Windle International is looking for a highly-skilled and motivated Fundraising Manager to create and lead on the fundraising strategy for the organisation – helping people who have been affected by conflict and marginalisation in East Africa to get a quality education, so that they can contribute to sustainable development and the creation of peaceful societies.
Windle International (WI) is an international NGO, comprised of independent charitable organisations – our members - based in and operating across East Africa, the UK, the US, and Canada.
What we do
Starting from humble beginnings in 1977 with the establishment of Windle International Kenya in Nairobi by founder Dr Hugh Austin Windle Pilkington, we now operate in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, the UK, the US, and Canada.
Together, we empower refugees and people affected by conflict to achieve their academic potential, and contribute to sustainable development, by acting as a lead provider of quality education and training. We run education and vocational training programmes, manage Early Childhood Development and Vocational Training Centres, primary and secondary schools, and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship programmes. Our vision is a world in which every child has the opportunity through education and training to make the most of their potential and contribute to sustainable development.
About the role
Windle International is the umbrella organisation responsible for representing, supporting and coordinating Windle’s work at an international level. Windle is at a crucial time in its development, and we have exciting plans to build on our reputation for being a trusted and well-respected organisation and to increase support for our work. We are seeking a highly-skilled Fundraising Manager who has significant experience of fundraising, including proven track record of writing successful proposals, negotiating, winning and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, companies, individuals, and major donors. Experience of delivering successful fundraising campaigns would be an asset.
This is a newly-created and pivotal position, and the successful post-holder will work closely with the recently appointed Communications and Advocacy Officer who is based in Oxford, UK. The role is part of a small, dedicated and friendly team and will have a lot of autonomy. It will involve close collaboration with the leadership and senior staff in our member offices in East Africa and Europe, and the trustees of the organisation. The role will require national (UK) and international travel. We welcome applications from people seeking to work from home, provided they can commit to spending regular time in the office in Oxford.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in shaping the organisation’s fundraising strategy whilst generating immediate impact. If you have a passion for humanitarian work, are experienced in setting up a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and securing funding, we would love to hear from you.
Download the Fundraising Manager Recruitment Pack for more information and detailed job description.
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1 year contract
Location: North East and Yorkshire
About Governors for Schools
We’re a national education charity with the ambition of making sure every school in England has excellent governance which drives improved outcomes for all children and young people. Since 1999, we’ve been connecting skilled and committed volunteers with schools and academies in need of governors. By finding and supporting a diverse and talented network of governors, we help to drive systematic change in how schools are run. We’ve placed over 10,000 governors in the last 5 years and we’ve got ambitious plans to develop our services, expand our work with key partners, and support more schools with excellent governance.
About the role
We’re looking for someone to join our team as Partnerships Manager, working from home based in the North East of England. You’ll help schools to access skilled and committed volunteers to help raise standards and give children the best start in life. You’ll manage the volunteering process for skilled individuals and have the autonomy to manage your own area, meeting recruitment and placement targets.
You’ll provide outstanding customer service to our existing partners and undertake business development in your region to support new relationships with corporate partners, universities and similar.
You’ll report into the Senior Partnerships Manager and work with the North team to plan ways of reaching volunteers through partnerships, social media and events.
Each day you’ll be:
- Supporting volunteers through the school governor appointment process, from application to placement
- Providing schools with suitable volunteers, including recruiting volunteers for specific vacancies
- Maintaining and developing relationships with local authority and academy trust governor services departments to place volunteers and engage schools
- Using a variety of communication channels to promote Governors for Schools services to schools and volunteers in your area
- Co-ordinating and taking active involvement in recruitment campaigns with the wider team, developing innovative and cost-effective approaches through social media and events
- Increasing the efficiency of the placement process
- Using our CRM system to ensure volunteer, school and company records are up to date
After a few months in the role, you’ll:
- Manage relationships with existing business and university partners
- Account manage up to 10 existing partners, providing frequent communication
- Deliver volunteer-focused presentations to partner employees, both in person and online
- Carry out business development, encouraging businesses to include school governance as part of their CSR strategy and as a CPD opportunity
About you
While you’ll be primarily working from home, you’ll also be out and about meeting both new and existing partners, attending events, and thinking of new ways to engage schools, volunteers and corporate partners. You’ll have a passion for education and be able to consistently demonstrate our values:
Excellence
- Attention to detail and a desire to continually improve by seeking and using feedback
- A ‘can do’ attitude and sense of pride in delivering high-quality work at all times
Integrity
- Know when to challenge assumptions and suggest better approaches
- Question actions inconsistent with our values
Collaboration
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels and build solid working relationships
- Willingness to support the wider team outside areas of your specific job role
Pioneering
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to take initiative and find creative and effective ways to get things done
You should apply if:
Essential
- You’re passionate about improving educational standards
- You’re self-motivated and experienced working autonomously, prioritising your own workload
- You have experience of developing wider partnerships, and are comfortable talking to and working with people of varying degrees of seniority
- You have proven success in delivering and implementing bespoke client solutions
- You have experience using a CRM system
- You are based in the North East of England, ideally close to Newcastle or Durham
Desirable
- You have experience establishing and managing corporate partnerships
- You have experience of supporting volunteers through an application process
- You’re comfortable delivering presentations
- You have proven experience of working to targets
- You have experience as a school governor
- You’re used to working from home
Salary and benefits
- From £24,000 p/a dependent upon experience
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
- Membership with GoSweat, a fitness and wellness benefit
We’ll be reviewing applicants on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.
We are working to a start date of mid-July, dependent upon restrictions in place due to COVID-19.
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Additional Keywords: Partnerships Manager, School Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Executive, Account Manager, Education Project Officer, Education Programme Officer, Education Governance Co-ordinator, Relationships Manager, Education.
Smile Train is changing the world one smile at a time. We’re always on the hunt for curious, passionate, and innovative thinkers to join our team, to help us do what we do better. If that’s you, please read on.
Smile Train is an international charity headquartered in New York. Our mission is to transform the life of every person impacted by cleft lip and palate. We train and support doctors and medical professionals to provide free life-changing comprehensive cleft treatment to our beneficiaries. Our sustainable model has allowed us to reach 1.5 million children in 90+ countries to date and we’re just getting started. We are truly changing the world one smile at a time.
We are looking for a Development Manager to join our UK Team. This person will be responsible for all aspects of major gift fundraising, cultivating and managing relationships with individual major donors, trusts and foundations and legacy prospects. Working closely and with the support of UK Fundraising Director, the Development Manager will set and achieve annual fundraising goals.
The Development Manager will report to the Director of Fundraising, UK. This is a full-time staff position based at our office in London, starting as soon as possible.
Responsibilities:
Core responsibilities
- Develop and cultivate relationships with major individual donors
- Develop and manage relationships with trusts and foundations
- Organize and manage all aspects of UK donor fundraising and cultivation/stewardship events
- Develop marketing strategy for legacies
Additional details
Individual Major Donors
- Develop a plan for outreach to high net worth individuals, including developing and maintaining a donor prospect list
- Identify and research donors from within and outside our current database with the interest and capacity to make significant donations
- Cultivate relationships with major donors and prospects, with emphasis on personal meetings where possible to inform donors and prospects about Smile Train, identify their areas of interest and explore opportunities for funding
- Develop bespoke donor stewardship plans tailored to individual requirements and expectations
Trusts and Foundations
- Research, identify and develop a strategic plan for new and existing trust funders at all levels
- Develop and steward relationships with trusts and foundations
- Keep current foundations supporters engaged, by providing appropriate updates in a timely manner as necessary
Events
- Identify potential event locations, conduct site visits and propose event concepts
- Propose invitation list, manage invitation and RSVP process
- Plan and execute all details of the event
Legacy Fundraising
- Review and update legacy marketing materials
- Process bequests including acknowledgements to solicitors and family members
- Manage relationships with solicitors for potential future bequests
- Develop and manage the planned giving mass mailings
- Send out legacy brochures to donors and responding to incoming queries
Qualifications:
Our ideal candidate has/is:
- Degree in a related field (such as fundraising, non-profit management)
- 4+ years of relevant experience in development or fundraising, ideally in a non-profit environment
- Success working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a strong ROI orientation
- Strong strategic, analytical, and persuasive skills
- Ability to network and leverage contacts and connections, and ability to prioritize while working under multiple deadlines
- Detail-oriented; ability to effectively collect, analyze, organize, distill and present information
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Great customer service and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain perspective and a sense of humor
Application information:
Smile Train is committed to diversity and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
To apply, please complete the application through the link below. Include your CV, and a cover letter that describes why you believe you would be a good fit for Smile Train and this role.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Communications Manager Job
Location: London, UK (with travel outside UK)
Start date: ASAP (May-June 2020)
Duration: 12 months fixed term
We are a small, dedicated team about to embark on a period of growth and are looking for an enthusiastic, creative Communications Manager to join our close-knit London office and support our lawyers to communicate our work and mission in Libya and internationally. You will relish the opportunity to work in collaboration with our programme and management teams to devise a communications strategy that will take our organisation to the next level.
Background: We are a Libyan and international independent non-governmental organisation, committed to achieving justice and respect for human rights in Libya. Our vision is of a Libya which embodies the values and principles of human rights and the rule of law and is a society committed to justice. We seek justice in Libya through advocacy and outreach, accountability, transitional justice initiatives and capacity building, underpinned by our own independent research.
We are recruiting a Communications Manager to lead our communications and outreach work. As Communications Manager, you will work across LFJL’s programmes to ensure our work reaches diverse audiences in Libya and internationally. In particular, you will develop a strategy to engage with traditional media, such as print, television and radio, social media and support the organisation of public facing events to ensure that our research, advocacy and media reach beyond our current networks. As the Communications Manager, you will work in a small team within our London office, with regular communication with our agents and partners in Libya. You will report to the Head of Advocacy and Outreach.
Your tasks and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
● Working with our senior programme staff, management and creative partners to develop and evaluate a comprehensive media and communications strategy for our work.
● Drafting press statements, monthly newsletters and other public relations material to communicate our position on emerging developments, in line with our mission statement and programme goals.
● Coordinating and working with programme staff ahead of events and meetings to devise key messages and integrate communications including social media into the activities;
● Staying abreast of key activities, outputs and developments in Libya in order to ensure both planned and reactive communications outputs are achieved as needed. 2
● Building and maintaining a strong network of journalists and media outlets to help increase our outreach and platforms of communication, collaborating on content, pitching stories and facilitating media access.
● Supporting the development and organisation of events and meetings aimed at raising our public profile, engaging new audiences in our work and strengthening our support base.
● Collaborating with our Libyan and international networks, including to work on supporting implementation of their advocacy and outreach goals.
● Planning and delivering ad-hoc campaigns for the launch of outputs such as research material, new series’ and episodes of LFJL’s podcasts, Libya Matters and Haqani, and relevant international days (for example, Human Rights Day, World Refugee Day, etc).
● Recruiting and overseeing the work of a Social Media Officer to create timely, regular, bespoke social media content and work to build our audience across platforms.
● Updating the organisation’s website, as well as additional online platforms administered by LFJL.
● Organising work-plans and managing communications with third parties, including creative partners and service providers, in order to ensure the timely delivery of project materials.
● Representing LFJL’s communications goals within project networks and working groups.
● Collaborating with donors, creative partners and service providers to create project outputs and deliverables, including podcasts, reports and other materials.
● Other duties as required.
Desired qualifications and skills:
Experience
● At least three years of relevant work experience is required. This may include previous work experience in journalism or public relations, at civil society organisations or intergovernmental institutions.
● Demonstrable experience communicating to audiences through traditional and social media is required.
Skills and Knowledge
● Ability to strategize, formulate and carry out successful media outreach campaigns.
● Awareness of relevant traditional and digital media networks and platforms internationally.
● Ability to draft and edit high quality written material accurately, concisely, quickly and tailored appropriately to a targeted audience.
● Proven experience producing quality creative materials for print, broadcast or digital outlets.
● Good understanding of the political and social context in Libya.
● Ability to engage with various stakeholders inside and outside Libya.
● Willingness to use initiative, work independently and think creatively.
● Ability to multi-task effectively, including having excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure.
● Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
● Knowledge of international law, including human rights, humanitarian law, criminal law and regional and international human rights mechanisms is an asset.
Languages
● Excellent written and oral communication in English is essential, and in Arabic is highly desirable and a distinct advantage. Please comment on your level in both languages as part of your application.
Remuneration:
The salary for this role is £35,000.
How to apply:
Please send your CV, a brief cover letter specifying your availability and interest in this position and an unedited writing sample by 31 May 2020. Please also include names and contact details of two referees, at least one of which must be professional. You must confirm in your application that you have the right to work in the UK.
Please note that we are keen to fill this position as soon as possible and will consider applications on a rolling basis. Due to the high number of applications, we will only get back to the applicants shortlisted for an interview.
Great opportunity for a comms all-rounder with excellent editorial skills, happy to work across the comms mix. This is a varied and exciting role that will provide the right candidate with constant challenge, opportunity for development and exposure to issues impacting people’s lives.
About us
National Voices is the leading coalition of health and care charities in England. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families and the voluntary organisations that work for them. We have more than 160 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people.
We do this by influencing policy, improving practice, and acting as a voice for voluntary organisations. We are well-respected, influential, and have a reputation for punching above our weight.
Over the last 12 months we have restructured our team, developed a new business model and redesigned our strategy. Our goal is to close up the gap between policymakers and the people whose lives their decisions affect. This means we need to work more closely than ever with our members and the people they work with and for. We see it as part of our role to facilitate and strengthen action by people who use health and care services – advocating for better quality care for themselves and others.
Our new strategic focus means we now work through high profile partnerships and projects and we need to develop bespoke and overarching communications plans that explain our purpose and activities to a range of audiences. Good communication, with members, partners and stakeholders, is key to our success and we want to strengthen our capacity, which is why we are creating this new role.
National Voices has a strong commitment to equality and diversity. We provide flexible and supportive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from people with a BAME background, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We would also like to encourage applications from candidates with personal experience of health and care.
The role
The role of Communications Manager sits at the heart of the new National Voices team.
As our Communications Manager you will oversee and shape the organisation’s communications channels across social media, email campaigns, webinars (and when it is possible, physical events). Using these existing channels, and by introducing others if they are needed, you will ensure our members are aware of and engaged with our collaborative projects. Additionally, looking beyond our membership, you will devise communications strategies and plans to ensure the research and insight developed through our projects are noticed by the right people. These audiences could include health policy experts, decision-makers within the health and care system, government and parliamentarians, and users of health services among the general public.
This is a varied and exciting role that will provide the right candidate with constant challenge, opportunity for development and exposure to issues impacting people’s lives. You will already be a comms all-rounder with excellent editorial skills, happy to work across the comms mix. We don’t expect you to be an expert in every facet of communications yet, but this role will enable you to develop further whilst owning and driving forward the organisation’s communications function.
The role reports to our Head of Membership and Engagement and you will also work closely with our CEO and Head of Policy. You will have line management responsibility for junior staff as well as managing a mix of specialist agency and consultant support. You will also work with communications and policy colleagues from our diverse members and partners, who span the health and care sector.
We are a small, collaborative and supportive team with big ambitions for the future of health and care. If you are looking for your next challenge, are keen to learn and develop, and want a role that will make a difference to people’s lives, please get in touch.
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Purpose of Post
FACT’s mission is to enrich lives and shape the future through Film, Art and Creative Technology. You will be joining our team at an exciting time in the organisation’s development! The Head of Development will work closely with the CEO/Director, who joined the organisation in May 2019, and the new leadership team to identify, develop and implement opportunities for income generation in line with FACT’s Business Plan.
This role will be particularly focused on diversifying and growing income to help strengthen FACT’s business model, coordinating our upcoming Band 3 Arts Council England National Portfolio application, and leading on our capital fundraising campaign. The role will also be key in managing stakeholders including: local government, public funding distributors, trusts and foundations, EU funding, corporates and other strategic relationships.
The Head of Development will lead the Senior Management Team in the coordination and management of all bid writing and fundraising across the organisation, and take a lead role in the development, implementation and management of initiatives to maximise both contributed and earned income.
How to Apply
Please download the full job description and equal opportunities form. To apply, please send a detailed letter outlining why you are interested in the post and how your experience fits our requirements, plus a CV and a completed equal opportunities form.
Deadline
Sunday 29 March at midnight
Interviews
Interviews will take place on Monday 6 or Wednesday 8 April 2020.
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