Partnership Management Jobs
Role description:
We are seeking a highly motivated self-driven, and energetic individual to join our Fundraising Team as the Corporate Fundraising Officer. You will lead on fostering excellent working relationships with potential and existing corporate partners. You will need to work closely with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to shape the plans required for the future.
The post holder will require a good knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire excellent relationships by increasing charity of the year partnerships and employee fundraising/giving. You will be target driven, proactive, a determined self-starter and thrive on working with a range of partners, encouraging them to choose Southampton Hospitals Charity as their preferred charity.
Main Responsibilities:
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Proactively source, research and approach new corporates in order to achieve annual income targets with a focus on charity of the year partnerships, payroll giving, employee fundraising/giving, peer to peer initiatives and marketing opportunities.
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Develop, implement, and sustain a dynamic corporate fundraising portfolio, maintaining a well-organised pipeline of funding opportunities.
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Devise and implement a long-term corporate fundraising strategy to cultivate and secure significant donations from new and existing supporters.
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Curate an excellent cultivation and stewardship journey in order to build and strengthen relationships and maximise income to meet agreed income targets.
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Attend and contribute to networking events, whilst actively organising events to foster relationships with new and existing corporate donors.
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Identify, pursue and make applications to corporate funding opportunities by aligning proposals with companies' ESG policies, emphasising shared values and potential partnerships.
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Develop creative fundraising campaigns and commercial sponsorship opportunities working with the events team to support with event costs.
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Work with the wider charity team to identify networks of prospective corporate partners and plan relationship building as most appropriate.
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Maintain precise and well-managed donor information in the organisation’s database to facilitate efficient tracking and follow-up, and ensure records are kept up to date in a timely, accurate and consistent manner.
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Coordinate and organise corporate volunteering activities for our corporate partners.
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Organise events for, and with corporate partners to enhance engagement and visibility.
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Support the fundraising team with social media content ideas that highlight our activities and showcase the impact of corporate engagement.
Other:
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To keep updated with guidance and best practice from the Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
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Work closely with hospital consultants and other individuals leading on approved projects to ensure a full understanding of the project that can be relayed back to both existing and potential corporate partners.
Person Specification:
Knowledge and experience -
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Excellent IT skills including using Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint as well as experience of administering and maintaining dedicated supporter CMS databases.
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Knowledge of a fundraising database and knowledge of fundraising regulations e.g. GDPR (Beacon used).
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Experience of collaborating with companies to encourage employee fundraising for charities.
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Ability to effectively work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.
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Experience of working in corporate fundraising with a proven track record of at least 2 years’ experience.
Skills, abilities, and behaviours -
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Demonstrated ability to secure funds from new corporate partners, with experience in winning awards exceeding £10,000.
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Confident and skilled in delivering presentations to a diverse range of supporters, whether in groups, individually, in person, or remotely.
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Proven experience in crafting persuasive cases for support and donor updates that motivate giving.
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Excellent understanding of CSR, social value and employee engagement.
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Expertise in building and maintaining strong donor relationships to ensure sustained support.
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Strong writing skills for creating compelling cases for support and effectively presenting the organisation’s work to potential donors.
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Ability to develop, analyse, and interpret budgets and financial information.
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Proficient in using databases for fundraising performance analysis.
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Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to motivate and influence people.
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Ability to build personal, meaningful relationships with colleagues, customers, supporters, and donors.
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Ability to adapt quickly and be solutions focussed.
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Ability to prioritise and manage a demanding workload and work on several priorities at once.
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Ability to work as part of team and to use own initiative.
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Knowledge and experience of using a CRM database (we use Beacon)
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Excellent communication skills with an ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations and engage with a wide range of audiences.
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Excellent written communication skills with an understanding of how to tailor communications for different audiences/contexts.
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Self-driven and results orientated with a positive outlook and clear focus on supporters.
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Willingness and flexibility to attend charity events and fundraising events led by our corporate partners, some of which may fall outside of usual office hours.
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A full UK driving license and access to a car.
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Home-Start South Warwickshire is seeking a Charity Operations Manager to lead our team and oversee our mission of supporting local families as they navigate the challenges of early parenthood. This is a unique and fulfilling oportunity to shape the direction of our charity, collaborating closely with our passionate staff, volunteers and Board of Trustees.
About the Role
As Charity Operations Manager, you will be the public face of Home-Start South Warwickshire, building strong relationships with stakeholders and representing the charity with professionalism and passion. You will lead the staff team, driving the organisation toward achieving its strategic goals and vision while ensuring its financial sustainability through a robust multi-year strategy.
In this role you will oversee the delivery of impactful services, ensuring that our work continues to meet the needs of local families and communities. You will provide strategic leadership, inspire and motivate our team, and cultivate partnerships with stakeholders to enhance our reach and sustainability. You will uphold the highest standards of practice in supporting families, ensuring that safeguarding is always a priority.
Equity, fairness, and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do, and you will champion these values in all aspects of the charity’s work, ensuring that we continue to deliver accessible and impactful support for families across our community. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting difference by shaping the future of a vital local charity.
Key Responsibilities
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Take responsibility for the operational management of HSSW ensuring that the staff and financial resources are deployed effectively in line with budgets and funding requirements
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Undertake the Strategic Lead role on ensuring the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare within the charity
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Report to and support the Board of Trustees in ensuring the effective strategic management, development and future funding of the charity.
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Ensure accurate records are maintained and readily accessible, enabling high standards of reporting and GDPR compliance
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Ensure that HR practice meets current statutory requirements
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Ensure that HSSW employees maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model and that they adhere to HSSW policies and best practice
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Work with the team to develop a culture of continuous improvement through effective feedback mechanisms; engaging with stakeholders to identify future needs and implement improvements.
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Ensure all Home-Start policies, processes and procedures are implemented consistently and reviewed regularly, so that HSSW is viewed as a role model for best practice.
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Ensure that HSSW meets or exceeds the Home-Start Quality Assurance standards and that any QA reviews mandated by HSUK are carried out in a timely manner.
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Attend and present at all Board meetings, and other out of hours activities.
About You
We are looking for a dynamic leader who is passionate about making a positive difference in the community.
You will have:
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An understanding of the needs of families with young children
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Relevant previous or current employment in a leadership or management role
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Knowledge of safeguarding issues, legislation and processes
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Have demonstrable experience of leading, developing and motivating a team, including both employed staff and volunteers
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Confident in developing relationships and partnerships with a variety of stakeholders
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Knowledge of the charity/volunteer sector
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excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Excellent planning and organisational skills
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Keen attention to detail
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Positive attitude to problem solving
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The ability to analyse and interpret statistical information
We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity.
We are also fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Partnership Lead
Job Purpose
The Partnership Lead will play a key role in operationalising and overseeing the support for approximately 34 school hubs across England, contributing to local school improvement. They will also take the lead in operationalising the renewal of all schools across the Challenge Partners network.
Schools within Challenge Partners subscribe annually and join forces in local hubs, spanning England from Cornwall to County Durham. The hub works together over the course of the academic year pulling together a Hub Action Plan, which aims to tackle collectively agreed priorities using funding from Challenge Partners. Challenge Partners hubs provide the local element of our collaborative partnership.
The Partnership Lead will build and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and hold responsibility for ensuring all hubs have everything they need to provide an excellent experience to schools. They will also support the renewal of all schools, through leading excellent Customer Care practices and operationalising the annual retention campaign, working with the Partnership Development Manager. They will work closely with the Partnership Experience Manager and the team of Partnership Coordinators to ensure excellent delivery.
Established in 2011, Challenge Partners is a well-respected nationwide network of practitioners who engage in hard-edged collaboration and mutual accountability to ensure every school community can benefit from the combined wisdom of the education system.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Partnership Experience Manager, the Partnership Lead will have the following key areas of responsibility and will be expected to undertake other responsibilities commensurate with the role as requested:
Partnership Delivery and Development
Individual Partnership Delivery and Development responsibilities:
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Implement the annual cycle of hub work, including planning and implementing key partnership correspondence, activities and events.
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Support up to five hubs of their own, working closely with internal teams to ensure a high-quality experience for schools across all selected Challenge Partners activities.
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Lead the renewals campaign for all schools across the partnership, proactively escalating any renewal concerns, and monitoring and reporting renewals data.
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Oversee the monitoring of the Partnership inbox, ensuring all queries are dealt with by a member of the team promptly and effectively.
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Manage the Partnership budget; monitoring spending and signing off invoices within agreed budgets, including hub funding.
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Lead on ensuring an excellent experience for schools in Challenge Partners. This includes, but is not limited to, monitoring risks and mitigating/escalating as appropriate, and leading on Customer Care and Pricing Governance issues.
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Support the Partnership Experience Manager to deliver improvements to the quality of our hubs, ensuring all schools are getting excellent value. This includes, but is not limited to the engagement of new technologies, processes and ways of working.
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Lead on the implementation of new strategies for delivery in your areas of responsibility with Partnership Coordinator support.
Support all hub owners through matrix working to:
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Embed excellent account management, delivering outstanding support for our partner schools, multi-academy trusts and hubs.
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Maintain highly effective stakeholder relationships with Headteachers, trust CEOs, Senior Partners and Hub Managers.
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Induct new schools and hubs, making sure that all are appropriately onboarded to Challenge Partners.
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Implement Customer Care work, ensuring that all members of the team are able to monitor Customer Care cases and identify solutions.
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Deliver growth and renewals work, enabling schools and trusts to renew their subscription with Challenge Partners.
Data Management and Systems
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Ensure school data is accurately recorded on Salesforce (our CRM system) and work closely with the Data and Systems Lead to improve systems and processes.
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Monitor and report renewals data to inform renewals progress, predictions and strategy.
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Implementation of annual partnership evaluation work with the support of the Partnership Experience Manager.
Event Planning, Organisation and Monitoring
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Lead on the planning, logistics and delivery of an annual National Induction event for all new and rejoining schools, working with the Partnership Experience Manager and Leadership Team to agree event design.
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Liaise with speakers, venues and suppliers to ensure high quality delivery of the National Induction.
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Coordinate the team effectively to ensure excellent event delivery.
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Work closely with the marketing team to create a social media plan to showcase the National Induction.
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Monitor event quality and delivery, including dealing with and escalating issues to ensure positive solutions are reached.
Line Management
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Provide high-quality and consistent line management for up to two Partnership Coordinators, including regular one-to-one meetings and performance reviews.
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Identify opportunities for personal and professional development for direct reports.
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Provide accountability and support to direct reports to ensure excellent delivery across all Challenge Partners’ activities and meet key organisational priorities.
Matrix Management
At Challenge Partners, we work in a matrix structure which means that individuals collaborate across different work streams and are, at times, task managed by colleagues who are not their direct line manager
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Provide consistent and high quality task management to all Partnership Coordinators supporting activities related to hubs and cultivating relationships with all hub owners.
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Provide consistent and high quality task management to all colleagues involved in school renewals. This includes upwards management of Managers and Leadership Team.
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Collaborate effectively with other line managers and teams to support Partnership Coordinators to provide excellent delivery across all Challenge Partners activities and meet key organisational priorities.
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Provide training to all Partnership Coordinators in Customer Care and hub support.
Person Specification
Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for in an applicant are as follows:
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As one of our cadre of Leads, you will be a role model for our values at all times and a cultural lead within the team.
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Strong project management and organisational skills (a ‘completer-finisher’).
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Ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands and work under pressure, through excellent organisation and time management.
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Outstanding attention to detail, and pride in your work.
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Strong sense of proactivity, ensuring any issues are recognised and dealt with before they escalate.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to deal with people diplomatically and appropriately, building rapport with those at varying levels of seniority.
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Positivity, optimism and agility - we are a small organisation and all staff are expected to contribute across the organisation (and sometimes beyond their specific job role) to ensure our success and sustainability.
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High computer literacy - confidence and competence in using Google Suite, Microsoft programmes and Salesforce (or a similar CRM system) would be an advantage
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A willingness to learn and give and receive feedback
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A passion for education, and a desire to make a difference
About Challenge Partners
Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.
How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and activities for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all trusts, schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.
Our team: There are currently just over 25 in our growing team. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.
Our values
At Challenge Partners, how we go about our work is as important as the work we do. This is underpinned by our six values:
Excellence
We work hard and with urgency, striving for excellence in all that we do. We put the needs of our schools first.
Equity
We treat each other/everyone fairly, with care and respect. We value, encourage, and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We are one team.
Courageous leadership
Everyone is a leader, encouraged and empowered to take ownership and responsibility for their contribution to our mission.
Challenge
We expect the best of each other and support and challenge each other as critical friends.
Collaboration
We work purposefully together and in partnership with our schools to achieve more together than we could alone.
Innovation
We use and generate research and innovation intelligently to continually improve the work we do.
Benefits of working for Challenge Partners
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25 days of paid holiday per year
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An employer contributed pension - matched up to 5% of your own contribution
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Private health insurance
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London and hybrid working - we require all staff to attend our office in London or be present at an event at least two days per week, with remote working during school holidays
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A supportive and friendly team
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A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes
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The opportunity to progress and develop skills in a young and fast-growing team
How to apply and our recruitment process
Interviews will take place on Monday 9th December and Tuesday 10th December, at our London office (Resource for London, 356 Holloway Rd, London N7 6PA)
Challenge Partners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.
We are currently seeking a Corporate Partnership Fundraiser to join our passionate and dedicated fundraising team. In this vital role, you will focus on securing new and managing existing corporate partnerships in the Derbyshire and North Leicestershire area to generate essential income for Rainbows Children's Hospice, enabling us to continue providing outstanding care and support to babies, children, young people, and their families.
Hours of work: This role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with the very occasional evening or weekend for Events.
Location of work: Hybrid, home-based or hospice-based (an initial hospice-based period is required for onboarding and familiarisation with the team and our mission). You will be managing the North Leicester (including Loughborough) and Derbyshire areas.
About the role
Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
· Corporate Partnerships: Secure new partnerships and manage existing ones to generate vital income for the hospice.
· Account Management: Provide exceptional account management by designing and delivering bespoke communications and organising cultivation events to nurture partnerships.
· Networking: Actively network to build strong relationships within the business community.
· Sector Knowledge: Maintain and expand knowledge of the corporate sector to identify and maximise all fundraising opportunities.
· Proposals and Presentations: Develop high-quality proposals and presentations tailored to target companies, ensuring professional and compelling pitches.
· Further responsibilities in the role of a Corporate Partnership Fundraiser at Rainbows, can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements
· Experience: Proven success in a sales, marketing, or fundraising role.
· Business Development: Demonstrated ability to identify and successfully develop new business projects, coupled with the capacity to build and sustain professional relationships.
· Presentation Skills: Ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations, effectively engaging diverse audiences in both large group and individual face-to-face settings.
· Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation abilities to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
· Organisational Skills: Proficient in planning and organising your own workload, identifying and prioritising conflicting demands to meet agreed objectives.
· Research Skills: Strong aptitude for conducting thorough research to support projects and initiatives.
· Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
• Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Hybrid, Home or Hospice working location (Need to be in the Hospice to start with).
• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme.
• Bupa Cashback plan.
• Life Assurance.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Access to occupational health.
• Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.
• Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
• Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme
• Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Unofficial benefits: Fun events like Total Wipe Out, All staff away days, Guest visitors
If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience to excel in this role, we’d love to hear from you!
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.
Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location:Community based - Living within 30 minutes of High Wycombe, covering an area with an approximately two-hour radius including Reading.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
Contract: Maternity cover for 15 months.
What we do
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains dogs that change deaf people’s lives through emotional and practical support – because nobody with hearing loss should feel alone.
What you will be doing
- Provide guidance and training to support partnerships between people with hearing loss and their hearing dog
- Assess people’s needs and provide advice, guidance, and signposting so they can get the help they need with their hearing loss
- Bring people together in local communities and by connecting our beneficiaries with our Peer Support Volunteers
- Manage a caseload of beneficiary relationships learning about their needs and providing advice, support, and services personally with the help of others
- Offer community days and dog walks in local communities bringing people together
- Provide tailored support to hearing dog partners through remote contact, home and workplace visits, and accompanying them to the vets and other places
- Create and implement partnership support plans, dog behaviour modification plans, dog welfare plans, and risk management
- Continually assess the support need and risks for our beneficiaries and hearing dogs and ensure adequate plans are in place to address them
- This role will cover the following towns and regions Reading, Maidenhead, Slough, West London, High Wycombe, Aylesbury.
To be successful, you will:
- Be confident in your dog training and handling ability
- Be experienced in coaching and encouraging others
- Be able to work with people with a wide range of needs and are solution focused
- Be able to assess risk and have confidence in handling sensitive situations
- Develop professional materials for internal and external use
- Have experience with supervising and developing a team
How to apply
For further information, please view job description below or visit our website.
If you are interested in working with us in this varied and immensely rewarding job, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you'd be perfect for the role.
Closing date for applications: 5.00pm on Friday 29th November 2024.
First stage interviews via Teams: w/c 2nd December 2024.
In-person interviews at The Grange: Thursday 12th December 2024.
If you are interested in working with us in this varied and immensely rewarding job, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you'd be perfect for the role.
Corporate Partnerships Development Lead
We are looking for a highly motivated Corporate Partnerships Development Lead to play a key role in leading the new business approach for a successful healthcare charity.
Job title: Corporate Partnerships Development Lead
Location: Remote (flexible within the UK)
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term (18 months)
Salary: circa £50,000 (pro-rata)
The role:
This dynamic healthcare charity is poised to make a significant impact through corporate partnerships by expanding into new sectors and markets. They are seeking to forge innovative partnerships that align with their vision and values. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, ambitious team with bold plans for income growth in the coming years. The key challenge is to seize this moment and drive the development of a new business pipeline, fully leveraging the charity’s assets and potential.
About you:
As the Corporate Partnerships Development Lead, you will drive our efforts to form high-value corporate partnerships across a range of sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to build relationships with businesses that align with the charities vision, from the pharmaceutical industry to the growing wellness and ageing markets. Your focus will be on creating new business opportunities that resonate with the charities mission and developing partnerships that support both their work and the business objectives of their partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage a pipeline of corporate partnership prospects, focusing on securing multi-year, high-value commitments.
- Collaborate with internal teams to create compelling partnership proposals.
- Leverage the charities public campaigns and networks to grow business relationships.
- Create engagement opportunities through a mix of events and activities that showcase the impact of our work.
- Pitch, present, and secure corporate partnerships in sectors such as health, wellness, and pharmaceuticals.
- Maintain partnership data and track progress using CRM tools.
- Actively network and represent the organisation at industry events.
Essential skills:
- Proven experience in a corporate partnerships or new business role, ideally within the charity or health sector.
- Track record of securing partnerships worth £50k+.
- Strong communication, presentation, and proposal writing skills.
- Ability to develop and manage a pipeline of partnership opportunities.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility to travel within the UK for partner meetings as needed.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience or knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector and its regulations.
- Established network of potential corporate partners.
- Experience with CRM tools such as Microsoft Dynamics.
Other roles you may have experience with could include: Corporate Partnerships Manager, Business Development Lead, Head of Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Relations Manager, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Corporate Fundraising Lead, Director of Corporate Alliances, Corporate Engagement Manager, Corporate Development Manager, Partnerships and Business Development Lead, Corporate Sponsorship Manager, Business Partnerships Lead, Corporate Giving Manager, Senior Corporate Partnerships Executive, Corporate Partnerships and Strategy Lead. #INDNFP
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
- £37,443 FTE (Outside of London); £39,449 FTE (London)
- 35 hours a week
- 2 year fixed term
- Home-based
- Closing date: 11th December 2024
- Interview date: 16th or 17th December 2024
Change lives in a life-changing career
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.
The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Fundraiser to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.
More about the role
It’s such an exciting time to join the Partnerships team at Young Lives vs Cancer
This role sits within the Philanthropy and Partnerships team. The team are incredibly friendly, supportive and full of ideas about ways they can support the Partnerships division.
Our current portfolio of partners include charity of the year, commercial and brand partnerships, strategic and pro bono. This role will be leading on our long standing, multi million pound partnership with J D Wetherspoon.
What are we looking for?
To drive our plans and maximise fundraising opportunities across our most successful corporate partnership; we are seeking a passionate, energetic, and strategic individual to join us.
Because this is a contract role, we are ideally looking for someone with existing account management experience in the sector who is able to hit the ground running.
The key skills we are looking for are:
- Management of corporate partners – lead the management of our biggest corporate partner, ensuring that agreed targets and objectives, including financial targets and partnership extensions, are met or exceeded wherever possible. Through exceptional storytelling, communication and presentation skills to engage and inspire senior decision makers and thousands of employees within the partnership.
- Leadership skills in order to inspire your direct report and collaborate effectively with colleagues from across the charity.
- Agility in order to react quickly to new, sometimes unforeseen opportunities and deliver results. Planning and budgets - produce annual plans, budgets, KPIs and partnership plans
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Accessibility
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
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Role: Partnerships Director
Location: Hybrid - London/home - regular travel to London office and client events across the UK.
Salary: £65k-£80k
Demand for our specialist tutoring programmes for Children Looked After, those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) continues to increase and we are seeking an excellent addition to our team to support the increased demand for our provision and to support the continued scaling of our organisation.
The Organisation
Equal Education is a social enterprise working to improve outcomes and narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners, including Children Looked After, those with SEND, and unaccompanied asylum seeking children. We have 12 years’ experience delivering 1:1 tuition, working with hundreds of schools and Local Authority partners across the country, reaching hundreds of pupils annually.
As a member of the Fair Education Alliance, we believe in providing meaningful educational provision to students whose needs may not be best met within a traditional classroom environment, those who aren’t currently accessing education, or who benefit from additional 1:1 support. We work with qualified teachers to provide academic, subject specialised and individual tutoring and mentoring for children of all ages. Tutors provide pastoral care and work with pupils to increase engagement and attainment. Our programmes allow students to overcome barriers to learning, help them build trusted relationships, increase their aspirations, and fulfil their potential. We are passionate about our cause and are looking for people who are motivated by a strong desire to address educational inequality and improve outcomes.
This role will be suited to those who have held roles such as: Headteacher, Assistant/Deputy Head Teacher, Inclusion Team Manager, Head of Service, Virtual School Head, SEND Manager, Commissioning Manager, Educational Consultant.
The Role
As our Partnerships Director, you will be at the forefront of driving organisational growth, leading our sales and procurement strategy, and positioning Equal Education as a thought leader in the education sector.
We are seeking an innovative and strategic Partnerships Director to lead our sales, procurement, and thought leadership strategy as we scale our impactful programmes for Children Looked After, students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC). This pivotal role is suited to an experienced professional with deep expertise in public sector procurement, tendering, and B2B/B2G sales, alongside a passion for addressing educational inequality.
A natural communicator, the post-holder will understand the challenges faced by our School and Local Authority Partners. They will be quick to pick up the phone or meet with our valued clients face-to-face, in order to find solutions that work for all and ensure we can deliver our high-quality programmes to students.
Key Responsibilities:
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Strategic Leadership
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Develop and execute the organisation’s sales, procurement, and partnership strategy to align with growth goals.
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Drive expansion of Equal Education’s programmes across the UK and into new territories.
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Support and mentor members of the Partnerships team, including Partnerships Account Managers with a focus on their personal and professional development.
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Tendering and Procurement
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Lead the tendering process, ensuring compelling, compliant, and winning bids.
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Oversee public sector procurement and contract negotiations with local authorities, schools, and multi-academy trusts.
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Sales and Relationship Management
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Build and manage relationships with B2B and B2G partners, including key stakeholders in education and local government.
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Collaborate with internal teams to align service offerings with market needs.
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Thought Leadership
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Represent Equal Education at conferences, panels, and events as a keynote speaker or panellist.
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Position the organisation as a leader in education innovation and policy through public engagements and publishing thought leadership pieces.
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Operational Oversight
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Work closely with programme delivery teams to ensure partnership agreements translate into impactful services.
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Provide strategic oversight on the commercial aspects of partnership agreements.
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Key Deliverables:
Within 3 Months:
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Develop a clear, actionable sales and procurement strategy aligned with organisational goals.
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Identify and prioritise tender opportunities, setting up a pipeline of high-value bids.
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Establish relationships with key stakeholders across local authorities and schools.
Within 6 Months:
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Lead the submission of multiple high-quality tenders, achieving at least one significant new contract win.
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Represent Equal Education at a minimum of two key conferences or industry events, positioning the brand as a thought leader.
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Strengthen B2B and B2G partnerships, expanding the organisation’s network and influence.
Within 12 Months:
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Achieve measurable growth in revenue and programme delivery through new partnerships.
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Expand Equal Education’s presence into at least one new region or territory.
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Build and implement a long-term thought leadership strategy, including regular speaking engagements and published insights.
Skills and Experience Required:
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Expertise in Public Sector Procurement: Proven experience in writing and winning tenders, with a deep understanding of procurement frameworks in the education sector.
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Sales Leadership: Extensive experience in B2B and B2G sales, with a track record of achieving growth targets.
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Contract Negotiation: Skilled in managing complex negotiations, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements.
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Data-Driven: Skilled in working with databases like Salesforce or other CRM and spreadsheets to track high volumes of client information and student outcomes.
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Local Authority Knowledge: A background in working with or for local authorities is highly desirable.
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Thought Leadership: Demonstrated ability to represent an organisation at events and publish industry-leading insights.
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Strategic Vision: Capable of aligning sales and procurement activities with organisational objectives.
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Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
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Team work: Be a strong internal influencer, supporting and mentoring the development of your team, as well as working closely with delivery colleagues to ensure we not only match, but exceed client expectations.
Desirable:
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Experience working in the education sector or with local authorities, particularly in roles involving SEND or children’s services.
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Knowledge of safeguarding requirements and best practices for handling sensitive information.
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Experience in bid-writing, tender management, or grant applications.
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Understanding of working in a small organisation environment.
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Be comfortable with working on Salesforce
General
The job is subject to having the right to work in the UK, two professional references and a basic DBS check.
Why Join Us?
Equal Education is at the heart of transforming opportunities for under-resourced students. As our Partnerships Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our impact, growing our reach, and positioning us as a trusted voice in education innovation. We also offer:
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A competitive salary
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Staff wellbeing benefits such as ClassPass membership, access to discounts via Perks at Work, counselling support services through our EAP, eyecare vouchers, regular wellbeing sessions and team social events.
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Investment in you - we believe in developing from within and offer our team training opportunities and personalised development plans, as well as the chance to get involved with lots of projects across the organisation.
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Flexible, hybrid work environment with regular opportunities for in-person client engagement.
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The chance to work alongside a passionate team working to make a positive impact in the lives of under-resourced children and young people across the UK.
At Equal Education, you are the expert. We give you the space, the support and the technology to be your best. The rest is up to you.
Being you at Equal Education
Every young person we support is unique and our team isn’t any different. Our differences are our strength when it comes to providing a tailored, human approach to education. We are proud of our people and provide an environment where everyone can bring their most authentic self to work.
Our recruitment practices are carried out in line with equal opportunities and all candidates will be reviewed fairly regardless of age, gender reassignment, sex, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
Next steps
If you feel inspired and you think you have the right motivation and experience for the role, we would love to receive your application.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close this application early, for example if we receive an unprecedented number of applications, so please apply promptly to ensure you are considered for this role.
Imagine a role where you have the chance to lead and energise a fantastic corporate partnerships team, within one of the UK’s most beloved charities. One where you oversee and expand high-profile partnerships with leading brands, like Paw Patrol and Amazon, and help to give all dogs a better future. Inspired?
We are looking for a highly-motivated, target-oriented and experienced corporate partnerships fundraiser to lead the ambitious growth strategy for our current partner portfolio and our Partnerships team, as our new Deputy Head of Corporate Partnerships.
About this role:
As Deputy Head of Corporate Partnerships you will:
- Lead strategy for portfolio growth, setting and delivering income targets.
- Manage corporate partnerships with robust stewardship, budget, and communication plans.
- Develop KPIs, processes, and retention plans to ensure long-term sustainability.
- Cultivate relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders, adapting strategies to meet partner priorities and needs.
- Support high-value partnership proposals and resource planning for maximum impact.
About You:
Creative, dynamic and impact-orientated, you will have experience in working across teams internally and within our corporate partners to identify, develop and deliver strategic opportunities that raise income, awareness and influence for Dogs Trust. We’re looking for some is passionate about building high performing teams and excellent relationships with senior stakeholders, and who can successfully engage teams and departments in partnership delivery and growth.
About the Team:
Over the next five years, we aim to significantly increase funds from charitable trusts/foundations, corporate partners and major donors. We are seeking an experienced leader in corporate partnership management to play a key role within the Philanthropy, Corporate and Trusts (PCT) team to help us achieve our ambitions and expand our work even further.
The Corporate Partnerships Team is made up of two teams. The Corporate Development team is responsible for building and developing new partnerships. The Partnerships team is responsible for the delivery, growth and retention of our portfolio.
It is a huge opportunity to shape the future direction of our fundraising strategy, so if you are interested, we’d love to hear from you!
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Are you a brilliant communicator with a passion for driving change?
Do you thrive on building impactful partnerships that unlock vital resources?
If so, GirlDreamer wants you to help us take our mission to the next level.
About GirlDreamer
GirlDreamer is an award-winning non-profit organisation focused on supporting the personal and professional development of women of colour to become future leaders. We’re a small, remote team committed to breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for young women from underrepresented communities.
The Role
As the Head of Partnerships, you will play a pivotal role in securing the resources and relationships we need to fuel our ambitious goals. You will lead our efforts to establish high-value, strategic partnerships with corporate sponsors, corporate foundations, and other stakeholders while driving a robust fundraising strategy to ensure long- term sustainability.
You will also help shape GirlDreamer’s long-term vision and expand its reach through innovative, strategic approaches to partnerships. We currently receive organic, inbound enquiries for partnerships as well as generate our own leads through networking. However, we have not yet fully capitalised on these opportunities due to limited capacity but have previously designed bespoke partnerships.
This role is an exciting opportunity to harness our existing interest and develop innovative, scalable partnerships. By doing so, you will help shape GirlDreamer’s vision and expand its reach, directly contributing to our mission of creating opportunities for women of colour.
Key Responsibilities:
Partnership Development: Identify, cultivate, and secure partnerships with corporate sponsors, corporate foundations, and other stakeholders that align with GirlDreamer’s mission and values.
Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with current and potential partners, ensuring ongoing engagement and collaboration.
Income Generation: Drive income growth by securing sponsorships, paid partnerships and other funding opportunities to meet annual and multi-year targets.
Collaboration: Work closely with the leadership team and founders to align fundraising and income generation goals with organisational strategy and programmatic needs.
Innovation: Stay on top of trends and opportunities in the philanthropic and corporate sectors, such as impact investing, CSR trends, and digital philanthropy, to keep bringing a fresh approach to sustainability.
How to Apply:
If you’re excited about this opportunity and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Please refer to our job pack for more information and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
People Partner
Are you a dynamic and experienced HR Professional with a passion for driving positive change and fostering a culture of belonging and engagement? Do you excel at collaborating and influencing colleagues, providing coaching and guidance to deliver impactful solutions?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, we want to hear from you! Join us at Mencap as our People Partner and you will be the driving force behind our organisational transformation.
We have an exciting new opportunity for a People Partner to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. We are flexible with regards to the location of this role, but you may need to travel to various locations across England, Wales, and Scotland as and when needed.
What you will be doing:
• Partner with respective Directorates and build strong, trusted relationships with managers to help improve people experience and to embed the Mencap culture
• Be the first point of contact in their Directorate for support, advice and challenge on people management, including Belonging, engagement and change
• Empower managers by signposting to relevant sources of information or teams
• Work with teams to understand any people management knowledge gaps and offer coaching and guidance as needed to deliver solutions and impact
• Advise and deliver People initiatives across the full range of the people experience, with support from the Strategic People Leads and other members of the People Leadership team. People initiatives will cover; organisational wide workforce planning (including volunteering), talent management, succession planning and the delivery of Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the People Directorate
• Be aligned with key people projects; rolling out activity in respective Directorates and providing feedback throughout development to ensure projects land with impact
• Use data and insight to drive improvements in people performance and experience
• Have an excellent understanding of people policy for colleagues and volunteers; applying this knowledge to advice
It is not essential to have previous experience within the Charity or Social Care sector. We are open to consider any background, but you must have experience of working in a People operational and/or advisory role. We will consider a broad range of People disciplines.
You must also have:
• Proven track record of building strong relationships and being successful in influencing stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong organisational skills; with the ability to manage competing, and at times complex demands
• Data literate, with ability to interpret and share reports and KPIs
• Evidence of ensuring improving our people experience is at the heart of everything you do
If this position sounds like you, then please apply now!
*Please note* The application closing date for the role will be on Sunday 8th December. As we are recruiting to a number of vacancies, we will be holding interviews on MS TEAMS on 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th December, which means we will begin to invite candidates in before the closing date. Please do submit your application as and when you are ready. Second stage interviews will follow soon after and we would like to make offers prior to the Christmas break.
Benefits
In addition to knowing that your work positively impacts people's lives, you will receive fair pay and enjoy a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees. (T&Cs apply based on contract).
• Holiday Entitlement: 32 days of holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days with long service, plus the option to purchase up to 10 additional days through our Holiday Plus scheme.
• Sick Pay: Service-related sick pay available after completing a 6-month probation period.
• Pension Plan: Eligibility to join the Mencap Pension Plan, with Mencap matching contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis, providing National Insurance savings. If you don't join the Plan initially, you will be auto-enrolled after three months.
• Additional Benefits: Membership in the Mencap Pension Plan includes up to 3 times salary death in service life cover and Income Protection of 50% salary, activated after 26 weeks of long-term sickness.
• Loans: Access to loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones after 6 months of service, as well as interest-free season ticket loans.
• Discounts and Cashback: Discounts and cashback ranging from 3% to 30% at high street shops, including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays, and more through Mencap Extras.
• Health Cash Plan: Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
• Employee Assistance Program: Free access to a 24/7 employee assistance for advice and support.
• Recognition and Awards: Quarterly award scheme and recognition every 5 years through our You Rock program.
• Training and Development: Access to fantastic leadership training and further development opportunities.
About Mencap
At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability and their families to ensure that people with a learning disability get to live the life they want to.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us.
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
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Role: Partnerships Account Manager
Location: Hybrid - London/home with regular UK travel
Salary: 36k-45k dependent on experience
Demand for our specialist tutoring programmes for Children Looked After, those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) continues to increase and we are seeking an excellent addition to our team to support the increased demand for our provision and to support the continued scaling of our organisation.
The Organisation
Equal Education is a social enterprise working to improve outcomes and narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners, including Children Looked After, those with SEND, and unaccompanied asylum seeking children. We have 12 years’ experience delivering 1:1 tuition, working with schools and Local Authority partners across the country, reaching hundreds of pupils annually.
As a member of the Fair Education Alliance, we believe in providing meaningful educational provision to students whose needs may not be best met within a traditional classroom environment, those who aren’t currently accessing education, or who benefit from additional 1:1 support. We work with over 200 qualified teachers to provide academic, subject specialised and individual tutoring and mentoring for children of all ages. Tutors provide pastoral care and work with pupils to increase engagement and attainment. Our programmes will help the students to overcome barriers to learning, help them build trusted relationships, increase their aspirations, and fulfil their potential. We are passionate about our cause and are looking for people who are motivated by a strong desire to address educational inequality and improve outcomes.
What is the Role?
The Partnerships Account Manager will drive business growth by securing new partnerships and managing key client accounts across designated regions. With a focus on building and sustaining long-term school and local council relationships, the Partnerships Account Manager will work closely with clients to understand their needs, expand our service offerings, and ensure the highest levels of satisfaction.
The post holder will manage two administrators who will provide essential bid-writing and administrative support to facilitate efficient and effective client management.
The post holder would benefit from experience or an understanding of working in a small, high-growth organisation.
The role will be suited to those who have held the title: SENCO, Head of Department, Advisory Teacher, Inclusion Coordinator or Designated Teacher.
This role is ideal for an ambitious, client-focused individual, passionate about creating positive outcomes for vulnerable students. If you’re ready to contribute to a growing organisation that’s making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
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Client Acquisition and Relationship Management
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Proactively seek new business opportunities within assigned regions to grow the client base.
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Develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with key clients, ensuring their evolving needs are met and service offerings are aligned.
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Lead regular client review meetings to discuss progress, gather feedback, and identify additional service opportunities.
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Manage internal relationships to ensure what matters to clients is communicated internally using the proper channels, to allow for effective delivery by our Operations teams.
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Maintain good internal stakeholder relationships with our Operations teams to ensure high client demands are balanced with our processes and team capacity.
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Strategic Planning and Development
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Collaborate with Senior Leaders to develop strategies for client retention and growth.
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Work closely with the wider partnerships team to align on strategic objectives and ensure seamless service delivery across functions.
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Participate in client and industry events to represent the organisation, expand networks, and identify new business opportunities.
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Performance Monitoring and Reporting
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Monitor client engagement, satisfaction levels, and service outcomes; produce regular progress reports for management.
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Oversee tracking and analysis of client-related statistics to ensure targets are met and clients receive impactful, value-driven service.
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Manage and track client data and prospect pipelines using CRM systems, ensuring accuracy and up-to-date information.
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Report to SLT on accounts, Tenders, Bids, client meetings on a regular basis
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Be curious to explore our Salesforce system data, understanding and interpreting delivery and impact data
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Team Management and Support Coordination
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Lead, mentor, and manage two administrators focused on bid-writing, tender management, and client-related administration.
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Support administrators in producing and reviewing high-quality bid documents and responses that align with client requirements and enhance our partnership outcomes.
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Provide oversight to ensure that administrative tasks are completed efficiently, supporting smooth client interactions and consistent follow-through.
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Work with other leads like allocations and recruitment to ensure we can fulfil referrals
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Foster a strong working relationship between bid writers and recruitment to ensure we can find tutors and go for the right bids.
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Bid Management and Process Improvement
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Oversee the preparation and submission of tenders and bids, working closely with administrators to ensure high-quality and timely submissions.
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Continuously review and improve internal processes to optimise bid management, client onboarding, and service delivery.
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Report on bid submission performance, review client feedback to continuously improve.
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Essential Skills and Experience:
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Detailed knowledge of the UK Education Sector.
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Proven track record in client relationship management, with experience in sales or partnership development roles.
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Strong communication skills, particularly in face-to-face and telephone interactions, with the ability to build rapport quickly and maintain long-lasting relationships.
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Experience managing a small team, providing leadership, direction, and support to ensure high-performance standards.
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High level of empathy and commitment to supporting vulnerable and underserved communities.
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Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet both short- and long-term deadlines effectively.
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Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) for tracking client data, leads, and progress.
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Proactive, problem-solving mindset, able to address issues independently and provide client-focused solutions.
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Able to work in a high pressure environment, whilst taking initiative, we would want the postholder to ask for support when needed.
Desirable Qualifications:
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Experience working in the education sector or with local authorities, particularly in roles involving SEND or children’s services.
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Knowledge of safeguarding requirements and best practices for handling sensitive information.
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Experience in bid-writing, tender management, or grant applications.
General
The job is subject to having the right to work in the UK, two professional references and a basic DBS check.
Why Equal Education?
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Competitive salary
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Staff wellbeing benefits such as ClassPass membership, access to discounts via Perks at Work, eyecare vouchers, regular wellbeing sessions and team social events.
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Investment in you - we believe in developing from within and offer our team training opportunities and personalised development plans, as well as the chance to get involved with lots of projects across the organisation.
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Flexible, hybrid work environment with regular opportunities for in-person client engagement.
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Working alongside a passionate team working to make a positive impact in the lives of under-resourced children and young people across the UK
At Equal Education, you are the expert. We give you the space, the support and the technology to be your best. The rest is up to you.
Being you at Equal Education
Every young person we support is unique and our team isn’t any different. Our differences are our strength when it comes to providing a tailored, human approach to education. We are proud of our people and provide an environment where everyone can bring their most authentic self to work.
Our recruitment practices are carried out in line with equal opportunities and all candidates will be reviewed fairly regardless of age, gender reassignment, sex, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Energy Neighbours Project Manager leads and manages the Energy Neighbours project, managing all staff and contracts that are part of this new project, starting in February 2025.
Closing date Thur 12 Dec, 12 noon.
What we are looking for:
· An experienced, enthusiastic, manager of projects and partnerships
· Experience of collaboration, capacity-building and/or working co-productively
· Supports TSL Kirklees aims and values
· Strong IT, communication, relationships and organisational skills
· Able to take responsibility for all project finances and reporting
· Ability to lead and represent this innovative project
· Relevant degree level qualification or able to learn at this level
This role does not require expertise in climate change or energy technology. If you don’t quite have everything on the list, you can still apply. We will consider opportunities to help the right person to develop into the role.
Third Sector Leaders Kirklees has received more than £900,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to empower local people to take individual and collective climate action and reduce fuel poverty in their community.
The Energy Neighbours project has a clear community capacity-building approach, aiming to work inclusively with communities and community organisations, listening to local priorities, experimenting and learning together, being transparent and accountable and sharing decision-making.
The project will help more community buildings and homes to be more energy efficient, by providing expertise, training, volunteering and sharing learning. Energy Neighbours supports and funds organisation development, community activities, volunteering, community business and partnership development, helping communities have a stronger voice and more capacity to impact on their priorities and concerns.
The new Energy Neighbours team includes a Project Manager, Project Coordinator and an Information and Data Manager. These three posts support four Community Energy Development Workers who work with community organisations and residents in priority areas of Kirklees. The project partners include the Kirklees Climate Commission, local experts on energy and independent evaluation support.
TSL Kirklees
TSL Kirklees is a local charity, with members involved in hundreds of community organisations. TSL promotes other local community organisations, provides training, supports partnerships and helps people get involved in community activities by reducing barriers and providing support.
TSL Kirklees believes in the potential of our community organisations and non-profits to improve our society and community, and we're on a mission to harness their skills, talents, and innovative solutions. The Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector is evolving and we know that individuals and organisations are facing incredible pressures. We also know the solutions lie within our communities.
Are you ready to help shape the future of our vibrant communities? Join us on this exciting journey to empower communities and create thriving neighbourhoods.
The Energy Neighbours Project Manager will work closely with the CEO and all TSL employees to deliver TSL’s strategic goals.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a strategic, results-driven professional with a passion for building meaningful relationships? We’re seeking a Corporate Development Officer to join our dynamic Development Team on a full-time, permanent basis.
In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the forefront of creating and nurturing brand partnerships that align with our values and elevate our mission. You will be instrumental in fostering lasting relationships with corporate partners, and delivering real impact, as well as cultivating relationships with new prospective supporters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Revenue Growth: Support the team in delivering core income and the team’s financial targets through strategic partnerships and business membership.
- Corporate Memberships: Oversee and grow Southbank’s Corporate Membership program, ensuring partners receive exceptional service.
- Stewardship: Coordinate benefits roll out including execution of events for our corporate members and sponsors.
- Lead Generation & Prospect Research: Play a key role in identifying and securing new partnerships. Conduct in-depth research, produce detailed due diligence reports, and create compelling presentations that speak directly to prospective partners’ needs and priorities.
- Member Evaluation & Renewals: Produce detailed annual evaluation reports for corporate members, collaborating closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure successful contract renewals and continued growth.
We’re looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, with a strong track record in customer service and event management, and a passion for delivering results.
Ready to make an impact? If you have a proven ability to build connections, drive revenue, and elevate partnerships, we’d love to hear from you.
For a complete overview of the role, please download the Job Description from our Career page.
We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre.
By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.
If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.
Southbank Centre
The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.
Its impact and reach are significant and it is respected internationally as a convener of great artists and diverse audiences and for being entrepreneurial and innovative in response to a volatile and changing financial landscape. The Southbank Centre is a charity that is determined to demonstrate its ambition to remain innovative, disruptive and experimental in what it does and to be highly relevant to the artists it wants to work with and to the audiences it wants to attract.
The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.
Our Artistic Mission
The Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.
At the Southbank Centre we believe in:
Creating welcoming spaces
- Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities.
- This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.
Making wonderful experiences together
- Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
- This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.
Sparking new thinking
- Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
- This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.
Benefits & Perks:
As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:
- A min 5% employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family leave benefits
- Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
- Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
- Free entry to Hayward Gallery
- Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
- Free staff yoga
- Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are excited to be working with Migrant Help who are searching for a brilliant Business Development Manager–Corporate Partnerships. This leading charity delivers support and advice services to migrants and asylum seekers across the UK.
This role will focus on diversifying income to support the charity’s mission, actively exploring dynamic ways to engage corporate partners. This role offers progression and the opportunity to develop your career, with the opportunity of line management once you are established in post. You will be responsible for building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships and will create and manage a diverse pipeline to fund the charity’s multi-year, five-six figure strategic programmes, securing support through fundraising, commercial, gifts-in-kind, and crypto.
To be successful in the role of Business Development Manager–Corporate Partnerships, you will need:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in partnership management either in the charity or commercial sector
- Ability to work passionately as a corporate partnerships fundraiser, building relationships and developing income generating opportunities
- Passion for human rights
Salary: £40,000-£44,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Remote, or Dover HQ, or Whitechapel, with in-person meetings once per quarter
Deadline: Rolling
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.