Business Development Manager Jobs in London
Having recently secured a strategic partnership with Sport England, this role will play a pivotal role in activating the research activities that are required to inform the Leadership Skills Foundation and the wider sector to empower a more diverse range of young people with opportunities to develop essential leadership and life skills, regardless of their background.
You will be a valued manager within the ‘Programme Delivery’ team and will work with other departments across the organization to support the development of future accessible and inclusive essential leadership programmes. With a key focus being on the needs, benefits and outcomes required among underserved and/or under-represented communities and individuals.
This role will require positive and proactive internal working relationships to be created with other teams and colleagues to support organisational objectives and goals.
In addition, the role will also be required to foster relationships with external stakeholders to shape the research that you will manage through your team. This work will support the development of our programmes to engage thousands more young people and give them the essential leadership skills for them to believe, lead and succeed.
We’re looking for a confident, collaborative research manager that wants to make a positive social difference through research. This role will inform the changes that are required within the organisation’s programmes and support the sector to give access to essential leadership skills development to under-served communities through breaking down barriers.
Role duties and responsibilities
- Manage research and impact projects and activities, internally and externally, in support of our programme delivery strategic goals.
- Develop and manage research proposals and methodologies to address strategic goals.
- Manage both primary and secondary research using a range of methodologies.
- Interpret and analyse research to derive meaningful insights and provide actionable recommendations.
- Present research findings, into clear, actionable recommendations, and compelling presentations that facilitate informed decision making across all levels of the organisation.
- Identify and recommend new research and evaluation projects and approaches which address gaps in our current evidence base.
- Engage with the Leadership team and Head of Programme Delivery to understand the organisation’s research requirements and align with organisational goals.
- Manage other researchers providing guidance and support in their professional development.
- Contribute to the research project budgeting process, ensuring efficient use of resources.
- Scope and produce ‘Invitations to Tender’ for commissioned research and manage the commissioning process, ensuring that the proposed research meets required objectives.
- Manage commissioned research contracts, including monitoring progress, reviewing and editing reports.
- Foster collaborative internal relationships to drive a culture of research driven decisions throughout the organisation.
- Build and maintain relationships with external partners and funders and communicate key findings where required.
- Ensure all research activities comply with ethical standards.
- Maintain an awareness of new research developments across the sector and use this to inform planning and decision making.
People Management Responsibilities
- Delivery Programme Research Executive (0.8)
- Working with other managers whose direct reports will support the delivery of programme goals and activities
Key Relationships
Internal
- Line Manager: Head of Programme Delivery
- Direct report: Delivery Programme Research Executive
- Departments: Innovation, Marketing and Communications
- Leadership Team including - Directors of: Innovation & Standards; Engagement; Finance and Operations, and Chief Executive.
- Finance Manager
External
- Strategic partners including organisations such as Sport England.
- National and regional network and research partners.
- Key local delivery centres
Skills, experience and knowledge
Required/essential:
- Educated to degree level in a subject with substantial statistical or research content.
- Proven experience of working in a relevant research role.
- Experience of leading/managing a range of different research projects, using a range of both primary and secondary research methodologies to gather both qualitative and quantitative research.
- Experience in designing and leading high quality research proposals and tenders.
- Demonstratable experience and evidence of aligning research projects and activities with strategic goals and informing organisational decision making.
- Experience of formulating research reports and making recommendations in a range of easy to read and innovative formats.
- Proven track record of building and nurturing highly effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior colleagues and external funders or partners.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to present information confidently to a diverse range of stakeholders, including leadership team, funders and external partners.
- Excellent project management skills and experience of leading research projects on time and on budget.
- Strong organisation skills, ability to multi-task and work effectively in a busy team environment.
- Able to deliver at pace ensuring efficiency.
- Excellent listening and recording skills to effectively evidence the findings of research.
- Understanding of ethical standards and practices in research including potential issues.
- Complete and finish tasks independently and/or as part of a team.
- Show competence with IT (including Microsoft Office).
Desired:
- Line management experience
- Knowledge and understanding of the sector, including trends, challenges, and best practices
- Experience of researching on funded projects and meeting grant requirements.
Personal qualities
- A confident, collaborative manager that wants to make a positive social difference.
- Pro-active with the ability to work on own initiative collaboratively and independently.
- Effective and confident communicator.
- Adaptable to operational requirements with an openness to give and receive constructive feedback as part of a growth mindset.
- A creative, problem solver with the ability to think critically and analyse a range data.
- An ability to travel across the UK is required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health globally, tackling mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer. In our mission to stop men dying too young, we’re seeking a Head of New Partnerships to join our London based team.
About the role:
As our Head of New Partnerships, this role will play a pivotal role in the delivery of our long-term high-value partnerships strategy over the next 3-5 years. You will be responsible for leading a team of new business specialists to attract and secure new partnerships to join the portfolio of Commercial, Strategic and Transformational partnerships. As we move into the implementation of our new 5 year strategy, you will also be responsible for recruiting new impact partners or funders to support our key strategic goals in the region.
You will lead on the implementation of the new business strategy, offering guidance and effective line management, through a growth mindset. In addition, this role will connect global conversations for developing new, impact-led Transformational global partnerships at scale.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Develop and implement the New Partnership strategy in line with the wider Corporate and impact Partnerships strategy.
- Support and lead New Partnership Managers to develop engaging, holistic, strategic pitch materials to drive high-value partnerships, focussed on income and impact.
- Manage a portfolio of high-value prospects and a growing pipeline across the team, ensuring a long-term approach to reach 3-5 year income and impact targets
- Work closely with Director of Partnerships to provide accurate income forecasting and monthly budget reports, ensuring the New Partnership team delivers its annual financial target.
- Ensure team leverages Movember’s year-round moments, events, campaign opportunities and key impact programmes to drive new partners.
- Work closely with New Partnership Managers to ensure all new business KPIs are met, whilst maximising opportunities to deliver maximum value through income, reach, brand relevance, GIK/ VIK, and impact.
- Support team on all contract negotiations and provide guidance on best practice to ensure highest value for Movember, whilst striving for multi-year, multi-market contracts.
- Maintain a high knowledge of industry trends and activity to influence and guide innovation in partnerships.
- Manage and motivate the New Partnerships team, providing direction and specialist advice.
- Working with the Head of Global Partnerships Operations, the Directors of Partnerships in the key markets and the Chief Growth Officer, contribute to the recruitment and development of Global Transformational Partnerships
For this role, you’ll need:
- 7+ years’ experience in senior business and fundraising/revenue development roles
- Has a proven track record in managing significant revenue generation accountabilities of 6 and 7 figure partnerships
- Experience of developing impact led partnerships and income.
- Has strong networks and the ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with senior stakeholders
- Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of stakeholders
- Ability to use data to drive decisions
- Demonstrated people management experience
- Strong strategic thinking and planning skills
- Highly developed organisation skills, the ability to prioritise and concurrently manage multiple tasks
- Strong problem-solving skills with a high degree of self-motivation and initiative
- Self-starter/high level of internal motivation
- Ability to work in a fast paced and growth environment
- Adaptability and flexibility
Bonus points for:
- Proficiency in Salesforce
- An understanding of Trusts and Foundations
Why Movember?
Movember is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workplace - a place where we can all be ourselves, and each have the equal opportunity to succeed and be recognised for our unique contribution. We value the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals and actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We make recruitment decisions based on applicants’ skills, experience and knowledge, ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Our employee benefits include:
- Hybrid/Flexible working – we offer our team a split of home and office working
- 13 weeks paid Parental Leave and 6 weeks annual leave
- Health Cash Plan – to support the costs of everyday healthcare needs (dental, optical, wellbeing)
- An Employee Assistance Programme offering face to face counselling, plus legal and financial support
- A fun stimulating and collaborating culture, with company events
- Service awards after 3, 5 and 10 years
- Bike to work scheme
- Half day Fridays for 9 months of the year
Does this role sound up your alley?
If so, we’d love to hear from you. Click ‘Apply’ to send through your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) is an award-winning charity that offers welfare, wellbeing and mental health support and services to veterans of the UK Armed Forces and Merchant Navy in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. They provide a Drop-In model of support, a welfare advice service, a range of peer-supported wellbeing activities and social groups, and access to psychology, psychiatry, and therapy services.
VOS has secured additional funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to continue the work of the Thrive Together programme (formerly VPPP) in the South East, which is designed to bring together a network of veterans’ support agencies that will take an informed approach across the South East region to ensure that there are connected pathways, which work well for veterans; that there are safe places for veterans to go, which connect into these pathways; and that volunteers and staff who support veterans have access to training and work closely with other organisations within veterans’ mental health pathways.
The Network and Partnership Development Manager will work with the Thrive Together Portfolio Manager and manage the Thrive Together regional ‘cluster’ Partners in defined geographical regions to identify and build a meaningful network of organisations delivering support to veterans, their families and carers. The Network and Partnership Development Manager will act as deputy Thrive Together Portfolio Manager as and when required.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, partners, local groups and networks, with the ability to lead and motivate participation.
- Experience in planning, executing and overseeing events and joint projects from inception, including managing timelines and budgets, evaluating activity, and measuring outcomes and impact.
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and database of contacts.
We are seeking an individual with excellent project management and project planning ability and working knowledge of how partnerships fit into broader organisational goals and strategies, with strong emphasis on building and maintaining positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Location: Homebased / hybrid / within easy commute of Portsmouth and the South East. Some attendance at VOS headquarters will be required (Royal Maritime Club and Hotel, Portsmouth). Regional travel will be required, which will be funded by the Thrive Together programme.
Hours: 4 days a week in year 1 (30 hours a week) / 3 days a week in year 2 (22.5 hours a week)
Closing date: 24th November 2024. Applications are being reviewed by Charisma on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.
Interviews with VOS will take place Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th November.
Are you passionate about international development and making a global impact? Are you excited at the prospect of working for an organisation whose mission is to drive positive change in a key area of concern? Looking to take your Finance Business Partnering career to the next level? If yes, this could be the role for you!
This international development charity is currently seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing team on a permanent basis. Supporting a cause that is becoming increasingly important in the public eye, this role will be critical to the financial performance of several impactful projects, working with various teams to ensure effective financial management and successful outcomes for global initiatives.
The key duties of this Finance Business Partner are as follows:
- Be the finance subject matter expert for all programmes under your remit throughout their lifecycle, from proposal stage through to completion.
- Conduct financial due diligence on project and grant proposals, ensuring budgets align with internal priorities and resources.
- Collaborate with key teams to manage grant forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting, enabling effective decision-making at senior levels.
- Review and audit financial reports from partners, ensuring compliance with internal policies, and providing advice to follow up on audit recommendations.
- Manage and support the organisation's grant management system, ensuring data accuracy and efficiency.
- Work closely with various departments to communicate financial data, driving alignment between financial and operational teams.
This is a unique opportunity to work for a mission-driven organization committed to making a real difference on a global scale. You’ll be part of a growing, ambitious team that values collaboration, learning, and professional development. The organisation offers a competitive reward package, flexible working arrangements (2-3 days per week in the office and the rest from home), and a chance to contribute to innovative, impactful programs.
The successful candidate will have:
- A full accountancy qualification, or equivalent experience.
- Proven ability to build relationship with senior stakeholders.
- Ideally, experience working within the charity sector, but candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- A proactive mindset, good problem-solving ability and the ability to provide critical challenges in a respectful way.
If you think this Finance Business Partner role sounds like the right next step for you, please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily.
Could you contribute to our mission of promoting responsible business practices through effective digital communications?We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Digital Marketing Manager with a specialised focus on website and social media management to join our marketing team.
This role will oversee the daily operations of our website, ensuring delivery of an optimal user experience, meeting performance objectives, and driving engagement and conversions.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive website and social media strategy that aligns with our digital marketing goals and enhances our online presence.
This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in website management, SEO, and web analytics to make a significant impact on our digital growth and success. You will also support our social media teams in planning and support.
The successful candidate will be a WordPress CMS expert with a strong grasp of UX and a proven track record in website management and digital marketing for large organisations. You should have experience in web analytics and reporting, as well as strong project management skills to lead cross-functional teams.
You’ll also bring professional experience in delivering social media strategies, with the ability to create compelling, engaging content. A solid understanding of social media tools and platforms, including Canva, is essential. Experience in managing paid social media campaigns is a must, along with proficiency in content management systems for updating web content.
Knowledge Required:
- Strong understanding of WordPress CMS, website management, SEO, web analytics, and digital marketing principles.
- Knowledge of Website security, HTML, CSS, and basic web development practices.
- Expertise with web analytics and social media measurement tools (e.g., Google Analytics, GA4) and SEO tools (e.g., SEMrush, Moz).
- Understanding of UX/UI principles and best practices.
- Experienced at planning, writing, and managing organic and paid social media campaigns (e.g. LinkedIn, meta, X, Google ads)
- Experience with digital marketing platforms, tools, and technologies.
Application Deadline: 7 November at midnight
Note: This position is a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
Business in the Community are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential.
InCommon is a charity bringing generations together. We create opportunities for young people and older people to learn from one another, fostering mutual inspiration, growth, and a stronger sense of community.
We're looking for a Programme Manager to develop our Empower programme. In this role, you'll be supporting grassroots intergenerational projects across the country to start and flourish through an online platform and support offer.
You’ll match up schools and retirement homes, build relationships with key stakeholders and support them to use the platform to coordinate intergenerational projects. Your efficient, thoughtful and professional approach will build trust and lead to close working relationships.
This is a really exciting new stage of the programme’s development and has the potential for you to build the Empower team. You’ll also be joining InCommon at an exciting stage of our evolution, with lots of opportunity to add value and guide the direction of a growing charity.
This is the perfect role for you if:
- You’re reliable, trustworthy and authentic
- You take responsibility and deliver results
- You’re a collaborative team player and great communicator
- You’re creative and excited by digital design
- You’re flexible, self-motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
- You can lead collaboratively and have experience of line management
Opportunities for young people and older people to learn from one another, fostering mutual inspiration, growth, and a stronger sense of community
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Finance and Operations Manager to join our small but dynamic team at a critical stage of our work. With a refreshed strategy, expanded team and extended life we are looking for someone to manage the day-to-day delivery of an effective and efficient finance and operations function and provide vital support to the Director of Finance and Operations and Business Support Officer.
The successful candidate will become an integral part of the Access team, working in a collaborative and supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development.
Key Responsibilities:
· Day to day management of the finance and operations functions
· Financial reporting
· Treasury management
· Line management and development of the Business Support Officer
· HR and IT support to colleagues
· Governance support to trustees
If this opportunity aligns with your career goals, please review our job pack, which includes the job description and person specification. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with the requirements before applying. If you feel this is this the right role for you, do not hesitate to apply, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to being an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all. We believe in the value of a diverse workforce and encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Selection for roles is based solely on individual merit, talent, skills, and potential.
As a charity, we are dedicated to reflecting the communities and individuals we aim to support. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who share lived experiences or come from backgrounds that align with those we serve. Diversity strengthens our ability to make a meaningful impact, and we encourage all who feel passionate about our mission to apply.
First round of interviews (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, 7th November 2024.
Second round of interviews (in person) will be held on Tuesday, 12th November 2024.
We want to see a social investment ecosystem that works for all charities and social enterprises.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for an experienced fundraising and/or bid professional to join our growing team as a Fundraising/Bid Manager (internally known as Development Manager).
You'll be responsible for securing and relationship-managing a portfolio of funders. You will lead on identifying suitable funders through to submitting proposals to secure long-term, high-value donors. This includes central government contracts, local authority bids, corporate partnerships, and grants from trusts and foundations.
This is an exciting time for the Development team. We are looking to diversify our income streams to support Ambition Institute’s mission in tackling educational disadvantage. We are ambitious about what we can achieve over the coming years and how the team can fund Ambition’s work.
Who are Ambition Institute?
A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success.
At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time.
That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.
- We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
- We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
- We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement.
We would like you to:
- Deliver successful strategies to secure funds, understanding funders’ specific requirements and ensuring those are met.
- Support the Associate Directors to develop, maintain and manage the pipeline, using research, analysis and planning skills.
- Create high-quality bid responses and proposals that align with our mission.
- Work cross-organisationally to identify and assemble a team of subject matter experts to scope, define and capture the information required for funding proposals.
Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Associate Director, Development. In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
To succeed in this role you'll have a good understanding of funding/proposal preparation processes and proven experience in securing funding opportunities of £50,000+.
The successful candidate will demonstrate experience of successfully cultivating relationships with funders such as trusts, foundations, local authorities and corporates.
If you have team leadership skills and the ability to work flexibly in a fast-moving environment, whilst meeting deadlines effectively, we welcome an application from you.
What’s in it for you….?
- Competitive annual salary
- Professional development for all staff
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
- Employer pension contribution of 11%
- Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
- Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
- Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
- Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
- Shared parental leave package
- Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
- Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
- Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
- Interest free season ticket / bike loans
We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:
You should apply for this role if:
- You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
- You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
- You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
- You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
- You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
- You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
- You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
You'll love working at Ambition if…
- You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
- You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
- You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
- You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
- Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.
How to apply…
Applications will be considered for all office locations.
All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 8 November 2024. Please note when you click apply, you'll be taken to the Birmingham posting of the role. You can still apply via this posting as it won't determine your location if successful.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Job (in a Nutshell)
We are looking for someone to build and maintain partnerships with schools, colleges, and youth organisations. Your goal will be to offer these groups exciting outdoor learning residentials that inspire young people.
Your role involves managing a list of current customers, ensuring they keep coming back, and finding new business opportunities. You’ll be part of the Education team, working to meet performance goals and enhance customer experiences. Building strong, positive relationships with customers is key to ensuring their ongoing commitment to our programs.
Who We’re Looking For
You are a results-driven team player with a solid understanding of the education sector. Ideally, you have at least one year of experience in sales, such as an account manager or a similar role.
You are passionate about outdoor learning and share our values and ways of working.
Your Experience
- Communication Skills: You can communicate effectively and build strong relationships with both internal and external professionals.
- Organisation: You are highly organised, pay attention to detail, and maintain high standards of communication, both on the phone and in writing.
- Negotiation: You have good negotiation skills.
- Independence: You can work independently and take initiative.
- Technical Skills: You are confident using Microsoft systems.
- Presentation and Social Media: You have strong presentation skills and are adept at using social media, especially LinkedIn, for client engagement.
Areas of Responsibility
- Revenue and KPIs: Meet revenue targets and other key performance indicators for the education team, ensuring both individual and team goals are achieved.
- Customer Understanding: Develop a deep understanding of customer needs through effective questioning and research.
- Collaboration: Work with other teams to ensure the best fit for customer programs.
- Sales Proposals: Create compelling sales proposals to win new business.
- Customer Records: Maintain customer records using our Microsoft Dynamics CRM system.
- Relationship Management: Use sales techniques and relationship management skills to overcome challenges and retain business.
- Charitable Funding: Promote and allocate charitable funding to customers based on need.
- Liaison: Work with all areas of the organisation to maximise opportunities.
- Market Knowledge: Develop an in-depth knowledge of customers, the region, the education market, and sales techniques to drive success in your role.
Other
- Some evening, weekend, and overnight work will be required, including attending taster sessions, client visits, and centre visits.
- You’ll also need an enhanced DBS check.
- This role is perfect for someone who loves working with people, has a passion for outdoor education, and is driven to achieve results. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Salary and benefits
- Salary £26,000 - £30,000 per year + Bonus. Starting salary is dependent on experience
Benefits:
- Annual Leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays. Annual leave increases by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.
- Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance Helpline.
- 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
- Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date
- Employee assistance programme Unum: In the form of an app, with easy access to medical and mental health support. Ranging from instant GPs appointments to physio or counselling services.
- Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.
- Health Cash Plan with Medicash: a taxable benefit
- Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months service
- Berghaus uniform items provided and the opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount
- Staff bursaries: discounted course fees for family members
Plus!
- Personal Adventures – Outward Bound has a positive attitude to extended/unpaid leave (forward planning is required)
Hours of work
- You’ll work an average of 37.5 hours per week.
Settling in period
There is a 3-month settling in period from contract start date.
How to apply
If you are interested, please drop an email with an up-to-date CV and covering letter of no more than 500 words to Sarah Shutt. Speciying if you are interested in a permenant position or a 12 month contract.
The closing date is 8th November 2024. Interviews will take place on 18th November 2024
at Head Office in Hackthorpe, nr Penrith on (or via TEAMS / Zoom if appropriate).
We currently have a permanent and 12 month opportunity available. Please specify which opportunity you are interested in.
To inspire young people to realise their potential through learning and adventure in the outdoors.
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Trusts & Foundations Manager
Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro rata for part time).
Location: London EC1Y Office with Hybrid Home Working
Work pattern: 4 – 5 days per week (28 – 35 hours per week)
About MQ Mental Health Research:
MQ is the first major charity funding mental health research. By connecting scientists with supporters, together we strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness.
We champion and fund world-class research to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness. By connecting scientists with supporters, together we strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness. Having recently launched a new 5-year strategy, MQ is at a critical point in its development.
About the Role:
As the Trusts & Foundations Manager you will be responsible for generating income from grant making trusts and foundations.
You will take the lead on seeking out new prospects and nurturing existing relationships to significantly grow income. You will achieve this by researching sources of funding, devising individually tailored applications, maintaining excellent communications with existing and potential donor trusts and foundations, delivering an agreed income target as well as growing funding from these sources.
We are happy to consider people who want to work full-time (35 hours), or four days per week (28 hours).
Here's a summary of your key responsibilities:
- Proactively identify and research new and pipeline trust, lottery and statutory fundraising opportunities and progress them to application stage.
- Developing the trust and foundation pipeline to generate new income and multiyear grants
- To lead the development of new fundraising proposals for priority fundraising projects, including potential research partnership opportunities where MQ collaborates on a joint bid with another institution
- To carry out targeted and systematic research to establish new high value prospects utilising existing networks, the MQ database, search engines and referrals
- Build long-term relationships with new and prospect trust, lottery and statutory donors, including through meetings, attendance at conferences and events, regular update
- calls/comms and – when possible – direct face-to-face engagement.
- Report on performance against agreed budgets and targets
- Capitalise on the expertise and networks of MQ’s senior volunteers, including working closely with MQ Trustees and other Development Team colleagues to maximise existing opportunities for introductions, including the Lord Mayor’s Appeal
About You:
This role is for you if you are an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser, with good knowledge of the sector. You'll have demonstrable experience of securing five and six figure grants to achieve annual income targets, both through stewarding existing supporters and through researching and cultivating a pipeline of new opportunities.
You will also be skilled in understanding and translating complex information and turning it in to compelling written proposals, for grants, corporate partnerships and major donors.
We do require someone who is proactive, hardworking and results-orientated.
Essential role requirements include:
- Experience of trusts and foundation fundraising and able to demonstrate continual growth in expertise and results in this area.
- Good understanding of the trusts and foundations fundraising environment and associated processes and different types of grant making bodies.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write concise and inspiring funding applications and to make presentations.
- Creative thinker, with ability to identify funding opportunities and match them with the right trusts.
- Good interpersonal, influencing and relationship-management skills, at all levels.
- Ability to work as part of a team and spot opportunities to grow and develop relationships for the good of the organisation.
You will be driven to ensure that projects are delivered to the highest possible standards and be a sophisticated communicator with the confidence to build relationships with and inspire colleagues and donors.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge/NXT is desirable but not essential.
- Experience of using Monday[dot]com
What We're Offering You:
In return, we offer a great working experience within a friendly team. Hybrid working (in the London office Mondays and Tuesdays, with the remaining days from home). We are located near Barbican Tube.
Plus, we offer lots of generous benefits and training opportunities.
We're a Sunday Times Top Company to work for.
Benefits
- Flexible working: As a mental health charity, staff wellbeing is of paramount importance. We operate a core hours policy (10-4) to encourage flexible working and staff are mainly home based with the requirement to come into the office two days per week. A standard full-time working week is 35 hours, plus an hour for lunch breaks.
- Holidays: Annual holiday entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays.
- Wellbeing Allowance: MQ provides an allowance of up to £1200 per annum for each employee to spend on activities that increase their wellbeing. This is paid through payroll and is taxable.
- Cycle to work scheme: An interest-free loan is available to enable employees to purchase a bike and accessories, repaid via equal deductions from the employee’s salary over 12 months.
- Employee Assistance Programme: All employees and their families have access to a 24-hour confidential advice and support line.
- Counselling: Employees have access to a number of free face-to-face sessions, via the EAP scheme.
- Pension: MQ makes contributions of 5% and employees make contributions of 3%.
- Season Ticket Loan: An interest free season ticket loan is available, repaid via equal deductions from the employee’s salary over 12 months.
- Personal Development: We value employee development and review individual training needs through our performance management system. The Head of HR also runs internal development sessions for all staff through our training programme, MQ Academy.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Friday 15th November 2024
Please note, we typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. We reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We believe in equality and inclusion and we welcome job applications from everyone, provided you meet the criteria for the job.
Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
No agencies please.
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
The IT Project Manager will be key figure for the successful delivery of our transformation plans and it present a fantastic opportunity to deliver projects that will directly have a positive benefit for young people and those who support them.The IT Project Manager will be responsible for leading on the project management of individual projects and all IT related projects. This will involve managing Salesforce development projects but will include other IT related projects.
The post-holder will be part of the IT department within Central Support Team, but they will also be working on strategic digital implementation projects across the organization. They will be joining a fast paced and busy environment, with plenty of autonomy in managing their own responsibilities but they will also work closely with others to deliver the project therefore a collaborative approach and clear communication skills will be needed to be successful.
Location
Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).
Contract duration
Permanent
Midday (12pm), Monday 4 November 2024.
Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Wednesday 13 November 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews
Interviews will be held between Thursday 21 and/or Friday 22 November 2024.
How to apply
Please click on the 'Apply now’ button. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
Head of Business Conservation Advice - Maternity cover
Reference: OCT20242499
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £43,095.00 - £46,264.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave
Contract: 12-month Fixed Term
Hours: 37.5 per week
This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled and committed team of 17 advisers and specialists who together are working in partnership with businesses to deliver real nature positive improvements for biodiversity across the economy.
What's the role about?
You will be responsible for the team that secures business conservation partnerships and delivery of the RSPB's aims of conservation impact, nature positive business change and additional income. In particular you will:
- Lead a team of business conservation advisors
- Develop the skills and capabilities of the team towards high performance and a positive culture
- Be responsible for the quality of RSPB inputs into business conservation partnerships and alignment with outcomes
- Work across RSPB teams to ensure there is a robust plan to bring new partnerships
- Be responsible for effective stakeholder management and collaborative external and internal relationships
- Lead the communications, impact reporting and promotion of the team’s work
- Direct the team’s activities and work plans, meeting the required ambition and managing risks
- Work collaboratively with teams across RSPB
- Oversee the budget so financial targets are met
- Report to and liaise with relevant RSPB governance boards
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Good understanding of nature conservation and businesses engagement on sustainability
- Strong track record of engaging with business partners
- Experience of leading teams and uniting them to deliver impact
- A strong customer focus and experience of contract management
- Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing business plans
- Strong financial management skills
- Proven experience meeting targets and delivering impact
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive stakeholder management experience
Closing date: 23:59, Mon, 4th Nov 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position as soon as possible after closing date.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their whole selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
Operations Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join the team in this part-time, remote working role.
Position: Operations Manager
Location: Remote (travel to Edinburgh is required, up to 4 times per year)
Hours: Part time, 25-30 hours per week
Salary: £34,000 pro-rata
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 18 Months
Closing Date: 5pm on Friday 8th November
Interviews: 18-19 November
The Role
The purpose of this role will be to manage and deliver administration services associated with operational areas including Technology and Data, Human Resources, Health and Safety, and Facilities. You will be responsible for supporting or leading business improvements to policies, processes and ways of working within these areas to ensure a more efficient and effective business as usual approach moving forwards.
Why join the team?
You will be offered on the job training and support for your development alongside other fantastic benefits:
- Opportunity to work your hours flexibly
- 35 days annual leave per year (pro rata) including the opportunity to take most bank holidays when you choose
- Employer pension contribution of up to 6%
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Budget for personal development and training
- Positive organisation culture with a firm understanding of supporting remote (hybrid) teams
- Opportunity to help share live music with people who may not otherwise get to experience it.
About You
With project management and change management knowledge and skills to support you in this role, you will have experience of:
- Coordinating and delivering administration services.
- Business improvement projects and reviews.
- Working with different stakeholders to explore policies, processes and ways of working.
This is a remote working role but you will be required to travel to the Edinburgh offices up to 4 times per year.
When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.
About the Organisation
The charity seeks to give joy through live music through the provision of live music sessions for people receiving care or treatment in healthcare settings across the UK, including those who are vulnerable, the elderly, those with dementia and in critical care.
Live music concerts are presented by individual or small groups of skilled musicians who have been carefully selected through a process of audition. Sessions are tailored to the both the setting and the audience to ensure that they can reach and connect people, encourage communication and meaningful interactions and evoke emotions and memories to make people feel good one tune at a time.
The successful applicant will require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent check.
The charity is committed to becoming an organisation that reflects society and promotes diversity and inclusion, and would particularly welcome applications from people who are currently under-represented, including disabled people and those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities.
You may have experience in areas such as Operations, Operations Manager, Operations Lead, Operations Supervisor, Operations Team Leader, Finance and Operations, Operations Support.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: £44,600 - £48,000
Closing date 23:59 on the 3rd of Nov
It’s an exciting time at B Lab UK!
With the world’ second-largest B Corp Community, B Lab UK is on its way to achieving its mission to create an equitable, inclusive, and regenerative economy for all.
A key ingredient to achieving this mission? Our people. And to ensure we're providing the best opportunities to develop and strengthen our workforce, we’re seeking a dynamic Learning and Development Manager to drive growth, enhance skills, and implement innovative training programmes that foster the professional development of their colleagues.
Your efforts will empower our workforce to reach their full potential, ensuring we stay on track to achieve our mission.
Join us in shaping a culture of continuous improvement.
Join us in shaping the future.
What you’ll be doing
In your role, your key responsibilities and tasks will focus on, but will not be limited to, the following:
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People Development
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Emerging Talent Programmes
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Performance Enhancement and Management, and
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Evaluation
You’ll also have line management responsibility, which will include providing direction, development opportunities, and proactively creating a space in which the team can maintain a whole-life balance.
More information about the roles and responsibilities for this role can be found on BeApplied.
As part of the Finance & Operations team, you will also be involved in cross-directorate work and strategy delivery, as required.
What you’ll bring with you
We would love to hear from you if you have the ability to:
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Facilitate learning and skills needs assessments in a cross-functional organisation.
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Identify, engage, and influence multiple stakeholders across all grades.
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Design and facilitate workshops on a range of subjects
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Embed a positive, proactive approach to performance enhancement in which colleagues are empowered to own their own learning journey.
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Collate and analyse data, information, and research, to produce written reports on impact and recommendations.
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Communicate effectively
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Stay organised in a high-pace environment
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Use IT platforms like Google Workspace and Asana
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Empower members of your team to be their best.
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Manage budgets.
What we give you
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Purpose driven work enabling B Lab UK’s mission of redefining the role of business as a force for good
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Hybrid and flexible working, we have a high trust environment and are advocates for right place working
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Hybrid working (min 1/2 days per week in office)
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Flexible working hours (based around core working hours)
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Opportunity to work 4 days a week
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
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1 additional annual leave day (pro-rata for part-time staff) for each complete annual year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days
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Our office is closed between Christmas and New Year, no need to take extra holiday!
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Private Medical and Dental cover
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£200 per annum tax free Annual Wellbeing allowance and Employee Assistance Programme
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2 paid volunteer days per year
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Enhanced Parental Leave and family friendly policies, including carers leave
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Learning and Development opportunities
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Enhanced Pension and Life Assurance
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Income Protection policy
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Working in a flexible office workspace
B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced Finance Manager with programme and grants management experience?
Are you passionate about supporting young entrepreneurs and helping job seekers become job creators?
We are looking for a Programme Finance Manager to ensure all programmes and projects across the organisation have transparent and robust processes to ensure maximum impact. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with the Development and Programmes team.
Job details
Job title: Programme Finance Manager
Duration: 12 months FTC
Location: A short walk from St Pauls Underground Station
Responsible to: Head of Finance and Operations
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
As the Programme Finance Manager your day to day duties will include:
- Business partnering with Programme Managers to review income and expenditure
- Produce forecasts and reforecasts to Programme Managers
- Prepare monthly commentary for management reviews
- Manage and coordinate monthly project lifecycle
- Work closely with the Head of Finance to create a robust grants and contract process
- Ensure all contract deadlines and billing cycles are met with in a timely manner
- Manage and process all programmes and projects accounts for year end
The skills you will bring to this busy and diverse role will include:
- Experience of project accounting
- Knowledge of programme accounting
- Strong business partnering experience
- Relevant accounting qualification
- Experience in a similar role
- Knowledge of the charity/non-profit sector
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a growing organisation and make a difference.
If you are interested in applying for the position of Programme Finance Manager through TPP Recruitment then please do so by sending your CV.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.