Partnerships Manager – Maternity Cover
1 year contract 
Location: North East and Yorkshire

About Governors for Schools

We’re a national education charity with the ambition of making sure every school in England has excellent governance which drives improved outcomes for all children and young people. Since 1999, we’ve been connecting skilled and committed volunteers with schools and academies in need of governors. By finding and supporting a diverse and talented network of governors, we help to drive systematic change in how schools are run. We’ve placed over 10,000 governors in the last 5 years and we’ve got ambitious plans to develop our services, expand our work with key partners, and support more schools with excellent governance. 

About the role

We’re looking for someone to join our team as Partnerships Manager, working from home based in the North East of England. You’ll help schools to access skilled and committed volunteers to help raise standards and give children the best start in life. You’ll manage the volunteering process for skilled individuals and have the autonomy to manage your own area, meeting recruitment and placement targets.

You’ll provide outstanding customer service to our existing partners and undertake business development in your region to support new relationships with corporate partners, universities and similar.

You’ll report into the Senior Partnerships Manager and work with the North team to plan ways of reaching volunteers through partnerships, social media and events.

Each day you’ll be:

- Supporting volunteers through the school governor appointment process, from application to placement
- Providing schools with suitable volunteers, including recruiting volunteers for specific vacancies
- Maintaining and developing relationships with local authority and academy trust governor services departments to place volunteers and engage schools
- Using a variety of communication channels to promote Governors for Schools services to schools and volunteers in your area
- Co-ordinating and taking active involvement in recruitment campaigns with the wider team, developing innovative and cost-effective approaches through social media and events
- Increasing the efficiency of the placement process
- Using our CRM system to ensure volunteer, school and company records are up to date
 
After a few months in the role, you’ll:

- Manage relationships with existing business and university partners
- Account manage up to 10 existing partners, providing frequent communication
- Deliver volunteer-focused presentations to partner employees, both in person and online
- Carry out business development, encouraging businesses to include school governance as part of their CSR strategy and as a CPD opportunity

About you

While you’ll be primarily working from home, you’ll also be out and about meeting both new and existing partners, attending events, and thinking of new ways to engage schools, volunteers and corporate partners. You’ll have a passion for education and be able to consistently demonstrate our values:

Excellence

- Attention to detail and a desire to continually improve by seeking and using feedback
- A ‘can do’ attitude and sense of pride in delivering high-quality work at all times

Integrity

- Know when to challenge assumptions and suggest better approaches
- Question actions inconsistent with our values

Collaboration

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels and build solid working relationships
- Willingness to support the wider team outside areas of your specific job role

Pioneering

- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to take initiative and find creative and effective ways to get things done

You should apply if:

Essential

- You’re passionate about improving educational standards
- You’re self-motivated and experienced working autonomously, prioritising your own workload
- You have experience of developing wider partnerships, and are comfortable talking to and working with people of varying degrees of seniority
- You have proven success in delivering and implementing bespoke client solutions
- You have experience using a CRM system
- You are based in the North East of England, ideally close to Newcastle or Durham
 
Desirable

- You have experience establishing and managing corporate partnerships
- You have experience of supporting volunteers through an application process
- You’re comfortable delivering presentations
- You have proven experience of working to targets
- You have experience as a school governor
- You’re used to working from home

Salary and benefits

- From £24,000 p/a dependent upon experience
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
- Membership with GoSweat, a fitness and wellness benefit

We’ll be reviewing applicants on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

We are working to a start date of mid-July, dependent upon restrictions in place due to COVID-19.

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.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

We are looking for a driven marketing professional with the passion to change the future for those affected by dementia. The role of Direct Marketing Manager is a varied one, where you will be part of a team with one theme in common – engaging people with our work to bring about the first life-changing dementia treatment.

Throughout this role you will be required to working with different teams & suppliers, planning, leading, and delivering direct marketing activity online, offline and across a range of other channels. The programme is always evolving, with change and growth happening in a lot of interesting areas.

This position is a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment, or on return of the substantive postholder, to cover a period of maternity leave.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Lead a successful team of three
• Have an excellent eye for quality and compliance
• Deliver an excellent supporter experience
• Run detailed, varied plans and budgets
• Deliver the donor engagement programme and strategy
• Delivering exceptional fundraising campaigns to achieve ambitious targets
• Drive the future success of the programme and charity.

What we are looking for:

• Previous management experience
• Budget management experience, preferably across expenditure and income 
• Campaign management, specifically direct marketing campaigns
• Agency management, including creative agencies and other suppliers such as printers and market researchers
• Ability to understand complex data sets and compile meaningful reports and analysis
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strategic and critical thinking
• Getting the best out of people and agencies
• Understanding of compliance in direct marketing

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 21st June 2020, with interviews likely to be held on the 1st July 2020. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Great opportunity to join this international development charity to develop, implement and maintain the Philanthropy strategy and achiever a growth in fundraising across Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations.

The Role
Develop and lead the philanthropy programme
Lead a strategy to maximise income from all major giving areas and events
Develop a plan to integrate and engage with patrons and ambassadors across all programmes Develop and deliver tailored solicitations and stewardship plans
Management and development of staff and volunteers

The Candidate
Substantial experience of working in a donor focused organisation
A track record of achievement in major donor development, trusts and foundations
Experience of managing Patrons or equivalent groups/schemes
Experience of managing and developing staff
Substantial personal experience of securing and supporting donations

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Are you the A B Charitable Trust Grants Manager?

• Are you committed to defending human rights and human dignity, and interested in issues affecting marginalised and excluded people? 
• Do you have experience and skills in grant making and are you keen to work in a small, developing Trust? 
• Are you emotionally intelligent and able to form and develop strong working relationships with a range of individuals and groups?

If so, then you might well be the right person to join the A B Charitable Trust at this exciting time.

About the A B Charitable Trust

The A B Charitable Trust funds charities that support marginalised and excluded people, with a focus on:

• Migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum
• Criminal justice and penal reform
• Human rights, particularly access to justice

The Trust was founded 30 years ago to promote and defend human dignity. Our grant total was £2.7 million in 2019/20 and is expected to be over £3.7m in 2020/21. In the coming years the Trust is going on an exciting journey to grow and develop, so that we can fund more essential work and have a greater impact. 

About the role

The Grants Manager’s role will work closely with the team, trustees and grantees to assess applications and deliver a range of grants. They will work across all three of our priority areas, and will be expected to develop their knowledge in one or more of our areas of interest. We are on upward trajectory, so the Grants Manager will also have the opportunity to be involved in developing and delivering how the Trust will grow over the coming years. 

About you

This could be the right opportunity for a range of potential candidates, but the A B Charitable Trust would particularly like to hear from you if you: have grant-making experience, have emotional intelligence, are a good communicator and relationship builder, are a team player, are flexible, are organised, and have a demonstrable passion for our work.

To apply, download the candidate information pack, application form and EO form by clicking the links.

TPP Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a London-based international charity with the search to an Individual Giving Manager vacancy. This is a 9-12 month maternity cover contract, reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Marketing, and managing a team of 2.

In this role you will be responsible for recruiting, retaining and developing individual donors and contributing to the overall fundraising strategy. You will work closely with the wider Fundraising and Marketing team to ensure coherence and consistency across approaches, ideas and activities.

Specifically you will:

- Develop and manage the charity's Individual Giving programme - managing budgets, providing financial reports and monthly KPIs, recruiting and retaining supporters through a range of methods including cold mailings, inserts, lottery and digital fundraising, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation including GDPR
- Oversee the design and implementation of fundraising communications - creating mailing concepts and writing content for income-generating appeals, working with external suppliers, such as print and mailing houses, designers and list brokers in producing and supplying direct marketing materials and in delivering direct marketing campaigns.
- Develop other methods of individual giving - including the management of the High Value and Mid Value Donor Programme, development of the legacy programme, and exploring/testing new areas of individual giving
- Maintain the fundraising database
- Manage and support all posts within the Individual Giving team setting and monitoring their annual objectives.

To be considered for this role you will bring your experience of working in charity fundraising and be able to manage an inspiring individual giving programme for 15,000 committed supporters. You will have experience in running successful individual giving programmes, delivering exceptional supporter care and think creatively in terms of how the charity can attract new supporters through online and offline methods. You will enjoy working with databases, be highly organised and have a talent for writing engaging fundraising appeals that tell a powerful story. You will have experience of working with, and managing, external suppliers, as well as previous experience of managing staff (or volunteers)

If you are interested in applying for this excellent position, please reply to this advert with an updated CV in the first instance. Alternatively, contact Matt Adams at TPP Recruitment for an informal discussion.

Please note - deadline for applications is 9th June, and interviews are expected to be held in the following week.

Are you ambitious, keen to create wonderful experiences for supporters and develop new ideas?

During your twelve months as Community and Events Fundraising Manager (maternity cover) at John Taylor Hospice you will join a small, ambitious team generating funds to make every moment matter for people at the end of their life. We are looking for someone who shares our values of excellent supporter care, pride in our fundraising profession and a determination to succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be responsible for our flagship Sunset Walk event, developing a portfolio of new, exciting events and supporting community fundraising initiatives. This will require a significant amount of proactive work to generate new business, and imagination and creativity to deliver high quality events. The role is responsible for securing and delivering new audiences for events, and providing an excellent level of supporter care to existing supporters. The post-holder will plan and manage their activity to deliver agreed income targets for community campaigns and events.

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and poor animal welfare. 

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated alternatives. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2019 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2019) to find out more about who we are and what we do. 

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Communications Manager to join our team. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure: shorturl.at/JW367.

How You Will Make a Difference 

You will lead on planning and delivering impact across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines, including media and public relations, brand marketing, digital and social media, and the production of content and materials. Your ‘North Star’ will be to advance the alternative proteins sector across Europe, and to ensure that GFI Europe is the go-to thought leader within the sector. As our first communications hire in our growing team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing a strategic communications plan for GFI Europe.

• Work closely with our Managing Director on developing and executing an impactful public relations programme, including writing and placing press releases, op-eds, articles and blogs, etc, to deliver and shape positive coverage for GFI Europe and the alternative proteins sector. 

• Developing a clear, impactful narrative and key messages, and delivering these across all communications channels. 

• Building relationships with journalists in the fields of science, academia, business, innovation, entrepreneurship, food/ag, and policy. 

• Acting as a spokesperson for GFI Europe when necessary.

• Understanding, listening, and following the European conversation around alternative proteins to identify new opportunities to promote the sector and GFI Europe’s work in key European countries.

• Identifying, building relationships with and influencing key organisations and opinion leaders across Europe to strengthen the narrative that supports the alternative protein sector.

• Working with fundraising colleagues to develop and implement strategies for reaching, recruiting and stewarding supporters.

• Collaborating with our policy team to ensure our political communication is effective and reaches the right audience.

• Managing GFI Europe’s social media activity and potentially developing online tools such as a new website and webinars.

• Coordinating with colleagues, and potentially external consultants, to oversee the production of GFI Europe publications and material including brochures, presentations and one-pagers, and act as our ‘brand guardian’ to ensure consistency.

• Potentially working with and overseeing agencies, freelancers and others to help deliver the above. 

• Performing other tasks as required as a member of our small start-up team.

Who we’re looking for: 

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• Significant (ideally 5 or more years) communications experience, for example in public relations, media relations, social media or journalism. 

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive press releases and articles.

• A passion for, and demonstrated success with, proactive media outreach, including effectively developing and pitching stories to journalists that resulted in positive coverage.

• Good judgement and news-sense: to successfully spot opportunities and ‘hooks’ to secure coverage, and to get the substance, tone and nuance of our message right. 

• The ability to devise a well-informed strategy for GFI Europe’s comms work, in terms of audience mapping, channels, messaging. 

• Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.

• A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering communications impact.

• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organization: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines. 

• Fluent English, both written and spoken. We would also welcome applications from candidates who, in addition, can work in other major European languages.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent

• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the COVID situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in-person approximately once every six weeks for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. There may also be other occasional work trips within Europe or to the US.

• Salary: £38,000 - £44,000.  This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.

• Right to work requirements: We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work and travel in the EU or UK.

• Application Deadline: 29 June 2020, 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!

Any questions?  If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at  europe (at) gfi (dot) org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

The People’s Empowerment Alliance for Custom House (PEACH) is looking for a part time General Manager. If you are a great communicator with excellent organisational skills and a passion for social justice, this could be the role for you.

PEACH is a unique organisation with a reputation for ground-breaking community organising work in East London. It is a newly incorporated organisation set up over 7 years ago that aims to improve the jobs, housing, safety and health of Custom House using community organising methods. PEACH have created a new General Manager role to help steer the organisation, its trustees, staff and volunteers through its transition to a more formal organisation and to help it grow and develop into a sustainable organisation.

As the General Manager you will work with community leaders and fellow staff to create a resilient organisation that will enable us to expand our work and deliver on our mission of community organising and empowerment. You will have previous experience of project management and financial administration and excellent attention to detail. In this role you will have primary responsibility for HR functions, systems and processes, financial management and business planning/fundraising. You will also have a commitment to inclusion and diversity.

The General Manager role involves working closely with the trustees, to ensure smooth, robust and transparent management of all the company’s activities, including financial management, scheduling and general administration. 

We are looking for someone creative, experienced and grounded who wants to go on this journey with us.

We encourage applications from individuals that identify as disabled, working class, LGBT+ and from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Location: Newham, London

Contract type: 1 year fixed term, part time 3 days a week plus occasional overtime (with potential to extend)

Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 per annum, pro rata dependent on experience

To apply please read the Full Job Description and Person Specification in the Recruitment Pack, fill out an Application Form and send back to us.

Application Deadline: 12pm on 18th  June 2020 

Interviews will potentially take place between 30th June to 4th July 2020. We plan to hold second interviews for shortlisted candidates around the 16th July to 20th July 2020.

Due to COVID 19 circumstances we will conduct interviews on line via ZOOM. 

Access requirements and adjustments to the interview process will be discussed with shortlisted applicants. 

Flexible working requests can be considered. Usual working hours will be between Monday to Friday 10-6pm. Please contact us to discuss specifics.

The successful candidate will be required to provide two suitable references and undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Team Kenya are recruiting a Grants and Impact Manager to join our small, highly effective and ambitious team. Team Kenya works in partnership with a Kenyan NGO, Twende Pamoja based in Ndhiwa, to educate girls, empower women and transform communities in this rural area through sustainable, evidence-based programming that puts individuals at the centre of solutions.

The purpose of the role is to secure and manage funding from Foundations and Trusts, to provide support for capacity building and to lead on impact assessment and reporting on our partner organisation’s projects in Ndhiwa, Kenya.

Hours: ​21 hours per week to be worked across 3-5 days

Contract: Initial 6 month fixed term contract, with the possibility of a permanent post

Base: Home-based (you will need access to a computer). Travel to occasional meetings in London or Newcastle is required, with possible overseas travel to Kenya.

Team Kenya Overview

Team Kenya is a small, highly effective and ambitious CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) founded in 2008 to support development in the Ndhiwa community in Western Kenya. Team Kenya works in partnership with a Kenyan NGO, Twende Pamoja, to educate girls, empower women and transform communities in this rural area through sustainable, evidence-based programming that puts individuals at the centre of solutions. You can read more about our work on our website.

2018-19 was a period of rapid growth and change for the charity. Following long-held ambitions to develop the way we function and extensive consultations with our implementation partner in Kenya, we have decided to work rapidly and deliberately towards a transfer of leadership, decision-making, autonomy and ultimately income generation to Twende Pamoja in 2020 and beyond. Our long-term goal is to work with Twende Pamoja to build capacity and independence and to ensure local ownership and leadership of sustainable strategies so as to dismantle the structures that perpetuate poverty, including inequality, marginalisation, and injustice. We know the people who can best “solve” deeply-rooted social, political, and economic problems are the people whose lives are most affected by them.

Role Purpose

Building on a successful track record of securing grant funding we are looking for an experienced Grants and Impact Manager to:

• Secure funding c£250k per year from Trusts, Foundations and Institutional Funders.

• Manage our current portfolio of grants (including DfID SCCF).

• Develop partnerships for the purposes of sharing good practice and submitting funding applications.

• Evaluate and articulate the impact of our work.

The post holder will work in collaboration with our partner organisation in Kenya to build capacity in relation to Project Management including; programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to maximise impact and improve the collection of accurate and relevant data/research to support learning, programme design and funder reporting.

You will be part of a very small team of just one other part-time staff member in the UK and must be happy working autonomously, recruiting skilled volunteers to support your work where required and taking full responsibility for grants fundraising. You will problem solve responsively and proactively, pursuing effective and efficient solutions to ensure the charity’s future sustainability and continued impact.

Responsibilities

1. Grant Fundraising

   • Writing high quality, compelling applications and concept notes throughout the year to secure a minimum of c£250k per year for our programmes and UK costs.

   • Managing and maintaining the application cycle, regularly identifying new sources of income.

   • Set up systems and processes for tracking applications and active grants.

   • Building and maintaining relationships with funders.

   • Manage existing portfolio of funders, ensuring compliance requirements are met and writing thoughtful narrative and financial reports in line with funder expectations and deadlines.

   • Carrying out research and developing collaboration with Twende Pamoja to share good practice and provide support for grant fundraising, research and impact management.

   • Working in collaboration with Twende Pamoja, develop detailed programme plans, budgets and log frames to support grant fundraising and impact management.

2. Impact Management

   • Manage impact assessment, measuring, recording, analysis and reporting.

   • Coordinate the collection, recording, analysis and reporting of research and impact data across both Team Kenya and Twende Pamoja.

   • Develop a new MEL framework and toolkits with clear reporting requirements and systems and provide necessary support and training for the staff in Kenya to implement them.

3. Support and Liaison

   • Support the process of capacity building in Twende Pamoja, identifying needs and developing training materials.

   • Support Twende Pamoja in their own research and grant applications.

   • Liaise with the Partnership Manager (Trustee) and Twende Pamoja, providing reports to the Team Kenya Trustees when required.

   • Network with potential partners, funders and other stakeholders.

4. Organisational Support

   • Provide ad hoc support for the day to day activities of running Team Kenya when required, including support for fundraising appeals and general admin functions if necessary.

To Apply

Please review the Role Description and Person Specification and send your CV and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) clearly detailing;

1. Your experience relevant to this role

2. How you meet the aspects of the person specification

3. Why you want to join Team Kenya

To Kirsty Erridge, Development Manager 

Closing Date:​ Tuesday 16th June 2020 (to be reviewed on Wednesday 17th)

Spires is an award-winning day centre that has been working with homeless and disadvantaged people in South London since 1990. We work with some of the most isolated and vulnerable in our society. The majority of our clients are homeless or have insecure accommodation, with many also facing complex issues such as long-term unemployment, poor mental and physical health, addiction and substance abuse, or they may be imprisoned by sex work.

This is a key role at Spires. Working across the organisation and in partnership with a range of stakeholders you will  utilise fundraising activity and communication (social media) to help raise the profile of Spires supporting our work and volunteer recruitment.

The role

‘Inspiring Financial Leadership’ summarises both CFG’s identity and its purpose as an organisation that supports thousands of financial leaders in the charity sector. Our vision is of a charity sector that is financially confident, dynamic and trustworthy. We provide a range of services to our members and the sector more widely. These include training, a range of publications and a sector-leading programme of meetings and conferences throughout the year both physical and virtual.  We also work with other sector bodies to lobby the government and regulator on legal and regulatory issues affecting the sector. The organisation has grown consistently in recent years.

We need a Communications Manager who will work closely with other functions of the company to support our external and internal communications across all channels, and raise our voice to support our organisational delivery and complement the work of our policy, membership and marketing teams.

Why work for us?

We are a friendly team with a great sense of humour that enjoys the work that we do. There is lots of potential for development for talented individuals within CFG, and we can provide an excellent platform for career progression within the sector. We also offer a superb range of benefits including a generous pension contribution, flexible working, season ticket loans and childcare vouchers.

How to Apply

Please read the full job description and person specification (pdf), then email your CV.

Deadline for applications: We will be reviewing candidates as and when we receive CVs and cover letters and will appoint as soon as we meet the right person. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please apply early. This position is available immediately.

For information on the data we process during recruitment, please see our GDPR compliant Privacy Notice(pdf).

Interim Marketing Engagement Manager 

Remote working with occasional visits (when conditions allow) to the office in Liphook, Hampshire

Opportunity open to an individual or marketing agency
Temporary contract (up to 6 months) with potential to move to permanent
Individual - £30,000 pro rata per annum or Agency - £3,000 per month
Full-time or part-time hours available (28 – 35 hours)

About Us

Dreams Come True is a national charity with a big heart and a clear purpose. We exist to fulfil the dreams of children and young adults with serious and life-limiting conditions.

We are the only wish granting organisation that fulfils the dreams of children and young adults with such a wide range of backgrounds, medical conditions, locations and ages. We believe that because of this, we are answering an unmet need by allowing these two to 21-year-olds – who would usually otherwise be missed – a chance to have their dream transformed into a reality.

And that’s what makes us unique – we have a simple principle that we aim to help those that others can’t and in doing so, place our amazing Dreams Families at the heart of every decision, every action and at every opportunity. We are a charity that focuses on impact and making a positive difference to those we seek to help.

The Opportunity 

We’re looking for an interim Marketing Engagement Manager or suitably qualified marketing agency to join us on a contract (for up to six months) which has the potential to become a permanent position. 

This is a key role within the charity, as it is the driving force behind increasing our awareness, supporter base, digital impact and donations.  

As the Marketing Engagement Manager, you will work collegiately across all areas to ensure that the right message is delivered, to the right audience, at the right time. 

You will lead the planning and delivery of all marketing activity that at its heart has clear and concise messaging, compelling dreams stories, calls to action and ultimately positions the charity as “one that can”.

This role is about building on good foundations with the primary focus being on taking ownership of the charity’s website and social media, campaign development and delivery and being responsible for all marketing engagement activities utilising all channels. 

Key requirements include:

- Driving marketing communications activity through the supporter base and the wider like-minded supporter universe 
- Developing and delivering campaigns that take account of the current pandemic and instil a desire to take part and donate
- Being responsible for all engagement activities including the production of website content, social media, public relations and email marketing

About You

To join us, you will need: 

- Previous experience of charity marketing, including brand proposition, audience development and increasing awareness and associated return
- Experience of making a significant difference in marketing engagement, both on and offline 
- A track record of updating databases and utilising CRM, website management and development and overseeing and developing marketing campaigns, both organic and paid, utilising all social media channels 
- The ability to write and proofread creative copy

Other organisations may call this role Marketing Manager, Marketing Campaign Manager, Charity Marketing Manager, Engagement Manager, or Digital Marketing Manager. 

Additional Information 

We are committed to safeguarding. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to appointment in line with Safer Recruitment.

Dreams Come True values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.  

So, if you are an individual or a marketing agency seeking an exciting new challenge as a Marketing Engagement 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.

You will provide fantastic stewardship and support to community groups, organisations, family groups and volunteers with the aim of maximising income and delivering the community fundraising strategy. You will be driven and thrive on the challenge of setting and achieving ambitious goals and have excellent interpersonal and networking skills.

You will be maintaining existing relationships out in the community such as with schools and community groups but you will also be tasked with developing new ones. You will also be recruiting volunteers to spread the word on the fantastic work that this charity does to support families across Birmingham.

To be successful in this role you must have had experience of building relationships, developing new business and delivering excellent customer care and have the drive and motivation to work towards financial targets. You must be confident at building relationships across all levels and have excellent project management skills.

About the role:

Feeding Bristol is looking to fill this newly created role of Community Manager. This key position will be to influence and provide strategic support to grass-roots organisations in responding and tackling the issue of food insecurity.

COVID-19: We are currently leading the strategic city-wide crisis food solution for feeding the economically vulnerable throughout this COVID-19 pandemic. This work has reflected our ability and willingness to pivot the organisation’s focus to the critical needs of the time. As a strategic leader across community groups, you will also need to be capable of ‘flicking the switch’ from project management to crisis resolution if, and when, it occurs – such as we have done now, and during the summer school holidays of 2019.

1. Do you love Bristol and want to help improve the system which provides a pathway for disadvantaged people to build independence and food security?
2. Can you support strategic and collaborative change across Bristol’s charities and community organisations?
3. Are you passionate about improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the third sector in Bristol?
4. Can you work at a grass-roots level and also see the bigger picture?

Feeding Bristol has been in operation as a charity for over 2 years, and has delivered significantly beyond its means – and plans to continue doing so. With a vision of reducing food insecurity at a systemic level, it is important to recognise that Bristol has a well-established food social sector. It is for the organisations in this sector that we act as an umbrella organisation to support the sector’s efficiency and effectiveness. We bring business acumen to city-wide thinking and planning in reducing food insecurity. Your role will be to support the development of local food ‘hubs’ and in-turn, help to deliver and manage projects which tackle food insecurity across Bristol.

Contract details:

Hours: Full-time (part-time may be considered)

Salary: £27,000 gross annual salary + 32 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

Reports to the Director of Feeding Bristol

Driving change across Bristol at a grass-roots level:

You will be taking on the challenge of being the key point of liaison between Feeding Bristol and grass-roots organisations.

In January 2020, we updated our Theory of Change to reflect the evolving food landscape and the learnings we had taken from our first two years of operation. The COVID-19 crisis has emphasised the importance of the role and the purpose of Feeding Bristol given the expected increased level of food insecurity due to a weakening economy. Your role will be to understand the issues in local communities, what initiatives work well and don’t work well and what additional support is needed and why You will be focusing on delivering projects that support our Vision, that “everyone in Bristol has access to nutritious and affordable food, and has the skills, knowledge and are empowered to eat healthily.”

For more information about Feeding Bristol’s vision, our Theory of Change can be found here.

Key projects and responsibilities:

The objective of your role is to reduce the number of people living in food insecurity in Bristol. How you do this will change over time, however, the initial focus will include the following:

1. Developing local community hubs

• Designing and implementing a more collaborative community hub model across the most disadvantaged wards of the city
• Documenting and understanding the nuances of the different areas of Bristol
• Using your knowledge of local projects to connect organisations across the city so learnings can be share

2. Healthy Holidays project management

• Initially responding to the issue of holiday hunger, this project now looks to: Increase food provision to vulnerable children and families during school holiday periods; Working during term-time, ultimately aiming to reduce the issue of holiday huger by successfully delivering projects and initiatives that provide long-term change

3. Supporting the overall vision of Feeding Bristol

• Providing the point of liaison between Feeding Bristol and grass roots organisations
• Engaging with local communities and building strong and lasting relationships with community groups
• Providing information and evidence to the Director about the root causes of key issues
• Providing recommendations to the Director about new projects required for specific communities in order to address issues and deliver change