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Are you a confident and experienced leader, with a heart for social justice and passionate about positively transforming society?
Then this could be the role for you. Join us as our next Lead Coach, and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to deliver the Spear Programme in Clapham Junction.
You’ll be working with the St Mark's Battersea Rise to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has equipped more than 11,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the barriers they face.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
The important stuff
Location: Clapham Junction, office-based
Salary: £27,810 - £29,000
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations
Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate
Upcoming Assessment Days: Thursday 20th November
Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.
Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]
- Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme.
- Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture and attitudes in the training room.
- Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively.
Delivery of Spear Career [20%]
- Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees.
Training the Assistant Coach [10%]
- Contributing towards the training and developing of the Assistant Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback.
Trainee recruitment [10%]
- Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics.
Continuous professional development
- Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and supporting the Programme Managers with overall team training and development.
Active participation in and support for church team and mission
- As the Spear programme is run by Junction Community Trust in partnership with St Mark’s Church, Battersea Rise, you will be required to establish a strong personal presence at the church to develop the engagement and backing of church members and help build a strong network of supporters for the Spear programme. As part of this you may be asked to speak at church/events and contribute to prayer meetings as per Resurgo’s Christian ethos and the mission of the church
Personal qualities we're looking for:
- An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and St. Mark’s Battersea Rise
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
- Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
- Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation once you have completed enough coaching hours
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Autumn staff conference day, plus a Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested
With young people, with organisations, for society.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
NHM Unlocked is an ambitious programme to secure the future of our irreplaceable collection, accelerate scientific research and innovation, and enhance our public offer. Made possible by a £201 million government investment, Unlocked will build a new collections digitisation and research centre at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP), relocate 28 million natural history specimens to the new centre, and a further 10 million to new fit-for-purpose stores at the South Kensington site, capturing digital specimen data that will make the collection available for use by researchers around the world. The programme will not only enhance the UK’s leading role in tackling urgent global challenges, but also unlock the redevelopment of our galleries in South Kensington, transforming our public offer and mission to create advocates for the planet.
The newly created and high-profile role of Project Director, Collections is a rare and career-defining opportunity to lead one of the most significant collection transformation projects in the museum sector. You will inspire and lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for collection moves, storage, datasets and systems to deliver a reorganisation of the collection, driven by collection care and research priorities, that will create the foundations for a new phase of world-leading science, discovery and public engagement. A key part of the programme’s senior leadership team, you will be central to guiding strategic and operational planning for TVSP, turning vision into reality on the build and fit-out projects, and leading the launch of the new centre through to full operation and public opening.
This is a once-in-a-generation chance to shape the future of one of the world’s great natural history collections, helping to create a new centre that will enable ground-breaking research and innovation for generations to come. If you’re excited about the opportunity to make your mark on a project that will redefine how the Natural History Museum cares for, shares and celebrates its world-class collections, we want to hear from you.
About you
The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a background in delivering complex, large-scale projects in the museum, cultural, or heritage sectors, or in similarly dynamic environments where innovation, precision and partnership are key to success. You will be a confident manager of people, capable of inspiring and leading high-performing teams, and adept at bringing together diverse stakeholder groups to deliver meaningful change. Demonstrated excellence in resource and budget management is essential, as is significant experience in procurement, financial and risk management. Experience in delivering construction or fit-out projects, and working with large datasets and systems, is highly desirable. A genuine passion for science, culture and the role of collections in shaping the future will help you thrive in this extraordinary role.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
Find out more here
What we offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures.
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
Hybrid working
We are working towards a vision where both people and planet thrive, and nothing gives a greater connection with this, than seeing first-hand, the visitors, scientific research and collections that all of our work is inspired by and working side by side with the teams delivering the visitor experience and events. We also recognise the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings. We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re recruiting for a Senior Communications Officer.
Job title: Senior Communications Officer
Location: Home-based, with monthly in-person team meetings (generally somewhere in the London-Oxford-Bristol corridor), and regular travel to London.
Contract type: 4/5 days a week (30/37.5 hours per week), permanent.
Salary: £33-34K per annum plus benefits (FTE).
Would you like to make a positive impact for rural communities across England? Would you like to help tackle rural deprivation and ensure rural areas have fairer access to essential services? Would you like to help rural communities reach their full potential?
About Us
Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is the only national charity speaking up for everyone in rural areas. We champion thriving, sustainable and inclusive rural communities that have the services they need and the resources to secure equitable outcomes for everyone. We work closely with our 38 member organisations who support local communities across England. Together we campaign for change, enable local action, and improve support for people most in need. We work with government and other national partners to explore the issues affecting rural communities and identify solutions so that no one is disadvantaged by where they live.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and creative Senior Communications Officer to join our ambitious team. This is a new post that will play a key role in delivering our new five year strategy Rural Ambition: enabling communities to thrive. This includes a commitment to speak up more boldly for rural communities and to build new alliances to widen our reach. Reporting to the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, you will be responsible for our external communications, including telling eye-catching stories, building relationships with journalists and overseeing our digital communications. You will support our engagement with policy makers and other stakeholders, and advise and support other team members and our member organisations to promote their work and the impact they are making.
About You
You will be experienced in developing compelling stories and helping to deliver campaigns that raise awareness of low profile issues and drive change. You will enjoy having a varied role that offers the opportunity to be creative, build new connections and work with colleagues in the team and our wider network. You will be excited by our ambition to speak up more boldly for rural communities and to focus on the issues where we can make the most impact. You will be a self-starter as well as a team player, enjoy working in partnership with other organisations, and be used to delivering several projects at one time. You will have direct experience of living in a rural community or have a strong empathy with our cause.
This role is a great opportunity for a communications professional who is keen to take the next step in their career and give a voice to communities that are often forgotten. You will be joining a small, focused and energetic organisation while being part of a unique national network. If you share our vision and ambition, please get in touch.
Working at ACRE
The ACRE team is home-based. We meet together at least once a month, generally somewhere in the London-Oxford-Bristol corridor. Benefits include up to 30 days holiday, a contributory pension scheme, life cover and flexible working arrangements.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, traditions and ways of life. Please note you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 19 November, at 23:59
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25 November in Woodstock, Oxfordshire
NB: Please confirm when you make your final application that you are able to attend on this date.
Please assume that you have not been shortlisted if you have not heard from us by 24 November.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
Volunteering and Community Engagement Manager
Salary: £35,000
Full time annual leave entitlement is 28 days per annum (plus bank holidays)
Hybrid working: 1 day a week working from home
Are you a dynamic individual who can develop, lead and grow our volunteering and community engagement work in Surrey? Do you thrive on working with people, helping to empower them to use their skills and experiences to help others in the community? Can you make a difference at a local Surrey charity?
We are seeking a hard-working, driven and flexible individual to develop, lead and grow our volunteering and community engagement team to raise awareness and increase engagement locally of our vital work.
What you’ll be doing:
¨ Be an effective manager, line managing our Volunteering and Community Engagement teams with passion, creativity and purpose.
¨ Working with local partner organisations, building relationships whilst exploring possible funding/joint working/event opportunities, and supporting the teams to make sure they are best placed to have the biggest impact for the people we enable and empower.
¨ Develop and maintain strategic community engagement relationships across the county, in collaboration with Senior Managers, including those with Local Area Committees (LAC)/Neighbourhood Area Committees, and with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector infrastructure organisation in each area (for example, Voluntary Action Surrey East) as well as those working across the county including Surrey Community Action, Surrey Youth Focus, Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum, and Surrey Coalition of Disabled People.
¨ Organise and facilitate our Breaking Down Barriers Workshops, and other similar initiatives inspiring change and inclusion across Surrey.
¨ Drive forward our volunteering and engagement strategies—shaping policies, streamlining processes, and ensuring our work reflects best practice and legislation.
¨ Working with colleagues in other teams to create a culture where community engagement is at the heart of everything we do.
¨ Using innovation and creativity to design and deliver new projects focussed on community engagement, and maximising community participation for those we support.
¨ Promoting and demonstrating a strengths-based, asset based community development approach, to ensure the people we support have the opportunities to be involved in all aspects of our work and in the community.
¨ Ability to work flexibly according to the business need, which will include organising and attending community engagement events during the evening and at weekends.
We’re seeking someone who has the following skills:
- Direct experience of line managing a team of staff and providing team leadership
- Relevant experience in the management of a volunteering programme, or extensive experience of directly managing volunteers with the ability to step up into this role
- Knowledge and understanding of volunteering best practice, strategy and policy
- Demonstrable experience of community engagement projects, working directly with beneficiaries and in building relationships with partner organisations
- Planning and organisational skills, including ability to plan, prioritise and deliver a complex workload
- Strong presentation skills, sufficient to deliver engaging training to staff and volunteers
- Strong communication skills – verbal and written, and ability to relate well to people from all backgrounds
- Experience using Microsoft Office and confident in using a database
- Understanding of data protection requirements and confidentiality
- Able to champion the role and contribution of volunteers
- Ability to engage and influence colleagues
What we offer:
- Salary: £35,000 plus 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
- Pension: We match contributions up to 6%.
- Wellbeing: Annual flu vaccination, eye tests, and contributions towards work-related glasses.
- Development: Ongoing training tailored to your role and career growth.
- Hybrid working: 1 day a week working from home
· A supportive, inclusive culture where your ideas and leadership will directly shape the future of volunteering and community engagement in Surrey.
Join us and be part of a team that changes lives every day.
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established for over 100 years. We enable and empower people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind to overcome barriers to be as independent as possible and thrive in their communities. We are a countywide charity based in Fetcham, near Leatherhead.
Support & enable people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted & deafblind to lead independent lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a content creator and social media expert, with a focus and interest in shortform video content, who thrives on planning, creating and delivering high quality content.
This is an exciting time to join an expanding social media team. The successful candidate will be working across two charity brands, Rethink Mental Illness and its partner charity Mental Health UK.
This is an agile role, working a minimum of two days a week from the London office, offering flexible working and some amazing benefits!
Position: Digital Content Creator
Location: Agile (required to work from the London office a minimum of 2 days a week)
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: £30,880 (£33,880 inclusive of London Allowance)
Contract: Permanent
The Role
The objectives of the Communications and Campaigns team are to increase the public profiles of Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, mobilise public support to bring about change and ensure that all colleagues are aware of, bought into and engaged in contributing to the values and direction of the charities.
A natural storyteller, you will have a talent for creating shortform video content that engages key audiences across our social media platforms. By generating ideas and making them happen, sourcing contributors, shooting and editing footage, you will monitor the performance of posts and proactively incorporate best practice to ensure that content is well received by audiences, and that the charities’ presence on its social media channels grows.
You will regularly collaborate with colleagues across both charities, the other founding charities and key partners to create compelling and inspiring content.
Main duties include:
- Creating shortform video content
- Project manage the production of video content for social media campaigns
- Ensure that the charity showcases its advice, information, programmes and services through shortform content.
- Champion and promote the brands, including their tone of voice, in our creative content.
- Working with the Social Media Manager, plan for and produces engaging content for relevant awareness events, including Mental Health Awareness Week in May and World Mental Health Day in October.
- Analyse the performance of video content
- Help the team keep up with social media trends, spotting opportunities
About You
A content creator and social media expert you will have experience of planning, shooting and editing footage to engage audiences across different social media platforms and of using creative design software (Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Premiere Pro - essential). With an eye for detail, you will use your project management skills to analyse the performance of social media content, refining and improving content through iteration.
You will also have experience of:
- Writing and editing copy to suit different audiences and providing updates and briefings at meetings.
- Being a brand guardian and supporting others to use brand and tone of voice guidelines.
- Planning, creating and scheduling engaging content across multiple social media channels, while optimising content by channel and audience.
About the Organisation
Rethink Mental Illness is the leading charity provider of mental health services in England that supports thousands of people through groups, services, campaigns and advice and information. This work supports the organisation in delivering its mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
Mental Health UK, Rethink Mental Illness’ charity partner, challenges the causes of poor mental health and provides people with the tools they need to live their best possible life at home, school and work.
In everything the charity does, it seeks to demonstrate the values: Passion, Equity, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.
What will you receive?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development, and a range of e-learning courses.
You will also receive:
- Employer funded pension
- Flexible working
- Life assurance
- Eye care vouchers
- Training opportunities
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 plus Bank Holidays
- Rewards, benefits and recognition platform
- Employee assistance programme
- Your birthday off
- Plus many more great benefits…
“It feels very rewarding to be part of such a meaningful Organisation where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to make a difference” Current staff member
We actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
You may also have experience in areas such as Digital, Content, Digital Content, Marketing, Digital Officer, Content Officer, Digital Content Officer, Marketing Office, Content Creator, Digital Content Creator, Campaign Officer, Video Content, Online Content, Social Media Content Creator.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
We’re Rethink Mental Illness and no matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
People Adviser – Employee Relations
We are seeking a supportive and confident People Adviser with solid employee relations experience to help managers and staff navigate HR issues fairly, consistently, and in line with best practice.
Position: People Adviser – ER
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Location: Remote with occasional travel
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 30th November 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 8 December 2025
About the role
This is a hands on role providing first line HR advice and support across the organisation. You will be a trusted point of contact for staff and managers, helping them resolve people issues with confidence while ensuring policies are applied fairly.
You will also support the People Partner and Business Partner with employee relations casework, HR administration, policy compliance, and general queries. Your guidance will help managers lead well, improve consistency, and strengthen staff engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing first line HR advice to managers and employees
- Supporting employee relations cases including performance, disciplinary and grievance matters
- Ensuring HR policies are applied fairly and consistently
- Managing HR administration including contracts, changes, absence records and exit interviews
- Maintaining accurate HR documentation and records
- Supporting policy review and implementation
- Contributing to employee engagement and wellbeing activities
- Helping identify training needs and supporting HR related training
- Managing HR data and preparing reports
- Supporting wider HR projects and continuous improvement
About you
You will be approachable, clear and supportive, confident providing advice and building trust with staff at all levels.
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience providing HR advice and HR administration support
- Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience handling employee relations cases
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- CIPD Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Able to handle confidential information with discretion
- Comfortable using HR systems and Microsoft Office
Desirable:
- Experience in the charity, health or social care sector
- Working towards CIPD Level 5
- BSL skills or willingness to learn
About the organisation
You will be joining a specialist national charity supporting the health and wellbeing of deaf people across the UK. Services include care, therapy, advocacy, domestic abuse support, and children and young people’s services. Their work is delivered by deaf people for deaf people in British Sign Language, and they are recognised as one of the largest disabled people’s organisations in the UK.
To Apply
You will be redirected to our client’s website to complete an online application for this role, there is also a BSL video translation of the job description.
Other roles you may have experience of could include HR Officer, HR Advisor, HR Administrator, People Officer, People Advisor, HR Coordinator, Employee Relations Administrator. #INDNFP
The King's Trust International works with local partners around the world to deliver education, employment and enterprise programmes that empower young people to learn, work and thrive. Operating across more than 20 countries, they collaborate with governments, NGOs, employers and philanthropists to strengthen youth ecosystems, create opportunity and drive lasting systemic change.
As they celebrate their 10th anniversary with the inspiring Generation Potential campaign, King's Trust International enters an exciting new decade with an ambitious strategy to support one million young people worldwide. To realise this vision, they are seeking a dynamic and strategic Director of Fundraising to lead the next phase of growth-building on strong philanthropic and corporate foundations while unlocking new global income streams.
Location: London, UK (hybrid working)
Salary: £85,000 - £95,000
Contract: Full time, permanent
About the role
The Director of Fundraising will play a pivotal role in driving income growth and ensuring the long-term sustainability of King's Trust International. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you will provide strategic leadership across all fundraising activity, nurturing an exceptional team and leveraging high-level networks across the King's Trust Group globally.
You will oversee two core income streams-philanthropy and corporate partnerships-while expanding opportunities through institutional funding, impact investment and innovative income models. Building on the momentum of Generation Potential, you will shape and implement an ambitious strategy that strengthens KTI's global impact and supports its mission to empower young people to thrive.
Key responsibilities
Lead and deliver KTI's annual fundraising target (£6.25m), driving sustained growth and diversification.
Oversee and support Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships teams, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture.
Develop strategies to engage new donors and partners, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, corporates and institutional funders.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders including KTI's Board of Trustees, Africa Advisory Board, Pakistan Development Group and the King's Trust Group internationally.
Identify and develop new income opportunities, including consultancy, programme commercialisation and impact investment.
Ensure robust governance, compliance and adherence to ethical fundraising standards.
Represent KTI externally at key events, cultivating relationships and inspiring major donors and partners worldwide.
Champion equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fundraising is culturally responsive and globally relevant.
The ideal candidate
Proven success securing significant philanthropic or partnership income (including £1m+ gifts), ideally internationally.
Experience leading and inspiring high-performing fundraising teams.
Expertise in developing and delivering successful campaigns and multi-channel strategies.
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!
Location: Harlow, Essex. Easily commutable from London Liverpool Street/Tottenham Hale Station. We offer a free minibus service from Harlow Town Train Station and free parking onsite.
Hours: Full-time position, Blended working arrangement could be considered, with two days a week working from home.
Reports to: Transport Solutions Manager.
About the role:
At the Motability Foundation, we fund, support, research and innovate so that all disabled people can make the journeys they choose.
We’re building a Transport Solutions Team that can work flexibly across all the tools in our delivery kit – from grants and innovation pilots to research, partnerships, and commercial interventions. This includes a growing portfolio of projects tackling key challenges like inclusive EV charging, complex community transport funding opportunities, and large-scale research such as the National Centre for Accessible Transport.
We are now recruiting several Grant Managers to join this team and help us deliver our vision. This role works within a dedicated team to assess grant applications from charities and organisations applying to the Motability Foundation for grant-funding to support their work in the disability transport sector.
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, purpose-led team driving change in the transport system for disabled people and to work on some of the most interesting and impactful projects in the sector.
What you will be doing:
- Manage grant delivery, including assessment, due diligence, contracting, monitoring, and closure, across our funding rounds.
- Engage with all levels of applicant and grantee organisations to understand their work, assess their proposals, and provide support and challenge to strengthen delivery and outcomes.
- Undertake financial, reputational, governance, and operational due diligence in line with our policies and risk appetite.
- Produce high quality assessments of applications for review by our grant panels, including award recommendations.
- Work with applicant organisations to develop and agree contractual grant agreements.
- Manage and monitor multi-year grant awards to ensure objectives and KPIs are achieved within agreed timescales and budgets.
- Ensuring all of our data records are kept up-to-date including reconciling payment schedules to grant records.
- Work closely with colleagues across the TST to provide insight from delivery into programme development, and to learn from others’ work across research, innovation and partnerships.
- Staying abreast of key issues facing the disability and transport sectors, to understand how these shape and influence applications to Motability’s grant programmes.
- Support delivery of non-traditional funding mechanisms such as challenge prizes, research calls, or commercial commissioning approaches, contributing to assessment and management.
Your experience:
- Experienced in assessing, managing, monitoring and evaluating grant applications or similar roles related to charitable grant making.
- Understanding of not-for-profit structures, including charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations.
- Experience in writing a variety of styles including academic, reports, and impact.
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise when faced with a continuous flow of applications and variable work load.
- Experience of effectively engaging at all levels within applicant organisations leading discussions where necessary.
- Good with numbers, and the ability to understand and interpret budgets and accounts.
- Able to engage with grant applicants and build an ongoing positive rapport.
- Strong IT skills including experience working with the MS Office suite.
- Experience within the disability sector and/or direct or indirect experience of the mobility challenges faced by disabled people would be advantageous, but not essential.
We are building a future where all disabled people have the transport options to make the journeys they choose.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A GROWING FAITH FOUNDATION PROGRAMME LEAD
About the Department/Role
The National Society for Education (NSE) is both an NCI and a Royal-charter charity. It's aims are to support Church schools and the wider education sector by developing leaders, shaping policy and growing faith.
The NSE leads the Church of England's national work in education in partnership with 41 Diocesan Boards of Education and approximately 4,700 Church of England schools. We also support the national education work of the Church in Wales, which includes around 150 schools. Our presence extends to work with community schools and academy trusts, as well as higher and further July 2025 education through numerous chaplaincies, providing spiritual support and guidance to children and young people, and to adults.
The Church of England's Vision and Strategy for the 2020s has three priorities, one of which is to be a church which is younger and more diverse. As part of this, the House of Bishops want to ensure that a flourishing children, youth and families ministry is within reach of every young person in England.
The NSE is working with the Vision and Strategy team to help deliver this vision through a range of projects in our 'growing faith' pillar which focus on the intersection between church, home and school; aiming to develop the faith life of children and young people, whilst also growing young leaders.
We are a dynamic team, working remotely from our homes around the country. We gather regularly online, and also have in-person team days through the year.
What you'll be doing
The purpose of this role is to design, develop, implement and evaluate effective leadership development programmes which enable participants to lead deep and lasting culture change which instinctively prioritises the needs, voice, development and impact of children, young people and families. To enable growing impact and reach of these programmes through embedding long-term strategic partnerships with delivery partners at local, regional and national level, contributing to the overall national target of developing 30,000 leaders of mission and ministry with children and young people by 2030.
Key Responsibilities
- Designing and delivering effective leadership development programmes.
- Enabling effective quality assurance and continuous improvement.
- Developing theological thinking and evidence-led practice that catalyses culture change.
Key role requirements
- This is a fully remote role.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £59,248 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
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Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we're looking for then we would like to hear from you.
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.
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Job Title: Bank Retail Assistant
Salary: £15.18 per hour
Team: Retail
Hours: Ad hoc as required
Location: Across our shops: Guildford, Godalming, Knaphill, Cobham, Weybridge, Shepperton, Hampton Hill and Teddington
About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Retail Assistant to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.
It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we are expanding our retail team and portfolio of shops.
This role requires experience in retail or charity retail as an employee or longstanding volunteer. You will also need administrative/cash handling experience
About the role
Your key purpose will be, in the absence of the manager or assistant manager, to lead a team of volunteers to maximise sales, deliver excellent customer service and ensure that the shop premises and assets are maintained to a high standard, according to legal requirements and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) policies and procedures.
About you
This role requires experience in retail or charity retail as an employee or longstanding volunteer. You will also need administrative/cash handling experience
You will also have an ability to deal with customers and maintaining a high level of customer service, have good verbal, written communication skills, as well as being comfortable using IT and EPOS reporting. You will have an ability to motivate yourself and others, have excellent organisational skills and be comfortable working under pressure and dealing with changing priorities. You will be a car owner/driver
You will also have an ability to be a self starter with the ability to work independently and take the initiative whilst knowing when to delegate jobs to others within the team. You will be
organised and methodical and able to multi-task and work well in a team and on your own initiative. You are able to build good relationships with others and flexible and willing to undertake varied responsibilities as part of a team
Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Other Requirement
Essential:
- Car owner and UK Driving Licence as role requires one to go across different sites
- Retail experience
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.
To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.
Closing Date: 15 November 2025
Interview Date: Flexible
We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented and data-focused [IT/data confident] administrator to support our CRM and audience development activities.
Hofesh Shechter Company is a boundary-breaking international dance company, led by Artistic Director Hofesh Shechter. Our work includes large-scale touring, film projects, the emerging talent programme Shechter II interwoven with our Shechter Moves learning programme.
This newly created position is central to our data strategy, focusing on centralising audience and supporter information using our new specialist CRM and event management systems, Monad and YesPlan. You will be responsible for data integrity, analysis and supporting us to turn rich audience insights into a powerful tool for storytelling and growth, helping us build deeper relationships with our diverse audiences.
This is an ideal role for someone passionate about IT systems and the arts. It suits a recent data/business analytics graduate looking for a role with real-world impact in the UK’s vibrant creative sector or an aspiring arts administrator who thrives on a mix of analytical and creative work.
Job Title: Case Worker – CAPSA Services (Culturally Appropriate Peer Support and Advocacy)
Reports to: CAPSA Team Manager
Geographic focus: Lambeth
Salary:£30,500
Hours of Work: 37.5 per week (flexible working available)
Duration:1 Year Contract (with a potential to extend)
Benefits:26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension contribution, Employees' Assistance Programme.
Purpose of the role
The CAPSA (Culturally Appropriate Peer Support and Advocacy) Worker role has been specifically designed to support Black people using the secondary mental health system. As a CAPSA Worker, you will provide both Generic Mental Health Advocacy and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) to eligible individuals, including people detained under the Mental Health Act(MHA) 1983/2007, conditionally discharged restricted patients, those under Guardianship, and those on Community Treatment orders, as well as individuals considered for section 57 treatments.
You will play a key role in ensuring that the perspectives of Black service users are recognised and respected, addressing their unique and multiple needs, and promoting access to advocacy for all eligible individuals. You will raise awareness of advocacy, rights under the MHA, and the CAPSA service among professionals, individuals, and agencies.
In addition to direct advocacy, you will contribute to service development by supporting an effective administration system and helping evaluate the impact of advocacy for both service users and commissioners.
As part of CAPSA’s race-led approach to systems change, you will also help challenge systemic racism in mental health services, embed culturally competent practice, and promote equitable care within South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM).
Job summary
Black Thrive Lambeth has developed a co-designed, culturally appropriate peer support and advocacy service (CAPSA) on behalf of the Living Well Network Alliance (LWNA). CAPSA provides support to Black community members with mental health needs through peer support and advocacy, led by individuals with lived experience or lived understanding of mental health challenges. The service creates a space where experiences are respected, accepted, and valued equally.
The role involves building positive relationships with Black service users; offering one-to-one and group advocacy; supporting self-advocacy; gathering and sharing information to inform decision-making; and preparing monitoring reports and feedback. Advocates ensure that the views, wishes, and needs of Black service users are heard and acknowledged, addressing the impact of racism within traditional mental health services.
Duties and responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Advocacy & Support for Black Service Users
- Work with individual Black service users to provide culturally informed advocacy, support, and representation to assist them in decision-making related to their care, treatment, and legal status.
- You will manage a caseload of up to 10 clients.
- This will consist of weekly meetings with clients and supporting them around their care in the mental health system, this will be both within inpatient services and CMHTs (Community Mental Health Teams) as well as in the community.
- Support Black service users in developing and maintaining their cultural identity by identifying strengths and advocating for culturally relevant mental health interventions.
- Develop trusting relationships with Black service users within appropriate boundaries to help them express their mental health needs.
- Assist service users in preparing for meetings, attend appointments with them if required, and advocate on their behalf where needed.
- Provide information and updates on the progress of advocacy issues and ensure clients understand proceedings.
Culturally Informed Peer Support & Recovery
- Use lived experience and cultural understanding to promote positive self-esteem and recovery through a culturally informed peer support model.
- Provide practical guidance to Black service users, and where appropriate, their carers, on self-care, resilience strategies, and managing mental health within a race equality framework.
- Promote service user involvement by empowering individuals to communicate their culturally lived experiences and mental health needs to professionals.
- Challenge peer support models, stigma, and discriminatory practices that fail to recognise the cultural needs of Black service users.
Community Engagement & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and community members to develop a culturally informed advocacy and peer support model.
- Establish regular advocacy ‘drop-ins’ on wards and in the community, ensuring accessibility for Black service users.
- Signpost service users to culturally relevant community, inpatient, and online resources, as well as mainstream and specialist services.
- Liaise with, and when necessary, challenge NHS professionals, care teams, and local authorities to ensure due process and cultural competence in service delivery.
- To maintain a level of professionalism in all spaces always.
Role Expectations
- Maintain confidentiality, respect service users’ right to privacy, and ensure their dignity is always upheld.
- Keep accurate and timely records of advocacy and peer support work, providing regular verbal and written reports to the line manager.
- Attend team meetings, participate in one-to-one supervision, group supervision sessions, and complete mandatory training in peer support and other job-related areas.
- Raise safeguarding concerns following organisational policies and procedures.
GENERAL
- To attend and participate in meetings held by the CAPSA team and other bodies as required.
- To maintain records of hours worked and to complete accurate expense returns.
- To foster and develop an equality and diversity approach within the role, in line with Black Thrive’
- To promote the service through the distribution of publicity materials, liaising with statutory and voluntary services, and, where appropriate, through the media and presentations to local groups within the agreed company policies.
- To promote the role of advocates both within the Living Well Network Alliance (LWNA) and externally.
- To work well as part of the team in a way that promotes inclusivity and respect in a supportive environment.
- The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
Qualities Required
Each quality is marked as either E (Essential) or D (Desirable).
Experience (E/D)
- Understanding and/or experience of mental health legislation and the Mental Health journey process in numerous settings – E
- Lived experience of racism or discrimination in wider society and in the provision of mental health services – E
- Experience of identifying and meeting the needs of individual people – E
- Experience and ability to develop and maintain relationships with various stakeholders – E
- A commitment to working in an anti-racist and anti-oppressive way – E
- Confidence in challenging stigma and discrimination within structural settings – E
- Experience of working in an advocacy or healthcare setting – D
Knowledge and Skills (E/D)
- Understanding and knowledge of assessment of needs – E
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences – E
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including via telephone, in person, over video link, and through presentations, demonstrating confidence and assertiveness – E
- Emotional resilience and the ability to cope with sometimes challenging people and environments – E
- Ability to work flexibly to meet varying demands on the service – E
- Good organisational skills, including timekeeping and ability to travel to different locations – E
- Excellent computer literacy and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office – E
- An understanding and awareness of The Equality Act 2010 – E
- Ability to act calmly and respond professionally to distress, disturbance, and unpredictability – E
- Ability to work independently on own initiative and prioritise workload while working as part of a team – E
- Commitment to learning through work-based learning and mandatory training – E
- Knowledge of mental health legislation such as MHA 1983/2007, MCA 2017 – D
- Understanding of the specific role, purpose, and responsibilities of an Independent Mental Health Advocate – D
- Knowledge and/or awareness of safeguarding issues – D
- An additional language (e.g., Portuguese, French, etc.) – D
- Qualifications in Peer Support / Advocacy – D
We welcome applications specifically from Black people of African and Caribbean heritage, as the statutory requirement of the Equality Act 2010, Advance Equality in Mental Health 2020 and Parent Carer Race Equality Framework 2020, in order to address the importance of Black employee safety. These posts are therefore restricted to Black applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. Still, we will treat applicants with a criminal record fairly and not unreasonably discriminate because of a conviction or other information revealed.
Please make sure you download a copy of our vacancy for reference.
You should provide a CV and a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) outlining your suitability for the post, including the relevant experience, knowledge and skills.
Application deadline is is Friday 14th November 2025 by 12pm
The interview will comprise of two stages.
1. An assessment will be given on the day of your interview to be completed before your verbal interview.
2. A verbal interview will be conducted in person with a panel of 3 people,
Interviews will take place during week commencing 8th December 2025 and will take place in person at Black Thrive’s offices.
We exist to change the odds stacked against Black people by embedding race equity into systemic change so that thriving is the norm not the exception



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Vision: Home-Start believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. Main purpose of job: To ensure Home-Start's Southwark’s finance and operations systems best meet the needs of the organisation, enabling us to provide the best possible support to families with children under 5 in Southwark and Lewisham.
Our ambition is to continue to develop outstanding services that meet the needs of our community; if you want to be part of our future, we would love to meet you to discuss this further.
Home-Start believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Dementia Concern is a long-established local charity providing life changing care and support to people living with dementia and their families across West London.
Our mission is simple and vital: to help people live well with dementia, and to ensure that no one faces it alone.
We are entering an exciting new phase. After several years without a dedicated fundraising department, we are ready to rebuild and strengthen our income base, reconnect with the community we serve, and create sustainable funding for the future. This role will be central to that transformation, shaping how we tell our story, engage supporters, and grow our impact.
We’re looking for a Head of Fundraising, someone who can design, develop and deliver our fundraising stratergy. Someone who can innovate and who can combine stratergy, can lean in and has energy to connect with people, and who sees potential everywhere. If you’re motivated by the challenge of shaping something lasting and meaningful, this role offers the chance to make a visible difference, both to the charity and to the lives of people living with dementia.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will have both the freedom and responsibility to build a thriving, sustainable fundraising function, securing income initially from trusts and foundations and then corporates, philanthropists, individuals, and community supporters.
You will play a key hands-on role, supported by a fundraiser, volunteers, and an experienced and engaged CEO and Board.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Leadership
- Develop and deliver a clear fundraising strategy that diversifies income and builds long-term sustainability.
- Inspire a culture of fundraising across the organisation, empowering staff, volunteers, and trustees to become confident advocates and ambassadors.
- Use the compelling stories of our frontline team and clients to engage, motivate, and retain supporters.
Trusts, Foundations and Corporate Giving
- Lead the development of high-quality, strategic funding applications to trusts, foundations, and corporate partners (typically £20k+).
- Build and manage a sustainable pipeline of prospects, ensuring timely applications and stewardship.
- Line-manage and mentor the newly appointed Trust Fundraiser, supporting their development and success.
Individual Giving and Appeals
- Refresh and strengthen Dementia Concern’s case for support, ensuring a consistent, powerful message across all audiences.
- Design and deliver the charity’s first major appeals — including digital campaigns, local community drives, and postal appeals — to attract and retain individual donors.
- Develop engaging donor journeys and opportunities for people to give regularly, locally, and meaningfully.
Community and Partnership Development
- Reconnect Dementia Concern with its local community through relationship-building, events, and partnerships.
- Represent the charity externally with warmth and confidence, growing our network of local supporters, volunteers, and champions.
- Work closely with the CEO and Trustees to build mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses, groups, and influencers.
- Oversee the charity’s website and digital presence, ensuring our communications are clear, inspiring, and supporter focussed.
- Lead on campaigns and public relations that raise awareness of dementia and the charity’s impact in West London.
About you:
You will have experience in:
- Trust Fundraising and at least one of the following: corporate partnerships, individual giving, or community fundraising.
- Proven ability to develop and deliver successful fundraising strategies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to craft compelling cases for support and inspire others.
- A collaborative, ‘hands-on’ approach comfortable working in a small, dedicated team.
- Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
- Passion for dementia care and improving the lives of older people and their carers.
- Experience of working in a local or regional charity setting.
- Knowledge of Ealing and/or West London communities. (desirable)
If you would like an exploratory conversation about the role, please do send an email to the above contact (email info visible when you click 'How to apply') and we will be happy to arrange a time to speak with you.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing date: 28 November 2025 at 00:00
Development Manager
Purpose of the Role
The Development Manager will play a vital role in expanding The Churchill Fellowship’s income from Trusts, Foundations, and other institutional funders. Working closely with the Development Director, the post holder will identify, cultivate and secure new funding partnerships that support our core Fellowship programme, unrestricted income, and the Activate Programme in line with our organisational priorities.
The postholder will manage the full funder journey, from initial engagement to long-term stewardship, ensuring all relationships are grown and managed professionally and effectively. They will work closely with relevant departments to coordinate proposals, reports, and communications, helping maintain strong connections with funders.
Key responsibilities
Prospecting and Pipeline Development
- Research and identify new potential supporters, primarily from the Trusts & Foundations sector, with some engagement of aligned individuals or family-foundation prospects in conjunction with the wider Development Team.
- Support the Development Director in delivering targeted cultivation and engagement strategies to grow new income streams.
- Build and maintain a healthy, dynamic pipeline of qualified new business opportunities.
- Monitor sector trends to identify emerging supporters and new partnership opportunities
Approaches and Proposal Development
- Prepare tailored, persuasive funding proposals, applications, and cases for support, drawing on internal expertise and materials.
- Lead on initial engagement with new prospects, coordinating meetings, briefings and follow-up communications.
- Manage the cultivation process ensuring prospects receive timely and professional engagement throughout.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure proposals are accurate, evidence-based and aligned with organisational objectives.
Relationship Management
- Act as the key contact for donors and funders secured through this role, managing relationships and ensuring continuity of communication.
- Work closely with the Development Director, Appeal Director and CEO to coordinate senior-level involvement in funder engagement where appropriate.
- Ensure accurate monitoring, evaluation and reporting for all grants, providing timely updates and impact information to funders. Liaise with colleagues across the organisation to identify when and how internal contacts or senior volunteers can support prospect engagement, ensuring this complements any existing relationships or approaches.
Internal Collaboration and Systems
- Record all activity in Salesforce, ensuring accurate data capture on all prospect and funder activity.
- Contribute to income forecasting and team reporting
- Collaborate with colleagues across departments to align fundraising approaches with strategic initiatives, ensuring consistent messaging and shared priorities.
General
- Ensure fundraising activity complies with relevant regulations, GDPR, and due diligence processes and ethical fundraising policies
- Support Development team events and activities as required, occasionally outside normal working hours.
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Development Director to support the success of the team and organisation.
Person Specification
Qualification:
- Degree level or equivalent transferable skills - Desirable
Skills and Experience
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in a fundraising, grants or donor facing role, particularly prospecting new funders
- Proven success in securing funding from Trusts & Foundations or HNWIs, particularly new business (one-off or multiyear grants and repeat grants)
- Strong experience in research & prospect identification for trusts/foundations or major donors
- Excellent proposal/application writing, with ability to tailor cases to funder priorities
- Good interpersonal and communication skills — able to engage funders at senior levels and with colleagues internally
- Strong organisational skills, managing multiple proposals and deadlines simultaneously
- Proficiency with CRM systems (preferably Salesforce) and using it to manage pipeline / prospect data
- Ability to interpret and present information (budgets, impact data, reports) clearly to funders and internal stakeholders
- Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with senior staff, trustees and senior volunteers
- Knowledge of fundraising regulations, due diligence and GDPR
Personality Characteristics
- Proactive, self-starter with a solution focused approach
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy (important in proposals, budgets, follow-up)
- Strongly committed to the values, mission and ethos of The Churchill Fellowship
- Comfort meeting face‑to‑face and representing TCF externally
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure and prioritise work effectively
- Collaborative, dependable and able to work with integrity
- Willingness to travel occasionally and work flexibly to meet funders.
Other
- Some UK based travel required for meetings, presentations etc
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
About our charity
Join us to support people-led change across the UK
We run the Churchill Fellowships, a unique programme that supports UK citizens to find new solutions worldwide for today’s most pressing challenges.
Every year we fund over 100 new Fellows to discover the latest ideas and best practice in any practical issue they care passionately about, anywhere in the world. The topics they explore cover every aspect of society and are often informed by their own lived experience. They meet leading practitioners, encounter cutting-edge projects and gather their findings in a published report. We help share their findings to inspire change in communities, sectors, and fields across the UK.
Fellows tell us that their Fellowship is life-changing, for themselves and for those who benefit from their global learning. These are dedicated and practical individuals with a strong vision of the change they want to see, the knowledge to progress it and the drive to make it happen. As a result, their impact is felt throughout the UK and many go on to be leaders in their fields.
Our unique approach has created a community of thousands of highly effective changemakers working on the frontlines of today’s key issues. At the heart of all this is a simple but enduring concept: we are empowering individuals to learn from the world and transform lives across the UK.
Working for The Churchill Fellowship
Detailed package, benefits and wellbeing package:
- Salary £45,000 per annum
- Hybrid working policy (minimum of 1-2 days per week in the office)
- 5 weeks holiday a year, with additional paid leave when the office closes over the Christmas Break
- 1 weeks paid leave for volunteering
- Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- Bike purchase salary sacrifice scheme (Cycle2Work)
We have embraced the benefits of working from home and at the same time, we value the contribution of face-to-face contact in building teamwork, collaborating with your colleagues, exchanging ideas and know-how, and for work efficiency. We therefore operate a hybrid working policy, where staff can work from home if they wish, however everyone is required to work in the office a minimum of 1 to 2 days a week with Tuesdays as the core day for regular whole team meetings.
Note: unfortunately, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship for visas and all applicants will need to have, and be able to prove, the right to work in the UK.
How to apply
Please submit your CV, along with a cover letter using this as an opportunity to tell us a bit more about who you are as a person. As a people centred, relational organisation, we want to understand how you as an individual are going to be a great fit for this role.
Recruitment Process
We hope to meet initially with as many candidates as possible, however where demand is unusually high, we may not be able to meet everyone.
If your skills and experience are relevant to the role, you will likely meet with a member of the HR Team to talk through any questions you may have, and for us to find out a bit more about you.
Once the advertising has closed, we will invite the shortlisted candidates to a formal in-person interview with the view to appointing the Finance Assistant as soon as possible after that.
Equity, diversity and inclusion are core to the values and ethos of the charity’s work across all activities. The Churchill Fellowship is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Our office accommodation is accessible throughout.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.



