Programme Manager Jobs in Remote

About Future Frontiers
In the UK, family income is the strongest predictor of how well a young person will do at school and
the future opportunities they will have. Future Frontiers exists to change this. Our vision is of a
society where equal access to education and career opportunities enables potential to overcome
poverty.
We support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential and work towards
secure and fulfilling employment. In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver
an evidence-based programme of career coaching, opportunities and guidance for young people from
lower income households. This year, we are working with more than 3,000 young people in schools
across Greater London. You can find out more about our programme and impact so far in the Annual
Impact Report on our website.

The opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to lead on finance, HR, IT, Data and operations for an ambitious social
mobility charity with an income of £1.5m and a team of 25 people committed to achieving lasting
impact for young people.
As a member of the charity’s four-person Senior Leadership Team, you will report to the CEO and be
responsible for implementing the charity strategy (with accountability for Operations projects),
financial reporting to the Board of Trustees, and championing organisational collaboration, values and
EDI.
As Director of the Operations Department, you will take on a small team - managing an Operations
Officer - to deliver and proactively develop the policies, processes and systems to equip our team to
thrive, and to build the charity’s reputation as a reliable, impactful partner.
This is a great time to join as we refresh the charity’s strategy and operating model, and innovate our
provision to increase our reach and impact.

About the Operations department
You will lead the Operations department, with responsibility for all finance, HR, recruitment, IT, legal
and operations. The team is currently comprised of:
● An Operations Officer who manages our bookkeeping and day to day finance, staff safeguarding,
staff tech, our office, recruitment, inductions and general operations.
You will also liaise with external parties who offer expert support across HR, IT and accountancy as
required.

Your responsibilities
You will be a senior leader at the organisation, proactively supporting your colleagues and
empowering them to be their best. You will be responsible for several areas of the charity.

Leadership and Strategy
● Deliver our Operations KPIs as part of our strategy; as well as being jointly responsible for
the successful implementation of the full strategy.
● Lead and shape the Operations department, making sure it’s fit for purpose and maximising
resources.
● Work collaboratively with other departments to maximise the success of the charity.
● Champion our values and proactively work to embed them into our culture.
● Oversee the EDI working group and proactively champion EDI across the charity.
● Work closely with the CEO, Chair of Trustees and Chair of Finance Committee to ensure sound
charity governance and risk management.

Finance
● Set and manage our annual budgets (circa £1.5m), supporting heads of departments in
the process
● Report monthly and quarterly on our finances, tracking our income, expenditure and
reserves, and liaising with the board of trustees.
● Oversee our bookkeeping and payroll; input journals as needed and closely monitor
cashflow.
● Manage the end of year accounts and audit process, liaising with the external auditors.
● Lead on organisation, reporting and presenting at Trustee Finance Committee and
relevant agenda items for Trustee Board meetings

Operations, IT and Data
● Manage our office space and future office needs;
● Manage the technology and data strategy, keeping staff tech secure and up to date, and
acting as key liaison with third parties
● Be responsible for upholding our data privacy obligations. Work in partnership with
senior data roles internally to manage GDPR obligations, data security and use of data
for internal and external reporting
● Ensure we meet all statutory and legal requirements with HMRC, CC, ICO etc.

● Oversee the efficient usage of our database, systems and key platforms (including Salesforce,
Xero, website) ensuring we are collecting and analysing relevant data in line with our goals to
grow income and impact, ensuring proportionate resourcing and training
● Leadership of ad hoc Operations and intra-departmental projects as required

People Management

● Oversee the recruitment of new staff, coordinating the process and supporting heads of
departments.
● Oversee the staff journey including inductions, staff surveys, annual reviews, and exits.
● Oversee annual staff development and training needs, including managing our twice yearly
offsites and regular full team days.
● Oversee and support the wellbeing of our team; both directly and through the Wellbeing
working group.
● Maintain our policies and staff handbook, researching and writing/updating policies as
required.
● Support managers with HR queries and issues, liaising with external third party experts as
required.

About you
It’s likely that the successful candidate could come from a range of backgrounds, however you should
be comfortable with challenges presented by the areas below. You might have experience in some
areas and are looking to grow in others.

Your experience
● Managing finances (essential): You have been responsible for budgets, reporting against
budgets and forecasting; you are comfortable with managing the cashflow and accounts of a
small organisation / charity. Knowledge of charity SORP would be helpful.Proficient in Excel
and finance systems (eg Xero) and comfortable with database management.
● Improving processes: You have improved processes, making them more effective and robust,
researched and adopted technology and persuaded / trained people to adopt a new approach.
● Supporting people: You have developed people-related initiatives to improve the working
environment and know what it takes to empower people to be their best.
Your skills and competencies
● Leadership skills: You can inspire and guide people around you to operate effectively and in a
way that champions the needs of the charity and our young people. You are confident
managing a team.
● Problem-Solving: You can identify potential challenges or areas for improvement and act
confidently to resolve them, even if that means independently learning something new.
● Highly organised and process-driven: You can manage multiple projects and workstreams
effectively and independently, working with others to reach a goal.
● Building relationships: You can build effective, trusting relationships with your team,
colleagues, and external stakeholders, and can communicate effectively with people at all
levels.
● Flexible and supportive: You can demonstrate your ability to work in a small, fast-paced,
evolving team, maintaining the happiness of people through change.

Benefits
● 27 days annual leave (inclusive of 3 day Christmas closure) + bank holidays, increasing with
service
● Employee Assistance Programme, including free counselling
● Flexible working with early 4pm finish on Fridays
● Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2
years

Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Inclusion
Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it
underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and students as individuals. We
believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including
disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background,
and religion.
We encourage everyone to apply for our roles. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates
who have lived experiences relatable to our young people. 

How to apply
To apply, please fill our our application form by answering these questions and attaching your CV.
1. Tell us why you want to work at Future Frontiers and in this role. What is it about us and
the job that excites you? (Max. 1,000 characters)
2. We are looking for someone with experience in finance, processes and people, as given
above in the ‘about you’ section of this JD. Please tell us about your relevant
experience in these three areas. (Max. 1,500 characters)
3. Tell us about a time when you have implemented a significant change to a product,
process or internal way of working; what change did you make and why; how did you
influence others to adopt or support the change; what was the result? (Max. 1,500
characters)

● Deadline:13 March 2025, 9am. Applications will be assessed on an ongoing basis, so we
encourage applicants to apply ahead of the deadline where possible in order to maximise notice
for interviews.
● Initial interviews will be held virtually on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th March
● Final, in-person interviews are expected to be held at our office on Tuesday 25th March 2025

The successful candidate will be required to undergo safer recruitment checks including a DBS check
and reference checks.

About the Role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is responding to the largest emergency in our 40-year history. Over the last year support for our cause has seen significant growth in income as tens of thousands of supporters have joined MAP. Our challenge now is to retain this interest and ensure we sustain income as we respond to the ongoing emergency and the longer-term health of Palestinians over the coming years. With an ambition to be a £50m organisation in the next five years, our fundraising operations team, consisting of database and supporter care functions, will play a key role in enabling over one million Palestinians to access improved healthcare annually by 2028.

The role will play a pivotal role to support the overall organization and teams, across all offices (UK, Palestine and Lebanon) to enhance our processes and system to respond to the growth of the last year and the ambition for the future. They will work closely with finance and non-finance staff, to understand the gaps and develop changes in the data granularity and the design of the most efficient reports introducing Power BI reporting tool. The growth as determined an expansion of teams and scopes, the role will contribute to promote a cohesive team works across all new staff and departments.
 

About You

The ideal candidate will find data analysis exciting. You love exploring links between system and process. You have great attention for details; like to find easy solution to complex issues, and to promote efficiency in process and system maintenance. You have great communication skills, and able to explain technical financial jargon in simple and accessible messages. You will champion the organization values in your day-to-day engagement, with kindness and patience. 

Duties and key responsibilities 

Business partnering

• Closely partner with the budget holders in the UK office on all aspects of budgeting, reporting and analysis providing support and training where necessary. 

• Review budgets for proposal to Institutional Donors ensuring compliance with MAP internal policy and relevant Donor regulation. Provide feed back and commentary for relevant senior staff sign off.

• Support UK budget holders on the actual vs budget monthly review, and in the reforecast process. 

• Provide training on finance standards and MAP financial procedure.

• Ensure a strong interface and reconciliation between the fundraising (Dynamics 365-CRM) and finance database (XLedger)

Process and system development

• Ensure that systems and reporting tools are fit for purpose for the organization financial controls needs

• Update and develop process guidance and tools in line with any gaps or need of improvement identified

• Develop training material and deliver training to ensure all staff (new and current) are timely updated on any process changes

• Develop and maintain BI solution to simplify and enhance finance reporting visibility for all stakeholder.

Other tasks

• Support and prioritise the analysis work for the year-end process and audit when required. 

• Work closely with the Senior Business partner of Finance on potential enhancements and changes to the finance system. 

• Ensure correct tracking of income and expenditure across project and donors, and reconciliation of all restricted and unrestricted income.

Person Specification 

Education/Training   

• A recognised professional Accounting Qualification, for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA. 

• A commitment to continuing professional development.

Knowledge / Experience

• Experience in finance budgeting, reporting, and forecasting, within a complex charitable organisation, working internationally. 

• Experience of developing and supporting donor management systems including budget development, full cost recovery, cost allocations, tracking restricted funds, and reporting to large institutional donors e.g. UNICEF, OCHA, ECHO, WHO, DFID etc.   

• Experience of business partnering; supporting and influencing budget holders and senior managers. 

• Experience of constantly looking to identify and deliver improvements. 

• Understanding of management and financial accounting principles and techniques. 

• An appreciation of the political complexities in the Middle East region, of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and of the position of the Palestinian refugee population in regions where MAP operates. 

Skills 

• An ability to both support and influence budget holders.

• An ability to develop and adapt financial systems and financial reporting tools. 

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information and narrative to a range of stakeholders to improve decision making.

• Excellent IT skills, including experience of using Office 365 software. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Power BI development and maintenance

• Solution-focused approach, ability to work under pressure. 

• Fluent written and spoken English. 

 Personal attributes and other requirements  

• Commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding.

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

• An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work. 

• Able to work flexibly in emergencies and to meet specific deadlines including some evenings and weekends.

• Attention to detail, organisational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and under pressure. 

• A commitment to MAP’s vision, mission and values and a passion for improving the health and dignity of Palestinians. 

• Prepared and able to travel occasionally to all MAP offices. 

• Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work. 

• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices. 

• Treat with confidentiality any data or sensitive information about individuals, organisations, clients, and employees at MAP.

Job Title: Supporter Engagement and Legacies Marketing Executive

Reports to: Supporter Engagement and Legacies Marketing Manager

FTE: Full time, permanent. 37 hours per week

Location: Hybrid – 3 days from London Office

Salary: £31,500

Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference to the lives of young blind and partially sighted people?

Here at the Royal Society for Blind Children we believe that every blind young person should have the chance to live life without limits. Our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything we do, and by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they can unleash their true potential.

We are looking for a supporter engagement and legacies executive to support the development of the teams fundraising activity.

The main purpose of this role is to implement a range of activities to recruit, retain and reactivate supporters and ensuring the best supporter experience to assist the team in delivering an annual net income growth.

Some of the key duties of the role include:

· Working with the supporter engagement and legacies marketing manager with developing and implementing individual giving activity across a range of channels and products.

· Work with the supporter engagement executive to ensure all warm appeal activity is delivered effectively on time and within budget including creation of briefing documents, feeding in to copy design to ensure that Gift Aid income is maximised.

· Support the development and testing of new creative ideas and acquisition activity including print and digital and ensuring acquisition activity is delivered from concept phase to campaign evaluation

· Work with the team to create and deliver supporter journeys which increase donor engagement, retention and lifetime value

· Produce data to analyse end of campaign, using learnings to make recommendations for future activity

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, an option to buy an additional 2 days of annual leave, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, access to 24/7 GP, mental health care and dental advice via apps if member of pension scheme, season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification 

Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec

Closing date: Thursday 6 March, 12 noon

Interview: 10 or 11 March

To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK. We do not provide any sponsorship.

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892

Are you passionate and self-motivated? Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills? If you would like to use your abilities to raise funds for charities, Chell Perkins Ltd's Grant Fundraising Traineeships will teach you everything you need to know and you’ll get the chance to join our team of trained consultants.

Chell Perkins Ltd are looking for FOUR people who are passionate about bringing positive change through fundraising. We want to nurture a new generation of fundraisers to provide charities with access to exceptional fundraising support.

We offer a four-month/16-week fully paid traineeship (approx £1,733pm gross) working with real clients in a fundraising consultancy and gaining a recognised certificate with education credits towards CFRE to give you a real headstart in working in the charity sector. There are a number of vacancies at Chell Perkins, and at the end of the course trainees will be eligible to apply for a permanent position.

This immersive programme starts on 1st September 2025 and is home-based, with high-quality training and plenty of support from our experienced fundraising team.

Why Chell Perkins?

At the end of our Grant Fundraising Traineeship, you will be a confident and capable grant fundraiser. But there’s much more to the scheme than that. The Chell Perkins team are a great bunch of people to work with. We really care about our partner charities and YOUR future. Our supportive and empowering work culture will enable you to realise your own potential.

“This programme is truly unique and rewarding. I recommend it to anyone thinking of beginning a fundraising career.” Junior Fundraiser, 2020

“The traineeship was an amazing opportunity, and I learnt so much about fundraising and the charity sector in such an engaging way. Everyone in the team is so friendly and supportive, you couldn't work with or learn from anyone better.” Class of 2023 and now a Fundraising Officer with Chell Perkins

“This traineeship has given me a headstart in my fundraising career and I couldn’t be more grateful! I left university with a love for charity work but little idea as to how I could use that passion in my everyday life, but this traineeship has helped me develop the skills and knowledge I need to make a real difference in the charity sector.” Class of 2023 and now a Fundraising Officer with Chell Perkins

Client mix

Candidates should be aware that at present 70% of our partner charities come from a Christian background (churches or Christian charities). While it is not a requirement to be Christian, candidates must be happy to write for a faith-based audience.

Further information

This role is home-based; however, we hold quarterly in-person team days, and you may occasionally be required to work from client sites (nationally, with a North West focus).

The traineeship will start on 1 September and will run until 19 December 2024. Candidates must be available to start on the first day of the traineeship. Interviews and offers will take place from March onwards.

For more details, download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification document.

How to apply

If our Grant Fundraising Traineeship sounds like it could be a perfect fit for you, why not apply?

Email a completed application form, a recent CV and a covering letter to our Office Manager (see 'How to apply' below).

In your covering letter, we are looking for:
● Evidence of strong written communication skills, and ability to write persuasively
● Passion for the third sector, and in particular fundraising
● Evidence that you have carefully researched the role and our organisation.

Using AI

We recognise that many applicants use AI tools like ChatGPT for drafting applications. Whilst these tools can be helpful, we advise you to first write your application personally and then use AI to refine it. This approach ensures your application remains original and truly reflective of your unique experiences. Last year, we noticed a trend of AI-generated applications lacking individuality, which hindered our ability to connect with applicants. Remember, it's your personal story, passions and motivations that make you stand out. Let AI assist you, but let your own voice lead the way.

This is a newly created role to develop our digital media presence to raise further awareness of our Hospice Service and the work that we do.

This role is instrumental in planning and delivering high-quality marketing and communications campaigns and activities to bring our vital work to life in an inspiring way by delivering key messaging.

We are an award-winning local charity that provides specialist care and support to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and their families across Berkshire and into surrounding counties.

You will be responsible for the preparation and posting of all social media content, monitoring and evaluating its impact and research and implement new digital media initiatives

You will also be responsible for the day-to-day management of the website and be instrumental in the production of emotive and engaging video and photographic content.

If you have professional experience of working in a digital related role and proficient in using digital marketing tools, social media platforms and analytics then we would love to hear from you.

The role is based at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice just outside Maidenhead.

This is an exciting position to work with the senior management to deliver an ambitious programme of communication activities aimed at attracting over 20,000 visitors per annum.

You will need to be happy taking own initiative to develop and implement marketing plan under the supervision of the CEO and the Heritage Director.  Taking a lead to coordinate the smooth running of the marketing programme with a wide range of tasks from taking photos to coordinating the digital campaign and copy writing / liaising with the graphic designer for leaflet production.

If you thrive on responsibility and achieving targets then read on!  You will receive a full in-house induction programme.  The post holder will have an extremely professional attitude with an eye for detail, communication skills and will be able to work to deadlines to meet both short-term and longer-term targets, as part of the marketing strategy. 

Celtic Harmony Camp is run by Just Experience Limited, a visitor experience company, and Celtic Harmony, a charity. Just Experience Limited coordinates the school and events programme and Celtic Harmony delivers the lifelong learning programme and bursaries, to improve wellbeing.

Benefits to you:

● Opportunity to further your marketing career in a cultural organisation

● Enable you to 'make a difference' and improve well-being for more children, young people and adults.

● In-house and External Training

● Work as part of a dynamic team

Main Duties:

Organising and administration

● Coordinate & implement the external and internal marketing campaigns communicating the organisation’s work to schools, general public, volunteers, funders and corporate, staff.

● Deliver the digital media campaigns through enews, facebook, twitter, you tube, instagram, pinterest, online blog etc.

● Deliver the off-line campaign through postcards, newsletters

Events

● Assist in developing events programme

● Coordination of mailshots to visitors and schools

● Production of promotional material eg leaflets

● Taking quality photos and videos during events

● Assisting with events operations such as serving refreshments

Content Creation

● Effectively use social media platforms and proactively promote events and share stories.

● Video production and edit video

● Managing the photo database

● Update and development of website content

● Promote Celtic Harmony Camp through displays at exhibitions and events

PR and Editorial

● Production of editorial for press and reviews

● Submission of tourism and education award applications

Telemarketing

· Coordinate and deliver telemarketing campaigns to schools through telephone calls and email to promote the Prehistory programme and new initiatives.

Monitoring

● Monitor and report on marketing performance, through online stats

● Promote Celtic Harmony Camp’s work and impact that will engage with stakeholders

Leadership

● Take part in communications / other staff meetings

● Work alongside Directors to facilitate the organisation communications.

● To act as a positive ambassador for Celtic Harmony, adhering to policies and procedures and guidelines.

Want to play your part in transforming society?

You’re in the right place.

The Spear Assistant Coach will work as part of the River Church staff team, alongside the Centre Manager to deliver the Spear Programme, equipping and empowering 16-24 year olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: £24,375 pro-rata

Hours: 9.30am – 5.30pm, Tuesday – Friday, (Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings)

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information

Key Responsibilities 

Spear Programme

• Lead group sessions of up to 10 young people, using coaching skills to transform their mindsets, and to maximise their potential in stepping into the world of work.
• Prepare and deliver coaching sessions on a weekly basis and find creative ways of developing ongoing relationships with Spear trainees. This includes running application workshops with past trainees as well as maintaining records and reporting on statistics. 

Relationship Management

• Build and manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, and other organisations.
• You will support with job fairs, mock interview days and welcoming external visitors to the centre.

Church Community

• The Assistant Coach is directly employed by River Church, meaning you are part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community.
• Help to raise the profile of the Spear programme within River Church and build a network of supporters and volunteers from the congregation.

This role will suit you if you are:

• An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and River Church, Ipswich.
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
• Confident communication and interpersonal skills, both over telephone and face to face; particularly a confidence in group facilitation.
• A commitment to grow and learn as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques.
• An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• High emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!

A couple of things to note:

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

About FareShare South West 

FareShare South West joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity, and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.

By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.

FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people, and many others. 

Purpose of role: 

FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. As a charity we annually raise over £700k in fundraised income from trusts and foundations, corporate donations, individual donors, major donors, community fundraising and events. In the next year this is set to grow as we plan exciting new services across Bristol, Devon, and Cornwall. 

The Grants Manager (GM) is a new fundraising role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with bid writing to grant-making trusts and foundations. Trust and foundation income has historically been the biggest source of fundraised income for FSSW, which we aim to grow further over the next three years.

We are looking for an individual with experience of researching and writing applications to secure five and six figure grants from trusts, foundations, and statutory sources. With excellent spoken and written communication skills they will be happiest writing applications and reports. The GM will be responsible for securing income for capital and revenue-based projects, from both existing and new funders, leading on larger budget (£15k+) applications. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Build and manage a robust pipeline of medium-large value funding applications, securing grants of £15,000+ from trusts, foundations, and, where required, statutory bodies. 

• Sustain and grow income from medium and large trusts and foundations through applications, effective stewardship, and timely reporting. 

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of FareShare South West’s impact and operations in order to craft compelling fundraising proposals, reports, and fundraising campaigns.

• Develop and nurture relationships with existing and prospective funders, delivering outstanding stewardship. 

• Work with the Head of Fundraising (HOF), Senior Leadership Team and Finance Manager to create restricted project budgets. 

• Work closely with wider FareShare South West’s operations, volunteering, membership, and food teams to collect quantitative and qualitative data to measure outcomes for funder reports. 

• Lead on the reporting schedule for all grant funders, ensuring timely reporting. Support the Trusts and Grants Officer with small grant reporting. 

• Analyse monthly grants fundraising performance against targets and KPI’s, and report to the HOF on progress. 

• Develop a good understanding of the capabilities of the CRM database (Donorfy) to be able to pull detailed reports to inform strategy / team decision making, alongside regularly updating with all your grant donor data. 

• Work with the wider fundraising team on income analysis and development of annual goals (KPIs) and the multi-year fundraising strategy. 

• Stay up to date with developments and trends in grant fundraising. 

• Act as an ambassador for the charity, representing FareShare South West at events and networking opportunities. 

Person Specification  

Essential knowledge, skills & experience – evidence required: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication with high attention to detail

• Three years+ experience of writing grant applications in a charity role 

• Significant experience of researching available funding, collating project information, and producing high quality, compelling trust funding applications 

• Experience of securing five figure+ single and multi-year grants 

• Experience of working with and gathering information from project teams to develop clear project narratives to support funding applications and reports. 

• Ability to produce project budgets with support from finance team. 

• Excellent people skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively. 

• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. 

• A clear commitment to the ethos of FareShare South West, and to the agreed plans of the organisation, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement. 

Desirable knowledge, skills & experience: 

• Experience with using a CRM database to manage grant cycles, stewardship, and reporting.

• Project management experience. 

• Experience of Adobe InDesign. 

Why work for FareShare South West 

• Real Living Wage employer 

• Benchmarked pay scales 

• Employee Assistance Programme – free legal advice, HR support and counselling 

• Access to a free professional coach 

• Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member 

• Staff wellbeing group and Mental Health First Aiders 

• Inclusive, welcoming culture 

• Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering, and employability skills 

We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.

We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your access needs. 

Are you a data protection specialist looking for your next challenge? Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity are hiring for a Data Protection Manager to take on a specialist role leading our Data Protection  programme.

Salary
The salary range for this position is £49,616 - £52,227 per annum. We operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. 

Key Responsibilities

This is a varied role where you will be involved with:

• Leading and maintaining effective data governance across the Charity.
• Developing and implementing data protection processes. 
• Leading on data protection projects. 
• Managing the Charity’s data register.
• Ensuring data protection risks are identified, recorded and managed.
• Acting as first point of contact for all data protection queries.

This is a specialist role at the Charity, and you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects alongside the BAU. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous experience leading on data protection.
• Extensive knowledge and practical application of UK and EU Data Protection and Information Security principles (including future legislation) and best practice. 
• Experience creating and implementing effective policies and procedures. 
• Significant knowledge of data breach and information incident/compliance concern investigations. 
• High accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Confident in dealing with complex situations and communicating (written and verbal) succinctly to a range of different audiences. 

Experience working within the non-profit sector is essential for this role. 

Please refer to the full job description below for more information. 

Closing Date: 4th March 2025

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)  
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.  
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme  
• Life assurance 
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme. 

About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status. 

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy on our website. 

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us. 

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

Be part of the vision; be part of RIBA.

RIBA is a global professional membership body, and a cultural organisation, driving excellence in architecture.

Salary: c£31,000 per annum, based upon experience and location

Location: London/Hybrid

Hours: 35 hours per week, full-time, permanent

We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven development professional who is committed to donor stewardship to join our growing Development Team as we begin an ambitious fundraising campaign to support the future of RIBA and of architecture.

Why Join us?

This is an exciting time to be part of the RIBA Development Team.

We are embarking on RIBA’s biggest investment in nearly 100 years, the House of Architecture. Our vision is bold: to make architecture accessible, relevant and meaningful for everyone, and in doing so to support architects in their role to make the future a better place. We cannot do this alone. We seek philanthropy and partnerships to make it possible.

The Development Executive will play a critical role in supporting the Development Team to develop and deliver excellent stewardship to supporters of the House of Architecture campaign and wider programmes.

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to play a key role in a growing team developing philanthropic support for an ambitious cultural organisation.
• A rare chance to be part of a transformational fundraising campaign from an early stage.
• Support to grow and develop your skills in fundraising and stewardship.
• A great employee benefits package which includes (a) a generous pension scheme with employer contributions (up to 12%), (b) life assurance, (c) annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays and paid closure of 3 discretionary days between Christmas and New Year. For more details on our benefits, please visit our website.

About the Role

As Development Executive you will support the work of the Development Team with a particular focus on donor stewardship.  Your primary responsibility will be to create and deliver an engaging stewardship programme to support our House of Architecture campaign.  You will focus on activities that help to grow and nurture prospect and donor relationships, working with colleagues across the team and organisation. You will plan and implement a new programme of communication and events that engage individual donors, grant givers and partners and contribute to wider fundraising activity. 

What are we looking for?

• Understanding of the importance of excellent donor stewardship.
• Experience within a fundraising, donor stewardship, or similar customer care role.
• Involvement in planning and supporting events, in a fundraising or similar context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities and attention to detail.
• Great interpersonal skills to work with a wide range of internal and external contacts.
• Confident IT skills, including with databases.
• Strong administrative, time management and organisational skills.

If you would like to apply for the position, please submit your CV and covering letter on our website after you click "Apply". Your covering letter should outline how you meet the ‘Skills, Knowledge and Experience’ in the Job Description, which you will find on our website under supporting documentation. Please note that we will only consider applications with covering letters received directly through our website.

Closing date: Thursday, 27th February at 11.59pm
Interview date: w/c 17th March

Due to high volumes of applications we are unable to respond to everyone, however, should you be shortlisted for interview we will be in touch. 

Please note that you must be able to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK.  We are unable to proceed with any candidates who cannot show the relevant documentation so please only apply if you meet these criteria. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

RIBA aims to be an inclusive employer, committed to building an authentic and diverse environment where all are encouraged to be themselves. We champion work/life balance and welcome requests for flexible working across our organisation. We value applications from all sections of society and appreciate divergent experience, therefore if you are excited about the role and working with us, yet your experience may not align perfectly with every single skill or competency, we encourage you to apply anyway.  

Registered Charity No. 210566

Fauna & Flora is seeking a Finance Assistant, Reporting & Systems to support the smooth running of Fauna & Flora’s finance and programme management systems and assist in their development.

You will have experience of maintaining databases, and excellent IT and numeracy skills. You will enjoy solving problems, and have an exceptional eye for detail and a diligent and rigorous approach to work. You will have experience of accountancy or working in a financial environment.

You will be a good team player and enjoy working in a busy environment, with the ability to balance competing demands. With a proactive approach to your work, you will seek to add value and have opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to Fauna & Flora’s growth and development.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation, with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

Please visit our website and download the job application for further details on how to apply

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 2 March 2025.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.

Title: Operations Officer

Location: Coram’s Fields, 93 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1DN

Responsible to: Chief Operating Officer Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum (subject to experience)

Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 35 hours per week (includes some evening and weekend work)

Benefits: 26 days annual leave, defined contribution pension scheme, tax-free childcare scheme, café discount, employee assistance programme, cycle-to work scheme

Role Summary

Coram’s Fields is a unique charity in the heart of Bloomsbury, London. In addition to our iconic 7-acre child-friendly park, we run a variety of services and enrichment programmes to support local young people and their families, including a nursery, an after-school and holiday club, a drop-in centre for parents of under-5s, a vibrant youth centre and a sports programme. We proactively host a wide variety of community events and celebrations, and our facilities are available for private hire to generate income for the charity.

The Operations Officer role is an integral part of the central team with responsibility for procedures, systems that support the effective, efficient, and compliant running of our seven-acre site, services, park events and oversight of income streams. It is an exciting and highly collaborative role offering a fantastic opportunity to combine effective communication and organisational skills with a passion for helping young people and a desire to develop commercial and business development experience.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

General operations, processes and systems 

• You will be responsible for the oversight and continuous improvement of organisational procedures including IT, GDPR, Health and Safety, Fire Evacuation, incident management.
• You will be responsible for briefing staff across the charity in the use of these procedures and working with the Office and HR Manager to arrange training for staff where necessary. 
• You will be responsible for improving existing office systems and identifying opportunities to develop new systems and processes to enable people to work more collaboratively, efficiently, and effectively. 
• You will be responsible for ensuring that organisational procedures are documented and accessible on the internal SharePoint.
• You will be responsible for developing and overseeing a new volunteer infrastructure for the charity, working with teams across the organisation to deliver a consistently high-quality volunteer experience for all with standard recruitment, induction, and on-going oversight procedures.

Events and project management 

• You will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing a diverse and inclusive programme of park events, making the park an interesting and vibrant place to visit, encouraging the community to gather and socialise, and generating income to support the work of the charity.
• You will have responsibility for working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure each event is well-planned, managed safely and compliantly with all regulations and laws, and executed successfully within budget. 
• You will work with the CEO, COO and Buildings and Facilities Manager to support capital projects, liaising with external stakeholders, contractors and the Local Authority to ensure the effective operation of the site. Commercial Operations
•  You will operationally oversee our facility-hire income (halls, sports facilities, and grounds) and be responsible for: – ensuring necessary contracts, waivers, and legal/statutory documents are completed – executing effective marketing and promotions, and creating high quality promotional content for our website and social media – regularly reviewing fees in relation to the hire of our facilities and making recommendations for changes to these – understanding and improving the utilisation of facilities – supporting the COO to develop and grow partnerships with local organisations and schools – improving the efficiency of our booking systems/processes and overall user experience 
• You will be responsible for identifying new (temporary and permanent) opportunities and third party partnerships to bring new experiences, enjoyment and enrichment to local young people while also generating income for the charity. 
• You will work closely with our Café Manager to grow the profile and income generated by our cafe through improved park signage and park visitor experience initiatives, and integration of the café into the hall and sports hire customer journeys.

Other 

• You will be expected to undertake personal development and training where required or beneficial for the role, and to attend regular supervision and appraisal sessions.
• To undertake any task that may be request from time to time by the CEO or Board of Trustees, as may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.

How to apply: Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter outlining how you are good fit for the role!

* We can only consider applications from candidates who submit a cover letter detailing how their experience aligns with the job criteria and how the role fits with their career goals.

Diversity and inclusion matter to us. Coram’s Fields is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, from a diverse range of backgrounds. We strive for our workforce to be representative of the communities that we serve, and we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the families and children we work with.

Coram’s Fields is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of all children and young people. All those applying for a role with the charity are subject to robust safeguarding checks and will need to demonstrate clearly their commitment to safeguarding. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and all post holders are required to register with the DBS update service.

Lettings Officer – Permanent contract

14 hours per week (job share) Working Thursday & Friday.

As a Lettings Officer you will be part of the Tenant Services Team, providing a highly professional customer focused lettings service to applicants for Hightown’s rented housing. Liaising with Local Authority Partners and Hightown’s Housing Officers, the Lettings Officer will work to ensure that Hightown’s rented homes are let swiftly and appropriately.

Responsibilities include:

• Co-ordinating activity to turn around empty properties within target times
• Advertising properties and preparing for tenancies to start
• Ensuring that sufficient and accurate information about properties are available to applicants, including the correct rent information
• Processing tenancy terminations, liaising with other Hightown departments regarding the timing of new builds and relets
• Processing nominations and applications and conducting viewings
• To keep abreast of current legislation regulatory requirements and best practice

About you

You need for this role:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to take ownership and deliver excellent customer service in a professional and confident manner
• Experience of property lettings either in the public or private sectors
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for business use

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association transforming thousands of lives every year. We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people. We have high ambitions, a principled approach and a dependable, flexible team that delivers.

We currently manage over 9,000 homes and employ over 1000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £120 million and a development programme that will deliver around 500 new affordable homes each year.

The Benefits

We offer a range of benefits which include:

• 33 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays, rising to 35 days with service (Pro rota for part time)
• £14,574 pa for 14 hours a week contract
• Regular support from your line manager and colleagues
• Monthly attendance bonus
• Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Work in a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Employee support and health & wellbeing services
• Mileage paid for car usage
• Well-equipped on-site gym

Closing date: Wednesday 12th March 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 19th March 2025

We are an Equal Opportunities & Disability Confident Employer.

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About Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex. We support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex. 

We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors and nurses to do more. All of projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families – the lifesaving medical equipment, the support for parents and families, the toys for children spending time in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to make sure children get the best possible care when they are unwell. 

Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for more than 55 years, and in that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter now sick they are. 

We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up. 

About the role

In 2022 we launched our three-year strategic plan, which prioritised our activities to enable us to support more babies, children and teenagers. As we enter the final year of this strategy the charity continues to expand and develop its projects and services children all over Sussex.

This role will support the Head of Finance & Operations and be responsible for organising and managing the charity’s volunteers and the volunteer programme – working across the charity to ensure we have the right volunteers to support our work. The role will work with the Head of Marketing & Communications to promote and advertise our volunteer opportunities. You will be responsible for the management, recruitment, onboarding and retention of all short and long-term volunteers, to ensure we can continue to deliver life-saving projects for children and young people across Sussex.

You’ll bring excellent organisational skills, outstanding written and verbal communication skills, a can-do attitude, evidence of brilliant people management skills and a passion and enthusiasm for supporting young people. You’ll be part of a successful team that values wellbeing and champions teamwork, where our vision for children and young people is shared, and success is celebrated.

Duties of the role 

Supporting the charity to deliver brilliant projects and service that support children and their families:

Rockinghorse delivers and funds around 70 projects per year – supporting sick and disabled babies, children, young people and their families in hospitals in Sussex – volunteers are a vital part of our ability to deliver and fund these projects.

This role will:

· Work across the charity team to recruit volunteers with the necessary skills, experience and commitment to support our project delivery, fundraising activities and office work.

· Lead on the co-ordinate the induction and training of volunteers to ensure they are fully onboarded and prepared for the charity, the role and to support our work.

· Set up interviews and initial getting to know you conversations to understand the skills, experience and needs of volunteers to ensure they are matched with the right role in the charity.

· Ensure that volunteers are able to achieve their aspirations in terms of work, education, training or further volunteering during their time with the charity.

· Co-ordinate individual and/or group supervision and support for volunteers.

· Ensure that volunteers involved in the charity’s work have access to relevant training and required policies and procedures to ensure they feel confident and are able to develop the skills needed to carry out their role.

· Ensure that the charity has the right policies and procedures in place for the recruitment, onboarding, retention and management of volunteers.

· Manage a volunteer database inline with relevant data protection legislation and ensure that all volunteers undergo appropriate, recorded, due diligence in their recruitment process.

· Support volunteers to share their experiences as case studies and reflections.

· Coordinated volunteer thank you events, engagement activities and communications to ensure volunteers feel part of the charity and actively participate in our work.

· Work collaboratively with the team and external partners to develop volunteer recruitment pathways for our service delivery projects.

· Create new partnerships with companies, the community and partners to create a flow of volunteers into the charity to support our work.

· Manage the offboarding process for all volunteers, ensuring a brilliant experience for all our volunteers from start to finish.

· Support the Head of Marketing and Communications to create promotional, marketing and supporting materials related to our volunteer programme.

· Lead of the evaluation of the volunteer programme and ensure we understand and value to impact volunteers bring to the charity.

· Reporting on the volunteer function as part of the management information and against set KPIs and targets.

Support the charity more widely:

· Represent Rockinghorse at events, activities and networks, building strong peer relationships and sharing best practice.

· Model excellent conduct and behaviours in line with the charity’s values and ethos.

· Carry out other such duties as may be required for the purposes of the charity; this will include working during evenings and weekends as required and the postholder would be expected to work flexibly to do so.

· There are travel requirements for this post (covering the whole of Sussex) to attend, put on events and meet with our supporters and volunteers.

Person specification 

Essential experience, skills and knowledge for the role: 

1. Experience and understanding of the principles of volunteer management in a charity and/or not for profit.

2. Experience and understanding managing volunteers.

3. An understanding of safeguarding and welfare management of volunteers.

4. Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and third-party agencies.

5. Able to prioritise own workload effectively and confidence to work autonomously.

6. Excellent time management skills with strong prioritisation and organisation skills.

7. Brilliant communication and interpersonal abilities – able to engage with stakeholders quickly and effectively.

8. Ability to handle confidential volunteer information.

9. Experience of using customer relationship management platforms (Rockinghorse uses e-Tapestry).

10. Commitment to Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s mission, vision and values.

Desirable experience, skills and knowledge: 

1. Experience managing communications and/or marketing to support volunteer engagement and support.

2. Previous work experience with a non-profit, or charitable organisation.

3. Experience of using MailChimp or other CRM & email platforms.

Work skills you’ll need on the job: 

1. A can-do attitude.

2. Brilliant organisational skills.

3. Excellent people skills, adaptable and flexible in manner and approach.

4. Excellent written and verbal communication.

5. Ability to support and motivate others.

6. Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.

7. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits of working for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity: 

· 25 days annual leave (prorated for part-time) plus bank holidays. 

· An additional day of annual leave on your birthday. 

· Christmas closure days (prorated for part-time) – up to three additional days of annual leave.

· Cycle to work scheme. 

· Competitive pension scheme. 

· Employee and dependants’ health cash plan including access to an online GP and counselling. 

· Family leave including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave. 

· Ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development for staff. 

· Quarterly reward and recognition days for all staff. 

· Opportunity for flexible, hybrid and part-time working. 

· Subsidised car parking in Brighton. 

· Access to Enterprise Car Club. 

Rockinghorse is committed to building an inclusive workplace, with equity for all, whilst embracing and championing inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all. 

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Application Process 

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the ten essential elements of the person specification.

Your covering letter must address your experience, skills and knowledge against the ten essential elements of the person spec. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. If you also have any of the desirable criteria, please outline these too. 

If you need any support with the process or application, please get in touch. We can also talk to through the role and answer any questions you may have informally.

All applicants will be shortlisted (to go to interview) based on their ability to demonstrate they have, or can gain, most of the essential criteria for the role – as demonstrated in the covering letter.

Estimated Timeframes: 

· Application Deadline midnight 2nd March 2025.

· Shortlisting w/c 3rd March 2025. 

· Interviews will be Thursday 13th March 2025 in central Brighton.

Interviews will be with the CEO, the Head of Finance & Operations and the Projects Manager and will consist of a series of set questions (the same for each candidate) about your skills, experience and knowledge relating to the post (Essential, Work and Desirable skills).

The interview will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the role, the charity and the process of recruitment.

The role will be available from 1st April 2025 onwards (depending on post holder’s availability).