Bid Support Manager  

Central London or Edinburgh (currently home-based)

The closing deadline for applications is 5th March 2021.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 15th March 2021.

About Us 

We are the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), an independent policy research organisation, working internationally on sustainable development issues. Our aim is to support positive change for marginalised communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, most impacted by the negative impacts of climate change. Our mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world using evidence, action and influence, working in partnership with others.

Our 2019 - 24 institutional strategy, ‘Make Change Happen’, illustrates our organisational priorities to tackle five global challenges. To achieve this, also demands a targeted set of engagement strategies when it comes to working with our priority donors and strategic partners. If we are to achieve our desired growth projections over the next few years, meet the funding needs of our ambitious strategy and increase income from key institutional funders and Research Councils, we must invest more heavily in identifying and building relations with new donors — both public and private — as well as broadening our relations with existing ones.

As such, we are continuing to develop our business development capacity and improve our fundraising systems. As part of this, we are looking for a Bid Support Manager to join us on a full-time basis.

The Benefits 

- Salary of £38,765 - £42,683 per annum
- Benefits package
- Fast-paced and engaging work environment
- Flexible working arrangements

If you have a strong background in proposal development or bid support, this is an exceptional opportunity to play a critical role in our Business Development Team and support the delivery of our ambitious strategy.

Climate change and sustainable development are currently a top priority for many donors and will be for the foreseeable future. We are in an excellent position to continue to develop our in-depth engagement with existing donors, as well as building relationships with new or lapsed donors.

You will have the chance to work directly with our research groups, to build upon our previous successes and generate income that will be integral to ensuring the future of our work.

The Role 

As the Bid Support Manager, you will support our proposal development process to support the achievement of our fundraising strategy.

Reporting to the Head of Business Development, you will:

- Support the Climate Change and Shaping Sustainable Markets research groups in reviewing bids and proposals
- Write standard proposal sections and edit technical input from researchers
- Use our project management system to track proposals and manage risks
- Help to gather early funder intelligence on upcoming tenders
- Work to develop partnerships with key consortia partners
- Carry out funder reporting and analysis

About You  

To join us as a Bid Support Manager, you will need:

- Substantial proposal development and/or bid support experience
- Experience of working with institutional funders (e.g. FCDO/DFID, BEIS. EC etc.) and/or Research Councils, in proposal development, with a solid track record of successful income generation
- Previous experience of producing and communicating clearly in proposals and budgets
- Experience of analysing financial information and interpreting it for non-financial audiences
- An awareness of the actors, institutions and issues in the sustainable development arena
- The proven ability to work on your own initiative
- A degree-level qualification

Other organisations may call this role Bid Manager, Bid Development Manager, Proposal Development Manager, Bid Writer, Tender Manager, or Tender Support Manager.

Webrecruit and IIED are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Bid Support Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week 

Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with the Anna Freud Centre to help them recruit for a Grant and Bid Writer to join their ambitious team. The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues.

This role is offered on a full-time permanent basis paying £34,000 to £38,000 per annum. They have offices in London and Manchester should applicants want to work from an office when restrictions allow.

Application Deadline: March 14th

Interview Dates: March 17th, 18th & 19th

The post holder will be primarily responsible for developing and writing bids for tendered contracts and grant proposals to statutory bodies (e.g., Department of Health, Department for Education, Local Authorities) and Trusts. Reporting to the Grants and Bids Manager, the Grant and Bid Writer will assemble and submit grant requests and bids, establish and maintain contact and relationships with statutory and trust contacts, conduct prospect research, and maintain an up-to-date copy library on the Centre programmes, projects and approaches.

They are looking for a professional bid writer who has led on securing five figure grants and at least worked on six and seven figure applications as part of a team. They are ideally seeking someone who has a full understanding and experience in working with public sector funders.

We are reviewing applications on a continuous basis so please do apply now and we'll be in touch!

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled, driven Grant Writer to join our growing Fundraising Team. We are looking for someone who can be passionate about our mission and who will research, design, write and submit detailed applications for small grants to relevant grant-making bodies to support our services. This will be an exceptional opportunity for a gifted and driven individual to develop new and maintain current funding streams for the charity. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in grant writing, with proven success in securing funds. This role will suit someone who is self-motivated with excellent organisation and time management skills. You will have a love for non-fiction persuasive writing that is clear and concise, and completed quickly but accurately.

The Church Urban Fund’s vision is for people and communities all over England to have the opportunity to flourish and enjoy life in all its fullness. We are in a period of transition and envisage CUF becoming a vehicle for place-based, relational social action, ecumenical collaboration and replicable service delivery. Our hope is that this stimulates a truly national faith-based movement which offers something for every parish and a national platform for the stories of grassroots voices to be heard.

Grant revenue supports the Church Urban Fund’s work across three core organisational streams, the Together Network, Near Neighbours and the Just Finance Foundation, giving you the opportunity to promote a variety of themes and projects including faith-based partnerships, financial equality, and helping to make diverse communities stronger.

The Grant Writer will work with the Head of Development to maximise income by identifying new grant opportunities and writing bids to secure funding as well as keeping up to date with progress reports.

Essential knowledge

• Experience in grant/proposal writing for the creation and formulation of plans, contracts, and proposals.
• Experience in following a funder’s guidelines, as well as a non- profit’s requirements.
• Up to date on the latest information and innovations about grants.
• Intensive research experience, using both written and electronic means.
• Knowledge of fundraising databases, particularly Salesforce.

Essential skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to translate messages into a common language that will bring a programme to life.
• Ability to understand the needs of both CUF and the organization that is offering the grant money.
• Great time and organizational skills.
• Being able to understand and execute complex instructions.

We can offer you

• The opportunity to deliver real impact in a new and growing role
• A flexible and supportive working environment
• Professional development and training opportunities

CUF is an inclusive organisation with a diverse workforce, we welcome all applications. We want our workforce to be truly representative of the Communities we serve. Diversity is an asset to our organisation and helps us create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.

Fundraising Officer
Reference: FEB20211421
Location: Flexible
Salary: £21,718.00 - £24,294.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: 6 Months

Do you have the passion, drive, professionalism and enthusiasm to raise funds for the RSPB?

The England team is recruiting for someone to join our dedicated team of fundraisers. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in fundraising and project management. If you have enthusiasm for the work of the RSPB and can demonstrate your talents and transferable skills for fundraising, we would like to hear from you.

We are looking for an individual who is super organised, self-confident, friendly, energetic and helpful. You will be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and enjoy getting things done whilst working as part of a team. With a keen eye for detail, you are confident managing financial and other numeric information. You are a persuasive and versatile writer. You are confident in presenting your case in 1-2-1 or small group situations. You have a proven ability to manage competing priorities to tight deadlines.

In this role, you will need to:

• Identify potential external funding sources and match these to agreed priority work on our nature reserves, projects and core work, as allocated by the Fundraising Manager, in support of RSPB’s aim to save nature
• Complete funding bids tailored to external funding bodies in order to secure income to fund and grow RSPB work. Working with HQ and region/ country colleagues, ensure our funders have an excellent supporter experience with us and raise their awareness and understanding of RSPB
• Identify the requirements of our funders, including communications requirements and manage the delivery of any funding conditions to optimise opportunities and build effective relationships
• Monitor and ensure accurate administration of funding, in line with the teamwork programme and the RSPB’s project management framework to ensure effective governance and transparency
• Produce regular reports to assess progress and action needed against KPIs to ensure agreed annual performance targets are met
• Ensure funder engagement activity is correctly branded, represents our organisational values and follows governance guidelines to build a strong reputation and brand for the RSPB
• Plan and attend appropriate meetings and events in order to manage funder and partner relationships and advocate the work of the RSPB to grow support in order to save nature

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• A-level education or equivalent
• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Understanding of fundraising (grants, trusts, businesses) and donor and supporter motivations
• Understanding of and application of project management
• Proven experience in fundraising/ sales and delivering to income targets
• Proven excellent writing skills
• Able to interpret complex information and communicate it simply to target audiences
• Persuasive communicator and negotiator with the ability to influence
• Able to work under own initiative, with the confidence to ask for support and direction where needed
• Solutions-focused approach, with the ability to overcome setbacks in order to get the right outcome for the RSPB
• Able to organise oneself effectively and prioritise work in order to get the right things done
• Able to deliver a high level of customer service to a variety of audiences
• Competent user of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Proven experience of relationship development in an outward facing role in the not for profit or private sector.
• Proven experience of working as part of a team.

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

• Degree or equivalent
• Professional or academic qualification in fundraising
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Understanding of the charity sector and associated fundraising techniques
• Interest in, knowledge of, and passion for nature

Closing date: 23:59, 18 March 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Do you want to advocate for a just and compassionate world where all people can access their rights and achieve their full potential? Are you passionate to help amplify the voice of people with disabilities who live in some of the world’s poorest communities?

CBM UK, part of the CBM Global Disability Inclusion Federation, is looking for two new exciting roles to join our Influencing team as part of a strategy to further increase our impact. The Head of Advocacy and Influencing will drive our advocacy and influencing strategies and build support for our work amongst target stakeholders and decision makers, in support of our commitment to promoting the rights of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest communities. We are seeking a confident and experienced influencer with a track record of impactful advocacy and a keen interest in strategic communications. The Research and Advocacy Senior Officer will support CBM UK’s evidence and learning, advocacy and influencing work. We are seeking an excellent writer with strong research skills and a keen interest in strategic communications, who can work across teams within CBM UK and Global to ensure evidence is captured, learnt from and shared.

CBM UK is actively committed to encouraging and promoting a positive and diverse organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly encourage people with disabilities to apply.

CBM UK offers competitive salary packaging, flexible working conditions and professional development opportunities. Full information can be obtained from our website.

Do you want to advocate for a just and compassionate world where all people can access their rights and achieve their full potential? Are you passionate to help amplify the voice of people with disabilities who live in some of the world’s poorest communities?

CBM UK, part of the CBM Global Disability Inclusion Federation, is looking for two new exciting roles to join our Influencing team as part of a strategy to further increase our impact. The Head of Advocacy and Influencing will drive our advocacy and influencing strategies and build support for our work amongst target stakeholders and decision makers, in support of our commitment to promoting the rights of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest communities. We are seeking a confident and experienced influencer with a track record of impactful advocacy and a keen interest in strategic communications. The Research and Advocacy Senior Officer will support CBM UK’s evidence and learning, advocacy and influencing work. We are seeking an excellent writer with strong research skills and a keen interest in strategic communications, who can work across teams within CBM UK and Global to ensure evidence is captured, learnt from and shared.

CBM UK is actively committed to encouraging and promoting a positive and diverse organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly encourage people with disabilities to apply.

CBM UK offers competitive salary packaging, flexible working conditions and professional development opportunities. Further information can be obtained from our website.

Can you help award-winning organisations in sport, education and the third sector secure new income from trusts, foundations and institutions?

Here at Oaks, we help socially-minded organisations raise their game. Formed in 2008, our journey has seen us work with organisations of all shapes and sizes right across the sport, voluntary and education sectors: empowering socially-minded organisations to expand their work, support more vulnerable people, and ultimately change lives across the UK.

Borne out of sport, our work now spans five core sectors:

• Sport: We help organisations using sport as a tool for development to grow and sustain their activity
• Education: We help schools and academies to think differently about their income generation potential
• Third sector: We help charities and social enterprises to build their fundraising capabilities and improve capacity
• Social housing: We help housing associations to invest effectively in their communities and make their resources go further
• Corporates: We help businesses to develop, activate and evaluate their social responsibility commitments

Our clients include global sport-for-development charities such as the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation; prominent sporting institutions such as UEFA, Sport England and the LTA, some of the UK’s largest multi-academy trusts and over 40 other award-winning community organisations. Our work with these organisations has received its own plaudits too – with Oaks shortlisted as provider of the year at the Football Business Awards and Sports Business Awards in 2019.

The opportunity

We are now looking for a talented bid-writer and fundraiser to join our growing team – supporting our income generation work with several high-profile clients.

Successful candidates will focus primarily on helping to secure grants from trusts and foundations for our diverse clients so that these organisations can continue to enhance their life-changing work.

It’s a unique opportunity to hone your bid-writing skills in a variety of not-for-profit contexts – working with schools and academy trusts, national governing bodies, sport-related charities and regional and international development organisations to secure their long-term futures and deliver genuine social impact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing hands-on fundraising advice and support to a number of organisations in the education, housing, sport and not-for-profit sectors
• Identifying new grant opportunities from trusts, foundations and other institutions that are suitable for our clients and their award-winning community activities
• Securing these grant opportunities through responding to requests for proposals, drafting formal cases for support and applications, and nurturing new relationships with funders
• Developing and managing successful relationships with our clients that deliver exceptional client satisfaction levels and provide a significant return on their investment in Oaks
• Training and developing individuals within our team to be able to provide high-quality consultancy support

Core Skills and Experiences

We are looking for individuals who would be a natural addition to our energetic, purpose-driven team: independent and innovative thinkers who enjoy identifying new opportunities, developing high quality and persuasive prose, and who are naturally ambitious.

We are looking for:

• Experience of securing four or five-figure grants from trusts, foundations, lottery funders or other institutions
• High quality writing, with the ability to compose compelling content and adapt this to suit different audiences and different funder guidelines
• Excellent account management skills and confidence in developing relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Preferable experience in education, sport for development or the wider not-for-profit sector
• Efficiency – the ability to multitask and produce work to tight deadlines – and ability to independently prioritise between tasks with overlapping deadlines
• Excellent communications skills at all levels and the ability to give information clearly
• Experience in supporting the implementation of fundraising strategies, plans, projects and budgets
• Project management skills to support the wider consultancy work of Oaks

Who we are

We are a team united by our commitment to:

• Constantly challenging ourselves and our clients
• Having fun whilst we work
• Trusting and valuing each other
• Not taking ourselves too seriously
• Being agile and flexible in our approach

Individuals who join us on our journey will:

• Be rewarded for their efforts
• Continue to progress through the business and develop their skills
• Have a clear pathway for progression, being provided with the appropriate training and development
• Be continuously challenged
• Be given diverse and exciting opportunities and experiences
• Develop and hone skills that lead to great careers