Faith-Based Jobs

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

Are you a gifted designer and communications professional with an interest in charity marketing? Join the Resurgo Communications’ team as the organisation rebrands and help deliver our new identity to our varied audiences.

Comfortable designing collateral for print and digital, you will have several years’ experience either in the corporate world or third sector. You will also bring your project management skills in other areas of communications and be comfortable working with a variety of internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Joining a supportive team who love a challenge, you will work alongside experienced colleagues – this is the perfect move for someone wanting to expand their skills while working to support our vision to transform the lives of young people across the UK.

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent (Open to part-time, 4 days a week)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £34,000

Closing date: Friday 21st February, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. Contact us for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Resurgo has been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times. 

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Graphic Design 

• Designing and producing collateral including digital and printed event invitations, leaflets, one-pagers and reports, and finessing presentation materials for senior colleagues, such as pitch decks, ensuring they are on brand and fit for purpose. 
• Working with the Communications Manager to rebrand all of Resurgo’s marketing materials in line with the roll-out of a brand refresh scheduled for mid-2025. This will include promotional materials for the Spear Programme, including banners, leaflets, posters, email templates etc. 
• Working with internal clients to provide print and digital solutions to marketing needs for a variety of audiences, from young people who are facing barriers to work, to corporate partnerships and funders. 
• Art working across print & digital. Preparing files for print and procuring print services, including bespoke print jobs where necessary. 

Project management

• Oversee outbound email marketing using Pardot for Resurgo’s audiences, by planning, designing pre-written content, scheduling emails, tracking audience crossover across teams, sharing analytics and making recommendations for improved engagement. Ensure GDPR and consent is adhered to across varying audience groups. 
• Set up and manage Resurgo’s Digital Asset Management library, including setting up a catalogue system for new photography created as part of the brand refresh. 

Campaigns 

• Work with the wider team on campaigns to promote fundraising and awareness, producing campaign plans and project managing implementation across teams. This includes match-funding campaigns working closely with our in-house Philanthropy team. 

Person Specification 

• A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo’s mission to transform society.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role.
• Solid IT skills including MS Office, project management.  Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, and other programmes such as Canva.  A good understanding of print and digital design concepts, (e.g. how to pre-flight a document before printing).
• A keen eye for design for both print (brochures, flyers) and digital (social media assets, email marketing) collateral; understanding the nuances of the two!  Knowledge of email marketing tools. Experience of using Pardot (Salesforce’s email marketing system) desirable. 
• Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload. Good grasp of marketing trends. Willingness to get stuck in with various other elements of comms work; experience in digital marketing an asset (e.g. website, social media, analytics, video).

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

Are you a gifted writer with the ability to flex your style for a variety of audiences? Do you also have excellent project management skills? If so, you could step into your next career move as a Senior Communications Manager at Resurgo. 

We are looking for someone to be at heart of our communications work. Working across our busy charity with a variety of internal and external stakeholders you will project manage the roll out of a rebrand, project manage production of collateral, proactively work on press and PR, and lead on our thought leadership work – drafting articles, blogs and emails for our varied audiences. With the ability to work to deadlines, under pressure and with a high attention to detail and excellent people skills, you will join a supportive team working to support Resurgo’s vision to transform the lives of young people across the UK.

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: Full-time, Fixed-Term (Open to part-time, 4 days a week)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £43,000

Closing date: Friday 21st February, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Interviews: Interviews to commence from Thursday 27th February

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. Contact us for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Resurgo has been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times. 

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Project Management 

• Project manage the creation of content, from website to printed collateral, by working with internal and external designers and suppliers, and across the Resurgo team. 
• Work with the Digital Marketing Manager to project manage a website refresh, ensuring timelines and budgets are kept to. 
• Work with the Head of Media & Communications and external production companies on film projects, ensuring smooth running of production schedules, transport, locations etc. 

Thought Leadership & Copywriting 

• Raise brand awareness with external audiences through creating and distributing compelling thought leadership content.
• Produce varied written pieces, including internal and external newsletters; supporter-facing mailings; blogs; thought leadership pieces; news pieces and case studies. 
• Copywrite key publications, such as Resurgo’s impact report, supporter updates and other collateral, working with internal stakeholders. 
• Create a pipeline of new ideas for thought leadership across our varied audiences, in order to raise brand awareness and build our reputation as an expert in the field of youth employment. 
• Support other teams with writing tasks and manage proof-reading as required. 

Brand 

• Organise photo shoots with external photographers to build a new image bank to reflect the refreshed brand, including sourcing venues, liaising with young people, ensuring that correct permissions are recorded.
• Project manage the roll out of a rebrand which is happening in 2025. Project manage roll out of new brand assets, updated collateral for our Spear centres and central office. 

Internal communications 

• Collaborate with the People & Culture team, Senior Leadership Team and others to produce internal comms that are consistent, engaging and effective in communicating our goals and updates. Create an internal comms plan that reflects the future of a national organisation with staff in regional hubs. 

Press

• Support the Head of Media & Communications to implement the media engagement plan, including drafting press releases, building our media list and writing briefings for colleagues for media opportunities. Scope out new channels including podcasts that align with our organisational goals. 
• Report on press engagement and make suggestions for increasing brand awareness through traditional and non-traditional media. 

Person Specification 

• Excellent copywriting skills and understanding of tone of voice: solid spelling, grammar and clarity; ability to flex tone for relevant audience and channel. 

• Experience writing for a variety of audiences, preferably including donors or corporate partners. 

• Excellent track record in producing written materials for varied audiences. 

• Extremely organised and efficient; calm under pressure; able to juggle competing deadlines and priorities, splitting time across multiple projects. 

• Excellent people skills, able to relate well to colleagues of all seniority levels, freelancers and external agencies. 

• Solid project management skills, ability to hold various moving parts.

• Able to receive feedback on projects with humility, and confidence to give feedback and share ideas and expertise. 

• Good grasp of marketing trends. 

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

Are you organised, a great communicator and problem-solver and passionate about supporting young people who face barriers to achieve sustainable employment?Then this role is for you.

We’re looking for a new Employment Partnerships Executive to join us for this London-based role. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to help us deliver our high-impact employment outcomes and support even more young people into work or further education. 

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £28,000

Closing date: Friday 21st February, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)

Interviews: Interviews to commence from Thursday 27th February

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. Contact us for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Resurgo has been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times.  

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Equipping and Supporting Spear Centres

• Spend time in Spear Centres to build a presence and trust with the Spear coaches, in order to provide better employment support for trainees.
• Provide additional support to Spear Centres outside of London as they develop their own employer network and local employment events.
• Serving as a liaison between Resurgo, the employer and Spear Centres in collecting and sharing job descriptions, trainee CVs, interview feedback and handover documents for successful hires.

Account Management and Administration

• Conduct due diligence checks on potential employers.
• Sustain links with corporates, employers and charities in order to generate employment opportunities for young people.
• Research and compile the weekly employment email with current vacancies and opportunities (which includes all new Spear Streamlined Centres) and contribute ‘Job of the Week’ to the weekly Spear Bulletin.
• Manage bespoke recruitment processes and logistics.
• Monthly reporting for national employer partners.
• Attend select online and in-person youth employment events on behalf of Resurgo and the Spear Programme.
• Support the wider Corporate and Employer Partnerships team in administrative tasks.

Support the Coordination of Employer Events

• Help to deliver central (London-based) Hire Me events with mass employment opportunities.
• Equip Spear Centres to run their own local employment activities/events, including effective review processes after the events.
• Track success of central and local events and the impact on education, employment and training (EET) statistics.
• Work with the Employer Partnerships Manager to develop and coordinate employer-related events, such as Coffee and Connect, or organise site visits for employers to a Spear training room or an insight session with a Spear coach.

Spear Alumni Network Coordinator

• Develop and run an alumni network/platform for Spear completers, keeping them updated with further job opportunities and creating a continued sense of community. 
• Work with the Resurgo Church Partnerships team to build a pipeline into the Spear Ambassadors group, giving Spear completers a voice in the continuous development of the Spear Programme and encouraging Spear completers to invite those they know to join Spear.
• With the Comms team, identify opportunities for Spear completers to become Brand Ambassadors who promote our work, ensuring success stories are celebrated and feeding into funding applications and reports.

Active participation in and support for Resurgo’s team and mission

• Help build and develop Resurgo’s ethos and Christian life as a team member including leading and contributing to daily team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo’s operation and for the success of its mission.

This role will suit you if you are:

• A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo’s mission to transform urban communities.
• Passionate about supporting young people who face barriers to achieve sustainable employment.
• An excellent communicator with strong relational skills and the ability to develop a rapport with and positively influence a range of audiences.
• Attention to detail, with the ability to complete administrative tasks to a high standard.
• Self-motivated forward planner who exercises initiative, with the ability to prioritise workload, including working well under pressure.
• Good IT skills, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint (Salesforce desired, but training will be provided, if needed).

Desirable

• Experience in coaching and training delivery, and a desire to grow in this.
• Knowledge of the current employability landscape / experience in HR or recruitment processes.

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities.
• Excellent staff development and training opportunities, including our 5-day Coaching for Leadership (valued at £3,000).
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work.
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues.
• 28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays.
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat.
• Excellent Health Insurance Benefits.

A couple of things to note:

This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)

Are you highly organised, motivated by your Christian faith and have excellent system and administration skills that will help support our Programmes team? Do you want to be part of supporting vulnerable communities across the globe to access the healthcare they need through the delivery of essential medicines and supplies? 

IHP’s vision is to see a world in which all suffering due to lack of healthcare is eradicated. Our Christian faith underpins all that we do. It motivates us to care for those in need, and give our best in all circumstances, as an expression of God's love. We serve the poor in health without regard for ethnic or religious background, focusing on where the need is greatest.

The Programmes team are looking to recruit a Programmes Administrator to support administrative functions across key programmatic areas and to provide general administrative support to the Programmes Team.

This role involves close collaboration with other departments, particularly in the Corporate Partnerships, Logistics, and Compliance teams, to ensure the efficient and effective placement of medicines and medical supplies in compliance with regulatory guidelines and best practices.

Additionally, the role provides administrative support for cross-team activities such as fundraising and communications, as well as for organisation-wide initiatives. This position is ideal for someone with strong administrative skills who is seeking a programme-facing role in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Person Specification

-   Experience of administration and record keeping to a high standard
-   Experience of working with data and systems
-   IT literate in all major MS Office applications
-   Highly organised, efficient and self-motivated
-   Excellent written communication skills
-   Strong interpersonal skills and ability to adapt as part of a small team
-   Ability to work with competing priorities, deadlines and targets
-   A commitment to accuracy, numeracy and excellent attention to detail
-   Ability to work within a regulatory/compliance framework
-   Committed to IHP's Christian Ethos and Values
-   Willingness to work flexible hours including occasional evening or weekend work 

The following would be desirable:

- Experience of managing relationships with external stakeholders
- Understanding of the international development, humanitarian or global health sectors

For further details regarding responsibilities and person specification, please see the job description.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to working and embedding diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work including recruitment and selection. We actively encourage applicants to inform us of any specific support or reasonable adjustments we can make in the recruitment process (eg for disability or neurodivergence) and will continue this conversation into employment, as appropriate. 

Staff regularly spend time together praying for IHP’s work and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

IHP Staff Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Specsavers eyecare vouchers
• Life Insurance and Critical Illness Cover
• Health and wellbeing support 
• Bike2work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Hybrid working/Modern office near Chancery Lane tube station

We have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion staff working group.  Our staff describe our culture as 'inclusive', 'dynamic' and 'rewarding', a place where you will be supported to 'thrive professionally and personally'. A new starter has described IHP as a place which 'puts people at our heart'. 

Join a dynamic team where your skills are valued, your voice is heard and you have the space to work independently and develop!

Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews will be held when required so please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Choices is seeking an individual to support the smooth running of all the organisation’s services and operations, as well was managing our office and general administration, while our Operations Manager is on maternity leave.

We are looking for a highly organised and creative candidate, bringing relevant experience to the role including experience with people, project and database management, to help make a real difference in the lives of mums and their partners who might be marginalised and vulnerable.

Please note that in order to safeguard Choices’ Christian culture and ethos and in keeping with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9 Para 3) Choices’ Trustees have applied an occupational requirement to this role whereby the post holder will be committed to upholding and modelling Choices’ Christian ethos.

If you’re interested or have any questions, please read the job description and get in touch.

Final Deadline: Friday 14th February 2025 at 12pm

Interviews: 25th and 26th February 2025 in the afternoon either online or in person in Islington

We are recruiting an experienced Housekeeper to ensure the smooth running of the community house, based in Salford, for the safety and wellbeing of the community of active, retired Religious Sisters who reside there.Katherine House is a new 8-bed community residence for FCJ Sisters, a Catholic Religious Congregation, on an already established FCJ site.  The house has 4 floors which can be accessed by stairs, a chair lift and a lift.  Hours are16-20hrs per week (Mon-Fri as negotiated) and rate of pay is £14.18 per hour.  The Housekeeper will report to Mrs Margaret Nolan, Financial and Business Operations Manager.

Applications for this position must be by completed application form submitted to us via our website.  An application form can be downloaded from our website. We will only accept completed application forms for this position.  CVs will not be considered and please do not contact the house directly. 

Closing date for applications: 9am Friday 14th February 2025.

 Interview dates: Friday 28th February and Saturday 1st March 2025.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The main role of the Housekeeper is to take responsibility for promoting and enabling an environment and a day-to-day working schedule, which provides the Sisters with a range of support, meeting both individual and community needs.

 Cleaning:

• Clean weekly the communal areas on all floors and then bedroom/bathroom areas (when needed).
• Ensure all kitchen bins are emptied and cleaned regularly, recycling rubbish as much as possible.
• Ensure that spare bedrooms are cleaned and prepared when visitors are expected, and that they are cleaned and beds remade after a visit. 
•  Assisting Sisters with the cleaning of their rooms by request.

Meals:

• Meal preparation and cooking as requested – Sisters will be able to do some cooking themselves, but some meal preparation and batch cooking might be needed. Menu chosen by housekeeper in consultation with Sisters.
• Undertake weekly online food ordering. Shop for additional food items and supplies required by the Sisters during the week which may have been missed from the weekly online food order.
• If there is a large group for dinner (such as for funerals or jubilee celebrations), help with hospitality and catering as required.

Support for Sisters:

• Assist Sisters who request assistance with making and changing their beds and helping them with washing of clothes and bed linen as requested.
• Welcome visitors, providing refreshments and attend to all of those who call.

House Maintenance and Administration:

• Be the main contact person to work with the Facility Services Company to ensure regular maintenance checks are carried out on all mechanical and electrical equipment, including checks for legionella testing, emergency lighting, fire doors, smoke detectors and fire alarms.
• Perform some weekly/monthly/quarterly checks that are not done by external contractors.  These will include: legionella temperature testing, emergency lights, fire doors, smoke detectors and fire alarms.   Instruction will be given.
• Liaise with gardener and tree surgeon regarding outdoor spaces.
• Create and maintain effective record keeping and filing systems (electronic and paper) for maintenance.

Training:

• Attend necessary training to ensure compliance with current safeguarding, health and safety and food standards legislation and guidance.

The main essentials of this job are described in this document.  It is a guide to the standards required and outlines the most important duties presently needed which may vary from time to time.

Person Specification:

Required:

• Enhanced criminal records check.
• Experience of keeping accurate records.
• Availability for onsite attendance Monday to Friday approx. 16-20 hours per week (as negotiated).
• Knowledge and experience of working within food hygiene regulations.
• Experience of dealing with health and safety and maintenance contracts.
• Experience of having worked in an elderly care setting.

Desirable

• Adult social care qualifications
• Experience of meal preparation for 6+ people (incl vegetarian food)

We currently have a vacancy for a full-time and permanent Office Administrator. This role involves working on the reception, making bookings, responding to enquiries, dealing with customers and supporting the ministers. The Office Administrator will provide a warm welcome to all visitors to Hinde Street Methodist Church and be part of a small and friendly team. The role is largely administrative but there will be opportunities in digital communications, marketing and community engagement.

At KICK, we are motivated to respond to a sense of hopelessness in many young people today as 1/3 of young people aged 15 identify with a mental health condition, 2million grow up without a father at home, many are disconnected from local communities with 95% now not attending church. We aspire to see a generation of young people who will reach their God given potential; where communities have been socially impacted; and where spiritual change has transformed a nation. Our mission is to transform young people’s lives, with God's love, through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring, chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies to impact a sense of hopelessness and give them a hope for the future and a joy in the present.

KICK work in Infant, Junior, Primary, Secondary, Pupil Referral Units, Private and Special Schools to deliver the following services with Christian values embedded throughout every session:

- PE National Curriculum - Transformational Street Dance

- Solutions Focused Mentoring - Schools based Chaplaincy

In all that we do we seek to live out our values to encourage young people to be aspirational, to be compassionate in all circumstances, to deliver excellent quality sessions, and to be intentional in building relationships and sharing the Gospel with young people every day and to show integrity in our decision making at all times.  KICK is a growing charity currently working with over 100 schools and have established 30 KICK Academies across the UK. Our staff team has more than doubled over the last 3 years with KICK now employing over 90 staff. As an organisation we are engaging with over 28,000 young people every week and come closer to achieving our vision to reach a generation of young people, within a generation of time. 

Title:                      Head of Finance

Based in: London/Outside negotiable

Hours of work: Part Time (2-3 days per week split over 2-5 days)

Line Manager: Chief Operations Officer

Role Purpose:

The Head of Finance will strengthen KICK through the strategic management of finances including day-today tasks, budgeting and reporting. The successful candidate will provide both strategic and financial guidance to ensure that KICK’s financial commitments are met excellently and accurately. The role will also involve working closely with both the senior management team as well as the board of Trustees in order to maintain and grow a solid foundation for KICK to grow. 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

· The Head of finance will have the ability to collate and present the monthly accounts to the Exec team and Board based on KICK performance, as well as problem solving potential issues that arise.

· Responsible for processing and running payroll, along with sessional payments and expenses on a monthly basis.

· Conduct Finance Committee meetings and project work as directed by the board or initiated by finance results.

·       The Head of Finance will be responsible for the annual budget and holding budget holders account on their spend.

· Ability to complete and present the annual accounts.

· Responsible for the management of our Book Keeper to ensure invoices are issued and bank accounts reconciled in a timely manner. 

Person Specification:

Proven Experience

- A degree in finance, accounting or a related field.

- Proven experience in a senior executive role. 

- Experience of strategic planning and business development.

- Experience of complex and multi-dimensional problem solving whilst having a clear knowledge of the options, impacts, risks when suggesting a resolution.  

- Experience of communicating with senior executive leadership in matters of strategic importance. The applicant should have the ability to influence internal and external partners to understand and accept concepts, practices and approaches of the job area.

- Experience of collating monthly accounts and annual accounts as well as managing various budgets across an organisation.

Skills and Abilities

- Outstanding written and communication skills.

- A forward thinker with the ability to be proactive in improving current activities and processes.

- Ability to empower, motivate and lead others through supporting teams to succeed, investing in the capabilities of staff and providing clear feedback.

-        The Head of Fiance will have the ability to show responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes whilst keeping a firm focus on priority management.

Personal Qualities

• The Desire to own, guards and deepen KICK’s Christian ethos, vision, mission and values.

• Able to take the initiative and be a self-starter.

• Passionate to see young people and staff progress and achieve their full potential.

• Clear Enhanced DBS.

Staff Benefits

• Company pension scheme

•      Full access to Health Assured programme

• Reasonable travel expenses paid

• Access to Taste Card

Ripon Cathedral is currently seeking a part-time Cathedral Safeguarding Officer who will help us to continue growing a strong safeguarding culture.

This role will help to champion safeguarding best practice throughout the cathedral community, will support development and implementation of policy and best practice, and will advise on and process safeguarding cases.

We’re looking for someone with a relevant professional qualification (or equivalent experience in safeguarding), experience of managing safeguarding casework, an empathy for the mission and values of Ripon Cathedral and excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.

This is a permanent flexible part-time role (14 hours a week).  The salary will be £37,000 pro rata (£14,800).

HMP North Sea Camp, Freiston, Boston Lincolnshire

Our CAMEO (“Come and Meet Each Other”) programme offers a supportive, caring, and stimulating environment for elderly people in prison. As an Older Prisoners’ Activities Manager, (internally know within The Salvation Army as CAMEO Manager), you will be in charge of setting up an innovative and engaging day centre in HMP North Sea Camp.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for developing and managing the delivery of a high-quality service in partnership with HMP North Sea Camp. The service aims to support service users (older prisoners) in a way that provides meaningful activity and positive relationships, improves wellbeing, reduces social isolation, and offers opportunities for rehabilitative interventions.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• Strong experience of developing and delivering a successful support programme
• Strong experience of working collaboratively with multiple agencies and stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop successful and collaborative working relationships with service users and colleagues, including vulnerable client cohorts

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check of the Adult workforce and a Prison Security Clearance.

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please visit the government website and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship. 

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Closing date: 2nd March 2025 23.59

Interview Date:  To be confirmed 

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy

Senior Head of Relationship Fundraising

We are looking for an experienced Head of Relationship Fundraising to lead and scale World Vision UK’s relational fundraising activities.

If you are a strategic, innovative relationship manager who combines operational excellence with spiritual maturity, then apply today and join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries, and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

Position: Senior Head of Relationship Fundraising

Salary: £59,375 - £62,500 per annum, dependent on experience + good range of benefits.

Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid (1 day per week in the Milton Keynes Office)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 36.5 hours per week

Closing Date: February 21, 2025. Please note we reserve the right to close the ad ahead of the closing date if a strong candidate is identified.

About the Role

The Senior Head of Relationship Fundraising will lead and scale World Vision UK’s relational fundraising activities to achieve income exceeding £10 million within three years. The role encompasses overseeing high-value donor streams, including Trusts and Foundations, Philanthropy, and Legacies. Driving strategy, innovation, and execution to grow sustainable income.

This role emphasises a UK-wide reach, collaborating across teams to share portfolios, refine segmentation strategies, and deliver tailored donor experiences that align with World Vision’s mission.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Leadership

• Income Growth

• Team Leadership and Coaching

• Donor Relationship Management

• Global Collaboration

• Innovation and Campaign Leadership

About You

You will be highly experienced in delivering a systems-thinking approach, ensuring scalable, replicable models for success across all income streams, while operating effectively within a global and integrated fundraising context. 

This pivotal position requires a strategic, innovative relationship manager who can inspire internal teams and external partners to achieve transformative outcomes. Being comfortable and able to pray with donors is a critical aspect of the role, alongside being able to relate with donors of all and no faith.

You will have experience of:

• Working within a large, integrated fundraising environment, with a strong track record of income generation.

• Scaling relational-based income streams to £10 million or more.

• Philanthropy, trusts and foundations, and legacy fundraising, with a global perspective.

• Sales strategies, including pipeline management and donor engagement techniques.

Other key experience and skills required for the role:

• Strategic leadership with the ability to drive transformational growth within a global context.

• Significant experience leading and coaching teams.

• Demonstrable experience in strategy development and creation of multi-year, multi £M income department strategies.

• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, systems-driven fundraising strategies that integrate with multi-channel approaches.

• Exceptional relationship-building skills, particularly with high-net-worth donors, senior stakeholders, and global partners.

• Strong financial acumen, with the ability to manage budgets, forecast growth, and deliver ROI-focused campaigns.

• Outstanding communication and storytelling skills.

• Proven background in multi-£M Legacy income generation, cultivation and relationship building within a philanthropic channel.

• Experience of year on year income growth across philanthropy, trusts/foundations and legacy streams.

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria provided above.

Please note that you MUST have the Right to work in the UK documentation as unfortunately, this role is not sponsored, and your application cannot be considered any further without it. 

All candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

Why World Vision

This is your chance to be a part of something big. You will be working closely with teams across the organisation that directly impact the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable children. Inspired by our Christian faith, we serve alongside children of all faiths and none through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries.

About the Organisation 

World Vision UK is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries. Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. As a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love. 

In addition to the salary offered, we offer the following:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays, rising with length of service to 30 days

• Holiday purchase scheme

• Pension - 7% employer contribution

• Eyecare test reimbursement

• Life Assurance up to 4 x annual salary

• Enhanced Maternity Pay

• Wellbeing Support – Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to Work scheme

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Relationship Fundraising, Head of Fundraising, Head of Relationship Fundraising, Director of Fundraising, Director of Relationship Fundraising, Fundraising Director, Relationship Fundraising Director, Fundraising Manager, Relationship Fundraising Manager.

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

Want to play your part in transforming society?

You're in the right place.

The important stuff 

Location: Bethnal Green, office-based

Salary: £27,500

Permanent, Full-time

Application deadline: We interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Have a look at our Lead Coach Application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.

We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Bethnal Green  - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.

You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.

Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]

• Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme
• Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room
• Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively
• Handling safeguarding
• Taking a lead on rating the work readiness of the trainees and making sure data is inputted and used correctly on salesforce
• Tracking trainee progress on the dashboards
• Liaising with volunteers for key programme engagement events such as mock interviews and external panels. Leading on briefings and communications with these volunteers

Delivery of Spear Career [20%]

• Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees

Training the Graduate Coach [10%]

• Contributing towards the training and developing of the Graduate Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback

Trainee recruitment [10%]

• Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics

Continuous professional development

• Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and possibly supporting on leading internal training such as Grad Coach Training

Active participation in and support for church team and mission

• As the Spear programme is run in partnership with a local church partner, you will establish a strong personal connection with the church to develop the engagement and backing of church members and help build a strong network of supporters for the Spear programme. As part of this you may be asked to speak at church/events and contribute to prayer meetings as per Resurgo’s Christian ethos and the mission of the church

This role will suit you if:

• You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
• You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
• You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
• You are confident in giving feedback and having crucial conversations
• Able to lead others effectively
• You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
• You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
• You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
• Emotional resilience and good self-leadership in this area. You have a sense of humour and want to have fun at work
• Strong administrative skills, competent and accurate and efficient in typing and work methods

You’ll be employed by St Peter’s Church, who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Bethnal Green

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
  • Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
  • Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team
  • Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested

Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here.

Head of Charitable Development & Resources

A new role to drive our future vision.

This brand new strategic role provides an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, experienced professional to create and deliver a brand new suite of online and self-service support for clergy and their families.  This is a unique opportunity to drive the future vision of a 400-year-old charity.

A member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll be joining the leading Anglican wellbeing charity, supporting thousands of households each year, as we embark on a new strategic period (2026-30) and at a pivotal point in our mission. This new role will have the creativity and freedom to design, create and deliver a new online charitable offer to existing and new audience groups.  You will be responsible for planning, budgeting, delivering and overseeing a strategic plan for growth in our online / self-service offer.  Working with the Director of Charitable Services (DCS), Development & Resources Manager (DRM), other SLT colleagues and the wider organisation, this new, visionary role will be instrumental in delivering new solutions to clergy and their families, while delivering on our strategic objectives.

We need your skills and expertise to take our preventive, non-financial support further. This will include:

• working with new and existing external partners 
• sourcing potential digital agencies
• contract management
• project planning
• monitoring and evaluation of new services
• highlighting trends 
• managing the online charitable offer to ensure they are easily accessible and available to all via suitable technology and digital platforms

You will have the support of our excellent and established Charitable Services team, who are at the forefront of dealing with the day-to-day challenges faced by clergy households.  In addition, you will work closely with a supportive Senior Leadership Team, External Relations team, and trustees. 

Introduction

This new role, funded by the Church Commissioners' 'Buildings for Mission' grant, will provide frontline support to parishes in the Southwark Diocese for capital fundraising to maintain, repair, and conserve church buildings. The aim is to ensure these buildings remain sustainable, open, and available for both worship and diverse community use. The post-holder will offer hands-on support to priority churches, ongoing guidance to around 50 additional churches, and ad hoc advice as needed.

Main Responsibilities

1. To provide specialist advice and – where appropriate –‘hands-on’ assistance to parishes on grants applications and other means of capital fundraising, for maintenance/repair/conservation of church buildings and capital improvement-works projects.
2. To offer encouragement, help and support to parishes in developing strategic financially-achievable approaches to maintenance/repair/conservation and sustainable use of their church buildings, including community engagement and wider uses, as well as energy-efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

• Support Capital Fundraising: Advise parishes on grants and income generation to maintain and improve church buildings, including achieving Net Zero Carbon goals.
• Parish Assistance: Help parishes with grant applications, financial planning, and income-generating strategies through meetings and ongoing support.
• Grant Management: Administer building and energy-saving grants, ensuring effective allocation and use.
• Training and Guidance: Deliver workshops and provide resources to enhance parish fundraising skills.
• Communication: Share updates on funding opportunities and celebrate parish successes.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Track project outcomes and contribute to diocesan and national evaluations.
   

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience working with building owners, volunteers, and community groups to build capacity.
• Proven ability in grant processing, fundraising bids, and applications.
• Knowledge of maintaining and sustaining historic or community buildings.
• Experience managing project finances, budgets, and cash flows.
• Awareness of legislation for historic buildings and the planning process.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and building proposals.
       

Are you interested in applying? Please view the Job Information Pack for full and further details about the role.

Equal Opportunities

The Diocese has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and will not discriminate on the grounds of race, nationality, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Its employees are expected to abide by the Equal Opportunities Policy which embodies these principles.