Salary range: £25-35K dependent on experience
Contract, full or part time considered
Location: Swansea University/home based in south Wales
The Mullany Fund (TMF) is an award-winning South Wales charity working to increase social mobility through education. Our flagship project, Together Making Futures (awarded Wales STEM Awards Winner 2024 – Best Educational Programme in Wales), is a bilingual online e-mentoring programme. Mentora Mullany connects young, disadvantaged people in Wales (aged 14-19) with over 300 DBS checked volunteer STEM professionals and undergraduates. This life-changing work helps young people from underrepresented backgrounds achieve higher education and meaningful STEM careers. Some of our former mentees return as mentors—a powerful indicator of sustained impact and the long-term value of our support.
We are now ready to grow—and we need a confident, persuasive, and mission-driven professional to help us make that happen.
About the Role
This new role is pivotal. You’ll be the public face and voice of TMF—a confident communicator, storyteller, and relationship-builder who can champion our mission, grow our network of supporters, and secure resources that sustain and expand our impact.
We are looking for someone who:
· Understands and believes in our mission.
· Can clearly and convincingly communicate the value of our work to a wide range of audiences.
· Builds long-term, purposeful relationships with funders, schools, universities, businesses and other stakeholders.
· Supports us in accessing new funding opportunities and partnerships.
The successful applicant will enjoy a varied role that blends desk-based preparation—such as planning outreach presentations, coordinating communications, contributing to funding applications—with external engagement, including school visits, partnership meetings, and stakeholder presentations. We need someone ready to meet stakeholders, present with energy, follow up on opportunities, and unlock new connections. You will work closely with the Projects Director and Trustees to help shape the strategic direction of TMF and support its long-term sustainability.
As this post involves remotely working with young people under the age of 18, and the post holder is required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Key Responsibilities
·Undertake some basic research (survey, FGDs) to confirm continuing need for the project, enabling a case for this to be built in a convincing way.
Champion TMF’s mission with funders, businesses, universities, schools and the media to raise awareness and increase engagement.
· Secure new partnerships with organisations aligned to our values and goals.
· Maintain strong, supportive relationships with secondary schools to help recruit mentees and grow programme reach.
· Contribute to funding applications, impact reports and relationship management with sponsors and supporters.
· Represent TMF at meetings, events, and conferences as our external voice.
· Develop and manage TMF’s social media and digital communications strategically. Use platforms that our target audience engages with to share our mission, celebrate successes, and build visibility. Create momentum through engagement with schools, funders, businesses, and partner organizations.
· Deliver engaging presentations in schools to recruit mentees and raise awareness of the programme.
· Liaise with industry, businesses, universities and other partners to secure funding, develop partnerships, and create work experience opportunities for mentees.
· Produce a monthly highlight report for the Board of Trustees, summarising key activities, progress, relationships, and emerging opportunities.
· Contribute to strategic planning, programme evaluation, and updates to policies and documentation.
· Maintain accurate records of stakeholder engagement and communications.
· Uphold safeguarding, child protection, and equality duties as an integral part of the role.
Key Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)
· TMF is actively promoted to at least 10 new schools, businesses, or potential funders per quarter, through tailored outreach, events, or direct engagement—building toward lasting relationships
· At least 3 new external partners or funders are secured in year one.
· Our social media presence grows steadily in reach, engagement and influence.
· TMF’s story and impact are communicated in a way that inspires and leads to tangible support.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required
Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English: E
- A Levels or equivalent: E
- Degree or equivalent:E
Experience
- Building partnerships with industry or education: E
- Confident public speaking and external engagement: E
- Writing clear and persuasive proposals, reports: D
- Using social media and digital platforms for outreach: E
- Experience of delivering presentations to school or youth audiences: E
- Project Coordination experience: D
- Working for a charity/education project: D
- Working in Widening participation or STEM: D
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organisational skills including ability to keep accurate records: E
- Good written and oral communication skills: E
- Ability to carry out basic survey/Focus groups with young people: E
- Ability to perform all administrative tasks to the highest standard within given timescales: E
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as having excellent team-working skills: E
- Ability to maintain effective relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds and with partner organisations: E
- An understanding of the barriers to participation in higher education: D
- Strong skills in computer literacy (Excel, Word, Outlook): E
- Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh: D
Other requirements
- Full clean driving license and access to vehicle: E
- Based in south Wales or able to travel frequently: E
- This post involves working remotely with young people under the age of 18, and the post holder is required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Our Commitment
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds, particularly those with lived experience of educational disadvantage. We encourage flexible working arrangements for the right candidate.
Please apply via e-mail ( office@themullanyfund.org) and covering letter showing how you meet the criteria above and why you're interested in the role. Please note that applications without a covering letter will be automatically disqualified. Closing date for applications is 25th May 2025.
