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The Events & Fundraising Manager will work at the heart of our public events programme, helping to organise fundraising walks and other events across London and the South East, and raising funds to support the provision of free legal advice. Our events include the London Legal Walk -- an annual event which raises over £1 million each year -- regional Legal Walk events, and other fundraising events such as the Great Legal Quiz and the Great Legal Bake. LLST also purchases places for third party events such as the London Marathon, Brighton Marathon, and Big Half. We also raise money through individual and corporate donations.
The Events & Fundraising Manager's principal role is to manage these events and promote our fundraising in support of free legal advice charities in London and the South East. Your main duties and responsibilities will include the following:
- Organising events
- Establishing and managing partnerships
- Managing staff and volunteers
- Marketing and communications
We are looking for a candidate with demonstratable and relevant experience working at a senior level in mass participation and third-party challenge events. The person will be organised with experience managing projects, budgets, partnerships with funders and key stakeholders, suppliers, volunteers and staff.
Please see the attached Recruitment Pack for a more information about LLST and a full job description.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter via the Charity Job website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Philanthropy Officer, you will be an organised and proactive fundraiser, adept at multi-tasking and working across a variety of projects to successfully support senior leaders. You will be keen to learn from senior fundraisers and implement exciting new approaches for the Sutton Trust, and bring strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
The philanthropy income team is a team of two, working closely with the Director of Development to secure and steward individual donors. As Philanthropy Officer, you will support both the Head of Philanthropy and Director of Development in their work with individual donors, including undertaking prospect research, writing briefings and compelling reports, coordinating meetings and donor visits, and maintaining accurate donor records.
The role sits in the Philanthropy team of the Development Department and is managed by the Head of Philanthropy. You will work closely with colleagues across both the Development Department and the wider organisation.
Main duties
New Business
- Undertake prospect research across the spectrum of philanthropic income in collaboration with the Head of Philanthropy - including identification, due diligence, qualification, and creating briefings and outreach plans
- Work with the Head of Philanthropy to identify and cultivate a prospect pool of potential donors, looking at lapsed supporters, current low-level donors, stakeholder network mapping through the Board and Trustees, as well as philanthropists with an active interest in education/social mobility
- Work with the Head of Philanthropy and other colleagues to implement, promote, and maintain a low-level online giving campaign, including transition of our online giving capabilities to the Trust's website, and automated stewardship activation
- Support the Head of Philanthropy to lead the Sutton Trust's approach to alumni fundraising - working collaboratively with the Alumni team in the Programmes directorate to develop and deliver a compelling alumni fundraising campaign
- Support the Head of Philanthropy to devise and implement a compelling legacy campaign, driving sustainable future philanthropic income
- Work with colleagues across the Development team to identify, qualify, cultivate and secure prospects, using resources effectively where there are links between corporates, individuals, and trusts & foundations
Stewardship and Cultivation
- Manage the Trust's online fundraising platforms, such as JustGiving and CAF, to enable smooth processes and a high-quality experience for donors, ensuring new and existing donors are appropriately thanked and have inclination to support in the future
- Be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of mid-level donors, providing excellent relationship management from cultivation to stewardship
- Be responsible for elements of the planning and delivery of meaningful engagement events for supporters of the Trust, supported by and working with the Head of Philanthropy and relevant colleagues
- Support the Director of Development and Head of Philanthropy to provide high-quality stewardship and management of the Development Board and Fellows
- Support the Head of Philanthropy to develop and deliver appropriate and high-quality stewardship journeys for segmented philanthropic giving, including producing compelling collateral, reporting, and communications that increase affinity and loyalty
- Be accountable for achieving individual agreed income targets, looking for opportunities to grow philanthropic income
- Support the Director of Development and Head of Philanthropy to ensure all record keeping and administration relating to philanthropic income is maintained, up-to-date, and processed in accordance with GDPR and Sutton Trust policies and procedures
Fundraising, Finance and Reporting
- Respond to queries from prospective and current donors in a warm, professional and timely manner, delivering high-quality stewardship and upholding the reputation of the Trust
- Support the Director of Development and Heads in the Development team to manage logistics of their roles - including support for booking meetings and travel, submitting expenses, and creating briefings
- Act as an ambassador for the Trust with external audiences, delivering presentations and providing expertise as required
- Work with colleagues to deliver impactful events to cultivate prospects and steward partners, with a focus on experience for individual supporters and prospects
- Work with colleagues across Development and Finance to ensure accurate forecasting, income tracking, and reporting for philanthropic income
- Ensure you appropriately follow policies and procedures on due diligence, Salesforce and data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting
- Stay up to date with philanthropy fundraising best practice and keep abreast of developments and opportunities within the wider fundraising space
- Other duties as necessary from time to time
Person Specification
Skills and experience:
- Experience building and managing relationships with individuals, ideally in a philanthropy team or other fundraising capacity, or in sales or other relevant professional capacity.
- Experience researching and prioritising information to drive decisions. Evidence of researching qualifying individuals, ideally to create a clear and prioritised propsect pipeline, is not essential but will help you to stand out.
- Experience working with or supporting colleagues across an organisation to make successful asks or secure a specific outcome. Evidence of making financial asks, ideally to secure major donors and cultivate new donors, is not essential, but will help you to stand out.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and tasks to successfully achieve project or other goals
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to write persuasive and engaging materials, and to communicate effectively with the aim of inspiring and encouraging giving
- First-class interpersonal skills - a natural relationship builder able to represent the Sutton Trust with confidence in a range of settings
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge and experience of the education and/or not-for-profit sector (desirable)
- Experience working with membership groups such as alumni, giving circles, implementing online-giving schemes and supporting legacy campaigns (desirable)
- Knowledge of the UK fundraising environment, including trends in philanthropy and the different giving mechanisms utilised by individual donors (desirable)
- Experienced at using Salesforce or other fundraising CRM software to accurately record funding relationships (desirable)
Competencies:
- Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and our mission to increase social mobility
- High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for a range of philanthropy fundraising activity
- Strong communicator, skilled at persuading others through writing and conversation
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to multi-task and prioritise multiple funder relationships
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Other
- Is eligible to work in the UK
Terms of Appointment
- Contract: Full-time, permanent
- Salary: £31,775-£35,000 per annum
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
- A DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 9am on Monday 15th September, with first round interviews on Tuesday 23rd September, and second round interviews on Tuesday 30th September. Both interview rounds will be held at our London offices.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ideal role for a company accountant / bookkeeper (must be at least AAT qualified) to manage the day-to-day accounts, as well as to contribute to the wider operations of this highly successful education provider that runs schools and teacher training using the Montessori approach.
Specifically, as Finance and Operations Officer, reporting to the Head of Finance and Administration (HoFA), your remit will include:
- accounts receivable/payable, credit control, reconciliations, and audit preparation;
- providing financial and operational support to staff throughout the organisation;
- supporting HoFA to prepare and deliver accurate and regular management accounts, budgets and forecasts, one-off finance reports, and grant reporting;
- overseeing facilities management, ensuring the maintenance and security of all buildings;
- working with School and Training Centre staff to carry out risk assessments where appropriate and monitor all sites to ensure that they are carried out and comply with risk assessments; and
- overseeing Early Years Funding (EYF) for all school sites.
Key requirements include:
- AAT qualified or working towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA)
- strong numeracy skills and confidence handling financial information, with experience of bookkeeping or finance systems (e.g., Sage 50) or a willingness to learn
- an understanding of facilities, health and safety, and data protection.
Equally important will be your excellent organisational skills; your initiative; a hands-on approach and a proven track record of seeing projects through to completion. Good oral and written communication skills are also key.
Experience within a school and / or not-for-profit organisation is desirable, albeit not essential. Experience with grant management processes would also be highly desirable.
The Maria Montessori Institute offers a generous starting salary plus excellent benefits, including CPD opportunities, pension contribution, life assurance, 32 days' holiday plus bank holidays, lunch onsite during term time, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
To apply, please email your CV and supporting statement (to be a maximum of 2 pages) to Jonathan McIntyre, Managing Director at CJA Group by clicking apply.
Your supporting statement is a vital part of the application process: applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Closing date: midnight on Sunday 7th September 2025.
MMI is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Statutory checks including a satisfactory DBS certificate and references will be a requirement for this role. This role is classed as regulated activity with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974
Community Fundraising and Partnerships Coordinator
Temporary, 2 months, possibly temp-perm
£18.68-£19.78 PAYE, plus holiday pay per hour
Part time and full-time option
Hybrid/ remote (between home, office and within the local communities of Edmonton, Enfield)
Charity People are thrilled to be partnering with a charity in their search for a new Community Fundraising and Partnerships Coordinator; this is a newly created role that will lead on building meaningful relationships across the local community to generate new income and increase engagement.
The charity "is a small, locally focused homelessness charity working across Enfield and Haringey. We provide vital services including a day centre, advocacy and casework, and a small year-round night shelter. We work in close partnership with local agencies and are a trusted gateway service for those facing homelessness. This role is key to helping us grow our reach and impact through community-driven support."
CEO
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a mission-led organisation tackling homelessness as it presents locally. You will lead on community fundraising and engagement, working with schools, faith groups, local businesses, and individuals to inspire support and deliver impactful campaigns.
This new role will be at the centre of community fundraising; building relationships, coordinating events, and delivering campaigns that raise awareness and income. You'll also lead on the development of their annual fundraising campaign and support the upcoming rebrand and communications strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and manage relationships with community groups, schools, and local businesses.
- Lead and develop community fundraising activities, events and opportunities.
- Develop and deliver their annual fundraising campaign.
- Create engaging content and stories to showcase impact.
- Steward donors and fundraisers with warmth and professionalism.
- Taking a lead on organisational communications and developing targeted communications to reach existing and new audiences.
- Collaborate with the CEO and wider team to align fundraising with strategic goals.
- Develop a variety of relevant resources for use across different audiences
- Develop, implement and monitor 'supporter journey' processes.
Top 3 Priorities for the First 6 Months
- Develop and deliver a refreshed annual fundraising campaign.
- Build a network of community supporters and local partnerships.
- Embed new branding and messaging into community engagement and communications.
About You
We're looking for someone with proven experience in community fundraising and engagement, someone who can build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups and communicate with clarity and warmth. You will be confident managing multiple priorities independently and bring creativity and energy to campaigns and supporter engagement. Experience with Canva or similar design tools is a plus, as is familiarity with fundraising regulations, and a willingness to learn.
There is parking onsite, and travel across the community is paid. Travel in and around the community is flexible across the week for how you wish to make it work. You must have experience in community fundraising to be considered for this role as this is key.
Please apply asap, the role is being interviewed on a rolling basis and it set to start asap in August/ early September.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Candidate Pack on our website:Our Vacancies – Naval Childrens Charity
The first year of this role will include some enhanced responsibilities, providing maternity cover for the Project Manager role from October 2025.
The role will involve attendance at events around the UK, the post holder will work out of the main office in Castaway House and remotely. Training in the internal systems of the Naval Children’s Charity will be provided and access to other relevant training as required.
This is a full time role of 35 hours per week which may need to be worked over 7 days/weekends to accommodate attendance at events as required. There is local and long-distance travel by appropriate means to support volunteers and community activities/events across the UK. This role involves a significant number of weekend events.
Specifics of Role
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Reports to the Head of Operations
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Works closely with:
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Project Manager
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The Head of Operations and case working team
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Admin Support Officer
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Naval Children’s Charity Youth Council
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Individual donors and supporters
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Royal Navy Ships/Units and Community groups
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Volunteers
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PROJECT MANAGER SUPPORT (TO INLCUDE INTITIAL MATERNITY COVER RESPONSIBILITIES)
Life Chances
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Liaise with partners to secure 2026 delivery dates for some project areas
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Promotion of opportunities and processing of applications for key periods (February, Easter and Summer 2026)
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Evaluation of any opportunities taking place during the cover period
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Liaising with partners of the Charity’s Tier 2 projects and delivery of events
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Reporting data to CEO/SLT for Greenwich funding
Youth Council
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Monthly online meetings with group and related administrative tasks to schedule dates/attendance and meeting focus
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Work with the Youth council to raise awareness of the support and recruitment of young people
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In person delivery of annual events
Wellbeing Packs
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Oversight of requests for wellbeing packs, liaison with Office Administrator and Database Administrator for processing
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Monthly/regular stock checks and reorders
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Review of the process and packs toward the end of the financial year, ready for refresh and/or development
COMMUNITY EVENTS / OUTREACH
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Plan and implement a programme of attendance at external events such as Naval Charity Days
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Maintaining and updating an events calendar for assessment of attendance by the Charity
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Ensure event checklist is completed for approval of costs involved with each event and signed off by HOO or CEO.
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Arrange site for charity gazebo.
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Ensure manned throughout event by postholder and volunteers.
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Put together all items required for event.
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Ensure appropriate risk assessments/licences in place.
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Ensure compliance with health & safety throughout the event.
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Publicise events using Social Media and website
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Children’s competitions (such as Art or seasonal) to be run to increase awareness into schools
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Source raffle and auction prizes
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Branded charity items
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maintain stocks to be used as giveaways at events and given to fundraisers
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source and price new items as required (as authorised by Line manager)
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Work with Project Manager on events relating to Life Chances, Youth Council, promotion of the Charity at a senior level as requested by CEO
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Support the caseworking team in their community outreach programme with resources and liaison with areas as required. This programme focuses on areas containing a high population of Naval personnel to include (but not limited to) Culdrose, Yeovilton, Plymouth and Devon.
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Reach out to families through attendance at community events, presentations to schools and other organisations.
VOLUNTEERS & FUNDRAISING
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Develop, manage, train and steward a network of regional volunteers and individual fundraisers, particularly in areas with strong Naval presence.
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To support at events
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To fundraise within their community
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To distribute collection tins around their community which are regularly checked and the contents banked
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To support in the office
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With distribution of resources
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Office admin support
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Reach out to community local and national to recruit volunteers / individual fundraisers
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Through Naval community centres
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Through Aggie’s Pastoral workers
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Using Social Media
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Ensure volunteer and fundraising handbooks are kept up to date and all volunteers inducted using Volunteer Role Description, Volunteer Handbook and relevant guidance
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Maintain regular contact with volunteers, keeping them informed and engaged with the activities of the Charity
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Support Knitting volunteers across the UK, research new groups and organisations. This includes sending out patters on request, creating requests to send to the social media team and maintaining records of knitters.
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Send timely thank you letters
OTHER
Responsible for personal learning and professional development
Such other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Knowledge and skills commensurate with role to include:
Essential
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Educated to A Level or equivalent standard or above
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Experience of working with a charity or not-for-profit organisation including
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recruiting and managing volunteers
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proven track record of community fundraising including Fundraising Regulations and Gift Aid
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Excellent time management stills, ability to work on own initiative, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards
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IT literate and with knowledge of MS Office 365 and database recording systems
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In possession of a full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle.
Desirable
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Knowledge of the Royal Navy
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Experience of working with a charity or nor-for-profit organisation including:
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project management with skills to coordinate a diverse range of people/projects with vital deadlines
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experience of public speaking and delivering presentations
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Personal qualities
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Willing to embrace the Mission and Vision of the Naval Children’s Charity
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Be a constructive member of the team and work cooperatively with other staff members. Take part and contribute to team meetings.
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Effective collaboration with colleagues and contribute to a positive team culture
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Excellent communication skills with colleagues, stakeholders and Trustees
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Attention to detail
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Empathetic nature
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Flexible, calm, proactive attitude
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Cooperate with the NCC on health and safety matters, taking reasonable care of own and other people’s health and safety within the workplace.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism we're currently looking for a Community Fundraising Manager to join our Fundraising team.
You'll be the driving force behind the growth and success of this important income stream. You will inspire the communities in which we work to make a meaningful difference to the lives of autistic children and young people. You will have proven experience of exceptional relationship management and be able to think creatively to inspire community groups, schools, individuals and local businesses.
You'll develop and implement community fundraising strategies and identify, approach and cultivate relationships with community groups, schools, local businesses and individuals. Community Fundraising will play a key role in successfully delivering Ambitious about Autism's wider 2025-28 Fundraising Strategy. We are looking for a passionate self-starter with exceptional relationship building skills that feels excited at the prospect of shaping the future of Community Fundraising at Ambitious about Autism.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience of building and growing Community Fundraising income
- Experience of developing and delivering fundraising strategies
- Experience of planning and implementing successful Community Fundraising programmes including setting and meeting financial and supporter cultivation targets
- Excellent planning, project management and organisational skills
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You’ll have an active role providing LGBTQ+ affirmative support for LGBTQ+ children and young people.
This is an exciting job opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team in a front-line role to support and deliver the activities and services of elop’s LGBTQ+ Children & Young People’s Service.This role offers great opportunity to work innovatively and responsively to support the genuine needs of LGBTQ+ young people.
In this role you will have opportunity to design and deliver innovative youth group support programmes (12- 24 year olds) & other activities; provide LGBTQ+ affirmative support, guidance and mentoring on a one-to-one basis; work with our wider family work programme, support families with LGBTQ+ children and deliver work in schools to students & teaching staff. You will have the responsibity to support volunteer mentors.
You will be responsible for the direct delivery of elop’s LGBTQ+ Young Peoples Service, including promotion, & administration, along with the induction, support & supervision of volunteers and interns. You will work alongside the wider staff team to support elop’s work with LGBTQ+ young people and contribute to sustainable service development.
The delivery of group support and activities will take place in person, and you will be office based three days a week with some remote working on other days before returning to full time in person working.
Full Time: 37 hours per week
You must be available to work Tuesday evenings & once a month on a Sunday afternoon. There will be occasional other evenings / weekend working required.
Interviews will take place Wednesday 17 September 2025 between 9.15am – 3.00 pm
To better the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people, and to challenge the discrimination and inequalities that our community face.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description
Brent Mencap has been passionate about a healthier and fairer Brent since 1979. We’ve developed and run successful housing, employment, health, advice, wellbeing and self-advocacy services. During austerity and Covid we diversified, successfully taking on NHS work with people with long-term health conditions. We provide social prescribing support and health and wellbeing coaching to patients for Brent GPs. In 2024-5 we helped over 18000 people. We’re a leading partner on the Brent Health Educators Programme. Recently we’ve focused on developing and retaining a much larger staff group, using our data better and improving our marketing.
Brent Mencap offers fantastic free creative and wellbeing activities for people with a learning disability, autism and long-term health conditions. These have flourished since Covid. People love yoga, poetry, singing, gardening, Breathe and Move, self-advocacy, campaigning, awareness raising, CREATE art activities for young people, external trips and parties. Small grants, donations and our reserves fund this while we get longer term funding. Our self-advocates want us to focus on paid employment, youth services and making Brent Council use accessible information properly. People with a learning disability, neurodiversity and their family carers are inclusively supported by social prescribers for advice and by health educators/coaches for health-related matters if needed.
Our current Executive Director, who has led Brent Mencap so well for 25 years wants to retire. The successful candidate will build on Brent Mencap’s history, current success and potential so our long-term passion for a healthier and fairer Brent can evolve and improve the lives of Brent People. Are you the amazing successor to lead and inspire our talented, committed team?
We are looking for someone who
· Has the relevant voluntary sector experience, vision, determination and leadership skills
· Is committed to developing and supporting our diverse staff group
· Can see the bigger picture but also focuses on the important details
· Supports our ethos of person-centred service delivery and activities
· Can communicate well with users, partners, staff, trustees and funders
· Enjoys influencing and raising awareness
· Is entrepreneurial, savvy, confident and can maintain our current financial stability and diversify our income streams
· Understands the lived experience of disability, long term health conditions and inequality and wants to improve their lives
· Understands the importance of marketing and data to challenge inequality, promote positive change and attract new funds.
· Can prioritise reviewing and improving our data collection
· Can develop funding project plans that includes staffing for enhanced wellbeing and creative activities, for young people, employment related support and other identified needs
In addition, they will have to:
· Work with the Board of Trustees and staff to develop our vision, implement strategic plans and deliver agreed objectives
· Be able to ensure all aspects of our work are done safely, legally, in line with our articles/constitution and able to assess risks and mitigate them
· Be responsible for staff development, management and all aspects of the administration of the organisation
· Be an ambassador for Brent Mencap, meeting and working with leaders with statutory and voluntary sector, Royal Mencap and local Mencaps
· Represent the lived experiences and voices of people with learning disabilities, neurodivergence, long term conditions and their families who inform our work and the work of others in Brent
· Work late occasionally, attend evening events, meetings and occasional weekends and undertake any other necessary tasks as required to ensure Brent Mencap functions safely.
In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is required and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. This job description will be subjected to review with the post holder, from time to time to ensure it accurately reflects the duties and range of the post.
This post is:
• subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
• subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.
• Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
• Please note: Our office base is on the first floor of a Victorian building with steep stairs.
To be shortlisted,
· Candidates must fully complete our application form, and show clearly how their previous experience and knowledge meets all aspects of the person specification with examples given of actual actions/experience relating to the person specification. Please go to our website to complete the application by 9.00am on 28th August. We do not accept CVs
· Be prepared to visit Brent Mencap so key staff and self-advocates can meet them informally before the interview day or have a 60–90-minute Teams meeting with them. To arrange a face-to-face or Teams meet up on a Wednesday only please contact our office manager Simon via the website.
Interview details
· A 4-part Interview with senior staff, self-advocates, operational managers and trustees, will take place at Brent Mencap on Friday 5th or 12th September 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be given a paper-based scenario to complete and send to us on the Thursday before the interview
· We anticipate the full interviews will take 2.5 hours with a 30-minute break at some point.
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Are you passionate about reading? Do you believe that reading can bring magic and opportunity? Can you help us to bring the joy of reading for pleasure into the homes of children in some of London’s most disadvantaged areas? If you answered yes to these questions, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Family Recruitment Officer, well-organised, with bags of energy and a sense of fun, to join our team to connect families with our home-based reading projects, helping to grow our reach and deepen our impact in under-resourced communities across London.
Working as part of the Project Team, you’ll support strategic and hands-on efforts to bring our reading programme to those who need it most. From planning outreach campaigns to developing community partnerships and responding to enquiries, your work will ensure more children can benefit from regular reading sessions with our volunteers.
This is a new part-time role, with a hybrid working pattern and occasional evening or weekend commitments, ideal for someone with experience in outreach, community engagement, or family support services.
CV two sides A4 maximum, cover letter one side A4 maximum
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Royal Economic Society (RES) is the professional membership body and learned society for the study and application of economics. The RES has been at the forefront of advancing economic knowledge globally since 1890 and has been foundational in building capability and excellence in the profession. With over 3,000 individual members worldwide and a dozen organizational members, we are one of the oldest economic associations in the world. Increasingly we are focused on improving the public understanding of economics through engagement with schools and the wider public. Improving diversity, inclusion and professional conduct within the discipline is a key strategic priority of the Society.
The Partnerships Manager will play a central role in helping the RES achieve its strategic goals by developing, building and sustaining partnerships to deliver external funding. The individual will manage existing relationships, identify opportunities, lead bid writing, develop compelling funding proposals, and build relationships with funders, partners, and philanthropic donors.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising and bid development
- Identify and secure new sponsorship and partnerships opportunities to support existing RES activities
- Seek funding for new activities in line with the Society’s goals.
- Maintain and develop relationships with current and prospective partners including funding bodies, trusts and foundations, sponsors, major donors, corporates, universities and others.
- Write high-quality, persuasive funding bids and proposals, working with RES staff, trustees, and partner organisations.
- Develop cases for support, theory of change frameworks and budgets to underpin funding applications.
- Respond to calls for funding with tailored and timely applications that align with funder interests and the Society’s strategic priorities.
- Work closely with colleagues on the delivery of the funded activities, where appropriate overseeing these directly.
- Work closely with colleagues to identify priority initiatives that require external funding to proceed and maintain a clear pipeline of funding needs across the organisation.
- Develop and maintain RES group and institutional memberships.
Business Development and External Engagement
- Monitor trends in research funding, philanthropy, and corporate partnerships relevant to economics and learned societies.
- Horizon-scan and build a pipeline of future fundraising opportunities.
- Represent RES externally at funder meetings, networking events, and partnership development discussions.
Internal Collaboration and Capacity Building
- Work closely with colleagues shaping and costing funding proposals and ensure bid quality and compliance
- Provide guidance, training, and support to colleagues on funding opportunities, bid development, and funder expectations.
- Work with finance colleagues to ensure accurate invoicing, renewals, and financial forecasting.
Reporting
- Monitor performance against income and other targets and report regularly to the Chief Executive and Board.
- Prepare briefings, proposals and reports for Board and committee meetings.
Other
- Carry out any other tasks and responsibilities commensurate with the role and as reasonably requested.
Person Specification
Essential Skills
- Proven experience of successful fundraising, bid writing or business development, preferably in a learned society, research organisation, professional body or in higher education.
- Understanding of impact and outcomes-based funding models (e.g. theory of change), and how to align funding opportunities with organisational priorities.
- Ability to support the development of budgets for funding bids and to track/report against income target.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive funding bids, cases for support, and briefing materials.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a small team environment.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality.
Desired Skills
- Familiarity with the research, higher education, or economics funding landscape.
- Experience of working with a variety of funders, including trusts and foundations, research councils, corporates, or major donors.
- Experience working with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce or equivalent).
- Understanding of how charitable governance interacts with fundraising, including experience supporting committees or preparing reports for Boards.
Application Process
Please send your CV along with a personal statement outlining how you meet each person specification point. Applications that have not linked the personal statement to the person specification points will not be considered.
Applications should be emailed to us by 9am Monday 8 September 2025. Late applications will not be considered. Interviews will take place week commencing 15 September 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
As Data Lead, you will facilitate the collection, management, integrity, security and reporting of our programme delivery, quality assurance and evaluation data, supporting the work of the Data and Insights Manager and Head of Impact and Quality. In this role, you will primarily work with our CRM system, Salesforce, alongside other data systems such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBI and FormAssembly.
Deadline: Sunday, 7th September 2025
Interviews: w/c 15th September 2025
Start date: Monday 20th October 2025
Place of work: Flexible/hybrid. The candidate can be based anywhere in England. Our London office address is: 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH
Main responsibilities
- Lead on data capture of key data points from partner schools, ensuring high quality throughout, efficient processes, and complete data. For example, collection of pupil data, SATs and GCSE results.
- Be responsible for promoting high standards of data integrity across the organisation. This includes supporting staff to develop in their use of data, undertaking regular data integrity activities, and developing solutions to improve data integrity issues at the source.
- Work with the Data and Insights Manager on the administration, maintenance and development of our Salesforce CRM system.
- Support the design, delivery and maintenance of a range of custom reports (in Salesforce or other software), to facilitate external stakeholder reporting and a range of internal project work across departments.
- With the Data and Insights Manager, act as expert in data governance and data protection processes at Action Tutoring, promoting data security and GDPR compliance across the organisation.
- Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who has:
- Two or more years experience with Salesforce administration, including custom objects.
- Experience administering online data capture software (ideally FormAssembly), including managing integrations with Salesforce.
- Experience working with complex datasets in Excel, including data cleaning in preparation for import/export or analysis.
- Experience generating reports for a range of stakeholders.
- The ability to design data collection processes and system changes that are scalable, impactful, and promote high standards of data integrity.
- Project management experience, including creating project plans, gathering requirements, analysing risks, and managing stakeholders.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; proactive in communicating updates and change to stakeholders at all levels.
- Confidence adapting communication style and approach to develop data skills in others, including those without a technical background.
- A creative and inquisitive attitude about how technology and automation can improve efficiencies across the organisation.
- A good understanding of GDPR compliance and processes.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- A commitment to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
- A commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
You may be more successful in the role if you also have:
- PowerBI, Tableau, other data visualisation software experience.
- Experience working with government education datasets.
- Experience designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks.
- Salesforce Administrator Certification (or on track to complete).
- Experience working in the charity or NGO sector.
Award-winning national education charity working towards a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Summary: Coordinating and improving student democracy to ensure all student voices are heard and acted upon
Who we are
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen.
Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest Students' Unions in the UK and is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other Students' Unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities of campus, including societies, sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Group and Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives.
About the job
LSESU is looking for someone who is highly organised and passionate about student experience to join our Student Voice Team. You will need to have a good eye for detail, a proactive approach, and be willing to get stuck into all aspects of student democracy. The successful candidate will support the Student Voice Team in the delivery of LSESU’s democratic processes, and lead on key projects such as our annual elections.
This role will involve supporting with a variety of tasks, including liaising with key stakeholders, engagement and outreach planning, and database administration. This is the ideal opportunity for someone with an ability to work collaboratively with people, and a passion for delivering high quality opportunities for membership engagement.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a highly motivated team player who is passionate about delivering change within a dynamic and democratic organisation. The successful candidate will have great communication skills and will be able to work with a variety of stakeholders. An interest in democratic procedure and processes, a commitment to equality and diversity, and an ability to handle politically sensitive situations, are all key to the successful delivery of this role.
Further to the above, we’re also looking for someone who is proficient in both Microsoft Office, and various social media platforms, and who holds excellent time management skills.
Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who wants to get stuck in, contribute to an effective team dynamic, and make a difference. Students’ Unions are innovative, dynamic places to work and we’re so excited about what we’ve got in store for LSE students.
Why apply?
Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.
Benefits and Perks
In return for your passion and experience we offer:
- 25 days of holiday per year (pro rata)
- Additional closure periods at Christmas and Easter
- Free LSE Students’ Union gym membership (including advice from dedicated professionals)
- Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
- Access to LSE staff training courses
- Ability to purchase TOTUM (NUS) card, which provides a wide range of discounts
- Flexibility for work-life balance
- Interest-free travel loan
How we recruit
We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:
Part 1: Supporting Statement (cover letter) is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for an interview.
In your cover letter, please address the following three questions:
· Q1 Paying particular attention to the job description and person specification, please tell us why you believe you are most suitable for this role?
· Q2. Please tell us about your values, attitudes and behaviours and why these would be important in the role you are applying for.
· Q3. Please tell us about a time where you have had to juggle multiple priorities from different people and how you handled this.
Part 2: (Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form) is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting.
Part 3: CV
Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Want to apply?
To apply please complete an online application.
Recruitment Timeline:
Applications close: 7th September 2025
Shortlisting: w/c 8th September
Interviews: 18th September 2025
Interviews will be held for shortlisted candidates on the 18th September 2025. If you are unable to make these dates, please let us know in the ‘notes’ section of the application portal.
Compulsory Requirement - The UK Government sets the legal regulations that we are required to follow. As an employer we must ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this is done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. Currently we require you to have the right to work in the UK, as we are not a Home Office approved sponsor.
Sustainable Merton, Merton's award winning environmental charity, is recruiting a dynamic individual to oversee our Community Changemakers initiative and deliver grassroots acitivity in Pollards Hill, Mitcham. If you are passionate about sustainability, volunteering and making a difference in a local community, we would love to hear from you!
This role combines volunteer leadership with project management. The successful candidate will split their time between:
- Project management and delivery of the WeRPollards project (2 days/week), a grassroots local initiative running from September 2025 to September 2026
- Volunteer and operational management (1 day/week), supporting the charity as a whole
You will work closely with Moat Housing to deliver the WeR Pollards Community Changemaker project and also lead the development and implementation of a new volunteering strategy, support colleagues to adopt new volunteer processes,
and oversee our charity policies to support compliance and our organisational growth.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
WeRPollards project management
1. Group Development and Coordination
● Coordinate and facilitate monthly volunteer meetings at the Pollards Hill Wellbeing Studio.
● Attend the Wellbeing Studio on a weekly basis, attend schools and community pop-up events to increase awareness of and community engagement in the project
● Support volunteers with soft and technical skills development on their path to becoming Community Changemakers.
● Encourage retention and progression of existing volunteers whilst increasing group membership from 15 to 30.
● Liaise with Moat Foundation officer and project tutors to establish a pathway into volunteering and increasing membership of the WeRPollards group
● Work with colleagues at Sustainable Merton to align this grass roots work with their borough wide initiatives such as Merton Garden Streets, Mitcham Community Orchard, Repair Cafes, Preloved Studio and Merton’s Community Fridge.
2. Community Engagement
● In partnership with Pollards Hill Wellbeing Studio team, develop and implement a local engagement strategy to recruit and retain volunteers to become WeRPollards Community Changemakers.
● Design and deliver an induction and training programme for new volunteers.
● In collaboration with the PH Wellbeing Studio team conduct regular listening sessions to identify resident needs, interests and connect volunteers to, or help them develop, relevant community activities.
3. Project and Event Delivery
● Lead the volunteer group to plan and deliver community activities aligned with the 3R’s agenda, that are run out of the Wellbeing Studio, including:
○ Sewing Skills Workshops (Monthly, 10 sessions)
○ Community Gardening Sessions (Min. 5 sessions)
○ Repair Shed Sessions (Monthly, 9 sessions)
○ Street Planting Engagement & Delivery (Min. 3 events)
4. Capacity Building and Progression
● Deliver at least 6 training workshops including SMART goal setting and planning.
● Support residents to lead and take ownership of initiatives and to become Community Changemakers.
● Build a clear, accessible pathway for participation and leadership within the group and studio.
5. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
● Track Key Performance Indicators including:
○ Volunteer numbers, growth and retention (Target: 30 volunteers, 60% retention)
○ Number of volunteer hours contributed
○ Number of accredited or certified training courses completed
○ Number of volunteers progressing into leadership roles
○ Attendance and engagement in all community sessions
● Conduct volunteer satisfaction surveys and gather qualitative feedback.
● Report quarterly on progress to PHCC meetings, outcomes and impact to the Pollards Hill Community Committee.
Volunteer and operational management - Sustainable Merton
● Develop and implement a volunteering strategy covering recruitment, retention, induction, training, and development
● Identify and recruit a cohort of Community Changemakers
● Draft volunteer role descriptions across all projects
● Conduct annual volunteer surveys
● Plan and deliver twice-yearly recruitment drives
● Establish a volunteer recognition scheme
● Build partnerships with local organisations
● Create centralised onboarding systems
● Maintain and manage safeguarding policies and training records
● Collaborate with volunteers and staff on fundraising campaigns and applications
● Ensure our policies are kept up to date
● Oversee risk register
● Support reporting and KPI tracking
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
● Experience of managing and supporting volunteers
● Community Engagement experience
● Understanding of environmental issues & the 3R’s agenda
● Project coordination and planning
● Knowledge of volunteer database management and GDPR for volunteers
● Excellent organisational and communication skills
● Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
● Proficiency with Google Suite
Desirable
● Budget monitoring or financial oversight experience
● Bid writing experience
● Knowledge of Merton and the Pollards Hill area
We do require both a CV and a covering letter setting out how your relevant experience and how you meet the job specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: North Tyneside and Northumberland (Hybrid)
Reports to: Prevent & Cope Team Coordinator
Job Type: Part-Time – 18.5-20 hours per week
Salary: £23,690 - £25,235 per annum (pro-rata for part-time hours).
Are you passionate about supporting children and young people affected by domestic abuse? Do you want to make a real difference through therapeutic support in a trauma-informed, child-centred environment? Join Acorns as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Project Worker.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and empathetic Mental Health & Wellbeing Project Worker to contribute to the development and delivery of flexible support services which address the psychological and emotional needs of children, young people and families living with the effects of domestic abuse, in North Tyneside and Northumberland. You will help to develop, organise and facilitate key aspects of the service as requested by the Team Coordinator such one-to-one support interventions, group work, and youth participation opportunities in a variety of settings including in-house, schools and community venues.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver flexible one to one support sessions, using a range of interventions to assess and positively contribute to the individual wellbeing needs of children and young people impacted by domestic abuse.
- Support service users, particularly within the 11-16 age group to develop personal and life skills, promoting self-esteem and independence, and raising awareness of other support services and opportunities available to them and their families.
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of group work, activities and events, including the continued development of service user participation
- Work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure coordinated care and refer service users to additional sources of help and protection as needed.
- Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality, and equal opportunities policies while maintaining accurate and confidential records, reporting appropriately, and complying with organisational guidelines.
- Participate in training, supervision, and team activities, contributing flexibly to service development and supporting broader organisational goals as required by management.
About You
- Holds qualifications and relevant experience in social care, childcare, youth work, or a therapeutic field
- Experience working directly with children and young people with an excellent understanding of common issues relating to child development, mental health and wellbeing
- Experienced in one-to-one casework, group facilitation, youth programmes, and multi-agency working, with a proven ability to assess needs and connect individuals to appropriate support services.
- Effective communicator with the ability to engage sensitively and non-judgementally with service users, demonstrating empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to empowering individuals.
- Skilled in managing workloads, maintaining accurate records, writing reports, and meeting deadlines under pressure, with strong time management and attention to detail.
- A motivated, flexible team player who values equality and diversity, and brings creativity and initiative to their practice.
- Driver (essential) with access to a reliable vehicle for work purposes. This role involves frequent travel to and from locations across North Tyneside and Northumberland to meet the varied needs of service users.
Why join us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a positive, compassionate and impact-driven team. You’ll enjoy flexible working arrangements and autonomy in your role, opportunities for professional development and training, a supportive environment, reflective supervision, and the chance to help shape our systems for the better.
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note that a DBS check will be necessary for this role
If you are committed to empowering children and young people and want to be part of a team making lasting change, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Starting Salary: £32,829 - £35,856 per annum (inc LW)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: United Kingdom
Location is flexible with potential for remote working
Starting Salary: £32,829 - £35,856 per annum (inc LW)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: United Kingdom
Location is flexible with potential for remote working
Job Profile
The Trusts & Foundations Coordinator role is within the Trusts & Foundations team in CAFOD’s Integrated Funding and Business Innovation section. The post-holder will report to an International Programme Funding Officer Trusts & Foundations, (IPFOTF) and works closely with Trusts & Foundations and Institutional Fundraisers, the Major Gifts and Philanthropy team, other Fundraising & Participation teams and International Programme teams, in order to secure grants under £100,000 from Trusts & Foundations, Religious Orders and Catholic Associations. If you have some experience in Trusts & Foundations fundraising, coupled with experience of religious orders, enjoy working with a variety of people across an organisation and are passionate about making a difference in the lives of marginalised communities across the world, please do apply.
Key Responsibilities
Relationship management and cultivation
- Responsibility for stewardship and development of a portfolio of mainstream grant-making trusts, personal/family trusts, Catholic/Christian trusts and Catholic religious orders and associations.
- Responsibility to re-engage lapsed trusts.
- Work with the IPFOTF to develop appropriate strategies for cultivation, donation uplift, and approaches to prospective trusts and religious orders.
- Prepare well-researched funding applications/proposals and produce timely reports.
- Ensure all communications are appropriate to the needs of the funder.
- Liaise with other team members in gathering relevant communication materials.
- Ensure that funders are appropriately invited to donor cultivation events and that relevant materials and other documentation are prepared as necessary.
Prospect research
- Conduct internal and external prospect research on donors/prospects using the internet, online databases and other sources, e.g. Charity Commission and Fundsonline, segmenting and prioritising as appropriate.
- Carry out research on CAFOD projects and programmes available for funding/requiring funding and liaising with international colleagues for this purpose.
- Engage with relevant media articles, particularly in the Catholic and religious media.
Information management
- Monitor on a regular basis the funding interests of charitable trusts, income and expenditure trends, information about trustees, application procedures etc.
- Maintain up to date records of all communications with trusts and ensure that all information is recorded accurately on the database.
- Keep up to date on external developments in trust fundraising and participate in the Institute of Fundraising Trusts Special Interest Group.
Other
- Contribute to other aspects of CAFOD’s work where necessary, including engaging in divisional and CAFOD-wide forums, as agreed with Head of Team.
- Support CAFOD in ensuring an integrated approach to fundraising across our different income streams.
- An essential requirement of all members of the Team is to keep donor information that is not in the public forum strictly confidential.
- Attend and contribute to regular section, department and CAFOD-wide meetings and briefings.
- Participate in training and other activities as requested by their line manager.
- Welcome visitors to Romero House.
Safeguarding
All CAFOD staff share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
Person Specification
Understanding our context
· Understanding Catholic identity: Recognise the place of CAFOD as a development agency within the CARITAS and CIDSE networks and the Church.
· Understanding CAFOD:Explain to others what is distinctive about CAFOD as a Catholic Development agency.
· Understanding international development: Have an understanding of the nature and causes of world poverty and how it affects different individuals, groups and communities.
Working together
· Managing ourselves: I am a self-starter and willing to take responsibility for getting the work done.
· Working with others: Build collaborative relationships across CAFOD and with donors, suppliers and external partners.
· Communicating: Present complex issues simply and clearly in order to motivate and inspire supporters.
· Looking outwards:I focus on how CAFOD can make a real difference in the lives of those in poor or marginalised communities.
Making change happen
· Managing resources: I use our information systems and processes to ensure work is completed and recorded efficiently.
· Achieving results: I am conscientious and can be relied upon to deliver on time and in full.
· Managing our performance: I agree realistic deadlines and measurable objectives for myself and others.
· Taking the lead: I take the lead in identifying solutions and making change happen.
Job-specific competencies
I. Knowledge and understanding of trusts and foundation fundraising, preferably gained in a UK charity.
II. Experience of engagement with Religious Orders to secure funding for charity work.
III. Polished writing skills with the ability to adapt the style of writing to a range of communications tools.
IV. Experience of extracting and analysing key information and diligent and accurate in recording information.
V. Good verbal communication skills and experience of face to face engagement with potential funders.
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of the culture, structure and networks of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
- Experience of planning and implementing fundraising or cultivation events for high net worth individuals, including trusts and foundations.
- Experience of proposal writing and donor reporting.
- Knowledge of overseas development or humanitarian work.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.
Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.
CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.