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The CRT are looking for an experienced, motivated and inspirational Volunteer Manager to join our team for the very first time. The ideal candidate will have been doing a similar role for a minimum of three years and will have demonstratable and relevant experience with regards to volunteer retention, recruitment, training and onboarding.
An excellent ‘all-rounder’ is required therefore who is also able to discuss conservation activities and how to deliver them.
Finally, we are looking for someone who is a team player and prepared to support anyone else at the CRT as required. This could be dropping all work and assisting with an urgent task if another member of the team is unavailable, or at capacity or helping out at an event when a lot of people are expected.
The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) protects, promotes and regenerates our land and all life on it, to make everyone a Friend of the countryside. We are a UK charity, founded on the principles of a cohesive future for nature and humans. We saw the decline of wildlife and the damage that intensive farming had on the environment, and chose to be the force of change we wanted to see.
Core Responsibilities
- To be the link person between the CRT Trustees, the tenant farmers, the Monitoring Officers and Conservation Director and the volunteers
- To implement a new Volunteer Programme, whilst giving existing CRT volunteers (and staff) confidence that they are valued
- Have a thorough knowledge of national volunteering policies, regulations and best practice
- To develop volunteer policies and procedures, ensuring they are up to date, reflect best practice and are communicated appropriately
- To regularly travel to all CRT sites to identify volunteering opportunities, tasks and to ensure compliance with all policies. Ensure consistency to volunteering across all sites
- To create an annual plan of volunteer tasks for all CRT properties, including seasonal tasks. Ensure the volunteers have the training and equipment to complete these tasks.
- To work with the Marketing team to create engaging, effective and consistent volunteer communication and consultation mechanisms
- At every property, proactively identify and promote future volunteering opportunities, and develop volunteer engagement initiatives to attract and retain a wide range of volunteers
- Effective recruitment of volunteers across nine properties, including advising on potential volunteer opportunities, role profiles, advertising campaigns, suitable assessment methods and attending interviews/selection days (as appropriate), to widen volunteer participation and broaden activities
- To ensure all recruitment administration of existing and new volunteers has been completed, ensuring compliance with relevant Data Protections and GDPR regulations.
- To oversee the administration of volunteer travel and subsistence claims.
- To effectively manage any volunteer issues which might arise
- To provide Trustees with volunteering evaluation information, assessment and analysis in areas such as volunteer numbers, volunteer hours, impact, outputs, activities, skill development and training undertaken, as may be required for internal and external reporting
- To work with Head of Development to identify funding opportunities and to develop fundraising proposals
- To create, develop and implement volunteer recognition initiatives
- To provide training for staff and tenant farmers on working with volunteers
- Frequent user of the CRM database (ThankQ) to record volunteer activities
- Helping at events as required
This role is a full-time (37.5 hour) role with a salary of £30,000 per annum (negotiable dependant on experience). This role is a hybrid role with at least 2 days a week visiting CRT properties and full-time hours of 9am-5pm are expected.
Regular travel is to be expected to all CRT Properties. Mileage will be covered to these sites but a full driving licence and access to a car will be required as most are very rural and not on public transport routes. We are looking at fleet cars for specific staff - this role necessitates an SUV hybrid car.
This is a permanent position, although subject to a 6-month probationary review.
Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter of approximately two pages, outlining how your background, skills, qualifications and experience make you the perfect candidate for this position.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an online interview and should be expected to do an exercise first to prove their abilities.
Closing date for applications is: 13 June 2022.
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Do you want to inspire, and do you want to do something that contributes to building a healthier world for everyone? Are you tenacious and persuasive and able to lead, develop and grow a regional team helping to achieve British Heart Foundation (BHF) fundraising goals?
Would you like a people-focussed role where every day you have a direct impact on funding life-saving science?
If so, you could be our new Area Fundraising Manager for the North West (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside). This is a great opportunity to lead an already established and successful fundraising team, to deliver yet more income, to help accelerate our science breakthroughs and save more lives.
About the role
When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need, they turn to us. With our research we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. In this role you'll have a direct impact by helping fund our life saving research and helping to build a healthier world for everyone.
In this role, you will lead, manage and offer hands-on fundraising support to a dedicated team of Fundraising Managers to deliver targets. This is an exciting role as you will be personally responsible for growth in the North West region, you’ll be able to help develop the team to reach their fundraising goals and potential through implementing best practices and innovate income generation.
With a strong working knowledge of the regional area, you’ll work with some talented Fundraising Managers to devise and deliver local plans in order to maximise income, future proof funds and strengthen community engagement and awareness of the BHF.
You’ll also lead the team to proactively build and develop fundraising groups, recruiting individual volunteers and supporters. Delivering performance reports and budgets to forecast and track progress with a focus on monitoring income against strategic objectives.
You will help steward new relationships with corporate partnerships, fundraising groups, and high value individual prospects. You’ll be responsible for the account management of some of the more complex supporter relationships and partnerships whilst developing the team’s ability to secure transformative donations.
You’ll be leading a brave, informed, compassionate, and driven team, you’ll work with BHF colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference and impact in your community, help grow our BHF supporter network, and raise funds to power remarkable research breakthroughs.
This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in an exciting field team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups, and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions.
About you
You'll have excellent people management skills and have experience of motivating teams to deliver targets. You'll enjoy training, coaching, and directing your team to succeed and you can promote and embed a culture of learning and best practice. You’ll have the ability to identify opportunities, focus the team and individual activity to maximise success.
You’ll be data driven you’ll be able to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities as well experience of preparing, monitoring, analysing and presenting financial information as well as being confident setting targets.
You’ll have excellent communication, presentation and public speaking skills, with an ability to motivate and inspire your team and our supporters.
A creative thinker, with strong operational planning and prioritization skills. You'll also have exceptional problem-solving skills only matched by your ability to bring the BHF to life and tell stories about our research that influence and motivate.
The team combines experience from the private, public and third sector and we're looking for someone to join us with:
- Business acumen with proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Demonstrable track record of success in managing field fundraising, sales or marketing.
- Strong communication and networking skills and a proven ability to build long last relationships at high level
- Proven ability to produce budgets and performance reports
- A track record of writing proposals that are engaging and concise
- Demonstrable experience of PR, communication and marketing activity
You must be part of the local community and live in the North West (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside) or be able to relocate to this region. If you intend to relocate, please make this clear in your submission.
You'll need a full UK driving licence, have your own car, and the ability to work evenings and weekends are sometimes required. You can work under your own initiative from a home base whilst still contributing positively to your regional and national team.
In your supporting statement, we would like you demonstrate:
- Managing a team and how you help them deliver income targets
- Pitching and winning a partnership or project with a focus on identifying and securing the opportunity
- An example of growing income and networks
- Experience of managing a complex high-value corporate and/or individual relationships
- Your passion for our cause
About us
Everything we do comes back to funding life-saving research into all heart and circulatory conditions including heart failure, stroke, and vascular dementia. Every hour of research we’ve ever funded, every item we’ve ever sold, every campaign we’ve ever run, all the support we’ve ever given. The donations we receive are used to make people’s lives healthier and longer.
We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our people experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.
Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.
What can we offer you
We offer excellent benefits including generous annual leave, private medical insurance, dental health cover, pension, and flexible working. We commit to actively developing you and offer learning and development opportunities to support, inspire and help you unlock your full potential. To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document on our website.
Interview process
This is a two stage interview process. The initial interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams.
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Fundraising & Commercial Marketing Manager
- Home Based with some travel to Head Office required
- Up to £42,000 based on experience
- 35 hours over 5 days per week
The role
In this new role you’ll have a hands-on role in managing ambitious campaigns to deliver against fundraising and commercial sales objectives, covering all aspects of marketing (digital and physical, including brand management), supporter comms, website and social media including development and delivery of creative ideas and concepts.
You’ll have a good understanding of what works for fundraising, but an open and inquisitive mind and a desire to test, learn and scale develop new concepts for an untraditional charity audience (the automotive industry). You’ll have the opportunity to share and grow your own ideas as part of an exciting team on the journey towards ‘great fundraising’.
Key points
- You’ll be a team player who thrives in an agile, ambitious environment
- You’ll be happy sharing your own thoughts and ideas, and working to bring them to life
- You’ll be delivering compelling marketing activity that furthers Ben’s ambition and strengthens its ability to deliver on its mission
- You’ll work across the full range of B2B products and services, ensuring pricing, positioning and marketing activities are aligned for maximum impact
- You’ll be responsible for overall brand management of Ben’s fundraising and commercial brands (DoIt4Ben, ILC, BenBall, BenWell etc.)
- You’ll deliver a consistent, high-quality service to all stakeholders, ensuring an experience which often exceeds expectations and delivers the optimum customer satisfaction
Benefits
- A minimum of 33 days, inclusive of Bank Holidays and subject to increase with the length of service.
- Contributory pension scheme – matched at 4%.
- Life assurance 3 x basic annual salary.
- Access to Perkbox, employee benefits platforms, offering free perks and discounts with hundreds of companies and deals available.
- Enhance Maternity/ paternity Pay
- Employee Assistance Programmes.
- Wellbeing support including access to mental health digital platforms.
- Long Service Recognition.
- Personal Development.
- Rewards and Incentives.
- Free car parking
About Ben
Ben is an independent charity and dedicated partner to the automotive industry, providing support for life for its people and their family dependents. Ben is focused on delivering care and support to enable total health & wellbeing through working and later life.
Ben provides free and confidential advice and support focused on the main areas of peoples’ health and wellbeing: financial, physical, mental and social, supporting people at whatever stage of life. Everyone who works, or has worked, in the automotive industry can access Ben's support.
By working in partnership with automotive industry companies, Ben can help them to support their people through life’s challenges and build a stronger, more resilient automotive industry. Ben is dedicated to working closely with employers to help support their people, and therefore the industry as a whole.
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If this describes you, and you are ambitious and motivated and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, get in touch with us.
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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager to join our Marketing and Income Generation Directorate. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £42,792.91 per annum plus excellent benefits.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!
The newly formed Marketing and Income Generation Directorate is made up of a number of key departments at Cats Protection, that work together to shape our brand reputation, engagement and ability to raise funds and drive behaviour change. As part of our 10-year strategy, our directorate is set to grow and develop over the coming years and will be at the centre of ensuring Cats Protection can continue to improve the quality of life for cats across the UK
Responsibilities of our Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager:
In this new role as Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager you will play a vital role in building a ‘compliance by design’ culture across fundraising, marketing and retail teams. Capable of influencing at all levels and building a reputation as a critical friend to those designing and delivering fundraising campaigns, you will be the focal point for regulatory and legislative guidelines affecting income generation.
You will bring a wide understanding of fundraising disciplines, and experience of managing a higher risk area such as telephone or face to face fundraising. You will have been responsible for being compliant, demonstrating that compliance, and of using pragmatic approaches to solving compliance related challenges. Combine a deep understanding of compliance and regulation with stellar influencing skills that will encourage colleagues at all levels to build compliance in at early stages of their projects, and you might be just the ‘expert guide’ we need in the team.
What we’re looking for in our Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager:
- At least 5 years’ experience of responsibility for higher risk fundraising activities such as face to face, lottery or digital fundraising.
- Demonstrable experience of ensuring and assessing compliance with Fundraising Code, GDPR and other regulations
- Developing and communicating systems, policies and procedures
- Ability to communicate practical, quality management and regulatory practice to people across the organization both verbally and through process development.
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £42,792.91 annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- contribution pension scheme
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Join us as our Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Closing date: 22nd May 2022
Virtual interview date: Week commencing 6th June 2022
Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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We need someone to help consolidate our achievements and contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of the charity. Our new Fundraising Manager will bring a wealth of fundraising experience gained through working with corporate, trusts, or major donors and be a key part of our strategy for growth going forward.
We are looking for someone to work at least 21 hours a week. The full-time role is 35 hours / week. The post is fully home-based and provides a career opportunity with a dedicated small, but growing, team. In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata) , we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget that is offered to all staff.
About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation
The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation was set up in March 2020 by a group of NHS staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We exist to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
The charity currently consists of six staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In 18 months we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind.
We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers:
·Bereaved healthcare worker family support and scholarships
·Professional counselling
·Retail discount collation and aggregation
·Hospital staff room refurbishments
·Childcare grants
and are in the process of expanding the services we can offer healthcare workers.
Please send a covering letter of no more than one side of A4 detailing how your experience matches our Job Description; you should also include a CV of no more than two sides of A4.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re a growing national charity with a new and ambitious strategy and a strong funding pipeline. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, grabbing every opportunity to contribute to the development of our work to support kinship families. Reporting to the chief executive, you’ll be at the heart of our growth and development as you play a key role in delivering our plans to drive sustainable income growth and diversify our income portfolio.
This is a developing role with huge potential to contribute to our growth as a fundraising charity. We’re looking for someone with the right combination of skills and experience to build on our successful fundraising from trusts and foundations, lottery and statutory sources, as well as wider knowledge and experience to develop a new major donor funding stream.
Now is an exciting time to join us as Fundraising Manager, you will be building on a period of strong income growth and inherit a healthy pipeline with existing multi-year relationships and new warm potentials. You will work to a stretching but achievable target supported by a wider team that prioritises and champions fundraising including an engaged Board of Trustees and supportive Senior Leadership Team. Finally, you will be joining a charity with a flexible working environment which cares about your wellbeing and development.
We will guarantee interviews to any candidates with experience of kinship care (either of being in kinship care or of being a kinship carer) who demonstrate that they meet the essential skills and experience outlined.
Location: Home-based or London office-based (Vauxhall)
Working hours: Full-time (flexible, working minimum of 28 hours/per week considered – pro rata)
Salary: £33,639 - £36,944 (outside of London); £36,865 - £40,170 (including London weighting)
Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension
Interview date: Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified.
About Kinship:
Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.
Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.
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We are looking for a standout relationship manager to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.
Fundraising Engagement Manager Responsibilities:
A great personality and team ethic are really important in this role as you will maximise income for Young Live vs Cancer by coaching our supporters to reach their goals, whilst seeking out new fundraising opportunities for your geographical area. This role sits within the ‘Supporter Experience’ team and we need someone with natural customer service skills who wants to deliver a legendary experience to all of their supporters. Your team of supporters will range from volunteers and individuals, to groups and local corporates.
North East England is a big area filled with some of our most committed supporters but there is so much opportunity to grow support across the region.
This is not your average 9-5 role and we’re not looking for an average candidate. We encourage flexibility and adaptability, and in return offer a strong flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. Many of the team work condensed or flexible hours to suit individual circumstances and we would love to discuss your needs further at interview.
Fundraising Engagement Manager Requirements:
Experience within a similar role, or within the charity sector, would be great, but we know that a lot of the most important skills in this role are easily transferable from another sector. We want the right person and we will invest in training the right candidate. The skills we are looking for in this role are:
• Strong prioritisation skills
• Great communicator
• Self-Motivated
• Emotionally intelligent
• Master at storytelling
• Epic at relationship building
• Self-Aware
• Great at spotting opportunities
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Compassion
• Bravery
• Integrity
• Team player
The must haves:
• Have a full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Have a sufficient Broadband connection for this home based role
• Live in North East England
• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme.
If you think this sounds like you then please have a read of the attached job specification. If you wanted to discuss the role before applying, then we welcome these informal chats.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.
We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.
Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Location: Home-based
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Salary: £28,357 per annum (FTE)
Closing Date: 5 June 2022
Interview Date: 29 June 2022
May also have experience in the following: Fundraising Engagement Manager, Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Engagement Manager, Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Sales Executive, Business Development, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.
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We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to join our small team of support staff. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys having great autonomy in organising their own workload and using their broad fundraising skills and drive to make a positive impact. If you enjoy a challenge and like to see the direct results of your efforts, then this role is for you!
Key information: Fundraising and Development Manager
Location: Remote/home-based – with occasional travel to Newham, East London.
Reporting to: CEO
Hours: 24 hours a week (over 3 set days or worked flexibly)
Salary: £16.96 per hour (£21,166 per annum) plus pension contribution and employee wellbeing package.
Purpose of role:
As part of our small and flexible team, the Fundraising and Development Manager is primarily responsible for maximising income and support for Treasures Foundation, so that we can continue with our success and meet our ambitious plans for expansion.
The Fundraising and Development Manager reports to the CEO and supervises the Quality Manager and the Finance Manager.
Main responsibilities:
Strategy
- Maintain and implement our Fundraising Strategy with a focus on Trusts and Foundations, whilst developing other streams of revenue, including corporate partnerships, online fundraising, major donors and the potential creation of a social enterprise.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisational strategy for the charity.
Fundraising
- Build on the successful development of the current fundraising programme to ensure the growth and consolidation of key income streams.
- Work with the CEO, Quality Manager and Finance Manager to identify and scope project plans and budgets.
- Identify new and creative opportunities for increasing and generating income.
- Produce attractive and engaging materials to support the fundraising plan and present a compelling case for support to funders and donors. This includes maintaining the website and social media platforms.
- Attend interviews and meetings with funders (usually via zoom/phone) as part of the application or reporting process.
- Work alongside the Quality Manager and Finance Manager, to collate and analyse information from our Lamplight monitoring database, to produce accurate and timely monitoring and evaluation reports for funders.
- Nurture and maintain relationships with funders and donors.
- Review fundraising policies and practice and ensure that the charity is operating within charity law and adheres to the Institute of Fundraising Codes of Practice.
Governance and external relations
- Co-ordinate Trustee meeting dates, setting the agenda, taking minutes and ensuring that all documentation is circulated in a timely manner.
- Report to the Board of Trustees on financial and quality management issues, as well as ensuring they are informed of and engaged in the fundraising agenda.
- Work with external consultants provided through various funders on improving our policies, systems and processes.
- Arrange networking opportunities and meetings for the CEO and keyworkers with funders, partners, services or people of influence.
- Contribute to and oversee the production of the annual report and annual accounts.
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This is a fantastic flexible role that is hugely rewarding and you'll be making a difference and be inspired every day by supporting people to change their diets and their lives.
We're looking for someone who is either based locally in Thanet or you can do the role remotely from another location across the UK.
You’ll have a keen interest in food poverty, health and supporting local people to improve their diets. Bags of Taste is an innovative, award winning, behaviour change intervention with a vision that everyone should be able to afford, buy and cook good food. We work with vulnerable people in food poverty to change the way they cook, shop and eat, for ever. We specifically focus on low-income, vulnerable participants who experience significant health inequalities, like disability (mental and/or physical), and long-term health conditions.
The Role
Your job will be to run Bags of Taste courses in Thanet, working independently, but supported by colleagues at Head Office. You’ll be responsible for all aspects of the delivery of our Mentored courses to participants in the borough with considerable autonomy to develop ideas that could help us to increase our impact. As Area Head, your main responsibilities will be to:
Course delivery
- Interview potential course participants
- Organise buying, assembly and delivery of food bags to course participants (or work with local people to do so, if you don’t live locally)
- Monitor and supervise course delivery, following co-ordinator manual guidelines
- Train and supervise volunteer cooking mentors, using resources provided
- Recruit and supervise volunteer food bag couriers
- Identify potential case study candidates for evidence of impact and funders’ reports
- Nurture cooking mentors through continuous training and development as needed
- Be able to work easily with a range of social media platforms
Referrer relationships
- Develop excellent working relationships with referrers and attend local meetings where necessary
- Actively seek out and develop existing and new referral sources through local charities and community organisations
- Attend relevant networking meetings to meet potential referrers and advertise our courses
Administration
- Maintain student monitoring spreadsheets and keep information current, following data protection guidelines
- Update and maintain list of local referrers
- Send out graduation packs to course participants
- Provide reports of course outcomes to Head Office
Essential requirements:
- You could live locally in Thanet – local presence and knowledge would be desirable. However, we will also consider remotely based people based in other locations across the UK.
- Someone who is engaged and inspired by Bags of Taste’s mission and values
- Experience of working with vulnerable/disadvantaged people and outreach
- Relationship building skills, particularly with referrers and other organisations
- Someone able to work independently, think on their feet and be adaptable
- Good, practical organisational skills
- Good IT skills, particularly with WhatsApp, and basic social media skills
- Previous experience in project management an advantage but not essential
- Previous experience in sales would also be an advantage but not essential
- People management skills
- Volunteer experience – either as a volunteer or managing volunteers
What you can expect
To become part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation changing attitudes and approaches to dietary change in the UK. By helping to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the area, you’ll make a lasting positive impact on your local community.
By working with local networks and developing successful relationships, you’ll be working with a range of public, voluntary, community and private organisations as a trusted partner. You’ll gain insight into the social determinants of health and how they affect peoples’ ability to improve their diets and understand how to implement a successful, pragmatic behaviour change programme. Finally, Bags of Taste is supported by a team of dedicated, talented volunteers, who are critical to the success of our work. One of the most rewarding aspects of the role is managing and motivating them to make a difference in their local community.
For further information about the role, click apply and read the attached job pack.
We are asking all candidates to detail in the covering letter how their skills meet the requirements of the job.
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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer to join our newly created Digital Community Fundraising team. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £36,726.83 plus excellent benefits.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!
The Digital Community Fundraising team is a brand new team sitting in the Community & Events department within the wider Marketing and Income Generation directorate. Working collaboratively with other areas of the directorate, this new team will pave the way for digital community fundraising at Cats Protection. A very exciting opportunity for the right candidate to help shape the portfolio and team.
Responsibilities of our Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer
As Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer, you will be responsible for managing, developing, and delivering the digital community fundraising programme, supported by the Digital Community Fundraising Manager, to acquire, convert and retain engaged community supporters. Working across multiple channels, you will increase sustainable net income through a diverse and innovation product pipeline.
What we’re looking for in our Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer
- Proven experience of digital fundraising and marketing, ideally working with external agencies within the third sector
- Proven experience of product development, innovation and testing new products and propositions
- Experience in a community fundraising environment
- Proven track record of achieving income against agreed financial targets
- A good working knowledge of websites, SEO and PPC
- Successful management of sizeable expenditure budgets
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £36,726.83 per annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- contribution pension scheme
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Join us as our Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Closing date: 17th May 2022
Virtual interview date: Week commencing 23rd May 2022
Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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A fresh opportunity has arisen to join the regional fundraising team at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity as Regional Fundraising Manager – East & South East. Supported by the Head of Network & Community Fundraising, this role is fundamental in developing, supporting and managing a new team of Regional Fundraising Officers throughout the East & South East of the England.
You will lead a team who are tasked with focusing on new and existing fundraising initiatives to increase income generation in the area whilst raising SSAFA’s profile. This initiative includes (but is not limited to) trusts and foundations, companies, membership organisations, sports, education and government bodies, high-net worth donors, community-based partnerships, and grassroots fundraising through events and activities.
SSAFA is entering into an exciting period of strategic development within regional fundraising. This may open-up a range of opportunities for career development within the team and the organisation. If successful, you will be a key member of a regional fundraising management team who will be central to the success of this new fundraising strategy.
The role will require extensive travel across the UK and will involve some evening and weekend work, at key events.
About the team
You will join a well-established and dedicated team who cover the whole of the UK, working with 87 Branches and Service committees. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional candidate, who thrives on challenge. A determined, highly motivated individual, with a track record of effective management with experience of coaching, mentoring and setting income and expenditure budgets. A fundraising or business development background would be preferred. A natural communicator with proven success in working with volunteers to support this growth, would be an advantage. A confident networker, able to represent the charity to external stakeholders, build relationships and reputation, communicate effectively across the region whilst working from home.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing practical, emotional, and financial support to our Forces and their families since 1885. Last year our teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 79,000 people in need, from Second World War veterans to those who have served in more recent conflicts or are still currently serving, and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. We are here for that person – any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Further information about the role
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 22nd May 2022
Interviews: First interviews will take place online using Teams - dates TBC. Second round interviews will take place in person and will involve a presentation.
Charity People are thrilled to be working alongside the lifesaving RNLI to find a new engagement crew member for the North & East of England! Are you a talented Fundraising & Partnerships Lead who shares their vision; to save everyone?
This role is 23 months FTC to cover an internal secondment. Working as part of a fantastic wider team and reporting into a supportive manager the Fundraising & Partnerships Lead will be the go-to person for fundraising development expertise in the North and East of England, covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Yorkshire, Humberside, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex. It is a big patch with some warm relationships in place but you'll have the opportunity to develop existing support.
This is a lovely broad and diverse role where you'll support strategic planning, and identify and lead development opportunities to grow income. The culture at the RNLI is fantastic you'll be working as one crew, sharing skills and knowledge with staff and volunteers on the ground.
About the role:
As a Fundraising and Partnerships Lead you'll:
Support the delivery of the national partnership strategy at a regional level and facilitate content delivery and stakeholder management regionally and locally
Monitor and manage fundraising and partnership income and expenditure budgets and prospect pipelines
Maintain an ongoing improvement programme across your region to ensure that resources are always deployed efficiently
Support the delivery of income targets, increase engagement, increase supporter conversions, deepen relationships and diversify income streams
Manage delivery of all fundraising and partnership goals and KPIs in conjunction with the Senior Community Manager
Work with the communications, events, face-to-face, legacy, media, philanthropy and trusts contacts within your region to help you achieve your goals
Support volunteer recruitment, management and levels of support for fundraising and partnership activities across your region
About you:
You'll be passionate about making a real difference for supporters, volunteers and customers. We are looking for someone with:
Experience of engaging supporters and volunteers.
A proven track record of results delivery in the areas of fundraising and partnerships.
Exceptional written and verbal communication and engagement skills
Management experience; ideally in leading field-based teams in a really collaborative way.
This role can be homebased across the patch with extensive (meaningful) travel. This post requires a valid driving licence.
The package:
£36,000 - £43,000
Flexible working
Company vehicle
26 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
Life assurance
Health and dental cashplan
Closing: 19th May at 9am
Interviews: Tuesday 24th May
For more information please get in touch with Ellen Drummond at Charity People ASAP with a copy of your CV. If sufficient applications are received the role may close early so please get in touch if you are interested but need more time to apply.
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About the role:
This senior fundraising officer role is a new position, ideal for a creative and ambitious fundraiser who is seeking a role where there is an opportunity to develop and step-up professionally.
If successful, you will join a small fundraising team where from the start you will enjoy real responsibility. In this new role, you will work on a diverse range of funding proposals and have the autonomy to lead on the management of your own portfolio of funders. You will also work alongside senior staff including our CEO and Senior Leadership Team to develop larger, strategically significant proposals.
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Who we’re looking for:
The successful candidate will have experience of building new and maintaining existing external stakeholder relationships in a fundraising capacity.
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The right candidate will have excellent written communication skills, and be able to translate a passion for our work into inspiring funding applications, reporting and account management.
They will also be a self-starter, capable of managing multiple priorities and a team player with excellent people skills. Finally they will enjoy build relationships with supporters and inspiring them to continue supporting our work.
Location: Home-based or London office-based (Vauxhall)
Working hours: Full-time (flexible, working minimum of 28 hours/per week considered – pro rata)
Salary: £28,000 per year (outside of London); £31,256 per year (including London weighting)
Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension
Closing date: 9am on Monday 30 May
Interview date: Week commencing 6 June, with some interviews arranged as suitable candidates are identified.
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This is a dynamic role, presenting a unique opportunity to create a responsive and person-centred support framework.
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