e.g.) blogs and speaking at events.
• Champion a culture of learning, reflection and evidence-informed decision-making.
• Provide expert support to other parts of the Foundation where appropriate.
• Deputise for the Director of Data, Evaluation and Learning where required.
• Undertake other responsibilities appropriate to the role.

Role responsibilities are not exhaustive, and you would be reasonably expected to take on wider 
tasks that are commensurate with the level of your role.

Skills, abilities, and attributes:

• Strong expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods, including adapting approaches to different contexts.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior internal leaders and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex findings clearly and persuasively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery
• Confidence in constructive challenge, including questioning assumptions and the status quo.
• Collaborative team-player and leader, able to work effectively across disciplines and functions.
• Strong commitment to responsible, ethical, and equitable data and evaluation practice.

Knowledge, experience, and qualifications:

• Extensive experience leading social research and evaluation in a social sector context (essential)
• Experience of turning complex evidence into clear, influential insights and recommendations (essential)
• Experience of accessing, assessing, and synthesising secondary research and evidence sources to inform strategy and decision-making (essential)
• Experience of leading processes using evidence to inform changes to strategy, funding, or intervention delivery (essential)
• Experience of influencing policy and practice through evidence, and evaluation of influencing work (essential)
• Experience of leading and managing complex projects, including planning, prioritisation, and delivery (essential)
• Experience of commissioning and managing external research, evaluation, or analysis partners (essential)
• Experience of line management, supporting performance, development, and delivery (essential)
• Knowledge of urban health, health inequalities, or the social determinants of health (desirable)
• High levels of quantitative data literacy, including experience of quantitative analysis, knowledge and use of public health datasets, and working knowledge of complex data visualisation using tools such as Tableau or similar (desirable)
• Understanding of systems change and/or place-based approaches to intervention and evaluation, e.g. collective impact approaches (desirable)
• Experience of community-based or participatory research approaches (desirable)
• Evidence of thought leadership in data or evidence, such as publications, presentations, or sector engagement (desirable)

Benefits: 

• Contributory pension
• Annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. 
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. 
• Shower facilities and bike lock area. 
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme

Location: Remote (based in Scotland with regular travel across Scotland and the North of England, plus travel for biannual team days in London and departmental team meetings in various locations)

Hours of work: 21-28 hours a week (3-4 days)

Salary: £28,665 - £31,965 pro rata (£17,199 - £19,179 or £22,932 - £25,572 actual)

Contract type: Permanent

Why work for Kids Matter?

• Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
• Remote working contribution – receive £26/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
• Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
• Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.

About us

Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities. Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.

Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.

We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.

About the role

The National Partnership Manager role involves:

• Driving expansion across Scotland and the rest of the UK by identifying, engaging, and securing new church partners and networks.
• Working closely as part of the engagement team, to build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners, contributing to national growth targets and KPIs.
• Attending and representing Kids Matter at events through public speaking, exhibitions, and partnership engagement.

About you

Are you confident in pioneering new projects? Do you have strong networking skills? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?

Then we would love to hear from you!

Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process

How to Apply

You can apply for the National Partnership Manager position by completing a copy of our online application form.

The deadline for applications is 13th July at 9am. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.

We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.

If you have any questions, please refer to our recruitment FAQs document. If you would like any application and interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please contact Katie Washington (HR & Systems Manager).