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We are looking for a highly organised and focused Governance and Performance Officer to join our Governance team.

The Governance and Performance Officer provides administrative, logistical and coordination support to a range of colleagues, including the Boards, Senior Leadership Team and Campaign Project Management Team, to enable effective governance and leadership of Friends of the Earth.

You’ll support Board, campaign strategy, and other cross-organisational meetings, as well as coordinating key processes around reporting and compliance. You’ll work closely with the rest of the Governance Team and the Project Management Team.

Key Skills and Attributes: 

You will be forward thinking and able to prioritise a varied workload in a fast-moving environment. You will have excellent organisational, administrative and time management skills with a focus on quality, detail and outcomes. You will possess proficient IT and written skills and an ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including the most senior levels of the organisation.

The team: 

The Governance Team supports Friends of the Earth’s Boards and Senior Leadership Team to lead the organisation in its mission to bring about environmental justice.

Working across all the organisation, the team aims to provide senior colleagues with efficient and proactive support, helping to ensure that our decision-making machinery is working well, that we plan effectively, and that we strengthen a culture of accountability and delivery.

For more information please read the attached job description.

Closing date: Tuesday 5th August 2025 (23:59)

Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application System.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Salary: £52,000 - £60,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Closing date: Review on a rolling basis
Location: Hybrid, based in either London or Manchester office
Benefits: 5% Employer pension contribution, Private medical insurance, Healthcare cash plan, income protection

We are thrilled to be working with a youth homeless charity as they search for a passionate Senior Philanthropy Manager to join their incredible team. They are the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, campaigning to end homelessness of youth by 2037.

The Senior Philanthropy Manager role leads the Philanthropy function here, driving the team forward as they embark on the cultivation of a strong new prospect pipeline. As part of the role, you will be responsible for a team bringing in income of over £1.3m per year, with a view to double income over the next 3 years.

Working closely with the Head of Relationship Fundraising, you will lead the development of team plans, ensuring that they are diversifying their high value donor portfolio, and delivers sustainable unrestricted and restricted income.

This is a great opportunity to lead a high performing team, and spearhead an exciting Philanthropy Programme with buy-in and investment from stakeholders across the organisation.

To be successful in the role of Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will need:

• Proven experience of working with high value donors as a leading professional in the area of philanthropy.
• Demonstrable experience of securing major donor gifts at £100k, with excellent writing skills to support the delivery of proposals.
• Proven experience of developing effective donor relationships and provision of excellent stewardship, with knowledge of the changing philanthropic landscape.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call and ask to speak to Jake. CV's are being reviewed on a rolling basis. 

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 
 

Our partner seeks an all-round finance manager to take on the responsibility for supporting the smooth running of the finance function for a 3 month period.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the finance functions of the main charity and its associated trading entity, maintaining accuracy and efficiency across all financial records and transactions.
• Prepare monthly management accounts & analysis, ensuring these are properly communicated with budget holders.
• Prepare and present financial summaries and insights to support strategic decision-making by senior leadership and the Board of Trustees
• Maintain the cashflow forecast.
• Ensure all financial practices align with tax regulations, including VAT, Gift Aid submissions, and the preparation of required filings, including quarterly VAT returns.
• Process the payroll and administer the pension scheme.
• Liaise with external suppliers and manage banking arrangements.

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, with experience working in a similar role within a charity in the UK.
• Experience of preparing monthly management accounts, cashflow forecast, and summaries for senior leadership.
• Strong communication and business partnering skills, able to work effectively with finance, non-finance and senior leadership team members.

This is a 3-4 month fixed-term contract with an immediate start preferred. The organisation offers hybrid or remote working from the UK; the successful candidate will need to be in the UK for the duration of the contract, and therefore have the right to work.

Charity People is delighted to have partnered with The Passage to find a new Trusts and Foundations Manager to join their brilliant, passionate team.

This is brilliant opportunity for a candidate looking to progress into their first managerial role utilising The Passage's structured learning and development programme with the full support of the team.

The Passage are an incredible London charity providing people experiencing homelessness with the support to transform their lives. Their vision is of a society where street homelessness no longer exists, and everyone has a place to call home. In 2024-25, they supported over 2,000 people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

This permanent role is based in Westminster, London and comes with a salary of £41,438 (inclusive of London weighting). They have an excellent benefits package including: 34 days holiday (incl Bank Holidays); subsidised gym membership; employee assistance programme; dedicated Equality Diversity and Inclusion Working Group; and enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental and adoption policy.

About the Role

It is an incredibly exciting time of growth and opportunity, as The Passage implements their new three-year strategy, The Art of the Possible, focused on three core objectives: preventing, convening, and sustaining. These objectives will be underpinned by a commitment to collaboration.

This role will cultivate new and existing relationships with a diverse portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations, securing income through strategic prospecting, funding proposals, and brilliant stewardship. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will co-create innovative bids aligned with The Passage's services and strategic goals, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to funders.

This role is key to securing long-term support and deepening engagement with funders to help expand The Passage's impact.

About You:

We're looking for someone who's experienced in trusts fundraising and brings genuine passion about the work of The Passage. With a talent for storytelling, you'll craft compelling funding proposals and manage relationships with both new and established funders: You should be able to clearly demonstrate:

• Track record of securing funding from Trusts and Foundations and Grant making bodies
• Skilled at writing compelling funding applications and proposals tailored to specific projects
• Strong relationship-building and stewardship skills to inspire and retain donor support
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with experience in prospect research and data analysis
• Comfortable preparing accurate monitoring and evaluation reports
• Proficient in using fundraising databases and digital tools
• Strategic thinker who also enjoys hands-on delivery and collaboration across teams

If this incredible Trust and Foundation Manager role inspires you, please contact Kevin at Charity People, who can tell you more about the role and how to apply.

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.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Legacy Marketing Manager to play a key role in shaping the future of our legacy marketing programme.

Legacy gifts are our single largest source of voluntary income, with significant potential for growth. To recognise this, we have secured additional investment to help us engage, inspire and acquire new legacy supporters through multi-channel marketing activities.

Working closely with the Heads of Fundraising Campaigns and Individual Giving, you will develop strategies to raise awareness of gifts in Wills, reach new audiences and develop new supporter journeys to engage new and existing legacy pledgers and prospects with our research.

As a creative, innovative and data-led marketeer, you will develop and deliver our legacy fundraising programme with the support of your direct reports – the Legacy Marketing and Legacy Stewardship Officers – and the Digital Marketing and Fundraising Communications teams. 

You will also build important relationships with colleagues across the Development Office, including working with Philanthropy to promote legacy giving to their audiences.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will plan, manage and execute multi-channel campaigns across the marketing mix and work with your team to deliver exceptional campaigns and stewardship, to recruit, retain and engage our committed supporters. 

You will:

• Work with your Manager to devise and implement marketing and stewardship strategies to maximise legacy giving and engage with existing legacy pledgers. 
• Be responsible for using data and insights to innovate and maximise our legacy marketing campaigns to targeted audiences, and to develop, test and analyse new activities.
• Deliver legacy marketing campaigns that are fully integrated and cover the full marketing media mix (potentially including TV, email, direct mail / door drop, paid digital, events).
• Create inspiring copy and ensure that all campaigns, publications and materials fall within our tone of voice and brand guidelines.
• Undertake project management responsibilities required for the successful and timely delivery of multiple channel campaigns, in line with agreed strategies and annual plans.
• Be responsible for managing and the personal development of your team, to deliver their campaigns and activities, to agreed objectives and KPIs.
• Manage relationships with external agencies and suppliers to ensure the effective and timely delivery of campaigns and stewardship
• Develop new supporter journeys, tailored communications and events – to ensure legacy pledgers feel valued and stay engaged with our research.

About You

You’ll be passionate about using your experience in fundraising and marketing to make a difference to the lives of people with cancer, by creating inspiring multi-channel marketing campaigns that effectively raise consideration for legacy giving and uncover new legacy prospects and legacy pledgers.

To be successful, you’ll need:  

• Proven experience of managing multi-channel marketing campaigns and legacy fundraising

• Proven experience of delivering offline and online marketing campaigns

• Experience of leading and motivating internal and external stakeholders 

• Experience in monitoring, evaluating and analysing complex campaigns to improve performance and manage expenditure budgets

• Experience of developing and implementing supporter journeys across multiple channels

• Experience of writing inspiring copy and commissioning offline and online creative work

• Knowledge of fundraising laws, regulations, and best practices in the UK

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Competitive salary and pension

Directorate Information

The Development Office Directorate is responsible for fundraising and philanthropic income across the ICR, maximising support from major donors, individuals, trusts, corporates, charity partners and events. We have a proud track record of performing at a consistently high-level, raising millions every year.

This role is part of the Fundraising Campaigns and Individual Giving team, who are focused on raising funds through individual giving, gifts in Wills and sports and challenge events. Join our team in this exciting new role to help make the discoveries that are so urgently needed to improve cancer patients’ lives.

To lead and develop a growing portfolio of community-focused services that deliver both social and financial value. This includes managing operational delivery, identifying and progressing new enterprise opportunities, and working across departments to strengthen our sustainability and impact. 

This role has two core functions:

1. Direct responsibility for managing and growing our existing social enterprises, including community centres, facility hire, and handyperson services.

2. Supporting and influencing enterprise development across the wider charity—helping other teams to take a more enterprising approach to services such as our Coffee Cart, paid-for corporate and school workshops, and other income-generating opportunities. The role combines day-to-day service management with broader strategic input and business development support, helping embed a culture of enterprise across Communities 1st. 

General Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations and strategic development of all community enterprise services.

.• Ensure each enterprise area is impactful, sustainable, and connected to wider organisational outcomes.

• Embed enterprise services as supported placement opportunities for volunteers and jobseekers with additional needs.

• Ensure that enterprise staff and volunteers are well-managed, supported, and motivated. 

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Line Management

• Manage a multidisciplinary team delivering creative, retail-style, and facilities-based enterprise services.
• Provide day-to-day oversight, coaching, and support to direct reports.
• Encourage a high-performing and inclusive team culture, aligned with Communities 1st values.

Enterprise Strategy & Development

• Co-develop business plans and service models for enterprise areas, balancing social mission and financial sustainability.
• Support other teams (e.g., Creative, Wellbeing, Volunteering) to explore and grow enterprising elements in their work, such as events, workshops, and paid services.
• Promote enterprise offers to local schools, businesses, and community groups..

Finance & Operational Management

• Oversee budgets, purchasing, and income tracking across enterprise areas in line with finance policies.
• Ensure the effective use and maintenance of facilities and assets.
• Use performance data to drive improvements in service delivery and enterprise growth..

Supported Volunteering and Employment

• Work with the Wellbeing, Employment & Skills team to provide placements and pathways within enterprise services.
• Ensure that volunteers and participants are supported to develop skills, confidence, and independence through their involvement.
• Champion inclusive practices and personalised support within enterprise operations.

Marketing, Sales & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work with the marketing team to raise awareness and increase uptake of enterprise services.
• Actively represent and promote the organisation’s activities at relevant events, forums, and networks.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders including local businesses, schools, and partners.
• Develop effective working relationships with suppliers, delivery partners, and community venues to support smooth operations and joint initiatives.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure services comply with health and safety, safeguarding, data protection, and finance regulations.
• Maintain a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and innovation.
• Embed standard operating procedures and quality assurance across enterprise activities. 

 Other Duties

• Create a welcoming and supportive environment with a culture of trust so that end users have the confidence to access the service.
• Work as part of Communities 1st team in a professional manner in accordance with policies, procedures and equal opportunities practices.

An impactful London-based charity is looking for a Volunteer Operations Manager to coordinate the day-to-day logistics of a busy and diverse volunteer programme. Supporting over a million meals per month to communities in need, this organisation relies on a dedicated volunteer network across multiple London sites.

Salary: £26,300 - £30,000

Location: West London

In this role, you’ll manage volunteer scheduling, streamline systems, and ensure a smooth, safe, and engaging experience for all. You'll work closely with internal teams to align operations and support both community and corporate volunteering activities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in volunteer management or operational coordination
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Confidence using systems to track and optimise volunteer engagement
• A passion for social impact and community work

If you’re an enthusiastic, organised professional with a background in volunteer coordination, please do get in touch!

For more information, please submit your CV to .

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

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.

Role Title: Public Fundraising Team Assistant
Salary: £30,890 to £31,756 Pro-Rata
Location: London
Tenure: Permanent - Part Time

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. We work with our partners and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?

Are you an organised, creative problem-solver with a passion for supporting teams that drive real change?

Then we'd love to hear from you!

ActionAid UK is looking for an Public Fundraising Team Assistant to support the work of our fundraising department, ensuring everything behind the scenes runs smoothly as we raise vital funds to support women and girls living in poverty across the world.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with the Deputy Director of Individual Giving and a passionate, driven team. You’ll provide personal assistance, manage diaries and travel logistics, coordinate meetings and events, and support the wider delivery of impactful fundraising campaigns. From organising away days and handling marketing materials, to managing budgets and keeping financial processes on track, your role will be central to keeping the team aligned and energised.

You’ll also have the chance to be involved in the creative and delivery sides of campaigns—helping pull together results reviews, working with content from fundraising trips, and liaising with suppliers to get events, mailings, and materials off the ground. It’s a chance to develop hands-on experience in the not-for-profit sector while contributing directly to work that uplifts communities around the world. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a busy environment, is confident coordinating across teams, and has a proactive, solutions-focused mindset. In return, you’ll be part of a dynamic organisation rooted in feminist values, where collaboration, ambition, and compassion shape everything we do.

If you’re ready to bring your talents to a team that’s changing lives and championing justice—one supporter at a time—this is your opportunity. Join ActionAid UK and help make every 

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.

Additional information

Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging:

Diversity, inclusion and belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from under-represented/marginalised communities. If you’re a confident communicator with a proven track record of securing major gifts from trusts and foundations—and you’re ready to apply your skills to a bold, feminist organisation making real impact across the globe—then we can’t wait to meet you. Step into a role where your voice matters, your relationships drive change, and your ambition has purpose.

AAUK is a Disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Referencing and safeguarding:

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK staff and ActionAid UK representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.

Working practices:

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and company connection days. Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.

Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.

Recruitment processes:

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible. If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions

Are you a strategic campaigner with a passion for education, global justice and early childhood development? Harris Hill is delighted to be recruiting for a Campaign Communications Manager on behalf of an innovative and fast-growing global children’s charity, leading the charge in tackling the global education crisis through bold campaigning and creative communications.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, values-led organisation that’s spearheading a major global campaign to improve outcomes for the youngest children – combining high-profile advocacy, celebrity support, and policy influence to drive real change.

This newly created role will sit within a high-performing Campaign and Communications team, supporting the third year of a major global initiative focused on early years education. You’ll be the campaign communications lead – responsible for managing strategy, storytelling, and digital mobilisation efforts that engage partners, decision-makers and the wider public.

I’m looking for someone with:

• Established experience in campaign delivery and communications
• Experience working for an International NGO/ charity (essential)
• Proven skills in digital campaigning and content coordination
• Experience managing partner communications or mobilisation
• Excellent writing, organisational and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal confidence with internal and external stakeholders
• A ‘can-do’ attitude and collaborative, problem-solving mindset

Why This Role Stands Out:

This is not your average charity job. This organisation offers a genuinely progressive working environment with a 4-day working week (Monday to Thursday) and hybrid flexibility, making it a fantastic opportunity for a skilled campaigner who values impact, innovation and work-life balance. There is also the opportunity to travel to international events.

• Permanent
• 4 day working week (Monday-Thursday)
• 1 day in the London office, (near Liverpool street), 3 days working from home.
• Salary £40,000

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so early submission is strongly encouraged.

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.

Salary: £40,000-£44,000
Contract: 12 Month Maternity Contract
Location: London – 2 days per week in the office
Closing date: ASAP
Benefits: No long hours culture, career development opportunities, Season ticket loan, wellbeing programmes.

We have a great opportunity for a Trusts and Statutory Manager position working for the fantastic Tommy’s, pregnancy and baby charity. This role will sit within the Trusts and Statutory team, who work closely with Corporate, Philanthropy and Major Donor colleagues. and aims to raise £1.1m. This role will lead the growth and management of a portfolio of trust and statutory funders (mainly £10K-£100K) and you will identify new opportunities, write and submit compelling proposals and manage exciting relationships.

To be successful as the Trusts and Statutory Manager will need:

• Experience securing grants (£25k) from warm and cold trust/statutory funders.

• Experience identifying and cultivating cold prospects.

• Experience developing and managing relationships with trust/statutory donors.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Emma,

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 reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

If you would like to discuss this role with us please quote the reference 2645EI

Challenge Events Manager

The Talent Set are delighted to partner with a wonderful health charity on a fantastic Challenge Events Manager role.

We are seeking a highly motivated, organised and experienced challenge events fundraiser to deliver a review of their sports and challenge events programme, identifying new opportunities to grow their income.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, develop and prepare plans to deliver a profitable, engaging and effective annual programme of sports, challenge and community event opportunities
• Manage the annual available sports marketing budget and contribute to annual budget planning
• Create innovative new sports and challenge events, designed to attract and retain supporters and develop plans to launch these on time and to budget
• Work with Communications and Digital teams to develop comprehensive marketing plans to promote events, secure participants and increase levels of engagement
• Manage and motivate a team to deliver campaigns and activities to agreed objectives and KPIs
• Collaborate with Development teams to cross sell and identify leads for fundraisers from other areas of fundraising
• Provide excellent stewardship and supporter experience, with pre and post event contact, to encourage repeat participation

Person Specification

• Proven experience and success in a similar role in events or sports and challenges and/or community fundraising
• Proven track record of being results-driven and working to and achieving fundraising targets
• Significant experience of developing and delivering fundraising and/or event plans
• Ability to create and implement marketing plans (online and offline) for events-related activity
• Good interpersonal skills and experience of building and developing relationships with a wide range of individuals, colleagues, event committees, and suppliers
• Highly organised and analytical, with ability to cope with competing priorities
• Experience of setting and managing budgets, developing strategies, and producing comprehensive reports

What’s on Offer

Salary: £50,000 - £52,000

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity

The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Supporter Acquisition Manager – Temporary Contract
Location: London – 2 days per week on-site
Day Rate: £185.77 + £23.12 holiday pay
Contract: 3–6 months, with potential to go permanent

A leading UK charity is seeking an experienced Supporter Acquisition Manager to join their fundraising team on a temporary basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on high-profile, multi-channel campaigns that attract and inspire new supporters—at a pivotal time for the organisation.

About the Role

As Supporter Acquisition Manager, you’ll take ownership of end-to-end delivery of direct marketing campaigns focused on recruiting new donors. You’ll manage campaigns across a mix of online and offline channels—such as paid social, PPC, DRTV, and direct mail—and will be responsible for budgets reaching up to seven figures.

Working closely with media and creative agencies, internal stakeholders, and suppliers, you’ll ensure campaigns are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard. You’ll also line-manage a Supporter Acquisition Officer or Executive, supporting their development while maintaining delivery excellence.

This is a hands-on role with real impact, ideal for someone who enjoys fast-paced project work and is ready to hit the ground running.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of multi-channel donor acquisition campaigns
• Manage large campaign budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and ROI
• Collaborate with agencies, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure smooth delivery
• Use data and insight to test, optimise, and improve campaign performance
• Line-manage and mentor a junior team member
• Support innovation within the Individual Giving strategy by testing new products and channel

What We're Looking For:

• Significant experience in direct marketing or individual giving, ideally within the charity sector
• Proven success running large-scale, multi-channel campaigns
• Confidence managing large budgets and using data to inform decision-making
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder relationship management
• Line management experience preferred
• Familiarity with GDPR, fundraising compliance, and digital channels (e.g. paid social, PPC) is desirable
• A proactive, collaborative approach—and a passion for driving supporter growth

This is a great opportunity for a motivated fundraising or marketing professional to make an immediate impact in a temporary role, with potential for long-term opportunity.

Apply now to be part of something meaningful. 

The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.

To avoid any potential delays or your application being missed, please apply solely via the 'Apply Now' button.

Commitment to Diversity: The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process

Are you a powerhouse in partnership-led fundraising or business development? We’re recruiting an enthusiastic leader to drive six‑figure, multi‑year deals across major donors, trusts, foundations, and corporates, with an ambitious goal to grow income from £1.6M to £4.5M by FY30, in line with our strategic roadmap.

Job Purpose

As Director of Partnerships, you will:

•  Lead on partnerships fundraising, including major donors, trusts & foundations, and corporates with a focus on securing six-figure multi-year agreements to significantly grow funds raised in this area from £1.6 million to £4.5 million by FY30, in line with Operation Smile UK’s multi-year strategy.
• Foster and facilitate collaboration across different departments within OSUK.
• Ensure business as usual is achieved in line with operational plans, while also exploring and implementing innovative initiatives and campaigns to ensure the future success of partnerships' fundraising.
• Represent OSUK at a leadership level, building relationships with industry peers and peers within the Operation Smile global team to ensure best practice across all areas.

Key Responsibilities

Philanthropy Leadership

• Leads strategy, planning and operation of the major gift, trusts & foundations and corporate giving channels.
• Develops annual business plans and budgets in collaboration with the Executive Director (ED) and Executive Team.  
• Strategically identifies and qualifies potential new donors to grow the prospect pipeline.
• Prepares development communications: solicitation and acknowledgement letters; case statements and proposals; stewardship reports; briefing notes; gift agreements.
• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits major gift commitments from high-net-worth individuals
• Monitors activity of the team, ensuring that benchmarks are achieved, including submission of solicitations, donor contacts and meetings, confirmations of donations, and other performance indicators as related to the team checking their portfolio.
• Provides the organisation with the interpretation of market trends and emerging issues that could impact the organisation’s partnerships fundraising stream.
• Ensures the effective collection of donor information and tracking of points of contact in accordance with best practices; provides and presents statistical analysis to senior leaders.
• Leads on data mining, prospect research, and ensuring the quality of data as it relates to the donors they work with.
• Develops and manages relationships within their own portfolio, personally conducting cultivation visits, solicitation calls and stewardship activities as required.
• Effectively manages fundraising resources and practices ethical fundraising.

HR Management

• Leads, mentors, and manages a team; regular meetings to provide direction, coaching and delegation to the partnerships team.

Financial Management

• Manages and implements approved business plans, ensuring that the annual revenue objectives and budget are met or exceeded, and oversight of the partnership’s departmental budgets.
• Provides leadership in the delivery of statistical analysis, projections, and detailed reports on partnerships fundraising goals and performance that may be used to contribute to the development of internal budgets.

Partnership Sustainability

• Develops donor relationships by researching, sourcing, cultivating, and stewarding existing and potential partners.
• Works to broaden sources of revenue, including working with corporate partners in various industries.
• Develops and implements a stewardship program aimed at cultivating deeper ties with donors and corporate partners.
• Contributes innovative ideas to the development of new strategic partnerships and alternative revenue streams.

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the ED.
• Meetings with OSI and partner countries.
• Board reports/board meetings as required.

Recruitment

We are actively interviewing for this role on a rolling basis as suitable applicants apply. If you're interested in this role, it is advisable to apply as soon as possible.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We're a Disability Confident Committed employer, so we guarantee an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the minimum requirements for the job.

At Operation Smile UK, we value individuals based on their performance and potential. We're dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that supports everyone's needs. We're happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and employment process, and we particularly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.

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Job Purpose

To lead on the planning, delivery, optimisation and performance reporting of insight-led, multi-channel marketing campaigns that support acquisition, engagement and retention objectives across HACT’s products and services portfolio. The role is central to ensuring our marketing activity is targeted, measurable, and delivers clear value for our organisation and stakeholders.

Role Description

We are looking for a confident, motivated and results-driven marketing professional with a strong background in multi-channel campaign development and communications who is keen to work for a purpose-driven organisation. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves creating high-performing campaigns and wants to make a tangible difference through their work.

You will be responsible for planning, executing and evaluating targeted, insight-driven marketing campaigns that drive awareness, engagement and lead generation across a wide range of HACT’s projects, services and propositions. You’ll work closely with the Head of Marketing and teams across the organisation to bring our brand, offers and showcase the impact we create to all our audiences.

With hands-on responsibility for our developing and delivering campaigns utisiling the CRM and omni platforms, you will lead campaign planning and performance reporting, ensuring our messaging is always on-brand, relevant and effective. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to take real ownership and innovate within a small, high-impact team.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver and evaluate high-impact marketing campaigns across all channels to promote HACT’s services, projects and charitable purpose.
• Apply audience segmentation, personalisation and targeting strategies to ensure effective communication with varied customer groups.
• Create and manage content for campaign assets, including landing pages, emails, blogs, social media and event materials.
• Deliver campaigns using digital tools such as Email management suite,Buffer, Google Analytics, and CMS platforms and optimise through data-driven insights.
• Lead the use of the CRM to support audience segmentation, campaign management and reporting across the customer lifecycle.
• Develop KPIs for campaigns and lead on performance tracking, reporting and continuous improvement.
• Manage the HACT website, ensuring content is current, accurate, SEO-optimised and designed to convert.
• Deliver engaging, timely and strategic social media activity across all key channels.
• Oversee and deliver email marketing campaigns with targeted content and personalisation to maximise engagement.
• Coordinate online and face-to-face events from a marketing and communications perspective to ensure strong attendance and experience.
• Support PR, media and thought leadership activity to increase brand reach and reinforce HACT’s sector voice.
• Build effective working relationships across teams and stakeholders to develop marketing briefs, assets and cross-channel campaign plans.
• Continuously review and evolve marketing and campaign processes to increase impact, relevance and return on investment.

Required Skills

• Proven experience of planning, delivering and reporting on end-to-end marketing campaigns.
• Strong working knowledge of digital marketing platforms, CRM tools and campaign reporting
• Experience applying segmentation, targeting and personalisation to improve campaign outcomes.
• Confident content creation and copywriting skills across web, email, social and print formats.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively and work flexibly.
• A proactive, collaborative, and resilient mindset, able to manage a varied and fast-paced workload.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate campaign data into actionable insights and recommendations.

Job Accountabilities

This role will be directly accountable for:

• Marketing campaign planning and delivery across all HACT product and service areas.
• CRM-led customer communications and audience engagement journeys.
• Performance marketing KPIs and campaign impact reporting.
• Content creation for digital campaigns, websites and social channels.
• Event marketing and promotion planning and execution.
• Supporting broader communications activity including PR, media and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring HACT’s brand and tone of voice are consistently applied across all marketing outputs.

Application deadline August 22nd.