Senior Programme Manager Jobs in Greater London

• ​Salary: £42,479 per annum, rising to £44,716 after 12 months in London (or £38,290 per annum rising to £40,526 after 12 months outside of London).
• Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week) Part time and job share applications are also welcomed.
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.
• ​Closing date: Tuesday 4 March 2025
• Shortlisting date: Wednesday 5 March 2025
• Interviews: Tuesday 11 March 2025

About the role

​From local and national support services to green spaces, sports clubs, museums and the arts, voluntary organisations and volunteers are a vital part of communities across the country. As the membership community for charities and voluntary organisations, NCVO has championed volunteers and the voluntary sector for over a hundred years.

​The main elements of the role:

• ​Design and manage high quality content across NCVO’s digital web products and services that meets user and business needs
• ​Support the creative content manager in delivering our new content strategy
• ​Responsible for our digital content products, overseeing the execution of content review cycles and ensuring a regular flow of high impact, high quality content

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

​If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.

Benefits for NCVO employees

​NCVO offers attractive benefits including:

• ​25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive. After three years' service annual holiday increases to 27 days, and after five years to 30 days, (pro rata for part time staff)
• ​the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
• ​five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• ​2.5 extra ‘wellbeing’ days off during the year
• ​enhanced pay for sick/maternity/adoption leave
• ​subsidised gym membership
• ​season ticket loan
• ​flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off site
• ​monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
• ​monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
• ​generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary, into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
• ​training and development opportunities.
• ​The opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
• ​24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme

​We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

About NCVO

We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.

​Our membership is made up of over 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.

​We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.

​We focus on empowering charities and volunteers by making sure they have the knowledge, tools, and resources they need. We advocate for and with our members, giving voice to those not often heard, and harnessing the collective power of partners to ensure the voluntary sector is valued.  We bring charities together so they can learn, connect, and create greater impact.

​As the voluntary sector and volunteering adapt to new challenges and a changing context, so must NCVO. We are therefore prioritising work to evolve as an organisation to ensure we live our values of ambition, inclusion, openness and collaboration in everything we do internally and externally.

​We have around 80 staff and income of more than £7m per year. With our members at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers. Because stronger charities make for stronger communities.

​NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone.

Since 1960 we have invested more than £500 million in blood cancer research in the UK. Where we’ve invested, survival rates and quality of life have improved. We’ve been working to beat blood cancer for over 50 years, and we won’t stop until we do. Be a part of our story and help us change the world.

This role is a great fit for a digital acquisition expert with strategic and project management skills, to work across a variety of products and channels. We are looking for someone with fresh ideas to drive forward our programme and help us achieve our ambitious income targets. 

The Direct Marketing Manager will be responsible for managing and developing key existing areas of our work, ensuring our products and marketing are well considered, and delivered effectively and efficiently. In addition they will lead on the development of new products, diversifying our income streams and driving growth within the Direct Marketing programme. 

It's an exciting opportunity to join a hardworking and supportive team and make your mark on our existing and future fundraising products. In turn you’ll achieve goals set out in the Direct Marketing strategy, by being innovative, audience led and responsive to change. 

The majority of our roles can be performed hybrid which means for this role you may be required to attend the office 2-4 days per month. Travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

Interviews are expected to take place Monday 10th March in person at our London office. 

We are looking for an experienced commercial and visitor experience professional to join our team in the new post of Senior Commercial Manager, reporting into our trading board, Crystal Palace Park Events Ltd (CPPEL), and line managed by the Director of Parks Management. Responsible for achieving ambitious income targets, you will lead the management, development and growth of key revenue generating activities including concessions, leases, retail, licensing, catering, markets and car parking activity (and excluding events and venue hire). Alongside this you will oversee the smooth running of the park as a visitor attraction, ensuring an excellent visitor experience and an accessible, warm welcome to all. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment: in September 2023, after 25 years of community campaigning, Crystal Palace Park Trust took over custodianship of this unique landscape via a 125 year lease from the London Borough of Bromley. We are now working closely with them and a wide variety of other park and community stakeholders to deliver our mission: to protect, manage and improve Crystal Palace Park as a green, historic, ecological, recreational, sporting, cultural and educational resource in the interests of park users and of the wider community. 

Senior Programme Officer

As part of the Strategy and Impact Directorate, the Programmes, Policy and Partnerships Team is looking to recruit two Senior Programme Officers.

This is an exciting time to join the team and the charity on its incredible journey. 

Position: Senior Programme Officer

Location: Warwick/Hybrid or remote 

Salary: £35,200 - £40,500

Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week) negotiable

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 28th February

The Role

These new roles are an exciting chance to work across our transformational programmes, to support and facilitate a structured approach to the implementation and delivery of complex programmes within the organisation and in partnership with external stakeholders.

You will work with and support cross functional teams working in and across a number of programmes including Workforce Wellbeing, Community Resilience and Volunteering for Health. You will be responsible for shared learning, identifying interdependencies between programmes and the team while supporting the delivery of impact for charity members, communities and beneficiaries. 

This role would suit proactive, highly organised individual, who enjoys working in a team to deliver impact. 

Key responsibilities include project management, project delivery, and stakeholder management with both internal and external engagement. 

About You

You will have experience of working with project management methodologies and undertaking a range of complex activities including:

• project planning;

• developing and monitoring KPIs;

• reviewing and recording project progress;

• adjusting project plans where slippage has occurred;

• supporting managers in quantifying and mitigating project risks 

You will also have:

• Intermediate IT skills including use of MS applications; word, excel, powerpoint, sharepoint, Teams and planner

• Strong reporting and analytical skills. Evidence of creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Experience of co-production, collaboration and partnership working

Benefits Include:

• 10% Employers Pension Contribution

• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays as a minimum

• Flexible Working

• 2 hours per week Wellbeing time out for full time staff

• Apprenticeships, training and development opportunities

• Health Cash Plan

• Company Rewards

• Plus many more great staff benefits!

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining which vacancy you are interested in , your interest in the role, how you meet the criteria of the role. The covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Equality and Diversity

The charity is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities, it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and the team will ensure there is no unfair discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.

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

The English-Speaking Union believes every child should be able to make their voice heard. We believe that the ability to progress and to thrive in life relies on oracy – speaking and listening – skills, which are not currently a prominent part of the school curriculum. Our debate, public speaking and cultural exchange programmes help young people to engage with the world, to speak more confidently and to listen to and understand different points of view. These skills improve young people’s attainment, emotional intelligence and social skills, helping them to live their lives to the fullest.

Income generated by the ESU's property is vital to supporting our charitable work, it is crucial that we maximise its potential and manage it correctly.

The Corporate Services team provides essential support and strategic direction across the organisation. We lead on organisational strategy, ensuring alignment with our purpose as defined in the Royal Charter and our long-term goals. Our governance function oversees compliance, risk management, and performance frameworks. The finance team manages budgets, financial planning, and reporting. All of this contributes to effective decision making. We are also responsible for looking after our properties, which includes maintaining oversight of two commercial leases, and maintaining Dartmouth House which is a grade II* listed events venue and our Head Office in Mayfair.

Purpose of this role

This newly created fixed term role has three primary responsibilities:

· To ensure that the ESU achieves maximum income from various lease negotiations

· To develop a programme of improvement works for our grade II* listed building

· Prepare the tender for a future tenant on a lease or licence basis for Dartmouth House

Responsibilities and Expectations

(1) Hotel lease extension and bedroom lease renewal

· Liaise with the surveyor and other agents on contract negotiations

· Conduct due diligence checks on the contracting party

(2) Develop the DH improvement works programme

· Commission and oversee a series of feasibility studies to inform a works programme

· Facilitate surveys and assessments in support of the feasibility studies

· Develop a programme of works for Dartmouth House.

· Prepare for pre-planning, full planning permission and listed consent

· Tender for project management services

· Work with the Project Manager to appoint contracted services

· Provide interface between the Senior Leadership Team and project management services

(3) Manage the transition to a new Dartmouth House tenant

· Prepare the tender for a future tenant on a lease or licence basis

· Agree shortlist of parties invited to submit bids

· Appraise offers and make recommendations to the Senior Leadership Team

· Liaise with the surveyor on negotiations with prospective tenant

· Engage the lawyer for creation of new lease/licences

· Build tenant plans into our programme of improvement works

· Oversee the drawdown of Graysons services

(4) Develop a long-term solution for the Mews building

· Support our tenant with conducting a feasibility study of the Mews for bedrooms

· Facilitate a feasibility study for conversion of the Mews to commercial office space

· Prepare for pre-planning, planning permission and listed consent

· Develop a programme of works

· Prepare tender for a future tenant

· Tender for project management services

· Work with Project Manager to appoint contracted services

· Provide interface between SLT and project management services

To successfully deliver on this brief, the successful candidate will need to work closely with the Head of Finance to develop detailed budgets and operate within controls set by the Senior Leadership Team. Much of our property work is dependent on the success of our negotiations.

Skills and Experience

Skills

· Ability to manage multiple property-related projects simultaneously.

· Proven experience in developing works programmes and managing cost plans.

· Strong negotiation skills with surveyors, lawyers, contractors, and tenants.

· Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

· Experience in contract negotiations, drafting, and managing lease agreements, including knowledge of commercial leases and licences.

· Strong research and analytical skills to conduct due diligence on contracting parties.

· Understanding of planning regulations, listed consent processes, and listed buildings

· Experience working closely with finance teams to develop detailed budgets, control expenditure, and ensure projects are delivered within financial constraints.

· Skilled in preparing and evaluating tenders and selecting vendors.

· Knowledge of property law and experience engaging legal professionals.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interface with a variety of professionals.

· Ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risks associated with property and lease matters.

Experience

· Demonstrable experience managing property portfolios, leasing, and development projects.

· Involvement in negotiating leases for commercial or hospitality properties, including experience with tenant transitions

· Experience working with senior leadership teams and external professionals such as surveyors, contractors, and legal advisors.

· Familiarity with securing planning permission and listed consent.

· Experience preparing tenders for licensees or lessees and managing tenant onboarding and service transitions.

· Proven track record in taking property projects from feasibility studies to planning, execution, and completion.

Uniting to Combat NTDs are looking for an exceptional administrator and coordinator to provide complex logistical support to the Uniting team and governance groups.

Salary: circa £33,000 per annum

Location: UK Remote, with quarterly travel to Brighton

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to December 2025 with possibility of extension, funding dependent.

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of preventable and treatable diseases that affect about 1.65 billion people around the world. The World Health Organization currently recognises twenty diseases as NTDs.

Uniting to Combat NTDs is a global advocacy organisation that exists to end NTDs by mobilising resources in support of the World Health Organization's NTD road map and the Sustainable Development Goals. We envision a world where no-one suffers from these preventable and treatable diseases. We are hosted by Sightsavers and offer a great place to work.

In February 2023, we conducted a mid-term review of our 2021-2030 strategy to assess its continued relevance in light of the substantial global challenges that have emerged since its inception. While we re-affirmed the strategy's continued importance, we recognized the imperative of intensifying our efforts in resource mobilisation to address persistent funding gaps, the absence of dependable, long-term funding mechanisms for global NTD programs, and significant changes to the global health architecture.

Our target over the next five years is to mobilise over US$2bn towards the WHO NTD road map from a range of sources, existing and new, including from donor governments, multi-lateral development banks, affected countries, and innovative financing. Our success will be measured by the volume of funding we are able to mobilise for countries and individuals affected by NTDs.

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional administrator and coordinator to provide complex logistical support across the Uniting to Combat NTDs team and governance groups, including on major projects, events and communications activities.

This is a varied role, please read the full for further details.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a complex administrative and coordination role

• Experience of providing remote PA and logistical support to multiple team members, including at senior level.

• Experience of diary management and complex international travel management

• Proficiency with multiple technology platforms including Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams Office), Zoom and Google Workspace. Google Workspace and SharePoint are of particular importance.

• Available and able to travel to Brighton quarterly

• Ability to set priorities while balancing the needs of providing support for multiple individuals, including calendar management, travel arrangements, and event planning assistance.

Desirable

• Experience or understanding of International Development, INGOs, NTDs

• French language proficiency

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Job Description

This is a hugely exciting new opportunity to work for the Liberal Democrats following our historic General Election result last July. 

As the largest third-party force in the Commons in a century, this new role will oversee Lib Dem Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) funded programmes. You will manage a small team and work closely with the senior Lib Dem Parliamentary team, representatives from the wider party, and the WFD secretariat. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall planning and implementation of WFD funded projects, and ensure that they make a tangible difference. Previous WFP projects that we have supported include the African Liberal Network Women Leadership Programme, which has had a transformative impact for many women politicians in Africa. 

The successful candidate will be a dynamic self-starter who’s got a good understanding of the Liberal Democrats and British politics, and will thrive in an environment where they have to demonstrate political judgement, solve problems, manage projects and budgets.

They will be able to work to tight timescales, take the initiative and be able to prioritise a demanding workload.

The successful candidate will feel comfortable occasionally representing the Party at an international level.

The role will primarily be based in London but will involve some international travel and it will be possible for some flexible and remote working.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the Liberal Democrat Westminster Foundation for Democracy funded programmes, and developing the strategy for our approach to WFD funding for the rest of the Parliament. 

• Communicating and liaising with the party leadership and spokespersons, Parliamentarians and the Federal International Relations Committee.

• Managing budgets and projects and establishing deadlines to ensure programmes are managed effectively, including preparing annual budgets and monthly consolidated forecasts.

• Working closely with WFD to ensure effective programme implementation and alignment with WFD’s programming methodologies as well as the agreed Results Framework with FCDO for areas of priority and impact.

• Evaluating programmes and progressing quarterly and annual reporting.

• Managing a small team providing the administration of these programmes.

• Ensure the right resources are available to deliver programmes, and develop relationships with individuals, networks and institutions where Liberal Democrat WFD programmes operate as well as sister parties. 

• Establish and maintain key relationships with donors and sponsors including FCDO in the UK and posts overseas at the appropriate level.

• Represent the Liberal Democrats in internal and external forums.

• Work in partnership with other political party offices implementing WFD programming for shared learning and the design and implementation of an annual cross-party project.

About WFD

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy around the world. WFD’s established purpose is to assist, support and encourage the peaceable establishment and development of pluralistic democratic practice and political institutions. WFD offers:

• High quality and impactful programmes that directly support institutions in political systems to develop inclusive political processes, more accountable political systems, protection of rights and freedoms, and more pluralistic societies;

• Specialist analysis, research, and advice to inform policy makers on a range of democratic governance issues; and

• International election observations on behalf of the UK. 

Essential Skills and Experience

The candidate will be able to show knowledge and experience that demonstrate:

• Understanding of international development assistance

• Background in project and programme design, implementation, and management 

• Knowledge of the Liberal Democrats 

• Experience of working in an international environment an understanding of foreign affairs

• The ability to manage, brief and coordinate senior politicians.

• Experience of managing budgets and delivering value for money. 

• Experience of managing complex communications structures

• A clear commitment to the ideals and values of the Liberal Democrats

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in proposal development, contracting, procurement, grant management, donor compliance, financial scrutiny

• Experience using programme management systems and tools. 

• Line management experience and skills.

• Experience of training, giving presentations and public speaking

• Experience of working on women’s political leadership programmes or research

• Knowledge of Liberal Democrat sister parties

The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences – is seeking a maternity cover Events Manager (Academic) to join the Communications and Marketing department to devise and deliver the year-round programme of academic and specialist audience events.

The role

The Events Manager (Academic) will be responsible for the management and delivery of the British Academy’s year-round academic events programmes (Conferences, Lectures, Public Engagement and Prizes & Medals).

The role holder will work closely with the Head of Events on the planning and strategic development of the programme, overseeing the annual call for proposals for conferences and public engagement grants, the biennial selection process for lectures and the nomination and selection process of prizes and medals.

As Events Manager (Academic), you will manage academic partners at institutions across the UK, and lead on the organisation and successful delivery of events online and in-person (in London and at partner venues across the UK).

You will be someone who thrives on delivering live events aimed at academic or specialist audiences, has a passion for sharing academic research and has the skills to ensure events are delivered effectively and of the highest quality.

You will have experience in managing and developing people, whether directly managing staff or leading on a task or dotted line basis. A core part of this role is working in partnership with teams across the organisation, and so we are looking for someone who is collegiate, flexible and understands how to build positive working relationships across a diverse range of skillsets and experiences.

You will be joining at a time of exciting change, with the recent completion of three brand-new state-of-the-art events spaces at our home on Carlton House Terrace. You will play an important role in contributing to the ongoing programme for this new development.

This is a full-time position on an 11-month contract to cover maternity leave.

About the Academy

The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, established by Royal Charter in 1902. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. Today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, culture, and societies. With a Fellowship of around 1700 leading national and international academics, the Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas; engages the public with fresh thinking and debates; and brings together scholars, government, business, and civil society to influence policy.

The Academy currently has five directorates: Communications & Marketing; Development; Policy; Research; and Resources, plus a small Governance & Fellowship Team. We have increased staffing in the last 12 months and expect to continue to grow this year.

Working at the Academy

Our senior management team have worked with staff to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and empathy, in which all contributions are recognised as we work towards our common goals. Our people strategy and working practices focus on building strengths and sharing insights, with learning & development, wellbeing, and equality, diversity & inclusion at the centre of how we operate as an organisation. Investing in our staff and encouraging a healthy work/life balance is central to our success, as we move forward and continue to grow. Find out more about the British Academy on our website, including our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement.

Terms and conditions

The British Academy is based at 10-11, Carlton House Terrace, St James Park, London, SW1 – a Grade 1 listed building. We offer a competitive benefits package including a 35-hour working week; 34 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays; a subsidised canteen and an excellent occupational pension.

How to apply

We use Applied for our recruitment. Applied aims to overcome unconscious bias in recruiting. Instead of using CVs, candidates are asked to answer questions that test skills needed for the role. The responses are then anonymised and reviewed in a random order by members of the hiring panel.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, in line with our commitment to create a diverse and inclusive working environment, promote equal opportunity, and address under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Applications must be received no later than 12:00 noon on 3 March 2025.

Please contact the HR team if you have any questions.

Senior Project Manager - Deputy Head of Programmes
Salary: £38,308 *An allowance to increase salary to £40,000 per annum is available for deputising for the Head of Programmes*
Hours: Full time (will consider part time applications)
Location: Hybrid working arrangement, home working & London Office (2 days per week)
Contract Type: Permanent

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday) in line with our hybrid working policy, which blends homeworking with office time. Part-time applications will be accepted.

Are you an experienced project manager with a track record of delivering high-impact, large-scale programmes? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, ensuring projects meet strategic goals while maintaining the highest standards? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join nasen as a Senior Project Manager.

We are looking for a dynamic and results-driven professional to work as part of a team successfully delivering of a high-profile, DfE-funded initiative. In this role, you will oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with funding requirements, managing key stakeholder relationships, and driving operational excellence.

About us

Nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.

We seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.

Nasen brings organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Our priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on our direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.

About the role

As Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of a high-profile, DfE-funded gold standard contract. You will oversee all aspects of project management, from planning and implementation to monitoring and reporting, ensuring the programme meets its strategic objectives and funding requirements. Working closely with internal teams, external partners, and key stakeholders, you will drive operational excellence and maintain the highest standards of quality and compliance.

This role requires a proactive and strategic project manager with strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to navigate complex project landscapes. You will be instrumental in ensuring the project is delivered on time, within budget, and achieves maximum impact in the education sector.

Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Employee Benefits 

• 30 days annual leave per year
• Christmas Closure - additional to annual leave allowance
• Hybrid working (Policy available on request)
• 8% employer contribution pension.
• Flexible start and finish time, Friday early closure
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary
• Cycle to Work Scheme available

Closing Date: 11th March 2025 at 23:59pm

Applications are open until 11th March. We will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if we receive sufficient quality applicants.

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. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

We aim to be an inclusive employer – let us know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. We are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions.

No agencies please.

This role will lead and expand the Foundation’s Youth Inclusion programmes, including PL Kicks, Holiday Activity and Food programmes for children eligible for Free School Meals, and Safer Spaces, a Greater London Authority funded initiative designed to reduce anti-social behaviour through sports.

The aim is to create inclusive diversionary activities away from criminal activity and anti-social behaviour, contributing to safer and stronger communities for our participants to play sport, be active and gain accreditations. 

Role Title: Trusts Manager

Salary: £42,205 to £43,417

Location: London-Hybrid

Tenure: 1 Year fixed term (potential for extension)

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? 

Are you a strategic relationship builder with a passion for fundraising and social justice? 

Do you want to play a key role in securing vital funding that supports some of the world’s most marginalised communities? 

Then we'd love to hear from you!

At ActionAid UK, we believe in the power of partnerships to drive meaningful change. As a Trusts Manager, you will be responsible for managing one of our most significant funding relationships, ensuring long-term impact and financial sustainability for our global programmes. Working within the Trusts and Global Markets team, you will develop and execute strategies to nurture funders, secure new funding opportunities, and play a pivotal role in growing our philanthropic partnerships.

This is more than just a fundraising role—it’s an opportunity to shape the future of international development. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, country programme teams, and external funders to secure and manage high-value grants, helping to deliver life-changing initiatives.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing Strategic Donor Relationships: Take ownership of one of ActionAid’s largest funding partners, ensuring exceptional stewardship and long-term engagement.

• Developing High-Impact Funding Proposals: Work closely with our Strategic Funding and Insight team to coordinate and submit compelling multi-grant proposals.

• Maximising Future Funding Pipelines: Identify and align funder priorities with ActionAid’s most pressing needs to grow long-term financial support.

• Building New Partnerships: Support efforts to cultivate and approach new trust and foundation donors in the UK, expanding ActionAid’s impact.

• Representing ActionAid UK: Attend high-profile donor meetings, networking events, and forums to advocate for our work and secure new funding opportunities.

• Ensuring Excellence in Grant Management: Track funding commitments, oversee reporting, and maintain meticulous donor records using ActionAid’s CRM systems.

About You

We are looking for a fundraising professional with a proven track record of managing high-value trust and foundation relationships. You thrive on building strong partnerships, have exceptional communication skills, and understand the intricacies of international development funding.

You will bring:

• Experience securing and managing multi-year grants over £50,000, with a track record of growing funding relationships.

• Strong networking and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.

• Excellent written communication skills, with experience crafting persuasive proposals and impact reports.

• A strategic mindset, with the ability to balance funder priorities with ActionAid’s programme needs.

• A passion for international development, feminist principles, and social justice.

What We Offer

At ActionAid UK, we empower our team to lead, innovate, and drive change. As a Trusts Manager, you will benefit from:

• A collaborative and dynamic work environment, surrounded by passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference.

• Opportunities for career growth, with training, mentorship, and leadership exposure.

• Flexible working arrangements, supporting a healthy work-life balance.

• A one-year Fixed-Term contract with potential for extension, offering both challenge and stability.

This is your chance to be part of something bigger. Join ActionAid UK as our Trusts Manager and help us build a future where poverty and injustice are no more. Apply today!

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.

Additional Information:

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly

celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.

AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Referencing and Safeguarding:

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism

finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.

Working practices:

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 2 days per week, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in- office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office

roles.

We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.

Recruitment Processes:

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.

If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories. For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and consultative status with the United Nations (UN).

FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies.

The Head of Business Development and Programmes is a new role providing strategic direction to the programmes teams, securing income to fund the programmes portfolio and ensuring that all our work aligns with our values and contributes to our organisational goals.  They hold lead responsibility for developing, managing and securing a pipeline of restricted funding and partnerships to ensure that the programme portfolio grows year-on-year in line with FIGO strategy and plans. They are also responsible for leading our approach to local partner organisations (primarily our member associations) and ensuring that they are equipped to comply with our policies and procedures. The role also has responsibility over a variety of restricted funding of various sizes, sources and durations, which make up a key part of organisational income. As a member of the Senior Leadership team, they will play a key role in the design and implementation of organisational strategies and policies.

Head of Programmes

A mission-based organisation are seeking a passionate and ambitious Head of Programmes to lead in the vision, design, build, implementation, monitoring and reporting on all the programmatic work we undertake in our 6 focus countries

As a mission-based organisation, we believe businesses have the power to be a force for good. Our members include a range of tea companies, from start-ups to multi-nationals who have joined us to address the complex systemic issues that the tea sector faces. We convene and facilitate collaboration between communities on the ground, our members, businesses, governments, and civil society, enabling us to mobilise our resources and deliver our transformational strategy.

Position: Head of Programmes

Location: E2, near Bethnal Green (London). Hybrid, minimum 3 days in the office.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time), Monday to Friday. 

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £75,000 to £80,000 per annum, depending on experience + company benefits.

Closing date: Friday 7th March 2025

About the role: 

This London based role will strengthen and optimise the critical programme pillar of strategy, through programmes which are well managed, and that deliver on their expected outcomes, contributing to the organisational goals and delivering for those who work in the tea sector. The programmes will focus on a core set of interventions that in combination will address the causes that we champion – namely, the reduction of poverty, arresting deforestation, promoting access to services and lastly but crucially addressing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) in the tea supply chain.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Lead the definition of the overall programme strategy, taking into account input from the field and member companies’ priorities.

• Support the in-country teams with project management and priority management, acting as back up when needed.

• Manage relationships with a myriad of project stakeholders, including private sector partners, NGOs and government.

• Responsible for ensuring each programme has well-embedded and effective interventions. 

• Accountable for defining our approach to gender in tea, wages and incomes in tea, and environmental sustainability in tea – engaging technical expertise from the programme mangers.

• In collaboration with Finance, be responsible for programme budgets, validation and controls and reviewing and approving donor reporting.

• HREDD and the work surrounding certification are critical to our communications, programming and member’s support. The Head of Programmes will line manage this role within ETP.

• Support the development of country workplans; this entails working with Regional Directors, Country Managers and regional teams on planning and conceptualising realistic and achievable country plans.

• Oversee the resources, capability and structure of the programmes team including line management and coaching of relevant programme staff and ensure delivery of individual plans and yearly objectives. 

About you:

The individual will also play a leading role in setting the culture of the organisation and modelling our values. We aim to be a positive, driven, open-minded, intellectually curious, and collaborative organisation but one that is not satisfied with the status quo. 

Essential Skills:

• Have the right to work in the UK and reside within a commutable distance to our London office in Bethnal Green.

• Minimum of 10-year experience in programme management, including management of   large portfolio of varied initiatives.

• Direct Reports – 4 direct reports in the UK and oversight of 6 regional programme managers

• Experience on working on supply chain agricultural commodity programmes.

• Proven experience of delivering strategic leadership to a diverse high performing team delivering a shared vision.

• Knowledge of human rights-based approach to impact delivery (and in a supply chain setting would be an advantage).

• Knowledge of corporate social and environmental sustainability, understanding of the concept of Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence.

• Expertise with design and roll out of project/programme management frameworks, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

• Experienced senior manager – building, developing, and leading diverse and high performing teams.

• Track record of building relationships, and partnering with a wide range of organisations, including with institutional donors, funders, the private sector, international NGOs, local CSOs to leverage impact, improve delivery and raise funds.

Desirable:

• A university degree in a related field and/or Masters 

To apply for this position, please submit your online application form through this website and ensure you include your CV (maximum of 2 pages) and a cover letter (maximum of 1 page) outlining your motivation for applying and relevant experience.

About the organisation: 

Founded in 1997, this not-for-profit membership organisation with 38 diverse members, collaborates with members and third-party grantors to implement impactful, long-term programs in tea-producing countries, improving the lives of farmers, workers, and communities.

The projects address critical issues in the tea supply chain, including poverty, gender-based violence, human rights violations, deforestation, and inadequate access to services. By partnering with corporate members, funders, and local implementers, they deliver tailored interventions and drive responsible business practices. Leveraging their unique position, they bring together the right stakeholders to tackle key challenges with actionable solutions. 

You may also have experience in areas such as:  Programme Manager, Head of Programmes, Head of Project and Programmes, Senior Programme Manager, Grant Programmes Manager, Principal Project Manager, Director of Programmes, Head of Project, Head of International Programmes, Head of international Projects.

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

Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week

Location: The role will be based in one of the following Location where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries: London - UK, Pretoria - South Africa, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania, Accra - Ghana, and Stockholm - Sweden.

For the UK Location, we offer a minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below:

• United Kingdom: GBP 56,249 – 59,602 per year with excellent benefits
• South Africa: ZAR 1,009,626 – 1,376,465 per year with excellent benefits
• Tanzania: TZS 143,500,704 – 179,375,880 per year with excellent benefits
• Ghana: GHS 610,298 – 925,068 per year with excellent benefits
• Sweden: Competitive salary package

About WaterAid:

Want to use your leading skills in Knowledge Management and Learning to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team:

The WaterAid Programme Support and Knowledge team provides technical advisory expertise across programme design and delivery.  It ​leads and supports organisation-wide programme learning and knowledge management​, and facilitates knowledge exchange​, fosters and supports internal and external programme and technical partnerships and networks. 

This role leads the Knowledge Management & Learning sub-team focused on developing and supporting the department’s knowledge management, learning and WASH capacity-strengthening strategies, approaches and processes.  It works across the organisation to facilitate the digital curation and management of our programmatic and thematic knowledge.

About the Role:

Knowledge Management and Learning (KM&L) Senior Manager strategically leads and shapes knowledge management and programme learning within the International Programmes Department (IPD), working with senior leadership teams to define, steer and ensure the effective implementation of a department wide KML strategy. 

The KM&L Senior Manager also acts on behalf of IPD and PSK in steering and providing strategic leadership on the department’s contributions and requirements regarding WaterAid’s research agenda, programme and technical capacity development strategy, and external digital communications. 

The Senior Manager strategically works in conjunction with PSK’s senior leadership team to shape and steer approaches and processes for the collation, analysis, and the uptake of programme knowledge, thought leadership, innovation, and learning. The KM&L Senior Manager reports into the Programme Support and Knowledge Director and their key accountabilities are:

• Strategically lead the design of an organisational programme learning and knowledge management strategy, in alignment with the other key organisational strategies and processes such as those for research, external communications and planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER).
• Provide leadership and support to IPD and WaterAid in developing an positive organisational culture of learning and effective knowledge management.
• Lead operationalisation and implementation of the KM&L strategy, including shaping and steering the coordination of organisational processes to collate, analyse and disseminate programme knowledge, thought leadership, innovation and learning.
• Lead the development of organisational mechanisms for knowledge exchange and evolution of our approaches including providing leadership to identify specific strategic knowledge gaps.
• Lead the process and methods to develop and maintain WaterAid’s normative frameworks, standards and guidance materials for both internal and external audiences, coordinating with PSK’s and GPAC’s technical and policy leads. 
• Strategically steer and support the Capacity Strengthening Senior Advisor, to drive and support WaterAid's capacity-strengthening agenda.
• Strategically steer and support the IPD’s coordination and interests in the global research agenda as led by the Global Policy and Campaigns department, and steer the effective project management of multi-country programme research projects.
• Lead on the contribution from a KM&L and capacity development perspective within the organisation’s business and bid development efforts by supporting donor engagement, intelligence gathering, and preparation of funding proposals.
• Provide strategic leadership to the team, translated into effective annual priorities, plans and budgets - fully integrated within PSK’s overall plan and linked to the organisational priorities.

Requirements

Essential skills:

• An experienced leader in the area of knowledge management and learning, research and technical capacity development, preferably in the international development sector
• Strong and extensive knowledge management background with a track record of developing effective strategies and approaches for program learning.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of effective knowledge exchange mechanisms and approaches for knowledge evolution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and design effective applied research initiatives.
• Experience and knowledge of effective capacity development design and delivery.
• Strong IT literacy skills, including designing and maintaining SharePoint or similar information management platforms; and using Microsoft 365 and other web based tools and platforms.
• Experience working in low and middle-income countries.
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence colleagues and peers; ability to work effectively across diverse groups and cultures.
• A self-starter, able to work independently and drive tasks forward to completion, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.

Desirable skills:

• Working knowledge of one or more of WaterAid’s working languages (French, Portuguese and Spanish).
• Experience of formation and nurturing of virtual communities of practices and networks.
• Experience of planning, monitoring and evaluating programmes of work.
• Experience of conducting and/or managing research.
• Sound knowledge of WASH and related development issues such as sustainability, rights and equality.

Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00pm on the 24th February 2025. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will be closed if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date of: 23rd February 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV, cover letter and answering the following question within the application form:

• What are your top 3 skills / areas of experience that you feel best demonstrate your ability to excel in this role?

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. 

Benefits

As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.