Location:   Lancashire, base to be agreed with successful applicant

Grade/Salary:   £26,539 - £29,520 pro rata, depending on experience

Hours of Work:   Flexible, 28 hours per week

Brief overview of the Position:

Responsibility for establishing and developing our major gifts and individual giving programmes to make a significant impact on the charity’s income from these sources. Develop relationships with individuals, agencies and corporates to generate productive partnerships for the charity including: sponsorship of services; donations of retail stock; pre-retirement course sales.

Assist in the development of a culture within Age UK Lancashire that engages the wider staff team in productive relationships with donors. Contribute to development of the charity’s wider fundraising function within this small, friendly, locally-focused business development team.

Main duties and

Responsibilities:

1. Develop and implement a major donor and individual giving strategy for Age UK Lancashire. Systematically grow the charity’s network of long-term donors and benefactors, generating income to contribute to the charity’s ongoing sustainability.
2. Personally develop and manage relationships with partners, donors and corporates.
3. Identify and develop necessary systems and processes to support the growth of income from partners, donors and corporates. Using research tools create major donor profiles. Identify, research, approach and cultivate new and existing prospects.
4. Working with the Director of Partnerships and Growth and other colleagues, identify suitable projects within the charity to build cases for support and wish lists for donors.
5. Create tailored presentation materials to evidence need and personal, timely reports to evidence impact.
6. Undertake meaningful donor care and stewardship of supporters, including individual donor care plans, written communications and reports, face-to-face meetings and a programme of visits.
7. Secure income from major donors and corporates ensuring all parties are involved internally and externally and all are in full agreement with commitments on both sides.
8. Build and develop cross organisation relationships to facilitate fundraising and strengthen the organisation’s understanding of major gifts and individual giving.
9. Engage with colleagues, senior management, trustees and supporters to facilitate secure personal introductions and meetings with prospects and ensure the maximum income possible through joined up working.
10. Work with the Director of Partnerships and Growth to develop to agree annual targets.
11. Prepare regular fundraising reports for the Director of Partnerships and Growth.
12. Ensure that fundraising activity adheres to fundraising best practice, the Fundraising Regulators code of practice and any relevant fundraising and data protection legal requirements.
13. Maintain and develop the data capture requirements of fundraising on the charity’s CRM database in line with agreed protocols and procedures.

Summary of key attributes & Qualifications for role:

An individual who enjoys variety in fundraising to grow a charity with a very local identity and focus.

Be an experienced fundraiser or salesperson with a proven track record

Experience of working with high value donors

Enjoy working collaboratively with excellent people skills

Excellent relationship manager, highly pro-active, self-motivated and organised.

Main KPI’s / performance measured against:

Productive relationships developed with individuals and corporates

Income generated through major gifts, corporates and individual giving

Sales of pre-retirement courses

Meaningful and effective stewardship

The nature of the post will require travel across the area.  A full driving licence, appropriate insurance cover and use of a car are essential. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alison Read, details can be found in the job pack on our website.

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CV'S  

Closing Date:  23rd September 2019 at 5pm (early applications welcome)

Interview date: 9th October 2019

Finance and Governance Manager Part Time - 22.5 hours a week, up to £21,000 (£35K pro rata)

Neighbourhood Watch Network (NWN) is the representative body for the 32 Neighbourhood Watch Police Force Associations across England and Wales and the Neighbourhood Watch Borough Associations in London.

Neighbourhood Watch Network supports and represents the successful grass roots, volunteer led group of organisations under the Neighbourhood Watch brand. We are funded by the Home Office and two sponsor organisations in the private sector. The turnover is in the order of £400,000 per annum.

Neighbourhood Watch was founded on the premise of bringing people together as neighbours and communities to help prevent crime and all the evidence suggests that the need for this today is as great as it has ever been. Neighbourhood Watch is a powerful organisation with approximately 2.3 million members and a brand that is recognised by 94% of people in England and Wales. The overarching aim of the new 3 Year Strategy is to build on the history, strength and size of Neighbourhood Watch and to re-invigorate the charity into an even more relevant and more diverse organisation.

We are seeking to appoint a part time Finance and Governance Manager who will be responsible for i) NWN’s financial management functions ii) Supporting the Board of Trustees and Governance of the organisation.
As a key member of the leadership team you will work closely with the Chief Executive and Treasurer and manage the finance function effectively. Responsibilities include preparing budgets, management accounts, forecasts, statutory accounts and annual audits, payroll and grant administration, supplier expenses using SAGE, posting of invoices to relevant ledgers, bank reconciliations, petty cash, and journal preparation.

To Apply for thhis exciting Role please submit your VV and a Supporting Statement, of no more than 2 sides, adressing how you meet the Experiance, Skills and Experiance required for the role.

This is a rare opportunity to develop a career in writing charity applications to both charitable Trusts including Corporate Trusts. It will combine paid work with professional training and mentoring - at an entry level salary.

If you write persuasively and well, are a good researcher, diligent and productive, it’s a good career with a lot of work available.

You will work in a successful team at a leading charity with an international reputation in its field, with some great staff and volunteers, a great working atmosphere, working very close to the cause. (We are a charity providing services for people with a spinal cord injury and family members. Quite a few people in the office either have a spinal cord injury or are family members. Either would be useful for this role, but neither is expected.)

Your internship will result in clear and important achievements, also clearly demonstrable experience and training. You can be proud of funding important services for spinal cord injured people and their families at key points of transition in their lives.

A candidates’ pack, a separate job description and an equal opportunities form should all be downloaded using the links on this page.

Fundraising Coordinator

The Elizabeth Foundation is an Ofsted-registered charity that teaches deaf babies and preschool children how to listen and talk.  We have been delivering information, help, support and education services to deaf children and their families for over 35 years, with a strong commitment to safeguarding.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our committed staff team.  We are seeking a confident and inspiring individual to be a part of our fundraising operations.  We are looking for someone who can engage and inspire a wide range of supporters and donors and effectively reach into the community to motivate support for the work we do.   You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to manage and run community fundraising events to the highest standard.  You will also have strong interpersonal and creative skills and be able to communicate effectively, across all media, to a wide range of potential donors and supporters.

Work across five major fundraising areas, while working closely with projects teams to develop compelling funding propositions.

The funding development team is responsible for proposition development of projects across the charity, with direct benefit to the corporate, trusts, philanthropy and local and national government funding teams.

The postholder will manage a Funding Development Manager, will take the lead on internal networking and negotiation with many stakeholders, and will stay up to date on the newest projects and funding priorities.

Key priorities

• Line manage a Funding Development Manager
• Liaise internally across a range of teams, being the primary knowledge centre between programmes and fundraising teams
• Develop fundable propositions in line with organisational priorities, so the high value teams are able to take viable products to market
• Occasionally develop proposals for key projects
• Decide the best ways to fund certain projects, and how the project can be split up for different funders

Essential criteria

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to network and influence, including working at a very senior level internally
• Excellent written communication skills, and the ability to proof and write complex funding proposals
• Experience in line management

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Emily Birch 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.

Could you help families through one of the most challenging and emotional times of their life? One in seven babies are born premature or sick and needing care on a neonatal unit – this isn’t what most parents expect for their baby. Join the leading national charity dedicated to supporting babies, families and NHS staff at this critical time.

Role Summary

Bliss is an award winning, digital first organisation looking for two Fundraising Officers to join our supportive and ambitious Community & Events Fundraising Team.

You will have experience of working on fundraising events, with a particular emphasis on marketing and stewardship, and will have a passion for delivering an excellent supporter experience to anyone who chooses to raise money for Bliss.

For the Running Events Officer role, the ideal candidate will have experience of working on events like the London Marathon or the Great North Run for charity, and will be able to work on their own initiative to look after the full portfolio of running events that people take on for Bliss.

For the Fundraising Events Officer role, we are looking for someone who has experience of community fundraising who has the creativity and passion to grow our branded community events such as Bake for Bliss or Bliss Little Heroes.

This role is advertised as full time, but we would welcome applications from candidates seeking to work part time.

For more details please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert and also available on our website.

Why work for Bliss?

Bliss values and celebrates the work of its Fundraising Team and our organisation’s strategy prioritises a mix of digital and traditional ways of building relationships with supporters. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits including 25 days paid holiday, flexible working practices, time off for volunteering, learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning and family friendly policies. Please see the JD for more details.

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents by clicking “apply online” below, or via post to: HR Officer, Bliss, 4th Floor, Maya House, 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB

• CV
• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification
• Equal opportunities form

Recruitment Timeline

• The closing date for applications is midday on Sunday 29 September 2019 but please note that early applications may be prioritised
• The first round of interviews is provisionally scheduled for 3-4 October at the Bliss head office
• Second round interviews will be arranged for the following week as needed

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for interview so if you have not heard from us by 3 October you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.

We recognise that with great ambition comes the need for great people and, as our vision has grown, so has our scope of operations.  Reuben’s Retreat is now in need of an experienced Operations Manager to help ensure the smooth and efficient running of the organisation. This is a varied role for a highly versatile person who can thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment where flexibility and a can-do attitude are prized.  

OVERVIEW

Reuben's Retreat was founded in August 2012 just 2 days after 23-month old Reuben moved to heaven. His legacy “Reuben's Retreat” will be a home from home for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses to spend time with their family, to relax and recharge.  It already serves as a bereavement counselling and support centre for families that have lost a child and for parents whose children may not reach adulthood.

This charity has a truly inspiring mission and this role offers the opportunity to join the team at a really exciting stage in its development.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To facilitate and deliver on the implementation of the strategic plans of Reuben’s Retreat ensuring the successful development of the organisation, focussing on the day-to-day management of the charity and its activities.  To work closely with the CEO to develop new ideas.  To manage and support the operational team members, leading by example to ensure that targets are met and there is continuity of delivery in line with the charity’s values and principles.  To be responsible for all aspects of service operations ensuring delivery of services in line with contract and funder requirements, achieving high quality and positive outcomes for service users.  To oversee and contribute to income generation and financial resilience through existing and new income streams.

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to successful business planning and strategic development
• Financial management to an exceptional standard in line with governance methods
• Produce and report on the evolving budgets for income and expenditure, actual and projected
• Create, implement and review all internal policies and procedures, including HR, Health & Safety documentation and Risk Assessments in accordance with current legislation and charity commission guidance
• Manage compliance and reporting requirements including Charity Commission, Companies House, and statutory audit processes, including writing and managing the production of the Trustees Annual Report and Accounts
• Participate in the development and subsequent implementation of the fundraising strategic plan, which includes key activities, areas of required investment, KPIs and milestones as well as the projected growth of fundraising income
• Manage operational staff, including fundraisers, in line with the charity’s strategic plan and vision
• Manage awarded grants, monitoring expenditure, and ensuring that agreed outcomes are met
• Manage and maintain key supply contracts including utility suppliers and insurances
• Provide operational support to all staff with a particular focus on IT systems and hardware (including PC’s, printers, software & license, telephones, Sage, CRM, broadband/phones )
• Oversee the implementation of the new beneficiary data management system (Evide) and capture, analyse and report on MI data
• Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of all relevant legislation, current and emerging best practice, and competitor analysis and ensure that this is used to inform and innovate future fundraising
• Research specific projects where necessary

Are you an experienced and adventurous Fundraising Officer?  Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of the UK's most experienced educational charity specialising in overseas volunteering for school-leavers?

Project Trust is an educational charity based on the Hebridean Isle of Coll.  Since 1967 we have sent over 7000 Volunteers to Africa, Asia and the Americas to a wide range of long-term volunteering projects including teaching, social care work, outdoor education and community development.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding Fundraising Officer to join the Fundraising Team to play a key role in the development and implementation of Project Trust’s fundraising activities.  A central element of this post is to implement the fundraising strategy and take a lead role in maximising core and restricted income from charitable trusts, grants and statutory funders.  The successful applicant will have a proven track record in securing substantial funding from a variety of funders and achieving or exceeding targets.

The role is based in the Project Trust office on the Isle of Coll.

Main areas of responsibility include:

• Secure income from grants, trusts and statutory funders
• Build on existing relationships with key funders and cultivate new relationships
• Research new funding opportunities
• Develop and submit funding applications
• Write reports and keep funders informed of the positive impact of their support

Essential skills & experience include:

• Demonstrable track record in securing funding against targets
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Self-motivated with excellent planning and organisational skills

This is an exciting opportunity to come in and contribute to the fundraising strategy and operations of an innovative and ambitious charity at an important time in its 50 year history.

Closing date for applications is 6 October 2019.  Interviews to take place mid-October in Glasgow and thereafter on the Isle of Coll.

The appointment will be made subject to Project Trust’s detailed terms and conditions of employment.

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure Scotland check and to the receipt of satisfactory references.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.

Background

Chance to Shine is a national children’s charity. We give young people the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket. We keep them physically active, teach them vital skills like teamwork, communication and leadership. And above all, they have fun!

Chance to Shine coaches inspire children and teachers in state schools and disadvantaged communities. We work with half a million children each year - nearly half of them are girls.

Street cricket sessions are fast, fun and loud. They take place in the heart of communities all across the country, anywhere from a housing estate to a sports hall - and all year round.

We’re really passionate about what we do but we’re ambitious and we want to do more.

The Fundraising Team is tasked with securing new partners and donors and the stewardship of existing supporters across a range of funding streams: corporate, events, trusts and foundations, individuals, and statutory funding to support the delivery of Chance to Shine programmes.

This is an exciting time to be joining the fundraising team with 2019 being a record fundraising year. We have an established calendar of events including our Chance to Dine gala dinner, annual awards ceremony, a golf day at The Berkshire and in recent years a series of bespoke dinners and drinks receptions with VIP’s from the world of cricket. This role will manage all of these events as well as creating and delivering new events to achieve income growth across this area of fundraising.  

You will be based at the Oval with a view of the pitch from the office!

Purpose of the role

The role of the Special Events Manager is to maximise income for Chance to Shine from fundraising events and to deliver wider organisational stakeholder events. The role primarily leads on:

• Developing an events strategy to maximise income from fundraising events and to maximise opportunities for organisational stewardship events
• Planning, budgeting, sales and delivery of fundraising events which typically include gala-dinners, ambassador led events and golf days.  
• To build positive relationships with charity VIPs and ambassadors.
• Lead on the delivery of organisational celebratory stakeholder events marking charity milestones.
• To lead on governance relating to events including developing and managing budgets.

Applications close: 5pm Monday 30th September 2019

Interviews: 1st Interview date Thursday 10th October 2019

To apply: Please send your CV and covering letter. Unfortunately we can only respond to those who are invited to interviews. Thank you for your interest.

• Full time (35 hours p/w) with some potential for flexibility
• Permanent
• Salary: Circa £43,000
• London

About us

Are you an ambitious, experienced institutional fundraiser who wants to play an instrumental role in fighting UK and global corruption – with a particular focus on the health and defence and security sectors? If so, this new position at Transparency International UK (TI-UK) could be perfect for you.

Transparency International -UK is the country’s leading anti-corruption non-governmental organisation, and is part of a global coalition sharing one vision: a world in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free of corruption.

Our fight against corruption depends on donor support – with more than half of TI-UK’s funding coming from institutions like DFID and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We are looking for an exceptional fundraiser with experience of fundraising for international sectoral programmes who can lead the development of our approach to institutions such as these, securing their ongoing engagement and vital financial support.

Our newly formed Fundraising and Communications team is energetic and ambitious. We have a big task ahead of us to establish a more strategic approach to our fundraising – within the UK and internationally – but we have strong hands-on support from our trustees, leadership team and some of our closest donors. We are collaborative, value one another’s expertise, encourage innovative thinking and want to ensure that working here is enjoyable and rewarding.

Further details of our work can be found here

About the role

Until now our organisation has been largely dependent on a small number of institutional and major donors – despite being very well-networked and having global impact. As an experienced Institutional Fundraiser you will work closely with TI-UK’s leadership team, each of our programmes, our Secretariat and Chapters around the globe to ensure we maintain and grow our relationship with existing institutional donors as well as establishing new ones.

You will use your strategic thinking and experience to:

• Shape and improve TI-UK’s focus in this area and inform funding opportunities
• Develop a pipeline of new grant-makers who align with our strategic goals and mission
• Lead the engagement and cultivation of new and existing donors
• Lead the application process for all our grant applications – aiming for seven to eight figure grants from bi-lateral and multi-lateral sources

You will also have the opportunity to feed into and help develop wider fundraising strategy, to help shape our events and engagement plans and to work across the organisation to help build our fundraising capacity and capability.

About you

To be successful in this role, essential skills and experience you will have include:

• A track record of relevant, successful institutional fundraising experience for international sectoral programmes, securing seven figure plus donations
• Direct experience of working with some of our likely target donors e.g. CIDA, SIDA, USAID, DFID, GIZ, UN Agencies, the Dutch MFA and a strong understanding of their requirements and processes 
• Excellent stakeholder and project management skills – with experience of working with multiple stakeholders, planning donor engagement and cultivation, and managing complex application processes to deliver results
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail – with the ability to make complex information inspiring and engaging
• A strong understanding of the UK and global funding landscape, trends and developments in giving
• A collaborative, solutions-focussed approach with experience of establishing cross-organisational ways of working
• The ability to manage and prioritise multiple demands on your time
• An interest in Transparency International and the world of anti-corruption

Desirable:

• Experience of fundraising for health, defence and/or anti-corruption an advantage
• A graduate degree in a relevant topic

In exchange we will offer you:

• A competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 5% contributory pension
• Season ticket loan
• Dedicated learning and development budget and support to develop in your role
• A flexible, supportive and friendly working environmen

POST:    Senior Fundraising Executive

SALARY:    £32,000-£36,000

ACCOUNTABLE TO:    Director of Fundraising & Business Development

Position Summary

Are you tired of working in just one area of fundraising? Looking to expand your skill set? The Senior Fundraising Executive role is a new position in our successful fundraising and business development team and your chance to make a real and lasting impact on the charity.  The role will incorporate elements of corporate, individual giving and major donor fundraising and is a great opportunity for a fundraiser to gain experience across a range of fundraising disciplines.

Historically Career Ready has raised the majority of our income through corporate partnerships. This is still a significant source of funding for us but we are diversifying our income streams to increase our income during a period of strong organisational growth.

We are looking for a high performing fundraiser who can help us introduce a new individual giving and major donor programme as well as managing some key corporate partners.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To manage a small portfolio of national partnerships to develop the relationships, increasing the income and support we receive from each partner.

• Work with the team to develop new corporate partnerships with a national reach.

• Introduce a new Individual Giving programme to the organisation to create a long term and sustainable income stream.

• To create a stewardship programme to retain and grow individual giving relationships generated through the new IG programme.

• Work with the Director of Fundraising to grow our Major Donor programme and to manage the relationships generated through this.

• To work closely with the CEO and volunteers to approach their contacts and networks with a view to developing new partnerships. 

• Promote all current and future Career Ready fundraising and communication activities to relevant potential partners.

• Work closely with the Events Manager to maximise cultivation opportunities from Career Ready’s annual events programme.

• Play an active role in the Business Development and Fundraising team, and across the organisation as a whole, presenting the team internally and externally, upholding Career Ready’s values and behaviours and fostering good working relationships and enhanced communications with colleagues.

• Develop and maintain an understanding of the charity’s work, and of the needs of Career Ready students and schools.

• Understand and comply with charity law and Fundraising Code of Practice.

• Track, analyse and report upon performance using agreed performance measures (monthly and quarterly) and partake in regular supervision, annual appraisal and development opportunities.

• Maintain confidentiality at all times and ensure proper observance of and adherence to all Career Ready policies and procedures.

• Carry out any duties that may reasonably be required in the light of the main purpose of the job including UK wide travel and some out-of-hours work.

Performance Measures

Achievement of targets and KPIs including, but not restricted to:

• Growth from existing corporate partnerships – value/number of internships/volunteers
• Successful implementation of a new Individual Giving programme, which is generating income for the charity.
• Generation of new major donor relationships.
• Institute of Fundraising Codes adhered to
• Quality and effectiveness of administration
• Quality and effectiveness of teamwork and good working relationships with Career Ready staff, trustees and volunteers.

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

Essential

1. Experience of income-generating activity in the commercial or voluntary sector.
2. A proven track record in achieving ambitious financial targets.
3. Experience of at least one of the following; Individual giving/major donor/corporate fundraising.
4. Experience of giving presentations, pitches and a proven ability to close deals.
5. Experience of account management
6. Ability to build and develop effective relationships with partners at all levels
7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
8. Highly accurate with a strong attention to detail when handling information.
9. Personal organisation and team-working skills, to manage the workload and ensure the production of high quality work, and manage and prioritise a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
10. Strong inter-personal and relationship building skills.
11. A self-starter who has a flexible, creative and enthusiastic approach to work.
12. Excellent IT skills to enable the production of appealing and professional Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
13. Ability to travel regularly and work out of hours

Desirable

1. A minimum three years’ experience of fundraising
2. Experience of other funding stream e.g. trusts & foundations, Major Donors, individual giving, corporate, statutory etc.
3. Experience of using Salesforce 

Salary & Benefits

£32,000-36,000 per annum (DOE)

Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution

Interest-free season ticket loan

Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The office is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there is an additional 2 days of leave available in August

Appointment will be subject to a 3 month probation period during which time the contract may be terminated with one week’s notice.

An enhanced criminal records (DBS) check will be required for this role

Timetable

Closing date for applications: 5.00pm, 4th October 2019

Interviews held week commencing 14th October 2019                             

Candidate takes up post on 2nd January 2020               

To Apply

If you are interested in the role, please submit by e-mail your CV and a covering letter that demonstrates clearly through use of examples, how your experience meets the requirements of the role and what attracts you to Career Ready.  Please provide details of your current salary.

Please note that if your application is not accompanied by a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Registered Charity Numbers 1092891 (England & Wales) SCO43678 (Scotland)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, inspiring and innovative fundraiser and marketing expert looking to make their mark.  Dorset Wildlife Trust is a sizeable, highly successful conservation charity, that is aiming to significantly grow the income derived from its supporters in increasingly challenging times, both financially and for the natural environment.

You will be in one of our most vital and visible roles, cultivating and stewarding senior-level relationships with existing and prospective supporters, organising high profile events, delivering complex programmes and working intelligently to find new ways to generate fundraising income.

You will bring significant experience of one or more of the following areas: developing membership, regular giving programmes, legacy marketing and/or major donor fundraising programmes.  You will need to swiftly demonstrate your track record of delivering fundraising results and leadership of high performing teams.  This, alongside your sophisticated communication and interpersonal skills, will underpin your success in this senior role encompassing many areas of accountability and responsibility.

If you are a confident, strategically focussed and accomplished fundraising and marketing expert, preferably with a passion for nature and wildlife, then we would love to hear from you.

Reports to: Chief Executive

Closing date: 17:00 Mon 7 Oct 2019

The role

This is an exciting time for our Individual Giving team.  Following the merger, and with a desire to significantly increase income, we have an opportunity to define and expand our legacy giving, supporter journeys and merchandise programme.

This Senior Manager role is responsible for generating income (c. £2m per year) through legacy giving, supporter journey activity and merchandise sales. The successful candidate will build and manage the programme across media channels such as Direct Mail, Telemarketing, Digital and Events.

About you

We are looking for an experienced direct marketing manager who is passionate and enthusiastic about what they do. The successful candidate will be passionate about legacy fundraising in particular and committed to delivering the best supporter experiences. You will lead and motivate the Legacy, Supporter Journey and Merchandise team, ensuring they have the skills required to meet, if not exceed, the income targets required. 

About us

We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 23 September 2019 

Interviews: 27 September 2019 

Scoliosis Association UK and the British Scoliosis Research Foundation

General Manager

Responsible To: SAUK and BSRF Line Managers

Responsible For: SAUK and BSRF staff and volunteers

A. Main Purpose of Job

1. To ensure the effective management of both SAUK and BSRF

2. To manage and support the staff and volunteers to ensure that services provided and tasks completed are of a high standard

3. To work closely with the Line Managers and Trustees/Council members of SAUK and BSRF to ensure the effective development of the two charities

4. To be responsible for ensuring adequate funds are available for the two charities to fulfil their set objectives

B. Key Tasks and Responsibilities

1. To ensure the effective management of both SAUK and BSRF

• To manage the day to day running of the office

• To keep abreast of changes in legislation, policy and practice in relation to research and provision of support for people with scoliosis and implement change if necessary

• To ensure the smooth running of administrative systems

• To produce a budget and monitor the accounts in accordance to this

• To ensure positive relationships are maintained with external agencies

• To ensure the organisation maintains a positive profile within the research and medical professional communities

• To ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of all people with scoliosis, professionals involved in the treatment of scoliosis and people interested in scoliosis research

2. To manage and support the staff and Regional Representatives to ensure that services provided and tasks completed are of a high standard

• To be responsible for all work completed by the organisations’ staff

• To support, induct, supervise and carry out annual appraisals of staff

• To ensure volunteers are supported, supervised, trained and are fully aware of their role

• To ensure staff have knowledge of and are able to access up to date information and resources to enable them to offer the best possible support to people with scoliosis

• To attend the SAUK Trustee and BSRF Council meetings, representing the team and ensuring a good flow of information to and from the team

3. To work closely with the Line Managers and Trustees/Council members of SAUK and BSRF to ensure the effective development of the two charities

• To take part in the strategic planning of SAUK and BSRF objectives and take the lead role in implementing any changes

4. To be responsible for ensuring adequate funds are available for the two charities to fulfil their set objectives

• To apply to relevant organisations for funding

• To comply with the funders requirements for monitoring and recording and to ensure accurate and timely returns are made

• To oversee the support of individual fundraisers and produce any support documents necessary

• To manage the fundraising arm of the two charities, the Scoliosis Campaign Fund

C. Other Duties

The post holder is also expected to:

• Answer Helpline calls when other members of staff are unavailable

• Organise regional meetings held by SAUK/BSRF (normally held 3 times a year on a Saturday)

• Occasionally travel to various locations mainly in the UK for SAUK/BSRF purposes

• Maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to SAUK and BSRF

• Attend training opportunities as requested by the Line Managers and/or Board of Trustees/Council

• Positively promote SAUK and BSRF

• Implement and abide by all SAUK and BSRF policies and procedures

• Undertake other related duties that the Line Managers and/or Board of Trustees/Council deems appropriate and /or necessary

Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline the duties and responsibilities of the post, these duties are not exhaustive.

Person Specification:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent Postgraduate management qualification or member of relevant professional body
• Proven track record of leadership at a senior level Leadership experience at a senior level in a not-for-profit organisation, including working at Board level
• Experience of developing and working collaboratively in partnership with a wide range of individuals and organisations and building networks
• Proven track record of developing and delivering strategic and/or business plans
• I.T. proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, Access
• Experience of working effectively with the media and public relations
• Experience of people management and evidence of leading and developing a high performing team
• Good understanding of effective charity governance. Knowledge of appropriate legislation and compliance requirements relating to charities and/or small businesses
• Ability to learn new things quickly and retain information.
• Excellent communication skills - written, public speaking and presentation to a wide range of audiences
• Experience of setting and managing budgets and monitoring financial performance – numeracy and analytical skills
• Knowledge and understanding of a wide range of fundraising areas
• Have worked on securing corporate donations in a previous role
• Have worked on online fundraising in a previous role
• Ability to maintain records and databases
• Ability to use social media and to moderate forums
• Have worked on a Helpline in the past
• Able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Able to work flexibly throughout the year
• Committed to diversity and inclusion