Strategy manager jobs in wallington, surrey
Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer (check out this video to hear more about the Unifrog platform).
Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply.
The role and your key responsibilities
As a Senior Account Manager, your role is to line manage a regional team of Account Managers to maximise partner engagement and ensure we retain sky-high resubscription rates. You will manage your regional team’s objectives and regularly monitor and report on progress towards this.
Alongside managing your team, you’ll work with a cohort of partner schools and colleges, facilitating an environment which identifies and promotes best practice across partners within your region. Using data analysis across schools and colleges within your region, you’ll identify trends and opportunities to further increase the use of Unifrog, maximising engagement and resubscription rates. Please note you will need to be based in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire or North London for this role.
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Line manage a regional team of Account Managers to achieve their resubscription and engagement goals, delivering weekly check-ins with each team member to review their progress with partners.
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Run team meetings with your regional Account Management team to review key engagement strategies, objectives and share best practice.
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Meet weekly with the Head of Account Management, reporting on progress with your partners, and the progress of your regional team.
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Analyse regional engagement data to spot trends and work closely with the Head of Account Management to devise and implement strategies to improve on any areas of low engagement.
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Work with Senior Account Managers, Head of Account Management and other Unifrog colleagues, to design and implement projects and processes across the Account Management team, that help deliver against our organisation’s objectives and mission.
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Work with a region of schools and colleges with the responsibility of an Account Manager, providing resources and strategies which maximise staff and student engagement with Unifrog, and identifying and promoting best practice across partner schools.
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Deliver targeted training sessions to staff within our partner schools and colleges via workshops and presentations, delivered remotely or in person.
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Work closely with your regional Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement and maintain a sky high resubscription rate.
What we’re looking for
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Strong communication skills – written, over the phone and on video calls.
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1+ years’ Account Management experience.
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Track record of excellent relationship management.
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Ability to identify strengths and areas for improvement within a team, and to put relevant support in place.
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Ability to listen to feedback and adapt quickly and flexibly.
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Extremely well organised.
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Keen attention to detail.
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Active listening and objection handling skills.
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Ability to use data to help inform strategies and processes.
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Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.
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Experience in working with schools and colleges is preferred but not essential.
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Experience leading a high performing team is preferred but not essential.
You will be joining a team of highly motivated people who are passionate about our mission of helping students to find the best next step for them after school. If this excites you and you’re an energetic person who is willing to learn, then we’d love to hear from you.
Working together
You’ll work alongside an Area Manager in your region, as well as people in our Partner Success and Account Management teams. You’ll be line-managed by our Head of Account Management.
Benefits
Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.
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Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools. We’re also a certified Great Place to Work.
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Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
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Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
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Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
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£42,312 per annum (Grade C), plus commission, car allowance and a share in a company-wide performance bonus.
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OTE £47,000.
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Permanent and full-time.
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28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
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Working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.
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Full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential.
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All travel expenses covered.
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Candidate will need to be based in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire or North London.
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Home based with some travel to schools and colleges in your region
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Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.
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To discuss any details about the role before applying, please contact Mhairi (details on our website)
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We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Application process
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Deadline: 10:00AM (BST) on Tuesday 17th June 2025.
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Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) ✍️
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Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below. Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
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i. With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
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ii. Tell us about a time you led a team or group to achieve a challenging objective. What did you do to ensure its success? (250 words)
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iii. You receive the following email from the head of large group of schools in England:
'Hi X,
One of the schools in our Trust has asked for more information about Unifrog and how we've been getting on with the platform this year.
They're currently using a free platform with their lower year groups, so they're covered with that, but are looking for something to support their KS4 & KS5 students.
Can you provide some information on how Unifrog can support them specifically with those Key Stages, and maybe some costs around a subscription?
Best wishes,'
What next steps would you take following on from this email, and how would you respond to the contact? (250 words)
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Stage 2: Phone task (15 minutes)
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A short role play task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window.
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Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour)
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Pre prepared presentation (10 mins)
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Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions) (50 mins).
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Video call interviews will be held w/c 23rd June 2025.
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Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring.
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
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Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
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As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We want to embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
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To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
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To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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MHFA England are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and manage organisational projects that form part of our planning and change portfolio, ranging from updating our product and services roadmap to supporting longer-term change programmes.
The postholder will provide the senior leadership team with evidence and recommendations to drive the key business decisions for change initiatives and project prioritisation, helping to shape the organisation’s thinking and direction.
The postholder will have experience in leading projects from concept to completion and be comfortable working to tight deadlines. They will have excellent attention to detail and outstanding communication skills, comfortable managing multiple projects and multiple stakeholders.
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of the role.
About MHFA England
MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to create a nation where everyone's mental health matters by creating mentally healthy workplaces where people, communities, and businesses thrive.
Looking after you
Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.
Our vision is to create a nation where everyone's mental health matters.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help shape the future of imaging services by supporting providers on their journey to QSI accreditation. As our Quality Improvement and Review Partner you'll lead independent assessments, guide expert review teams, and drive measurable improvements across NHS and private imaging settings.
The Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) defines what’s needed to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred imaging services. Jointly developed by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the College of Radiographers (CoR), the QSI supports imaging providers in embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement and achieving excellence.
As a Quality Improvement and Review Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in upholding and advancing these standards. Drawing on your professional expertise, you’ll support imaging services on their journey toward QSI accreditation and lead independent assessments across a wide range of settings — from small independent providers to large, multisite NHS and private organisations. You’ll guide expert review teams, deliver robust evaluations, and produce focused reports and action plans that drive meaningful, measurable improvement.
What you’ll do
- Act as the designated Quality Improvement and Review Partner for a portfolio of imaging services across the UK.
- Provide expert guidance to QSI leads on both the review process and the standards.
- Manage the full review cycle for services in your portfolio.
- Select and coordinate review team members in collaboration with the Quality Improvement Coordinator.
- Participate in quality assurance and moderation activities to ensure consistency and rigour.
What you’ll bring
- Demonstrable experience in quality assurance, accreditation, or evaluation assessments, or in healthcare quality management.
- Strong knowledge of quality assurance and assessment approaches.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, tailored to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to prioritise effectively while remaining adaptable to changing needs.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
If you’re a confident, high-performing professional with a passion for quality improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more about the role, the RCR, and how to apply in the Quality Improvement and Review Partner candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
We’re looking for a creative, analytical and organised Impact & Evaluation Manager to join our team and lead on delivering a refreshed approach to measuring impact, evaluation and reporting ahead of our new strategy launching in 2026.
You’ll work alongside our SMT, teams across the charity, and colleagues at the Trust to provide guidance and support in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation, ensuring we’re able to demonstrate how we’re delivering against our strategic objectives, and how we’re delivering impact for the patients and NHS staff at our hospitals.
As well as ensuring we’re set up with the tools and systems we need for success in evaluating our strategy, you’ll provide day-to-day support and advice for teams in evaluating the impact of their work, sourcing data to evidence this impact, and presenting this information in the most engaging way possible for our various stakeholders and supporters.
This is an important role at a critical time for the charity, so we’re looking for someone who can bring a fresh perspective on impact and evaluation to support us as we prepare to make an even bigger difference through our strategy.
We fund better hospital buildings and facilities, pioneering research and advanced medical equipment.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a strategic and imaginative Senior Marketing Manager to lead national brand awareness campaigns that spark public interest and grow support for our vital work.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small but ambitious charity at a pivotal time, helping us build national visibility and grow our supporter base through bold, insight-led brand storytelling. You’ll play a central leadership role in building national awareness and expanding our supporter base through powerful media campaigns.
Reporting to the Head of Communications and working in conjunction with our Director of Fundraising, you’ll spearhead the development and delivery of high-impact, multi-channel campaigns across TV, print, digital, and Out of Home advertising. You’ll have the creative freedom to bring your vision to life — and the platform to shape how our brand connects with people across the UK.
With a significant budget and scope to innovate, this role offers the chance for you to make your mark, by developing creative ideas and emotionally engaging narratives that inspire people to engage with our work.
We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate:
- Substantial experience of leading mass-market marketing campaigns with national reach.
- A deep understanding and knowledge of brand-building through emotional storytelling and integrated media.
- Experience of developing and delivering effective marketing strategies.
- Experience of managing creative and media agencies to deliver impactful campaigns.
- Excellent planning, budget management and evaluation skills.
- Demonstrable understanding of audience insight, brand tracking, and campaign optimisation.
- A meticulous eye for detail.
The salary for this position will be between £48,000.00 - £58,000.00 per annum depending on experience. This is a full-time post at 36 hours per week and will be offered on a permanent basis. We understand the importance of offering our staff flexibility, we can therefore offer part time hours from 0.8 FTE. Alternatively, we can offer compressed hours to suit your personal circumstances.
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week (usually Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
At the Medical Research Foundation, we believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation. We are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, fostering fairness and inclusion, and creating an environment where everyone feels that they belong.
We welcome applications from individuals from minoritised groups, including those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation – is the regulator of most major digital and print publishers in the UK. We are a high-profile organisation with a clear and important purpose: to protect the public and freedom of expression by upholding high editorial standards. We place a strong emphasis on personal development for staff and provide excellent training opportunities and a supportive work culture.
We are recruiting an Operations Manager to join our committed, collaborative and dynamic team.
As Operations Manager, you will help us to maintain tight and well-designed financial and risk management controls across the organisation. You will also provide efficient and effective management of strategically important projects. You will have an excellent opportunity to develop experience across a variety of areas, in the context of a challenging and interesting strategic environment.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Chair and other members of the senior leadership team, you will help IPSO deliver on high-profile organisational priorities.
The role will balance a range of different types of work, including:
- Exercising significant autonomy to deliver on important, ongoing organisational priorities;
- Working closely with IPSO’s Chief Executive to maintain the organisation’s rigorous approach to finance, risk management and and procurement, with opportunities for training and development in this area;
- Supporting the effectiveness of IPSO’s operations by monitoring and reporting on progress against strategies and activity plans.
Role modelling a culture of professionalism, the Operations Manager will take an entrepreneurial and flexible approach to their work. They will enjoy engaging with colleagues to maintain high quality business practices, experiment with new approaches and find solutions to organisational challenges.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collating and sharing relevant, current and accurate information about IPSO’s finance and risk controls and supporting their implementation in certain areas;
- Monitoring and reporting on progress against strategies and activity plans;
- Overseeing the delivery of internal-facing priorities including learning & development and our strategy on inclusion and accessibility;
- Supporting the delivery of key strategic projects; and
- Supporting the work of the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team with operational activities, including preparation and presentation of reports for internal and external audiences.
You can see the full job description below
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a tech-savvy leader, passionate about delivering an excellent service? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where your decisions directly impact the success of an organisation? If so, we want to hear from you.
As our Service Desk Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind our IT support operations—ensuring our users receive top-tier service and our systems run smoothly. You’ll lead a high performing team, manage incidents, and continuously improve service delivery using data, feedback, and your own innovative thinking. You’ll have responsibility for ensuring the IT Service Desk provides effective end-user support, implement the College’s IT infrastructure policies and ensuring that we minimise the number of service desk calls.
In this dynamic and fast paced role you will help achieve our Service Desk’s ultimate mission of delivering a high standard of support and customer satisfaction.
What you’ll do
- Leading and mentoring a high-performing Service Desk team
- Managing day-to-day operations and acting as the go-to escalation point
- Driving service improvements using KPIs, feedback, and best practices
- Supporting AV and video conferencing across the College
- Playing a key role in exam delivery and IT project support
- Collaborating with stakeholders to enhance user experience and IT service quality
What you’ll need:
- Proven experience managing an IT Service Desk
- ITIL v3/v4 Foundation or equivalent experience
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Windows 10/11, and ITSM platforms
- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- A customer-first mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
- A proactive, self-starting attitude and a love for learning.
- A commitment to data protection, security, and sustainability.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly.
- Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to identify workarounds and solutions.
- Self-motivated and able to work effectively within a team and collaboratively across the College.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
For 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers.
We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.
Brief role description:
The Marketing Manager will lead the delivery of high-impact, multi-channel campaigns that enhance engagement, drive fundraising initiatives, and strengthen support for our mission: to provide life-long, life-changing support, employment and training opportunities to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families.
As we mark our 140th anniversary, this is a pivotal time for the Marketing Manager to lead a team of four marketing specialists to drive impactful campaigns and amplify the Charity’s presence across multiple platforms. You will work closely with programme managers across the business to identify marketing needs and opportunities, while working with the wider MarComms department to develop and deliver marketing campaigns, advise on the most effective delivery channels, and propose ways of enhancing the Forces Employment Charity presence.
Interested? Want to know more about the Charity? Please see the Charity website
Eager to know more the role? Have a look at the Job Description attached.
What’s in it for you? Check out the Benefits sheet attached.
Have we convinced you to apply? If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by closing date Tuesday 9 June 2025
Please note: Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.
About the role
Working in close collaboration with the Senior Mass Fundraising Lead, the role will manage and deliver a variety of community-led fundraising initiatives and dynamic challenge events that engage supporters and generate vital unrestricted funds for children affected by neuroblastoma.
The role focuses on building strong relationships with fundraisers, volunteers and ambassadors, providing guidance, support and motivation to help them surpass their fundraising goals. The Community and Challenge Events Fundraising Manager will both steward existing and reactive contacts, as well as be confident in securing new networks, including representing the charity in presentations and other public speaking opportunities.
This role comes at an exciting time of growth in the fundraising team, with new colleagues joining the charity and a team focused on growth of income over the coming years. This role is crucial in this plan and will take the existing community and events programme to new heights.
Who we are looking for
Person specification:
- Demonstrable experience working in challenge events and/or community fundraising
- A proven track record of being results-driven and working to and achieving fundraising targets
- Significant experience of developing and delivering fundraising plans
- Experience of supporter/donor stewardship activities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build new and existing relationships
See our Recruitment Pack for the full role description and specification and for more information about Solving Kids' Cancer UK.
Benefits of working with SKC include:
- Home-based and informal flexible working.
- 5% employer pension scheme contribution.
- 32 days holiday, including bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy additional leave.
- Access to 24/7 confidential helplines for counselling and legal and tax advice.
- Well-being check-ins with manager and optional Well-being Action Plan.
- Regular opportunities to meet in person as departments and the full team.
- Training opportunities – we care about our staff and volunteers, and encourage opportunities for professional development.
- A child-centred charity with a passionate and dedicated team.
- Regular staff survey for the opportunity to provide feedback experiences and make suggestions.
Location: Home-based within England with regular travel to London and elsewhere in the UK as required
Interviews: Friday 4 July 2025
As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.
Our vision is a future where no child dies of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma or suffers due to the treatment they receive.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
We are looking for a strategic, impact-driven Community Programmes Manager – to lead the continued growth and development of our Community Engagement Programme and our Garden Programme in alignment with our recently launched 2030 strategy.
This is a part-time role focused on strategic direction, partnership building, fundraising, and overseeing monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) activities. The ideal candidate will be a confident leader with experience across programme strategy, community development, securing sustainable funding and amplifying user voice.
The Community Programmes Manager will work closely alongside our Community Engagement Manager to inspire local people to make a difference in their communities and influence change. This will be achieved through volunteering opportunities, user-led steering groups, and the scaling up of our advocacy initiatives. You will play a key role in ensuring that Sufra is highly effective at building community and resilience in one of London’s most disadvantaged areas.
In addition, you will oversee the strategic development and long-term sustainability of our Community Garden—a therapeutic and educational space where residents can learn about growing food, nature, and biodiversity.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including –
• Excellent annual leave entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service benefit
• Flexible working
• Opportunities for training and professional development
Please ensure you submit your CV and Covering Letter on Charity Jobs platform and complete our Equal Opportunities Form found on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At The National Lottery Community Fund, we are driven by our strategy, ‘It starts with community’ and its four community-led missions, as well as our equity-based approach to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Fund as we expand the UK Portfolio to meet our ambitions in delivering the strategy. We're looking for two people to join the UK Portfolio Team as Heads of Funding, leading a team of just under 40.
The UK Portfolio supports the ambitions and potential of communities across the UK.We focus on scaling projects with a UK-wide benefit, through significant investments, which enable systems-level change for communities. Our funding is intended to complement the work of other country portfolios: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
As one of four Heads of Funding in UK Portfolio you will oversee all aspects of our work and ensure the team is resourced and able to deliver operationally. Heads of Funding are responsible for ensuring our programmes are designed and delivered to the scope, standard and deadlines required and will lead on specific strategic areas and relationships inside and outside the Fund. Heads of Funding are responsible for ensuring an understanding of the external policy, practice and funding context from across the UK is reflected in our delivery. You will provide leadership for the team, supporting the work of the Portfolio Managers.
We are currently evolving our UK Portfolio funding offers and programmes in response to the strategy, developing a partnerships offer, and how we are more than a funder through our support to communities across the UK.
All Heads of will lead on a combination of strategic and operational priorities and the roles will involve a variety of responsibilities including:
- Overseeing up to £50m of grant commitments each year ensuring compliance with our operational and governance policies and requirements
- Lead one of the community-led missions in relation to the UK Portfolio’s funding offer
- Lead the strategic development and direction of a combination of our funding programmes and partnership approach
- Responsible for stakeholder management, both internally and externally
- Ensure learning and impact of our work is shared appropriately and informs our practice
- Lead engagement with our decision making Panels, Committees and Board
- Team leadership including culture, resource planning and team development
- Fund wide leadership either relating to one of the missions or as part of cross Fund priorities
You will need to work closely with the other Heads of Funding and each day will be a blend of operational and strategic work, stakeholder engagement, team leadership with lots of opportunities to collaborate with others across the Fund.
We are looking for ambitious, creative and passionate people with experience of the funding environment and brokering partnerships. Excellent leadership and collaboration skills will be essential in building relationships at all levels, from senior management to external stakeholders and funding colleagues across the Fund. You’ll have a keen understanding of the nuances of working within a public body, and a deep commitment to ensuring we are delivering impact through our current funding portfolio whilst also looking to the future and developing new funding initiatives and ways of working to meet our 2030 vision.
If you’re ready to take on a leadership role in an important organisation and have a genuine passion for supporting communities, this is the role for you.
You’ll be joining a dynamic and welcoming geographically dispersed team, working with hugely important and fascinating projects that are responding to and addressing a wide range of topics across the Fund’s four community-led missions.
Due to our dispersed nature as a team, it is expected that there will be occasional travel in order to connect with colleagues, stakeholders and projects. This is likely to be one to two occasions per month.
Interview Dates: 22 and 24 July
Location: We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.
Please note that only one of these roles could be based in London.
Any questions about the recruitment process or if you’re interested in learning more about the role, we’ll be hosting an online briefing webinar on Monday 16 June at 10am. To reserve a spot, please contact recruitment (the email address can be found on the advert on our website)
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Experience and understanding of grant making and the funding environment, including partnership working
- Proven ability to translate strategy to operational development, including problem solving, organisational and decision-making skills and ability to manage a complex workload
- Strong interpersonal skills, and resilience, with an ability to build relationships and work with a range of people inside and outside of the Fund, including working with Boards and Committees
- Experience of building high performing teams and leading change, as a leader and/or as a team player - creating the culture and structures in which people can thrive at work
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, able to analyse and review complex ideas and information and tailor clear messaging to a range of audiences
- Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and experience of applying this throughout all aspects of work
Desirable criteria
- A passion for, experience in and an understanding of one or more of our community led missions and our commitment to equity
- Policy expertise in one or more of our ‘more than a funder’ priorities: partnerships; participation, convening, influencing, supporting grant holders, learning.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
Grant Operations Manager
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
London/Hybrid with minimum 2 days a week in the office near Russel Square
12-month FTC
Full time with flexible working, 4 days considered (0.8)
Salary £46,674 (pro rata for part time)
Excellent benefits including 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, a flexible approach to working arrangements, access to enhanced pension scheme, life assurance, health and wellbeing schemes, employee assistance programme
Are you a grant management professional with experience of research governance, managing committees, and continuously developing, implementing and improving grant management processes?
Charity People are delighted to be working with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, a charity which stops at nothing to help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood possible, to recruit a Grant Operations Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract.
Every day, around 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At GOSH, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children - and change the world. GOSH first opened its doors in 1852 with 10 beds. Now, it's one of the world's leading children's hospitals and home to vital advancements in paediatric medicine and care.
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity supports the hospital by funding groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, child-centred facilities and life-changing support.
The Grant Operations Manager, part of the Impact and Charitable Programmes Department, will oversee the business-critical grant operations within the Grant Funding team. They will ensure there is robust decision making, effective processes to select and award the most impactful projects and programmes, and will enable the monitoring of outputs, outcomes and impact against the department strategies.
Key responsibilities
- Grant Governance and Compliance: Lead long-range grant governance planning for the team, oversee committees, review and refresh policies, ensure grant funding processes meet required standards, such as GDPR, and manage external audits.
- Grant Finances and Budgeting: Support setting and monitoring charitable expenditure and Grant Funding team budget, approve invoices, and maintain strong working relationships with finance leads at host institutions, the hospital and ICH.
- Grant Funding Team Operations: Support with the delivery of team business plans, implement KPIs for good grant management, and ensure effective support across the full grant lifecycle through team coordination and leadership.
- Grant Processes and Systems: Oversee grant processes from pre- to post-award, lead continuous review and improvements, support transition to new Grant Management System, and ensure accurate data storage and reporting.
- Grant Management: Ensure good processes are in place for grant funding elements of restricted funding, oversee use of special purpose funding, oversee accurate grant data to external partners.
- Line Management and Leadership: Deputise for Senior leaders as required, line manage two Grants Operations Officers and build relationships with stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in research and grants management, including research governance, project management, and supporting high-level committees. They will be highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage competing priorities, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships across scientific, clinical, and research communities. A good understanding of charity sector fundraising, the UK medical research landscape, and the complexities of NHS-based research is desirable.
If this role appeals to you and you would like to be part of a team working towards a better future for seriously ill children, we would be delighted to hear from you.
How to apply
Please share an up-to-date version of your CV via the link below. Jen D'Souza at Charity People will be in touch with the full job pack and further details on how to apply. The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. The closing date is 9am Thursday 19 June with interviews scheduled to take place in person w/c 30 June.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of 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 know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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.
Join one of the UK's best known charities, Marie Curie, as we sharpen our communications to be more strategic, integrated, and insight-driven.
We're looking for a talented Strategic Communications Manager to ensure our communications strategy and planning are integrated, aligned, audience led and prioritised to achieve our objectives.
This newly created role is central to aligning communication outputs across teams. You will design and implement communication plans, support crisis readiness, write messaging, and embed insight into all that we do. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape how we communicate with external audiences while collaborating across a high-performing department.
Join our ambitious, motivated and welcoming department.
Main responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver strategic communications plans including the production of key messages, Q&As and stakeholder maps.
- Coordinate prioritisation and planning of strategy delivery including supporting monitoring of actions/interventions, with the Senior Planner.
- Support the Senior Strategic Communications Manager and department Heads to ensure team, channel, campaign and product strategies are aligned and support the dept, directorate and organisational strategy.
- Assist in developing communications responses to emerging issues and risks, working with PR and other internal teams.
- Help evaluate communications activity and its impact, working closely with analysts and other performance leads.
- Assist in developing communications responses to emerging issues and risks, working with PR and other internal teams.
- Contribute to department-wide learning and improvement through sharing insights and reflections from your work.
Key Criteria:
- Experience in creating and implementing strategic, proactive and reactive communication plans.
- Ability to prioritise campaigns, projects and products based on organisational objectives and make recommendations to senior managers.
- Strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships across all levels of an organisation, with the confidence to influence and drive change.
- Knowledge and experience of message testing, audience segmentation, and communication evaluation.
- Skilled in translating research and insights into clear, compelling, and audience-specific messaging.
- Highly organised with strong project management capabilities, adept at working collaboratively across cross-functional teams and with external partners.
- Experience of issues and crisis management.
- Previous experience in the charity, public, or healthcare sectors is desirable.
Please see the full job description .
Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and Cover Letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: 22 June 2025
Salary: £35,530 - 39,474 per annum + £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if applicable
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)
Based: Hybrid. Home-based and 1-2 days a week in the Embassy Gardens office in London.
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
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
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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!
About Us
Ealing Swimming Club (ESC) is one of the largest and most dynamic swimming clubs in the UK, with over 1,300 members training in seven pools across West London. We offer high-quality coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities, from beginners to international competitors. Our club is built on a strong sense of community, inspiring individuals to develop their skills, build confidence, and achieve their full potential. As a registered charity, we are committed to delivering inclusive watersports programs, including competitive swimming, masters, para-swimming, and water polo. Our passionate team ensures that every member has access to expert coaching and a supportive environment, fostering success in and out of the water.
Join Us as a Finance Manager
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring the financial integrity and sustainability of ESC. This part-time position (10 hours per week) is essential to maintaining strong financial records, reviewing budgets, and supporting compliance across the club’s operations. As a charity, our financial health is vital to delivering exceptional training, competitions, and community-based initiatives. Your expertise will help us grow and continue to provide high-quality opportunities for swimmers across all levels. Working closely with the Senior Management Team and Trustee Board, you will help with financial operations and contribute to the long-term success of the club.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Management: Maintain the integrity of financial records for the charity and its members.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Prepare annual budgets and financial forecasts as required.
- Account Management: Prepare quarterly management accounts and year-end accounts, including pre-payments, accruals, and journal entries.
- Financial Reconciliation: Reconcile all balance sheet accounts on the management accounts.
- Audit Preparation: Liaise with external auditors to prepare year-end statutory accounts.
- Treasury Management: Manage surplus funds efficiently.
- Payroll & HMRC Compliance: Prepare and manage monthly payroll and pension payments, ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations.
- Policy Review: Conduct an annual review of ESC’s finance policies and procedures.
- Governance & Reporting: Attend trustee meetings and monthly operations board meetings as required.
- Sage Management: Ensure integrity of Sage accounting software.
- Charity Compliance: Submit annual returns to the Charity Commission and Companies House.
- Project Support: Lead ad hoc financial projects as needed.
- Event Support: Volunteer at ESC events, supporting fundraising and engagement activities.
What We’re Looking For:
- 5 years of experience in management accounting.
- ACA/ACCA qualification (or equivalent) preferable.
- Experience in charity finance preferred.
- Proficiency in Sage, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
- Strong numeracy and accuracy skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage responsibilities effectively.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to tasks.
If you meet at least half of the requirements for this role, we strongly encourage you to apply!
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Ealing Swimming Club is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that opportunities within our organisation are accessible to everyone, regardless of background or experience. We value diversity and strive to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
About the NGSN London Regional Board
The NGSN London Regional Board brings together partner organisations to enhance collaboration, service delivery, treatment, and understanding around gambling harm within the London Region.
The Board has a joint vision to build a strategic approach to raise awareness and provide education and treatment around gambling-related harm. The Board is chaired by Betknowmore UK’s Founder & CEO Frankie.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead our stakeholder engagement initiatives with local authorities across London. This critical role will drive forward the board's vision by building strong relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring effective collaboration between local authorities, public health services, and NGSN partners. By positioning gambling harm as a public health issue, we aim to embed harm reduction within broader health systems, ensuring improved access to support and care across London.
The ideal candidate possesses proven Project Management experience and demonstrates initiative as a self-starter who excels at making sound, proactive decisions that drive project progress. We seek someone who can work autonomously with minimal supervision while also collaborating effectively with our predominantly remote team. While this position is funded by GambleAware, the successful applicant will be employed by Betknowmore UK.
Job Title: Project Manager
Hours:Full-time (37hrs) – 12 month contract
Salary: : £36,000 -38,000, depending on experience
Location: Remote with regular travel across London Boroughs
Line Manager: Director of Finance and Operations (Betknowmore UK)
Interview date: Interviews to be held on a rolling basis
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Stakeholder engagement
- Scope out opportunities to work with Local Authorities
- Build and maintain productive relationships with local authority representatives, public health teams, and other relevant stakeholders
- Develop local data collection systems and pathways
- Identify opportunities for embedding gambling harm reduction within broader health systems
- Act as an ambassador for the NGSN London Regional Board, representing its vision and values
Reporting
- Regularly meet with and update the board on work progress
- Manage and regularly report on budget
Monitoring
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to reporting on programme outcomes
- Produce impact reports to demonstrate the value of gambling harm interventions
Risk management
- Identifying potential risks
- Developing mitigation strategies
- Monitoring and addressing issues as they arise
Meeting Co-ordination
- Liaise with the chair to plan board meeting agendas
- Book meeting rooms and catering
- Take minutes, record and follow up actions
Event co-ordination
- Planning, organising, and delivery of gambling awareness event and workshop, from initial concept to post-event evaluation
General
- To operate with clear professional & confidentiality boundaries, working within the organisations code of conduct.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusivity and equal opportunity in working with colleagues and stakeholders with a wide range of perspectives and experiences
- To carry out other duties commensurate with the post
Person Specification
Qualification or relevant experience
- Understanding of Local authority
- Demonstrable experience in a similar role
- Proficiency in project management and budget reporting
Essential experience
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, preferably within local government or public health settings
- Proven project management skills with the ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver complex initiatives
Essential skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Strong problem solving and ability to use own initiative
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proficiency in data management and reporting
- Knowledge of gambling harm and support services
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with multiple partners
How to Apply
To apply please send your cv and cover letter outlining your experience to info @ londongamblingharms. org
By joining our team, you will play a pivotal role in helping the NGSN London Regional Board achieve its aims of reducing gambling harm, promoting long-term recovery, and ensuring improved access to support and care across London's communities.
See application pack attached
We support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training
