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Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:

• Empowering Women & Girls
• Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
• Climate & the Environment
• Economic Empowerment
• Supporting Stronger Societies

We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then take a look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!

About the Role

Are you someone who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world? Can you bring knowledge and creativity in designing innovative and effective peacebuilding programmes?

We are looking for someone to support our programmes and institutional fundraising with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about addressing the root causes of and inequalities caused by conflict. You will be someone passionate about the work Cord does and who can bring technical institutional funding expertise alongside peacebuilding knowledge to our small and committed team.

In this role you will lead the development of new programmes and institutional funding bids in line with Cord’s peacebuilding approach and 5 main programme areas. You will manage proposal submissions to Cord's key donors such as the EU, US State Department, GIZ, SDC, UN Peacebuilding Fund etc. You will be working closely with country teams to design and write proposals based on strong project designs developed in partnership with our local partners.

The role will also operate at a strategic level by managing Cord’s relationships with key donors and shaping how Cord communicates about its programmes and the added-value that Cord brings.

If you like what you read and are passionate about real and lasting change, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

Application Instructions

To apply please send you CV and a covering letter that explains your interest in Cord and the role, and details how you fulfil the requirements of the role.  

Please note:  Funding for this position is contingent upon the successful award of external funding that is currently in process and expected to be finalised in Autumn 2025. Whilst the recruitment selection process will run concurrently, the official appointment of this role will take place after funding is officially secured.

This is a UK based remote role and applicants must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to travel to Coventry for team meetings. 

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our busy team at LimeCulture.

The Head of Safer Cultures (Sport) is a senior leadership role within the organisation, responsible for driving high-impact safer cultures and safeguarding strategies and projects across a range of sectors, with a primary focus on Sport. This role requires a highly experienced professional who has led cultural change and safeguarding work at a strategic level, is confident working at executive and board levels, and brings a strong understanding of how safeguarding principles apply across different organisational cultures.

The postholder will play a key role in leading consultancy projects, influencing strategic cultural change and safeguarding decisions, and contributing to the development of content and resources

This is a full-time role and is primarily home-based with some planned travel and so candidates can be based anywhere in the country. 

We are thrilled to be working with an awesome charity who are looking for an Interim Head of Philanthropy to join their team for an initial 6-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a philanthropy team that is going from strength to strength, with significant corporate partners and a growing major donor programme.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to grow and diversify philanthropy income, delivering an ambitious growth plan across trusts and foundations, major donors, and corporate partnerships.

• Strengthen existing relationships to deepen engagement and secure increased support, while proactively driving new business and developing robust pipelines for long-term sustainability and impact.

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of philanthropy and corporate partnerships strategies, focusing on securing and sustaining six and seven-figure donations.

• Identify, research, and secure new income sources from trusts, philanthropists, and corporates, building and stewarding relationships for long-term benefit.

• Manage and grow an active portfolio of current and prospective donors, implementing tailored cultivation and stewardship plans to maximise lifetime value.

• Develop compelling cases for support and high-impact propositions that inspire, attract, and retain major supporters.

• Prepare and deliver persuasive proposals and pitches to win new corporate partnerships, developing the organisation's offer across CSR, CRM, employee engagement, payroll giving, and other models.

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of corporate opportunities through strategic prospecting, creative cultivation, and partnership development.

• Oversee a programme of special events to cultivate and engage high-value supporters and prospects.

• Lead the prospect research function, ensuring a robust pipeline of opportunities, comprehensive due diligence, and compliance with ethical standards.

• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, supported by legal advice, to protect the organisation’s interests and ensure clear commitments.

• Lead and own philanthropy business planning, budgeting, and reporting processes — monitoring performance, evaluating impact, and refining approaches as needed.

• Champion best practice and compliance, ensuring all activity meets legal and regulatory requirements including GDPR.

• Provide inclusive, values-driven leadership to the Philanthropy team — promoting excellence, innovation, and a collaborative, supportive culture.

• Recruit, develop, and retain talent in line with the organisation’s people policies and commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

• Embed the organisation’s values and strong commitment to EDI across all philanthropy and corporate partnership activity.

• Foster a culture of philanthropic success across the organisation, working closely with Trustees, the CEO, and senior leaders to maximise networks and relationship management.

• Act as a proactive member of the Senior Management Team, collaborating across directorates to drive innovation, solve challenges, and deliver shared goals.

• Work collaboratively across teams to create integrated delivery plans that maximise efficiency, alignment, and impact.

• Support the Director on organisational strategy, Board and committee papers, and risk management.

• Maintain positive, supportive relationships with colleagues across the organisation, championing a service-user-centred approach in all fundraising activity.

• Ensure the confidentiality, security, and ethical use of information in line with the organisation’s policies.

• Contribute to sustainable working practices and reduce the environmental impact of the organisation’s activities.

• Undertake continuing professional development to maintain expertise and support the organisation’s evolving needs.

• Actively participate in performance management, regular supervision, and development planning.

Person Specifications

• Significant proven experience in major donor and trust fundraising, with a track record of securing and growing six and seven-figure gifts.

• Demonstrable success in developing and securing strategic corporate partnerships to deliver substantial income.

• Strong experience writing compelling, audience-focused proposals and communications.

• Proven ability to build and sustain high-value supporter relationships.

• Experience developing corporate propositions that meet partner CSR objectives and the organisation’s strategic goals.

• Contract development and management experience.

• Confident budget management and financial planning skills.

• Experience leading teams and managing complex internal and external stakeholder relationships.

• Deep knowledge of major donor, trust, and corporate fundraising principles and best practice.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including confident delivery of presentations and pitches.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines.

• Analytical thinking and the ability to assess opportunities, including understanding risk and return on investment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, credibility, and the ability to influence at senior level.

• Creativity and strategic thinking to develop supporter-centric propositions and partnerships.

• Experience and confidence in prospect research and new business development.

• An enthusiastic, positive, and collaborative approach.

What’s on Offer:

• £249.01 per day + £37.35 daily holiday pay (£286.36 total PAYE) Outside London
• £260.87 per day + £39.13 daily holiday pay (£300.00 total PAYE) Inside London
• Full-time opportunity, 0.8 considered
• A flexible working set up, hybrid working, travel to London for SLT meetings and Donor meetings. 

How to Apply: To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.

To avoid any potential delays or your application being missed, please apply solely via the 'Apply Now' button via our website.

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join the friendly, dynamic, multi-disciplinary team at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) as our new Policy Manager. This is a key role within the CSA Centre, central to our ambition to raise awareness of the true scale and nature of sexual abuse and to drive evidence-informed improvements in policy and practice.

About the role:

The CSA Centre aims to reduce the impact of child sexual abuse through improved prevention and better response, and our work in influencing and shaping policy at local, regional and national level is key to that mission.

As our Policy Manager, you will play an important role in developing and delivering the CSA Centre's policy influencing activities over the immediate and longer term, helping us to ensure that our evidence, learning and resources have the widest possible reach and impact at both local and national level.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with the CSA Centre's Senior Management Team and our multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team, enabling you to draw on expertise from a wide range of different professional backgrounds, and with colleagues from across Government and key stakeholder groups.

We are looking for a motivated person with strong skills and experience in policy roles, and the ability to manage an extensive and varied workload to deliver multiple objectives. Policy activity at the CSA Centre is extremely diverse; in any given week you might find yourself joining (or in many cases leading) discussions with other leading charities to agree a joint influencing plan for new government legislation, meeting with senior civil servants to discuss proposed changes to legislation or guidance, working with the Senior Management Team to develop new policy positions on emerging areas of concern, linking up with our specialist practice improvement advisers or research and evaluation team to consider the policy implications of new CSA Centre initiatives… No two days are the same!

As Policy Manager at the CSA Centre you will play a key role in tackling child sexual abuse, alongside the work of our colleagues across practice, research, communications and training. This is important work - the CSA Centre conservatively estimates that one in ten children will experience some form of child sexual abuse before age of 16, and our ambitious programme seeks to improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of professionals (social workers, teachers, social workers, nurses etc.) in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse. We have already made great progress, but there is much more to be done – and we need your help to do it!

This role is currently funded until 31 March 2026, in line with the current grant funding arrangements for the CSA Centre. This will be reviewed in late 2025, as future funding for the CSA Centre from 2026/27 onwards is clarified.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently until March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31.03.26.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Position: Consultant/Consultancy – Responsible Disengagement Guidance
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Consultancy Period: 1 September – 21 November 2025
Application Deadline: 8am GMT, Monday 4 August 2025

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is a ground-breaking alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations working together to improve the lives of workers in international supply chains. ETI’s vision is of a world of work that protects human rights, ensures dignity for all, provides opportunity and is free of exploitation and abuse.

We are seeking an experienced consultant (or consultancy) to develop a practical technical guidance document for brands on responsible disengagement and engagement. This will support responsible business conduct in sourcing decisions and contribute to better human rights outcomes in supply chains.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The consultant will develop a guidance document that helps companies navigate responsible disengagement (including order reduction and exit strategies) and engagement within global sourcing strategies. The document will be practical and accessible to both commercial/buying teams and ethical trade/human rights professionals. It will align with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and ETI’s frameworks on responsible purchasing, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and just transitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a benchmarking exercise on existing frameworks and identify remaining gaps.
• Develop a 20–30 page technical guidance for brands, with case studies and examples of good practice.
• Incorporate considerations such as climate-related sourcing shifts, geopolitical change (e.g. tariffs), and responsible purchasing practice requirements.
• Lead two consultation workshops with ETI stakeholders and brand members.
• Finalise and present the guidance following feedback and stakeholder input.

Essential Skills and Experience

• In-depth understanding of responsible sourcing, with experience in the garment and footwear sectors.
• Proven ability to develop clear, practical tools or guidance documents for business use.
• Strong analytical, research, and writing skills—able to translate complex concepts into plain language.
• Experience facilitating consultation workshops and engaging diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage short-term consultancy assignments with high-quality outputs.

Contract Details

• Type: Consultancy contract
• Duration: 1 September – 21 November 2025
• Budget: Up to £19,500 (inclusive of VAT if applicable)

Please note: Interviews will be held on 13 August 2025. Kindly keep this date available.

About The Role
About Alzheimer's Society - who are we and what’s our mission?
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
About the opportunity
It’s an exciting time to join Regional Engagement. We’re a growing team with big ambitions over the next five years. Success in your role will enable the Alzheimer’s Society to campaign for change, fund research to find a cure, and support people living with dementia today.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Regional Fundraiser to join our rewarding and growing team. This is an exciting role, which would suit someone looking to build and develop their relationship fundraising or broaden their sector experience in a major national charity.
From multi-year partnerships and supporters, right through to managing volunteers and raising awareness in our communities, the team you join is talented, fast-paced and on a mission to create a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.  The successful candidate will be able to deliver first-class relationship and account management, maximising retention as well as driving opportunities to secure new income within Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Black Country (from prospecting through to pitch development and delivery).
Our team have a wealth of experience and skills to support you, and being a team player is essential. Recruiting, managing, and appreciating the value of our supporters and volunteers is essential. You need to inspire and motivate them to develop lifelong support.
This is a home-based role with regular travel required across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and the Black Country to engage with supporters. You may also be expected to attend occasional internal meetings at various locations across the UK, including our flagship offices in London, Birmingham, Warrington, and Belfast.
Please note that if you live outside the core area (Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and the Black Country), you will be responsible for covering your own travel expenses and time.
Applicants must reside in the UK and have the appropriate right-to-work documentation to be eligible for employment.
About you

- Experience in relationship and community fundraising or ability to demonstrate transferrable skills.
- Good understanding of budgeting and financial management
- Experience in identifying and acquiring new business opportunities.
- Experience in delivering excellent supporter stewardship and/or customer care.
- Able to analyse data and information to make decisions.
- Proven track record in achieving financial and non-financial targets.
- Ability to work remotely and independently and travel across an extensive patch.

Person Specification:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with diverse stakeholders.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant IT tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively and prioritise workloads effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional organisational abilities with great attention to detail.
- A passionate advocate for the Alzheimer’s Society, with a strong commitment to making a difference.
- A self-starter with a high level of motivation and resilience.

Regional Fundraiser – Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Black Country
Closing Date: 4th July 
Interviews: 8th August 
Location: This is a home-based role, covering the following regions: Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Black Country

The role:

We’re recruiting for a passionate and proactive Audience Growth Officer to play a key role in expanding our global movement by supporting the implementation of grassroots engagement activities, focusing on connecting with new audiences, particularly young people and members of faith-based communities. Working closely with our Global Audience Growth team, you will help deliver campaigns and engagement activities to support grassroots engagement and attract new supporters and volunteers for our National Affiliates.

From planning to delivery, this is a hands-on, collaborative role, you’ll be liaising with our international family of National Affiliates, our Global Youth Ambassadors and teams across Mary’s Meals International to support the delivery of engagement activities and campaigns.

You will:

· Support delivery of engagement strategies focused on youth, volunteers, and faith-based communities.

· Build strong relationships with our inspiring Global Youth Ambassadors.

· Plan and deliver projects and campaigns that raise awareness and attract new supporters.

· Work with our team in Medjugorje to help bring our annual strategy to life.

· Help coordinate Mary’s Meals’ presence at global faith-based events

· Assist with research, communications and reporting to help measure success and keep us learning and improving.

· Collaborate across teams to keep grassroots work aligned with global audience growth goals.

What you’ll bring:

· Great communication skills, both written and verbal.  

· Proven experience of working in youth engagement and grassroots fundraising, including event management.

· Experience of engaging with volunteers and building strong relationships.

· Great organisational skills, with the ability to juggle priorities with care.

· Creativity, with a solutions orientated approach.

· Self-motivated with strong time management skills, able to manage deadlines and juggle priorities with care.

· A passion for our work with a strong commitment to Mary’s Meals values, mission and vision. 

· Cultural sensitivity, with the ability to connect with people from all walks of life.

About us:

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in their place of education. We are currently reaching over 2.6 million children every school day, across 16 countries.

We are a values driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding and is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work. We expect all the Mary's Meals family to share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve. Our safe recruitment practices ensure that only those that are committed to our high standards join our movement.

Additional Information:

This role may require travel to locations where Mary’s Meals operates, and you will be required to register with the Protected Vulnerable Group Scheme or local equivalent before undertaking your role.

Salary advertised is for UK based candidates, our salary philosophy ensures consistency across locations where Mary’s Meals operates (UK, Malawi, Zambia, Liberia, Kenya, Spain, Italy, Canada and Ireland), please reach out for more information about salaries in other locations. We welcome applications from the above locations.

Position: Consultant/Consultancy – Responsible Disengagement Guidance
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Consultancy Period: 1 September – 21 November 2025
Application Deadline: 8am GMT, Monday 4 August 2025

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is a ground-breaking alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations working together to improve the lives of workers in international supply chains. ETI’s vision is of a world of work that protects human rights, ensures dignity for all, provides opportunity and is free of exploitation and abuse.

We are seeking an experienced consultant (or consultancy) to develop a practical technical guidance document for brands on responsible disengagement and engagement. This will support responsible business conduct in sourcing decisions and contribute to better human rights outcomes in supply chains.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The consultant will develop a guidance document that helps companies navigate responsible disengagement (including order reduction and exit strategies) and engagement within global sourcing strategies. The document will be practical and accessible to both commercial/buying teams and ethical trade/human rights professionals. It will align with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and ETI’s frameworks on responsible purchasing, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and just transitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a benchmarking exercise on existing frameworks and identify remaining gaps.
• Develop a 20–30 page technical guidance for brands, with case studies and examples of good practice.
• Incorporate considerations such as climate-related sourcing shifts, geopolitical change (e.g. tariffs), and responsible purchasing practice requirements.
• Lead two consultation workshops with ETI stakeholders and brand members.
• Finalise and present the guidance following feedback and stakeholder input.

Essential Skills and Experience

• In-depth understanding of responsible sourcing, with experience in the garment and footwear sectors.
• Proven ability to develop clear, practical tools or guidance documents for business use.
• Strong analytical, research, and writing skills—able to translate complex concepts into plain language.
• Experience facilitating consultation workshops and engaging diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage short-term consultancy assignments with high-quality outputs.

Contract Details

• Type: Consultancy contract
• Duration: 1 September – 21 November 2025
• Budget: Up to £19,500 (inclusive of VAT if applicable)

Please note: Interviews will be held on 13 August 2025. Kindly keep this date available.

If you are imaginative, entrepreneurial, and able to persuade people and organisations to support one of the most important causes in the UK today, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. This is an outstanding opportunity to build your professional brand in a transformed organisation with ambitious plans for the future. 

To apply, please submit your CV on Charity Jobs describing your achievements to date in your career and email a short PowerPoint presentation (no more than 10 slides) outlining your motivation and experience to take on this role, to Holly Bell. Please also give Holly details of your earliest possible start date. 

Digital and Marketing Manager (Strategy) 

Reports to: Director of Advocacy and Influence 

Manages: Content Specialist 

Salary: £43-48K 

Location: Remote working in the UK, with travel required to our London office for meetings and for events, as required. Must have the right to work in the UK. 

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week. We promote and encourage flexible working all types, in line with our flexible working policy 

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave per annum; additional three days’ closure over Christmas; employer pension contribution 6-8%, employee matching contribution min 2%; Employee Assistance Programme; we fund and encourage Continuing Professional Development. 

Application Deadline: Monday 4 August 23:59. 

About Us:  

Population Matters is a growing UK charity with a global remit. We are a dedicated small organisation of individuals who has big ambitions. We adopt a can-do approach and belief to implementing our vision - a world in which our human population lives fairly and sustainably with nature and each other.

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Manage all digital channels, encompassing website, email and social media, including delivery of strategy targets. 

• Working alongside the fundraising team, drive measurable supporter acquisition, engagement and retention activity across digital platforms, employing a test and learn approach and scaling for optimisation.

• Drawing on your digital and marketing strategic knowledge work with the Content Specialist and Fundraising team and others, to inform and manage the creation of online and offline communications assets, including idea generation, writing, editing, proof-reading, fact-checking, and basic design to strengthen our influence among strategic audiences and media. 

• Monitor digital and marketing trends and industry standards to ensure best practice and advise on new digital initiatives and innovation. 

• Ensure adherence to Population Matter’s digital and social media security measures. 

• Management of digital and marketing budget. 

For the full person spec and duties and responsbilities please refer to the attachement below.

To apply: Please share your CV (no more than 2 pages) and your response to the following question: Please provide: ‘An example of a multi-platform digital and marketing strategy you led on. Please include: What made it effective? Which platforms did you use and with which methods? How did you use audience insights to inform your digital strategy? What would you have done differently?’ (max 800 words)

Interviews: First round of interviews will be held on 13th August 2025 and second round week beginning 18th August 2025. 

Salary: £40,000 – £42,000 per year

Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract, Full-time (open to 0.8)

Location: Remote (must be based in the UK)

Closing date: Thursday 24^th July 2025

Benefits: Flexible working, 25 days annual leave bank holidays (pro rata), wellbeing support, opportunity to work in a global federation

We have a great opportunity for a Trusts and Foundations Officer working the fantastic SOS Children’s Villages UK, reporting to the Senior Programme Funding Manager. This is an exciting role for someone looking to deepen their experience in international development fundraising, gain exposure to global programmes, and work in a values-driven, flexible environment.

As part of this role, you will manage and grow a portfolio of small to medium trusts and foundations (up to £50,000), write compelling applications, and build strong donor relationships. You’ll also support the wider Programme Funding Team on larger bids, gaining valuable experience with institutional funders and international programme teams.

 To be successful as the Trusts and Foundations Officer you will need:

• Experience in fundraising or income generation, with a track record of securing funds from trusts and foundations
• Excellent written communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong research skills, and the ability to distil complex information

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Heather and please quote the reference 2659HB

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency. We use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector — you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

About Charity Right

We are a focused and passionate international food charity on a mission to free people from the devastating effects of hunger. Since our founding, we have provided over 40 million meals across 7 countries, serving those who need it most with dignity and care.

Our Mission

We believe that no child should go to school hungry. Our single-cause focus allows us to be exceptionally effective at what we do best: providing nutritious school meals that keep children in classrooms and give them the opportunity to break free from poverty through education.

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Fundraising & Events to lead the development and growth of a high-performing department focused on generating income through national and international challenge events and corporate partnerships. 
 
This is a senior leadership role with full responsibility for designing the fundraising and events strategy, building the structure and team to deliver it, and ensuring scalable, sustainable growth. You will shape the long-term direction of the department, ensure the right people and processes are in place, and play a key role in supporting the organisation’s broader income generation goals — including supporting the CEO with major donor stewardship. 
 
While the department’s primary focus is income growth through challenge events and corporate partnerships, the role also includes oversight of a small number of legacy community events and relationships ensuring continuity and reputational stewardship. 
 

Key Responsibilities: 

Strategic Leadership & Department Building 

• Develop and lead the overall strategy for the Fundraising & Events department in line with the organisation’s income growth objectives. 
• Design and build a departmental structure capable of delivering scalable fundraising through events and partnerships. 
• Recruit, lead, and manage a high-performing team, ensuring clarity of roles, effective delegation, and strong performance management. 
• Establish systems, workflows, and processes that support growth, quality, and consistency across all fundraising activity. 
• Set and monitor departmental KPIs, targets, and budgets, reporting regularly to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team.

Challenge Events Programme 

• Oversee the strategic growth and diversification of the organisation’s challenge events portfolio, building on successful formats and expanding into new areas. 
• Provide leadership and oversight of event planning, delivery, and evaluation — ensuring the team has the tools and capabilities to execute effectively. 
• Identify and guide strategic partnerships with external groups and communities that can support participant growth and event reach. 

Corporate Fundraising 

• Design and implement a new corporate fundraising strategy
• Lead the identification and prioritisation of strategic corporate opportunities. 
• Guide the creation of partnership models, engagement materials, and stewardship plans, supporting the team in execution. 
• Develop the necessary infrastructure (e.g. pipeline management, prospecting systems) for long-term corporate fundraising success. 

Major Donor Support 

• Act as a senior partner to the CEO in managing and stewarding major donors. 
• Ensure the department provides the research, briefing, and coordination required to support a best-in-class major donor experience. 

Legacy Community Fundraising 

• Provide oversight and continuity for a limited number of legacy community events, ensuring they are delivered with appropriate resource and quality. 
• Work with the Fundraising & Events Manager to assess the future viability of these events and how they may integrate with or exit from the broader fundraising strategy. 
• Maintain key relationships with mosque and school partners to preserve goodwill and support transitional planning. 

Team Leadership 

• Line manage the Fundraising & Events Manager, providing coaching, strategic direction, and performance support. 
• Ensure the team structure remains fit for purpose as event formats, income goals, and capacity evolve. 
• Delegate operational oversight of individual events and activities while maintaining accountability for departmental outcomes. 

Cross-Organisational Leadership 

• Represent fundraising and events at the senior leadership level, contributing to organisational strategy and decision-making. 
• Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across teams. 
• Uphold high standards of integrity, professionalism, and alignment with the charity’s values and mission. 

Essential Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in a senior fundraising or income generation role, including designing and delivering strategy at a departmental level.
• Strong track record of building and leading high-performing teams. 
• Experience growing and managing challenge events or mass participation programmes, either directly or through team leadership. 
• Proven ability to develop income streams, including events and corporate fundraising, from inception to sustainability. 
• Commercially minded, with strong strategic planning and budget management skills. 
• Excellent relationship-building skills and comfort engaging at senior/executive levels. 
• High levels of initiative, resilience, and the ability to lead in a remote-first environment. 

Desirable 

• Experience supporting major donor programmes or working in close partnership with a CEO or Director-level fundraiser. 
• Familiarity with charity CRMs and performance reporting tools. 
• Experience working within a faith-informed or values-driven organisation. 

Working Culture: 
We are a remote-first organisation. This role offers flexibility in working hours and location, with occasional UK travel required for key events and team meetings. You’ll be part of a purpose-driven leadership team committed to creativity, integrity, and delivering real-world impact.

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time 
Location: Remote Working
Reports to: CEO
Salary: £48,000 – £54,000, dependent on experience

We are recruiting a Suicide Prevention Officer to facilitate the development, sale and delivery of high quality and impactful training and education programmes, upskilling individuals and organisations in how to prevent suicide.

What you will do:

Facilitate in-person and online training sessions, ensuring interactive and impactful learning experiences.

Develop and promote PAPYRUS’s training offer, tailoring to stakeholder needs and securing sales.

Build relationships and partnerships to expand our reach and influence.

Support the creation of e-learning and digital training resources.

Prepare stakeholders for, and debrief them after, suicide interventions.

Stay informed of best practice and national strategy, contribute to campaigns, and represent PAPYRUS in the media and at events.

Champion safeguarding, health and safety, and equality across all activity.

To be successful in this role you will have:

A degree or professional qualification in a relevant field such as Education, Counselling, Training, Psychology, Community Development or Youth Work.

A recognised training qualification or willingness to work towards one.

Experience in delivering and developing training programmes and community-based projects.

Ability to manage sensitive conversations and facilitate learning in emotionally complex areas.

Strong relationship-building, presentation and time management skills.

Professional curiosity, resilience, and a commitment to safeguarding.

Confidence in working independently and remotely, with ability to travel as required.

Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.

Salary: £30,559 per annum (Scale SCP 18), progressing by increments to £33,366 per annum (Scale SCP 23)

Hours: 36 hours per week  Location: Home-based to cover London primarily, alongside wider South and East England Area.

Contract: Fixed term contract to March 2027

Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership, enhanced sick pay and enhanced parental pay. Please visit our website for more details.

Closing date: Sunday 10th August

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

Are you an experienced administrator looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work as part of a small, supportive team of colleagues who are all committed to the Humanimal Trust Vision? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! 

Job Description: Administrative Assistant 

Hours:

20 hours per week – Working days subject to discussion at interview.

Salary:

£26,000 (pro rata £13,000)

Reports to:

Administration and Finance Manager

Location:

The role is a remote, work from home position, however the post holder will be required to work flexibly as there will be occasional travel to attend face to face meetings with colleagues within the UK.

Job Purpose

To provide administrative support to the team and maintain the Trust’s general administrative activities, with dedicated support to the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1) Assisting with updating and maintaining governance documents such as policies and procedures.

2) Scheduling meetings and coordinating calendars for members of the team when needed.

3) Monitoring the Trust’s shared mailbox email accounts: responding to requests from members of the public.

4) Dealing with incoming and outgoing correspondence.

5) Arranging travel and accommodation for team members, trustees and consultants when required.

6) Support the CEO with administration where required.

7) Support the Administration and Finance Manager with finance administration where required.

8) Maintaining fundraising and communication databases: Salesforce and Mailchimp.

9) Maintaining fundraising platforms such as Enthuse, JustGiving, Donr, Much Loved, Give and Gain etc.

10)  Supporting projects for fundraising and awareness campaigns or events.

11) Responding to fundraising enquiries and assisting with regular giving communications.

12)  Thanking donors (when appropriate) and supporting the donor journey.

13)  Ensuring supporter data is current and accurate on our CRM system (Salesforce).

14)  Gathering data and generating reports from Salesforce to support the Fundraising and Partnership Manager.

15)  Processing book orders and arranging shipment.

16)  Supporting the team with various internal audits.

17)  Supporting the Fundraising and Partnership Manager with admin relating to all aspects of fundraising.

Personal Development

1) Undertake training as required or considered appropriate for the role.

2) Actively participate in regular supervision sessions and team meetings.

3) Participate in Individual Performance Review and Personal Development plans, and undertake training and development as identified within these discussions and as indicated by the requirements of the post.

General

1) Maintain a professional and confidential approach to work at all times.

2) Work in line with Humanimal Trust policies, procedures, codes, and guidance, including in relation to health and safety, confidentiality, data protection and equal opportunities.

3) Actively promote the aims and principles of the Humanimal Trust and take part in any Humanimal Trust activities as directed.

4) Maintain the confidentiality of any information gained during employment with the Humanimal Trust at all times.

5) The post holder will be required to travel occasionally across the UK, therefore access to transport is required. The post holder will also need to be flexible in their approach to working from home or meeting in various locations as appropriate / required.

6) The post requires flexible working, which may include some evening and weekend work on occasion, with time off in lieu.

This job description may be subject to joint review from time to time between the post holder and Humanimal Trust.

Role Terms

· The position is part time.

· Holiday allowance is 25 days plus bank holidays pro rata, increasing in line with service annually to a maximum of 30 days pro rata, plus bank holidays.

· Probation period is 6 months.

Recruitment Process

Initial telephone screening calls will take place week commencing 18th August 2025.

Video call interviews will take place week commencing 25th August 2025.

In person interviews likely to take place week commencing 8th September 2025 depending on candidate location. 

Humanimal Trust’s Vision and Values

Our Vision:

We want a world where both humans and animals have better opportunities to benefit equitably from medical progress because vets, doctors and researchers routinely collaborate and share – this is One Medicine.

Our Values and attitudes

CONFIDENCE:

We are self-assured, clear and persuasive about what we believe and what we seek to achieve.

HOPE:

We believe better opportunities to benefit from medical progress for both humans and animals can be achieved; that belief inspires us to inspire others.

COLLABORATION:

We are open, inclusive and accessible; we discuss, we debate and we bring people together to share their knowledge.

AMBITION:

We are passionate and resolute in our commitment to better opportunities to benefit from medical progress for both humans and animals.