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Director of Secretariat
This is a role in which you can make a major difference to the smooth running of the diocese, which serves the whole of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire.
This is a full time role offering hybrid working.
Position: Director of Secretariat
Location: Kidlington, Oxford/hybrid
Hours: Full-time
Salary: Approximately £75,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Start date: On or around 1 September 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 27 April 2025 at midnight. Interviews will take place on Monday, 12 May 2025, with a prior online meeting with the Diocesan Secretary, ideally on Friday 9 May 2025, and a confirmatory meeting for the recommended candidate with the Bishop of Oxford.
The Role
In leading a department within Church House, which largely comprises of the church buildings team and governance functions, you will be blessed with a highly skilled group of people. You will have the opportunity to lead and guide them and to make a significant contribution to the life of the diocese through being part of the Bishop’s senior team and heads of department group, and deputising as required for the Diocesan Secretary.
The main areas of work are:
• Organisational leadership
• External grant-funding
• Oversight of our highly regarded Development Fund
• Governance and compliance, including elections, data protection, and risk
About You
You will have well-honed skills in leadership and governance, and ideally also project management. You will have very strong communication and interpersonal skills, with high attention to detail, and will have operated at a senior level in a complex organisation. You will be self-motivated and have a real interest in the very diverse work of the diocese as it seeks to support over 800 church communities and to carry out strategic work as determined through our governance structures.
There is a genuine occupational requirement that the appointee must be a communicant member of the Church of England or of a church in full communion with it, in accordance with schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Benefits and rewards include:
• 25 days holiday per annum, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5%, which includes death in service benefit (5% Employee Contribution)
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision
• Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union, including loans
• An attractive modern working environment
The Organisation
The Diocese is the administrative area of the Church, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. There are 815 churches in the Diocese – more than any other diocese in the Church of England. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the family of the 55,000 or so regular worshippers in these churches.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful.
We want our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in the composition of staff. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from communities currently underrepresented in the diocese.
You may also have experience in areas such as Secretariat, Director, Director of Secretariat, Governance, Project Management, Project Manager, Faith, Grants, Compliance, Operations, Operations Director. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
PLEASE NOTE - Applicants will only be considered if you provide both a CV and Cover Letter
The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
Salary: £33,075 per annum
Location: Office based in Leeds, with travel to centres across Yorkshire
Contract: 2-year contract (with potential for extension, subject to funding)
Hours: 37 hours, full-time
Closing date: 12:00 PM Tuesday 15th April
Interviews: w/c 28th April
About Us
Together Women is an award-winning charity that supports women and girls across the North of England, with particular focus on women who are involved in, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Our vision is for women and girls to feel safe, valued and in control of their own life choices.
As a charity led by women and for women, we provide trauma informed, holistic support to help break cycles of trauma, abuse and re-offending, and evoke systems change. From our network of specialist Women Centres and Services we provide tailored support across a range of pathways, including housing, mental health and wellbeing, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, substance misuse and addiction, finances and debt, and employment.
Many of the women we support have faced significant trauma, systemic barriers, and multiple disadvantages, which can contribute to their involvement in the criminal justice system. Our gender-specific approach focuses on providing holistic support to help women to overcome challenges, build on their strengths, and rebuild their lives away from the criminal justice system.
Join Our Team
- Are you driven and passionate about working within a women-centred support service?
- Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation that delivers specialist gender specific support to women and girls?
- Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate and take accountability?
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- 25 days holiday increasing by one day per year to a max of 30 days, plus public holidays
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Annual cost of living increase up to 4%
- Enhanced Training and Induction programme covering all areas of Together Women’s work
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with discount offers and free telephone counselling service
- Access to our online wellbeing platform
- Employee eye-care scheme and free eye tests
- Organisation wide away days
- Career development pathways
Role Summary
The Communications and Fundraising Manager is a critical role within the organisation, working collaboratively with colleagues across Together Women to increase awareness of our work, grow our external communications presence, increase digital engagement and increase public fundraising.
This is an exciting and dynamic role which will balance operational delivery of communications and fundraising activity, with a strategic approach to growing the impact of our communications and funds raised via public donations.
We’re looking for a talented and creative communicator, with previous success in the growth of communications engagement and/or fundraising, and experience implementing strategies and working to targets.
You will have experience creating compelling written, visual and verbal content for a range of audiences, and be confident managing digital channels and platforms.
You will be a positive and effective collaborator, who can build relationships internal and externally, with the skill to spot opportunities and make the most of them.
You will also have experience implementing and adhering to key compliance frameworks, such as UK GDPR, PECR and/or Fundraising Code of Practice, and experience of working with databases or CRM systems.
Key Accountabilities
External communications strategy and planning
- Develop and implement Together Women’s communications strategy to increase awareness of our work and advocate for systemic change for women within the criminal justice system.
- In line with our strategy, ensure the voices, stories and experiences of women we support are at the core of our communications strategy.
- Identify ways we can co-create communications with the women we support
- Set ambitious, achievable targets to drive growth in communications engagement and reach.
- Create and deliver our content and communications annual plan.
- Regularly report on plans and progress.
Digital communications
- Manage our website and social media channels, ensuring content is updated regularly.
- Lead the redesign of our website, with support from an external agency.
- Increase digital resources available for service users and professionals.
- Generate engaging content across our social channels, and develop channel-specific plans to increase our reach and impact.
- Utilise analytics to report on digital campaigns, track monthly performance across channels, and apply learnings to future activity.
- Supervise content across all channels and escalate concerns to senior management.
- Manage external email campaigns
Content creation
- Maintain our collection of brand assets and resources to promote Together Women's work.
- Create engaging content and resources for use across digital channels.
- Regularly attend events and activities in our centres to showcase our work.
- Support staff to self-serve resources and maintain consistent tone of voice and brand across our communications.
- Work with Services teams, Data and Impact team and Service Users to platform the voices and experiences of the women we work with, and the work our teams deliver.
Public Fundraising
- Develop and implement a new public fundraising strategy, in collaboration with Centre Managers, Directors and our CEO, with an initial target of £200,000 in the first 2 years, and ambition to significantly increase over the long term.
- Build a pipeline of opportunities, develop pitches and secure new supporters and funds, with a particular focus on Corporate, Grant Funders, Philanthropy and Community supporters.
- Increase Gift in Kind donations to support Centre and Central operations
- Develop and deliver donor stewardship strategies, to engage and retain donors long term.
- Ensure robust fundraising compliance, processes and procedures in place, and ensure regular review of this, including processing, recording and thanking donors
- Work closely with our Data and Impact team, to ensure any fundraising data is processed and stored in line with UK GDPR and Data protection principles.
Internal Communications
- Support delivery of our internal communications strategy in collaboration with Directors and Managers.
- Create and maintain all staff communications on SharePoint.
- Create and distribute regular staff updates, quarterly newsletters and staff surveys.
- Support planning and delivery of key staff events, such as our annual staff away day.
PR and media
- Identify media opportunities, and support Centre teams to generate local media coverage, and identify opportunities for national media coverage.
- Ensure robust processes are in place for securing and recording media permissions.
- Draft press releases as required, and create PR templates.
- Conduct media monitoring, and manage our archive of media coverage.
- Ensure clear processes in place for managing emergency media responses.
- Handle day-to-day, communication queries, internally and externally.
General communications support
- Support the HR team to compose job adverts and identify advertising channels to attract a diverse range of candidates.
- Support minute-taking in key meetings.
- Support the management of our main Admin mailbox where necessary.
- Represent Together Women at external events.
General duties
- Support and embody the mission and values of Together Women.
- Adhere to all organisational policies, code of conduct, and practices.
- Complete all mandatory organisation training.
- Actively promote equity, diversity and inclusion, and work in line with our Ethical Framework.
- Treat personal or sensitive information and data about organisations, clients, staff and projects in line with UK GDPR and Data Protection principles.
- Carry out other associated duties as needed, in line with the broad remit of the role.
please note these accountabilities do not form part of the Communications and Fundraising Manager’s contract of employment, and may be subject to amendment as the organisation's needs evolve.
Role Requirements / Person Specification
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role, ideally in the non-profit/charity sector.
- Experience working in a target-led role, with a proven track record of successful fundraising and/or marketing communications growth.
- Experience working within digital communications.
- Experience of content design, creation and optimisation, working with tools such as Canva.
- Experience of using content management systems, ideally WordPress.
- Excellent copywriting and editing skills, the ability to inform and inspire, and tailor messaging for different audiences.
- Experience creating content and developing channel and platform-specific content strategies
- Experience of managing social media channels and producing regular content.
- Strong organisational skills, ability to manage multiple deadlines and effectively prioritise
Desirable
- Fundraising or Communications qualification
- Experience managing communications and fundraising compliance
- Experience working in a small or medium-sized charity
- Experience using database or CRM systems
- Experience delivering email engagement campaigns and using email delivery platforms
Skills and Abilities
- Strong communication skills, written, verbal and active listening.
- An articulate and confident communicator.
- Ability to influence, inspire and negotiate effectively.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships, internally and externally.
- A team player, who works collaboratively and flexibly to achieve outcomes.
- Ability to manage your own time and workload efficiently, prioritise and meet deadlines
- A desire to respond positively to change, learn from mistakes and celebrate success
- Budget management and financial planning
- A positive and creative approach to working with a limited budgets
Other Requirements
- Fluent use of Microsoft 365 and IT equipment
- Able to travel locally, regionally and nationally, on occasion.
- Able to work some evenings and weekends (infrequent)
- Commitment to and understanding of safeguarding
- Commitment to undertake learning opportunities and continuing professional development.
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and anti-racism, and the application of equity, diversity and inclusion principle to all areas of work.
- Commitment to upholding the rights of people facing disadvantage in the Criminal Justice System.
The post holder is expected to work within policies and procedures of Together Women and work in line with our values and behaviours within our Ethical Framework, which includes a commitment to anti-racism principles, and a commitment to supporting and promoting equity, diversity and inclusion withing the workplace so everyone feels safe and supported.
Notes
- We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian, and other racially minoritised communities, who are currently underrepresented within the charity sector.
- This post is open to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
- This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Due to the nature of our work, it will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions which are not protected under the Act. Whilst this is a necessary requirement, we actively encourage applications from women with lived experience of the criminal justice system.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job purpose
To support and deliver effective communications, including marketing and digital engagement activities, which raise awareness of Dementia Carers Count and foster connections with our community of carers, campaigners and donors. Your work will help us reach and support more carers, raise funds and campaign for changes which will ensure that no dementia carer feels isolated, invisible or alone.
Key responsibilities
•Understand our cause, linked issues, and how these are publicly perceived
•Horizon scan to spot social and news trends as well as potential influencer targets
•Manage our social platforms, keeping abreast of media and public zeitgeist about our cause and related issues. You will design and deliver paid advertising campaigns and monitor, respond, share, engage, comment on posts, according to our guidelines and with responsibility for reputation management
•Share audience insights with colleagues to ensure effective stewardship of all our defined audiences
•Support development of media relationships. You will curate press and media lists and respond to media queries, with shared out of hours responsibility.
•Draft statements and press releases and pitch ideas for articles and features, developing copy as needed and tracking coverage
•Support user-led story telling as part of content creation, including interviewing carers about their experiences and identifying opportunities to share carers’ voices in our materials
•Draft website copy and develop assets for digital use and printed materials which communicate our key messages and brand and which support specific campaigns
•Review and monitor evaluation and reporting metrics to provide regular and campaign-based management information relating to the success of digital and media activity
•Support effective cross-organisational internal communication
•Adhere to all relevant legislative and regulatory obligations relating to marketing, digital and communications
•Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Respect
Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector. Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 23 years in what was then a fledgling sector and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.
Respect supports frontline organisations across the UK, so that together we can end domestic abuse. Our work is wide ranging: we offer accreditation of specialist services; we provide training for individuals and organisations working in the sector; we work in partnership with others to innovate and develop practice; we provide two helplines to enable service users to get the help and advice they need; we lobby influencers to improve policy and practice; we support up-to-date research undertaken by specialists in the field; and we fundraise to ensure important work continues to happen.
Respect has seen rapid growth over the last few years, and we now have 60+ staff running a range of projects and core activities and have ambitious plans for further growth and influence.
Our vision
We want a world where everyone is free from domestic abuse. Where it is never ok to control, harm or cause fear. Where those who perpetrate domestic abuse are stopped, held to account and given the chance to change.
Our mission
We work with our members, partners and allies to stop the harms done by those who perpetrate domestic abuse. With innovative practice, robust research and quality data, we build evidence of what works, promote safe, effective practice and drive high standards. We use our voice, in collaboration with others, to call for a response to domestic abuse that matches the scale of the problem. We will not stop, until domestic abuse stops.
Our Focus
Respect was founded to focus on perpetrators of domestic abuse and this, including our vital work with young people who cause harm, will remain our key priority. Our work with male victims will continue as an important, distinct, project.
Our Values
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Pioneering - We explore innovative ideas and develop new approaches with curiosity and rigour.
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Collaborative - We work in partnership with our members, partners and allies to bring about individual, societal and systems change.
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Accountable- We listen to survivors and centre their needs in our work. We hold perpetrators to account for their behaviour and hold ourselves and our members accountable for ours.
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Respectful - We live up to our name. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. We are honest, compassionate and boldly challenge injustice.
Make a Change
Make a Change is a community-wide, early response approach to people using abusive behaviours (or who are concerned that they might be) towards a current or ex-partner. The model has been developed by Respect in partnership with Women’s Aid Federation England, drawing inspiration from their Change that Lasts approach. It includes three strands: expert support programme for perpetrators with parallel support for survivors, workforce development and community outreach.
Improving the safety, freedom and wellbeing of adult and child survivors of domestic abuse is a key outcome for our work with perpetrators. The Make a Change model is a multi-partner project offering local areas a framework for delivering perpetrator work. Where feasible, we aim to establish partnerships with local survivor domestic abuse service to deliver parallel support for survivors (referred to as Integrated Support Service) as part the expert support strand.
Purpose of the role:
The Senior Communications and Policy Officer will work with the Make a Change team at Respect to advance the development of communication and policy activities for the Make a Change model in project sites and nationally to encourage uptake in new areas. They will also work with Respect’s Communications and Influence leads to ensure alignment with the organisation's broader messaging and advocacy efforts, maximising the impact of Make a Change initiatives. The postholder will lead on developing and implementing communication strategies and plans in partnership with our delivery partners across the sites.
We would particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics1, particularly from people from the following under-represented groups:
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Black and minoritised people
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Disabled people
We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.
Please follow the link to find out more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
HOW TO APPLY:
WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
APPLICATIONS SENT VIA EMAIL OR OTHER METHODS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
PURPOSE OF ROLE
Leadership of the fundraising function at Caudwell Youth. You will be responsible for our fundraising strategy, working with the CEO. You will take a personal lead on high value giving from Corporate and Major Donors.
Responsible as part of the Senior Leadership Team for the overall leadership of Caudwell Youth. Promoting the mission, vision and values of the charity, and the development and implementation of our strategic plan.
IN YOUR ROLE
- You are innovative and have a responsibility for developing and changing practice and services in varied levels of complexity;
- You are a leader with considerable responsibility and the ability to research, analyse complex challenges and create clear strategic responses;
- You are responsible in your area of specialism for service improvement and strategic development likely in conjunction with other leaders and influenced by the wider teams you are responsible for;
- You are accountable for the performance of the specialist areas you are responsible for and your own personal performance;
- Your work will have named legal responsibilities and accountabilities;
- You are accountable to the CEO.
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP
- As part of the Senior Leadership Team work with the Board of Trustees to: develop and progress the organisation’s strategy, set and manage the organisation’s budget and ensure risks are managed effectively
- Lead by example, instilling a values-led and inclusive culture
- As part of the SLT work with and for young people to ensure Caudwell Youth makes the greatest possible difference to their lives.
FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP
- Lead the development of the fundraising strategy to grow and diversify the charity’s income, with support from the CEO.
- Evolve our fundraising function to maximise benefit to the charity; developing additional or existing income streams as set out in the fundraising strategy, with support from the CEO
- Lead the implementation of the fundraising strategy, setting annual plans, income targets and budgets
- Establish and grow an effective, high-performing fundraising function. Provide effective leadership for the team (Fundraising Manager and Fundraising Assistant). Nurture and develop colleagues to achieve their potential.
- Ensure systems and processes are in place for effective management and development of the fundraising function, including compliance with the Fundraising Regulator and our policies.
- Manage the fundraising budget, reforecasting income and expenditure throughout the year and reporting progress to the SLT and the Board of Trustees.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising activities and adapt plans where appropriate.
- Be an ambassador for Caudwell Youth and support the CEO in this role
- Involve young people in fundraising developments and activities as appropriate, championing a collaborative and participatory culture.
HIGH VALUE GIVING
- Responsible for leading the development, and managing the delivery, of our major donor and corporate fundraising strategies
- Identify and engage potential new donors
- Ensure effective stewardship is in place to develop relationships with donors
- Be the lead contact with John Caudwell’s Charity Pioneer, supporting the recruitment and engagement of Life Changer Circle members.
- Support the CEO to develop and maintain the charity’s relationship with our founder, John Caudwell.
- Carry out due diligence on new funder relationships; being mindful of any risks to John Caudwell’s reputation in the course of fundraising activities and the wider charity’s work.
- Deliver sustainable income growth through a focus on development of a varied range of corporate partnerships.
- Responsible for proposal and application development for potential Corporate donors, taking a lead in pitches and negotiations with potential partners, coordinating input from colleagues.
- Work with Operations team and wider colleagues to develop engagement opportunities for Corporate Partners which are of mutual benefit.
TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING
- Support the Grants Manager to develop strategy and plans to maximise ROI from Trusts and Foundations.
- Oversee the grants pipeline, application process and procedures to ensure quality and compliance with financial and legal requirements.
- Work with Marketing team to support positive fundraising messaging through CY communications
- Work with Marketing team to support active challenge and community fundraising, ensuring that all our fundraisers are thanked and have appropriate donor journeys
- Support the Operations Director to grow income from statutory sources
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills and experience
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in fundraising, including a track record of securing high-value gifts of six figures.
- Proven track record of successfully developing and delivering fundraising strategies, including corporate partnerships, major gifts, trusts, and foundations.
- Sound leadership and team management experience, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve targets. The Fundraising Director will manage a team of two within a wider organisation of 25 staff.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with donors, corporate sponsors, grant-making bodies, and stakeholders, including grassroots and volunteer-driven fundraising efforts.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience in budget management, financial forecasting, and reporting on fundraising performance, with a focus on KPIs and success metrics.
- Ability to set and achieve clear fundraising growth targets, ensuring alignment between current income portfolios and projected expansion.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling fundraising proposals and cases for support.
- Knowledge of fundraising regulations, data protection laws (GDPR), and ethical fundraising best practices.
- Ability to work strategically and collaboratively with senior leadership teams to align fundraising activities with the charity’s mission and objectives.
- Knowledge of donor stewardship best practices, ensuring structured donor engagement journeys and retention initiatives.
- Experience of involving beneficiaries in fundraising strategy and activities
Desirable skills & experience
- Knowledge of individual giving, community fundraising and legacy fundraising
- A network of contacts within the philanthropic, corporate, or grant-making sectors.
- Experience in securing statutory funding or government grants.
- Experience in marketing, PR, or communications to enhance fundraising efforts, particularly in digital innovation and outreach strategies.
- Familiarity with impact measurement and reporting
- Experience of managing external partners or agencies to deliver fundraising initiatives
- Experience of working with young people
- Lived experience that aligns with the young people we support
WHY WORK FOR US
Benefits:
- Flexible working
- Hybrid – working from home and in the community
- WPA Healthcare (including Employee Assistance Programme and extended counselling sessions)
- Group Personal Pension with a 5% employer contribution and Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- 25 days annual leave (FTE) plus bank holidays, plus charity closure between Christmas and New Year
- Extra paid day off on your birthday
- Paid day off for volunteering in your community
- Training opportunities to support your personal development
- Employee discounts on everyday goods and services
- Being part of a passionate and dedicated team
Caudwell Youth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Reprieve
Reprieve works with people whose circumstances have made them extremely vulnerable. Our aim is simple: to consign the death penalty and abuses carried out in the name of “counter-terrorism” or “national security” to history, drawing public and political attention to these past harms with a view to preventing them from occurring again.
In our view, you can best judge a society by how it treats prisoners, criminal defendants, and the far-flung targets of an ever-changing counter-terror policy. To us, the rule of law means little if we selectively apply it to people we agree with. It is for all of us. Liberty is always eroded at the margins.
Reprieve’s staff is made up of courageous and committed human rights defenders. Founded in 1999, we provide free legal and investigative support to people facing the death penalty and those victimised by states’ abusive counter-terror policies – rendition, torture, arbitrary detention and extrajudicial killing.
We fight our clients’ cases in courts around the world; investigate their mistreatment; and advocate on their behalf, encouraging public and political debate of human rights issues.
Reprieve’s main office is in Aldgate, London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.
About this role
The Deputy Director, Legal and Governance is responsible for providing independent, strategic and proactive legal advice to Reprieve and is a critical member of the Senior Management Team. This is an exciting and varied role in which no two days are the same. You will have the opportunity to interact with inspiring people throughout Reprieve as well as those outside of Reprieve who are integral partners in our work.
The Deputy Director, Legal and Governance will be a UK-based qualified solicitor or barrister, or have an equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction with sufficient experience working within the UK in a legal capacity either in private practice or in-house environment.
The Deputy Director, Legal and Governance will report to Reprieve’s Board and its Risk Committee; and attend, observe and minute meetings of our Finance Committee and Nominations Committee. They will be expected to play a key role in any special ad-hoc committees established by the Board from time to time, for instance, in the event of a serious incident occurring.
All staff will feel confident to approach the Deputy Director, Legal and Governance with challenging legal questions that cut across Reprieve cases, fundraising and operations. Trustees will feel confident to entrust you to support the SMT in managing risks at Reprieve, and third parties such as suppliers and external counsel will feel comfortable liaising with you, even when the issues being discussed are complex and confidential.
Collaboration is at the heart of Reprieve’s strategy. The Deputy Director, Legal and Governance will have a proven ability to think pragmatically and laterally, to provide sound judgement, to work and collaborate well with teams, and to communicate effectively. They will be wholly committed to the clients Reprieve serves and the issues that Reprieve seeks to address.
Location, contract and salary
The role is a part-time (four days per week) permanent position with an annual salary of £53,620.80 FTE (pro-rated to £53,621 for a four-day week) per annum less any required deductions for income tax and national insurance.
This role is based in Reprieve’s London office. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work 40% of their working hours from the London office and the rest of the week from home. Applicants must have the current right to work in the UK, which will be checked prior to interview.
Full details and how to apply
Please see the job description for full details on this role. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 13 April 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Group Finance Director
This exciting international charity are seeking a qualified accountant with charity experience to join as their Group Finance Director.
Position: Group Finance Director
Location: UK-based Remote – will require international travel
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Salary: up to £80,000 depending on experience
Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 (applications will not be reviewed until the closing date has passed)
About the Role
This is an exciting time to join this international charity, as we expand operations and implement best financial practices. The role presents an opportunity to lead, mentor, and drive financial excellence in a dynamic international setting. As Group Finance Director, you will be a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), ensuring financial strategy, governance, and compliance align with the organisation’s mission.
The role requires strong leadership, financial expertise, and the ability to manage a dispersed finance team while navigating the complexities of both charity and commercial financial management across different jurisdictions. International travel will be required to work with in-country teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the organisation’s financial strategy and vision, contributing to strategic decision-making at the senior level.
- Oversee financial reporting and compliance, ensuring adherence to UK Charities SORP FRS 102 and international financial regulations.
- Develop and implement financial systems, controls, and processes across multiple global entities.
- Manage annual budgeting, financial forecasting, and cash flow management.
- Ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements and programme budgets.
- Prepare group consolidated reports, including balance sheets, donor spend tracking, and statutory accounts.
- Lead the audit process and ensure strong financial governance across the organisation.
- Work closely with country finance teams in a matrix structure, to build capacity and ensure best practices.
- Identify financial risks and implement strategies for risk management.
- Support grant and funding management, ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
About You
We are looking for a strategic, hands-on leader who can balance big-picture financial planning with the operational needs of a growing international charity. You should have excellent financial acumen, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage finances in a complex, multi-currency, multi-entity environment.
Key Skills & Experience:
- Qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) with extensive post-qualification experience.
- Proven finance leadership experience in a complex international organisation, ideally in the INGO sector.
- Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency financial operations.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK Charity SORP FRS 102.
- Experience with donor reporting, grant management, and compliance.
- Demonstrated success in leading and developing dispersed international finance teams.
- Experience with financial systems implementation and process improvement.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
Desirable:
- Experience working in one of the organisation’s key regions (Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, the Levant).
- Experience leading finance teams remotely.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria, in a single document.
About the Organisation
The employer is a British charity that was founded in 2006. We believe artisanal heritage matters and has the power to transform lives. We support artisans to thrive and revitalise traditions in regions where cultural heritage is endangered, while connecting people through heritage.
A fast-growing organisation with offices in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, and the Levant, we employ over 400 international and local staff worldwide. Our work spans cultural heritage, economic development, and education.
Other roles you may have experience in could include: Group Financial Controller, Finance Director, International Finance Director, Director of Finance, Chief Finance Officer, Senior Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Chartered Accountant, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CFO, NGO Finance Lead, Etc…
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Our client is one of the largest social mobility charities in the UK. They help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools.
They believe by inspiring young people to explore their ambitions through their speaker programme, facilitating access to multi-day experiences of the world of work, and supporting young people to successfully seize opportunities available to them, that they can make a profound difference to the lives of young people, their future happiness and prosperity.
By 2028, their ambition is that every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience. Yet today, less than half of young people leave secondary school having had any work experience whatsoever. Their five year strategy is focused on achieving this ambition.
Director of Corporate Services
Salary: £80,000
Job Location: London / Hybrid (2 days per week in London office)
The Director of Corporate Services will play a pivotal role within their dynamic leadership team. You will be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of the HR, Finance and Governance functions with a focus on optimising the charity’s resources through efficient processes and robust policies.
Over time, it is their intent to bring other support functions within this directorate and the new director will support this transition.
You will be an inclusive and inspiring leader, committed to promoting a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. You will lead the Directorate through strong leadership, effective management, coaching and operational expertise, acting as a role model to your team and the wider organisation.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Senior leadership experience, including managing people and workforce capability, financial operations, and knowledge of employment law and HR compliance requirements.
- Experience leading internal communications and employee engagement initiatives.
- Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, planning, and reporting, overseeing audits and ensuring compliance with statutory financial regulations.
- Understanding of governance frameworks, risk management, and legal compliance, and own business continuity and crisis management plans.
- Familiarity with charity governance and Charity Commission regulations.
- A passion for driving strategy and developing organisations
This role provides a unique opportunity to inform, lead and shape the future of the charity's impactful charitable mission and growth. To apply, please click 'Apply on Website' to be redirected to the Prospectus website.
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Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: Sunday 27th April
First stage interviews (virtual): Thursday 8th May
Final stage panel interviews (in person): Monday 12th May
Join Storyhouse as our Development Director
Location: Chester | Full-Time, Permanent | £55,000 per annum
Are you a dynamic, strategic fundraiser with a passion for the arts and community impact? Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships and driving ambitious income growth? Storyhouse is looking for a visionary Development Director to join our Leadership Team!
At Storyhouse, we're more than a cultural venue — we're a creative community hub, delivering outstanding artistic programmes and vital community initiatives. As Development Director, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping our future by leading and evolving our fundraising strategy to secure a diverse, sustainable income base.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead all fundraising streams: individual giving, major donors, corporate partnerships, trusts & foundations, public sector grants, and legacy giving.
- Develop and implement innovative fundraising strategies, campaigns, and appeals.
- Cultivate strong relationships with donors, funders, sponsors, and stakeholders.
- Manage and inspire the Development Team, fostering professional growth and delivering high performance.
- Collaborate closely with our Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team to support long-term strategy and business planning.
- Champion Storyhouse’s commitment to access, inclusion, and participation, advocating for our role as a vital cultural institution regionally and nationally.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has a proven track record in senior fundraising roles within arts, culture, heritage, or charity sectors.
- Brings exceptional relationship-building and communication skills.
- Demonstrates strong leadership and management experience.
- Is adept at crafting compelling cases for support and persuasive funding proposals.
- Can develop creative, innovative approaches to income generation.
- Has experience managing budgets and delivering a strong return on investment.
Why Join Us?
At Storyhouse, you'll be part of a passionate team, working in one of the UK’s most exciting cultural organisations, delivering meaningful change in the community while advancing your career in a leadership role. You’ll have the autonomy to innovate and make a real difference.
Storyhouse is one of the UK’s foremost cultural charities, incorporating a library, theatres and a cinema. We are also an acclaimed theatre producer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join an inspiring organisation committed to social justice within the arts and beyond, advocating for equality and the right to artistic expression, as their new Communications Coordinator. The arts organisation is a cultural and social initiative that supports the arts and communities to thrive. Join them in their East London office’s, in a part-time (either 3 or 4 day week) permanent role.
As Communications Coordinator you will implement and deliver a brand-new communications strategy, ensuring the smooth and timely publishing of engaging content across digital and printed channels. You will have the opportunity to travel to different sites across London to gather and consolidate content and then share it either on their website, through online media (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pixelfed, Bluesky) or creating and putting up posters to strengthen audience engagement.
Your essential experience:
- Experience managing social media, websites and newsletters.
- Strong copywriting and proofreading skills.
- Competency using Mailchimp or similar.
- Familiarity with CMS platforms and social media schedulers.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
I’m looking for a proactive and highly organised candidate who will take ownership of the organisation’s communications. You will be passionate about the work they do, love writing content and seeking opportunities to for content sharing. You’ll join an amazing team, and a growing organisation. You’ll work alongside a graphic designer, and work closely with the founding director.
- Location- Woolwich, London (with travel across London)
- Salary- £28,000-£30,000 for 4 days, or £21,000-£22,500 for 3 days
- Part-time, 3 or 4 day week, Permanent
For more information, please apply now! Firm closing date 9am Friday 11th April.
Interviews to take place w/c 21st April.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Senior Marketing and Communications Manager
We are seeking a creative and strategic Senior Marketing and Communications Manager to share the magic of Over The Wall Camp, inspiring supporters and reaching more children who need us.
Position: Senior Marketing and Communications Manager
Salary: £34 890
Location: Hybrid – based from our new site in Derbyshire, with at least one day per week in the office
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 22 April 2025
The Story of Over The Wall Camp
Imagine a place where children with serious illnesses and disabilities can forget about hospitals and appointments, where they can laugh, play, and truly be themselves. That’s what we create at Over The Wall Camp.
For over 25 years, we’ve been bringing joy, confidence, and friendship to children through our transformational residential camps and Camp in the Cloud programmes. We provide a space where every child can feel safe, included, and valued, regardless of their challenges.
And now, we’re growing. We’ve just purchased our forever home in Derbyshire, where we will welcome even more children for life-changing experiences. But to make this dream a reality, we need to share our story with the world - and that’s where you come in.
About the Role
As our Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, you will be the voice of Over The Wall Camp, leading the charge in making our charity a household name across the UK. You’ll play a key role in developing and delivering long-term marketing and communications strategies that raise awareness, drive engagement, and leading the charge in making our charity a household name. You’ll craft powerful stories, design impactful campaigns, and build connections with families, supporters, and partners.
Working closely with the Director of Marketing and Communications, you will help shape our brand, ensuring that more children, families, and supporters discover the life-changing magic of Over The Wall Camp. You’ll play a key role in developing and delivering long-term marketing and communications strategies that raise awareness, drive engagement, and leading the charge in making our charity a household name.
This role has significant opportunity for career growth and development.
Key Responsibilities
· Bring our story to life, develop and lead engaging marketing and communications strategies.
· Create compelling content (videos, blogs, social media, press releases) to inspire action.
· Grow and manage our social media presence, ensuring our community feels connected and engaged.
· Develop innovative marketing campaigns to boost fundraising and increase brand awareness.
· Work closely with our Community Team to engage new audiences across the Midlands and beyond.
· Lead PPC and email marketing campaigns to drive donations and supporter engagement.
· Collaborate on creative content for online and offline platforms.
About You
We are looking for a visionary storyteller who believes in the power of Belonging, Authenticity, and Growth. You are a strategic thinker and creative communicator with a passion for purpose-driven work. You bring a balance of big-picture vision and day-to-day tasks, and you’re confident in influencing across all levels of an organisation.
You will have:
· Proven experience in strategic marketing and communications.
· A creative mindset, with a passion for storytelling and audience engagement.
· Strong digital marketing skills, including social media, email, and paid campaigns.
· A love for community building—you’ll be engaging families, supporters, and stakeholders.
· Experience leading high-impact offline marketing campaigns.
· A collaborative approach, working across teams to make a difference.
· Proficiency in tools like WordPress, Canva, Mailchimp, and Google Ads.
· Experience managing PPC campaigns, including Google Ads management.
· Ability to develop and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Most importantly, you’ll be driven by purpose. You’ll believe in creating safe, inclusive, and empowering spaces where every child can shine and realise their potential.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing Lead, Communications Manager, PR Manager, Brand and Engagement Manager, Social Media Manager, Fundraising Marketing Manager.
Are you ready to help us share the magic of Over The Wall Camp? Apply today!
We are working with Loates Recruitment t/a Loates Business Solutions Ltd to manage the recruitment process exclusively on behalf of Over The Wall Camp, Loates Recruitment is a third-party data processor. The lawful basis for processing data is consent.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
The Sociological Review Foundation is seeking its first Development Manager to join its team. This role, reporting directly to the Operations Director, presents a unique opportunity to drive the organisation’s strategic growth initiatives and fundraising calls, expand partnerships, and generate revenue through the sale of services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Campaigns Project Manager
Contract type: Maternity Cover, 12 months, 35 hours per week, with a starting date from June 2025
Location: London, UK subject to the right to work.
UK Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
*60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid is currently defined as: 60% of an employee’s time in a location of their choice, 40% face to face per week, defined as in the London office, at conferences or at stakeholder meetings or other location as relevant for the proper performance of the duties of the role.
Salary: £43,668 - £45,851 per year with excellent benefits
About WaterAid
Use your skills to play a vital role in changing the world through water. We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Campaigns Project Manager to drive change through water, so millions of people can break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team
The role sits within the Supporter Marketing team, a team at the heart of WaterAid’s communications with its supporters. The Supporter Marketing team plays a pivotal role in shaping the dialogue with our supporters, defining and facilitating their crucial contribution to driving our mission forward. We are responsible for creating the best supporter experience in the UK, that people genuinely love and feel part of. We build relationships and increase the engagement with our supporters – delivering £37 million income stream from a supporter base of 700,000+ individual supporters, through an audience-led communication programme of diverse channels.
About the Role
As our enthusiastic Campaigns Project Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing WaterAid's mass campaigning strategy to influence governments and policy makers, driving campaigning actions through stunning, personal, story-led communications. The purpose of which is to increase our political impact and inspire supporters to advocate to end the water crisis.
This role is a Full-Time, 12 months maternity cover, with a starting date from June 2025. Our offices are based in Canary Wharf, London.
In this role you will lead on developing and implementing WaterAid's mass campaigning strategy to influence governments and policy makers, maximising political impact and supporter engagement, identifying opportunities to test innovative ideas.
You’ll also:
- Devise and manage appropriate supporter journeys for campaigners, developing a relationship with supporters to ensure their support is maximised
- Create phenomenal personal communications, that develop supporter conversations and make lifetime connections
- Help build a team that everyone wants to work with and for, and where people do work that most interests them
To be successful, you’ll need:
- A good understanding of mass campaigning principles, and a strong interest in creating meaningful individual political actions that result in change
- Proven experience in a successful mass campaigning, direct marketing, supporter engagement and/or customer marketing role
- Solid project management experience, with the ability to manage large, complex projects from start to finish, working to agreed timescales and outcomes and with multiple stakeholders
- A passion for creating phenomenal, unexpected, personal story-led creative, which tells of extraordinary human experiences.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience of volunteers or campaigners’ management
- Experience with new product development
- Hands-on experience of working with budgets and reporting on financial KPIs
- An empathy with overseas development issues
Closing Date: Applications will close 10:00 am UK Time on 14 April 2025. Availability for interview is required on the week of 28 April.
How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and an essential Cover Letter.
*Please indicate in the summary the relevant skills and experience you bring that makes you an ideal candidate for this role.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Global Commitment:
Our People Promise: We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities: We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding: We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.





Assistant Director Research and Evidence
Reference: 2419
Location: Hybrid working from London/ Sheffield/ Devon/ Northern Ireland, or Homebased (travel to office when required)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE). Open to part-time (0.8 FTE)
Salary: £65,016 London weighting) or £60,140 (National weighting) [Band 7] with generous benefits package including 30 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, and 3 days of Christmas closure.
About Us
For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.
We bring people and organisations together to drive change in society and deliver a better childhood across the UK. Our impact goes beyond childhood to deliver lasting change for future generations.
About the Role
The Assistant Director will play a pivotal role in growing and leading NCB’s research and evidence work, strengthening our reach and impact. This role requires a dynamic leader with strong expertise in children and family research and a proven ability to secure and manage the delivery of large-scale programmes of work across teams in a matrix environment.
The Assistant Director will be joining the team at an exciting time, with significant growth in recent years, particularly in the area of evidence synthesis methodologies. The team works on several influential projects using a range of research methods and spanning areas including youth justice, social care, early childhood development and education.
Applications close at 08:00AM on Monday 14th April 2025.
Assessment and interviews to be conducted on Thursday 24th and/or Friday 25th April 2025.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please quote the job title and reference number 2419 in your application.
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
NCB is an equal opportunities employer and we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and male candidates, as we would like to increase the representation of these groups at NCB. We strive for our workforce to be representative of the communities that we serve and we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please.
BMS World Mission is looking for an accomplished fundraiser, who is passionate about working for a world where all can experience faith in Christ and the abundant life only, he provides. You’ll have experience in implementing and delivering successful fundraising strategies, leading on church engagement, individual giving, trust and foundations and legacies.
We’re excited about growing our supporter base with new audiences and in developing and deepening the relationship with our current supporters. This is a key role to help BMS to delivering its ambitious vision to mobilise people, resources and skills across the Global Church to share the good news of Jesus and practical hope where they’re needed most.
You’ll be responsible for delivering the fundraising strategy, reporting directly into the Director of Fundraising and Communications. This role is ideal for someone who is excited to both develop and drive forward our strategy while also being hands on in working on projects.
BMS World Mission mobilises people, resources and skills across the Global Church to share the good news of Jesus and practical hope they’re need