The Fore is committed to equal opportunities. We encourage applications from qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and from all sections of the community. For all roles we recruit, experience of working or volunteering for small charities and social enterprises is as relevant, if not more relevant than more formal qualifications.


Head of Operations

The Fore is now recruiting a Head of Operations to join our forward-thinking, welcoming team and play a pivotal role in ambitious plans to lead change in the funding sector. We are looking for someone who will bring experience, initiative and first-rate project management skills. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and from all sections of the community.

Find out more about the role and apply here.


Advisory Board Member

We’re looking for informal board advisors for our Forefront North West expansion. We need committed and collaborative people to advocate for the Fore’s methodology in Greater Manchester.

Find out more about the opportunity here: https://thefore.org/news/join-forefront-north-west/


Strategic Applicant Consultant

Are you an experienced professional who enjoys setting and articulating strategy? Would you like to share your skills with the UK’s most exciting social entrepreneurs? Strategic Applicant Consultants work on our funding rounds, helping to identify and support the most exciting small charities and social enterprises for whom our funding could unlock transformational impact. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and from all sections of the community for this highly flexible ‘low bono’ work. Consultants are remunerated with a stipend per application assessed.

Typically, Strategic Applicant Consultants have substantial experience (10 years +)  in business, public or non-profit sector senior leadership positions, and we particularly invite expressions of interest from those who have not worked in grant assessment roles previously.

We will next be considering applications for this role in May 2023. To find out more, you are warmly invited to our information session which will be held on Zoom at 12 noon on Tuesday 16th May 2023 – click here to register.

If you cannot attend the session, but would like to receive the recording after the event, please email your CV and an expression of interest in the role to [email protected]

Strategic Applicant Consultant – Further information

Applying For Funding

Skills & Training

Impact Management