Reporting to the CEO the purpose of this role is to develop and deliver the Band’s audience development and stakeholder engagement strategy so that we can deepen and broaden our audience and membership.

The role will also involve developing strategic communications, in order to raise public awareness of the Band’s work to support its courses and concerts as well as supporting fund raising for the organisation.

This is a new role and will suit someone wishing to make a real difference whilst enjoying flexibility in working arrangements.

The Events and International Officer role is your opportunity to join our excellent team at an exciting time, working in the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) over the year ahead to help us deliver creative, sector leading events. In addition to a busy programme of events that are part of the University’s fundraising and volunteering campaign, Birmingham In Action, you will have the chance to work on events as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the welcoming of a new Vice-Chancellor and continuing our online events engaging our global alumni audience.  

This role will also have a remit supporting our international programme of activity, working with key alumni in our priority regions of North America, Hong Kong and the UAE.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.  Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. Through the ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign, philanthropy will continue to play a vital role in delivering projects to change lives locally, nationally, and internationally. 

The Events and International Officer will have responsibility for delivering both in person and online events for our global community of alumni, donors and volunteers.  From our mass engagement ‘Bringing Birmingham to You’ event series, to bespoke events hosted by senior members of University staff, and stewardship events to thank our donors and volunteers at all levels, the Events and International Officer will ensure a high-quality, engaging, and tailored experience for alumni, donors, volunteers, and VIPs. 

Senior Alumni Officer

October 2021

Salary: £29,000 per annum

Location: London (option to work remotely for up to 50% of the time)

Hours: 09.00 – 17.00

Job type: Full time, permanent

Holidays: 27 days annual leave + public holidays

The Sutton Trust is the UK’s leading foundation dedicated to improving social mobility. Founded by Sir Peter Lampl in 1997, the Trust delivers programmes to 7,000 young people each year across the country, rigorous research into the issues of low social mobility and educational disadvantage, and policy advocacy to affect systemic change. The Trust gives opportunities to young people from low and moderate-income backgrounds to improve their chances of accessing top universities and the professions. It seeks to ensure young people reach their potential, regardless of their background, school or where they live. 

The Senior Alumni Officer will sit within the Programmes team and will report to the Senior Programmes Manager: Alumni Engagement. The Sutton Trust’s alumni programme has been in development for four years and aims to develop a vibrant community of alumni who are offered ongoing support – from careers guidance to insights into different industries and the chance to access exclusive bursaries. In turn, alumni can give back to the Trust in a variety of ways – primarily through volunteering their time and expertise to help students or other alumni. A primary focus of building the community is to arm our alumni with a valuable network of peers they can utilise to help their future employment opportunities. In 2021 we have also introduced a new alumni online platform, and a range of new employability activity. The Senior Alumni Officer will play a central and alumni facing role in this work to establish a strong network of alumni, leading on the bulk of volunteering, and communication activities, as well as the data operations and relationship management required to support these functions. This role will also support the wider alumni and programmes team in running programmes and activities for alumni and ensuring a smooth transition from programme participant to active alum.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.

To apply

Please download the candidate application pack from our website, complete the application form, and submit it to us.

The applicant pack includes:

• Job description and person specification
• Application form
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (optional)

Applications should reach us by midday on Monday 1st November, with first-round interviews held on Monday 8th November and second round interviews on the morning of Tuesday 16th November.

Please note that first round interviews will be held on Zoom, and second round interviews will be held in person at our London offices.

For your information, a member of our Alumni Leadership Board will be included on the round one interview panel. We will need to share your application form with them but will remove your contact details before doing so. If you have any questions about this, please email us.

Please state your name and the role you are applying for in the subject line of the email, and it would also be greatly appreciated if you could note where you saw this job advertised.

If you require any materials in an alternative format, or have any questions, please get in contact with us.

Any information you provide as part of your application will be treated as confidential and managed in accordance with relevant data protection legislation and guidance. Our privacy statement can be found on our website.

Full time, permanent post

£27,116 - £31,406 per annum

Christ’s College is seeking applications for the full time, permanent post of Fundraising (Development) Officer to support the work of the Development team.  The Development team is responsible for fundraising and alumni relations for the College.  This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in annual fund and legacy activities and work within a well-established, successful team. 

The primary role of this post is to manage the College’s annual fund activity, including the annual Telephone Campaign and Giving Day, and to run the legacy programme.

The Fundraising (Development Officer) works closely with all members of the team, and will also be expected to build excellent working relationships with staff in other College departments, the Master, Fellows and students within the College, alumni around the world, Cambridge in America and the University’s Development and Alumni Relations Office.

The post requires some out-of-hours working so the ability to be flexible is important.

Key responsibilities:

• Management of the annual Telephone Campaign, alongside the Senior Development Officer;
• Running other annual fund initiatives, such as a Giving Day, direct mail and email fundraising, to complement the Telephone Campaign;
• Working with the Development Assistant on pledge chasing, including renewal of completed pledges;
• Running the Christ’s College Fisher Society (legacy programme);
• Working on fundraising and stewardship publications, and writing articles for The Magazine and Pieces where appropriate;
• Working with other members of the team on stewardship of donors;
• Working with the Alumni Communications Officer to maximise the fundraising impact of social media;
• Organising fundraising and cultivation events as required;
• Representing the College at events;
• Updating the fundraising-related webpages;
• Supporting the work of other members of the team as appropriate;
• Other work as determined by the Development Director.

Transformation Services Manager

Job Description

The Hebe Foundation is Christian registered charity working with young people to help them discover and utilise their gifts and talents 

We are looking for someone who has a passion to see young people grow through the much-needed work of The Hebe Foundation to fill an exciting new role of Transformation and Services Manager. The role is a blend of home & office based. The role has lead accountability to bring the HEBE 2027 Strategy to life to enable HEBE to grow from positively impacting around 300 young lives every year to 10,000 in 2027 realising the vision to Transform Young Lives for a Transformed New World.

Location: Clapham, London UK

Salary: £36,400pa (Permanent Full Time)

Responsibilities

• Establishing a strategic implementation programme to deliver the HEBE Strategy 2027
• Leading the delivery of all aspects of the Strategic Programme
• Formally establishing the HEBE Alumni and realising its potential in support of delivering the strategy
• Identify and enlist Opportunity Partners to commit resources and experiences for young people in support of delivering the strategy
• Establish the Ambassador programme. Identifying high profile individuals who will provide role models for young people and bring positive profile, resources and experience to HEBE
• Establish legal support to HEBE ideally utilising the services from organisations who provide pro bono support to charities
• Lead all HEBE communication and Public Relations activity
• Lead the liaison with government and other institutions to provide HEBEs voice to influence legislation in support of the HEBE vision

If you think you can bring your expertise to this role, please email your CV and covering letter

World Villages for Children is fundraising to end childhood poverty through education.

Set up in 1998, the charity is based in London and funds education places for the world's most impoverished children in the Philippines, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Honduras and Tanzania. In schools run by the Sisters of Mary humanitarian programmes, each year 20,000 destitute children receive care and education. So far over 150,000 children have been helped out of poverty but millions more families and communities have been reached.

We are seeking an experienced and talented Fundraising and Comms Manager to support us and lead the fundraising strategy for our charity. As we embark on a rebrand, new messaging and website you will be joining us at an exciting time as we diversify income and develop our focus on individual giving and philanthropy.

This senior management role will work closely with the UK Manager, trustees and team. It includes close contact and collaboration with the overseas programmes and our beneficiaries and represents a great opportunity for a resourceful fundraiser who wants to innovate, grow the profile of the charity and generate immediate impact at scale.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of fundraising and communications and managing content across all channels including digital. Your fundraising expertise should include a proven track record of attracting and managing a portfolio of income including writing proposals, negotiating and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, major donors and corporates. We particularly support applications for this role from those with first-hand experience or links to the communities where we work.

For this hands on role you will need to enjoy working in a small, committed team, be comfortable working at pace in a busy environment and be keen to take on new opportunities as they arise. You will be juggling responsibility for managing key donor relationships, developing new partnership opportunities and reporting to funders. With attention to detail and excellent written, verbal and numeracy skills, you will have the negotiation and strategic management skills to co-ordinate the development of strategy and to monitor budgets. 

If you’re a results focused self-starter, with the big picture in mind, hands-on brilliant with people, cultivating and managing a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and closing the deal, this could be the role for you.

For more information on the role please refer to the full Job Description and Information Pack. 

Development Officer (Major Gift)

Salary: £36,279 per annum (Incl. LWA)

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Position Type: Professional

Department / School / College: Marketing, Communications and Development

Location: Central London

This post is full time, 35 hours per week and is fixed-term until the 1st of August 2023 with flexible, remote working options. The position comes with a generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
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The University of Westminster is recruiting a Development Officer (Major Gifts) to join its award-winning Development and Alumni Relations Team. Recognising the changing way people work now, there’s lots of scope for you to work remotely from home too.

This opportunity comes at an exciting time in the University of Westminster’s story, with the Development Team placed at the heart of the institution’s plans for a major new enterprise centre in Marylebone. The centre will have a particular focus on inclusive enterprise and digital upskilling, attracting and developing entrepreneurs who come from some of London’s most diverse communities. 

This role is responsible for securing funding from a portfolio of individuals and organisations and stewarding existing donors to help deliver a range of projects. These projects include scholarships and bursaries for underrepresented groups and a range of community programmes.

You will join an ambitious and incredibly supportive team that, in the last academic year, raised a record amount from an increasing number of diverse donors to support more students through these inclusive projects and programmes.

Evidence of previous philanthropic fundraising for gifts over £1,000 would be advantageous. However, we will also consider applications from individuals with relevant experience in marketing/sales within a target-driven environment. 

Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential as the post holder will build and maintain excellent working relationships across the University. 

Reporting into the Development Manager (Major Gifts), the successful candidate will also support other Development-related tasks, fitting in with a small but agile team that prides itself on teamwork.

To apply for this vacancy please click above. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification, which can be accessed through link below.

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

Closing date: 31.10.2021
Interviews are likely to be held on: 10.11.2021

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team whose work has a direct impact on the perception and capability of Frontline to bring about change. This role has a high level of autonomy, creativity and the potential for significant skills development. You will be tasked with identifying and executing a range of activities and content to connect with and influence key audiences, focusing on parliamentarians and other political stakeholders, to raise awareness of Frontline’s work and the importance of our role in developing excellent social work practice and leadership in order to create social change for children without safe and stable homes.

We are looking for an experienced professional to join the communications team, which sits within the External Relations (ER) division. The ER division is responsible for the message and reputation of Frontline, and inspiring support for the charity. The communications team leads on messaging, press, digital content, public affairs and events, alongside the Fundraising and Marketing teams. Frontline has a reputation for high quality, high impact communications. Whether it be broadcast, web, film, audio or social, our work cuts through to deliver the charity’s messages. ​

Our communication activity directly impacts on the success of the organisation by attracting recruits for our programmes, showcasing our work to funders, influencers and decision makers and highlighting our role in creating social change.

We believe that diversity makes for a stronger team and want our organisation to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore, we are actively seeking applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds for this role. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing our People team.

The Florence Nightingale Foundation is looking for a Director of Income Generation to join our innovative team.

Job Title: Director of Income Generation

Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Direct Reports:

• Communications & Marketing Manager – to be appointed
• Communications & Marketing Assistant – in post 
• Trusts and Grant Bid Writer – to be appointed 

Location: London with home working 

Salary: £60,000-65,000 PA (based on experience).

Pension: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

Term: Permanent after satisfactory 6-month probation period

As part of the Florence Nightingale Foundation Executive team this role has a key part to play in supporting the charity to achieve ambitious growth to meet its strategic objectives by ensuring targets are developed and met for income generation. 

The Director of Income Generation will contribute to the organisation’s strategy, goals, and plans, as well as drive both evolutionary and transformational change. Developing, implementing, and monitoring the income generation strategy will be critical. The post holder will provide a creative and dynamic external focus to identify and develop a range of income generation initiatives beyond the scope of existing fundraising activity. Building and utilising networks, developing long term relationships with high-net-worth individuals, and forging new business opportunities will be integral to the role. The role will be accountable for the span of income generation within the charity and will ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach across the range of stakeholders. It will provide leadership around income generation, making sure this is located within the strategic framework and day to day thinking of the Foundation.

Leading by example the post holder will ensure an excellent donor experience and oversee the co-ordination of donor development plans across all elements of Income Generation.

Key Relationships

• Chief Executive
• Chairman of Trustees and the Board
• Trustees
• Executive Team 
• Communications and Marketing Team 
• Grants and Trusts Bid Writer 
• National and international networks which benefit the Foundation, its work and reputation 

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising, Grants and Trusts, Marketing and Communications.

• Working with the team, ensure a robust strategy is in place which delivers against the budget, providing stretching but achievable targets.
• Ensure all activities are aligned to the overall strategic direction of the Foundation.
• Ensure all supporters have a clear stewardship plan which maximises their engagement with FNF.

Ensure a robust programme of Grant and Trusts submissions and reporting, to show growth in the income generated from these sources.

General duties

• Serve as a fully active member of the FNF Executive Team, supporting the CEO in delivering the organisational strategic objectives.
• Lead and deliver the Income Generation Strategy for the Foundation, managing expenditure and ensuring sustainability of services.
• Increase understanding and awareness across FNF regarding income generating activities, encouraging all staff and supporters to make an active contribution towards income generation and promotion of the Foundation
• Produce reports, investment proposals, presentations, and associated documents for internaland external audiences, including Trustees.
•  Manage external stakeholders, attend events and give presentations to drive awareness andsupport for the Foundation.
• Oversee the use of the CRM to record donors to ensure compliance and efficient usage 
• Ensure all activities are carried out in a manner which meets statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures relevant to income generation teams.
• Ensure FNF commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded in all areas of responsibility.
• Act as a champion for equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging poor or inappropriate practice in all areas of FNF delivery of service. This is not restricted to the income generation team.
• Provide strategic leadership to drive innovation across the Foundation exploring new income streams with the aim of securing long term sustainability of income, testing new concepts, andassessing commercial viability.
• Working as part of the Executive Team, develop, maintain, monitor, and report on financial performance, budgets and forecasts and KPIs.
• Encourage teams to embrace business intelligence and feedback to drive improvements.
• Ensure all risks are identified, communicated, and managed.
• Ensure all income generation activities are fully integrated across the Foundation, recognising theimportance of inter-departmental relationships.

​Person Specification

Required knowledge, skills and experience 

Essential

Education / Qualifications

• Post-graduate level academic or professional management qualification or evidence of equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development

Knowledge / Experience

• Extensive proven Senior Management experience ina commercial or charity environment at multi-million-pound level
• Proven ability to generate significant income in two or more of the following areas – major donors, lottery, trusts, individual giving, community, corporate, marketing.
• Knowledge of fundraising strategies
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high performing teams.
• Evidence of strategic development
• Senior experience of managing budgets
• Experience of producing reports and persuasive investment cases or bids.
• Evidence of building strong internal and external relationships.

Skills / personal attributes

• Excellent communicator.
• Excellent networker.
• Team player, willing to support wider Foundation operational requirements.
• Committed to the work of the Foundation and driven to support service development.
• Excellent numerate and analytical skills.
• Able to be creative and identify income or business development opportunities.
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for work.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of income generation in the charity sector

About Young Enterprise
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity.

About the role 
This is a key leadership role for YE.  As a member of our Senior Leadership Group, you will provide inspirational leadership, support, and effective management of 6 regional teams responsible for the development of highly successful educational partnerships across England and Wales. You will lead the teams in the creation and retention of high quality partnerships that achieve meaningful outcomes for young people and educators across the full geography of England and Wales. You will ensure all  programmes and projects delivered by regional teams are in line with YE’s No Time Like The Future strategy, and that YE’s suite of centrally delivered programmes and services are promoted in response to individual education partner needs.

You will support all 6 regional teams to develop & deliver a local needs based Annual Business Plan that outlines the delivery of key organisational KPIs, including local income fundraising.  You will have a successful track record in change management, as well as a demonstrable track record of delivering results through a diverse, remote team and the ability to quickly establish credibility and carry the confidence of different stakeholders. Working closely with the Head of Volunteer and Alumni Support to support the engagement and retention of volunteers, leading to an increase in relatable role models who are supporting and inspiring young people via our programmes. You will be proactive in supporting the continued progress towards a one team approach to local and national fundraising, as well as working closely with the Programmes & Services team to support our ongoing integration of YE’s enterprise and financial education programme and services offer.

This position can be London Office based or home-based with a minimum of travel to London 3 times per month.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a 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

Full details can be found in the attached Job Description.

1st Interviews will take place via videocall on Friday 5th November and 2nd interviews will take place on Tuesday 9th November.

The University of Cambridge are looking to recruit an Associate Director for Advancement Services to join our successful team.

Associate Director, Advancement Services
Reference: DH27944
Department/Location: University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations
Salary: £42,149 - £53,348
Category: Academic-related

This is an opportunity to join a remarkable Development and Alumni Relations office. Working directly with the Director of Advancement Services, the Executive Director and the Leadership Team, you will manage a variety of organisational priorities and projects.

Engaging with colleagues at all levels of the organisation, you will help to coordinate organisational priorities on a day-to-day basis whilst taking a lead role in managing various strategic initiatives. You will participate in future planning processes for the department and help to manage and periodically re-evaluate the strategic plan. Additionally, you will be responsible for promoting organisational culture including the development of departmental best practices.

Development and Alumni Relations reflects the University's mission - innovating and transforming approaches to fundraising, leading the sector and working at the cutting edge of what we do. We have transformed Higher Education fundraising and launched an ambitious campaign in 2015. The "Dear World... Yours, Cambridge" campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge is raising £2 billion to continue to respond to the world's greatest challenges.

The Associate Director, Advancement Services, is an exciting opportunity - we have incredible momentum and we want you to help us get to the next level!

If you are someone who is collaborative, passionate and a great project manager, if you have experience of providing senior level administrative support and of working with senior leadership teams in fundraising or higher education, we'd love to hear from you.

This role is based in central Cambridge; we welcome discussions on hybrid working based on role requirements.

Closing date: 11 November 2021
First round interviews for this position is anticipated to take place week commencing 29 November 2021.
Second round interviews for this position is anticipated to take place week commencing 6 December 2021.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can find further details on how to complete your application.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Please quote reference DH27944 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

No agencies please.

Hope for the Young is a small UK-registered charity working to remove the obstacles to young refugees and asylum-seekers education and well-being through mentoring, advocacy, and financial support. We currently run two programmes in the UK:

Our Mentoring Project operates London-wide and matches young refugees and asylum-seekers aged 16-25 with trained volunteer mentors who provide tailored one-to-one support and advice according to their needs. Mentors meet their mentees once a week for at least 6 months in local cafes and libraries and support them to achieve their goals and aspirations as they rebuild their lives in the UK.

Our Grants and Advocacy Programme promotes equal access to education for young refugees and asylum-seekers by supporting young people aged 16-28 whose immigration status makes them ineligible for student finance, and to those who are facing extreme financial hardship. We provide educational grants that pay for tuition fees, living allowances, and travel expenses alongside tailored advocacy support and advice throughout their studies.

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Communications and Fundraising Officer on a one-year fixed term contract in collaboration with The Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine Programme. We are looking for somebody who is starting out in their career or looking for a change of direction who will support our CEO and small staff team across a range of fundraising and communications activities. This newly-created role is perfect for someone with a flair for communicating passionately with others and looking to widen their communications and fundraising skillset. You will be working within a growing, well-respected charity that values your views and encourages personal and professional development.

We are seeking a proactive, flexible, driven and organised person to support our communication and fundraising activities. This role will be integral to the growth and development of our work and in supporting the young people we work with. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to hone their skills, gain valuable experience, and develop their career in the not-for-profit sector as part of a dynamic, enthusiastic and supportive team. Hope for the Young is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and from those with lived experience of the asylum system.

Role Responsibilities

Communication

• Support the design and implementation of HftY’s Communications and Engagement Strategy in collaboration with the staff team
• Proactively post, share and maintain up-to-date and relevant social media posts (eg. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) in line with our Social Media Guidelines, and develop and manage website content
• Create publicity materials for different audiences (volunteers, young people, funders, businesses, supporters) using HftY’s brand and voice such as case studies, blog posts and newsletters.
• Maintain and grow HftY’s supporter base with the aim to increase awareness and support towards our work
• Oversee the production of internal and external publications, and support the Chief Executive to design, prepare, and publicise our first Annual Impact Report.

Fundraising

• Explore potential new funding opportunities; research and write successful funding applications in collaboration with the CEO.
• Undertake a range of fundraising activities such as assisting with organising events and online campaigns.
• Support the CEO with preparing reports to funders and trustees.
• Manage our community fundraising pages and supporter database.

General responsibilities

• Attend training, events and meetings as required
• Work with other members of the team to ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the charity's work and maintain good practice in confidentiality, equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion.
• All relevant administration tasks such as monthly activity reporting, management of general inboxes and updating and maintaining our database.

What is the Time to Shine Programme?

The Rank Foundation, in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, has awarded a grant to Hope for the Young based on the Real Living Wage Foundation to cover the direct, full-time salary costs of a Communications and Fundraising Officer.

This role forms part of a wider 12-month leadership programme in partnership with The Rank Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund. In addition to your role, you will be expected to take part in a number of leadership days and conferences dedicated to your professional development. Travel and overnight stays will be part of the programme and therefore we ask you to consider this when applying.

Key requirements for the role:

• You will be currently unemployed or underemployed (you can be employed but this role must have significantly increased responsibility).
• This is a 12-month entry level role starting at the beginning of January 2022
• You will be required to travel and stay in accommodation for leadership days and conferences (Covid-19 restrictions allowing)
• You will be offered the chance to be mentored by a member of the Time to Shine alumni.
• You will have access to budgets for training and visits to learn from other organisations in the Rank family
• In line with Rank’s ethos, Hope for the Young will support you in your role and make the most of the opportunities offered through the programme
• You will be encouraged to take part in networking and development activities
• If successful at the interview, there will be a second interview with The Rank Foundation in November 2021.

London WC1H (currently remote, moving to a hybrid model in late 2021)

Are you an enthusiastic communicator with an excellent eye for detail and good organisational skills? If so, you could gain valuable experience as a Programme Assistant – International working in the International team within the Chevening Secretariat.

The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world and crucially the people who study and work within them - we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.

We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.

The Chevening Secretariat administers the global scholarship programme of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Established in 1983, Chevening Awards support study at UK universities – mostly at Master’s degree level – for individuals with demonstrable potential to become future leaders and decision makers. Chevening Awards are currently offered in 160 countries and territories, in most regions of the world (except the European Union and the United States of America).

The Chevening programme supports FCDO public diplomacy objectives by attracting individuals who have demonstrated clear leadership potential in their home regions. Award holders are selected by British embassies/high commissions in their home countries and encouraged to maintain contact with the UK throughout life. Over 50,000 alumni have held Chevening Awards since the inception of the programme, many returning home to reach positions of influence in a range of sectors. The Chevening Secretariat provides high-level support for existing award holders and applicants and promotes the programme globally. It is housed at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

As a Programme Assistant working with the International team, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting all members of the International team in a range of administrative duties throughout the Chevening selection cycle. This may include assisting in areas such as the preparation of strategy & marketing plans and support for conferences organised by the international team.
• Overseeing country mailboxes and responding to enquiries from prospective Chevening applicants throughout the year.
• Providing assistance and support to the International team and other users of the online application system throughout the year.
• Assisting in the preparation of a number of support and guidance documentation for British embassies/high commissions including marketing materials, shortlisting guidance, interview guidance and pre-departure briefing and guidance.
• Providing administrative support on the Reading Committee assessment phase, including arranging the training module and assisting with other administrative tasks to coordinate the review of applications.
• A number of other administrative tasks including updating databases and spreadsheets throughout the year. Undertaking research and other tasks for the International team as required.

Our benefits include 31 days holiday per year (including 4 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme (10% employer contribution plus 5% employee contribution), season ticket loan and excellent support for learning and development through a range of educational and networking activities.

At the ACU, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, race, religion, marital status, disability, age, and sexual orientation.

As Programme Assistant –International you will be employed by ACU Trading Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website.

How to apply

Closing Date: 1 November 2021

Interview Date: W/B: 1 November 2021 (tbc)

Applicants should submit their application form, along with a current CV and a detailed covering letter (maximum two pages). The covering letter must state what you can bring to the post and how you meet all the criteria of the role. Please also provide details of your current salary.

Please note, if we do not receive a completed application form, we will be unable to consider your application.