Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum
Location: Remote – UK based. Our offices are in East London but we welcome applicants from across the UK who do not wish to relocate. Please note that travel to our London office for regular meetings would be at your own cost.
Hours: 4-5 days a week (flexible – minimum 28 hours/ week)
Contract: Interim. circa eight months, from mid-March 2025
Secondments will be considered.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays and three days off between Christmas and New Year. We currently offer a non-contractual 4.5 day working week, with staff having Friday afternoons off, subject to work demands.
About The Young Foundation
Today, The Young Foundation’s mission is to shape a fairer, greener future. We support locally-led action, building knowledge around the issues people tell us they care about. We involve communities in research, and delivering programmes to shape a stronger, fairer society. We work collaboratively to improve lives and address shared challenges, driving social change for stronger communities and a fairer future.
Our strategy, the Power of Participation, sets out our ambitious, five-year plan.
About the role
As part of The Young Foundation’s five-year strategy, this interim cover role will lead delivery of our distinctive function to support a fair and just transition to net zero for vulnerable households and communities across the UK. You will lead and support delivery of a portfolio of projects including our partnership with University of Manchester to deliver the JUST Centre; work with national government and devolved nations on public participation and environmental legislation; and pioneering policymaking and practice with local and combined authorities to build readiness, resilience and strategies to ensure a just transition.
This is a crucial moment in the UK’s journey to net zero. We know that a fairer, stronger, green and digital economy can regenerate local places and improve people’s lives. But, to achieve this, policymakers across the UK need to better-understand people’s readiness for change, giving practical support, inspiring trust, and mobilising local action. Community engagement and participation is vital in a fair, sustainable, and socially transformative shift to net zero.
Leading a small team, and in collaboration with our external affairs, research and innovation teams, you will have the opportunity to drive forward a critical agenda for the UK, building practices, skills, thought leadership and innovation to drive a just and fair transition. You can read more about our work in this area on our Just Transition hub.
How to apply
With reference to the job description, please complete and return the application form, CV and additional information requested to us.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on 22 January 2025.
Successful candidates will be informed by Monday 27 January 2025 at the latest.
- First round interviews will be held on Thursday 30 January [online]
- Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to meet informally with the senior team and members of the Just Transition team on Monday 3 February [online]
- Second round interviews will be held on Wednesday 5 February at Toynbee Hall, London
The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Applicants who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.
Upon submitting your application, you will receive an automated response to say we have received your application.
Please note that we review applications after the closing date. All internal applications will be reviewed.
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Prospectus are pleased to be partnering with a national homelessness charity to help them recruit for an interim Director of Fundraising.
Every year, thousands of young people in the UK find themselves homeless and it's a problem that this charity strives to tackle. They bring the property industry together to support charities delivering life-changing services for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future.
This is a 12-month maternity cover contract, paying a salary of £68,000 to £72,000 FTE per annum. The role is offered as a 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week) and the postholder can work remotely with expectation to travel to London regularly for meetings.
The Interim Director of Fundraising will oversee income generation for the organisation, focusing on securing and growing funds through innovative activities, particularly by recruiting and retaining corporate partners and engaging real estate sector as a whole. The role will also encompass oversight of their strategic programmes, including pro bono, employability, and property donation.
This charity are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of leading successful income generation projects and of leading significant corporate fundraising campaigns. You will have a track record of leading and developing high performing teams with strong experience of coaching and mentoring individuals to reach their full potential.
We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. Please in the first instance share an up-to-date CV with us and should your experience be suitable, we will look to arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to finalise your formal application. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
