Lucy Air Ambulance for Children is the only charity in the UK that flies children to hospital by aeroplane. This role is essential to our ambition which is to ensure that every child who needs a transfer to hospital by plane receives one. You will be joining a passionate and ambitious organisation, that works hard to deliver a life-changing service for children. You will manage all aspects of our corporate fundraising strategy, and will be enabled to make decisions and work independently but with the support of a brilliant team.

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth as we prepare to launch our new strategy and transform the way we work to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. As a result,  we are recruiting for a number of new roles designed to enable the organisation to grow, improve our ways of working and enable us to deliver our ambitious 2025 strategic plan.

In this role, you will lead the delivery of our flagship fundraising events (including Art for Youth London, Art for Youth North, Gala Dinner), committee management, as well as leading our bespoke and challenge events (including London Marathon, Royal Parks, Great North Run) ensuring we can grow our supporter base and contribute to the organisation tripling our income in three years (from c. £7m in 2020/21). In this role, you will work closely with the Events Strategy Manager supporting them to transform our approach to events at UK Youth, to develop new events across the organisation, including the development of supporter cultivation and stewardship events.

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 Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, 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

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click here and complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied)

• Closing date for applications will be 30 May 2021 12 pm
• First round interviews are due to take place 3-4 June 2021

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.

As part of the recruitment process, UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this, please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

Role purpose

To ensure Voice 21 can support the areas, schools and young people that need us most by growing and diversifying our fundraising income.

As Voice 21 embarks on our new five-year strategy, we are looking for a Fundraising Lead to realise our non-school income target and ensure we can reach our scaling and impact ambitions. Reporting to the Director of External Relations and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you will be responsible for the growth and diversification of our fundraising income including: developing our approach to regional growth, managing our grants process end-to-end, introducing a new strategy for donor giving, establishing our approach to corporate partnerships and leading fundraising best practice within the organisation and beyond.

Key responsibilities

• Generate new funding opportunities to achieve our target of £420,000 in the next year by:
  • Growing and managing our funding pipeline, across GMTs, major donors and corporate partnerships
  • Making connections and identifying new opportunities through targeted research
  • Writing applications and proposals and leading in-person/virtual pitches
  • Organising bespoke cultivation events or experiences

• Oversee existing and new partnerships, funder relationships and projects to maintain long-term support through:
  • High-quality relationship building and stewardship
  • Report-writing and personal communications
  • Proactive project management
  • Hosting events or experiences

• Find prospects and opportunities to drive our regional area-based growth strategy

• Work closely with the Learning & Impact team to secure project-based funding for Voice 21’s identified innovation areas

• Work closely with the Senior Leadership team to further develop Voice 21’s five-year fundraising strategy and drive a focus on growth and sustainability across the organisation

• Work closely with our Communications and Engagement Manager to develop our funder messaging, profiling and engagement

• Regularly review the charity’s position within the fundraising landscape and identify opportunities and risks that may impact our work

• Be an invaluable part of the ER team, demonstrating our values of trust and integrity and contributing ideas, energy, proactivity & drive.

​Essential knowledge and skills

• A strong track record in fundraising and major donor giving

• Experience in new business development, in either a GMT or corporate context

• Experience planning and managing successful projects, partnerships and events

• A good grasp on developing and implementing multi-year fundraising strategies

• Strong stakeholder relationship skills

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to stay on top of multiple, varied projects and relationships

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to capture complex ideas simply, both in written and oral communication.

You’ll love this job if...

• You are energised by unlocking opportunities, making things happen and seeing a plan through
• You love to tell a story, enjoy connecting people with a cause and are bold enough to ask for support that you know will lead to great outcomes
• You are excited to make your mark on a growing, fast-paced organisation with big ambitions
• You are passionate about Voice 21’s mission and making a change to young people’s learning and life chances.

Head of Fundraising, London with some remote working, full- or part-time, £48,000 - £52,000 (pro rata) plus benefits

The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is a rapidly-growing charity seeking a Head of Fundraising to join its friendly and supportive team.  This role is an excellent full- or part-time development opportunity for a talented fundraising professional looking for career growth. 

AREF invests in developing talented young African health researchers. Our vision is to improve the quality and impact of health research in Africa by building a community of inspired African health researchers who deliver world-class, life-saving research to all – in Africa, by Africa, for Africa.  With the rapid growth in demand for our capacity-building awards, the Head of Fundraising will join our time at an exciting time to lead our fundraising activity and build on our successes to date.

About the role

You will be responsible for leading and managing our fundraising activities.  We seek someone that is skilled, knowledgeable and experienced in fundraising from major donors, philanthropists, corporates, trusts and foundations and grant-making bodies.  Working closely with the AREF Chief Executive and with the support of an Executive Chair who has extensive international networks, you will be located in the UK and will undertake occasional travel in the UK and possibly internationally to raise funds.

What you will do:

• Build on existing relationships and develop new opportunities to secure gifts from trusts and foundations, corporates, major donors and other grant-giving bodies
• Ensure excellent relationship management with all prospects, donors and funders
• Refresh the fundraising strategy to maximise income for immediate and long-term needs
• Prepare bespoke cultivation plans and develop compelling cases for support
• Build on existing monitoring systems, reporting procedures and due diligence processes to support continued growth of fundraising income

What you will bring

• Substantial experience working in a senior charity fundraising position
• Track record of securing at least four- and five-figure donations
• Significant experience of trusts & foundations and major donor fundraising
• Experience of fundraising for health research or international development
• Excellent writing skills
• Outstanding skills in relationship-building with prospects, donors, trustees and colleagues
• Strong organisational, analytical and budgetary management skills

What we offer

• The opportunity to make a real difference to health in Africa.
• A salary in the range of £48,000 - £52,000 (pro rata), dependent on experience.
• 36-hour flexible working week, usually worked over 5 days (hours from 0.6-1.0 FTE considered). 
• 30 days annual leave
• Double-matched pension contributions for eligible employees (up to max 10% employer contributions)
• Health-related benefits e.g. and employee assistance programme
• Hybrid working (office and remote)
• Working with a dedicated and friendly team

How to apply

• provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, memberships of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process.
• complete our equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form.
• let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form are attached as separate documents to download.

Closing date:  27 May 2021 at 09:00 am

Interview date:  10 June 2021

TPP are delighted to be working with a well-established and national children's charity to recruit for a Community and Events Fundraising Manager. The role is on a 12 month FTC, paying £29,484 (if home-based) or £33,811 (if officed based in London).

This is a fantastic role whereby you will lead on the development and delivery of an exciting and ambitious fundraising strategy. From this, you will innovate and enhance the current community and challenge events portfolio to maximise income. You will ensure supporters receive a first-class stewardship and supporter journey on all products, activities and projects.

To be successful in this role you will have experience of managing a successful community and events portfolio with a sound income track record. You will also be competent at marketing challenge events through social and digital channels. You will have excellent numerical ability to manage and forecast budgets. Finally, you will possess excellent communication skills to engage and enthuse internal and external stakeholders.

How to Apply

Closing date - 14^th May

If you are interested in this role or wish to register with TPP to hear about future posts, please call Patrick on 020 7198 6040 or send your CV to [email protected]

Benefits of applying with TPP:

Here at TPP we take pride in providing the best candidate experience to ensure you submit first class job applications. We achieve this through:

• Winning CV's - we will provide you with bespoke feedback so that your CV stands out.
• Engaging Cover letters/Supporting Statements - we will advise and review to ensure your application is as competitive as possible.
• Interview preparation - we will run through mock interview and competency questions with you so that you feel more confident.
• Negotiation - we will manage contract negotiations and support with onboarding.

Overview Of The Role 

Chell Perkins Ltd is looking for a passionate fundraiser with management experience to support our small, yet dynamic team. 

Key aspects of this role will include: 

• Training and mentoring support: supporting our growing team with the delivery of a full range of fundraising activities on behalf of Chell Perkins’ clients, assisting in high-quality trust applications, strategy formation work, event management, direct mail appeals, online giving campaigns, major donor/corporate fundraising and research activities. 

• Line management responsibilities: logistically supporting the developing fundraising team, managing contract timings and conducting work reviews.

• Client liaison: supporting staff to ensure that all of our clients are looked after and receive excellent communication throughout their contract(s)

• Business development: being an ambassador for our company, promoting our business and attending networking/sector events on our behalf

• Fundraising delivery: you will also manage your own small client case-load

At all times the candidate successful with this role will comply with regulations affecting fundraising, including (but not exclusively) guidelines from the Fundraising Regulator and Information Commissioner's Office. The Head of Fundraising may also be required to assist in the delivery of training and mentoring packages directly to clients.

Chell Perkins Ltd… Who are we? 

There are thousands of charities throughout the UK with the most amazing vision for transforming the lives of those in their communities. However, unfortunately some of these charities are unable to unlock the full potential of their vision due to a lack of finances, resources and/or fundraising expertise. At the heart of it, Chell Perkins Ltd exists to make a very real and lasting impact on the third sector through increasing the availability of high quality fundraising. We achieve this by identifying, partnering with and nurturing the next generation of potential fundraisers to see all charities have access to bespoke, effective and affordable fundraising support.

Before forming Chell Perkins Ltd, we were fortunate to work for charities passionate about developing their staff. They offered us training, sharpened our fundraising skills, challenged us, and invested in our ability to fundraise well.

For the last four years, Chell Perkins Ltd has been trying to pay this kindness forwards through our Junior Fundraising Training Programme and we are now looking for support from an experienced Head of Fundraising to take this programme further. 

Are you a driven fundraising professional looking to do some real good with your career? Want to play an integral role in the ongoing success of a progressive wellness education charity? If so, we want to hear from you.

Nanak Naam is dedicated to creating a world where everyone can improve their mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing through the universal wisdom of Oneness and meditation. As a young organisation, we’ve made a significant impact in the lives of thousands of people globally through our online educational programs, digital content and live lectures and courses teaching emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing through ancient wisdom and practices including meditation and mindfulness.

This is a great opportunity to join us at a key point in our evolution. We are entirely funded by public donations and our fundraising efforts are pivotal in supporting our mission. With a newly recruited team and our inspirational CEO/Founder, we have ambitious plans to scale up our already highly successful initiatives – and that’s where you come in.

As our audiences are growing rapidly online we are investing in our teams. We’re currently looking for a Major Donor Fundraiser to join our Head Office in Uxbridge, London to help create engaging new e-learning wellbeing courses for our global audiences. We are searching for candidates who have a can-do attitude and a notebook full of creative and innovative propositions. We’re looking for someone who brings energy and enthusiasm to the role.

You will have the chance to shape our business, which will enable us to continue our vital work, reach more people in need of our support and ignite real change.
 

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a new major donor development strategy to secure significant gifts from individuals.

• Identify, cultivate, secure income, and steward relationships to deliver maximum long-term impact and income through effective personal relationship management with major donors.

• Develop strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors

• Create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals

• Design and develop a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan

Requirements

Essential

• Strong knowledge of and successful track record in delivering significant new income through personal approaches to Major Donors.

• Demonstrable experience in developing and managing new, mutually beneficial relationships with Major Donors.

• Experience in other methods of fundraising, such as grants and trusts.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to review and improve the quality of existing fundraising initiatives.

• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively with strong written and verbal skills

• Great networking skills and familiarity with the current fundraising landscape, approach and techniques.

• Must be able to commute to and work from our office in Uxbridge, with a possibility of occasionally working from home.

Highly desirable

• A keen interest in mental wellness through meditation and mindfulness-based practices. (Please include any details of this in your covering letter)

• A successful track record of securing five or six-figure grants from trusts/foundations

If this sounds like you then we would be delighted to receive your application.

Benefits

• Salary Circa £32,000 - £36,000 (based on experience) per annum

• Location: Flexible working considered, yet within regular traveling distance to our head office in Uxbridge, London

• 28 days’ holidays inclusive of public holidays

• Join a small, friendly and dynamic non-profit organisation that is really making a difference to people’s mental wellbeing worldwide

• Become part of a determined team who are passionate about what they do

• A modern working environment and innovative culture

This role is offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months with the potential for future extension.

Please send your CV with a cover letter highlighting any relevant experience.

Shannon Trust is a charity operating across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. We inspire and train prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t.  2020 saw the organisation adapt due to COVID19 – and we are now building an exciting new strategy that will see a step-change in the number of people we support, the expansion of our offer in and outside of prisons, the development of new digital tools and a focus on innovation. We are now looking for a new proactive, committed, and enthusiastic colleague to join our team and help us continue our journey towards greater impact through reducing re-offending and improved life chances.

The Fundraising Manager will take an insight-led approach to income generation through high quality applications to grant-making trusts and foundations, the growth of public donations, and nurturing relevant external relationships using tailored communications, marketing tools and resources.  We want to hear from applicants who can lead, foster innovation, be a team player, and who bring a track record in attracting funding to criminal justice related work.  Can you take us to the next level?

The closing date for the role is 9am Monday 31st May 2021.  Interviews will take place remotely using Teams.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited by email.  The following date is confirmed for interviews; Wednesday 9th June 2021

This is a brand new position - an exciting opportunity to make your mark on a small dynamic charity with ambitious goals.

This pivotal role will suit an experienced relational fundraiser who excels at inspiring people to catch a vision and contribute through their donations. Read about SEED’s vision, mission, and pilot community resilience model in our strategy in the attachments. As the prime driver of income generation for SEED, you will proactively secure multi-year relationships with individuals, small businesses, trusts and foundations. You will also oversee all SEED’s other fundraising and communications, including fundraising appeals like the Big Give Christmas Challenge, newsletter, social media and website.

Initially the only employee of SEED in the UK, you will report directly to a Trustee, oversee our small group of committed volunteers, and liaise closely with our delivery team in Zimbabwe. Before long, we’re sure your efforts will create the need and funding to grow the UK team. Working in a very small charity, you will enjoy a varied, interesting role with opportunities to get involved in wider organisational priorities and effect change with minimal bureaucracy.

You will work from home, even after lockdown ends (SEED doesn’t have an office), with occasional travel to meet donors or trustees. Trustees are in London / Cambridge, but video calls would be considered if the best candidate was located further away. 

We will consider 2-3 days a week, and we support flexible working, so this role could fit around other commitments.

To apply, please prepare a tailored and concise covering letter explaining what attracts you to The SEED Project in general and to this role in particular, how you fit the person specification, and why you are confident you can help us to grow our funding base.Please submit this along with your CV.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting the team at Moorfields Eye Charity (MEC) in their search for a new Fundraising officer on a two-year fixed term contract.

Moorfields Eye Charity helps bring new treatments to patients and people with eye disease faster than ever before. By raising funds for the crucial research, education and patient care at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its academic partner, University College London, the charity is able to help ensure that they remain at the forefront of ophthalmic care and research.

This is an exciting time to be joining MEC's supportive and successful team and to work with and grow MEC's dedicated network of community supporters.

As the Fundraising officer, you will work closely with the Head of fundraising and engagement to develop, deliver and grow MEC's community fundraising programme. You will focus on driving a long-term proactive and sustainable programme, enhancing engagement with supporters as well as delivering MEC's bespoke events. Additionally, you will be responsible for supporting the Head of fundraising and engagement with the cross-team new celebrity ambassador programme to embed ambassador support where appropriate across the entire charity.

To be successful, you will need to have some experience of working in a charity or marketing/membership organisation, in particular you will be able to evidence your ability to effectively engage supporters and volunteers. Crucially, you will have an interest in community fundraising and supporting the health sector. You will also have excellent organisation and time management skills as well as being confident using a CRM database. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic fundraiser looking to take the next step in their career.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

The office is located in Central London. Although you are required to cover 37.5 hours a week, this organisation is happy to consider flexible working and partial home working. We would be happy to discuss these options with you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

To support the Development team with day-to-day fundraising activities so that contacts are followed-up in a timely and efficient way

Client Details

My client is a large Not for Profit organisations, dealing with members across the UK. They are offering remote working for this position

Description

• To assist with fundraising proposals and presentation development, taking the lead on creating materials to position fundraising in line with Development strategy and our upcoming 50^th Anniversary Campaign. This means working closely with other departments
  
  
• To support the scoping and delivery of bespoke Development cultivation and stewardship engagement activity for prospects and funders, working closely with the Development colleagues, Events team and liaising with other departments as required.
  
  
• To play a significant role in creating and managing the delivery of the organisations Fellowship Annual Giving programme, working under the guidance of the Individual Giving Manager.

• To take the lead in liaising with IT to successfully expand the ongoing utilisation of CRM and specifically implement its investment in Raisers Edge NXT; thereafter lead on the Development team's effective use of the system.

• Taking responsibility to manage and ensure the accuracy and value of Development team data - relationships, gift inputting, prospect management of individuals, corporates and trusts - on Raisers Edge, including pulling regular income, pipeline and KPI reports.

Profile

• Candidates need to have strong knowledge of Raisers Edge
• Either previous work or an understanding of Membership organisations
• Strong knowledge of web and content
• Candidates must be Immediately Available

Job Offer

£13-15ph for 2-3 months

To support the Development team with day-to-day fundraising activities so that contacts are followed-up in a timely and efficient way

Client Details

My client is a large Not for Profit organisations, dealing with members across the UK. They are offering remote working for this position

Description

• To assist with fundraising proposals and presentation development, taking the lead on creating materials to position fundraising in line with Development strategy and our upcoming 50^th Anniversary Campaign. This means working closely with other departments
  
  
• To support the scoping and delivery of bespoke Development cultivation and stewardship engagement activity for prospects and funders, working closely with the Development colleagues, Events team and liaising with other departments as required.
  
  
• To play a significant role in creating and managing the delivery of the organisations Fellowship Annual Giving programme, working under the guidance of the Individual Giving Manager.

• To take the lead in liaising with IT to successfully expand the ongoing utilisation of CRM and specifically implement its investment in Raisers Edge NXT; thereafter lead on the Development team's effective use of the system.

• Taking responsibility to manage and ensure the accuracy and value of Development team data - relationships, gift inputting, prospect management of individuals, corporates and trusts - on Raisers Edge, including pulling regular income, pipeline and KPI reports.

Profile

• Candidates need to have strong knowledge of Raisers Edge
• Either previous work or an understanding of Membership organisations
• Strong knowledge of Stewardship engagement
• Candidates must be Immediately Available

Job Offer

£13-15ph for 2-3 months

What it’s like working for Skills Builder – quotes from our Team Survey:

"I'm proud to work for Skills Builder, the impact we have and am privileged to be able to work with such brilliant colleagues."

"My line manager has been brilliant in making sure that our one-to-one sessions are mainly about me and my professional development. This has made me feel even more valued than I already feel as part of the company as a whole."

"The progress by the team, despite the ongoing uncertainty in the wider world, has continued to be remarkable. Everyone is such a pleasure to work with and so committed to doing their best. I've continued to really enjoy the variety and challenge of lots of different workstreams. This term I've really benefited from the support of others in the team and those who have supported my development and progression. I really feel like my hard work has been recognised and rewarded."

Development Manager

The Skills Builder Partnership is an award-winning social enterprise. Our mission is to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed – beyond just a set of qualifications.

To deliver against our mission, we are looking for self-starters with a collaborative, entrepreneurial approach; comfortable influencing stakeholders to make positive change, and with a passion for social impact.

We are leading the Skills Builder Partnership, which includes over 450 schools and colleges, 130 skills-building organisations and 100 top employers including hospitals, airports and leading international companies.

Our approach is scaling rapidly as we work towards system change, with backing from sector leading organisations including the CBI and the Careers & Enterprise Company. More than 75% of secondary schools and colleges now have a touchpoint with the Skills Builder approach – and our reach is rapidly growing in other settings too.

In this role, you will be securing and maintaining the relationships and funding that make our mission possible. You will work with employers and infrastructure organisations to enable them to champion consistent essential skills development within their programmes and generate income through partnership development and wider fundraising activities. You will play a key role in achieving system change, harnessing the collective impact of the partnership by identifying opportunities for us to scale our impact and reach.

You will be able to speak and write persuasively and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. To deliver on this, you’ll be highly organised, managing varied workflows to hit deadlines.

We have big ambitions and your scope to grow, learn and achieve matches that. If you want to benefit from working with an inspiring team, with huge potential for learning, growth and development, we want to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

1. Developing new partnerships

• Creating new partnerships with employers, sector bodies, trusts and foundations, enabling us to work together to further essential skills development.

• Working closely with partners to map out their business needs and identify where the Skills Builder Framework and approach can support their outreach, recruitment and Learning & Development initiatives.
• Creating bespoke partnership proposals to support partners in embedding the Skills Builder Framework and approach within their internal and external activities.
• Working closely with the Director of Development and Employer Manager to ensure the delivery of partnership activities and bespoke support to each key partner.
• Using systems and processes with precision to manage relationships across the team.

2. Managing existing partnerships

Maintaining and developing relationships with our existing partners by:

• Acting as the account manager for key relationships with employers, infrastructure bodies (Local Authorities, sector bodies, membership organisations), trusts and foundations.
• Communicating effectively with partners and evolving their engagement with us by identifying new opportunities for them to embed meaningful essential skills development within their work.
• Reporting to partners on the impact of their work with us and providing stewardship activities to connect them with the impact.

3. Fundraising

• Having strategic responsibility for the ‘Innovation Fund’: the income pipeline relating to innovation projects and core organisational costs.
• Reviewing, updating and managing the Innovation Fund pipeline, seeking out corporates, trusts and foundations which align with our goals and accurately communicating progress.
• Working with the Director of Development and the wider team to scope out new and existing projects to be developed.
• Identifying realistic targets for fundraising proposals and developing funding relationships with trusts, foundations and corporate partners.
• Writing and submitting proposals to potential funders.
• Sharing responsibility with the Director of Development and Head of Growth Fund for achieving financial targets across all income streams.

4. Supporting the Development team

• Collaborating across the Development Team to ensure that we achieve our overall goals.

Benefits

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 subject to review in 12 months

Start Date: As soon as possible

Working hours: Flexible but ideally 40 hours per week. Due to working with partners across England, occasional early starts and evening work will be needed.

Holidays: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays

Location: Primarily London based, with some remote working available. The role will involve some travel to visit partners across the country.

Application Process

Applications should be made via our online form - on completion of the online application please also send your CV by email. This round of applications ends at 9am on Monday 26th May 2021 with interviews taking place on weeks commencing 31st May and 7th June.

Applicants are encouraged to explore our work before applying.

Skills Builder Partnership is a Top 100 Employer. We champion equal opportunities, and actively encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Our recruitment process is designed to give you a sense of what this role as part of the Skills Builder team would be like. We follow best practice of blind-scoring applications and use the Skills Builder Universal Framework when assessing candidates’ essential skills.

Summary

Mass participation activity is an important area of growth for Diabetes UK's Engagement and Fundraising Directorate. We have seen some great successes in our Diabetes UK bespoke challenges both in terms of acquisition and fundraised income, growing from c.3000 event participants to more than 30,000 in the last three years.

The Senior Events & Mass Participation Manager is a pivotal role within our Engagement & Fundraising Directorate, responsible for developing and delivering our multi-million-pound portfolio of events and mass participation fundraising activities, such as our flagship campaigns, One Million Step Challenge and Swim22.

Interview dates: 1 and 4 June 2021

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

Leading a high performing team to optimise our activity you'll also work to prototype, test, and launch new activity or ways of working to continually improve our offer and deliver an excellent supporter experience. An experienced manager, you'll focus on creating a motivating environment, coaching, and developing your team on to even greater successes.

Demonstrating your excellent planning and project management skill, you'll embrace insight, testing, evaluating, and continuous optimisation ensuring all of our engagement is audience-centred. This is an exciting time to join us in delivering on this commitment to create a world where diabetes can do no harm.

Ideal Candidate

You'll be able to demonstrate a significant track record of marketing and delivering successful events and mass participation activity, as well as having excellent communication and project management skills. You are organised and can demonstrate managing high performing activity through others across multiple workstreams, with a clear focus on optimising and improving delivery at every opportunity.

You'll bring brilliant cross-organisational leadership experience with stacks of emotional intelligence and stakeholder engagement skills. You will thrive when working in partnership and making alliances, critical for leading on our engagement with strategic partners, as well as internal and external stakeholders.

We are committed to providing an excellent supporter experience and you will bring a breadth of knowledge and ideas to help us connect with diverse audiences and build long term engagement.