Fundraising Manager
NFP People Limited - London
£33,423 to £37,423 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
Fundraising Manager We are seeking an experienced Fundraising Manager to grow vital income and help young people from under-resourced backgrounds access top universities. Position: Fundraising Manager Salary: £33,423-£37,423 per annum Location: London / hybrid, with attendance at the London office as required for meetings and events Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week Contract: Permanent Closing date: 9am, Monday 16 November 2026 Interviews: Week commencing 23 November 2026 About the role Help build the funding relationships that give young people greater opportunities to succeed. Joining a collaborative fundraising team, you will lead a portfolio spanning trusts and foundations and individual giving. You will strengthen relationships with existing supporters, identify new funding opportunities and develop compelling proposals that demonstrate the impact of the charity's work. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and colleagues across the organisation, you will contribute to a multi-year fundraising strategy supporting ambitious growth. Key responsibilities include: - Delivering income targets across trusts and foundations and individual giving. - Securing new funding and developing existing donor relationships to encourage renewals and increased support. - Writing persuasive funding applications, appeals, donor communications and impact reports. - Planning donor engagement activities and supporting fundraising events. - Managing donor pipelines, monitoring performance and providing accurate forecasts. - Line managing and developing a Senior Fundraising Coordinator. - Maintaining accurate CRM records and ensuring fundraising activity meets relevant regulatory and data protection requirements. About you You will bring a strong fundraising track record, excellent relationship-building skills and a commitment to tackling educational inequality. You will have: - Experience delivering income growth through individual giving. - Strong written communication skills, including producing persuasive funding proposals. - The ability to build lasting relationships with donors and stakeholders. - Experience line managing, coaching or mentoring colleagues. - Knowledge of the UK fundraising landscape and regulatory requirements. - Strong organisational skills and confidence managing competing priorities. Experience of securing fix to six figure grants and experience within education or youth charities and familiarity with Salesforce or similar fundraising databases would be beneficial. About the organisation This education charity supports young people from under-resourced backgrounds to access top universities through tuition, mentoring and skills coaching. Through their unique programme, the charity supports young people to make the most of their education and achieve social mobility. Benefits include 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and winter closure days, two paid volunteering days, a paid wellbeing day, employee assistance and online GP services, and learning and development opportunities. Requests for flexible working are welcomed. The charity welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to inclusion and safeguarding. Appointment is subject to appropriate safeguarding checks. Other roles you may have experience of could include Trusts and Foundations Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Philanthropy Manager, Trusts Fundraising Manager, Development Manager or Senior Fundraising Officer. Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client - Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
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Payroll Manager
Hays Specialist Recruitment - City of London, London
£50,000 to £55,000 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the delivery of payroll, pensions, and benefits administration within a complex and fast-paced organisation. This is a key role responsible for ensuring accurate payroll processing, maintaining compliance with payroll legislation, managing pension obligations, and acting as the subject-matter expert for all payroll-related matters. Working closely with HR, Finance, and payroll providers, you will drive continuous improvement across payroll processes while delivering an exceptional employee experience. Duties include; Manage the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of monthly, weekly, and ad-hoc payrolls. Ensure compliance with all payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, statutory payments, and reporting requirements. Act as the subject-matter expert for payroll, pensions, tax, and benefits matters across the organisation. Manage and maintain payroll and HR systems, ensuring data integrity, accurate configuration, and continuous process improvement. Oversee pension administration, including auto-enrolment, monthly reconciliations, pension submissions, and liaison with pension providers. Review and authorise payroll calculations including starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, bonuses, absence payments, deductions, and statutory payments. Reconcile payroll outputs, pension contributions, payroll journals, and third-party payments. Produce and submit statutory returns including P11Ds, PAYE, National Insurance, salary sacrifice arrangements, and year-end processes. Manage relationships with payroll providers, HMRC, pension administrators, and other external stakeholders. Investigate and resolve complex payroll queries, ensuring a high level of customer service for employees and managers. Develop, implement, and continuously improve payroll policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks. Support internal and external audits, ensuring payroll records are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. Produce payroll reports, management information, and data analysis to support business decision-making. Lead on payroll projects, system upgrades, implementations, and process improvement initiatives. Work closely with HR, Finance, and operational teams to ensure seamless employee life cycle processing and accurate payroll data. Manage payroll-related benefits administration, including salary sacrifice schemes, cycle-to-work programmes, and healthcare benefits. Ensure payroll deadlines are communicated effectively and adhered to across the organisation. Train, coach, and provide guidance to payroll and HR colleagues on payroll processes, legislation, and best practice. Identify and mitigate payroll risks, ensuring robust controls are in place to maintain accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance. You will have: Significant payroll and pensions management experience. Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, and compliance requirements. Experience working with outsourced payroll providers. Proven experience using Midland iTrent or similar HR/Payroll systems. Strong reconciliation, reporting, and problem-solving skills. Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage complex payroll queries. Superb stakeholder management and communication skills. A confidential, proactive, and customer-focused approach. If you have all of the above and seeking a new challenge, then please apply now ! Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
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Engineering Manager
Hadteg.com - EC1M 6BY
£120,000 to £200,000 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
If you enjoy solving complex problems, challenging conventional thinking and seeing your work directly influence trading performance, this is an opportunity to make a real difference from day one. ------------------------------------------------------ Essential Skills > Previous software engineering background for technical credibility/ understanding > Experience managing engineering teams (~30-50 engineers) > Proven experience in people management, including performance reviews, career progression and team development > Experience owning engineering recruitment processes, from hiring strategy and interview design through to candidate assessment > Strong understanding of engineering standards, delivery processes and operational efficiency > Experience improving engineering processes, developer experience and cross-team collaboration > Ability to work closely with hands-on technical leadership to identify challenges and drive continuous improvement ------------------------------------------------------ Day-to-Day Duties > Own the people management function across a 30–50-person engineering organisation, supporting development, performance and progression > Lead performance review cycles, progression frameworks, calibration and compensation recommendations across engineering teams > Improve engineering standards, processes and operational effectiveness to support organisational growth > Oversee engineering recruitment, designing efficient hiring processes, interview frameworks and candidate assessment in partnership with technical leaders > Drive developer experience initiatives, including the adoption of LLM-based tooling, alongside overseeing engineering operations, cloud spend and SaaS infrastructure ------------------------------------------------------ Benefits > An impact from day one > Fast decision-making with minimal bureaucracy > Freedom to research, experiment and implement your ideas > Learn directly from founders and leaders with elite HFT backgrounds > Flexible working with a collaborative, high-performance culture > Supportive, collaborative culture that encourages learning and growth > A vibrant team culture with a shared passion for excellence > Access to the latest tools and technologies > Collaborative, flexible, remote first & hybrid working models > Industry leading packages (competitive salary & bonus), plus an endless list of benefits.
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Pricing Manager
Morgan Hunt UK Ltd - City of London, London
HybridPermanentFull time
Pricing Manager Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office) Contract Type: Permanent Pentagon Talent is proud to be partnered with a leading international law firm to recruit a commercially focused and proactive Pricing Manager. This is a key appointment within the firm, with responsibility for enhancing profitability, strengthening pricing discipline and ensuring fee arrangements remain competitive and commercially effective. The successful candidate will work closely with Partners, Divisional Leaders and Business Services teams, providing valuable insight and guidance on a range of pricing and commercial matters. Role of the Pricing Manager: As Pricing Manager, you will play an important role in supporting the firm's wider commercial objectives, working collaboratively with stakeholders across its international network. You will provide strategic pricing advice, develop innovative fee arrangements and help identify opportunities to improve matter profitability and overall financial performance. Key Responsibilities of the Pricing Manager: Provide commercial and pricing advice to Partners, Business Development and Finance teams across client proposals, panel submissions and matter-level engagements. Develop, review and negotiate pricing proposals, including rate structures, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), fixed fees, success fees and volume-based discounts. Advise on matter scoping, resourcing models, utilisation assumptions and profitability to ensure commercially effective client arrangements. Monitor client and matter performance against budgets, identifying potential risks and applying insights to future pricing decisions. Collaborate with Business Development teams on pitches and proposals, providing strategic pricing recommendations and financial analysis. Support client rate negotiations, annual rate reviews and the development of standard rate cards. Contribute to the continuous improvement of pricing tools, financial modelling templates and commercial processes. Build strong relationships with Partners and senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted adviser on pricing best practice and commercial opportunities. About You: Proven experience within pricing, revenue management or commercial finance, ideally gained within an international law firm or professional services environment. Strong understanding of pricing strategies, alternative fee arrangements and commercial profitability. Excellent analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable commercial insight. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence and advise senior Partners and business leaders. A proactive and commercially minded approach, with a track record of improving processes, driving efficiencies and delivering results. ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification would be advantageous. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pricing professional to take on a prominent role within an established international law firm. With exposure to senior decision-makers and a broad range of commercial matters, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence pricing strategy, contribute to business-wide initiatives and play a key role in the continued development of the firm's pricing capability. Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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Nursery Area Manager
Flow Recruitment Ltd - South East
from £55,000 a year
Field-basedContractFull time
Area Manager – South East Salary: Up to £55,000 + £6,000 Car Allowance Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract About Our Client Our client is a leading childcare provider with an established presence across the UK and an extensive international network of over 1,000 nurseries worldwide. Supporting more than 75,000 children through a dedicated workforce of over 11,000 employees, they are committed to delivering exceptional early years education and care. With a strong focus on quality, continuous improvement and growth, they are looking for an experienced and inspiring Area Manager to join their team and play a key role in driving operational excellence across their South East portfolio. The Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, commercially minded and inspirational leader to oversee a portfolio of approximately 8–10 nurseries across the South East. As Area Manager, you will take responsibility for ensuring consistently high standards of childcare, operational effectiveness and commercial performance across your settings. You will work closely with Nursery Managers, providing leadership, guidance and support to ensure every nursery delivers outstanding experiences for children, families and employees. You will play a pivotal role in translating business objectives into measurable results, driving performance, developing talented leadership teams and ensuring the highest standards of quality and safeguarding. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Operations Lead, motivate, coach and develop Nursery Managers to achieve consistently high standards. Establish clear expectations, accountability and performance objectives. Conduct regular nursery visits, maintaining a visible and supportive leadership presence. Monitor operational performance and implement action plans where required. Quality & Safeguarding Champion outstanding early years practice and positive outcomes for children. Ensure full compliance with EYFS requirements, Ofsted regulations and safeguarding legislation. Work alongside quality and safeguarding specialists to maintain and continually improve standards. Identify and address areas of risk, ensuring best practice is embedded across all settings. Commercial Performance Drive occupancy, revenue and profitability across your nursery portfolio. Monitor budgets, financial performance and operational costs. Use management information and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement. Support initiatives that enhance parent satisfaction, engagement and retention. People & Culture Develop strong, effective and capable management teams. Identify and nurture talent through succession planning and professional development. Promote employee engagement, retention and a positive working environment. Create an inclusive, high-performing culture that reflects the organisation's values. Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and childcare quality. Lead and implement business improvement initiatives across the region. Encourage innovation and the sharing of best practice between settings. Drive positive change to support the organisation's ongoing growth and development. The Ideal Candidate You will be a confident, hands-on and visible leader with proven experience managing multiple sites within the Early Years sector or another regulated care environment. You will have the ability to balance operational, commercial and quality priorities while inspiring and developing those around you. You will be passionate about delivering outstanding childcare, building strong teams and achieving exceptional business results. Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience in a multi-site leadership or Area Management role, ideally within Early Years. A minimum Level 3 childcare qualification, with Level 5 or above highly desirable. Excellent knowledge of the EYFS framework, Ofsted requirements and safeguarding. A successful track record of driving improvements across multiple settings. Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets, occupancy and operational costs. An effective coaching and mentoring style, with the ability to develop confident and accountable management teams. Excellent analytical, organisational and decision-making skills. A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across the South East. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Early Years leader looking to take the next step in their career and make a real difference across a portfolio of nurseries.
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Senior Project Manager
Graham Asset Management - Islington
Field-basedPermanentFull time
The Senior Project Manager shall: • Lead the successful delivery of projects and workstreams across the London Metropolitan University Estate Strategy, Campus Masterplan and Capital Investment Programme. • Manage projects through the full lifecycle, including feasibility, design development, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and post-occupancy review. • Act as the primary interface between GRAHAM, the University, consultants, contractors and key stakeholders, developing trusted and collaborative working relationships. • Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams, specialist contractors and internal delivery teams to ensure projects are effectively planned, managed and delivered. • Prepare and maintain project execution plans, programmes, risk registers, budgets, change controls and performance reports. • Monitor project performance against agreed objectives, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, quality and operational requirements. • Manage project governance processes, including the preparation of reports, presentations and recommendations for client governance boards and senior leadership teams. • Lead stakeholder engagement with academic departments, professional services teams, students, end users and estate representatives to ensure project requirements are understood and successfully delivered. • Ensure projects are planned and delivered in a manner that minimises disruption to teaching, research, student experience and wider campus operations. • Oversee procurement activities and manage projects delivered through a range of procurement routes and contract forms. • Manage project risks, opportunities, dependencies and interfaces across the wider capital programme. • Ensure effective coordination of decant requirements, enabling works, operational readiness, commissioning and handover activities. • Promote best practice in project management, design quality, sustainability, whole-life value and continuous improvement. • Ensure all projects comply with statutory requirements and GRAHAM management systems relating to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards. • Support the achievement of the University's sustainability, decarbonisation and net-zero objectives through the development and delivery of projects. • Review project outcomes and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement across the programme. • Prepare and present project updates, programme reports and performance information to operational stakeholders, senior management and executive-level governance forums. • Manage and monitor the performance of consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives and contractual requirements. • Positively represent GRAHAM and contribute to the development of a collaborative long-term partnership with London Metropolitan University.
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Business Development Manager
CONSULTING ENGINEERS GROUP UK LTD - England
Field-basedPermanentFull time
Purpose of the role To build CEG’s UK client base and pipeline, combining technical credibility with commercial judgement to win consultancy work in the UK’s infrastructure sector. Key responsibilities 1. Market and strategy o Develop a strategic Business Development plan (shot term and long term): target sectors, clients, frameworks and partners. o Track the market and competitors, and report regularly to leadership. o Meet various clients, find out the business opportunities proactively. 2. Opportunity development o Identify and qualify opportunities from public sector clients, Tier 1&2 contractors and consultancy partners. o Monitor tender portals (Find a Tender, Contracts Finder) and frameworks. 3. Bidding and proposals o Lead preparation of EOIs, bids, proposals etc o Coordinate for technical input from the UK and India teams. 4. Commercial and contracts o Shape pricing, contract terms and risk positions under NEC and FIDIC contracts. o Support negotiations through to contract award. 5. Partnerships o Build relationship for JV partners, Associates and sub consultancy. 6. Client relationships o Act as CEG’s Interface in UK: attend client meetings, industry events and institution networks (ICE, CIHT). 7. Growth support o Help in expanding UK operations, building manpower. o Support CEG’s engineer rotation (Indian Engineers) and capacity-building plan. Person specification Essential • Degree in civil engineering or a related discipline • 10 years in UK infrastructure, preferably with at least 5 years in Business Development, bidding or commercial roles in a consulting firm or with a contractor • Proven track record of winning work, with examples of bid values and win rates • Working knowledge of UK public procurement and NEC contracts • Established network across UK infrastructure clients • Right to work in the UK Desirable • MBA or a commercial qualification • Chartered status (CEng, ICE or CIHT) • FIDIC experience • Experience with international or overseas-headquartered firms • Exposure in design of highways or rail Key performance indicators • Develop business with the existing clients • Development business with new clients, open new sectors • Build up strong business Pipeline • Number of qualified bids submitted and win rate • New clients and partners onboarded • Revenue against annual target
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HR Administrator (Full Time)
Hotelcare
£30,000 to £35,000 a year
PermanentFull time
Job description Do you have a good understanding of HR and a high level of attention to detail, and would you like to join our team as a full-time HR Administrator? Hotelcare is the UK's leading hotel support services company, and we have an exciting opportunity for a full-time HR Administrator to work on site at Holiday Inn Kensington. We provide top-rated room attendant services to well-known hotel brands as well as boutique hotels. Hotelcare is committed to delivering a professional service, carried out by thoroughly trained staff, ensuring hotel guests receive an excellent level of care and enjoy their stay, while adhering to strict budgets and meeting hotel management expectations. The successful candidate will provide advice and guidance to managers on a daily basis and ensure that all processes and policies are followed. We are a very busy department, as many employees come to us as their first point of contact. Key Responsibilities Acting as the first point of contact for all internal and external queries (email, phone and internal ticketing system) Maintaining personnel records Using HR systems to onboard new candidates Providing general administration and employee data management Handling HR cases, including disciplinaries and grievances Working closely with the Payroll and Risk departments as well as on-site teams Monitoring, measuring and reporting on HR matters within agreed formats and timescales Supporting the wider HR team Key Requirements HR qualification, ideally CIPD Level 5 Previous experience managing employment cases (e.g. disciplinaries, grievances) High level of attention to detail Proactivity and the ability to work independently Previous experience as an Administrator supporting an HR team would be an advantage Good understanding of HR and data management Working hours: Full time Salary: £30,000 to £35,000
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HR Advisor – Employee Relations
Magic Round About Nurseries - Stockwell
£31,000 to £34,000 a year
On-siteContractFull time
Please note: This is a fully office-based position. Candidates applying for this role must be able and willing to work from our Head Office. This is not a remote or hybrid position. At Magic Roundabout Nurseries, we believe great HR is about supporting people, strengthening managers and building a positive workplace culture—not simply processing paperwork. We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor who enjoys solving complex people challenges, coaching managers and improving HR standards across a growing nursery group. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping our HR function while working alongside a dedicated Head Office team. YOUR DAY-TO-DAY Advise managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, probation and performance management Conduct workplace investigations and prepare recommendations Lead HR compliance audits across multiple nursery locations Review HR policies and recommend continuous improvements Support managers with complex employee matters and organizational change Monitor Right to Work, DBS and sponsorship compliance Prepare HR risk reports and compliance reports for senior management Analyze employee feedback, exit interviews and HR trends to support business improvement
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Business Development Manager
Barnardo's - London
from £47,812 a year
HybridTemporaryFull time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of a high-performing, ambitious Business Development team. You will use a wide range of commercial and interpersonal skills to develop the way our services support children, young people and families. The core area of your work will be working with teams of Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling proposals to commissioners and partners. This is a full-time, fixed term role (36.25 hours per week) within Business Development. The role will operate on a hybrid working model, meaning that you can work both from home and/or from an office 'hub that's nearest to where you live. Some travel may be required. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. If you would like to have an informal discussion about the roles, please contact alison.silvers@barnardos.org.uk Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Please note previous applicants need not apply. For Fostering & Adoption services, we have the use of transcription tool Beam Notes
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