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Are you a dedicated communications professional who is motivated, creative and results driven?

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and passionate communicator to join our busy media and communications team to make sure the voices of our children, young people and families are heard. You will:

• have great news sense and have a proven track record in developing compelling stories for hard-hitting newspaper articles and broadcast channels.
• work collaboratively within Barnardo's media and communications team to promote our life-changing work across the UK, with particular focus on issues of health and social care.
• be able to deliver high quality proactive and reactive communications to promote and protect the profile and reputation of Barnardo's.
• have experience of working in a high profile, fast-paced press office or public relations function.
• be required to handle sensitive, confidential issues and work out-of-hours on a duty rota.

Experience of working in healthcare communications will be beneficial to this role but is not essential.

The job is largely home based but the successful candidate will be expected to travel to London on a regular basis.

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.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• 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.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round ...

Job Title:

Director of Enterprise

Remuneration:

£50-55k gross per annum

Line Manager:

Chief Executive

Role reviewed:

03.12.2025

Direct Reports:
and Operations Manager; Marketing Manager; Visitor Programmes
Coordinator)

4 (Commercial and Retail Manager; Venue Sales

Approximate Budget Responsibility: circa £1.75m

About Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Birmingham  Botanical  Gardens  (BBG)  is  one  of  the  UK’s  most  significant  historic  Botanic
Gardens.  Situated  one  mile  from  the  city  centre,  the  15-acre  Grade  II*  listed  landscape  is
home  to  around  30,000  plants  and  has  served  as  ‘Birmingham’s  Garden’  for  nearly  two
hundred years.

Following  a  successful  funding  award  from  the  National  Lottery  Heritage  Fund,  the
independent charity is embarking upon a transformational £19.45 million project, ‘Growing our
Green  Heritage’,  to  restore  the  Gardens’  glasshouses,  enhance  visitor  infrastructure  and
amenities, improve sustainability and expand public access to education, horticulture, heritage
and nature in a unique green space in the heart of the Midlands’ region. Over the next five
years, this iconic Birmingham green space will safeguard and redisplay its world-class living
collection and deepen the connection between local people and their urban natural heritage.

Key Responsibility

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Enterprise will be responsible for the delivery
of  key  corporate  objectives  at  both  the  strategic  and  operational  level  to  help  ensure  that
Birmingham Botanical Gardens is consistently operating as a sustainable, efficient, effective
and safe organisation. This will include the following functions:

•  Lead and manage the development of profitability through:

o  Birmingham Botanical Gardens Trading Company retail outlets and any

forthcoming online channels

o  Catering, hospitality and venue hire
o  Retail opportunities
o  Licensing, filming and commercial photography
o  Ticketed public events
o  Admission services (in partnership with Visitor Welcome Team)
o  Marcomms strategy
o  Corporate sponsorship
o  Effective management of digital systems (inc. Spektrix, Vector, YesPlan)

•  Ensure a high-quality and sustainable visitor attraction through maintaining and

improving the Visit England VAQAS accreditation, Green Tourism status and building
a culture centred on optimising the customer experience in retail, catering and
hospitality.

•  Actively lead and manage BBG procurement, including catering contracts and

service level agreements across the Gardens and ensure performance measures
and quality standards are achieved.

•  Develop new income streams through maximising commercial use of the BBG estate

and increase the development and delivery of ticketed public events.

•

Identify commercial sponsorship opportunities and develop a pipeline of corporate
contacts for BBG.

•  Seek opportunities to build a lucrative licensing, filming and commercial photography

proposition.

•  Oversee all Marcomms strategies and associated work to ensure maximum coverage
and support of BBGs work, visitor offer and programme (inc all relevant platforms
and including Travel Trade/Tours).

•

Increase the Trading Company’s contribution to BBG annually.

•  Develop and maintain high quality marketing materials in line with BBG brand
guidelines and grow awareness of the impact of the Gardens activities on
achievement of BBGs mission and vision via social media.

•  Work with the CEO to develop sales and business development reports, business
plans and budgets to feed into the business planning process, and BBG corporate
plans as required.

•  Work closely with colleagues across BBG to ensure that internal and external events
support the wider work of BBG and guarantee a seamless and professional customer
journey from initial sales enquiry to event completion.

•  Liaise with the Development team to ensure collaborative working, shared knowledge
on pipeline and lead generation activities and up to date data on agreed CRM system
solution.

•  Ensure that, within legislation and BBG guidance, all relevant health and safety

documentation/ arrangements are in place as required for events or other activities
which fall within the remit of this role.

•  Ensure the professional development of Enterprise staff including annual workplans,

effective performance appraisals and adoption of a coaching approach.

•  Any other reasonable duties as requested.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), this role will lead and manage all the
income  and  business  support  operations  and  will  be  responsible  for  ensuring  that  relevant
frameworks for strategic business planning, performance delivery and risk management are
established, implemented, and monitored.

Staff Organogram

NLHF funded roles in purple

Key Objectives:

•  To design, develop and lead the delivery of a comprehensive Commercial Development
Programme...

Website
Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Employer: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Salary: £50,000-£55,000

Hours: Full time

Closing Date: 4 February 2026, 12:00pm

About the Role: Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Enterprise will be responsible for the delivery
of key corporate objectives at both the strategic and operational level to help ensure that Birmingham Botanical Gardens is consistently operating as a sustainable, efficient, effective and safe organisation.

This will include the following functions:
• Lead and manage the development of profitability through:
o Birmingham Botanical Gardens Trading Company retail outlets and any
forthcoming online channels
o Catering, hospitality and venue hire
o Retail opportunities
o Licensing, filming and commercial photography
o Ticketed public events
o Admission services (in partnership with Visitor Welcome Team)
o Marcomms strategy
o Corporate sponsorship
o Effective management of digital systems (inc. Spektrix, Vector, YesPlan)

You can find further details on the role here.

Finance Change Analyst

We are looking for a Finance Change Analyst to join our Gloucester office on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. Competitive salary, excellent benefits and hybrid working.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: 12 month fixed term contract

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 204309

About the role

Benefact Group are looking for a Finance Change Analyst to join our Gloucester office.

As a Finance Change Analyst, you will act as subject matter expert representing Group Finance, leading on defined development activities with a particular focus on business readiness and change. Supporting Finance change management including managing change into finance arising from changes in external and internal environment, process improvement, and supporting ERP implementation i.e., banking and settlement.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group — where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Proactively identify and implement opportunities for process improvements and better working practices across Group Finance and Finance Operations.

• Support, and where appropriate lead on, the planning and delivery of bespoke business change plans for Finance Operations

• Support the assessment of any finance change initiatives on finance processes, roles, and systems and support the development of change readiness assessments and mitigation plans.

• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, in particular finance operations, and coordinate subject matter experts to ensure aligned and effective project delivery.

• Lead the creation of essential change documentation (e.g. requirements, process mapping, test scripts) and escalate project risks to appropriate stakeholders.

• On an ad-hoc basis support BAU activity as defined by the Finance Change Manager

What you'll need to have

• Professional accounting qualification or qualified by experience, plus extensive experience in a Finance role.

• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of Finance Operations systems and processes

• Strong attention to detail

• Proven experience in process improvement, design, and implementation

• Effective influencing and communication skills

• Good understanding of how Finance and other business functions integrate to achieve excellent customer outcomes

What makes you stand out

• Change qualifications would be desirable, but not essential

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it

• Hybrid working

• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

• Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme

• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance

• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice

• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

• Access to virtual GP

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objec...