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Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic, pioneering organisation dedicated to supporting the unique needs of converts to Islam across the UK. The Convert Muslim Foundation aims to provide essential support, resources and training for organisations working with new Muslims. An exciting opportunity exists for a CEO to join the team. As CEO, you will provide visionary leadership to advance the organisation's mission of supporting the convert Muslim community in the UK. The post holder will work closely with the Board of Trustees to shape the charity's future, oversee day-to-day operations and strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance the overall reach of the foundation and achieve its vision. This is a full-time, 2-year contract, home based within the UK.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have experience in a senior leadership role within a charity or community organisation, or the non-profit sector. You will have experience in strategic planning and implementation with a track record of achieving consistent organisational growth. You will have proven ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders including funders, partner organisations and government bodies. You will have good experience in the areas of fundraising, budgeting, and financial resource management as well as excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills. A meaningful understanding of challenges faced by convert Muslims in relation to Islamic faith and traditions is also essential for the role.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.
 

Department: Portfolio & Planning
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £23,000 – £25,000 per annum
Location: Home Based (UK wide travel as required)
Reports To: Head of Portfolio and Planning 

The Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team’s core purpose is to provide support, guidance, and assurance of the delivery of the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) national programmes and projects by providing specialist expertise, knowledge, and facilitation across the portfolio. The team ensures proper governance procedures are in place and that project/programme methodologies are embedded and adhered to.

The PMO is also the central point of contact for the Project/Programme Managers, assisting with the management of their projects as well as acting as a critical friend to challenge and scrutinise to ensure that they are adhering to processes and providing information in a timely manner for internal and external reporting to internal boards and the Home Office.

As Portfolio Co-Ordinator you will be responsible for the administration needs of the Portfolio Office and providing additional ad hoc admin support to Programme teams.

You will be responsible for dairy management and event organisation for the PMO for workshops and training sessions, this will involve booking travel and accommodation.

The post-holder will provide support to the Head of Portfolio and Planning with secretariat support, providing support with the PMO reporting and monitoring function to all programmes and Portfolio administrative tasks.

Key responsibilities:

Provide direct secretarial support to Head of Portfolio and Planning including drafting of correspondence, diary management and co-ordination, administrative tasks.

Co-ordinate and organise meetings, workshops and events including the arrangement of venues, travel and accommodation, where appropriate. For portfolio and programme level.

Assist with creating and facilitating masterclasses and workshops for the wider portfolio team.

Attend programme and project meetings and support them by preparing and circulating report packs, taking minutes, logging decisions and actions and tracking the completion of agreed actions.

Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.

Lead on the co-ordination of the forward planner and scheduling in business case submissions.

Act as liaison and first point of contact via the PMO inbox and provide signposting to relevant colleagues within NFCC who can respond to queries raised.

Be responsible for raising Purchase Orders (PO) forms.

Research and compiling data for portfolio and projects ad-hoc, liaising with key stakeholders internal and external.

Managing documents and files in the SharePoint environment ensuring the Information Management framework is implemented.

The successful candidate will:

Have a keen understanding and use of o365, SharePoint and Microsoft Suite, Excel and Word in particular.

Be able to demonstrate high levels of literacy, numeracy, accuracy, communication and writing skills with a strong attention to detail.

You have experience working in an admin function.

You have excellent time management skills.

You establish effective relationships with senior stakeholders within the organisation and develop a deep knowledge and understanding of your business area.

You have the ability to apply reasoning and knowledge to decision-making and solving problems.

You are confident working alone or as part of a wider team.

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you would be interested in; please have a look at the Job Description on the NFCC website and apply.

How to apply:

Please complete the application form linked from the ‘apply now’ button on the NFCC website . CV’s will NOT be accepted for this position.

Closing Date – 25 February 2025 with interviews being conducted on the 3 March 2025.

PLEASE NOTE – THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.

NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.

NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.

NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.

About Koreo

Since 2004, Koreo has grown into one of the UK’s leading consultancies with a social purpose. Our aim is to build a just and regenerative world by accelerating the potential for people and organisations to create systemic social change. 

We provide consultancy services to a range of clients across the purpose-driven sector while also delivering our own programmes. Our consultancy services focus on:

• Organisational Development: Driving culture change, embedding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles into practice, and organisational design and restructuring.

• Leadership Development: Strengthening leadership capacity through the design and delivery of bespoke management training programmes, while creating customised talent development initiatives to diversify and enhance workforces.

• Purpose, Strategy & Impact: Helping organisations define their social purpose, design effective strategies, and measure progress through robust impact and evaluation frameworks.

• Fieldbuilding: Supporting organisations build networks and partnerships that foster shared learning, collaboration, and innovation across the social change ecosystem.

Our flagship programmes, Charityworks and 2027, complement our consultancy work and are aimed at building a more diverse and better-equipped social change movement. They focus on bringing diverse talent and inclusive practices into the social change sector while enhancing the leadership capacity of both emerging and established changemakers.

The Role

Koreo is looking for a Senior Business Development and Partnerships Manager to drive growth across our programmes, particularly Charityworks and 2027. These programmes aim to create a more diverse social change sector by placing young people from across the UK in 12-month work placements with nonprofit organisations, also known as host organisations. Alongside their work placements, participants take part in a year-long, ILM-certified leadership and development programme designed to accelerate their impact and future potential. 

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive individual who thrives in a hands-on sales and relationship management role. This person will be responsible for securing work placements for our candidates by engaging with both new and existing host organisations across the nonprofit and grant-making sectors. They must be skilled at maintaining relationships with long-standing partners while also driving new business to support the overall growth and success of our programmes. Each year we aim to secure 150 work placements for diverse young talent from across the UK. 

Working closely with the Director of Programmes and Managing Director, and line managing the Programme Marketing and Communications Manager and  Recruitment Coordinator, the Senior Business Development and Partnerships Manager, will play a key role in executing Koreo’s programmatic growth strategy. They will identify and cultivate new leads to build a strong prospect pipeline of host organisations, pitch to secure new partners and manage relationships with existing partners, while also overseeing the recruitment of participants into our programmes. 

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong sales, partnership management, recruitment and/or business development experience who is passionate about building a more inclusive and impactful social sector.

Key Responsibilities

As Senior Business Development and Partnerships Manager, you will hold responsibility for:

• Strategy Development & Implementation: Working with Directors to articulate and implement business development strategies that support the growth of Koreo’s Programmes.

• Business Development: Cultivating new business leads, pitching our programmes to prospective clients and securing work placements for programme participants, while growing the network of non-profit organisations engaged in our programmes.

• Operational Infrastructure: Ensuring our operational infrastructure effectively supports the entire sales pipeline, from identifying warm leads to tracking sales-qualified leads, converting prospects, contracting, and invoicing clients. This includes responsibility for our CRM (HubSpot) as well as overseeing data management and metrics tracking.

• Recruitment Campaigns: Supporting the implementation of campaigns that attract diverse applicants to our programmes and overseeing their assessment and selection, as well the process for matching successful candidates into roles with our partners. 

• Marketing & Communications: Support the Marketing Manager in developing marketing collateral and delivering email and social media campaigns that promote Koreo’s programme offers to prospective applicants and clients.

• Account Management: Facilitating high-quality account management for our existing partners, identifying opportunities to strengthen and deepen engagement with them, and prioritising retention. This will include regular engagement with partners through updates, meetings, and running events.

• Line Management: Contributing to a just, inclusive and regenerative work culture in which a diverse team can do its best work, this includes line management of a small team in a way that is aligned with Koreo’s values

• Representing Koreo: Championing Koreo and our wider work externally, inspiring others to join our vision for a more equitable and inclusive future for the social sector.

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a RETAIL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEADto join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary of £34,241 - £43,046 per annum.The role is home based in the UK with National travel.

About the RETAIL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD role:

The Retail Business Development Lead is responsible for driving growth and expanding the charity's footprint of café and convenience shop locations. This role involves identifying and targeting new business opportunities, both within existing channels of operation and in new areas. Building and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders, and working with colleagues to respond to tenders and present to key decision makers to maximise new openings and net contribution to the charity.

Hours:  35 hours per week, normally Monday to Friday

Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
• Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

What you'll bring as our RETAIL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD:

Knowledge

• Proven knowledge of business development and sales processes.
• Well connected within the hospitality and retail sectors.
• Advantageous to have knowledge, experience and understanding of NHS Trusts/Boards.
• Understanding of public sector procurement and bid management.

Skills

• Be able to propose new business development opportunities with corresponding research and analysis.
• Ability to present complex information at a variety of levels, both in person and on paper.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Results orientated with a strong driven to achieve targets, self motivated.
• Effective problem-solving skills and proactive approach.
• Strong IT skills including Excel for financial modelling and PowerPoint for presentations.

Experience

• Ideally educated to degree level.
• Business development experience gained within the hospitality, retail or voluntary sectors and clearly evidenced success at delivering new, financially viable business opportunities.
• Experienced in analysing PQQ and other contractual requirements.

Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our RETAIL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is 24 February 2025. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

#LI-Remote

Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity operating in England, Scotland and Wales. Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential by offering exciting outdoor learning environments to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. 

Position: Trust Energy and Environmental Manager

Location: Can be based at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, Bristol or West Midlands.  There will be requirement to travel across the UK to visit sites as necessary. 

Hours: 40 hours per week (full-time)

Salary: £41,732 - £43,404 per annum

Benefits: We offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.Full details of our benefits can be viewed on our website.

How to apply: A completed application is required for consideration of this role, please visit our website for details

Closing Date: completed RMT applications to be received by Friday 21st February 2025

Initial meetings will be held on 5th March, followed by Interviews between 10th - 13th March 2025

As a key member of the central property team, you will be responsible for monitoring and managing the Trust’s energy and environmental commitments, with particular emphasis on utilities management and for implementing carbon reducing initiatives across all Ruskin Mill Trust properties, subsidiaries and all other connected entities as directed by the Trust Head of Property.

In this role you will:

• develop and manage the Trust’s strategy to satisfy legal and voluntary requirements relating to energy and carbon, including CCL (Climate Change Levy), ESOS (Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme), SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting), MOPs (Meter Operating Contracts), EPC (Energy Performance Certificates), and DECs (Display Energy Certificates)
• ensure data is complete and the required submissions are made to the relevant agencies such as the Environment Agency, Ofgem, HMRC and CHPQA.
• Support with utilities brokers and suppliers
• maintain effective cost management and ensure carbon reduction targets are achieved
• work with energy purchasers to identify and renew contracts.
• identify, procure and oversee (to completion), specific utilities saving projects across the Trust
• provide a 6 monthly energy performance & management summary to the RMLT & RMT Trustee Boards.

Are you passionate about community greenspaces and committed to inspiring others to feel the same?

The Orchard Project is looking for a Communications & Fundraising Officer with a proven track record of creating engaging digital content that really stands out from the crowd. You’ll also play a key role in helping to nurture our emerging individual giving programme. 

This part-time role (3 days a week) requires an excellent communicator with a keen eye for detail who is used to co-ordinating effective, creative marketing campaigns. 

Salary £29,642-£31,642 pro-rata new starter salary (plus London weighting of £4000 pro-rata if applicable) along with 5% employers pension, and additional training and wellbeing benefits. 

Since 2009, we’ve brought over 640 orchards into the heart of urban communities, specifically in areas of high deprivation where there is limited access to nature. We also train local people in the skills needed to care for those orchards, ensuring they remain viable for generations to come.

Key activity responsibilities of this role

Communications & Marketing (estimated to be 60%)

• Create engaging content for social media, our website, and other channels, working with the Communications Manager
• Work with the team to help broaden the diversity of our audience and engage new supporters
• Write a bi-annual supporter newsletter via Mailchimp, and assist project managers to create regional newsletters
• Work as part of a team to plan marketing campaigns with the aim of either growing our supporter base or raising funds for our work
• Develop inspiring case studies about our work and beneficiaries for use on social media, web, press, funding reports and bids
• Support The Orchard Project’s in-person and online events
• Assist staff with promoting events and courses via social media, Eventbrite and our website
• Assist with content gathering at in-person events to support storytelling
• Develop and maintain an effective, organised photo library for use across the organisation
• Other communications tasks as requested by the Communications Manager

Fundraising support (estimated to be 40%)

• Working alongside the Head of Fundraising, develop and implement a plan for growing and retaining our individual giving donor network
• Co-ordinate and execute a digital fundraising plan for supporter engagement, working alongside the Communications Manager and Head of Fundraising
• Support the creation of donor communications, such as thankyou letters and impact reports that ensure our donors feel valued and engaged
• Gather and organise key information to support our fundraising bids
• Provide audience insight and analysis on donor engagement and fundraising campaigns
• Other fundraising tasks as requested by the Head of Fundraising

We want The Orchard Project’s staff team to be as diverse as the communities we support. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability. 

More details about how to apply can be found on our website.

Support Team Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location: Remote
Salary: £32,500
Hours: 35
Department: Service Delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

About Us

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. 

Our volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of our members. Older people who may have felt very alone now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. We make sure that people know they are important well into their old age. Our vision is a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction. Our mission is to work within communities to end social isolation and loneliness in older people.

Job Summary

We’re looking for an exceptional person to join the Service Delivery team as the Support Team Manager. You’ll lead a passionate team of Support and Development Officers (SDOs) with a focus on matching older people and volunteers into our existing services and empowering volunteers to develop new ones. As an ideal candidate you'll be dedicated to ensuring that all areas of the charity’s work are consistent, clear, and empowering for older people and volunteers. 

You’re an experienced leader who is positive, resilient, data driven and who has the ambition and drive to grow our reach and to develop the effectiveness of our services. You’ll be solution focused, tech savvy, adept at identifying and removing barriers and at ease working to targets and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to

Head of Service Delivery and Volunteering

Responsibilities

• Leading, empowering, and developing a staff team that is motivated, data driven, highly knowledgeable, confident, and empowered to make decisions within their remit
• Identifying and overcoming barriers to growth, ensuring that all aspects of the support team’s processes are streamlined, effective and safe
• Responding to feedback, continuously reviewing, adapting, and adjusting the support team's procedures and working practices
• Ensuring that the team are thinking digitally and using data to influence their decision making
• Coaching the support team to scrutinise our CRM system to understand current priorities and to identify opportunities for new service development
• Collaborating and influencing colleagues across the wider organisation by promoting excellence and organisational effectiveness.
• Working alongside the Head of Service Delivery and Volunteering and the senior management team (SMT) to deliver the strategic plan
• Compiling monthly reports, ensuring that the SMT and the board of trustees have reliable information that feeds into all areas of decision making
• Empowering volunteers and older people to meet their own needs by promoting and supporting access to digital tools
• Working with KPIs such as: response times, matching rate, new service development and volunteer and older person satisfaction
• Co-leading SDO meetings and contributing to all-staff meetings
• Processing tea party group funds, ensuring that claims are made accurately and that volunteers are reimbursed within a timely fashion
• Leading and developing the annual volunteer reward and recognition programme, working with the Head of Service Delivery and Volunteering
• Co-responsibility for the effective organisation and handling of external enquiries and outgoing mailings
• Working with Engagement and colleagues in Service Delivery to ensure all staff are working to the same objectives and processes are as efficient as possible

Required Skills/Experience

• A motivational, positive and resilient leader
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
• An organised and methodical approach to work and excellent time management skills
• Experienced user of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Dynamics or equivalent systems   
• Enthusiastic about using technology to improve the volunteer and older person experience and to increase performance
• A clear understanding of safeguarding systems and processes
• A clear understanding of confidentiality and the implications of GDPR when working with volunteers and older people
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• A strong understanding of the importance of record-keeping and CRM systems
• A commitment to an environment which promotes equality of opportunity and recognises and values diversity
• A commitment to Re-engage's ethos and values and a determination to always promote a positive image of the charity
• The ability to travel to national meetings, sometimes overnight
• An understanding of, and empathy with, the issues affecting older people who are isolated and lonely
• An interest in learning about loneliness, social isolation, and factors that have an impact on the ageing population

Benefits

• Home based working, with regular opportunities to meet colleagues face to face
• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays
• Working from home allowance
• Access to a BUPA cash plan
• Death in service insurance
• Opportunities for learning and development

How we recruit 

Diversity and inclusion are important to us. We want our team of staff to be representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We understand that you may not meet every requirement listed, but if you feel you could make a valuable contribution to our charity, we encourage you to apply. You may be a great fit for this or another role.

We use the recruitment platform Hireful.  Using Hireful allows us to reduce unconscious bias and subjectivity, and candidates experience a more skills-based recruitment process which helps us to hire the best talent for our roles.

The application process includes an inbuilt anonymisation feature which removes identifiable personal data from your CV. To enable this please ensure your name you use on the application form matches exactly with that on your CV.

We also add competency questions to the process which asses your approach to real issues that you would face in this role. Each response is anonymised and reviewed separately by each hiring team member before the total scores are averaged to create a leader board of candidates. 

We would rather AI wasn't used for your answers as we want the real you, however we do reserve the right to reject applications if we feel the use of AI has been excessive.

The closing date is Sunday March 2nd at 11.59pm
Interviews will be held week commencing 10 March 2025

REF-219690

Job Title

Senior Grants Lead (maternity cover)

Salary

£54,000 - £58,000 per annum depending on experience

Location

Remote first within the UK. We work primarily from home but also have an office available in Central London for quarterly in-person team days and quarterly Full Fact-wide in-person meetings. You can expect to travel to the office at least 8 times per year. 

Reporting to

Head of Development, Caroline Gellatly

Employment Type

Fixed term contract maternity cover for 9 to 12 months.

We are happy to talk about flexible working. This is a full time position but we’re open to candidates who wish to work 4 days per week. 

Application Closing Date

10am on Monday 03 March 2025

Introduction to the role

“Working at Full Fact is such a joy - the fundraising team are supportive, ambitious and positive.”

We are in danger of entering an era in which none of us believe anything we read, see or hear. Misinformation and disinformation have been identified by the World Economic Forum as the greatest global risk we face over the next two years. Bad information promotes hate, damages health, and hurts democracy.

Full Fact is an independent, impartial charity that fights for a world where we can trust the information that shapes our lives. Every day, we fact check harmful claims from politicians, the mainstream press, or on social media. We have created world-class AI tools to help us do this, which we license to fact checkers in 26 countries, including some of the most difficult places in the world for fact checking. We are a national and global player, using what we learn to push for policy change in Westminster and in Silicon Valley. 

We are looking for a dynamic, cause-driven Trusts and Foundations fundraising leader to join us in the fight against bad information.

This role will lead our Trusts and Foundations programme, working from an existing £1m+ pipeline of major UK and international funders, as well as identifying and approaching potential new supporters. You will be creative and innovative in seeking out new opportunities, as we are looking to expand our fundraising into new areas of fact checking, such as climate misinformation and support for US fact-checkers. You will thrive on working with a range of colleagues and senior stakeholders to pull together information and develop compelling proposals for complex issues and projects. 

Reporting into the Head of Development and line managing a Trusts Manager, you’ll be part of a successful and supportive team, with a commitment to recognising and developing people’s talent.

You will play a crucial role in holding our political leaders to account, countering the spread of dangerous misinformation online, and fuelling the development of AI tools for social good around the world. 

If you are interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills, please do apply. We are open both to supporting learning on the job and to rearranging tasks within the team to suit the skillsets of the best applicant

Job Definition

• Lead on the Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy and pipeline management.

• Identify and pursue new funding opportunities at the six- and seven-figure level.

• Provide excellent stewardship to existing funders, ensuring compliance with their grant requirements and producing impact reports and cases for renewal. 

• Lead on the accurate and timely recording of funder data, approaches and team KPIs via the pipeline and Salesforce CSR.

• Provide leadership and management of the Trusts and Fundraising team, through direct line management of the Trusts Fundraising Manager, and supporting the Philanthropy Officer in managing her Trusts portfolio. 

• Monitor and learn from best practice in Trusts and Foundations fundraising across the sector, sharing knowledge with colleagues and board members.

Outcomes

• Drive £1m+ of income generation. 

• Work across Full Fact, particularly with the Editorial, AI and Operations teams, and with external partners to craft complex proposals and deliver successful six- and seven-figure grant applications.

• Working with the Head of Development, produce regular financial reports and projections for the Trusts and Foundations income stream.

What we are looking for from you

Political impartiality and sensitivity:

• You act with integrity and you’re happy to commit to Full Fact’s ethos and the seven principles of public life.

• You are committed to the political neutrality of our work and have a good understanding of impartiality (please see the rules on our website).

• Strong understanding of public debate in the UK and sensitivity to the political context we work in.

• You understand that part of Full Fact’s work is being a watchdog, that it can attract hostile attention, and how to manage these risks and support your team while standing firm for our principles.

Job skills/competencies

Fundraising skills:

• Extensive experience in high-value trusts and foundations fundraising, with a proven track record of moving funders through every stage of the fundraising process to secure six- and seven-figure grants.

• Experience in writing successful multi-year grant applications, and managing funder relationships over time. 

• Experience in managing complex proposals, working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to determine the scope of a proposed project for funding, and with funders/partners outside of the UK. 

• Experience of setting budgets and reporting on financial progress.

• Knowledge of the Trusts and Foundations landscape and key grant-making bodies, both in the UK and internationally.

• Experience of working with CRM systems to support high quality relationship management, preferably Salesforce.

• Awareness of the Code of Fundraising Standards, data protection regulation and other regulatory requirements.

Management skills:

• Commitment to recognising and developing people’s talent.

• Understanding of the value of open, inclusive, and diverse teams and a proven commitment to building a team where people feel empowered and valued.

Personal skills/competencies

• Able to communicate persuasively in person and in writing.

• Able to build internal and external relationships with integrity and empathy.

• Able to analyse and process large amounts of complex information, and identify the most relevant aspects to funders.

• An organised and proactive approach to work.

• Committed to seeking and giving constructive feedback that strengthens the whole team.

What we offer

Starting salary of £54,000 - £58,000 per annum depending on experience.

Workplace Pension

Generous holidays:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. 

• In addition, we close the office for a period between Christmas and New Year. 

• Day off for moving home.

Comfortable, centrally located London office with good transport links.

Employee Assistance Programme.

How to apply

Upload your CV and cover letter to our recruitment portal by 10am on Monday 3rd March 2025.

Our recruitment platform will remove identifying details such as email addresses to allow us to sift applications anonymously

Before applying, please read the requirements we place on staff to protect Full Fact’s independence and non-partisanship.

How the application process will work

We want to see you at your best to understand your strengths and the contribution you could make at Full Fact with strong support, including for your learning and development. We also want to make sure that we use your time well during this process and don’t ask for more from you than we need to. We will make any reasonable adjustments we need to make to this process to help ensure you can perform at your best. For more information about this before applying, please contact us.

The interview panel will be the Head of Development, the Fundraising Consultant, and a non-fundraising colleague. The process starts off with an anonymised covering letter and CV. This will be read by at least two people to produce a shortlist for interview.

The first round interviews will be a phone (not video) interview, lasting no more than half an hour, at a time that’s convenient for you. We will record it so at least two people can review each interview to decide who we invite back for the second round. The recordings will be deleted at the end of the process.

The second round will include a structured interview and a timed task which assumes no prior knowledge. The task can be completed prior to the interview, at a time that most suits you. 

The interview will be with the full panel by video and last no more than an hour. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to prepare, including anything we’d recommend reading in advance.

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and creative fundraising expert who is committed to building upon a strong programme of fundraising (events - third party, community and mass events) whilst bringing new initiatives in these channels to the charity to see income significantly grow.  Currently this channel of income generates around 20% of our annual budget – and we’re excited for this postholder to see it grow yet more.

Reporting in the short term to the CEO, the post holder will work across multiple income streams event/mass/community, to develop innovative products and tools to engage our supporters and maximise and grow our income generation strategy and lifetime value of our supporters. You will develop high-level third-party relationships, events and community initiatives that lead to long-lasting relationships and long-term support for Dreams Come True.

This is a busy role, and you’ll work on various relationship fundraising income streams, supported by the Fundraising Executive. You will support the CEO to develop new challenge and mass fundraising events and lead on new initiatives to drive new income. This is a hugely exciting role and perfect for someone who wants to build their experience and has the creativity and passion for growing this programme of work into new areas of opportunity.

You will lead in developing a strategy and operations plan for your key areas: Events, Community, DIY, and mass fundraising, as well as support the Fundraising Executive to develop new ways to recruit supporters and market events. The remit of this role will also include the recruitment and management of new volunteers, ensuring they undertake rewarding tasks that are both motivational for the volunteer and cost-effective for the charity.

This role is responsible for the line management of a Fundraising Executive, who you will help to develop in their role and ensure all tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

Driving income (in plan and new) generation; strategy; budget management

● Develop and deliver a strategy and ops plan that covers events, mass, third-party and community fundraising.

● Proven experience of recruiting, building, delivering, stewarding marathons/sky dives/bungees/treks that build income and new opportunities year to year.

● Support the Fundraising Executive to project manage an existing portfolio of events and introduce new products to grow the programme, incorporating digital/virtual fundraising.

● Review the portfolio of events and build new income generation opportunities for 25/26 and beyond to uplift income and grow supporter participation.

● Set, monitor, and report against budget figures, feeding into forecasting and monthly KPIs, and reporting any concerns to the Head of Fundraising.

● Lead the development and growth strategy for third-party relationships and high-value community supporters.

● Undertake regular reviews of activity including ROI analysis, report progress v budget, and implement actions as required.

● Lead on Identifying new opportunities for community grant funding including but not limited to supermarkets, round tables, rotary, masons, golf clubs, sports clubs, and schools.

● To provide excellent analysis, evaluation, and reporting on fundraising activity to the CEO, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.

General

• The ability to write and present compelling cases for support across a range of audiences.
• To keep up to date with the latest event trends and bring creative suggestions to the programme of work to continuously test and learn, engage new supporters and drive new income opportunities
• To work closely with Dream Team, to keep updated with Dream stories and use a range of methods, to effectively communicate these to all supporters
• To introduce new products to grow the programme - including digital/virtual fundraising and mass fundraising events.  
• Manage the Fundraising Executive, ensuring they have a robust work and development plan in place.
• Support, motivate and develop fundraising volunteer roles, ensuring they have a clear understanding of DCT to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
• Grow our Events programme, developing plans to recruit, convert, retain, and develop donors to deliver income growth across the portfolio.
• Diversify the organisation's overall regional events portfolio by leading product development.

· Manage the relationships with external event suppliers.

• Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising to build and grow existing fundraising digital products and generate new initiatives to drive income.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive to develop propositions for the wider community fundraising work.

· Provide talks and presentations to high-value community organisations.

· Provide support in other areas of Fundraising and the Head of Fundraising when required.

You’ll be at home recruiting and interviewing new volunteers, pulling teams together, planning and strategising.  You've great people skills and a talent for bringing out the best in people, spotting their strengths, building up their confidence.  You’ll be supported by our Salesforce Manager and Content & Communications Lead and will work alongside colleagues heading up our services.  

We’re at the start of a new 5-year journey to create space for people who stammer – so we’re building our team.  This is a new role at STAMMA, so there is space to shape, create and shape volunteering at the start of our new strategy.  Now couldn’t be a better time to join.

We're embarking on a new strategy, fuelled by the National Lottery, which includes significantly expanding our volunteer operations which will be headed up with this new post.  We've already a team of over 30 brilliant volunteers.  Our services are central to what we do - so you'll be at the very heart of it all. Recruiting and supporting volunteers across the helpline, training and advocacy services, including supporting our amazing group leaders around the country. 

Essential Skills & Experience

-At least 3 years’ experience of volunteer management

-Understanding of the laws and regulations around volunteering.

-Experience of recruitment, managing volunteering shifts, supervision and monitoring.

-Thorough understanding of safeguarding practices and issues.

-Experience of presenting to groups of people and facilitating discussion and initiatives and coaching individuals.

-Strong writing and presentation skills.

-Experience of working within voluntary sector.

Desirable

-Experience of organising volunteer events.

-Experience of working with local volunteer groups or networks.

-Experience of using a CRM or volunteering management system.

-It would be great if you stammer, but not essential.

Soft Skills

-Leadership

-Empathetic

-Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload within deadline.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Recruit and induct new volunteers to support our services, working with the Services Director and the Training & Outreach Lead.  Work with the service managers to review training and update training modules.

-Ensure there is appropriate training, support, supervision and acknowledgement for all volunteers and ensure recruitment and processes comply with the charity’s values & EDI requirements

-Research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments.

-Support and recruit volunteer community leaders; work with them to aim for consistent quality across the groups experience and develop an online training programme for leaders, and longer term, put a funding case together to support a training weekend for community leaders.

-Keep records on which community groups are active and identify areas of need and feedback mechanisms.

-Work with Content & Communications Lead to produce regular mailings for volunteers and recruitment drives and promote volunteering through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.

-Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.

-Maintain the database of volunteers + ensure all volunteers are registered members.

-Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses.

If you think you fit the bill and can tick most of the boxes needed under the Job Spec, then do apply.  Please send Jacqueline Fitzsimmons:

1. A CV.

2. A cover letter of no more than 2 pages to explain why you want this job and how you fit the Job Spec, with particular attention to skills and experience. 

If you want to chat through the post first, email Jane Powell

One to one Zoom interviews will be held in the first instance with the CEO. Candidates will then be shortlisted for a panel interview via Zoom. 

1st panel interview Online, 18th March

2nd panel interview London, in person, 24th March

Job Title: Senior Media and Communications Officer

Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover until 1st April 2026

Salary: £32,000 FTE

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Location: Remote

 

About the Role

As the Senior Media & Communications Officer, you’ll lead on storytelling, media engagement and campaigns that support parents through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

You will:

· Spot and jump on media opportunities: Monitor news and trends, draft timely and impactful responses to the big issues affecting parents and maternity services in collaboration with NCT’s subject experts.

· Creative storytelling: Source inspiring stories from parents, volunteers and practitioners and showcase how our services empower and support people through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

· Lead on PR campaigns to drive awareness of our charity’s work: Develop communication plans to grow awareness of NCT’s support, services, and campaigns, leading on the consumer PR for charity fundraising moments, such as NCT’s Winter Appeal, and in line with our For Every Parent strategy.

· Manage media relationships: Cultivate connections with journalists, ensuring NCT remains a trusted source for expert comment on maternity and parenting issues.

As Senior Media and Communications Officer, you will be a part of NCT’s Communications and Campaigns team, which brings together NCT’s campaigning, policy, media, parent and pregnancy information as well as our internal engagement team. You’ll also work collaboratively across the charity, including with subject matter experts including NCT Practitioners and our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, as well as being the day-to-day point of contact with NCT’s PR Agency.

The job will involve some out-of-hours work including providing an effective on-call service for the media. There may also be occasional travel a few times a year.

Why join us?

NCT is the UK’s leading charity for parents, supporting them through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that everyone can thrive and feel empowered in their roles.

If you’re ready to make a difference and help shape the future of our services, we’d love to hear from you!

We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.

The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Closing Date: 3rd March 2025

Our vision is to build a more sustainable peace in some of the world’s most polarised societies. We do this by equipping a global network of faith-formed leaders with the habits and skills they need to act across deep divides and transform unhealthy conflict. With more than 20 years of experience in the field, we specialise in creating spaces for faithformed leaders to encounter each other authentically, re-humanising those they no longer see or hear, and working towards a more peaceful future where both sides flourish – one in which their differences still matter.

The Facilitator & Content Design Manager is an integral member of the programmes and partnerships team, working closely with the Founder, Head of Programmes, and Co-Director (Impact and Partnerships) to design and deliver impactful products, programmes and resources. The successful candidate will facilitate programmes and support the development of our pedagogy for faith-informed conflict transformation, reconciliation and peacebuilding, which we call the ‘Rose Way’. 

The Rose Way is designed to equip faith-formed leaders with the skills, tools and character qualities needed to transform conflict at every level of society. It has three pillars: 1) Conflict Transformation skills; 2) ‘Deep to Deep’ dialogue skills (including the practice of Scriptural Reasoning); 3) the 12 Habits of a Reconciler. Investment in the Rose Way represents a key strategic priority for RCF in the coming years. 

Would you like to join RBL’s influential Campaigns, Policy and Research team? Would you like to to champion and advocate for the interests of the Armed Forces community?

We are looking for a Policy Officer to join our busy team, specialising in Health and Care policy.

This role will see you working to influence the policy landscape, and develop evidence-based policy positions, on issues concerning the Armed Forces community, with regards to health and wellbeing; social care; and loneliness and social isolation.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Reporting to the Policy Manager, key responsibilities will include:

- Monitor the policy landscape and upcoming policy development across the health and care portfolio, within central, local, and devolved government
- Track and analyse changes in needs, priorities, and concerns of the armed forces community, support available, and government policy development across the health and care portfolio
- Use qualitative and quantitative research, policy analysis and lived experience to develop robust, evidence-based policy positions and proposals that can deliver better outcomes for the Armed Forces community
- Identify, establish, and maintain an impactful network of key policy stakeholders across the charity sector, national, local, and devolved government
- Work closely and effectively with colleagues in Public Affairs and Campaigns, to ensure RBL continues to be leading partner in facilitating policy change, through influencing policy professionals, parliamentarians, and senior civil servants

Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.

You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, with occasional travel (incl. for monthly team meetings) to our London Head Office hub.

Should you wish to explore a hybrid London working contract (to include an additional London Supplement to salary), this can be discussed at interview stage.

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

Interview Date(s):      Week commencing 10th March

Interviews will be held virtually to include a panel interview and a short assessment/presentation, details of which to be shared within interview invitation

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Community Engagement Officer (Hub pilot)

Location: Home based – within the southwest area, close to Bristol
Hours: 21 hours p/w, FTC for 12 months
Salary: £31,500 FTE (£18,900 pro-rata – 21hrs/wk).
Closing Date: Noon, 19 February 2025
 

About Dogs for Good

Inspired by the way her own dogs instinctively wanted to help, our founder, Frances Hay set up the charity in 1986. France’s vision was to help disabled people by training assistance dogs to make daily life easier. In 2015 we changed our name from Dogs for the Disabled to Dogs for Good to reflect the wider community that we support.

Our groundbreaking work has shown us how dogs and the bond we share with them can lead to happier, healthier lives. Our work is bringing the best out of a person and dog relationship and we achieve this in many ways- some of these are: · matching people with our highly skilled assistance dogs

· helping families make the most of the relationship with their own dog

· providing community-based support for groups of people who can benefit from a connection with our dogs

· working with research partners to advance our work and advocate for the wellbeing and inclusion of people and dogs who support them
 

About Our Workplace

Dogs for Good is dedicated to advancing the boundless possibilities of what a connection between people and dogs can enable – in making everyday life fuller, healthier and happier for everyone involved. We want to support more people to benefit from these connections and we have an exciting new strategy to expand our reach and impact.  As Dogs for Good moves towards establishing a community-led way of working by 2028, planning for the growth of our existing network of community-based services and volunteers is part of our new Hub Development programme.

We want our Service Delivery Hubs to be a place and space that:
· Nurtures a person-centred Dogs for Good community and enables multi-service design and delivery in a locality that is informed by the needs within the community

· Provide a focus for awareness raising, attract local funding and create partnerships with organisations that support and advocate for our core audience groups

· Provide a friendly and supportive Dogs for Good go-to contact, space and voice in a locality for anyone who’s part of the Dogs for Good family already or could benefit from our support and services.

We’re looking for a team member to help drive our Service Delivery Hub pilot project in the southwest area, close to Bristol, during 2025.

Are you someone who enjoys a role that’s all about:

· making impactful connections and partnerships with people and organisations

· creating and nurturing a welcoming and supportive community for everyone connected to Dogs for Good in that locality – our staff, our dogs, our volunteers and the people we support (potential, new and existing)

· being part of a pilot project team; objectively testing what works and what doesn’t, providing feedback and evidence on the best structures, tools and processes we want to keep and repeat

· Getting stuck in and hands on – and equally enjoys looking at ‘the big picture’ and helping shape future organisational plans

Community Engagement Officer (Service Delivery Hub pilot)

This fixed term role is all about supporting the design, plan and test of our Service Delivery Hub pilot project, working closely with the Head of Hub Development and the wider Dogs for Good team. Building on experience from our other project work, this role will:

· Raise Awareness: Lead initiatives to promote our work, building and developing relationships with organisations that support or connect with our key audience groups

· Community Engagement: Be a key contact for our local Dogs for Good community, including those we support, our volunteers, and potential beneficiaries. Nurture and grow our community and help manage enquiries, provide guidance, and track interest to anticipate future needs

· Volunteer Management: Actively recruit, support, and manage volunteers, leveraging best practices we've piloted

· Fundraising: Seek and prepare responses to local funding opportunities and collaborate with central teams to support existing projects and develop new community fundraising initiatives

· Service Integration: Work with the Dogs for Good team to integrate our services within the Hub for maximum impact, ensuring we have the necessary processes, tools, and materials

· Evaluation and Reporting: Engage in evaluation and reporting to assess the pilot's impact, providing objective feedback and ideas for improvement. Ensure data collection aligns with our Data Protection policy and partner agreements

· Service Support: Assist our service delivery team, for example by finding and coordinating suitable venues for safe and effective service delivery

· Safeguarding: Monitor and take appropriate steps to safeguard clients, including vulnerable children and adults, in line with our Safeguarding Policy

· Additional Tasks: Perform any other tasks as agreed with your line manager

This role is very much helping to shape and trial our pilot project, so elements of the role and specific tasks will develop as the project progresses – the areas above are the main areas of focus.
 

Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone with the following key skills and experience:

·  Community Engagement: Building connections with local public, voluntary, and community sector organisations, especially in Bristol

·  Volunteer Management: Recruiting, training, developing, and managing volunteers

·  Project Assessment: Objectively assessing and reporting on project progress, issues, and risks

·  Communication: Excellent skills in communicating with clients, families, professional service providers, and the public

·  Welcoming Environment: Creating a warm and inclusive community

·  Client Support: Experience in supporting a diverse range of clients, with a focus on listening to their needs

·  Health and Social Care Knowledge: Understanding the support landscape, particularly in Bristol

·  Project Adaptability: Comfortable handling change, reporting progress, and adapting as new information arises

·  Organisational Skills: Highly organised, experienced in data collection and input, using data to inform decisions

·  Time Management: Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet deadlines

·  Innovation: Open to new ideas and confident in suggesting improvements to colleagues

·  Teamwork: Self-motivated and effective in a dynamic team with diverse skills and experience

·  IT Proficiency: Skilled in using technology to support service delivery and ensure easy access to data and records

Other knowledge and experience that would be beneficial in this role includes:

· Understanding of the services of Dogs for Good.

· Occupational Therapy related skills and experience.

Person profile

for a person who can demonstrate the following qualities:

·  Commitment to a person-centred approach

·  Proactive, positive and flexible approach

·  Outcomes-oriented; a ‘can-do’ person

·  Self-motivated and organised

·  Creative approach and problem-solver

·  Inclusive style, willing to share and learn

·  Operates to professional and high standards

·  Acts as an Ambassador for Dogs for Good

·  Creativity in problem-solving, ability to ‘think outside the box’ and responding appropriately to new ideas and unexpected situations.

Other Requirements

· The ability to drive is part of the job, so a full driving licence is preferred, but where applicable, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions where reasonable adjustments can achieve the desired outcome.

· As you will be working with vulnerable people, you will be required to undergo a DBS check.

· You are expected to have a good understanding of safeguarding issues and how they should be applied to the work of the charity and its partner organisations.

· Flexible working hours will be required in some instances to facilitate the effective delivery of the hub pilot.

Apply now

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Jude Palmer, our Head of Hub Development

To apply for this position please visit the Current Vacancies page on Dogs for Good's website, where full application instructions can be found.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 19 February 2025

1st interview: Tuesday 11 March, Little Stoke, Bristol

2nd interview: w/c 17 March at Dogs for Good, near Banbury