Finance Director Jobs in London

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing and managing large grants? Do you enjoy finding creative and proactive ways to build relationships with new and existing funders? We’re looking for a talented fundraiser to join us. Reporting to the Development Director and working closely with our project leads, this role will be a crucial addition to our mission-driven team. Individuals who are passionate about public interest journalism and its power to drive real-world change are encouraged to apply.

About the Bureau

The Bureau is the UK’s largest independent non-profit investigative journalism organisation. In the last year, our investigations were published in over 100 countries across local, national, international, specialist, TV and digital platforms. Our four global investigative teams work with reporters around the world on priority cross-border issues – environment, health, dirty money and big tech. In addition, our UK-focused Bureau Local team uses an innovative community-led approach to cover issues like insecure work, migrant rights and family courts, amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities. Founded in 2010, we’ve grown from a small group of journalists to a diverse team delivering hard-hitting investigations that have prompted inquiries, sparked legal challenges and informed policy change in the UK and across the world. This role will initially focus on the work of our Bureau Local and Dirty Money teams.

Our fundraising

At the Bureau, our funders and supporters are vital. We are almost entirely funded through grants and donations so – put simply – without their support, we wouldn’t be here.

Although our supporters may come from different backgrounds or have varied priorities, they all share a common goal: tackling the issues across our society that are eroding democracy and driving inequality. They support our work to hold those in power accountable, uncover new evidence to support positive change, and empower citizens.

The Bureau has experienced significant growth over the past three years, increasing our annual income to £2.8m and expanding to a team of more than 40 people. While the majority of our income comes from grants, there is strong potential for further fundraising growth, and we are actively working to diversify our funding streams beyond trusts and foundations.

This is an exciting time to join the Bureau as we continue to build on our strong relationships with existing supporters while exploring new funding opportunities.

Role and Responsibilities:

Support from trusts and foundations is our main source of philanthropic income so we are looking for somebody with experience in grants fundraising who can quickly apply their skills and expertise. You’ll work closely with our Development Director to report to and liaise with current funders, manage a pipeline of prospects and submit successful applications to secure new grants. You’ll also work closely with our other Fundraising Manager, who manages a pipeline focused on our environment, global health, and big tech work, and may be asked to work on these areas from time to time. In addition, you will support in building a major donor programme to diversify and strengthen our funding base. You will collaborate with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, from impact producers to reporters to finance and operations, in a supportive and welcoming culture that values teamwork and shared success.

As an excellent communicator, you will be able to take complex issues and translate them into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with funders and stakeholders. You will also be passionate about building strong relationships with our funders and supporters.

While experience in high net worth fundraising would be a valuable bonus, it is not essential. You don’t need to have raised funds for non-profit media before, but you do need to be excited by our work and able to express the Bureau’s key areas of work and impact in an accessible, accurate and compelling way. We’re a small team, so you’ll need the willingness to pitch in on fundraising tasks – big or small – to ensure the Bureau is in the best possible position to pursue its mission.

We envisage this as a full-time, primarily hybrid working role, working from our London office two/three times a week.

Skills and Experience

• Excellent fundraiser with a demonstrable track record of 3+ years’ experience successfully raising significant funds for charities or non-profits and managing relationships with funders (foundations - essential, high net worth individuals - desirable);
• Strong background in managing grants admin, including due diligence and processing agreements;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to speak and write English fluently;
• Great analytical skills, with experience of researching and identifying new funding sources for various projects;
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities;
• Experience of working with databases and funding pipelines;
• Exceptional time management skills, a professional attitude and meticulous attention to detail;
• Resourceful and able to think creatively with strong problem solving skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to collaborate at all levels across the organisation.
• Experience in securing funds for journalism, social justice, civil society, human rights or related causes, particularly from UK funders, is desirable but not essential;

Benefits - what we offer

• 25 days annual leave
• Additional gifted leave during Christmas festive break
• Flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid working
• EAP - Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 12 months’ service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

How to apply

The Bureau is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a welcoming, diverse, inclusive and adaptable environment where people are encouraged and supported to achieve their best. We welcome applications from those belonging to groups traditionally under-represented in the media. You don’t need to tick every box in this ad – we are committed to hiring people with potential. If you feel like you lack some specific experience but have the necessary drive and passion, please don’t be deterred from applying or getting in touch with any questions.

Potential candidates should send a CV and cover letter to the Fundraising Manager email linked on our page.

If you need support with your application, such as reasonable adjustments, or want to ask any questions about the job before submitting an application, please also contact the Fundraising Manager email linked on our page.

You will need to have the right to live and work in the UK.

The deadline for application is Monday 17 March 2025 and we aim to schedule interviews weeks commencing 24 or 31 March 2025.

Please also fill out our anonymous equality monitoring form here, so we can better track who we are reaching.

Our values

Just: We are committed to pursuing what is right. We act with integrity and fairness to bring injustice to light.
Honest: We deal plainly and truthfully with each other and what we uncover. We reveal the truth even when it is uncomfortable.
Courageous: We aim to break new ground. We are ambitious, tenacious and innovative.
Inclusive: We seek to build equity. We embrace diversity, different experiences and perspectives.
Collaborative: We believe people are stronger when they work together. We take a collective approach to how we tackle problems, share skills and enable change.

About Us

The City of London manages over 11,000 acres of stunning open spaces including 58,000 ancient trees, six Sites of Special Scientific Interest and three National Nature Reserves within and around the M25 including Hampstead Heath, Epping Forest, Burnham Beeches and many others. As well as being managed as the Natural Environment department of the City of London, these spaces also form eight registered charities, which are currently subject to a high profile and wide-ranging review.

The Natural Environment Charity Review aims to ensure that each charity is well managed and governed and achieves maximum impact for its beneficiaries, and to ensure that the City Corporation, in its capacity as charity Trustee, meets its legal duties and adheres to best practice set out by regulatory bodies. As we move from planning to implementation phases of this ambitious project we seek two outstanding individuals bringing project management and delivery; and business management and financial planning to this cross-corporation team.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Charity Development Project Manager to support the Assistant Director – Charity Development in the next stages of the Natural Environment Charity Review (NECR). This role will involve both high-level project planning and direct management of specific projects within the overall review. The successful candidate will play a key role in implementing the NECR’s recommendations and ensuring appropriate support, measures, and monitoring are in place across the eight Natural Environment Charities.

This position requires strong collaboration with expert officers across the City of London Corporation and charity stakeholders to develop corporate charity policy, governance frameworks, and business management strategies while promoting best practices in charity management.

About the Natural Environment Charities

• Ashtead Common (1051510)

• Burnham Beeches & Stoke Common (232987)

• Coulsdon & Other Commons (232989)

• Epping Forest (232990)

• Hampstead Heath (803392)

• Highgate Wood and Queen’s Park Kilburn (232986)

• West Ham Park (206948)

• West Wickham Common and Spring Park Wood (232988)

Key Responsibilities

The Charity Development Review Project Manager will lead the local delivery of the NECR by designing and overseeing key project themes and monitoring dependencies. They will establish risk registers and project measures while implementing new charity policy frameworks, such as Ethics Policies and Due Diligence guidelines, in collaboration with expert officers. The role includes directing and managing charity-specific training for key officers and ensuring smooth implementation of NECR interventions.

Additionally, the postholder will develop service level agreements (SLAs) with internal support units, manage land and property anomaly projects (such as Warren House), and contribute to the refresh of the Natural Environment identity. They will also work closely with the NE Business Manager and Transformation Teams to develop sponsorship and funding initiatives. The successful candidate will oversee information systems, ensuring process efficiency and improved fundraising potential.

The role requires regular reporting to Members and Chief Officers, leading on risk management and ensuring all charity policies are effectively communicated and implemented. Liaising with expert finance and legal officers, the postholder will ensure that policy development and training needs are met in alignment with corporate objectives. They will also stay updated on sector trends, charity best practices, and evolving regulatory frameworks.

About You

• Proven experience in project management, charity governance, and policy development.

• Strong understanding of charity finance, compliance, and strategic planning.

• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience in managing multiple projects and delivering measurable outcomes.

• Ability to analyse and implement best practices from the charity sector.

• Strong problem-solving and risk management abilities.

• Proficiency in developing and maintaining SLAs and corporate policies.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead high-impact projects influencing the future of open space charities.

• Work within a prestigious organisation dedicated to environmental preservation.

• Collaborate with expert officers and charity professionals.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for charity development and project management, we encourage you to apply.

To apply online please click the Apply online button below. 

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Closing date: 17 March 2025.

We're looking for a Team Manager to join Your Place and be part of our dedicated team to help us with our mission to solve homelessness in east London, one person at a time!

About the role

Based within the Intensive Support Service team, this role will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day development and management of the Intensive Support Service and its service delivery, including meeting commissioner targets and milestones for the service.

The role will have a critical role in leading, supporting, motivating and managing a team and contribute to the promotion, strategic and operational planning of the Intensive Support Service internally and externally.

Salary: £39,520 - £46,800 annual salary
Contract: Permanent Contract 
Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday - Sunday
Location: Canning Town, London

Other responsibilities include

Service Delivery

• To be responsible for developing practice based on a psychologically, trauma and gender informed approach to working with change resistant residents with high levels of trauma, and multiple social exclusion.
• To set team standards in respect of customer service and to actively contribute towards creating a Psychologically Informed Environment.
• Review referrals and to ensure those accessing the service meet the criteria of the Intensive Support Service.
• Support the Deputy Team Manager in developing and maintaining high-quality personalised case management which fully involves residents.
• Maintain up to date knowledge in all areas of relevant legislation, including but not limited to housing law, welfare rights, EEA national eligibility and entitlement, immigration law, substance misuse, mental health, local authority guidance and homelessness provision.
• Ensure that new Intensive Support Service residents are properly assessed and their details and any service offer is entered clearly onto relevant databases.
• Ensure staff work assertively and persuasively with residents to explain the role of the service and the benefits of reconnection.
• Ensure that monitoring and evaluation regularly takes place and that statistics are kept up to date.
• Ensure that internal policies and decisions made by the team are observed and followed through.
• Ensure appropriate resident advocacy is provided.
• Ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to support engagement with other agencies and meaningful activities.
• Contribute and at times lead on the formation and review of local and service wide policies and procedures.
• Work with the Resident Services and Facilities teams to ensure effective health and safety, and housing and building management procedures are in place and followed by all team members.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain close relationships and working protocols with external partner services and LB Newham to enable the service to meet agreed objectives and improve service outcomes.
• Submit management information on a monthly and quarterly basis and produce other statistics and data as directed by the Head of Support Services.
• Responsible for good and effective liaison with outside agencies including the police, social services and other statutory and voluntary agencies and delegating this work where appropriate.
• In consultation with the Head of Support Services to represent the Intensive Support Service externally at forums, conferences and meetings.
• Work as part of the frontline services management team to ensure good communication, coordination and consistency of practice, approach and development across the Directorate.

Project Management Personal qualities

• Provide a safe and effective environment for Intensive Support clients and staff.
• To ensure all the policies and procedures are in place for the effective running of the Intensive Support Service.
• Manage and monitor allocated budget for income and expenditure and to ensure that the Intensive Support team keeps within set performance targets.
• To ensure that financial procedures are maintained at all times in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
• To monitor the use of petty cash.
• To liaise with the Head of Support Services and Director of Finance in the preparation and review of budgets.

Managing and Developing People Personal qualities

• Manage the work of the Intensive Support Team, agreeing and setting objectives, targets and deadlines.
• Be responsible for monitoring workflow and managing performance, ensuring that work meets agreed objectives, targets and deadlines.
• Discuss and agree personal development plans and objectives annually, and on an ongoing basis.
• Provide appropriate development and coaching opportunities to support the Intensive Support team in working towards their objectives.

General Personal qualities

• To attend meetings internally as and when necessary, for example, Directorate, Management and planning meetings.

To undertake such other duties within the competence of the post holder which may be required from time to time.

About you

Experience

• Experience of working with vulnerable adults, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
• Experience of leading, supervising and motivating a specialist service delivery team in either a supported housing, advice, homelessness, care or other relevant environment.
• Experience of case management and delivering best practice around; needs assessments, high quality personalised support or advice services to vulnerable adults, including people with complex needs.

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of rough sleepers, and the barriers facing them, and the ability to translate knowledge into good practice.
• Knowledge of modern-day slavery, housing legislation, safeguarding, substance misuse, welfare benefits and community care.

Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressured environment, with multiple competing priorities and to quickly adapt to new situations.
• Ability to network, liaise, negotiating and influence effectively with outside agencies.
• Ability to undertake budget management, produce financial reports and collate and interpret financial and statistical information.

Personal qualities

• Demonstrates a commitment to the charitable purposes and values of Your Place.
• Values driven approach to working with vulnerable adults.
• Self-sufficient and highly organised with the ability to accomplish goals according to deadlines, and a flexibility to juggle a variety of tasks.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Awareness of own training and support needs.

Benefits – Because You Give Your Best, We Give Ours!

• Time Off: 25 days’ holiday (rising to 30), plus bank holidays & your birthday off!
• Wellbeing: A weekly “Wellbeing Hour,” up to 2 Wellbeing Days a year, gym membership support, free eye tests, a 24/7 helpline, cycle-to-work scheme, and group activities like yoga.
• Pension: We match your contributions up to 7.5%.
• Career Growth: Training, professional accreditation, and development opportunities.
• Flexibility: Support for work-life balance within team and organisational needs.
• Perks & Discounts: Blue Light Card, shopping & travel savings, free event tickets, and more.
• Socials & Equipment: Seasonal events, plus top-tier IT and home office setup if needed.

About applying

Diversity & Inclusion at Your Place
We’re committed to an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives drive better outcomes for residents. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and ensure a fair recruitment process, including reasonable adjustments for disabilities.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check and the right to work in the UK.

About More in Common

More in Common is a research agency working across the US, UK, Germany, France and Poland to tackle polarisation and division. More in Common leads and supports initiatives to build more united, inclusive, and resilient societies. Our mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, help societies find common ground and bring people together to tackle shared challenges.

In the UK, our work is best described as being part consultancy and part think tank. We provide a full suite of research services including polling and focus group research; evidence reviews and secondary data analysis; audience mapping and audience strategy; strategic communications strategy and campaign development. More in Common is a member of the British Polling Council.

Our work is informed by our ground-breaking segmentation of the British public. This unique values-based lens to our quantitative and qualitative research means we can understand not only what the public thinks about the big challenges facing British society today but - crucially - why they think it. Our insights help leaders in government, the media, business and civil society to develop better strategies and communications – particularly in reaching disengaged communities far from the Westminster/London bubble – and to better navigate tricky and divisive issues.

More in Common has published agenda-setting thought leadership on a whole range of debates facing British society, including exploring the public’s starting points on climate action and tackling crime and anti-social behaviour; understanding how the British public is navigating major debates from trans and gender identity to the conflict in Israel and Palestine to assisted dying; highlighting the public’s expectations on mental health reform and what’s next for the levelling up agenda. Our work is regularly covered in the British press and media and we’ve developed a series of partnerships with broadcasters and newspapers to deliver top-quality research insights. In the 2024 General Election period, we were among Britain’s most accurate pollsters and used our focus group research to put people and public opinion at the centre of coverage of the election campaign.

Through our consultancy, More in Common has also supported dozens of partners with insights and strategic communications support. We’ve helped national institutions such as the BBC, British Library and National Trust to better understand their audiences, we’ve helped partners in government and civil society with the set-up and delivery of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, and we’ve supported a range of partners to test their manifesto ideas from the National Farmers Union to Rethink Mental Illness among many others.

In 2025, More in Common has a range of exciting projects in the pipeline, including:

• Refreshing our core values model with a deeper understanding of the attitudes and worldviews that shape the most important divides in Britain in 2025
• Supporting the aid sector to deliver more effective messages to reach beyond their highly engaged activist base
• Working with video game designers to develop strategic interventions with low-trust groups to tackle disinformation
• Developing new strategies to talk about men’s health issues in ways that avoid culture war traps
• Expanding our international research offer
• Working with national institutions to help them better understand their audiences and users
• Working with with leading transport authorities and think tanks to help navigate backlash against active transport and public transport initiatives

Diversity + Equity + Inclusion

We will have a better chance of uniting divided societies if our team reflects a broad range of social and cultural backgrounds, beliefs, political opinions and life experiences. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented and minority communities. 

About this role

More in Common is seeking a full-time Associate Director to start work in Spring 2025 as we grow our team and advance our mission of building a more united and inclusive UK, where all people feel respected and better understood, and share a sense of belonging. More in Common UK is a small team with a start-up culture where everyone is expected to execute a range of responsibilities. The roleholder will be based in the London office Monday-Thursday with Friday in the office or working remotely.

The Associate Director, Strategy and Development will be a member of More in Common UK’s management team and will oversee fundraising, operations and More in Common’s strategic communications projects for partners as well as deputising for the UK Director.

The specific responsibilities of the role are:

Fundraising and Development

• Oversee and lead More in Common’s UK business development and fundraising activity against agreed budgets
• Manage More in Common’s consulting arm, identifying opportunities for new partnerships, leading pitches and managing client relationships
• Inculcate a programme of ‘new business’ across the More in Common team.
• Oversee More in Common’s programme of events and partner engagement, including our Party Conference events.
• Hold responsibility for More in Common’s UK brand and marketing activities
• Work with More in Common’s UK Finance team to develop and manage strong financial management systems and processes
• Design and support the creation of new and innovative additions to More in Common’s UK offer

Management and oversight

• With the Associate Director, team manage More in Common UK’s work programme and oversee the activity of junior staff
• Ensure that More in Common’s UK outputs are of the highest quality and genuinely lead to impact in line with our mission
• Deputise for the UK Director in meetings with clients, funders and with global colleagues along with the Associate Director of Research and Insights
• With the UK Director and Associate Director of Research and Insights, help to design the strategy for the UK team’s work

Strategic Communications

• Lead strategic communications projects across the UK team’s programme of work for both clients and partners
• Help More in Common’s partners and clients to use our insights to craft and deliver impactful communications and outreach strategies
• Support research staff to turn More in Common’s public opinion insights into compelling narratives and stories for partners
• Work closely with More in Common’s communications consultants to maximise opportunities for dissemination of the UK team’s work

Joining More in Common

With over 60 staff across five countries, each member of our team makes a vital contribution to our impact, and we put a strong emphasis on team selection and values. We look for people who:

• Are strategic, rigorous, restless, energetic and creative
• Are able to think ahead and get big stuff done
• Are committed to a process of ongoing learning
• Have direct experience with and understand people from different perspectives and backgrounds
• Are excited to do work that works across political divides and that promotes shared national identities
• Are interested in reaching left-behind communities
• Are excited to work with heart as well as head
• Want to be part of finding practical solutions

Qualifications and experience

We look for great people before we look for specific qualifications and experience. However, the following will be an asset for this role:

• A track record of delivering high quality outputs for clients, members, partners and/or funders
• Experience of leading revenue generating client consultancy or membership programmes
• Experience of grant/tender writing, pitching and reporting
• Experience of translating research and insight into innovative products or training programmes for a range of partners
• The ability to write well and at pace for a range of audiences
• An understanding of how to interpret quantitative and qualitative data and to use that data to tell a compelling story
• Experience of developing light-touch processes for financial and project management and for quality control
• Experience of managing junior staff, including performance management

Compensation

£65,000 - £80,000 and excellent benefits along with generous annual leave policy. Personal learning and growth budget.

How to apply

The application deadline is Friday 14th March: 23:59.

Applications will be in the form of a CV and a cover letter of no more than one page outlining how your skills and experience match the requirements in the qualifications and experience section.

A note on cover letters: we recognise that applying for a job is time-consuming and that generative AI tools can be helpful in the writing process. However, candidates shine best when they express themselves and their ideas in their own words. We therefore recommend that applicants avoid using these tools when preparing application documents.

Indicative timeline (please note these dates remain subject to change)

• Initial conversation with UK Director: 19th March
• Meetings with team members: 20th-21st March
• Final panel interview: 24th-26th March
• We expect to make an offer to the successful candidate by 28th March

YESS is seeking a vibrant and engaging person with relevant leadership experience to take over as CEO, to consolidate and build on recent growth and maintain YESS’s reputation as a leading national employment law advice charity.

About Us

Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) is a legal advice charity and a company limited by guarantee. Established in 2014, we provide free and affordable employment law advice to people and organisations who cannot source this elsewhere. We do not litigate; our focus is on maintaining working relationships where possible or reaching negotiated agreements where it is not. We are approachable, collaborative, and constructive. Aggressive or adversarial styles have no place at YESS.

As well as advice work, we also have a growing mediation practice. We contribute to many working groups and panels to represent the needs of lower paid and vulnerable workers in the development of legal advice provision and employment law.

Typically, 10-20% of our work is grant funded, benefiting clients on low or no income (although this is currently under 10%). A small amount comes from donations. The remainder comes from paying clients.

The Role

As CEO, you will lead our dedicated team of lawyers and support staff, oversee the delivery of our strategic goals, and act as the public face of the charity. You will work with and advise the Board of Trustees, in relation to YESS’s activities, performance and strategic direction. You will raise awareness of our approach and activities, to bring in new work and funding, and contribute to the public discourse on employment relations and employment law.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of YESS’s charitable objects particularly the delivery of free and affordable advice services to lower paid and vulnerable individuals.
• Provide leadership to a small hybrid-working team, ensuring effective working supported by appropriate resources and supervision.
• Maintain and develop sources of revenue-generating legal work.
• Identify and secure funding from trusts, foundations, and donors.
• Strategically manage YESS’s finances.
• Ensure processes are in place for the effective engagement, motivation, performance management and support of staff, consultants, and volunteers.

About You

We are looking for someone who is experienced in the delivery of legal advice services with strong leadership experience, ideally gained in the charity sector. You may be a currently practising employment lawyer, but this is not imperative as no client work is required.

Essential attributes:

• Experience in the delivery of revenue-generating employment legal advice services gained in charity and/or private practice settings (in the capacity as either a qualified lawyer or as someone who has managed/directed qualified lawyers in the delivery of such advice).
• Commitment to YESS’s fundamental principle of resolving workplace disputes without litigation.
• Experience of leadership and strategy development.
• Excellent at relationship-building and communication, with proven networking skills.
• A desire to spread awareness of YESS’s work and influence policy development in employment relations and employment law.
• Experience in organisational growth and change management.
• Understanding of finance including budgets and cashflow.
• Commitment to implementing technology to make the most of YESS’s limited resources.

Desirable attributes:

• Fundraising and donor management experience
• Administration of grants and evaluating project outcomes
• Understanding of charity finance
• Understanding of finance in a legal services context, including work in progress, utilisation and lock up.
• Experience of working with trustees or other volunteer governance roles
• Experience of leading/managing staff remotely

What We Offer

• Salary: £65,000 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Discretionary bonus dependent on organisational performance. 
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
• Home working with flexibility of office attendance
• Pension contribution
• A supportive, inclusive work culture that values flexibility and work-life balance

If you are ready to lead a dedicated charity that is making a real difference to people with problems at work, we would love to hear from you.

A full digital information pack is available on request or by beginning an application via this site. 

An informal and confidential conversation about this position with the current CEO, Karen Teago, is encouraged before applying. Please contact us in confidence to arrange this, giving a selection of your available dates/times to speak.

Application format: CV and covering letter (letter no more than 3 pages)

Closing date for applications: 28th March 2025

Interviews: First interviews are likely to be offered in the week of 7th April with second stage assessment to be arranged thereafter.

With 43 years’ experience caring for London’s diverse wildlife, 36 free-to-enter urban nature reserves, and over 900,000 members standing together for nature, London Wildlife Trust are engaging, inspiring, and enabling people to connect with nature.

London Wildlife Trust (LWT) is the only charity that champions nature’s recovery in London. LWT’s new COO will play a pivotal role in helping to achieve the 2030 Strategic Plan. They will be part of the Trust’s Senior Leadership Team with day-to-day overall leadership responsibility for finance, people, organisational development, impact measurement, and governance. 

Following a period of significant growth, and currently embarking on a brand-new five-year Business Plan, London Wildlife Trust is at a turning point as an organisation and is seeking a dynamic and effective leader to complement and support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in leading the charity through a period of significant change and transformation. 

The successful candidate will report directly to the CEO, and line-manage both the Head of Finance and the Head of People & Organisational Development. 

Whilst we are not seeking a qualified accountant, the COO will need to be able to robustly and fluently speak to and understand financial challenges, particularly around longer-term forecasting and budgets. Supporting and guiding the formalisation of impact measurement across the organisation will also be a key aspect of the role, done in close collaboration with the wider senior management team and Director of Development. 

Experience with and passion for streamlining operations, systems, and processes and continuously working to identify improvements will be essential, as will a calm and stable approach to leadership. 

LWT is being assisted in this appointment by the executive search firm Society. Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter. The deadline for receipt of applications is midday GMT on Thursday, 13 March 2025.

Joining us as Social Media & Communications Officer is a chance for you to help bring our message to life and reach new audiences. This role is really important for us in putting our best foot forward to the world, and showcasing what we do - so we can generate support to help more families facing tough times. 

It’s a varied and fast paced role that means you’ll be involved in planning, creating and managing our day to day activities on our social channels, as well as creating content for website and email marketing campaigns. A large part of the role will be video editing content, with a social-first approach. 

We’re looking for someone who is up to date with social, excited by trends and is able to create and edit content.

The role is being advertised as up to full-time (35 hours per week) but we’ll consider options for part-time (0.6 FTE or 0.8 FTE). We’re flexible about how the hours are delivered so talk to us and let us know how you’d like to work.

About the role: 

Social Media (approx. two thirds of role): 

• Social media content: Working closely across the team, develop a calendar of social media content in line with the social media strategy, that meets a wide range of objectives and goals and considers different audience needs.
• Content creation: Create compelling visual and written content for different social media channels in line with the plan, including short and longer form videos (e.g. family stories), graphics and so on.
• Content sourcing: Plan, source and collect the content needed for social media. 
• Content management: Manage the content bank and photo library, making sure assets are kept up to date, tagged and searchable.
• Channel growth and engagement: Lead on growing follower numbers and engagement levels for our social media accounts in line with the social media strategy.
• Trend monitoring: Keep up to date with channel trends and suggest content ideas in line with the social media strategy.
• Reporting: Produce monthly reports on social media performance, and present key findings to quarterly content meetings to help inform our test and trial approach.
• Digital advertising: Work with key team members to produce content for digital advertising campaigns.

Digital Communications (approx. one third of role):  

• Website editing: Update and create content for our website, including family stories and campaign pages. 
• Email marketing: Create, write content for and report on emails for key target audiences in line with our new email marketing strategy.

About us

We help families get time away together, often for the first time ever.

We're here for children living near the coast, who've never seen the sea. For teenagers who can't remember when they last saw mum smile. For parents having to choose between a day out and a new pair of school shoes. For young carers, grandparent carers, for families facing illness, isolation, or bereavement.

Holidays open up new possibilities. There’s time to reconnect, to try new things, and to make happy memories together. Time for running, playing, climbing trees and flying kites, time for picnics and bare feet. There’s time enough to share a laugh and watch the tide come in - for buckets and spades and sandy sandwiches.

Once we find out what each family needs, we take care of all the details. That way families can take care of the most important thing - each other.

Families choose the holiday they need. It could be a caravan on the coast, a woodland adventure, or a day out at a theme park, museum or gallery. And whatever the weather, if it means time spent together, even a day’s holiday helps build relationships, confidence and hope for the future.

Holidays also bring

• increased participation in education and paid work
•  improved learning and behaviour at school
•  more proactive and positive attitudes towards other types of support

Application deadline and interview process

• Applications close: Sunday 9 March 2025
• 1st Interview: 13/14 March 2025
• 2nd Interview: 17 March 2025

• Reports to: Individual Giving Officer (Retention)
• Direct reports: none
• Location: 27 Swinton Street, Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9NW* (minimum of 3 days per week in office)
• Status, hours: Permanent, full time
• Salary: Grade E, salary in the range £24,551 to £27,586** (depending on skills, knowledge and experience) plus benefits
• Closing date: strictly 9am, 10 March 2025

* We intend to move to a new office in March 2025, located closer to Farringdon
** A 2.6% inflationary adjustment has been agreed from 1 April 2025

Role summary

This role will support the expanding Fundraising team with all fundraising activities to ensure that good relationships are maintained with all Alcohol Change UK supporters. The Fundraising Assistant will undertake the financial administration and recording of all fundraising income as well as being the first point of contact for the team ensuring Alcohol Change UK delivers high levels of supporter care.

How to apply

Please see the candidate pack for details

Applications are reviewed anonymously. Question responses and CVs are separated on review, so please do not reference your CV in your answers. 

We monitor for use of AI in responses and will reject applications containing AI generated answers. 

Deadline for us to receive your application: strictly 9am, 10 March 2025. The online application form gives a date and time stamp to all applications. 

We will aim to get back to you by: 11 or 12 March 2025.  All applicants will receive a response. 

Interviews: 19 March 2025 (please save this date!)

Role:  Development (Fundraising) Manager 

Location: The Royal Court Theatre, London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent 

Salary: £38,500 (gross) per annum 

The Royal Court Theatre is looking to recruit a Development (Fundraising) Manager.

The Development Manager plays a central role in enabling the Development team to reach our ambitious fundraising target. They will work closely with the Director of Development, Development Officers, as well as with the Marketing and Communications team, Finance Team and Artistic and Literary Teams.

The role will be responsible for managing fundraising initiatives from a variety of sources, including from trusts and foundations, individuals and corporate partnerships. This includes managing key applications, proposals, campaigns and events to secure new income and steward existing relationships. Working closely with the Director of Development, they will lead on the development and implementation of strategy to grow income from a variety of sources as part of the Development team’s overall fundraising work. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience as a development professional with a track record in fundraising in a relevant environment, including demonstrable success in planning and securing income in a variety of contexts (e.g. from trusts and foundations, corporate partners and/or individuals). 

• Excellent organisation and management skills to handle a busy workload, tight deadlines and conflicting priorities. 

• Experience planning and writing applications and/or pitches for funding across a wide range of contexts and funders/partners. 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal). 

Further details about the application process can be found on the job description. If you are interested in this role, please complete an application form and return to the recruitment inbox by no later than 2nd March 2025.  Please address how you meet the criteria set out above within your application.

To note, your application can also be sent through in the form of a voice note, or PowerPoint presentation (no more than five slides). Should there be a more accessible format for your application to be received, please contact the recruitment inbox.  

The Royal Court Theatre operates the Disability Confident scheme, which means that you are guaranteed to be shortlisted to the next stage if you meet the minimum criteria. Please clearly outline in your email if you would like to be considered under this scheme.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the recruitment inbox ahead of the closing date.

Fight Bladder Cancer is a UK-based bladder cancer charity founded and run by bladder cancer patients and their families / carers.

We provide personal support anyone affected by bladder cancer in the U.K. We also help raise public awareness, support medical research, and campaign to influence policy at the highest levels to bring about improvements in bladder cancer treatments.

We may be a small organisation in relative terms, but we are one with big ambitions and for good reason.

The number of people in the UK living with bladder cancer currently exceeds 100,000 and with around 20,000 new cases each year, despite a 16% reduction in instances over the past decade, early diagnosis and treatment remain a key challenge.

Our patient support work is endorsed by patients, their families and by medical professionals alike and is recognised as being the leading source of information about Bladder Cancer for patients, carers and practitioners.

The key to our success has been that we are a patient-led organisation and one that seeks to put the patient-voice at the heart of the public health policy and funding debate. We can point to having achieved tangible success in influencing the improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer.

Our ambition is for a dimensional increase in our public information and awareness work. We aim to double our income to increase our capacity for delivering on our continued commitment to support people with bladder cancer and their families and to influence the future pattern and quality of health services for this neglected cancer.

There are all the foundations needed to achieve the objectives for growth and increase impact – a deserved reputation for the quality of what we do and our expertise, a successful income generation programme with potential for growth, a committed team of staff and volunteers, and all supported by sound governance.

As our next Chief Executive, you will lead on the delivery of the achievement of our ambitions and improve the patient experience for literally thousands of people.

How to apply

Application is by way of CV and a Supporting Statement, which should clearly set out your motivations for the role and how your experience to date meets the requirements.

Closing date: Sunday 2nd March

First interviews: Week commencing 10th or 17th March (conducted remotely by NFP)

Final interviews Tuesday 1st April (in person - London)

Join a passionate team working to empower care leavers and at-risk young people to achieve their full potential. At The Big House, we use theatre workshops to upskill and support vulnerable young people to enter sustained employment or education and transform their lives.

We are looking for an energetic and driven candidate to take ownership of the development of communications and brand awareness at The Big House. They will be comfortable to both collaboratively generate ideas and independently deliver content. We are looking for someone who is excited about working across multiple projects focussed on different audiences. Our ideal candidate is passionate about creating social change and motivated to promote the work of The Big House to philanthropic audiences and the theatre world. This is the perfect role for someone who wants to create big change within a small, passionate team.

This is a new role to be based in the UK supporting on raising funds/resources for our overseas operations. Primarily supporting healthcare projects implemented by our Médecins du Monde (MdM) partners, primarily MdM France, Spain and Belgium but also any other office managing international operations. Based in our London office, you will work closely with our MDM Network colleagues globally to ensure that UK funding opportunities from Trusts, Foundations and Institutional donors are delivering income for our network colleagues for international operations.

The role will include researching relevant opportunities, identifying the most appropriate projects, writing and submitting applications and ensuring excellent donor management, development and reporting. The role will also manage current relationships with overseas funders managed by our UK office and be the focal point for the START Network in MDM. There is a significant opportunity to grow our international income from UK funders, and this role will be leading this expansion at a time of growth within our network.

The Big House has one mission: to enable care leavers and at-risk young people to fulfil their potential. Through drama and tailored long-term support we help care leavers and at-risk young people overcome traumas experienced in childhood so they can make the complex transition from looked-after child to independent adult. The Big House's main activities are: weekly drop-in drama and employment workshops and the 3-month Open House Project which runs twice yearly.

Our work in PRUs started in 2024 when it was noted that young people who are referred to The Big House had often spent some time in alternative education provisions. We wanted to reach these young people earlier in their life to introduce them to The Big House both as a potential support network after finishing school and a creative channel through which to build important skills like teamwork and communication. We currently work with six PRUs across London but hope to expand the programme in the next academic year.

We are now looking for a Programme Manager to manage the PRU programme to ensure its success. The ideal candidate would be an experienced drama facilitator with a passion for social change who can lead our work in PRUs. The Programme Manager will be responsible for designing the workshop curriculum, managing facilitation, and ensuring the smooth-running of the programme. This role would suit someone who is committed to making a long term success of The Big House’s PRU programme.

This role is 24 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks) with a working pattern of 9am - 4pm for 4 days per week. Working location is split between in-person delivery in schools, at the office and remote working.

Fixed-term contract to April 2026 (maternity cover)

Hybrid working, with one day per week at our London office

This is an exciting time for the WI, as we are planning the next stages of our strategy and building on our strategic vision to be bold and inspiring, growing and relevant, flexible and inclusive. We  are proud to say that we continue to be the largest and most influential UK-based women’s organisation, with over 180,000 members. Our campaigns push for change on the issues that matter to women and their communities, and we have been a powerful voice throughout our 108 year history on issues from equal pay for women to protecting the environment from pollution. Today we continue to support and empower women to campaign to tackle climate change, to raise awareness of mental health, ADHD and Autism and to end violence against women. The WI has a track record of achieving real change on a huge range of issues, and this record of action shows that we are as relevant today as we were in 1915 when we began.

As a staff team, our strength is in trusting and engaging each other. We champion flexibility and inclusion, having implemented a bold hybrid model that supports a good work life balance and wellbeing, whilst at the same time allows the charity to flourish and do our best for our members.

About the Lead HR Officer role

In this generalist role, you will focus on the recruitment and retention of talented staff by helping to foster a positive, inclusive and empowering working environment that shapes our organisational culture. You will play an integral  part in shaping policies, championing best practice, managing employee relations and leading mental health and wellbeing initiatives.

As Lead HR Officer you will have both a strategic and operational focus, from incorporating EDI into our practices to providing specialist support and expertise in areas such as recruitment, performance management and employee relations. This role is also responsible for the line management of the HR Coordinator, and you will at times deputise for the Director of People and Culture at HR Group and Board of Trustee meetings.

About you

Qualified to CIPD level 5 and experienced in busy HR environments,  you should be adept at providing advice and support, skilled in reviewing and developing policy, and familiar with leading wellbeing activities and other HR projects to successful conclusions.

Exposure to HR systems and databases such as NaturalHR and external resources including HR-inform would be beneficial, as would knowledge of payroll management, experience of standing in for more senior managers and a Mental Health First aid qualification. You should be passionate about the WI’s  mission to transform women’s lives as well as a true ambassador for diversity, with outstanding problem-solving  skills and a confident yet sensitive approach to delivering change.

How to apply

For further information about this role, please download the recruitment pack which includes the job description and person specification.

To apply, please submit your current CV with a covering letter clearly explaining why you would be suitable for the role.

Closing date: 2 March 2025

First and second-round interviews: w/c 10 March 2025

No other media or agencies, please.

The WI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. Reg. Charity No. 803793.