Project Manager Jobs

Are you an ambitious, energetic fundraising professional looking to make a real difference in people’s lives? Join us as our Head of Fundraising and help us enable communities to access the health benefits of parks.

About us:
Your Park Bristol & Bath is a charity dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to parks for improved health and wellbeing. Our innovative social enterprise, Your Park Team Days, and multi-source fundraising approach have allowed us to grow significantly in recent years. Now, we need a driven Fundraising Manager to sustain and expand this growth.

The role:
As Fundraising Manager, you’ll lead a small, dedicated team to deliver our fundraising strategy, securing income from trusts, foundations, corporate partners, and individual donors. You’ll also play a vital role in advancing our social enterprise and exploring new income streams. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading fundraising strategy implementation and achieving income targets
• Managing donor relationships and supporting community partnerships
• Overseeing the Your Park Team Days initiative and exploring new trading opportunities
• Reporting to trustees and funders, managing budgets, and driving financial sustainability

Who you are:
We’re looking for a skilled fundraiser with broad experience in trust fundraising and donor stewardship, alongside entrepreneurial flair. Key skills include:

• Demonstrable fundraising experience across multiple techniques
• Strong prospect research, networking, and communication skills
• Knowledge of charity law, tax-effective giving, and GDPR
• Proven ability to manage projects and achieve results

If you meet nearly all the requirements but not all of them, or believe you have the transferable skills and attitude to do this role well, we still encourage you to apply.

Why join us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a growing charity committed to inclusivity, environmental health, and community connection. We’re looking for individuals who share our passion and bring creativity, ambition, and a people-centered approach to our work.

Are you a highly motivated Building Surveyor, with a successful track record in managing repair, refurbishment, and fit-out projects within an extensive property portfolio?

As our Regional Building Surveyor, you'll manage our Retail Division's property portfolio in the Central England and North Wales region, spanning 220+ leasehold shops and stores.

Your region includes Cheshire, Greater Manchester, North Wales, Shropshire, Merseyside, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Greater London, and Essex. Additionally, you’ll support stores nationwide to meet emergent requirements.

You’ll deliver a full range of building surveying services, both reactive and planned maintenance including:

• leading diverse projects, from essential repairs to rejuvenating refurbishments and exciting fit outs
• managing contract and tender documentation
• fulfilling CDM duties, including being Principal Designer
• conducting Planned Preventative Maintenance inspections
• overseeing building maintenance
• performing acquisition and disposal surveys
• offering dilapidations advice
• building strong relationships with stakeholders

Working arrangements

This is a home-based role with extensive travel throughout Central England & North Wales, primarily your regional patch, though periodically extending across the country. You will be required to live with in the region counties stated above.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage. 

About you

To be successful in this role you'll:

• possess a professional building / construction management qualification (MRICS, MCIOB)
• have sound technical knowledge of all legislation relating to the fit-out and occupation of leasehold retail premises (Building Regulations, Planning, CDM, Fire Safety Order, Health & Safety and Asbestos)

• have extensive experience in all key aspects of traditional building surveying disciplines, including:
  • acquisition and disposals surveys
  • health and safety
  • defects analysis  
  • maintenance inspections and management of remedial works
  • coordinating with stakeholders including with contractors and consultants.
  • access audits 
  • building pathology
  • dilapidation's
  • fit-out design
  • contract administration

• be a highly effective team player with strong interpersonal, influencing, and decision-making skills. 

It would be advantageous if you have specific experience in developing and maintaining a large retail estate.

What can we offer you?

To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page

About us

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Interview process

The interview process will be two stages, with the first stage held virtually over Microsoft Teams.

Are you a highly organised person who thrives on creating and maintaining seamless HR and payroll processes? Join our dynamic team as an HR Systems and Payroll Officer, where you’ll play a key role in keeping our payroll and our HR systems accurate and efficient. If you love being the go-to person for smooth, reliable processes and enjoy supporting a thriving workplace, we want to hear from you! 

About the role: 

As the HR Systems and Payroll Officer, you will take on a varied role that is central to maintaining and enhancing our HR and payroll systems. You will handle significant data input, act as a system administrator, and ensure seamless payroll processing, accurate data management, and compliance with regulations.

This role also involves providing customer support to system users, troubleshooting issues, developing new processes, training users, and creating guidance materials to ensure effective system use. Ideal role for someone with experience in payroll and HR systems who enjoys streamlining processes and collaborating with cross-functional teams. 

Hybrid working is the norm for us at the moment, so a mix of home and office working is what you'll get, as well as our other benefits. We meet once a month for a department day in our head office in Kings Cross as well as any required training days or in person meetings for a business need. Further details can be discussed with the hiring manager in interview. 

About you: 

• Proven experience in HR systems and payroll processing. 
• Display a strong attention to detail and customer focus. 
• A strong knowledge of HRIS software and payroll systems. 
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and communication abilities. 
• A solid understanding of payroll regulations and compliance. 
• Possess strong organizational, accuracy, communication, and analytical skills. 

About us: 

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. 

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs. 

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You will have the opportunity to actively problem solve and support colleagues across SHP to inspire positive change, all while working in a collaborative and growth-focused environment. 

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important Info: 

Closing Date: Sunday, 1st December 2024 @ midnight.

Interview Date: Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th December (via Microsoft Teams) 

The Youth Endowment Fund  

Recruitment Manager (12-months) 

Reports to: Assistant Director, People and Race Equity 

Salary:  £45,000 

Contract: 12 months Fixed Term 

Location: Central London, Hybrid* (see below) 

Closing date for applications: 8:00am Thursday, 5th of December 2024 

Interview dates: week commencing the 16th of December 2024 

We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.  

Over the next year we plan to significantly expand the teams focused on our Change work. As our Recruitment Manager, you’ll lead the recruitment process during this exciting period of growth, ensuring we bring in exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission. You’ll be working in a small and dynamic People team, collaborating with hiring managers and our Culture Lead.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Engage closely with hiring managers to gain insights into their teams and the specific skills and experience required. 

• Create recruitment campaigns that authentically reflect YEF’s values, are inclusive and attract a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates. 

• Screen candidates for our roles and be the People Team representative on our interview panels. 

• Conduct a thorough review of the recruitment process to identify areas for improvement and efficiency. 

Person specification includes: 

• You’re experienced in every step of an effective recruitment process. 

• You have a knack for spotting great talent. 

• You’re passionate about delivering an amazing candidate experience. 

• You work well in a team and value collaboration. 

When applying for this role your cover letter must answer the following two question, within a maximum of 1000 words: 

1. Can you choose one of our values and share an example of a time when you demonstrated it in your work? 

1. Describe a time when you changed the way things were done in how candidates were recruited to make it work better. 

Download JD (link)  

Overview

The Finance Manager will provide strategic financial advice to CB Plus’s executive leadership team; specialist professional and technical expertise in the interpretation and application of finance policy to support and influence financial planning, management and decision making to ensure that CB Plus meets all its financial obligations and demonstrates financial probity.

The Finance Manager will be part of CB Plus’s newly formed Management Team.

Main Purpose of the Role

• Develop and maintain strong networks and partnerships that are of value to CB and work to maintain a positive reputation for CB with local authorities, partners and other stakeholders.
• Lead, manage and motivate the Finance Team, ensuring that it is focused on supporting CB to deliver its Business Plan and associated strategies and plans.
• Create an environment that treats people with respect and enables them to develop and realise their potential.
• Manage the Finance Team budget, producing accurate projections, monitoring and outturn reports to ensure effective use of resources and maintain financial control.
• Lead the Finance Team within a culture of continuous performance improvement.
• Model CB’s values and work in accordance with health and safety, equal opportunities and environmental policies.
• Lead or participate in relevant projects that support the delivery of the CB Business Plan, Strategy and Strategic Delivery Plan.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.

What We Offer:

⭐️ Generous annual leave entitlement - 28 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)

⭐️ Flexible and hybrid working (dependent on role) to ensure you enjoy a good work-life balance.

⭐️ Four office locations in Barnet, Brent, Newham and Enfield

⭐️ Enhanced Sick Pay

⭐️ Pension scheme – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution

⭐️ 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

⭐️ Opportunities to progress and learn a wide range of skills

About CB Plus

CB Plus (CommUNITY Barnet) is an award-winning independent community infrastructure and development organisation. We work with residents, local communities, and VCFS organisations to identify and provide solutions to tackling structural and social inequalities through collaborative partnerships to improve the life outcomes for all. 

Promoting a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

At CB Plus, we promote a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be ourselves. Everyone is treated fairly, individual differences are celebrated, and all employees are valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from disabled applicants, including those with mental health conditions, people from Global Majority and minoritised communities, and those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the Disability Confident Scheme. However, in the event of a high number of applicants, it may not be possible to interview all candidates who meet these criteria, and we reserve the right to limit interviews to a manageable number.

We also have experience supporting Access to Work applications to ensure that employees who need adjustments have the support they need to feel confident and do their best in their roles.

If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to assist you.

Please see job description for further details about the role and contact details

We have recently starting embarking on a multi-year data transformation programme to leverage, harness and use data better at Age UK and now we need a Data Platform Manager to help the daily delivery of our platforms across the organisation.

If you have lead development teams who have managed enterprise data platforms, helped drive knowledge and adoption of platforms to colleagues in a complex organisation, and have strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies, please review the job description below for a more exhaustive list of responsibilities and apply.

This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in either London, Blackpool, Devon or Warrington. You would be expected to attend the office around once a month for team days and more often if necessary.

Age UK internal grade - 4LT/4NT. This salary comprises of a base salary of £58,140 plus a market supplement of £6,860 per annum due to the specialist nature of the role. In total the complete salary is £65,000 per annum.

Must haves:

* Proven track record in implementing and managing enterprise data platforms, specifically leveraging Microsoft Databricks, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform technologies in a substantial organizational setting.
* Demonstrated ability to take ownership of enterprise-level data platforms, including the development of comprehensive internal roadmaps. Strong capability in assessing and implementing new features and products to drive business value and efficiency.
* Driving technology adoption initiatives and providing insightful reports on workplace technology utilisation.
* Understanding of Azure DevOps and modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing methodologies.
* Expertise in Azure Databricks, including experience with data engineering and data processing workflows.
* Understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365, including CRM functionality and integration with other Microsoft and third-party services.
* Understanding of the Power Platform suite, including Power BI for data visualization, Power Apps for low-code application development, and Power Automate for workflow automation.
* Solid background in configuration management, identity and access management, and other services related to Databricks, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform ecosystems.
* Experience in managing licensing and costs for Azure Databricks, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform environments.
* Strong attention to detail and excellent customer service orientation.
* A self-starter who can work autonomously and as a team player.
* Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

Great to haves:
* Programming experience with Python or PySpark
* Writing structured query language (SQL) or managing SQL databases
* Programming experience with R
* Write stories (or requirements) and maintain a prioritized backlog of platform enhancements.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Occasional travel to other Age UK sites to enable performance of the duties and responsibilities and for the purposes of maintaining and updating professional skills and development.

Hybrid and remote working require that the candidate meet these additional requirements:
* Internet bandwidth: 40Mbps minimum * Internet connectivity: Wired / ADSL / Fibre * Stable and safe working environment.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to advance our fundraising efforts and have a significant impact on the lives of children and young people in Wandsworth and the surrounding areas.

The Development Manager (Fundraising) will be responsible for developing and implementing the fundraising strategy, to support our mission of inspiring enjoyment and excellence in music for all children and young people. You will be a passionate and experienced fundraiser with exceptional relationship-building skills, and a proven track record of securing significant levels of income from a wide variety of philanthropic sources.

The role involves organising events, building relationships with donors, writing funding applications and creating campaigns to secure income from a range of sources including individuals, trusts and foundations, corporate sponsors and fundraising events.

 You will have:

• A proven track record of securing significant levels of income through grants and donations
• Specialised knowledge of trusts and grants fundraising and management.
• The ability to write high quality communications, (fundraising applications, proposals and impact reports).
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex messages to a wide range of audiences.
• An exceptional eye for detail.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual. If you are looking to return to work after a pause in your career, looking to balance a role with wider family or caring responsibilities, or just simply looking for a change, then we would love to hear from you!

The post requires a degree of flexible working and a willingness to work some evenings and weekends to accommodate service needs, for which time off in lieu will be offered.

Our partner is a well-respected advocacy INGO. They are seeking to recruit a Project Accountant to provide financial management support to project managers and their oversea offices.

Responsibilities

• Finance business partner to project teams and country offices, offering financial management support.
• Prepare project budgets, monitor expenditure and cashflows, and prepare management accounts, including variance analyses and supporting narrative reports.
• Grant management, compliance and reporting – preparing financial reports to donors, ensuring that these meet their requirements.
• Review the capacity of overseas offices, and support with capacity building as required.

• Ensure the integrity and operational effectiveness of project accounting procedures, developing, and maintaining these as required, and supporting and coaching junior staff as required.
• Supporting the broader finance team, including junior finance staff, in any ad hoc analysis, reporting and project work as required

Person Specification

• Accountant, qualified or QBE, with at least 5 years of experience in accounting, an understanding of accounting & finance principles and management accounting & reporting.
• Experience of project accounting, grant compliance & management is desirable; an understanding of the grant compliance & reporting requirements of the EU and German government grants is desirable.
• Strong IT skills, including advanced MSExcel skills. Competence in SQL an advantage.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate financial matters to non-finance staff.
• Quick learner, organised and flexible, able to meet tight deadlines.
• Fluent in English, with excellent spoken and reporting writing skills. Working knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable. Knowledge of German is not essential or required.
• Culturally sensitive
• Willingness to travel abroad.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant looking to get good grounding in project accounting & grant management within a large, complex INGO. For the right candidate, the organisation will offer sponsorship For those candidates outside of Germany, some relocation costs, including the cost of obtaining a permit (if required) will be covered.

Are you a digital leader with a love for people and a heart for justice?

We are looking for a Digital Experience Lead to oversee the team that manage Tearfund's core digital platforms. The role provides leadership in best practise user-led digital experiences that drive our organisational objectives. 

The successful candidate will have experience of:

• Leading multi-disciplinary teams and marketing or fundraising communications roles
• Working in an Agile environment, ideally experience as a product owner
• Overseeing the website or digital output of a large organisation
• Leading end-to-end digital projects
• Experience using data and insight to shape audience-focused products

Our ideal candidate will be someone with:

• Excellent communication and influencing skills 
• Deep understanding of web development technologies and UX methodologies
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, capable of winning over a room of people with a new idea 

Poverty is not God's plan. You are. We believe that we all play a part in ending extreme poverty and using our God-given skills to make a difference.

Do your skills, experience and passion match the above? Then we'd love to hear from you!

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from a designated Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

 All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure. 

About Us

Hope Against Cancer is Leicestershire and Rutland’s local cancer research charity.  We were established in 2003 to fund cutting-edge research in our area and to make clinical trials available to local people.  Since 2003 we have raised in excess of £8m and funded over 100 research projects which investigate many different forms of cancer.

Our vision – Our vision is working for a future where more local people survive cancer.

Our Mission – Our mission is to fund innovative research that leads to improved treatments and better outcomes for people, and to achieve the greatest possible impact in the local and national fight against cancer.

About the role

Key Objectives - Summary:

· The role of the Corporate and Community Partnerships Manager is to generate income to meet the Charity’s fundraising requirements by maintaining and developing successful partnerships with corporate and community group supporters, through donations, sponsorship, employee and group fundraising activities and events (organised both by Hope and third parties).

The Person – Summary:

Are you a fundraising or sales professional ready to help us fund life-saving cancer research? We're looking for an ambitious, confident and engaging Corporate & Community Partnerships Manager who can:

· Recruit, manage, and support businesses and potential volunteer fundraisers within the local community, helping them to reach their fundraising potential.

· Identify and develop new relationships with corporate supporters, community groups and high net-worth individuals.

· Inspire and bring out the best in supporters, corporate partnerships and community groups, engaging them with Hope Against Cancer’s life-saving work over the long term.

· Enable our supporters to set and achieve ambitious fundraising goals.

· Engage supporters in Hope-organised and third-party events.

· Be an ambassador for HOPE in the community, working with businesses, community groups and volunteers to unlock new opportunities.

Have you got:

· Proven experience of exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

· Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people.

· Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships.

· Proven ability to track and report on income.

· Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events (A driving license is essential)

We want you to help us build great relationships with our supporters and to help them achieve their fundraising ambitions, allowing us to grow our sustainable, annual income. This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a small team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, trustees, community groups and local/regional businesses, and supporting them with their fundraising goals!

Principal Responsibilities and accountabilities:

· Deliver the corporate and community activity annual income and expenditure budget contributing to our overall income within the fundraising strategy. Producing monthly financial reports will be required.

· Maintain and develop existing relationships across Leicestershire and Rutland, providing excellent account management to maximise income for Hope.

· Design and deliver a bespoke communication and contact strategy (with Marketing and Comms)

· Secure retention of corporate and community supporters.

· Identify and secure new partnerships including Charity of the Year, CRM and CSR opportunities.

· Secure sponsorship for Hope’s events through the development of strong pitches, researching potential sponsors to target and negotiating contracts.

· Act as an ambassador for Hope, representing the Charity at external events, including networking and public speaking/presenting.

· Research past, present and prospective corporate and high net-worth individuals and help determine the best, tailored fundraising approach for each.

· Develop new income streams through cause-related marketing opportunities by researching prospects and building relationships.

· Promote Hope’s fundraising and research to relevant supporters and partners by making presentations to specific target groups and attending cheque presentations.

· Be responsible for your own administration and efficiently organise all your own activities with support from our part-time administrator.

· Display strong analytical skills to evaluate activity using our e-tapestry database, with support from office manager and database admin.

· Any other duties reasonably assigned by the CEO.

· Adhere to Hope’s policies and procedures and fundraising legal requirements.

Measures of Performance

· Achievements of financial targets and increase in corporate/community supporter base.

· Achievement of retention targets for corporate and community supporters.

· Securing significant corporate sponsorship for events.

· Degree of enhancement of Hope’s profile within the business and local community and with well-connected individuals.

· Institute of Fundraising Codes of Conduct and Practice adhered to.

· Quality and effectiveness of administration.

· Quality and effectiveness of teamwork and good working relationships with the small core team, volunteers and researchers.

Please see the full job description and personal specification attached

How to apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter quickly as we will be conducting a rolling interview process for suitable potential candidates.   

We are looking for someone who has experience and understanding of working with local food groups and potentially an understanding of local procurement. They would have a research background and some experience in project management and working within a wider team of senior colleagues.

Role: Senior Research Officer
Location: Ryton with some flexible working

Key Requirements: An understanding of sustainable food procurement in the UK, along with proven research skills to ensure the successful delivery of multi-faceted research projects. Combined with an ability to design and deliver workshops, along with collaborating effectively with schools, local food groups and organisations at all stages of the food chain.

Hours: Full-time (35 hours week)
Duration: Fixed Term until September 2028
Salary: £28,000-32,000 per annum
Role subject to DBS Check: No

About us:

At Garden Organic we care about organic growing, composting, seed conservation, research and citizen science. Our small but hugely knowledgeable and committed team is backed by a family of members and volunteers, all dedicated to growing food and flowers in harmony with nature. We are an established, experienced and innovative membership charity, working in communities around the UK and campaigning for organic practice which protects and promotes life above and below the soil. Now in our seventh decade, we are also home to the vitally important Heritage Seed Library a living collection of 800 rare vegetable varieties that otherwise would have died out.

Our mission is to show people how to be organic growers and in doing so, we strive to be a great place to work, volunteer or partner with. We care about what we do, how we do it, and the impact we make. We believe that our time is now – when people are actively seeking positive contributions that they can make in the face of biodiversity loss and climate change.

About the role:

Key responsibilities include the design and facilitation of workshops, evaluation and exploitation of research, stakeholder engagement, and collaborating on research outputs, reports and deliverables. You will play a significant role in contributing to the project's impact while supporting your own professional development.

The project is led by Coventry University's Centre for Agroecology, Water, and Resilience (CAWR) focusing on sustainable, place-based food procurement in the UK. This position will work with a similar role within CAWR to deliver a range of research and dissemination activities across the project.

• The project involves interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, utilizing living case studies of community food hubs (Cultivate Food Hub – Wales, Cambridge Food Hub, The Better Food Shed – London and Galloway Food Hub – Scotland) and open-source socio-technical innovations like the Open Food Network (OFN).
• It aims to drive transformative changes in food systems by addressing research questions related to small-scale producers, open-source innovations, place-based governance, sustainability impacts, and scaling mechanisms.
• The project involves multi-actor collaboration, data management practices, ethical considerations, and aims to create environmentally sustainable, local food systems while engaging stakeholders and contributing to policy development.
• The core team includes individuals from Coventry University, Garden Organic, and Social Farms & Gardens, with partners from organizations like Soil Association, Birmingham City Council, and Open Food Network involved in the project.
• The project runs for 48 months from October 2024, aiming to generate new knowledge and drive just, sustainable transitions in food systems.

You will be reporting to our Research Manager, and your core responsibilities and main duties are as follows:

1. Day-to-day management and delivery of the research project P4G.
2. Manage the internal communications with other GO staff involved with the project.
3. Be the day-to-day conduit with the project leader (CAWR).
4. Undertake research into public procurement focusing on the use of living case studies through:
   • Stakeholder mapping and analysis,
   • On-farm surveys
   • Local data collection through interviews with procurers and producers, focus groups, mapping current procurement
5. Developing market dialogues with farmers, chefs, kitchen staff, school leaders, and procurement officers to develop mutual understanding and contribute ideas to public food tender design.
6. Working with the food hubs, and Heritage Seed Library, to implement small scale crop trials which will require travel throughout the UK.
7. With our Head of Knowledge Transfer, work with local schools to improve their understanding of where food comes from and the role they play within local food systems, linking directly to aspects of the curriculum including food diversity and climate resilience.
8. Supporting Garden Organic Staff in project communications (across a range of media types), dissemination of findings and impact assessment.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who has experience and understanding of working with local food groups and potentially an understanding of local procurement. They would have a research background and some experience in project management and working within a wider team of senior colleagues.

What we can offer:

• Salary: £28-32,000 per annum
• 25 days Holiday plus bank holidays and additional leave at Christmas (pro-rata)
• Additional long service holiday
• Group Pension Scheme with 8% employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Extras benefits platform (Instant discount scheme and health, wellbeing and financial support)
• We Care benefits platform (With access to virtual GP consultations, nutritionist support, get fit programmes, smoking cessation and further health and wellbeing support)
• TOIL for additional hours worked
• Life Assurance
• Garden Organic membership

How to Apply:

All applicants must complete a Garden Organic Application Form along with a covering letter explaining why you think you would be a great fit for the role. We pay close attention to covering letters so please do send us one. Our application form can be downloaded via our website.

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on response levels.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion applications will be anonymised before being submitted to our recruitment panel.

Recruitment Timetable:

Application Deadline: Monday 25th November

Interview Dates: Week of 2nd December

Interview Location: Ryton, CV8 3LG

Equal Opportunities:

At Garden Organic we embrace diversity and recognise the value it brings to our organisation. As such, we match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates and welcome candidates from various backgrounds irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and take pride in ensuring that everyone feels welcome, respected and empowered.

Garden Organic is also a Disability Confident Employer and aims to create opportunities wherever possible. It should be noted that some of our roles require travel and attendance at events where accessibility arrangements will vary.

Safer Recruitment:

Garden Organic is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects employees, associates and volunteers to share this commitment. We may require some candidates to undertake a DBS check relevant to the requirements of the role.

Please note that we only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor working visa applications.

To find out more about our Charity, our ambition, our successes and why it is a great time to be joining Garden Organic, along with our Privacy Statement please visit our website.

Our well-respected Development team is seeking a Business Development Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering against our ambitious plans to deliver new homes. If you’ve experience within the development space and are looking to diversify from project management to new business, this could be the opportunity for you!

Business Development Manager (New Homes)
Location: Birmingham, Bath Row, B15 1LZ
Salary: £70,654 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

The Role

We’re looking for an individual who can proactively identify and appraise new business opportunities, building key relationships with developers, land owners, local authorities and other agencies to gain a competitive edge. You’ll be leading on complex contract negotiations, securing funding and finalising budget and cash flows, and then the effective and timely handover of projects to our Development Construction Team, ensuring that all relevant audit requirements for the pre-construction phase are completed.

You’ll have experience in managing and leading complex development projects, being someone who doesn’t shy away from ambitious targets and new challenges. We’re looking for a track record of using your relationship building skill to secure new business opportunities, as well as your understanding of construction contract law, planning and building regulations.

It’s an exciting time to join us where you can look forward to developing and delivering our new business development programme as we embark on the delivery of our new Corporate Plan 2025-2030. Our Development team have a strong track record of delivering industry recognised projects with a focus on sustainability and quality, and are well positioned to deliver 4,000 completions by March 2025. Our ambitions remain high with a focus on delivering a record number of high-quality homes by 2030, offering you the opportunity to really shape our New Business Development programme.

Our ideal candidate? Given the ambitious nature of this role, we require a dynamic, resourceful and highly commercial Development professional who enjoys working in a very fast-paced, challenging but ultimately rewarding role and organisation. Your application will demonstrate:

• A relevant Housing or Construction degree, or equivalent experience of working in a Housing, Construction or Property related role.
• A track record of securing new business development opportunities.
• Experience of complex contract negotiations, construction law and applied understanding of the planning process.
• Experience of developing and sustaining trusted relationships with developers, local authorities and other external stakeholders.

As a Smart Working organisation, you can expect to work from a Midland Heart site 3 days a week and 2 days remotely from home.

Who are Midland Heart? We’re one team working together for our tenants; a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we’re here to develop your potential.

We are proud to say we have recently been named in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, within the Big Organisations category (The Times).

Closing date: 01/12/2024

We reserve to right to close recruitment activity, should an appointment be made prior to the advertised date. Suitable candidate will be invited to attend an assessment on site planned to go ahead early December 24.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.

No agencies please.

Individual Giving Assistant

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our growing Individual Giving team.

Position: CE335 Individual Giving Assistant

Location: Homebased, UK, Nationwide

However, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings).

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary: £26,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 8 December 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Dates: week commencing 16 December 2024

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

Reporting to the Individual Giving who is responsible for cause related products, the Individual Giving Assistant will provide administrative, operational and marketing support for a range of activities across the year. You'll be an integral part of the team, supporting delivery across a variety of individual giving campaigns – such as postal mailings, digital advertising, telemarketing, eMarketing and Face to Face marketing.

This role gives you the opportunity to develop a knowledge of marketing and its application to Individual Giving Fundraising, including stakeholder communications and project management.

Key responsibilities will include:

· Day to day support in delivering campaigns to new and existing supporters

· Administrative support including raising POs, managing invoices and ensuring all costs are monitored

· Work with the wider team to identify opportunities to improve the supporter experience

· Assist with tracking performance by reporting on campaign results

About You

You will have experience working in the charity sector and/or within a marketing function and will have key strengths in:

· Organising and prioritising a busy workload

· Strong attention to detail

· Knowledge and interest in the charity fundraising sector

· General understanding of the marketing function

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further

information on the role.

Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

Stroke Association

Finding strength through support

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. 

We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It’s only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our people. We know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for all those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke, and those from under-represented communities. 

You may also have experience in areas such as Marketing, Fundraising, Communications, Marketing Assistant, Fundraising Assistant, Communications Assistant, Marketing Administrator, Fundraising Administrator, Communications Administrator, Admin, Administration.

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

As our Nature Based Solutions Manager, you will be at the forefront of NBS delivery that change peoples' lives and the places they live in two projects - Project Sponge in Slough and Community Bluescapes in Richmond, London. Alongside the other team members, you will demonstrate the power of urban wetlands and other blue infrastructure to help communities to adapt to climate change and build better, safer, more natural places to live.

Nature Based Solutions Manager - London and Slough
Location: London, SW13 9WT
Salary: £34,405.00 (plus a London weighting allowance of £3,714 depending on base location)
Vacancy Type: Full-time, fixed term contract until 31st March 2027
Function: Project Management

About The Role

Your key role will be to deliver with the local community NBS interventions that build resilience to flooding, provide space for wetland wildlife and improve health and well-being of citizens. You'll manage the tendering and planning process, as well as contractors; ensuring high quality and innovative interventions are created and effectively communicate messages about climate change and nature-based solutions to citizens, partners and stakeholders.

This is an exciting, innovative approach to climate change adaptation at street and neighbourhood level. It places local residents at the heart of decision-making, design and delivery of interventions that help keep them safe from floods, droughts, heat stress and create more natural places too.

This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027, 37.5 hours per week working 5 days in 7.

This role is suitable for hybrid working with the expectation that the successful candidate will spend up to half the working week on site with options for working from home or in office accommodation as appropriate.

About You

To join as our Nature Based Solutions Manager you'll need equivalent experience from previous roles.

We are looking for someone who is well-organised; a creative thinker, a team player, an effective communicator at ease with co-design principles and practice and someone who can be an ambassador for NBS, WWT and our partners.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

Closing Date: 27/11/2024

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

No agencies please.