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We’re looking for a dynamic, strategic and articulate professional fundraiser to drive forward our emerging major donor programme. Working alongside senior Laureus staff and stakeholders to connect, cultivate and steward high net worth individuals around the work of the Foundation, the post holder will be expected to design and support the execution of a range of high-quality events leaning on the excellent brand profile assets at Laureus’ disposal.
Experience of creating bespoke donor journeys, delivering long term engagement and an understanding or experience of the third sector will enable success in this fast-paced and varied role.
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate all HNW activity ensuring that:
- Appropriate levels of communication are established and maintained
- Records are kept fully up to date and are appropriately reported
- Key staff (Chairman, CEO, Development Director etc) are prompted and supported with communication and activities
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Create and/or deepen partnerships with organisations where mutual benefit can be received, including Richemont maisons ; other Laureus partners; new prospective partners with connections to pools of HNW individuals
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Assess existing events and amend/develop a revised calendar of events annually that supports outreach, conversion and stewardship of HNW pool of supporters – whilst also ensuring profit is made on the event itself
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Encouragement and support of HNW supporters to create their own activities to raise funds and/or broaden the network of Laureus donors
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Provide first class stewardship to the International Council/Friends of Laureus group of HNW supporters whilst also exploring if other products or partnerships might offer attractive benefits to donors
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Work with programme colleagues to create opportunities for programme visits open to key donors – either in the UK or internationally, whilst also extracting key programme asks for funding
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Work with talent team colleagues to create engagement opportunities with Laureus Academy Members and Ambassadors that support HNW engagement and stewardship
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Use sector knowledge and insight to keep on top of best practice around HNW donor engagement, cultivation and stewardship
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Proven track record of successful fundraising experience
- Experience of building long-term, trust-based relationships with HNWI
- Developed or contributed to HNW fundraising campaigns
- Strategic and result-driven approach to planning donor journeys and stewardship programmes
- Proficient in using donor databases (e.g. Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce) for tracking contacts and income and data analytics/ prospect research
- Experience in organising bespoke donor and facilitating networking opportunities between donors and charity leadership or beneficiaries
- Skilled in writing tailored proposals, impact reports, and stewardship updates
- Ability to manage stakeholders relationships (trustees, directors, senior volunteers)
- Understanding of Philanthropy Landscape
We offer our employees a competitive benefits package including pension scheme, private health and life insurance, generous holiday allowance, ride to work scheme and employee friendly policies.
We offer flexible working with one day per week working from home.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for someone who:
- Understands the power of sport to unite and uplift communities.
- Brings senior leadership experience in the required competencies of fundraising, communications and income strategy.
- Is confident managing relationships with high-value funders and partners.
- Has a deep understanding of inclusive storytelling and impact measurement.
- Can think big, act boldly, and build a strong and sustainable future for our movement.
We continue to be focused on our vision to create an inclusive world for all, driven by the power of sport, through which people with intellectual disabilities live active, healthy and fulfilling lives.
We are looking for people who are passionate about Special Olympics and are completely aligned with our values. We are authentic. We act with honesty, integrity and respect. We are creative and innovative. We love to embrace difference and doing things differently. We are brave, courageous, resilient and determined. We listen and are led by the voice of our athletes. We are always kind. We are Inclusion in Action.
We are continuing to build a high-performing team who care for each other and care about our cause. Our athletes are incredibly inspirational, courageous and insightful people, and they deserve a team who are equally committed and passionate about our mission.
For Job Role specifics and how to apply please see the SOGB Director of Development Recruitment Pack
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st September 2025 at 9am. There will be a two- stage interview process that will cover both culture/motivators and thematic competencies. Stage 1 interviews will take place week beginning 15th September 2025 and stage 2 will take place week beginning 22nd September 2025.
We are Special Olympics GB. We are Inclusion in Action.




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The Training Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping and expanding the FFLM’s external training portfolio. This proactive and outward-facing position is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality training solutions that meet the evolving needs of professionals in the forensic and legal medicine sectors. The role involves scanning the external landscape to identify emerging trends, gaps, and opportunities where the FFLM can lead by providing innovative, sector-leading education and training. The Training Manager ensures that all offerings align with the FFLM’s strategic goals, uphold its reputation for excellence, and support professional development across the field.
Interview date is Thursday 18 September.
Please click on 'Apply Now', provide an up to date CV and answer the three questions. Do NOT provide a cover letter. Keep your responses concise, focusing on your practical approach, commercial awareness, and measurable results.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme and Operations Assistants are the backbone of the day-to-day running of NEON. The purpose of this role is to ensure Comms Hub operations run smoothly and that the wider org has a dynamic online presence.
The Comm Hub has a busy training schedule with a host of different trainings running throughout the year. Primarily you will support organising in-person and online training, scheduling meetings and helping with administrative tasks across the Hub. For 1 day per week you will be the comms officer for the rest of the organisation. This means working with the rest of the team to schedule and regularly post about NEON’s work on social media, build our social media presence and ensure the NEON website is up to date. The purpose of this role is:
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Ensure NEON’s Communications Hub’s operations run smoothly, simply and effectively - whether that’s organising venue and transport for our flagship Spokesperson Network training, scheduling meetings or organising team away days.
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Work closely especially closely with the Training Programme to ensure broadcast media training, press officer training and our messaging 101 training are well organised and delivered.
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Be the digital comms officer for the wider NEON team. Scheduling posts on social media and ensuring the NEON website is up to date.
Programme Delivery Director
Homebased within UK with regular travel to MAG’s Manchester office and programme countries
Starting salary for this position is £76,535 per annum (plus contributory pension)
This is an exciting time to join MAG as we implement our new five-year strategy and strive to increase our impact and extend our influence through our lifesaving programmes . In this newly created role, the Programme Delivery Director will be responsible for managing our team of Regional Directors to ensure the successful delivery of MAG’s high quality, high-impact programming across our global portfolio.
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
You will work closely with our regional and country teams to ensure contract delivery in line with objectives, and overall compliance with donor and MAG requirements. Reporting to the Director of Programmes, you will directly support on day-to-day incident management, as well as acting as a focal point ensuring coordinated, timely, and appropriate support to programmes from other departments. You will ensure effective management oversight on business planning objectives, and on occasion on the delivery of strategic projects. You will work closely with our Regional Directors to develop new programme activities, including supporting assessments, planning, and project mobilisation.
About you:
You will be a senior humanitarian professional with significant experience working in an NGO with a focus on international programme management and delivery across multiple country contexts. You will be experienced in the critical assessment, development, and implementation of management structures and systems designed to improve overall delivery of activities. You will be an excellent communicator, with significant experience coordinating programme delivery and support functions including human resource management, logistics and procurement, finance and compliance. You will be a strategic leader with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate and influence to drive change. You will be ready to travel internationally, including to insecure and conflict-affected areas, and have a solid understanding of geopolitical dynamics and their security impact. Ultimately you will be proactive, tenacious, pragmatic, and committed to MAG’s mission, values, and approach.
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of Sunday 31st August 2025.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks please visit our website. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Head of Safeguarding is a senior leadership role within the organisation, responsible for driving safer cultures and safeguarding strategies across the organisation.
You will serve as the organisation’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, working closely with the Chief Officer, Board of Trustees, and a dedicated Safeguarding Subcommittee.
You will lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of safeguarding and safe recruitment policies and practice across the organisation — supporting staff, volunteers, and members in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all, especially children, young people, and vulnerable individuals.You will also supervise our internal safeguarding practitioners and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement by overseeing case reviews, leading appeals processes, and advising on training and the development learning tools and materials in relation to safeguarding policy and practice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and talented individual to help us grow community energy in Leicester and Leicestershire. Your primary responsibility will be to develop renewable energy projects and carry out feasibility studies. While our current focus is on solar PV — including both ground-mounted and rooftop systems — we also work on other renewable energy projects, as well as proposals that combine multiple technologies.
The role offers the opportunity to form close working relationships with interesting, innovative and driven community energy groups in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Green Fox Community Energy facilitate community ownership of renewable energy, while promoting the rollout of energy efficiency measures
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
As Data Lead, you will facilitate the collection, management, integrity, security and reporting of our programme delivery, quality assurance and evaluation data, supporting the work of the Data and Insights Manager and Head of Impact and Quality. In this role, you will primarily work with our CRM system, Salesforce, alongside other data systems such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBI and FormAssembly.
Deadline: Sunday, 7th September 2025
Interviews: w/c 15th September 2025
Start date: Monday 20th October 2025
Place of work: Flexible/hybrid. The candidate can be based anywhere in England. Our London office address is: 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH
Main responsibilities
- Lead on data capture of key data points from partner schools, ensuring high quality throughout, efficient processes, and complete data. For example, collection of pupil data, SATs and GCSE results.
- Be responsible for promoting high standards of data integrity across the organisation. This includes supporting staff to develop in their use of data, undertaking regular data integrity activities, and developing solutions to improve data integrity issues at the source.
- Work with the Data and Insights Manager on the administration, maintenance and development of our Salesforce CRM system.
- Support the design, delivery and maintenance of a range of custom reports (in Salesforce or other software), to facilitate external stakeholder reporting and a range of internal project work across departments.
- With the Data and Insights Manager, act as expert in data governance and data protection processes at Action Tutoring, promoting data security and GDPR compliance across the organisation.
- Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who has:
- Two or more years experience with Salesforce administration, including custom objects.
- Experience administering online data capture software (ideally FormAssembly), including managing integrations with Salesforce.
- Experience working with complex datasets in Excel, including data cleaning in preparation for import/export or analysis.
- Experience generating reports for a range of stakeholders.
- The ability to design data collection processes and system changes that are scalable, impactful, and promote high standards of data integrity.
- Project management experience, including creating project plans, gathering requirements, analysing risks, and managing stakeholders.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; proactive in communicating updates and change to stakeholders at all levels.
- Confidence adapting communication style and approach to develop data skills in others, including those without a technical background.
- A creative and inquisitive attitude about how technology and automation can improve efficiencies across the organisation.
- A good understanding of GDPR compliance and processes.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- A commitment to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
- A commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
You may be more successful in the role if you also have:
- PowerBI, Tableau, other data visualisation software experience.
- Experience working with government education datasets.
- Experience designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks.
- Salesforce Administrator Certification (or on track to complete).
- Experience working in the charity or NGO sector.
Award-winning national education charity working towards a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Service User Engagement Lead to support our Criminal Justice services
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
Job Summary
Advance’s Minerva service works with women and young women and girls involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties, aiming to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, and empower women to live safe, crime free lives.
Working as a Service User Engagement Lead you will be responsible for supporting the operational delivery of our service user engagement programme that will be a part of the Minerva service across London, including leading a team of CJS community champions and ambassadors and supporting in the oversight and delivery this programme across our 3 criminal justice services. In addition, this role requires you to build effective relationships with the criminal justice teams across London, and the regions alongside our partners and service users.
An integral part of the Service User Engagement Lead role will include delivering planned monthly supervision and ad-hoc supervision and having oversight of safeguarding and risk management for the CJS champions and ambassadors that you are working alongside. You will support the Senior Service Manager and Service Managers in delivering key information to keyworkers, in staff meetings and in day-to-day interactions to help promote the service user engagement programme.
You will lead your team and service while working collaboratively with fellow Advance managers and teams, external agencies and key stakeholders across London to provide a consistent and holistic service.
Key responsibilities and duties
- Support the recruitment, onboarding, and exit processes for champions and ambassadors including processing checks and welcome packs. Creating and supporting a positive culture of CJS Champions and ambassadors within the service
- To ensure the voice of service users is heard, valued and have influence throughout all areas of services, development design and delivery
- Supporting the CJS champions and ambassadors in post with their professional development
- Support with coproduction of projects across sites including coproduction space and service user activities, representing the views and opinions of those who access our services by leading on service user board meetings, focus groups and training sessions.
- Oversight of the welfare and wellbeing of CJS Champions and ambassadors
- Embed processes that enable you to engage with those who access our services, by listening to their views and asking for their feedback. Provide feedback and updates to those who access our services informing them of any changes and decisions.
- Work with staff and the local community to improve and develop the service, promoting our strategy
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on champions and ambassadors and service user engagement via our internal database and spreadsheets.
- Manage invitations, bookings, and logistics for internal and external events, meetings or workshops involving CJS community champions and ambassadors
- Ensure all CJS champion and service user information is managed confidentially and in line with Data Protection regulations.
- Keep CJS champions and ambassadors training and participation records up to date.
- Support in monitoring engagement levels and preparing basic reports or summaries on Service User Involvement champions and ambassadors.
- Be responsible for your own personal learning/development and keep up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role.
- Participate in supervision, training and meetings as required and assist in the development of services in line with agreed development plans.
- Work collaboratively with the Service Managers to ensure that the work supporting women in the CJS is a coherent and well organised service, meeting regularly to communicate issues across the team and reporting achievements, challenges and proposed solutions.
About You:
To be successful as the Service User Engagement Lead you will need the below experience and skills:
You are an organised and empathetic individual with experience in supporting service user involvement and champion/ambassador programmes. You’re confident managing the full lifecycle of engagement - from recruitment and onboarding to professional development and exit processes - ensuring safeguarding and data protection protocols are followed at all times. You have a strong understanding of co-production principles and are passionate about ensuring the voices of those with lived experience are heard, valued, and embedded in service design and delivery. Your ability to build positive relationships enables you to effectively support the welfare and wellbeing of community champions and ambassadors, while also engaging wider staff and community networks to improve services. With strong administrative skills, you’re confident in managing data systems, coordinating events, and maintaining accurate records. You’re proactive in monitoring engagement levels and can contribute to reporting and service development activities. Collaborative by nature, you work well within a team, communicate effectively, and are committed to continuous learning. You stay up to date with relevant legislation, policy, and best practice, and thrive in environments that value service user voice, equality, and community impact.
ow to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 31st August 2025*
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team at Advance and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Award-winning music education charity, the London Music Fund, is seeking a Fundraising & Data Manager from October 2025 to join our small team of 3. The role is varied and interesting, with a fundraising and donor reporting focus – the post-holder will support the CEO with all fundraising for the charity, including writing Trust and Foundation applications, research on new prospects, and managing donor reporting. In addition, we hold 2-3 major fundraising events each year, and this role would support the CEO in all aspects of event management.
We are also looking for someone who is interested in developing our impact reporting, working with the Programmes Manager to develop evaluation frameworks, using and gathering data to support impact reporting to donors.
The role is advertised as full time, initially on a 12 month fixed-term contract. However, a part-time option (min. 3 days per week) may be discussed. If part time, a reduced role description would be agreed.
About the London Music Fund:
Established in 2011, the London Music Fund’s (LMF) mission is to transform under-served communities in London by enabling children to access a holistic and high-quality music education, and every child who demonstrates significant musical ability, enthusiasm, and commitment to learning an instrument is given the opportunity to develop their potential.
The Role
- Reports to: CEO
- Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (part-time work at a minimum of 3 days per week will be considered. Please state in your application if you are applying for part-time).
- Salary: £35,000 full-time salary (pro rata if part time)
- Terms: Initially a 12 month fixed term contract
- Place of Work: Hybrid: 169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL and remote (min. 3 days per week in office if full time)
- Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
- Pension contribution: 5% employer, 5% employee
- Start Date: ASAP
- This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
The charity currently raises c. £750k annually from a variety of sources including individuals, trusts and foundations, corporates and events. The key aspects of this role are:
Trusts and Foundations
- Research and draft Trust and Foundation applications, updating the prospects and pending report, managing pipelines.
- Manage the reporting schedule (with the Programmes Manager).
- Collate data for reports and maintain positive relationships with funders.
Individual Donor Relations:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date donor records on Salesforce and SharePoint.
- Respond to donor enquiries and provide excellent customer service.
- Manage donor communications, including thank you letters and updates.
- Assist with donor stewardship activities to build relationships and encourage continued support.
- Manage the Scholarship Sponsor reporting schedule (with the Programmes Manager).
- Lead on the management and growth of the Friends Scheme, including developing relationships and reporting.
Data Management and Impact Reporting
- Maintain and update the fundraising database (Salesforce), including GDPR and Gift Aid records, processing donations, ensuring compliance with current regulations.
- Develop methods of data analysis and segmentation for targeted fundraising efforts e.g. event attendees, Scholarship sponsors, major donors.
- Work with the Programmes Manager and CEO to develop quantitative KPIs and evaluation of programmes, including graduation data, surveys, alumni monitoring and developing a long-term impact framework.
General Fundraising Operational Support
- Lead on fundraising campaigns e.g. the Big Give Christmas Challenge and ad hoc projects.
- Support the development and implementation of fundraising strategies, in collaboration with the CEO.
Finance Support/Gift Aid
- Responsible for managing the online donations platform, Enthuse, including thanking donors and supporting the Senior Programmes and Operations Manager in reporting / reconciliations.
- Support the CEO in managing the quarterly Gift Aid reporting schedule.
- Support the CEO in managing fundraising events, including donor invitations, and event management where required.
Marketing & Comms
With the team:
- Manage LMF’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), posting regularly, growing reach, compiling strategy, keeping up to date with current trends.
- Manage LMF’s website and news stories, keeping updated, monitoring photos etc (within Scholars’ privacy policy), support the development of LMF’s new website launch in 2026.
- Contribute to LMF’s impact reports and other publications.
Other Duties:
- Maintain a professional and organised work environment.
- Contribute to a positive and collaborative team environment.
- Stay up to date on fundraising best practices and trends.
Person Specification: Skills and Qualifications Essential (E) or Desirable (D)
- At least three years’ experience in a similar role (E)
- Strong organisational and time management skills (E)
- Experience of writing funding applications and reports (D)
- Experience of using data to measure impact (D)
- Experience with donor database management (D)
- Experience of managing events (D)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (E)
- Ability to work independently, flexibly and as part of a team (E)
- An understanding of and interest in music education and the charity sector (E)
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (E)
- Experience of Canva (marketing), Salesforce (CRM) and/or Enthuse (donations) platforms (D)
- Passion for the mission and values of the organisation, in particular access to music education for children from low-income families (E)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The challenge should you choose to accept it.....
We are so proud of what we do, and we know you will be to. Communication and media are absolutely key to making the Hospice the incredible place it is. And you could be part of that.
With a rich, diverse history, which began back in 1979 with our founders, we’ve been making a difference ever since.
Today our free care supports 2,000 local people and their families, in Herts and Bucks. We truly are a community hospice
– built and funded by the community, to serve the community.
So where do you come in?
People are at the heart of everything we do. And you would be no different. We are all vital cogs in delivering our care and support.
We are looking for a new Associate Director of Development – someone who will lead a new, relationship-based approach to fundraising and help us reach new heights in our income generation activities.
We aim to raise £800,000 from Major Gifts, Trusts and Foundations and Regular and Mid-Value Giving this year and are ambitious about growing this in the future.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead this work and to be at forefront of charting a new path for fundraising at The Hospice of St Francis.
The opportunity.....
You will play a pivotal role in growing income across the Hospice and leading new, relationship-based approaches to fundraising.
With responsibility for Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations, and Regular and Mid-Value Giving you will create and lead a new strategy to develop these areas and manage and grow a portfolio of high-value relationships.
You will also work hand in hand with Hospice colleagues to identify and curate exciting fundraising propositions, helping to raise strategic funds for our services.
As a leader in the fundraising team, you will provide coaching and management to your team and deputise for the Director Fundraising.
You will be central in forming close working relationships across the Hospice and with the Board of Trustees, enabling a whole hospice approach to fundraising.
The must haves:
- Fundraising Success: At least six years’ experience operating in a Major Gifts or Trusts and Foundations role and a track record of personally securing and stewarding five and six figure gifts
- Strategic thinker: Experience of researching, developing and implementing new strategies, and associated budgets and KPIs, and of developing portfolios, and prospect management tools
- Leading and inspiring: At least four years’ experience of inspiring, managing and developing 1+ line reports
- Proposition development: Creative in outlook and with experience of developing donor-centric fundraising propositions
The it would be great to haves:
- Regular Giving: Experience of developing and managing Regular Giving and mid-value programmes
- Team Management: Experience of managing, motivating and supporting a team
- CRM knowledge: Knowledge of DonorFly
- Fundraising qualification: A relevant fundraising qualification from CIOF or other
You know it makes sense....
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Wide range of free training courses, plus personal development opportunities
- On-site home cooked food served at a reasonable rate in our bistro
- You’ll have freedom to make decisions within the boundaries of the Job Description and charity policy and procedure
- Don’t forget a stunning setting, plus #team comradery, support and bags of positivity!
For an informal discussion, or to find out more please visit our website: Associate Director of Development (Fundraising) | The Hospice of St. Francis
This list of tasks and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required by the Manager. This Job Description can be amended by agreement with the Post Holder and Manager
Please note; applicant shortlisting will take place as and when suitable individuals apply. As such, we would strongly encourage early applications. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly.
The Hospice of St Francis helps local people and their families, in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to live their precious lives well.





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Job Title: Partnerships Manager
Reports to: Senior Partnerships Manager
Location: Hybrid work with 40% from Breaking Barriers’ offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham or Glasgow
Salary: £33,000 - £39,000 for London, £31,000 - £37,000 for other locations
Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 hours), open to flexible working arrangements
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the national development and delivery of our relationships with the private sector to maximise income and impact to support refugees into meaningful employment.
The main purpose of the Partnerships Manager role is to deliver first-class account management and development of corporate partnerships to drive Breaking Barriers mission.
Working closely with Senior Partnerships Managers, Head of Corporate Partnerships, and members of the Income & Engagement and Services Directorates, you will be responsible for launching, retaining and developing a portfolio of partnerships ensuring we deepen and strengthen relationships whilst identifying opportunities for growth.
You will play your part in delivering and developing strategic relationships to bring value to our refugee clients and our employment and education programmes.
The successful candidate will have experience managing corporate partner relationships, including making fundraising asks and managing external communication with donors and partners at all levels of seniority. You will deploy your influencing skills and ability to build profitable relationships to great effect as you take a leading role identifying and nurturing future strategic partnerships. An understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility would be advantageous.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Wednesday 03 September. Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Rebecca Hughes for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Job Title: Duty Independent Gender Violence Advocate (Duty IGVA)
Location: Lambeth, London
Salary: £23,085.69 per annum, inclusive of London weighting allowance
Contract type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (Tuesday-Friday). Please note that the the operating hours of the service are 8AM- 6PM Monday- Friday with the expectation to work on some days 8- 4pm or 10- 6pm to cover.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Duty Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to be the first point of contact for women who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis and other gender-based abuse to provide high quality independent support to survivors all risk levels and their children..
In this role you will be part of a busy team. You will be the first point of contact for survivors who have been referred to the Gaia Centre. The duty IGVA will be responding to daily enquiries (specify from whom- public, agencies, individuals? over the phone and email as well as contacting survivors, assessing their risks and needs.
The duty IGVA will be responsible for carrying out and implementing safety plans and needs and will ensure an effective handover to the over to the relevant GAIA team for ongoing support. The post holder will also empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and personal welfare support. You will ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options. The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 3rd September 2025
Interview Date: 11 and 12 September 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Animals Asia: Philanthropy Manager (USA Lead)
Location: UK Home based, with easy travel to London. Requirement to accommodate US business hours where necessary, with some evening and weekend work.
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
At Animals Asia, we don’t just talk about compassion – we live it. Every. Single. Day. We're on a powerful mission to end cruelty and restore respect for animals across Asia. Best known for our pioneering work to end bear bile farming, we also run life-saving sanctuaries in China and Vietnam and push for long-term, sustainable change. With 400+ passionate changemakers around the globe, our movement is growing fast – and we need YOU to help lead the charge.
We’re on the hunt for an experienced major gift fundraiser to lead our philanthropy activities in the USA – you will have an exceptional ability to build and maintain relationships with key existing stakeholders as well as potential new donors to help us grow our giving community in the region and supercharge our impact for animals.
What You’ll Do:
As our new Philanthropy Lead for the USA, you’ll:
- Develop and implement strategies to cultivate, solicit and steward donors to support the charity.
- Lead on high-net-worth individual relationships in the USA and the strategic management of a donor pipeline.
- Grow our philanthropic income and build strong, long-term relationships with donors.
- Deputise for other philanthropy managers where required and share your experience and ambition with the wider philanthropy team.
Who You Are:
You will have expertise and a track record in major gift fundraising, relationship management and prospect research, as well as be able to demonstrate superb donor care. You will also be an authentic and confident leader who can build a genuine and long-lasting connection between donors and Animals Asia. You will have superb communication and project management skills, and you will relish the opportunity to travel to the United States at least twice a year to meet with donors.
You thrive in remote teams, know your way around CRMs, and you’re 100% aligned with our values: Empathy. Respect. Courage. Tenacity.
Most of all? You care deeply about animal welfare – and you’re ready to turn that passion into progress.
Ready to Learn More?
Click below to view our full Candidate Pack for everything you need to know – including how to apply.
Closing date: Monday 1st September, 9am BST.
Interim Financial Controller - 6-9 months maternity contract
Candidates applying for this role should be available to start in October 2025
Salary £65,000 per annum
Are you a detail-driven finance professional who will be able to support the COO in finance as well as developing of internal control policies and procedures?
Charity People are proud to be working with a £4million turnover trust based in London, to recruit for an interim Financial Controller. This is a maternity contract for 6-9 months. My client is seeking a motivated and hands-on finance professional to step into a pivotal role during maternity cover. The organisation has been through a period of significant change, and are looking for someone who can quickly take the reins and oversee all aspects of financial management, supported by a capable Finance Officer. This is a role for someone who thrives on rolling up their sleeves, bringing structure, and driving improvements.
You will have the opportunity to review and strengthen financial policies and processes, ensuring best practice across the organisation. In addition, my client is in the process of scoping a move to a new accounting system - offering the chance to play a key role in shaping and leading a system transformation.
Salary: £65,000 per annum + between 7.5% - 10% employer pension contributions
Contract: 35 hours per week, full time
Hybrid: Flexible home working, working from the office one to two days a week
Some of your key duties and responsibilities are;
- Management Accounts and payroll
- Preparation of monthly management reports and variance analysis. Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations,
cash flow, payroll and headcount, key performance indicators and financial dashboard reports, commentary and
analysis. - To ensure the integrity of financial activities and financial records by developing, implementing, and maintaining
accurate and efficient processes for all financial activity - Manage payroll and pension functions, owning the relationship with our payroll provider and ensuring the necessary
payments and returns are made to HMRC within the timescales required. Liaise with our payroll provider to ensure
the year-end payroll is completed and the necessary returns issued to staff and HMRC (e.g. P11D) - Providing support, advice and guidance to budget holders enabling them to understand their financial
responsibilities, improve their recording and reporting processes and make decisions based on their financial
management information. - In conjunction with the COO, prepare annual budgets and forecast in line with the foundation's strategy and business plan
- Plan the annual audit - ensuring that the information and reports are made to the auditors in a timely fashion
- Preparation of the Foundation's annual statutory group accounts in accordance with regulatory requirements managing the relationship with the auditors
- VAT - Monitor the VAT positions of the Charity and Subsidiary company. Corporation tax filing
- Continual review and improvement of internal control processes
- Maintenance of relevant processes and systems to ensure the smooth running of the finance function
- Deputise for the COO.
Candidates applying for this role must have the following:
- A recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
- Strong budgeting and financial management skills
- Preparation of management accounts and statutory accounts including consolidation
- Excellent accounting and Charity SORP knowledge
- Experience with VAT & Corporation tax
- Previous experience of holding a similar role in the charity sector
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of cloud accounting and reporting systems and confident in the use of Microsoft 365 suite as well as supporting systems such as CRM and relevant online applications (e.g. expenses).
- Managing and empowering the Finance team
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence
Deadline: Monday 1st September, 2025
Interview date: First stage - via MSTeams / Zoom on 3rd or 4th September, 2025
Second stage will be in person
Charity People is a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background-e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.