Are you a talented and experienced sales, account or events manager working with HE/FE courses or accreditation schemes? Are you passionate about the film, TV, visual effects, animation and games industries?

Do you want to help make a difference in developing young people’s careers and skills?
The Accreditation Partnerships and Events Manager role offers an exciting opportunity to influence the success and impact of the ScreenSkills Select endorsement scheme during a period of significant transformation and change in both the screen and education sectors (e.g. the technical education reforms, the implementation of the post-18 Augar review, the recovery, adaptation and growth of the industry following the pandemic, and the increasing dominance of streaming services in a post- Brexit world).

In October 2019, we relaunched our course accreditation scheme as ScreenSkills Select. We currently endorse over 100 higher education and further education courses in film, TV, animation, games and visual effects across the UK.

We want to enable anyone with aptitude and dedication to start a career in the screen industries. ScreenSkills Select endorses and enhances screen courses that develop industry-ready students. Through our ScreenSkills Select scheme:

• Students can select courses that prepare them for industry
• Industry can select the best new talent
• Colleges and universities can grow the reputation of their courses

The Accreditation Partnerships and Events Manager will be responsible for identifying and gaining new ScreenSkills Select course applications.
The Accreditation Partnerships and Events Manager will also be responsible for creating sustainable networks and relationships with (and between) HE and FE providers and screen employers, to increase the benefits and impact of ScreenSkills Select, and to promote and sell the scheme to a wider range of customers. They will be the first point of contact for HE and FE customers, employers and other beneficiaries of the ScreenSkills Select endorsement scheme.

The role will involve planning and managing events for ScreenSkills Select beneficiaries such as our industry insight sessions and our annual congress.

This is an important position within ScreenSkills and will suit someone who understands the opportunities and challenges for an endorsement scheme in a fast-moving sector like screen. They need to be happy working at a strategic level with influential colleagues across industry and education, adept at project managing events and building and maintaining the end-to-end sales process. This customer-focused role requires proven experience working with FE/HE courses and/or accreditation schemes, as well as a demonstrable ability to present, negotiate and sell educational services to universities or colleges.

The initial contract will be to December 2022.

Key Responsibilities:

• Further develop and deliver ScreenSkills Select sales strategy and process, to build and close sales opportunities among HE and FE providers whilst optimising use of internal CRM system (HubSpot).
• Present, negotiate and close sales to existing and new HE and FE customers of ScreenSkills Select course endorsement scheme

Build effective relationships with:

• Key HE and FE course leaders to influence uptake of ScreenSkills Select course endorsement scheme.
• Key screen employer networks, leveraging ScreenSkills’ strong existing partnerships, to promote ScreenSkills Select course endorsement scheme.
• Act as the account manager for existing HE and FE partner institutions, to deepen strength and impact of their relationship with ScreenSkills
• Coordinate and run regular engagement and networking events across the UK with employers and HE and FE providers, in order to build sustainable relationships between screen industry and endorsed courses, and to provide additional benefits to our course endorsement service.
• Act as the project lead for ScreenSkills Select annual congress, our flagship event where educators can find out about the latest intelligence from leading experts from the screen industries.
• Work with the internal ScreenSkills marketing and communications team to develop and deliver marketing materials and messaging to promote ScreenSkills Select.
• Attend and coordinate wider ScreenSkills Select attendance at UCAS Create Your Future events.
• Gain customer and employer feedback, survey and impact data to build a bank of evidence and case studies on ScreenSkills Select to demonstrate impact and inform redevelopment and ongoing improvements.
• Stay abreast of changes across the HE and FE sector.
• Attend internal and external meetings and events, as required.
• Provide advice and support to other projects, as required

Essential skills and experience:

• Responsibility for, and strong hands-on experience in promoting and selling endorsement schemes, or educational services to FE/HE institutions.
• Account management or sales experience in an education and ideally charitable/not-for-profit context, with ability to plan, manage and track sales process and pipeline using CRM.
• Experience planning and running events, workshops or conferences on national or regional basis.
• Demonstrable ability to plan and manage projects from early opportunity, to presenting solutions to clients and partners, through to successful agreement.
• Successful track record of building relationships with senior management at key stakeholders such as employers, HE and FE institutions and awarding organisations.
• Awareness of best practice to integrate industry skills into education.
• Ability to interpret statistics to understand and communicate educational trends.
• Knowledge of current training and education policies.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a methodical and organised manner.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), and the ability to communicate with a wide range of people with variable knowledge of education system.
• Proven negotiation and influencing skills.
• Creative, lateral thinking and solution focused.
• Highly developed interpersonal and teamworking skills, with ability to work proactively with people at all levels and quickly form good working relationships.

Preferred:

• Project Management Qualification
• Good understanding of accreditation processes in the UK.
• Prior role or experience in an accreditation body or awarding organisation.
• Experience or knowledge of the screen industries, and awareness of related skills issues

Please submit a CV and covering letter clearly stating how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role or you can apply via our website.

Corporate responsibilities of all ScreenSkills Personnel:

• Take ownership of, and contribute to, internal and external communications activity both in their job role and as part of ScreenSkills’ overall strategic objectives.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to embracing and promoting ScreenSkills’ positive approach to the achievement of acceptance, openness, and equality of opportunity at work for people from under-represented groups (e.g. such as those with disabilities and/or Black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender).
• Promote and develop individual and organisational activities which support and enhance environmental sustainability and health and safety objectives.
• Establish good working relationships with both internal and external customers and provide a high-quality service which meets their needs.
• Support yours and your colleagues’ activity through a commitment to effective and correct use of corporate tools and resources, including the ScreenSkills’ intranet for internal communications and authorised systems for contact management.

ScreenSkills is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as women, people who are Black, Asian and minority ethnic, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, LGBTQ+, with caring responsibilities, parents or carers who are returning after a career break, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background or any other under-represented group.

We would like to thank you for the time and effort made in submitting your application. As a charity we are conscious of how and where we use our limited resources. This means we are unable to respond to every application received, if you have not had a response within three weeks of the closing date please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. I hope this outcome does not deter you from applying for future roles within our organisation.

Could you be our next Snow-Camp London Programme Manager?

We are looking for a new London Programme Manager at Snow-Camp to manage and deliver our range of youth snowsports and wellbeing programmes.

This is a really exciting opportunity to play a key role in Snow-Camp’s development over the coming years. So if you love working with young people and have solid experience delivering youth programmes, combined with a passion for snowsports – and if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role working with a committed team of staff at Snow-Camp and some amazing young people – this job could be the job for you!

Summary of Main Duties

The London Programme Manager, reporting to the Programme Director, is responsible for delivering and developing the full Snow-Camp London journey of programmes. Which involves a range of snowsports and life-skills focused youth activities run by Snow-Camp throughout the year, taking a young person form a beginner skier or snowboarder right through to a qualified Snowsport England Level 1 Instructor.

Experience of working successfully with disadvantaged young people in a range of settings will be essential to the post. Furthermore, experience within a snowsports field and passion for supporting young people generally will be a huge advantage!

Project management skills, logistical skills, managing relationships, communication and presentation skills, experience of delivering life-skills or similar courses to motivate young people, excellent IT skills – these will all make up the job.

This is a key post requiring at least 2 years’ experience involving the above skills, together with proven project management and budgeting experience.

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification attached below for further details of this position.

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter outlining why you are right for this role by using the Job Description & Personal Specification below. Deadline for applications is Thursday 11th November 2021.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 at the London House of Sport, near London Bridge.

For more information and an informal chat please contact Operations Director Lara Kinnear.

Snow-Camp is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

The Walthamstow Trades Hall aka The Trades is redefining the role of Working Men’s Clubs in the 21st Century having recently reached our centenary year. Now serving a diverse East London community we host and run a variety of events from baby groups to tea dances, new rock bands to reggae nights, comedy nights and choirs.

The Trades is looking for an exceptional individual to support and continue the Club’s recent rapid growth; someone with the progression and development of the Trades at the core of all their work.

As Venue Manager, you will be a multiskilled, multitasking leader who passionately believes in the value that social spaces can offer to the vibrant community in which we are based.  You will be ultimately responsible for the day to day operational functions and future planning of the Trades. This will involve managing administration, staff and finance to ensure the smooth running of the Club and by creating and delivering a marketing and development strategy.

You should have experience of managing a large community venue from end to end and have a minimum of 5 years’ experience of senior management of a club, theatre or similar venue.

Should you wish to apply for this exciting new role please visit our website for further information. Please email your CV and covering letter outlining why you would be suitable for this role by 12 November 2021.

If you have any questions or would like further information about the role or the venue please email us.

• Permanent
• Full time (37.5 hours)
• £27,000 - £32,000 per annum plus benefits

Street Child, a rapidly expanding global children's charity, are searching for an outstanding individual to work within our group marketing, media and communications (MMC) team- helping to accelerate our organisation’s development and impact.

We are looking for an energetic and creative Content & Media manager who will help to transform our MMC output by improving the quality of our content and interactions with our audience. This is a real opportunity for a talented individual to create beautiful content, with storytelling at the heart. 

This role will report directly to our Head of Marketing, Media and Comms but work closely with our fundraising teams and frequently support the rest of the organisation across programmes and global fundraising.

We are looking for someone who can drive our content forward; offering fresh, creative ideas and a strong attention to detail but who can also step back and see the wider, strategic picture. This is a role for someone who wants to get stuck in, has a natural desire to always better the work with an eye on continually optimising content and a willingness to lend their hand across multiple touchpoints of the organisation.

This role supports a wide range of the group’s media, marketing and external communications:

• Content creation; creating compelling content which communicates our work and impact to our audience and ultimately drives a deeper engagement. This content creation spans copywriting for blog posts and website updates to videos and posts for our social channels.
• Graphic design; driving forward the way in which the organisation presents itself to our audiences with a strong understanding of graphic design. The ability to create programme reports, invites for events and fundraising packs.
• Basic SEO knowledge; an understanding of SEO to help optimise the Street Child website and establish digital credibility.
• Social media; leading the Street Child mission to be truly social and digital first with social first content (as above) and the management of social channels. Twitter is crucial and this role requires an ability to channel Street Child’s tone of voice and regularly comment on relevant international current affairs. Also helping to drive forward a social first marketing strategy to position Street Child as a leader in this space.
• Brand; being a key person in protecting the brand and brand guidelines across the global organisation.   
• Any other tasks as required to support MMC and Street Child.

Street Child began working in Sierra Leone in 2008 with one project for 100 children. In 2021 Street Child expects to make a material contribution to the education of half a million children in c.20 countries - and help over a million children by 2024. Powerful, imaginative, professional, and at times brave, communications and story-telling have been a key driver in our early development - and will be equally critical if we are to continue to grow our impact for children living in the world's toughest contexts.

An optimal location for this role would be in London, with a willingness to ideally work in our London office for four days of the week. Other arrangements, UK or global, will be considered however for an exceptional candidate.

To apply, please visit our website where you will find details on how to submit your CV and a brief covering note explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role. 

The closing date is Monday 8th November however, applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate which may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

The Role

An experienced leader is required to manage the ongoing development of GIRES.

We are seeking a diverse candidate with personal and/or work experience in the LGBTQ+ field. The candidate will have essential proven experience in leadership, people management, communications, project management, fundraising and partnership working. Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, and expert knowledge of MS 365 is also required. We highly encourage applications from Trans and Gender Diverse Applicants.

The Charity

GIRES is a charity offering support, training, education and partnership working to individuals, families, the public and private sector throughout the UK. The role involves working with a small team of part-time staff, consultants and volunteers to oversee all aspects of our operations, with a particular focus on fundraising, developing partnerships, raising the GIRES profile and overall delivery of our three priority themes. The role reports directly to the Board of Trustees.

1. Main purpose of job

Overall management of GIRES as an organisation, including promotion and networking, and operational management. Line managing the staff team, consultants and volunteers.

2. Core responsibilities, tasks & duties:

 a) Operational Management

• Overall organisation management
• Overall budget management
• Directing the strategic planning – delivery of GIRES priority themes
• Responsibility (alongside trustees) for maintaining policies and satisfying employer requirements
• Staff management and development 
• Carrying out all staff annual reviews
• Co ordinating general office management
• Review and maintain HR policies

b) Reporting to Trustees

• Attendance at meetings of the Board of Trustees
• Preparing papers and assisting the Chair of Trustees
• Reporting regularly to Trustees

c) Promotion of GIRES

• Networking and developing links with other trans and gender diverse organisations
• Representing GIRES at network meetings
• Representing GIRES and its vision and values
• Publicity – newsletter, website, blog, social media, etc
• Co-ordinating management of GIRES contacts and membership database 
• Review and management of TranzWiki
• Write and publish the GIRES Annual Report

e) Fundraising

• Spearheading fundraising activities
• Preparing grant applications to support ongoing delivery of our work
• Maintaining contact with donors and supporters
• Running fundraising campaigns to increase income and support.

f) Accounts

• Work with the Finance Manager to ensure all aspects of GIRES accounts and finance are maintained to the highest standards in line with the Charity and Charity Commission requirements

3. Supervision / management of people 

• Management of GIRES staff team, and volunteers
• Chair staff meetings
• Recruitment and induction of new staff and volunteers

4. Creativity, innovation & strategic 

• Developing an annual forward Business Plan & Budget
• Supporting the Training and Project Manager in the development of innovative courses, workshops and projects
• Managing marketing and promotion including social media, publicity and the website
• Create an environment which offers encouragement and support to volunteers. 

5. Contacts & relationships 

The post-holder will be expected to foster good relationships with:

• GIRES staff, volunteers, trustees
• Outside organisations including other trans, gender diverse and LGBTQ+ organisations throughout the UK
• To represent GIRES at network meetings, events and conferences

6. Decisions – discretion 

The job holder will be expected to work under minimal supervision taking many day-to-day decisions within a framework agreed by the Trustees – needing to exercise sensitivity within and outside GIRES with all the organisations GIRES works with.

7. Work environment

The General Manger will be expected to work in the GIRES office in Leatherhead, Surrey for three days a week with the option to work from home for two days a week. Working from home on additional days may be possible for the right candidate, if necessary and/or after a successful handover of responsibilities.

Please ensure you detail why you specifically want to work for a Trans charity and why your experience fits our aims. This will be required for applications to be concidered. 

The Finance Manager is responsible for the operational financial control of the organization. The post works closely with the Chief Operating Officer who leads the strategic financial control of the organization. Together they manage and oversee the financial planning, control, and operations of the international organisation, based in the UK, with subsidiaries in the USA, Australia, Germany and Colombia, and programmes around the world. They would currently manage two financial staff, and work directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

Details:

• Location: UK based with flexible Remote working – occasional & weekly team day in hub in London EC2
• Salary: UK Salary £40,000-45,000 per year (commensurate with experience), plus 5% pension contribution; 35 hour week; 24 days holiday.
• Contract Type: Open-ended, full time.
• Closing Date: 24 November 2021
• Interview dates: week of 29 November (candidates should be available during this time in case they are short-listed for interview)
• Start date: As soon as possible

About the organization:

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre works to put human rights at the core of companies’ business models; to empower communities and workers to secure their rights and end abuse; and to encourage governments to create the right regulation and incentives to facilitate these outcomes. We are a global organization that is rooted in fifteen regions, and committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have over 50 members of our Global Team based around the world who work with a rich network of human rights advocates in eight languages. Our work covers the full gamut of human rights in business, with three priority issues: labour rights; responsible resource use; and protection of civic freedoms and human rights defenders.

Our three primary global approaches to deliver this vision are:

• Empower human rights advocates in civil society, business, and governments to stimulate bold leadership for human rights in business;
• Strengthen corporate accountability, due diligence, and effective remedy for abuse;
• Build transparency of the advances, challenges, and abuse of human rights in business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Financial Management

Responsible for accounting, management and control within the finance function, and close working with the COO on communication to the management team, Finance and Admin Committee, and Board.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant organisational policies and guidelines of UK and subsidiary branches
• Review with the COO, all Finance Policies and Procedures, including Internal Finance Controls and develop as required
• Oversight of subsidiary finance systems
• Continuous review and improvement of the finance systems, and recommend and implement appropriate changes
• Maintain key internal stakeholder relationships

UK and International Financial Accounting and Compliance

• Oversee the Tax and other financial compliance of subsidiaries.
• Work closely with HR to establish appropriate pay and remuneration structures for staff in multiple jurisdictions
• Prepare the statutory accounts in accordance with Charities SORP
• Ensure prompt statutory reporting and filing in relation to the Charity Commission, Companies House and Inland Revenue Service (US)
• Act as primary liaison between external auditors and internal stakeholders

Management Accounting and reporting

• Oversee project accounting budgets and systems to sustain the long term financial health of the organisation
• Oversee the production of monthly management accounts including rolling forecasts
• Support the production of the annual budget with the COO in collaboration with budget holders and senior management
• Support Preparation of papers for various Management and Trustee meetings
• Ad hoc reporting and financial modelling as required
• Act as a Business Partner to support project managers to manage their projects effectively to meet financial targets
• Provide financial information required by Funders
• Act as a Business Partner to the Development Team to support the bid application process, maximise cost recovery from contracts, and timely financial reporting

Team and Line Management

• Manage the finance function to ensure strong culture, prioritisation of projects and tasks, efficient division of work, and appropriate workloads.
• Line manage two finance staff, and oversee their work to ensure high quality, reliable financial information. This involves regular performance management, and annual reviews

Areas for Development

• International subsidiaries consolidation and legal compliance.
• Development and management of new on-line finance system.
• Treasury functions

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• CCAB qualified
• Excellent skills in financial control systems and good knowledge of their application in the charity or not-for-profit sector
• At least two years’ experience working in a similar role within the charity sector
• Experience of preparation of Charity Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Experience in filing annual returns with regulatory bodies
• Some experience or demonstration of ability to learn tax and compliance implications in other jurisdictions.
• Able to produce and interpret management information, make recommendations based on this information, and communicate complex financial information clearly and unambiguously to non-financial staff
• Proven expertise in budgeting, forecasting, overseeing, and working with colleagues to reporting to funders at the project levels; working as a partner to project managers, budget holders and senior managers.
• Strong IT skills and experience, including advanced Excel, Word, Powerpoint and accounting and payroll software
• Proven ability to drive innovation in financial systems
• Line or project management experience
• Positive attitude and committed team player
• Ability to work accurately and thoroughly with attention to detail
• Ability to juggle competing demands to meet deadlines

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Resourcing Manager to oversee all recruitment and selection activities while the current post holder undertakes a temporary assignment in a different role.

As Resourcing Manager, you will work in partnership with managers at all levels, advising them on resourcing solutions, advertising and selection methods that align closely with our organisational strategy on diversity and inclusion, as well as talent retention. You will have the opportunity to develop and deliver initiatives to help UNICEF UK realise our goals towards becoming a more inclusive employer.

To succeed, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with internal and external contacts. Whether inhouse or as an agency recruiter, you will have previously worked in a busy recruitment/talent acquisition role with a strong focus on inclusion and diversity. You will be highly organised, comfortable in a varied, busy role and effective at managing a range of competing priorities.  You will also have a good knowledge of best practice in inclusive recruitment and be able to deliver training in these areas to colleagues.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Our scientists and clinicians are working every day to make a real impact on cancer patients’ lives. We provided the first convincing evidence that DNA damage is the basic cause of cancer, and today lead the world at isolating cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs for personalised cancer treatment.

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has charitable status and relies on support from partner organisations, charities, donors and the public. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best minds in the world to join us in our mission – to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.

Vacancy Description 

The Media Relations team works with the media, and uses social media, to enhance the ICR's profile. The team generates press releases and places features about the ICR’s research, policy work and fundraising activities.

The Fundraising Communications Manager will help deliver a key thrust of the ICR’s communications strategy – to support the Development Office’s activities in fundraising and philanthropy.

 The successful candidate will be experienced in project management, planning and delivering communications and marketing content, as well as media relations activity, designed to support fundraising objectives. They are likely to have worked at a consumer-facing medical charity or in a university with a substantial development or advancement function.

 The role will be responsible for overseeing and helping to deliver media activities and the creation of communications content on behalf of the ICR’s Development Office.

 The post holder will act as an account manager within Communications and Policy for the Development Office, and must demonstrate ability to develop and deliver detailed project plans with clear, measurable outcomes in order to meet fundraising objectives.

The role will also involve line management and project management of colleagues in the directorate.

This appointment is to provide maternity cover on a fixed term contract for up to one year. Please be aware that the appointment could terminate earlier, dependent on the duration of the substantive post holder's absence. 

Due to the pandemic, Professional Services staff have adopted a hybrid working model with staff working up to three days a week from home.

To apply please submit the online application on the ICR Careers site, attaching your CV with the supporting statement (addressing with specific examples where you meet the person specification, a brief description of your relevant experience and incl. the names and addresses of at least two referees).

For more details, please refer to the job description and person specification, available on the ICR Careers site.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

The ICR is the leading academic research centre in the UK. Effective industry collaboration and innovation in new medicines and technologies are at the heart of our approach to drive benefits for patients. The ICR is ranked:

• first for the quality and impact of our research*
• second worldwide for the number of our publications cited in patents**
• fourth worldwide for the citation rate of scientific research published across all fields**
• fourth worldwide for top-cited research publications**
• in the top five higher education institutions worldwide for academic influence and commercial impact**

*2014 Research Excellence Framework

** U-Multirank, 2020

Network Development Manager

Full-time, with part-time (4 days and/or term-time) considered for the right candidate

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and networks for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: We are a small, but growing, team of around 25 people. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose

This is an exciting role in which you will play a key role in driving the ambitious next phase of growth and development in our network, taking Challenge Partners into new parts of the country where we can make a difference. You will work closely with the Head of Network Development to devise, project manage and execute a tactical growth strategy, and with our Marketing and Communications Executive to devise and execute high impact sales and marketing plans that will result in accelerated growth of our partnership.

We are looking for an experienced sales professional, preferably with experience of working across sales and marketing functions in a membership organisation or charity.  Experience of working in or serving schools in England would be ideal. Applications from candidates without this will be considered if they can demonstrate how they would quickly build credibility with school and trust leaders.

Business Development

• Work with the Head of Network Development to devise and implement sales plans that align with our ambitious growth strategy
• Identify key prospects, develop effective approaches to engage potential new school and trust leaders in our offer
• Broker meetings between Challenge Partners’ senior staff and advocates with school and trust leaders
• Keep the CRM updated with all relationships, meetings and developments, project managing lead conversions and supporting through proposal to contracting
• Represent Challenge Partners externally at prospecting meetings and events

• Build and grow good relationships with school and trust leaders to develop a wide network of contacts, continually growing and developing our leads

Sales management, use of data and reporting

• Support development of our CRM for excellence in account management working with our  Data and Impact Assistant to implement enhancements to Salesforce
• Develop and refine tools, processes and resources to enable high volume sales with repeatable processes, collaborating with the Marketing and Communications Executive to introduce greater automation and use of metrics to inform strategy
• Provide regular reports with monthly KPIs and data across sales pipeline, lead conversion and customer care

Marketing Insights and Activity

• Gather customer insights throughout the year to enable us to refine our partnership offer, improve retention and inform sales and marketing (e.g. surveys, focus groups)
• Help shape our marketing strategy, aligned to our sales plan and growth strategy. Ensure agreement on key activities and responsibilities with the Head of Knowledge Exchange and Engagement and Head of Network Development
• Provide curated information on  programmes, networks and hubs for content marketing and help to create marketing assets

Person Specification

Minimum of 3 years experience of business development and /or sales is preferred. Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for include:

• Commitment to our mission and values
• An externally focused and proactive attitude, with the energy and passion to engage people and excite them in Challenge Partners
• Great presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and operational delivery and do both
• Proven sales track record or experience of business development
• Project management experience and confidence in using a CRM system
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to form positive relationships with colleagues and school leaders from a range of backgrounds

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

● Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.

● Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.

● Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools

● Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve

● Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity

● Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

● 25 days of paid holiday per year

● An employer contributed pension - matched up to 5% of your own contribution

● Private health insurance

● Flexible working hours, involving remote and office work as well as in-person attendance at events around the country

● A supportive and friendly team

● A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes

Salary

£35,000 - £40,000

How to apply and our recruitment process

Challenge Partners is committed to further enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our team and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Our approach is to use blind shortlisting in accordance with best practice.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who would like to work part-time (minimum 4 days a week and/or term-time), job-share, flexibly or on secondment.

If you would like to be a part of our team, then please apply via Charity Job no later than midnight on Tuesday 2 November providing:

● A CV of no more than two pages which includes your current salary

● A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role and the person specification

Please note that we will disregard your application if we do not receive a CV and role-specific cover letter.

Appointment will be dependent on receipt of satisfactory references and completing a DBS check.

Please state in your covering email whether you wish to apply full-time, part-time, job-share, flexible working or on secondment.

Next Steps:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to telephone interviews on Friday 5 November.

Successful candidates will then be invited to final interviews on Tuesday 9 November.

You should also notify us if you have any issues with the proposed timeline.

The opportunity

Are you results driven? Are you looking for a chance to develop your partnership management skills and to drive income and mission objectives for one of the UK’s largest charities?
 
If so, you could be the Corporate Partnerships Manager we're looking for

We have ambitious plans for the retention, development and delivery of sector leading corporate partnerships. Can you create the next generation of award winning partnerships at the British Heart Foundation (BHF)?

About the role

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will play an instrumental role in managing, developing and retaining world class partnerships with leading UK businesses, to deliver more funds for life-saving and life changing research in support of the fight for every heartbeat.

Your focus in this role will be managing the employee engagement plans across two of the BHF’s most strategic partnerships. You will be responsible for devising and implementing creative, profitable fundraising campaigns, engaging their employees and customers, monitoring progress and evaluating impact.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced partnership manager to deliver, grow and influence key areas across two strategic partnerships, in line with an ambitious Account Management strategy focused on retention, growth and development.

Please note whilst this role will be based at our Office in London, the BHF will be following a blended approach between home and office working. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working

About you

Reporting to the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will be a highly motivated individual who possesses the ability to develop strong and influential relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Relishing the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of partnerships within a highly competitive market, you will be driven to maximise these relationships and ensure that they are mutually beneficial.

You may currently be working in Account Management, Major Donor or New Business fundraising. Either way, we want someone with the ability to work with a range of stakeholders and companies to support our vital work.

With excellent team building and communication skills you'll be able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, selling our cause and the passion for our work in everything that you do. You’ll have excellent organisational skills and be able to ensure key deadlines are met.

You will need to demonstrate success in your existing or previous roles with knowledge and understanding of Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility and/or the commercial sector. In return, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, a unique benefits package and the knowledge that your hard work is bringing forward the day when people do not die prematurely or suffer from cardiovascular disease.

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

Here at the British Heart Foundation we celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy and we drive our strategy through our diversity and inclusion leaders group Kaleidoscope. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can continue to fund life saving research.

We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of this page.

Interview Process

Please note interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams.

Corporate Partnerships Manager, joining a Social Welfare charity based in Central London.

You will join a Philanthropy & Partnerships team who work extremely closely together and have a culture of creativity around maintaining and further developing their programme of corporate engagement. The Partnerships programme has an excellent track record of raising income from corporate partners.

As the Corporate Partnerships Manager, managing a Corporate Partnerships Executive, you will lead the Partnerships programme and account manage a portfolio of existing corporate partners, maximising opportunities to grow the relationship and income. Also further build the portfolio by identifying and developing new relationships.

Our client is looking for an experienced Corporate Fundraiser who has a track record of account management and building new relationships. Line management experience would be advantageous thought not essential.

If you are an experienced Corporate Fundraiser and looking for new challenge, this would be a great opportunity for you.

Working closely with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager and Corporate Partnerships Development Executive within the Corporate team, you will be responsible for helping to shape the future of Young Enterprise at a critical time for young people in the UK.  The role will focus on achieving new business development targets across the corporate income stream. We’re looking for someone with a grounded understanding of corporate partnerships, who is forward thinking, ambitious and self-motivated, to join a friendly and supportive team.

The successful candidate will possess excellent relationship management skills, with an ability to spot opportunities to grow partnerships. You will have experience of helping to generate significant income and the knowledge and expertise to help build a robust pipeline of prospective corporate partners for the organisation, as we seek to expand our network of partners to help reach an increasing number of disadvantaged communities. You will have strong organisational skills, and experience of managing a pipeline of prospective funders.

You’ll be joining a passionate and ambitious organisation in the middle of our 4-year strategy to provide 1,000,000 enterprise and financial education opportunities for young people, at a time they need it the most.

As part of Young Enterprise you will also benefit from:

• A People-focussed, friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance of 2x annual salary

This is a 12 month maternity cover position. The role may be London office based, or home-based with travel into London required for team and donor meetings.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please submit your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role by the 31st October 2021.  Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Interviews will take place first week of November 2021.

Senior Account Management lead for big-name charity-company partnerships.

Are you an ambitious and experience account manager, keen to work with leading businesses such as Barclays, Virgin Media and Sodexo to create positive social change?

We are seeking a driven and tenacious individual with experience managing complex and high-profile accounts to help us drive maximum value from our partnerships.

This social enterprise tackles disadvantage by facilitating and promoting the sharing of professional skills to help charities help people. They do this by selling a service to businesses that is of benefit to them and to charities.

Running programmes in which employees at corporate partners use their skills to support charities can be a valuable learning experience as well as an opportunity to give back.

The charities and social enterprises the organisation works with develop their strategic knowhow, strengthen their organisations and, ultimately, increase their impact.

In 2021 the organisation will support over 150 charities and social enterprises, working on a diverse range of social issues such as homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, education and youth work, and support services for the elderly, using the professional skills of over 600 company executives from a diverse range of corporate partners.

Job description

The Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager will lead on the delivery of first-class account management to a growing portfolio of corporate partners.

Working closely with the Head of Partnerships, you will be responsible for retaining business by deepening relationships and identifying opportunities for growth, which will include the planning, testing and implementation of new ideas and initiatives.

The successful candidate will have experience managing complex five and six figure partnerships and a proven record achieving significant account growth and retention targets.

You will deploy your influencing skills and ability to build profitable relationships to great effect as you take a leading role identifying and nurturing future strategic partnerships.

Ideally, the successful candidate will also have line management experience and an understanding of the HR & Talent Development and/or CSR space.

As this organisation bridges the worlds of charity and business, they are looking for someone who may come from either sector, with an interest in the other, and above all has the gravitas to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.

This position has a rolling closing date, so please get in touch asap to apply.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

The Fundraising and Partnerships Manager is responsible for managing Ealing and Hounslow funding and development activities – identifying and developing funding opportunities, responding to proposals, and building new programme partnerships. Supporting the CEO and senior management team to develop an effective and successful fundraising strategy.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Developing new partnerships

• Creating new partnerships with employers, sector bodies, trusts, and foundations, enabling us to work together to further essential skills development.
• Working closely with voluntary sector partners to map out their needs and identify funding to meet their needs.
• Creating bespoke partnership proposals to support partners.
• Working closely with the Senior Development Services Manager to ensure the delivery of partnership activities and bespoke support to each key partner.
• Establish relationships with local groups and charitable organisations with a view to submit joint bids for projects that support similar objectives and/or potential to leverage higher levels of funding.

Managing existing partnerships

• Maintaining and developing relationships with our existing partners by acting as the account manager for key relationships with employers, infrastructure bodies (Local Authorities, sector bodies, membership organisations), trusts and foundations.
• Communicating effectively with partners and evolving their engagement with us by identifying new opportunities for them to embed meaningful essential skills development within their work.
• Reporting to partners on the impact of their work with us and providing stewardship activities to connect them with the impact.

Fundraising

• Having strategic responsibility for the income pipeline relating to innovation projects and core organisational costs. This post has specific set external fundraising targets.
• Reviewing, updating, and managing the pipeline, seeking out corporates, trusts and foundations which align with our goals and accurately communicating progress.
• Working with the Senior Development Services Manager and the wider team to scope out new and existing projects to be developed.
• Identifying realistic targets for fundraising proposals and developing funding relationships with trusts, foundations, and corporate partners. Writing and submitting proposals to potential funders. The role has specific annual external fundraising targets.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• To record monitoring information; review progress of current projects on a weekly basis and manage upwards.
• Prepare written evaluation reports for EHCVS, projects and services.
• Support the Senior Development Services Manager and CEO with monitoring information collated from service as and when required, Weekly and monthly reporting.

Supporting the Development team

• The ideal candidate will have strong project management and digital skills, with experience of working in small charities.
• The Fundraising and Partnerships Manager will be expected to manage a team of 4-5 Officers, running different projects supporting the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Ealing and Hounslow. Oversee and manage grant, contracted funded projects, services and the team.
• Collaborating across the Funding and Group Development Team to ensure that we achieve our overall goals to ensure service delivery targets are met.

Other Duties

• Assist in producing briefings, information, and web material.
• Assist in producing monitoring and evaluation information.
• Assist in developing and organising events.
• Represent Ealing & Hounslow CVS at meetings and events relevant to your project.
• Undertake other related project duties as may be required.

Management and Support

The postholder will be employed by Ealing & Hounslow CVS and supervised and managed by the Senior Development Services Manager. The postholder will participate in monthly supervision with their line manager as well as a weekly team meeting and organisation-wide staff meetings. An individual induction and training plan will be agreed on.