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Our ambitious and creative team has been working hard over the last year to expand our work to help more people in need across Sussex and Surrey. FareShare is the UK’s biggest surplus food charity and today we find ourselves on the front line of the Cost of Living Crisis. As our work grows, so does our need for strong financial management.
We are looking for a talented, passionate person to join our Senior Leadership Team to oversee our finance operations. With more growth planned over the next 2 years we want to find someone who has the experience to oversee the day to day finances of a large regional charity and to lead and nurture our finance staff. This role will provide a stable platform for growth.
Using your can-do attitude, mixed with excellent communication, organisational and administration skills, you’ll focus on supporting our CEO and Trustees across our sites. The role includes tasks such as producing monthly management accounts, oversight of payroll, management of our internal financial controls, Year End reporting preparation and leading our small team in the general smooth running of finances. This is a part-time role with the potential to increase as we expand.
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Warning Zone is a friendly and ambitious charity based in Leicester working to keep children safe, educating them in an interactive way about the risks they will face and keeping safe, both offline and online. Our values and culture focus on keeping children safe. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
We have an established, thriving interactive safety centre, with a great reputation and excellent partnerships, for Year 6 primary school children, as well as a mobile show (Roadcrew) about online exploitation and radicalisation that we take to secondary schools.
We need your enthusiasm and organisational skills to implement the right processes and practices across the organisation. You will be making sure everything is in place for our passionate and committed team to deliver to over 10,500 children each year. You should be ready to ensure quality of service and implement best practices across all levels. Ultimately, we’ll trust you to help us remain compliant, efficient and robust for the future. You will be able to manage your own workload whilst being a committed and open team member during this exciting time for Warning Zone.
In return you’ll work with an organisation with purpose, with a supportive team in a bright and airy building which is buzzing with activity. We offer flexible working, although there will be essential cover required at specific times during term time school visits. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious local charity and we look forward to hearing from you.
See Application Pack for Job Description and Person Specification.
To apply please send CV and covering letter to the CEO at the email address in the job pack. We will use the information you provide to assess the extent to which you meet the criteria for this role. All information will be kept confidential and in accordance to our GDP policy will only be shared with the panel involved in the selection process. Please email the CEO if you would like to discuss the role in more detail before applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Home from Home Housing Association is a small BME women-led registered social landlord providing good quality permanent & temporary accommodation to the local community, operating in LB Newham.
Our mission is to deliver a supportive and responsive service.
With the imminent loss of long-standing staff, the organisation is undergoing major change and refocusing to meet newly emerging needs and changes within housing legislation.
Make a difference! Join our very small but mighty team of housing professionals and make a difference in people's lives as a Housing Manager at Home from Home Housing.
Working in the diverse and vibrant London borough of Newham, you will have the opportunity to be part of a team providing housing management, tenancy sustainment and support to our tenants.
There will also be opportunities for ongoing training and development, and to work within different areas of housing need.
You will enjoy a flexible and supportive work environment.
If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing date: 28 March 2024
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Are you an innovator, passionate about engaging people in new ways to create new income streams? Join us and be a part of an ambitious, empowered and stimulating team at Save the Children. We are looking for an Innovation Development Manager to play a vital role in transforming relationships with supporters of the future, solving some of our thorniest challenges in new ways and ultimately helping children get the future they deserve.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About you
As our Innovation Development Manager, you will be at the forefront of driving a groundbreaking fundraising innovation pipeline. Working in agile, multi-disciplinary teams, you will contribute to the research, ideation, testing and marketing of compelling ideas aimed at generating new income for Save the Children.
You will leverage human-cantered approaches, digital strategies, and new technologies to bring about significant improvements in our fundraising and marketing results. This would require a combination of creativity, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of both nonprofit operations and trends supporter engagement.
In this role, you will:
- Collaborate with Fundraising Innovation Leads to develop and deliver a pipeline of fundraising innovation focused on audience engagement and income generation.
- Plan and execute multi-channel marketing campaigns for new ideas, including email, display, paid social, and direct mail.
- Support in testing ideas through marketing and in-person/remote prototyping.
- Project management of multiple portfolio projects, ensuring deadlines, budgets, and timelines are met.
- Engage with data and technical advances internally and externally to drive progress and momentum in new audience innovation.
- Use insight and performance data to understand audience needs and motivations, shaping fundraising development.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Significant experience in testing digital products, digital marketing, tracking and analytics, and prototyping.
- Expertise in conducting or partnering with agencies/internal staff for audience research interviews, workshops, ideation sessions, and sprint delivery.
- Knowledge and evidence of leading and partnering on key parts of innovation cycles, including research, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
- Keen interest in new technical innovations, demonstrable experience of data-led decision-making, and adaptable thinking.
- Proven ability to deliver operational plans on time and within budget.
- Understanding of fundraising marketing delivery and practices (desirable, not essential).
What we offer you:
- Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Closing date: 28 March 2024
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Are you an innovator, passionate about engaging people in new ways to create new income streams? Join us and be a part of an ambitious, empowered and stimulating team at Save the Children. We are looking for a New Product Marketing Manager to own the end-to-end product lifecycle and scaling of our new product Wonderbooks, including developing new ways to engage our current audience.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About you
As our New Product Marketing Manager, you will scale our innovative new product, Wonderbooks. As a marketing manager with a creative mindset and entrepreneur spirit, you will lead on the scaling of this unique subscription product. You will also have ownership of the end-to-end product lifecycle including developing new ways to engage our current audience.
80% of this role will focus on scaling Wonderbooks. The other 20% will be working with the wider team across our exciting innovation pipeline, working to research, ideate and test compelling ideas to generate new income for Save the Children.
In this role, you will:
- Re-launch and scale the product Wonderbooks across a range of marketing channels (in particular paid social, email, display and direct mail) including leading and delivering our artist and influencer strategy.
- Lead on new creative positioning for Wonderbooks ensuring it's optimised and reflected across all touchpoints
- Own the end-to-end customer journey
- Manage external suppliers ensuring the monthly fulfilment of the product
- Support Innovation & Development Leads to develop and deliver our innovation pipeline focused on audience engagement and income generation. Accountable for delivering key parts of innovation cycles to take ideas from insight, through ideation, prototyping and launch to help significantly grow income and engage new audiences.
- Plan and deliver project management of several portfolio projects at any one time, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met and timelines are clearly communicated to deliver excellent outcomes.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Significant experience in testing digital products, digital marketing, tracking and analytics, and prototyping.
- Expertise in conducting or partnering with agencies/internal staff for audience research interviews, workshops, ideation sessions, and sprint delivery.
- Knowledge and evidence of leading and partnering on key parts of innovation cycles, including research, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
- Keen interest in new technical innovations, demonstrable experience of data-led decision-making, and adaptable thinking.
- Proven ability to deliver operational plans on time and within budget.
- Understanding of fundraising marketing delivery and practices (desirable, not essential).
What we offer you:
- Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
We're seeking a passionate, innovative, and experienced leader to oversee the Tenancy Support Team (TST) North, a vital service providing housing-related support to people living in accommodation across North London.
About the role
As the Head of Service for TST North, you'll be at the forefront of driving positive change and ensuring the smooth operation of SHP’s largest Tenancy Support Service. With a focus on both day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives, you'll play a pivotal role in overseeing specialised projects and ensuring the delivery of high-quality personalised support housing-related and Move-On support.
The Head of Service for TST (North) is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Tenancy Support Team (North) and bespoke projects that support the delivery of the main service. TST North comprises two distinct services funded via the Greater London Authority (GLA) – TST North (main contract), which offers tenancy and Move-on support to 1200 clients housed through the Clearing House Scheme, and TST North PRS which supports 200 clients housed in Private Rented Sector Accommodation.
The Head of TST will hold overall responsibility for motivating and managing the 50+ staff team, ensuring exceptional service delivery, targets are achieved, and clients receive the best possible support to enable them to sustain their tenancies. The Head of TST is required to demonstrate strong commercial awareness, be able to use KPI and outcome data to influence service delivery.
The post holder is required to be agile and dynamic in their approach to engaging and managing the multiple stakeholder relationships across all North London Boroughs, including the development and management of relationships with Private Rented Sector landlords and agents to ensure that Move-on targets are achieved. There is a strong focus on the development of processes, policies, and procedures that promote the key ambitions of the service and respond to changes in service delivery, either due to shifting funding priorities or the launch of new bespoke projects.
About you
- Experience in leading large and dispersed teams in either supported housing, advice, homelessness, or other relevant environment.
- Ability to manage multiple service priorities and commissioner/external stakeholders' demands and to remain motivated in a demanding and target-driven role.
- Experience in producing, analysing, and interpreting complex reports and statistics for use in service monitoring or planning.
- A strong understanding of the techniques aims and objectives of working with street homeless people, including those facing multiple disadvantages.
- An enthusiasm and well-developed skill for placing service users at the heart of service delivery and developing services based on their experience.
- Experience of financial planning for service delivery; budgetary responsibility and control. Wide-ranging knowledge of housing pathways and Move-on routes for people moving from housing with support to independence (hostels, Private Rented Sector, and social housing).
Closing Date: Thursday 28th March 2024 at midnight
Interview Date: Friday 5th April 2024
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. (Include if post requires a DBS.)
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You have substantial experience of working in Housing and Social Care and an in‐depth understanding of mental health issues. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Boston Bank House as a Service Manager.
Bakery Court and Chapel View are mental health, supported housing and community-based services, working to a recovery model. We provide a range of support services for people with mental ill health to access in their local community, including outreach support, peer support and supported housing. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards.
We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in.
Responsible for managing the day‐to‐day running of the service, you’ll ensure the quality of support we provide to people who use our services is second to none. Managing service contracts, line managing staff, carrying out inductions, undertaking investigations, putting team development plans in place and supporting business development colleagues – all are aspects of this challenging and rewarding role.
Substantial experience of managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs is a given, as is the ability to lead by example using a firm but inclusive management style. Some housing management experience would be useful too. Open and encouraging, you have lots of tact and diplomacy and are great at managing conflicting priorities. You also have a flexible approach to working hours and are happy to participate in on call arrangements.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the potholder to work 37.5 hours per week.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence.
Key working relationships: Internal: Corporate Partnerships, Supporter Marketing, Finance, Supporter Relations, Finance, Supporter donations, Media, Brand and Communications, Creative, Policy External: Professional Fundraising Organisations, Corporate Organisations, Third Party Agencies
Job Purpose:
• Manage high value existing and new business partnerships in order to deliver on partnership objectives and maximise income, support and awareness for Barnardo’s.
• Develop plans and assist colleagues in the development of Partnership plans to deliver on partnership objectives ensuring the organisation can deliver as agreed
• Actively contribute to and support the corporate team in development and delivery of their strategies
• Develop and implement initiatives leading to new sources of income and opportunities for employee engagement
• Collaborate across departments internally to build awareness and ensure effective delivery of the Partnership objectives and targets.
• Support colleagues in delivery of partnership plans
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• Contribute to the aims and objectives of partnerships through preparing, managing and delivering activity plans and income budgets in support of the Partnership plan
• Support New Business Development wherever necessary and develop regional small business in line with objectives • Responsible for the implementation of national, regional and local corporate partnership initiatives
• Develop and deliver innovative approaches to achieving fundraising targets and new opportunities for employee engagement
• Lead on designated partnerships, projects and events contributing to the Partnership plan
• Implement and maintain excellent communications procedures with colleagues and key stakeholders across all areas of the Charity to coordinate delivery and raise awareness of partnership objectives and targets
• Provide support for and on behalf of Barnardo’s colleagues and corporate partners as directed
• Represent Barnardo’s at corporate events as required
• Administer appropriate income/expenditure procedures, produce monthly reports and maintain accurate records of fundraising and other activity to enable evaluation and analysis
• Represent and/or deputise for the Senior Corporate Relationship Manager as required
• Drive corporate partners to deliver on or exceed planned fundraising targets.
• Proactively support Corporate Partnerships and colleagues in the ongoing development of activities and initiatives that will contribute the corporate team objectives.
• Support Relationship Executives in their day to day job, providing direction, sharing experiences and providing advice and assistance as required.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence and transparency within which colleagues can operate and communicate effectively. • Deliver exceptional account management in support of partnership objectives
• Maximise use of available resources and the ROI on each corporate partnership
• Contribute to the development and implementation of business systems to support the work and lead by example in ensuring compliance with Barnardo’s policies and protocols, fundraising best practice, FSB and IoF codes and relevant legislation at all times.
• Maintain accurate records of fundraising and activity to enable evaluation and analysis
• Represent the team or Barnardo’s at internal and external meetings
• Respond to internal and external queries in a timely and professional manner in accordance with team practice
• Assist and advise others in the successful production of fundraising, communications and promotional materials for corporate partners
• Help to create, devise and implement fundraising ideas and working practices as part of a creative fundraising team
• Be self administrating and support the administration on larger accounts
• Such other duties as may be required to fulfill the objectives of the role
This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to undertake other Job Title: Relationship Manager - Corporate Grade: C Page 3 of 6 Eval Ref No: JE2021-071 2023 Version duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required. Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Business Development Manager (Wilder Marches)
Salary: £15,610 - £16,571 pro rata (FTE £39,024-£41,427 per annum)
Location: Home based – Some travel to Shrewsbury office and other locations within the project area will be required.
Part Time, 21 hours per week
Fixed Term - 8-month duration, likely commencing June 2024
Closing Date: 28th March 2024
1st Interviews: WC 8th April 2024
The ‘Wilder Marches’ is an iconic cultural and ecological landscape straddling the English Welsh border, broadly defined by the Radnorshire Hills and Clun & NW Herefordshire national landscape character areas. Wilder Marches is also the name of a new initiative to bring about nature’s recovery by creating and restoring habitat at scale in partnership with land managers and other agencies.
The project is currently in a development phase, with the aim of this phase is to create specific projects, to secure funding for expansion, and to begin building a team of land management, green finance advisors, and project officers. One of these workstreams is the establishment of a business model that will be sustainable in the long term. This will be the primary responsibility of the successful candidate to further develop and deliver.
Due to upcoming maternity leave, there is an opportunity to join the Wilder Marches team as Business Development Manager on a fixed term basis.
The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for developing new business models leveraging emerging green finance 2 approaches to support nature’s recover to enable long term programme sustainability and delivery.
The candidate will be expected to research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services. They will develop business models and plans to enable sustainable revenue for the programme. The candidate will present findings to the steering board for approval, and then provide a detailed road map to enable delivery of this. Some operational work including establishment of legal structures, development of a customer base and contract management may be required as part of the role.
What our client are looking for:
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Commercial acumen with proven experience within the private, public, or charitable sector; especially regarding designing and implementing sustainable business models.
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Financial budgeting experience, with the ability to forecast, analyse and model income and expenditure.
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Motivated entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to manage own time effectively to deliver results.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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Strong planning and project management skills.
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An understanding of emerging green finance mechanisms, such as Biodiversity Net Gain, Carbon and Nutrient Neutrality, or ability to effectively upskill in this area.
Please note some evening and weekend work may be required from time to time. Time off in lieu of hours worked will be given if requested.
The rate for full time per annum is £39,024-£41,427 for this role, please note as this role is for an 8-month period the salary is: £26,016 - £27,618 dependant on experience FTE
Our client will consider those who would prefer to work on a consultancy basis. Please state this in your application if this is the case.
Why work for our client - benefits they offer:
o Flexible working
o Home working
o Salary sacrifice scheme
o Generous pension
o Employee Assistance Programme
o Support with training and development to assist career progression
o Inclusive & supportive work atmosphere
Our client value passion, respect, trust, integrity, strength in diversity, and pragmatic activism. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible.
No enquiries from agencies or for further advertising will be taken.
Who our client are
Our client has a vision of a thriving natural world, where Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people are inspired and empowered to take action for nature. They combine projects across Shropshire (including Telford & Wrekin) with advocacy and campaigning to restore nature and to engage people. They manage over 40 nature reserves and have almost 50 staff, 300 volunteers, and over 9000 members. Our client are an autonomous charity, but they are increasingly working collectively, as part of The Trusts, to ensure that their local actions have a national impact and help to address global issues.
Job Title:
Gallery Sales and Business Development Manager
Contract and Hours:
Permanent, full time, 36.25 hours / 5 days per week, generally worked from Monday to Friday with flexibility required for evening and weekend working to support events taking place in the Gallery.
Crafts Council aims to support flexible working and part time arrangements where it is appropriate for the role.
Salary:
£35,000 to £40,000 gross per annum based on full time working.
Reporting to
Finance and Commercial Director
About the Role
Reporting to our Finance and Commercial Director, you will be working to build revenue from the venue hire operation for the Craft Council's Gallery, situated in Islington.
With your great client relationship building skills, you will be responsible for maximising the commercial use of the venue, dealing with all event enquiries, and giving excellent client guidance. You will be dealing with all external clients, existing and new, which will include agencies, corporate partners, charities and other organisations.
All the events will be of the highest quality, with the beautiful space within this historic building being offered with the commitment to realise its full potential. By overseeing all sales, co-ordinating the diary, optimising income received and building relationships, you will ensure the venue becomes a key and competitive player within the exclusive venues of London.
This is about the ability to manage the whole process and deliver against key performance indicators in terms of commercial maximisation and usage, building relationships, managing a team and ensuring the great experience and service received makes clients want to come back time and time again.
The postholder will:
- Be responsible for generating a profitable income stream for a newly launched commercial space in the heart of Islington just off Angel tube station
- Develop and manage the staffing and event operations, with additional resource as required
- Have a strong commitment to accessibility and social justice, ensuring that we are adhering to best practice
- Assist in developing and maintaining effective teamwork across Crafts Council
- Be flexible within the broad remit of the post
- Continuously seek ways to improve personal, team and business performance
- Attend and participate in Crafts Council performance, development, and training programmes
- Ensure that you comply with all Health and Safety regulations and safe working practice as required by current legislation and the Company’s Health and Safety and Safeguarding policies and practices
- Understand the importance of equality and inclusion in the workplace
- Always promote the highest level of customer experience
How to Apply
Please provide a CV and covering letter including the following information:
- Your interest in working for the Crafts Council and this position
- Details of your relevant knowledge, skills and experience
- Tell us about a recent event / activity you have attended including what you enjoyed about it and what could have been improved
Deadline: 12 noon Tuesday 9th April 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 30th April onwards
Role to Commencement: As soon as possible from May 2024 onwards.
To apply for the role, you must be eligible to work in the UK. Crafts Council is not a sponsoring organisation.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Is it time for a new challenge?
Do you dream of making a difference?
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team in this new role at Willow Wood Hospice
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and develop this role in maintaining and growing corporate partnerships. You will work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to enable you to achieve annual income growth targets and develop a pipeline that contributes to income in future years.
The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with corporate partners and local businesses across Tameside and Glossop, delivering vital income for our charity. Exceptional communication skills are essential for this role as well as a passion for the work of Willow Wood and a drive and confidence in yourself to raise funds.
You do not need charity experience if you think that you could adapt your skills to this role. We can’t wait for you to join us!
Benefits include:
Salary £30,000
Annual leave 35 days per annum (including bank holidays)
Agile working available
Free onsite parking
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Is it time for a new challenge?
Do you dream of making a difference?
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team in this role at Willow Wood Hospice
This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in our 25th anniversary year. Our team works within a lively and creative fundraising department, where you will develop, organise and run events and community fundraising activities to deliver against annual income growth targets.
Exceptional communication skills are essential for this role as well as a passion for the work of Willow Wood and a drive and confidence in yourself to raise funds.
Our targets are ambitious and we want the perfect candidate to join our team. We can’t wait for you to join us!
Benefits include:
Salary £27,500 - £29,500
Annual leave 35 days per annum (including bank holidays)
Agile working available
Free onsite parking
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Development & Fundraising Officer
Job Role:
The Development Officer will join Forces Employment Charity during an exciting time as the charity grows and expands its business development, fundraising and income generation. This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic team player with great bid writing skills to advance their career and our vital charitable work.
You will work with the Head of Development to research and identify new fundraising opportunities from trusts, foundations and companies and convert these into long term business relationships. You will also work within a team to produce high quality, bespoke proposals and reports to demonstrate impact and outcomes to help drive the delivery of FEC across the UK.
This is a full time 35 hours hybrid role with a salary of £28,325. This role includes regular travel to the London Head Office Building in London Victoria.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Develop, prepare and submit high quality funding applications to trusts in line with their requirements as part of the overall fundraising strategy and contribute to the achievement of the charity’s overall fundraising target
- Identify new funding opportunities, including charities, trusts and foundations and corporate philanthropists and developing ideas into compelling applications.
- Support in the management of monthly reporting requirements and demonstrate impact and outcomes according to grant agreements.
- Record all activities using the FEC Salesforce CRM database.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
Essential Competencies:
- Good attention to detail and accuracy in preparing proposals
- A highly motivated, supportive and collaborative team worker.
- Engaging personality with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Proactive and professional approach to work, with the ability to work independently and manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
- Highly effective communication skills
- Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges they face in finding appropriate and sustainable employment; including vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals.
Desirable Competencies:
- Degree educated
- Strong ability to plan ahead and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Experience in supporting and managing research grant applications
- Excellent IT skills preferably including experience of working with a CRM database (Salesforce) - Training opportunities will be available as part of your role.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV by Midnight 29th March 2024
We are thrilled to welcome you to Black Mind Matter UK, an organisation dedicated to promoting mental health and well-being within the Black community. In the last year we have provided 1000’s of sessions of therapy for individuals in the Black community and we have ambitious growth plans.
Head of Fundraising and Communications
Location: Flexible, must work from our London office at least once a week and required for in person meetings and fundraising activities.
Salary: £50,0000 (including London weighting) plus a competitive pension
Contract: Full time - permanent
Our benefits:
- Competitive pension
- 25 days annual leave
- Flexible working (with some core hours)
- In person and remote working
You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal time as we ambitiously seek to grow our reach and income over the next five years. We laid considerable foundation in our fundraising function and now we’re looking for a driven, focused and highly proficient Head of fundraising and communications to join our team to deliver Black Mind Matter UK’s strategy.
About the role
We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced Head of fundraising to work closely with the chief executive and the board of trustees to lead and manage the growth of Black Minds Matter UK’s fundraising activity. This exciting role will suit an experienced fundraiser who can deliver strategically and influence at a senior level both internally and externally. They will implement fundraising initiatives and our overarching fundraising strategy to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to grow existing funding and establish new income sources.
Reporting to the CEO, this role will manage the current team and grow our fundraising function according to the fundraising strategy. They will also be part of Black Minds Matters UK’s senior leadership team.
Our vision
A community of Black people, readily accessing mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness and thriving
Our Mission
We create and champion safe, and accessible mental health support with, and for the Black community.
Our Values
Community, Access, Safety, Healing and Change
Please note that the application deadline is March 29th 2024.
We will review all applications and contact shortlisted candidates for further assessment and interviews.
Interviews:
First round online: Beginning of April 2024
Second round: In-person in London, Mid to late April 2024 – To be confirmed
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
At Black Mind Matter UK, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black and minority ethnic communities.
Black Minds Matter UK is registered charity in the UK
Charity Number: 1193036
No agencies please.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Reporting to: Deputy Director of Development and Engagement
Main purpose of the role: The Senior Alumni Engagement Officer will report to the Deputy Director of Development and Engagement in all activities related to alumni relations. In this central role, they will oversee the growth and development of our alumni engagement programme, building a network of strong relationships across the Old Brightonian (OB) community and raising philanthropic funds for the school.
Role Overview:
This role would suit an ambitious marketing and relationship management professional, looking for a broad role within an exciting and high-performing team. You will be joining the team at a pivotal time, as we launch a new fundraising and engagement strategy, following the completion of another successful capital campaign.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
Alumni Fundraising
- Working closely with the Director of Development to manage a portfolio of prospective donors, cultivating relationships and guiding them through the prospect pipeline.
- Soliciting donations from alumni donors in support of the school’s strategic vision.
- Identifying new prospective donors and volunteers, sharing relevant leads with other members of the Development team as appropriate.
- Working with the Development Manager to provide excellent stewardship to a portfolio of donors and volunteers.
- Supporting the Development team in key fundraising campaigns such as giving days and Legacy appeals strategically involving the portfolio as appropriate.
Alumni Volunteering
- Working with Development colleagues and the school’s Futures Team to support the pupil and OB career development programme, including mentoring, work experience and advice.
- Identifying and recruiting alumni volunteers to support the school and wider College and alumni community.
- Using Brighton College Connect (the school’s alumni networking platform) to generate, support and promote mentoring relationships from and for the OB community.
- Supporting the Deputy Director of Development & Engagement in managing the relationships with alumni groups e.g. OB ambassadors, sport clubs and reunion volunteers.
Alumni Communications and Digital Engagement
- Writing engaging stories for oldbrightonians .com, liaising with Old Brightonians to source content for news and features.
- Managing the social media for OBs across multiple platforms, ensuring that each platform has a unique voice and purpose within the overall alumni strategy.
- Promoting engagement with social media channels where relevant, recording key interactions to the database in support of the engagement strategy.
- Acting as a master user on Brighton College Connect.
- Leading on increasing engagement from the OB community to Brighton College Connect, working with the Deputy Director of Development and Engagement to create and implement new strategies for the platform.
- Compiling the monthly e-newsletter and ad hoc email communications to OBs via the CRM (Raiser’s Edge).
- Supporting the Deputy Director of Development & Engagement in the annual production and proofing for The Pelican alumni magazine.
- Generating reports on alumni digital engagement.
Other Role Requirements:
- Acting as the first point of contact for Old Brightonians contacting the school.
- Attending and hosting events where required (evening and weekend work with time off in lieu).
- Conducting tours of the College for the OB community.
- Supporting the Deputy Director of Development & Engagement in the provision and management of the Old Brightonians shop through stock management, record keeping and ordering merchandise.
Person Specification:
The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the confidence and ability to develop strategic relationships with senior stakeholders
- Strong copy writing skills, with excellent grammar and proofing skills
- Have excellent time management skills and a demonstrable ability to multitask
- Good financial acumen with strong numeracy
- Good level of IT competency and experience of Microsoft Office packages
- Be self-disciplined and motivated
- Excellent attention to detail
- An enthusiasm for education and the independent school system
Desirable:
- Previous experience of relationship fundraising or relationship management
- Analytical and interpretative skills
- Experience of using CRMs and digital marketing platforms
- Previous experience of proofing copy
- Understanding of fundraising best practice, Gift Aid and GDPR legislation
Hours of Work:
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm with a 60 minute unpaid lunch break (37.5 hours per week). In addition to this, the post-holder will be required to work some evenings and weekend events for which time in lieu will be given.
Remuneration:
The Salary for this role will be £30,000 per annum.
Holidays:
23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.
Benefits:
- Complimentary lunch is provided.
- Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
- Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
- Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
- Brighton College provides a contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
- Perkbox: Employee* benefit and rewards platform which provides access to a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.
Wellbeing:
- Significantly subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes and use of the gym and swimming pool.
- Healthy heart checks.
- Meditation sessions.
- Generous sickness policy.
- Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:
Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.
For full details of the role please see the Job Profile Document on our application page.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.