Volunteer engagement manager jobs in norbury, greater london

Mental Wellbeing Manager

Job Summary:

The Mental Wellbeing Manager will lead Manor Gardens’ culturally competent, trauma-informed mental health work with young men aged 18–25 funded by City Bridge Foundation, and oversee our wider wellbeing programme, funded through other sources including individual giving. They will be responsible for delivering early intervention and therapeutic support for young men from Black and minoritised backgrounds and refugees and asylum seekers, while also managing the delivery of a broader programme of community wellbeing activities for adults.

The postholder will line-manage two Activities Workers and have oversight of a pool of sessional staff and volunteers delivering peer support, group activities, and therapeutic interventions. This role requires a strong understanding of mental health, experience in group and 1-to-1 support, and a commitment to culturally competent, person-centred approaches.

About Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

Manor Gardens Welfare Trust (MGWT) is a health and wellbeing charity based in Islington, supporting communities for over 100 years. Our mission is to reduce health inequalities and empower people to take control of their lives through culturally competent, trauma-informed, and person-centred services. We provide accessible support in multiple languages and work with people experiencing multiple disadvantages, including poverty, poor mental health, social isolation, and barriers to accessing essential services.

We deliver a wide range of services including advocacy, mental health support, youth work, and wellbeing activities. Our approach is rooted in co-production and lived experience, and we work closely with local partners across statutory and voluntary sectors to improve outcomes for underserved communities.

Our core values are:

· Resilience – building strength and adaptability to meet challenges.

· Inclusivity – ensuring everyone feels valued and respected.

· Empowerment – enabling individuals to take control of their lives.

· Teamwork – fostering collaboration and mutual support.

Reporting to:

Director of Services and Development

Hours:

21 hours per week

Salary:

NJC Scale PO1 point 28 - 31 (£40,641- £43,450) pro rata

Liaison with:

Clinical Lead, Service Managers, staff, volunteers, community members, local partners including Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (CANDI), Islington Public Health, Metropolitan University, VCS groups and other stakeholders.

Role Overview and Purpose:

The Mental Health Nurse is a key member of our team, focused on delivering high-quality mental health services to young men in the community. This role requires a proactive approach to engage with individuals who have not previously accessed mainstream mental health support, using culturally sensitive methods to build trust and promote mental well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

1. City Bridge Mental Health Programme Delivery (50%)

· Ensure the effective delivery of therapeutic and early intervention support for young men aged 18–25, including one-to-one and group support.

· Oversee work delivered by sessional psychotherapeutic staff and ensure quality, safeguarding, and continuity.

· Facilitate or coordinate safe, inclusive peer support spaces in community settings.

· Use culturally competent and trauma-informed practices to build trust and engagement among the target group.

· Conduct initial screening or assessments where appropriate and manage referrals to statutory and specialist mental health services.

· Collaborate closely with the Clinical Lead and Evaluation Lead to ensure the quality, safety, and effectiveness of delivery.

2. Recruit, train and support Peer Mentors

· Recruit two cohorts of 8 young bilingual adult men and women from Black, minoritised and refugee backgrounds, who have lived experience of mental ill health, exploitation, violence or traumas related to their experience of migration.

· Oversee the accredited training of 16 young adults as Peer Mental Health Mentors (two cohorts) in partnership with CANDI and ensure additional training in safeguarding, cultural competency and equalities

· Provide 121 support to Peer Mental Health Mentors and ensure they access clinical supervision

3. Management of Wellbeing Team and Sessional Staff (20%)

· Line-manage two Activities Workers responsible for delivering adult wellbeing activities (e.g. gardening, yoga, ESOL, conversation cafés).

· Provide supervision, direction, and support to ensure delivery aligns with MGWT’s values and trauma-informed approach.

· Oversee a pool of sessional facilitators and volunteers, ensuring coordination, safeguarding, and quality of delivery.

· Support co-production and ensure wellbeing activities are shaped by the voices of service users with lived experience.

4. Monitoring and Evaluation (10%)

· Maintain accurate records of all therapy sessions, assessments, and referrals.

· Collect and analyse data to evaluate the effectiveness of mental health interventions.

· Work with partners at Metropolitan University to ensure the external evaluation of the service.

· Contribute to the development of evaluation reports and share findings with key stakeholders including the All-Age Mental Health Partnership Board and Locality Leadership Boards.

5. Partnerships and Community Engagement (5%)

· Build and maintain strong relationships with local partners (e.g. CANDI, MIND, housing providers, youth and refugee organisations).

· Represent MGWT in borough-wide forums (e.g. All-Age Mental Health Partnership Board, Bright Lives Alliance).

· Promote the service through local outreach, events, and communication with community partners.

6. Organisational and Other Duties (5%)

· Contribute to MGWT-wide initiatives and cross-organisational learning and planning.

· Attend internal meetings, training, and working groups.

· Undertake other duties as reasonably required to support the effective functioning of MGWT services.

Person Specification:

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

· A recognised qualification in mental health or psychological support (e.g. RMN, PGDip in Psychotherapy or Counselling, Occupational Therapy (Mental Health), or other UK-recognised accreditation).

· Significant experience delivering mental health or wellbeing support to people from minoritised or refugee backgrounds.

· Experience delivering trauma-informed and culturally competent support.

· Proven experience facilitating group and 1-to-1 support in community settings.

· Experience line-managing staff or volunteers.

· Experience supporting monitoring and evaluation or working with academic evaluators (desirable).

Knowledge and Skills

· Understanding of structural and cultural barriers to accessing mental health support.

· Familiarity with tools like SWEMWBS and Brief Resilience Scale, or similar wellbeing assessments.

· Strong organisational skills, including managing caseloads and staff supervision.

· Ability to support reflective practice and provide emotional support to peers or staff.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· IT proficiency including data entry and case recording.

Attributes and MGWT Values Alignment

The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong alignment with MGWT’s values:

· Resilience: Emotionally robust, calm under pressure, and able to support others through complex challenges.

· Inclusivity: Culturally sensitive, anti-oppressive, and committed to accessible services for all.

· Empowerment: Committed to co-production, believing in people’s ability to grow and recover.

· Teamwork: Collaborative, respectful, and committed to supporting colleagues and service users alike.

Additional attributes:

· Self-motivated, flexible, and able to manage competing demands.

· Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, and ethical practice.

· Ability to work across cultures, languages, and experiences with sensitivity and humility.

· Fluency in a relevant community language (e.g. Arabic, Somali, Tigrinya, Bengali) is desirable but not essential.

Flexible home working, with requirement for travel to BDA Office Birmingham twice a month.

Salary £50,755 per annum - full time 36 hours per week (job share will be considered)

Benefits include: 30 days holiday, working flexibly policy, non-contributory healthcare benefits and a company pension scheme.

Deadline for applications:    Friday 23rd May 2025

Interview Date:  Thursday 5th June 2025

We are the British Dietetic Association (BDA). We are an award-winning not-for-profit organisation, based in Birmingham, employing dedicated, dynamic and professional staff who deliver services for our membership of more than 12,000 dietetic professionals.

We are the leading organisation of nutrition professionals in the UK; representing the entire nutrition and dietetic workforce across all sectors. Our vision is to improve the health of the UK population by protecting and improving health and care services, developing health and social care policy, improving the impact of dietetics and promoting positive discussion on food, nutrition, wellbeing and health.

Role details:

The BDA is seeking a new Research Manager to work as part of the Education and Professional Practice Team, leading on the research and impact activities of professional dietetic practice. The role will also provide line management within the team.

The role will support the BDA’s Strategic Plan 2024-34 and lead the growth and delivery of the annual Research Symposium. The role will suit a candidate with a sound understanding and experience of the breadth of dietetic practice and research, and the factors that influence it. Working innovatively the post holder will develop and progress research within dietetic practice, building confidence in the dietetic workforce to be research active.  

 Ideal candidate:

We are looking for somebody who is an expert in research methodologies, and appraisal and is comfortable setting and influencing research strategy.  Ideally we would like somebody who has or is studying for their doctorate in dietetics and experience working in a practice setting would be advantageous. This is a senior internal and external facing role working alongside the Director of Education Practice and Research, and the Education and Practice Managers. The candidate will enjoy supporting colleagues and members to engage and deliver research related projects, and demonstrate impact through evidence-based practice.

In return, we offer exciting opportunities to raise the profile of research, innovate, and build purposeful external stakeholder relationships. The BDA have a collection of small departments who all work closely together and have a ‘one team’ ethos. The role will require somebody who enjoys the challenges that come with delivering and reporting on strategic targets and measuring impact.

For full details of the role, please download and refer to the Job Description.

We would strongly encourage any dietitian interested in the role to contact the BDA for an informal, confidential discussion about this post and opportunities for flexible working. Please refer to our website for contact details.

The job advert is shown on the BDA website, and for discussion about the role, please telephone the Birmingham office number and ask for Najia.

Please note: Only applicants who submit a covering letter will be shortlisted for interview.

Position Training & Prevention Manager

Salary £37,000–£40,000

Remote/Hybrid Hybrid (3 days/week in Croydon + travel across South London)

Days in office 3 days per week in Croydon
 

Overview and key points on the role
As the Manager of our Training & Prevention team you will lead and grow our Training & Prevention offer.
 

You will focus on the development and management of training to a range of audiences, including internal staff and volunteers, and other frontline professionals. 
 

You will also manage our sexual violence prevention work in schools, colleges, and universities, coordinate our Service User Advisory Group, and supervise two Training & Prevention Support Workers.
 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about trauma-informed, intersectional practice, with experience in education, facilitation, and leadership within the violence against women and girls sector.

The post is open to female applicants only as the role is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
 

RCSL is an equal opportunities employer, and we are particularly keen to receive applications from women underrepresented in management and leadership roles in the violence against women and girls movement.
 

All positions are located in the UK and require the right to work in the UK.

How to apply

Please apply with an up-to-date CV and cover letter (of up to 1000 words) identifying how you meet the essential and any desirable qualifications, skills and experience
 

The Volunteer Engagement Manager will manage a range of volunteers and support groups, and support staff across the charity to ensure volunteers are recruited, trained and managed effectively

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. 

We share expert advice and support to live well now; fund groundbreaking research to understand the different conditions better and lead us to new treatments; work with the NHS towards universal access to specialist health; and together, campaign for people’s rights, better understanding, accessibility, and access to treatments.

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, London SE1). 

Closing date: 15 May 2025

Project Background

Come and join our award-winning place-based volunteering programme that works with residents living across Hackney and the City of London.

You will be based out in the community - the programme is based at GP practices - to engage, support and enable local residents and patients to deliver local services for themselves, to meet local needs. We support residents to come together, to share their skills and experience for the benefit of each other, to deliver local groups and activities such as a book group, film club, exercise classes or cooking group. Residents from diverse backgrounds and demographics attend these activities together and make new connections, building strong local communities, all working together to make their area a better place to live. People, many of whom are isolated across all ages, and who have difficult life circumstances, are brought together, providing each other with mutual support and encouragement to develop new skills and pursue life goals, and to feel better able to voice their concerns to services.

You will be joining a nationally recognised project - having won an award from the Royal Society of Public Health in November 2024 - to support residents to fulfil their personal goals, make connections with others, and design activities and services that meet local needs. You will also be supporting people to improve their mental and physical health through signposting them to appropriate services and encouraging them to talk to their GP if they have concerns; and will be working in partnership with GP practice staff to co-create volunteer roles to make the practice more efficient and a better place to visit.

Who are we?

Volunteer Centre Hackney is a medium sized charity (currently 30 staff) based in the London borough of Hackney, working to support local residents to realise their skills and passions through volunteering and social action, and to share these for the benefit of others.

Our mission is to build and strengthen communities across Hackney through supporting residents of all ages and backgrounds to volunteer and build projects together.

In 2021, we were awarded the Freedom of the Borough Award by Hackney Council for our efforts to support residents during COVID, which included mobilising over 2000 volunteers to deliver food, prescriptions and essential items, provide emotional support to isolated residents and support the vaccine rollout. 

We work with hundreds of diverse community organisations and deliver various programmes to help residents share their skills and deliver their own social action projects to improve people’s lives. These include a befriending programme, volunteering brokerage matching local people to volunteer roles based on their skills, interests and goals, a specialist mental health programme, peer research and multiple resident engagement programmes at GP surgeries and estates across Hackney.

Post holders need to be enthusiastic and engaging, bringing energy to the role, be self-motivating and confident to work primarily alone, albeit with some support from the team members based at other sites.

We are recruiting a high energy and hands on Garden Manager to work closely with the Senior Leadership team at Sufra to support the development and expansion of the community garden, and manage the team of garden staff and volunteers. This is an exciting time in the development of St. Raphael’s Edible Garden, as we are looking for an experienced Garden Manager to oversee the next steps in the development of the site, deliver a range of learning outcomes and fully implement, manage and further develop all aspects of the garden project.

Alongside practical educational outdoor experience, the successful candidate will understand how to design educational programmes that are accessible and engaging for a range of audiences, including school children and young people, adults with additional needs, and wider community. Project management and organisational skills are also essential. This is an immensely rewarding role working in a dynamic charity built on an ethos of sharing, hospitality and inclusivity, that would suit a committed individual who is willing to go the extra mile. Through their activities, the Garden Manager will be able to convey the charity’s passion and commitment to supporting vulnerable people in Brent and transforming the lives of beneficiaries. 

This is an exceptional opportunity to be at the heart of a truly exciting heritage restoration project to restore,  renew and open up to new audiences, a nationally-important building in a thriving but economically and socially challenged central London neighbourhood.

In November 2024, St Peter’s Walworth submitted a First-Round application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for Development Phase funding for the “Building Beyond: Soane Reimagined” project. The request was for a First Round Pass of £3.1m and a Development Grant of £438,000.  A decision was received by NLHF on 13th March 2025 and pending Permission to Start, the Development Phase is set to run for 18 months, at which point a Delivery Round application will be submitted to activate a Delivery Phase.  Staff, a Design Team, a QS and specialist consultants will need to be competitively appointed to complete a list of required documents/studies for the Delivery application. Design development needs to be completed to RIBA Stage 3, planning, Faculty and consents need to be in place and all partnership funding raised or pledged.

Capital works are proposed to the exterior of the Church, respecting its heritage integrity, making it more sustainable and putting it in good order throughout. Similarly inside, where improvements will make the Church more welcoming, improving infrastructure and circulation and accommodating planned activities. Works will take place over the three floors: Crypt Basement, the Ground Floor and the Gallery/First Floor.

A full time Heritage Manager will need to be appointed at the beginning of the 18-month Development Phase. The successful candidate will provide leadership for the Project reporting to Claire Maugham (Chair of the Steering Group Committee) involved in strategic planning, management, execution, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.  In order to achieve the goals of St Peter’s Walworth,  they will oversee design development to RIBA Stage 3 of “Building Beyond: Soane Reimagined” and oversee the preparation of key NLHF checklist documents, supporting on the roll out of a successful fundraising campaign - with a target to raise just over £1m working with a Fundraising Appeal Board, and a F/T Trusts and Foundations Manager.

The Heritage Manager will be a strategic thinker with an understanding of the planning and delivery of major projects funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF). We are also looking for a candidate that will successfully integrate partnerships that are being forged in the local area. They should have a strong background in project management and possess the ability to move adeptly between big picture thinking and day-to-day operations, where it will be necessary, for example, to process their own admin.

The Heritage Manager will have some experience of fundraising, networking and financial management and be comfortable working in a start-up environment, being able to demonstrate experience of extensive community engagement, as well as an understanding of and empathy with the ambitions and vision of the St Peter’s Walworth PCC (Parochial Church Council) and the needs of a Grade 1 listed building. 

They will bring an inclusive approach to their work, able to centre and involve the church and local community in the project while integrating the experience of a wide range of volunteer professionals

Their task will be ensure that the project is delivered within time and to budget in accordance with an agreed programme, budget and checklist of deliverables, as well as working closely with all project stakeholders and partners.

St Peter’s Walworth is an inclusive and welcoming Church. We seek candidates with the skills and experience required, irrespective of any protected characteristics, and encourage applications from all regardless of background. We are especially keen to receive applications from people who are members of communities minoritised and under-represented in the heritage sector. We are a Christian church but this role may be filled by someone of any faith or of none.

We’re Recruiting – Fundraising Manager 

From your UK home-base you’ll be flying the flag for the charity outside of Wales as a Fundraiser. You’ll put on quality fundraising events and build strong relationships through our reputation and Welsh links making a difference when it comes to people with cancer.

Picture being our Fundraising Manager and putting on fundraising events such as dinners and corporate sponsored events like golf or racing days. And, linking with London in Wales Week promoting networking opportunities with grant-givers, major donors, commercial, and corporate sources. Plus, you’ll help manage and set up our high value business network committees outside of Wales which we’ve already made a start on.

In this Fundraising job you can expect to be doing things like:

•  Sales & Relationship Management – you’ll be looking after a portfolio of our new and established individual and corporate high net worth donors
• Business Growth Development – you’ll have five figure income targets to meet so will plan your client cultivation work to report and present how your delivery is going
• Collaborating – you’ll interact with our key internal stakeholders about your work and join a team of colleagues across the business where sharing and building on ideas and taking on feedback is welcomed
•  Networking – you’ll promote ways our donors and prospective clients can engage with our work and navigate relationships to grow and build connections
• Event Management – you’ll plan, organise and deliver quality fundraising events with networking and income opportunities
• Stewarding -  through engagement and excellent customer care you’ll demonstrate our values in the way you work and encourage your portfolio of connections to become embedded in supporting our aims and wider work

To be our Fundraiser with a flair you’ll be skilled in areas where you can scope business development opportunities and turn them into income, manage commercial relationships and put on quality events, build an income pipeline and be self-motivated in pushing past targets.

Fundraising experience desired but not essential in comparison to your transferable skills. Similar jobs you may have experience in could be: Corporate Fundraiser, Fundraising Manager, Partnerships Manager, Business Development, Sales Executive, Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Manager, Account Manager, Events Manager, Sales & Marketing, Estate Agency Sales, Travel Sales, Customer Care

We’d like your CV and a Covering Letter to demonstrate how you have done or could adapt to this type of Fundraiser role and match the job essentials. We’re looking for skills to show us you can deliver:

• Effective business relationships: Build and foster lasting working relationships among high net worth and corporate donor circles
• Exceptional customer care: Put into practice second to none donor care and a prestigious level of customer service
• Identify and scope viable business opportunities and build a growing income pipeline
• Plan, organise and manage events to fundraise and network
• Collaborate with the people around to come up with great ideas, put them into practice and take on feedback as well as lead and contribute
• Capture and communicate the results of your work across a range of people and discuss and influence groups to support our cause through talks, presentations and producing reports
• Be tenacious and self-motivated to proudly deliver quality work whilst making sensible decisions around priorities, organising your own time to meet deadlines and achieving goals

The details

Working 28 hours per week flexibly you’ll need a UK work base. The salary is £29,600 (or £37,000 FTE)

Days and hours can be built in and around our standard operating week as set out in our staff benefits. We’re open to making the working week fit into your own lifestyle and the nature and needs of this type of Fundraising role. With a lot of autonomy in where you run events to meet your annual target there may need to be some travel to a city/location where you’re generating the income or some events you run may be in evenings or weekends. 

Around going to work events for the role the rest of the job can be done from home anywhere in the UK. Our Cardiff City Centre Head Office is always available to you too. Most Team meetings and day to day colleague work is handled remotely but we’d expect to see you in the office for things such as our quarterly team meetings.

To Apply

Please email your CV and covering letter to our People Team.  Your application should demonstrate how your skills or experience match the job role essentials and your motivation behind your application. The closing date for your application to be submitted is by midnight the 14th May.

Your Staff Benefits

In return for joining us you’ll be part of a people orientated culture, make impact through a worthwhile cause and have Staff Benefits such as: 

Core working hours 11am-3pm to fit work your lifestyle and personal life around our 7am-9pm general operating hours (flexibility in this type of role required around events)

Super flexible place of work options with no minimum Cardiff Head Office weekly attendance requirement although we encourage as much in office work as possible

A generous 35 days annual leave including public holidays that increases with length of service (pro rata’d for part time staff)

• Your birthday off work once you’ve been here for 12 months.
• Opportunity to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave per year
•   Occupational sick pay after completion of probationary period
• Contributory pension scheme
• A tailored induction and support programme to help you succeed and excel
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering access to 24/7 confidential advice and support
• The opportunity to participate in staff volunteer activities to support the wider organisation
• The opportunity to learn from, grow with, support and develop people who volunteer with US

About us

Around 20,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in Wales every year. We’re proud to support over 10% of those and we want to be there many more.

We give help, hope, and a voice to everyone affected by cancer. We understand how cancer can impact every aspect of life and how it affects families and friends too. Our wide range of services offer information, advice, and specialist support to people living with cancer, and their loved ones.

We’re committed to listening to the real experiences of people affected by cancer in Wales to drive the changes that make a difference.

More about US

At Tenovus Cancer Care we’re committed to making our workplace diverse and inclusive where everyone feels they belong and can be their authentic selves at work. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer who does not discriminate based on the Equality Act 2010’s Protected Characteristics. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and we will adjust our recruitment processes where we can to support people who wish to join us.

When our people talk about working here they’re proud to reflect our values. They’ll use words such as friendly, fun and welcoming to describe their experience and love our work culture around job flexibility. As well as it being a nice place to work for a good cause the staff benefits are good. On top of the above we’ve got a stylish Head Office in the heart of Cardiff and things to support you in and out of work like an interactive induction programme, an accessible Learning Platform, development opportunities and experienced managers. Plus a Staff Social Committee who organise regular get togethers!

Equal Opportunities

At Tenovus Cancer Care we’re committed to making our workplace diverse and inclusive where everyone feels they belong and can be their authentic selves at work. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer who does not discriminate based on the Equality Act 2010’s Protected Characteristics. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and we will adjust our recruitment processes where we can to support people who wish to join us.

If we can support you with your application at all please contact our People Team.

Your Personal Data

We’re committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meeting our data protection obligations and you can find full details about this in our Job Application Privacy Notice here on our Work for us page on the Tenovus Cancer website.

Should you have any queries regarding the use of your personal data, please contact our People Team.

JOB PURPOSE

Based within the global Fundraising team, the Programme Fundraising Manager will generate sustainable income and play a pivotal role in delivering fundraising strategies to support the mission and objectives of Lumos, including the 10-year ambition to be launched in November 2025.

Working with country programmes in Colombia, Kenya, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the global system change programme, the postholder will manage a portfolio of donors and prospective donors, positioning Lumos to secure new and repeat funding from charitable trusts, foundations and institutions. The role will also provide advice and support to the wider Fundraising team, building team capacity and writing compelling proposals to engage High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) and other funders in Lumos programmes.

We are looking for a skilled relationship-builder and strategic thinker who has strong writing skills and experience working with donors. The postholder will work closely with colleagues across Programmes, Communications, Operations, and Finance, and act as a trusted partner to senior leaders across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive fundraiser to make a tangible impact on children’s lives globally.

KEY OBJECTIVES

Prospecting & Engagement

• Develop and manage a pipeline of short, medium and longer-term prospects for each programme area under the 10-year ambition through research, strategic positioning and targeted outreach
• Identify new funding opportunities and support programme teams to align donor interests with Lumos’ work, collaborating with colleagues to develop tailored approaches
• Project manage programme fundraising appeals (e.g. targeted Trust mailings) in coordination with the Programmes and Communications teams
• Stay informed of philanthropic trends and share donor insights across teams
• Represent Lumos in relevant networks and platforms to raise our profile and pursue funding opportunities.

Proposal Development

• Lead the development of high-quality, high-value proposals to secure new and repeat awards from charitable trusts, foundations, and institutional donors
• Work closely with Programme teams to shape and package funding propositions
• Draft compelling funding proposals and marketing materials as needed, including for HNWI
• Ensure proposals meet donor and internal requirements, in compliance with quality assurance, risk management, and sign-off processes
• Support the development of collaborative, efficient proposal development systems.

Awards Management

• Support senior leaders in managing key donor relationships through tactical advice, briefings, and pitch preparation
• Build and steward a portfolio of current and prospective donors, ensuring a high-quality engagement experience
• Work with internal teams to stay informed about funding gaps and strategic priorities
• Develop tools and guidance to support programme delivery teams in meeting donor requirements during implementation
• Contribute to organisation-wide funding management best practices and systems.

Reporting

· Coordinate timely, accurate and engaging donor reports that programme achievements and challenges in a strategic way, ensuring full compliance with donor rules and expectations

• Maintain up-to-date donor information, activity logs and opportunities in Salesforce
• Provide colleagues with donor insights to support planning, collaboration and engagement
• As required, produce internal reports on fundraising against income targets.

Other

• Build strong working relationships across all teams and levels of the organisation
• Actively contribute to team meetings, planning sessions and cross-team initiatives
• Stay informed about developments in child rights, child protection and care reform
• Support the delivery of strategic fundraising priorities

Occasional international travel may be required (1-2 trips per year) depending on programme priorities and donor needs.

The Programme Fundraising Manager currently has no line management responsibility; however, the team is expected to grow in the coming years and the role may expand to manage and build the capacity of 1-2 fundraisers.

MANDATORY SAFEGUARDING OBJECTIVES

Lumos is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of children, adults at risk and the wider communities in which we work. All staff and associates must:

· Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within the area of responsibility.

· Ensure work complies with all safeguarding policies and procedures

· Ensure the that their behaviours and actions support the safeguarding of children, adults at risk and others and are in line with Lumos policies relating to conduct

Additionally, the Programme Fundraising Manager is expected to:

· Ensure the required standards relating to safeguarding best practices/protocols are effectively communicated, monitored and maintained within the area of responsibility

· Lead by example in respect to ensuring safeguarding principles and practices are appropriately applied

· Identify and escalate any gaps or improvements necessary for effective safeguarding in conjunction with the Senior Safeguarding Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead for the area of responsibility

Turn2us is a national charity tackling financial insecurity and its structural causes. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

Turn2us and its partners have secured £1.5 million from The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver an ambitious and innovative new programme that will support charities in England and Scotland to empower diverse and marginalised communities to respond to climate change and to get their voices heard in environmental policy and media debates.It will focus on Disabled people, those facing financial insecurity and people from ethnic minority communities. These voices are often the least heard from in national and local debates on our environment. This new work aims to change that.

As part of this programme, The National Lottery Community Fund have funded the creation of an Engagement Manager post at Turn2us to work with those facing financial insecurity. The Engagement Manager employed by Turn2us will deliver activity with smaller charities and grassroots organisations supporting those facing financial insecurity that:

• Increases awareness of the impact of environmental change and related policy on different communities 
• Listens to people in these communities to find out what actions they want charities and local government to take
• Develops shared local environmental policy priorities and empowers these organisations to advocate directly to local and national policy makers
• Identifies actions that these organisations can take to support communities to respond to climate change, and helps organisations to implement them
• Identifies people with lived experience to receive hands on training in order to act as diverse champions to media and policy makers

They will work closely with Community Engagement Managers employed by Disability Rights UK, and Race Equality Foundation, focussed on reaching organisations supporting Disabled people and people from ethnic minority communities. 

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month on a weekly basis.

Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating financial insecurity, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

Closing date: 06/05/2025, 23:59

Interview date: w/c 19/05/25

Are you passionate about empowering young people professionally and ensuring their voices shape decisions? Do you believe in co-production and working alongside young leaders to drive real change?

Then join Young Westminster Foundation as our Youth Voice & Engagement Manager, leading Power UP!, YWF’s new youth voice and empowerment framework.  This is a unique opportunity to co-create, facilitate and strengthen co-produced initiatives that build young people’s leadership skills, ensuring they play a central role in shaping Westminster’s future.

About Young Westminster Foundation

YWF is an influential infrastructure organisation dedicated to helping Westminster’s young people thrive. We support youth groups, charities and clubs across Westminster by offering funding, training, advice and access to an important network of local businesses and partners. We also advocate for young people’s needs, conduct vital research to understand what’s important and represent our community in places where decisions are being made.

Together, our 100+ members support over 55,000 young people, creating opportunities, building connections and shaping a brighter future for Westminster. 

Power UP! – “Nothing about me, without me.”

In 2023, YWF trained a group of young people as researchers, empowering them to lead the way in understanding the challenges and opportunities facing Westminster’s young people.  Their work shaped our flagship report Our City. Our Future. which highlighted the urgent need for young people to be able to confidently shape their futures.

As a result of these findings, we collaborated with an additional group of young people to co-create Power UP! – a whole framework of opportunities providing training, mentorship, internships, youth associate roles and trusteeships to ensure youth voices are central to shaping decisions in both our organisation and in Westminster as a whole.

This includes:

• YEP! - 3-month engagement and skills development programme that uses external facilitators to help develop young participants skills in key areas of YWF's work.
•  YWF Youth Associates – A team of paid young consultants that we support to contribute to the work of YWF e.g. grants, research, public speaking – as well as brokering opportunities from external businesses and institutions looking for contributions from young people.  
• Trusteeships & Leadership Opportunities – Ensuring young people are embedded and influential in our governance and strategy.
• Mentorship, Training & Internships – Internal opportunities building pathways into further employment.

As Youth Voice & Engagement Manager, you will work with our Youth Voice Consultant, the team and young people to take a hands-on role in delivering, expanding and embedding these initiatives.

Your Role

Programme Leadership & Delivery

• Coordinate Power UP! - Plan, manage, and deliver activities including youth-led research, grant-making, internships and leadership opportunities.
• Run YEP! (Youth Empowerment Pathway) – Oversee this 3-month, 8-session programme, supporting external facilitators and guiding participants toward deeper engagement with and understanding of YWF.
• Mentor Youth Associates – Recruit, train and support young consultants leading change within YWF and their communities.
• Design & Deliver Workshops – Use a range of methods (including coordinating external facilitators) to engage young people, particularly those facing barriers such as language or social exclusion.
• Embed Well-being, Creativity & Inclusivity – Ensure activities support young people’s mental health, confidence and ability to participate meaningfully- and use creativity where appropriate.
• Safeguarding & risk assessments – Ensure safeguarding of young people is front and centre to our work.

Youth Engagement & Inclusion

• Embed Co-Production – Involve young people at all stages of programme design, delivery, and evaluation.
• Consult with Young People – Regularly engage with youth groups, ensuring Power UP! reflects their needs and aspirations.
• Strengthen Partnerships – Work with the Membership Manager to build strong relationships with member organisations to increase access and engagement.
• Support an Intern – Recruit and work alongside a youth voice and engagement intern, providing mentorship and hands-on experience.

Amplifying Youth Voice & YWF’s Work

• Showcase our Initiatives and Young People’s Achievements – Collaborate with the Business Development Lead and Comms and Engagement Director to share young people’s successes via digital and in-person platforms.
• Represent YWF at different public and professional settings, events and opportunities around youth voice, showcasing our work and approach.
• Champion Youth-Led Change – Work with the team to advocate for young people’s involvement in governance and policy within YWF and across Westminster.

Programme Management & Evaluation

• Measure Impact – Work with the Youth Voice Consultant and Evaluation and Data Specialist to use creative evaluation techniques to track the outcomes of Power UP!, ensuring activities lead to meaningful change.
• Manage Logistics – Oversee scheduling, coordination and reporting for all programme activities.
• Manage payments and budgets – manage an activities budget for the YEP! Programme, including overseeing facilitator costs and payments for young people

What Success Looks Like

• Young people in Westminster actively shape decisions within YWF and beyond.
• Youth Associates and YEP! participants gain skills, confidence, and leadership experience to influence their communities.
• Power UP! becomes a leading model for youth engagement, inspiring other organisations.

We’re seeking someone who:

• Has experience in youth engagement – You can design and deliver innovative, inclusive programmes.
• Excels and believes in co-production – You involve young people at all stages of programme design and delivery.
• Is culturally competent – You can work effectively with diverse groups, including young people whose first language isn’t English.
• Has experience with creative session planning & delivery – You use arts-based, interactive, and accessible methods to engage young people.
• Understands impact measurement – You use creative evaluation techniques to assess and demonstrate the difference Power UP! Makes.
• Can confidently embed safeguarding practices through risk assessments and a person-centred approach.
• Can manage people – Experience in managing interns, volunteers, or staff is desirable but not essential—we can support you in this.
• Is organised and proactive – You can manage multiple projects while keeping track of details and deadlines.
• Champions opportunity – You will ensure Power UP! is accessible to all youth organisations and Westminster’s young people.
• Can manage small budgets – experience of this isn’t essential, but we would like someone who isn’t afraid to tackle a spreadsheet and oversee a budget!

What’s in It for You

Be a Changemaker – Shape Power UP! and make a tangible impact on Westminster’s young people.

Flexibility – Hybrid working arrangements and hours that fit your lifestyle.

Supportive Team – Work alongside passionate colleagues committed to empowering young people.

Professional Growth – Gain experience in programme management, youth engagement, and leadership.

Comprehensive Benefits:

• 28 days’ holiday (plus Christmas closure)
• Pension scheme
•  Flexible working
• Access to learning and development opportunities

Safeguarding

YWF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The role is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

Application Deadline: Thursday 8th May 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Accessibility: Please note that our office is located on the second floor without lift access.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those whose lived experiences reflect the challenges faced by young people in Westminster. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our work, and we are committed to building an inclusive team where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to make a difference.

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.  

• Salary: £30,753 FTE
• Hours: 35
• Contract type: Permanent
• Location: Homebased within West Midlands & North Wales area (see below postcodes)
• Closing date: Sunday 25th May 2025
• Phone interviews: w/c Tuesday 27th May 2025
• Panel interviews: Monday 2nd, Thursday 4th, Friday 5th June 2025

Change lives in a life-changing career

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

About the role

We’re looking for a Fundraising Engagement Manager with great personality and team ethic to join our Regional Fundraising team.

This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation, and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.

You will maximise income for Young Live vs Cancer by coaching our supporters to reach their goals, whilst seeking out new fundraising opportunities for your geographical area. This role sits within the ‘Regional Engagement’ team and we need someone with natural customer service skills who wants to deliver a legendary experience to all of their supporters. Your team of supporters will range from volunteers and individuals, to groups and local corporates.

The West Midlands and North Wales regions are areas filled with some of our most committed supporters, but there is still so much opportunity to grow corporate support across the counties. Our Social Workers support families from Birmingham hospitals and out in the community in North Wales, so building relationships with these teams are a must.

Candidates should live within West Midlands and North Wales regions, in one of the following Postcodes: Worcestershire: WR postcodes, Birmingham area: B, DY1-11, DY13, Warwickshire: CV postcodes, Staffordshire: DE13-14, ST, WS, WV Shropshire: DY12, DY14, SY1-4, SY6-9, SY11-13, TF, WV15-16, Walsall: WS1-2, WS8-10, North Wales: SY10, LL and CH4-8

Candidates who live outside of these areas should highlight an intention to relocate to the area in their covering letter for their application to be considered. If you don’t live in one of these postcodes and don’t have plans to relocate, your application will not be taken forward. 

This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application a basic criminal record check will be completed. 

What will I be doing?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.

• To plan, monitor and report on your budgeted income with a constant eye on contingency planning to ensure annual targets are achieved;
• To steward our most committed supporters and deliver legendary supporter experience;
• To be a key, valued member of your regional team and UK wide team;
• To identify, cultivate and secure partnerships and donations within your area;
• To work with your local service team/s to build and maintain strong and effective working relationships;
• To be the first point of contact for service user families, to offer opportunities to them and their networks to engage with the wider charity as they would like I.e. fundraising, volunteering, sharing their story

What do I need? 

• A proven track record of delivering amazing customer experiences
• Experience of relationship management in either a charity or corporate setting
• Ability to work within a financial target-based setting, and experience of reaching/exceeding set targets
• Demonstrable experience of winning new business
• Experience of managing own workload
• Proven ability to manage/complete projects
• Able to ‘make the ask’ for support and to influence/negotiate
• Have a full UK driving licence and access to a car (including business insurance)
• Have a sufficient Broadband connection

Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.

The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:

• Natural storyteller
• Strong prioritisation skills
• Great communicator
• Great at spotting opportunities
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Compassion
• Integrity
• Team Player

What will I gain?

For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website via the apply button.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

The role of the Young Carers Programme Manager is to lead on the delivery of our employability and aspirations programming for young adult carers, to support positive transitions from education into employment. The role works in partnership with our network of local carer organisation, employers and wider sector stakeholders, to deliver an engaging and diverse programme of opportunities for young adult careers to meet with employers, experience work environments, and broaden opportunities to access careers of choice.

Our ideal candidate:

• We are looking for someone with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities, regardless of the industry you've worked in.
• Skills such as project coordination, gained through professional roles, volunteering, or other responsibilities, will be highly valued.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to speak engagingly in public to a range of audiences will be key.
• Knowledge and understanding of young carers issues would be beneficial, whether gained in a personal or professional capacity, such as policy and legislation affecting young carers, children, and young people generally.
• Familiarity of monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Competency in digital tools and social media which can be used to engage, promote activities and events for young people.
• Experience of delivering employability and/or skills development programmes would be beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience working with volunteers and coordinating volunteering programmes.

If this sounds like you, download the recruitment pack below to find out more about the role.

About the role:

This is an opportunity to bring your big ideas and ambition to life, taking our Individual Giving and Legacy Marketing to the next level. Identified in our newly launched fundraising strategy as growth areas, this role will build on the successes of the past and push the boundaries of what’s possible – with full support from the fundraising and leadership teams.

You will develop exciting plans to improve communication and create new products for our audiences – all driven by what our supporters want. Alongside this, you will lead on developing an acquisition programme, tripling the number of active supporters over five years. If you have experience of delivering audience and income growth across Individual Giving and Legacy Marketing, have a passion for trying new things and a curious attitude, we’d love to hear from you!

Back Up could offer you an inspiring and fulfilling role making a significant difference to the lives of people affected by spinal cord injuries.

Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.

For full details please see our job description.

About us:

At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal cord injuries.

In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.