Challenge Event Manager Jobs in Greater Manchester

Are you an experienced fundraiser who would love to see an end to poverty, homelessness and disadvantage in our local communities?

Will you help us in our mission to provide a practical support to those in crisis, suffering hardship, or at risk by joining our fundraising team?

We need your talent and fundraising experience so that we can help local families and individuals rebuild their lives for the long term.

You would be joining Caritas Salford at an incredibly exciting time in its 100-plus year history of providing charitable services to local communities in Greater Manchester and Lancashire. We have just opened a brand-new supported homelessness accommodation project in Manchester this month, to provide 19-bedrooms to men who would otherwise be homeless. We have ambitious plans to continue to open up more projects like this.  We help thousands of adults, young people and children every year through our numerous projects and services. 

With pioneering plans for the future, we need an exceptional Fundraising Manager to join the team who will make it happen. In this brand-new Fundraising Manager role you will play a critical role to our fundraising by leading on aspects of our strategic and operational plans to support the team in achieving income targets to support our charity. The role focuses on building a strong pipeline of funding partners who will support our work. The successful candidate will also work within the team to support operational efficiency. They will play a pivotal role in helping to manage data and reporting systems.

CONTRACT: Permanent, 37.5 hours (reduced hours considered)

For more information please download the Recruitment Booklet and Job Description

This role requires the submission of a completed Caritas application form which is to be uploaded as part of your application

Early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.

Closing date: Monday, 17 March 2025 at 9am

Interview: Week commencing Monday, 31 March 2025

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check. It is also a requirement of the post that you must hold a full UK Driving Licence, with the use of a car insured for business purposes as this role involves travelling to the different locations as required.

For full details please visit our website Caritas Diocese of Salford - Caritas | Diocese Of Salford

Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer

Registered Charity Number: 1125808

Are you an experienced fundraiser who would love to see an end to poverty, homelessness and disadvantage in our local communities?

Will you help us in our mission to provide a practical support to those in crisis, suffering hardship, or at risk by joining our fundraising team?

We need your talent and fundraising experience so that we can help local families and individuals rebuild their lives for the long term.

You would be joining Caritas Salford at an incredibly exciting time in its 100-plus year history of providing charitable services to local communities in Greater Manchester and Lancashire. We have just opened a brand-new supported homelessness accommodation project in Manchester this month, to provide 19-bedrooms to men who would otherwise be homeless. We have ambitious plans to continue to open up more projects like this.  We help thousands of adults, young people and children every year through our numerous projects and services.

With pioneering plans for the future, we need exceptional fundraisers to join the team who will make it happen. The Community and Events Fundraiser will be the lead fundraiser helping to develop and manage community based and event driven fundraising initiatives, forging strong relationships with individuals, community groups, parishes and local organisations. They will focus on creative and innovative approaches to engage supporters, tracking fundraising performance in their respective area, stewarding donors and corporate volunteers.

CONTRACT: Permanent, 37.5 hours (reduced hours considered)

For more information please download the Recruitment Booklet and Job Description

This role requires the submission of a completed Caritas application form which is to be uploaded as part of your application

Early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.

Closing date: Monday, 17 March 2025 at 9am

Interview: Week commencing Monday, 31 March 2025

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check. It is also a requirement of the post that you must hold a full UK Driving Licence, with the use of a car insured for business purposes as this role involves travelling to the different locations as required.

For full details please visit our website Caritas Diocese of Salford - Caritas | Diocese Of Salford

Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer

Registered Charity Number: 1125808

Location:Remote in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire

Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours a week

Number of positions: 1

We have an exciting opportunity for a Case Managers to join our team in the following region.

• Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire

Applicants will need to confirm that they are situated in one of the above regions on application

About the Role

A Help for Heroes Case Manager/Support Worker acts as a critical link between the veterans and the services they require, aiming to improve their overall well-being and quality of life by assisting them in accessing the services and resources they need.

Conducting initial assessments to understand the specific needs and challenges of each veteran. Developing a personalised support plan tailored to the veteran's unique circumstances and goals. Continuously assessing the veteran's progress and adjusting the support plan as needed.

You will liaise on behalf of veterans to ensure they receive the benefits and entitlements they are eligible for. Offering information to veterans about available resources and how to navigate the support system available to them effectively. Empowering veterans to become self-sufficient and independent by helping them build skills and access opportunities. Providing visible support in the community and conducting home visits. Building and establishing links within communities.

The client group for this role are veterans and families, including those who may be elderly, ill, or disabled. Given the potential needs of the client group and those certain requirements of the role fall within regulated activities, such as advising or guiding vulnerable adults, this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check or country equivalent checks.

Anyone connected with Help for Heroes may be at risk and/or vulnerable/temporarily vulnerable, either by statutory definition or through circumstance. Help for Heroes is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of vulnerable adults, children, and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Planet Patrol:

Our vision is a world where all beings can enjoy our waterways, free from pollution. We are a global community dedicated to placing people-powered environmental data at the heart of decision-making. Through our unique anywhere, anytime, anybody approach to citizen science, we gather critical evidence of water and litter pollution to drive solutions that protect both environmental and human health. Our data and citizen science methods have been featured in academic journals (Stanton, et al., 2022) and media investigations (Channel 4 and ITV), enhancing public and scientific knowledge of litter pollution.

We are now at a pivotal moment of growth and evolution. This means you must thrive in a start-up environment and have a can-do attitude to problem solving. You’ll be one of only a handful of employees and a team of excellent freelancers. This is a great opportunity to really shape the organisation and our impact. Whilst this role is fixed term, we hope to secure enough funding to make the role permanent. 

Partnership Manager

Role details: Remote with travel expected at least once per week.

Salary: £35,000 FTE

Hours per week: 30 hours (4 days per week)

Terms: One year fixed term contract with the potential to become permanent based on funding.

 

Overview:

Join Planet Patrol as our Partnership Manager, responsible for cultivating key relationships, driving business development, and securing funding through innovative partnership strategies.

Planet Patrol is seeking a Partnership Manager who is great at growing existing relationships and spotting new opportunities too! You’ll manage and develop our key partnerships with some big brands. Critically, you’ll also be the first point of contact for new partner enquiries. Whilst the majority of your time will be spent working with brands, you’ll need to lead on a handful of grant applications too. This means that you’ll have a varied and fast paced role that has huge potential for growth. You won’t be put off by a funding target, in fact you thrive in the sales environment and love the adrenaline high when you secure funding. We need someone that is persuasive, resilient and most importantly passionate about what we do. If this sounds like you, get in touch!
 

Key responsibilities:

● Relationship Management: Cultivate and sustain strong relationships with current partners and identify potential new ones to achieve mutual goals.

● Account Management: Oversee the smooth operation of each partnership by developing strategic plans, addressing challenges, and ensuring continued alignment.

● Business Development: Proactively identify opportunities for expanding existing partnerships and forging new ones. Attend in-person meetings, key Planet Patrol events and networking events to strengthen our market presence.

● Performance Management: Track and evaluate partnership outcomes, using insights to make data-driven adjustments that optimise success. Experience in content creation and editing tools is desirable.

● Enquiry Management: Serve as the first point of contact for all partner-related enquiries, streamlining communications for maximum efficiency and impact.

● New Business: Research, negotiate, and finalise new partnership agreements and grant funding applications. Identify and collaborate on drafting persuasive and impactful funding proposals.

 

Role requirements:

● A minimum 2 years managing partnerships and delivering strategic outcomes in a fast-paced, start-up environment.

● Experience in grant funding and crafting compelling funding proposals is highly desirable.

● A demonstrated ability in securing and managing partnerships valued at approximately £100,000.

● A natural networker, you’ll be great at building relationships.

● Passionate about the environment and the importance of data.

● Experience in account management and stakeholder engagement.

● A commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

● Be able to communicate effectively with partners and other departments.

● Be able to identify problems and come up with solutions.

● Legal right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

What We Offer:

Planet Patrol values collaboration, innovation, and a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we’re proud to be a 4-day week employer. We offer a flexible, remote working environment, paired with regular opportunities to connect as a team. We’re a vibrant, mission-driven non-profit that supports professional growth, alongside wellbeing. We offer a generous annual leave package, your birthdays off and encourage you to get out into nature whenever possible.

Please submit your CV and covering letter, highlighting your suitability for the role, via Charity Jobs. Applications close midnight Sunday 16 March. First stage interviews will be held on Thursday 20 March.

Job Title – Digital Content Manager (Maternity Cover)

Contract – 12 months fixed term contract

Hours – 21 hours per week

Salary – £24,300 per annum (£40,500 FTE)

Location – Remote, with meetings once a month at Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AZ

About Coram

Coram is the first and longest serving children’s charity in the UK. Established as the Foundling Hospital in 1739, today we are a vibrant charity group of specialist organisations – the Coram Group – supporting hundreds of thousands of children, young people and families every year.

We do this by championing children's rights and wellbeing and making their lives better every day through our range of services. These include reading support and life skills education in schools for 300,000 children, adoption services for children waiting to find a home, mental health support, cultural programmes, and legal advice and advocacy for thousands of children and families every year.

All of our work delivers across seven key outcomes for children and young people: A fair chance, A loving home, A voice that’s heard, A chance to shine, Skills for the future, No matter where and A society that cares.

About the role

Coram is looking for an experienced Digital Content Manager (maternity cover) to support the marcomms team on websites, analytics, internal comms and other related digital marketing tasks. This is a fast-paced and varied role that involves working on a number of different websites across the Coram Group of charities and providing advice and support to other colleagues.

The role will involve anything from day to day management of existing websites to project managing larger scale rebrands, website moves and new website projects from start to finish. It will also include analysis of web traffic via Google Analytics, managing Coram’s internal comms channels and overseeing the relationship with Coram’s digital agency for Google/Microsoft Ads.

We’re looking for someone who feels confident at working independently and managing tasks and projects, whilst also being able to work together with the central marcomms team and other teams across Coram. The successful person will have experience in managing websites using a range of content management systems and Mailchimp email service, as well as a broad knowledge of Google Analytics 4 reporting. Full training will be provided.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 10th March

Proposed interview date: w/c 10th March

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Sands is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative Event Fundraising Manager to jointly lead our Events Team who are responsible for securing an income of £1.5 million from third party and bespoke event activities. This is a key role which will lead on the development and longer term growth of Sands event activities to increase income, engagement and awareness. 

The post-holder will therefore need to demonstrate their ability to achieve a high level of success within a challenging and competitive environment. 

In this high-profile and exciting role you will develop and deliver Sands’ portfolio of fundraising events which include our Starlight Walk Series and bespoke hiking and walking challenges across the UK. 

Additionally, you will create marketing campaigns and work with our Data and Insight Team to ensure that we have the quality of data we need to maximize the long-term income potential of our supporters and ensure the delivery of a world-class supporter journey. With demonstrable experience of organising and promoting challenge events and developing income streams, you will have an excellent understanding of raising income potential from these events plus a high level of financial literacy including budget management experience. 

A highly effective verbal and written communicator, you will also have excellent digital and social media skills. 

You will need to demonstrate a high level of organisational ability and attention to detail, in addition to being able to maintain a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information. 

A true team player, you will need to be flexible and be able to demonstrate a commitment to the aims of Sands. 

Please note that this is a 1-year Fixed-Term Contract. 

The post-holder will ideally be able to start during the first week in April.

Location: Remote working in the UK, with occasional travel to London

Responsible to: Director of Fundraising

Contract: Full-time/Permanent, 37 hours per week

Salary: £31,875 per annum rising to £34,500 per annum after a year of service

Advert closing date: Friday 28 February 2025 at 5PM

Interviews: We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible

We’re looking for an individual with experience working with high-value supporters andstrong relationship-building skills to become our new Philanthropy Manager.  If you’re looking for a new challenge and perhaps want to take skills from other forms of fundraising and bring this into the role, do join us to help establish a strong philanthropy fundraising operation within Speakers for Schools.

As the UK’s leading social mobility charity, we’re on a mission to help state-educated students nationwide to reach their potential by providing work experience placements and inspirational talks. 

If you’re an enthusiastic, self-motivated, team-player with experience of fundraising, ideally from major donors, then this is the role for you.  You’d join the team at a time of progression, with a new, focussed plan for the organisation targeting growth in our work experience and inspirational school talks. For this to be successful, we need to grow and diversify our income, particularly from grants and gifts.

Your role as Philanthropy Manager will be to help identify, cultivate, ask and steward philanthropists, working with the Director of Fundraising, Fundraising team, colleagues and volunteers to ensure they are solicited to the highest possible standards.   The team will support you and there’ll be training on offer to help you succeed.

If you are an expert communicator and relationship-builder, you could join an ambitious, collaborative team, passionate about raising funds to increase the richness of state education and level the playing field for children across the UK.

About You:

• Be able to develop strong relationships with individuals, identifying opportunities for growth and innovative engagement.

• Have the ability to raise income from HNWI, manage a philanthropy portfolio of established and new donors, achieve targets as part of a fundraising business plan.

• Have experience of compelling proposal and report writing for a fundraising audience.

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• EAP Scheme
• 3 voluntary days per year
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption package
• Subsidised office furniture
• £500 a year training allowance
• Death in Service (4x Salary)

Diversity at our core

Speakers for schools is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encouraging equality and diversity among our workforces. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to us.

Speakers for Schools Values

PASSION: We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.

AGILITY: We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.

INTEGRITY: We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.

COLLABORATION: We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.

DIVERSITY: We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.

The Application Process:

Please apply as soon as possible by submitting your application.

The deadline to submit your application is Friday 28 February 2025 at 5PM. Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis. Please apply as soon as possible.

Speakers for Schools is committed to safeguarding the young people we work with and expects all staff members to share this commitment. Appointees are subject to a DBS check. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. You are also required to have the Right to Work in the UK for this role.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

The Operations Manager will work closely with the Managing Director to ensure the charity operates effectively. The Operations Manager will lead on the development of policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance, and robust management processes.

The Operations Manager will add to the staff team by bringing a skillset that is grounded in administration processes, excellent IT competence, and a numerate, systemising and detail-orientated mindset.

About the role

✅Home-based: With extensive travel within Northern Ireland.

✅Hours: 35 hours per week over a flexible working pattern with an estimated 24-weekend activities per annum. 

• As a Strategic Partnerships Manager based in Northern Ireland, you’ll work within the Church Partnerships Team and play a key role in building on existing significant relationships.

We need you to be

⭐ Passionate and Committed. Driven by a desire to help release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

⭐ Strong Networker. Skilled at building and maintaining relationships with church leaders and key partners.

⭐ A Confident Speaker. Comfortable speaking in various church and event settings, inspiring others to support our mission.

⭐ Strategic and Collaborative. Able to work with our leadership to shape and implement growth strategies.

⭐ Results Oriented. Focused on achieving sponsorship objectives and maximising partnership opportunities.

⭐ Personally committed to the Christian faith.  You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians.

• Are you ready to take on the challenge of playing a pivotal role in helping release children from poverty in Jesus’ name?

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Join our dynamic Partnerships Team and help shape our growth strategy! Collaborate with our leadership to build lasting relationships with church and denominational leaders, support strategic decision making, and drive acquisitions through churches, events, and networks. 

Deepen our connections with key partners, enhance our holistic child development programs, and contribute to our mission of addressing poverty in Jesus' name. If you're a confident speaker with strong networking skills and a passion for our cause, we want you on our team!
 

In return, you will get

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➡️Flexible and sociable working environment
➡️Time in Lieu offered
➡️Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
➡️Income Protection & Group Life cover
➡️Private Medical & Dental cover
➡️Celebrating life milestones such as, birthdays, newcomers, weddings, babies etc
➡️Weekly team prayers and devotionals
➡️Compassion updates and worship events

⭐We encourage you to read the full job description to see if this role aligns with your skills and aspirations!

• About the role

✅Home-based: With extensive travel within North West England.

✅Hours: 35 hours per week over a flexible working pattern with an estimated 24-weekend activities per annum. 

As a Strategic Partnerships Manager based in North West England, you’ll work within the Church Partnerships Team and play a key role in building on existing significant relationships.

• We need you to be

⭐ Passionate and Committed. Driven by a desire to help release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

⭐ Strong Networker. Skilled at building and maintaining relationships with church leaders and key partners.

⭐ A Confident Speaker. Comfortable speaking in various church and event settings, inspiring others to support our mission.

⭐ Strategic and Collaborative. Able to work with our leadership to shape and implement growth strategies.

⭐ Results Oriented. Focused on achieving sponsorship objectives and maximising partnership opportunities.

⭐ Personally committed to the Christian faith.  You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians.

• Are you ready to take on the challenge of playing a pivotal role in helping release children from poverty in Jesus’ name?

Join our dynamic Partnerships Team and help shape our growth strategy! Collaborate with our leadership to build lasting relationships with church and denominational leaders, support strategic decision making, and drive acquisitions through churches, events, and networks. 

Deepen our connections with key partners, enhance our holistic child development programs, and contribute to our mission of addressing poverty in Jesus' name. If you're a confident speaker with strong networking skills and a passion for our cause, we want you on our team!
 

• In return, you will get

➡️Flexible and sociable working environment
➡️Time in Lieu offered
➡️Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
➡️Income Protection & Group Life cover
➡️Private Medical & Dental cover
➡️Celebrating life milestones such as, birthdays, newcomers, weddings, babies etc
➡️Weekly team prayers and devotionals
➡️Compassion updates and worship events

⭐We encourage you to read the full job description to see if this role aligns with your skills and aspirations!

Role: Communications and Influencer Relations Manager 

Location: Remote (UK hours with some flexibility)

Contract type: 12 months, with the intention to make permanent

Salary: £35-45,000 (depending on experience)

Working pattern: Full time 

Benefits include: 35 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays; open to flexible working

Closing date: 26 February 2025

INTRO

Iswe is a social impact foundation dedicated to finding ways to put people at the heart of social and political decision-making to solve some of society’s greatest challenges.

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced communications and influencer relationship specialist to play a pivotal role, primarily in our flagship initiative: the Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet. 

THE ROLE
The Communications and Influencer Relations Manager will play a critical role in elevating Iswe's initiatives, with a primary focus on the Global Citizens' Assembly for People and Planet. By designing and executing communications strategies, engaging influencers and building relationships, this position ensures the Assembly’s transformative work reaches a global audience and inspires meaningful action.

ABOUT THE GLOBAL CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET
A flagship initiative of Iswe, the Global Citizens' Assembly for People and Planet is an innovative, inclusive platform that empowers citizens worldwide to contribute to critical global decisions on climate. By bringing together diverse voices, the Assembly serves as a model for reimagining governance, ensuring that people and planet are at the centre of decision-making.

This role will focus on amplifying the impact and visibility of the Assembly in the lead up to, and following, COP30 in Brazil in November 2025, using comms and influencer engagement to inspire global participation and collaboration. 

If you believe in the wisdom of everyday people, are values-driven, self-reflective, creative, curious, agile, flexible and enthusiastic, if you want to do work that learns and grows from all the richness each of us brings – where we welcome learning from a diverse array of life experiences, cultures, and backgrounds, if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with authenticity and dedication about our work, we want to hear from you!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Influencer engagement management

• Identify and engage influencers through social listening and outreach, ensuring alignment with GCA strategic goals.

• Coordinate onboarding and activation for influencers, including developing kits with assets, hashtags, and impact data.

• Act as the primary point of contact for influencers and media outlets across GCA campaigns.

PR and Media 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with media outlets and journalists, pitching content and securing coverage for GCA initiatives.

• Manage the creation of press materials, including press releases, briefing documents, and media kits.

Content development and digital engagement

• Develop and manage engaging content for digital platforms, including blogs and social media posts to a very high standard.

• Support storytelling initiatives, collaborating with the Comms Director and Advocacy team to amplify key narratives.

Event communications support

• Coordinate communications for events, including managing network follow-ups, influencer activations and media outreach.

• Ensure alignment between event messaging and broader GCA goals.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Use social listening tools to monitor effort impact and identify optimisation.

• Prepare performance reports for campaigns and present actionable insights to be shared with funders and stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-6 years of experience in communications, PR, influencer marketing, and media relations.

• Strong skills in identifying and activating influencers at various levels (high-profile, micro, and mid-tier).

• Proven ability to execute multi-channel campaigns and engage diverse stakeholders.

• Familiarity with social listening tools and data-driven campaign analysis.

• A self-starter with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Ideal Profile

• Strategic thinker with a passion for global governance and sustainability.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Existing relationships across media outlets.

• Adaptable and collaborative, thriving in dynamic and fast-paced environments.

• Experience working on climate, sustainability, or democracy-focused initiatives is a plus.

A NOTE ABOUT REPRESENTATION

We know that building a team representative of wider society fosters creativity and innovation. We welcome people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences and are committed to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled, Black, Asian or from other minority ethnic backgrounds, who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community, or identify as from a lower or disadvantaged socioeconomic background as these groups are currently under-represented on our staff team.

ABOUT ISWE

We believe that many of the crises we face today - health, climate, the cost of living etc - are symptoms of failing governance structures, and that putting people in the driving seat of decision-making will transform our futures for the better. Our current strategy focuses on innovations around citizens’ assemblies (and similar deliberative processes), public services and the relationship between politicians and the communities they serve.

Our team has decades of experience in democratic innovation. Recent projects include Global Assembly for COP26, Good Help and The Future Armenian. Iswe is a fast-growing foundation, dedicated to empowering citizens to play a leading role in the decision-making that affects their lives. 

Our work is founded on strong values, including openness, transparency and humility. We believe that when ‘I’ (an individual) becomes ‘we’ (part of the collective), the results are transformational. We are actively working to build a healthy culture, rooted in care and characterised by being self-organising and self-reflective. We are committed to addressing the dynamics of oppression in ourselves and our work.

 

Location: London or Manchester with some remote working flexibility

Contract type: Permanent, full-time at 37.5 hours per week (would consider a fixed-term secondment)

Start date: Required as soon as possible 

About Unlocked

Unlocked Graduates exists to break cycles of reoffending. Currently prison isn’t a place which successfully does this – the average prisoner has 16 previous convictions and 55% of those released from short term sentences reoffend within one year. The work we do is both extremely challenging and massively urgent. We aspire to have deep impact on the landings of individual prisons, but also breadth of impact through the whole sector, and society at large.

Since 2017, we have sought to lead this change by recruiting, training and challenging the best graduates in the country to become prison officers. Our two-year programme has put the role on the map as a career where the best people can develop extraordinary leadership skills whilst making a real difference. We are established as a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, and recognised in the UK and internationally for the impact our participants have on the landings.

We know that we will never achieve change on our own. Real, long-term change depends on our ambassadors – those who have completed the programme and are driving impact across the criminal justice system. To be an Unlocked ambassador is to be part of a movement for change: Whether they stay on the front line, shape national policy, or lead work in the wider sector, they draw on their shared experience to push for meaningful reform. By supercharging their collective expertise, we are building the momentum needed to transform prisons and break cycles of reoffending.

Our mission

The mission of Unlocked Graduates is to break cycles of re-offending by developing outstanding individuals to lead rehabilitation in prisons and throughout society.

About the role

Our ambassadors are connected by a powerful shared experience, deeply held values, and a collective commitment to furthering our mission. The Ambassador Network Manager role is integral to harnessing this potential, ensuring our growing community remains engaged, connected, and empowered to make an impact.

We have strong engagement across the ambassador network and work closely with this community involving them in our programme, and supporting them to tackle cycles of reoffending in whatever path they choose. We have made a significant strategic commitment to investing in a purposeful, high-impact ambassador network; one that fosters connections, empowers ambassadors to thrive in their careers, and drives collaboration across the sector.

As our network grows, this role needs to go beyond one-to-one relationship management, applying community organising and self-sustaining network-building principles to ensure ambassadors can support and mobilise each other. Our strategy is evolving at pace, so we’re looking for someone who can test and trial new approaches to engagement, bringing fresh ideas and adapting quickly.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in relationship building and community management, with a drive and enthusiasm for growing our network to have impact.

For more information about the role, please see the job description below.

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button to be re-directed to our jobs portal.

Closing date for applications: 26th February 2025.

About The Role
Are you an Assurance and Counter Fraud professional?
 
Do you have experience in Fraud management? Are you experienced in providing strategic internal audit advice and contribution towards producing a risk based internal audit plan?
 
We have a brilliant new opportunity for an experienced and seasoned Assurance & Counter Fraud Manager join our new and growing team! You will be joining the Society at an exciting time – helping to strengthen the organisational capability in relation to risk management, assurance, and control, to match the growth and impact ambitions of the Society. This is a newly created role, with the ability to help shape and develop future initiatives and activities.
 
Working closely alongside audit, risk, and compliance colleagues, this role will provide assurance over our people, processes, data and technology, enhancing our effectiveness as an organisation.
 
Reporting to our Head of Internal Audit and Risk, you will work collaboratively, using your experience in assurance and counter fraud, to oversee the reporting of any fraudulent reported activity; determining the appropriate course of activity and liaising with necessary parties as required to provide an effective counter fraud response.
 
You'll be a confident and a trusted expert in this role as you will deputise for the Head of Internal Audit when required, providing independent assurance to the Board and Executive Leadership Team on the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance across the organisation. 
 
This is a homeworking role, but you may be required to travel to attend meetings, events and team-days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our offices (London or Birmingham) if/when required. 
 
Application Process:
This is a fantastic new opportunity for the right person to make a huge different to the team and Alzheimer's Society, so we want to know why you would be the best person for this role!
Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual and how your skills/experience are best for this position.
 
About you
We are looking for an experienced audit and counter fraud professional who can immediately add value and help shape future assurance activities within the Society.  
We want someone who is passionate about making a difference, who enjoys building positive stakeholder relationships, and is committed to continuously improving what we do.   
 
You’ll be developed to work in a dynamic and ambitious environment as part of a newly reshaped team. Responding to challenges and change, there will be ample opportunities for your personal development, growth, and ability to get involved in a wide range of audit, compliance, and counter fraud opportunities. 

We are looking for someone to bring their creativity, motivation and skills to add to the existing team. The Assurance & Counter Fraud Manager will bring leadership experience to help foster a high-performance culture - inspiring others, and championing equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Key skills:

- Strong technical knowledge of internal audit and counter fraud techniques
- Ability to provide strategic advice, insight, and constructive challenge
- Ability to build positive, lasting stakeholder relationships and forums 
- Effective leadership and management skills, to develop, grow, and enhance the team 
- Ability to align assurance activity with organisational strategies, priorities, and mission. 

What can we offer:
In additional to this brilliant new opportunity, we will also offer you a vast range of employee benefits. All the details of our benefits will be found within the job description. Some of the fantastic benefits we offer are:

- Financial Security - Group Personal Pension Play with Scottish Widows (up to 8% employer contribution), Life Assurance and more!
- Work life balance - 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), career breaks, flexible working patterns.
- Personal Development - Internal opportunities with permanent or secondment opportunities, apprenticeships, women in leadership development programmes, study leave and more!
- Health and wellbeing - BUPA Healthcare plan, 24/7 employee assistant programme including online and face to face counselling, lived-experience networks and more!

Head of Property Management Operations 

Salary C£70,000 

Location Didsbury, Manchester 

Permanent, Full Time 

Head of Property Management Operations 

As the Head of Property Management Operations you would be leading the work of the Plumlife Management Team in the delivery of property and tenancy management services to leasehold, shared ownership, market and sub-market rent customer managed across the Group through the Plumlife brand.  With support from the operational managers within the team, you will have overall responsibility for ensuring the delivery of excellent services to these customer groups and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction. 

What you’ll be doing 

• To ensure the effective management of our block, estate and tenancy management services to private sector, leasehold, rental and low cost home ownership customers including meeting any contractual and legal obligations.  Including building effective relationships with internal colleagues and departments. 

• Provide strategic leadership to ensure Plumlife complies with all legislation, regulations and best practice and to lead in the development of a culture which is customer focussed and committed to providing the highest standard of service 

• To carry out the post holders responsibilities in relation to Health and Safety and probity. 

• To undertake training as appropriate to the post and to keep abreast of developments across the housing profession and private sector. 

• To ensure that goods and services procured are managed in line with financial regulations and Great Places procurement practices. 

• To provide technical and strategic risk management advice across the Group and work in line with our risk management framework.

• To work in collaboration with external partners, as appropriate 

• To act as an inspirational leader to inspire, develop and motivate the Plumlife Management team; setting and embedding the culture for successful delivery and ensuring excellent customer experience. 

• To set and embed a high support/high challenge culture by: 

- showing inspirational leadership; 

- timely and effective performance management; 

- coaching; 

- communication and feedback 

- role-modelling attitudes, behaviours and expectations 

- capturing the learning from mistakes and set-backs 

- showing effective and positive leadership through change in order to support and develop your team to realise individual and team potential and ensure effective service delivery. 

• To develop, maintain and promote effective working relationships with Great Places colleagues and key external partners and to always act as an ambassador for Great Places. 

• To promote Great Places when attending external meetings; actively networking to identify opportunities for new business and service development, joint working with other partners and relevant opportunities in the wider housing sector. 

• To be the named process owner for designated process(es) relating to your work, accountable for ensuring your processes are effectively designed, monitored and continuously improved in consultation with the relevant colleagues. 

• To work flexibly, working unsociable hours, weekends and Bank Holidays as required in order to maintain good customer service and ensure business continuity, and also from time to time represent Great Places at customer and other stakeholder events. 

• To carry out other duties commensurate with the nature of the post of Head of Property Management Operations. 

What you’ll need 

• Experience in  leasehold / low cost home ownership management including knowledge of Leasehold legislation and its application 

• Significant experience of working in the property management sector– ideally IRPM / TPI qualified or equivalent 

• A sound understanding of all aspects of housing management including landlord and tenant law, tenancy enforcement and current housing issues 

• Experience of managing financial budgets 

• Ability to communicate at all levels 

• A focus on achieving high standards and a commitment to continuous improvement 

• Ability to collate and analyse performance data 

• Ability to compile reports 

• Highly organised with an ability to work to prioritise, plan and work to deadlines, along with the ability to support team members in doing the same 

• The ability to inspire their colleagues to think, grow and take responsibility for themselves. 

• Ability to set realistic, attainable goals 

• Full driving licence and access to a car 

What we need from you 

• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places 

• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement 

• Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity 

• An ability to work in uncertainty. 

• To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment 

• Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places) 

• WPA ¦ Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available  - option to increase & add family members 

• Annual leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays 

• Flexi Time ¦ Allows colleagues to achieve a healthy work life balance whilst carrying out requirement of the role. A maximum of 13 days flexi can be taken in a year 

• Greater Working ¦ We offer some Hybrid and flexible working 

• Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’

• Professional Fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional membership fee for each colleague

• The Market Place ¦High street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more 

• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing