Data Manager Jobs in Charing Cross, Greater London

About us

Collaborate CIC is at the forefront of pioneering collaborative approaches to social change and public services. As an innovative social consultancy and think tank, we are building the thinking, culture, and practice of collaboration to help us meet the challenges of today, together. We work towards a vision of a collaborative society — one that is equitable, caring, and sustainable. 

About the role 

At the heart of our organisation is a deep well of expertise, creativity, and rigorous thinking. However, we recognise that while we are brilliant thinkers and do great work, we need someone to help us better communicate the value and impact of what we do to wider audiences. 

We’re looking for an experienced Communications and Marketing Manager with a strong background in strategic communications, ideally with sector knowledge, who can spread the word about our incredible work to support people and places, and grow the movement for a more collaborative, equitable society where we all are supported to flourish.

This role will manage our external communications and marketing content. It will be supported by and report to a Director, while collaborating closely with both the operations and practice team. This role will be ‘top to bottom’, considering and developing our communications strategy, and putting strategy into action by creating marketing materials, optimising our website content, and driving engagement on social media to effectively share our content externally.

About your experience and skills

You will be a versatile and persuasive communicator, particularly in writing, who can adapt their approach to suit people from different sectors and with levels of seniority. 

You will be a creative and practical thinker, capable of developing and delivering annual plans for our communications as well as adapting quickly to new opportunities . 

You’ll thrive in a collaborative team environment, working closely with project team members to develop content, and help them increase their communications and marketing skills. 

Strong organisational abilities are key, as you'll juggle multiple tasks across different timelines. You should also be comfortable with a variety of digital tools and quick to adapt to new platforms. 

Finally, you’re passionate about improving public outcomes, curious about social change, and likely have experience—whether personal, professional, or voluntary—of working toward that goal.

For more information on job responsibilities and experience requirements see attached for the full job description.

About the package and benefits

• Salary range: £35,000 - £42,000 (pro-rata)
• Location: We’re a national organisation with an office in London. All of our team work in a hybrid way, which varies depending on role and location. This role requires at least 1 day per week/fortnight in the office during the induction period. Beyond that, you are required to come to London at least once every 6 weeks.
• Working hours: preference is 22.5 hours per week, open to exploring flexible working requests that match organisational needs with personal needs/preferences
• Additional holiday over the winter holidays, on top of 25 days' (pro rata) holiday and bank holidays
• Pension contribution equal to 3% of your pro-rata salary
• Options for multi-purpose loans, bike-to-work scheme, eye tests, enhanced parental leave pay and we're open to exploring more...
• Being part of an inclusive, team-led, learning environment

Next steps and how to apply

• To apply, please follow the how to apply button below before 5pm on Monday 11th November.
• You’ll answer questions that are related to your interest in this role and your experiences and skills that would help you to do it. After the job closes, your answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers to ensure that every application is treated fairly and without bias.
• First interviews 25-28th November: you will meet 2 members of the team to discuss your experience and skills and to complete a short task.
• Second interviews 2-4th December: the opportunity to meet 2 more members of our team and to talk about you and the role with us further.

We hope to make an offer by mid December! If availability allows, we would love the person to start in post in January, or as soon as they have completed any required notice period.

Also, we love giving and receiving feedback, so at the end of the application process you'll receive insights into how well you performed and be invited to give anonymous feedback to us, or feel free to reach out to us to give more personalised input.

We are an equal opportunities employer

Collaborate supports flexible working and enables the potential for growth within this role and the organisation.

We seek to be a genuinely collaborative organisation, sharing ideas across the team through weekly team meetings and regular learning sessions. We collectively consider our broader strategy, examine and share learning across our projects, and explore how we might develop our work and our thinking.

As a Living Wage employer, we believe in paying our team fairly and are committed to promoting equity of opportunity for all. 

Being equitable, inclusive and fair is not easy or simple and we are challenging ourselves, talking, working and learning about how we can continue to do this better. We aim to create an inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make the best use of their skills and are enabled to thrive.

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

1. Manage research and impact projects and activities, internally and externally, in support of our programme delivery strategic goals.
2. Develop and manage research proposals and methodologies to address strategic goals. 
3. Manage both primary and secondary research using a range of methodologies. 
4. Interpret and analyse research to derive meaningful insights and provide actionable recommendations.
5. Present research findings, into clear, actionable recommendations, and compelling presentations that facilitate informed decision making across all levels of the organisation. 
6. Identify and recommend new research and evaluation projects and approaches which address gaps in our current evidence base. 
7. Engage with the Leadership team and Head of Programme Delivery to understand the organisation’s research requirements and align with organisational goals.
8. Manage other researchers providing guidance and support in their professional development.
9. Contribute to the research project budgeting process, ensuring efficient use of resources. 
10. Scope and produce ‘Invitations to Tender’ for commissioned research and manage the commissioning process, ensuring that the proposed research meets required objectives. 
11. Manage commissioned research contracts, including monitoring progress, reviewing and editing reports. 
12. Foster collaborative internal relationships to drive a culture of research driven decisions throughout the organisation. 
13. Build and maintain relationships with external partners and funders and communicate key findings where required. 
14. Ensure all research activities comply with ethical standards. 
15. 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.

Location: This is a homebased role within Northern Ireland.
Interview date: W/C 25th November via Microsoft Teams.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
It’s an exciting time to join Regional Engagement. We’re a growing team with big ambitions over the next 5 years. This role will play a huge part in making these ambitions a reality and paving the way for our future.

We are recruiting for a Regional Fundraising Manager to join the Regional Engagement Team here at the Alzheimer’s Society. This role will cover the Northern Ireland and Merseyside sub region.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced team manager with expertise in community, corporate or relationship fundraising. This role will enable you to demonstrate your impact by both growing the overall income within your sub-region by managing and developing your amazing team of 4 Regional fundraisers, and also through leading by example on securing new sources of income where the opportunity is greatest. This could range from new business acquisition through to delivering higher level bespoke stewardship and key account management for our high value supporters. This is a real opportunity for you to make your mark on the sub region.

From multi-year partnerships and supporters, right through to managing volunteers and raising awareness in our communities, the team you will lead is talented, fast-paced and on a mission to create a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. This is where you come in - we need somebody who can harness this passion, help us to maximise on the opportunities that our unique locations give us, and ultimately grow income so we can be there for everybody affected by dementia.

The role will work closely with the Senior Regional Fundraising Manager and other Regional Fundraising Managers in the region to plan, execute and deliver our core community income and expenditure budget, ensuring that no opportunity is left unturned.
 
This is a homeworking role (hybrid options may be available depending on location). You will be required to travel across your sub region to meet supporters and attend internal meetings at locations across the country including our flagship offices (London, Birmingham, Warrington and Belfast). You must reside in the UK and have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK.
 
Alzheimer's Society was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.  This is a wonderful achievement and we're incredibly proud, as this is fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society. 

About you

- We are looking for somebody with strong experience of community, corporate or relationship fundraising who has a track record in managing a team, alongside winning new business and providing strong high-level stewardship.
- You won’t be afraid to challenge the status quo
- You will be a confident communicator who can influence and negotiate at a high level and views feedback as an essential tool for development
- You will have previous financial experience in managing budgets and forecasting for income and expenditure
- You will understand the strengths and challenges of managing a geographically dispersed team
- You will have a strong local knowledge of the area and, using organisational data, will use this to inform plans and decisions

If you are passionate about community fundraising, team management and development, and want to be part of an ambitious and strong team environment...then we want to hear from you!
 
We are holding an information session about this role on Tuesday 5th November at 11.30am – if you would like to attend, or have any other questions, please email [email protected].

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

About the role:

We understand that a spinal cord injury can be devastating, but we believe it shouldn’t prevent anyone from getting the most out of life. And we’re here to help make sure that can happen through our range of services that are designed by, and delivered for people affected by spinal cord injury.

As our Services Manager, you will oversee some of our most impactful delivery, including our Courses service, Vocation service, Digital services, and our award winning Mentoring service. You’ll be just as comfortable working alongside the team to problem solve as you are working with the leadership team on our business plans and budget management.

Reporting to the Head of Services and working with the Outreach & Engagement Manager, you will play a key role in the services leadership team.

You will be naturally driven to achieve the best outcomes for people affected by spinal cord injury. Above all, you will be passionate about being able to demonstrate the impact of what we do, and you will see for yourself how Back Up quite literally transforms lives every day.

About us:

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

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

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

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

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of candidates and employees with disabilities. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria of the role, set out as essential criteria in the job description, we will invite you to interview. Please let us know if you would qualify and want to take advantage of this scheme by emailing: recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk.

Don’t meet every single requirement? 

At Back Up we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Back Up.

Location:

There is flexibility around working location either home-working or office based (Wandsworth). Home based staff will be required to make regular visits to the Back Up office in Wandsworth, London and surrounding area.

About The Role
Location: This is a homebased role within the North West of England.
Interview date: W/C 25th November via Microsoft Teams.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
It’s an exciting time to join Regional Engagement. We’re a growing team with big ambitions over the next 5 years. This role will play a huge part in making these ambitions a reality and paving the way for our future.

We are recruiting for a Regional Fundraising Manager to join the Regional Engagement Team here at the Alzheimer’s Society. This role will cover the North West of England.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced team manager with expertise in community, corporate or relationship fundraising. This role will enable you to demonstrate your impact by both growing the overall income within your sub-region by managing and developing your amazing team of 4 Regional fundraisers, and also through leading by example on securing new sources of income where the opportunity is greatest. This could range from new business acquisition through to delivering higher level bespoke stewardship and key account management for our high value supporters. This is a real opportunity for you to make your mark on the sub region.

From multi-year partnerships and supporters, right through to managing volunteers and raising awareness in our communities, the team you will lead is talented, fast-paced and on a mission to create a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. This is where you come in - we need somebody who can harness this passion, help us to maximise on the opportunities that our unique locations give us, and ultimately grow income so we can be there for everybody affected by dementia.

The role will work closely with the Senior Regional Fundraising Manager and other Regional Fundraising Managers in the region to plan, execute and deliver our core community income and expenditure budget, ensuring that no opportunity is left unturned.
 
This is a homeworking role (hybrid options may be available depending on location). You will be required to travel across your sub region to meet supporters and attend internal meetings at locations across the country including our flagship offices (London, Birmingham, Warrington and Belfast). You must reside in the UK and have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK.
 
Alzheimer's Society was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.  This is a wonderful achievement and we're incredibly proud, as this is fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society. 

About you

- We are looking for somebody with strong experience of community, corporate or relationship fundraising who has a track record in managing a team, alongside winning new business and providing strong high-level stewardship.
- You won’t be afraid to challenge the status quo
- You will be a confident communicator who can influence and negotiate at a high level and views feedback as an essential tool for development
- You will have previous financial experience in managing budgets and forecasting for income and expenditure
- You will understand the strengths and challenges of managing a geographically dispersed team
- You will have a strong local knowledge of the area and, using organisational data, will use this to inform plans and decisions

If you are passionate about community fundraising, team management and development, and want to be part of an ambitious and strong team environment...then we want to hear from you!
 
We are holding an information session about this role on Tuesday 5th November at 11.30am – if you would like to attend, or have any other questions, please email [email protected].

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an instrumental part in our fundraising team. Through your work, you will help us make sure Syrian communities have the education and medical care they need, every day, and when emergencies strike. Action Syria has over a decade of experience working with local partners in the Middle East region making a positive difference to over 25,000 people affected by conflict, displacement and natural disaster each year. We are looking for a motivated, highly efficient and fun Fundraising Executive to help us deliver ambitious plans for the next three years, including a series of spectacular fundraising events and initiatives in 2025 (from Gala dinners to carol services and supper clubs).

About the role

Working closely with the Head of Development and the Communications team, you will play a key role in delivering a diverse range of fundraising activities, including events, appeals, and campaigns. In addition, you'll contribute to enhancing the supporter journey and providing outstanding donor care. This role also offers the exciting opportunity to take the lead on specific initiatives, allowing you to drive projects from concept to completion and make a direct impact. We are a small team and seek a reliable multi-tasker, who is extremely organised, pro-active and inspiring. You will be equally comfortable organising guest lists for events or liaising with our high-net-worth donors. We are a proactive, creative and ‘hands-on’ team and hope you are too.

This is a real opportunity for the right candidate to learn the nuts and bolts of fundraising as well as make your mark on inspiring others to give within a small and powerful charity. For those looking to advance their career, this role also offers a pathway to take the next step professionally, with increasing responsibility and ownership over key fundraising initiatives.

This role will ensure that Action Syria:

• Has the capacity to successfully deliver a number of fundraising initiatives per year (including events)
• Can continue providing education and medical care to Syrian communities affected by conflict and displacement. 

Responsibilities 

1. Support the fundraising function, including: 

• Event and campaign management: Assist with planning and coordination for our key fundraising initiatives, including gala dinners, carol concerts, appeals, comedy nights, and third-party fundraising events. Manage guest lists, liaise with suppliers  coordinate venues, and handle press and printing needs. 

• Corporate donor relations: Help build and maintain our corporate donor database, with a focus on managing commercial participators and related agreements to enhance sponsorships and collaborations. 

• Trust & Foundations: Work closely with the Head of Development on grant applications, reporting, and scheduling to secure and sustain funding. 

• Individual Giving: Lead on gathering content for our Regular Giving campaigns, including materials for the Action Syria Recipes, enhancing donor engagement and retention.  

• Marketing and communications collaboration: Ensure all fundraising initiatives are effectively marketed to the right audiences for maximum engagement and impact. 

• Supporter Care: Ensure donors are thanked promptly, appropriately, and placed on the correct support journey. Ensure data in CRM system is current and accurate.

​​2. Support the team on administrative and operational tasks as required including: 

• General support: Manage the general inbox, respond to queries, and forward messages to relevant team members. Scheduling meetings internally and externally as required. 

• CRM support: Ensure data in the CRM system (Donorfy) is current and accurate.

See Job Description (attached) for full person specification and how to apply. 

Key Responsibilities
Reporting into the Operations Manager, the Brand Operations Officer is responsible for managing the distribution of products donated by brands to community-led projects. This role plays a key part in developing and coordinating relationships with key logistics and storage partners.

Managing the brand donation logistic process in line with the organisational objectives, resulting in the successful allocation of products to reach areas of most need.

· Respond to and coordinate all brand enquiries

· Accurately allocate, and track all brand donations, ensuring prompt logging by Projects

· Work with the brands to ensure accurate data is provided and meets The Hygiene Bank’s requirements

· Work closely with existing partners to utilise storage and logistics solutions and continue to develop these relationships

· Record KPI’s and analyse the data

· Prepare detailed quarterly reports for the Operations, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee and present the findings to them, when required

· Support the Head of Operations / Operations Manager to deliver the brand strategy including identifying new logistic providers

· Attend all Operation Team meetings and work closely with Partnership Managers to gain a clearer understanding of each Project and their requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Excellent relationship management and stewardship
• Ability to accurately forecast and report
• Entrepreneurial and partnership forming mindset, supporting the Head of Operations/Operations Manager to attract new logistics and storage partners
• Polished communication and people skills to champion, and act as an ambassador for The Hygiene Bank
• Detail-driven, strategic, motivated, and have a forward-leaning approach to business.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritise a busy workload.
• Strong written communication skills
• Appropriate IT skills - experience in managing databases and proficient in using MS Excel, Powerpoint and database CRM (ideally Salesforce)
• Experience working with internal stakeholders' teams to help ensure deliverables are met
• Passion for personal and professional development, as well as a proven can-do attitude
  
  

Attributes and behaviours:

• Dynamic, passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of people experiencing Hygiene Poverty
• A commitment to quality and attention to detail
• Ability to work on your own initiative
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people. A highly competent and collaborative team worker
• Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a growth mindset, changing and flexible organisation

This job description and person specification represents an outline of the major components of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive. 

Key Details

· Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 pro rata, part time, 3-4 days (dependent on skills and experience)

· Contract term – 6 months - 12 months

· Location: remote working/homeworking with monthly in-person team days in London.

· Holiday: 28 days (pro-rata) plus public holidays and closure between Christmas and New Year.

· Defined contribution pension scheme: 3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution.

How to Apply

·         Upload an up to date CV outlining your employment history, qualifications and contact details along with a supporting statement (no more than 1 x A4 pages) which i) demonstrates how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification, particularly around logistic management and ii) outlining why you are interested in working for The Hygiene Bank.

We are seeking an experienced, autonomous and results-driven outbound sales expert to establish new business development strategies through outbound initiatives and to identify and implement new sales software or tools of relevance.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and scaling successful outbound sales strategies with a focus on acquiring new business within the B2B wellbeing space.

The candidate will be able to identify new market opportunities and generate leads to build and maintain a sales pipeline to meet agreed revenue and impact KPIs.

The role will include managing and delegating administrative responsibilities to the Client Sales Executive and working collaboratively to inform and upskill them on the overall outbound strategy.

Following a clear sales process, qualified leads will be handed over to ensure an exceptional customer experience from enquiry to point of booking, working to support a smooth handover to enable the successful delivery of services.

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

Bipolar UK have been commissioned by the NHS to deliver a high quality and specialist services across the UK. The Project Manager will assist the services team in increasing engagement and raising the profile of the service through building relationships and delivering services for our NHS partners. This is a varied and exciting role where the post holder will have a real influence on the development of the service. The post holder will take a pro-active lead in building relationships, partnerships, and alliances both internally and externally to increase the number of referrals into the service and ensure services are delivered on time and to a high standard.

This post will be the main contact point for the NHS who are engaging with our services. The project will accelerate referrals and establish pathways with our NHS partners and help grow and develop these partnerships.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised and proactive communicator, with experience working in project delivery management.  

This is a demanding job, but you will not be on your own. You will be managed by the CEO and work closely with the Bipolar UK’s policy and services teams and all our NHS partners to ensure good outcomes are met.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role will be varied, challenging and rewarding as you support and develop the service through implementation, delivery and ongoing innovation and service development.

Key responsibilities will be

Working closely with NHS partners to manage the referrals into services and develop strong, long-lasting relationships.

Act as the conduit between the Bipolar UK services team and NHS partners to ensure that projects are delivered on time and in accordance with the framework of our agreed contracts.

Ensure success is measured through good data capture and feedback is given to NHS stakeholders in the form of useful and well formulated reports.

Working with Bipolar UK’s internal teams to help raise the service profile and ensure sufficient promotion and marketing is delivered in order to fill courses and groups and meet the targets laid out by NHS partners.  

Organise and attend community and training events across the county to educate clinicians, promote BPUK services and encourage referrals, including workplace health and wellbeing events, health promotion events, volunteer community fairs, mental health clinics and GP surgeries.

Help to develop and deliver BPUK service offering to the NHS and help to continuously improve and enhance it. Answer requests for information from prospective new NHS partners and present to them the Bipolar UK offering.

Attend local meetings regularly with internal colleagues and NHS stakeholders to ensure the ongoing success and delivery of projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Project Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering successful projects
• Demonstrable experience of partnership working.
• Demonstrable experience of KPI, performance measures
• Experience of project monitoring and evaluation, incorporating qualitative and quantitative client feedback and reporting.

Desirable

• Previous experience of delivering services.
• Experience of qualitative and quantitative client feedback.
• Knowledge of mental health issues, specifically bipolar.
• Experience of partnership working/collaborating with various organisations.
• Project Management experience
• Good understanding of mental health

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrable experience of successful project management
• Ability to prioritise work tasks and develop effective work streams.
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Excellent organisational/time management skills.
• Positive and can-do attitude.
• Excellent team player and able to work autonomously and use own initiative.
• Confident and outgoing yet approachable and willing to take direction.

· You are a confident user of IT packages with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes, such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

• Experience of CRM, preferably Salesforce

Desirable

• Ability to read and interpret data including use of CRM (Salesforce) reporting
• Understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Capable of producing service reports
• Knowledge/ understanding of bipolar and mental health more broadly

Job Title: Technical Security Manager
Reporting to: Director of IT and Security
Contract: Six-month fixed term contract
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £60 - £65k FTE depending on experience
Base: Hybrid, home and minimum two days per week in London office 
Job purpose: To operate our information security management system and maintain Mental Health Innovations’ ISO 27001 certification
Closing Date: 8th November 2024, 5pm

Key Responsibilities 

• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with team leads across the organisation to raise awareness of security and work through issues
• Deputising for the Director in security matters as required
• Operation of the ISMS and Data Protection processes
• Managing risk register, preparing for management review meetings
• Developing/maintaining controls and ensuring they are implemented across the organisation
• Refining our security KPIs and maintaining them
• Proposing actions from KPIs, events and incidents and coordinating resultant work
• Working with the Director to track threats and vulnerabilities, evaluate risk levels and progress treatment plans
• Ensuring secure endpoint and cloud posture
• Working with the team to plan consultancy days; e.g. work items requiring deep knowledge of a specific security domain or a technical specialist
• Monitoring our processes and suggesting improvements Proposing and progressing other continuous improvement work
• Feeding into training and awareness programmes and improving security culture
• Preparing for audits and carrying out remediation work
• Working with the Director to create, maintain and manage policies and ensure compliance
• Planning and participating in incident response exercises
• Managing major incidents and conducting post mortems/reviews

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of risk management
• Working knowledge of security standards and frameworks, particularly ISO 27001
• Knowledge (and preferably experience) of GDPR and DPA 2018
• Experience of incident management
• Excellent knowledge of high level security concepts and best practice
• Excellent documentation skills, including policies and standards
• Knowledge of the following areas (deeper experience of one or more preferred):
• Endpoint security
• Network security
• Cloud security
• Application security
• Identity and access management
• Secure distributed working practices
• Excellent written and verbal communicator
• Ability and desire to learn new tools, skills and consider other perspectives
• Growth mindset. Comfortable performing a wide range of activities, including stretching to new skill/experience areas
• Ability to manage own time, confirm priorities and expectations
• Independent worker who knows when to ask questions
• Comfortable working with the wider team and organisation
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguous situations and objectives

Desirable

• Professional qualifications, such CompTIA+, CISSP, CCSP, ISO 27001 Auditor
  Exposure to ITIL (ITIL Foundation or higher preferred)
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Cloud (AWS preferred)
  • Salesforce
  • SSO & federated identities
  • Network security, SASE & VPNs
  • Endpoint security
  • Infrastructure security and best practices
  • Working knowledge of encryption technologies
  • Password management and access control
  • Security training and awareness
  • Secure distributed working practices
  • Securing domains
• Detection and response, with excellent troubleshooting skills
• Working knowledge of one or more of these tools/products:
  • Salesforce
  • JIRA & Confluence
  • Mac/iOS & ChromeOS
  • Windows/Office365
  • Google Workspace
• Creative thinker, but understands the importance of seeing a piece of work through to the end and on time
• Decisive, proactive, knows when to check the boundaries

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.

Use your insight and creativity to raise the profile of the multi professional membership organisation for intensive care.

You'll manage campaigns to raise the profile of the Society and promote our educational and accreditation activities and events (including our annual 3-day State of the Art congress).

You'll use your knowledge and interest in data to make sure that we gain insight and learn from our website, email marketing, CRM database, and streaming analytics to help inform decision-making and strategy, and make sure our activity is as effective as possible.

If you want to know more download the job description and person specification and come and play a vital role to make sure we're meeting the needs of our beneficiaries and delivering impact for this high-profile national organisation.

Operation Smile is a global nonprofit specialising in cleft surgery and care. We provide medical training, education and mentorship to surgical teams around the world, along with expertise, research and care through our staff and volunteers, working alongside local governments, nonprofits and health systems.

Join Operation Smile UK as our Senior Acquisition Manager and make a difference in the lives of children. We're searching for a fundraising professional with experience in acquiring new donors through a variety of fundraising channels including Door to Door (F2F), digital fundraising, DRTV, cold mailing and door drops. You'll be responsible for managing a £2.4 million budget and developing innovative strategies to increase individual cash and regular giving support.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and drive recruitment of regular givers and cash givers to grow income and supporter volumes, in a multi-channel programme including Door to Door (F2F), digital fundraising channels, DRTV, cold mailing and door drops.
• Manage relationships with agency partners executing acquisition campaigns on behalf of Operation Smile UK for the betterment of the acquisition programme.
• Lead and execute our door to door (F2F) programme with the goal of expanding this form of acquisition fundraising over the coming years.
• Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of OSUK's digital acquisition fundraising program, including the performance of current agencies and consultants. Develop strategic recommendations and a future-focused plan that leverages the expertise of existing or new external partners.
• Full campaign management and execution in line with prescribed deadlines. This includes briefing agencies, sourcing content, managing data, copy development, proofing, briefing stakeholders, training agents, developing campaign analysis and reporting, managing costs and invoice processing.
• Monitor and report on budgets and assist in building future expenditure and income targets. Work as part of the Individual Giving team to reach strategic targets.
• Work closely with the Communications & Digital team, and Individual Giving team to ensure campaigns are in line with brand standards and integrated seamlessly with supporter retention.
• Work closely with the Individual Giving team to constantly refine the newly introduced ‘welcome programme’ aimed at transitioning new donors to retained donors and improving retention rate.
• To work closely with the Senior Database Manager and agency partners to review direct marketing acquisition campaigns and ensure that information is used to maximise income for future campaigns.
• Collaborate with the Senior Database Manager to develop and implement essential Power BI dashboards. Proactively request ad-hoc data analysis to track key acquisition metrics and inform strategic decision-making.
• Introduce new acquisition channels and develop existing ones within KPIs to manage risk and keep fundraising up-to-date within evolving channels.
• To ensure that campaigns are where possible integrated or co-ordinated thematically, creatively and/or by target audience to maximise impact.
• To lead in the training of external agencies, effectively communicating the work of Operation Smile to key representatives.
• Travel to meetings in the UK and overseas where necessary.

Staff Benefits

• Hybrid Working (1-2 days per week at the UK Office if you are based in Greater London or 2 days per month if you are further afield)
• Season Ticket Loan
• 1-day additional holiday each year to a maximum of 30 days annual leave
• Additional days off over the Christmas period
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced maternity and sick pay benefits, subject to length of service
• 6.1% employer pension contribution
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential employee benefit designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health, and general well-being. The EAP service provides a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7, covering a wide range of issues. 

Application Process

Submit your CV for review and we will be interviewing candidates at the latter end of November (dates to be confirmed), with first interviews held in person at our UK office.

The full job description and person specification is provided as a PDF with this job advert.

Note: The deadline for applications has been extended until 30 November.

We are looking for a Resident Liaison & Occupancy Lead to join our Central Services team. This role will support the Homes with maintaining occupancy levels, managing the moving in process for individuals requiring our services, assessing financial needs, negotiating contracts and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

You will be working with highly skilled and motivated teams with a mission to support veterans and their families. This role will be crucial in fostering connections and enhancing the quality of life for both residents and their families. You should have the ability to work autonomously and with our dedicated teams.

We prioritise the growth and education of our team with a comprehensive training and support programme. We also offer excellent benefits.

Job description

• The Resident Liaison and Occupancy (RLO) Lead will be responsible for managing the full enquiry process for individuals requiring our services, providing excellent levels of customer care. They will ensure a warm and receptive experience for veterans and their partners with our Homes, assist them with their individual financial needs assessments, help coordinate the moving in process, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

• The RLO Lead will work closely with beneficiaries and their families across all our Homes, as well as local authorities and social workers to ensure that veterans and their partners can access the services and environments that best meet their needs.

Assessment and access to services

• Coordinate and manage the enquiry and moving in process to our Homes from first points of contact or referral to admission, ensuring a smooth transition for veterans and their partners.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of individuals’ needs in collaboration with our Homes, social workers and healthcare professionals.

• Identify suitable services and support according to our criteria that align with assessed needs, preferences, and best interests of the individuals.

Liaison and coordination

• Act as a primary point of contact for our Homes, social workers, families, and other stakeholders.

• Provide guidance and support to veterans and their families throughout the moving in journey, or where they require support from other services.

• Provide a positive customer experience, helping to facilitate communication and collaboration among all parties involved with the moving in process.

• Work in collaboration with the Marcomms teams to input effective data to relevant analysis.

Contract management

• Negotiate and manage resident agreements with Home Managers, local authorities, residents and families, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality service delivery.

• Monitor relationships and communication with local authorities, community teams and hospital discharge teams addressing any issues or discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Monitor the ratio of self-funders to local authority residents and liaise with the Financial Controller to report their occupancy status.

Quality assurance and compliance

• Ensure that all admissions comply with regulatory standards, our policies, and best practices.

• Conduct regular reviews and audits of the assessment and admissions of new residents into our Homes to maintain high standards of satisfaction.

• Address any concerns or complaints regarding admissions and take appropriate action to resolve issues.

Data management and reporting

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all enquiries, admissions, assessments, and contracts using Found (our occupancy database).

• Prepare regular reports on occupancy activity, outcomes, and performance metrics liaising effectively with the Marcomms team

• Utilise data to identify trends, inform decision-making, and improve service delivery.
• Undertake any other duties as required and consistent with the nature of the role as determined by your manager.

About Be the Business

Be the Business is an independent charity that exists to help business leaders figure out what greater productivity means to them. It has already added £500m to the productivity of the firms it has worked with. We work with the entire business community to share what works for today’s best businesses with every company that wants to learn and improve

“Boosting productivity is the greatest economic challenge of our generation and is the route to economic growth and improved standards of living.” Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chair of Be the Business.

Job Purpose:

To design, manage, and deliver research programmes that further the understanding of small business productivity.

We have recently signed a new contract that involves executing a variety of exciting research pilots to deepen our understanding of small business productivity, focusing on technology adoption. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering these pilots with the support of the wider team. 

Key Responsibilities:

Project management

• Lead tendering processes and contract negotiations with suppliers.
• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project plans.
• Manage project budgets to ensure financial efficiency and accountability.

Research design

• Build upon existing research and frameworks in the field.
• Use the theory of change to design comprehensive research projects.
• Accurately identify and allocate necessary resources for project delivery.

Programme management 

• Execute research projects, including the recruitment of participants.
• Commission necessary resources and oversee pilot delivery.
• Ensure rigorous data collection processes are in place.

Stakeholder management

• Provide regular updates to funders regarding project progress.
• Manage expectations and project scope while maintaining stakeholder engagement and enthusiasm.

Evaluation 

• Collaborate with internal teams or external evaluation partners to assess the impact of the research pilots.

Amplification

• Work with the Be the Business team to disseminate findings both internally and externally.
• Contribute to the broader small business knowledge base.

SMB Engagement

• Organise and deliver in-person and online clinics and workshops for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

Additional responsibilities

• Be the Business is a small organisation and so employees are expected to get involved in a wide range of activities. These may include marketing, contracting and supplier relations and partnership management in addition to a typical research manager responsibility.
• Please note this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and may be revised from time to time as per business needs.

Person specification

• Strong research background 
• Project/programme management experience 

• Good problem-solving and analytical thinker 

• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail 

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and writing skills 

Ideal candidate

• This role is ideal for a research manager with extensive experience in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and strong program or project management skills.
• Experience in UX design, marketing, or behaviour change research is advantageous.
• The ideal candidate enjoys managing projects from start to finish and is adept at handling complex stakeholder relationships.

The Research Manager will be part of a small but highly respected team, including the Head of Research and Insight and the Senior Insight and Evaluation Manager. Given the team's geographical spread, a preference for remote work is beneficial. 

What we’re offering you 

• We're a mission-driven, entrepreneurial team, and we thrive on leading and driving 

• Projects that will positively impact UK businesses and the economy 

• Competitive salary and benefits 

When does the job start? We're looking for someone to get stuck in right away.

What working flexibility is there? We're pretty progressive when it comes to working patterns and locations, so don't let that hold you back.

What is the holiday allowance? We provide 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time).

What is a working week? This is a full-time role (35 hours a week)

What is the contract duration? This is a permanent contract.

What is the salary? For this role we're offering a salary of £41,000 to £45,000 per annum

Application process

Interested candidates should submit a CV and answer these two questions included in the application form: 
Q1. What motivates you to apply for this position? (max. 250 words)

Q2. How does your experience align with the requirements of this role? (max. 250 words)

N.B applicants that do not include answers to the above questions will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 1st November 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once a successful candidate is appointed.