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Join a small global team where you'll organise and oversee our UK-based coaching and leadership programmes for education and non-profit leaders. From responding to new enquiries, launching programmes and setting up online learning journeys, to building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, you'll need to be hands-on and able to prioritise across multiple workstreams. In return, you'll get genuine variety and ownership of your work, a friendly and supportive team, and opportunities to work with new digital tools and platforms and help us pioneer AI-powered ways of working from the ground up.
About BTS Spark
BTS Spark is the social impact and education practice of BTS, a global professional services firm which specialises in supporting organisations to develop their leaders and build the people capabilities to deliver effectively on their strategies. Our mission at BTS Spark is bring that expertise to help education and non-profit leaders do their best work, building stronger organisations and a better world.
We provide expert 1:1 leadership coaching, powerful group experiences and bespoke team and organisational development programmes, all designed to enable profound and highly impactful learning. To date we have worked primarily with schools, colleges and multi-academy trusts, but we are now actively seeking to grow our work within higher education and the non-profit sector. Whilst most of the work delivered by our UK hub is with UK-based organisations, we also deliver programmes elsewhere in Europe and manage several international programmes.
Our UK core team is small — just our Director and our Programme Manager — supported by wider BTS colleagues, our global BTS Spark team and a network of 30+ UK-based coaches and facilitators.
Job Description
Working closely with our UK Director, but with a significant degree of independence, you'll support almost every part of our UK operations:
- Plan and enable smooth programme delivery — allocating coaches and facilitators, scheduling group sessions, and managing logistics for face-to-face events
- Set up and launch coaching and leadership programmes on our digital platforms, and use Claude and other AI tools to speed up routine tasks like data entry, reporting and client updates
- Act as a trusted first point of contact for clients, managing relationships, delivering briefings and platform demos, and preparing data-led impact reports
- Handle new enquiries, follow through with quotations and information, and support business development and proposal writing with the Director
- Help grow our profile — co-ordinating social media content (particularly LinkedIn), updating our website, building landing pages, and supporting our alumni and marketing campaigns
- Forecast income, keep our financial systems up to date, and manage letters of engagement, purchase orders and invoicing requests.
- Provide occasional live support for virtual workshops, and executive assistant support to the Director
The balance of your week will shift through the year, with programme launches taking priority at times and more space for development work during school holidays. A key priority is to make full use of our AI capability (especially Claude) to speed up our processes and free up more time for the relationship-building and engagement work that matters most. This is something we’ll support you to build into your working practice from day one.
We're looking for candidates with the following attributes:
Essential:
- A strong, sustained track record in programme planning and project/operations management
- Confidence managing relationships with senior education and non-profit leaders, with excellent, professional customer service skills
- Excellent written communication and proof-reading skills, with sharp attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise across multiple workstreams
- A proactive, can-do attitude and comfort working independently
- Strong financial literacy and experience with CRM/database systems (e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot)
- Enthusiasm for digital tools and AI assistants, and intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Flexibility for occasional calls outside business hours with North America and Australia-based colleagues
Desirable:
- Experience working in or closely with the education sector
- University graduate-level education
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and a Christmas–New Year office closure
- 5% matched pension and life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Free access to a wellness coach and healthcare app (video GP appointments, mental health and nutritional consultations)
- Cycle to work scheme
See attached job description for further details.
Application Process
Please apply with an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (max. 2 sides) showing how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience above. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
We review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you can. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 1st September.
Initial interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on a rolling basis until 4th September.
Final interviews will be held in London at the BTS Offices on 10th and 11th September.
Note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Our mission is to help education, public sector and non-profit leaders do their best work, building stronger organisations and a better world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Experience of designing, delivering and improving participation, voice, involvement or lived experience programmes with children or young people is an essential requirement for this role. Please see the person specification below for all essential requirements before applying.
Role title: Voice Manager
Reporting to: Head of Impact and Innovation (note that this role will work collaboratively across the organisation to drive this agenda on lived experience being embedded through the charity)
Location of work: The post holder will be home-based, with office visits required approximately once a month, and department/organisational away days which will be discussed with Line Manager. The role may involve some occasional irregular travel to attend events and meetings throughout England and Scotland.
Contract type: Ideally full time, 35 hours per week, although flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work.
Contract length: Permanent
Salary: £43,500
Background
For more than 20 years, Magic Breakfast has been helping children and young people start the day with the nourishment they need to learn, grow, and thrive. But the impact of breakfast goes far beyond food. Every morning, we help pupils arrive at school feeling valued, included, and ready to reach their potential.
Today, 2.1 million children across the UK are at risk of hunger, the equivalent of four pupils in a classroom of 30. Working with schools in disadvantaged communities across England and Scotland, Magic Breakfast is committed to ensuring no child is too hungry to learn. One breakfast at a time, we are helping children and young people build brighter futures.
This is a pivotal moment to join Magic Breakfast. Governments in both England and Scotland have committed to expanding access to free school breakfasts, recognising the vital role they play in children’s wellbeing and attainment. Yet significant gaps remain. Pupils in secondary schools, alongside younger children in nursery and early years settings, are still at risk of starting the day hungry. Hunger does not begin at age five, nor end at age 11, and neither does our mission.
By joining Magic Breakfast, you will become part of a passionate, ambitious organisation driving lasting change for children and young people across the UK.
Job Purpose
Magic Breakfast has already begun developing its approach to embedding children and young people's voiceas outlined in ourorganisational Nourishing Futures strategy and business plan, launched in 2025. Alongside this, a Lived Experience strategy and roadmap set out the plan to ensure child and youth voice is heard at all points in our decision making.This role will operationalise that roadmap, strengthening the systems, standards, capability and accountability needed to embed participation across the organisation.
The Voice Manager will lead the development and delivery of Magic Breakfast’s approach to lived experience voice, with a particular focus on children and young people. They will ensure that the processes, policies, practicalguidanceand organisational capability is in place to enable the views, experiences and priorities of children and young peopletoshapethe organisation.
This is a new roleat Magic Breakfast, responding to our Nourishing Futures strategy with a vision of a UK where every child is nourished, empowered and thriving.It’sa dynamic, matrix role, that works with teams across the organisation and will evolve over time, initially seeking to develop and embed new practices and approaches,which will impacton the culture and practices of the organisation.Previous experience of working ina similar role is vital as this role will provide lead counsel on child and youth participation across the organisation.
The role holder will provide expert advice to colleagues across the organisation, helping teams embed meaningful, safe,inclusive and non-tokenistic participation in their work.The aim is for children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, including those who may face barriersto engaging,are able to influence Magic Breakfast’s work.Anessential part of this role will be ensuring that,as well as the necessary internal infrastructure, the culture and mindset is in place to support the wider strategic aims.
Key Responsibilities
Voice leadership and organisational practice
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Shape and operationalise Magic Breakfast’s children and young people’s voice function, ensuring it is aligned to organisational strategy, business planning and evaluation, safeguarding requirements and EDI commitments.
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Reviewand maintain organisational guidance, processes andparticipation infrastructure that supportschildren and young people’s participation, includingconsent, accessibility, safeguarding,risk, recognition (e.g.remuneration), feedbackloopsand ethical storytelling.
Organisational capability-buildingand support
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Provide specialist advice to internal teams on when and how to involve children and young people, for examplein decision-making, service development, policy influencing, communications, fundraising,researchand evaluation.
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Develop and deliver training, resources and reflective learning opportunities that help staff understand the importance of children and young people’s voice and build confidence in applying participatory approaches.
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Work closely withourPeople and Culture team to embed voice and participation learning into wider performance expectations, ways of working, internal culture and learning,and development pathways.
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Chair,coordinateor contribute to internal working groups that bring colleagues together to embed children and young people’s voice across teams and projects.
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Champion a culture of listening, accountability and continuous improvement, highlighting whereand howchildren and young people’s views have influenced decisions to provide positive reinforcement of actions.
Participation, engagementand co-design
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Design,pilotand develop participatory approaches(such as regional lived experience panels, pupil panels, advisory groups, workshops, focus groups, creative consultation methodsand digital activities) for engaging children and young people,and support organisation-wide adoption.
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Ensure participation approaches are accessible and inclusive for children and young people with different needs,experiences and communication preferences, including those who may be less likely to engage through traditional methods.
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Ensure appropriate feedback loops are in place,s oparticipants and contributors understand how their views have shaped decisions, proposals, policy asks, breakfast provision or further research priorities.
Safeguarding,ethicsand risk management
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Ensure all voice and participation activity is delivered safely and in line with Magic Breakfast’s safeguarding, data protection, health and safety,consentand risk management policies.
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Ensure children and young people are appropriately prepared, supported and followed up before, during and after participation activities, including signposting to support where needed.
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Be an active member of the internal Safeguarding Committee, proactively flagging issues and developing or updating anyappropriate processes, whilst supporting a shift in approach from compliance to culturally embedded.
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Support colleagues to develop appropriate risk assessments for online and in-person participation activities, and where needed, escalating concerns in line with organisational processes.
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Support colleagues to apply ethical and inclusive approaches to gathering,analysingand using children and young people’s views, particularly where sensitive personal experiences may be shared.
Insight and Influence
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Develop and maintain approach to measure participation, influence, reach,qualityand impact, ensuring alignment with Magic Breakfast’s existing evaluation and reporting cycles.
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Represent Magic Breakfast in external working groups,coalitions and participation networks, sharing learning and bringing sector insight back into the organisation.
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Support funder conversations and proposals where required by clearly articulating Magic Breakfast’s ambitions,approachand impact in relation to children and young people’s voice.
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Promote organisational learning by sharing participation insights, emerging themes and examples of influence across teams, helping to strengthen practice and decision-making.
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Commission or manage external support, suppliers or partners where needed,ensuring quality of work
Person Specification
Essential knowledge and experience
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Experience of designing,deliveringand improving participation, voice, involvement or lived experience programmes with children or young people.
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Experience of applying safeguarding, consent, confidentiality, data protection and risk management processes in participation or engagement activity.
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Experience of managing projects or workstreams from design through to delivery, monitoring,learningand reporting.
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Experience of facilitating workshops, focus groups, panels or advisory groups, both online and in person.
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Experience of translating qualitative insight into clear findings, recommendations,reportsor resources for different audiences.
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Experience of developing or managing place-based, community-ledor regional engagement structures.
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Experience of developing guidance, tools,trainingor resources that support others to adopt good practice.
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Experience of building trusting,appropriateand inclusive relationships with children and young people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
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Experience ofmatrixworking across teamsand influencing decision making
Essential skills and behaviours
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Strong understanding of meaningful,ethicaland non-tokenistic participation, co-designand lived experience practice within the UK.
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Good understanding of safeguarding, emotional wellbeing, healthy boundaries and inclusive practice when working with children and young people.
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Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to create inclusive spaces, encourage participation and manage group dynamics or challenging conversations sensitively.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make complex information clear,accessible and engaging for different audiences.
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Ability to work with data and evidence to develop metrics,monitor progress and report impact.
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Commitment to equity,diversityand inclusion, and to reducing barriers to participation for children and young people.
Desirable Knowledge, experience and skills
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Experience of child or youth voice activity in schools, education, youth work, anti-poverty, food insecurity, health, socialactionor charity settings.
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Experience of supporting children and young people to engage with policymakers, funders, media,campaignsor public-facing opportunities.
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Experience of working with community partners, local authorities, combined authorities, youth organisations, faithgroupsor other trusted local intermediaries to support inclusive participation.
General requirements
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Willing and able to travel across the UK for school visits, workshops,eventsand partner meetings.
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Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends where participation activity requires it, with time off in lieuinline with organisational policy.
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Enhanced DBS check may be required depending on the final design of the role and level of direct work with children and young people.
APPLICATION PROCCESS
You can access our job pack and more information about Magic Breakfast via our website.
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team (hr @ magicbreakfast. com)
Shortlisting: w/c 31st August
Interview 1: w/c 14th September
Interview 2 and Informal Panel: w/c 21st September
Due to the high volume of applications, this role is likely to close early and we reserve the right to do so. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
ID: 1861 Senior Website & Digital Content Manager
Service: Digital Marketing
Salary: Grade 4 point 38: £37,867.30 pro rata (£46,703 FTE) per annum, plus £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum (£389 pro rata)
Location: Homebased
Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Temporary 12 month contract (mat leave)
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Website and Digital Content Team through a crucial period. You will have the chance to manage a portfolio of websites, including Family Action’s and Relate’s, and oversee the development and creation of digital content for a range of channels. You will manage a small team and work collaboratively across the wider development and external affairs directorate to drive brand awareness and income generation.
Main Responsibilities (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Strategically manage a portfolio of websites across two distinct brands and a number of sub identities, ensuring they meet organisational goals, user needs, and sector best practice.
· Lead on the development and creation of digital and multimedia content across Family Action and Relate brands to support key business objectives
· Lead continuous optimisation of sales and donation journeys across Family Action and Relate websites, including testing, personalisation, and conversion rate improvements.
· Oversee the development of a new Relate website as part of a wider adaptive change programme, working closely with the Website and UX Manager and other key stakeholders.
· Use sophisticated analytics, data and insight tools to test, measure and evaluate content and website performance against KPIs, drive decisions and prioritise enhancements.
· Line manage a small team including a Website and UX Manager, Digital Marketing Executive, Content Executive and two temporary Website Project Managers
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Extensive experience of website development and management within complex organisations
· Extensive experience of managing complex digital projects with multiple stakeholders such a website builds
· Experience of optimising website user journeys to drive a measurable increase in conversions such as sales and donations
· Ability to drive and manage content generation, working with a range of subject matter experts and within a robust governance architecture Extensive experience of using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster to successfully plan, measure and evaluate content performance
· Experience of line management
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form
· Closing Date: Monday 31st August at 23:59. Please note, we may close the position early if we find the right candidate.
· To learn more about Family Action: Careers
Interviews will likely to take place virtually during the first week of September 2026.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: matthew.dennis (full email address located on advert document)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced relationship fundraiser to join Kids and play a key role in growing our philanthropic income. If you are passionate about building meaningful donor relationships and creating lasting impact for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we'd love to hear from you.
Philanthropy and Relationships Manager
Location: Home-based with regular travel for face-to-face meetings
Hours: 36 hours per week (flexible working arrangements can be discussed at interview)
Salary: £35,000 per annum
About the Role
We're looking for an ambitious and motivated Philanthropy and Relationships Manager to lead the development of our major donor programme. Building on recent strategic recommendations, you will develop and deliver a sustainable fundraising programme that grows support from mid-level and major donors.
Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and colleagues across the organisation, you will identify, cultivate and steward high-value supporters, creating compelling opportunities for them to invest in Kids' mission. You will play a vital role in securing significant gifts and developing long-term partnerships that help children and young people with SEND achieve their full potential.
This role offers the opportunity to shape and grow a portfolio of supporters while helping to create a culture of philanthropy across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy and Planning
- Develop and implement a measurable strategy for philanthropic growth.
- Work closely with the Head of Fundraising to strengthen and embed a culture of philanthropy across Kids.
- Collaborate with colleagues to identify, cultivate and solicit major donor prospects.
- Provide guidance and support to colleagues on donor engagement and relationship management.
Relationship Management
- Build, manage and strengthen relationships with existing supporters.
- Understand donor motivations and create tailored engagement plans that inspire long-term support.
- Represent Kids at networking and cultivation events, building visibility and awareness of our work.
- Work collaboratively with service delivery teams to demonstrate the impact of donor support.
Prospect Development
- Manage and grow a mid-level giving programme.
- Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective donors through research, identification and outreach.
- Build and manage a portfolio of mid-level and major donor prospects.
- Work with the Events Manager to deliver engaging donor cultivation events.
Income Generation and CRM Management
- Take ownership of individual income targets and contribute to wider fundraising goals.
- Manage donor pipelines, forecasting and reporting through Donorfy CRM.
- Monitor performance and identify opportunities to maximise income growth.
Donor Communications
- Develop compelling cases for support and impact reports.
- Create personalised communications and proposals that align with donors' interests and motivations.
- Deliver a high-quality donor experience that encourages long-term engagement and investment.
About You
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Proven success in networking and relationship building that has resulted in financial support.
- Experience securing new gifts and developing new donor relationships.
- A strong track record of building and managing fundraising pipelines and supporter portfolios.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage high-value supporters.
- Experience using CRM systems and data to manage donor relationships, forecasting and reporting.
- Strong budgeting and financial forecasting skills.
- Experience researching and identifying prospective donors.
- Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including CEOs, trustees and decision-makers.
- The initiative and resilience to build new relationships from the ground up.
- A genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND and their families.
- An understanding of the policy and influencing landscape affecting children and young people with SEND.
Why Join Kids?
At Kids, you'll be part of a dedicated team committed to creating brighter futures for disabled children, young people and their families. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a growing philanthropy programme, develop meaningful supporter relationships and secure transformational gifts that make a lasting difference.
Apply today and help us create life-changing opportunities for children and young people with SEND.
For further details about the role, responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the full Job Description attached.
We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of the Role
The Youth Insights Programme Lead is responsible for leading the effective design, planning and delivery of assigned Youth Insights panels and projects. The role bridges strategic leadership and operational delivery, ensuring that panels are well designed, well facilitated, well coordinated and deliver high-quality insight for partners.
The Programme Lead manages day-to-day partner relationships, leads delivery planning, supports facilitators, oversees programme outputs and ensures young people have a positive, inclusive and meaningful experience.
The role contributes to insight generation and reporting, working within the frameworks and quality standards set by the Programme Manager.
Key Responsibilities
1. Programme Design and Delivery
- Lead the design and delivery of assigned Youth Insights panels, within the methodology and standards set by the Programme Manager.
- Translate partner objectives into clear delivery plans, session structures and participant journeys.
- Develop and adapt session plans, materials and activities for assigned panels.
- Ensure sessions are engaging, inclusive, purposeful and appropriate for young people.
- Lead or support facilitation of Youth Insights sessions as required.
- Ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed outcomes, quality standards and partner expectations.
- Identify practical improvements to delivery and share learning with the Programme Manager.
2. Operational Partner Management
- Act as the primary day-to-day relationship manager for assigned partners.
- Lead operational planning meetings, delivery updates and routine partner communications.
- Manage partner expectations around timelines, outputs, session planning and reporting.
- Maintain strong working relationships with operational partner contacts.
- Identify risks, issues or opportunities in partner relationships and escalate appropriately to the Programme Manager.
- Support strategic partner conversations by providing delivery insight, evidence and learning.
- Where a partner contact holds both strategic and operational responsibilities, act as the primary day-to-day contact while ensuring the Programme Manager retains senior oversight.
3. Insight Generation and Reporting
- Analyse youth feedback and identify key themes, patterns and insights from assigned panels.
- Draft reports, summaries, presentations and recommendations for partners.
- Ensure reports go beyond description and begin to translate youth feedback into meaningful insight.
- Work within the reporting frameworks, standards and templates agreed by the Programme Manager.
- Incorporate quality feedback from the Programme Manager and strengthen outputs accordingly.
- Support the development of case studies, impact stories and evidence of partner value.
- Contribute learning from assigned panels into wider Youth Insights service development.
4. Delivery Quality and Facilitation
- Ensure all assigned programmes are delivered to a high standard.
- Brief, support and coordinate freelance facilitators for assigned sessions.
- Ensure facilitators understand the purpose, method, safeguarding requirements and desired outcomes of each session.
- Monitor delivery quality and participant experience.
- Provide feedback to facilitators and escalate quality concerns where needed.
- Ensure session materials, resources and activities are prepared and appropriate.
- Support consistency of delivery across panels, while adapting appropriately to different partner contexts.
5. Youth Engagement and Inclusion
- Ensure young people are meaningfully involved, listened to and supported throughout their participation.
- Work with the Programme Coordinator to support recruitment, onboarding, retention and engagement.
- Monitor participant experience and respond to issues or barriers to participation.
- Identify gaps in representation within assigned panels and work with the Programme Coordinator and Programme Manager to address them.
- Ensure delivery is inclusive, accessible and responsive to young people’s needs.
- Support young people to build confidence, skills and understanding through their involvement.
6. Programme Coordination and Project Management
- Develop and maintain delivery plans for assigned Youth Insights panels.
- Coordinate timelines, milestones, partner inputs, facilitator availability and reporting deadlines.
- Work closely with the Programme Coordinator to ensure logistics, communications and records are well managed.
- Ensure risks, actions and dependencies are tracked and communicated.
- Support effective use of HubSpot and other systems to manage participant journeys and partner activity.
- Ensure programme information is accurate, up to date and accessible to the team.
7. Team Support and Development
- Support and mentor the Programme Coordinator in relation to assigned programmes.
- Delegate appropriate tasks clearly and support effective workload management.
- Share learning, tools and good practice across the Youth Insights team.
- Contribute to training, reflection sessions and process improvement.
- Support a positive, collaborative and values-led team culture.
- Help build team confidence in delivery, facilitation, insight generation and partner communication.
8. Safeguarding, Compliance and Risk
- Ensure safeguarding, consent, data protection and risk processes are followed across assigned programmes.
- Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns or risks in line with S4TP policies.
- Ensure facilitators and delivery contributors understand relevant safeguarding and compliance requirements.
- Support accurate record keeping and documentation.
- Contribute to risk assessment and mitigation for sessions, panels and partner activity.
Key Relationships
Internal:
- Youth Insights Programme Manager
- Youth Insights Programme Coordinator
- CEO where required
- Wider S4TP team
- Freelance facilitators
External:
- Operational partner contacts
- Strategic partner contacts where appropriate
- Young people and alumni
- Schools, colleges and youth networks
- Delivery partners and stakeholders
Success Measures
Success in this role will include:
- Assigned panels are delivered effectively, safely and to a high standard.
- Partners receive timely, useful and high-quality reports and outputs.
- Young people have a positive, inclusive and meaningful experience.
- Operational partner relationships are well managed.
- Programme delivery runs smoothly, with clear plans, timelines and communication.
- Insight reports demonstrate analysis, themes and recommendations, not just summaries.
- Facilitators are well briefed, supported and consistent in delivery.
- Learning from delivery contributes to wider Youth Insights improvement.
A covering letter explaining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria in the person specification (no more than 1 x A4 page).
An up-to-date relevant CV (no more than 2 x A4 pages).
Please indicate where you are based on your application.
A short selfie video saying why you want to work with Solutions for the Planet and what you think your superpowers are (max 2 minutes).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The young people, children and families that we support are at the heart of everything we do at Mermaids. We have ambitious plans to expand the reach and impact of our youth work. To support this growth, we are recruiting an Interim Youth Officer who will play a key role in overseeing our youth programmes and activities. The successful candidate will help increase our capacity to engage with more young people, provide high-quality support, and ensure the continued delivery of our core youth services while contributing to the development of new opportunities for young people. This role is fully remote, full time with a four day working week (32 hours).
Mermaids is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from those with lived experiences (directly or indirectly) and/or close ties to the LGBTQ+ community. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us and shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from BPOC (black and people of colour) and/or disabled and trans candidates.
Supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join BrainWaves at an exciting stage of growth and help build the sustainable income behind our ambitious plans to improve young people’s mental health.
This is a rare opportunity for a proactive fundraiser to take real ownership of a growing fundraising programme, working with experienced specialists while broadening your expertise across trusts, major donors, corporate partnerships and individual giving.
About BrainWaves Research
BrainWaves Research is a charity working to improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing through research, education and collaboration.
We bring together scientists, educators, schools and young people to build a stronger understanding of adolescent mental health and translate evidence into practical support. Our work combines a major longitudinal research study with evidence-based educational resources for schools.
BrainWaves is a long-term collaboration involving the University of Oxford, Swansea University and The Day News & Media. We are entering an exciting stage of growth and are looking for a proactive and versatile Fundraising Manager to help secure the sustainable income needed to achieve our ambitions.
The opportunity
You will lead the day-to-day delivery of fundraising across trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate partnerships and individual giving, developing new opportunities as well as managing and growing existing relationships.
The role may particularly suit someone with strong experience in one area – most likely trusts and foundations or high-value giving – who is ready to broaden their expertise across a mixed portfolio.
You will work particularly closely with our fractional Fundraising Director, who will provide strategic direction and support, as well as experienced specialists in major gifts and events, senior volunteers and colleagues across BrainWaves.
This is a hands-on role with significant autonomy. We are looking for someone proactive, ambitious and organised who enjoys turning strategy into action, building relationships, improving systems and hitting targets. Above all, you will be passionate about our mission to improve young people’s mental health.
Key responsibilities
Fundraising and income growth
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Work with the Fundraising Director and COO to deliver BrainWaves’ fundraising strategy and annual income plan.
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Manage and grow a pipeline across trusts and foundations, major donors, corporates and individual giving.
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Research and develop new prospects, partnerships and sustainable income opportunities.
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Prepare compelling cases for support, grant applications, proposals, presentations and donor communications.
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Take ownership of agreed income targets, deadlines and activity plans, monitoring performance and forecasting income.
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Manage funder and supporter relationships from initial approach through to reporting and stewardship.
Major donors, corporates and supporters
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Work with the Fundraising Director, trustees, senior volunteers and specialist advisers to identify, cultivate and steward high-value prospects.
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Build relationships with companies whose values and interests align with BrainWaves and develop appropriate partnership opportunities.
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Help develop our individual-giving programme, including appeals, regular giving and supporter journeys.
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Manage and improve our use of JustGiving and other digital fundraising platforms.
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Support donor and cultivation events, including prospect identification, communications and follow-up.
CRM, data and fundraising operations
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Take day-to-day ownership of BrainWaves’ CRM, ensuring supporter, prospect, donation and relationship records are accurate and up to date.
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Improve how the CRM is used for pipeline management, reporting, segmentation, stewardship and task management.
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Establish clear and consistent processes for recording and using fundraising information.
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Produce regular pipeline, income and forecasting reports and use data to identify opportunities, gaps and risks.
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Ensure information from JustGiving and other platforms is captured and followed up appropriately.
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Maintain high standards of data protection, fundraising compliance and data quality.
Collaborative working
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Work closely with the Fundraising Director and experienced freelance specialists in fundraising strategy, major gifts and events.
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Collaborate with colleagues across communications, research and operations to develop strong fundraising propositions and materials.
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Support trustees and senior volunteers in their fundraising activity.
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Attend occasional meetings and events, primarily in Oxford and London.
About you
You will be a confident and proactive fundraiser with strong experience in at least one income stream and an appetite to broaden your expertise.
You will be a persuasive communicator and excellent relationship builder, comfortable managing multiple prospects, deadlines and priorities. You will enjoy working in a small, evolving organisation where initiative is valued and will be effective working independently from home while staying closely connected to the wider team.
Most importantly, you will be motivated by ambitious targets and genuinely excited by BrainWaves’ mission.
Essential experience and skills
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Experience of securing income within a charity, university, research institution or other purpose-led organisation.
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Strong experience in at least one fundraising stream, such as trusts and foundations, major donors, corporates or individual giving.
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Evidence of meeting fundraising targets or contributing significantly to income growth.
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Experience of managing prospects from research and qualification through to solicitation and stewardship.
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Excellent written skills, including producing persuasive applications, proposals and donor communications.
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Strong relationship-building and stakeholder-management skills.
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Ability to understand complex information and turn it into a clear and compelling case for support.
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Experience of using a fundraising CRM to manage pipelines, records and reporting.
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Excellent organisation, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
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A proactive, resourceful and collaborative approach.
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A genuine commitment to BrainWaves’ purpose.
Desirable experience
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Experience across more than one fundraising income stream.
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Trusts and foundations and/or major donor fundraising experience.
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Experience of corporate partnerships.
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Experience of using and improving a CRM, particularly Beacon or a similar system.
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Experience of JustGiving or similar digital fundraising platforms.
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Experience of fundraising for mental health, young people, education, science, health or research.
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Knowledge of fundraising regulation and data protection.
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Experience of donor cultivation or fundraising events.
What we offer
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The opportunity to shape and grow fundraising within an ambitious charity.
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Close working with an experienced Fundraising Director and senior fundraising specialists.
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Significant autonomy and the opportunity to broaden your fundraising experience.
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Meaningful work supporting research and education focused on adolescent mental health.
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A flexible, predominantly home-based role.
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25 days’ annual leave pro rata.
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Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after successful completion of a three-month probation period.
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Reasonable travel expenses for required meetings and events.
We are not looking for freelance consultants or consultancies to contact us for this role, as we really want someone to embed in our team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Care to Dance is looking for a passionate, highly organised and relationship-focused Programme Manager to lead our programmes across the Midlands and North.
You’ll work closely with our dance teachers, social workers, local authority partners, carers and communities to make sure our programmes are consistent and high-quality. You’ll support our team, build strong partnerships and help create more opportunities for care-experienced young people to belong, express themselves and thrive.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, values-led charity and play an important role in shaping and strengthening our work across the region.
Must be based in Midlands or North East.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re looking for a collaborative, highly organised Youth Engagement Project Officer, who is passionate about building opportunities for children and young people in libraries.
You’ll have great communication skills and enthusiasm for platforming young people’s voices. You’ll also know how to manage priorities, keep projects within deadline and budget, and accurately collect and compile data. As a natural people-person, you’ll feel confident supporting library teams, partners and colleagues and be happy taking initiative.
We’d especially love to hear from you if you have created opportunities for children and young people to be heard and involved in decisions that affect them, and if you’ve been involved in supporting the delivery of projects. Experience of libraries is not required as you’ll have lots of opportunities to learn about our sector in this role.
About the work
Our focus is on creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today.
We want all children and young people to feel at home at the library, to be understood, empowered and inspired. Our collaborative national network is made up of members from library services, partners and supporters. We believe in the need for safe spaces and real-life connections to support the demands of modern life. Together, we’recreating change, and you can be a part of it.
We are an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation. Our members are leaders in children and young people’s public libraries and school library services.
Libraries Rising and The Reading Agency were recently successful in securing funding from the Arts Council to deliver a two-year programme, to place young people at the heart of shaping the future library reading experience. The two-year project forms part of the legacy of the National Year of Reading 2026 and will work with young people and library services across nine regions of England to co-create new approaches, resources and digital innovations that build on the strengths of libraries and inspire more young people to read for pleasure.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who lives our values - progressive, collaborative, kind, aspirational and inclusive.
What’s important to us needs to be important to you too. We want to focus on impact, to work openly, to collaborate with and learn from others, to take the time to care for ourselves and each other, and to have fun together. We are building an environmentally sustainable charity, and we want to be celebrated as an inclusion changemaker in the sector.
Our application process is open to everyone and anyone with the experience we’re looking for. We have a diverse board of trustees, and we are developing the diversity of our staff team. We particularly welcome applications from people from racialised communities, trans or non-binary individuals, and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
Please note - a Candidate Pack for this role is available on the application page.
Job purpose
As Youth Engagement Project Officer, you’ll work closely with the Programme Manager, the wider Libraries Rising team, The Reading Agency, library services and young people to support the delivery of this project, and to develop our wider support of libraries with their youth engagement work.
What you’ll bring to the role
You’ll be:
- A strong communicator, confident with building relationships and keeping everyone on track.
- Experienced in working with young people and partner organisations.
- Committed to platforming young people’s voices, especially those who are underserved by their communities, marginalised, or experiencing deprivation.
- Committed to co-creative practice and working with, not doing to.
- Experienced in creating, developing and implementing effective systems and procedures.
- Experienced in providing operational, administrative and project support, with digital skills including use of Microsoft Office and supporting remote teams.
- Experienced in providing in person and online event planning and support.
- Aware of GDPR implications and requirements.
- Committed to your own professional development.
Employee benefits
- 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Employee Assist Programme – including 24/7 counselling, health support and legal helpline.
- A range of discounts on retail, entertainment, travel and wellbeing.
Additional information
If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch.
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Please also note that appointment will be made subject to collection of two references and a satisfactory DBS check or evidence of a current DBS certificate.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter OR answer the questions by clicking on Apply Now.
• Applications close: 9am, Monday 17th August 2026
• Interviews: Tuesday 25th August 2026 (online)
• Start date: as soon as possible, to be agreed with the successful candidate
If you would like to discuss specific requirements, please get in touch with us.
Creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today
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Who Are We Looking For?
Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable and resilient individual with a strong interest in gaming culture, esports and the digital lives of children and young people.
You will be confident working autonomously and remotely, as well as collaboratively within a team. You will bring excellent communication skills, strong organisation, creativity in engagement approaches, and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders.
At Ygam, safeguarding children and vulnerable people is central to everything we do. We are committed to safer recruitment and expect all staff to uphold the highest safeguarding standards.
Ygam is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including people with lived experience of gaming and gambling harms, people with disabilities, people from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent people and armed forces veterans.
Main Role & Responsibilities
The post holder will be an active member of Ygam’s Programmes Team, with a primary focus on gaming, esports and new and emerging digital harms affecting children and young people.
They will lead on the delivery and development of gaming‑focused and wider digital harms education, including alumni activity, stakeholder engagement and programme growth. The role will support professionals, parents, carers and young people to understand and prevent harm related to gaming, online environments and related digital behaviours.
The post holder will be responsible for recruiting, engaging and supporting stakeholders into Ygam’s gaming and digital harms programmes, promoting Ygam training, and maintaining strong long‑term relationships. This includes recruiting suitable delegates from education, youth services and other frontline sectors.
They will deliver high‑quality training and assured workshops (online and face‑to‑face) focused on gaming, esports and digital harms, and represent Ygam at conferences, events and sector forums.
The role involves ongoing support to organisations, schools and youth settings to embed Ygam’s resources in their practice. Regular visits to schools and organisations are a core requirement. The post holder will also gather and record data to help Ygam evidence the impact of our gaming and digital harms prevention work.
Role Requirements
Planning & Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across education, youth services, community organisations and digital sectors.
- Lead the recruitment of delegates to Ygam’s gaming, esports and digital harms programmes.
- Promote Ygam’s training and resources to organisations, ensuring clear understanding of programme content, outcomes and long‑term support.
- Develop and sustain a strong pipeline of stakeholders and delegates to ensure workshops are consistently well attended.
- Understand stakeholder needs and tailor information and support accordingly.
- Identify and attend relevant gaming, esports, digital safety and education conferences, seminars and events.
- Signpost organisations and families to Ygam’s Parent / Family Hub to increase awareness of gaming and digital harms.
- Work closely with the Programme Lead: Delivery and Outcomes to set objectives, review performance and contribute to programme development.
Delivery
- Deliver Ygam’s portfolio of programmes with a focus on gaming, esports and digital harms workshops online and face to face.
- Deliver workshops directly to children and young people in education and non‑education settings, ensuring content is age‑appropriate and engaging.
- Provide high‑quality training to professionals working with children and young people, in line with Ygam’s Quality Assurance processes.
- Deliver independently and as part of a team‑teach approach.
- Respond to delegate questions with confidence, sensitivity and subject knowledge.
- Promote Ygam’s complementary offers such as Alumni, Let’s Explore and other digital harms resources.
- Provide an excellent, professional experience for all delegates and partners.
Outcomes & Impact
- Provide ongoing support to schools and youth organisations to embed Ygam’s gaming and digital harms materials into practice.
- Accurately record data and engagement activity using Ygam’s CRM system.
- Develop and deliver team‑teach opportunities that empower teachers and professionals to implement Ygam resources independently.
- Identify and contribute to case studies that demonstrate the impact of Ygam’s gaming and digital harms education.
- Work with the Insight and Evaluation teams to support measurement of outcomes, impact and performance.
Learning & Development
- Proactively identify knowledge gaps, particularly related to gaming culture, digital trends and emerging online risks, and undertake relevant CPD.
- Ensure mandatory and role‑specific training is completed and kept up to date.
- Attend regular supervision and support sessions with line manager.
- Reflect on and record performance and development in monthly 1‑to‑1 meetings.
Administration
- Manage workshop administration using the CRM system, including sending joining instructions.
- Record attendance and gather feedback post‑workshop.
- Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and data protection requirements.
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience delivering training to both adults and children/young people.
- Ability to explain complex topics such as gaming risks, online behaviours and digital harms in a clear and accessible way.
- Experience delivering online and face‑to‑face learning.
- Stakeholder engagement experience within education, youth work or children’s services.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience developing and managing a delegate or sales pipeline and meeting KPIs.
- Experience driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes.
- Highly organised, detail‑oriented and self‑managing.
- Experience promoting or selling a service or programme.
- Experience working effectively within a team to meet shared targets.
- Willingness to travel regionally and nationally to deliver training.
- Right to live and work in the UK.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the English education system, including PSHE and RSE curriculum.
- Strong interest in or understanding of gaming, esports and online youth culture.
- Understanding of a public health and prevention‑based approach to harm reduction.
- Strong networking and relationship‑building skills.
- Experience using CRM systems, particularly Salesforce.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Following a restructure of the school’s development department, St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh, is looking to appoint a self-motivated and dynamic fundraiser to help secure and sustain significant grants from trusts and foundations.
The postholder will develop high quality applications, bids and reports for a diverse range of audiences.
The School is keen to appoint someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as exceptional relationship-management skills, who will work to develop and deliver a strategy to grow sustainable income from grants and foundations over time.
The successful candidate will work closely with the School Bursar, Individual Giving Manager, Marketing & Communications Manager and Database Assistant, as part of the School's development team.
This is a part-time post of 21 hours/3 days per week, working over the whole year.
Role Purpose:
To develop and manage a programme of trust, foundation and statutory fundraising that delivers sustainable income for St Mary's Music School. The Trusts and Foundations Manager will identify funding opportunities, prepare compelling applications and reports, and build strong relationships with funders to support the School's strategic priorities.
Specific duties will include:
Fundraising
- Contributing to the overall Fundraising Strategy;
- Developing and implementing plans to meet income targets;
- Working with the development team on fundraising messaging, including a consistent and compelling narrative;
- Establishing strong relationships with staff, the public, stakeholders, supporters, funders and the media.
Research, Bids and Grant Applications
- Managing and researching a pipeline of prospective trust, foundation and statutory funders;
- Developing relationships with existing and prospective funders, attending fundraising events as required;
- Preparation of cases for support including the development of restricted funding proposals for projects and bursaries;
- Creation of high quality grant and tender applications for funding and submission of funding reports.
Reporting, Fundraising Database & Compliance
- Ensuring that all activity undertaken is accurately recorded and submitted reports as required;
- Ensuring the maintenance of up to date, accurate records of trust and foundation contacts;
- Building relationships with representatives from trusts and foundations;
- Capturing and recording information on individuals’ relationships with relevant organisations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Main Role & Responsibilities
The post holder will be an active member of our programmes team and will work across our portfolio of programmes, with responsibility for engagement within Scotland. Although remote working, they would need to be living in Scotland for travel purposes.
They will be responsible for regional stakeholder engagement, developing and maintaining relationships and promoting Ygam training. They will recruit suitable delegates to Ygam’s full portfolio of workshops.
They will provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events.
The post holder will maintain excellent relationship with Ygam Stakeholders and beneficiaries, providing ongoing support to organisations, to help them implement Ygam resources, and visits to schools and organisations as part of this work is crucial. The post holder will gather data to support Ygam to understand the impact of our work
Who are we looking for?
Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable, creative, resilient individual, who has the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a team. They must have outstanding communication skills, be highly organised, and an excellent team player.
At Ygam, we are committed to safeguarding and the protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to recruit only suitable people to work with children or vulnerable people.
Ygam is an equal opportunity employer. It is Ygam’s approach that all employees have a working environment which promotes dignity and respect and where individual differences, and the contributions made are recognised and valued.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience of gaming and gambling harms, people with disabilities, people from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, neurodiverse people and armed force veterans.
Role Requirements
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Planning
· Network and develop stakeholder relationships, leading the recruitment of delegates suitable to Ygam’s programmes.
· Develop a regional presence to amplify Ygam’s mission and vision
· Manage multiple stakeholders and understand their roles and requirements, providing detailed information on options and long-term support
· Develop stakeholder relationships and a strong pipeline of delegates to attend the workshops delivered by Ygam, ensuring workshops are well attended.
· Identify and attend conferences, seminars, and organisational events to support our work.
· Signpost organisations to the Ygam Family Hub to increase awareness.
· Work closely with The Programme Lead: Delivery and outcomes, to develop objectives and review individual performance.
Delivery
· Deliver the Ygam portfolio of workshops (online and face to face).
· Deliver workshops directly to children and young people in education and non-education settings
· Provide high quality training to a range of professionals in line with Ygam’s Quality Assurance processes.
· Deliver workshops and training independently as well as through team teach approach.
· Be responsive to delegates needs, answering questions and queries in a supportive manner.
· Promote Ygam’s additional offerings, such as Alumni and resources.
· Provide an excellent customer service to delegates.
Outcomes:
· Provide ongoing support to schools and youth organisations to help imbed Ygam materials within curriculum.
· Ensure accuracy of data utilising the CRM system
· Deliver and develop team teach opportunities to support teachers and other professionals to implement Ygam resources.
· Develop Case study opportunities to understand the impact of the Ygam resources.
· Work with the Insight team and evaluators to measure impact and performance.
Learning and Development:
· Self-identify any gaps in knowledge and any CPD to help you do your role effectively.
· Ensure all relevant CPD is completed and up to date on platforms such as IHasco.
· Attend support sessions with line manager (both remotely and in person).
· Record performance in your monthly 1-1’s with your line manager.
Administration:
· Send out joining instructions via our CRM system to delegates prior to workshops.
· Record attendance and email delegates post workshop to gather feedback.
· Ensure all records are maintained in accordance with GDPR/data protection legislation.
Person Specification
Essential:
· Prior experience in delivering training to adults and children
· Ability to translate complex issues to delegates and respond thoughtfully to questions
· Experience of delivering online learning and face to face learning
· Stakeholder engagement experience across children’s services
· Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
· Outstanding understanding of IT applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint especially).
· Experience of developing and delivering a sales pipeline and achieving KPI’s.
· Experience of driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes.
· Ability to work in a highly organised manner with a keen eye for absolute detail.
· Self-administrating experience.
· Prior experience of working within education, youth work or children’s services
· Prior experience of selling/promoting a product or service.
· Employment rights to live and work in the UK.
· Experience of working collectively as a team to meet targets.
· Willingness to travel to provide training regionally and nationally for Ygam
Desirable:
· An understanding of education within Scotland, including Curriculum for Excellence and RSHP education, and how to engage in this sector across all education phases.
· An understanding of public health approach to gambling harms
· An understanding of NICE guidelines in relation to gambling
· Outstanding networking skills
· Experience utilising CRM systems, in particular Salesforce
The successful applicant will be subject to reference checks, an Enhanced DBS check, and must have Employment rights to live and work in the UK.
Expiry Date: 13th August 2026 - 12pm
Interviews: w/c 17th August 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: £40,000 per annum
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Start Date: September 2026
About The Skill Mill
The Skill Mill is a social enterprise that provides employment opportunities for young people with criminal convictions. Through paid work in environmental projects, horticulture and grounds maintenance, we help young people develop skills, confidence and positive futures while creating benefits for local communities and the environment.
Our programmes bring together Supervisors, Youth Justice Services, employers, Pathways Advisors and local partners to support young people into sustainable education, training and employment.
The Role
This is an opportunity to help shape and strengthen the delivery of The Skill Mill across the South.
As Regional Operations Manager, you will ensure young people receive a high-quality and consistent experience throughout their time with The Skill Mill. Working closely with Supervisors, Youth Justice Services, Pathways Advisors and the Commercial Sales Manager, you will oversee day-to-day operations, support programme delivery and ensure projects run safely, effectively and to a high standard.
You will play a key role in creating the conditions for young people to succeed by supporting frontline teams, building strong partnerships and ensuring programmes deliver positive outcomes for the young people and communities we serve.
What You'll Do
Support High-Quality Programme Delivery By:
- Managing the day-to-day operation of The Skill Mill programmes across the South.
- Supporting Supervisors to deliver safe, effective and impactful work programmes.
- Monitoring programme activity and resolving operational challenges.
- Ensuring compliance with organisational policies, procedures and health and safety requirements.
- Maintaining high standards of delivery across all sites and projects.
Build Strong Partnerships By:
- Working closely with Youth Justice Services, Pathways Advisors and local partners.
- Supporting collaboration between operational teams and commercial projects.
- Acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders across the region.
- Representing The Skill Mill at partnership meetings and local events.
- Strengthening relationships that create opportunities for young people.
Monitor Performance and Impact By:
- Tracking programme delivery and performance against agreed targets.
- Monitoring progress towards social impact and employment outcomes.
- Preparing reports and updates for the Senior Management Team.
- Supporting the development of systems that measure quality, efficiency and impact.
- Using data and feedback to improve programme performance.
Support and Develop Teams By:
- Providing guidance, support and mentoring to Supervisors.
- Identifying training and development opportunities.
- Promoting a positive, collaborative and accountable culture.
- Supporting teams to deliver the best possible outcomes for young people.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who can bring people together, support high-quality delivery and help create opportunities for young people to thrive.
You'll have:
- Experience in operational, service or project management.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience coordinating multiple workstreams, teams or projects.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and working with vulnerable or disadvantaged young people.
- Strong IT and reporting skills.
- A commitment to The Skill Mill's mission and values.
Desirable:
- Experience in social enterprises, youth justice, employability or community-based services.
- Experience managing commercial contracts or operational delivery programmes.
- Understanding of outcomes-based commissioning.
- Health and Safety qualification or relevant practical experience.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to help shape services that improve outcomes for young people.
- A supportive and committed leadership team.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Training and professional development opportunities.
- The chance to contribute to a growing social enterprise with a proven track record of creating social and environmental impact.
Why Join The Skill Mill?
Every day, you'll help ensure young people have access to meaningful employment, skills development and progression opportunities. By supporting the teams that work directly with young people, you'll play an important role in helping them build brighter futures while creating positive change in local communities.
To apply please send a CV and cover letter setting out your experience, qualifications and how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
The Skill Mill is a multi-award-winning social enterprise which provides employment opportunities for young ex-offenders between sixteen and eighteen
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Main Role & Responsibilities
The post holder will be an active member of our programmes team and will work across our portfolio of programmes, with responsibility for engagement within Wales. Although remote working, they would need to be living in Wales for travel purposes.
They will be responsible for regional stakeholder engagement, developing and maintaining relationships and promoting Ygam training. They will recruit suitable delegates to Ygam’s full portfolio of workshops.
They will provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events.
The post holder will maintain excellent relationship with Ygam Stakeholders and beneficiaries, providing ongoing support to organisations, to help them implement Ygam resources, and visits to schools and organisations as part of this work is crucial. The post holder will gather data to support Ygam to understand the impact of our work.
Who are we looking for?
Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable, creative, resilient individual, who has the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a team. They must have outstanding communication skills, be highly organised, and an excellent team player.
At Ygam, we are committed to safeguarding and the protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to recruit only suitable people to work with children or vulnerable people.
Ygam is an equal opportunity employer. It is Ygam’s approach that all employees have a working environment which promotes dignity and respect and where individual differences, and the contributions made are recognised and valued.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience of gaming and gambling harms, people with disabilities, people from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, neurodiverse people and armed force veterans.
Role Requirements
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Planning
· Network and develop stakeholder relationships, leading the recruitment of delegates suitable to Ygam’s programmes.
· Develop a regional presence to amplify Ygam’s mission and vision
· Manage multiple stakeholders and understand their roles and requirements, providing detailed information on options and long-term support
· Develop stakeholder relationships and a strong pipeline of delegates to attend the workshops delivered by Ygam, ensuring workshops are well attended.
· Identify and attend conferences, seminars, and organisational events to support our work.
· Signpost organisations to the Ygam Family Hub to increase awareness.
· Work closely with The Programme Lead: Delivery and outcomes, to develop objectives and review individual performance.
Delivery
· Deliver the Ygam portfolio of workshops (online and face to face).
· Deliver workshops directly to children and young people in education and non-education settings
· Provide high quality training to a range of professionals in line with Ygam’s Quality Assurance processes.
· Deliver workshops and training independently as well as through team teach approach.
· Be responsive to delegates needs, answering questions and queries in a supportive manner.
· Promote Ygam’s additional offerings, such as Alumni and resources.
· Provide an excellent customer service to delegates.
Outcomes:
· Provide ongoing support to schools and youth organisations to help imbed Ygam materials within curriculum.
· Ensure accuracy of data utilising the CRM system
· Deliver and develop team teach opportunities to support teachers and other professionals to implement Ygam resources.
· Develop Case study opportunities to understand the impact of the Ygam resources.
· Work with the Insight team and evaluators to measure impact and performance.
Learning and Development:
· Self-identify any gaps in knowledge and any CPD to help you do your role effectively.
· Ensure all relevant CPD is completed and up to date on platforms such as IHasco.
· Attend support sessions with line manager (both remotely and in person).
· Record performance in your monthly 1-1’s with your line manager.
Administration:
· Send out joining instructions via our CRM system to delegates prior to workshops.
· Record attendance and email delegates post workshop to gather feedback.
· Ensure all records are maintained in accordance with GDPR/data protection legislation.
Person Specification
Essential:
· Prior experience in delivering training to adults and children
· Ability to translate complex issues to delegates and respond thoughtfully to questions
· Experience of delivering online learning and face to face learning
· Stakeholder engagement experience across children’s services
· Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
· Outstanding understanding of IT applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint especially).
· Experience of developing and delivering a sales pipeline and achieving KPI’s.
· Experience of driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes.
· Ability to work in a highly organised manner with a keen eye for absolute detail.
· Self-administrating experience.
· Prior experience of working within education, youth work or children’s services
· Prior experience of selling/promoting a product or service.
· Employment rights to live and work in the UK.
· Experience of working collectively as a team to meet targets.
· Willingness to travel to provide training regionally and nationally for Ygam
Desirable:
· An understanding of education within Wales, including the Curriculum for Wales and RSE, and how to engage in this sector across all education phases.
· An understanding of public health approach to gambling harms
· An understanding of NICE guidelines in relation to gambling
· Outstanding networking skills
· Experience utilising CRM systems, in particular Salesforce
* Please note that this vacancy is advertised as a full-time role; however, applications from candidates seeking part-time hours are welcome, and we would consider appointing two part-time individuals.
Expiry Date: 13th August 2026 - 12pm
Interviews: w/c 17th August 2026
The successful applicant will be subject to reference checks, an Enhanced DBS check, and must have Employment rights to live and work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Remote (Based in England, Scotland & Wales with some travel required).
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 pro rata (£21,000 - £24,000 3 days or £28,000 - £32,000 4 days)
Hours of work: Full time OR part-time 3 or 4 days a week (21 or 28 hours)
Contract type: Permanent
Why work for Kids Matter?
- Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
- Remote working contribution – receive £26/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
- Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
- Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.
About us
Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities.
Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.
Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.
We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.
About the role
The Grant Manager role involves:
- Writing clear and compelling grant applications that communicate Kids Matter’s vision and impact
- Building and nurturing strong, professional relationships with grant funders through regular updates, meetings, and invitations to engage with our work.
- Working with the Head of Fundraising & Communications to forecast income and contribute to long term fundraising planning
- Working closely with programme, finance, and research and impact teams to gather accurate data, budgets, and stories
About you
Are you experienced in Grant Writing? Do you have strong relational skills? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?
Then we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
You can apply for the Grant Manager position by clicking ‘Apply via Website’ and completing a copy of our online application form.
The deadline for applications is 24th August 2026. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.
We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.
If you would like any application/interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, or if you would like an informal phone call to ask questions or discuss the role, please contact Katie Washington (HR & Systems Manager).
Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process.
We exist to reduce the impact of poverty on children in need across the UK.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





