Overall purpose of the post

The Fundraising Coordinator is responsible for providing support to the Fundraising Team to achieve agreed income targets, with a particular focus on trust applications to smaller trusts. They will work to grow our income to support our work helping single parent families.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• To support the Fundraising Team in raising income to fund the organisation’s work helping single parent families
• To carry out research into prospective funders (in particular, but not limited to, smaller trusts and foundations) to support the fundraising strategy and help build and maintain a healthy pipeline
• To manage relationships with a portfolio of smaller trusts and foundations, providing excellent supporter care to help grow Gingerbread’s relationship with them and generate sustainable income
• To submit high-quality, persuasive and punctual applications to these funders to achieve agreed targets as identified in the annual fundraising plan
• To work closely with other Gingerbread teams such as Finance, Communications and Services to develop proposals that are budgeted and allocated correctly and can be delivered effectively
• To ensure that all trust donations within the Fundraising Coordinator’s portfolio are reported on accurately, on schedule and that any terms and conditions are adhered to
• To keep abreast of trends and developments within fundraising to ensure that Gingerbread is geared up to take advantage of all opportunities
• To provide support with individual giving, community fundraising and events as needed
• To maintain accurate, up-to-date records on our CRM Salesforce and in Sharepoint, providing database administrative support to the whole Fundraising Team when needed
• To ensure the fundraising pipeline is up-to-date and accurate to assist with management reporting, the development of annual budgets and cash flows and revised income forecasts
• To report on progress against targets and KPIs
• To keep up to date with best practices, trends and regulations that affect charity fundraising
• To work with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to ensure strategies are in place for maximising income

This is an exciting opportunity to manage and support the development of our regional development fundraising products, materials and communications across multiple audiences, all with the aim to inspire people to fundraise for Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) in their community.

You will manage and support on the running of fundraising activities and campaigns. You will take ownership of our Bake a Difference and Skydive campaigns and support on our flagship Go Bright campaign as well as help bring new and innovative products to our supporters.

Applicants

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience in customer/supporter service.
• Experience of project management from concept to completion
• The ability to think creatively 

Expectations in the role

• To manage our supporter led products including developing and implementing project plans for each activity
• Serving as point of contact for supporters, handling enquiries from our Fundraising Hotline and Fundraising Inbox within agreed SLA’s
• Ongoing usage of Raisers Edge database to support fundraising activity and to ensure a high level of service to our volunteers/supporters
• Recruit, induct and manage a team of office based volunteers to support administrative and development tasks

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London (although we are still working from home until such time allows). It is within a short walking distance of Southwark and Borough Tube stations. It is also a short distance from Waterloo Station, London Bridge Station and Blackfriars Station. We are also a 5 minute walk from the Tate Modern and Southbank, perfect place to go for lunch during the warm summer months.

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Please note interviews likely to be held week commencing 3 May 2021 (although we may invite candidates in for interview earlier so early application is advisable).

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

We are looking for an experienced and result-driven Fundraising Officer to join an emerging
department tasked with growing our individual donor base, grants and trusts income. The role will
include exciting opportunities to manage the relationships with our individual givers, and
contributing towards small to medium grant funding applications and seeking to develop new
relationships with corporate and major gift donors. You will be a key player in the charity's
communications and marketing plan to promote impact and engage new supporters in creative
ways.

The successful candidate will manage their own caseload of funding applications and donor
relationships. We are looking for someone who can work in a changing environment with a good
understanding of fundraising regulations.

Your main responsibilities will include:
• Contributing to fundraising strategy and ongoing development.
• Communicating with individual donors on a regular basis
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the
charity’s reach cost-effectively.
• Following up new donors and increasing engagement opportunities for them with City
Hearts
• Identifying pipeline fundraising opportunities
• Developing creative funding applications in partnership with the wider City Hearts team and
stakeholders
• Developing new donor relationships with corporates and major donors
• Ideation and creation of fundraising events
• Maintaining a strong online social media presence to promote fundraising activities, replying
to messages and comments
• Working closely with teams across the charity to understand the impact of our services and
promote these to supporters
• Arrange appropriate events that drive engagement across our supporters.
To be successful in this role you will have:
• Track record of working with individual donors
• Experience contributing individual donor and conversion strategies
• Possess a track record of leading successful applications to grant makers and charitable
trusts
• Experience in fundraising and donor stewardship
• Experience operating bid/proposal information systems, including commissioner portals and
ability to utilise internal systems and data.
• Membership of the Institute of Fundraising would also be advantageous but is not essential

You are an ambitious fundraiser with an interest in developing your community fundraising career. You can motivate yourself to meet challenges and you’d love the chance to make a massive difference at an amazing charity.

A spinal cord injury can be life-changing. Around 50,000 people in the UK are affected, and you can give them hope by working for a charity that’s determined to find effective treatments.

Spinal Research is here to give hope to everyone living with paralysis as a result of a spinal cord injury. Our focus is to find an effective treatment that not only improves sensation and movement for people living with paralysis but brings us closer to a day when we finally conquer it. Our pioneering work has led to recent clinical trials, but our world-class research relies on dynamic fundraising. That’s where you come in.

The Community Fundraising Manager is key in nurturing and building relationships with new and existing supporters. Spinal Research are looking for a fundraiser who is extremely passionate and driven and will lead the development and management of our community fundraising programmes. What is important to us is that we find someone who can work collaboratively in a small team and get stuck into a role that has lots of potential to develop.

Imagine how proud you’ll feel, knowing you’re making such a difference.

Benefits: 25 days leave, 8% non-contributory pension

Applicants should submit a letter of application (please keep it brief, no more than 2 page) stating why they would be a suitable candidate for the post and how they fit the person specification, enclosing a CV, by clicking on apply 

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 19th April and we will be holding interviews during the following week.

We expect a large number of applications. Unfortunately, we cannot reply to unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within a week of the closing date, you may assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Norwood is looking for an experienced, creative and highly motivated Head of Marketing & Communications to join our senior management team. You will lead and develop the marketing and communications strategy at a pivotal time in Norwood’s 225-year history, building on our reputation as an innovative and high-quality service provider as we work to transform the lives of children and families facing social, emotional or mental health challenges and children and adults with learning disabilities or autism into the future.

You will be responsible for driving stakeholder engagement and well as supporting income generation on which our vital work depends. The right person will enjoy working as part of a team and be adept at juggling competing priorities. You’ll feel comfortable dealing with a wide range of stakeholders, from our service users, care staff and Trustees to journalists, donors and our volunteers.  Working closely with our Director of Transformation, you’ll implement and establish a range of KPIs to measure the effectiveness of our communications activity in a challenging and competitive market.

Some of the Main Responsibilities

1. Develop and oversee the implementation of Norwood’s Marketing and Communications Strategy, in order to strengthen Norwood’s position as a leading Jewish charity across all our stakeholder groups, internal and external. In addition to the charity’s general marketing activity, this includes public and media relations, press statements and crisis management

2. Together with the Senior Marketing Manager, set and monitor the annual marketing budget. To hold overall responsibility for the department’s budget and leveraging it to its fullest potential

3. Develop an excellent knowledge of Norwood services to

• benchmark the organisation in the marketplace

• identify Norwood’s USP and differentiators

• effectively position Norwood as a ‘go to’ organisation for children and families facing challenges in their lives and for anyone of any age with a learning disability or autism

4. Oversee Norwood’s website and intranet to ensure clear, engaging and succinct messaging for all those who use our digital platforms.

5. Set strategic direction and assist the Senior Marketing Manager in developing creative briefs for the editorial, design, production and distribution of Norwood’s internal and external communications.

Essential Requirements:

• Demonstrable extensive skills, knowledge and experience in the design and execution of marketing campaigns, communications and public relations activities in busy environment with multiple stakeholders

• Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organisational and sales skills.

• Experience of developing and managing budgets, training, developing, supervising and appraising marketing teams

• Experience of developing and implementing an External and Internal Communications strategy

• Demonstrable successful experience of developing compelling external content

• Experience overseeing the design and production of campaigns and content from brief, implementation and review

• Ability to manage multiple projects with responsiveness to emerging priorities

Incentives:

• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity

• Competitive salary & benefits package

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• 1pm finish on a Friday

• A challenging and varied role

• A supportive team

• Additional leave during Jewish festivals

Norwood is committed to offering high quality, continuous professional development for our staff.

Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert, once we receive sufficient applications, so recommend an early application. For a full Job Description please contact us.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.

Patron: Her Majesty The Queen.

Registered Charity No: 1059050.

This is an exciting post within Sound and Music’s small Development team, working alongside an existing Fundraising Coordinator (who works part time 2 days per week) as well as the Head of Development (full time). The postholder will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of the development strategy and in helping Sound and Music to maximise income from individual givers, major donors and trusts and foundations. This will include writing funding applications, creating new and engaging online content and copy, and regularly communicating with supporters about the impact of our work on our beneficiaries and the importance of their support. The position involves supporting the work of the Head of Development, as well as working collaboratively with the existing part time Fundraising Coordinator, to deliver high quality stewardship and donor care and ensure accurate and timely administration including CRM management. This will help Sound and Music to maintain excellent relationships with individual donors as well as trusts and foundations. The team all work closely together and the postholder will have the freedom to identify and implement new methods of donor engagement and to shape the evolving strategy.

You should have experience of working in a fundraising setting, writing copy with a high degree of accuracy for a variety of audiences, work well under pressure and have the ability to meet deadlines and work well as part of a team but also be able to work independently.  You will also have experience of using digital platforms such as social media and contributing towards the content of newsletters and be IT literate and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Please complete the attached company application form if you would like to apply for this role and send it to Wendy Attewell (HR Consultant). 

Sound and Music is an Equal Opportunities employer.   

Reporting to: Head of Supporter Fundraising

Job purpose

• To plan, develop, deliver and review the calendar of Willow led events ensuring income, participation & retention targets are achieved.

• To deliver relevant fundraising campaigns & appeals that are suitable for the current fundraising environment and be prepared to adapt fundraising plans as needed.

• To be responsible for organising the calendar of Willow led events including but not limited to the following in person and virtual events:

  Virtual Challenge

  Annual Bike ride

  Abseil

  Run with Willow

  Overseas Trek

  Carol Concert

  Community Golf Days

  Bedtime story Walk

  Christmas Walk

• To ensure Willow continues to provide a consistently high level of supporter care for all event participants.

Key responsibilities

• To set and successfully meet the financial and non-financial targets set.

• To organise and deliver all Willow led Community Fundraising events.

• To lead the development of the Willow fundraising events programme ensuring income opportunities are maximised through event income and third party events including London Marathon.

• To effectively steward event fundraisers, developing relationships to maximise long term income opportunities for Willow.

• Identify and make recommendations for new fundraising events and activities to attract new event audiences.

• To be responsible for ensuring that all Willow led events are run safely with the health and safety of participants, staff and volunteers ensured. This will include conducting thorough risk assessments for all events, consulting with relevant authorities, keeping up-to-date with changes in legislation and introducing and regularly reviewing risk measures.

• To lead the planning of event fundraising projects, researching, identifying and developing new events and appropriate new third party events for Willow.To achieve this within agreed budgets and timelines.

• To participate in the overall development of an event supporter stewardship strategy and to implement this strategy across the event portfolio.

• To analyse all aspects of each events performance, reporting as required and utilising the results to improve practise.This includes evaluation of cost effectiveness, levels of potential and sustainability.

• To coordinate multimedia event participant recruitment campaigns working closely with the Willow Communications Team.

• To keep up to date with sector trends

• To keep up to date and comply with the Fundraising Code of Fundraising Practice, GDPR and any other relevant legislation, codes of practice and good standards.

• To regularly review health and safety arrangements and keep up-to date with relevant legislation and regulations relating to organising events.

• To undertake any other tasks reasonably required.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification/experience
• Proven experience of successful relationship management

• Proven success at leading and delivering mass participation events

• Experience of working with Third Party event providers

• Up to date with latest developments in event fundraising

• Significant project management experience

• Hands on budget management experience

• Experience and confidence in team working across disciplines, with an ability to bring together both internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects to agreed objectives in a fast paced, constantly evolving environment

• Understanding and knowledge of the UK funding environment and good practice

• Extensive experience in analysing and reporting on fundraising activity and outcome.

Skills and Abilities

• Well organised with attention to detail and ability to lead others to achieve the same standards

• Outstanding project management with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time, to budget, across multiple teams and achieving project goals.

• Ability to manage several projects and tasks at the same time and skilled at identifying and prioritising important activity

• Strong numeracy and ability to project and analyse campaign results.

• Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to write, evaluate and proof audience and channel appropriate copy.

• Decisive and quick problem solver with the ability to adapt easily to change

• Innovative outlook and a willingness to suggest new ideas

• Strong fundraising database experience – preferably Raiser’s Edge

Other

• Willing to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, as required in order to deliver fundraising events.

We’re looking for a team assistant who is passionate about giving the best possible experience to our amazing supporters. You will be organised and confident at managing multiple tasks and priorities at the same time. You will be great at thinking about how to do things differently, making changes so we become more efficient as a team.

You will be the first point of contact for our supporters fundraising for Anthony Nolan through challenge events, community fundraising and through our products.

Anthony Nolan works to save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant and thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

Title:            Supporter-Led Fundraising Assistant

Division:     Engagement Division

Hours:         Part time (3 days a week)

Salary:         £13,440 per annum (inclusive London weighting)

Contract:     12 month fixed term contract

Location:     Initially remote working (due to Covid-19), normally based at Head Office in Hampstead, London (flexible working location will be considered) 

The role

• You will be the first point of contact for supporters responding and/or signpost all fundraising enquiries that come in through calls, emails and social media.
• You will steward your own group of supporters, taking on rolling events for Anthony Nolan, delivering excellent supporter care.
• You will assist on the launch and delivery of fundraising products.
• You’ll support activities across the Supporter- Led Fundraising team portfolio, including challenge events, community fundraising and fundraising products.
• You will process income, thank supporters and coordinate fundraising fulfilment.
• And ensure all information is maintained on the database in conjunction with Anthony Nolan procedures.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

• Pension (employer 5% when you contribute 3% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Wellbeing & Health

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

Family Friendly

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Location: Central London, W1B

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Circa £85,000 per annum

The RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, is seeking an ambitious fundraising professional with extensive experience in the charity sector who knows how to lead and build successful teams, and who can deliver sustainable results. 

The RAF Benevolent Fund has a proud tradition of looking after its own, supporting current and former members of the RAF and their partners and families, providing them with practical, emotional and financial support. We know that there are many members of the RAF Family that are in urgent need of help today, a situation only compounded by the pandemic.

The post holder will play an active role within the charity’s Senior Management Team and will provide vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the Fund’s fundraising and communication strategy. Part of that strategy will have a focus on growing overall fundraising income by more than 20% over five years, including strengthening all fundraising income streams.

The Fund is seeking a highly motivated and strategic individual who can help deliver their mission to support the RAF Family for the next 100 years.

The ideal candidate will know how to lead, build and sustain teams to deliver results. You will have broad senior fundraising experience in a number of income streams including corporates, major donors, direct marketing/individual giving and legacies, as well in developing and implementing new business ideas. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong networking capabilities and a proven ability to lead and deliver change.

Ideally, you will also have experience in communications, marketing (including digital) and brand management and share an understanding and appreciation of the RAF and the military charity sector and its vital impact.

 This is a great opportunity to work for an organisation that makes an enormous difference to the lives of people who have done their duty and made a personal sacrifice for this country.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315

Are you an experienced female feminist fundraiser?

SARSAS is looking for maternity leave cover from June 2021 to work on our corporate, community and individual giving fundraising. You need to be passionate about the cause and have a successful track record raising funds, providing supporter stewardship and keeping records of all your work.
So, if you'd like to work for an organisation that believes and supports survivors of sexual violence, values diversity and inclusion, and strives for attractive working conditions.

Contract: Maternity Cover
Salary: £25,000 per annum (full time equivalent)
Hours: 27.5 hours per week (part-time)
Pension: 5% employer pension contribution
Annual Leave: 27 days plus Bank Holidays (full time equivalent)
Line Manager: Head of Fundraising
Based: Bristol or Taunton with home working in line with the government’s guidance on the coronavirus pandemic

SARSAS will also be hosting a facebook live information session at 1pm on 20th April 2021, please come and join us to hear all about the role and to meet the team and to ask any questions you may have.

Creative Support is a busy and dynamic national charity with a track record in providing high quality, person centred support services in over 60 Local Authorities.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed writer to join our busy Communications Team working across a number of key departments including Marketing, Business Development and Recruitment. The role will involve writing communications for a range of mediums including our social media, publications and recruitment campaigns. You will ensure that colleagues’ work is of a good quality and work as part of the teams to meet deadlines.

You will also have a passion for writing and have experience or knowledge within the health and social care sector. You will need to be well organised, hard working and flexible as this is a fast paced role. You will have excellent writing and editing abilities, as well as strong IT and research skills. You will be able to write creative, aspirational and meaningful text which reinforces our person centred and innovative approach to supporting vulnerable adults to achieve positive outcomes.

A genuine interest in and awareness of health and social care policy/strategy and the wider sector is essential. Continuous professional development will be provided but you must be able to work independently, as well as flexibly and positively meet the changing needs of the organisation.

You will be based at our friendly Stockport Head Office with other hard working and highly performing people. There will be scope for some home working.

Job Title:  In Memory Fundraiser

Team:  Fundraising

Specific Focus On:  Building, managing and nurturing relationships with donors to deliver the Hospice’s In Memory giving strategy

Starting Date:  March/April 2021

Reporting to:  Head of Fundraising

Usual Place of Work:  North London Hospice, London

Hours of Work:  37.5 hours per week 

Salary:  Circa £25,000 depending on experience

Closing Date:  23 April 2021
 

Background

We are the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy - with seven decades of experience managing successful annual, capital and legacy campaigns for thousands of charities and not-for-profit organisations.

Our clients recognise Compton as ‘the trusted name in fundraising’, thanks to the transformational contributions we make - even in today’s challenging operational and economic conditions.

We are looking for a new team member at North London Hospice (NLH) to help us to build, manage and nurture relationships with In Memoriam donors and networks. We expect all Fundraisers to be able to support the Hospice’s donors in the same, exceptional way as the clinical teams support patients. 

This role will be based at North London Hospice, in North Finchley (N12). We have worked with NLH since 2011.You will work alongside a team of Compton team members and hospice fundraisers. The In-Memory team is currently made up of two people, an In Memory Fundraiser and a Fundraising Assistant who work closely with the Head of Fundraising.

Job Summary

This position is designed to grow In Memory giving activity and income, specifically with our In Memory donors who are supporting us in recognition of a person we have cared for. This support may be through cash donations, or from In Memory campaigns and programmes such as our Tribute Tree and Tribute Funds.

Our In Memory stream raises circa. £350,000 each year and we hold a major Light Up A Life event in November and regular supporter cultivation events to encourage new giving.

This role demands first class interpersonal skills. Many of the families we deal with have been through a difficult period in their lives so the role requires experience of relationship management combined with a caring, empathetic approach and underlying administrative care and efficiency.

We are looking for a fundraiser with at least a years’ experience working in a fundraising team, who is used to working to financial targets and comfortable with working in an In Memory giving setting. 

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head of Fundraising on moving forward with a Donor Retention and In Memory Giving strategy, to maximise retention of donors and increase their giving.
   
• Deal with income enquiries from families who want to support the Hospice either through making a donation or selecting from our In Memory offering.

• Meet with recently bereaved relatives at the hospice and support them to donate and fundraise for the hospice.

• Develop and administer our Tribute Fund scheme and maintain excellent relationship with donors.

• Calmly deal with competing deadlines and be able to personally manage a busy workload.
   
• Initiating and maintaining excellent internal relationships, such as Fundraising colleagues, the Communications team, and the Hospice clinical teams.

• To inspire new supporters while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters. Identifying where possible, potential high net worth individuals and share these with the rest of the Fundraising team.

• To provide excellent donor care for all fundraising activity, including dealing with complaints and queries.

• To ensure that accurate and up to date records are maintained and accessible, including using Raiser’s Edge NXT.

Like most clients, North London Hospice sometimes hosts events which fall outside of office hours, as a vital member of the team we’d like the successful candidate to attend these events.

You will need to be prepared to travel throughout the area as required.

This summary outlines the main functions and responsibilities of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake additional duties as required, commensurate with the level of the job.

If you would like to fast track your career by joining the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy, please submit your CV and up to two sides of A4, explaining why you are interested in this important role at NLH.

EDAN Lincs Domestic Abuse Service provides refuge accommodation, outreach support and a wide range of support services for all who suffer domestic abuse; thus promoting safety, well-being and independence within the community.  Our main office is based in Lincoln however we provide support to the whole of Lincolnshire.

EDAN Lincs upholds safeguarding requirements and our agency is committed to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.  Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which include: Identity verification; Qualification verification; DBS clearance; References. 

Fundraising Co-ordinator

12 month contract – subject to funding thereafter

30 hours per week

£25,000 FTE

We are looking to recruit committed and enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated team as Fundraising Co-ordinator. The post holder will be required to oversee all fundraising related activities.

Relevant experience and knowledge is desirable.

Closing Date: 12pm on Monday 19th March, 2021

UK Youth works through networks of youth organisations, young people and cross-sector supporters to galvanise a collective movement in support of our shared vision. Our new Collective Action Department will be at the forefront of helping to solve the lack of cross-sector understanding of how youth work makes a difference by transforming the way the system brings cross-sector leaders and young people together to share, grow expertise and solve key issues collectively.

This is an exciting role that will lead the operational strategy for strengthening our approach to mobilising a cross-sector movement of people to actively work together in accelerating positive outcomes for young people. Our network approach will use digital platforms, be anchored in proven collective action theoretical principles and will ultimately ensure:

• The Youth Sector and outdoor learning (in all its diversity) is strengthened through effective outcomes-focused collaboration, shared learning, challenge and the sharing and embedding of solutions
• Young people have the skills, confidence and opportunities to unlock agency and lead through our work to build to the #iwill Movement
• The broader understanding of youth work is increased due to stronger connections between policy makers and cross-sector bodies working on behalf of young people
• UK Youth maintains a UK wide approach to our collective action approaches. Working in meaningful and effective ways to bring cross nations youth organisations together

Comfortable with using a ‘test and learn’ approach, with a passion for systems change and driving systems change, this role will be responsible for growing and developing the UK Youth Movement and creating innovative mechanisms to understand the needs of the youth sector and young people, working with others to turn them into action. The role will lead and develop a clear strategy for ensuring young people’s voices are at the heart of the network.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click the link to be taken to our website where you can find more information on the role and how to apply. 

• Closing date for applications will be 12pm, 4th May 2021