Head Of Organisational Development And Learning Jobs

Barnwood Trust is not your typical funder. We drive change so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, we influence the change that’s needed. By partnering with local organisations, involving people with lived experience directly in our work, and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in Gloucestershire. 

As part of this work, our Funding & Influencing Team engages a wide range of people in the Trust’s vision for Gloucestershire, and our Funding Relationship Manager is integral to this. 
We are looking for a Funding and Relationship Manager, who will be responsible for awarding, distributing, and evaluating the impact of our funding to Gloucestershire based organisations. The team provide supportive and reciprocal learning and evaluation relationships with organisations enabling us to constantly improve our grant-making processes and social change mechanisms.

We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support – this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:
•  are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
•  have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges. 
 

2 x Contract terms:
•   2 x 24 months fixed term contracts
•  We welcome applications from people looking for full time hours (37.5hrs per week).  
•  We offer a flexible start between 8am and 9.30am Monday to Friday. 
•  Salary £35,356 p/a
•  36 days holiday inc. bank holidays 
•  This position is based in our office in central Cheltenham with occasional opportunities for home working.

Summary of key duties:

Managing and processing grants to organisations and groups 

• Process Funded Partner and Themed Funding grants to organisations and groups, ensuring that information is stored and monitored routinely, and that grant payments and annual instalments are authorised and paid in a timely manner. 

• Respond to enquiries from prospective grant applicants, referrers, organisations, and other connected parties, showing consideration and patience for callers with communication or learning challenges. 

• Support prospective applicant organisations and groups to apply to Barnwood Trust, providing appropriate support and advice to applicants and aligning with the Trust’s values and funding principles. 

• Manage a portfolio of organisational grants, providing support where needed, and maintain a supportive monitoring, evaluation, and learning relationship over the life of a grant.

Evaluation, learning and relationship management. 

• Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of a portfolio of funded organisations, ensuring data and key learning is submitted to Barnwood on time and supporting organisations to collect and collate this. 

• Support funded organisations to measure the impact of their work in accessible and inclusive ways, drawing on your own expertise and that of the wider Funding Team. 

• Through monitoring, evaluation, and relationships with your portfolio, identify learning themes and capacity gaps in organisations in the county. 

• Support the Head of Funding & Influencing and the Funding Policy and Evaluation Manager to publish impact data and learning from organisation and group funding on Barnwood’s website and social media channels. 

Summary of Essential Knowledge and Experience  
 

• Proven experience of building and managing ongoing relationships with funded organisations.

• Knowledge of the VCS sector, and an understanding of the challenges faced by delivery organisations. 

• Ability to work with and analyse data.

• Proven experience of supporting organisations to apply for funding.

For full details please see our application pack.

Summary of skills

• Excellent communication and organisational skills, including high level written communication skills. 

• Exceptional time management with the ability to be flexible during busy periods while still meeting responsibilities and deadlines.

• Self-awareness, enabling excellent working relationships with a wide range of people (both internally and externally) using tact, diplomacy and sensitivity. Working well both individually and collectively in a team.

• Strong IT skills (proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WhatsApp, Teams and Zoom, as minimum) with the ability to learn and navigate new systems quickly and efficiently.

Benefits:
•  36 days annual leave including bank holidays.
•  Life Assurance (3 x Salary)
•  Competitive salaries and fantastic pension contribution rates.
•  Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.
•  Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident when working with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities, and mental health challenges. 
•  Friendly and collaborative working culture; everyone’s voice is heard.
•  We have a range of supportive wellbeing policies and almost a third of our employees, are qualified mental health first aiders with Mental Health England. 
•  Our offices in central Cheltenham are wheelchair accessible, have free accessible parking on site and great facilities.
•  Assistance dogs are welcome.

Guidance On Applications:
Click on Apply Via Website to be taken to the Barnwood Trust website where you need to apply for this role via our online application form. 
You will also find a detailed application pack which gives a full and detailed job description and person specification as well as guidance on how to make an online application and what you should include within it.
Should you have any questions or require any of the information in a different format please email the recruitment team directly at recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org.  
We want our application process to be right for you as an individual, so if there’s anything you think we can do to make this process more straightforward for you please email recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org directly to discuss what support we might be able to provide. Our career page on our website has some examples of things we may be able to put in place for people who request extra support. 

Deadline for applications:  12.00 noon on Friday 28th March 2025 
First interviews: Tuesday 8th April and Wednesday 9th April 2025
Second stage interviews: Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th April 2025

We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. 

About Outward

Outward is celebrating 50 years of providing high-quality support and care services, supported housing, respite breaks, and community support services to people with learning disabilities, autism, or other support needs due to age, circumstance, or disability to vulnerable people in London, predominantly across North and East London. We are proud to empower the people we support to live fulfilling lives, make positive choices, and embrace opportunities that matter to them.

Our vision is that every person should have the opportunity to be valued, active participants in their communities; living the life they choose and breaking down barriers they face by support which engages, enables, and empowers people towards further independence.

As we strive to provide innovative, person-centred care and excel in the delivery of high-quality, sustainable support services, we’re seeking a talented Service Improvement Manager, Care & Support on a permanent contract to join the Care and Support department, conducting audits, leading on organisational improvement projects, and directly managing services in crises when required, championing best practice and service excellence.

About the Role

Are you experienced and knowledgeable about working with adults with a learning disability/autism and complex needs or Positive Behaviour Support needs? Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed manager able to multitask, line manage, and work under pressure?

This is an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills to support the Care and Support Operational Excellence and Practice Development Lead in ensuring Service Improvement across Outward by embedding high standards in the running of the services. This hybrid role requires you to directly manage and improve frontline services in need for short periods, floating operationally across a range of services delivering workshops and centrally leading on audits as directed.

You will be working closely with other Central team Outward employees, Outward- Care and Support Senior Management team, as well as family carers, professionals, and various Local Authorities-wide services to ensure Outward’s People We Support have an enjoyable and meaningful life whilst living in our services.

Job Description

• Conduct a busy schedule of Quality audits and improvement reviews and support visits across care and support services
• Assist in tendering for and setting up new business
• Support services to maintain Good or achieve Outstanding ratings with CQC
• Support and assist services that are underperforming (actively participate in performance analysis, collaborate with Operational Excellence Lead to develop Service Improvement Action Plans, monitor and measure implementation success)
• Analyse inspection reports, produce thematic reports, share lessons learned, and implement and embed changes throughout services
• Review and update organisational policies and procedures
• Deliver in-house training and workshops to frontline staff as required
• Uphold the rights of people we support to be involved at all levels of decision-making
• Provide line management and conduct timely supervision, probations, inductions, or appraisals for staff as directed by the area manager
• Effectively manage employment relations cases, including investigations and chairing hearings and appeals as required
• Take on project work for the care and support department as required
• Take part in internal investigations, fact-finding, and disciplinary hearings
• Treat customers with dignity and respect at all times, prioritising their needs in decision-making
• Take personal responsibility for safety at all times

This job description is not exhaustive and other duties may be assigned as directed by your line manager within the role’s scope.

Requirements

Essential:

· Strong understanding of the Care & Support sector, supported by professional qualifications or equivalent experience

· Demonstrable experience managing high-quality services for vulnerable people

· Proven ability to lead successful change management programmes in a care environment

· Track record of engaging and working collaboratively with external stakeholders, including commissioners and regulators

· Knowledge and understanding of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

· Strong knowledge of care regulations, funding mechanisms, and legal frameworks

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including report writing

· IT literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

· Ability to monitor and improve quality and performance across services

· Strategic thinker with the ability to respond effectively to risks and challenges

· Proactive and collaborative approach, with strong problem-solving skills

· Commitment to Outward’s values of engaging, enabling, and empowering people

Other Requirements

· Willingness to work out of hours, including evenings and weekends

· Ability to travel across multiple sites within a broad geographical area

Desirable:

• Extensive experience managing budgets and financial performance
• Experience in co-production, involving people supported and their families in designing and delivering services
• Knowledge and experience in delivering environmental sustainability
• Knowledge of trends and innovations in the care sector, including digital transformation initiatives
• A sharp commercial focus with the ability to balance financial sustainability and quality care
• Enthusiastic about assistive technology and driven to implement relevant aids and platforms
• Passionate about personalised home environments, functional spaces, and high standards of accommodation for the people we support
• Familiarity with assistive technologies and their application in care delivery
• Knowledge of change management principles and strategies for embedding digital culture.

Benefits

We value our staff and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 25 days annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays)
• Comprehensive Learning & Development Programme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Pension Scheme and Death in Service Benefit

How to Apply

If you’re ready to make a difference and have the skills and experience for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter (preferably in one document). In your covering letter, outline your motivation for applying, how your skills align with the role, and highlight relevant achievements. In the subject line, please state clearly the role you are applying for and your name.

The closing date for all applications is 31/03/2025, however it is only an indicative date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. It would be great to hear from you.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

As an employer, who aspire to become Disability Confident Committed, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you wish to be considered for an Offer Of an Interview (OOI) Please note that the OOI is available to disabled candidates only. Regrettably, any false declaration of disability in order to secure an interview will impact on your overall application.

Join a team with unique expertise combining the power of journalism and the law to support the resilience of independent media, access to law, and responsible business. We leverage our unique combination of media and legal expertise, together with data intelligence, to inform, connect, and empower professionals and civil society to strengthen free, fair, and informed societies.

This is an exciting and varied role that will put you at the centre of the development of the Foundation’s work, collaborating with our teams delivering Journalism, Media Development, TrustLaw, and Convening Initiatives.

You will play a proactive role in developing and delivering strategic partnerships with the private sector and philanthropic organizations, optimizing opportunities for partnerships, supporting the development of proposals, and facilitating effective sharing and learning across all teams.

About the Role

As our Business Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy, you will:

• Work closely with both the Head of Corporate Partnerships and the Global Director of Business Development to proactively seek out new and develop existing partnerships with companies, corporate foundations, and philanthropic organizations across multiple sectors to meet the income objectives of the Foundation’s strategy, prioritizing £200k plus opportunities.
• Produce compelling and clear proposals to prospective corporate supporters and philanthropic donors.
• Manage your own pipeline and move prospects through the stages of the business development process, including negotiation and close, to secure the best contract value and significant income for TRF.
• Lead on the outreach and sponsorship development for Trust Conference, TRF’s sector leading event that serves as a key platform for collaboration and thought leadership among experts at the forefront of global efforts to build free, fair and informed societies.
• Broker support in the private sector in partnership with TRF’s Responsible Business team to support new product development initiatives.
• Grow relationships at all levels within corporations, international organizations, and philanthropic entities to create deeper strategic and sustainable partnerships, leveraging opportunities for stewardship and cultivation from across Foundation activities, coordinating as required with Programmes Team and specialist implementation teams across the Foundation to identify those donors who require additional stewardship or support.
• Participate in the account management and stewardship of corporate supporters and philanthropic donors by working closely with the Head of Partnerships and the Programmes team to ensure the Foundation is meeting contractual obligations.
• Actively network to build the profile and reputation of the Foundation, supporting and strengthening independent media to ensure the free flow of trustworthy information.
• Promote business practices that respect human rights and foster responsible business.

About You

To be our Business Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy, you will have:

• Proven history of income generation and pipeline development expertise.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Proven commercial acumen in the charity or international development sector.
• Confident sales and negotiation skills with evidence of successful acquisition of new multi-year corporate partnerships and philanthropic donations worth £200,000 plus in value and sponsorship partners for campaigns, products, events or services.
• A mindset that is resilient, target-driven, proactive, and creative with an ability to cope with high-pressure projects and work environments and find solutions to problems when they arise.
• Excellent relationship management skills and emotional intelligence.
• Experience of developing value propositions with the ability to quickly understand complex information and communicate it to non-experts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally, with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced "newsroom type" environment, with a proven ability to work to specific deadlines.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

We are the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters. Free and independent media is critical to informing citizens and to holding power to account but is increasingly under threat. The law upholds human rights and freedoms, but is often abused or inaccessible, undermining its purpose. Through our media, legal, and data-driven expertise, we offer a range of initiatives and services that bolster the resilience of independent media, strengthen access to the law, and foster responsible business practices, fundamental pillars that are integral to free, fair, and informed societies.

What’s in it For You 

At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth: 

• Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed. 

• A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.  

• Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now. 

• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits. 

• Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities. 

Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life.

Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK. 

We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change. 

We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

The Head of High Value Relationships will lead major gift fundraising at Independent Age.  You will be responsible for developing and delivering an exciting new Major Donor programme from the ground up, building on an established Trusts & Foundations programme to maximise its potential, and leading the Corporate Partnerships team to develop and grow a pipeline of strategic high value partnerships with businesses. 

The Head of High Value Relationships will lead their team in creating and implementing a strategy for high-value fundraising. This new strategy will aim to generate substantial income from high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and businesses. 

As a key member of our Leadership Team, the Head of High Value Relationships will work closely with colleagues from across Independent Age to ensure that high value relationships significantly contribute to supporting our mission to improve the lives of older people struggling with their finances. 

You should be a seasoned high value fundraiser adept at building productive, influential and long-term relationships with high value donors and have a strong track record of personally securing 6-7 figure gifts, as well as leading teams to deliver this type of result.

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age here.

Application Process:

To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.

Closing Date: Sunday 23 March at 11:59pm

Interview Dates: Week commencing 31 March 

About The Advocacy Project

We help people speak up and make decisions about their health, wellbeing and social care. We’re here to make sure people who are vulnerable because of their circumstance can understand their rights, make effective choices about their lives and voice their concerns.

Some of the ways we do this include:

• advocacy services that make sure people can express their wishes when decisions are being made about their care or wellbeing
• user involvement projects that help organisations improve what they offer by listening to people who use their services
• local Healthwatch services, which act as health and social care champions for the areas they serve and give people a direct channel to share their feedback
• innovative Personal Health Budget projects that allow people to access items and services to improve their wellbeing.

Our services are independent, confidential, and free to those receiving them. Together, our teams are standing up for essential rights and supporting people to have a say on the issues that matter to them.

About the role

This role is deputy to the Head of Service Delivery.  In this role you will take shared responsibility for the effective leadership of our services.  You will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering impactful services that deliver meaningful outcomes for individuals and communities. The post-holder will be responsible for:

• Providing leadership to service managers
• Ensuring quality assurance across the organisation
• Project management and oversight.
• Supporting outcome and impact measurement and reporting. 
• Effective engagement with stakeholders,
• Managing the single point of access
• Deputising for the Head of Service Delivery
• Acting as a designated safeguarding lead 

Role & responsibilities

Leadership

• Leadership and development for service (currently advocacy) managers across the organisation.
• Support with recruitment of managers and team members
• Ensure managers receive regular and effective supervision, feedback and coaching. 
• Monitoring, development and delivery of services and contracts ensuring positive outcomes  for service users.
• Ensure all service areas comply with all internal, contractual and legal policies and requirements.
• Support managers with financial and budget management. 
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with commissioners, funders and other professionals
• Managing the referral pathway and associated team to ensure a smooth, supported and efficient service and line managing Single Point of Access Staff

Deputise for Head of Service

• Presenting a visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership presence.
• Lead a culture of inclusion, excellence and accountability
• Supporting Senior Leadership team to deliver our new strategy.
• Act as designated safeguarding lead in HOSD’s absence, including offering support and guidance to staff across the organisation and to review Safeguarding data on CMS when required.

Service development and implementation

• Work with business development to identify and develop opportunities for development.
• Support with completion of bids and proposals, including preparation of method statements.
• Mobilise new services within agreed timescales, working closely with commissioners to provide a seamless transition for the people we support and staff members.
•  Embed a robust service plan after initial implementation phase, providing support to managers so service areas comply with contract.

Quality Assurance

• Work with HoS to develop and implement an outcome framework across all our services. 
•  Work with HoS to ensure all data is recorded correctly including the auditing of CMS
•  Analyse and report on data as required to demonstrate outcomes and impact.
• Run monthly reports on CMS to monitor performance and support managers to resolve performance related issues.
• Support managers with service development plans to ensure continuous improvement.
• Run quarterly reports to ensure that key monitoring dates are met.
• Work closely with HoS to develop a quality assurance framework based on quality standards.
• Support managers to capture qualitative data.

Knowledge, skills & experience

• At least 4 years’ experience managing and developing staff within advocacy services or services that support people with health and social care needs
• Experience of demonstrating impact and quality in your work
• Independent Advocacy Diploma preferably in IMCA and Care Act. Successfully completed the IAQ module on managing an advocacy service (or prepared to gain this within 6-12 months).
• Extensive experience of non-instructed advocacy
• Understanding of issues related to diversity and equality of opportunity and a genuine commitment to developing inclusive practice
• Effective communication and coaching skills to help people reflect & develop.
•  Ability to motivate and develop a positive, honest and open team culture.
•  Experience in recruiting, TUPE, induction, appraisals and giving robust regular supervision and informal support including addressing performance issues.
• Experience of analysing data and writing clear, concise reports.
• Time management skills to make sure reporting and contract compliance are addressed within agreed timescales.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience of building effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Experience implementing services and defining service design and specifications. 
• Excellent project management skills and experience.
• Passionate about supporting people to have their voices heard, feel in control of decisions about their lives and have their rights upheld.
•  IT skills including database experience.
•  A track record in supporting people to embed robust safeguarding policies that support a person in the most person-centered way possible.
• An excellent understanding of national legislation and policy relating to adult safeguarding.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• A good knowledge of advocacy standards.
• The ability to manage change which inspires staff to work together to develop their practice. 

Everyone at The Advocacy Project needs to show values and attributes which help in our mission to give an outstanding service to the people we support and be an excellent place to work. You must:

• Be part of a team to make the organisation a great place to work.
• Participate in personal & organisational development, including team meetings / training.
• Continually look for evidence of strengths and areas of development. Be open to requesting and taking feedback to support your development. Ask for support if you don’t know the answer or need help in a particular area.
•  Contribute to organisational reporting and communications.
•  Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.
• Work to our mission, vision, and values.
• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

Be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder is seeking an experienced Head of Property Management to oversee the operational management of our diverse property portfolio. This includes approximately 400 leasehold and 5 freehold properties, spanning healthcare settings, offices, warehouses, shops, and a small number of residential properties.
Reporting to the Company Secretary, you will work closely with internal teams such as Finance, Retail, Health & Safety, Estates, and Insurance, as well as external stakeholders including surveyors, landlords, and local councils. You will be instrumental in ensuring the charity’s property portfolio remains legally compliant, financially viable, and aligned with our mission.

About the role:
Responsible for the operational management of the charity's property portfolio. This includes managing shop, office, and warehouse acquisitions, disposals, renewals, lease management, surveying activities, and ensuring the ongoing effectiveness and compliance of the TRAMPS 06ix system.
This role ensures all property-related activities align with legal, regulatory, financial, commercial and the charity’s mission objectives.

About you:
We are looking for a highly experienced property management professional with a strong background in lease negotiations, compliance, and strategic property oversight. You will have the expertise and leadership to drive efficient property management processes while ensuring legal and financial accountability.

• Proven experience in property management and surveying, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector.
• Strong knowledge of lease negotiations, financial oversight, legal compliance, and property surveying.
• Expertise in managing property management systems, ideally TRAMPS 06ix, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Ability to provide expert commercial advice, making complex property and legal issues accessible to stakeholders.
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, working collaboratively across teams.
• Proactive problem-solver, able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to develop and implement long-term property strategies that align with organisational goals.
• Strong negotiation, organisational, and financial management skills to optimise property-related decisions.
• Experience working with landlords, local authorities, and surveyors, ensuring strategic alignment.
• Knowledge of sustainability principles and experience integrating energy efficiency into property projects.

We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient amount of suitable applications.

Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online 
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process 
If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join The King’s Fund, as we develop our next corporate strategy and look to maximise our impact as an organisation. You will play a key role in ensuring our income generating work aligns with our strategic priorities and enables us to deliver meaningful change in the health and care system. 

To increase its impact and reach,  the Fund raises additional income and support from a variety of sources. As such, fostering and maintaining effective relationships with a broad range of funders is a crucial part of our work and overall strategy. You will support policy colleagues to build and maintain these relationships and wider business development by qualifying and converting inbound opportunities, maintaining high-quality bidding collateral and good CRM hygiene.

Sitting in the Partnerships and Business Development team, the post holder will carry out income generation activity, primarily by acquiring new business.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Horizon scanning for new opportunities and funders to support our work.

• Assessing, disseminating and responding rapidly to inbound requests to work with us.

• Writing, managing and quality assuring proposals, maintaining high-quality bidding collateral.

• Coaching and supporting policy colleagues in all aspects of business development, from idea generation and scoping, to proactively seeking funding from a range of bodies, to negotiating with prospective clients and funders looking to support our work.

• Ensuring our CRM reporting is timely and accurate. 

You will have excellent communication skills, commercial acumen and a passion for securing new business at and achieving impact at a values-driven organisation. You’ll have a record of success in a business development role and experience of developing and delivering high-quality proposals- through your own efforts as well as by supporting and developing others; securing income to achieve targets. 

The role will include working at occasional early morning and evening events.

The Fund has an ambition to increase the diversity of our workforce and introduce careers in health and care policy to a broader range of people. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community, including those from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will improve the way we influence health and social care policy. 

What you'll get in return

The Fund is committed to a hybrid working model that meets the organisation’s needs, while giving staff flexibility to choose between office and home working. Most staff are expected to work a minimum of 40% from our central London office and are free to work more days from the office if they prefer. We are in the process of developing our long-term policy on this, although the expected minimum time in the office will remain 40% (pro rata). 

 In addition to a competitive salary, The King’s Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a £3 daily discount in our café and an on-site gym. 

How to apply

To apply, please read our supplementary guidance documents below, then download and fill in our application form. If completing the application form presents any challenges, contact us by email so we can discuss options.

Please note that in order to apply, you must have existing documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. 

CVs will not be accepted as applications. Applications must be submitted using The King’s Fund application form.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 11 March 2025 at 12 noon. Late applications will not be considered.

Additionally, if you would find it helpful to have a short, informal conversation before applying for the role, please contact Deepali Manek, Head of Partnerships and Business Development.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24 March (likely to be 26 March).

About The Role

The Royal British Legion is looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to step into the role of Head of Remembrance on a 9-month maternity cover. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to oversee the development and delivery of the Legion’s Remembrance strategies and activities. Working alongside the Director of Remembrance, you will play a central role in ensuring the RBL continues to honour and commemorate the contributions of the Armed Forces to the freedoms we enjoy today. This is a vital position for someone looking to make a significant impact through strategic leadership and organisational collaboration.

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.

As the Head of Remembrance, you will be responsible for leading the creation and implementation of Remembrance strategies, plans, and projects, ensuring they align with the Royal British Legion’s overall objectives. Your role will involve overseeing a dedicated team, including the Remembrance Manager, Learning Manager, and other key personnel, to deliver year-round initiatives that engage a target audiences. You will also manage the Remembrance planning cycle, ensuring all events and activities are well-resourced, efficiently executed, and aligned with RBL's broader strategic goals.

Your responsibilities will include creating content and narratives for major commemorative events, including the Festival of Remembrance, collaborating with internal teams, volunteers, and external partners to ensure consistency and impact. You will lead research efforts into public attitudes toward Remembrance and use this data to inform both tactical delivery and long-term strategic planning. Effective communication is key, as you will need to represent the Royal British Legion’s position to the public, the media, and a variety of stakeholders. You will also manage the department’s budget, ensuring financial resources are allocated efficiently and in line with organisational priorities.

This role requires a proactive and experienced leader with a strong track record of managing complex projects and driving engagement across diverse audiences. You should have experience in building collaborative relationships, managing resources, and ensuring high standards of delivery across a range of activities. Your ability to oversee a team while ensuring effective partnerships with external stakeholders will be critical in maintaining the Royal British Legion’s leadership in national Remembrance.

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 our London Hub, Haig House. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.

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 Dates:        Two stages
  Stage 1: Virtual meeting via Teams on 28th March
  Stage 2: In-person at our head office, Haig House, London on 2nd April  

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.

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK.

It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.

The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health.

The Association is now seeking to appoint an experienced PA / Team Coordinator.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a coherent programme of meetings for both our CEO and the Association’s President, whilst supporting the Head of Corporate Affairs in the day-to-day administration of the financial and governance requirements of the organisation. In addition you will have the opportunity to take an active role across the whole team, organising meetings, sourcing venues, and will have the opportunity to attend our range of workshops and masterclasses through providing administrative support.

The role requires excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, an ability to react positively to changing circumstances, often at short notice, and an ability to forge strong working relationships both internally and with external partners.

The Association has offices in central London, but is currently operating a hybrid working model so welcomes candidates from across the UK, though attendance at ‘in person’ ADPH team meetings will be expected. Further details can be requested ahead of your application by contacting Mark Hamblett.

To be considered for the role all applicants must provide a written statement outlining why they feel they would be suitable for the role, and as we intend to interview potential candidates throughout the term of the recruitment process we reserve the right to end it ahead of the stated closing date.

Director of Discipleship

This is an exciting new role leading, expanding, and embedding a vibrant culture of discipleship and faith formation in existing churches, new Christian communities, and children’s and youth groups in every district and circuit across the Methodist Church in Britain.

This role and its related teams will encourage and support clergy and lay leaders in the Church’s major commitments to multi-generational, whole-life discipleship – the long-term journey of becoming, and growing as, followers of Jesus Christ and communities of God’s grace – so that:

1) more Methodist Christians respond to God’s call in every part of their lives;

2) more religiously-unaffiliated people, especially those within rising generations, begin faith journeys and grow into disciples of Jesus Christ; and

3) more churches and communities experience the joy of transformation, growth, and justice.

The successful candidate will further develop, operationalise, and manage the Discipleship/Methodist Way of Life strategic area of the Methodist Church in Britain’s God For All strategy. This will include working strategically; embedding deep learning and practice; managing staff, workplans and budgets; and organizing networks of leaders.

You will be responsible for directing and managing the implementation, integration, alignment, and strategic deployment of two teams – the Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Team and the Discipleship sub-team of the Evangelism and Growth Team – into one unified, multi-generational Discipleship team on the Mission: Evangelism and Growth Team.

You will be a member of the Evangelism and Growth Team of the Methodist Church in Britain, working collaboratively with many other teams, groups, and networks across and beyond the Methodist Church in Britain. You will also be part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in implementing its strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life. 

In this post, you will have responsibility for the following priorities: 

· Supporting, normalising, and directing a culture of discipleship and faith formation in Methodist districts, circuits, and local churches across diverse contexts 

· Working with circuit superintendents, district chairs, and other senior leaders to build children’s, youth, and young adult ministry into standard operating missional and ministerial practice in local churches and communities across the Church

· Ensuring that clear discipleship foundations and accessible discipleship pathways are built into all relevant major Methodist events, conferences, festivals, courses, and trainings

· Leading the expansion and cross-Church consistent coordination of networks and pathways for discipleship training, children’s and youth worker’s support and organising, and related aspects of clergy and lay leadership in faith formation

About You 

The ideal candidate will need the following: 

· Significant training, leadership, and direct work experience in discipleship and faith formation

· An evidenced track record of integrating discipleship and faith formation into the ministry of local churches, new Christian communities, and children’s and youth groups

· Ability to communicate passionately, accessibly, and theologically with diverse audiences, both religiously-unaffiliated and -affiliated 

· Ability to manage complexity, operate strategically, and build focused, relational teams 

· Abilities as a skilled teacher/trainer, line-manager, and supervisor/coach 

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

Closing Date: Monday 7 April 2025 by 12:00noon

Interviews: Friday 2 May 2025 at Methodist Church House London 

The overall purpose of this role is to lead the development and delivery of CSE’s Future Generations programme. This work programme focuses on ensuring that all young people feel inspired and able to play a meaningful role in catalysing and delivering the transition to a more sustainable and fairer energy system.

Pay and conditions

• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be £41,802 - £53,956 (starting salary will depend on skills and experience).
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Programme leadership - To lead the continued strategic development and coordination of the Future Generations Work Programme across CSE; to ensure that all staff are able and encouraged to engage young people in their work; to maintain a portfolio of youth focused projects which provide opportunities for young people to develop capabilities for effectively participating in the energy system transition.
• Development – To pro-actively lead the development of innovative and impactful project ideas and funding proposals for the Future Generations programme, and work with the Development and Communications teams to build and manage the relationships, evidence, and plans necessary to secure investment.
• Representation – To provide inspiration and practical guidance both internally and externally (through targeted public speaking, network-building and online media) for the better inclusion of future generations in sustainability and resilience planning; aligning the Future Generation’s programme with CSE’s strategic objectives and fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and excellence.
• Team and project management – To take responsibility for the planning and overall delivery of Future Generations projects: ensuring that the Future Generations team is well-resourced, highly motivated, and continuously developing their skills, and that project teams are well-led, efficiently coordinated, effectively using CSE systems and processes, and able to deliver work on time, to budget and to client/donor expectations. Provide mentoring to junior members of the LACE team and provide effective and timely senior management support to contribute to overall team wellbeing and cohesion.
• Safeguarding – to act as a safeguarding lead for our work with children and young people. This includes supporting the handling of any handling of reports or concerns (in conjunction with CSE’s dedicated safe guarding officer); pro-actively working to ensure that risks are well understood and managed; keeping policies and procedures up to date; ensuring that safeguarding is prioritized and that expectations of staff, volunteers, trustees, student placements, agency workers and sub-contractors are clear and adhered to.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• Minimum L2 qualification in Maths and English. 
• A strong track record of income generation, managing donor relationships and building successful partnerships.
• Experience of effectively developing and managing teams, portfolios of projects and budgets.
• Ability to inspire, engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including young people, staff, trustees, donors, and partner organisations.
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to apply sector specific knowledge and understanding to project and programme design.
• Advanced skills in monitoring and evaluating youth programmes, identifying and taking forward learning.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please send the email containing your completed application form to CSE’s jobs email – can be found on information for applicant’s document.

The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 7 April 2025.

Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 23 and Friday 25 April 2025, though this is subject to change.  

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community. 

About the role

In this role, you’ll have responsibility for attracting new transformational gifts to the charity through planning and developing inspiring cases for support around the charity’s strategic priorities, primarily for high value audiences. Working with front-line teams and colleagues across the charity you’ll create compelling multi-year funding propositions, supporting teams with their ongoing use and tracking their success. 

You will build and maintain expert knowledge about the charity’s services, research and charitable impact, support new fundraising and partnership opportunities, and find new ways to communicate the charity’s priorities and impact to a range of fundraising audiences, supporting excellence in funder and donor relations. 

What you’ll do:

• Plan, develop and update funding propositions for the charity’s strategy and priority programmes, working with colleagues across the charity.
• Support the Head of Proposition Development to identify new and existing fundable projects, gathering financial and narrative information to maintain a portfolio of available projects. 
• Devise and maintain toolkits of resources for fundraisers’ proposals and pitches, enabling the Proposition Development team to be a central point of reference 
• Contribute to proposals and pitches while supporting the team/s with the information needed to support fundraising targets. 
• Communicate inspiring outcomes and impact information and stories to funder and donor audiences.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience of implementing high value fundraising plans and strategies, leading to new income and/or organisational partnerships.
• Excellent writing, editing and presenting skills for case for support and proposal development and in pitching to a range of fundraising audiences, and the adaptability to move between themes and topics.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead dispersed project teams,  create compelling updates and reports and maintain toolkits of fundraising materials.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills to develop project budgets, plan campaigns and monitor delivery and outcomes / impact, and to track income opportunities across fundraising teams.
• Strong digital skills including excellent record keeping, data protection practice and GDPR compliance. 

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

Interviews for this role will be held from the 26th March 2025.

We are operating rolling recruitment for this vacancy and reviewing applications as they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

In this pivotal role, you will bring in-depth knowledge of sickle cell and work closely with the project steering group, clinical specialists, prison staff, and sickle cell patients in custody. Your aim will be to understand and address the specific needs of patients with sickle cell disorder during their time in detention.

If this role sounds of interest, we welcome your application. We also welcome applications for secondments from NHS England, Health and Justice staff.   

In line with the NHS England (NHSE) 2022/23 healthcare “New Models of Care” this project aims to reduce inequities and improve timely access to high quality expert care for sickle cell patients detained by His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Services – HMPPS (London).

The key aims of the project are to:  

· Identify the healthcare needs at the earliest possible opportunity on their prison journey for all sickle cell patients in custody;

· Ensure the patient voice is heard, understood and responded to by healthcare, prison staff and patient peers detained in prison, i.e. cell-mates, for timely response to patient care needs, including an understanding of issues which may exacerbate a SCD crisis and how to respond to potential crisis;

· Empower/support patients to better understand how to self-manage their healthcare needs/their condition during their prison detention;

· Increase the awareness and understanding of sickle cell conditions with health and care professionals and the wider prison estate workforce. To ensure they have the skills and knowledge to identify and/or prevent incidents or escalation of sickle cell crisis, and reduce stigma and adversity that patients may experience.

The post-holder will oversee the successful programme development and delivery to meet the aims and objectives of this pilot project.

The post holder will develop a flexible, bespoke training programme which meets the needs of key stakeholder groups whilst taking into consideration the restrictions imposed by the prison environment. This may include the offer of training virtually/online, and/or face-to-face at prison location/s.

The role will include liaising with a number of organisations commissioned by NHS England (London) to assist with patient engagement.

The post holder will also be responsible for the project budget and evaluation, including working closely with an external agency for the monitoring and evaluation of the programme over its three year duration. We have received public sector funding to enable this innovative project to pilot. Subject to a successful evaluation and securing additional funding, this role may continue.

We are seeking an individual with strong programme management, communication, networking and advocacy skills to build relationships with key stakeholders. 

Visit our website for a job description and details on how to apply.  The role closes on  April 4th 2025

The new Director of Programme Impact will be responsible for the strategic direction and development of our programme activities to ensure ever-greater reach, focus, effectiveness and impact in our partner-led work.

As a member of CBM UK’s Leadership Team (LT), the Director of Programme Impact (DPI) will contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisation as well as managing and motivating our committed Programmes Team, contributing to the programmatic development of the CBM Global federation alongside our country teams, as well as ensuring CBM UK plays a key role in the UK international disability and development sector.

This role will be instrumental in exploring the changing role of the UK INGO as part of the localisation agenda, and in working with the CEO and Director of Fundraising, Impact and Communications on developing new business models that respond to the changing role of INGOs

We are looking for someone who has experience of:

• Designing, developing and implementing international development programmes 
• Monitoring and evaluation of international development projects 
• Significant experience in strategic leadership, including long term planning, and strategic thinking 
• Good knowledge of development theory and practice 
• Securing statutory and institutional funding by developing good relations with strategic partners
• Significant people management skills, including leading a team and managing and motivating staff to achieve challenging goals 
• Experience of representation at senior levels, including influencing decision makers

The successful candidate will be an inspiring leader with the ability to empower and motivate others and to build effective and diverse teams that deliver excellent work. 

For over 115 years, CBM has been transforming lives around the world. We work with local partners, making sure people with disabilities in some of the world’s poorest communities have access to healthcare, education and a future where they can thrive. As an organisation based on Christian values, we welcome staff of all faiths and none in our work to build an inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.

For full details of the role and how to apply, please download our recruitment pack .