Based - CCC-Aintree or home/community based (depending on successful applicant), with regular visits to other CCC sites.

THE CHARITY
As we open Liverpool's first cancer hospital in just a few months, we are in the most exciting phase of our history.  With investment in our existing centres and the future of cancer care across Merseyside and Cheshire, we are the only charity dedicated to the  incredible work of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Our charity funds the latest treatments, vital research, technology and the best possible environment for around 30,000 patients each year at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. As one of the largest cancer hospitals in the UK, we operate from 18 sites, including our Centres in Wirral & Aintree, our blood cancer Unit at the Royal, and our network of clinics across the region.  We are excited to add our brand new cancer hospital in Liverpool City Centre to this network in May 2020.

In line with our plans for the coming years, we have a new opportunity for an experienced Community Fundraising Manager to join our team.  This role will not only be instrumental in raising the final £5m of our public appeal to transform cancer care for people across Merseyside and Cheshire, but is also key to the charity's future growth. 

THE ROLE
The focus of this role will be to generate income and positive publicity for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity through the development of an effective Community Fundraising Programme in Merseyside.

This will involve:
- Recruiting and managing volunteer fundraising groups across the area
- Working with community groups and local organisations
- Working with high street corporates & independent businesses
- Working with schools
- Representing the charity within the local community
- Managing volunteers
- Proactively recruiting new supporters and providing them with excellent donor care.

The successful candidates will be self-motivating, and have a natural ability to inspire others to achieve the best possible fundraising outcome for the charity. You will devise and implement a robust action plan for your dedicated area which draws upon your own experience and abilities, in partnership with team members and based on our current fundraising strategy, to ensure success within your own income stream.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in community fundraising or appropriate transferable skills. You will thrive on the challenge of developing new and diverse methods of attracting support for the charity, with an ability to adapt to social and economic trends in giving. Your drive, commitment and personality will allow you to grow income through excellent relationships with supporters and potential partners.
 

THE TRUST
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and forward thinking Trust.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres, providing high quality care to the population of Merseyside and Cheshire and beyond.

We provide a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumours and blood cancers. We are also the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers.

We are currently embarking on an £162 million investment in facilities including a new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool due to open in 2020. Based on the same thriving research and healthcare campus as the University of Liverpool and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, the new hospital will ensure every patient receives truly outstanding care and can access the most advanced treatments and clinical trials for generations to come.

About us

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awareness and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community. In recent years we have experienced promising growth which is allowing us to deliver even more of our charitable objectives. Our growth is putting greater demand on our data processing and need to deliver exceptional supporter care which our community have come to expect from us. 

The role

The post-holder will be a vital part of the Fundraising & Communications Team. The primary purpose of the post will be to ensure the efficient and effective operation of BCRT's CRM system (thankQ), fundraising administration and supporter care function. This involves understanding, developing, documenting and maintaining the charity’s CRM, fundraising software and related systems policies and procedures to ensure all necessary controls are in place to enable first-class supporter care, analysis of activity, and compliance with legislation, policy and internal control requirements and best practice.

About you

The ideal candidate will bring experience of managing a charity CRM and supporter care functions. They will be detail-orientated with a passion for delivery and first-class supporter care. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together new processes to improve our internal working with and use of our CRM.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: 9th January
2. Interviews W/C 13th January

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

The Royal Meteorological Society is the UK’s Professional and Learned Society for Weather and Climate. 

We are looking for a Science Engagement Manager to provide scientific support in the development and delivery of a wide range of projects which support colleagues working in events, publishing, partnership, membership and education. This is an exciting position which will give the candidate the opportunity to play an active part in promoting the understanding of weather and climate science to a variety of audiences.

The successful candidate will need to have a broad understanding of weather and climate. They will need to show their ability to keep up to date with research in this area and have experience in communicating scientific concepts and information to a range of stakeholders (eg. policy makers, the wider scientific and social science community, and the general public).

The Society is a charity dependent upon the support of its professional and amateur members. Our activities include professional accreditation, developing education resources, producing scientific publications, holding events, providing advice to Government and policy makers and providing information to the public and media on the science of weather and climate change.

To apply for this role please provide a CV and covering letter. For more information please contact Alison Brown, Head of Publishing and Scientific Engagement. 

Victim Support is looking for an Operations Manager to cover a period of maternity leave, the post will be based in Bolton covering the Greater Manchester area.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

As Operations Manager you will responsible for the management of the team leaders, the service delivery administration team and the volunteer co-ordinator. You will be accountable for the recruitment and development of staff, volunteers and Victims' services in the community by working closely with other agencies, developing links and networks across the statutory and voluntary sector to provide a range of services to meet the needs of victims of crime. Experience of identifying opportunities for appropriate projects to improve available services to all victims of crime as well as supporting in the preparation of bids will be an advantage.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Partnerships Manager
Location: Central London

Do you want to make a difference in Education? Manage the volunteering process for skilled individuals? Have the autonomy to manage your own area and meet targets? Join us to ensure schools across England have access to skilled and committed governors to help raise their standards and give children the best start in life.

About Governors for Schools

Governors for Schools is an education charity that connects skilled and committed professionals with schools and academies who need governors. We exist to improve education outcomes for England’s children, and we know that a vital key to ensuring strong school performance is highly effective governance. By finding, nurturing and supporting a diverse and talented network of governors, we help to drive systematic change in how schools are run. We have placed over 10,000 governors in the last 5 years.

We have excellent relationships with blue chip companies, giving access to highly skilled businesspeople, and we match these skills to those wanted by schools. We also offer high quality e-learning and a series of Business Governor Network events.

Main purpose of job:

As the Partnerships Manager, you will join the team responsible for:

- Recruiting and managing volunteer school governors
- Facilitating governor’s placement into suitable schools 
- Business development and partnership building 
- Raising awareness of school governance and the services provided by Governors for Schools

Some of your duties will include: 

- Supporting volunteers through the appointment process, from application to placement
- Acting as the account manager for up to 10 existing business and university partners 
- Developing new business, including nurturing relationships with new local and regional companies, universities and other organisations
- Encouraging businesses to adopt volunteering as a school governor within their CSR strategy
- Maintaining and developing relationships with Local Authority governor services departments 
- Developing innovative, cost-effective approaches to volunteer recruitment

You should apply if:

- You’re self-motivated and as comfortable managing your workload independently as you are meeting stakeholders 
- You want to learn more about business development and are comfortable talking to and working with people of varying degrees of seniority
- You’re passionate about improving education for children

Salary and benefits:

- £24,000 p/a 
- Flexible working arrangements 
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
- Claimable expenses

This position will be based in our Central London office. Travel to meet with corporate partners and deliver presentations across the South / East of England will be also required.

We will review applicants on an ongoing basis.

To apply for the role of Partnerships Manager, please apply via the button shown. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Additional Keywords: Partnerships Manager, School Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Executive, Account Manager, Education Project Officer, Education Programme Officer, Education Governance Co-ordinator, Relationships Manager, Education.

Working hours: 10 – 16:00 (35 hours per week, Monday – Friday)

Customer Service and Logistics Manager
Burford (Oxfordshire), Radcliffe (Greater Manchester) or Sheffield (South Yorkshire)

If you have experience leading and coaching teams and a background in an animal welfare environment, this is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the rehoming process with our leading animal charity.

The Company

Blue Cross is one of the UK’s leading rehoming organisations for animals. We support sick, injured and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.

A lot has changed since we began caring for animals in 1897, so we’ve developed a strategy in response to the needs of pets in today’s modern world. As part of this, we have designed a brand-new rehoming operating model and organisational structure, which will enable us to continue providing outstanding levels of care and support even more animals in need.

We are now looking for a Customer Service and Logistics Manager to support our transformation, joining us at our Burford, Radcliffe or Sheffield sites.

The Benefits

- Salary of circa £42,000 per annum
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company sick pay
- Life insurance
- Shopping discounts

This is a brilliant opportunity to play an integral role in our rehoming service, making sure our new owners’ pets are carefully transported to their forever home, ensuring the customer experience is the best it can be.

In this varied role you will use your expertise to cater to our customer’s continually evolving needs, making our services sustainable, empowering our Rehoming Service Delivery Partners and having a real impact on a national level.

So, if you are seeking your next challenge and want to play an important part in our ambitious evolution, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the Customer Service and Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for transforming the Blue Cross rehoming customer experience and the overall management of pet transportation.

You will ensure an excellent customer journey, reassuring and informing them of their pets’ progress and welfare as they are transported to their new home.

Your role will also involve:

- Using research and analysis to provide a clear understanding of the needs and expectations of our customers
- Supporting the continued improvement of our customer experience capability
- Optimising opportunities to generate income
- Improving the sustainability of our services
- Coaching and managing a small team of Rehoming Service Delivery Partners

About You

To join us as the Customer Service and Logistics Manager, you will need:

- Experience of leading and coaching teams
- Operational leadership experience in an animal welfare environment
- Prior experience managing the transport of animals in a welfare environment
- Experience implementing change and process improvement on a significant scale

Ideally, you will have experience of leadership in a customer service or call centre environment, but this is not essential. Experience in supply chain logistics would be beneficial as would media and/or public speaking experience.

A background in cross-sector working in animal welfare would be advantageous. A qualification in leadership, coaching or business management and/or Six Sigma or similar would be equally desirable.

Other organisations may call this role a Customer Service Manager, Logistics Manager, Transportation Manager, Animal Welfare Manager, Animal Welfare Officer, Logistics Operations Manager, Animal Transportation Manager, Zoo Logistics Manager, Animal Rescue Logistics Manager, or Rescue Centre Logistics Manager.  

The closing date for applications is the 8th January 2020.
Grade: 3.1

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. For more information on this role, please select the apply button to read the full job description.

Webrecruit and Blue Cross are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking to use your skillset for a worthy cause as a Customer Service and Logistics Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Edinburgh

As Operations Manager for Edinburgh, you will help deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to the young people in Central and South East Scotland. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who engage directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.  

As we embark on our new strategy we have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across Central and South East Scotland. You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our operations executives to do their best work.  

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure that our delivery commitments are achieved in our effort to reach more young people through the highest possible quality provision that delivers impact.

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing or our regional activity. You will effectively manage assigned budgets and support contract delivery as well as supporting fundraising colleagues with various reports, visits and events.

We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of supporting young entrepreneurs and business start-ups.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

KairosWWT is recruiting for a part-time Office Manager to join our team and undertake a very varied role with overall responsibility for ensuring that the charity runs smoothly. Based in the office, this role will be a key member of the team, providing efficient and effective administration support across the organisation.
 

This post is restricted to female applicants only under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010. 

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role

Trust and Foundations Manager

New City College recruitment pack

Role overview

Job title Trust and Foundations Manager

Salary Starting at £38,900

Location Poplar High St, Poplar, London E14 0AF

Reports to Senior Projects Manager

Work closely with Senior management team; Poplar campus redevelopment team; Finance

Type of position Full-time, permanent

Introduction to New City College

New City College (NCC) is the fourth largest further education college in England. It has been formed through five mergers: the merger between Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College in August 2016 and subsequent mergers with Redbridge College in April 2017, Epping Forest College in August 2018 and the mergers with Havering College of Further and Higher Education and Havering Sixth Form College in August 2019.

NCC currently has over 25,000 students with a small provision of 14-15 education, a large cohort of 16-18 students and a significant number of adult students. It offers over a 100 courses from A Levels, BTECs and ESOL to vocational subjects, such as business, IT, performing arts, trade skills and catering as well as pre-University courses. Throughout its intensive period of growth, NCC has maintained a focus on students and teaching and learning.

NCC is based in east London and has 10 sites in five local authorities: Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Havering. The College continues to maintain its strong local presence, serving the needs of its local communities.

Join an ambitious and exciting redevelopment project

The College has an ambitious plan to redevelop its campus in Poplar. Located on Poplar High Street, right next to Poplar DLR station and within 200m of Canary Wharf and Crossrail, the current campus is formed of an amalgam of buildings from different areas. The oldest part is a 1894 Poplar library building and it includes a grade II listed Naval College from 1906. Newer parts of the building are from 1990 and 2006. The current building is inefficient and it is no longer future proofed to accommodate education and training provision for decades to come.

As such, the College is looking to redevelop the new campus into a state-of-the-art education facility which provides a flexible learning environment, is aligned with industry requirements, is green, accessible and sustainable and celebrates the heritage of the local area and the Naval College. The new campus will be funded through an enabling development, built on the same site as the new campus. There is also an opportunity to enhance the public realm around the new development, including invigorating Poplar High Street.

Could this be the future campus in Poplar?

As part of the early planning for the redevelopment, NCC has worked with fundraising consultancy More Partnership to assess the overall potential to seek philanthropic support for aspects of the redevelopment, including specific subject areas and student groups. From this, it is clear that there is considerable scope to engage Trusts and Foundations with the project, and that resulting impact NCC has on the lives of young people in this part of London. 

As a result, NCC now wishes to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Manager to lead this work, and in so doing, to put in place a long-term and sustainable grant-focused fundraising programme.

Interviews will take place week commencing: 13th January 2020

If you wish to apply please email your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 explaining how you meet the requirements of the role.

A great opportunity to develop your regional fundraising experience for this leading disability charity.

Lead the strategic direction and relationship management of individual supporters, regional corporates and event participation for the area.

Job specification

• Achieve fundraising targets for the area
• Recruit new supporters and continue to motivate and develop existing ones
• Identify new fundraising opportunities including local corporates, clubs and groups
• Deliver presentations on behalf of the charity and be the key advocate for their work across the Midlands, Wales and NE Anglia

Person specification

• Some experience in fundraising (community/events/corporate)
• Strong volunteer manager with an understanding of their motivations
• Confident networker with great written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to budget and reforcast
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise

This is a home based, 9 month contract role. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence

                   

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Senior Digital Engagement Manager

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Senior Digital Engagement Manager
Location: London
Contract type: Full time, Fixed Term (9 months, maternity cover)
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £41,585 to £46,725 depending on skills and experience, plus London allowance of £3,600

Closing date: 12 January 2020
Interview date: Week commencing 20 January 2020

About the role:

The Senior Digital Engagement Manager is responsible for a team covering key digital communications and marketing channels and tools, including social media, email, PPC and analytics.

As well as managing day-to-day activity across key platforms and ensuring that colleagues have the right tools, skills and guidance to use them effectively, the team works with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation to build great user-focused digital engagement strategies into our campaigns from the outset, spanning owned, earned and paid activity.

Key projects and areas of work across the period covered by this contract include: expanding the team to develop advanced skills and capabilities across both digital advertising and analytics, embedding a new social media strategy for the organisation, developing better integrations for our new email platform, and working on a programme to increase the visibility of the Digital team and our role in supporting the organisation to further embed digital skills and ways of working.

About you:

We’re looking for a self-motivated digital expert with experience managing a multi-discipline team. As well as being able to quickly pick up and run key projects, you’ll have excellent people management skills and experience recruiting and embedding new roles into a team.

Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a complex organisation to build collaborative relationships will be one of your strengths, as will your ability to develop great, results-driven digital engagement strategies across a range of channels and touchpoints.

Your track record will include:

- Social media management with a focus on identifying the most effective role for social media to generate meaningful results against a range of objectives
- Empowering non-digital colleagues to implement email marketing best practice
- Using data to tell a story, turning analysis and insights into recommendations for tangible actions
- Managing in-house paid digital advertising resource

Most important of all, you’ll need to be passionate about the role of digital to help us fulfil our ambition to provide support to every person affected by dementia.

In return, you’ll be part of a brilliant full-service digital team at a key point in our development.

You may have experience of the following: Digital Engagement Manager, Senior Digital Engagement Manager, Digital Content Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Copywriter, Digital Communications Executive, Fundraising, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, Digital Marketing Assistant, Social Media, etc.

Job title: Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager

Salary: £43,445 per annum

Location: London

Contract/Hours: 18 months temporary contract, full time equivalent, with possibility of extension  

The MEL team at the Fairtrade Foundation drives the generation, analysis and use of data, research-evidence and evaluation to monitor and understand our impact. The work of the MEL team enables the Foundation to prove and enhance our value to our partners and supporters, continuously learn, improve and innovate our model and keep ourselves accountable to our key stakeholders, the producers and the workers we aim to serve.

We are recruiting for a Senior MEL Manager.  Working alongside the Head of MEL, you will be at the cutting edge of developing MEL and research approaches for our innovative and established offers, working with a large array of stakeholders – from workers, producers in origin and colleagues in the Fairtrade International System to 500-Fortune companies, business leaders and institutional funders, to name a few. 

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience and passion in MEL and / or socioeconomic research and the ability of designing and implementing systems and processes to promote accountability, continuous improvement and innovative MEL and research practices. You’ll need to be an excellent communicator and team player, confidently working with colleagues within the organisation to understand trends and their concerns, promote findings and recommendations, and develop new and better ways of working. You must also be able to manage external relationships with a number of stakeholders including commercial partners, local representatives, and programme specialists, on various levels and engaging them in a clear and accessible way.

Your priority will be starting by leading the MEL and research portfolio for one of our largest accounts and gradually taking ownership of additional MEL projects, work streams and technical areas.

At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us.

A DBS check is required for this role

Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.

Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.

The international Fairtrade system (of which the Fairtrade Foundation is a member) works on behalf of farmers and workers to drive sustainable livelihoods, empower producers and workers, and make trade fair.

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Closing date: 8 January 2020 (10am)

Interviews will take place January 2020 (date to be confirmed)

Contract: Temporary contract

The Fairtrade Foundation is a passionate and ambitious development organisation committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade. We are best known as the independent, not-for-profit body behind the FAIRTRADE Mark, a product label assuring consumers that their purchase helps disadvantaged farmers and workers in developing countries secure a better deal. The FAIRTRADE Mark is the best known and most trusted ethical mark amongst UK consumers. 

We undertake our certification and product labelling work as the UK member of Fairtrade International, a global network of organisations working to common standards and verification systems. The global Fairtrade movement also includes Producer Networks in Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean, as co-owners alongside the market organisations that are known as National Fairtrade Organisation (NFO). The Fairtrade Foundation, as the most successful NFO, plays a leading role in the global Fairtrade movement.

The Foundation is also responsible for building public support for Fairtrade and for bringing together producers and consumers in a citizens’ movement for change. The growing number of Fairtrade towns and cities, faith communities and schools and universities are a testament to the efforts of our grass-roots supporter networks.

In the UK, the Foundation employs over one hundred staff across Commercial, Public Engagement, business support functions, communication functions and policy & advocacy.

It’s an exciting time to join the Fairtrade Foundation as we look towards our new five-year strategy for 2016-2020. We’re a passionate and ambitious development organisation committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade. 

Background

Policy & Research Team

The Policy and Research team is responsible for the development of research, impact assessment as part of Fairtrade’s UK and global policy, learning and advocacy priorities, and in support of the MEL needs of teams working with commercial and public audiences; for managing relationships with key decision makers and opinion formers including government, parliamentarians, NGOs and research and policy making institutions; developing and leading political influencing strategies in pursuit of the Foundation’s public policy goals.  The Policy and Research Team is part of the Programme, Policy & Partnership Funding Directorate.

Job purpose

1. To lead the Foundation’s programme of Impact, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) on Fairtrade.
2. To ensure that the results of Fairtrade research, insight and learning are clearly understood and communicated, internally and externally, supporting teams across the Fairtrade Foundation to demonstrate and disseminate the impact of Fairtrade for producers, their families and communities, and ensure that Fairtrade communications are accurate.
3. To work collaboratively with Fairtrade International’s global monitoring, evaluation and impact programme, so that research insight leads to the ongoing strengthening of the global Fairtrade system, so that the Fairtrade International MEL programme adequately reflects the priorities of the Foundation, and that learning from the Fairtrade International programme informs the Foundation’s work.
4. To lead support and advice to colleagues across the organisation on the development and implementation of effective Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Frameworks for campaigns, programmes, new services and commercial partnerships. . 

Team working

The postholder will work in a flexible, team approach with the MEL Manager and Head of Team, taking a lead role in some areas and a support role in others. Areas of lead and support responsibility will be agreed with the Head of Team and updated as necessary.

Key Tasks 

Research, Impact Assessment, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL):

1. To lead the Foundation’s strategy for the identification, management and delivery of key strategic research programmes and producer impact assessment studies to strengthen and deepen understanding of the difference Fairtrade is making.
2. To manage external relationships with professional institutions, academic bodies or individual research specialists in both the UK and the global south, to build best practice for Fairtrade’s research and producer impact assessment, identify relevant learning, and ensure that there is constructive dialogue.
3. To work closely with Fairtrade International on agreed areas of collaboration in the areas of monitoring, evaluation and learning, including representing the Foundation on the Fairtrade International Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Working Group.
4. To undertake directly, or utilise Fairtrade funding to commission research on agreed, prioritised issues which arise from Fairtrade policies and standards and affect the impact of Fairtrade upon producers (issues could include gender equality, workers’ rights, access to natural resources, climate change, business purchasing practices and supply chain integration, producer access to credit etc).
5. Manage the performance of any designated staff, volunteers, interns or consultants engaged to work on the delivery of our impact assessment, monitoring, evaluation and learning programme.
6. To work with the Programme Funding team to identify donors, develop and manage funding proposals for our research and impact work, as well as the integration of effective MEL frameworks and budgets as part of broader programme funding bids, and ensure effective reporting to funders.

Support to corporate strategy

1. To provide insight from our impact, monitoring and evaluation programme into the development of the organisation’s long term strategies and planning processes, including contributing to the design of the Foundation’s MEL frameworks, ensuring that insight from the research programme informs thinking at all levels of the organisation.
2. Upskill the foundation as a whole to embed MEL in its culture through identifying learning opportunities to embrace and disseminate MEL activities, while developing suitable materials and or workshops to facilitate this.
3. To work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure Fairtrade’s impact, insight and learning delivers effective corporate reporting, including publication of our annual social impact report. 

.Impact communication, information management and dissemination

1. Work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure the delivery of a clear programme of impact communications work for internal and external stakeholders in line with cross organisational priorities.  Stakeholders will include commercial licensees, government and major donors, and cross-organisational priorities include marketing and advocacy campaigns, or corporate communications.  These will need to be targeted towards particular audiences, for instance commercial partner needs for evidence of impact.
2. To ensure producer information and policy based research effectively informs the development of Fairtrade advocacy, media and campaign programmes, including advice on reactive issues which arise at short notice. 

Strategy, Planning and Administration

1. To develop, implement and review work plans, feeding into the overall team and organisational strategic planning processes.
2. To identify whether external consultants and researchers are required to support the delivery of key research and policy objectives, coordinate and manage contracts and delivery of the work of external consultants / researchers.  
3. To provide regular updates and progress reports within the Fairtrade Foundation, and as part of Fairtrade International’s Impact Assessment working group
4. To manage agreed budgets for travel, research and policy development, including those funded by donors, and report accordingly on a regular basis 
5. Support the broader work of the Fairtrade Foundation in delivering  its  long term strategy to ambitiously scale up the growth of Fairtrade and its benefits to producers, feeding insight from our research, policy analysis and learning programme into the development of strategies and plans. 

Review Arrangements

The details contained in the Job Description particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job at the date the job description was prepared.  It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.  Consequently, the Fairtrade Foundation will expect to revise this job description from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.

Person Specification 

Job Title: Senior Research and Impact Manager

Education/ Training

A solid educational background, at least to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience (E)

Graduate or post-graduate academic qualifications in agricultural or development economics, business or a related discipline appropriate to analysis of Fairtrade (D)

Experience

A clear track record of professional research experience on international development, agriculture or a related discipline, including the commissioning and management of research projects and practical experience of carrying out impact assessments and/or evaluation on the ground to high professional and ethical standards (E)

Previous experience of writing briefings and reports, and liaising with organisations/individuals in developing countries to inform these. (E) 

Experience of web-based research and/or use of statistical databases and data sets (E)

Experience of working with communications professionals in the development of high quality public facing materials (E)

Experience of using participatory impact assessment research techniques and tools and understanding of different

approaches to monitoring and evaluation research (D)

Experience of designing MEL frameworks for international development or sustainability programmes (D).

Previous experience of working on trade and/or fair trade issues, in relation to international development and poverty reduction, or knowledge of standard and certification systems and their role in bringing about change in practices. (D)

Previous experience of managing staff, consultants and interns/volunteers (D)

Experience of working in a developing country with small and medium sized enterprises, trades unions or workers’ networks

Experience of building, coordinating and working with diverse stakeholder groups, both within and beyond an organisation (D)

Experience of reporting to institutional donors (D)

Experience of successful fundraising and management of donor-funded research programmes (D)

Experience of working with the media (D)

Knowledge/ Technical Skills

Demonstrable ability to analyse complex information (numerical and written) and synthesise this into accessible reports, briefings and presentations. (E)

Excellent oral and written communication skills, and proven ability to communicate to a variety of audiences on an international level (E)

Good understanding of developing engaging, exciting communications materials for business, consumer or campaigns audiences, including digital media (E)

An organised, methodical approach to work and ability to juggle competing priorities (E)

Ability to work on own initiative, and adapt to rapidly changing environment (E)

A flexible and enthusiastic approach to work and operate as part of a team (E) 

Familiarity with MS Office programmes (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint) (E)

Training in management skills (D)

Knowledge of UK and/or international academic and other research networks (D).

Knowledge of certification schemes and standards e.g. ISO, ISEAL , Fairtrade etc. (D)

A working knowledge of Spanish, French and/or another language would be a major advantage (D)

Competencies

 Passionate Commitment - This competency is about having passion, dedication and proactively showing support for the work of the Foundation.  Contributing to a positive internal atmosphere and external perception of the Foundation.

 Embracing Change - This competency is about flexibility and responsiveness to changing needs.  It is about innovating, doing something new or differently.  It also involves welcoming creative ideas and solutions.

 Working with Integrity - This competency is about using a principled approach for every decision and action. Choosing to do the right thing even when it is difficult.

 Leadership - This competency is about taking a leadership role regardless of your rank within the hierarchy.  It involves acting with the Foundation’s vision in mind, being decisive and working for the good of the entire organisation and its mission.

 Teamwork - This competency is about working in a way which acknowledges the interdependence of people in your team and other teams.  It is also about effective cross-team project working.

Positive relationships - This competency is about fostering and maintaining constructive and professional relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.

Delivering results - This competency is about achieving a high quantity of measurable results whilst maintaining, or even raising, quality of work.

Managing resources responsibly - This competency is about managing the Foundation’s resources well.  It involves negotiating best value for the Foundation and ensuring the longevity of the organisation.

Information and Knowledge management - This competency is about working in a way that values the gathering, management and sharing of information (facts and data) and knowledge (understanding gained through experience) of benefit to the Foundation.

Organisational Commitment

Knowledge of and commitment to Fairtrade and development issues (E)

Commitment to our values: Action, Integrity, Respect, Challenge and Optimism (E)

• We want everyone to be ambassadors for the organisation and encourage staff & volunteers to speak at events which on occasion might be during evenings and weekends (E)

A willingness to spend significant periods of time based in developing countries where and when required in support of Fairtrade Producer Networks and research priorities (typically 1-2 weeks per trip) (E) 

At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us (E)

Partnerships Manager

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Hospice Pay Band 6: £27,442 - £36,833 per annum

‘Happy to talk about Flexible Working’

Are you a fundraiser or relationship manager with a passion for supporting people living with life limiting illness?

Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice has a new opportunity for a talented relationship manager with effective networking and account management skills, working to secure long-term fundraising partnerships with corporate organisations and high net-worth individuals.

As a Partnerships Manager, you will use your network to steward a portfolio of relationships of key senior level individual and corporate supporters from the Greater Birmingham area. You will be responsible for managing relationships with existing donors as well as identifying and securing new fundraising partnerships.

Within this wide-ranging role, you will be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and leading organisations to deliver a first-class supporter journey and engagement experience. To win new partnerships and maintain success, you will also be a pro-active self-starter and adept at working collaboratively across internal departments with other teams; such as marketing, events, facilities, finance and clinical.  

As the successful candidate, you will be an excellent relationships manager, able to prioritise tasks, have exemplary attention to detail as well as being self-motivated and highly organised to manage individual projects. Demonstrable experience of successfully generating new opportunities which are commercially viable, relevant and of mutual benefit is essential.

If this is sounds like the role for you then apply today.

Closing date:  Noon, Wednesday 8th January 2020

Interview date: Friday 17th January 2020

Registered charity no 503456

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