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Martingale Postgraduate Foundation (Martingale) exists to fund and support the next generation of talented researchers. We believe that family income should not be a barrier to the pursuit of excellence, and our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive within world-leading postgraduate research.
Martingale’s flagship programme is the Martingale Postgraduate Scholarship, which supports students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue and excel in postgraduate degrees, by providing:
- A fully-funded Living Wage Scholarship to pursue a one-year Masters degree or a four-year PhD.
- All tuition fees and research expenses, including a tax-free stipend for living costs.
- Tailored support to apply for Martingale courses at our partner universities.
- Access to Martingale programmes, including leadership training and connections with top academic and industry professionals.
- Membership of a pioneering community of talented researchers.
In the three years since Martingale launched, we are now supporting over 100 Scholars to undertake postgraduate degrees across our ten partner universities and have committed over £7.7m in Scholarships. We are continuing to expand our offer, bringing on new partners each year.
We are seeking an experienced, strategic and collaborative Head of Communications and External Engagement to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping Martingale’s external profile, strategic partnerships, and policy influence.
As Head of Communications and External Engagement, you will join our growing senior management team, overseeing several critical aspects of Martingale’s work: communications and recruitment; partnerships and fundraising; and policy and advocacy. Working closely with the CEO, you will oversee all aspect of Martingale’s external communications and engagement to ensure Martingale’s success.
You will set the strategic direction of Martingale’s external positioning, working closely with the CEO on a day-to-day basis to ensure that our communications, partnerships and policy activity is aligned and meeting Martingale’s mission. You will ensure that Martingale’s messaging is consistent, with a bold brand presence and strong collaboration with various external stakeholders including funders, universities, media, and government.
We are looking for a strong communicator with extensive leadership experience including line management, partnership management and external relations. You will bring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a strong alignment with Martingale’s mission. We welcome applicants from a range of career paths who are excited to be part of a growing, fast-paced charity delivering meaningful impact.
Martingale Foundation is incubated by Purposeful Ventures who provide operational and strategic support. The Head of Communications and External Engagement will be employed by Purposeful Ventures.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and deliver a clear, bold strategy for communications, policy, and partnerships aligned with Martingale’s vision and growth.
- Lead the development of Martingale’s voice, ensuring consistency across all external channels and stakeholder interactions.
- Act as a senior leader within the organisation, contributing to overall strategic planning.
Communications & Brand
- Oversee all external communications, campaigns and media engagement, strengthening Martingale’s profile and influence.
- Manage content strategy, digital channels, storytelling and brand evolution.
- Ensure high-quality and accessible communications across print, digital, and in-person events.
Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
- Maintain and grow relationships with Martingale’s university, philanthropic, and other partners.
- Collaborate with the CEO on fundraising engagement strategies and impact storytelling.
- Oversee ambassador engagement and support Martingale’s national and regional events.
Policy & Advocacy
- Lead Martingale’s policy and advocacy work to shape the future of postgraduate access and equity.
- Along with the CEO, represent Martingale in external forums, responding to consultations and influencing key stakeholders in research and education policy.
- Collaborate with researchers and partners to generate evidence and drive systems change.
Team Leadership & Management
- Line manage team leads across communications and partnerships, with oversight of a team of four.
- Support the professional development of the team, ensuring alignment with Martingale’s values and goals.
- Foster a collaborative, agile, and inclusive culture within and across teams.
- The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the role as requested by the line manager.
Key Requirements:
Essential Criteria
- Right to work in the UK
Experience and skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences including senior stakeholders.
- Significant senior-level experience in communications, policy, or external relations within a mission-driven organisation.
- Proven experience line managing a multi-person team, including managing people who manage others.
- Strong track record of developing and delivering high-impact external engagement strategies.
- Excellent communication skills — strategic thinking combined with hands-on content expertise.
- Experience managing and cultivating high-value partnerships or donor relationships.
- Understanding of UK education, social mobility, or research funding landscapes.
- Proven experience in account management, managing multiple external stakeholder relationships and partnerships successfully.
- Advanced IT proficiency: Spreadsheet, Word Processing, CRM or Databases, Email, Web-based applications.
Desirable
- Experience working with or within higher education or research organisations.
- Familiarity with charity fundraising or philanthropic communications.
- Experience delivering communications in a startup or scale-up environment.
- Experience in working with governance boards and/or trustees.
- Experience delivering / overseeing ambitious recruitment campaigns.
Personal Characteristics
- Excellent interpersonal skills: able to build rapport and trusting relationships, able to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting.
- A commitment to Martingale’s mission to support postgraduate students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Comfortable working in a rapidly growing and changing organisation with a degree of ambiguity – confident to create processes and ways forward where they might not yet exist.
- Creative and innovative: willing to think outside the box to maximise reach.
- Resourceful, able to act on initiative, hardworking, detail-oriented, and systematic.
Benefits:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after two years of service and to 30 days after three years of service. This entitlement is pro rata for part-time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays.
- Full office closure between Christmas and New Year.
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work-life balance and personal commitments.
- As a Purposeful Ventures employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme, where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to.
- Access to Charlie Perks, offering discounts and rewards at over 30,000 brands and retailers.
Our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to become a new generation of STEM leaders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about turning data into stories that inspire change? The Medical Research Foundation is seeking a strategic and analytical Senior Research Impact Manager to lead our monitoring and evaluation efforts ensuring we can demonstrate the real-world impact of the research we fund.
This is a high-profile role at the heart of our mission. You’ll develop and implement frameworks, analyse outcomes, and communicate insights to shape our research strategy and inspire donors. If you thrive on evidence, storytelling, and strategic influence, this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference.
Why this role matters
We fund the brightest minds to tackle the biggest challenges in human health. But to keep doing so, we need to show the world that our funding makes a difference. Your work will help us prove our impact by capturing outcomes, evaluating effectiveness, and sharing compelling stories that drive support and shape future funding.
You will:
- Develop and implement research monitoring and evaluation systems and tools that align with our strategy.
- Oversee and review research reporting, following up with researchers using structured M&E tools to capture key impact data and stories.
- Lead on impact reporting and, working closely with our Fundraising and Communications functions, tell compelling stories of our research impact to the public and our donor base.
About You
You are a data-driven thinker with a passion for medical research and a talent for turning evidence into action. You are confident leading projects, managing data, and communicating complex ideas with clarity and purpose.
You bring:
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment, and the collection, analysis, reporting and management of data, ideally in medical research
- Familiarity with the UK biomedical research landscape
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, IT and data visualisation skills
- Line management expertise
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience of widely used databases (e.g. Dimensions, EuropePMC), survey tools
- Experience of Flexigrant or Flexigrant Insights
- Project management or strategic planning experience
- Confidence in presenting complex concepts to non-expert audiences
What we offer
- A chance to be part of a mission that matters.
- A supportive, collaborative, and ambitious team culture.
- Opportunities to grow, learn, and make a real impact.
About the Medical Research Foundation
Our vision? A world where medical research improves health for everyone. We fund life-changing science, and we’re proud of the role good governance plays in that mission.
Salary & Working Style
- £51,000-£56,000 per year full-time (36 hours per week) dependent on experience
- 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- 12% employer pension contribution + life assurance
- Generous other benefits
- Wellbeing support and flexible working culture
This is a full-time post, but we are happy to consider a part-time contract (min 0.8 FTE).
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week if you are full-time (Monday, Tuesday, and either Wednesday or Thursday) with the option to work remotely for the remainder. If you are part-time, you will be office-based for at least 50% of your time.
A Place for Everyone
At the Medical Research Foundation, we believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation. We are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, fostering fairness and inclusion, and creating an environment where everyone feels that they belong.
We especially welcome applications from individuals from minoritised groups, including those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
We are a passionate, mission-driven charity working to protect and restore nature across Tees Valley and beyond. Through our nature reserves, community engagement, and advocacy, we empower people of all ages to connect with wildlife and take action for the environment.
As we grow our membership and deepen our impact, we’re looking for a creative, strategic communicator to lead our marketing and communications efforts.
Role purpose
This new role of Marketing and Communications Manager will play a pivotal role in growing our membership base, driving fundraising campaigns, and amplifying our voice across a variety of digital and print platforms. You’ll lead on social and digital media strategy, seasonal magazine production, and supporter communications. Ensuring our messaging is engaging, inclusive, and aligned with our values.
Key responsibilities
Membership & Fundraising
Develop and deliver compelling digital campaigns to grow membership (both public and corporate) and donations.
Collaborate with colleagues to promote appeals, legacy giving, and community fundraising initiatives.
Social Media & Digital Engagement
Lead our social media strategy across platforms (Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, LinkedIn, You Tube), growing reach and engagement.
Produce creative, shareable content including videos, audio, graphics, and stories from our nature reserves and projects.
Monitor analytics and adapt strategies to improve performance and audience targeting.
Manage and update website content, building over time (on a soon to be launched new website) to increase traffic and drive online donations and membership signups.
Oversee the online shop digital experience, ensuring its visually kept updated and seasonal.
Seasonal Magazine & Print Communications
Design and coordinate our seasonal membership magazine, from content planning to print production.
Commission and edit articles, liaise with contributors, and ensure accessibility and visual appeal.
Brand & Messaging
Ensure consistency of tone, style, and visual identity across all communications.
Support colleagues with branded templates, messaging guidance, and media training.
Represent the Trust in external communications, including press releases and media enquiries.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £30,000–£34,000 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent 35 hour week
Location: Hybrid – home-based and in Alton, Hampshire (two days a week)
Closing date: ASAP
Benefits: Generous annual leave, flexible working, and a supportive team environment
We have a great opportunity for a Senior Events Officer working for the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity. For nearly 50 years, they’ve been at the forefront of improving life for people affected by chronic kidney disease.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering impactful events and wants to make a real difference in the lives of kidney patients. You’ll join a dynamic and supportive team, with the chance to lead on high-profile events, develop your leadership skills, and contribute to a cause that truly matters.
As part of this exciting role, you will take the lead in planning and delivering a portfolio of high-profile fundraising events that inspire, engage, and raise vital funds. From overseeing logistics and marketing to managing budgets and nurturing supporter relationships, you’ll ensure every event runs smoothly and every participant feels valued. You’ll also play a key role in building a high-performing team that shares a passion for delivering outstanding events.
To be successful as the Senior Events Officer you will need:
- Experience in a fundraising or events role, with a proven ability to deliver successful events
- Experience in organising challenge events, using creativity and strategy to maximise participation and managing budgets
- Excellent project management and communication skills, managing multiple events and deadlines with a self-motivated approach
If you would like to discuss this role with us, please email your CV to [email protected] or contact us and quote the reference 2745JP.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
Guts UK is the only charity that covers the digestive system from top to tail, including the
gut, the liver and the pancreas. The charity focuses particularly on the conditions that have no other specific charity or voice - conditions that are underserved, such as pancreatitis, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), childhood gut and liver disease, and digestive cancers. With their mission being to improve the lives of the millions of people affected by digestive conditions, they are looking for their first Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager to help them reach that goal.
The Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from corporate partners and high net worth individuals with the propensity to donate significant sums. There is huge scope to develop both income streams at Guts UK, as this is the first dedicated position covering these income streams.
With some fantastic corporate partnerships in place already, there is great potential to build on the existing foundations and leverage those corporate partnerships to secure more ranging from transactional right up to transformational.
The philanthropy function has green shoots to nurture and develop. This is an exciting role for a candidate who wants to grow and shape this income stream, and demonstrate their personal impact on generating income, and providing donors with an incredible supporter experience.
This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser or manager level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a corporate and/or major donor pipeline, creating operational plans and delivering income. Guts UK is a small charity with big ambition so a background that includes working within a smaller charity would be helpful for the candidate to have but isn't essential.
This is one role advertised twice to ensure candidates across both hybrid locations can apply. This role is hybrid with candidates happy to work a minimum of one day per week from the London or Hudderfield office welcome to apply. The Hudderfield office address is The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland St, Huddersfield, HD1 1RL. The Fundraising Administrator works from the Huddersfield office, along with the Comms team, Research team and the Services/Helpline team. The Senior Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager and the Community and Events Manager work hybrid from the London office at St Andrews Place.
Application notes
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.
To progress your application, please contact THINK Recruitment to organise an informal call. Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had an initial call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Midnight Monday 17th November
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 25th November in person.
(Individual Giving / Supporter Engagement)
Permanent
35 hours per week
£30,600
Location: Flexible, with travel to our London base.
At The Children's Society, we passionately believe that every child should feel safe and loved and be able to be the best they can be. That's why we've been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Social Impact domain, which helps to deepen engagement from our existing supporters and grow our movement by engaging more people with the amazing work we do to change young people's lives.
We are looking for an excellent individual to join our dynamic, ambitious knowledge group. If you're passionate about young people and create direct and digital marketing communications that inspire action, this could be the role for you.
As one of our Public Engagement Officers, you'll support the development of communications across multiple channels. You'll deepen audience understanding of the challenges that young people face. You'll manage projects end-to-end with the help of colleagues across the organisation. Using insight, you'll deliver compelling campaigns with young people right at the centre. You'll encourage audiences to give their time, money and voice.
To achieve our goal, we've got to approach things differently. That's why you'll need to be brave and ambitious - helping to stretch our brand and contributing to a test and learn culture where we challenge assumptions and the status quo.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Knowledge of direct mail & email marketing
-Project management experience
-Excellent written communication skills.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Wednesday 19th November 2025.
Interviews are to be held week commencing Monday 1st December 2025.
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Are you an experienced senior leader looking to guide a values-led charity improving the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants across the Northeast?
Charity People is proud to be partnering with Action Foundation to find their next Chief Executive; someone who will lead with heart, vision, and integrity as the organisation enters its next chapter.
Salary: £53,162 to £58,965 dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent, full-time (open to flexible working patterns)
Location: Hybrid, based between home and office in central Newcastle
Benefits: 35-hour work week, 36 days annual leave, 6% employer pension contribution, EAP & welfare support, enhanced sick leave & compassionate leave, hybrid working and flexible hours
Culture: Flexible, supportive, able to work with autonomy
About the charity
Founded nearly 20 years ago, Action Foundation is a values-led charity supporting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants across the Northeast. From its first housing project in 2007, the charity has grown into a trusted regional provider of:
* Supported accommodation
* Learning and Skills programmes
* Casework and community connections
* Youth and family support
Rooted in their values of Compassion, Courage, Inclusion and Integrity, their mission is to support and empower refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum in the Northeast to overcome immediate barriers, integrate with the community and build skills for the future.
About the role
This is a strategic and relational leadership role. You'll work closely with an experienced Senior Leadership Team and a supportive Board of Trustees to:
* Champion the charity's mission, values and culture
* Lead organisational strategy and development
* Oversee governance, financial sustainability and operational delivery
* Build partnerships and represent Action Foundation externally
* Secure income through grants, contracts and community fundraising
You'll be joining at a pivotal moment, with the current five-year plan concluding in 2027 and exciting opportunities ahead, deepening impact across the region.
About you
This is a unique opportunity for a motivated, strategic leader with a passion for and track record of supporting and empowering those on the margins to achieve their full potential.
We're looking for someone with experience in the following areas:
* Leadership: Demonstrable track record of leadership, ideally where support services are provided to vulnerable groups
* Strategy: Proven success in developing and implementing an organisational strategy
* People Development: Experience of developing staff and nurturing talent
* Relationship Building: Experience of fostering new partnerships and working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders
* Income Generation: Experience of identifying new income opportunities and developing relationships with funders
* Finance: Experience of budget setting and financial management
Action Foundation is an inclusive organisation where people are trusted, supported and empowered. The team is settled, and the culture is one of transparency, wellbeing and flexibility.
If you are motivated by impact, and if you bring both the leadership skills and the empathy needed to guide a values-led charity, please send a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People in the first instance.
Deadline: 9am Tuesday 25th November
First stage Interviews: 1st or 2nd December (online)
Second stage Interviews: 10th December (in person)
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Location: London (Hybrid, 1 day per week in office)
Hours: Full-time (4 days a week considered)
Salary: £28,000–£30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
A well-established charity is seeking a Junior Trusts & Foundations Officer to join its Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to support vital fundraising efforts, manage relationships with funders, and contribute directly to the organisation’s mission to make a meaningful impact worldwide.
About the role
Reporting to the Trusts & Foundations Manager, you will provide comprehensive support in trusts and foundations fundraising. You will manage a portfolio of four-figure donors, maintain the fundraising database, and help build a pipeline of new trusts and foundations aligned with the charity’s priorities.
Key responsibilities
- Build and nurture relationships with funders, managing your own portfolio.
- Research new funding opportunities and prepare information for proposals and impact reports.
- Maintain and administer the Trusts and Foundations database.
- Collate case studies and photos from global teams for reporting purposes.
- Support the drafting of proposals to secure unrestricted and restricted funding.
- Ensure accurate recording of all new income and share paperwork with relevant departments.
- Send thank you letters, impact reports, and other funder communications.
- Ensure all fundraising activities comply with GDPR.
- Provide pipeline reports and updates as required.
About you
We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual with:
- Excellent research, analytical, and reasoning skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and confident working with numbers and data.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with potential to craft persuasive cases for support.
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
- Collaborative and inclusive approach, able to build relationships across teams and externally.
- Empathy for the charity sector and a flexible, solutions-focused mindset.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
- Hybrid working with 1 day per week in the office
- Workplace pension (7% employer / 3% employee contribution)
- Life assurance (3x salary)
- Employee Assistance Programme, retail discount vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free eye test, and training & development opportunities
How to apply
Please submit your CV along with a statement of no more than 500 words outlining your suitability for this position by Friday 7 November 2025.
First round interviews: Tuesday 18 November 2025 (in person, including a proofreading exercise).
Join us and make a real impact through your work in trusts and foundations fundraising.
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.
Are you ready to shape the future of one of the world’s most iconic cultural institutions – and drive meaningful change for communities across Shakespeare’s Globe current and future reach? As the Globe enters an exciting new chapter we have created our first Chief Impact Officer role to redefine what impact looks like in the arts.
Shakespeare’s Globe is seeking a visionary Chief Impact Officer (CIO): a dynamic, purpose-driven leader who can harness the power of culture, education, and innovation to amplify our social and charitable impact.
It’s a chance to redefine what impact looks like in the arts and working across existing Shakespeare’s Globe structures and teams to ensure that every project, partnership, and performance delivers lasting public benefit.
The Globe is entering an exciting new chapter. We are investing in systems-changing transformation, pioneering partnerships, and amplifying our sector-leading approaches to performance, audiences, learning, research, and innovation.
As our first Chief Impact Officer, you will:
• Lead the charge in embedding impact across every part of the organisation.
• Identify and help co-shape and scale current ‘beacon’ projects that test bold ideas, influence internal practice, and deliver real-time results.
• Align strategy across fundraising, partnerships, engagement, and communications ensuring every effort maximises ambition, purpose and income.
• Future-proof the organisation through horizon scanning, scenario planning, and digital transformation.
Your leadership will ensure we create positive, measurable change in the world of learning, cultural experiences and theatre.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Summary
Julie’s Bicycle (JB) is seeking an experienced and hands-on professional who can contribute to the organisation's financial strategy and future resilience. This is a senior leadership role within the Operations and Finance function, where you will be working closely with the Managing Director, Head of Programmes, CEO, and Treasurer, providing the essential financial intelligence needed to guide key organisational decisions.
Job title: Finance Manager
Contract: Preferably 0.8 FTE (Full-time also considered for the right candidate), 1 year contract with the possibility to become permanent
Location: Hybrid working: office base is at Somerset House, London: we are flexible on approach, within a hybrid model of in-person & virtual. This can be discussed at interview (*)
Salary: £50k to £55k p.a. (pro rata), depending on experience
Reporting to: Managing Director
Start date: ASAP - depending on candidate’s notice period
Normal hours: Office hours are 9.30 - 5.30pm, Monday – Friday. As this is ideally a 0.8 FTE role, there is flexibility on how the time is spread across the week. Please state how you would intend to allocate your time when you apply. (requests for flexible working hours will be considered)
Other:
- Annual leave is 25 days per year (pro rata) plus standard bank holidays
- Cultural entitlement of £250 per annum (pro rata) to spend on arts/cultural events & activities
- All employees are able to claim 1 hour a week for personal wellbeing
- Pension scheme enrolment and 6% employer contributions (reviewed annually)
(*) Access to office space in London is always available to staff who can't or don't want to work from home.
If you would like this application pack in a different format (e.g. large print or audio file), please email us (information in the link provided).
About Julie’s Bicycle (JB)
JB is a leading non-profit putting climate action at the heart of culture. We believe that creativity is a powerful catalyst for change—and that the arts and cultural sector has a vital role to play in building a just, regenerative future.
For over 15 years, we’ve worked with artists, cultural institutions, funders, and policymakers to mobilise creative climate leadership through advocacy, research, policy influence, training, and community building. We champion climate justice, centre equity, and believe that environmental solutions must be driven by cultural shifts as well as systems change. For more information, please visit our website.
The Role
The Finance Manager will be a pivotal position within JB’s senior leadership team, responsible for the effective and efficient management of all financial operations. This role requires a highly experienced and hands-on professional who can seamlessly manage day-to-day bookkeeping and compliance while also contributing to the organisation's financial strategy and future resilience.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in charity finance, a deep understanding of VAT complexities, and the ambition to grow into a strategic financial leader. You will work closely with the Managing Director, CEO, and Treasurer, providing the essential financial intelligence needed to guide key organisational decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management And Reporting (Operational & Strategic)
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Hands-on bookkeeping and transaction management: Oversee and execute all financial transactions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll preparation, and bank reconciliations using the organisation's accounting software.
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Management accounts: Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, commentary, and analysis for the Managing Director, CEO, and the Board of Trustees.
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Statutory compliance: Manage all aspects of Charity SORP compliant financial reporting. Prepare and coordinate the annual statutory audit, working directly with external auditors. Oversee filing and reporting to regulators including the Charity Commission and Companies House.
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VAT and tax compliance: Lead on all VAT compliance, including preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring full adherence to HMRC regulations, particularly those unique to the charity sector, including partial exemption requirements and annual adjustments.
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Budgeting and forecasting: Coordinate and support the annual budgeting process. Develop regular financial forecasts and projections to ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable.
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Cashflow management: Monitor and manage the organisation's cash flow, ensuring adequate funds are available for all operational needs.
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Payroll: Manage the relationship with the outsourced payroll provider, collate salary information, ensuring is accurate and up-to-date and manage pension payments.
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Coordination of confidential finance administration: Business rates/premises, company bank accounts, credit card software, audit preparation, companies house, PL, EL, PI & and drive insurance renewal process
Strategic support and leadership development
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Financial insight as part of the Senior Leadership Team: Develop and deliver clear, data-driven financial analysis and insights to inform strategic decision-making across the organisation (SLT, SMT and Board).
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Policy and procedure: Review and maintain robust financial controls, policies, and procedures to safeguard the charity’s assets and ensure best practice.
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Strategic recommendations: In collaboration with the MD and CEO, research and present options for improving financial efficiency, exploring new funding models, and strengthening the long-term financial health of Julie's Bicycle.
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Board support: Prepare monthly management accounts, as well as comprehensive financial reports for quarterly Trustee meetings, attending meetings as required to present and discuss financial performance.
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Training the team: Embed a culture of financial curiosity, procedures and basic literacy.
Grant And Project Finance
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Restricted funds: Maintain meticulous records for all restricted and designated funds, ensuring compliance with all donor and grant conditions.
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Grant reporting: Lead on preparing detailed financial reports for funders (e.g., Arts Council England, trusts, foundations), ensuring all expenditure is accurately recorded and compliant with specific grant requirements. Consolidate all the above into a shared reporting calendar.
Person Specification
Essential experience and knowledge
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Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT), with at least 5-10 years of demonstrable, progressive experience in a similar finance role, with a significant portion gained within the UK charity/non-profit sector.
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In-depth, practical knowledge of UK charity financial regulations and Charity SORP.
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Expert-level understanding of VAT for charities, including partial exemption and trading subsidiaries.
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Proven ability to manage the full accounting cycle, from transaction entry (bookkeeping) through to preparing statutory accounts.
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Experience in managing the annual audit process and engaging with external auditors.
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Excellent proficiency with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Aquila) and advanced Excel skills.
Skills and attributes
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Hands-on and proactive: Willingness to undertake all levels of tasks, from routine data entry to high-level analysis (essential)
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Developing leadership: Demonstrable potential or experience in influencing decisions, leading process improvements, and contributing strategic thinking (strongly desirable)
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Collaborative working: Ability to nurture and maintain relationships across the team (essential)
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Exceptional attention to detail: A meticulous and highly accurate approach to all financial data and reporting (essential)
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Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues, the MD, and Trustees (essential)
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Alignment with mission: A genuine interest in and commitment to the mission and values of Julie’s Bicycle (desirable)
Why Join Us?
At Julie’s Bicycle, you’ll join a passionate team working at the intersection of creativity and climate action. We offer a collaborative, inclusive, and flexible working culture, where your voice will shape how the cultural sector responds to one of the greatest challenges of our time.
How to apply
If you’d like to apply, please:
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Complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form found on our website.
Submit these via our application portal by 11.59pm on Sunday 23rd Nov 2025.
We encourage people from any background to apply for this post. We are committed to creating a workforce which is representative of our society, and to bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to help shape what we do and how we work. We are particularly keen to hear from people of colour and those who self-identify as disabled.
Please note, this post is open to people who already have the right to live and work in the UK, as Julie’s Bicycle is not currently in a position to sponsor a work visa.
A note on AI
While we understand that some people may use AI tools for accessibility (and recognise and support that many assistive technologies may use elements of AI), we ask candidates to consider what tools are most appropriate during the application process. For example, we recognise the value for many people of machine learning language tools like Grammarly. On the other hand we would discourage the use of generative AI tools in writing your application, as we'd like to understand your personal interest in working for Julie's Bicycle, and be able to understand your non-AI-assisted communication skills just as they are. We also recognise that for many of the people and creative communities we work with, the rise of generative AI poses a threat to their livelihoods, while the environmental impacts of AI are only set to grow: this means we also have a responsibility as Julie's Bicycle to consider where and when (and if) we use AI in our work.
Thank you for your interest in working at Julie’s Bicycle.
Julie’s Bicycle is a leading not-for-profit, mobilising the arts and culture to take action on the climate, nature and justice crisis.
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We are seeking an outstanding Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover) to secure and manage income from Corporate Trust and Foundations, Major Donors and Corporates. We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to join our award-winning fundraising team as a maternity cover.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
At Hand in Hand, we help women beat the odds and succeed as entrepreneurs. The money they earn and the confidence they gain changes everything. Whole families and communities rise with them.
Since 2003, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, we’ve helped more than 5 million women launch small businesses that can stand the test of time. Some are smallholder farmers learning to stand up to climate change. Some are refugees starting a new life after running from conflict. Others are young women and girls with few opportunities, starting to dream – and plan – for the future.
Our members’ achievements (so far) include:
· 6.6 million new and improved enterprises
· 11.6 million new and improved jobs created.
· 6.3 million members mobilised.
· 29.1 million indirect beneficiaries (families) impacted.
· 300% Return on Investment
Hand in Hand International is based in Baker Street, central London, with a flexible working policy that includes work-from-home Mondays and Fridays. Our team works with partners throughout the global Hand in Hand network, specialising in fundraising, strategic and programmes advice, and donor relations.
Every day we equip under-served women with skills and resources to earn more money, ignite local economies and lift nations out of poverty.


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Department: Major Partnerships
Salary: £40,023 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed-term 12-month contract from January 2026
Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal.
Due to an internal secondment, a rewarding and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Philanthropy Engagement Officer to join the Philanthropic Partnerships Team in the Major Partnerships Unit (MPU) for a fixed-term role.
As Philanthropy Engagement Officer, you will independently deliver excellent account management and stewardship to a portfolio of existing major donors, contributing to our goals of sustaining and increasing income from high-net-worth individuals. You will also cultivate new prospects, following through leads and delivering persuasive proposals to secure new potential donors. You will also lead on the organisation of key engagement activities with the support of other team members, including in person and virtual cultivation and stewardship events.
We are therefore looking for solid experience of working in a fundraising environment, managing and prioritising a portfolio of funders to secure donations, and experience organising events. You will have worked with a diverse range of donors, and have strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills, as well as being a collaborative team member.
This is an exciting time to join a high achieving team with lots of ambitious projects under way including the rollout of a new giving circle product and execution of an excellent high-value events programme.
If this sounds like you, and you have a passion for our values, feminist leadership principles and vision, we would love you to apply!
For further detail of this role, please see the job profile.
Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship and therefore we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 16 November 2025
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 26 November 2025
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.
Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
REF-224 892
Full Time / Permanent | Up to £29,665 per annum plus benefits | Location: Hybrid or Remote (UK only)
We’re a dedicated, inspiring, and forward-thinking healthcare charity and our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research.
We’re also proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, which puts us comfortably above the charity benchmark and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.
In this role, you would be part of the Partnerships and Philanthropy (P&P) team, reporting into the Senior Trusts Specialist and working across two income streams.
You will have responsibility for prospect research across both areas; writing proposals and funding reports to small and medium-sized Trusts and Foundations; building strong relationships with supporters and funders and general administration for the P&P Team as required.
We’re a small team with big ambitions and plenty of exciting events and activities in plan!
- Do you have excellent writing skills, with the ability to synthesise information from a range of sources?
- Do you have the ability to work with and understand data, supporting the team to get maximum value from our CRM system?
- Do you have strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to forge strong relationships with both funders and internal stakeholders?
If this is you, and you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Location - In this role, you would benefit from the flexibility of working either on a hybrid basis (with the expectation to attend our central Bath office, at least 20% of your time each month), or working in a fully remote way.
Please note that this roles is only open to candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship.
How to apply
To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.
Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description. The closing date is 23rd October 2025.
REF-224 506
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.
Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 24th November 2025
Salary: £35,327 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed Term contract to 31st March 2027, Full Time (37.5 hours per week) We operate a blended working approach where you will be required to work in the office two days a week, Wednesday & one other day tbc
About The Role
As a Grants and Learning Officer, you’ll be helping us to deliver our ambitious, nationwide grants programme. We currently support over 500 grassroots organisations and 18-30 year old creatives, and have a busy grants cycle to manage, alongside ever-increasing numbers of applications.
This year, we’re building and migrating to a new grants database and you’ll play an integral role on the project team. In addition, you’ll manage an assigned portfolio of grants, and help with all aspects of the funding cycle. You’ll support applicants and funded partners, make funding recommendations, administer grants, provide feedback and support, and visit projects.
About You
First and foremost, you’ll be passionate about the work that Youth Music does. As a skilled administrator, you’re not fazed by planning, monitoring, reporting, and spreadsheets. You have an eye for detail. You’ve got good IT skills and working knowledge of how databases operate. With the development of our new database this is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys developing processes and working with data and detail.
You’re a collaborative worker who enjoys being part of a friendly team, as well as travelling on your own to build new relationships with a diverse range of people. As a grants manager you’ll have an instinct for what’s important – when to give advice, and when to step back.
Key Responsibilities
Grant Making
- Relationship management for a diverse portfolio of grants within allocated areas or specialisms.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the music/creative landscape and issues affecting your allocated areas.
- Provide telephone, online (e.g. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, webinars) and email advice to potential applicants.
- Assess grant applications.
- Make recommendations to the assessment panel.
- Efficient and effective turnaround of grants administration, primarily through our grants databases (Salesforce and Grant Tracker).
- Ensure data in the grants database is accurate and up-to-date, and support with data input, analysis and cleansing.
- Review grant requirements and ensure quick processing of payments.
- Undertake visits to funded projects and attend events.
- Provide advice and feedback to successful and unsuccessful applicants.
- Support the running and facilitation of events.
- Contribute to the improvement of Youth Music’s funding processes and procedures in line with the flexible funding principles we’re committed to.
- Provide support to others in the wider Youth Music team.
Learning and Projects
- Undertake project-based tasks as part of wider team or organisational project work.
- Specialist knowledge about assigned areas of Youth Music’s work or operations and produce relevant outputs to help us and others to learn and develop.
- Produce resources and content for the Youth Music community.
- Present information and learning to internal and external colleagues.
General
- Carry out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
- This post will require travel across the UK, occasionally involving overnight stays.
- This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working or volunteering in music education, music industries, grants management, youth work or advocacy, education, or not-for-profit settings.
- Familiarity with the funding process.
- Experience of working in an administrative role.
- Experience using databases and other software.
- Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Teams and Office (in particular Outlook, Excel and Word).
- Organisational and administrative skills, able to prioritise and work to deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Confident in decision-making and can work autonomously.
- Ability to think creatively to solve problems.
- Interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with different types of people.
- A clear and persuasive verbal communicator with the ability to write in plain English.
- Ability to build and manage relationships.
- Analytical skills (you’ll be required to read and respond to applications and reports).
- Commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA), with good awareness of accessibility and understanding of inclusive best practice.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of project management, including financial planning and management.
- Understanding of the social issues facing children and young people today.
- Understanding youth voice and/or participatory grant making practices.
- Understanding of organisational best practice (safeguarding, financial health, governance, equality, and diversity).
- Understanding of the music education and / or music industries landscape.
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