Partnership management jobs

We are looking for an experienced conservation professional, land manager or land advisor with a strong commitment to nature recovery to take up the role of Director of Conservation and Land Management for a year’s maternity cover. We welcome secondment proposals to facilitate knowledge exchange between organisations.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has a stunning network of nature reserves spanning over 1200 hectares of species-rich meadows, chalk downland and ancient woodlands. We also have an outstanding track record in connecting people with nature. Partnership is our watchword, and we are proud to host the new Local Nature Partnership for Wiltshire and Swindon and to be a partner in regional collaborations like Western Forest and Big Chalk, collaborating to secure nature’s recovery at a truly landscape scale.

For this maternity cover role, we are keen to hear from candidates who can bring fresh skills and perspectives to further develop our approach to conservation and land management. Specialisms in conservation grazing, land advice and adaptive land management for climate resilience will all be welcomed. You will have the leadership skills and emotional intelligence to help your teams achieve great things, and a mind-set that seeks out solutions. You will have outstanding collaboration skills and the credibility to play a leading role in strategic partnerships.

If you have the passion to make a difference and the skills and experience we need, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.  Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5% 
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Head office in town centre with parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

Recruitment timetable

Deadline for applications: 22 April

First stage interviews: 1 May

Second stage interviews: 7 May

Reports to: Fundraising and Engagement Manager

Direct reports: none

Location: Unit 7, FBC, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0NE

Status, hours: Permanent, full time

Salary: Grade D, salary in the range of £32,254 - £35,560 (includes 11% London Weighting), plus benefits.

Role Summary

This role will support the expanding team with all engagement activities to ensure that good relationships are maintained with all Alcohol Change UK (ACUK) supporters, beneficiaries and volunteers. The Engagement Officer will undertake administration related to volunteer recruitment and recording of volunteer activities as well as being the first point of contact for the team ensuring ACUK delivers high levels of support to our volunteers. The role will also be responsible for creating content and delivering elements of our engagement communication programme.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities 

Please refer to the candidate pack for role and responsibilities of this post.

Important note: We monitor for use of AI in responses and will reject applications containing AI generated answers. 

Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference. The Challenge Events Manager will lead and oversee the Challenge Events Portfolio and management of the Challenge Events Team. 

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. 

We share expert advice and support to live well now; fund groundbreaking research to understand the different conditions better and lead us to new treatments; work with the NHS towards universal access to specialist health; and together, campaign for people’s rights, better understanding, accessibility, and access to treatments.

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

*Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received.

We are working in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the Bromley Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub. This forms part of the transformation of mental health services in the London borough of Bromley under the NHS Long Term Plan. 

The service brings together the expertise of local primary, secondary and voluntary sector mental health care providers with the aim of providing flexible, holistic and integrated services for adults with mental health problems.

The integrated team provides brief intervention support to people with mental health problems within a primary care and community mental health setting, helping people develop their independence, self-management skills and achieve their recovery goals.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Senior Peer Support Coordinator to support the development and lead on the delivery of mental health peer support in the Bromley Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub. You will lead the team, which includes peer support staff and volunteers, and take responsibility for the design, coordination and delivery of recovery orientated peer support to people with mental health problems on a group and one to one basis.  

Closing date: Sunday 27th April (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: 7th and 8th May

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

The Senior Advice & Information Officer will play a vital role in supervising and delivering expert organisational advice and support services. The role involves providing essential guidance to u3as ensuring they operate smoothly and comply with best practice. The postholder will manage complex queries, lead information sessions and events and guide a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, significantly contributing to the effectiveness, growth and continued success of the u3a movement.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Children and Young People Area. Managing a dynamic team, you will be responsible for implementing and progressing the area’s overarching strategy, ensuring that children and young people in our community have access to a range of exciting and evolving opportunities that support their development, creativity, social integration and wellbeing. 

You will also be joining the Senior Management Team at a fast-growing organisation in London’s charity sector, where you will play an important role in supporting the development and implementation of organisation-wide processes.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced project manager and line manager, with proven experience in successfully overseeing several projects at once, working to a range of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reporting impact in a clear and compelling way. 

You will also bring an ability to support and motivate team members to work to their full potential. You will be able to nurture existing partnerships while developing new strategic connections that contribute to the success of your area’s work and the organisation. You will have an excellent understanding of the needs of Latin Americans living in the UK and a genuine passion for progressing the rights and welfare of migrants and refugees

As the CYP Programme Manager, you will also act as our Designated Safeguarding Lead. Working alongside our Designated Safeguarding Officer and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to keep children, young people and at-risk adults safe at IRMO and across all the work that we do.

Key duties & responsibilities

Area Management

• To lead the delivery of the CYP area strategy, ensuring that we provide high-quality services that respond to the changing needs of our community.

• To ensure all required activities in each project’s phase are accurately undertaken.

• To ensure that all grant and contract requirements are met, including meeting all established KPIs and delivering services on time and within budget.

• To produce high-quality monitoring, evaluation and impact reports for funders, partners and IRMO’s Director and Management Committee.

• To effectively manage existing partnerships while developing new relationships with relevant stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for the area.

• To ensure the delivery of effective, efficient and high-quality services for our community.

• To lead, inspire and manage the CYP team in accordance with IRMO’s policies and procedures, supporting team members to work to their full potential.

• To stay up-to-date with policy development and other external events that may impact IRMO’s services, seeking out opportunities to develop and enhance our services and projects where possible.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• To establish and maintain effective data collection and monitoring mechanisms to track the area’s progress.

• Ensuring effective communication mechanisms are in place to listen and respond to the views of our beneficiaries, concerning both the quality and impact of the services we are providing.

Communication

• To ensure that all IRMO services and activities, in the CYP area and beyond, are promoted to our target audiences.

• To ensure that the outcomes and impact of the CYP services and projects are effectively communicated to external stakeholders.

• To nurture existing relationships with partners and other stakeholders to grow our organisation’s profile.

• To represent IRMO in relevant networks and forums as required.

Safeguarding

• To carry out and oversee reviews and updates of safeguarding policy, procedures, flowcharts, guidelines and resources.

• To assess safeguarding cases and act on appropriate courses of action.

• To organise and run regular staff safeguarding training sessions.

• To attend regular safeguarding training.

• To produce regular safeguarding reports for the Director and the Management Committee.

Other

• To support the development of fundraising applications.

• To apply knowledge and experience in project management to contribute to wider discussions on our services and projects aimed at improving internal workflows and delivery models.

• To attend regular supervision and team meetings as required.

• To undertake any other work, consistent with the purpose of the position, as directed by your line manager.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and may change depending on the needs and development of the organisation.

Person specification

E = Essential - D = Desirable

Experience

• At least three years of experience managing programmes or projects (E)

• Experience in families and youth services (D)

• Experience in the charity sector (D)

• Experience in delivering against targets (E)

• Experience in line managing people in a variety of roles with a proven ability to support staff to work to their full potential (E)

• Experience in liaising with partner organisations and other stakeholders (E)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (E)

• Good written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and/or Portuguese (E)

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build rapport, inspire self-confidence and draw out people’s strengths (E)

• Able to design, implement and oversee a range of children and young people initiatives (E)

• Able to design and implement effective systems to monitor and evaluate projects and services (E)

• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage own time (E)

• Able to think strategically and problem solve with a creative mindset (E)

• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Google Workspace applications, Microsoft applications and databases (E)

• Advanced understanding of safeguarding (D) or willingness to undertake training (E)

• Qualification in Childcare, Play or Youth Work (D)

• Qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance (D)

Personal Attributes and Other Requirements

• Resourceful and flexible (E)

• Collaborative approach to work (E)

• Excellent understanding of the issues faced by the Latin American community in the UK (E)

• A commitment to upholding IRMO's values and policies (E)

We aim at all times to recruit the person most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as members of minoritised groups, and from Latin Americans and people with lived experience of the immigration and asylum system, to reflect the community we serve.

Tree Equity Scores bring together multiple datasets, such as deprivation, heat, canopy cover and more, to provide a single figure that illustrates an area's need for urban trees. The Tree Equity for Hartlepool project marks the first town-wide approach in the UK to address low Tree Equity scores across an entire urban area. This multi-partner project, led by Trees for Cities, will work across planting, engagement and awareness raising of the urban forest. 

Working with Hartlepool Borough Council, Trees on Tees Community Forest, The Woodland Trust, Thirteen Group housing association and Treeconomics, this partnership brings together major local landowners alongside national tree specialists to deliver a programme of work over two years - and is seeking a Project Manager to drive the work forward.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for this flagship work locally, overseeing a diverse portfolio of tasks. This will include project and line management, development of tree planting projects, being the charity’s voice in the region, developing partner relationships, advocating for our work and raising the profile of the charity and urban trees with key stakeholders. You will ensure the smooth running of the project and success for this flagship piece of work in the Tree Equity movement.

The role will involve a large amount of interpersonal work and requires a confident, well-organised and friendly individual who can both confidently lead and manage the project, and act as a spokesperson for the charity and urban forestry with key stakeholders locally. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with partners, and these will be key to success, ensuring the project is delivered with ambition to get the results the community needs.

You will work under the steer of the Senior Development Manager, and line manage a locally based Project Community Coordinator. You will represent Trees for Cities and build the strategic presence of the charity and partners in the Tees Valley area.

As Trees for Cities looks ahead to its next strategic period, this project is a key flagship piece of work, and the role will be required to represent the partnership and associated work being done. In delivering a successful project, the case will be made for addressing low Tree Equity scores at the local and national level, influencing decision makers to best support urban forestry. 

This project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. 

ABOUT TREES FOR CITIES

Trees for Cities is an ambitious, far-reaching organisation. 

Trees for Cities is the only charity that focuses on planting, protecting and promoting urban trees across the UK and suits ambitious, dedicated and passionate staff.

This role is perfect for candidates who are seeking the opportunity to make a difference, working to have a positive impact on urban communities and places that need green interventions the most. We recognise that the role spans distinct skillsets in project management and advocacy work and encourage applicants from backgrounds which may lean more strongly into one of these two fields with a view to growing in the other. 

We seek a highly motivated individual, is a friendly, supportive, high-performing team member and will provide support and training opportunities for personal and professional development. The organisation has an experienced Senior Leadership Team from a variety of commercial, charity and environmental backgrounds. 

Trees for Cities is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. We value and are committed to promoting diversity within the workplace. We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential and that all employment decisions, including recruitment, are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria. A full copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy can be provided on request. 

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, using the application link below, please send your CV and supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and your fit with the Person Specification.

The deadline for applications is April 30th, with interviews slated to be held w/c 12th May.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, we will be in touch w/c 5th May. If you do not hear from us within this period, then you should assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview.

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role, you must therefore have a valid right to work in the UK to apply. 

Trees for Cities is the first UK environmental organisation to have been awarded social value certification. Trees for Cities is an equal opportunities employer.

Registered Charity No: 1032154. 

Previous applicants need not reapply. No Agencies Please. 

Brand and Content Manager

Remote (UK-based) | Full-time | Flexible working | Competitive salary + excellent benefits

You would be part of an innovative organisation working to support teachers and improve pupils’ access to quality education.

Oak is a fully remote, mission-driven organisation offering high levels of flexibility, autonomy, and purpose. We’re a national not-for-profit working in partnership with teachers to create the highest-quality, sequenced curriculum and lesson resources for pupils across all subjects and age groups.

Our culture has been independently recognised through:

• Flexa verified (93% overall score, including 95% for working hours and 97% for role modelling)

• Escape the City's Top 1% Employers – based on anonymous colleague reviews of culture, development, and impact

�� About the Role

Ready to lead bold, creative brand marketing and make an impact in education? Oak National Academy is looking for a Brand and Content Manager to shape how we communicate with teachers and champion our mission.

You’ll plan and deliver standout campaigns, develop compelling content plans — from blogs to social to video — and build multi-channel brand awareness. With a clear editorial eye and data-driven mindset, you’ll ensure everything we create strengthens our brand and connects with our audience.

This is a hands-on, strategic role for someone who thrives on turning big ideas into brilliant content. If you’re passionate about purposeful work and know how to build a brand with impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive brand marketing plan, leading marketing campaigns and content plans that deliver Oak’s goals. 

• Manage the creation of high-impact communications content (blogs, case studies, social content, videos) that enhance Oak’s brand and position us as experts in education.

• Oversee Oak’s organic social media and content creator partnerships, to increase awareness and strengthen our brand messages.

• As a member of the Oak Team, you will contribute to the wider success and culture of the organisation and support and role model our five values: create the right environment, be a great colleague, own your role but work for the team, make things happen, and keep getting better.

• Work in cross-functional and product-oriented squads with colleagues from across the organisation, as required.

• Deputise for the Lead School Support Manager and take on other general responsibilities as required.

  What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years experience in brand marketing management.

• Proven success in collecting, analysing and using qualitative and quantitative data to measure and improve brand performance.

• Extensive knowledge in content marketing and using editorial management to maintain a strong, engaging brand presence.

• Proven success in growing audiences through organic social media channels and working collaboratively with content creators.

�� Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus one extra day for each year of service (up to 28)

• Additional Oak closure days over Christmas/New Year

• 11% employer pension contribution (with no minimum employee contribution)

• A 36-hour working week, with half-days on Fridays or every other Friday off

• Fully remote working — we’ll support your home set-up and offer coworking options if preferred

• Termly in-person offsites to collaborate, connect, and have fun

• A culture that genuinely supports flexibility, autonomy, and trust

�� Inclusion and Belonging

We believe diverse teams build better products. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the tech and education sectors.

We use the Applied recruitment platform to help reduce bias in our hiring process. 

�� Key Info

• Location: Remote, but you must be based in the UK with the legal right to work here

• Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time

• Closing date: We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the role early

If this sounds like the kind of role and team where you could do your life’s best work, we’d love to hear from you.

Would you like to use your lived experience as a Carer to make a difference for Carers and families supporting someone with a mental health condition?

If so, this could be the job for you!

This peer support project is delivered in partnership with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, to support Carers of people with mental health conditions.  This project will work to support Carers through one-to-one support, outreach, training and peer support groups.

About The Role:

Using your lived experience of caring for someone with a mental health condition, and a strengths-based approach, you will support mental health Carers in their caring role.  You will provide person centred one-to-one- support, information, signposting, and advocacy, develop, and facilitate peer support groups in response to identified need and deliver training and outreach sessions at different locations across the borough. You will work in partnership with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLStG), to ensure Carers are identified and routinely referred into the service. You will have responsibility for line managing the Mental Health Carers Peer Support Worker.

Key Requirements Include:

- Lived experience of Caring for someone with a mental health condition

- Experience of direct work with clients, providing information, advocacy and 1:1 support, including assessing  need.

- Experience of / ability to develop and facilitate peer support groups and training.

- Efficient organisation and time management skills with the ability to balance and prioritise a busy and varied workload.

- Developed IT skills, with experience using databases and communication platforms.

- Experience of liaising with a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies at all levels.

- Experience of report writing, including statistical data

- Experience of project management including managing staff         

About Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:

We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more.  In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:  

Friendly team and working environment, mix of remote and office-based work, some weekend and evening work with time off during the week, annual leave starts at 26 days increasing to 31 days plus bank and public holidays, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor candidates. 

We are seeking an experienced Development and Income Generation Manager. This crucial role is to develop and sustain programs supporting East and Southeast Asian women in the UK.
 

About Us

We are a new and inclusive organisation empowering East and Southeast Asian women and their families. ESEA women share a common culture and experience similar issues, eg. immigration, racism, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence and exploitation in the UK. We campaign to completely eradicate financial hardship and end violence among women and our dependents within the ESEA UK community. We provide a safe space, advocacy, health, housing, education, co-learning and other holistic support and services.

We are a non-hierarchical organisation with our trustees as key facilitators, working with our staff and volunteers to implement and deliver our projects. We are seeking exemption under the provision of the Equalities Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 under the occupational requirements as this post requires the postholder to be female or identifying herself as female.

Main responsibilities:

• Create a successful income generation strategy across different sources including corporate, grant makers, trust and foundation, social media fundraisers, legacy and new streams of funding.

• Write and submit successful and compelling grant / funding proposals, ensuring alignment with funder requirements and organisational goals

• Build solid relationships with corporate sponsors, funders and grant makers to enable us to identify the best income generation streams  for our organisational requirements

• Engagement in the ESEA community with an in depth understanding of nuanced community issues that will ensure robust applications

• Research and identify additional potential funding opportunities, including grants, sponsorships, and partnerships from agencies, foundations, and corporations.

• Work closely with our team to gather data and information to support applications

• Maintain and track an organised record of funding opportunities, application deadlines, and submitted proposals. Provide timely updates to the team

• Help report to funders on the benefits of their funded projects.

• Employ and train staff/ volunteers with funding applications and other aspects of funding, eg social media requests

• Share management and supervision work of staff for the different projects in the organisation.

• Participate in the organisation wide collective and collaborative approach to move the direction of the charity forward across different work of the organisation. 

Knowledge and Experience:

• Excellent grant writing and communication skills

• Proven track record of at least 5 years in successful funding applications

• Successful track record in fundraising from corporate sectors

• Good understanding and experience of rights based campaigning on migrants and human rights issues through a woman’s lens

• Good knowledge of women’s issues including violence and oppression.

• Good knowledge of how migrant community groups organise and work together

• Experience in building networks and alliances and in collaborative work

• Flexible and proactive, can work independently

• Commit to SEEAWA’s values in promoting and protecting the rights of migrant workers, women who were trafficked and experienced gender violence

• Have one year experience managing staff and volunteers

• From or experience in Southeast and East Asian cultures
   

This role requires applicants to be able to show that they have the right to work in the UK.
The deadline is 6 May 2025 at 12 midnight and interviews start 12 May 2025.

Welcome to Ada!

We are the National College for Digital Skills, established in 2016 as the first new Further Education College in England since 1993. Our mission is: to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent, and our values of Rigour, Resilience, Creativity, Curiosity and Collaboration sit at the heart of what we do and how we go about our work. We seek to harness tech as a positive tool for social mobility and improve the gender and ethnic diversity of the tech workforce.

We are a small, specialist college with c.500 students and apprentices on roll at present but with plans now well underway to grow to 850+ learners by December 2025 across our two fantastic new city centre hub campuses in London (Pimlico) and Manchester (Ancoats).

We stand apart from other Colleges because of the following;

● The quality of teaching, learning and assessment of computer science and related subjects.

● Our fantastic progression outcomes for our learners

● The breadth and depth of our industry partnerships

● Our focus on outreach and learner diversity, especially those from more disadvantaged backgrounds

● Our high support, high expectations culture for staff and learners

We received ‘Good’, with Outstanding features, in our first Ofsted inspection in October 2018 and again in March 2023.

Job Purpose

This role is crucial in ensuring the effective financial management of the college, providing insights to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability.

Role Responsibilities

● Support Head of Finance and Data in preparation of monthly management accounts,

variance analysis, and financial reports for executive leadership team and boards;

● Assist Head of Finance and Data in the preparation and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans

● Provide financial analysis and insight to support decision-making across the college

● Work closely with budget holders to ensure effective financial control and cost management

● Maintain and improve financial reporting systems and processes

● Support year-end financial reporting, audits, and compliance with funding requirements

● Assist in cash flow forecasting and financial risk assessment

● Ensure adherence to financial policies, regulations, and best practices.

Person Specification

Essential:

● Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA) or equivalent experience

● Strong experience in management accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis

● Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

● Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial data clearly

● Ability to work collaboratively with different departments and stakeholders

● Have excellent organisation skills with the ability to structure processes and set up efficient systems to support Ada’s continued growth

● Be consistent and accurate and have a keen eye for detail

● Have experience in and be committed to following careful procedures to protect the sensitive personal data involved in this role

● Have excellent numerical skills and advanced knowledge of Excel

● Learn quickly, be adaptable, flexible and able to work in the ever-changing context of a growing organisation

● Be able to take the initiative and demonstrate a creative problem-solving approach

● Have well-developed interpersonal skills, working well independently and as part of a small team, and collaborating well     with colleagues in person and remotely.

Desirable:

● Experience in Further Education or public sector.

● Knowledge of Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding and reporting

requirements.

● Experience using finance systems: Xero, ApprovalMax

Other Requirements

● Passion for working with young people and adults to help improve their life chances

● A commitment to on-going personal development

● A willingness to work flexibly and where necessary outside of normal working hours

● Suitable to work with young people and vulnerable adults in accordance with government guidelines for safeguarding.

Variation to this Job Description

This is a description of the job as it is at present, and is currently at date of issue. The duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties or responsibilities may be required of this position.

The job description will be reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure that appropriate revisions are incorporated, and that it relates to the job to be performed.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Any job offer will be conditional on various, appropriate, pre-employment checks including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks, if deemed necessary, and supportive references.

Equal opportunities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity;

● To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity

● To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community

● To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;

● To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation

● To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please write to us.

How to apply for the role

Please submit your CV and a supporting cover letter outlining your interest in the role and the relevant experience you have to the HR team, in the subject field please write “Management Accountant” followed by your name. Please also state whether you wish to be considered for a full-time or part-time role.

The Head of Business Development works closely with the CEO and has responsibility for all aspects of the development of BLCF’s business interests including long-term income growth, philanthropy, partnerships, communication and new business initiatives. They will nurture and grow the Foundation’s long-term growth income, secure funding for new initiatives and develop and deliver our CSR and social value work, extending the reach of our services to increase our revenue through the excellent communication of our business and strategic aims. Their duties will include identifying leads, pitching companies, NFP, government offices and local authorities, building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing businesses and suppliers, whilst responsible for the overall strategic management and programme development of a portfolio of partnerships. They operate as part of the Senior Leadership Team (incl CEO and Head of Impact) they will contribute to strategic development and delivery of the foundations Strategic Plan, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

Work with the CEO and Head of Impact to develop plans and strategies to ensure quality services are delivered that meet organisational objectives and charitable articles to the highest standards. 

As part of the Senior Leadership team, work with, advise, contribute, and respond to the CEO and Head of Impact and the partnership they create to ensure they are deliverable and adequately resourced and costed and deliverable.  

Work with the CEO to set and implement Strategic Plan Delivery Plan targets and objectives and budgets to deliver them. Ensuring information is cascaded to all staff in their area and that staff connect to the Strategic Plan though their own workplans.

Core Role Delivery

Work with the CEO and under their direction to identify, develop and deliver new partnerships and to increase revenue and business growth that support the Foundations long term sustainability and long-term income targets. Basing new work on evidence of need as identified by the Head of Impact . This includes but not exclusively development of new flowthrough opportunities, endowment partners, legacy, corporates, social value and CSR initiatives and all aspects of business growth.  
Provide support and advise to potential and existing partners about our work and proactively look to address inequality and fairer access to opportunities the Foundation offers. 

Oversees the team and external contractors tasked with effective communication with our corporate and business partners to ensure it is a means to drive partnership and business growth.

Staff & Contract Management 

Ensure an appropriate, effective staff, freelance and volunteer structure to deliver the services; recruit and manage staff & volunteers and resources to achieve required service response and quality.

Ensure all staff development and review processes are undertaken including induction, appraisal, and performance, in line with required processes. Resolve performance issues among staff and volunteers engaged in delivering services.

Performance Management

Working under the direction of the CEO develop, agree, and secure agree all partnership agreements and MOU that support the emerging partnerships and ensure they are in line with the Donor Care Plan specifications.  

Working with the CEO and Finance, oversee and monitor all contract and partnership agreement terms with regards to agreed milestones and cashflow of fees and funds; anticipate problem areas and lead as necessary on mitigating action and ensure deliver of agreed targets.

Work to the Head of Impact to inform monitoring reports as required to ensure clear and transparent delivery of agree contracts.  

Ensure appropriate levels of training are maintained and a good working understanding of the policies and procedures of the Foundation. 

Contribute to the Quality Accreditation process to ensure highest standard of the foundation are achieved.

Relationship Management

Under the direction of the CEO develop and maintain proactive, collaborative and effective strategic relationships with corporate partners, commissioners, contract managers, business partners and funders to maximise the charity’s influence and ability to deliver quality services and grow it income and funding.  

Manage the Bedfordshire & Luton Funder Network to maximise opportunities for support, collaboration, and information sharing. 

Representing the Organisation

Maintain an excellent understanding of business and charity sector issues to better inform our work, ensuring information is cascaded to wider members of the team. 

Represent the Foundation at Regional and National events. 

Proactively develop and maintain an appropriate network of contacts in the grant making and business sectors. 

Represent BLCF positively, working closely with the CEO promoting its current work and future development opportunities.

Provide proactive support to the CEO with other initiatives, where required.

Experience

Significant and demonstrable experience of partnership working and income generation and growth with a wide range of businesses, funders, Trusts, Local Authorities and the VCSE.   

Clear understanding of the wider voluntary and charity sector (D).

Experience of working on delivery and negotiation of complex contracts and partnership agreements and range of successful funding applications to local and national funding initiatives.  

Considerable experience of developing business initiatives to drive successful organisations in line with Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) priorities. 

Experience in management and delivery of excellent communication campaigns, tools and teams (D). 

Understanding of need in the Bedfordshire County (D). 

Skills & Abilities

Excellent personnel and communication skills and able to work effectively within a team and with external partners and business contacts. 

Excellent skill in processing information accurately and write succinct reports and agreements that’s show clear strategic alignments between partners and BLCF.  

Excellent networking skills able to establish good interpersonal relationships, rapport, and credibility with a wide range of people including business leaders, local and national government officials, Trustees, advisors, donors and wider stakeholders.  

A self-starter, able to act on own initiative and to organise, plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.  

Demonstratable ability to work effectively under pressure and to demonstrate a professional approach in any situation.  

Fully computer literate including Word, Excel, Power Point and use of databases.  

Excellent knowledge of marketing communication and messaging methods and approaches to meet needs of target audiences.

Equality Issues

Able to demonstrate how diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) can be made integral to their work and its delivery.

Some knowledge and understanding of equality issues and legislation relating to the charity sector.

Personal Attributes

Committed to excellent communication and the provision of high-quality services to a relevant range of partners.  

Ambitious, energetic and with an outward focus with a strong business mindset and experienced network of contacts. 

Highly motivated, with an enthusiasm and determination to build the resources available to grow the financial sustainability of BLCF through excellent business and income growth.  

Strong commitment to the philanthropic values of the Community Foundation. 

Education & Training

Educated to degree level or equivalent or with work and personal relevant experience.

Other Requirements

Able to work evenings and weekends as necessary. 

Ability to access and work across all the county of Bedfordshire or other geographical areas as dictated by our funding streams, when necessary. To ensure we meet the business and operational requirements of the organisation. 

Current driving license and access to a vehicle or transport.

Programme Coordinator 

We are recruiting for a Programme Coordinator, who will support the delivery of the Maternity Neonatal Voices Partnership project.

Position: Programme Coordinator (Maternity Voices Partnership)

Location: Remote/covering Birmingham and Solihull

Hours: Full time role covering 2 MNVP areas (BSOL) or 2 part time roles of 18.5 hours each available

Contract: Fixed term contract until 30th June 2026

Salary: £26,272 per annum pro rata

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

Closing Date: Sunday 27th April 2025 at 12pm

Shortlisting: Monday 28th April 2025

Interview date: Thursday 1st May 2025

The Role

The organisation is responsible for delivery of MNVPs for both Birmingham and Solihull ICB. Travelling is required to engage and meet with service user reps, leads and relevant stakeholders.  Part time applicants will be assigned specific trust to work within (again travel will be required within the specified area).  Some level of cover will also be required across the 2 areas in cases of absence, annual leave etc. 

This is a fixed term role which will involve supervision and line management of a team of volunteers, leads and delivery of the MNVP forums and associated activities as well as supporting the administration of the contract.

Main activities within the role include: 

• Recruitment of MNVP members and volunteers

• Build strong working relationships with commissioners, partners and local parents and families

• Ensure parent and families views are fed back in a clear, understandable matter to commissioners

• Production of a range of reports including data to senior managers and commissioners

• Active use of Social Media to engage with service users and partners including managing meetings via these channels

• Coproduction of communications with Local Maternity Neonatal Systems ensuring service users views are listened to and included in actions

• Attendance at a range of meetings with stakeholders and partners

• Active engagement with other MNVP Forums across the country including through the use of social media

About You

You must have the natural ability to build effective relationships, be approachable and have an outgoing personality as well as being IT literate and a good communicator at all levels.  Experience of working with midwifery services is helpful as is knowledge of MNVP priorities and aims. 

Applicants for this post must be willing to work flexible hours based around the needs of the service and travel to a range of locations across Birmingham and Solihull. This role does have elements of remote 

working. 

About the Organisation

A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer, the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

You may also have experience in areas such as Nurse, Midwife, Midwifery, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruitment, Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Coordinator, Partnerships, Parent, Family, Community Engagement, Patient Engagement. #INDNFP

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