Senior acquisition manager jobs
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £39,434–£46,109 (London) / £35,294–£41,969 (North)
Closing Date: 1st December
Interviews will be held w/c Monday 8th December
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Corporate Development Manager to join our ambitious Corporate Fundraising Team.
About us
We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills, helping them back into education, training and employment.
Our mission is simple and bold: to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
About the team
This is an exciting new role within our growing Corporate Development function, part of a 12-strong Corporate Fundraising team. The team has secured significant income growth over the past three years, and this position forms a key part of our strategy to increase high-value fundraising through proactive new business acquisition.
You’ll work closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Partnerships and the wider organisation to create compelling, strategic corporate partnerships that deliver meaningful impact for young people.
Hybrid Working
Centrepoint operates a hybrid working model. The requirement is a minimum of 50% of your working week spent in the office. For most full-time colleagues, this means attending the office for five days over a two-week period (e.g., two days one week and three the next).
About you
You will be an energetic and strategic new business fundraiser with:
- Experience securing high-value, multi-year corporate partnerships
- A strong track record in cold new business acquisition and developing ambitious, tailored proposals
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong financial planning, budgeting and reporting capabilities
- Experience managing pipelines through CRM systems such as Raisers Edge
- A collaborative working style, with the confidence to work across diverse teams to shape impactful partnerships
What you’ll be doing
- Securing new corporate partnerships worth £100k–£1m, from both warm and cold leads
- Managing a dynamic pipeline, using Raisers Edge to report on progress, insight and pipeline health
- Developing strategic, compelling proposals and pitches that meet partner and organisational needs
- Leading the development of a new Corporate Advisory Programme, supporting a network that drives introductions and opportunity growth
- Supporting the Senior Corporate Business Development Manager with large-scale (£1m+) bids and planning
- Ensuring a seamless transition of new partners to the Partnerships team, enabling long-term success
- Delivering project work that improves team performance, win rates and income growth
What we’re looking for
- Experience securing or developing high-value corporate partnerships
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Confidence handling multiple priorities and deadlines
- Clear, accurate financial reporting skills
- Experience writing winning proposals and presenting persuasively
- A commitment to Centrepoint’s values and our mission to end youth homelessnes
Why join Centrepoint?
In return for your efforts, you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training, and a wide range of benefits, including:
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 27)
- Healthcare cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Interest-free travel loan
At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.
Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Corporate Development Manager click ‘Apply’ now!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you ready to make a difference? Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious face-to-face specialist to join us as our Face-to-Face Acquisition Manager. We are keen to hear from highly motivated individuals with a proven track-record of successfully delivering large scale agency fundraising programs.
For this role you'll be required to work from our Farringdon, London office one day per week. Some weeks this may be slightly more, others slightly less.
About us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About you
As our Face-to-Face Acquisition Manager, you will set the standard for brilliant, effective fundraising putting our supporters are at the heart of everything we do. Working with the Senior Manager and Direct Engagement team you will take the lead, bringing both fundraising and operational expertise to deliver strong data driven campaigns, ensuring its success day to day.
In this role, you will:
- Manage the team to drive the success of our face-to-face agency program, meeting and exceeding KPIs and targets through effective management of stakeholders.
- Manage budget allocation and optimisation across channels, ensuring resources are utilised efficiently.
- Lead the implementation of compliance and safeguarding programs, maintaining the highest standards.
- Support delivery of our innovative fundraiser engagement program, optimising performance and motivation.
- Utilize data-driven insights to adapt campaign delivery and drive continuous improvement ensuring supporter insight and data analysis play a pivotal role in decisions.
- Build strong relationships with agencies through direct engagement and site visits, ensuring transparency and excellence.
- Collaborate with internal teams to improve processes and deliver exceptional results.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Experience of managing the delivery of end-to-end face-to-face fundraising activity.
- Experience of task managing a team to deliver results.
- An in-depth understanding of the F2F landscape and different agency models.
- Experience of designing and delivering exceptional training to drive engagement.
- Knowledge and experience of the compliance environment for charity marketing.
- Experience of managing budgets.
- Ability to analyse, interpret & explain results with a focus and drive on results.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, and values.
What we offer you:
- A diverse, unique role where no two days are the same, with huge capacity to build and acquire new personal and professional skills and create your own scope to make change within one of the world's leading international charities.
- Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health, and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Ways of Working
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK. However, for this role, you will be required to work from our Farringdon Office- London 1 day a week, some weeks this might be slightly more, some weeks could be slightly less Please note that travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. The role requires you to regularly visit teams throughout the UK, costs of which will be covered by SCUK.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
We’re Hiring: Mass Participation Events Manager
UK (Remote) | Full-time | £35,000
Closing date: 9am Monday 1 December 2025
Cerebra is the national charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with neurological conditions and their families. We provide vital research, support, and practical solutions that empower families facing complex challenges.
With an annual income of £3 million, we have ambitious plans to double our income by 2027, ensuring we can extend our impact, reach more families, and drive real change. To achieve this, we are investing in fundraising innovation, income generating ventures, and strategic partnerships, alongside enhancing our brand to increase our national recognition.
Our work is underpinned by our values ensuring that everything we do aligns with our mission to create a better world for children with neurological conditions.
Job Title:
Mass Participation Events Manager
Department/Responsibility for:
Mass participation events and schools fundraising programmes
Gross income budget of £295k for 2026
Recruitment and line management of further members of the team
Reports To:
Corporate & Philanthropy Manager
Purpose of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving and growing fundraising team with a new, ambitious strategy for income generation that the whole charity, senior management and Trustees are right behind.
The role itself is new as Cerebra looks to invest in and significantly grow and develop a new mass participation events programme (which includes schools fundraising products). You’ll work closely with the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications who has a strong background in events and community fundraising.
You will lead the development of virtual/digital fundraising events, challenge/3rd party events, in-person owned events, DIY events and our relationships with schools. In time, you will build and foster relationships with other community organisations. You will be responsible for growing the team as the programme expands. Innovation and product development are key areas of work.
You will play key role in the Fundraising Marketing & Communications directorate and developing our fundraising, audience and supporter engagement strategy.
This is a challenging but well-supported role, where you can make a large, career-defining impact on Cerebra and the children and families that we serve.
Overall budgetary responsibility is approximately £295k of income for 2026, with considerable scope and ambition for improvement.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
1. New events programme
- Develop a multi-year events programme incorporating virtual/digital events, challenge/3rd party events, in-person own events and DIY.
- Project manage the delivery of the events in the programme to raise £295k in 2026.
- Develop multi-channel marketing plans for recruitment, focusing on key audiences.
- Develop multi-channel supporter journeys and top-class supporter experience to deepen engagement and increase income.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on income, expenditure, and supporter acquisition across the events programme and make decisions about where to invest time and resources, accordingly.
- Develop necessary assets, such as fundraising packs. Digital platforms, digital rewards and supporter groups.
- Work with the Corporate & Philanthropy Manager to offer events fundraising to corporate partners.
2. Innovation and product development
- Use data and insights to understand audiences and to innovate and develop new events from prototype and MVP onwards.
- Proactively research and identify opportunities to grow the portfolio, monitoring the market and sector trends and how they could be implemented at Cerebra.
- Constantly seek to iterate and improve events in all areas including marketing, supporter experience, delivery and fundraising.
- Create business cases and plans for each new event.
- Own and grow Cerebra’s own mass participation flagship event “Relay Your Way”.
3. Schools and community groups
- Develop a plan and products to engage schools with Cerebra fundraising.
- Work with the Marketing & Communications team to develop materials to support schools fundraising.
- Work with the Marketing & Communications and Contact Centre teams to recruit schools to take part in fundraising for Cerebra.
- Monitor and evaluate to scale successful schools fundraising products.
- Take learnings from schools fundraising to apply to other groups and organisations.
4. Culture & relationships
- Work to continue the development of a strong, person-centred, empathetic, supportive and inclusive culture at Cerebra.
- Build on excellent relationships between different teams and directorates for each teams’s and Cerebra’s overall strategic goals and objectives.
- Collaborate across departments to align partner activity with service delivery and communications.
- Contribute to strategic, organisational and cultural development.
- Champion innovation, growth mindset and learning from failure.
- Manage relationships with external stakeholders, partners and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes for Cerebra.
5. Budgeting, monitoring and forecasting
- Working with the team and Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications to set income and expenditure budgets for Events and Community.
- Monitoring and reporting on income and expenditure and KPIs throughout the year.
- Providing quarterly income and expenditure re-forecasts.
- Ensuring all relevant information is recorded in line with charity, fundraising and data legislation and best practice.
6. Line Management
- Carry out recruitment within the team in line with Cerebra’s practices and values.
- Provide effective, remote line management, support and performance management to direct reports to help them maximise their potential and effectiveness.
- Provide practical and person-centred coaching support to direct reports.
- Ensure there is a continual focus on learning and development and wellbeing.
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension match up to 6%, £300 home-working allowance, company sick pay, organisational membership of Fundraising Everywhere learning and development platform and the opportunity to work for a cause that truly matters.
To apply, send your CV and a short cover letter (max 800 words) outlining why you’re a great fit.
Interviews:
- Online (Teams): Week commencing 8th December 2025
Join us in creating a better world for children with neurological conditions. Let’s do something extraordinary—together.
We are an equal opportunities employer. If there is anything you need to support you to take part in an interview please let us know.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, a full DBS check will be required of the successful candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Philanthropy Manager
Welcome to Population Matters
We are an environmental charity, and we believe all populations matter. We are all interconnected and all species rely on each other, yet no one is talking about the impact the growing human population is having on the planet.
Our vision is of a world in which our human population lives fairly and sustainably with nature and each other. Our mission is to address the negative consequences of ever more people using ever more of the planet’s resources and to inspire and engage with others to find, share and promote ways to make our vision a reality as quickly as possible.
We conduct evidence-based research, build networks of powerful advocates, work with global partners, and support female leadership and male allyship to ensure that our population can co-exist in harmony with nature and prosper on a healthy planet.
Are you passionate about our cause?
We have just entered a new five-year strategy period and are looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager with the experience, gravitas and growth-mindset to deliver our objectives. This is a new role, giving you the opportunity to shape the philanthropy programme and develop donor-centric experiences, proposals and feedback.
How to apply
Please apply by sending a CV (no more than three A4 pages) and covering letter (no more than two A4 pages), addressing the Job Description and, in particular, the Person Specification.
The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 26th November. We will inform successful first round candidates by 5pm on Friday 28th November and we will hold first interviews on Thursday 4th December via Teams. We will hold second interviews in person, in London, on Monday 15th December.
Please refer to the attached EDI statement for further information.
Note: We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may withdraw this job advert before the published expiry date.
#Senior Philanthropy Manager #Philanthropy Manager #Philanthropy #Philanthropy Management #Philanthropy Strategy #Philanthropy Planning
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the role
We are a charity that provides loving, compassionate care and support for veterans and their families, living with disability or dementia. We do this through our Homes and our services reaching into the community. As we continue to grow and strengthen our reach, we are looking for an experienced and visionary Digital Marketing Manager to join us on a 12-month contract.
This is an exciting opportunity for a confident digital leader with a proven track record in shaping strategy, planning impactful campaigns, and driving digital performance. You will lead our digital activity across The Royal Star & Garter Group, managing a talented team and using data-driven insight to increase recruitment, fundraising and legacy marketing activity. You will also play a central role in ensuring the seamless digital marketing integration of Care for Veterans into the Group.
We are seeking someone who brings both creativity and analytical thinking, and who is passionate about using digital marketing to grow awareness, engagement and support. If you are collaborative, values-driven and ready to make a meaningful impact, we would love you to join our team. We are committed to your development and offer excellent training and benefits.
Purpose of the role
· To lead the development and delivery of our digital marketing engagement strategy, ensuring activity supports organisational priorities and drives growth.
· To plan and manage integrated digital marketing campaigns that achieve objectives in recruitment, occupancy, and fundraising, supported by strong data insight and analysis.
· To manage the digital marketing integration of Care for Veterans into The Royal Star & Garter Group,
· To create and manage high-quality digital content and copy that brings our brand to life, engaging and inspiring our audiences.
Key responsibilities
Strategy & planning
· Develop and manage a coherent digital marketing roadmap, identifying opportunities for innovation, growth, and improved user experience.
· Develop digital audience development strategies that strengthen engagement, conversion, and retention across multiple channels.
· To manage the digital marketing integration of Care for Veterans into The Royal Star & Garter Group, ensuring alignment of websites, social media platforms, messaging, and audience engagement.
· Ensure our digital marketing activity supports and enhances the brand strategy and customer journeys identified for specific audiences.
· Advise senior leaders on digital marketing trends, insights, and performance, influencing decision-making and investment priorities.
Campaigns & digital delivery
· Lead on the strategy, planning, and execution of high-impact digital marketing campaigns for staff recruitment, fundraising, and occupancy.
· Direct the creation of compelling digital content, including video, photography, and written assets, that reflect our values and engage diverse audiences including supporters, residents, families, and staff across all channels.
· Manage all paid digital marketing activity, including search, display, and social advertising, ensuring campaigns are optimised for performance and ROI.
· Manage the optimisation, and development of our websites, ensuring they provide excellent user experiences and deliver measurable results.
· Working with relevant Fundraising teams, drive the strategic use of email marketing and automation to nurture relationships and deepen supporter engagement.
Data, Insight & Innovation
- Lead a data-driven approach to digital marketing, ensuring robust tracking, reporting, and analysis of all activity.
- Set clear KPIs and performance benchmarks for digital channels, using insight to inform continuous improvement.
- Identify and implement new digital tools, platforms, and approaches to improve marketing reach, engagement, and conversion.
Management & process
· Manage, develop, and inspire the Digital Marketing Officer and Legacy Marketing Officer, providing clear direction, feedback, and opportunities for growth.
· Manage the digital marketing budget, ensuring spend is efficient, effective, and aligned to strategic priorities.
· Manage the digital content library, including video case studies and photography, ensuring assets are well-managed and accessible.
· Maintain oversight of all digital workflows and project scheduling, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality output.
· Act as a brand guardian, ensuring consistency of message and visual identity across all digital touchpoints.
· Ensure compliance with data protection, accessibility, and fundraising regulations
· Undertake other duties consistent with the seniority and scope of this post.
Other
· To be able to work in our Homes in Surbiton, Solihull, High Wycombe and Worthing when required.
Person specification
Knowledge & experience
· Significant experience leading digital marketing across multiple channels in different organisations
· Proven experience developing and implementing digital strategies that deliver measurable results.
· Strong experience managing websites, digital campaigns, and social media channels, including use of content management systems and marketing automation platforms.
· Demonstrable success in leading digital acquisition, retention, and engagement activity.
· Experience managing budgets, agencies, and internal stakeholders.
· Line management experience with a track record of developing team capability.
Skills
· Expertise in digital marketing tools and techniques, including SEO, PPC, Google Analytics, Google Ads, social media advertising, and CRM systems.
· Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate insight into actionable plans.
· Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills across all levels.
· Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
· Excellent copywriting, editing, and content development skills.
· Ability to build effective internal and external relationships and collaborate across teams.
Other:
· Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends.
· Ability to work across our Homes in High Wycombe, Solihull, Surbiton, and Worthing when required.
Personal characteristics should include:
· A digital leader who inspires creativity, innovation, and high performance.
· Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-focused.
· Collaborative and supportive, with a commitment to shared success.
· Passionate about using digital to make a positive impact in people’s lives.
· Committed to our values and to the wellbeing of those we support.
We are a values-based organisation and strive to demonstrate this in all we do:
With love
We carry out our work with love, care and compassion.
Living positively
We are optimistic in everything we do, supporting veterans and their partners in leading happy and fulfilled lives
As a family
We work and live as one team, one family, one community.
Standing in their shoes
We show admiration and respect for people and never forget what they have done.
Take courage
We are not afraid to do what’s right and what is needed.
We reserve the right to update and amend this job description to ensure it accurately reflects the role. This will be agreed in consultation with the job holder.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Individual Giving Manager
Responsible to: Senior Fundraising Manager
Salary: £38,000-£42,000 depending on experience
Location: Hybrid working pattern, a minimum of 2 days in the London office and 3 days from home
Hours of work: Full time - 35 hours per week
The package also includes
· 8% employer contribution to a pension
· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional discretionary leave during the Christmas week
· Season Ticket Loan
USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide
in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion
justice. You can find out more about our work by visiting our website.
The Job
USPG are looking for an experienced fundraising and marketing professional to take ownership of our individual giving strategy and deliver it to achieve our objectives. The Individual Giving Manager will develop, market and evaluate fundraising appeals, products and campaigns to individual supporters and churches in order to grow our supporter base and voluntary income. Focusing on recruiting, retaining and developing relationships with all donors using direct mail, email and digital engagement, the Individual Giving Manager will develop an engaging stewardship journey for our supporters.
You
You are a confident, creative and talented fundraiser with experience of delivering successful marketing or fundraising campaigns and appeals. The ideal candidate will have experience in fundraising, project management and line management. They will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with a flexible, can-do attitude. The role holder will have a passion for delivering an excellent supporter experience, enjoy working in close collaboration with colleagues and managing a varied workload to tight deadlines.
How to apply
Please visit our website or see attachments to this post.
We bring people together from different parts of the global Church in mutually enriching conversation and profound encounters.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
There when it matters
Sue Ryder have an exciting opportunity at Sue Ryder to join the dedicated legal team as our fully qualified Senior Solicitor.
This role will provide expert legal advice across the charity on commercial, property, employment and contract matters, whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and data compliance and managing legal risk.
The successful appointment will evidence strong commercial experience alongside a general knowledge of other areas of law. External legal advisors will be consulted for matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature.
Working in Colchester this is a Hybrid position with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home with flexibility around ad hoc meetings as required.
About the role:
- Providing advice on broad legal issues, including public law, commercial law, intellectual property, and charity-specific regulations to support organisational strategy
- Identifying, assessing, and managing legal and regulatory risks for the charity and managing the Legal Risk Registers
- Ensuring the organization complies with its statutory and regulatory framework.
- Liaising with external legal advisors on matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature.
- Overseeing property transactions, leases, and drafting of commercial contracts.
- Advising on employment contracts, workplace policies, and handling any related disputes.
- Protecting the charity's intellectual property, such as trademarks and copyrights.
- use initiative to analyse legal challenges, identify solutions, and make informed decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.
- High degree of analysis, problem-solving, and initiative.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, legal team members, and external partners to develop strategies, set priorities, and achieve legal objectives aligned with the charity's mission and goals.
- Participating in committees/project groups.
About you:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex legal issues
- Committed to continuous professional development and staying abreast of evolving legal trends, regulatory changes, and industry best practices to inform decision-making and drive charity success.
- Strong proficiency in navigating relevant legislation impacting retail within a charitable context.
- Good understanding of property law. Commercially astute and pragmatic with the ability to focus on charities needs to provide practical and robust advice.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and convey legal concepts to non-legal audiences.
- Demonstratable ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstratable expertise in legacy management, with a proven track record of managing estate administration, legacy gifts, and charitable bequests in accordance with legal requirements and best practices.
- A general understanding of legacy management, and estate administration, legacy gifts, and charitable bequests in accordance with legal requirements and best practices.
Minimum Essential criteria:
- Qualified solicitor with experience in charity law, probate law, property law, conveyancing, employment law and tribunals, contract law, and data protection legislation.
- Data Protection Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT or their equivalents from other certification bodies.
Desirable criteria:
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.
Benefits
- Company pension scheme
- 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Location: Reading, Hybrid
Hours: 37 per week
Salary: £37,132 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Campaign Closes: 28th November 2025
First Stage Interviews:8th and 10th December 2025
Second Stage Interviews: W/C 15th December 2025
Make-A-Wish UK is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Mass Participation Events Officer to lead the delivery of our flagship fundraising events, including the London Marathon, and to help shape the future of our mass participation portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
Essential Criteria
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in events fundraising or a related role.
- Proven experience of delivering events and supporter journeys.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Experience of working with digital marketing and CRM systems.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong understanding of fundraising compliance and GDPR.
- Experience of account managing a wide variety of clients/supporters/customers
- Experience managing own workload, prioritising and responding to changing demands
- Experience of reporting on financial and KPI performance
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail, ensuring data accuracy and a strong understanding of reports.
- Experience of working to and exceeding financial targets and KPIs, and being accountable for hitting set income targets or putting plans in place to mitigate income losses due to underperformance.
- Ability to work proactively and make data driven decisions, able to use initiative and plan and arrange own workload to meet set objectives.
Core Purpose:
The Senior Mass Participation Events Officer will play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of Make-A-Wish UK’s mass participation events portfolio, most notably the London Marathon, as well as other third-party and Make-A-Wish owned products (e.g. walks, runs, virtual events).
This position will lead on event delivery, support new product development, and coordinate marketing and supporter journey planning. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless delivery, exceptional supporter experiences, and continuous improvement across the programme. This role is key to driving income growth, supporter acquisition, and retention through strategic planning and operational excellence.
This role sits within the Public Fundraising team who are responsible for individual giving, legacies, community fundraising, third party Mass Participation events, and owned fundraising products and events. The Public Fundraising team plays a vital role in contributing to our organisational strategic goal of developing sustainable sources of income.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Planning
- Support the development and implementation of multi-year plans for mass participation events across a broad range of markets, activities and products.
- Lead on the delivery of a range of third-party challenge events, owned products and virtual events, including recruitment and onboarding of new supporters, stewardship of supporters, budget management, event planning and logistics, volunteer management, and evaluation and reporting on events, taking learnings forward to improve future events. This role will primarily manage the London Marathon, which is our biggest third-party fundraising event, bringing in around 50% of all third-party events income.
- Contribute to the innovation pipeline by identifying opportunities for new products and enhancements and supporting the development of minimum viable products.
- Evaluate performance and identify opportunities for growth.
- Ensure plans are data-driven and aligned with organisational strategy.
- Work proactively to identify a pipeline of future support and new fundraising opportunities, varying across corporate teams, groups and associations, individual supporters and third-party activities, converting prospects into confirmed supporters to maximise income growth.
- Work to an agreed income target with the aim of exceeding and growing income. You will have responsibility and accountability for hitting financial targets.
Acquisition and retention of supporters
- Coordinate marketing plans for acquisition, working with the creative team and digital freelancer.
- Brief and manage asset creation for campaigns across digital and print.
- Liaise with the email specialist to support campaign delivery via Campaign Monitor.
- Build and optimise registration flows to ensure a seamless user experience.
- Develop and deliver automated, multi-channel supporter journeys to retain donors, maximise fundraising, and promote further engagement.
- Implement key milestones including welcome communications, fundraising support, and post-event stewardship.
- Align supporter journeys with the wish journey to deepen engagement.
- Implement key milestones of the supporter journey including welcome calls, race pack mailings, thank you mailings and fundraising chases.
- Maintain effective relationships with Make-A-Wish UK colleagues and supporters, maximising retention and long-term value, and identify cross-departmental opportunities where appropriate by working collaboratively.
- Effectively steward small and medium corporate teams, ensuring corporate partners participating in third-party Mass Participation events have an exceptional experience.
- Coordinate cross-functional input from brand, digital, supporter care and wishgranting teams to ensure integrated delivery of mass participation events.
Event Management and Delivery
- Lead planning and delivery of a portfolio of mass participation events, including logistics, budgeting, and on-the-day coordination.
- Act as operational lead for assigned events and products, making decisions on delivery approaches, resourcing, and supporter experience within agreed strategic parameters
- Provide informal mentoring and guidance to the Mass Participation Events Officer, supporting their development and ensuring consistency in delivery. Support the Officer with event logistics and delivery as needed.
- Maximise supporter engagement to meet income targets and KPIs at events.
- Develop project plans, marketing plans and supporter journeys for a portfolio of mass participation events.
- Attend Mass Participation events and represent Make-A-Wish in a professional manner. Be prepared to work some weekends and evenings where required.
- Lead on event day logistics including the management of staff and volunteers.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monitor fundraising progress and approve partner invoices in alignment with the team’s budget and coding structure.
- Monitor event performance against agreed KPIs including recruitment targets, fundraising targets, and average fundraising per head.
- Make data-informed decisions to optimise event delivery and supporter journeys, escalating strategic or high-risk issues to the Manager.
- Present results and learnings in monthly meetings with the wider Public Fundraising team and contribute to strategic reviews.
- Use learnings to feed into the ongoing development of the overall Mass Participation events strategy.
- Be accountable for set income and acquisition targets, continually monitoring performance against targets, using initiative to spot opportunities for improvement and areas of growth and acting on these opportunities.
Together, we create joy, happiness and magical memories through life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a unique opportunity to help build an ambitious new function, with a portfolio of projects that will make a lasting difference for cats, dogs, and their owners. The work will be diverse, strategic, and deeply rewarding, and you’ll be collaborating with smart, compassionate colleagues across the organisation to create real social impact.
The newly created Advice & Support Team plays a critical role in delivering Battersea’s strategic focus on early intervention in the pet ownership journey. By offering well-timed expert and empathetic support and advice before owners reach crisis point, the team aims to prevent avoidable animal welfare issues and reduce the number of pets relinquished for preventable reasons.
This role will be pivotal in bringing Battersea’s ambitious Advice & Support strategy to life. It will involve leading and developing innovative, partner-oriented projects that provide practical solutions - from helping prospective owners make informed acquisition decisions to supporting struggling cat and dog owners when they need it most.
Success will require working cross-functionally within Battersea while also building and managing strong, ongoing relationships with external partners at a senior level both inside and outside the animal welfare sector. Current initiatives, such as our partnership with FareShare and pet food manufacturers to deliver pet food to owners in need, illustrate the type of collaborative, preventative work this role will initiate, manage or expand.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 36 days of annual leave (inclusive of 8 days Bank Holiday leave allowance) per year for full time employees (pro-rated for part-time employees).
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution.
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.
We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Acceptable use of AI:
At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.
To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.
If you are successful to the interview stage of the recruitment process, we ask that you follow the below guidelines on the use of AI at interview stages:
Acceptable use:
- Researching sector trends, company information, or general interview tips.
- Practicing interview questions with AI tools to improve communication skills.
- Using AI to support with structuring your responses.
Please do not:
- Submit AI-generated responses as your own during the interview.
- Use AI to impersonate or misrepresent your experience or skills.
- Use AI tools during real-time interviews.
Closing date: 28th November 2025
All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Interview date(s): To be confirmed
For full details on the role, please download the recruitment pack from our Careers website.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Senior Direct Marketing Officer to manage a team to deliver a multi-million pound lottery & lead generation programme.
This is a London based role with a 50% hybrid working model.
The Charity
A well known and well loved, collaborative animal welfare charity, dedicated to protecting animals in need and improving quality of their care. Having recently launched thier new five year strategy they have some exciting plansand ambitions in the pipeline.
You will be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including 28 days annual leave in addition to eight days paid public holidays, a competitive pension scheme, a health cash plan and paid maternity and paternity leave, as well as much more!
The Role
Manage and motivate a team of three to deliver the programme effectively and professionally.
Manage a portfolio of multi channel campigns including direct dialogue and direct marketing projects to acquire and develop supporters who give via a regular gift.
Lead the development and growth of the Lottey product, along with its integration with raffles.
Drive the creative and functional development of the lead generation programme to maximise the conversion of leads to a regular gift.
The Candidate
Proven ability to plan, implement and evaluate direct marketing campaigns with substantial understanding of direct marketing acquisition and retention across a range of media channels, including direct dialogue, telemarketing, DRTV, digital and/or direct mail.
Previous line management experience, the abilty to motivate and lead a small team.
Proven ability to analyse results of campaigns.
Ability to build rapport and present to a range of audiences and work with both internal teams and external suppliers. negotiating costs, managing relationships and ensuring positive outcomes.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Regular Giving Officer within the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement team at Royal Holloway, University of London.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and creative fundraising professional to lead on the planning, delivery, and evaluation of regular giving and legacy campaigns. Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager, you will play a key role in increasing philanthropic income for the For What Matters Fund, supporting students facing financial hardship and promoting equality of opportunity.
With a strong focus on data-led strategy, you will develop compelling digital and print fundraising appeals, implement stewardship journeys, and drive donor acquisition and retention. You will also take responsibility for growing our legacy giving programme and contribute to the university’s wider philanthropic strategy.
We're looking for someone with a successful track record in fundraising or marketing communications, excellent writing skills, strong data and CRM experience, and a passion for making a tangible impact in higher education.
If you thrive in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment and are excited by the opportunity to engage supporters in meaningful ways, we’d love to hear from you.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Training and Development opportunities
- Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
- Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
- Free parking
The role, based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. Some remote working is possible for this role.
Please quote the reference: 1025-269
Closing Date: 23:59, 19 November 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Senior Keyworker
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000
Location: Hampshire
Hours: 35 Hours per week, with some working from home
Contract: Fixed term until March 2027 (possibility to extend)
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Working as a Senior Keyworker you will be responsible for supervising a small group of keyworkers, planned and ad-hoc supervision is an integral part of the Senior role, and you will be supporting keyworkers with monthly supervision and have oversight of safeguarding for the women they work with. You will be supporting the quality control for the region which will include dip-checks and data input.
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Keyworker you will need the below experience and skills:
You will have an in-depth knowledge of the range of needs and interventions required for women offenders. The ability to lead a small team to deliver inclusive, innovative and professional services. The ability to not only maintain own a small caseload of women, never compromising on quality engagements, but also to role model best practice and lead a small team of Hampshire wide Keyworkers.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: 30th November 2025
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you have excellent interpersonal skill, are well organised and able to manage a busy workload?
We are looking for a team player with iniative to join our Fundraising team.
Duties include:
Delivering a portfolio of creative and inspiring initiatives that place the supporter at the heart of every interaction.
Maximise retention and long-term value of the supporter base through effective stewardship and data-driven engagement.
Support delivery of Individual Giving KPIs and income targets in line with strategic objectives.
Monitor and report on income and expenditure across campaigns, ensuring alignment with agreed budgets.
Develop and implement innovative methods for acquiring new supporters and reactivating lapsed donors.
Lead on integrated campaign planning, including direct mail, and communication.
Design and deliver outstanding stewardship plans, including personalised communications and impact updates.
Develop effective welcome and thanking programs to enhance supporter experience
Represent Individual Giving at events and external initiatives such as Hospice Care Week and Dying Matters Week.
Driving Licence essential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for Senior Operations Contracts Lead
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 pro rata
Location: Flexibility to allow working from home - typically this will be up to two days each week - with an expectation of a minimum of three days spent in face-to-face, in-person contact (e.g. in Women’s Centres, Estates or external visits), and one of these days being a monthly visit to Head Office (the purpose being for interaction with colleagues and Central functions)HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term - until 31st March 2027
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in contact with the criminal justice system and working with partners and funders, you will manage criminal justice projects, work to develop and expand our services and partnerships and manage criminal justice managers and other staff as required.
You will work with the management team to ensure, manage and oversee that the services work within the budget, are complaint with financial regulations, policies and procedures, and meet funding and Advance requirements.
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Operations Contracts Lead you will need the below experience and skills:
- A thorough understanding of and knowledge of the issues relating to women in the criminal justice system
- A sound knowledge of safeguarding adult and children principles, child abuse, child protection issues and safeguarding
- A good knowledge and understanding of organisational systems and frameworks, line management and project management
- Significant experience, likely to have been gained over several years, of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level, and developing and delivering services at senior service management level
- Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.
- Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes
- Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact
- Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach
- Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking
- Able to think, act and plan strategically to develop practical and creative solutions to the management of existing and new services and complex problems that may arise while maintaining high levels of diplomacy and professionalism
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 23rd November 2025
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- One-week paid carers’ s leave
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for Senior Operations Contracts Lead
Salary: £38,000 per year, this may be negotiable for the right person
Location: Based across multiple locations with the flexibility to work from home up to two days each week. The three key locations for this role are Portsmouth, Caversham and Bedfordshire. The expectation is that a minimum of three days per week are spent in face-to-face, in-person contact (e.g. in Women’s Centres, Estates or external visits), and one of these days being a monthly visit to Head Office (the purpose being for interaction with colleagues and Central functions). Visits also required to HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term - until 31st March 2027
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in contact with the criminal justice system and working with partners and funders, you will manage criminal justice projects, work to develop and expand our services and partnerships and manage criminal justice managers and other staff as required.
You will work with the management team to ensure, manage and oversee that the services work within the budget, are complaint with financial regulations, policies and procedures, and meet funding and Advance requirements.
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Operations Contracts Lead you will need the below experience and skills:
A thorough understanding of and knowledge of the issues relating to women in the criminal justice system
- A sound knowledge of safeguarding adult and children principles, child abuse, child protection issues and safeguarding
- A good knowledge and understanding of organisational systems and frameworks, line management and project management
- Significant experience, likely to have been gained over several years, of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level, and developing and delivering services at senior service management level
- Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.
- Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes
- Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact
- Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach
- Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking
- Able to think, act and plan strategically to develop practical and creative solutions to the management of existing and new services and complex problems that may arise while maintaining high levels of diplomacy and professionalism
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 23rd November 2025
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- One-week paid carers’ s leave
- Career development pathways
**************************************************************
Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.


