Join our incredible team

Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it makes us stronger. If you share our values, you will find a home at Your Park Bristol & Bath.

All applicants will be treated equally but we want to increase the level of lived experience of challenges using parks in the team. We want to receive applications from visibly ethnic minority people, Disabled people, people who are caring for a loved one, and people from low-income households.

Please state in your cover letter whether you would like to be considered under our guaranteed interview scheme for Disabled or visibly minority ethnic candidates. This scheme guarantees these groups an interview if they meet the essential skills, experience and qualities.

Fundraising Manager


  • Location: Remote (with frequent meeting in Bristol and Bath)
  • Contract: Permanent, 0.8-1 FTE depending on preference
  • Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)
  • Benefits: Pension contribution, pro-rata 25 days annual leave, birthday and Christmas leave, flexible work environment, Disability Confident Employer

Are you an ambitious, energetic fundraising professional looking to make a real difference in people’s lives? Join us as our Head of Fundraising and help us enable communities to access the health benefits of parks.

About Us:
Your Park Bristol & Bath is a charity dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to parks for improved health and wellbeing. Our innovative social enterprise, Your Park Team Days, and multi-source fundraising approach have allowed us to grow significantly in recent years. Now, we need a driven Fundraising Manager to sustain and expand this growth.

The role:
As Fundraising Manager, you’ll lead a small, dedicated team to deliver our fundraising strategy, securing income from trusts, foundations, corporate partners, and individual donors. You’ll also play a vital role in advancing our social enterprise and exploring new income streams. Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading fundraising strategy implementation and achieving income targets
  • Managing donor relationships and supporting community partnerships
  • Overseeing the Your Park Team Days initiative and exploring new trading opportunities
  • Reporting to trustees and funders, managing budgets, and driving financial sustainability

Who you are:
We’re looking for a skilled fundraiser with broad experience in trust fundraising and donor stewardship, alongside entrepreneurial flair. Key skills include:

  • Demonstrable fundraising experience across multiple techniques
  • Strong prospect research, networking, and communication skills
  • Knowledge of charity law, tax-effective giving, and GDPR
  • Proven ability to manage projects and achieve results

Why join us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a growing charity committed to inclusivity, environmental health, and community connection. We’re looking for individuals who share our passion and bring creativity, ambition, and a people-centered approach to our work.

Apply now:
Send your CV and cover letter explaining how your experience meets the person specification to jobs@yourpark.org.uk.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups to apply. If you need adjustments to the application process, please reach out to us.

For an informal chat, contact Amber Fisher at amber@yourpark.org.uk or call 07518 768 699.

Join us in creating healthier communities through the power of parks!

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Community Health Leads

Location: South Bristol (Hartcliffe, Withywood, Stockwood) or Newtown & Lawrence Hill
Hours: Part-time (15 hours per week, flexible working)
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 FTE pro rata, depending on experience
Contract: 12-month fixed-term, with potential for extension
Benefits: Flexible working, Employee Assistance Programme, pension, additional leave benefits, and more.

Do you want to make a difference in your local community? Do you believe in the power of green spaces? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We are seeking two Community Health Leads to run Wild and Well project. One in South Bristol and one in Lawrence Hill/Newton. These exciting roles will work closely together to partner with the communities least likely to use parks to increase their park use.

We are open to people apply for both roles.

The role

As the Community Health Network Lead, you will:

  • Organise community meetings and support local initiatives.
  • Involve Community Champions.
  • Partner with the local health agencies to promote the health benefits of parks.
  • Partner with residents on projects like the Hartcliffe Loop, a family-friendly walking route connecting local parks or a new Green Social Prescribing project for communities in Lawrence Hill and Newtown.
  • Champion the needs of communities that are least likely to use parks in everything you do.

About you

We’re looking for someone with:

  • Experience working with the communities least likely to use parks.
  • Good people skills.
  • Knowledge of Asset Based Community Development
  • Experience working in partnership

We want you to apply if you have your own experience of challenges visiting your local parks. We want to receive applications from visibly minority ethnic/global majority communities specifically those least likely to visit their local parks.

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How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter (max two pages) detailing which area your are applying for an explaining how your skills and experience meet the role requirements via Charityjobs.

For queries or adjustments to the application process to help you apply please contact jobs@yourpark.org.uk or call 07742 881566.

Applications close on 4th January 2025.

Your Park Bristol & Bath is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
We guarantee interviews for visible minority ethnic and Disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

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Trustees

We are currently seeking new Trustees to join our board. You will be joining the charity at an exciting time in our journey. Established in 2019, we are celebrating our fifth year and have just adopted a new strategy. Over the last few years, we have demonstrated our ability to deliver significant impact for communities. In 2023, we reached thousands of people by working across 40 parks in Bristol and Bath and our impact is set to further increase this year.

By becoming a Trustee, you will help shape our future by sharing your experience and passion to drive our strategy.

The main responsibilities of a Trustee are to:

  • oversee the strategic direction of the charity as it scales to meet demand, and support the CEO in managing this growth;
  • use their expertise to help guide the process;
  • ensure the organisation works within the law and in line with its governing document and policies;
  • keep informed about the activities of the charity in order to maintain effective oversight;
  • take a financial overview and ensure that the organisation’s finances are adequate and responsibly managed;
  • promote the work and safeguard the reputation of Your Park Bristol and Bath.

Skills and experience needed

You do not need to have prior experience of being a Trustee or experience working with boards. We will provide training to fully induct you into the role and you will be buddied up with one of our longer standing trustees to support you in your first six months.

We are currently recruiting Trustees with specific skill sets to complement our existing board.

Furthermore, we need to improve the diversity of our team and our trustees. We need to be more representative of the communities we support, ensuring our work is informed by a broad range of perspectives and leading to better decision making. We’re particularly interested in receiving applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled people, unpaid carers, people from low-income households and people living in Bath.

How to apply

If you would like to apply to become a Trustee, we would be very grateful if you could send your CV, along with a letter outlining the reasons why you are interested in the role and the contribution you think you could make to our CEO, Charlee, using the details below.

If you would like to ask any questions before applying, please get in touch.

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We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from Disabled people and will proactively make adjustments as needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

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We know job hunts can be stressful and we want you to be able to show off your skills and experience to the best of your ability.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Charlee:

  • Email: jobs@yourpark.org.uk
  • Call: 07742 881566

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