Fundraising Manager Jobs in Ilford, Greater London

Why work for us?

The Programme Funding Team is at the very centre of CIUK’s new strategy for the development of high quality and impactful programming within CARE.  The team shapes and builds our institutional programme portfolio in line with the CARE International 2030 vision and ensures that our programmes save lives and bring lasting change through consistent and high standards of programme design, partnerships building and learning.

At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will be a passionate and experienced funding specialist, with experience in institutional funding and a very good knowledge of our key donors’ requirements (FCDO).

Using your drive and expertise to work on various complex bids (including multi-million pound grants and commercial contracts), securing new funding for programmes at CIUK. Confidently lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams during proposal preparation, working with partners and colleagues in multiple locations.

Your extensive experience  and high level of understanding of programme design is key to this role, as is excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Capable of building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders; you are a positive collaborator and a strong team player.

About the role

The Senior Programme Development Specialist will work on complex and major bids, often on multimillion pound consortia, commercial contracts and multi-country partnerships. Taking a high degree of responsibility for programme funding processes from scoping and positioning CIUK for new funding opportunities, to facilitating the programme design and developing successful bids. This includes independently negotiating the scope of work and budget with internal and external partners  (potential primes and subs). 

This position will drive a high-quality bidding process with institutional donors and large foundations to build a healthy and sustainable funding pipeline so that CIUK can achieve our programme goals. You will work closely with technical advisory teams, country offices, finance colleagues, and other partners in order to deliver winning bids, which showcase CARE’s programme innovation and deliver impact as well as ensuring adequate cost recovery for CIUK. 

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:

- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).

By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to the HR team.

We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as we receive them, and interviews will be arranged as soon as possible. Therefore, the advert may close sooner that the closing date stated below if a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Closing date: Sunday 5 January at 11pm

Salary: £50,000-£54,000
Contract: Full time, 12-month FTC (with possibility to become permanent)
Location: London/Hybrid
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits: Generous holiday package, state-of-the-art office, religious leave, incredibly passionate team

We have an excellent opportunity for a Head of Corporate Partnerships working for a youth charity. This role will support the Commercial Director. As part of the role, you will be responsible for maximising income from corporates, leading and managing a highly successful team, and developing the portfolio of corporate partnerships.

This role will offer you the opportunity to develop your career by managing a brilliant team of three, and will allow you to take ownership of the role, overseeing the account management of all new business opportunities.

To be successful as the Head of Corporate Partnerships you will need:

• Experience of managing significant corporate partnerships and securing six figure opportunities, with experience of writing successful bids.
• Thorough knowledge of third sector corporate partnerships and corporate social responsibility.
• Ability to think intuitively, and shape bespoke opportunities and proposals to reflect the partner’s needs and objectives.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Salary: £25,207
Contract: Full-time, 12-month FTC
Location: London/Hybrid
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits: Contributory pension, generous holiday package, inclusive team

We have an excellent opportunity for a Partnerships Officer working for the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity, Albert Kennedy Trust. As part of the role, you will support the Senior Partnerships Manager to develop key relationships with corporate partners, cultivating strong multi-year partnerships to drive income. You will also take an active role over the summer Pride season, attending relevant corporate events.

This role will offer you the opportunity to join a truly inclusive and supportive team, offering great benefits, including access to the BUPA employee assistance programme.

To be successful as the Partnerships Officer you will need:

• Proven track record managing corporate partnerships or equivalent.
• Experience implementing stewardship and cultivation plans for multiple corporate partners.
• Experience of researching and developing targeted proposals for presentation to funders/clients.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Emma on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
 

Are you passionate about shaping the future of mental health support? Strides Highbury Counselling Centre is searching for a dynamic Clinical Placement Manager to lead and nurture our honorary counsellors and ensure compassionate, high-quality care for our clients.

This is your chance to make a real difference, driving impactful counselling services while mentoring the next generation of therapists.

Why Strides?
We bridge the gap in mental health services, offering affordable, long-term counselling to those who need it most. Join us in creating a safer, brighter future for individuals and communities.

What You’ll Do:

• Recruit, manage, and support our talented team of trainee counsellors.
• Oversee client services to ensure excellence in care.
• Collaborate on clinical policies, safeguarding, and service development.
• Build strong relationships with training organisations and supervisors.

About You:
You’re an experienced counsellor or psychotherapist (450+ hours), with a deep understanding of psychodynamic modalities and ethical frameworks. You’re organised, proactive, and passionate about making a lasting impact in mental health services.

Chiswick House & Gardens Trust is looking for an entrepreneurial, strategic and commercially focused person to fill a key position within a small dynamic team.  The Commercial Development & Events Manager role combines strategic planning, partnership cultivation, and event management to support our social and  charitable mission while driving income growth and community impact.

In this role you will contribute to our mission by refining and developing our commercial strategy to align with our social, charitable and audience development goals.  You will be responsible for growing our commercial income through securing corporate partnerships, events and filming opportunities, engaging our existing and new audiences.

This post requires commercial acumen, partnership development and a creative mindset with the proven ability to develop unique income generating experiences that celebrate and are sensitive to our Grade 1 listed gardens, buildings and are anchored by our mission.

Executive Director / Joint CEO

We are seeking an experienced senior leader to join as Executive Director /Joint CEO at an innovative arts centre in the heart of Deptford.

Position: Executive Director /Joint CEO

Location: Deptford, Flexible working negotiable; minimum of 50% office-based working

Salary: £70k per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 12pm, Tuesday 28th January

First Interview: Tuesday 18th February

Second Interview: Thursday 27th February

About the role:

With our long-serving CEO and leadership team stepping down in 2024/25, the executive function has been updated into a co-CEO model of a Creative Director and Joint CEO and an Executive Director and Joint CEO (new role) to provide joint development and leadership for the organisation and affiliated projects.  Together they will be responsible for articulating and achieving the creative vision and business objectives, to maintain and grow a versatile and vibrant performing arts centre and cultural community hub. They will contribute to fundraising and developmental work to achieve sustainability for the organisation. They will also oversee programmes of activity which represent the ethos and maximise artistic innovation, social and creative engagement.

Your main duties will include:

• Provide strategic leadership for the organisation and strategic advice to the Board, ensuring the development of Strategic and Business Plans, budgets and KPIs (jointly with Creative Director).
• Responsible and accountable for the overall management of the organisation through effective implementation of agreed vision, objectives, plans and targets.
• Ensure financial leadership, including annual budget setting, effective management of resources and monitoring of accounts.
• Joint lead on strategic fundraising, contributing to key fundraising applications and funder relationship management.
• With the Creative Director (and Board) maintain a wide and longer-term perspective of the external environment and developments relevant to our work; be proactive in identifying future opportunities and challenges.
• Ensure high standards of governance (with the Board), including charitable objectives and compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

About you:

We are now looking for a confident leader to work alongside a team of experienced senior managers, you will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Significant experience as a senior manager and leader in a major arts organisation or equivalent transferable skills; with a strong sense of how the organisation can enrich and transform the arts ecology, while meeting key stakeholders’ needs.
• Demonstrable record or potential for commercial awareness, financial acumen and business management skills to run a complex charity as a social enterprise with a vision of considered growth, innovation and risk.
• A desire to work in a creative organisation and a commitment to, and knowledge of, culturally diverse arts environments; confidence addressing equity and inclusion and realising and promoting the values of diversity in every aspect of the work.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders in the voluntary, public and private sectors; a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability and enjoyment of working within and leading an organisational culture equipped to generate cultural, management and institutional change internally and within the sector.
• Experience of management in a venue licensed for public entertainment, including demonstrable understanding of health and safety and facilities with the ability to oversee and lead on statutory compliance and best practice.
• Well-honed practical skills relating to running a similar sized organisation: highly skilled in and understanding of administration, HR, legal aspects, financial planning, monitoring and budget management.

Benefits include:

• 25 holiday days per annum, plus bank holidays
• Complimentary tickets to performances
• Company discount
• Training and development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing support
• Hybrid and flexible working policy
• Access to interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership

About the Organisation

The arts centre committed to representing the extraordinary creativity and diversity of Deptford, Lewisham and South East London. Each year over 60,000 people attend our events, ranging from music to theatre, spoken word and family performances; and take part in our award-winning participatory projects for young people and adults over 60. We were Lead Delivery Partner for We Are Lewisham, the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture 2022, with over 400,000 audience members attending over 600 events throughout the year.

The organisation aims to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and want their team to represent the same diversity of audiences and artists they welcome into venues every day. They are keen to hear from a diverse range of candidates from all backgrounds. They particularly want to encourage people who have lived experience of Black and ethnically diverse communities. The organisation will offer an interview to anyone who identifies as a D/deaf or disabled person who meets the essential criteria.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Charity Director, CEO, Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Director, Theatre Director, Arts Director, Venue Director, General Manager, Venue Supervisor, Creative Arts Director, Operations Manager, Head of Development, Festival Director, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Do you love to recruit, inspire, support and equip volunteers?

Are you an experienced fundraiser, with a passion for inspiring supporters to help people living in extreme poverty fulfil their God-given potential?

If that's you, then Tearfund's Fundraising Marketing team could be the right place for you! This role is part of a high-performing team working with colleagues in almost 50 countries across the globe to find and share stories of need and hope, to encourage new support and continued giving.

The Volunteer Relationship Executive role is responsible for the recruitment of new volunteers and providing ongoing support for existing volunteers ensuring they are inspired and equipped to represent Tearfund well. Volunteers are involved in speaking at churches, supporting at festivals and events and in community fundraising activities and the postholder should be experienced in these areas in order to provide the best support possible.  Could that be you? 

Do you have the following experience?

• Experience of volunteer management and recruitment
• Experience of delivering fundraising talks
• Community Fundraising experience
• Demonstrable track record in achieving challenging targets and objectives

Do you have the following skills?

• Ability to see through activities from start to finish
• A flexible approach to your work, showing agility to adapt and make changes if required
• Ability to influence and work alongside senior stakeholders
• Strategic thinking, and desire to drive forward new ways of doing things, with a test and learn mentality.

If that's you, then our Fundraising Marketing Team would love to meet you.

Please note that we are recruiting for two Volunteer Relationship Executive roles. While there will be a close working relationship across our volunteer relationship team, these roles will have some distinct areas of specialism: one will specialise on our speakers programme and the other on our events volunteers. If you have a preference please indicate this in your application. 

Both roles are full time (35 hours per week), flexible working patterns may be considered. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

BVSC is all about supporting the voluntary sector, the volunteers and residents in the best way possible.  We aim to unlock the potential of all voluntary organisations, from the grassroots small groups to the well establised larger charities. 

We’re looking for a talented and experienced person to lead our mission to innovate, expand and enhance our services. Your leadership will support our commitment to build the capacity of local charitable organisations by providing, and supporting your team to provide, targeted support to increase sustainability of organisations, with a specific focus on Children and Young People. You will also lead on our vision of making volunteering more accessible, driving forward an innovative volunteering strategy for Bexley.  If you can apply the skills of leadership, strategy, monitoring, evaluation and financial oversight – we’d love to hear from you!

Prospectus are excited to be working with a national refugee charity to help them recruit for a New Business Lead - Corporate Partnerships to join their team. This charity is the UN Refugee Agency's national partner for the United Kingdom. They help refugees by advocating for their protection and raising funds that help UNHCR deliver humanitarian relief to displaced families across the globe. They are apolitical and believe that every person fleeing conflict and persecution has the right to seek protection, regardless of their race, religion, nationality, political affiliation, or social group.

Thanks to their UK supporters, UNHCR teams can deliver humanitarian relief to families left with no one else to turn to. From rushing life-saving aid to civilians fleeing the frontlines of conflict, to ongoing care, such as education and healthcare, for families whose lives may remain in limbo for years.

This role is offered on a flexible full-time 18 months contract basis paying a salary between £45,500 to £50,500 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their London office.

This newly created new role will be responsible for securing high-value, seven-figure (financial and non-financial) partnerships with corporate entities that protect and empower refugees globally. The post holder will lead the prospecting cycle: from first meeting, through to opportunity development, through to negotiation and contracting. They will oversee the development and implementation of strategic partnership prospecting, manage relationships with key corporate prospects, and line manage a Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer.

They are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of securing seven-figure corporate partnerships and developing new business strategies. They are looking for a candidate with demonstrable success across all types of corporate support, including grant-based, brand-led, pro bono, in-kind and employee engagement. They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of working with multiple stakeholders in a complex, multi-cultural and international environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in business development in an international development or humanitarian organisation.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

We are recruiting for a Senior Philanthropy Executive to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager

Location: Homeworking with occasional requirement to attend our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £33,188 per annum, including London Weighting if applicable
Contract type: Fixed-term (until 10 December 2025), Full-time

Hours: 37.5

Join Refuge as our Senior Philanthropy Executive – Fixed Term Contract until 10th December 2025. Arising due to a maternity leave promotion,  the Philanthropy team are an experienced and collaborative team of fundraisers, passionate about Refuge’s work and core values.

Working in a small team, we take a collaborative approach to work across trusts, philanthropy and corporate partnerships, supporting one another to achieve success. We have a brilliant Chair and Trustee Board, and engaged celebrity supporters so you have space to be creative and tap into opportunities. There is an established portfolio already in place and a new business strategy to build on.

You’ll have experience of managing a portfolio of 4 and ideally 5-figure philanthropists, delivering on exceptional stewardship plans and building relationships with new supporters. You will be comfortable building enduring relationships, writing brilliant proposals and reports and representing Refuge externally. This role will suit you if you are adept at spotting opportunities and thrive on creative and authentic partnerships with philanthropists. We work flexibly with high trust, so come and join our fabulous feminist workforce.

Closing date: 9am on 6 January 2025

Interview date: 13 January 2025

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Title: Grants Associate – Europe 
Contract type: Fixed-term contract (parental leave cover): 12 months (flexible)
Location: Anywhere in Europe - with a preference for Berlin, London, Paris, Warsaw or Madrid (remote work possible) 
Salary: Euros 40,000–55,000 (depending on location/experience) 
Start date: Spring 2025

More in Common is seeking a Grants Associate based in Europe to help advance its mission to understand the forces driving societies apart, find common ground, and bring people together to tackle our shared challenges. The Grants Associate will work closely with More in Common’s leadership team in Europe as well as the United States to support grants management, tracking, and fundraising activities across the organisation.

ABOUT MORE IN COMMON
More in Common is an international research and civic non-profit set up in 2017 to build communities and societies that are stronger, more united, and more resilient to increasing threats of polarisation and social division. We conduct some of the most widely quoted research in our field by looking at public opinion through the lens of identity, values, and beliefs. We leverage our findings to apply interventions with partners to counter polarisation and build stronger shared identities across lines of difference.

With around 50 staff across seven countries (France, Germany, the UK, Poland, Spain, the US, and Brazil), each member of our team makes a vital contribution to our impact, and we put a strong emphasis on team selection and values.

Above all, we look for people who:

• Are strategic, rigorous, energetic, and creative
• Act with humility, generosity and integrity towards others
• Are committed to a process of ongoing learning
• Are able to think ahead and get big stuff done
• Are excited to work with heart as well as head
• Have direct experience with, and understand people from, different perspectives and backgrounds
• Have an interest in working in an international context

ABOUT THIS ROLE
More in Common is looking for a Grants Associate, a highly organised, mission driven individual who is as enthusiastic about identifying new funding opportunities and managing grant proposals as they are passionate about telling the story of our work to funders and partners.

This is a critical cross-functional role that will report to the Head of Development, and will work closely with More in Common’s Co-Founders, Country Directors, and Finance Team to ensure efficient grant management and to coordinate content development for internal and external reporting on grants. The Grants Associate will engage most closely with grants for More in Common’s European offices as well as cross-country grants on a wide range of issues from climate to migration and disinformation and more. 

This role is for someone who is:

• Agile and has an entrepreneurial mindset
• Committed to More in Common’s mission
• Comfortable working in and taking initiative in complex situations
• Enjoys process and project management
• Able to execute with precision and speed while still seeing the longer-term picture
• Experienced in working with grants, particularly, but not exclusively, from private philanthropic foundations
• Interested in both contributing to proposals and grants as needed and taking initiative to find new opportunities for funding Confident working with a dynamic, multi-cultural team and able to “manage up” to ensure grants requirements are understood and met
• Able to make the story of our work come alive in documents that stand out through crisp writing.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Grants Associate will play a key role in supporting More in Common’s fundraising and grants management efforts across Europe. This fixed-term role (filling in for one of our colleagues who is going on parental leave) will focus on identifying new funding opportunities, developing relationships with funders, designing and managing multi-country grants, and providing fundraising and grants support to More in Common’s national teams.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Leading the development of multi-country proposals, including project design, team coordination, proposal writing, funder liaison, and providing fundraising support to country teams as needed
• Researching new funding opportunities, from a variety of sources, including foundations and public funds and staying abreast of developments in the philanthropic sector
• Working with More in Common’s Co-founders, Country Directors, and Head of Development to maintain and strengthen funder relationships
• Supporting priority multi-country projects, including project management, consortium or team collaboration, and facilitating learning
• Leading on reporting for strategic multi-country projects, working closely with country teams to gather information and tell the story of More in Common’s work
• Contributing to More in Common's strategic planning processes, bringing a cross-country perspective and ensuring that lessons learned from projects are integrated into future work
• Representing More in Common at external events and conferences across Europe
• Tracking More in Common’s fundraising pipeline and grant lifecycle and working with the Head of Development in compiling quarterly fundraising board reports
• Working with the Head of Development to improve grant and project management processes and develop grants capacity-building resources and trainings for the global More in Common team.

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:

• 2+ years of professional experience working with grants – e.g., grant making, grant management, as part of a development team, or other similar work. Specific roles matter less than demonstrated familiarity with the grant application process and grant requirements.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English
• French language fluency a plus; German, Portuguese, Polish or Spanish also beneficial
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines, and work calmly under pressure
• Can-do attitude and an ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Highly organised with strong planning and problem-solving skills
• Grant writing experience preferred
• Familiarity with the institutional funding landscape in European countries with More in Common offices (France, Germany, UK, Poland, and Spain) and at the EU level; familiarity with the US a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience with Salesforce; experience with HubSpot is a plus

DIVERSITY + EQUITY + INCLUSION
The task ahead of us is daunting but we have a better chance at success if our team reflects a broad range of social and cultural backgrounds, beliefs, political persuasions and life experiences. We value diversity across many dimensions, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, age, religious belief, military service, geography, and political orientation.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• This is a 12-month, fixed-term position (duration flexible), ideally starting in the spring of 2025
• Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a generous leave policy will apply
• Personal learning and growth budget
• Remote working considered
• Travel to our country teams in Europe and to our annual global team retreat. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application deadline is 15 January 2025. Applications should include a cover letter (max 1 page) and a CV.

Director of Programmes

Salary – Highly competitive salary

Location – Hybrid working, split between the Foundation’s office in London and home.

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of sport and community development? Do you have the strategic vision and leadership skills to shape and deliver transformational programmes that leave a lasting legacy? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Football Foundation

We’re the Football Foundation – the Premier League, The FA and Government's charity that helps communities improve their local football facilities through football grants. This means better games and more players - helping transform communities where demand is greatest, and impact will be strongest. We have ambitious plans and with the support from our funding partners, the Football Foundation is well-supported to continue to invest in community pitches and facilities across the nation. 

The role

The Director of Programmes will play a pivotal role in the strategic leadership and management of our Programmes Directorate. Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Board of Trustees, you will help shape the strategic direction of our key programmes and new business opportunities, driving meaningful progress and measurable results.

As a member of our Senior Management Team (SMT), you will support the CEO in steering the organisation towards continuous improvement and success, serving as a trusted adviser to the Foundation Group Board and Panels, and contributing to the Foundation’s overall strategic vision.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a dynamic and visionary leader with a deep understanding of sport, community projects, government strategies, and funding opportunities, underpinned by expertise in participatory sports development. You will bring extensive leadership experience, demonstrating a proven ability to manage performance, balance workloads, and foster positive, supportive team environments. Your skill in navigating multi-stakeholder environments will be essential, ensuring objectives are met, expectations are managed, and performance insights are communicated clearly and effectively.

With a track record of driving key strategies, leading impactful projects, and optimising resources for success, you will translate our organisational strategy into ambitious programmes that inspire partner collaboration and deliver tangible results. You will oversee the management and delivery of our core strategic initiatives, including grass pitches, multisport advisory services, and multi-pitch hubs, ensuring these programmes consistently meet and surpass their goals.

Building on your expertise in designing and delivering innovative programmes, you will take a lead role in developing tech-enabled post-award processes to ensure that grant awards achieve their full potential. By maximising the impact of our funding partners’ significant contributions, you will play a pivotal role in driving the long-term success and sustainability of our shared initiatives.

This is a unique opportunity to shape meaningful programmes that make a lasting difference, working within a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation dedicated to positive change.

Our Four Corners

We refer to our company values as our Four Corners:

· Fair Players – open and inclusive in our approach

· Star Performers – trusted to deliver

· United Team Player – collaborative and easy to work with

· Passionate Supporters – flexible and willing

If you share these values and have the necessary skills and experience for the role, then we look forward to hearing from you.

What can we offer you?

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets.

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability, and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @footballfoundation. org. uk

How do I apply?

If this sounds like the role for you, please follow the steps outlined below to apply.

Please send the following to jobs @footballfoundation. org. uk

o CV

o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly your suitability for the role, together with your reasons for applying (no more than one page of A4).

The closing date for applications is: 23:59, 19th January 2025

1st stage interviews via MS Teams are currently scheduled for 27th and 28th January

2025, with 2nd stage in person interviews to follow

Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.

I am excited to be working on this new Finance Officer role for a fantastic based educational organisation. This full-time oppoertunity is based in their London offices and will be for 2 - 3 months from the begining of January 2025. As Finance Officer you will be responsible for processing financial transactions and managing day-to-day financial and administrative tasks to support the organisation's finance department.

Key Responsibilities:
Financial Transactions: Input supplier details, process invoices, expense claims, and payment runs using Sage and other systems.
System Administration: Manage the order/invoice system, set up new users and reconcile supplier statements.
Month-End Processes: Assist with journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
Enquiries Management: Respond to departmental emails and calls, ensuring timely and professional communication.
General Administration: Manage correspondence, electronic filing, and departmental post.

Requirements:
Proficiency with finance systems and processes (Sage 50).
Strong organisational and communication skills.
Ability to multitask and work collaboratively in a busy environment.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available. Please apply online, I would love to speak to you!

The Vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.  Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. 

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the 5 positions for ‘Supporter Relations Assistant’ on a 3 months fixed term basis, to be based from its Waterloo Office, London. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model.

The purpose of the role is to manage IRUK’s switchboard and phone enquiry system and to administer the entry of data on the fundraising database. This will include processing donations, updating supporter details, maintaining supporter records, and ensuring that information held is accurate, appropriate and up to date.

The successful candidate must have:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Experience of using databases
• Excellent customer service experience
• Experience of working with sensitive information
• Experience of and passion for, delivering excellent supporter care
• Good levels of computer skills with experience of working with databases and competent in Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel.
• Fast and accurate data entry skills
• Good standard of numeracy
• Proven administrative skills
• Excellent communication skills by phone, email, and post
• Experience of delivering timely and accurate responses
• Experience of multi-tasking and effectively prioritising workload.
• Ability to work in a methodical manner with attention to detail
• Must be a team player as well as being able to work on own initiative
• Strong empathy for the aims and work of Islamic Relief
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act/GDPR

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place early to mid-January 2025.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer