Job Title: Creative Director

Reports to: Chief Executive

Responsible for: Creative Communities, Inclusion & Education, Programmes & Strategy

Contract: Permanent, Full-time 40 hours per week

Location: Chester

Salary: This is a senior role/package commensurate with experience, guide £55k+

Closing date: 27th August 2021, 1pm

The role:

Our Creative Director is the key role in our drive to increase and diversify the voices that make our work. You will be a major spokesperson for our organisation and will champion our relationship with our communities, our inclusion and diversity and education agendas, and you will place creativity at the heart of our organisation.

Our goal in this appointment is to provide creative leadership to our communities, put them in control and place their work at the heart of our programmes. You will lead us to an even brighter creative future, one that engages communities and places education and participation at its heart.

The role is suitable for an established and senior creative director from any related discipline with considerable experience in directing, leading and championing this work including in theatre, literature and libraries, music and combined arts. All or any of these would be great backgrounds. We are open to practitioners and leaders from a wide range of suitable disciplines and can provide outlets both for your creative and leadership skills.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. 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.

But we won’t stop there. 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 remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Director of Patient Services to join our Operations and Patient Services senior leadership team.

Title: Director of Patient Services

Salary: £70,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent. Full-time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location:             London Remote. Occasional travel may be required. 

As Director of Patient Services, you will provide leadership, management and coordination for all activities relating to our patient services. This will involve delivering an ambitious patient services strategy that focuses on research, data and growth of our service offer for optimal patient impact, whilst leading the expansion of the patient services clinical service and work with our Engagement division, to support the development and achievement of associated fundraising and marketing strategies.

Being accountable for the provision, co-creation and evaluation of a high quality, reliable, and responsive service to patients backed up by data, this role is ideal for someone with a growth mindset, able to work collaboratively with all staff as one Anthony Nolan.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone a chance of life.

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

• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• 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)

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge?

Expressions of Interest for a 2 year secondment starting January 2022

We are interested in hearing from people with the relevant professional and lived experience of complex social issues to come and join our Development team.  Our work is supporting communities across England and Wales to develop sustainable models for small organisations to survive and thrive into the future.  We do this in a variety of ways:

• Working on models of organisational resilience
• Working on linking SMEs to small organisations
• Working with 6 communities to bring those who design, deliver, fund and use services together, to create new approaches to sustaining services
• Developing skills based volunteering opportunities for colleagues in Lloyds Banking Group

Our team works closely with local communities and other partners in this work and we are looking for someone to join us on a two year secondment to play a key role in helping to influence and shape our work as it develops. If you have experience working with or in the voluntary, community or social enterprise sector and are creative, adaptable, resilient, flexible in your approach, keen to learn and hungry for change – then this could be the role for you!

We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership. We want an inclusive organisation that reflects our community and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe our organisation will be a better, more creative and innovative place to work if we can harness the benefit of different perspectives.

The Foundation is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people who have a disability or long-term health condition.

If you need any ‘reasonable adjustments’ for any part of the recruitment process please let us know, in confidence, to discuss these.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an international organisation TOPRA, the professional membership organisation for individuals working in healthcare regulatory affairs. TOPRA works with its members internationally to enable and promote excellence across the healthcare regulatory profession.

TOPRA represents and promotes the global healthcare regulatory profession in all sectors and encourages members to engage in a number of activities its activities, such as career-spanning training and educational qualifications. It is now looking for an Associate Director of Engagement to join on a permanent basis.

TOPRA - Associate Director or Engagement

Location: Canary Wharf, London

Salary: Circa £55,000

Contract: Permanent

The Associate Director of Engagement will be responsible for working closely and collegially with the Board and Director's to develop and implement a new communications strategy for TOPRA. Managing strategic oversight of all communications, marketing and digital activities. This work will contribute to the organisation achieving the aims and ambitions of TOPRA 2025 Strategy. The Associate Director will also help set, oversee, and meet budgetary targets for the communications team and wider organisation. As part of the senior leadership team this role will be instrumental in the delivery of TOPRA 2025 aims and the dissemination of progress made within membership and wider stakeholder community.

The Associate Director of Engagement will manage, support and develop all members of the Communications team who are responsible for marketing, communications, PR, social media and digital output. The Associate Director will also write and produce high level corporate communications, act as a guardian of the TOPRA brand, oversee image management, ensure a favourable media profile and support, develop and deliver the TOPRA Awards for Regulatory Excellence Programme.

The successful candidate will have proven strategic leadership and ability to 'see the bigger picture'. You will have experience of working at Senior/Director level, ideally in professional association, editorial, journalism or a PR environment with a healthcare/scientific focus. You will have excellent written, verbal and presentational skills along with a successful track record of effective delivery of business-critical projects. You will be a collaborative leader, comfortable working at all levels with Board, management team, volunteers, and external stakeholders.

This role will firmly close on Tuesday 20th July at 5.00pm. Applications are being reviewed and interviews arranged on a rolling basis.

If you would like to receive the full job description for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Harriett Stevens:

Harriett Stevens: [email protected] | 020 7820 7302

TOPRA is an equal opportunities employer, and makes no discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex.

A leading health charity are recruiting for an Associate Director of Technology to provide strategic direction and leadership on the society's technology and infrastructure provision.

You will be accountable for a set of strategic plans that deliver efficient and effective digital tools and capabilities and fit for purpose workplaces, aligned with with Corporate Strategy. You'll also have responsibility for the technology teams (IT and Data) and Property and Facilities teams and will lead on transformation projects that will modernise technology and workplaces.

Key responsibilities

• As a senior leader, you have corporate accountability for the operational, day to day success of the organisation and its continued growth and development
• Develop strategic plans across technology and infrastructure that are aligned with the corporate strategy
• Lead on and be accountable for transformation programmes, this includes modernisation of IT infrastructure, business systems and data capabilities, and the provision of a fit for purpose office property portfolio
• Champion a culture of data quality, deliver measure improvements in data quality through tools, standards, and ways of working to enable the organisation to be evidence-led
• Provide strategic leadership and direction on digital tools and capabilities and on workplaces
• Lead the management of risk and compliance ensuring that the organisation meets internal and external requirements as a charity, employer, and a service provider
• Actively remove siloed working and connect people, project, insight, and trusted expertise to embed better workplace impactful results

What do you need to apply to this role?

• Proven ability to manage complex IT architectures and systems
• Proven track record of successful delivery of large and complex systems implementation
• Experience of CMS and CRM products, data transfer methods and protocols and data security protocols
• Experience of contract management, contract negotiation and vendor management
• An ability to work with stakeholder groups to successfully lead and embed change

The Global Center is seeking an early-career professional to support programming focused on improving good governance and the rule of law in the policies and practices applied in the management of terrorism and violent extremism. The successful candidate will work across multiple teams, focusing on projects relating to criminal justice, human rights, and countering violent extremism. Based in London, you will work alongside a global team to support the implementation of programs globally, including regular travel to countries of operation including in Southeast Asia and West Africa.

Working under the supervision of colleagues addressing cross-cutting thematic and geographic programs, the successful candidate has a demonstrated passion for peace, security, and development, equitable justice systems, community-centered approaches to human security, and is keen to contribute their skills to a diverse range of programs.

The position will initially support two current Global Center programs. The first is a training program on non-coercive interview techniques for investigators working in Cameroon, and the second aims to support Indonesian authorities in preventing radicalization to violent extremism in prisons.

Responsibilities will include a range of operational and administrative tasks in support of Global Center’s programs, including contributing to project planning, delivery, and evaluation, supporting logistical planning, coordination of events and meetings, drafting and editing of project documents including correspondence and meeting materials, data entry, note taking, research assistance, communication with partners, diplomats and vendors, database management and contacts maintenance, as well as other tasks as assigned.

As the Ideal Candidate

You are committed to learning about and engaging with new and diverse subject material across different projects. You have a keen interest in equitable and fair justice systems, as well as foundational knowledge of key security and governance issues including those relating to violent extremism. You are eager to learn, self-reflective, and willing to challenge ideas and ask questions. You are hard-working, detail-oriented, proactive, resourceful, and analytical.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting inclusive, evidence-based programming, and understand the importance of working in partnership with diverse colleagues and stakeholders to develop effective solutions. The ideal candidate must be committed to ensuring that all interactions are aligned with the Global Center’s values and are culturally responsive, respectful, and based on the organization’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism.

Role and Responsibilities

As a member of an international, dynamic, multinational, and multidisciplinary team, the successful candidate will be assigned the following responsibilities:

• Conduct research on human rights abuses, civil liberties and civic space, policing structures and culture, security sector governance, terrorism threats, and countering terrorism and violent extremism (CVE) policies.
• Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of project workplans, inception phase planning and consultations, and capacity development assistance plans.
• Collaborate with team members, expert-practitioners, project partners, and funders in the development and implementation of program activities.
• Maintain a network of local, regional, and international beneficiaries, experts, partners, and donors from government, community groups, and civil society organizations.
• Organize the administrative and logistical planning of activities, including the preparation of meeting materials, securing venues and equipment, and arranging transportation.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of programs, in coordination with managers and the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning.
• Produce rigorous reporting on program developments, experience, lessons learned, challenges, and assess short, medium and long-term results.
• Collaborate on and assist with organization-wide priorities, including administrative support, research, internal and external meetings, and strategic reviews and evaluations as needed, particularly across other criminal justice and rule of law projects.
• International travel will be required.

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Strong organizational skills, including with scheduling, event planning, and working across multiple time-zones;
• Strong ability to meet deadlines, manage tasks and schedules, maintain regular and responsive communication, and work independently as well as in a collaborative team.
• Understanding of security and governance issues and dynamics;
• Interest and/or knowledge on preventing and responding to terrorism and violent extremism, including issues of countering violent extremism (CVE) and fair and equitable criminal justice systems;
• Interest and/or understanding of the centrality of human rights and the rule of law in the prevention and response to violent extremism;
• Proven ability to work with flexibility, efficiency and diplomacy in an exciting but challenging environment, including ability to navigate cultural, linguistic, and political landscapes;
• Ability to engage effectively with a range of colleagues and stakeholders, including partners, consultants, government officials, non-governmental organizations, and embassy personnel;

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in international relations, law, international development, criminology, sociology, development or security policy, or other related fields is required;
• 2-5 years of professional experience is required;
• Excellent written communication skills is essential. French language skills are desired, but not required;
• Experience interacting with internal and external contacts such as government and policymakers, civil society, and donors (experience in non-Western countries is an advantage);
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint is required;
• Must have authorization to work in the UK.

Salary

Commensurate with experience – at least £30,000.

About the Global Center on Cooperative Security

At the Global Center on Cooperative Security, we work to achieve lasting security by advancing inclusive, human rights-based policies, partnerships, and practices to address the root causes of violent extremism. We work with changemakers around the world who are committed to promoting and protecting human rights in counterterrorism efforts.

We work with a global network of civil society, government, and multilateral partners to:

• address the inequalities, injustices and abuses that undermine peace and security by promoting transparent and accountable institutions;
• foster multidisciplinary partnerships to ensure that those impacted by conflict and insecurity inform measures to address their root causes; and,
• identify synergies between related fields of research, spotlight promising practices, track threats to peace and security and analyse their root causes.

We are looking to build our geographically diverse team which is currently based in New York, Washington, London, Brussels, and Nairobi by recruiting a candidate who is passionate about fair and equitable justice systems and is keen to contribute their skills to a diverse range of programs.

Join us as we build partnerships for a more just and secure world.

We have ambitious and exciting plans to progress and transform how we deliver our technology provisions across the Society and as such, are seeking an Associate Director for Technology and Infrastructure.

This is an exciting new opportunity within the Society giving you the chance to really make a difference within our Technology, Property and Facilities Teams. Your leadership will pave the way for our diverse and skilled teams and directly influence the modernization and transformation of our technology throughout the society.

As an Associate Director, you will be the driving force in influencing an inclusive, high performance, collaborative culture whilst embedding our values and achieving continued growth through innovation. You will deliver effective and efficient digital tools and capabilities that provide fit for purpose workplaces as set out in our strategic plans and be a driver in championing a culture of data quality to enable ways of working to be evidence led. You will lead on strategic planning, development and implementation of specific initiatives and transformation projects across the society.

Associate Director Responsibilities:

You will provide strategic leadership and make an impact, continuous improvement, building external and internal relationships.

• Develop and own clear and coherent strategic plans across our technology and infrastructure that are aligned with the Corporate Strategy and leading the delivery of these plans.
• Lead on and be accountable for significant transformation programmes, this includes modernisation of our IT infrastructure, business systems and data capabilities, and the provision of a fit for purpose office property portfolio.
• Ensure the provision of efficient and effective service delivery across the Society’s technology and property functions.
• Use your subject matter expertise to develop and manage plans and budgets that create a step change in the efficiency and effectiveness of our technology and infrastructure, delivering impact for people affected by dementia.
• Be accountable for working collaboratively with other Directorates and senior leadership colleagues to develop and deliver Society wide plans, projects, initiatives and decisions that ensure the Corporate Strategy and priorities are realised.
• Ensure that the voices of people affected by dementia shape the way we think, the way we act and the decisions we make.
• Use a range of internal and external data and insights to make evidence based decisions and develop plans.
• Lead, manage and support the Technology and Property & Facilities teams driving a culture of inclusion, high-performance and high challenge through objective setting, standards of behaviour, clear and timely communication and regular feedback.

Associate Director Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent proven experience with strong basis in computer science and business management.
• Proven ability to manage complex IT architectures and systems.
• Comprehensive awareness of existing and developing technologies and how these could be applied within a business context.
• Ability to recognise business opportunities and present a clear vision of how technology can be applied to achieve success.
• Proven track record of successful delivery of large and complex systems implementation.
• Able to work with stakeholder groups to successfully manage and embed change.
• Sound understanding of data protection regulations and of how these are interpreted.
• Experience of CMS and CRM products, data transfer methods and protocols and data security protocols
• Experience of contract management, contract negotiation and vendor management.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. We campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today.

Position: Associate Director - Technology and Infrastructure
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 per week
Salary: £85,000 - £90,000 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 12 August 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Director of Technology, Head of Digital Infrastructure and Operations, IT Manager, Head of IT, Head of Infrastructure, Head of Infrastructure and Operations, IT Infrastructure Manager, Information Systems Manager, IT Infrastructure Support Manager, IT Operations Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager, etc.

Ref: 101 255

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.

Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.

As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.

At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

Why

To protect nature and improve lives it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.

How

Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.

 

Position summary:

At Rainforest Alliance we are looking for a collaborative and engaging Director, Institutional Relations who will be responsible for leading the Rainforest Alliance’s institutional fundraising function globally from foundation, corporate philanthropy, government and multilateral resources. They will work directly with the Leadership Team members as well as senior program and finance staff to develop overarching fundraising targets and strategies for the institutional donors’ portfolio. The Director, Institutional Relations will also be responsible for meeting short-term revenue targets while simultaneously diversifying the portfolio and developing a long-term pipeline of institutional funding for future years. 

This role engages with a high-performing, globally based team of fundraisers and is responsible for $20 million and growing annual revenue. 

Responsibilities: 

Strategies and Solicitation

• The Rainforest Alliance’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviors we demonstrate;
• Working with Institutional Relations and Program staff, develop and manage execution of an Institutional Relations strategy, ensuring quality, efficiency, a healthy, forward-looking pipeline curated for steady revenue growth in alignments with RA’s organizational strategy and programming ambition;
• Working with Institutional Relations and Program staff, ensure coordination of relationship building and management with government, corporate and foundation donors to build RA’s external profile and reputation;
• Support and manage the team to develop new proposals and concept papers for government, corporate and foundation donors, ensuring quality, competitive and responsive proposals;
• Represent the organization in senior-level meetings with current and potential strategic funders.
• Engage with a small portfolio of key institutional donors to engage, cultivate, and steward the relationships. 

Management

• Be a key contributor, along with the Chief Development Officer, in the internal decision making and Strategy development;
• Working collaboratively across the institution, in conjunction with the Chief Development Officer, develop protocols and procedures for managing government, foundation and corporate foundation relations and proposal processes;
• Oversee internal engagement of the Institutional Relations team with other Rainforest Alliance departments to promote collaboration, coordination, efficiency, and streamlining of processes related to solicitation and management of grants;
• Ensure quality briefing materials for the Leadership Team and Board Development Committee;
• Be responsible for the Institutional Relations annual planning and budgeting process;
• Track revenue and expenditure to ensure adherence to budgets.
• Work with the team to set annual objectives including for professional growth and ensure performance is within the guidelines of RA’s Core Values.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 7 years work experience with experience in corporate, foundation and government fundraising experience required; At least 4 years leading a team;
• Strong knowledge of philanthropic landscape for institutional funders, and demonstrated track record of securing seven-figure gifts from such funders;
• Exceptional proposal writing and editing skills;
• Experience in an international environmental or economic development organization highly preferred;
• A track record of writing winning proposals; a creative, assertive approach to fundraising; ability to facilitate project development and design processes with multiple stakeholders, staff, and partners;
• Ability to motivate and delegate; collaborative work style; personal initiative; very attentive to detail; the ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment;
• Intermediate-level in Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time;
• Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of education and relative experience;
• Additional language fluency a plus.

 

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

Deadline: August 15, 2021

 

Notes:

Only candidates authorized to work in the countries in which we are registered will be considered.

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.

 

Good Law Project is a not for profit that uses the law for a better world.

We are looking for someone who can imagine a future in which discrete communities cohere around what they have in common and who also has the skills to bring that world closer.

We want to extend our reach in civil society through forming, strengthening and diversifying partnerships and collaborations, all in service of our mission of using the law for a better world.

We envisage partnering with organisations who work with communities or on issues in which we have a shared interest, who have particular operational strengths Good Law Project lacks, or who deliver functions Good Law Project would like to promote, including in particular around how the law can be used to catalyse the desire for a better world.

The successful applicant will be an experienced and trusted senior manager, likely in the NGO sector, with a proven track record of managing and delivering ambitious projects. They will have the remit to recruit a small team to help with delivery. They would also be expected to help shape the on-going work of Good Law Project more generally.

Director of Development

Latymer Foundation at Hammersmith

Location:  West London

Salary c. £70,000 – 75,000 with excellent benefits

Latymer Upper School is a school like no other.  A vibrant co-educational day school which achieves extremely high standards, Latymer aims to develop young people with the necessary dispositions and skills to be a lifelong learner, a global citizen and successful in adult life.

The Latymer Foundation was established in 1624 and it runs Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep in Hammersmith. Through the fundraising, alumni and community engagement activities driven by the Latymer Foundation Office, the Upper School is able to provide significant financial support for talented students to access a world-class education, thus being a true engine for social mobility. 

The Latymer Foundation publicly launched its Inspiring Minds campaign in 2017, with the aim to raise £40 million by 2024, which will help to fund bursaries for as many as one in four Upper School pupils.  With £34 million having been raised so far, an exceptional opportunity has arisen to drive the Foundation Office’s activity towards the successful conclusion of the campaign and to design a roadmap for future growth and engagement.

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Foundation, the new Director of Development will be a first-class relationship builder and manager, motivated by the School’s ethos for excellence.  As an outstanding leader with a proven track record of developing and implementing income generation strategies, confidence in your own ability to operate at this strategic level will be underpinned by your demonstrable experience of negotiating and securing high level relationships for the organisations you’ve represented.  Ideally, this will have been gained in a philanthropic fundraising environment, however the School is open to exploring transferrable skills developed in the commercial sector. 

Key to your success in this role is the inspirational, inclusive and collaborative leadership approach you will bring , your experience of motivating high-performing teams, and your innovative and flexible approach to achieving outstanding results. Your credibility, pragmatism and ability to show good judgement, will inspire those around you and enable you to take the team and Foundation’s activity to the next level.  If you believe you have the skills, aptitude and commitment to lead the Latymer Foundation’s team drive and ambition, and are committed to the School’s values and aims, we would like to hear from you.

For a confidential conversation on this exceptional opportunity, please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates or visit their website to download further details.

Safeguarding - The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.

Equal Opportunities – The School is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We seek to attract and retain the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body truly reflects the diversity of our students and local community. We are seeking to increase applications from underrepresented groups and, in particular, those from minority ethnic groups. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process and will be in line with the Equality Act 2010.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 10AM MONDAY, 2 AUGUST 2021

Fellow and Director of Development

Oriel College, Oxford

Oxford, UK

Salary up to £70,000 per annum, plus housing allowance and benefits

Founded almost 700 years ago in 1326 by King Edward II, today Oriel College continues to sit at the heart of a world-leading, 21st century University of Oxford.  At our core, we are a hub of intellectual activity; seeking to educate exceptional undergraduate and graduate students through the dissemination of ideas, and the pioneering research and teaching of our academics. Oriel students benefit from many sporting, musical and social opportunities that enable them to develop talent beyond their studies. The richness of the College experience they receive prepares them for successful lives, wherever their ambitions take them.

As we approach our eighth century, Oriel is committed to maintaining and building on the global excellence in education, research and outreach that we have achieved so far.  To achieve this ambition, we are embarking on the next exciting phase of our ambitious fundraising campaign, and an exceptional opportunity has arisen to lead our well established and professional operation as our new Director of Development & Alumni Engagement.

You will become a Fellow of the College and work very closely with the Provost and Governing Body on the strategic advancement of the College.  Through motivating and leading a high-performing team, you will drive our successful fundraising and alumni engagement activities, within the UK and internationally, to new heights.  It’s essential that you bring a proven track record in development, particularly major gift fundraising at the 6-figure level or more, and highly developed diplomacy, communication and interpersonal skills.  Your confident and approachable leadership style, and ability to show good judgement when working with key stakeholders, will help you inspire and win the confidence of the community around you.

If you believe you are ready for a senior role like this and are committed to demonstrating the importance of philanthropy for higher education, we’d like to hear from you.  Please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates, on +44 (0)20 3617 9240 or visit their website to download further details.

Closing date for applications:  10AM MONDAY, 9 AUGUST 2021

Job:  Head of Development
Location:  SAMS Oban/Remote
Contract Type:  Permanent
Salary   £49,553 - £59,135 per annum
Working Pattern:  Full Time
Posted Date:  15th July 2021

About us
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is Scotland’s larg-est and oldest independent marine science organisation, generating new knowledge for the benefit of the marine environment and society since 1884. Our vision is to secure healthy and sustainable oceans, and our world-leading research spans the globe from our home in Oban to polar and tropical seas. The Head of Development is a new posi-tion, created at an exciting and important moment in SAMS' history.  Now more than ever, the world’s oceans are acknowledged as a resource to be nurtured and a key to address-ing the global climate emergency.  From our ground-breaking seaweed farms to our deep-sea robotics, SAMS is at the forefront of Scottish, UK and international marine re-search, teaching and enterprise.

In recent years, we have begun to invite philanthropic donors into the SAMS family, to join and support us on our mission to achieve healthy and sustainable oceans. We are now ready to launch a dedicated development programme which will grow new support from corporate donors, charitable trusts and individuals who share our passion for ocean sci-ence.

The role 
This is an unrivalled opportunity to contribute to the research vital to healthy and produc-tive seas and oceans that support life on Earth. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to lead, develop and implement our development pro-gramme. You will establish the infrastructure and nurture the necessary skills and culture across SAMS to create a successful development programme.  Your primary focus will be to build a major gifts programme, engaging with companies, trusts and individuals, but you will also develop other fundraising initiatives, as appropriate.   The role will be fully embedded in the organisation, reporting to the SAMS Director and the Board of Trus-tees, and working closely with the senior leadership team. The Board of SAMS has a track record of strong public engagement and communication, actively supported by the executive team, which will be a great asset to the development programme. 

Qualifications, Skills and experience
The successful candidate will demonstrate extensive experience of major gift fundraising and donor stewardship. You will have raised gifts of six figures and above, preferably from a range of donors including trusts, corporate donors and individuals. A sound grasp of fundraising strategy is essential, and you may have experience of building a development programme from the ground up.  Exceptional interpersonal skills will be needed, including tact, diplomacy and discretion, and the ability to think on your feet. You will have strong influencing and negotiating skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a keen attention to detail. A scientific background would be helpful but is not essential.
You will hold a degree qualification or equivalent in experience.

You may have a qualification in or have completed relevant CPD training in fundraising and/or be a member of a sectoral body such as the Institute of Fundraising.
You will have a sound knowledge of the principles of ethical fundraising, and the legal requirements associated with data protection and privacy. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 16th August 2021
Interviews will be held 8th and 9th September 2021

SAMS is a registered Scottish charity (SC 009206), has an equal opportunities policy and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Bletchley Park is a place of exceptional historical importance, open to visitors daily. It is the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict. Over the past thirty years Bletchley Park has become an internationally renowned site, visited by people from around the world. It is an accredited museum dedicated to telling the story of what was achieved at Bletchley Park, the people who worked there during World War Two, and how what happened at was instrumental in shaping the digital age of today and tomorrow.

It is owned and managed by The Bletchley Park Trust Ltd., a charity that relies on the support of its visitors, donors, other supporters, and its commercial activities. It continues to pursue a strategy of progressively opening and bringing back into heritage use more of the site and engaging an increasing global audience, onsite and online, in understanding the Bletchley Park story and its continuing relevance.

Bletchley Park Trust is seeking to recruit a new Director of Development to support the delivery of the Trust’s ambitious growth by securing income from a wide variety of sources, building on a successful fundraising track record over the last few years.  You will be responsible for maintaining positive relationships with donors and driving forward new opportunities. 

We are looking for an experienced, creative and talented individual with attention to detail and excellent written and verbal presentation skills, as well the ability to lead in the production of complex applications and bids.  You must be a team player who understands the demands of a heritage attraction and museum, and how funds raised assist in their development.

Closing date for applications: Friday 6th August 2021

Cycling UK is an innovative and engaging organisation working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling, and we’re looking for a development officer to join us in our mission. Play Together on Pedals (PTOP) in Glasgow is a partnership project led by Cycling UK, Play Scotland, and Cycling Scotland.

If you’re passionate about community engagement, adept at project management, and you want to make a real change to people’s lives, this opportunity is for you.

The Play Together on Pedals programme supports young children and their families to discover the joy and freedom of bike riding. This role combines coordinating this impactful programme and managing the Glasgow Community Cycling Network; a collective of community-based active travel organisations across the city. No two days are the same in this role, it is interesting, challenging, and fulfilling.

If you could be the one to drive impact in this role in enabling more people to cycle in Glasgow, we want to hear from you!

Head to our website and explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details on our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. We assess your relative strengths directly against the specified criteria, please bear this in mind when writing your application.

The closing date for applications is 09:00am on 09 August 2021. Interviews will be taking place on 17 and 18 August 2021.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.