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This Community Foundation are an exceptional group of people who believe that strong, connected communities can transform lives. Their mission is to build thriving communities through effective philanthropy, tackling urgent issues including unaffordable essentials, poor health, loneliness, fear, and lack of opportunity. By nurturing a network of local philanthropists, businesses and public sector partners, they empower small charities and community groups to deliver real, lasting impact. To support their growing donor community, the Foundation is now looking to appoint a Senior Philanthropy Adviser, and Prospectus is delighted to lead the search. Senior Philanthropy Adviser Full time, 35 hours per week (part time/flexible hours considered) Permanent Hybrid (2 days in Oxford office / home working / on the road) £40,000 FTE The Senior Philanthropy Adviser will play a central role in stewarding the Foundation's expanding portfolio of donor-advised funds, working closely with high-net-worth individuals, families, corporates and long-term philanthropic partners. This newly created role is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on building meaningful relationships, offering exceptional donor care, and helping funders connect with the local causes that matter most to them. The postholder will manage and deepen relationships with fundholders, ensuring high-quality account management, timely reporting, and warm and effective engagement that inspires continued and increasing support. They will work closely with donors to understand their philanthropic motivations and match them with impactful community organisations. Alongside donor relations, the Senior Philanthropy Adviser will be responsible for coordinating donor-advised grantmaking in partnership with the Foundation's Grants Team. There will also be potential to line manage in this role. We are looking for a personable individual who enjoys meeting different types of people, listens with curiosity, and builds trust through excellent communication and relationship-management skills. You will bring strong administration, organisational ability and CRM experience, with the confidence to juggle competing priorities in a small, friendly and collaborative team. While experience in donor stewardship or grantmaking is desirable it is not essential. To Apply: At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. 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 Femke Vorstman at Prospectus. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Trustees Specialist Education and Care Trust Location: Cranleigh, Surrey (hybrid) Time commitment: Approx. 10-12 days per year Remuneration: Voluntary (reasonable expenses reimbursed) A specialist education and care trust based in Surrey is seeking up to five new Trustees to join its committed and values-led Board. This is a rewarding opportunity to support children and young adults with complex learning and behavioural needs through integrated education, care and therapy. As a Trustee, you will provide strategic oversight and constructive challenge across the organisation's education, residential and supported living services. You'll work closely with the Executive Principal and Senior Leadership Team, helping to shape operational strategy, monitor financial performance, and ensure effective governance. Applications are welcome from individuals with experience in the charity, education, care, or public service sectors. The organisation is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in: HR and people strategy IT systems and cyber security Finance and financial oversight Legal and contract law Health services Safeguarding Above all, the Trust is looking for individuals who bring energy and enthusiasm, empathy and values alignment, and a collaborative and constructive spirit. You do not need to be Catholic to apply; Trustees of all faiths and none who share the organisation's mission and commitment to inclusion are warmly welcomed. Deadline for applications: 11 January 2026 Interviews: Week commencing 19 January 2026 and week commencing 26 January 2026 For more information, including how to apply, please view the appointment brief on the Prospectus website.

Our client is one of the largest women's hostels in the UK for vulnerable women affected by homelessness. They offer support to women with a range of complex needs, including substance misuse, mental health issues and domestic violence, and provide these support services in a warm, welcoming and secure environment. They are now recruiting for 2 Support Workers to provide person centred support to women with a variety of complex needs. As a Support Worker you will work with a range of women with complex support needs and backgrounds and will empower and support them to reach their goals, giving them the necessary tools to achieve these. You work to identify risk and conduct regular reviews of support plans and risk assessments to ensure that the needs of those women on your caseload are met with a proactive and motivating approach. You will also work with other agencies, linking women in with various services that will support them in a holistic way. To apply for this role, you will have proven experience of supporting hard to reach service users in a similar setting. You will have experience of providing personalised, tailored, trauma-informed support to a variety of people with complex needs and will be warm and approachable in your manner. You will have experience of managing your own caseload and will understand the importance of recording and sharing key information. You will be patient, empathetic and eager to learn, passionate about supporting and empowering vulnerable women. Please note, the client is looking to recruit for this role as soon as possible, so please only apply if you are available immediately or have no more than a 1 month notice period. Please note this role will be Monday-Friday 40 hours a week on a five-week rota - normal working pattern will be working across early (8am-4.30pm) and late (1pm-9.30om) shifts, and 2 out of 5 weekends. Because of the purpose of our client's work, only women are eligible to apply for this role, under Section 7(2) (b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

Prospectus are pleased to be supporting our client in their search for a Philanthropy Executive. The foundation is the charitable arm of the most famous cricket club in the world and owner of Lord's Cricket Ground, the "Home of Cricket". They work in the UK and around the world to provide life-changing opportunities through cricket and to ensure that it can be a game for all. They also serve thousands of beneficiaries each year from some of the most under-served communities in the UK, East Africa, Nepal, Lebanon and Brazil, helping them to fulfil their potential through cricket and spreading the game globally. The foundation are reviewing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis so please do apply asap and we will be in touch! This is a full-time, permanent role, paying a salary of £32,000 per annum. The postholder will be working in a hybrid model from their offices in London. The Philanthropy Executive will be responsible for increasing income from the Foundation's lower level giving schemes and fundraising campaigns whilst supporting on scheme administration, including compiling funding and impact reports and invoicing. You will help to expand the donor base and prospect pipeline through frequent prospect research. The foundation are looking for an enthusiastic fundraiser with proven experience in a fundraising support role. You will be proficient in using CRM systems to prospect research, manage donor data and generate insights. At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. 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 Ariha Semontee at Prospectus. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with our client in the search for a permanent Trusts and Foundations Manager. The organisation is a charity committed to improving social mobility in the UK. Their work is focused on improving social mobility through education opportunities. Their mission is to level the playing field for young people from low-income backgrounds so that they have a fair chance of accessing leading universities, apprenticeships, and jobs. With a three-pronged approach including programmes, research, and policy advocacy, the organisation supports nearly 12,000 young people each year and they have been able to work towards keeping social mobility high in the political agenda. As the Trusts and Foundations Manager you will manage a growing portfolio of mid-level Trusts, Foundations and organisations donors while also providing strategic support on grant management. The role will compile key reports and support of gathering and analysing programmatic data. Reporting to the Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will work on both new business and grant management activities with ambitious individual income targets. To be successful as the Trusts and Foundations Manager you will have secured, managed and develop trusts and foundations donor partnerships at five figures or above, from initial prospect research to securing income. You will have a compelling writing style to develop excellent proposals and impact reports and will have experience of building and managing relationships, particularly in the philanthropic sector with organisational donors. This role is a full-time permanent position that will have hybrid working in the London offices for at least two days per week. The salary for this role is £43,000 to £48,000. At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus. If you are interested in applying to this Trusts and Foundations Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a national charity in the search for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to join their collaborative High Value Relationships team. This national charity focus on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. Their helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through their grants programme, they support hundreds of local organisations working directly with older people across the UK. As the Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will be responsible for leading, developing, and delivering the organisations Trusts and Foundations fundraising. This will involve line managing and working with a Senior Trusts Officer to continue securing grants of £50k and personally led on donors capable of giving £50k to £1m+. Looking to build upon existing relationships and developing new relationships with trusts and foundations, this role will focus on multi-year funding and long-term relationships. To be successful as the Trust and Foundations Manager you will have proven experience of securing six figure gifts from trusts and foundations. This person will also have evidence of growing income from trusts and foundations and ideally have line managed others before. They will be passionate about the work of Independent Age and be excited to join an ambitious team. This is a permanent and full-time role with a salary of £46,227 (office based and hybrid) or £41,607 (home-based). This organisation offer a range of flexible working arrangements, from a 9-day fortnight and flexible working hours to hybrid working. If you need a different form of flexibility, they are always happy to talk flexible working. 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. This organisation is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure they are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. The role also requires a basic DBS certificate.

Are you an experienced Communications Manager with a passion for the environment? Our client is an independent not-for-profit organisation on a mission to stop electricals being hoarded and thrown away, and ensure they're reused and recycled instead. Prospectus are delighted to be searching for this broad and varied role which contributes to the vision of the organisation where materials are never wasted. As the Local Partnerships Communications Manager you will bring your marketing, communications and PR skillset to help plan and successfully deliver a variety of initiatives. Bringing your great organisational capability along with your creativity to evolve how the organisation engage partners. You will lead local marketing, PR and communications initiatives. The ideal candidate will be an experienced communications professional with an interest in sustainability and behaviour change. It's likely that you will have experience of communicating to B2C audiences and hold experience of working with local or funded pilots. You will be experienced with using social media tools including (Hootsuite, Canva), media monitoring (Cision). Other programmes used within the role are Google Suite, Active Campaign (email marketing, CRM relationship database, Hootsuite, Canva (social media tools), Monday (project management), Adobe Creative Cloud - photoshop and InDesign. Experience in the environmental sector isn't required, but this role is ideal for someone passionate about creating a positive impact on the planet and driven to make a meaningful difference through their work. The successful applicant will be highly organised and used to working in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid role - minimum one day a week in the office in Victoria. At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and we are happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you need any support with your application, please contact Catherine Bunting at Prospectus.

Our client is a is a pioneering, purpose-driven and complex charity operating at the forefront of health care. Interim Executive Director of Corporate Services (6 - 9 month contract) Health Charity Based Rochester or Redhill with 3-4 days per week in office. Salary: Up to £100,000 FTE Our client are looking for an experienced Interim Executive Director of Corporate Services to lead the organisation internal functions, deputise for the CEO and and support the team ahead of a new strategic period. To be successful you will need: Proven experience at a senior leadership level in treasury and finance management, budgeting and business planning A track record of working in innovative and ambitious environments, through a highly supportive and collaborative approach Experience of identifying, planning for and delivering new opportunities and efficiencies that maximise organisational-wide effectiveness. Closing date: Monday 1 st December 2025 Start date: between the 8 th and 22 nd December 2025. CV's will be assessed on a rolling basis. To be considered, please upload your CV. If you have any specific queries around the role, please contact or

Our client is a dynamic, passionate charity, committed to improving the lives of children across the UK. They currently run over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need support, as well as campaigning to change laws and policies to make children's lives both happier and safer. The team is now looking to appoint an Area Manager to oversee the delivery of a portfolio of frontline services focussed on youth people's mental health and emotional wellbeing across the North East. As Area Manager for the North East you will manage the delivery and development of youth-focused services across a large geographical area and will nurture and develop partnerships (both internally and externally) that are already in place. You will represent the organisation in a variety of ways, and you will be required to engage in strategic influencing at a central government level, amplifying and championing youth voice. You will lead a dispersed team of Service Managers, setting high performance standards, ensuring that services are safe, effective and beneficiary-focussed. You will obtain, analyse and use information effectively to make informed and evidence-based decisions that support the efficient management and development of services. Our client is seeking an experienced leader with significant experience of managing, developing and evaluating effective and innovative services for vulnerable children and families. You will have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of issues relating to services for young people, specifically around emotional wellbeing, mental health and exploitation. You will also have proven experience of managing large, geographically-dispersed teams, and will have significant experience of tendering and commissioning processes and managing a variety of contracts. In order to apply please initially submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will then arrange a suitable time to brief you on the role. At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. 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 Victoria Savva at Prospectus. Please note this role will be hybrid-working with 2-3 days a week in the Newcastle office. As this role covers a large geographical area across the North East of England, some travel will also be expected.

Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with our client to recruit their new Director of Philanthropy Partnerships to join their team. The organisation is part of a global charity that uses hospital ships to deliver free healthcare to people in some of the poorest countries in the world. Their volunteers work with host nations to improve healthcare systems by training local medical staff and renovating facilities to leave a lasting legacy. Since 1978, They have visited 55 countries, providing services worth more than £1.2 billion. The UK currently raises £9 million a year to support the charity's operations, benefiting from a diverse base of committed funders and partners. As well as providing financial resources for surgeries, healthcare, education and local partnerships, the UK identifies over 400 professional volunteers with medical, maritime and many other skills to crew the world's largest charitable hospital ships. This role is offered on a permanent full-time contract basis paying a salary between £68,000 to £75,000 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their Stevenage office. The Director of Philanthropy Partnerships will be a member of the executive leadership team, and they will lead the ambitious Philanthropy team to fundraise from corporate partners, Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations. They will operationalise the three-year strategy, with realistic stretch targets and develop a prospect pipeline, mapping stakeholder and donor relationships. They will develop a personal caseload of donors capable of giving +£100K, over the next three years, building relationships with them and co-ordinating their solicitation and stewardship. The post holder will work closely with the Executive Director to identify key influencers and supporters, to build a strong group of high-calibre ambassadors. They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in securing six & seven-figure gifts and providing excellent relationship management. They are looking for a candidate with a strong background in leadership with the charity sector and experience in managing ambassadors and patrons. The ideal candidate will be committed to the values of the charity and understands the cultural nuances of a global organisation. At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. 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 Firas El Dib at Prospectus. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Location: Colchester, Essex Commitment: Four Board meetings per year, lasting 2.5 hours each, two of which will be online and the other two will be in person. Four committee meetings per year, held online before the Board meetings Remuneration: Voluntary, reasonable expenses covered We are supporting a global health charity, who has a vision of a world free from leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF). For the last 100 years, they have worked in diagnosing, treating, and supporting people affected by these two neglected tropical diseases. Despite common misconceptions, leprosy is not a disease of the past; every day, hundreds of people, including children, are newly diagnosed, making their mission as urgent as ever. Operating primarily in India and Bangladesh, they deliver programmes that prioritise early diagnosis, community-based rehabilitation, mental health support, and advocacy. With the support of the UK team, they continue to strengthen health systems, tackle stigma and discrimination, and improve the quality of life for people affected by leprosy and LF. The board is now seeing a Trustee, with senior management experience in Operations, HR, or Programme Oversight, to help address identified skills gaps, strengthen organisational resilience, and enhance programme delivery across their international footprint. This is a strategic role, not about day-to-day management, but about offering high-level insight, challenge, and support to their executive team. It is expected that the Trustee will also be appointed to one of the charity's committees. The appointment will be for an initial 3 years, with the possibility of reappointment for two additional terms of 3 years each. The ideal candidate will: Have senior experience in either Operations, HR, and/or Programme Oversight Be committed to the organisation Think strategically and contribute to board-level decision making Be able to voice their opinions clearly and diplomatically Understand and accept the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of Trusteeship Recruitment Timetable: Deadline for applications: 5 th October Panel Interviews with the organisation: 27 th October