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This is an exciting opportunity to join a small but ambitious grassroots charity run by and for women seeking asylum. WAST has a proud track record of providing a safe space for women to come together in solidarity and campaign for justice in an increasingly hostile environment.

We are looking for the right person to work alongside WAST’s management group of women seeking asylum to successfully take forward WAST’s development priorities – supporting women through the asylum system, campaigning on the issues affecting them and supporting wellbeing through a trauma informed approach. You will work to maintain and develop WAST’s infrastructure and resources to ensure its continued strength and stability.

You will need to have relevant experience in charity or public sector management and fundraising, with a positive participatory leadership style. You will have excellent interpersonal and partnership building skills with a commitment to supporting women seeking asylum and to WAST’s values of compassion, respect, inclusion and empowerment.

WAST has recently restructured and expanded its staffing team. As Manager, you will be assisted by two part-time coordinators: the Engagement and Programme Coordinator (an established member of staff) and a new Coordinator role, which you will be expected to help define and recruit.

This is an exciting time for WAST as we look to develop with the growing needs of our organisation.

Background Information

WAST is run by and for women seeking asylum and currently has around 170 members. It was started in 2005 by WAST’s current Chair whilst fighting her own anti-deportation campaign and became a constituted charity in 2014. Its purpose remains to provide a safe space for women coming together in solidarity to offer support, share information and help each other to survive and to get their leave to remain in the UK. Women are at the sharp end of the ‘hostile environment’ with punitive government immigration policies and practice. WAST enables a process of empowerment through which women gain the confidence and strength to voice their experience and campaign for justice.

WAST is a place of hope and belonging with its core values of compassion, respect, inclusion and empowerment and its continuous development of its trauma informed peer support approach.

WAST is proud of its pioneering work giving a voice to women seeking asylum and inspiring other women around the country to set up similar groups. WAST has been at the forefront of national campaigning against detention, has published three books and created two plays, giving voice to women’s experiences.

Activities are led by the WAST Management Group elected by the membership and supported by WAST staff, currently a part-time Engagement and Programme Coordinator (and we will soon be recruiting for a second part-time coordinator role).

Application information

The post is based at the WAST office in central Manchester with some opportunity for remote working. The post is for 28 hours a week.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. As an organisation led by and for women seeking asylum, we particularly encourage women with lived experience as a refugee or migrant.

There may be scope for the appointment to include a development phase for the right candidate. This could include the provision of some training and support to enable the post holder to fully meet all requirements of the role.

About the Role

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

We are looking for an experienced Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead and grow our corporate fundraising programme. In this role, you will develop and implement strategies to cultivate and steward existing partnerships while identifying new opportunities for multi-year collaborations. You’ll create compelling proposals, deliver inspiring stewardship events, and work closely with teams across the organization to maximise marketing and engagement opportunities. 

About You

You will have a proven track record in corporate fundraising and business development, with experience creating strategic partnerships that drive results. With excellent communication and organisational skills, you excel at managing multiple projects, building relationships, and crafting innovative pitches. You’re proactive, data-driven, and adept at using insights to shape impactful programmes 

Duties and key responsibilities 

Leadership and Strategy 
• Support on the development of the corporate partnership programme. Working alongside 
the Head of Philanthropy to create a strategic plan that will identify, cultivate, solicit and 
steward a portfolio of existing corporate partners in line the overall fundraising strategy. 
• Monitor and analyse trends within corporate fundraising, both internally and externally, 
using these findings to influence the direction of the programme. 
• Develop a pipeline of new prospective corporate partners, working alongside the Prospect 
research manager. 

Relationship Development and Events
• Cultivate, engage and manage strong relationships with existing corporate partners with a 
focus on building strategic multi-year partnerships. 
• Create high quality, inspiring proposals, pitches and materials to maximise new 
opportunities. 
• Work with the communications and advocacy team to maximise marketing opportunities.
• Lead on the development of inspiring stewardship events that convey MAP’s work and 
impact to current and new corporate partners. 

Budget Management, reporting and compliance 
• Create three year rolling budgets and reforecasts, setting income and expenditure targets in 
collaboration with the Head of Philanthropy.
• Manage financial planning, reporting, and risk assessment for the Corporate Partnerships 
budget. 
• Ensure that the corporate partnerships programme adheres to due diligence procedures
and carry out regular due diligence reporting on existing corporate partnerships.
• Utilise and maintain the CRM database to ensure accurate reporting and stewardship.

General Responsibilities
• Support MAP’s mission, ethos and values. 
• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace. 
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices. 
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual 
organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
• Experience creating strategic corporate partnerships and stewardship plans that inspire 
MAP’s corporate partners and drive income. 
• Proven track record of corporate new business development.
• Skilled in performance reporting, data analysis and using insights to shape a corporate 
fundraising programme.
• Excellent project management skills, including managing multiple projects and priorities at 
once. 
• Experience in planning and budgeting – with proficiency in corporate partnership
forecasting. 

Knowledge, skills and abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective management and leadership skills( Desirable)
• Highly proactive – excellent at networking, communicating and influencing. 

Education/training
• Corporate fundraising qualification and/or equivalent experience (desirable).

Personal attributes and other requirements
• Commitment to high standards, fostering trust and confidence in MAP’s fundraising 
initiatives.
• Commitment to a zero-tolerance policies on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding. 
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunities.
• Commitment to the values and ethos of MAP (Solidarity, Dignity, Impact & Integrity).
• An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends/evenings in emergencies, and to travel 
overseas where necessary.

Are You Ready to Lead the Way in Marketing Innovation?
We’re searching for a dynamic and results-driven Marketing Manager to join our team and make an impact. Based in Tring, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the strategy, elevate brand presence, and drive growth. If you’re a creative thinker with a proven track record in delivering successful campaigns, inspiring teams, and achieving measurable results, we want to hear from you!

Salary: £37,000 to £40,000 DOE

Location: Office based with hybrid options available.

Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent.

About us

The Hospice Lottery Partnership is a not-for-profit social enterprise formed in 1997 with the purpose of raising funds for our partner charities who care for people in their local communities.

Our Partner Charities

Florence Nightingale Hospice Care, The Hospice of St Francis, Michael Sobell Hospice Charity, Rennie Grove Hospice Care, South Bucks Hospice, East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity, Harlington Hospice, Hillingdon Hospitals Charity.

The Role

· Assist the CEO and senior management team to drive improvement and innovation of player engagement to maximise lottery income generation.

· Line Management with a key focus on developing skills.

· Produce relevant data reports with analysis, extracting data as required for B2C direct marketing campaigns, and campaign planning and evaluations.

· Lead on the delivery of an effective player journey programme.

Benefits:

· Pension scheme with employer contributions.

· Childcare voucher scheme.

· 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with 2 extra days after 5 years’ service.

· Additional ‘birthday leave day’

· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service).

· Simply Health – access to healthcare options, rewards, and discounts.

Person Spec:

· Minimum of 5 years of experience in marketing.

· Strong leadership and team management skills.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

· Proficient in data analysis and marketing planning.

· Ability to develop and implement effective marketing strategies.

· Proficient in preparing and monitoring performance against financial and numerical targets

· Understanding of regulatory requirements and experience of working in a regulatory environment

· Website platform experience.

· Strong attention to detail.

· Resilient, flexible and able to work under pressure within a small team.

Desirable:

· CIM or other Marketing qualifications.

· Knowledge of or experience of membership organisations and their structures.

· Experience of working in the charity sector.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is one of the world’s largest physical societies. It is both a membership body and a registered charity, representing Physicists and the learned society for Physics in the UK and Ireland, as well as providing a trusted voice for the global physics community.

The IOP promotes the health and wellbeing of the discipline and its many practical applications, reinforcing the links between education, research, industry, and economic and social value. It is investing in its new strategy to tackle the challenges facing skills, science and society. The new strategy also seeks to unlock the potential that the physics community has in tackling our greatest societal and economic challenges, and to engage the public more widely in this.

This post is a key appointment for the IOP, which consists of 140 staff, with offices in London, Dublin and Cardiff and staff spread across the UK and Ireland. With a £17 million turnover the IOP is a core part of the wider IOP Group, which along with IOP publishing has a total of 680 staff and income of £80 million. The IOP is overseen by an elected Council of 18 trustees. The Council delegates executive leadership to the CEO – who this post reports to and the Executive Team, which this post is a key member of, all work closely together in the delivery of the strategy. The IOP’s governance structures have recently been reviewed to ensure that they are fit for purpose for a modern, progressive organisation that encourages strong member engagement.

Following the launch of a new strategy and extensive restructure we are looking for an inspirational Director of People and Operations to lead this work for the IOP.

For the postholder to be successful, they must consult and work closely with IOP staff, the elected officers and Council, engage volunteers and members, and help the organisation to form strong links with key stakeholder and key delivery partners, particularly in key areas of people, workplace, IT and digital. This involves setting clear direction and priorities for the IOP team, delivering measurable impact, developing the assets and infrastructure IOP staff and members rely on.

Application

Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a 1 page cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.

To apply for this role please click the link below, best of luck with your applications!

The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.

*We request no contact from agencies or media sales.

About the Role

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

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Principal Gifts Manager to lead the development and implementation of our major donor programme. Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, you will create strategic plans to identify, cultivate, and steward a portfolio of high-value donors, securing five- and six-figure gifts. You’ll manage a pipeline of prospective donors, analyse trends to shape the programme strategy, and deliver inspiring stewardship events. Additionally, you’ll oversee a small team of philanthropy officers, support their donor portfolios, and ensure the programme’s adherence to compliance, financial planning, and risk management practices.

About You

You will have a proven track record of securing significant donations and delivering high-impact stewardship plans. Skilled in performance reporting, data analysis, and forecasting, you bring a strategic mindset to donor engagement. You’re highly proactive, with excellent networking, communication, and relationship-building skills. With experience managing donor events and managing multiple projects, you will be organised and results-driven. 

Duties and key responsibilities 

Leadership and Strategy 

• Support on the development major donor program. Working alongside the Head of 

Philanthropy to create a strategic plan that will identify, cultivate, solicit and steward a 

portfolio of Major Donors in line the overall fundraising strategy. 

• Develop a pipeline of new prospective donors, working alongside the Prospect research 

manager. 

• Monitor and analyse trends within major donor giving, both internally and externally, using 

these findings to influence the direction of the programme. 

• Manage and support two philanthropy officers to provide the best stewardship journeys for 

their portfolio (please note the structure is under review and this is subject to change)

Relationship Development and Events

• Cultivate, engage and manage strong relationships with major donors with a focus on multiyear partnerships. 

• Identify gaps in the product offering and work with the Head of Philanthropy to develop and 

launch new products.

• Monitor, analyse and report on major donor programmes, adjusting plans and events based 

on insights. 

• Lead on the development of inspiring stewardship events that covey MAP’s work and 

impact – inspiring major donors. 

Budget Management, reporting and compliance 

• Manage financial planning, reporting, and risk assessment for the Major Donor budget. 

• Ensure that the Major Donor programme adheres to due diligence procedures. 

• Utilise and maintain the CRM database to ensure accurate reporting and stewardship

General Responsibilities

• Support MAP’s mission, ethos and values. 

• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace. 

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

• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual 

organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience

• Proven track record in securing five and six figure donations. 

• Skilled in performance reporting, data analysis and using insights to shape a major donor 

programme.

• Experience creating major donor stewardship plans that inspire donors and drive income. 

• Good project management skills, including managing multiple projects and priorities at 

once. 

• Experience in planning and budgeting – with proficiency in major donor forecasting. 

• Experience of creating donor events that inspire. 

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Able to confidently analyse results and extract insights to inform the strategic direction of the 

Major Donor Programme.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Effective management and leadership skills (Desirable)

• Highly proactive – excellent at networking, communicating and influencing. 

Personal attributes and other requirements

• Commitment to high standards, fostering trust and confidence in MAP’s fundraising 

initiatives.

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

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunities.

• Commitment to the values and ethos of MAP (Solidarity, Dignity, Impact & Integrity).

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

• Ability and willingness to work weekends/evenings in emergencies, and to travel 

overseas where necessary.

Are you a strategic and innovative fundraising leader or marketeer looking for your next challenge? Do you have the vision, expertise, and passion to drive income growth and make a real difference for seriously ill children and their families?

As the Public Fundraising Lead, you will play a pivotal role in creating and delivering our new Public Fundraising Strategy, leading on Individual Giving, Legacies, Community & Challenge Events, and In-Memory Giving. You will develop innovative campaigns, introduce new fundraising products, and grow sustainable income streams to ensure we can continue to make dreams come true for seriously ill children.

Key Responsibilities

�� Leadership & Strategy – Develop and implement a Public Fundraising Strategy, Marketing Plans, and KPIs to drive income growth.
�� Individual Giving – Create new fundraising appeals, campaigns, and regular giving products to secure five and six-figure income results.
�� Legacies & In-Memory Giving – Develop and promote a Legacy Giving programme, including Gifts in Wills campaigns and online tribute funds.
�� Community & Challenge Events – Lead and support the team to grow participation and income from events, with a focus on innovation, including virtual and gaming-based fundraising.
�� Wish Family Engagement – Inspire and engage Wish Families to support the charity in a sensitive and meaningful way, creating tailored communications and fundraising opportunities.
�� Stewardship & Retention – Develop donor journeys, stewardship strategies, and data-driven insights to increase supporter retention and lifetime value.

About You

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious fundraising professional who:
✅ Has a strong track record of delivering income growth across Individual Giving, Legacies, and Community Fundraising or transferrable skills in a marketing role.
✅ Is a creative and strategic thinker, with the ability to develop and implement innovative fundraising products and campaigns.
✅ Has leadership experience, with the ability to inspire and manage teams, interns, and volunteers.
✅ Is data-driven, with expertise in donor insights, segmentation, and campaign performance analysis.
✅ Has exceptional relationship-building skills, able to engage donors, supporters, and internal teams to drive fundraising success.

Why Join Us?

✨ Be part of an inspiring and passionate team making a real difference in children’s lives.
✨ Lead on an exciting period of growth and innovation.
✨ Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

If you’re ready to take on a rewarding leadership role and help shape the future of fundraising at Rays of Sunshine, we’d love to hear from you!

About The Murray Parish Trust

Children with a serious illness are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health. Their childhoods are overshadowed by coming to terms with diagnosis, hospital stays, treatment, feeling different from friends or managing how their illness affects daily life. Many of them struggle with severe anxiety and depression, experiencing isolation and trauma during their journey. These children are at much higher risk of long-term mental health difficulties that are more complex and difficult to treat, on top of living with often complex medical needs.

Actors Jim Murray and Sarah Parish’s first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in 2009 and spent half her short life in paediatric intensive care, Southampton Children’s Hospital. Ella-Jayne died, at home, just eight months old. After they recovered from the immediate horror, Jim and Sarah felt an overwhelming drive to help other children and families and founded The Murray Parish Trust in 2014. They were awarded MBE’s in the King’s New Years Honours 2025 for services to seriously ill children and their families.

Our charity delivers projects that support the mental health of seriously ill children and their families. We improve access to specialist, imaginative and empowering support, at the earliest possible moment, to prevent long-term mental health difficulties. We do this by delivering a vast range of projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and other health or community settings across the UK. These include drama, dance, art, nature and music therapy; bereavement and mortuary suites, distraction equipment that reduces anxiety, sanctuary and quiet rooms; sibling support; counselling and therapy rooms; and psychological support for children/family members.

The role - Head of Public Fundraising and Operations

This is an exciting new chapter for The Murray Parish Trust. Our new Head of Public Fundraising and Operations will work closely with the Board of Trustees and our Head of Philanthropy and Projects to scale our impact and expand reach nationwide. They will play a pivotal role in leading operations and shaping the charity’s future, as well as leading on growing income from community, corporate, individual fundraising, which have been identified as strategic fundraising priorities.

We anticipate time will be split roughly equally between leading public fundraising and operational management. There is some freelance support with marketing, corporate and community fundraising, and volunteer coordination, plus trustee support with events; there is scope to expand the team as income grows. This role will support their work as well as personally deliver public fundraising activity, taking sole responsibility for individual giving and legacies.

This is a job of variety, innovation and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, perhaps an aspiring charity CEO, who is looking to develop skills and knowledge in charity management and strategy. This is a job for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, proactive and who has a genuine passion for championing the mental health of seriously ill children and their families.

Key responsibilities

Fundraising: Work alongside with the Head of Philanthropy and Projects to implement the fundraising strategy, including:

• Delivery of the specific fundraising activity delegated to this role to grow income year on year (individuals, community, corporate, legacies, events), supported by the work of freelancers.
• Strategic oversight of all public fundraising including monitoring, evaluating and reporting to the Board.
• Ensure excellence in donor stewardship that helps retain, grow and diversify support from existing donors.
• Maintain a proactive focus on donor acquisition, across the UK, prioritising areas where we have projects.
• Effectively utilise the CRM to proactively and accurately capture donor information and consents.
• Strong focus on return on investment to ensure efficiency in working nationwide, carefully prioritising activity.

Charity management and operations

• Help to shape organisational strategy, using data insight to drive decision making.
• Data management lead; incl. CRM management, data protection, embedding a culture of data collection.
• Lead on setting and managing annual income and expenditure budgets.
• Ensure compliance with the latest regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
• Coordinate and manage policy, procedure, risk management and wider charity administration.
• Provide support for financial management; incl. outsourced book keeping/monthly management accounts; working with accountants to ensure timely production of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Work closely with Board members with specific lead responsibility, incl. with the Treasurer in the production of cashflow and other financial reports.
• Supported by the volunteer coordinator (freelance), manage and develop a network of volunteers and ambassadors (e.g. talks, photo calls, events, collection tins, admin, research).
• Act as Secretary to the Board; including statutory filing, coordinating quarterly meetings and taking minutes, compiling/circulating Board papers, diarising other meetings and communication as needed.
• Represent the charity externally with diverse stakeholders.
• Responsible for the effective management and leadership of the public fundraising and operations team.

Job Title:                Corporate Partnerships Officer 

Reporting To:         Corporate Partnership Manager 

Salary/Rate:            £27,000 – 30,000 Per annum  

Contract Type:        6 month, FTC contract, with ability to extend or reduce  hybrid 

Location:                Across Felix’s sites in London (Deptford, Enfield, Poplar, Park Royal, Western International Market, Greenford) and Field based

About The Felix Project
The Felix Project is London’s largest food redistribution charity. Started in 2016, its vision is a London where good food is never wasted, and no one goes hungry. In 2024 our workforce of over 200 staff and 13,000 volunteers collected and distributed the equivalent of 38 million meals to Londoners in need. This is done through a network of 1,200 community organisations and schools who are working on the frontline to feed people who are experiencing hunger and cannot afford to regularly buy the food they need. The Felix Project works with hundreds of suppliers from across the food industry, including supermarkets, wholesalers, farms and restaurants to rescue high quality surplus food, that cannot be sold and would otherwise go to waste. 

In London, one in for working families regularly struggle to afford to feed their children, equating to an estimated 325,000 families across the capital. The cost of food has increased by 30% in the past three years and one in eight working families have less than £3 a day for food, after paying their bills. About 20% of working families have been forced to access a food support service for the first time during 2024 due to the rising cost of living. 

Our work has never been more needed, and demand continues to grow: we are building our expertise and impact in response. The Felix Project now operates from four main depots in North, South, East, and West London, with ‘point-to-point’ projects in Central London and Canary Wharf. Felix’s Kitchen in our East London depot produces up to 5,000 meals per day from surplus food. Felix’s Multibank in West London distributes non-food items to those who need it most. As part of the charity’s involvement with The Coronation Food Project, we are launching an innovative food processing lab – The Felix Food Factory. 

Purpose of the Job

The Felix Project is looking for a talented individual to help manage and support on implementing their corporate partnerships strategy. This role will sit within our growing Corporate Partnerships Team as part of the wider Fundraising & Marketing Team. The purpose of this role will be to lead on the development of new business in conjunction with the Corporate Partnership Managers, while also building upon our existing pipeline of future opportunities. As a key member of the fundraising team we expect the Senior Officer to actively contribute to the implementation of The Felix Project’s fundraising strategy. 

Your focus will be to ensure income growth from corporate sources and activity based in new business development however there will be some account management responsibilities alongside this. There will be a focus on management of the corporate pipeline and highlighting relevant opportunities to the wider team. As a growing team we have networks and pipelines in place but there will be a requirement for the post holder to innovate and develop new ways of working in-line with the fast-paced operational requirements of the charity. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Fundraiser looking to take the next step in their career to build and develop new high value corporate relationships across a number of sectors.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per annum (+ bank holidays) plus up to 5 days additional leave for length of service.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Birthday day off.
• Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme including 24 Hour GP helpline.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Opportunity for free meals whilst working at our depots.
• After work activities such as Felix’s softball team, running club and cycling club

Play a key part in our wider charities strategy to grow in stature and income. Your role will be driving new business to ensure that income goal target is achieved as part of a wider Corporate Partnership strategy.

You will have overall responsibility for the development and co-ordination of communications for YHF, working closely with the CEO and team on a communications strategy and plan, short video production, publicity and social media exposure of the member programmes and services across Harrow.

The Director of Strategy & Advocacy will be responsible for leading the Policy & Engagement, Campaigns and Digital Communications teams. This role is responsible for uniting the function to deliver day to day execution of Bite Back’s strategy. You will develop collaborative, cross-team working practices that ensure teams are making the most of opportunities to drive impact together. You will manage the Head of Communications, Head of Policy & Research and two Senior Campaigns Managers ensuring that the strategies these team members set are aligned and reflective of our organisational strategy. 

2025 is a particularly important year for Bite Back to build relationships with government influencers and make the most of policy opportunities. This role will be responsible for charting our public affairs strategy and building new relationships with MPs, ministers and key government advisors. 

You will ensure that activity across our campaigns, communications and content supports our policy impact ambitions, while working closely with the Chief Brand Officer to identify opportunities for the team to advance our brand ambitions. You will have a knowledge of supporter engagement strategies and support the Head of Communications and Senior Campaigns and Digital Managers to increase our supporter base and their engagement.

Finance Lead         

Remote working with flexible hours | 3 days per week |  £350/day |  Initial 6 month contract with rolling extension  

This is a pivotal role supporting our Senior Management Team to make the future fairer and improve the sustainability of our business.

About the School of International Futures (SOIF)

School of International Futures (SOIF) is a global non-profit collective of practitioners in strategy and policy for current and future generations. Our vision is a better, fairer, more sustainable world for current and future generations.  We achieve this by empowering people to use participatory futures and foresight to drive societal transformation through their organisations, communities, and countries.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Finance Lead to support our agile and values-driven non-profit business to grow whilst balancing financial sustainability.  Reporting to the Operations Director, this role will involve working with our Senior Management Team to shape our financial strategy, deliver our plans, and improve the way we work. You will manage a financial accountant.  They carry out all routine finance processes and this role is focussed on quality assurance, finance strategy, and developing our approach to managing grants.  We use Xero for our financial platform and most of our financial management tools and reporting are in Google Sheets, slides, and docs.

Responsibilities 

These include;

1. Finance strategy
2. Grant management
3. Management Information
4. Cashflow management
5. Process improvement

Experience and skills

The following are essential skill requirements for this position:

• Accountancy qualification - AAT,  ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• At least 5 years experience working as a Finance Lead or at a senior level in an organisation that delivers project-based and/or non-profit work
• Fluent English speaker with excellent written English (additional languages a bonus)

Experience in using Xero (our finance platform) and Google Sheets is desirable.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

SOIF is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Application process

To apply, please upload your CV, and a tailored cover letter that outlines how you meet the listed capabilities, essential, and desirable experience, and respond to 4 specific questions related to the key skills and experience above on our website. We value authentic, thoughtful responses and encourage you to share your insights and experiences. Please note that overly generic or AI-generated answers may not effectively demonstrate your suitability for the role.

To completethe application, answer each of the four questions on our jobs portal

• Provide some examples of how you have supported and challenged senior leaders with different levels of finance experience to deliver results
• Describe your experience with forecasts and budgets and how you have tailored your approach to meet the organisation's needs
• Describe your experience of setting up grant policies and processes and managing grants
• Describe your experience of managing cash flow and financial risk in a small or growing organisation including short-term treasury management

Closing date: 10:00 PM (UK/BST), Sunday, 16th February 2025.

First-round interviews: Week commencing 24th February 2025.

Second-round interviews: Week commencing 3rd March 2025.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Management

• Develop and implement the charity’s financial strategy to align it to the charity’s main strategy and support long-term goals.
• Provide financial insights to the leadership team to guide decision-making and resource allocation.
• Lead on the preparation of the annual budget, ensuring alignment with the charity's strategic objectives.
• Monitor and forecast financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Work with the Treasurer and trustees to develop and update financial policies and procedures as part of the Resources Committee.
• Keep under review AvMA reserves strategy and policy and recommend changes as necessary. 

Day to Day Financial Duties

• Manage and oversee all financial transactions, including accounts payable & receivable, payroll and banking.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts and cash flow reports.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, including VAT, Gift Aid, and charity reporting standards.
• In conjunction with our investment advisers, support the trustees and CEO with the management of an investment portfolio including the planning of necessary drawdowns for cashflow management purposes.
• Oversee the preparation of year-end accounts and liaise with external auditors.
• Maintain and update financial systems, ensuring robust controls are in place.  

Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a financial advisor to the CEO, trustees and senior leadership team on all matters.
• Present financial reports at board and committee meetings, explaining complex financial data in an accessible way.
• Work closely with fundraising, operations and medico legal teams to align financial plans with organisational objectives.
• Provide mentorship and support to junior finance staff and/or volunteers, as applicable.

Other Duties

• To undertake other duties as required commensurate with this post.
• To attend quarterly Board meetings in person in London.  

 Person Specification

Essential:

1. Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent financial experience.
2. Proven experience in financial management, ideally within a charity or non-profit organisation.
3. Strong knowledge of UK charity accounting standards (SORP) and regulatory requirements as they apply to charities.
4. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement financial strategies.
5. Proficiency in financial software (e.g. Sage) and Microsoft Excel.
6. Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills.
7. Good communication skills, with the ability to articulate clearly and effectively both in writing, on the telephone and face to face.
8. Ability to lead, manage and work effectively both as a member of a team and on own initiative.  Be well organised and remain calm under pressure.
9. Forward thinking and able to suggest appropriate changes to AvMA’s services to meet the changing needs of the public and the clinical negligence marketplace.
10. Passion, commitment and drive to promote patient rights and follow the aims of AvMA.
11. IT literate and confident with technological change.  Able to identify opportunities to improve our data collection systems; an awareness of the power of social media and how to use it to promote AvMA’s work.
12. Committed to principles of equal opportunities and diversity and inclusion.

Desirable: 

• Experience working with trustees or non-exec directors and presenting financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Knowledge of fundraising and grant management processes.
• Familiarity with Gift Aid, VAT and other tax-related processes relevant to charities

The Role:

The Royal Foundation’s Homewards programme is seeking a motivated, creative and delivery-minded individual to join us as our Strategic Homes Lead.

The role will focus on supporting the flagship Homewards locations to unlock and deliver homes to end homelessness. You will work with our local teams to build an exciting pipeline, bring together funders and delivery partners around those opportunities alongside leveraging major national commitments to drive this effort. 

If you’re an ambitious, action-oriented leader, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Description and Core Responsibilities

• Lead, shape and deliver the Homes strategy as part of The Royal Foundation’s Homewards programme

• Identify and deliver new strategic initiatives from private sector and community partners that deliver on local Action Plans (the Homewards locations’ roadmaps to preventing ending homelessness) - and deliver systemic change (e.g. around land, development or tenancy sustainment). The Homes Lead will need to use the TRF platform sensitively but for greatest impact. 

• Build a network of expert support and work across the Homewards team to prioritise, co-develop and deliver initiatives, ensuring the strategy is backed by a robust delivery plan

• Oversee the delivery of the six flagship housing projects that Homewards has committed to deliver across our locations, working with our delivery partner and a project manager. These are in progress but require strategic oversight through to mobilisation.

• Support our locations to deliver on key local opportunities - identifying and working with Homewards partners to support locations to understand housing opportunities, convene funding and deliver. The Homes Lead will need to be open to understanding of the needs and nuances of each location. 

• Work closely with our Finance Lead, who will be responsible for unlocking more funding and finance for solutions to end homelessness, to ensure a joined up approach which delivers maximum impact. 

• Feed into wider Strategic Delivery approach and Homewards strategy as an expert in the Homes field.

Relevant Knowledge, Experience, and Personal Qualities

• Strong knowledge of what it takes to deliver homes locally, and fundamental national factors (e.g. funding, planning etc) that shape that delivery 

• Experience working at a local and national level to deliver societal impact

• Comfortable and confident engaging with a diverse range of partners from public, private and voluntary stakeholders

• Creative thinker with a desire to drive systemic change - understanding the role TRF could play and a vision of what systemic change could look like when it to comes to delivering homes that end homelessness

• Experience delivering strategic projects and new partnerships, ideally working with the private sector and with multiple stakeholders, to create lasting impact 

• Confident leader who can support and empower the Homewards team to confidently engage in this area

• Self-starter and desire to collaborate - we’re a lean team who matrix work and person would need to be up for pitching in! 

 Application Process

If you are passionate about housing and homelessness and have a proven track record in delivering impact, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your relevant experience and why you’re the perfect fit for this role.

This post is subject to receipt of two satisfactory references and proof of the right to work in the UK.

About Homewards  

The Royal Foundation mobilises leaders, businesses, and individuals to address society’s greatest challenges. Under the leadership of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, our initiatives are driven by world-class research, long-term partnerships, and a commitment to measurable, scalable impact.

In June 2023, Prince William and The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales launched Homewards. Homewards is a transformative five-year programme, working with six locations, to demonstrate that together it’s possible to end homelessness – making it rare, brief and unrepeated.

 The Royal Foundation’s Homewards programme is recruiting to their Strategic Delivery team.  This team will be focused on leveraging significant impact across the locations focused on key, cross-cutting, themes and report into the Programme Director.

• Salary:  £70K to £80K DOE
• Location: Central London office/Homewards Office Location with regular London travel.  Hybrid(60% office, 40% WFH). Occasional travel within the UK
• Contract type:  3 year FTC
• Holiday: 25 days per annum + BH
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• Benefits: Pension scheme (non-contributory), private medical insurance, life insurance, season ticket loan