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Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - London
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer our profile page
Travel: Travel to Chesterfield, Glasgow, Belfast, Cardiff offices on an occasional basis
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
You will join the UK Advocacy and Health Intelligence Department within the Chief Executive’s Directorate. The team is responsible for leading UK strategy development and delivery across advocacy (policy, public affairs, campaigning) and health intelligence, working closely with colleagues across the UK to ensure effective delivery of the strategy in each nation. The department sits in the Chief Executive’s Directorate to ensure driving positive change with and for people with arthritis is at the heart of the organisation.
The Department works closely with colleagues across the charity, including Services, Research and Income and Engagement to ensure we are joined up in our approach to arthritis.
About the role
You will lead and manage projects that support on the development and delivery of a pipeline of insightful Musculoskeletal (MSK) and health data analysis and quantitative research, to better understand the UK population with MSK conditions and to inform the direction of our ambitions, strategy, policy and services work. This includes obtaining, analysing, publishing and presenting MSK epidemiological and health data, and working with others to influence improved quality, coverage and use of MSK health data.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of epidemiological research methods and health metrics (such as incidence and prevalence)
- Strong experience using of statistical software e.g. R, Stata, SPSS
- Strong experience using NHS and other national health-based datasets, and a good understanding of UK health and social care systems
- Experience of using multiple sets of health-related data and information systems, and large-scale data sets for policy, quality improvement or research purposes
- Experience of using data to improve the understanding of health inequalities and disparities for public health purposes
- Ability to interpret, present and communicate complex data in accessible lay terms, including producing data-rich reports for a range of technical and generalist audiences.
- Project management and organisational ability, including being able to prioritise activities and independently manage own workload that includes multiple concurrent projects.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, and able to work in partnership with people at all levels, demonstrating strong skills in networking and influencing.
- Experience using data to produce infographics or data visualisation.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Lead – Fundraising & Communications, Advocacy and Activism (CAA)
Are you ready to use your financial expertise to drive fundraising growth and help shape a more inclusive future for people with learning disabilities?
Join Mencap as our Finance Lead – Fundraising & Communications, Advocacy and Activism (CAA) and play a pivotal role in maximising the impact of our fundraising and advocacy work.
About the Role
As part of our collaborative Finance Business Partnering team, you’ll support fundraising, communications, advocacy, and activism across Mencap. You’ll provide clear financial advice, insightful analysis, and strong financial management to ensure our fundraising income is used effectively to benefit people with learning disabilities.
Over the next five years Mencap have big ambitions to significantly grow our fundraising income and increase our influencing and campaigning impact to ensure people with a learning disability can live life to the full.
This role is a full time permanent position.There is flexibility around where the role is based. We have large offices in London and Peterborough and smaller offices located throughout the UK. You will need to travel occasionally for meetings. However, this role will primarily be working remotely.
Key responsibilities include:
· Partnering with directorate teams to create robust budgets and forecasts, offering support and advice for realistic financial planning.
· Providing clear financial reports and analysis to help teams understand results, spot emerging issues, and make informed decisions.
· Supporting complex income forecasting (e.g. legacies), using scenario analysis to guide planning and assess risk.
· Delivering financial analysis and modelling to support investment decisions.
· Ensuring funding applications and management of restricted funds are accurate and compliant.
· Improving finance processes and reporting, including with our new Salesforce fundraising CRM system.
· Acting as key contact for external auditors and funders regarding fundraising financials.
· Ensuring accounting and financial compliance with Charity SORP and other relevant regulations.
· Managing and coaching an FBP team member, supporting their development.
What You’ll Bring
· Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
· Proven experience in finance business partnering, ideally within a charity or fundraising environment.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and communicate complex financial data.
· Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
· Clear communication and influencing skills, able to explain financial information to others.
· Motivation to improve systems and processes.
· Commitment to improving the lives of people with a learning disability.
Highly desirable:
· Knowledge of Charity SORP and charity finance regulations.
· Experience with restricted reserves and external reporting to funders.
· Familiarity with fundraising bids, donor engagement, and business development.
· Salesforce and/or Power BI experience.
If you are passionate about using your financial expertise to create real, positive change for people with learning disabilities, we want to hear from you!
Applications close on Sunday, 9th November. If you're interested in this position, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interviews will begin once suitable candidates are identified, and the advert may close early.
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
· Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.
Empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to reach their full potential and lead the lives they choose.
About Restless Development
Restless Development is a locally-led, globally connected network, independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most.
We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 5000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating a network that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.
Our approach to safeguarding
Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.
More information about Restless Development:
- Restless Development Strategy
- Youth Collective
- Power Shifting Checklist
- We Are Restless Blog
About the Programme
The Schools Triathlon is a fun, mass participation sporting event for 7–13 year olds. Its mission? To get more young people moving, having fun, and discovering the power of fundraising. In 2025, over 10,000 young people took part in 12 events, raising an incredible £1.5 million for Restless Development and local charities. Since it began, the Schools Triathlon has raised over £5 million—making it our flagship fundraising event.
About the Role
This is a fantastic entry-level opportunity for anyone looking to kickstart their career in fundraising and events management. As our Assistant Fundraising Events Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in Restless Development’s close-knit fundraising team, helping to deliver our flagship events — the Schools Triathlon.
You’ll gain hands-on experience working with a wide range of stakeholders, including our volunteer Schools Triathlon Committee, schools, pupils, parents, and event delivery partners. A big part of your role will involve delivering fun and engaging school assemblies, encouraging pupils to take part and fundraise for Restless Development.
Alongside this outward-facing work, you’ll provide essential administrative and operational support behind the scenes. This will include managing participant data in Excel, Eventrac, and Salesforce; uploading and running reports; processing donations (including cash and cheques); and ensuring our records are accurate and up to date.
You’ll also be the first point of contact for event participants and their families, providing warm, professional support through email and phone queries.
We’re looking for someone who thrives on variety, can juggle multiple tasks, and stays calm under pressure. You’ll be highly organised, detail-focused, and self-motivated, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, can-do attitude.
This role is pivotal to the success of our Schools Triathlon and wider fundraising efforts. If you’re enthusiastic, ready to learn, and eager to grow your skills in fundraising and events, we’d love to hear from you.
Job title : Assistant Fundraising Events Coordinator.
Location :Home Based - Preferably Manchester however applications are welcome from other locations within England
Salary : £26,143 gross per annum
Preferred start date: ASAP
Length of contract : Full Time
Visa requirement : Must have the right to work in the UK
Other requirements : Must have a full drivers licence and access to reliable and roadworthy vehicle
Reports to : Senior Fundraising Manager
Expected travel : Travel to London for staff meetings and other areas in the UK. Evening and weekend work for which time off in lieu will be given. Expenses for travel and work outside working hours will be given according to our policy..
Key Responsibilities:
Systems and processes (30%)
- Manage the assembly tracker to ensure it is kept up to date, with relevant members of the team notified when new assemblies are booked in
- Maintain accurate records across our registration platform (Eventrac), our CRM system (Salesforce) and Excel, including registrations, fundraising data, and supporter information.
- Monitor and track fundraising progress for over 11,000 participants, encouraging and supporting them to reach their goals.
- Manage JustGiving pages, ensuring all fundraising activity is accurately logged.
- Liaise with Finance to process donations (online, offline, and cheques), allocate income correctly, and thank supporters promptly.
- Support with the merchandise and fulfillment process
- Occasional website updates.
Fundraising and relationship management (30%)
- Be the first point of contact for schools, parents, and participants via the Schools Triathlon inbox.
- Book and coordinate school assemblies, and deliver assemblies or fundraising workshops.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, pupils, and parents, thanking and supporting them throughout their fundraising journey.
- Provide admin support to the Restless Development US Board, including coordinating quarterly meetings.
- Attend meetings with third party suppliers and schools when necessary
- Support on wider charity initiatives as and when needed
Event management and Communications (30%)
- Support the planning and delivery of two Schools Triathlon events, including site visits, logistics, and on-the-day support.
- Coordinate event communications, including assembly slides, parent invites, and regular registration reports.
- Work collaboratively with the Schools Triathlon team to ensure smooth delivery of all events.
Others (10%)
- Support the Senior Fundraising Manager with developing an individual giving process.
- Attend Schools Triathlon events (April–June) and occasional evening/weekend work for which Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) will be provided.
- Regular travel to schools is required, so access to a reliable vehicle is essential (travel costs will be reimbursed).
- Carry out any other duties as required to support the fundraising team.
We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our Values.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to help plan and support events and fundraising activities.
- Strong people skills – friendly, approachable, and confident in working with colleagues, volunteers, and supporters.
- Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to write emails, updates, and speak to supporters.
- Able to manage time well, meet deadlines, and balance different tasks.
- Confident using IT systems, especially Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Comfortable working with numbers and handling financial information accurately.
- Able to work independently when needed, while also being a supportive team player.
- A good eye for detail and pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.
- Full driving licensed and access to a vehicle.
Desirables
- Some experience (paid or voluntary) in fundraising, events, or community activities.
- An interest in international development, the charity sector, or community engagement.
- Experience helping to organise events or projects, either in work, study, or volunteering.
- Familiarity with using a database or CRM system (training can be given).
- Confidence in speaking to groups, or a willingness to develop public speaking skills.
Our Commitment to Youth Leadership
As a youth-led agency, we are especially keen to hear from young people under the age of 35.
Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.
What we do for you
Remuneration
We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.
Values and Culture
At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.
Work-life Balance
It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:
- 24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
- Birthday Leave
- Access to flexible working.
- Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.
Professional Development
Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:
- Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on-the-job.
- Regular performance management.
- Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
- Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialise.
Travel and Medical Insurance
When travelling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development's travel insurance. Any additional insurances/benefits will be shared with the successful applicant, and are dependent on the country of hire.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and an expression of interest that provides tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge and experience will support your ability to perform the key priorities outlined in the above job description (using no more than 750 words)
Apply by Monday 20th October 2025. For more tips on how to apply visit our website here.
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Responsible To: Director of Nature Recovery
Location: Home based in Northern Ireland, with frequent travel required around Northern Ireland and occasionally the rest of the UK
Salary: Grade E - £38,336 plus 8% employer pension contribution
Hours: 37 Hours Per Week (1 FTE)
Contract: Established post
Job Purpose
- To lead and deliver Butterfly Conservation’s strategic aims for nature recovery in Northern Ireland, maximising our impact for butterflies, moths and people.
- To implement BC’s objectives through leadership of the Northern Ireland Nature Recovery team, setting and managing budgets, targets and workplans while inspiring and enabling staff to achieve their best.
- To develop and strengthen collaboration with BC staff, volunteers, stakeholders and partners to drive progress on BC’s targeted species recovery programmes, landscape-scale initiatives and wider nature recovery in Northern Ireland.
Main Responsibilities
- Drive delivery of BC’s strategic objectives through designing and managing workplans for the Nature Recovery Northern Ireland team, translating ideas into action and ensuring effective reporting to monitor and share evidence of our impact.
- Lead BC’s species recovery work for priority butterflies and moths in Northern Ireland, setting objectives and driving targeted action to recover populations of some of our most threatened species.
- Lead our landscape-scale conservation work in Northern Ireland, developing and overseeing projects using butterflies and moths as indicators of nature recovery across a landscape.
- Develop and deliver new approaches to contribute to broader nature recovery across Northern Ireland, including exploring potential nature markets and developing our advice and services to reach more partners.
- Lead, manage and be accountable for the Nature Recovery team in Northern Ireland, including a small number of direct line management reports. Responsible for budgeting, work planning and resource management, including overseeing annual performance management, team meetings, supporting training needs, staff development and well-being.
- Lead the development of new nature recovery projects, including partner liaison, project planning and design, budgeting and reporting to funders. Collaborate with Nature Recovery, Fundraising, and Finance teams to build a case for support and develop bids for external funding through partnerships, appeals and services.
- Be responsible for Northern Ireland Nature Recovery budgets and their control, working closely with the Finance team to ensure effective planning and timely financial reporting.
- Ensure close working between BC staff, Branches and key volunteers in delivering co-ordinated nature recovery action towards BC’s strategic goals across Northern Ireland.
- Support the Engagement and Volunteering team in the development and delivery of volunteering activity across Northern Ireland, putting people at the heart of our work.
- Work with BC’s policy team and NGO partners to support collaborative work on major policy issues and advocate BC priorities in Northern Ireland.
- Promote the impact of our work across Northern Ireland, including contributing to impact reporting within BC and providing inspiring and engaging external communications to wider audiences.
General
- Promote BC’s values (Excellence, Passionate, Inspiring, Collaborative) ensuring they are adopted in all aspects of the role.
- Maintain a strategic overview of the organisations’ delivery across the UK and contribute to development of BC’s policies and strategic planning.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required and commensurate with the grade of post.
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with the rules and regulations encompassing equal opportunities to help foster a diverse workforce.
- Work in accordance with BC’s policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
- Actively participate in on-going professional development activities.
Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.
Closing date: 23:59 hours on Monday, 1 December 2025
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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 working in partnership with Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) to secure their new Head of Fundraising & Communications. SWT provide expert advice and guidance to landowners and managers, while inspiring and educating people and organisations across the county on what they can do to help tackle the ongoing climate emergency, while supporting the health and wellbeing of all who live in Surrey. By doing this, SWT will create a county that is full of diverse and abundant wildlife, where nature is at the heart of individual choices, corporate decisions, and local economic and policy making.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven, passionate and experienced senior fundraiser to lead transformational fundraising and communications across the organisation. As Head of Fundraising & Communications, you will lead a dynamic and talented team to develop and deliver a powerful fundraising strategy that expands and diversifies income. From major donors to corporate partnerships, membership growth to trusts & foundations, you will ensure SWT have the financial strength to support their ambitious conservation goals.
You will also drive their mission-led communications, engaging a wide range of audiences through PR, marketing, digital, and social media to enhance awareness and inspire action through compelling campaigns and appeals.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience in fundraising leadership, with expertise across multiple income streams
- A track record of securing major gifts and partnerships
- Strong strategic leadership skills, able to inspire and motivate teams
- Excellent relationship-building abilities with donors, corporates, and key stakeholders
- Experience in marketing, PR, and digital communications to enhance engagement
A passion for wildlife, conservation, and nature recovery, a creative, storytelling mindset and the ability to inspire others to maximise their potential, will be essential.
Are you ready to play a key role in protecting and restoring Surrey’s wildlife while ensuring a financially sustainable future for nature?
For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Executive Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
SWT are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourage applications from backgrounds which may be underrepresented in our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact the Charisma Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.
Hours: Full time (4-day week and flexible working all considered), permanent
Location: Pirbright, Surrey / hybrid (2 days a week onsite preferred)
Closing date: 9 November 2025
Charisma will review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.
About us
The Runnymede Trust is the UK’s leading race equality think tank. We generate research to challenge racial inequality in Britain.
For more than 50 years, we have worked tirelessly to build a Britain in which we all belong. Proudly independent, we speak truth to power on race and racism without fear or favour. We are not swayed by political agenda, profit or popular opinion. We are authentic, led by an ethnically diverse team, and we draw from our lived experience and that of our wide and inclusive community and partnership networks.
The Role
We are seeking a talented and motivated Researcher to join our growing team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact research that shapes public understanding and policy on race and inequalities in the UK.
You will lead and support a range of research projects from inception to delivery, using both quantitative and qualitative methods to generate rigorous, accessible and influential outputs. Working closely with colleagues across research, policy and communications, as well as external partners and funders, you will play a key role in ensuring that Runnymede’s work remains at the forefront of the national conversation on race and social justice.
This position is ideal for someone with strong analytical and project management skills, a deep curiosity about racial and social inequalities, and a passion for producing evidence that drives systemic change.
Who we’re looking for
You’ll be the right person for this role if you’re passionate about using research to tackle racial and social inequalities. You will bring experience in both qualitative and quantitative research, strong project coordination skills, and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and accessibly.
You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and collaboration is key. With an eye for detail and a commitment to quality, you’ll ensure that every piece of research you deliver is robust, ethical, and impactful.
If you’re ready to contribute to research that informs and inspires action towards racial justice, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
To apply please click the apply button below.
This will take you to our online recruitment platform, BeApplied, which is a platform that aims to facilitate an unbiased and inclusive hiring process.
On BeApplied you will be asked to upload your CV and answer some skill-based application questions instead of a traditional covering letter.
Runnymede Trust is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in research and policy making and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people; people with disabilities; people who identify as being LGTBQIA; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class now or in the past.
We are also aware that many highly capable prospective candidates nonetheless rule themselves out of work in think tanks because they underestimate their own ability to do the role. With this in mind, we strongly encourage applications from anyone who is prepared to learn and grow on the job and would like to stress that past experience of working in think tanks is not required.
Interview Schedule
Candidates will hear back about their application status on 26th November, and interviews for shortlisted candidates will be conducted on 2nd and 4th December.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a creative communicator with a passion for storytelling and stakeholder engagement?
We are delighted to be supporting a national early years charity who are looking to appoint a Communications Officer to their central team. This is a permanent, full-time role (35 hours per week), offered on a hybrid basis with one day a week in their London office and occasional travel to programme sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Redcar & Cleveland.
The organisation’s vision is for all children to the strong foundations they need for life and learning. They work with families, communities and partners to improve support for children in their early years, to bring together communities and to create a more joined-up early years system. This is an exciting time to join, as they have just launched a nw programme in Middlesbrough and are set to launch another in Scotland.
As Communications Officer, you will play a key role in raising awareness of the organisation’s work with national partners and stakeholders. Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, you will be responsible for developing engaging content across a range of channels, from newsletters and blogs to films, infographics and social media. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and regional teams to identify compelling stories, demonstrate impact, and inspire collaboration.
To be successful within this role, you will be an excellent communicator with proven experience in content creation and copywriting. You will have strong editorial skills, with the ability to adapt your writing for a variety of audiences and platforms. You will be highly organised, with excellent project management skills and the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines. You will enjoy working as part of a team but will also be confident working independently and using your initiative. You will have strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across different teams and locations, and a genuine interest in making a difference in the early years sector.
At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
Head of Programmes
We are looking for a Head of Programmes to lead programme delivery and grant-making functions in this hybrid-working role.
If you want to join an impact-driven organisation, improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families, then apply today!
Position: Head of Programmes
Location: London/hybrid
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Salary: £69,700, plus generous benefits
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover). Anticipated start around February 2026
Closing Date: 23 November 2025 23:59pm
Interview Date: Week commencing 8 December 2025
The role
As a senior member of the Evidence Directorate, the Head of Programmes operationalises the organisation’s strategic priorities through effective programme design, commissioning, grant management, and delivery oversight. You will lead the Programmes team, ensuring that all funded programmes are well-conceptualised, feasible and governed through clear and proportionate processes. You will work closely with other senior members of the Evidence team, and in particular with the Head of Evaluation, to ensure that programme delivery and evaluation are aligned and mutually reinforcing.
While the Evaluation team leads on the technical and day-to-day management of evaluation grants, the Programmes team leads on the overall grant-making strategy and processes, and they also manage relationships with funded delivery partners.
The Head of Programmes provides leadership to the team, acts as project sponsor for key areas of the evidence portfolio, and ensures that the funding activity is delivered on time, within budget and to a consistently high standard.
Key tasks include:
- Scoping and pipeline development
- Commissioning and grant giving
- Grant and programme management
- Organisational leadership and governance
- External engagement and stakeholder relationships
- Team leadership and management
About you
You will have experience of:
- Commissioning and grant giving in a relevant sector, including designing and overseeing grant-making processes and governance arrangements such as due diligence and risk management frameworks
- Managing research projects and the specific challenges these pose
- Managing large and complex work programmes in a fast-paced environment, with minimal supervision
- Managing significant budgets including from government sources
- Effective team leadership and line management
- Reporting to funders of governance bodies on programme portfolios
The organisation
This is a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together everyone can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focusing on using and championing high-quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders, the team provides practical solutions and encourages change. This is an organisation with ambitious aims and people are essential to its success.
Benefits include:
- 30 days annual leave, plus one extra day off for your birthday, paid bank holidays with up to three which may be switched for religious observance
- Up to five days carers’ leave, in a 12-month period, three days paid
- Paid compassionate leave
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced parental leave and pay
- 6% employer and 3% employee contribution. No limit on any additional employee contributions made via auto enrolment
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 counselling, legal and information line
- Unlimited access to 24/7 GP
- Mental health support
- Life cover at x4 annual salary
- Bike to work scheme.
The organisation offers excellent salaries, learning and development opportunities, and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’s. Working in a hybrid and flexible way, the organisation recognises the importance of a good work-life balance. Please note that where staff live within approximately two hours travel of the office, they are expected to work onsite two days per week. For those based further afield, more flexible or home working arrangements can be discussed.
Do you want to work somewhere that values and celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees? People are at the heart of everything we do. It’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of stakeholders, and the wider society in the UK, and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.
You may have experience in other areas such as Programmes, Head of Programmes, Director of Programmes, Programme Director, Deputy Director of Programmes, Programme Manager.
This role is currently unable to offer sponsorship. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Employment and Progression Coordinator
Salary: £30,000 per annum, pro-rata (£24,000 per annum for 28 hours per week)
Hours: 28 hours a week, spread across Monday to Saturday (mostly Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with occasional Saturday work to support projects)
Contract: Fixed Term until August 2028
Place of work: Action on Disability Centre for Independent Living, Mo Mowlam House, Clem Atlee Court, London SW6 7BF
About Action on Disability
Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). Guided by the Social Model of Disability, we work to remove barriers and promote equality, inclusion and choice for all Disabled people.
AoD is a medium-sized charity with a Board of Trustees, 27 staff, and a strong pool of casual staff and volunteers. Many of whom have lived experience of disability. We are proud that 100% of our Board and 54% of our staff identify as Disabled.
We deliver four key services: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits, and Independent Living.
AoD’s Employment Service
The Action on Disability Employment Service is setting the agenda for disability employment across London with great results. We are at the forefront of setting up and delivering supported internships for Disabled young people. We provide an holistic service from management and employer engagement to hands-on, supervised support work across all sites.
Our Employment Service welcomes external referrals and offers support for Disabled people via our in-work support service.
We are looking to recruit several support workers to expand our pool.
Purpose of the Role
The Employment and Progression Coordinator supports Disabled young people and adults to move into and thrive in paid employment. Working within AoD’s Employment and Supported Internship programmes, the postholder will provide person-centred guidance, job coaching, and practical in-work support.
The role includes supporting current and past interns, working alongside employers to create inclusive opportunities, and promoting the benefits of employing Disabled people.
Main Responsibilities
Supporting current and past Disabled Interns
- Provide 1:1 and group support to enable people to explore their skills, interests and aspirations, and move into meaningful paid work.
- Support participants to understand their rights at work and access reasonable adjustments.
Employer Engagement and Development
- Build and maintain positive relationships with a range of employers to create and sustain inclusive job and internship opportunities.
- Encourage employers to adapt roles where needed and to provide a supportive working environment.
Programme Delivery and Administration
- Support the delivery of the Employment and Supported Internship programmes, including one-to-one sessions, group activities, and outreach events.
- Support the planning and recording of participant journeys, including achievements, placements and outcomes, using Salesforce and other tools.
- Work in line with AoD’s aims, values and the Social Model of Disability.
Additional Information
- Some evening or weekend work may occasionally be required.
- An enhanced DBS check will be required.
- Travel across Greater London will be required; travel expenses reimbursed according to policy.
- All staff share responsibility for upholding AoD’s values and ensuring that our work reflects the principles of the Social Model of Disability.
In return we offer
- 25 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service
- Life Assurance (1x salary if enrolled in the auto-enrolment pension)
- Company sick pay (2 weeks after 6 months’ service; 1 month after 12 months)
- 2 weeks Disability Leave pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
Closing Date: 19th November 2025
Interview Dates: Week commencing 24th November 2025
We welcome applications from Disabled people and will provide reasonable adjustments at all stages of recruitment and employment.
We are actively encouraging Disabled people to apply.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Action on Disability prides itself on being an accessible and equal opportunity employer.
No agencies please.
HR Business Partner
Permanent - 35 hrs per week
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Location: London (hybrid)
Our client, a successful and hugely impactful Charity that supports the interests and wellbeing of children and young people, now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to join their team on a permanent basis.
Please note; this role offer hybrid working arrangements requiring at least 2 days per week working from the central London offices.
This role will suit an enthusiastic and highly organised HR generalist who is able to work in partnership with a diverse stakeholder group across the organisation, to provide high quality and consistent people related advice and guidance and an excellent customer experience. This interesting, busy and varied role covering the full HR remit requires an experienced HR professional with the confidence to independently manage local HR matters, whilst also contributing as part of a wider HR team.
As HR Business Partner, you will:
- Work in partnership with the leadership teams and stakeholders in your assigned business areas to help shape, develop and deliver people solutions in line with the needs and priorities of the organisation
- Provide expert and professional HR advice and support to staff and managers, ensuring they are equipped to fulfil their role
- Drive organisation results and increase colleague engagement, by working with senior stakeholders to identify and manage risk in support of the people and organisational strategy
- Work with colleagues across the wider HR team to develop the HR service and implement specific HR projects and policies linked with the people strategy
What you will require:
- CIPD qualified or equivalent, or be qualified by professional HR experience with evidence of proactive CPD
- Experience of delivering solution-focused, professional HR generalist advice to senior stakeholders, underpinned by an up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation, ideally gained in contract-driven Charity or not-for-profit organisation
- The ability to simultaneously manage numerous people-related projects across multiple business areas, and effectively navigate conflicting deadlines and priorities
- Experience of working with HR systems (ADP would be ideal), manipulating and analysing data and disseminating insights to a variety of audiences across a wide range of People matters
- Proven experience of influencing and coaching managers through a wide range of employee relations issues
- Experience of managing change, including redundancy, TUPE and culture change
This dual role is split approximately 40% fundraising and 60% project leadership and partnership development. You will play a key role in securing new income streams through successful funding applications to trusts, foundations, and public-sector bodies, while also overseeing the delivery of inclusive, community-based projects and representing ECP on key strategic forums and partnership steering groups.
We are looking for someone who shares our passion for equity, diversity, and inclusion, and who believes in creating real opportunities for children, young people, and families from all backgrounds to thrive. You’ll be joining a collaborative, values-driven team committed to improving life chances and strengthening communities through partnership working.
This position can be full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (4 days per week), with the option for hybrid working (up to one day per week from home) — arrangements to be discussed at interview.
Please note: Only candidates with credible, demonstrable experience in bid writing and securing external funding will be considered for this role.
Key Responsibilities
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Research, develop, and write high-quality funding bids to charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory funders.
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Identify and pursue new fundraising opportunities that align with ECP’s mission and priorities.
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Lead, coordinate, and evaluate community and school-based projects, ensuring delivery excellence and measurable outcomes.
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Recruit, line-manage, and support project mentors and freelance staff.
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Represent ECP confidently at stakeholder meetings, local forums, and strategic steering groups.
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Maintain excellent relationships with partner schools, community organisations, and funders.
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Ensure all project delivery, data management, safeguarding, and evaluation processes meet compliance and best-practice standards.
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Produce reports, case studies, and impact summaries for funders and stakeholders.
Person Specification
You are:
Enthusiastic, community-minded, and self-driven — with a genuine commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You care deeply about improving life chances for children, young people, and families, are strategic in your approach, and are equally confident crafting compelling funding bids and representing the organisation in high-level partnership meetings.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
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Proven success writing funding bids and securing grants from trusts, foundations, and public-sector bodies (essential).
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to produce persuasive, evidence-based proposals.
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Demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects, partners, timelines, and budgets.
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Strong stakeholder and partnership-building skills, with a collaborative and inclusive approach.
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Understanding of impact measurement, data analysis, and funder reporting.
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Experience in community, education, or youth-focused settings.
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Confident, adaptable, and highly organised; proficient with Microsoft Office and IT tools.
Values and Commitment
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A strong understanding of, and sensitivity to, the experiences of diverse and under-represented communities.
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A genuine belief in the power of community engagement to improve wellbeing and opportunity.
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Commitment to upholding ECP’s values of inclusion, collaboration, and empowerment.
Additional Information
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This role can be full-time (35 hours) or part-time (4 days per week).
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Term-time contract conditions are offered.
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Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are available (up to one day per week from home).
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Closing Date: Friday 21 November 2025
Interview Dates: 2nd and/or 3rd December 2025
Job Title: Human Resources Business Partner
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £48,000 per annum
Location: Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 1AZ
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
Today, we are a group of charities and charitable companies and have a strong reputation within the children’s care sector. Coram is a leader in adoption and fostering, children’s health education, therapy, child and family law, and advocacy for those in and leaving care. The organisation has grown rapidly in recent years, both in terms of income and staffing, making an exciting and interesting place to be.
Coram Group’s Human Resources team is multi-faceted, it sits at the heart of the organisation and has a reputation for excellent customer service and advice. We would welcome an enthusiastic and highly organised HR generalist who would be keen to grasp the challenge of working with a range of diverse partners across the organisation providing high quality and consistent people related advice and guidance whilst responding to and being mindful of operational needs.
As an HR Business Partner, you will:
- Work in partnership with Coram group leadership team and stakeholders to help shape, develop and deliver solutions in line with the needs and priorities of the organisation.
- Provide expert and professional advice and support to all staff and managers, ensuring all feel included, engaged, comfortable and equipped to fulfil their role.
- Drive organisation results and increase colleague engagement, by working with senior partners across the Coram group in support of the people and strategy/business plan
- Keep the organisation safe by identifying and managing risk.
- Work with the wider Human Resources (HR) team to develop and implement specific HR projects and policies linked with the people strategy.
What we are looking for:
- CIPD Qualified or qualified by experience with evidence of proactive CPD
- Experience of delivering solution focused professional HR generalist advice underpinned by up-to-date knowledge of legislation
- Ability to manage numerous projects across Business Units with conflicting deadlines and to prioritise workload accordingly
- Be skilled at working with data, drawing insight from analytics including HR systems; ability to run reports, manipulate data, and analyse information
- Proven experience of influencing and coaching managers through a wide range of employee relations issues
- Experience of managing change - redundancy, TUPE and culture.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: Monday 17th November 2025 at 12pm
Interview Date: Thursday 27th & Friday 28th November 2025
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Executive Officer – St Luke’s Community Centre
Location: London EC1V (on-site presence required)
Salary: Between £95,000 - £105,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Are you ready to guide St Luke’s Community Centre - south Islington’s 500-year-old community hub - into its next era of intergenerational community impact?
About St Luke’s
St Luke’s Community Centre traces its roots back over 500 years, stewarding ancient parish endowments to relieve poverty in our defined area of benefit. In 1982 we opened our purpose-built home on Central Street. In 2019 we transformed from an over-55s’ welfare organisation into a vibrant, intergenerational hub. Our programme of over 100 weekly activities has grown year-on-year, and we’ve become the first organisation in Islington to achieve the trusted standard benchmark. Our already strong reputation was bolstered by our team’s incredible response to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic, during which we never closed, but pivoted to preparing daily meals, running befriending calls and welfare checks, and welcoming the community back in as soon as it was safe to do so. Today, we are the beating heart of the community.
As our next CEO, you will:
- Shape Strategy & Impact: Lead development and delivery of our three-year rolling strategy, balancing service excellence with financial sustainability.
- Governance & Finance: Oversee robust governance frameworks and financial controls, stewarding our £20 million investment portfolio, trading income and grant programmes.
- Operational Leadership: Inspire and support a diverse team of 44 staff and hundreds of volunteers, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion and professionalism.
- Income Generation: Unlock new revenue streams - maximising room hire, cookery-school capacity, digital/social enterprises and corporate fundraising partnerships.
- Community & Partnerships: Forge and deepen relationships with local authorities, corporate sponsors, umbrella bodies and community groups.
- Brand & Profile: Be the public face of St Luke’s, elevating communications, safeguarding our reputation and ensuring our values of inclusion, equality, friendship, wellbeing and support shine through.
Who you are
- A seasoned senior leader (CEO or equivalent), ideally within the charity, membership or community-services sectors.
- Demonstrable expertise in strategic planning, P&L management and complex stakeholder governance.
- A persuasive communicator and boardroom presenter with the gravitas to inspire trustees, staff, volunteers and funders.
- Entrepreneurial and innovative, able to identify revenue opportunities and drive their delivery.
- Hands-on and approachable - a visible presence on the shop floor as well as the board table.
- (Desirable) Experience of trading-arm management, social-enterprise models or corporate fundraising.
Why St Luke’s?
- Lead a historic, 500-year-old charity with a modern purpose-built centre at its heart.
- Salary between £95,000 - £105,000 plus generous employee benefits (Benenden health membership, pension, season-ticket loans, cycle-to-work, subsidised lunches).
- Shape a charity whose community-shop, wellbeing hub, cookery school, employment hub, lunch club and gardening projects touch hundreds of lives each week.
- Join a committed Board, supportive Chair and passionate team determined to grow St Luke’s impact in challenging times.
Please see the attached Recruitment Brief with details on how to apply.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 10th November 2025
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
About the opportunity
As an Assurance Officer, you'll work in partnership with colleagues across Alzheimer's Society to deliver professional, credible, and valued assurance and counter fraud services. This is a role where your technical skills directly contribute to strengthening the Society's governance, risk management, and control processes, enabling better decision-making and ultimately the successful achievement of our objectives.
You'll be part of our Finance & Assurance directorate, working alongside the Assurance & Counter Fraud Manager to complete risk-based, value-adding assurance work. From conducting internal audit engagements and evaluating the effectiveness of controls to supporting our counter fraud framework and keeping abreast of sector best practices, you'll play a vital role in helping the Society operate safely, legally, and ethically.
This is an opportunity to use your internal audit experience in a mission-driven environment where partnership, collaboration, and continuous improvement are valued. You'll work with stakeholders across the organisation, providing pragmatic recommendations that enhance our operations and reputation while contributing to a year-end audit opinion.
About you:
You're a part-qualified internal auditor or CCAB accountant with proven experience of successfully delivering assurance projects. You understand internal audit methodologies, risk assessment, and control frameworks, and you can plan, test, and document assurance work to deliver credible and timely audit opinions. You're skilled at drafting professional, clear reports that provide real value to stakeholders.
You'll have:
- Part-qualified status as an internal auditor or CCAB accountant.
- Proven experience delivering internal audits, including planning, testing, documentation, and writing reports that stakeholders find genuinely useful.
- Solid understanding of audit methodologies, risk frameworks, and control environments.
- Strong communication skills that balance assertiveness with building relationships and influencing colleagues at all levels.
- Uncompromising integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a critical thinking mindset that spots opportunities for improvement.
- Genuine commitment to developing yourself and supporting others' growth.
What you’ll focus on:
- Delivering professional internal audit arrangements that reflect the organisation's risk profile.
- Helping develop and embed the strategic direction of internal audit, including new ways of working and conformance with professional standards.
- Working on internal audit engagements in line with the audit plan, contributing to the year-end audit opinion.
- Evaluating and providing assurance that internal processes and controls are designed and operating effectively to mitigate risks.
- Providing solution-focused, pragmatic recommendations for improvement.
- Ensuring audit recommendations are tracked and implemented.
- Supporting the maintenance of an effective counter fraud framework and culture.
- Helping maintain a log of fraudulent incidents and supporting investigation work where required.
- Promoting continuous improvement within the Assurance team.
- Keeping abreast of sector best practices and emerging trends in assurance and fraud.
Could your assurance expertise help protect a charity that's changing lives every single day? Are you ready to apply your technical skills in an environment where governance, risk management, and control aren't just compliance exercises - but essential foundations that enable us to deliver help and hope to families facing dementia?
Important Dates
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 9th November.
Interviews will take place virtually on 19th/20th November.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
Head of Philanthropy
Department: KCL Philanthropy
Grade and Salary: £65,091 - £74,613 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 128746
About Us
Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A) provides a fundraising and alumni engagement function in support of King’s College London. We are proud to work with colleagues across the university and its health partners to help them serve society through world-leading education, research and healthcare. Our work also includes a partnership with the Maudsley Charity in support of children’s mental health initiatives between the university’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust.
We are a committed team that brings together fundraisers working across different channels, alongside colleagues who promote King’s College London’s engagement with its worldwide alumni community. Our work is underpinned and enhanced by a range of dedicated professionals in supporting areas covering proposition development, supporter engagement, supporter operations and business operations.
We have an impressive, well-established track record of success in securing support that allows the university and partners to deliver on their missions. This includes our global, award-winning World Questions: King’s Answers campaign, which set the standard in the sector and enabled us to raise substantial funds to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. Ambitious and innovative, the team has won awards such as a CASE Platinum Award for Fundraising and a CASE Gold Award for Donor Relations and Stewardship. We are strongly values-driven with a focus on sustaining an excellent and supportive culture, which we see as key to creating a successful team that can support the university and its partners in making a real and positive difference to the world we live in.
More on King’s College London
King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The university is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through its commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, King’s College London is creating positive change in its communities, both in London and on the world stage. The Strategic Vision 2029 looks forward to King’s College London’s 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out ambitious plans in five key areas:
- Educating the next generation of change-makers
- Challenging ideas and driving change through research
- Giving back to society through meaningful service
- Working with our local communities in London
- Fostering global citizens with an international perspective
About the role
We are looking for two exceptional Heads of Philanthropy to join our team to significantly increase philanthropic income for faculty fundraising priorities across King’s College London.Within your application, please indicate which position you are applying to, or if you are happy to be considered for both positions.
One role will lead the Health, Science & Technology philanthropy team, and the other will lead the Arts & Social Sciences philanthropy team. Candidates will need to demonstrate curiosity and genuine interest in the academic areas that fall within the role, and work in partnership with King’s experts and other stakeholders to be successful.
King’s has an ambition to significantly scale philanthropic income for Faculties as we prepare to launch our next major fundraising and engagement campaign in 2027 and mark the university’s bicentenary in 2029. There is currently at least one major gift fundraiser working in each Faculty. Working closely with the Associate Director, Faculty Philanthropy, the postholder will play a pivotal role in developing and growing the major gift fundraising function. They will be responsible for leading and nurturing a team of high value fundraisers to secure gifts at the £50k level and above.
We are looking for someone with a proven track-record of developing new, high value relationships, with experience of closing gifts at the six- and seven- figure level. They will need to demonstrate that they understand what is required to build and scale prospect portfolios. They should be intellectually curious and energised by the depth and breadth of King’s academic expertise, with particular interest and passion to work with senior university leaders and academics to secure funding for a range of priorities across either the Arts and Social Sciences, or Health, Science & Technology portfolio.
Working closely with the Associate Director, Faculty Philanthropy, the postholder will play a pivotal role in developing and growing the major gift fundraising function in advance of the launch of the university’s next public fundraising campaign. They will be responsible for leading and nurturing a team of high value fundraisers to secure gifts at the £50k level and above.
This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract. P&A has a hybrid working approach, with a minimum of 40% of time in the office, on King’s campuses or meeting donors externally. Typically, this equates to two days per week, but we’re very happy for colleagues to be in more frequently if they so wish.
We welcome applications from those seeking part-time and flexible working.
Please indicate if you are applying for either the Health, Science & Technology role or the Arts & Social Sciences role in your supporting statement or if you are happy to be considered for both positions.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- A proven track record of identifying, cultivating and securing six- and seven- figure gifts from major donors
- Strong leadership skills, with experience of managing a high-performing fundraising or major gifts fundraising team
- The ability to negotiate throughout a large, complex environment with multi-dimensional points of view
- Ability to plan strategically and implement those plans
- Proven track record in establishing, monitoring, and achieving demanding targets, including income and activity metrics
- Confidence and experience of working effectively with, and influencing, senior stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills, including an ability to write and speak eloquently and to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders of all backgrounds
- Willingness to attend or work at, where necessary, commitments outside of normal working hours
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within, or working knowledge of, higher education sector in the UK
- Experience of working in the public or voluntary sectors
- Experience of working with a CRM or fundraising database
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, including part-time, compressed hours and/or job shares, as appropriate and in the context of the business needs associated with the role.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.Please indicate if you are applying for either the Health, Science & Technology role or the Arts & Social Sciences role in your supporting statement or if you are happy to be considered for both positions.
Closing Date: 17th November 2025
These roles will have three interview stages, a first-stage standard skills-based interview followed by a more in-depth second-stage interview and presentation, and (for up to two appointable candidates) a Core Values interview.
First stage interviews are due to be held on Tuesday 25th November.
Second stage interviews are due to be held w/c 1st December.
Core Values interviews are due to be held on w/c 8th December.



