Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900 by Joseph Chamberlain.  Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University with funds supporting life-changing research, scholarships and new facilities.  This year we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges.  These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration.  The campaign is a truly global campaign (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our student and research community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from graduates, alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.

The Fundraising Relationship Manager role is your opportunity to join our excellent team at an exciting time. You will have sales experience or major gifts expertise, and will be passionate about progressing your career and understand the impact the University’s teaching and research has on the world.  Your role will be responsible for the relationship management of a portfolio of prospective and existing donors. You will seek to gain knowledge and understanding of the giving preferences of these audiences, and work to help the University to develop a philanthropic offer that meets their interests. All activities will be delivered in close collaboration with DARO colleagues as well as other parts of the University. 

As part of an award winning team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you will work with our current Fundraising Relationship Managers to generate gifts to the University and encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant (5 and 6-figure) gifts. Your objectives and KPIs will be set by the Head of Philanthropy. You will also have the opportunity to work with our senior team on major proposals to top donors enabling you to get experience of working with some of the most successful and experienced major gift fundraisers in the UK Higher Education sector. 

Are you a collaborative marketing and communications professional wishing to make your mark?

The London Business School (LBS) is one of the world’s elite business schools, and our ambition as a department matches this. In 2016, we successfully closed a comprehensive fundraising campaign two years early - surpassing our original target of £100m by over 25%. Building on this success, we are now preparing to launch our new school-wide fundraising campaign in support of our world-class faculty, research, learning facilities and diverse student community.

The newly created position of Associate Director of Marketing and Communications - Advancement, will business partner with our Advancement division, supporting us with our fundraising efforts and our communications with our alumni community. You will develop our marketing and communications strategy to support our next fundraising campaign, ensuring consistency in our brand and messaging to our alumni audience. We generate research and ideas that have a real, lasting influence on people, businesses and markets around the world. We need the talent, tools and environment to share our thinking globally. In this role, you will reach our alumni audience and keep them engaged with our community.

You will come with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject area, with an understanding of and experience in fundraising in charity and/or higher education. You will be an established communications planner, coming with outstanding relationship building skills, as well as strategic planning skills and project management experience. Leadership, influencing and negotiating skills and the ability to identify, analyse and effectively use marketing information will be equally important. You will also have experience in allocating, managing and controlling budgets.

In return, we offer excellent development opportunities, competitive salary and excellent benefits, including significant pension contributions and access to our on-site gym. Our global reputation creates a vibrant and diverse campus setting, and you will enjoy regular interaction with students and academics.

This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and ambitious person wanting to develop their career in a supportive and ambitious organisation. If you feel you are right for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For more information and details of how to apply please visit the job page via the application method on this site.

Closing date for formal applications: 9am, Wednesday 4th March 2020

Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900 by Joseph Chamberlain.  Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University with funds supporting life-changing research, scholarships and new facilities.  This year we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges.  These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration.  The campaign is a truly global campaign (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.

We are now looking to recruit a Fundraising Relationship Officer to join us at this very exciting time. The Fundraising Relationship Officer will be responsible for the relationship management of a portfolio of prospective donors in order to raise funds for a range of key projects. They will be responsible for the entire prospect relationship management process including researching, cultivating, asking and stewarding. This will entail:-

• Relationship management of a portfolio of prospective and current donors
• Communication with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Complete ownership of the end-to-end relationship management process including all research, proposal writing and stewardship activity
• Working to objectives and KPIs set by the Head of Philanthropy.

As part of an award winning team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you will also get the chance to work with our current Fundraising Relationship Managers to generate gifts to the University and encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant (5 and 6-figure) gifts. You will also have the opportunity to work with our senior team on proposals to top donors enabling you to get experience of working with some of the most successful and experienced major gift fundraisers in the UK Higher Education sector.

The University has global reach, including several partnerships with other leading universities around the world, and is grounded in our local community, having opened the first fully comprehensive University secondary school in the country in 2015.  We are an innovative institution, being the first University to incorporate a Medical School, the first to create a students’ union, and the first to offer a women’s hall of residence.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 11 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.  Academics here are exploring the impact of climate change, helping to prevent global health epidemics, and changing our understanding of Shakespeare.

Our student body is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. 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. 

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our student and research community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from graduates, alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.

Do you want a meaningful role bringing young people together to build a fairer, greener future? Are you excited by the idea of leading a new team to develop exciting campaigns and events which engage young people in creating and fundraising for change? Do you want to use your skills to increase funding and support for youth-driven initiatives to solve the biggest challenges facing our planet? We're looking for a passionate, creative and driven individual to be our new Campaigns and Alumni Engagement Manager! We want someone who has a history of connecting and building communities, increasing support and fundraising for innovative projects and campaigns, and who believes in the transformative power of this generation of young people. If that sounds like you – apply now or get in touch!

Development Manager -Major Gifts £39,343 -£42,751 Permanent Position -South West London for a University

Reporting to the Head of Major Gifts, the Development Manager (Major Gifts) will work to annual income targets, generating philanthropic income for the University's priorities. The role manages a mixed portfolio of prospective donors, personally soliciting gifts and setting up tasks for others.

You are enterprising, collaborative and innovative. You are an ambitious major gifts fundraising professional looking for the next step in your career. You will have experience raising significant funds from individuals, ideally in an educational charity or the higher education sector, and a strong track record of successfully delivering against targets.

You will have confidence in face-to-face meetings and success in securing 4+ figure gifts and stewarding donors to achieve repeat gifts. You will embrace and excel in your verbal, written and presentation skills. You can demonstrate examples of when you have built strong relationships with potential donors and influenced their support to your charity or organisation. You have a passion for fundraising and excellent work ethic. The team Development and Alumni Relations seek to build and support a community of more than 220,000 graduates, develop a culture of giving back and to boost the reputation of the University through its relationship with alumni.

This is a full-time permanent role on grade 8 of the university's salary structure (£39,343 to £42,751 per annum). Annual leave 35 days plus 8 days bank holiday. Please note the closing date is midday on Friday the 21^st of February and the interviews are to be held on the Friday the 28^{th Of} February

If this role is of interest, please do feel free to contact me for more information or to discuss the role The closing date for this role is the midday on the 21^st of February and please do send me an up to date word version of your CV highlighting all your relevant experience .

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Development Manager (Fundraising)

Development & Alumni Relations

Location: Aston University Main Campus

Salary: £33,797 to £40,322 per annum

Grade: Grade 08

Contract Type: Continuing

Basis: Full Time

Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Thursday 27 February 2020

Interview Date: See advert

Reference: R200037

Aston University is a lively and welcoming campus-based university situated in the centre of Birmingham. Founded in 1895 and a University since 1966, we put our beneficiaries at the heart of everything we do.

With the support of companies, trusts and individuals, our founders had the vision and ambition to create the right environment and provide opportunities for students from all backgrounds to benefit from a university education, and to create the academic conditions to find the answers to real-world problems.

The Development Manager will be responsible for the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a portfolio of corporate and individual major gift donors and raising philanthropic gifts is one of the key aspects of this role. We are proud of the many alumni and friends of Aston who support our endeavours generously and we enjoy close working relationships with corporate partners such as Aston Villa Football Club many more.

The post holder will be required to meet financial targets and contribute to the department’s income by creating and implementing strategies to negotiate philanthropic gifts to the University from key stakeholders. Duties include working with research colleagues to identify prospects, meeting prospects and donors on a one-to-one basis, developing and implementing cultivation and solicitation strategies, and producing a range of fundraising proposals in line with the University’s Case for Support.

If you would like to support Aston in making a significant and lasting difference to those around us please get in touch. The post is based in Development and Alumni Relations (DARO) and reports directly to the Director of Advancement.

For informal discussions relating to this post please contact Christiane Dickens.

Interviews are expected to take place on 25th or 27th March 2020

Aston University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, recognised by a bronze award. We pride ourselves on our vibrant, friendly, supportive working environment and collaborative atmosphere.

Aston University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, recognised by a bronze award. We pride ourselves on our vibrant, friendly, supportive working environment and collaborative atmosphere.

Please visit our website for further information and to apply online.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

About Us

The vision of The HTB Group is the re-evangalisation of the nations, the revitilisation of the Church and the transformation of society. Each member of staff plays a key role in contributing to our vision. Our mission is bigger than any individual task but together our work contributes to the bigger picture.

St Paul’s Theological Centre (SPTC) is a constituent part of St Mellitus College (SMC) and one of the entities within Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB).  SMC was formed in 2007 by the Bishops of London and Chelmsford, in partnership with SPTC and is widely thought to be one of the most innovative and exciting places to study theology and explore ministry.  SMC’s vision is ‘hope-filled leaders, revitalised church, transformed world’ which it seeks to achieve by developing Christlike leaders through theology, formation and training at the heart of the church, in the context of prayer, worship, unity and mission, energised by the life of the Spirit.

The College has five centres across the UK – London, Chelmsford, the North West (Liverpool), the South West (Plymouth), and the East Midlands (Nottingham), and seeks to provide vibrant, innovative, and rigorous theological education through the delivery of non-residential, full-time and part-time training in theology and ministry at introductory, undergraduate and postgraduate level, preparing students for ordained, Reader (LLM) and lay ministries in the Church of England, and for leadership in other churches.

The Role

We are looking for one Fund Development Manager who is a self-starter, motivated and able to take intiative to join our growing staff team at St Paul's Theological College, their key responsibilities will be:

Strategic Planning 

• Within the College’s overall strategy for future development, alongside the Director of College Operations to help develop a fundraising strategy including clear objectives, timelines, targets, performance measures and requirements
• Identify opportunities for fundraising events for generating income
• In coordination with the HTB Group, establish an appropriate prospect management system together with a stewardship and recognition programme. 
• Develop the ‘Case for Support’ for St Mellitus College and subsequently help design and develop specific fundraising approaches
• Ensure the process for gift management and accounting is fit for purpose
• Coordinate, manage and ‘clean’ the current database of existing and potential donors, friends and alumni

Income 

• In conjunction with the Director of College Operations, help develop and achieve agreed income targets
• In coordination with the HTB Group fundraising staff, develop and implement an annual giving programme specific to St Mellitus College
• As appropriate, development and coordination of suitable events to encourage and motivate potential donors
• Coordinate annual fundraising trips

Trusts and Legacy Fundraising 

• Agree, draft and submit appropriate applications, create and maintain relationships and develop follow up reports with Trusts, Foundations and other charitable institutions which might support St Mellitus College and its work
• Research trusts and foundations and identify areas within St Mellitus College which would be attractive to grant-making bodies
• Help to develop a strategy to create and manage a legacy outreach programme

Alumni Development 

• With existing College staff manage and coordinate alumni relations, in particular the management and maintenance of the alumni database, the creation of appropriate events and the development of a long-term programme for alumni support for the College
• With the communications staff, establish and maintain contact with alumni
• Research impact and social return on investment to inform donors

The Ideal Candidate

• Experiemce of project management and a keenness for organisation
• Eperience of charitable fundraising
• Ability to think strategically and be part of a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Successful track record of gift fundraising, prospect management and stewardship
• Experience of Trust and Foundations application, management and stewardship

Our Benefits Package

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (out of pocket health expenses including new glasses, dentist, and complimentary therapies)
• Flexible working options.
• Local discounts including gym membership and days out.
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life.
• Annual season ticket loan.
• Child Care voucher scheme.
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and permanent health insurance. 
• Cycle to work scheme

Job Title: Relationship Manager, Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy
Department: External Relations / Office for Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni

Duration: 12 months fixed term contract

Role

The University of York’s Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni (OPPA) raises over £6m a year for projects that tackle global research challenges and for scholarships that create opportunity for all York students. With ambitious plans to grow our income through the University’s transformational fundraising campaign York Unlimited, we are seeking an exceptional Relationship Manager to further boost the work of our Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy team.

Working closely with the Head of Corporate and Foundation Philanthropy and colleagues from across the University, your role will be to identify and pursue new opportunities for income generation, to manage a portfolio of meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with local, national and international companies and charitable organisations and to regularly draft exceptional fundraising proposals. To succeed, you will be a natural collaborator with significant experience in relationship and project management (including proposal writing) ideally in a philanthropic or higher education setting. You will also be able to demonstrate the drive, ambition and confidence needed to come up with new ideas and to make a success of complex projects across the full spectrum of the University’s activities.

Working at the University of York will give you an outstanding opportunity to gain or build professional experience in higher education fundraising and philanthropy. You will work on a wide variety of exciting projects and be closely supported by one of the UK’s most experienced higher education corporate and foundation philanthropy teams. You will also be offered access to high quality training in order to help you further develop your professional skill set.

 Skills, Experience & Qualifications needed

• Essential qualifications, skills and experience required:
• A university degree or equivalent professional experience and qualifications
• Significant experience in a relationship management role, including generating new business 
• Significant experience of planning and writing funding proposals or similar income generating materials 
• Ability to evidence a high level of skills in producing accurate and compelling written material in a professional environment
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and to formally present to internal and external business audiences
• Ability to create, negotiate, champion and grow ambitious new project opportunities

Interview date: To be held mid March

The University is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. 

Alumni & Development is responsible for the University’s relationship with its graduates and fundraising for key University initiatives. As part of the Operations Team, you will have the ability to multi-task efficiently while maintaining a high level of accuracy. The post-holder will act as the first point of contact within the Operations Team for a range of enquiries as well as being responsible for all aspects of financial processing, including the annual Telethon campaign, with additional responsibilities for updating biographical and educational data and data cleansing in The Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity. The post-holder will also have full responsibility for the administration of departmental prizes, and assist in the administration of undergraduate scholarships and the University of Strathclyde USA Foundation.

With strong IT skills, proven experience in very high volume data entry and using and reporting from relational databases, you will be a self-motivated, flexible, team player with a methodical approach to work tasks, excellent data entry, accuracy, time management and communication skills. Knowledge of the fundraising environment and The Raiser’s Edge would be an advantage.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 30th and 31st March 2020.

Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company is recruiting for the role of Finance Manager to join its dynamic staff team based in their North London studio. The successful candidate will play a vital role in helping Fourth Monkey achieve its organisational objectives.

It’s an exciting time to be joining the Fourth Monkey team; 2020 marks our 10-year anniversary. We have a new partnership announcement with an established University; with our training courses becoming fully accredited by Sept 2020.  We will also be touring our professional theatre production, previewing in the Autumn of 2020 as well as a series of arts-based community engagement projects launching.  

The successful candidate will be responsible for the financial health of the charity, producing financial reports and developing strategies based on financial research, plus guiding the Management team in making sound business decisions in the long and short term.  

Job Description & Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the charity, such as payroll, invoicing, contracting and other transactions
• Contract and liaise with outside services for auditing, banking, and other financial needs as necessary
• Track the company's financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
• Seek out methods for minimising financial risk to the company
• Research and analyse financial reports and market trends
• Provide insightful information and expectations to senior management to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
• Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual reports
• Present financial reports to the board of trustees, departmental teams, and clients in formal meetings
• Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes
• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company
• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation
• Work with the Development and Production department to report on project spread for grant funder and partner venues
• Work with the Chief Executive to realise the financial and reporting objectives and responsibilities of the organisation 
• Contractual and invoice management of freelance staff 

We are looking for someone with at least 4 years' experience of working in a finance role at management level, ideally within a charity. The ideal candidate will be well-motivated, target-orientated and results driven, with excellent interpersonal skills and a willingness to work as part of a small team as well as on one’s own initiative.

To apply for this position, please send an up-to-date CV including contact details of two referees (please note: we will not take up references before short-listing nor without your express consent), plus a cover letter of no more than 2 pages (2 sides of A4) that outlines how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification for the role.

The University of Birmingham

Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900 by Joseph Chamberlain.  Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University with funds supporting life-changing research, scholarships and new facilities.  This year we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges.  These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration.  The campaign is a truly global campaign (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.

Our student body is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. 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. All students are members of the Guild of Students, their students’ union, which supports them to develop skills outside of study, have fun and make sure their time at Birmingham is special. The Guild of Students, which was awarded NUS Students’ Union of the year in 2018, is home to over 300 student groups, so wherever our students passions lie, there is something for them.

The beautiful 276-acre campus – seven minutes by train from Birmingham city centre - includes 21 listed buildings and 6,500 trees. Over 30,000 students create a lively, vibrant working environment, with museums, an art gallery and botanical gardens, cafes, shops, concert halls, and sporting facilities. The benefits available to University staff include excellent transport links and our own University train station, additional holidays at Christmas and Easter, access to the USS pension scheme, and the University Sports Centre and pool. 

Development and Alumni Relations

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.

The role

The Student and Recent Graduate Engagement Manager will have sole responsibility for developing, leading and implementing a strategic programme which champions engagement with students and recent graduates across the University. From arrivals weekend through to graduations and the first five years after University, the Student and Recent Graduate Engagement Manager will ensure a high-quality, engaging and tailored experience for students and recent graduates. Students are a key audience within the Birmingham In Action campaign, both as beneficiaries and as volunteers, and the Student and Recent Graduate Engagement Manager will champion this at all times.

This will be achieved by developing and implementing activities to raise the profile of Development and Alumni Relations activity amongst this audience and promoting awareness of the alumni community. The Student and Recent Graduate Engagement Manager will proactively seek opportunities for Development and Alumni Relations to connect donors and volunteers with students and recent graduates, and to promote opportunities for students to benefit from the Birmingham In Action campaign. The post holder has line management responsibilities for the Student Engagement Officer whose remit includes supporting the Lloyds Scholarship programme and working closely with the Guild of Students, and is based in their office up to two days a week. The Student and Recent Graduate Engagement Manager will represent DARO in relevant forums and networks across the University, and will work alongside the senior teams in departments such as in Careers Network and the Guild of Students.

Location: Dual located between Lingfield, Surrey and Young Epilepsy’s London office (Victoria).

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £80,000, depending on skills and experience.

Young Epilepsy, the charity that works to create a society in which young people living with epilepsy can thrive and fulfil their potential, is seeking a Director of Fundraising and Communications to lead, develop and deliver their fundraising, communications and marketing strategies and to grow national reach and profile.

Epilepsy affects almost six in every 1000 children and young people, and is one of the most common serious long-term conditions in childhood. Young Epilepsy is the leading charity helping affected young people and is at the forefront of advocating for them for positive changes in attitudes across society and towards greater understanding of the condition.

The organisation is looking for a dynamic, driven leader to oversee delivery of the charity’s existing fundraising plans and generate new funding opportunities through networking and developing partnerships. Using partnerships and philanthropy to secure transformational gifts will be a key part of the role to triple current levels of income over the next 3-5 years. The role will also require developing a PR and social media strategy as well as an integrated communications plan, and identifying a new range of income streams, with a particular emphasis on using digital technology.

Young Epilepsy are looking for demonstrable experience of working at a senior strategic and operational level in fundraising, marketing and communications, as well as a significant track record in securing major funding partnership including companies and philanthropy/major donors. You must have a good understanding of fundraising strategies and models to increase income with a broad experience of implementing them. You will also possess excellent communication, digital and relationship-building skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Finally, you will be a self-starter that can bring a positive, proactive, entrepreneurial and commercial approach to the role.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315. Or Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597

                                                       STEPHEN LAWRENCE CHARITABLE TRUST

                                                                           JOB DESCRIPTION 

Job Title:            Participation Officer - Built Environment

Reports to:        Head of Programmes 

Salary level:      £21,000- £23,000

Hours:                37 hours per week (full time)

Contract level:   1-year fixed term

Background to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust runs high impact programmes that inspire and enable young people from under-represented backgrounds to succeed. We work with young people and communities to broaden their view of what’s possible and help them gain the knowledge, skills and qualifications they need.

The Trust seeks to be a fitting memorial to Stephen by striving to develop a cohesive society that values and supports young people from diverse backgrounds and is dedicated to creating a more equal society. The Trust also works with government, business and communities to create a society in which everyone, regardless of their background, has the opportunity and support to flourish.

Stephen Lawrence Day provides an opportunity for schools, youth and community groups, charities and others to come together to deliver a range of positive activities including; school-based early years activities, programmes to encourage young people to reject the recent increases in serious violence, and events to promote community integration.

Built Environment Programmes

Our Building Futures programme supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups to study architecture, gain work experience and qualify as architects. We work with 50 architecture practices and others in the built environment to provide students with the financial support, skills and experience they need to succeed.

Working to our core objectives, but aligning with RIBA priorities, we seek to embed a culture of cross-sectoral working between the professional built environment, firms, colleges, young people and the trust, in order to break down traditional barriers young people face to access a career in the Built Environment. 

Expanding on the Building Futures Programme and structure, we have begun working with urban regeneration architecture practices to deliver meaningful Social Value enhancement.

Purpose of this post is:

The role of the Participation Officer is largely about communication and to collaborate with RIBA and other professional programmes to support student participation in the Built Environment sector.  The purpose of the role is to keep young people connected to each other, RIBA and the Trust and encourage and promote the professional development of an individual.  As well as keeping the alumni community aware of industry developments and needs, including fundraising opportunities and achievements.

In order to enhance our aims to inspire younger students to consider a career in the Built Environment we are looking for a Participation Officer to design and develop a programme, raising awareness of opportunities within the Built Environment sector within schools as well as building an Alumni community. 

• Supporting the delivery of the Trusts Building Built Environment programmes and support the growth of our work with industry and corporates.
• Communicating with an alumni and student community of more than 300 young people
• Developing and delivering alumni engagement workshops with architecture practises Responsibility for the alumni website and online community as well as operating an alumni magazine/newsletter.
• To extend the Stephen Lawrence Building Futures programme into schools and to continue to support aspiring young people from diverse backgrounds wishing to pursue careers in the built environment. 
• To develop the offer pool for Building Futures by expanding eligibility criteria to include younger recipients and delivering workshops/ talks in Schools as part of Stephen Lawrence Day.
• Promoting our new online portal for Built Environment opportunities and communicate offerings for alumni and students who join SLCT friendship scheme.
• Developing relationships with further and higher education institutions and architecture firms to effectively promote and expand the Building Futures programme.
• Liaising with industry mentors and school personnel who are engaged on the programme.
• Developing resources to be used in schools and Built Environment lessons that cater for different ages, abilities, class sizes and durations, including identifying learning objectives
• Delivering programme activities in relation to the varying work streams, ensuring that the best practice guidelines are developed and adhered to.
• Collating information and data to be used in writing news features and progress updates and sharing them across social media platforms; supporting the delivery of the marketing strategy.
• Monitoring, reviewing and evaluating activities periodically, with guidance from the Head of Programmes.

General matters

• Keep abreast of developments, changes and best practice in the field of talent development and employment, applying updated knowledge to current work and sharing information with other staff of the Trust.
• Knowledge of the Built Environment (careers, education and development). 
• Undertake any other duties which may arise from time to time, commensurate with the scope of the post and within the capabilities of the post holder.
• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) check.

KNOWLEDGE AND ROLE REQUIREMENTS 

• Strong communication skills both written and oral.
• IT skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. 
• Knowledge of the architecture and built environment sector. 

ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS 

• Willingness and ability to work outside of normal office hours.
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements.

Deadline:  Friday 28th February 2020

Location:  Based at Stephen Lawrence Centre, Deptford.

Diversity policy

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is keen to encourage applications from people from all backgrounds including race, disability, gender, faith and sexual orientation.

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Please complete a covering letter statement attached to your CV demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the essential and personal qualities listed above, addressing each point in the order shown. 

Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.  This will give you the best possible chance of being short listed.

Prospect Researcher

King’s College London

King’s Fundraising & Supporter Development

Ref. 027088

The salary will be paid at Grade 4, £28,717 to £30,215 per annum, inclusive of £3,500 per annum London Allowance.

This post will be permanent.

This is a full-time post.

London

Are you interested in being part of our dynamic, fast-paced team? A team that is pushing boundaries in order to tackle some of the biggest issues that affect our society? King’s College London and King’s Health Partners are doing all of this and more!

King’s is seeking a Prospect Researcher to support its ambitious prospect research team. The post holder will support big gift fundraising activity through the delivery of proactive and reactive research and intelligence that supports fundraisers in achieving their income targets. Joining King’s at an exciting fundraising juncture, they will work on a variety of prospect research activities from larger prospect finding projects to donor profiles, networks research and competitor analysis across King’s College London and King’s Health Partners.

Our Fundraising & Supporter Development team fundraises for both the university and our partner NHS hospitals – a unique partnership and the first of its kind in UK and European philanthropy. Our activities span fundraising from major gift to individuals, corporate and community & challenge events as well as engaging the university’s alumni community.

We are currently mapping out ambitions for a new fundraising campaign following the successful close of World questions| King’s answers, which raised over £610m to help tackle some of the world’s biggest questions. This global, award-winning campaign enabled King’s to achieve ground-breaking milestones in neuroscience and mental health, cancer, child health, society and international relations. It is our ambition that our next campaign will be even more successful than the last, in order to make a real and positive difference to the world we live in.

We have a well-established track record of success. We have won awards across the higher education and charity sectors from CASE (the first UK university to win the Platinum award for Fundraising in 2016), the Direct Marketing Association and the Running Awards for our Guy’s Urban Challenge.

This is your opportunity to join our ambitious team and help make a difference.

The selection process will include two panel interviews and an assessment.

To apply, please visit our website and register with the King’s College London application portal and complete your application online.

Closing date: Midnight on 1 March 2020.