Charity Relationship Manager, North East

Charity Relationship Manager, North East & Cumbria (0.8 FTE)

Also known internally as 'Regional Manager'.

Fixed Term until the end of January 2027

We are pleased to offer a fixed-term opportunity within the Lloyds Bank Foundation due to the current Charity Relationship Manager taking a secondment.

This is a part-time position (four days per week), working from home, with regular travel across North East & Cumbria and to London. The postholder must live in the North East or Cumbria.

About the Role

Are you passionate about supporting local charities and driving community-led change? The Lloyds Bank Foundation is seeking a Charity Relationship Manager for the North East & Cumbria region to play a pivotal role in our evolving strategy.

As Charity Relationship Manager for North East & Cumbria, you'll:

• Build trusted relationships with local charities, helping them grow stronger and more resilient.

• Support organisations to identify and overcome challenges, connecting them with resources and opportunities.

• Champion community-led change and ensure our work is shaped by the communities we serve.

• Collaborate with partners, stakeholders, and colleagues to maximise the impact of our investments.

The Benefits

• Salary of £45,245 per annum (FTE)

• A further list of benefits can be found on our website

About You

You'll have extensive knowledge of the voluntary sector, experience supporting local charities, and excellent relationship-building and organisational skills. You'll be proactive, collaborative, and comfortable navigating change.

You'll be responsible for managing a portfolio of relationships with charitable partners and collaborating with other charities. You will support our charity partners in becoming more resilient and stronger, enabling them to thrive beyond the duration of their relationship with us. You will do this by building trusted relationships with them, supporting them in identifying their most pressing organisational challenges and helping them overcome these challenges by building the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of staff and trustees. You will work with charities, CICs, and partnerships to identify the most appropriate form of support to respond to the identified priorities. Further information about LBFEW and our approach to supporting charity partners can be found on our website under the 'Development' section.

You'll be the face of the Foundation in the area, able to build strong and trusting relationships, and be an advocate for community organisations across the patch. You'll have a good understanding of the operating environment in the North East & Cumbria, with well-established networks across the patch. You will also play a pivotal role in sharing learning, intelligence, and insights to ensure the Foundation's strategy development, delivery, and relationship with the Lloyds Banking Group considers regional needs and the operating context of our funded partners.

If you have experience working with or in the voluntary, community, or social enterprise sector and are creative, adaptable, resilient, flexible in your approach, keen to learn, and hungry for change, then this could be the role for you

To be considered as a Charity Relationship Manager, you will need:

• Extensive knowledge of the voluntary sector at national, regional, and local levels and in-depth knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing local charities.

• Demonstrable experience partnering with local charities to identify their development goals and priorities, develop skills, build capacity, strengthen their operations, and enhance service delivery.

• Effective interpersonal, networking, facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills (both in person and virtually), with the ability to foster and maintain excellent and trusting relationships with charity partners, colleagues, and stakeholders of all levels of seniority.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including prioritising tasks, managing multiple projects, effective delegation, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic agility and operational delivery.

• Effective critical thinking skills, with the ability to process and present varied and complex information and data, and clear, coherent, and convincing written and verbal communication to diverse audiences across multiple channels.

• To demonstrate a strong alignment with the Foundation's values and aims, and in particular, its commitment to social justice, inclusion, challenging structural inequity, and tackling disadvantage.

• Proficiency in using computer software, including MS Office Suite and online research tools.

• To be self-motivated, with the ability to work both on your own and as part of a team in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

• A learning and adaptation mindset with a commitment to keeping up to date with knowledge and trends and pursuing personal development.

About the Foundation

We're an independent charitable foundation funded by Lloyds Banking Group. We work in partnership with local charities and community-led organisations, connecting people and providing money and resources so that communities can thrive.

This is an exciting time to join Lloyds Bank Foundation. We are coming to the end of our strategy period, and, under the leadership of a new CEO, we are developing and rolling out our new strategy, brand, and values. We believe this will enable us to turbocharge our work, allowing us to have an even bigger impact to create social change and cohesion and ensuring people in England and Wales are in a good place.

How to Apply

So, if you're looking to make a meaningful impact as a Charity Relationship Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit.

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• Closing date: 23:59 on 18th December 2025.

• 1st Interview (Newcastle, venue to be confirmed) 13th January 2026.

• 2nd Interview (online) 19th January 2026.

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