Strategic development officer jobs in charing cross, greater london

Who we are

Chefs in Schools is a young, ambitious charity that’s rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education. Working in areas of high deprivation, we support and train schools and their kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share our learning and resources freely, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead.

We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education, setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well.

About you and the role

This role will take our charity’s mission to a wider audience at an exciting time of development and growth. For a small communications team, we punch above our weight - regularly hitting the headlines, getting featured on agenda-setting news shows, receiving pro-bono support from renowned agencies and we have high-profile ambassadors, such as Prue Leith, Henry Dimbley and Thomasina Miers in our corner. 

We need someone who’s creative, strategic and has great media contacts, or the knowhow to forge them, who can ensure a steady stream of coverage that gets our work in front of key audiences. This is an exciting time. Change is coming to school food - the government has committed to updating the school food standards and you’ll be part of the effort to transform the food kids eat in school every day. You’ll enjoy problem solving, crafting ideas and media opportunities, from stunts to stories. 

You’ll be working on exciting projects, experience some incredible food and be surrounded by an ambitious, diverse and dynamic team, all passionate about the power great food and food education in schools has to shape and change young lives. 

The responsibilities, skills and experience listed below are intended to give you an idea of what we need for this role. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel you would be able to work with us to deliver the majority of them, we urge you to apply anyway. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and for us the most important ‘experience’ is passion for our mission. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented communities, to apply.  

We want to get to know you at the interview and understand we can do this best if you’re at ease. We’re an inclusive employer and work hard to create a welcoming working environment for everyone, including appointing a neurodiversity champion to help us identify how we can make our work environment work for everyone. If you need adjustments to the interview process please let us know.

As we work with children & young people, an offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance, in line with our safeguarding policy.  

Key responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Communications to develop and deliver content, media moments and campaigns that help raise awareness of our cause and achieve our wider strategic goals.

• Work closely with colleagues, school chefs and teachers to unearth compelling content that will connect with key audiences.

• Identify, create and secure opportunities for coverage of our charity’s mission in target publications and platforms.

• Create and deliver communications plans and assets.

• Build networks and contacts within mainstream, education and food-related traditional and social media platforms to secure proactive story and content placement.

• Deal with reactive media queries to tight deadlines, overseeing preparation of briefs and Q&As.

• Oversee the ongoing development of our website and work to improve user experience. 

• Evaluate the success of campaigns, setting and tracking key metrics, feeding learnings back into future work in a cycle of continuous improvement.

• Monitor and control spending against delegated budget, clearing any anticipated variance with the Head of Communications in advance.

• Develop and deliver a patron and ambassador strategy.

• Oversee content creation for our online platforms, resources and marketing materials, ensuring brand consistency and appropriate audience targeting.

• Ensure any data collection via our website or other platforms is compliant with GDPR and any related or superseding legislation.

• Line manage and mentor the Communications Officer and Social Media Officer, with a commitment to ensuring their development.

Skills & experience:

• 3+ years prior experience in a similar role.

• You have interest and belief in our mission to improve kids’ health through improving food and food education in schools.

• You are organised, methodical, strong on detail, and able to map out deadlines and plan ahead.

• Experience of line management in a hybrid working environment. You must be committed to developing the team.

• You have proven success designing and delivering communications plans and campaigns.

• You have experience successfully pitching stories and/or collaborations to media, journalists and influencers.

• You understand how to create engaging content - both written and visual.

• You spot opportunities for coverage and know how to make them happen.

• You’re up to date on media and communications trends and able to stay ahead of the curve.

• You’re capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• You’re confident enough to deputise for the Head of Communications, such as deciding which reactive media queries to pursue, presenting at events and crisis management.

• You can constructively critique the work of others with an emphasis on learning and continuous improvement.

• You have excellent writing skills and communication skills.

• Experience of education media would be nice.

Benefits

You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who works hard but believe in a healthy work/life balance. We were voted one of CODE Hospitality’s happiest places to work in 2024. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you’ll be able to contribute to and draw on various projects and strategic insights.

We offer 33 days of holiday per year including bank holidays, 3 additional office closure days over the Christmas period as well as wellbeing days over the summer school holidays.  We also have a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, enhanced parental leave, and free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice.

We also offer Bupa Dental Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, as well as access to the Aviva Smart Health Platform which offers health benefits including free rapid access online GP appointments, free counselling and wellbeing support.

Application process

In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we invite candidates to answer a series of questions related to their day-to-day job. Please follow this link to answer the questions and submit your application along with your CV.

We recommend that you develop your answers offline and copy them in when you’re ready to ensure you don’t lose your work if interrupted.

Your answers will go through our sifting process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. A long list of candidates will then additionally have their CVs reviewed. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 30 mins online interview. Successful candidates will be invited to attend a second, in-person interview at our office in Brixton, London.

For the first interview, we will ask you to submit a short written exercise.

Expected duration of this application process: 4-6 weeks

Job Summary

Learning Support Assistants support PiP’s Development Workers to deliver a flexible programme of learning and development opportunities; ensuring that students can actively participate and engage in sessions, giving student’s maximum opportunity to learn and develop. 

PiP’s programmes focus on four learning pathways:

- Independent Living Skills

- Creative and Performing Arts

- Health, Wellbeing and Happiness

- Employment and Vocational Skills

The role incorporates session delivery, recording and monitoring student progress, key working responsibilities such as liaising with student’s support networks and involvement in PiP’s wider work. 

Who We Are

PIP is a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities or autism to achieve their potential, and to lead lives that are as independent as possible.  

Our mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our students.

What You’ll Need

• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities, or a similar vulnerable service user group in care or educational settings
• A strong commitment to person-centred support and advocacy
• A passion for enabling positive change in the lives of our students
• The character and communication skills to be an effective and supportive team member
• Energy, initiative and a proactive attitude
• A calm and creative approach to challenges and problem solving

What We Offer:

· You'll get 25 days holiday + bank holidays ever year. We're closed for Christmas but the rest of the year you may take leave whenever you wish. 

· An extra day of annual leave for each year you've worked with us up to another 5 (30 in total)

· We offer a travel subsidy to help with the cost of commuting.

· We provide a 4% pension contribution

· Incremental pay progression

· When we can, we try to have an early finish on Fridays for staff at 4 pm

· Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling

· We offer regular team meals and social-generally during work hours and they are optional.

· We offer a cycle-to-work scheme and other staff discounts

Our Mission

PiP's mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our service users.

Our commitments

PiP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly applicants who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as people with lived experience of disabilities and individuals from Black and Minority ethnic communities. 

PiP keeps all personal information confidential and in line with current data protection legislation and GDPR. 

Closing Date: July 31st 2025

We encourage you to apply early, as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we reserve the right to close the advert sooner subject to finding suitable candidates.  

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced IT Support Officer who can demonstrate proficiency and hands-on experience in IT support or a similar role, with a strong track record of resolving technical issues and supporting end users. The post holder will be an excellent problem solver with the ability to communicate effectively across the organisation.  The role will also involve close collaboration with other members of the facilities team to help maintain audio-visual equipment for meeting rooms and support the general maintenance of the building. 

As the role will be responsible for onsite IT support at our Central London office, it will be suited to somebody looking for a position that is predominantly office based. The team works a shift pattern between the hours of 07:00 – 18:00, Monday to Friday.

Location: You can be based near one of the following office locations - Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, or Newcastle.

We operate a hybrid model of work i.e. a combination of in-person and remote, with flexible days in the office depending on business need and your preferences. We would typically expect in-office attendance an average of one day per week.

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: We are looking for the right candidate and while we envisage this being a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) we are very open to flexible working arrangements such as part-time, compressed hours, flexitime and job-shares. 

Occasional/frequent evening or weekend work may be required, for which time off in lieu (TOIL) will be given. 

Ideal start date: ASAP, as agreed with candidate 

We’ll also need:

•  Proof of your right to work in the UK - regretfully we’re currently unable to offer sponsorships at this time.
• References
• To conduct relevant DBS or PVGs checks for Safeguarding purposes if you are offered the role in line with our Safer Recruitment practices.

The Opportunity

The Finance and Operations Officer’s purpose is to work within the Operations Team to provide essential financial and operational support for the whole charity.  
 

Key responsibilities for finance range from providing advice and support for the whole staff team, important day to day and monthly financial processing for key stakeholders and assisting with the budgeting and forecasting process. 

1. Finance

• Support the Finance and Operations Manager (FM) to prepare and deliver accurate and regular management information including monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts, one-off finance reports, reporting for funders including grants and trusts, including end of project reporting. 
• Monitor the day-to-day financial management and cash flow of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) working closely with the FM, Head of Finance & Operations (HFO), Operations and Fundraising teams. 
• Prepare payment runs for invoices and expenses, update weekly payments received reports and work closely with the Fundraising team to ensure expected income has been received. 
• Support the FM, alongside our appointed accountants, to prepare audited Year End Accounts, and work to ensure the Accounts are completed, approved, and filed on time. 
• Support the FM to manage and improve our financial systems and procedures, streamlining internal processes to ensure they are effective and safeguard the finances of the organisation.  
• Support the FM to devise and implement effective and efficient procedures, including the introduction of a purchase order system. From time to time, you may be requested to support the FM to maintain the payroll function of the organisation. 

 
2. Operations and Administration 

• Support the organisation, in ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of and trained in the relevant Data Protection policy and procedures and ensure that data protection laws are being adhered to in relation to the storage of data. Run the data deletion process where such requests are received in compliance with GDPR legislation. 
• Support the HFO and FM in overseeing operational matters such as SMF office administration, maintaining the asset register, insurance renewals, and Health & Safety compliance; act as point of contact for suppliers and service providers, including property managers, utility companies, couriers and cleaners; maintaining contracts and leases with office providers; purchasing office supplies & equipment and ensuring adequate stock levels are kept. 
• Support the wider organisation through appropriate administrative tasks, for example the programme delivery team to ensure a good experience for students, particularly during the residential programmes 
• Support the HR team with processes such as ordering laptops for new staff and communicating, updating and maintaining office policies contained in the Office handbook  
• Undertake research activities to support Operations Team projects, for example potential new suppliers, benchmarking exercises and contract renewals 

3. Strategic Responsibilities 

• Support with training staff on finance processes, fraud awareness, data protection, and other areas of operations.  
• Being a point of contact for all staff on finance and operations including office administration 
• Ensure appropriate adherence to our financial and operational policies and procedures supporting the organisation to enact the highest standards, balancing that whilst processes are appropriately followed, they are not followed to the point where they compromise the standards or outcomes desired. 

Need to know

• IT skills:  Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel functions. Experience of using or awareness of any accounting and/or CRM (Salesforce) software.
• Accounting knowledge: Some understanding of basic bookkeeping would be preferable, including the importance of accurate and timely information for the running of the charity and an ability to maintain confidentiality. 

Please see the full job description attached for a more detailed person specification. 

Benefits

Annual leave
33/34 days (England & Wales and Scotland respectively - includes bank and public holidays).

Other benefits
Cycle to Work Scheme; Employer pension contributions of 5% of qualifying earnings; Employee Assistance Programme available to staff and their family; Flexible work options such as hybrid working, flexitime, part-time; Regular staff team building and business planning “away days”.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply by submitting the following information to our application portal Pinpoint by 23:59PM, Sunday 13th July.
 

1.  Why would you like to work at the Social Mobility Foundation? (max. 500 words)
2.  What makes you a suitable candidate for the role? (max. 500 words)

Please note that generic applications and CV’s will not be considered. 
 

Interviews: First round interviews will take place between 14th July and 18th July with multiple slots available at different times throughout the working day.

About Justice & Care 
Justice & Care is an award-winning anti-slavery charity working with governments and police forces across three strategic locations - the UK, Romania and Bangladesh. Through frontline programmes, policy advocacy and strategic partnerships, we work on the frontline to support survivors of modern slavery and bring perpetrators to justice, and in the corridors of power to create change at scale.

The role
Are you a relationship-builder, strategist and storyteller with a passion for justice? Join us as our new Philanthropy Lead and help take our major donor programme to the next level. 

This is a pivotal role in a growing team. You’ll lead our high-value philanthropy strategy, manage your own portfolio of major donors and prospects, and line-manage a talented Philanthropy Specialist - supporting their development as you grow the programme together. 

Working closely with our CEO, senior volunteers and programme leads across the UK, Romania and Bangladesh, you’ll shape how we grow income, insight and impact in the years ahead. Your focus will be on securing high five- and six-figure gifts from individuals and foundations who want to be part of the fight against modern slavery. 

What we’re looking for: 
✔️ A proven track record in securing significant gifts from high-net-worth individuals or foundations 
✔️ Strategic thinking and confident relationship management 
✔️ Strong communication skills - written and verbal 
✔️ Experience managing or mentoring colleagues 
✔️ Drive, humility and a deep belief in our mission 

We offer an excellent benefits package to support your wellbeing and development. Just a few of the highlights include: Enhanced Annual Leave, Birthday Leave, Enhanced Enhanced Employer Pension Contribution, Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and Learning and Development.

Read our Total Reward offer to view the full list of benefits.

This role is subject to a DBS Check. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Justice & Care is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds 

Ready to make a real difference?
Please read the full job description before applying. Click Apply to upload both your CV and a covering letter of no more than 1,500 words, outlining your suitability for and interest in the position. Your covering letter should explicitly address the candidate requirements outlined in the job description.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Interviews will be held from the week commencing 21st July.
Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard back from us by the end of August, you are unlikely to have been successful.

Location: Wenlock Road, London N1

Salary: £40,560 per annum (DEC Grade 5 Manager)

Contract status: Full time. 2 years fixed term (subject to a further extension)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Social Media Manager with strong content creation skills who will lead on our organic presence across multiple channels. This is an exciting time to join the Communications team as we develop our social media platform strategies, increase our collaboration with talent and influencers, align our organic and paid digital presence and experiment through a test-and-learn approach. If all of this excites you then this could be the role for you.

***Please download the job description for full details***

About you

You will have expertise in driving engagement and awareness across multiple channels, be skilled at producing and commissioning creative content, strong experience in community management and be up-to-date on the latest trends and changes in the social media landscape. Experience of working in the charity sector and a sound understanding of what makes good fundraising content would be a distinct advantage.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in working within the parameters of an established brand whilst driving innovation and maximising creative opportunities. You will be equally at home with the day-to-day management of social media accounts as with working with the Head of Communications and Content to develop and deliver our strategic objectives using data and insights.

What we offer

 Flexible working hours (outside of an appeal)

25 days annual leave, rising with length of service (3 years: 27 days. 5 years: 30 days)

3% employers’ pension contribution, rising to 8% post probation.

HealthCare Cash Plan, providing an array of health services, (~£1, 660 cash value, per year)

Wellbeing support

Discounted access to various health club providers (via Gympass).

Discounts schemes for various retailers and businesses

Discounted tickets for events

Season ticket loan (post probation)

Financial hardship loan (post probation)

Cycle-to-work & Car scheme (post probation)

 About us

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of humanitarian crisis overseas. This role will require you to lead on organic social media as part of the DEC Communications team, working closely with the Digital and Innovation team in Fundraising, collaborate with social leads across our 15 member charities and public figures through our talent agency. During appeal launch periods it will also involve managing a small social media team of volunteers.

All roles at the DEC are based in our London office. We operate a hybrid working model, with some non-negotiable office attendance. Please note, during the two-week appeal launch period, staff are required to work extremely long hours, in a faced-paced busy environment, with mandatory office attendance.

How to apply

If this role is of interest and meets your skills, experience, and knowledge, then please apply with your anonymised CV and cover letter [i.e. please state your initials only, not your full name]. If you include links to social media work or an online portfolio please state clearly what your role/contribution was.

Please send your application by 9am, Monday 21st July 2025. Early application is advised as we will be reviewing applications as they arrive and may hold initial interviews before the application deadline.

We are unable to support applications for our vacancies if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

 The DEC is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality, or religion.

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

Contract:​ Full time, six months fixed-term contract (Maternity cover)
Location: London, required to attend ​the London office twice a week 

A little bit about the role 

Please note that applications for this role will close on Friday 11 July 2025 at 9am

Our people and culture are the critical enablers for us to achieve our mission. 

Frontline needs to sustain a brilliant and high performing workforce that is driven to be the best they can, and our Head of People leads the work and team responsible for achieving this.

As the leader of the People team, you will oversee all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including strategy, performance, recruitment, induction, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, engagement, policies and more. 

You will be an exemplary role model and leader championing high performance within a culture of freedom and responsibility.  Your ability to build and develop strong and trusting relationships will underpin your excellent domain knowledge, sound judgement, comfort with pace and focus on outcomes. 

Some key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement our People & Culture strategy, goals and annual delivery plan 
• Oversee all internal D&I initiatives including the D&I working group, point of contact for affinity group and all D&I training
• Line manage the People Team to achieve high performance of both the team and organisation
• Play a proactive role as a member of the Leadership Group and Operations team to champion high performance and our culture – supporting colleagues wherever priorities are identified, and the need is greatest

Please review the job pack for full list of responsibilities.

Please note that this role is a 6-month fixed term contract to cover for maternity.

A little bit about you 

We’d like to see applicants who have experience leading and managing a HR team, who are able to empower, motivate and set strategic direction towards organisational goals. You will have strong knowledge and understanding of all areas of HR, able to build strong relationships and an ability to apply employment law in a pragmatic way to deliver principled solutions.

We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own. 

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you. 

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing the People team (please see job pack for contact details).

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

For further information about this role, please contact Suzi Lawrence – Head of People (please see job pack for contact details)

The National Landscapes Association represents the UK’s 46 National Landscapes – legally protected places where nature and people thrive together. We lead and champion action to protect and restore these special landscapes for the benefit of everyone.

We’re looking for a Data and Evidence Officer to support our work on the Gower Landscape Connections project and across the wider Association. If you’re passionate about using data to tackle the climate and nature crises, and can turn complex information into powerful insight, this could be the role for you.

You’ll be responsible for sourcing, analysing and mapping ecological, climate and socio-economic data to inform practical conservation planning. Working closely with the Gower team, as well as the Association’s Nature-based Solutions programme, you’ll help develop systems that drive landscape-scale action. You’ll also play a central role in maintaining and evolving our GIS tools, supporting bids for major nature recovery funding.

We’re looking for someone with experience handling both statistical and spatial data, who communicates clearly and can collaborate across teams. You should be as comfortable working with detailed evidence as you are thinking strategically about long-term impact. If you care deeply about nature, evidence, and equitable solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Swyddog Data a Thystiolaeth – Cysylltiadau Tirwedd Gŵyr

Mae Cymdeithas Tirweddau Cenedlaethol yn cynrychioli 46 o Dirluniau Cenedlaethol y DU – lleoedd sydd wedi’u diogelu’n gyfreithiol lle mae natur a phobl yn ffynnu gyda’i gilydd. Rydym yn arwain ac yn hyrwyddo camau i ddiogelu ac adfer y tirweddau arbennig hyn er budd pawb.

Rydym yn chwilio am Swyddog Data a Thystiolaeth i gefnogi ein gwaith ar brosiect Cysylltiadau Tirwedd Gŵyr ac ar draws gwaith ehangach y Gymdeithas. Os ydych chi’n angerddol am ddefnyddio data i fynd i’r afael â’r argyfyngau hinsawdd a natur, ac yn gallu troi gwybodaeth gymhleth yn fewnwelediad pwerus, gallai’r rôl hon fod yn addas i chi.

Byddwch yn gyfrifol am ddod o hyd i ddata ecolegol, hinsawdd a chymdeithasol-economaidd, ei ddadansoddi a’i fapio i lywio cynllunio cadwraeth ymarferol. Gan weithio’n agos gyda thîm Gŵyr, yn ogystal â rhaglen Atebion yn Seiliedig ar Natur y Gymdeithas, byddwch yn helpu i ddatblygu systemau sy’n sbarduno gweithredu ar raddfa dirwedd. Byddwch hefyd yn chwarae rhan ganolog yn y gwaith o gynnal a datblygu ein hoffer GIS, gan gefnogi ceisiadau am gyllid ar gyfer adfer natur.

Rydym yn chwilio am rywun sydd â phrofiad o reoli data ystadegol a gofodol, sydd yn cyfathrebu’n glir ac yn gallu cydweithio ar draws timau. Dylech fod cystal wrth weithio gyda thystiolaeth fanwl ag ydych chi wrth feddwl yn strategol am effaith hirdymor. Os ydych chi’n poeni’n ddwfn am natur, tystiolaeth, ac atebion teg, hoffem glywed gennych.

We are working with a fantastic charity client who are looking for an Interim Senior PR and Press Officer to join their team for an inital 3 month contract. 

Key responsibilities

The Senior PR and Press Officer will take a leading role in developing and implementing the media strategy, enhancing the charity's visibility and impact through strategic communications and media engagement. This involves collaborating closely with the PR and Press Manager to identify, research, and develop story and PR campaign ideas for local and national media. The role also includes managing a professional and efficient press office and supporting individuals with lived experience of financial insecurity in their work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on the development and execution of strategic media campaigns.

• Helping to raise awareness of the charity's information, tools, services, fundraising, and advocacy priorities through various media outlets.

• Managing the day-to-day duties of the press office, including monitoring the media inbox and responding to requests.

• Championing a storytelling culture by training, supporting, and empowering diverse spokespeople.

• Managing and leading specific project teams, ensuring objectives are met and team members are supported.

• Building relationships across directorates to ensure insights and expertise drive press and PR work.

Person Specifications

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in media relations or PR, within the charity sector, and a proven track record of successful media campaign delivery. Experience of working in a busy press office to tight deadlines and briefing spokespeople is essential.

Key skills and attributes include:

• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to condense complex concepts into clear, powerful copy and adapt tone for different audiences.

• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally and with journalists, and the ability to communicate sensitively with people who have lived experience of financial insecurity.

• A strategic approach to developing and evaluating strategies that align with organisational goals.

• Strong IT literacy, including experience with media monitoring software, MS Office Suite, and Trello.

• Strong administrative skills, including efficient monitoring of the press inbox.

• Curiosity, perseverance, and a calm demeanour in a crisis, along with being a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic team player.

• Knowledge of the UK media landscape and either deep knowledge of the UK benefits system or a commitment to develop this knowledge.

• Strong knowledge of GDPR.

What’s on Offer:

• up to £168.62 daily pay + £25.91 daily holiday pay (£193.91 total PAYE)
• Full-time opportunity
• A flexible working set up, hybrid working with 2 days a week in the charity's central London office 
• 3 month contract 

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

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

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

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

At Young Sounds UK our mission is to help musically talented young people from low-income families fulfil their potential. We're seeking our first Evaluation Director to join a small, thriving organisation and lead our evaluation strategy. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will generate insights that strengthen programme delivery, and how we understand and share our impact.

For full information on this role, including key responsibilities and person specification, please view the job pack.

The closing date for applications is Monday 14 July 2025 at 12 noon.

About Young Sounds UK 

Young Sounds UK exists because musical talent is everywhere but opportunity isn’t: family finances and other obstacles too often get in the way. We’re here to change this in two key ways:

• We support young musicians from low-income families with funding and other help 
• We support music education through training, advocacy and research.

Established in 1998 we work across genres and across the UK. Our four programme areas are: 

• Discover: training teachers in how to spot young people’s musical potential 
• Connect: targeting and sustaining young people’s emerging talent through strategic support
• Thrive: funding young talent UK wide through annual grants and tailor-made help for individual musicians
• Innovate: leading new thinking and action on talent development

Role overview 

Young Sounds is a reflective organisation. We’ve always invested time and effort in seeking out, understanding and demonstrating the difference our programmes are making. We believe in learning from experience. This is what we mean by evaluation.

We have recently secured funding to build on our evaluation work to date, and it is a priority for us to more fully embed evaluation throughout our work – the Evaluation Director will be critical to us achieving this. The Evaluation Director is a new role and will lead the development and implementation of Young Sounds’ evaluation strategy, ensuring that our work is evidence-based and impactful.

Key areas of responsibility 

• Evaluation strategy and organisational learning 
• Programme evaluation 
• Organisational capacity and culture 
• Research and policy engagement 
• Quality assurance and reporting 

We're looking for a Head of Fundraising with a focus on Trusts and Foundations to help take our income generation to the next level. The person in this role will lead and grow our income from major trusts and foundations, overseeing our existing portfolio while actively developing new, strategic opportunities.

This is a key leadership role in a small but ambitious fundraising team, with a focus on securing large-scale, multi-year grants. You'll write compelling bids and proposals, steward relationships with funders and senior stakeholders, and work closely with colleagues across the organisation to shape exciting, fundable projects.

You’ll line manage our Trusts and Reporting Officer and help create a clear, sustainable pathway for future growth – with a particular emphasis on building our capacity to operate at a medium-sized charity level.

You’ll report to the Director of Fundraising and play a vital part in a team that fuels the mission and vision of XLP.

We’re looking for an ambitious, experienced fundraiser to lead our corporate partnerships. You’ll shape and deliver our strategy, secure new high-value relationships, and work across teams to build meaningful, long-term partnerships with like-minded companies. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of an area with great potential. If you're proactive, strategic and confident working both independently and collaboratively, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Purpose
• Leading the development and growth of corporate fundraising and corporate partnerships
• Create, develop and deliver the corporate fundraising and partnerships strategy
• Identify, cultivate and steward corporate partnerships

Main Responsibilities
1. Develop and implement a corporate fundraising and partnerships strategy

2. Shape and implement the wider Fundraising Strategy in collaboration with the Director and SLT.

3. Lead income forecasting, budget setting, reporting and analysis, ensuring alignment with financial goals.

4. Lead a proactive acquisition approach and drive new business activity and secure at least five-figure partnerships and donations

5. Build and maintain a strong, diverse pipeline of corporate prospects

6. Work with teams across the organisation to develop and prepare tailored cases for support, proposals and reports and bespoke updates and communications to donors

7. Personally identify and manage a portfolio of key relationships

8. Monitor income performance and provide timely reports and analysis, including reporting to the BC board and the BC Trading Company Board

9. Negotiate and deliver partnership agreements ensuring delivery against agreed targets and a good return on investment for the charity.

10. Update and maintain records of all business and corporate approaches, communications and agreements on the CRM and appropriate files.

11. Where required develop and/or follow policies and procedures on due diligence, data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting.

12. Represent fundraising in the development and use of CRM systems and insight tools.

13. Collaborate with Finance to ensure accurate income coding, reporting, and regulatory compliance.

14. Line-manage and support the Corporate Fundraising Officer, driving performance and innovation through a solution focused approach.

15. Manage external agencies and ensure contracts meet compliance and strategic needs.

16. Actively contribute to SLT and organisational strategy, projects, and decision-making.

Population Matters –  Director of Fundraising and Engagement

Location: Home-based with occasional travel (and a regular presence in the office).

Salary: £70k per annum, reviewed annually.

Contract: Permanent, full-time hours. 

Population Matters, the organisation shining a light on the impact our growing population is having on us and nature, is seeking a Director of Fundraising and Engagement to lead and inspire a passionate team towards achieving a global funding model that is diverse, sustainable and pioneering by 2030.

Population Matters is a small yet ambitious global organisation with a vision of a world in which our human population lives fairly and sustainability with nature and each other. With Sir David Attenborough as a patron, the charity works to campaign, inform, undertake research and do all they can to encourage an open fair-minded and constructive debate about population to achieve a better future for people and the planet. They aim to create a wave of public awareness and corresponding policy action on a growing population and unsustainable consumption.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation with a revised vision, mission and values, in conjunction with a new global strategy for 2025-2030 launched earlier in the year. 

The role of Director of Fundraising and Engagement will play a pivotal part in bringing the organisation’s five new strategic goals to life through targeted fundraising work made possible through strong relationship management, influential fundraising and engagement activity and effective partnership building with key stakeholders and donors.  Using a test and learn approach, you will develop a diverse range of donors, allies and influencers who care about the planet and who will support and amplify the charity’s work. The role will also be responsible for exploring global funding opportunities around the creation of new regional hubs and ensuring that Population Matters’ fundraising is supported by clear, compelling, positive, targeted communications.

The role will also sit on the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working collaboratively with the CEO and other Directors to ensure the organisation delivers impact across its strategic goals.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record in successfully developing and implementing fundraising strategies or plans, including leading a high performing team, as well as experience of securing funding from international sources or experience working in an international/global context. You will also have demonstratable success in developing and/or delivering an individual giving or legacy programme as well as a philanthropy or grant-seeking function.

You will have strong relationship building skills with major donors and individual supporters, able to align their giving needs with Population Matters’ work. Excellent communication skills will be combined with a resilient and optimistic approach and the ability to work independently with professional drive. Finally you will be passionate about the vision and mission of Population Matters.

Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.

Closing date: Monday 7th July, 9.00 am. 

CRM Product Manager 

Contract type: Permanent – 35 hours per week 

Location: London, United Kingdom.

UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40 % of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel).

60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person. 
 

Salary: £57,415 - £60,436 per year with excellent benefits

Change starts with water. Change starts with you. 

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future. 

About WaterAid 

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen. 

About the team 

The CRM Product Team at WaterAid UK drives data-led fundraising and campaigning by collaborating across departments to ensure our Dynamics365 CRM system meets business needs. 

About the role 

As our CRM Product Manager, you will define and deliver a visionary CRM strategy that empowers WaterAid’s fundraising success, working closely with technical teams, fundraising stakeholders, and global partners to drive sustainable change. 

In this role, you will: 

• Set and lead the CRM vision for WaterAid UK and work with international colleagues on a global CRM strategy. 
• Define and own the CRM roadmap, aligning it with strategic priorities and ensuring a well-managed product backlog and measurable outcomes. 
• Lead and develop the CRM Product team, fostering a high-performing culture and delivering a best-in-class platform for fundraising operations. 
• Act as a trusted advisor, championing CRM benefits and ensuring the platform supports income growth across key fundraising channels. 
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding. 

Requirements

To be successful, you will need: 

• Proven experience with Microsoft Dynamics or other enterprise CRM platforms, and a clear understanding of how CRM drives fundraising strategy. 
• Strong business and systems analysis skills, including the ability to write effective user stories and translate requirements into actionable solutions. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams through technology transformation, with experience in stakeholder management and navigating change. 
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work across diverse cultures and manage supplier relationships and budgets effectively. 

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have: 

• Knowledge of fundraising-specific CRM services such as GiftAid, Direct Debits, BACs, event and supporter management. 
• Experience with extract, transform and load (ETL) processes, particularly handling large batch data operations. 
• Hands-on experience developing solutions within Microsoft Dynamics CRM. 

Closing date: Applications close 12:00pm UK time on the 25th of July. Interviews are expected to take place 04 of August 2025.

How to apply: Click Apply to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and cover letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well. 

Preemployment screening : To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All preemployment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

Our benefits: 

• 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays) 
• Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave 
• Employer pension contribution up to 10 % 
• Flexible and hybridworking arrangements 
• Season ticket loan 
• Free annual eye tests 
• Give As You Earn charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity) 
• Paid sabbaticals 
• One paid volunteer day each year 

Our global commitment:

Our People Promise – We work with passion and focus so everyone, everywhere can access clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose, wellbeing and shared responsibility where all voices are valued. 

Equal opportunities – We are an equalopportunity, disabilityconfident employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs and ways of life. 

Safeguarding – We have a zerotolerance approach to any form of abuse or exploitation and carry out background checks on all prospective employees. 

Together, we’ll change the world through water.

Join us and be part of the change !