Hours:
12 months fixed term contract. Monday - Friday 35 hours per week. Hybrid working with regular, weekly in-office collaboration required.
Closing Date:
Tue, 27 Jan 2026
We’relooking for someonewho’spassionate about making a difference and ready to lead our charitable giving and social impact initiatives across the Skipton Group. This is a fixedterm opportunity-a fantastic chance tomakea big impactin a short space of time. If you thrive on building relationships and delivering meaningful communityprogrammes, this could be the role for you!
Who Are We?
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We'rethe fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is thatwe'rea mutualorganisation. Wedon'thave shareholders;we'reowned by our members.
Our colleagues say Skipton'sa great placeto work, and you could be one of them, bringing with younew ideason how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals,we'llhelp you take the next step towards a better future.
The TeamYou’llBe Joining
You’lljoin our Legal,Secretariat& ESG team, reporting to the Group Head of Sustainability. This is a key role working across the Skipton Group businesses to deliver our commitment to donate 1% of Group pre-tax profits to charity each year.You’llcollaborate with teams such as Marketing,Corporate Communications, Diversity & Inclusion, Vulnerable Customer, and People, as well as external charity partners, tomaximiseour social impact.
What Will You Be Doing?
You’llplaya central rolein shaping and delivering our charitable giving and community initiatives. Day to day,you’ll:
1. Manage and coordinate the Group’s charitable giving and local community support schemes, ensuring they run smoothly and deliver real impact.
2. Support with the search for new charity partners,identifyingorganisationsthat align with our purpose and values.
3. Develop and manage strategic charity partnerships, creating projects that deliver meaningful outcomes for our communities.
4. Oversee the Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation and influence its alignment with Group strategy.
5. Enable colleague and member charitable giving and volunteering initiatives to boost engagement and participation.
6. Drive innovation in social impact projects, exploring new opportunities to make a difference.
7. Bringprogrammesto life through engaginginternal and external communications, ensuring visibility and enthusiasm across the Group.
8. Monitor and report on the impact of charitable giving,maintainingstrong governance and transparency, and provide key updates to the Sustainability Committee.
9. Raise the Skipton Group’s profile as a responsible and philanthropicorganisationthrough external engagement and advocacy.
What Do We NeedFromYou?
We’relooking for someone who can bring energy andexpertiseto this space.You’llneed:
10. Evidence of working with charities on partnerships and delivering impactful initiatives.
11. Strong project management skills, with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet varying deadlines.
12. An understanding of bestpracticeinsocial impact and how tomaximisethe effectiveness of ourprogrammes.
13. Ability to think innovatively aboutnew approachesto the 1% budget, seeking opportunities to do things differently, streamline processes, and create efficiencies.
14. Wider knowledge of sustainability would be beneficial but not essential.
15. Confident user of PowerPoint and Excel for manipulating data files and preparing board papers.
What’s In ItForYou?
Skipton values work/lifebalanceand we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.
We have a range of other benefits available to you including:
16. Annual discretionary bonus scheme
17. 25 daysstandard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of30 days
18. Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and selladditionalannual leave days
19. Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
20. Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
21. Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
22. A commitment to training and development
23. Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
24. 3 paid volunteering days per annum
25. Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
26. We care about your health and wellbeing – weprovidea range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership