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About Future Frontiers:

In the UK, family income is the strongest predictor of how well a young person will do at school and the future opportunities they will have. Future Frontiers exists to change this. Our vision is of a society where equal access to education and career opportunities enables potential to overcome poverty. 

We support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential and work towards secure and fulfilling employment. In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver an evidence-based programme of career coaching, opportunities and guidance for young people from lower income households. This year, we are working with 2,500 young people in schools across Greater London. You can find out more about our programme and impact so far in the Annual Impact Report on our website.

About the role: 

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Philanthropy Officer to join our small, ambitious team and help secure the funding that makes our work possible.  Our Philanthropy team builds meaningful relationships with supporters—particularly charitable trusts and foundations—to secure a significant proportion of Future Frontiers’ income. 

Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, you’ll help build a sustainable pipeline of high-value supporters. You’ll focus on researching new funding opportunities, crafting high-quality funding applications, writing tailored reports, and ensuring excellent donor stewardship.

You’ll bring exceptional writing skills, outstanding attention to detail and a proactive, people-focused approach. You may have fundraising experience, or bring a strong understanding of relationship-building from another sector. You’ll thrive on spotting opportunities, shaping persuasive cases for support and connecting with supporters.

You’ll also be highly organised, keeping accurate records and ensuring our funders feel appreciated and connected to our work.  This role would suit someone looking to take their next step in fundraising—perhaps you already work in a fundraising or grant-writing role and are ready for more ownership, or you bring strong transferable skills and are excited to grow into the role. If you’re an excellent communicator with a passion for our mission and for building high-impact relationships, we’d love to hear from you. 

Your responsibilities: 

Identify new funding opportunities:

You’ll lead on identifying charitable trusts, foundations and major donors with the potential to support Future Frontiers. Through proactive research and collaboration with other teams, you’ll build and qualify a strong pipeline of prospective funders, matching them with appropriate asks. A key part of the role is ensuring a steady flow of new prospects, with regular research and outreach to grow our portfolio of supporters. 

Build and manage a portfolio of supporters: 

You’ll develop a strong understanding of existing and prospective supporters, enabling you to provide thoughtful, tailored relationship management. With guidance from the Head of Philanthropy, you’ll help build and maintain relationships with a range of grant-making trusts and foundations, securing donations and delivering proactive stewardship to encourage continued support. You’ll also act as an ambassador for Future Frontiers, creating opportunities for supporters to connect with our work. 

Write applications for funding:

You’ll craft high-quality funding proposals that make a persuasive case for how each supporter’s contribution will make a difference for young people facing disadvantage. Every application will be tailored to the funder’s priorities, and your exceptional writing skills and attention to detail will ensure each one is clear, accurate and compelling. 

Report on impact:

You’ll demonstrate the difference our supporters make by delivering high-quality reports, updates and case studies that bring our impact to life. You’ll work closely with teams across the organisation to gather the right information and write clear and engaging updates that reflect each funder’s interests and requirements. You’ll manage reporting timelines and ensure our commitments are met, helping to secure future funding and strengthen relationships. 

Keep accurate and detailed records: 

You’ll make sure all fundraising activity is recorded promptly and accurately, helping us track relationships, deadlines and progress. You’ll support the team’s efficiency by keeping organised records and helping to manage key administrative processes. You’ll also ensure we meet data protection and fundraising regulations, including GDPR and the Code of Fundraising Practice. 

Contribute to wider organisational priorities: 

You’ll be a collaborative team member, supporting cross-team projects and organisation-wide initiatives as needed. From time to time, you may also be asked to take on other duties in line with your role.

About you 

Experience and knowledge:

 ● Experience communicating clearly and effectively in different formats, including long-form writing, emails, presentations and conversations with stakeholders (essential). 

● Experience conducting research and presenting findings, such as identifying prospective supporters, gathering information from a range of sources, and summarising insights for different audiences (essential). 

● Some understanding of trust and foundation fundraising and how to build relationships that lead to 4- or 5-figure grants (essential). 

● Experience contributing to relationships with high-value supporters, or strong transferable skills in relationship or account management (desirable). 

● Familiarity with fundraising regulations and best practices (desirable). 

Skills and competencies:

● Passion for Future Frontiers’ mission: You are motivated to play a role in empowering young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential. 

● Clear and confident communicator: You have exceptional writing skills and can share detailed information clearly and confidently, both in writing and conversation. 

● Strong relationship-builder: You’re confident meeting new people and building rapport with supporters. 

● Thorough and organised: You have strong attention to detail, maintain accurate records and can manage multiple deadlines. 

● Proactive self-starter: You take initiative and approach your work with a positive, can-do attitude. 

● Curious: You enjoy learning and are eager to understand more about fundraising and the supporters we work with.  ● Collaborative: You work well with others and contribute to a supportive, team-oriented culture. 

What we can offer you: 

● Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service 

● Flexible working with the option to work from home regularly (with at least one day a week in the office, and the flexibility to come in more often if you’d like) 

● 4pm finish on Fridays 

● Annual personal training and development budget of £300 

● Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling 

● Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year 

● Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years

● There may also be an opportunity to take on a fundraising apprenticeship after your probation period to support your development

Equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion: 

Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and young people as individuals. We believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background, and religion. 

We encourage everyone to apply for our roles. If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly regarding diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email. We’d love to hear from you.  We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people. 

How to apply:

● To apply, please take a look at the questions below and fill out our application form on our website, also attaching your CV: 

1. Please tell us why you want to work at Future Frontiers. What is it about our organisation that excites you? (Max. 1,500 characters)  Strong answers will tell us why Future Frontiers appeals to you personally and why you are motivated to work for us. 

2. Please tell us how you meet the three essential knowledge and experience criteria given in the job description.  (Max. 2,000 characters)  Strong answers will factually and succinctly demonstrate your relevant experience. 

● Deadline: Tuesday 22nd April, 5pm 

● First round interviews will take place virtually during the week commencing 28th April. Second-round interviews will be held in person at our London Bridge office on Tuesday 13th May. 

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check and reference checks. 

If nothing changes, one in two of us will be directly affected by dementia – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both. Alzheimer’s Research UK exists to change that.

As the UK’s leading dementia research charity, we’re working to revolutionise the way we treat, diagnose, and prevent dementia. But we won’t stop there. We will keep going until we find a cure.

The Production Officer will play a crucial role in managing workflow into the Creative, Digital and Comms teams, and coordinating creative projects.

They will be the ultimate super user of our production management tool, Hive. They will set up projects on the system, ensure the smooth running of the system day-to-day, and help trouble shoot any issues that arise. The role will also help ensure that users internally are trained and confident in using the platform.

The Production Officer will also coordinate creative projects, to ensure they are delivered smoothly and on time, as well as supporting with the management of our content and photography library.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

· Support with the day-to-day management of the production tool, Hive. This will include setting up projects, ensuring teams are assigned, keeping the platform up-to-date, and carrying out other administrative tasks crucial for the smooth running of Hive.

· Liaise with Hive to troubleshoot any issues and stay up to date with new features on the platform.

· Be a Hive super champion across the organisation, delivering Hive inductions for new starters.

· Build and maintain strong relationships across the organisation, supporting teams to brief in work to Brand, Comms and Digital.

· Support the Creative team with the production of projects, including setting timelines, managing workflow and coordinating sign-off.

· Supporting with the management of the content and photography library, ensuring that photographs are correctly uploaded and tagged, with correct consent and removed from the system on the expiry date.

· Carry out additional directorate-wide responsibilities to support the smooth running of the directorate, for example, support with workshops and planning days.

What we are looking for:

· Experience of using a production management tool in a creative or communications environment.

· Excellent experience of coordinating projects, including managing and briefing meetings, setting timelines, and coordinating sign-off.

· Experience of bringing multi-skilled teams together to deliver tasks.

· Good understanding of creative, communications and/or digital processes.

· Experience of managing relationships with external suppliers.

· Agile and flexible, understanding that priorities may change at short notice.

· Ability to work at pace, delivering multiple projects to meet specified deadlines.

· Clear and concise communications skills, both written and verbal.

· A proactive self-starter, who can anticipate challenges and any issues that might arise.

· An excellent collaborator who enjoys bringing teams together.

Additional Information:

Ways of working:  As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 21st April 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.  Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.

How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure.  Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope. 

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure. 

In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.

We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:

· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.

· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.

In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.

In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.

In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. 

ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference. 

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Operational Leadership:

• Provide strategic leadership to the Senior Management Team's and it’s operational functions, ensuring efficient and high-quality service delivery.
• Develop and implement operational policies, procedures, and best practices to enhance productivity and ensure compliance.
• Continuously streamline processes and workflows to improve operational performance.
• Deputise for the CEO when required, representing the organisation at events, meetings, and in day-to-day operations.

Strategic Planning and Execution:

• Collaborate with the CEO and support, manage and develop the senior management to shape and execute the charity’s strategic plan.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives, ensuring effective implementation and tracking progress.
• Identify opportunities for growth, cost optimisation, and improved service delivery.

Board of Trustees Liaison:

• Provide regular reports to the Board of Trustees on operational performance, strategic initiatives, and financial matters.
• Work closely with the CEO to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment with the Board's expectations.
• Attend Board meetings and provide insights on operational challenges, opportunities, and key achievements.

Financial Management:

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring the efficient use of resources.
• Monitor financial performance, identifying areas for improvement and taking corrective actions as necessary.
• Drive cost-efficiency initiatives while maintaining a focus on quality and service outcomes.

People Management and Development:

• Line manage and develop the SMT (nine managers)
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Establish performance goals and metrics for staff, offering regular feedback and development support.
• Promote an inclusive, diverse work environment that values employee engagement and professional growth.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and retention strategies.

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Develop and implement strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, maintaining the highest ethical standards.
• Implement internal controls and governance practices to safeguard the charity’s reputation and assets.

Learning and Development Facilitator

Location: This role is a hybrid role and there will be an expectation to travel to London once or twice a month, which is inclusive of your salary.

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

We are recruiting for a Learning and Development Facilitator.

The Forward Trust empowers people to break the cycles of addiction or crime to move forward with their lives. Since 1991, we have been working with people to build positive and productive futures. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change, as celebrated in our More Than My Past and Taking Action on Addiction campaigns. Our services have supported thousands of people to make changes to create better lives with jobs, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are on the search for a creative and proactive Learning and Development Specialist who will join our HR Learning and Development team.

Reporting to HR Learning and Development Lead. The purpose of this role is to provide support with development programmes, training initiatives, and carrying out administration duties.

The Learning and Development (L&D) Facilitator plays a key role in enhancing the skills and capabilities of our employees by coordinating and implementing effective training programs.

This role supports the planning, organisation, and execution of L&D initiatives, ensuring that employees have the necessary tools and knowledge to excel in their roles and contribute to the company’s overall success.

The L&D Facilitator works closely with internal teams to deliver engaging and impactful learning experiences, tracks training progress, and provides administrative support for all L&D activities.

Role Responsibilities

You will be responsible for creating and delivering engaging content to our employees across the business, and you will play a key role in driving forward our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion training through learning programs working closely with our EDI Co-Ordinator.

The role also comes with administration responsibilities, and you will be responsible for scheduling courses and working on our learning management system (LMS). You will also be involved in projects such as delivery of induction programmes, safeguarding training and equality, diversity and inclusion training

Through continuous learning and development efforts, this position aims to foster a culture of growth, development, and employee engagement within the organisation.

This role is a hybrid role and there will be an expectation to travel to London once or twice a month, which is inclusive of your salary. If you are required to travel further, then this will be covered by expenses. The role is offered on a part-time basis of 28 hours over 4 days a week, this will be open to discussion.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for individuals who have excellent communication and facilitation skills who are adaptable and who are passionate about learning and development.

Please also see a list of skills and experience needed below for this role:

• Experience designing and delivering engaging training sessions, especially for managerial audiences
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage participants at different levels
• Creative approach to content creation and training delivery, ensuring a dynamic and interactive experience
• Experienced in delivering training in a Face-to-Face setting and virtually.
• Understanding of diversity and inclusion and the ability to promote these values through learning and development activities
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks effectively
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively.
• Comfortable in using a Learning Management System (LMS), e-learning tools, and other technology to design, deliver, and track learning programmes, and an understanding of Ms Office 365
• Experience in developing pre-coursework documentation guides for training
• Previous experience in a similar L&D role, with a track record of successfully implementing training courses.
• Ability to think creatively to design engaging and impactful training solutions.
• Comfortable with experimenting and trying new approaches to make learning more interactive, enjoyable, and effective.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

The successful candidate will be based in Manchester and you must be genuinely interested and committed to working across the City /Region. The role will support the delivery of communications across the organisation, as well as on flagship projects. They should have a passion for comms, and with support from the current comms team they will learn to lead on organisational comms across Innovation Unit. While primary focus of this role is Comms, the successful candidate will also support a range of client facing innovation projects as well as internal projects such as team learning events and business development, playing a role of project coordination. 

The successful candidate will be offered a range of development opportunities including attendance at the Innovation Unit Academy, mentorship, one-to-one coaching and chances to learn from colleagues across the organisation and a range of different sectors.

You will be working on a range of different projects. Tasks may include but are not limited to:

Communications Coordination

• Planning, coordinating and delivering an organisation-wide Communications Strategy.

• Maintaining and growing our website using our Content Management System, with support and training as needed. 

• Draft, proofread and share social media and newsletter copy promoting work across Innovation Unit’s portfolio - with support and training as needed.

• Working with the Innovation Unit Team, to support and empower others to engage in communications. 

• Spot and develop communications opportunities, regularly meeting with project teams. 

• Support the tracking of Key Performance Indicators (through analytics) and reporting of insights.

• Support senior colleagues through event planning and coordinating external event attendance.

• Develop ideas for boosting Innovation Unit’s public profile based on live projects and priorities.

Project Coordination and Delivery

• Support Project Leads to plan and coordinate projects including tasks such as: drafting delivery updates for clients; recording minutes; scheduling meetings; and understanding/raising any risks.

• Support the delivery of client-facing projects through tasks such as: leading on event logistics (online and in person) and at times co-designing and co-facilitating workshops; analysing complex information; drafting and designing event documents; and, developing communication materials such as slides and web content.

• Collaborate with your project team to share learning with the wider organisation.

Business Development

• Support staff across the IU team to pursue business development opportunities and develop proposals.

Job Title: Individual Giving and Legacies Manager

Salary:  £38,000 - £40,000

Responsible to:Head of Fundraising, Ruth Strauss Foundation

Accountable to:  Board of the Ruth Strauss Foundation

Hours per week:Monday-Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm

Location:Hybrid: minimum 2 days a week in London office

Job Purpose

The Ruth Strauss Foundation is looking to grow its fundraising team and this role will play a pivotal part in developing Individual Giving for the organisation. This role will lead the Individual Giving and Legacy programme, responsible for building the database of regular givers, introducing new campaigns and products to acquire new donors and increase retention rates and lifetime donor value.

This role will be responsible for developing a supporter centric marketing strategy generating a supporter journey which drives excellent supporter experience, creating a RSF family of donors. This role will develop products for in memory fundraising and build our legacy programme from scratch, developing a legacy fundraising strategy and subsequent comms plan and journey.

Key Relationships:

• Head of Fundraising
• Head of MarComms & Digital
• Head of Mission Services
• Head of Finance
• RSF Individual Supporters
• Gift in Wills organisations

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver RSFs Individual Giving and Legacy programme, ensuring the programme meets budgeted income and spend.
• Manage a portfolio of campaigns, owning a personal income target of over £300k
• Produce a regular giving strategy to generate growth in income and acquisition/retention numbers
• Develop robust supporter centric supporter journey’s, feeding into a wider onward journey to increase the lifetime value of our donors
• Produce a legacy strategy to introduce legacy fundraising to RSF, growing a database of legacy pledgers through sensitive and impactful legacy marketing
• Introduction of new appeal campaigns and individual giving products to the individual giving portfolio
• Develop products to support in memory fundraising
• Utilise audience analysis and sector trends to generate compelling supporter communications, connecting to supporter motivations and interests.

Key activities

• Produce a 3 year programme strategy for Individual Giving and Legacy fundraising contributing to the ambitious growth strategy for RSF
• Project management of a year long Individual Giving communications plan and associated campaigns/products.
• Produce a marketing strategy for our individual givers which focusing on increasing the number of new donors acquired as well increasing retention, average value donated and gift aid conversions of our existing database.
• Introduce new in memory products and campaigns to support fundraisers wishing to raise funds in memory of a loved one.
• Introduce a legacy marketing strategy to grow legacy fundraising at RSF, introducing KPIs to monitor impact across pledgers and intenders
• Establish business rules for recording Individual giving data on Salesforce to ensure that future analysis of the programme is robust and reliable
• Introduce new fundraising campaigns to reach new audiences and re-engage with existing donors
• Project management and delivery of existing Individual giving campaigns
• Introduce new individual giving campaigns to the portfolio, identifying key opportunities in the year using audience understanding, aligning with RSF’s strategy
• Work closely with gift in wills organisations to grow RSF’s legacy fundraising, reaching new audiences, connecting with solicitors across the UK
• Work with the Head of Finance to develop a legacy administration process
• Budget management and post activity delivery metric analysis, ensuring a robust contingency planning process is in place
• Development of fundraising collateral in conjunction with campaigns/products
• Coordinate the marketing requirements for each activity, producing pre and post communications/marketing collateral – including working with external production companies where required
• Set up product/campaign processes including fulfilment and supporter stewardship
• Ensure all individual giving and legacy activities are compliant with fundraising code of conduct, GDPR and other IG processes/policies
• Conduct regular sector wide and competitor research to stay ahead of trends and maximiseopportunities for RSF

This Job Description reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to change based on the needs of the Fundraising team. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.

Expertise required

• Exceptional experience of managing an individual giving programme, managing a range of campaigns/products of varying size and scale including acquisition activity, warm appeals and reactivation
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills including budget management, project management and prioritisation.
• Excellent data analytical skills, able to set up processes to capture data and analyse data to ensure strategic decisions are based on audience insight and analysis
• Experience of developing plans and budgets, and reporting against financial targets and key performance indicators
• Experience working with CRM systems and project planning tools
• Excellent communication skills – able to utilise data analysis to produce compelling fundraising communications, understanding supporter motivations, engaging audiences to generate fundraising growth.
• Strong team player and project leadership, ensuring clear and regular communication with the RSF team and stakeholders as appropriate
• Strong relationship management across stakeholders of multiple levels and organisations.
• Innovative thinker who has experience of building successful fundraising campaigns from scratch
• A willingness to adapt and be flexible. There are often new projects, changing priorities, and new processes that you will need to embrace.
• Ability to keep calm under pressure and maintain a clear head
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to undertake travel, including overnight stays where necessary

Personal Attributes

• Creative, results-driven, and proactive in approach
• Excellent multi-tasker
• Strong interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders 

How to apply:

We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive.

Please share your CV and covering letter.

Interviews will be planned as applications come in. The application process may close early.

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About the Ruth Strauss Foundation

In early 2018, Ruth Strauss, the wife of Sir Andrew Strauss the former England cricket captain, was diagnosed with an incurable lung cancer that affects non-smokers. Ruth died on December 29th 2018; she was 46 years old and mother to two children, then aged 10 and 13.

In her memory, Sir Andrew has launched The Ruth Strauss Foundation to:

• Provide professional emotional support for families when a child is facing the death of a parent
• Facilitate collaboration and influence research in the fight against non-smoking lung cancers

As the Head of Academic Services, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the academic department, ensuring smooth operations and fostering an effective, positive learning environment. This role involves direct line management of the Academic Services and Student Services team as well as collaborating with the other departments to uphold academic and company standards. Reporting to Senior Management, you’ll play a crucial role in formulating reports, monitoring performance metrics, implementing and overseeing academic policies to achieve our objectives.

This is a senior role within the organisation and the successful candidate will be a leading member of the leadership team. The role will require previous experience in a comparable management position in an academic setting, with extensive knowledge of Higher Education regulatory frameworks, policies and procedures.

The Head of Academic Services is responsible for managing, developing and strengthening Fourth Monkey’s academic and student support services, quality assurance and enhancement.

The Head of Academic Services acts as the expert in academic standards, oversight, programme management, student services and academic quality & compliance for the organisation and as such undertakes a senior responsibility within the smooth operational and administrative management of the organisations day to day operations.

The Vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.  Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. 

IRW’s International Programmes Division is recruiting for the position of ‘Faith Partnership Advisor (FPA)’ on a permanent, full time basis, to join its dynamic team based out of its offices in either Birmingham, London or where IR has an office globally. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working policy.

The purpose of the role:

The Faith Partnership Advisor will play a critical role within International Programmes Division (IPD) supporting the Divisions’ strategic objectives to consolidate its identity as an Islamic faith-based institution, leading our Faith Engagement Strategy, representing our approach to important multi-lateral and other institutions, ensuring the faith sensitivity and faith literacy of its programmes and securing funding for its global operations. The role will sit within the Programme Funding and Partnership Department (PFPD) within the IPD.

Building upon our many programme partnerships with other faith-based and non-faith-based actors, this role will forge new partnerships that build on the inspiring work we have developed in the areas of livelihoods, peacebuilding, forced migration, protection and gender justice. Working with major institutional donors, the Faith Partnership Advisor will form part of a collaborative team and manage the bid process from inception to submission on new programme initiatives. Specifically, the Faith Partnership Adviser will capitalise on the organisation’s faith-based approach to development. The Faith Partnership Advisor is expected to have extensive experience preparing bids which have a faith dimension to them, centred on the added value of Islamic Relief as a faith-based organisation and the industry’s need to have faith centric development and humanitarian approaches.

The successful candidate must have:

• A graduate degree or equivalent experience in development/humanitarian areas
• An in-depth understanding of international development issues
• An exceptional understanding of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic teaching, particularly pertaining to aid and development issues
• An awareness of the various funding mechanism that are available within the industry
• Exceptional command of English with the ability to edit, summarise and compile information quickly and often within short time frames
• An ability to speak publicly and communicate confidently within groups
• An ability to lead working groups and plan strategically
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Word and being versed with PowerPoint and Excel
• Track record of working in a similar role with an International NGO essential
• Proven ability to secure funding for Faith Partnerships
• Must have substantial experience of having worked on successful bids/partnerships which have a faith dimension
• Well versed and with proven capabilities of understanding the faith dimension of international development and humanitarian interventions.
• Demonstrated experience of working on multiple bids with various institutional donors
• Ability to work extensively with a team and or on their own
• Knowledge of the key critical areas impacting the international development sector, including awareness of SDGs, faith-based initiatives, CHS, Humanitarian principles etc.

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 12th May 2025.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK (If applicable)
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Our grants programme is growing, and we are proud to have invested almost £1million into local cancer services in 2024 alone. Along with our major capital appeals we are supporting an increasing range of wellbeing projects for people living with cancer, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, organised person with great communication skills to help us develop our grant-making further.

Our Grants and Projects Coordinator will work with applicants from the start of their relationship with us, identifying potential partners, supporting grant applications, and ensuring successful applications lead to successful project launches. They will ensure high quality monitoring and evaluation is in place, with a great eye for detail and strong report writing skills. They will also support the development of our own commissioned and internal service delivery.

They will also work closely with the fundraising team, identifying opportunities to draw down specific funding for proposed projects. This is an opportunity to help us reach more people, ensure that the support we are offering is right for our community, and make sure that our supporters’ money is spent in the very best ways.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team, as we look towards a major fundraising appeal. If you are keen to use your skills to directly support people living with cancer in our region, we would love to hear from you.

The Christie Charity is a vibrant, fast moving, energetic organisation with a passionate team and a fantastic reputation.

Everything we do is geared to supporting the renowned Christie hospital to ensure cancer patients receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and technology ensuring they have the best possible experience and outcomes. We provide funding over and above what the NHS is able to provide.

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented individual to provide essential administrative support to our mass participation events team. This role is crucial in assisting with the coordination of fundraising activities, ensuring smooth operations, and delivering exceptional service to our supporters. You will be responsible for managing phone and email communications with supporters, preparing acknowledgment letters, and updating our database. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall effectiveness of the charity, helping to meet fundraising targets and ensure that all relevant processes run efficiently.

The Charity team is responsible for raising millions of pounds each year to ensure Christie patients receive gold standard care and treatment. This includes everything from access to world first clinical trials and receiving radiotherapy in state-of-the-art treatment centres to young adults being cared for in a bespoke age-appropriate centre and being able to offer patients anxiety reducing complementary therapy, or even creative sessions in our art room.

All of us at The Talent Foundry believe that a young person's success should be determined by the talents and abilities they have, not where they come from.

All too often we hear from teachers in our school network that those from underserved communities are missing out on the skills and development opportunities that could completely change their futures.

In this brand-new role you will broaden our network of eligible schools so that they are aware of, and can access, the fantastic - and free - The Talent Foundry programmes and opportunities for their students.

“I’ll go as far as saying if we could offer a The Talent Foundry session every week for every single student, we would.” Aspirations Lead.

For 16 years, we have been offering programmes in schools which spark and unlock a young person's confidence in the abilities that they have - and connect them to employers and industries where they can have a successful career.

The role

You will be the first point of contact for enquiries to TTF and will proactively promote our opportunities across our network through telephone, email and in-person events.

Building relationships with teachers and career leads in schools and colleges is a crucial part of this role to ensure our marketing and communications reach the right people and meets students’ needs. 

You will be a dynamic and confident communicator, who thrives onsuccessfully closing a ‘sale’. All our programmes are fully funded by our amazing partners, and your role - with support from your colleagues - will be to identify schools who meet our eligibility criteria and find innovative ways to bring them into our network. 

Responsibilities

• Reaching more underserved young people 
• Telling the TTF story
• Attention to detail across administration and data
• Teamwork in outreach 

We recommend reading the full job description and person specification for an overview of the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for before applying for this role. 

Your experience

• Sales or customer service experience, with demonstrable evidence of hitting/exceeding sales targets
• Use of CRM systems to record and monitor outreach and targets
• Building relationships and confidently communicating with different stakeholders 
• Management of high-volume data and keeping accurate records with information from different sources 
• Working remotely or in a hybrid environment
• Supporting a team that manages different projects with competing priorities to achieve their communications goals

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home with IT provided and join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what is a reasonable commuting distance for you to able to attend the team days in London.

In our job information pack you can also read our advice on using AI in your application. 

We also offer 28 days holiday + bank holidays (as we close for the Christmas period). 

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing and welfare of children and we require everyone associated with The Talent Foundry Trust, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including completing our Safer Recruitment process, references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. 

Make an impact as our new Head of People and Culture

We're looking for a dynamic leader to drive our people strategy, lead on HR projects and initiatives.

Why This Role is Exciting:

• Strategic Influence: Play a pivotal role in our senior leadership team, working on strategic projects and collaborating with colleagues across the organisation.
• Champion Best Practices: Lead across the entire employee lifecycle, including HR operations, talent management, leadership & colleague development, diversity, inclusivity and wellbeing.
• Drive Change: Implement new ideas and initiatives in a values driven organisation, where your voice truly matters.

What We're Looking For:

• Qualifications: CIPD qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Experience: Proven generalist HR experience at a senior level.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead and influence senior leadership, with experience in strategic planning and delivering people initiatives.

Key Attributes:

• Innovative: Bring fresh ideas and drive change with the energy and determination to continue to enhance our culture.
• Inclusive: Promote an inclusive and collaborative culture where everyone feels heard, and valued.
• Proactive: Take initiative and lead with confidence.

The role could be full time or part time (minimum of 30 hours per week), with hybrid working and some flexibility to meet with teams on evening shifts on occasion. 

Why Mid and North East Essex Mind?: You’ll have a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact through the delivery of various people initiatives.

We are a real living wage employer and offer our staff a range of health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial benefits to ensure that we fully support our employees. 

This includes: 36 days holiday including 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time); holiday purchase scheme; competitive pension; recruitment referral bonus, training and development, flexible working; annual wellbeing day; expert support, an extended lunch break each week; onsite parking at most locations; company sick pay based on length of service and a charity worker discount scheme.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, collaborating with our communities and partners to drive innovation and better decision-making. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds to try to ensure we better represent our communities.

Join us in creating an environment where everyone feels supported, respected, and valued. Let’s build a community that thrives on inclusivity and mutual respect.

The Talent Coordinator will play a key role in supporting the Foundation’s Talent Hub. The role will work closely with and support the Head of Talent & Inclusion to deliver the Foundation’s talent management strategy. The role will coordinate and evaluate internal learning and development initiatives, fostering a structured learning culture that supports a high-performing workforce.  

Additionally, the Talent Coordinator will support the Talent Acquisition Specialist in managing the Talent Acquisition strategy, process and procedures, including recruitment campaigns, ensuring alignment with the recruitment policy and creating a seamless candidate experience. 
 

Key Responsibilities

Learning & Development – Plan, Coordinate, and Deliver 

• Collaborate with the Head of Talent & Inclusion and key stakeholders to implement and assess the Learning & Development (L&D) plan, ensuring it meets mandatory requirements, employee needs, and aligns with the organisation’s values and culture. 
• Work with external suppliers to develop high-quality learning content. 
• Ensure effective coordination of training to support employee growth and career progression. 
• Co-ordinate the delivery of an ongoing leadership and management development programme, in partnership with external providers, targeting first and second-level line managers. 
• Lead on the management and coordination of external L&D suppliers, implementing robust performance management measures to ensure cost-effectiveness. 
• Guide staff towards relevant L&D resources and collaborate with People Business Partners to encourage continuous professional development. 
• Process individual learning budget requests, ensuring adherence to the L&D policy and procedures. 

Talent Acquisition –Plan, Coordinate, and Deliver 
 

• Support the Talent Acquisition Specialist in managing recruitment campaigns, including interview coordination and candidate experience management. 
• Support the development of recruitment schedules and prioritisation of hiring needs. 
• Work with Hiring Managers and the Talent Acquisition Specialist to develop job descriptions and application packs, ensuring language reflects a diverse and inclusive recruitment approach. 
• Assist in placing job adverts online and liaise with recruitment agencies as needed to ensure outreach to diverse talent pools. 
• Create and send offer letters and support the People Team with obtaining employment references as required. 
• Support Hiring Managers to align assessment processes with the Foundation’s core values and DEI principles, liaising with the Talent Acquisition Specialist and Head of Talent and Inclusion as required. 
• Contribute to a smooth onboarding process, working in collaboration with Hiring Managers and the People Operations Analyst. 

Systems & Technology 

• Manage the Foundation’s Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring it meets the organisation’s needs in collaboration with the external provider and Head of Talent & Inclusion. 
• Provide administrative support for the Foundation’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including: 
• Uploading job details 
• Adding interview and application questions 
• Assigning Hiring Managers to live roles 
• Maintain and manage internal Talent Hub resources, including SharePoint sites, inboxes, and the Talent Hub page on the intranet. 

Evaluation, Reporting & Process Improvement 

• Work with the Head of Talent & Inclusion to review and enhance L&D policies within the Foundation. 
• Support the Talent Acquisition Specialist in ensuring recruitment processes align with policies while driving continuous improvement. 
• Be the first point of contact for all Talent Hub policies and procedures. 
• Identify and recommend process enhancements for both L&D and talent acquisition functions, leveraging automation where possible, and in liaison with the People Operations Analyst. 
• Ensure accurate data collection and reporting on L&D activities and recruitment metrics. 
• Support the tracking and reporting of DEI metrics in collaboration with the Talent Acquisition Specialist and People Operations Analyst. 
• Implement consistent evaluation methodologies for training effectiveness. 
• Regularly report on L&D metrics, KPIs, and associated costs to the Head of Talent & Inclusion. 
• Maintain training records, identifying skill gaps and informing workforce development strategies. 

These responsibilities are not exhaustive, and the Foundation reserves the right to assign other duties commensurate with the role as required.  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Skills, Abilities & Attributes 

• Strong communication skills. 
• Good stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including training providers, hiring managers, and employees. 
• Good project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, ensuring deadlines and objectives are met. 
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, with the ability to work independently. 
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure. 
• Ability to collect, analyse, and manage KPI data. 
• Proficiency in HR and L&D software, such as LMS, ATS, SharePoint, and Excel for reporting purposes 
• Keen attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in training coordination, data reporting, and recruitment processes. 
• Commitment to and alignment with the Foundation’s values: Enterprising, Collaborative, Delivery-Minded, Inclusive. 

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications 

• Experience working in an entry-level or above Learning & Development role. 
• Proven track record in coordinating L&D initiatives. 
• Experience in managing external stakeholders and suppliers. 
• Understanding of or experience supporting recruitment campaigns. 
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) – Awareness of best practices in inclusive hiring, learning accessibility, and creating an equitable workplace. 
• Desirable: People and Organisational Development Trends – Keeping up with trends in talent acquisition, skills development, and workplace learning. 
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent), or relevant experience. 

(Please note interviews will take place for this role on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th April)

Benefits

• Up to 12% employer pension contributions
• Annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. 
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. 
• Shower facilities and bike lock area. 
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid, within commuting distance of Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Bristol, Doncaster, Liverpool, London or Redcar

About Us

The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) has an unswerving commitment to high quality, evidence-informed teacher education, and is on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system.

Our programmes are designed by teachers and leaders who understand the joys and pressures of school life. We work in collaboration with schools across the country, ensuring that our findings benefit all schools, teachers and leaders.  

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Marketing and Events Coordinator to join our national Partnerships team. The Partnerships team are responsible for the marketing, communication and recruitment of all our programmes nationally, as well as developing our brand, story and sharing our research.  

About the Role

As a growing organisation, we’re in an exciting phase of crafting our voice, expanding our reach, and shaping how we connect with teachers, schools, and the wider education sector. An important part of this work is our presence at events at both a national and local level.

The Marketing & Events Coordinator plays a key role in the Partnerships team in organising and delivering various sector events, from exhibiting at conferences for senior school leaders to the graduation events of our teacher trainees. You'll also provide vital support to the Partnerships managers supporting a mix of marketing and communications campaigns designed to help recruit educators to our professional development programmes and highlight the findings from our in-house research function.

This is a hybrid role, and it is anticipated that the postholder will work on campus one day per fortnight. We offer flexible working and would consider part-time hours for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and execution of the National Institute of Teaching’s marketing and branding strategies.
• Preparing marketing reports and supporting termly and annual reviews.
• Supporting the creation and management of our marketing and recruitment content.
• Role modelling and supporting best practise use of our internal CRM.
• Supporting internal communication campaigns to effectively distribute key information.
• Leading the project management of partnership events.
• Supported by the PR and Policy Manager, management of the national events strategy including PR event attendance management.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including marketing, content and recruitment, to align project objectives and deliverables.
• Collaborating with the Communications Manager and Marketing Managers, ensuring events are promoted as appropriate across our platforms.
• Leading post event evaluations and reporting on event outcomes and key performance indicators.
• To set up, prepare and support events for partnerships, including the drafting of materials, printing, venue booking and on the day assistance.
• Supporting event budget tracking.
• Supporting the overall success of the Partnerships function by engaging in wider recruitment and communications activity as appropriate.

Key Benefits:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• Flexible start and end working times.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working.
• At least 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays) rising to 33 days after five years’ service.
• Entry to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of likeminded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.

Closing date: 23:59 on 13th April 2025.

This post requires a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check and Occupational Health Check is required as a condition of employment.

This document is an overview of the role.