Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability? 

Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Development Coordinator

Salary: £34,000 - £39,000 pro rata

Location: Hammersmith Head Office

Hours: 21 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

We recognise that many working women have commitments outside of work, so we’re open to discuss flexible working options and solutions that suit you, and still suit the needs of the business. Please indicate in your supporting statement if you’d like to discuss flexible working options with the Hiring Manager, should they contact you regarding your application.

About us:

Advance Charity is a well-respected, award-winning, and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse, and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.

About the role:
As the Development Coordinator you will support statutory funding and contract management across Advance’s commissioned services, with oversight by the Development Manager and support from the Development Officer. Working closely with Advance’s Services, People, Finance, Evidence & Insights teams and lived experience service users, the postholder oversees the end-to-end lifecycle of statutory opportunities: holding responsibility for horizon scanning, coordinating tenders, and writing compliant submissions – and liaising with colleagues on mobilisation, contract performance, variations and recommissioning – ensuring high-quality bid submissions and well-coordinated contractual oversight.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Horizon Scanning & Pipeline Management: Monitor statutory funding opportunities (local authority, central government), track portals, publish updates, and brief leadership on go/no-go decisions.

• Bid Coordination & Submission: Under the guidance of the Development Manager, lead the coordination of well-developed statutory bids. Gather inputs from internal teams and lived experience voices, assess risks and organisational implications, ensure due diligence, develop compelling responses, design budgets, and manage timely submission.

• Contract Management Support: Assist in coordinating contract management frameworks through Advance’s quarterly Mid-Quarter Review forums, covering KPIs, outputs/outcomes, quality standards, safeguarding, and incident reporting.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Support stakeholder and contract management, attending meetings and events as required to maintain strong relationships.

• Compliance & Financial Monitoring: Work with the Implementation Manager, Services, and Finance teams to ensure contractual compliance; monitor budgets, invoices, and payment schedules; and support sub-contractor requirements.

• Commissioning & Recommissioning Planning: Develop timelines for commissioning and recommissioning activity, convene stakeholder engagement, and develop consortia bids where relevant.

• Continuous Improvement: Conduct post-proposal reviews, update templates, and lead on guidance and training for colleagues involved in commissioning to embed best practice.

About You:

To be successful as the Development Coordinator you’ll need the below experience and skills:

• Be educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience, with hands-on involvement in coordinating and contributing to high-value statutory tenders and contract negotiations.

• Have experience working closely with commissioners and multi-agency partners, with a strong understanding of public procurement frameworks and contract compliance.

• Demonstrate excellent written skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information into clear, compelling tender responses, proposals and reports.

• Be highly organised and solutions-focused, able to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines under pressure, with strong attention to detail and confidence handling confidential information.

• Be committed to Advance’s values and ethos, with a clear understanding of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of statutory services.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert will be considered. 

Closing Date for Applications: 14th January 2025

Interviews are taking place from: 19th January 2025

We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria (whereas men apply if they meet only 60% of the requirements). We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.

Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have additional needs, please email talent@advancecharity.org.uk and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) 

• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

• Pension scheme

• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme#

• Access to Yoga/Meditation and many more activities on our wellbeing online platform

• Employee eye-care scheme

• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

• Organisation wide away days

• Thorough induction and training

• Career development pathways 

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Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and believe the variety of ideas, perspectives and experiences it brings creates an effective environment in which talents can be fully utilised to achieve our goals.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.