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Social entrepreneurs scaling their ventures face a specific set of challenges including income generation, hiring, governance, hard calls about growth and risk, all alongside scaling their social impact. We’re recruiting learning and enterprise development managers who’ve lived that journey themselves, to bring first-hand credibility and challenge directly to the entrepreneurs on our scale-up and scale-up-plus programmes.
You’ll hold ownership of SSE’s scale-up approach, shaping our learning content on strategy, profitability and the systems that hold a growing venture together – grounded in what actually works, not just what’s written down. Facilitation sits at the heart of this role. You’ll design and deliver learning programmes and group sessions for cohorts of entrepreneurs as well as leading 1-2-1 coaching and diagnostics, and delivering Action Learning Sets, SSE’s long-standing peer-coaching method (training provided).
We’re looking for people who’ve founded or led a VCSE with an annual turnover of £100,000 or more and held financial accountability such as statutory reporting to the Charity Commission and, where relevant, Companies House, reporting to a board or funders, and making hard calls about growth, income and risk.
You’ll succeed in this role if you believe in what social entrepreneurship can achieve and want to turn your experience into supporting social ventures to scale and create more impact in their communities and beyond
Registered Charity
21 - 50
To equip people with skills, funding, and networks to realise their potential, improve lives and protect the planet.
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At Bipolar UK, we believe that no one should face bipolar alone. Every day, we work to ensure that people affected by bipolar can access the understanding, support and information they need to live well. As the UK's only national charity dedicated to bipolar, we reach around 10,000 people each month through our peer support services, online community, information resources, research partnerships and campaigns to improve diagnosis and access to care.
We're entering an exciting period of growth and are looking for a passionate Senior Partnership Officer to help us build the partnerships and funding needed to expand our impact. Could you help us create a future where everyone affected by bipolar has access to timely support and specialist services?
As Senior Partnership Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and managing high-value relationships with corporate partners, major donors and strategic supporters. You'll identify and secure new partnership opportunities, create compelling funding propositions and steward supporters to deepen their engagement with Bipolar UK. Your work will directly help us reach more people affected by bipolar and deliver life-changing support across the UK.
Key Details
Location: Flexible, home-based with occasional travel to events and team meetings.
Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary: £35,000 depending on experience.
Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays (with an additional day accrued per each year of service)
Reporting to: Strategic Partnerships Manager.
What You'll Be Working On
- Building and securing new corporate fundraising and strategic partnership opportunities.
- Developing tailored partnership proposals and delivering engaging pitches to prospective supporters.
- Managing and growing relationships with corporate partners, major donors and strategic allies.
- Working with colleagues across services, fundraising and communications to develop innovative partnership opportunities.
- Providing excellent stewardship through meetings, events, impact reporting and regular supporter engagement.
- Recording and tracking partnership activity through Salesforce and supporting effective monitoring and evaluation.
This Job Is For You If...
- You're a confident relationship builder who enjoys connecting with supporters and stakeholders.
- You have experience securing income through partnerships, fundraising or business development.
- You can create compelling written proposals and communicate persuasively with a range of audiences.
- You're highly organised and able to manage multiple opportunities and projects simultaneously.
- You're motivated by making a meaningful difference to the lives of people affected by bipolar.
At Bipolar UK, we value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you're excited about the role but don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Together, we can ensure that more people affected by bipolar receive the support they need.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and fulfil their potential.
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The National Safeguarding Policy and Development Manager will provide strategic leadership and manage a team focused on developing and implementing safeguarding policies for the Church of England Central Services.
As the National Policy Development Manager, you will play a crucial role in the National Safeguarding Team, offering strategic guidance and managing a team of policy professionals. Reporting to the Deputy Director for Development, you will be an integral part of the NST Leadership Team. This role demands substantial experience in senior-level safeguarding work, public speaking, and complex policy writing.
1. To operate at a strategic level, providing expert advice and guidance to senior church leaders, including the Deputy Director for Development on matter of policy and policy development.
2. To lead a team who manages and review effective processes for the development and implementation of a range of national safeguarding policies, codes of practice and guidance, including the development of project plans for policy development and implementation based on sound project management principles.
3. To coordinate the policy team to ensure they undertake the necessary policy and guidance development arising from the implementation of national reviews of the Church, including but not exclusive to: the investigation carried out by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse into the Anglican Church (2020), the review led by Keith Makin in relation to the late John Smyth QC (2024) and the Charity Commission (England and Wales) Regulatory Action Plan for the Archbishops Council (2025).
4. To ensure that the policy team work collaboratively and engage all relevant stakeholders in the policy development and implementation process, including survivors, relevant lead bishops, clergy, church working groups, Regional Safeguarding Leads, Diocesan Safeguarding Officers / Cathedral Safeguarding Officers, including through the establishment of project working groups.
5. To ensure that engagement takes place with technical / functional experts relevant to the policy field, including academics, legal advisors, HR experts, and data protection officers, as well as researching the evidence base for the policy area, ensuring consistency with national, canon and ecclesiastical law and policy.
6. Ensuring the policy produced by the policy team is relevant to all parts of the Church, in particular: dioceses, parishes, cathedrals, religious communities and Theological Educational Institutions, and is informed by learning from within the Church (e.g. from Safeguarding Practice Reviews and diocesan / national audits).
7. Overseeing the work undertaken with relevant stakeholders to develop implementation plans for new and revised policies.
8. Working with NST colleagues at a leadership level to support a cycle of learning and review for national safeguarding policy.
9. Following governance processes for the approval of new and amended policies, including the preparation of timely, appropriate papers and reports for the National Safeguarding Steering Group, National Safeguarding Panel, General Synod and others.
10. Leading work to engage with other departments and working parties across the NCIs to ensure that their work and initiatives reflect national safeguarding policy.
11. Overseeing the safeguarding e- manual, including the maintenance and support contract and ensuring that it is kept up to date.
12. Working with Legal and other relevant functions to amend canon and ecclesiastical legislation relevant to safeguarding, by developing policy instructions, and supporting consultation and the drafting of new or revised legislation.
13. Building relationships and working with survivor groups and individual survivors, and colleagues in the NST:
* to ensure that the survivor perspective is present in safeguarding policies.
* to ensure that the survivor perspective is present in other areas of development and activity such as safeguarding training and quality assurance.
14. Effectively lead a policy team to prepare briefings, responding to and contributing to communications, and answering queries from dioceses and other Church Bodies on relevant aspects of safeguarding policy.
15. This role has line management responsibility for a small team of Policy Officers and a Policy Lead.
16. Represent the National Safeguarding Team Senior Leadership Team at strategic and governance meetings, deputising when necessary.
This is a fixed-term contract ending on 31st May 2027.
Closing Date - 25th August at 5pm.
Essential
Skills/Aptitudes:
1. Able to operate at a senior level, providing a strategic overview on policy matters.
2. Able to effectively line manage a small staff team, providing reflective supervision which enables the individual to professionally develop.
3. Able to build effective, trusting influential relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, at all levels.
4. Able to lead and manage complex projects through all stages including at a national level
5. Able to develop project plans based on sound project and change management principles.
6. Able to lead and facilitate project groups, ensuring they deliver the outcome required.
7. Able to communicate complex ideas succinctly and clearly in writing for a range of audiences.
8. Ability to analyse and summarise large amounts of complex written information from a range of sources and turn into meaningful policy.
9. Able to speak in public to large groups of people in an impactful and engaging way.
10. Ability to communicate with survivors and people of all backgrounds effectively both in written form and verbally.
Knowledge/Experience:
1. Experience of working at a senior level in a complex safeguarding environment.
2. Experience of line managing a team of individuals in order to get the best from them.
3. Experience in safeguarding of children and/or adults and policy and guidance development in the safeguarding sector.
4. Experience of producing clear, effective national policy and guidance for a range of audiences.
5. Knowledge of national safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and policy (e.g. Children Acts, Care Act, Working Together, criminal justice legislation) both current and historical as relevant to non-recent abuse.
6. Knowledge of latest research and practice developments in the safeguarding field.
7. Experience of working across departments and organisations to support strategic policy development, delivering projects that have measurable impacts.
8. Experience of analysis and effective communication of safeguarding recommendations and findings.
9. Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders including senior officials.
10. Experience of engaging with children, young people and adults at risk.
11. Experience of working with survivors of abuse.
12. An understanding and application of trauma-informed theory, approaches and practice.
Personal Attributes:
1. Able to inspire the trust, confidence and commitment of others.
2. Personal authority, gravitas and confidence - able to influence and persuade at all levels and with a range of stakeholders.
3. Relational: expert in valuing and managing relationships with others as the means of delivering change. Emotionally intelligent.
4. Politically astute - understanding, and managing successfully, organisational politics.
5. Principled - strong value base and commitment to doing the right thing.
6. Brave - willing to challenge others constructively and to be self-reflexive, welcoming feedback.
7. In sympathy with the aims of the Church of England
Desirable
1. Experience of safeguarding quality assurance and inspection / audit processes.
2. Knowledge of how safeguarding operates in the Church of England.
3. Understanding of Church of England national structures and policies.
4. Experience of co-production with adults with lived experience.
Education:
Degree level or equivalent experience.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.
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Job Title: Head of Finance
Reports to: Chief Executive
Direct Reports: Finance and Business Administrator
Location: Remote – With some travel to attend meetings and events (mainly in London but also other project areas elsewhere in the UK)
Salary: £46,542 Pro Rata
Hours: 3-4 Days per week
About Alexandra Rose Charity
We should all be able to eat healthy food. But right now, healthy options cost more than twice as much as junk food. It’s getting harder and harder for people to put good food on the table. In fact, the poorest fifth of UK households would need to spend 50% of their disposable income to eat the UK Government’s recommended healthy diet. Access to a choice of high quality, culturally appropriate fruit & veg is an essential building block for our mental and physical health. We need to put this right.
We’re on a mission to give people access to their choice of fresh fruit & veg, in the heart of their community. At Alexandra Rose, we are proud to deliver a mix of practical, place-based projects and national advocacy to shape a fairer future, where everyone can afford and enjoy fresh fruit & veg with dignity.
If this aligns with how you see the world, and you want to use your skills and experience to help us build towards it, you’ll feel at home here.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Head of Finance to help deliver our mission and support the growth and consolidation of the charity. As a member of our Senior Management Team, you will play a key role in implementing our new strategy as well as managing risk.
You will take overall responsibility for the organisation’s financial management, working closely with the Chief Executive and the Treasurer.
You will provide effective finance partner support to other functions within the charity to support its fundraising, operations and development.
You will also be responsible for the line management of the Finance & Business Administrator, working with the Chief Executive to both oversee and support the governance and compliance services function of the charity.
We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we work in, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.
Interview Process: The selection process may include two interviews:
Please submit your CV together with a cover letter that clearly demonstrates how your skills, experience and knowledge meet the requirements set out in the job pack. Please note that applications will not be considered from candidates who have applied within the last 18 months.
N.B. Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted
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The Role
We are seeking a creative, organised and audience-focused Social Media Officer to help myaware develop a more coordinated, consistent and effective social media presence.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in how myaware reaches, supports and engages people affected by myasthenia, as well as families, carers, supporters, fundraisers, healthcare professionals and the wider public. The role will help move myaware’s social media activity from a reactive, team-by-team approach to a more planned and strategic function that supports awareness, fundraising, professional services, membership growth, community engagement and brand consistency.
Working closely with the IT and Digital Communications Manager, Fundraising, Professional Services and colleagues across the organisation, you will help plan, create, schedule and evaluate social media content across myaware’s channels. You will support the development of a social media content calendar, create clear and engaging copy, produce accessible and brand-aligned graphics, and help teams turn their knowledge, updates and campaign activity into content that works for myaware’s audiences.
You will also support the development of reusable templates, clearer content processes, social media reporting, and appropriate use of tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud and AI-assisted content creation. The role will involve helping myaware make stronger use of formats such as posts, carousels, Stories, Reels, short-form video, polls and direct-message-led campaign activity, while ensuring content remains accurate, sensitive, accessible and appropriate for a health charity.
The Social Media Officer will be predominantly home based within the UK, with occasional travel required. The role will work collaboratively across myaware to support awareness activity, fundraising campaigns, events, community engagement, professional services, membership activity and wider digital communications.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone with experience creating social media content for an organisation, charity, campaign, community group or similar setting. You will be confident writing clear and engaging copy for different audiences, using social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, YouTube or similar, and creating or adapting simple graphics using tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud or equivalent.
You will understand how social media can support awareness, fundraising, services, membership and community engagement, and you will be able to plan and organise content across multiple priorities. You will have a good eye for clarity, accessibility, tone and brand consistency, and be comfortable working with colleagues across different teams to turn ideas into effective social media content.
We are particularly interested in someone who is creative but practical, organised and reliable, warm in their communication style, and sensitive when working with health-related or personal content. You do not need to know everything about myasthenia before applying, but you should be willing to learn about the condition and the needs of people affected by it.
Experience in a charity, health, disability, community or membership organisation would be useful, as would experience supporting fundraising or event promotion through social media, creating Stories, Reels or carousel content, using analytics to improve content planning, or supporting campaigns and awareness activity.
Most importantly, you will share myaware’s values and be committed to helping us reach, support and connect more people affected by myasthenia.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Who are we?
myaware is the only charity in the UK dedicated solely to the care and support of people affected by myasthenia.
We are working hard to raise awareness of myasthenia, as it is a little-known condition. We provide support for people with myasthenia and their families, whilst offering advice and tips for living with the condition.
We also fund the research that brings us closer to finding a cure as well as funding specialists nurses and advisors.
Members of myaware have full access to a wide range of support services and events including our specialist benefits and welfare advisor.
myaware supports people with myasthenia and their families. We campaign for better medical services for people with myasthenia and work to inform medical professionals.
The myasthenias are a group of neuromuscular conditions. They are rare but also manageable and can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality. Myasthenia gravis, ocular myasthenia and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome are autoimmune conditions whereas congenital myasthenic syndrome is caused by an inherited genetic fault. It is thought that there are approximately 20,000 people currently living with myasthenia in the UK.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Perkbox account (global benefits and rewards platform)
- Group Life Assurance after 6 months of service
- NEST workplace pension scheme
- Free inhouse staff benefits and welfare advice
- Investment in your personal and professional development
- Annual salary review
Application instructions
Candidates should submit their CV and tailored covering letter by: 11:30pm on Tuesday 25th August 2026.
Provisional interview dates will be week commencing: 07.09.2026
Interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams.
Applications submitted without a tailored cover letter will not be considered.
This post, due to its nature, duties and responsibilities, will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS. This is funded by myaware.
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This is a pivotal senior leadership role with full strategic and operational accountability. Leadership and exceptional communication skills will be critical as The DBR Foundation establishes and grows. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer will have a proven track record and experience as a CEO or in a similar executive leadership position. An extensive knowledge of the implementation of charity governance will be essential in this role.
The Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the drafting and implementation of policies and procedures, ensuring financial sustainability, overseeing activities, memberships, fundraising and advocacy.
The Chief Executive Officer will have responsibility for recruitment and establishing a new team, resources and managing key relationships in line with the overall strategic policies, direction, goals and budget, for the purposes of advancing The DBR Foundation’s objectives, purpose and identity worldwide.
The DBR Foundation’s objectives are:
- The improvement of health by furthering the advancement of the theory and practice of Deep Brain Reorienting ("DBR")
- The relief of emotional and psychological distress wherever it may arise by the provision of appropriate DBR training and therapy
- The relief of poverty and distress wherever it may arise by the provision of humanitarian aid, by supporting other like-minded charities
Key Responsibilities
Leadership, Strategy & Organisational Direction:
- Lead strategic initiatives and sustainable organisational long-term development
- Drive sustainable growth and measurable impact
- Lead organisational strategy and service development
Operations & Service Quality:
- Oversee all operational delivery
- Ensure members are equipped with relevant, up-to-date, and impactful resources
Financial Management, Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance:
- Provide strong financial oversight and sustainability planning
- Ensure regulatory, and governance compliance
- Performance and risk overview to the Board of Trustees
Business Development & Commissioning:
- Income strategy and fundraising
- Grant applications and partnership funding
- Building relationships and funder partnerships
People & Values:
- Build a high performing operational team
- Establish a culture that reflects the core values and culture of the Foundation
External Engagement & Stewardship:
- Act as senior ambassador and spokesperson
- Represent the Foundation across statutory, voluntary, education and health sectors
- Strengthen partnerships and influence
Essential Skills:
- Senior leadership experience in the charity, public or social sector
- Strong organisational and operational management experience
- Experience working with a Board of Trustees
- Proven financial oversight and budget responsibility
- Experience delivering organisational strategy
- Fundraising or income generation leadership experience
- Strong partnership and stakeholder management skills
- Commissioning and contract delivery experience
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM WITHIN THE DBR MEMBERSHIP.
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The Organisation
Sported is one of the UK's leading sport-for-development charities, supporting more than 5,000 community groups across the UK to use sport and physical activity as a catalyst for positive social change. Through a combination of volunteer expertise, grants, learning and strategic partnerships, Sported helps grassroots organisations become stronger, more sustainable and more impactful.
Having undergone significant growth and transformation in recent years, Sported is entering an exciting new chapter. With a clear strategy, strong foundations and a respected national profile, the organisation is well positioned to increase its reach, influence and impact across communities throughout the UK.
The Role
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer will lead Sported through its next phase of growth and development. This is an opportunity to build on a strong platform, strengthening financial sustainability, deepening partnerships and increasing the organisation's influence across the sport and social impact sectors.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of Sported's strategy and long-term vision.
- Strengthening income generation and long-term sustainability.
- Developing high-performing teams, culture and organisational capability.
- Acting as Sported's principal ambassador with key stakeholders, funders and partners.
- Increasing the organisation's profile, reach and influence nationally.
- Ensuring strong governance, operational performance and impact delivery.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a highly respected national charity and help shape the future of grassroots sport and community development across the UK.
The Candidate
We are seeking an ambitious, values-led leader with the credibility, strategic capability and
commercial acumen to guide Sported through its next chapter. Outstanding candidates may
come from a variety of sectors and backgrounds.
You will bring:
- A successful track record of leading a complex organisation, business unit or function with responsibility for strategy, performance and delivery.
- Experience of organisational growth, transformation or performance improvement.
- A demonstrable ability to secure income, develop partnerships and build sustainable funding streams.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, balancing mission, impact and sustainability.
- Experience of working with Boards and building effective senior stakeholder relationships.
- A track record of leading and developing high-performing teams through change and growth.
- Excellent communication and ambassadorial skills, with the ability to represent Sported at the highest levels.
- A genuine commitment to Sported's mission and the role sport can play in creating stronger communities.
Previous Chief Executive experience would be welcomed, though it is not essential. Above all,
candidates will bring a genuine passion for sport for development and a strong belief in the
role sport and physical activity can play in tackling inequality, creating opportunity and
strengthening communities.
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Closing date for applications (CV and covering letter): 9am Thursday 17th September
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Sported is the UK's leading grassroots sports charity. We transform lives and strengthen communities by helping them unleash the power of sport.
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For nearly 20 years, Lively Minds has been proving that parents are the sleeping giants of early childhood development. With strong evidence and a national scale proof point in Ghana, we have shown that parent powered approaches delivered through government systems can transform children's lives at scale.
We are now at a pivotal moment. We have the evidence, the model and the momentum, and we need the funding, profile and influence to match our ambition. This is a rare opportunity to lead income generation and external voice for an award winning NGO entering an exciting new phase of growth. You will lead our fundraising strategy and direct engagement with Funders ensuring that we maximise all funding opportunities as we continue our strategic evolution. You will also shape a compelling external narrative that will help position Lively Minds as the definitive partner for governments strengthening their early childhood development systems.
If you are an exceptional fundraiser and communicator who is equally comfortable in a strategic conversation and writing a winning proposal, we would love to hear from you.
Read the full advert and apply below. Closing date: 3rd September 2026.
About Lively Minds
Lively Minds is an award-winning NGO with nearly 20 years of experience designing, testing and scaling early childhood development (ECD) solutions across the Global South. Our core idea is simple but radical: parents are the sleeping giants of ECD. Governments and donors have long overlooked parents, assuming that poverty and low literacy make them unable or unwilling to support their childrenʼs development. We have spent two decades proving otherwise. With RCT-backed evidence and a national-scale proof point in Ghana, we have demonstrated that parent-powered approaches, delivered through government systems, can achieve meaningful child development outcomes at scale.
Our 2026–2028 strategy marks a pivotal shift. Having demonstrated what is possible, we are now helping pioneer an innovative model of country-led sustainable scale. Rather than delivering programmes ourselves, we provide lean, time-limited technical advisory support to governments to help them integrate parent-powered ECD into their own systems, budgets and institutions. We are currently working with the governments of Ghana, Uganda, Oromia state (Ethiopia) and The Gambia in 2026, growing to six or more country engagements by 2028. Our ambition is to catalyse a sector-wide shift, positioning Lively Minds as the definitive partner for governments seeking to strengthen their ECD systems.
Our scale strategy rests on three interdependent pillars: fixed-term Technical Advisory partnerships with governments; the development of a modular radio model simple and affordable enough for governments to adopt and fund independently; and an advocacy and sector influence agenda designed to make parent-powered ECD the norm globally.
Purpose of the Role
Lively Minds is at a critical inflection point. We have the evidence, the model and the momentum. We now need the funding, profile and sector influence to match our ambition. The Director of Fundraising and Communications is a priority hire, created to provide the dedicated, experienced leadership that this moment demands.
The Director will own and drive Lively Mindsʼ income generation, building new funder relationships, managing and deepening existing ones, and ensuring the organisation has the pipeline, discipline and quality of engagement to meet and exceed its fundraising targets. Working in close partnership with the Founding CEO, who retains ownership of a small number of long-standing strategic relationships, the Director will take primary responsibility for securing the funding that makes the 2026–2028 strategy deliverable, and that opens the door to greater scale beyond it. We need to raise approximately £3.4m over the next 3 years to deliver our strategy. But our ambition is to exceed that target so we can support additional governments.
Alongside fundraising, the Director will provide strategic leadership to Lively Mindsʼ communications and advocacy work, ensuring that the organisationʼs external voice is compelling and that we are building credibility in the spaces where funding decisions are made. The Director will lead and provide strategic coherence to a small but outward-facing team, including Head of Partnerships and Advocacy Lead who are active on the international stage. Lively Minds is committed to thought-leadership and active external engagement, but equally committed to ensuring that communications resource is deployed with discipline and rigour. The Director will set a clear strategic filter for where the organisation shows up, what it publishes and who it engages: prioritising focus and quality over volume, and always asking whether external activity is building the relationships and reputation that ultimately drive income and/or systems change.
Lively Minds is a dispersed, remote organisation. The Directorʼs team the Advocacy Lead, Development Manager and Communications Officer - are internationally distributed. The ability to lead, develop and maintain high standards across a dispersed team is essential. The role requires regular travel to international conferences and events.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy & Income Generation
- Own and deliver the multi-year fundraising strategy with clear priorities, targets, income streams and a disciplined pipeline to support the 2026–2028 strategy and future scale
- Steward existing funder relationships, turning strong partnerships into long-term supporters, advocates and connectors to new funding opportunities.
- Lead the shift towards Big Bet and catalytic funding, personally cultivating and negotiating high-value, multi-year partnerships and positioning Lively Minds for system-level scale
- Maintain a high standard of fundraising quality, pipeline management and forecasting, while coaching the team to produce compelling, sophisticated fundraising materials
- Build and continuously strengthen a diverse funding pipeline, identifying emerging opportunities, new funding markets and strategic partnerships that reduce concentration risk and support long-term financial sustainability
Communications, Brand & Advocacy
- Own and deliver Lively Mindsʼ communications and marketing strategy, balancing visibility and sector influence with the need to strengthen fundraising and systems-change objectives
- Partner closely with the CEO to shape and steward a coherent external narrative, brand and messaging framework across all audiences and channels
- Oversee high-quality core communications and fundraising materials, including cases for support, pitch decks, website content, proposals and donor reports
- Provide strategic communications expertise to Advocacy, Partnerships and MEL, ensuring evidence and learning are translated into compelling narratives and consistent external messaging
- Lead efforts to strengthen Lively Mindsʼ profile and thought leadership in the ECD sector, identifying opportunities for strategic media, events, publications and external platforms that reinforce its positioning and influence
Organizational Leadership&TeamDevelopment
- Contribute actively to SMT and organisational strategy, bringing funder intelligence, external perspective and communications expertise to strategic decision-making.
- Work closely with Finance and MEL to align fundraising targets, forecasting, budgets and evidence, ensuring proposals are credible, accurately costed and evidence-led
- Act as the organisationʼs communications subject matter expert, providing guidance and challenge to ensure high-quality, consistent external communications
- Lead and develop the Advocacy Lead, Development Manager and Communications Officer, fostering a team culture of quality, accountability, strategic clarity and continuous improvement
- Build strong cross-organisational collaboration, ensuring teams understand how fundraising, communications, advocacy and evidence work together to advance Lively Mindsʼ strategic priorities
Person Specification
Essential Experience & Skills
- 10+ years of significant senior-level fundraising experience within international development, education, philanthropy or a comparable sector
- Proven track record of securing major grants from foundations, institutional donors and high-net-worth individuals, alongside demonstrated experience securing or meaningfully progressing large-scale, catalytic funding from Big Bet philanthropy programmes such as the Audacious Project, Skoll Foundation or comparable funders. A strong understanding of what these funders look for and how to position an organisation compellingly within their processes is essential
- Exceptional fundraising writing skills, with the ability to personally develop compelling cases for support, funding proposals, award applications and pitch decks tailored to sophisticated impact funders. This is a hands-on role requiring both strong writing capability and the ability to coach others to consistently produce high-quality fundraising content
- Experienced in developing and owning a marketing and communications strategy, with a strong understanding of how to balance organisational visibility, thought leadership and sector influence with coherence, strategic focus and income generation
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with a Founding CEO to shape and steward the organisationʼs external narrative and brand. Comfortable working in a founder-led environment, providing expertise and constructive challenge while ensuring the organisation maintains a clear, consistent and coherent external voice
Desirable Experience
- Experienced fundraising for a technical advisory, systems change or government-facing organisation
- Knowledge of the ECD, education or early childhood sector and its funding landscape
- Familiarity with the Big Bang Philanthropy network or equivalent impact-focused funder communities
- Experience working alongside advocacy and partnerships teams, providing communications expertise and strategic coherence to their external activity
- Familiarity with the funding landscape for organisations operating in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience working remotely across multiple countries and effectively collaborating with cross-cultural teams
Behaviours & Ways of Working
- A doer, equally comfortable in strategic conversations and writing a funding proposal
- Sets a high bar for quality and clarity in all external communications and holds it consistently
- Builds a strong, trust-based partnership with the Founding CEO, provides honest challenge and operates effectively within a founder-led dynamic without losing their own voice or judgement
- Collaborative and cross-organisational. Invests in strong relationships with programme, MEL and finance colleagues, understanding that the best fundraising is grounded in organisational reality
- Calm and focused under pressure - able to manage competing priorities and maintain quality when the stakes are high
What We Offer
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- 25 days annual leave
- Health insurance
- Pension contribution
- Generous learning and development budget
- Flexible, remote working
Application Instruction
Interested candidates are encouraged to read the Job Description carefully before applying to ensure they understand the role and meet the required criteria.
To apply, please complete the pre-screening questions and submit your updated CV
PLEASE NOTE - Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Timeline
Closing Date: 3rd September 2026
Our Stance
Lively Minds operates a strict Safeguarding Policy and is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable people. As part of our recruitment process, the suitability of successful candidates will be verified through appropriate background checks including professional references and police checks.
Lively Minds is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities throughout our recruitment process. We want this commitment to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences and perspectives.
We are committed to ensuring that recruitment decisions are based on merit, skills, experience and suitability for the role, and that all candidates are treated fairly and with respect throughout the recruitment process.
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Battersea has entered an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we reach the mid-point of our new five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation, we are strengthening our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals.
The Philanthropy Officer will play a pivotal role in achieving ambitious annual income targets across Philanthropy, Partnerships & Campaigns (PP&C). In this role, you will manage and develop a mid-value giving programme, building strong supporter relationships through tailored cultivation, stewardship and engagement activities. The role is responsible for delivering donor communications, appeals and fundraising campaigns, supporting the planning and execution of donor events, maintaining accurate financial records and performance reporting, and working collaboratively across the organisation to maximise fundraising opportunities and contribute to the successful delivery of the Philanthropy team’s strategic objectives.
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:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year.
- 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.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans.
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.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
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. If you would like to talk more about this, please contact us or call us. Greyscale copies of the recruitment pack are also available on request.
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.
Closing date: 23rd August 2026
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): 1st September 2026
For more information about the role, please download our Recruitment pack.
To apply for the role, please click the "Apply" button.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
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.
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ThinkForward is recruiting an Director of Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships to help lead our team delivering our unique programme supporting young people into further education and employment.
About the Role
Our Director of Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships is a pivotal executive leadership role, that will transform income generation into a partnership-led growth engine for ThinkForward.
Purpose: To lead and embed a strategic partnership ecosystem that delivers sustainable, diversified income growth; access to commissioned and place-based funding; scalable delivery routes; and increased influence in policy
and practice. The post holder will personally originate, shape and close major funding and partnership opportunities with senior stakeholders.
Strategic Focus: Act as executive relationship lead for government, local authorities, commissioners and major stakeholders; increase access to public-sector funding, commissioning and multiyear partnership agreements; diversify income across statutory, corporate and trusts and foundations funding streams; turn system-level partnerships into delivery settings, national reach and more young people supported.
Why it Matters: The role enables ThinkForward to move from transactional partnerships to system-level influence and secure a share of £1bn+ public funding flows linked to youth outcomes.
What We're Looking For
Experience: Senior leadership in fundraising, partnerships or public-sector engagement; securing six- and seven-figure multi-year partnerships; Board-level influence across public, private and voluntary sectors.
Executive Capability: Exceptional relationship-building, commercial thinking and the ability to shape complex funding propositions in political, policy and commissioning environments.
Leadership: Able to lead high-performing teams, build pipeline and CRM discipline, and balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Knowledge and Attributes: Understands public-sector commissioning, place-based funding and the charity funding landscape; outward-facing, entrepreneurial, values-driven, collaborative and systems-oriented.
Application Details
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £75,000PA
Location: London/Hybrid
For more information about ThinkForward and the role you could play as our Director of Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships, please download the attached job specification.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter (maximum two pages) either via Charityjob. Your covering letter should tell us why you're interested in the role and how your skills and experience match the person specification outlined in the job description.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Director of People & Organisational Development
ActionAid UK
- Salary: £81,000 - £92,000
- Contract: 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract
- Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week (flexible working, condensed hours considered)
- Location: Hybrid, London (12 times per year)
- Travel: Occasional travel to Chard, Somerset and international travel as required
Help shape the future of a feminist, anti-racist organisation at a pivotal moment of change.
ActionAid UK works alongside women and girls to challenge injustice, shift power and create lasting social change.
We are now seeking an outstanding people leader to join our Executive Leadership Team as our Interim Director of People & Organisational Development.
This is one of the most significant people leadership opportunities in the charity sector today.
Joining during a period of organisational evolution, the postholder will play a central role in shaping the future of ActionAid UK's people, culture and organisational development agenda. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will provide strategic leadership across people, culture, safeguarding, organisational effectiveness, employee relations and workforce transformation.
This role is offered on an 18-month fixed-term basis and will appeal equally to established HR Directors seeking a high-impact transformation role, experienced interim leaders looking for a substantial change programme, or values-driven executives attracted by the opportunity to shape lasting organisational impact.
The Opportunity
People and culture have never been more important.
As organisations respond to changing workforce expectations, evolving employment landscapes and increasing demands for equity and inclusion, effective people leadership has become a strategic imperative.
This role offers a rare opportunity to influence organisation-wide change at Executive level. Working closely with the Board, Executive Leadership Team, recognised trade union and colleagues across the organisation, you will shape the systems, structures, leadership capability and people practices that will support ActionAid UK's long-term success.
At ActionAid UK, we are building on strong foundations while preparing for the future.
As Director of People & Organisational Development, you will help lead that journey.
You will join at a pivotal moment as ActionAid UK seeks to:
- Strengthen organisational effectiveness and future-readiness.
- Continue embedding anti-racist and feminist leadership principles across the organisation.
- Develop future workforce and succession plans.
- Review aspects of organisational design and team accountabilities to ensure structures continue to support strategic priorities and effective collaboration
- Build constructive and effective employee and union relationships.
- Lead the implementation of a more equitable pay framework and help shape future reward approaches that support fairness, transparency and organisational values.
- Modernise people systems, processes and data capability.
- Ensure safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusion remain central to organisational culture.
- Review how the People function is structured to best support the organisation's future needs.
Why Join ActionAid UK?
Alongside the opportunity to influence a significant people and organisational development agenda, this role offers access to a unique professional network within the charity and international development sectors.
Based in central London, ActionAid UK shares office space with colleagues from Amnesty International UK and operates alongside a community of leading NGOs, creating opportunities for collaboration and professional networking. The successful candidate will also work closely with HR and OD leaders across the wider ActionAid Federation and may have the opportunity to participate in international HR leadership forums and global organisational development initiatives.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking an experienced and values-led executive who combines strategic insight with strong delivery capability.
You may currently be:
- A Director of People, HR Director or Chief People Officer.
- An Organisational Development or Transformation Director.
- An experienced interim executive with a track record of leading complex change programmes.
- A senior people leader from the charity, public, international development or purpose-led private sector.
You will bring:
- Significant experience leading people and organisational development functions.
- Experience leading organisational development, workforce planning, service modernisation or organisational design initiatives that improve effectiveness and support long-term strategic objectives.
- Strong employee relations and employment law expertise,
- Strong experience of trade union consultation and negotiation.
- Experience leading reward, workforce planning or pay framework programmes.
- Knowledge of HR systems implementation, integration or transformation.
- A collaborative and inclusive leadership style.
- Deep commitment to feminist principles, anti-racist practice and social justice.
Whether you are an experienced HR Director, Chief People Officer, Organisational Development leader or senior interim executive, this role offers a rare opportunity to leave a lasting organisational legacy while contributing to the mission of a globally recognised women's rights organisation.
To find out more please contact Tatiana at Charity People.
How to Apply
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your up-to-date CV to via the link below for further details about next steps. The closing date is 12 noon on 14th September. The interviews will take place week commencing 28th September.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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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!
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a respected and well-established charity with deep roots in the communities we serve. Jigsaw4u has a strong reputation and dedicated staff and volunteers.
As CEO, you will provide strategic, operational and cultural leadership, working closely with the Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers and partners to ensure the delivery of high-quality services. You will drive our strategic priorities, strengthen financial sustainability, build effective partnerships and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.
We are seeking a values-driven leader who can inspire confidence, champion collaboration and innovation and deliver meaningful outcomes for children, young people and families.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Helping children, young people and families in South West London put the pieces back together following social and emotional difficulties.
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Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
We are looking for a highly organised executive support professional who can manage complex administration, coordinate senior stakeholders, handle confidential information and ensure the smooth running of the CEO Office.
The CEO Office sits at the heart of Marie Curie, supporting the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chairman. Working closely with senior leaders, trustees and key stakeholders, the team plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the organisation's leadership activity and helping the Executive team focus on delivering Marie Curie’s strategic priorities.
As CEO Office Coordinator (Project Coordinator), you'll be a trusted partner within the CEO Office, helping to keep our Executive team organised, connected and operating effectively. From managing complex schedules and coordinating high-profile meetings to supporting leadership programmes and handling sensitive information with discretion, your work will have a direct impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation's most senior leaders.
Your Impact:
- Provide high-quality administrative and executive support to the Head of CEO Office, CEO, COO and Chairman.
- Manage complex diaries, meeting schedules and executive priorities, proactively resolving conflicts and coordinating commitments.
- Organise meetings, events, travel and accommodation arrangements for senior leaders and leadership teams.
- Prepare and coordinate correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, minutes and other business documents.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a professional and confidential point of contact.
- Support Executive Leadership Team and Board activities, including logistics and meeting coordination.
- Maintain effective filing and information management systems, ensuring records are accurate, organised and accessible.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to support leadership initiatives, engagement activities and cross-functional meetings.
Key Requirements:
- Previous experience in an administrative, Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or similar coordination role within a busy, complex and highly regulated environment.
- Proven experience managing diaries, meetings and priorities for senior stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, competing deadlines and changing priorities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgement.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
- A collaborative, customer-focused approach and a commitment to providing outstanding support.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
Please see the full job description (attached).
Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: 23 August 2026. We encourage early applications as we may close the job advert sooner after receiving a sufficient number of applications.
Salary: £29,000 (+ £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if applicable)
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35h per week)
Location:Hybrid. You will work from home and from our Embassy Gardens office in London (3 days a week)
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
- 15% discount in-store at our Marie Curie Shops (Terms & Conditions apply)
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Marie Curie provides a better end of life for more people, whatever the illness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop Build Studios – a small and dynamic built environment charity – and Build Workspace – the charity’s central London co-working space in Waterloo.
This role could suit an experienced sector leader looking for a leadership role, or a rising leader ready to step up.
Working closely with our dedicated Board of Directors and our small team, you will lead the development of the charity, oversee development and delivery of projects and identify new opportunities, partners and funders.
You will also oversee the smooth running of the co-working space, delivering a high quality service to members and promoting a collaborative environment for a diverse group of small and start-up practices.
The role is a part time opportunity (2 days/week) with the potential to expand. Salary £60,000 FTE (pro rated to 2 days/week - £24,000 per annum)
About us
Build Studios is a charity that works to inspire the next generation about the built environment through collaboration and learning. We have been working from our central London base in Waterloo since we were established nearly ten years ago.
We work with our community to improve awareness, access and aspiration for young people to careers in the sector. This takes place through outreach work with schools, careers enrichment and events.
Our engagement with young people takes place at a number of points in their school journey – from our ‘Healthy Homes’ programme with primary pupils, built environment careers enrichment with secondary aged students and digital design for sixth formers – inspiring them about the importance of good city design to their everyday lives. We continue this engagement into the world of work through Alternative Practice, our community of students and young workers, who come together through events and activities, to collaborate with others from across the sector.
Our workspace company, Build Workspace, provides co-working space, support services and events for start-ups and small businesses in the built environment sector.
We aim to attract entrepreneurs, creative young businesses, self-employed specialists and freelancers, providing an affordable, collaborative workspace in a central location, right next to Waterloo and the South Bank.
Profits from the co-working space are ploughed back into the charity.
About You
You will be
- Passionate about the built environment and knowledgeable about the sector
- Experienced in managing people and projects
- Experienced in managing finance and budgets
- Willing to take a hands-on and proactive role across all aspects of the running of a small organisation
- Proficient in presenting and advocating for an organisation or cause
- Able to demonstrate successful fundraising and business development experience
You may also be
- Experienced in developing projects and programmes
- Experienced in working with boards or committees
We actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Job Description
The role will involve the following:
Line management: managing and developing Build Studios and Build Workspace’s small staff team, with access to retained HR support agency. Leading annual appraisals and regular 1:1s.
Governance : managing the annual cadence of quarterly board meetings, AGM and associated companies house and charity commission filing, liaising closely with the boards of directors of both companies.
Business Planning: annual business planning, working with the board, staff team and other stakeholders to develop an ambitious annual plan in line with Build Studios five year strategic plan.
Budgeting and financial management: production of annual budget, working closely with the Treasurer and Chairs of Build Studios and Build Workspace; quarterly monitoring of financial performance in liaison with accountants; day to day management of project budgets and payments.
Fundraising: Leading fundraising bids with relevant grant funding bodies, developing new programmes in line with their (and Build Studios’) strategic priorities. Approaching sponsors for financial support, making a compelling case for investment.
Project management: Taking a lead role in managing projects, ensuring delivery, reporting and impact measurement are conducted in line with funder requirements and our own standards.
Communications and marketing: Supporting the team with delivering strong communications and marketing through our various channels (website, LinkedIn, Instagram, newsletters). Engaging external agency/freelance support where appropriate. Working with the operational team to deliver timely and effective communications to members in the Workspace.
Operations: Working with operations team to ensure high quality management of the workspace, having oversight of health and safety, space management systems and software and landlord liaison, and maintaining a healthy pipeline of prospective members. Ensuring appropriate operational cover is in place for the workspace during staffed hours.
Engagement: Building positive relationships with Build Studios and Build Workspace members and partners, seeking mutually beneficial opportunities to develop profile and engagement, through events and collaborations.
Other information
The contract of employment will be with Build Workspace, but the post-holder will work across both Build Studios and Build Workspace.
We would expect at least one of the two days to be worked on site at Build Studios (Waterloo, London). The remaining day can be worked flexibly at the office or from home.
Build Studios is actively seeking additional funding from grants and sponsors to grow our outreach and engagement programmes. Future successful funding bids will enable this role to be extended to more days beyond the core 2 days/week.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a full DBS check.
The role has 25 days paid annual leave (pro rated to 10 days for 2 day/week role) plus bank holidays. Additionally 5 days’ paid sick leave (pro rated to 2 days for 2 day/week role).
How to apply
Please apply with CV and covering letter, demonstrating how you would be well suited to the role, to Helen Santer
Closing date for applications: Friday 21st August at 5.00pm
Interviews are scheduled for 1st and 2nd September.
We will offer written feedback to all candidates shortlisted for interview.
No agencies please.
Registered Charity
1 - 5
Build Studios is a charity that works to inspire the next generation about the built environment through collaboration and learning.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Harris Hill is delighted to be working in partnership with Young Enterprise to recruit their new Director of Income & Development.
Young Enterprise is committed to helping young people unlock their potential, equipping them with the skills, confidence and experiences they need for their futures. Through their work with young people and educators, they create opportunities that develop enterprise and financial capability and aim to make a lasting impact across the UK. Their culture is underpinned by collaboration, innovation, resilience and a shared ambition to create the greatest possible impact for young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious organisation at a significant point of investment, change and growth. Young Enterprise is looking for an exceptional income generation leader who can build on strong foundations while bringing the commercial thinking, ambition and creativity needed to take their income strategy to the next level.
What the role entails:
- Reporting to the CEO and joining the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead a team of around 15, developing and delivering an ambitious, diversified income strategy. You will support and develop the team, while bringing fresh thinking and identifying new opportunities for growth.
- A key focus will be new business and income growth, so they are looking for someone with a strong, evidenced track record of growing income, developing new opportunities and turning compelling propositions into sustainable revenue.
- You will be a strategic and credible senior leader, confident operating at Board level, presenting on performance and future direction, and contributing to wider organisational strategy.
- Entrepreneurial and outward-looking, you will combine strategic thinking with a strong instinct for new business, building senior relationships and turning market opportunities into new partnerships and income.
You will bring:
- A strong track record of evidenced income growth at a senior level.
- Significant experience of new business, income generation, fundraising or business development.
- Experience developing and delivering multi-channel income strategies, with demonstrable success in securing significant six- and seven-figure relationships.
- The ability to lead, motivate, support and develop a sizeable team, including through periods of change.
- Credibility and presence at executive and Board level, including the confidence to present, influence and challenge.
- A collaborative leadership style and the ability to work across an organisation to turn ideas into compelling, fundable propositions.
- Confidence building external relationships and operating across UK and European markets.
The successful candidate will be joining Young Enterprise at a genuinely exciting point in their development. For someone energised by growth, transformation and the opportunity to build, this role offers the chance to shape their future income strategy, develop an established team and help create the sustainable income needed to increase their impact for young people.
Key details:
Closing date: Monday 7 September.
Interviews: Week commencing 14th September
Salary: Circa £70,000 - £80,000
Working pattern: Full time. 2/3 days in the office.
Application process: To apply, please email your CV to . If you would like an informal conversation about the role before applying, please contact Hannah Laking on 020 7820 7331. Applications will be reviewed against the requirements of the role, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted to discuss the next stage of the process.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics
