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Reporting to the Head of Internal Communications and working alongside a delivery manager, this new fixed term role will be a crucial colleague helping us to deliver a new network wide communications platform. The platform is key to a new internal communications strategy to enable the Age UK Network of local, national and international charities to collaborate more effectively and ultimately deliver more for older people.
This role will act as the internal communications team's key specialist on the project and work closely with a Delivery Manager, technology colleagues and our platform provider.
The successful candidate will bring significant internal communications experience and be able to demonstrate and evidence knowledge and significant expertise in setting up, launching and embedding a new intranet across a complex network of organisations. Strong collaboration and presentation skills are essential as the role will work with diverse stakeholders through the delivery and launch phases.
This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in London (EC3N 2LB). As this is a new fixed term role, with high stakeholder engagement, you will be expected to attend the office twice a week. Travel costs to the London office are not covered by the charity.
Please note: This is a 12-month fixed-term contract position.
Age UK internal grade: 4L
Last date for applications Monday 22nd June 2026.
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Demonstrable and significant experience of delivering new online internal comms platforms (intranets) from start to finish (A, I, P)
- Evidence of significant experience of internal communications stakeholder management (A, I, P)
- Evidence of significant experience of devising and delivering training programmes as part of the establishment of new internal comms online platforms (A, I)
- Evidence of incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into internal communications strategies and content (A, I)
- Evidence of significant experience of devising and delivering content governance processes for internal communications platforms (A, I)
- Evidence of significant experience advising and coaching senior leaders on internal communications (A, I, P)
Skills and knowledge
- Evidence of strong project management skills within an internal communications context (A, I)
- Evidence of strong written communications skills, with the ability to distil complex information into compelling content (A, T)
- Strong knowledge of the workings of internal communications platforms (intranets) (A, I)
- Confident presenter and facilitator with evidence of strong presentation skills (I, P)
Personal attributes
- Evidence of strong people skills, including examples of collaborating across all levels of an organisation and across networks, federated structures or complex partnerships (I, P)
Great to Have's:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Previous experience of working within the charitable sector (A)
- Journalistic background (A)
- Experience of working in a federated organisation (A)
Skills and knowledge
- Evidence of strong video and audio experience for employee and partner audiences (A)
Please look at the attached job description for more information on the role responsibilities.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250
- Many additional benefits
Additional Information
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Full-time , London
Salary: £37,221 - £41,740 per annum
Closing Date: Monday 29th June 2026
Interviews will be held w/c Monday 6th July
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for Sleep Out Senior Officer to join our Mass Participation & Events team based in London.
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 in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
The Senior Officer plays a vital role in delivering our flagship fundraising event, Sleep Out. It is an exciting time to join the team, thanks to increased investment from our headline sponsor, Nationwide Building Society. This investment has enabled us to develop and deliver a new strategy, and we anticipate significant growth over the coming years.
About you
- Ambitious and organised individual with experience delivering successful marketing campaigns and mass participation fundraising events.
- An excellent communicator with strong copywriting, supporter stewardship and relationship management skills.
- Skilled at motivating supporters and delivering outstanding participant experiences.
- Confident managing multiple priorities, projects and deadlines across different teams.
- A collaborative team player who can also work independently and use initiative.
- Proactive, adaptable and confident using IT systems and databases.
What you’ll be doing
- Responsibility for the successful delivery and growth of our public Sleep Out events in London and Manchester and our ‘Host Your Own Sleep Out’ product.
- Support the Sleep Out Manager in delivering the Corporate Sleep Out event by taking on responsibilities such as volunteer management and notes taking at project meetings.
- Support the Sleep Out Manager with annual planning and budgeting for the Sleep Out portfolio, including tracking against financial targets and managing our administrative and financial processes.
- Support the Events Manager to implement a strategy that maximises the income potential of the Sleep Out portfolio.
- Line manage, motivate and develop the Sleep Out Officer to empower them to achieve their best.
Why join Centrepoint?
In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:
- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
- Private Medical insurance
- Income protection
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
- An 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.
Our approach to applications
We recognise that candidates may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support their applications. While this is absolutely fine, all examples and statements included must be truthful, accurate and based on your own experience.
We’re keen to understand your individual skills, experience and motivations, so please ensure your application reflects your own voice.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Senior Event Officer click ‘Apply’ now!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term
Salary: £46,700 - £55,800
Closing Date: Tuesday 23 June
Interviews: W/C 6 July
Centrepoint, the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Senior Change Communications Specialist to join our Communications and Campaigns team in London.
About Us
Centrepoint supports over 16,000 young people each year by providing accommodation, health support, life skills and opportunities to access education, training and employment. Our ambition is to end youth homelessness by 2037.
The Communications and Campaigns team helps colleagues, supporters and stakeholders stay informed, engaged and connected to Centrepoint's strategic priorities.
As Centrepoint embarks on a significant period of organisational change and transformation, we're seeking an experienced communications professional to help colleagues understand, engage with and adopt change across the organisation.
The Role
Working closely with senior leaders and programme teams, you'll lead the communications approach across key transformation programmes, creating clear, engaging and effective communications that build understanding, confidence and engagement.
You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, helping colleagues navigate change while ensuring communication activities support successful programme outcomes.
Centrepoint operates a hybrid working model, requiring colleagues to work from the office for at least 50% of their working time.
About You
You'll have:
- Significant experience delivering change communications within complex organisations
- Experience supporting transformation, organisational change or culture change programmes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including advising senior leaders
- The ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging communications
- Experience developing communication strategies, plans and engagement activities
- Knowledge of internal communication platforms such as SharePoint and Viva Engage
- Understanding of change management methodologies such as ADKAR or Kotter
- A proactive, collaborative and highly organised approach
Desirable:
- Experience within the charity, non-profit or social impact sector
- Experience using data and insight to evaluate communications effectiveness
- Experience supporting communications during risk or crisis situations
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading communications across Centrepoint's change and transformation programmes
- Developing communication strategies, plans and key messaging frameworks
- Advising senior leaders and programme sponsors on communication and engagement approaches
- Creating high-quality content including leadership messaging, presentations, FAQs, briefings and intranet content
- Designing two-way communication activities that encourage feedback and engagement
- Ensuring communications align with change management principles and support successful adoption
- Managing communication risks and implementing mitigation plans
- Overseeing internal channels including intranet, newsletters and briefings
- Using feedback and engagement data to continuously improve communication effectiveness
Why Join Centrepoint?
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including:
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Interest-free travel loan
- Learning and development opportunities
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Centrepoint is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities and recruit solely on the basis of skills, experience and suitability for the role.
Applications
We recognise candidates may use AI tools to support applications. This is absolutely fine, however all examples and information provided must be accurate, truthful and reflect your own experience.
Don't miss this opportunity to join Centrepoint as a Senior Change Communications Specialist. Apply now.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
We’re looking for a senior digital marketing manager – email to jointly lead our team as part of a job share to deliver high performing email campaigns and automations to support the charity’s activity. Working closely together with the other senior digital marketing manager – email, you’ll work across large email projects and campaigns, support the team’s workload and priorities, and create processes to best support their success.
Line managing 2 digital marketing officer email roles, you’ll support their development and contribute to our email strategy together with the head of digital engagement.
Working with the senior manager, marketing and communications planning and measurement (owned earned shared paid channels) you’ll be a key part of shaping and ensuring consistency across all our channels.
About you
You’ll have substantial email experience and knowledge, being confident creating and optimizing complex automations alongside managing relationships with email platforms.
You’ll be passionate about delivering the best experience and engagement with email and understand best practices and the importance of data and testing.
You’ll be well organised and have strong prioritisation and communication skills, working across the organization on a diverse range of campaigns and projects.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Location, hybrid working and salary range
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 2.5 days per week at home, and 1 day in the office per week.
The salary range is:
£32,900 to £34,300 per annum based in London
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact the Breast Cancer Now recruitment team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.
Closing date Tuesday 16 June 2026 9 am
Interview date 23-25 June 2026
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Society of Authors (SoA) is the UK's largest trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators. We’ve been advising authors and speaking out for the profession since 1884.
We’re currently looking to welcome a Finance Manager to our team.
The role
The Finance Manager leads on the operational management of the finance function to ensure there are robust financial controls, effective reporting and efficient day-to-day financial operations across the organisation, including our ancillary charities and literary estates. The postholder is expected to foster excellent working relationships across the organisation with all staff, member volunteers, senior colleagues, board members and charity trustees.
Reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer, the Finance Manager has significant responsibility for:
· Management accounts and reporting
· Budgeting and forecasting
· Cashflow oversight
· Audit and compliance
· Financial controls and process improvement
· Operational financial analysis
Responsibilities
Day-to-day financial management
- Manage the day-to-day finances for the organisation. Ensuring all aspects of the financial systems are accurate and kept updated including banking and sales and purchase ledgers.
- Manage the finances for our 14 charities. Ensure all aspects of the financial systems are kept updated.
- Undertake monthly reconciliations ensuring all transactions are properly and efficiently recorded.
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns for the organisation including the partial VAT exemption calculation.
- Oversee the management and appropriate allocation of any restricted funds for the charities ensuring that monies are allocated as per donor wishes or grant specifications.
- Prepare any ad hoc budget request and figures for other departments or the management.
- Regularly review and maintain financial policies and procedures.
- Support with funding bids and reports for donors and grant-making bodies.
Budget process management
- Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer on preparing the annual budgets for the organisation and our ancillary charities.
- Prepare quarterly figures for review, explaining any variation from budgeted figures.
- Monitor the actual spend against budgets for all the charities.
· Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the needs of the organisation and our charities in consultation with the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Charities.
- Work closely with all Departmental Heads to ensure they fully understand their budgets and ongoing organisational performance against budget.
Statutory reporting
- Assist the Chief Operating Officer with the preparation of the organisation’s accounts.
- One of the main points of liaison with the external auditors, ensuring all supporting papers are collated for an efficient and effective annual audit to take place.
- Maintain fixed asset register and inventory of all equipment contracts and agreements.
- Ensure adequate controls are in place to safeguard the financial assets of the organisation.
- Lead on preparing all our charity accounts.
- Assist the COO to ensure the organisation and its ancillary charities are compliant with statutory bodies and external institutions including:
o Companies House
o Certification office
o Charity Commission
o HMRC
o All banks and payment processors
Financial risk management
- Work with the Chief Operating Officer to ensure that the appropriate processes are in place for the long-term financial viability of the organisation.
- Develop, update and produce long-term cashflow forecasts for both the organisation and our ancillary charities.
· Ensure appropriate financial risk management techniques and controls are in place at strategic and operational levels.
Governance support to the Finance Sub-Committee and Charity Trustees
- Assist in the preparation of all associated papers and minutes for the Finance Sub- Committee.
- Assist the Chief Operating Officer in preparing papers for Board and Charity Trustees.
The duties above outline the broad areas of responsibility. The SoA reserves the right to vary these duties to suit the requirements of the business.
Person specification
Essential
- Minimum part-qualified accountant or qualified by experience with strong financial management experience, with an ability to understand the practical impact of finance decisions and processes across the organisation.
· Strong IT skills including the Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel, and experience of using databases.
- Experience of using Sage 50 Cloud Accounts.
- Significant experience and confidence in managing a full range of finance operations in a small or medium sized organisation in the not-for-profit sector.
- Confident presenting financial information to non-financial audiences.
- Demonstrates excellent attention to detail, organisation and communication skills.
· Resilience in working under pressure, ability, and willingness to both give and take constructive feedback.
· Bring ideas for improvements and is open and honest in all communications where relevant and appropriate.
- Ability to work with the Chief Operating Officer to develop the formulation of long-term financial plans and strategies for the society and its ancillary charities.
Desirable Skills
· Specialist knowledge of Charities, including Charity SORP guidance and procedures, underpinned by strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
· Experience of working for a trade onion or a membership organisation.
· Tax and charities law, including a good understanding of partially exempt VAT status.
What we offer
As a progressive and ethical not-for-profit organisation, we offer a range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. We are a London Living Wage and a Disability Confident – Committed employer.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Death-in-service benefit (8 x salary)
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible, hybrid working practices.
- Family-friendly, disability-confident inclusive culture
- Generous annual leave, including all bank holidays.
- Salary exchange pension scheme
- Interest-free annual travel card loan
- *Office closure over Christmas
- Private healthcare
*Colleagues can work over the Christmas period, although the building is closed. For those who wish to take additional time off, colleagues take these days from their annual leave allowance.
As an employer, we nurture a working environment in which staff can grow and develop. We recognise the value of flexibility in the way we work with a positive culture of hybrid working practices.
Inclusion, diversity, and representation are at the core of our values, and we work to tackle structural discrimination and prejudice. Part of this commitment means that we are looking to increase diversity in our organisation at all levels. We strongly encourage applications from a broad range of social, cultural, educational, and underrepresented backgrounds
To apply, please send your CV and a personal statement as a single document (max. 3 x A4 pages)
If any part of the application process is not accessible to you, please let us know.
Empowering authors since 1884. We have been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession for more than a century.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Manager
28hrs/4 days a week - £39,000 pa pro rata (£48,750 full-time equivalent)
Reporting to: Head of Fundraising and Communications
Location: Wimbledon London SW19 with occasional UK travel. The office is just a few minutes’ walk from Wimbledon mainline and underground stations. (Hybrid option up to 2 day p/w working from home).
The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund has been helping doctors, medical students and their families through hardship for almost 190 years. We are looking for an experienced relationship fundraiser to take ownership of our growing mid-value donor programme and help shape the future of supporter engagement at the charity.
This is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships with committed supporters, develop innovative stewardship strategies and contribute to a fundraising programme that has a direct and lasting impact on the lives of doctors within the medical profession.
Joining a friendly and collaborative team, you'll enjoy a high degree of autonomy, excellent benefits including a 15% employer pension contribution, flexible working arrangements and genuine opportunities for professional development.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced senior fundraiser to join our small and friendly fundraising and communications team. The Fundraising Manager is primarily responsible for developing, managing and growing the charity's mid-value donor programme. The role will steward and upgrade a defined portfolio of supporters, delivering excellent supporter experiences that increase donor retention, engagement and income. In addition, the post holder will support on individual giving, legacy fundraising and developing and stewarding a small portfolio of corporate partnerships.
Join a well-established, financially secure charity where people genuinely enjoy working together to make a difference. We pride ourselves on our friendly, collaborative culture, where everyone's contribution is valued and supported. As an organisation, we are committed to helping our employees develop and grow.
About RMBF
The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) supports doctors, medical students, and their families, providing vital financial, practical, and emotional support when illness, disability, bereavement, or other life-changing circumstances create hardship. The RMBF helps hundreds of doctors each year, ensuring that those who have dedicated their lives to caring for others have somewhere to turn when they need help most.
For fundraisers, the RMBF is a fantastic cause to work for. We deliver tangible, life-changing assistance that enables beneficiaries to regain stability and, in many cases, return to medicine. We have a long history, a strong reputation, and deep roots within the medical community. We also have a loyal and engaged supporter base, with the majority of our donors coming from the profession.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a portfolio of mid-value supporters, delivering tailored stewardship, personalised communications, meetings, events and digital engagement that demonstrate impact, strengthen relationships and enhance the supporter experience.
- Design and implement segmented donor journeys and cultivation strategies that move supporters from mass fundraising communications to more personalised engagement, identifying opportunities to increase giving through appeals and special funding opportunities.
- Use donor insight, data analysis and supporter behaviour to monitor engagement and retention, reducing attrition, increasing lifetime value, and identifying supporters with the potential to upgrade their giving and progress towards major donor status.
- Develop, manage, and grow a small portfolio of corporate supporters, identifying and securing new fundraising opportunities including sponsorship, employee fundraising, and cause-related marketing initiatives.
- Manage the legacy giving programme, overseeing legacy administration and delivering targeted marketing and stewardship activities to raise awareness, generate enquiries and encourage supporters to leave a gift in their Will.
- Ensure all fundraising activity complies with relevant legislation, data protection requirements, fundraising regulations and organisational policies.
- Maintain accurate supporter records and activity tracking within the CRM system.
Personal Specification
- A proven track record in fundraising
- Ability to think strategically to identify potential donors, prioritise efforts and develop effective fundraising strategies. This includes analysing data, assessing donor potential and adapting approaches based on feedback and results.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain donor relationships and understand donor motivations and interests.
- Excellent written skills with an ability to craft compelling and personalised proposals, with a meticulous attention to detail.
- Confident and comfortable making telephone calls and meeting donors in person as a key part of relationship building and stewardship.
- Strong collaborative skills as a team player, whilst also able to work autonomously initiating and driving tasks as a self-starter.
- Experience using CRM systems and supporter data to drive fundraising performance.
- An understanding of the challenges facing doctors and medical students, including mental health and workplace pressures would be desirable.
Additional Information
- Occasional UK travel maybe required for donor meetings, events and conferences.
- Occasional evening or weekend work may be required (time off in lieu provided)
Package
- The remuneration package includes:
- Generous pension scheme with 15% employer contributions and 5% employee contributions with salary sacrifice option
- Death in service benefit
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days paid holiday in first year, increasing in stages to 30.5 days after four years’ service, plus an additional 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Employee assistance programme
- Dental insurance
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter. The cover letter should clearly demonstrate your relevant experience and explain how you meet the personal specification outlined in the job description. Applications that do not include both documents may not be considered.
Interview Process
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a first-round online interview, scheduled for Wednesday 8th July. Successful candidates will progress to an in-person second-stage interview.
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter. The cover letter should clearly demonstrate your relevant experience and explain how you meet the personal specification outlined in the job description. Applications that do not include both documents may not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
At CharityJob, we help charities find people who share their purpose, faster and more easily. We’re passionate about fair and effective recruitment and listening to our candidate and recruiter customers to improve our products, content and marketing.
We’re the number one job board in the UK for charities. And we provide leading technology to support our recruiters, including an applicant tracking system, as well as our sister networking platform, CharityConnect.
We’re motivated by the belief that great people power great causes. We’re a mission-led, commercially sustainable business that balances social impact with innovation, collaboration, and high standards of service. We have around 30 employees working for us across marketing, product, sales, software development and finance.
Our team cares deeply about the sector we serve and the experience of everyone who uses our platform. Working here means contributing to a product that helps charities thrive, while being part of a supportive, inclusive workplace where ideas are valued and personal development is encouraged.
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Content Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. You’ll lead on all content across the organisation, including two blogs (our Career Advice blog for candidates and our Recruiter Insights blog for recruiters), our email and e-newsletter copy, sales collateral, product messaging, PR campaigns and anything else needing an expert editorial eye.
Annual leave: 25 days (+ bank holidays)
Reporting line: you’ll report to the Marketing Director and be part of the Marketing team.
Hours: 9am-5.30pm (with reduced hours of 9am – 5pm in December and August). Flexibility will be considered.
Working arrangements: this is a hybrid role, with two fixed days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) working in the office.
Job application process: to apply, please send your CV and answer a few short screening questions.
We can only accept applications for this role from applicants who live in the UK.
Job description
What you’ll be working on:
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Regularly planning and producing content for the CharityJob blogs.
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Updating the content calendar with article revisions and new content in line with business needs, seasonal trends and sector updates.
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Continually monitoring and maintaining our existing blog content, including optimising performance, working with our external agency to fill content gaps and conducting keyword research to improve organic content reach.
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Leading on SEO across the organisation, including managing our relationship with our external agency, acting on their recommendations and liaising with our in-house development team.
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Working closely with the Senior CRM Manager to write copy for promotional and service emails and trigger campaigns.
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Working closely with our external agency to manage digital PR campaigns to raise awareness of CharityJob and our products with trade, local and national press.
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Editing product copy to make sure that the right messages and prompts appear in the right places and in the right tone of voice across our website and products to help achieve business objectives.
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Producing supporting or customer-facing documents for our sales team.
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Writing guides and other long-form content, and briefing designers to deliver a finished product.
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Managing content produced for and with CharityJob’s partner organisations.
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Copyediting and proofreading copy and documents across the organisation.
This job is for you if:
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You understand the role of content marketing in the overall marketing strategy and customer journey.
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You have excellent copywriting skills, particularly for email campaigns and landing pages.
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You have a good knowledge of SEO and Google Analytics (AI search would be a bonus)
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You can highlight key feature benefits in new software products and distil these into engaging content and copy.
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You have excellent proofreading and copyediting skills and a keen eye for detail.
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You’re used to successfully juggling multiple projects, working calmly under pressure and managing tight deadlines.
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You have some experience of working with and managing third-party suppliers.
We help charities find people who share their purpose, faster, easier and fairly.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 50% office attendance)
Summary Purpose - what you will be achieving:
The Policy Directorate brings together the Academy’s policy, analysis and external affairs functions to address major science and health policy issues in the UK and internationally. The Directorate works as a single, coordinated team, focusing resources on priority areas, applying strategic approaches, generating high‑quality evidence and insights, and engaging effectively with government, stakeholders and partners to inform decision‑making and influence policy.
You will work in the Academy’s new Analysis Function, which ensures that policy development, external engagement, and rapid response work are consistently underpinned by high‑quality analytical insight. Reporting to the Head of Policy Analysis, you will lead activities in a team that spans qualitative and quantitative methods, evidence synthesis, horizon scanning, policy modelling and evaluation.
You will work within the Policy Directorate (including the Policy Development and External Affairs functions) to improve the quality and impact of policy recommendations, and ensure decision-makers can rely on timely, trusted analysis.
About the role - what you will be doing:
1. Provide expert advice and guidance in support of policy analysis
- Work with the Head of Policy Analysis to develop the Analysis Function’s strategy, operating model, standards, governance and ways of working.
- Work with Policy Managers to agree strategies for evidence gathering in support of policy priorities.
- Advise on risks, uncertainties, and the implications of emerging scientific and technological trends as they pertain to the conduct of medical sciences and the health service.
2. Lead the Policy Directorate’s ‘rapid response’ function
- Lead the process of developing rapid responses to emerging policy opportunities.
- Oversee horizon scanning activities to ensure opportunities for rapid response are identified and planned for at early stages.
- Work with the Policy Directorate to agree, manage and quality assure rapid response projects.
- Where rapid response work has been commissioned by external organisations (e.g. government, arm’s length bodies), ensure their project needs are defined and addressed.
- Ensure rapid response outputs are underpinned by high‑quality analysis.
3. Project manage analytical activities
- Lead the Academy’s policy analysis projects, determining the best methodological approaches to gathering evidence that will inform policy development and external affairs.
- Manage the design and delivery of evidence syntheses, horizon scanning, modelling, impact assessments, stakeholder insight analysis, and evaluation.
- Lead colleagues in the Analysis Function to coordinate project planning and evidence-gathering activities.
- Support the Analysis Function with commissioning external analysis where appropriate.
- Regularly report on project progress, risks and issues to the Head of Policy Analysis.
4. Build analytical partnerships and external credibility
- Engage with analytical teams across government (e.g., DHSC, NHS England, UKRI, ONS), the charity sector, research funders and national academies.
- Engage with academic experts, methodologists, research networks and data holders to strengthen analytical depth.
- Represent the Academy in analytical or evidence‑focused fora.
- Work with the External Affairs team to support external activities.
Requirements
Essential
- Extensive experience working in analytical or evidence functions.
- Expertise in a range of analytical methods, such as: evidence synthesis, horizon scanning, behavioural insights, data analysis, evaluation, modelling, or forecasting.
- Experience in ensuring analytical quality assurance and establishing or applying analytical standards.
- Proven ability to engage with and communicate complex analytical findings clearly for non‑technical system partners, including government and sector representatives.
- Experience with working at pace and managing a range of projects.
- Good understanding of the UK science, research and health policy landscape and how evidence informs decision-making.
Desirable
- Previous work in a science, health, research or public policy environment (e.g., government, national academy, think tank, research funder).
- Experience with managing budgets and commissioning research.
Benefits
We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:
Competitive rewards
- Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
- Life assurance at three times your salary.
Work-life Balance
- Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
- 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
- Buying and selling leave.
- Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).
Wellbeing and Development
- Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Support through tailored learning and development.
Additional Benefits
- A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.
Closing date: 9:00am on Monday 6 July 2026.
Interviews will likely be held w/c 20 July 2026.
The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences – is seeking its first Internal Communications Manager to join the Communications and Marketing Team in our Communications Directorate. The post holder will manage the delivery of internal communications across the organisation.
The role
The Internal Communications Manager is a pivotal role in shaping how our colleagues collaborate and connect to deliver brilliant work.
You will ensure staff receive regular, clear and engaging information which builds understanding of how everyone across the organisation contributes to the British Academy’s strategic goals and fulfils its purpose as the UK’s voice for the humanities and social sciences.
The Internal Communications Manager will design and deliver the internal communications strategy that engages staff with the organisation, aligns internal messaging with our ways of working, behaviours and corporate objectives, and celebrates our successes and shared purpose.
As a confident communications professional and leader, you are adept at managing relationships with senior stakeholders and understanding colleagues’ internal communications needs. You are a persuasive and confident communicator, able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and discretion. Experience of internal communications management and channels, including developing and managing a staff intranet, are essential for this role.
About the Academy
The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, established by Royal Charter in 1902. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. Today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, culture, and societies. With a Fellowship of around 1,700 leading national and international academics, the Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas; engages the public with fresh thinking and debates; and brings together scholars, government, business, and civil society to influence policy. The Academy currently has five directorates: Communications & Marketing; Development; Policy; Research; and Resources, plus a small Governance & Fellowship Team.
Working at the Academy
Our senior management team have worked with staff to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and empathy, in which all contributions are recognised as we work towards our common goals. Our people strategy and working practices focus on building strengths and sharing insights, with learning & development, wellbeing, and equality, diversity & inclusion at the centre of how we operate as an organisation. Investing in our staff and encouraging a healthy work/life balance is central to our success, as we move forward and continue to grow.
Terms and conditions
The British Academy is based at 10-11, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, a Grade 1 listed building. We offer a competitive benefits package including a 35-hour working week, with hours and location worked flexibly under our hybrid-working policy; 34 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays; a subsidised canteen and an excellent occupational pension.
How to apply
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, in line with our commitment to create a diverse and inclusive working environment, promote equal opportunity, and address under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.
To apply, and to see the full job description and our workplace values, please follow the apply link to visit our recruitment platform.
Closing date: Midday on 26 June 2026.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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We are seeking an experienced mental health manager to join our exciting new project, working with those engaging in gambling harms behaviours and affected others. The role will include overseeing various workstreams to the service, including: crisis de-escalation, casework, psychoeducation workshops and facilitating a space for peer-led activities. You will have a small team of support workers and volunteers to manage.
Your role as a team manager will be to directly support a team of support workers and volunteers in all areas of the service. You will aid in de-escalating those in a state of crisis which is exacerbated or influenced by gambling related behaviours. You will be expected to manage crises and your team, within a drop-in model. You will be expected to hold your own caseload of clients, providing 1:1 bespoke advice surrounding gambling and mental health support. In addition, you will aid in overseeing peer-led psychoeducation groups addressing root causes of gambling and a safe environment for loved ones to build meaningful peer connections. We are seeking autonomous, creative individuals with experiences of working with behaviours around addiction and direct management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and empower a team of varied personalities and skills
- Work closely with senior managers, stakeholders including commissioners
- De-escalate immediate mental health crises
- Co-produce and facilitate various psychoeducation workshops
- Hold your own caseload of clients; providing advice and support on various matters eg financial management, debt, housing and other social issues pertaining to gambling behaviours
- Work autonomously and proactively
- Co-produce and hold a safe environment for peer-led activities
- Engage in extensive outreach across the borough of Hounslow
- Work within an integrative model with existing clinical pathways: collaborative working with NHS and Public Health colleagues
- Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with relevant legislation and guidance
- Finalise case reports, including clear outcomes of preventative measures in place
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to gather outstanding information
- Management of own safeguarding disclosures and incidents, in line with West London Mind Safeguarding Policy.
Person Specification
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services
- Minimum of 1 year working with those impacted by addiction
- Minimum of 1 year of line management
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Ability to work independently and deliver within the tight deadlines
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to manage sensitive information under GDPR with professionalism and confidentiality.
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations if they occur.
- Awareness of issues in mental health service provision
- A good understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Empathy and non-judgemental approach
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good IT skills including Word, Outlook, Salesforce, Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Full UK driving licence and car owner
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.



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Breathe Cities Programme Coordination & Reporting Manager
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Breathe Cities Programme Coordination & Reporting Manager
The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a Breathe Cities Programme Coordination & Reporting Manager to join their team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.
Under the supervision of the ED of Breathe Cities, and working closely with the funders relations team, the purpose of this role is to build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with Breathe Cities’ funders and partners, ensuring a consistently high level of engagement and satisfaction. The role leads the provision of clear, structured and timely information, reporting, data and insights, while acting as the central point of contact for the funder.
The role coordinates processes for donor reporting, and ensure information and communications flows to our donors and partners in an appropriate way.
What We’re Looking For
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Excellent writing and communication skills.
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Confident in dealing appropriately with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior managers, funder programme officers, and other donor organisation staff.
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Skilled communicator, in oral and written form.
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Ability to quickly assimilate and understand complex information and to communicate this in a clear and structured manner adapted to a funder.
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Adept at managing projects, highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines to meet agreed objectives.
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Experience in information management and coordinating internal communication.
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Ability to represent the Clean Air Fund credibly with range of external audiences, including senior donors and grantee partners.
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Able to respond quickly to requests for information and project updates
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Demonstrable experience writing externally-facing reports.
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Formal experience in a fundraising or partnerships environment.
For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description
- Closing date – 22nd June 2026
- Salary – £63,500
- Type of employment- Fixed-term contract until June 2029
At Clean Air Fund, we’re guided by purpose and grounded in evidence. Our culture combines clear structures and rigorous frameworks with space for fresh thinking and collaboration across diverse perspectives. We value curiosity, openness and a shared commitment to making a measurable difference.
As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
We work with governments, funders, businesses and campaigners to deliver clean air for all as fast as possible.



Senior Digital Marketing Executive
Salary: £48,396- £55,644 per annum + benefits
(We normally offer a starting salary at the start of the range)
Based: Islington, London – hybrid working
Closing date: Sunday 28th June 2026
Location: Islington, London. We aim to create an environment where everyone can contribute to the best of their abilities. Our hybrid working approach brings together the benefits of both office-based and remote working in an inclusive way. For this role, you’ll be expected to work from our Islington office at least 40% of the time. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support individual needs.
Greenpeace UK is an independent national/regional organisation within the global Greenpeace campaigning network, which acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. The global network of Greenpeace organisations comprises 26 independent national/regional Greenpeace organisations with presence in over 55 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating and supporting organisation, Greenpeace International.
This Senior Digital Marketing Executive role is the dream job for someone who wants to apply their skills and experience as a digital marketer and fundraiser to support Greenpeace’s mission to halve emissions and restore biodiversity.
Job requirements
You will achieve this by:
- Project managing a range of digital marketing and fundraising campaigns to drive income – from ideation and strategy through to implementation and evaluation.
- Managing a busy pipeline of social media content - creating content yourself, and working with a network of creators and freelancers to keep our content sector-leading
- Being adaptable and highly organised - allowing you to excel in a campaigning organisation where things change often.
- Collaborating effectively with a range of internal stakeholders - helping to engage and make the most of in-house expertise
- Analysing results - using data and insights to test and learn and iteratively improve campaign and fundraising performance.
- Championing anti-racist values – tailoring your approach to those with different perspectives, and helping Greenpeace to reach a broader more diverse audience.
About you
You’ll be an experienced digital marketing professional who cares about environmental issues and aligns with Greenpeace’s values. You’ll thrive in a role which is creative, collaborative and fast-paced and you’ll supercharge this with a strategic mindset - making use of data, trends and insights to test-and-learn constantly towards better marketing and fundraising performance.
By joining the Paid Digital team, you’ll develop a deep specialism in paid social media, digital marketing and fundraising, and will be responsible for specific channels, as well as a range of new products and innovations. You’ll be motivated by playing a vital role in growing Greenpeace’s supporters and helping to meet our ambitious fundraising targets which power our vital campaigns.
Essential criteria for success
- Project management - Demonstrable experience planning and delivering multi-channel digital campaigns or projects from start to finish in a project lead role.
- Paid social media - Hands-on experience working with a range of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Reddit, YouTube, and/or Google Ads.
- Organisation - Proven track record managing competing demands across multiple projects.
- Collaboration - A clear communicator who is able to work effectively with a range of people.
- Data analysis - Able to analyse and interpret social media campaign performance data across multiple channels.
- Commitment to diversity and anti-racism - Can speak to tangible, personal examples of how you have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and anti-racism in your work.
We give you
You’ll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply.
Our commitment to diversity
We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in environmental and campaigning organisations and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this.
One of our Anti Racism Plan objectives is to proactively achieve stronger representation of people of colour, particularly within leadership positions, and we have recently published ambitious race representation targets.
As part of our commitment to increasing representation of people from underrepresented communities in the environmental sector, we are piloting a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) as a new approach to make our recruitment more equitable. If you identify as a person of colour, you can choose to opt in to the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
We will be aiming to offer everyone who opts into the scheme and meets the essential criteria a first stage interview. While we fully intend to honour this, exceptionally high application volumes may affect our capacity. If so, we will communicate clearly and keep candidates informed as we continue to learn and improve.
To apply
For further information including the job description, please download the applicant information pack. Please ensure to save this file to your computer for future reference. Once the job listing has closed you will no longer be able to access it online.
We recommend taking a look at this document that contains top tips for filling out your application, complied by our recruitment team.
If you have any questions, please email us. Please note that this email address is only for information. All applications have to be filled out on the website and cannot be submitted via email.
Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law
Closing date: Sunday 28th June 2026
Location: Home-based Scotland. The role will involve travel across Scotland and the North of England.
Salary: £34,600 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: Monday 22 June 2026 at midnight
Interviews: Week commencing 6 July 2026 in person in Edinburgh or Glasgow to be confirmed.
This is a permanent role.
Who we are looking for
Breakthrough T1D is the UK’s leading type 1 diabetes charity, dedicated to funding research, advocating for change, and supporting the T1D community. A year into our exciting rebrand from JDRF to Breakthrough T1D, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Fundraiser for Scotland and the North of England to help us build on this momentum.
As Senior Fundraiser, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving forward our major donor and corporate partnerships programme. You’ll work alongside our Head of Scotland to deliver sustainable income growth, develop meaningful relationships with high value supporters, and bring unforgettable experiences to life — from intimate research briefings to our flagship annual Gala Ball.
This is a role with huge scope to make your mark. You’ll have the autonomy to cultivate your own portfolio, the support of brilliant cross UK colleagues, and the reward of knowing your work directly fuels scientific breakthroughs that change lives.
Experience required
You’ll have previous experience of:
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Experience working with major donors, corporate partners or demonstrable success generating income from senior stakeholders in a relationship driven role
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Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities with confidence and calm
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Excellent communication skills — written, verbal and in presentations
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Emotional intelligence and the ability to build rapport authentically.
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A supporter focused, warm, and collaborative approach.
About Breakthrough T1D
Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.
Employee benefits
As an employer we offer:
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Hybrid working arrangements
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Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
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Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
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Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment
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Season ticket and cycle loan
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Pension scheme
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Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
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Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development
Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.
Improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent, and, ultimately, cure T1D and its complications
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JOB TITLE:
Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Director of Fundraising
LOCATION:
Home based
DURATION:
30-35 Hours Per Week - Permanent
SALARY/GRADE:
Grade 6.4 (£36,043) PA FTE
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
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Fundraising Team
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Nation Directors
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Public Affairs and Communications Team
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Membership Team
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Donors, Volunteers and families
ABOUT YOU
You will have proven experience in fundraising, business development, or partnership management, with a track record of generating income and building strong external relationships. Ideally, you will have experience developing fundraising plans, pipelines, or income streams from an early stage, and will be comfortable working in an environment where processes, opportunities, and supporter journeys are still evolving.
You will be confident identifying and pursuing new opportunities, developing compelling proposals and cases for support, and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including corporate partners, community fundraisers, volunteers, and individual supporters.
We are looking for someone who is proactive, self-motivated, and creative, with strong communication and relationship-building skills. You should be comfortable working independently while also collaborating effectively with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, and operational teams.
Most importantly, you will be motivated by the opportunity to help grow sustainable income that supports children, young people, and families across the UK.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We are looking for a confident, ambitious, and entrepreneurial Fundraising Manager to help grow sustainable income for Adoption UK by building and developing strong relationships with corporate partners, supporters, volunteers, and local communities.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys creating fundraising plans from the ground up, developing new partnerships, and turning ideas into sustainable income. The role is ideally suited to someone who thrives in a developing fundraising environment and is motivated by the opportunity to shape and grow underdeveloped income streams into long-term success.
This is an opportunity to help shape the development of a strategic and sustainable approach to fundraising, while continuing to deliver hands-on income across a diverse portfolio.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Supported by the Director of Fundraising, take ownership of developing, delivering and monitoring fundraising events and activities in line with our fundraising strategy.
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Lead on key income streams to maximise net income and develop sustainable income streams for short, medium and long-term growth.
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Monitor and evaluate progress against plans using management information and budgets to produce reports and forecasts as required
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Deliver effective supporter journeys to improve supporter experience, retention, and long-term engagement.
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Work alongside the Director of Fundraising to develop and implement processes and policies.
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Grow and diversify income across corporate partnerships, community fundraising, events, individual giving and digital activity.
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Develop compelling proposals and pitches for corporate partners, clearly articulating social value, impact and return on investment.
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Build and manage a strong corporate prospect pipeline using research, data and structured follow-up to convert opportunities. Identify opportunities to sponsor projects and activities.
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Collaborate with marketing colleagues to develop assets and digital campaigns to support fundraising appeals and events.
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Work with all Adoption UK teams to support local fundraising activities in each of the four nations including membership and community teams.
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To ensure good working practices in line with Equality and Diversity policies and a pro-active approach is taken to equality, diversity and inclusion issues.
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In compliance with the Code of Conduct, demonstrate high standards of personal conduct, courtesy and integrity.
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Ensure full compliance with Adoption UK’s Safeguarding policies and procedures, reporting concerns in line with internal policies.
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Any other duty as required by the line manager commensurate with the post.
Person Specification criteria
Knowledge And Experience
- Experience of a fundraising, marketing, or event management role (E)
- Experience of delivering multiple projects on time and to budget (E)
- Ability to devise operational plans and deliver them effectively, and proven experience of planning and managing income generating activities and events (E)
Qualificationsand Education
- Professional fundraising qualifications (D)
- Marketing qualifications (D)
- Event Management qualifications (D)
- CIOF Diploma in Fundraising Management/equivalent professional experience/membership of CIOF (D)
Skills and Abilities
- Delivers high quality work with minimal supervision and direction (E)
- Able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, be competent with Microsoft Office (E)
- Ability to assimilate and analyze financial and statistical information, including budget monitoring, management, and financial control (E)
- An exceptional administrator and coordinator with excellent organisation and writing skills (E)
- Communicate, engage and secure positive external relationships with stakeholders and supporters (E)
- Has the capacity to deal with complex issues and is good at problem solving (D)
- Self-starter, used to working to deadlines and delivering against KPIs (E)
- Able to work communicate and engage with internal senior stakeholders effectively (E)
Accountability
- Developing fundraising opportunities (E)
- Event administration (D)
- Stewardship and relationship management (E)
- Contribute to departmental strategic goals, in liaison with the Director of Fundraising (E)
Behaviours
- Takes pride in Adoption UK and promotes its values and mission in all interactions with external stakeholders.
- Demonstrates commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of role at all times.
- Contributes to an open and honest culture
- Encourages challenge and creativity, transparency and consistency.
- Leads by example.
- Offers outstanding service to members.
- Promotes cross functional team working, sharing skills and knowledge
- Communicates clearly, seeking clarity when unclear and valuing the opinion of others.
- Valuing the opinion of other. Treating colleagues and other stakeholders with respect.
- Takes pride in own development, committed to achieving high standards and agreed objectives.
Adoption UK is the leading charity for adopted and care experienced people and adoptive families.
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Research and insights manager
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About the role
Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team as our Research and insights manager. This is a full time, hybrid role, working 37.5 hours per week based at our offices in Kings Cross, London.
This is an exciting time to join Sense, as we develop and embed our new organisational strategy and strengthen our approach to evidence-led decision making. The role will play a central part in ensuring that insight, data and stories are brought together into a coherent, trusted and accessible evidence base, supporting learning, influencing, bold communications and decision-making across Sense and driving our purpose to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs.
The successful candidate will join a team that is ambitious about using insights, lived experience and stories to drive change, alongside disabled people with complex needs. This is a pivotal role in strengthening how Sense understands what is happening for disabled people with complex needs and their families, and in ensuring that this insight consistently informs strategic decisions across the organisation, as well as providing a bedrock for our influencing work.
Key responsibilities
- Manage Sense’s research, insight and evidence work, setting clear priorities and ensuring delivery against organisational objectives.
- Line manage and develop research and insight staff (where applicable), creating a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive team, working closely with teams across social change.
- Build strong working relationships across Sense, ensuring insight and evidence informs strategy, services, influencing, fundraising and communications.
- Work with external partners, research agencies and sector bodies to strengthen Sense’s evidence base and credibility, as well as design fundable insight projects with colleagues.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality, ethical and inclusive insight, drawing on quantitative data, qualitative research and lived experience.
- Commission and manage surveys, research and evaluations through external agencies and partners, from brief development through to final outputs.
- Manage Sense’s insight, evidence and story assets, including research, surveys, evaluation findings and lived experience insight.
- Work with team members to develop and maintain systems and processes that enable insight, data and stories to be stored, accessed, shared and reused across the organisation.
- Synthesise insight from multiple sources into clear themes, narratives and messages that support strategic decision-making.
- Ensure that Sense takes a stewardship approach to storytelling, so that lived experience stories are not repeatedly extracted for individual outputs, but are cared for, contextualised and built into a growing, reusable body of organisational insight
Key skills and experience:
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Significant experience in insight, evidence, research, evaluation or learning roles, with a strong focus on how insight is used to inform organisational decision-making and social change.
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Demonstrable experience of working with lived experience insight, including gathering, analysing and applying qualitative insight in ethical, inclusive and empowering ways.
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Experience of commissioning and managing external research, surveys or evaluations through agencies or consultants, from brief development to final outputs.
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A passionate commitment to take on the barriers disabled people face in society
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A demonstrable commitment to delivering positive change in the lives of disabled people and their families.
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Knowledge of data protection, consent and ethical standards, particularly in relation to lived experience and storytelling.
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Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and support senior leaders and teams to use insight confidently and appropriately.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification please see the link on the left hand side.
About Sense
Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.
We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.
If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers
Our Values
Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:
- We’re creating change
- We’re always learning
- We’re better together
To apply:
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world.


