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Join Us in Protecting People While Saving Species

At Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, we’re not only passionate about saving species from extinction — we’re equally committed to ensuring a supportive environment for every person who contributes to that mission. Whether working with endangered animals, researching in the field, or supporting operations at Jersey Zoo, safety underpins everything we do.

We're looking for a dedicated and proactive Safety & Risk Manager to champion health and safety across all areas of our global operations.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in health & safety management, ideally in diverse or multi-site organisations

• Strong working knowledge of relevant UK/Jersey H&S legislation

• Confident in conducting risk assessments, audits, and delivering safety training

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and support teams at all levels

• A practical, solutions-focused mindset with genuine commitment to people’s safety and wellbeing

• Willingness to travel occasionally to support our global conservation efforts

 Why Join Durrell?

• Be part of a globally respected conservation organisation making real impact

• Work in a unique, purpose-driven environment at Jersey Zoo

• Collaborate with passionate, mission-aligned colleagues

• Help shape the future of safety in one of the most inspiring workplaces imaginable

Closing Date: 5th September 2025

At St Michael’s Hospice, we know how important local communities are in helping people connect and support each other. By combining this with our expertise in palliative and end of life care, we can enhance the experience of people experiencing dying, death and loss.

To help us do this we’re looking for someone to join us as Community Partnerships and Inclusion Lead. 

If you have an interest in public health palliative care, understand how to build strong communities, and are great at bringing people together, we’d love to hear from you. You don’t need to have worked in end-of-life care before, but you do need to understand how valuable and meaningful this work is. You should also be passionate about diversity and inclusion.

You will be a dynamic, creative individual with exceptional interpersonal skills – someone who can build strong relationships, lead a team and drive a variety of diverse projects forward.

Your role will be to strategically lead programmes, aligned with a public health palliative care approach, to engage with the community and civic institutions to build a compassionate community that effectively supports each other in dying, death and loss throughout Hastings and Rother.

For a full job description and person sepcification please go to the Job Opportunities page of the St Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother website.

At St Michael’s Hospice we offer a friendly, team orientated work environment – a good pension scheme with the option to continue any existing NHS pension scheme membership, an Employee Assistance Programme (Benenden Healthcare), up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, subsidised employee meals and free refreshments, free parking, supportive supervision and a proactive Education Department to support with your development. Hospice employees also qualify for a Blue Light Card with access to a huge array of discounts.

To apply for this position, please complete an application form avaialble on our website. Please note CVs will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete the application form due to a disability, in which case please contact the HR team.

Please note if a vacancy is part time the salary will be pro rata.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 14th September 2025.

Interview date: Wednesday 24th September 2025

We are searching for an enthusiastic Account Executive to work within our small but driven team.

The Business Support team plays a key role in the charity, as our work with employers, helping them improve their frameworks and cultures, also creates safer work environments for whistleblowers, and supports our whole operation financially.

The role is varied and will help you enhance your negotiation, persuasion, organisation and creative skills. The vacancy would suit individuals who have some sales experience, and want to develop and enhance this, applying this experience in an environment that has a societal impact.  It may also suit a graduate looking to work in a unique business development setting. Crucially, we are looking for self-starters who use their initiative to contribute great ideas and succeed with their sales. 

Purpose:

You will generate income for the charity by identifying and securing new business, and maintain strong relationships with existing members and clients in order to explore further business opportunities with them.

The role will be selling Protect’s training, consultancy and membership services to employers who want to strive towards positive speak-up cultures.

Key responsibilities:

• Creating and converting a pipeline of potential members and other clients, in order to hit sales target and achieve KPIs
• Selling the charity’s services to inbound enquiries, resulting from marketing activity by the charity (eg webinars, SEO, social media and conferences)
• Enhancing the client relationship with existing clients through effective account management, and upselling services
• Being attentive to current legal affairs, whistleblowing cases and commercial market trends to accurately inform sector and client approaches
• Assist with business development projects and focuses including sector approaches, including round tables, breakfast briefings)
• Being a positive ambassador for the charity at national exhibitions, events and conferences

Required Experience & Skills

· Willingness to learn

· Passionate about excellent client service

· Ability to manage a varied workload with competing demands 

· Commercially aware with good business acumen and financial awareness 

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

Do you have experience of compliance in a housing environment? Are you eager to support the property team to effectively maintain compliance checks?

The Retired Ministers Housing Society (RMHS) exists to assist retired and retiring ministers to meet their housing needs during retirement, aiming to provide appropriate housing suitable for long-term occupation. We maintain around 300 properties tenanted by retired ministers, arranging inspections and repairs.

In this role you will be responsible for the daily support to the property team to deliver and maintain an effective programme of compliance checks across the Society, including gas, electrical, asbestos, fire safety and legionella.

You are educated to A level standard, or equivalent experience, have excellent administration and ITC skills and are highly organised. You also possess good communication skills and can problem solve, dealing with issues in a calm and sensitive manner.

We can offer you a flexible and friendly work environment in a small team; hybrid working from Church House in London and from home is possible.

If you are interested in working for us and can meet the above requirements, please visit our website for an application form (noting that we do not accept CVs). 

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 19 September 2025

Interview dates: 24 September 2025

Job Title: Domestic Abuse Helpline Advisor

Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London)
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting allowance if applicable
Contract type: Full Time, Fixed Term (Until 31 March 2026 with possibility of extention)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours rota that includes evenings, weekends and night shifts)

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Domestic Abuse Helpline Advisor to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of violence and abuse, including those at the point of crisis.

Helpline Advisors are responsible for providing high-quality, empowering, emotional and practical support, assistance and information to women and those supporting them, who contact the Freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge. Helpline Advisors deliver one to one support to women and those supporting them to ensure that they are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming service, enabling women to understand their rights, make decisions and increase their options. The job involves working across multiple platforms including phone and live chat, to inform survivors of the full range of civil, criminal and practical options that might increase their safety.

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.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours rota that includes evenings, weekends and night shifts.

Closing date: 09:00am 1 September 2025
Interview Dates: 18th,19th,22nd and 23rd September 2025

Global Health Partnerships (GHP – formerly THET) is a global health charity working in partnership with governments, health institutions, and international bodies to train health workers and strengthen health systems across 31 countries. We do this through grants management and capacity building, alongside research, convening and advocacy towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). At the centre of our approach, is the model of Health Partnerships, long-term relationships between UK and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) health institutions, which improve health services through the reciprocal exchange of skills, knowledge, and experience. At the heart of our work is vision of a world where everyone has access to healthcare.

GHP is seeking a consultant to conduct a study examining the work of GHWP in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. The consultant will lead investigations into the benefits and impact of HP health systems and health workforce interventions under the DHSC-funded GHWP.

This study will explore and examine the value added of the Health Partnership approach to the health systems of the three partner countries.  While the effectiveness and impact of health workforce and health system strengthening interventions have been highlighted through GHWP reports and sharing and learning events in each of the three countries, insights and results have not yet been sufficiently synthesised or documented in a way that supports advocacy, resource mobilisation and policy positioning.

This study will review and examine existing literature and data, including published and grey literature, GHWP reports, reports from other DHSC-funded GHP projects, and other available documentation on the benefits of the Health Partnership model (see Related Papers section). Some primary qualitative data collection and analysis may be required.

Contractual Responsibilities 

Reports to: The Technical Director, based in the UK, who will provide technical oversight of the study. The Consultant will be responsible for managing their workload and conducting the activities in a timely and efficient manner as set out in this document. The Consultant will agree the specific focus areas for the study with the Technical Director and GHP team.  The Consultant will also have regular reporting points with the Head of the Evidence and Impact Team and other GHP colleagues, as required.

The contract will run from August 2025 over a 4-month period. The Consultant will submit a technical proposal and budget of up to £20,000. The consultant will invoice GHP on a monthly basis. Please note that this is non-negotiable.

Key Deliverables and Dates 

· Scope of Work and technical proposal (co-produced with GHP)

· Draft Report 

· Power point presentation with preliminary findings

· Evidence brief of key findings and recommendations

· Preliminary findings to be ready to present in early-November as part of GHP’s webinar series

· Final report, with executive summary submitted by 30 November 2025

· Possible additional presentation of results at the Global Health Summit in March 2026 (TBC)

Qualifications and Experience:

· Postgraduate degree in Global Health, Public Health, Health Policy, International Development, or a related field.

· Proven experience in health systems and/or health workforce research or evaluation

· Understanding of the health partnership approach/mode, ideally involving countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, or Kenya.

· Familiarity with the health systems in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya.  Additionally, familiarity with the Health Partnership model and the UK’s global health engagement strategies is desirable.

Skills and Competencies:

· Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills, including data collection, analysis, and synthesis.

· Ability to critically appraise and synthesise evidence from diverse sources (e.g., programme reports, academic literature, policy documents).

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing reports, policy briefs, or academic publications.

· Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders, including policy makers, UN agencies, regulatory bodies, academic institutions, development partners, and health workers. Competence in using research tools and software (e.g., NVivo, SPSS, Excel, or data visualization platforms).

· Ability to work independently and manage timelines for deliverables.

Desirable Attributes:

· Experience working with or through organisations like Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET), NHS Global Health Partnerships, or UK FCDO-funded programmes.

· Knowledge of health workforce development frameworks and global health diplomacy.

· Understanding of diaspora engagement in health systems strengthening.

Fundraising Officer - Community & Corporate

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (flexible hybrid working, compressed hours considered)

We are looking for someone who enjoys connecting with people and making things happen.

This is your chance to take the lead on growing our community and corporate fundraising, helping us reach more young people with vital mental health support.

At Be Free Campaign, we are youth-led, passionate, and not afraid to do things differently. We work across schools, universities, and community settings to challenge stigma, build understanding, and create fairer mental health support, especially for young people in racialised and marginalised communities.

What you will be doing

You will be our go-to person for:

• Community fundraising - inspiring schools, local groups, and communities to get behind our cause through events, creative campaigns and appeals.
• Corporate partnerships - building meaningful relationships with businesses, securing sponsorships, employee fundraising, and sharing our life-saving work!

Day-to-day, that might include:

• Reaching out to potential partners and supporters.
• Meeting with local businesses, schools and communities.
• Helping a school plan their first charity day.
• Preparing a proposal for a corporate partner.
• Celebrating the amazing things our supporters achieve.

About you:

You do not need to tick every box, but we want to hear from you if you:

• Have fundraising or income generation experience. (Essential)
• Enjoy meeting new people and building genuine relationships. (Essential)
• Are organised and can manage different projects at once.
• Can spot opportunities and turn ideas into action.
• Care about improving young people’s mental health.

What we offer:

£30,000–£32,000 depending on experience.

Flexible hybrid working. We trust you to work in the way that gets the job done.

A small, friendly, values-driven team that will back your ideas.

Ongoing training, mentoring, and space to grow your skills.

We are serious about diversity and lived experience

We especially welcome applications from people from racialised or marginalised communities, and those with lived experience of mental health challenges. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss the role prior to an application.

In the UK, in areas of disadvantage, up to 40% of children do not reach a good level of development by the age of 5. Our client’s vision is of a society that cherishes children’s development in the early years, where every child can thrive and achieve their full potential.

Using a collective impact approach, the organisation is driving and supporting collaboration between funders, the public, private and the voluntary sector to improve outcomes in the early years. Listening to the voice, and harnessing the power of parents, carers and families in local communities is central to the change that Thrive and Five seeks to make.

In just four years, our client’s work is making a difference, with positive progress of children who’ve had the benefit of the charity’s pilot programme.  The impact of our work was recognised in Parliament as the Secretary for State delivered the Best Start in Life Strategy and the charity was  invited to share our public/voluntary sector partnership model at the Government’ Summit to launch the Civil Society Covenant. The Department for Education is interested to see how our approach aligns with their mission to help 75% of children reach a Good Level of Development by 2028. 

Director 

North East, working in person in Teesside three days a week 

Up to £85,000, dependent on experience

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader, with a passion for giving children the best possible start and with a strong belief in the power of communities. The role will work both locally and nationally, as part of the wider team. 

The Director will manage our client’s existing programme in Redcar and Cleveland with a talented and committed team (10 staff). They will also develop and manage the new programme in Middlesbrough, currently in Discovery phase, and recruit a staff team of 8- 10 people, with support from the charity’s central team.  Once set up, the Director will lead the following across both areas: 

• Building relationships and networks in the areas, across the public, voluntary and private sector 

• Leading the team to support delivery of the charity's local early years strategy in the areas

• Leading the delivery of a portfolio of complementary workstreams, continuously refining and strengthening the work so that we make the greatest possible positive difference to local children and families 

• Working closely with local partners and the national team to ensure that data and learning is captured and fed into strategic thinking and our national model 

Supported by our central team, the Director will enable local stakeholders to collectively support parents and children under 5, to improve outcomes in the early years and particularly improve levels of school readiness. Crucial to this work will be engaging with and empowering local parents who are the key to successful delivery of the initiative.

This is an exciting opportunity for an impact focussed leader, who brings: 

• Experience of working at a senior level with public sector and/or voluntary organisations involved in the delivery of services and support to families with children under 5 

• A track record of implementing concurrent and complex workstreams effectively, with proven project management and evaluation skills 

• Experience at leading and developing staff teams

• Experience of building networks of solid relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

You will relish the opportunity to deliver a model that ensures strength in communities, achieves long term sustainability and aims to achieve long-term systemic improvements in early childhood development. 

We are committed to inclusion in all aspects of our work and our new Director will have the ability to collaborate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures and nurture differing views. They will work sensitively with the changing needs of our communities and be comfortable talking about the importance of inclusion to a range of audiences. 

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date:  Sunday 31st August 2025 

Initial interviews with Prospectus: 5-12th September 2025 

Panel interviews with our client: w/c 15th September 2025 

Queries 

If you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Erica Ritchie with a copy of your CV.

Independent Committee Member - Operations Committee
Office location: Birmingham, B15 1LZ
Salary: £5,000 per annum plus reasonable expenses
Hours per Week: 0 Hours variable
Term: Fixed term up to 3 years, subject to renewal/reappointment for a further 3 year max

Who is Midland Heart? We are a large charitable registered provider of social housing, headquartered in Birmingham, with operations throughout the Midlands.

We are first and foremost a business with a strong social purpose. For over a century we have focussed on our mission to provide high quality, safe and affordable homes that allow people to live truly independent and fulfilling lives. The housing sector is both challenging and an area of great opportunity. Our corporate strategy “Tenants at Heart” will ensure that the business remains strong at a time of uncertainty and challenge for the sector. 

What is the Operations Committee? The Operations Committee's focus is to ensure that our tenants' views are heard and translated into action by Midland Heart. One of our Independent Committee Members is reaching the end of their term in office, so we're seeking a new member to join us in September 2025; playing a critical role in shaping our operations and helping to ensure that Midland Heart continues to provide brilliant homes and services for our tenants, now and into the future.

As a member of our Operations Committee, you'll contribute your experience, knowledge and insight to provide effective scrutiny and guidance to our Executive Team and our Board regarding our approach to tenant engagement, delivering tenant focused service, our operational performance, as well as our policies that directly impact the service and homes that we provide.

Our ideal candidate? You'll have a strong housing, facilities or asset management background and not have previously served on our Operations Committee. To make the most positive impact possible, you'll also come equipped with previous experience of customer / tenant relations and/or customer regulation, for example: fair access to services, customer engagement and involvement, understanding customer needs and priorities and seeking assurance that these are being met.

The closing date for applications is 5th September 2025.
Assessments planned to take place on 19th September 2025.

Interested? Applying is easy - simply click the apply button. You will be directed to our candidate portal. There you can see the full Role Profile and upload a CV and Covering Letter of no more than two pages, clearly explaining why you are interested in the post, the extent to which your skills and experience meet the role description and why you consider yourself suitable.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.

No agencies please.

Job Title: Domestic Abuse Helpline Advisor x5

Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London)
Salary: £17,314.27 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting allowance if applicable
Contract type: Part Time, Fixed Term until 31 March 2026 (possibility of extension)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week (As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours rota that includes evenings, weekends and night shifts)

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Domestic Abuse Helpline Advisor to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of violence and abuse, including those at the point of crisis.

Helpline Advisors are responsible for providing high-quality, empowering, emotional and practical support, assistance and information to women and those supporting them, who contact the Freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge. Helpline Advisors deliver one to one support to women and those supporting them to ensure that they are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming service, enabling women to understand their rights, make decisions and increase their options. The job involves working across multiple platforms including phone and live chat, to inform survivors of the full range of civil, criminal and practical options that might increase their safety.

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.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours rota that includes evenings, weekends and night shifts.

Closing date: 09:00am 1 September 2025
Interview Dates: 18th,19th,22nd and 23rd September 2025

Volunteer Centre Team Leader – £33,000

Full-time, Permanent | On-site in Cannock | Charity Sector

Make a difference every day, lead, inspire, and create opportunities for others.

We’re looking for a passionate Volunteer Centre Team Leader to take on a meaningful leadership role within a busy, rewarding environment. This is your chance to step into a role where you’ll manage a bustling Volunteer Centre that welcomes up to 32 volunteers a day. No two days are the same – and your skills will directly contribute to a mission that changes lives.

What makes this role special?

As Volunteer Centre Team Leader, you’ll:

• Lead and motivate a team of Volunteer Support Assistants, ensuring every volunteer feels welcomed, valued, and supported.
• Create an inclusive space where people from all backgrounds and abilities can contribute their time and skills.
• Oversee the flow of stock, ensuring donated items are processed and ready for sale to support vital work in the charity sector.
• Champion safety and wellbeing, ensuring a safe environment through clear processes and ongoing training.
• Bring people together, organising volunteer engagement events and collaborating with corporate partners.

This isn’t a desk-only role; you’ll be hands-on, involved in everything from stock movement to volunteer recruitment, and at the heart of a warm, dedicated team.

Is this you?

You’ll thrive in this role if you can demonstrate:

• Leadership skills - experience supervising or managing staff/volunteers in a busy environment.
• Strong communication – confident in engaging with a wide range of people, from volunteers to corporate partners.
• Safeguarding and Health & Safety knowledge – ideally with experience of applying policies and procedures in a team or community setting.
• Organisation and adaptability – able to balance competing priorities, stay calm under pressure, and ensure smooth operations day-to-day.
• Compassion and inclusivity – approachable, empathetic, and committed to creating opportunities for people of all backgrounds and abilities.
• Volunteer and/or charity sector understanding – experience working with volunteers, supporting people with different needs, or knowledge of how volunteering supports wider organisational goals.
• Practical skills – comfortable with hands-on tasks such as stock handling, logistics, and maintaining safe and efficient processes.

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Salary: £31,022 starting salary (salary range will increase to a maximum of £33,699 via the length of service) per annum pro rata plus £4,324 Inner London Weighting if based in London per annum pro rata.

Contract: Fixed Term, one-year contract until 30 September 2026.

Hours: Part-time/28 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks)

Location: Any Refugee Action Office – London, Birmingham, Bradford, or Manchester. We will consider UK-based hybrid working options. 

Closing date to apply for the role: 23.59 on 8 September 2025

*Please read carefully, the information below on how to apply for this role

Please read carefully before applying for this role:

Applications for this role are only* open to people who identify as having lived experience of forced displacement due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses

(This also includes British nationals living/working overseas who have been forced to leave due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses)

*Current Refugee Action employees with and without lived experience are eligible to apply.

About Refugee Action

Refugee Action exists to work with refugees and people seeking asylum who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes. We are a national charity with more than 40 years’ experience of empowering people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of partner organisations and campaigning on the policies that affect them.

We are looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator to join our Campaigns and Fundraising teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills across campaigns, public affairs and community engagement.

As Community Engagement Coordinator, you will coordinate our Speakers Community project, delivering talks about refugee rights to schools, universities and groups across the UK. You will develop plans for recruiting more grassroots campaigners to our team, and deliver excellent stewardship to our campaigners and fundraisers. You will also support with the delivery of campaigning events and with our public affairs work.

Working across the Campaigns and Fundraising teams, you will be fundamental in helping us to shift the narrative around people seeking safety in the UK to create a welcoming and anti-racist society.

This role is funded by the Aziz Foundation – it is only open to someone with lived experience of forced displacement, who can demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting Muslim communities and long-term commitment to community/ societal development.

To succeed in the role, you will need to demonstrate:

•  Experience delivering supporter care to campaigners or fundraisers with proven ability to communicate with volunteers, supporters and campaigners in a friendly and engaging manner
• Able to write compelling and engaging copy
• Experience in grassroots campaigning and community organising
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and provide logistical and administrative support.
• Passion and motivation to raise vital funds to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.
• Effective time manager who can work well to tight deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills to help develop and deliver campaign events.
• Ability to collaborate and work supportively and effectively within a team.
• Able to work with a high level of attention to detail.
• Interest in campaigning and advocacy work.
• Understanding of cultural diversity and the ability to work with people from a range of different cultures.
• Commitment to removing barriers to power for people with lived experience, and commitment to anti-racist practices.
• Understanding of how the UK’s hostile refugee protection and asylum system impacts those affected by it. 

 For further details and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 23:59 on 8 September 2025

Interviews: 23 September 2025 (on Zoom)

Refugee Action only operates in the UK, so all roles are UK-based, and you must have the right to work in the UK.

This role is not on the Immigration Salary List.  If you have permission to work that is restricted to the Shortage Occupation List, we will be unable to appoint you to this role.

You can find out which roles are on the shortage occupation list via these two links:

• Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations 
• Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations for healthcare and education

We are currently campaigning for people seeking asylum to have the right to work in the UK, see our Lift the Ban campaign here.

What if your next role could help create a legacy for generations to come? What if your strategic vision could grow income and deepen compassion in one of life’s most meaningful causes?

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with Keech Hospice to recruit a thoughtful, driven and passionate Legacy Manager. This is an incredible opportunity to lead one of their most important income streams and take it to the next level.

Title: Legacy Manager
Reporting to: Head of Personal Giving
Salary: £41,750 - £42,794
Location: Keech Hospice, Luton, (with two days per week in the office)
Contract: 37.5 hours per week 
Benefits: Flexible working hours, 29 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, an additional day of leave after 5 years’ service, pension scheme options, flexible holiday arrangements, employee referral bonuses, free parking, subsidised meals, a cycle-to-work scheme, a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, and exclusive Blue Light Card discounts. 

About Keech Hospice:

Keech Hospice provides free specialist palliative and end of life care for people of all ages. They support adults in Bedfordshire, and children and their families in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Milton Keynesat home, in hospice, or wherever they’re needed. As a teaching hospice, their exceptional people, training, and facilities are helping local communities to live and die well.

Their belief today is just as strong as it was when they first opened their doors over 30 years ago, because there are no second chances to get it right. That’s why Keech Hospice does everything it can to ensure patients’ wishes are respected, they are supported from diagnosis, and, when the time come, they are helped to die with dignity and peace. As a charity, they rely on their local community for more than 70% of their funding. That means they must raise around £8 million every year to continue delivering free, specialist care to adults in Bedfordshire, and to children and their families in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Milton Keynes.

Whatever you can do or give, they’re truly grateful. Because with your support, they can continue making every day count.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Head of Personal Giving, the Legacy Manager will lead Keech’s legacy strategy delivering impactful campaigns, shaping supporter journeys, and championing Gifts in Wills across the organisation. You'll manage one Legacy Fundraiser, oversee a £1M+ income stream, and work closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Marketing, Digital, and Leadership to drive long-term growth.

This is your opportunity to:

• Lead and evolve Keech’s legacy strategy to drive pledge growth and long-term income
• Inspire supporters to leave a lasting gift in their Will, delivering thoughtful stewardship from first conversation to realisation
• Manage, support and develop one direct report, helping them thrive and grow
• Work cross-organisationally to embed legacy giving into all supporter touchpoints
• Use data and insight to optimise supporter journeys and campaign performance
• Promote legacy giving across the hospice and wider community, bringing colleagues and supporters with you

Who They’re Looking For:

Keech is looking for someone with the perfect blend of strategic thinking, fundraising expertise.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in legacy fundraising (or strong experience in individual giving with legacy involvement)
• Strategic planning skills and confidence designing multi-channel supporter journeys
  A warm and compassionate approach to supporter engagement, especially around sensitive conversations
• Line management or coaching experience, with the ability to motivate and develop others
• Solid data skills: you’re comfortable managing pipelines, tracking results, and driving insight-led decisions
• A collaborative mindset and ability to influence stakeholders across teams
• A genuine passion for the hospice movement and belief in the power of legacy giving

Why This Role?

This is a rare opportunity to lead legacy giving at one of the UK’s most respected hospices. You’ll inspire supporters to leave gifts in their Wills, building long-term income that secures Keech’s future care. Working in a team that values empathy, innovation and impact, you’ll create meaningful journeys and help supporters make one of the most lasting gifts of their lives.

If this sounds like your dream role, we want to hear from you!

How to Apply

Please get in touch with Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People.

Due to the urgency of this role, we are advertising this position on a rolling basis, which means applications will be shared as and when received if this affects you in anyway, please reach out directly to Priya.

The role will close on Friday the 22nd of August
Interviews to be confirmed

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

Field based in the North of England with travel to the London office

We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education.

The Careers & Enterprise Company is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step.

Do you want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on transforming young people’s lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Role Summary

The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) is looking for a Business and Skills Manager based in the North of England to support our mission to help every young person find their best next step. You will play a crucial role in ensuring employer voice, experiences, and skills priorities are at the heart of careers education and the work of the CEC.

Collaborating with the Business and Skills Senior Manager and two fellow Managers, you will ensure our approach to work experience, sectors and skills, including technical and vocational education, are aligned. As part of the wider Network Team, you will support a select number of Careers Hubs across the North of England (final geography to be confirmed upon appointment), driving high-quality employer engagement in careers education outreach.

This is an exciting and important time for the CEC. You will contribute directly to the government’s ambition of a new work experience guarantee by supporting the CEC and Careers Hubs to build a quality pipeline of employers offering meaningful experiences, with a strong emphasis on reaching underrepresented and disadvantaged young people.  

Our organisation has a privileged opportunity to make a difference to the lives of millions of young people, helping to inspire and prepare them for the fast-changing world of work, and we want you to help us make it happen.

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button, complete the application form and cover letter and upload an anonymised version of your CV.

Please describe in your cover letter:

• How you meet the experience, skills and competency criteria detailed in the job profile.
• Why you would like to work for Careers and Enterprise Company.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 25th August 2025.

It is our policy to review all applications within two weeks from the closing date. If you do not hear from us within three weeks following the closing date, then your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted and attended an interview.