The Technology Business Partner helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by actively influencing and challenging teams on the adoption of technology as part of the digital transformation of the organisation, ensuring that with the adoption of technology we gain real value from existing and future investments is used in supporting employees, volunteers and service users.

There is one permanent role and one FTC for 12 months.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Qualified or experienced Technology Professional with significant experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics or related area.
• Qualification in Project Management, Business Analysis or Process Improvement.  
• Degree/Post Graduate qualifications in Digital
• Experience of working in various environments
• Experience and understanding of the impact of change.
• Experience of influencing the business to understand and adopt technology
• Demonstrated the ability to build and establish a credible business partnership with all areas of the organisation.
• Experience of delivering Technology projects, working across the spectrum of IS and Digital disciplines

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

I CAN is looking for a proactive Business Development Officer to work for the UK's leading children’s communication charity. The role sits in the trading arm of the charity which aims to generate around £1 million per year from the sale of its educational training portfolio.  The role focuses on business development and the post holder will play a major role in ensuring that the department hits its revenue targets, so will require a commercially minded person.

Working with the Head of Commercial Services, you will be responsible for delivering I CAN’s business development and sales activity. This will include gaining excellent product knowledge, generating and cultivating leads, developing proposals and closing deals. You will also be expected to be the ‘face’ of I CAN at trade shows and as our audience is schools, many of these events take place at the weekend, so a degree of flexibility will be required, although the requirement will be small here.

You will also be involved in some aspects of marketing, and you must be comfortable with copy writing, design (digital and print), data management, reporting etc. Experience of changing web content through a CMS would also be an advantage. 

This is a very interesting and varied role. Being part of a small, dynamic team, the post holder will have the opportunity to gain additional experience in a whole range of areas such as product development, process improvement and customer acquisition. Our product portfolio is aimed at the children's workforce, so the role would be particularly suitable for someone who has a passion for children fulfilling their full potential, as well as experience of the purchasing behaviour of schools, children's centres and nurseries.

If this sounds like you, and you want to have a broad ranging role where you get ample opportunity to develop new skills whilst also helping children to find their voice then we would love to hear from you.

We do read cover letters so please submit one demonstrating:

• Ability to learn and take on new challenges
• Experience in sales or marketing or passion to learn
• Passionate about going the extra mile to meet income targets
• Excellent communication skills and a customer focussed aptitude

To apply, please submit your up to date CV and a covering letter by 11:30 pm, Sunday 07 November 2021. 

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

Please note that we will not close applications before this time and date as we recognise that candidates put in a lot of time and effort into making an application and we want to give each of you the time and space to put in an application you feel proud of.

Please note that we will not shortlist candidates who do not submit a CV and a supporting statement.

We serve children and young people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our workforce. We strongly believe there is unity in diversity and are committed to create an inclusive working environment for all. We are under-represented by people who are from ethnic minority backgrounds and those who identify as being from the LGBTQ+ community. We particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified people from these backgrounds. If you are excited about making an impact in children’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is an exciting time to join The Diana Award in a brand-new leadership role within our small fundraising team as we look to build on the success of our current partnerships with well-known funders and corporate partners to enable us achieve our mission 

As the Head of Fundraising and Business Development, you will work closely with the Deputy CEO, the Senior Leadership Team and Management Teams to submit high quality, innovative funding proposals. 

Leading a range of income generating activities, you will be responsible for the end to end process of bid development from identifying opportunities and cultivating leads; developing high quality proposals; and building relationships with prospective partners to ensure the attainment of funding.

You will be responsible for generating a significant percentage of our total annual income through direct income and business development activity. 

You will have a track record of writing successful funding bids and creating powerful partnerships, be passionate about supporting young people and thrive working in a dynamic and ambitious creative organisation. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Business Development 

• Use your skills, creativity and experience take responsibility for the implementation of our fundraising strategy in response to the evolving funding landscape 

• Responsibility for developing and growing the pipeline, identifying opportunities for funding from a range of sources including (but not limited to) trusts & foundations, statutory sources, and corporate partners. 

• Develop ideas for creative sponsorship and funding opportunities and lead the development and submission of high quality, compelling funding proposals and tender documents to unlock funding. This will also involve identifying suitable partners; presenting proposals and closing deals; drawing up and negotiating contracts and ensuring delivery 

• Work with the stakeholders, our internal researchers and policy team to scope and develop exciting new project proposals.

• Develop fundraising and donor relationships in order to increase unrestricted income. 

• Devise and implement arrangements for our work with corporate partners, including recruiting and managing relationships with corporate partners

• Maintain a thorough understanding of financial targets and progress, liaising with the Finance Manager. 

Strategic Leadership 

• Work alongside the Deputy CEO on the development of the fundraising strategy in line with changing landscape.

• Produce regular update reports for the Leadership Team, Trustees and others as required on the activities and status of business development across the organisation.

• Research and analyse data and trends to inform strategy, contributing lessons learnt into the business planning processes and continuous learning approach. 

• Working closely with the Leadership Team and Management Team in the development of Organisational Strategy and Business Plans. 

• Working with the Director of Programmes, embed all successful projects within delivery teams in a clear and efficient manner to allow them to start delivery in line with expectations. 

 Management 

• Build a cohesive and engaged business development team ensuring the team has clear shared and individual work plans in place with measurable KPIs and regular supervision, appraisals and team meetings to monitor progress. 

• Develop clear lines of accountability, set priorities, and establish robust and timely reporting mechanisms within the team,

• Encourage and support the team to engage in continuous professional development, signposting and seeking opportunities as relevant 

• Contribute to overall leadership and management of Fundraising and Business Development team, while directly line managing the Business Development Manager. 

• Contribute to the wider management of the organisation, ensuring effective business partnering relationships are in place with key functions eg. comms, operations, I&I, fundraising etc. 

• Represent the organisation externally as required. 

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS  

• Either a relevant degree or equivalent experience 

• Substantial experience of successful income generation and development activity, including handling key clients, preparing, costing, pitching and closing proposals, completing tender documents for submission, ensuring delivery of initiatives on time and within budget to the satisfaction of all parties etc. 

• Significant experience of working with corporate partners and statutory organisations. 

• Experience in fundraising and donor relationships

• Demonstrable experience of building and sustaining relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders 

• Significant experience and demonstratable interest in the youth sector and youth leadership

• Experience of leading, motivating and developing a cohesive, high performing team 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS  

• Demonstrable understanding of evidence-based programming, including using theories of change to guide programme practice. 

• Skilled in working with multiple stakeholders and funders, including at senior level 

• Good knowledge of the third sector 

• Excellent organisational, planning and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to set and meet deadlines. 

• Excellent communications and influencing skills, including ability to write persuasive and engaging content

• Ability to work as part of and across teams 

• Knowledge of budget and financial management, including setting, monitoring and reporting 

• Knowledge of child safeguarding 

• Excellent decision making and the ability to exercise sound judgement 

• Able to represent the organisation, reflecting its values and priorities 

PERSONAL QUALITIES  

• Entrepreneurial, innovative, personable, collaborative and good at working both in a team and under your own initiative

• Flexible and dynamic, with an ability to adapt and respond quickly to a fast-changing environment

• Confident communicator 

• Ability to quickly build credibility internally and externally 

• Ability to undertake occasional travel around England necessitating overnight stay

Waste Insights Manager

Salary:£42,199 per annum

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours (4 days or an alternative flexible working pattern will be considered)

Contract:Fixed term contract for a period of between 6 to 9 months (secondments will be considered)

Location:London

Keep Britain Tidy has an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional individual to lead our Waste Insights team and work with our Centre for Social Innovation to develop and deliver innovative solutions that reduce waste and increase recycling.

We are an independent charity which works to eradicate litter and reduce waste, improve the quality of public space and help people live more sustainably. Our Waste Insights team works with local authorities, waste companies, housing providers and schools to deliver projects which help people reduce waste and increase recycling. Our portfolio of projects is extremely varied and our work is fast paced including engagement and communications campaigns, waste education in schools, consultancy support, and monitoring and evaluation services. The work of the team is increasingly focused on developing innovative solutions around recycling and waste prevention, grounded in local research and behavioural insights, alongside Keep Britain Tidy’s award-winning Centre for Social Innovation. See our website for more about what we do.

Due to the Waste Insights Manager moving up to cover maternity leave, we are looking for an individual who will lead our plans to develop innovative solutions to waste and recycling issues and secure new work by proactively marketing our services.

As our Waste Insights Manager you must be able to demonstrate an effective track record in identifying potential income-generating and funding sources, creating concepts, submitting proposals and winning bids and funds from local authorities (or equivalent). You will be an effective project manager, have experience in generating and managing a budget of circa £550k per annum and have previously worked in the environmental/waste sector. A secondment from a complementary organisation will be considered. 

You will be based in our London office in Vauxhall, with regular regional travel.

If you are interested in this position, please download a full job description from our website, before completing your covering letter and submitting with your CV.  Please also download and complete an applicant details form and submit with your equal opportunities monitoring form (found on our website). Please follow the application instructions as laid out in the applicant details form. Please submit your application to the email address held before the closing date.

Candidates are warmly encouraged to call for an informal discussion.Dr. Anna Scott (MCIWM), Director of Services (maternity cover), Keep Britain Tidy, Tintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TY.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Monday 08 November 2021 with interviews taking place remotely in w/c 15 November 2021.

Please note we will only be able to contact successful candidates.  Thank you for your interest in our work.

No agencies please.

We are proud to be an inclusive and flexible employer. We particularly welcome applications from all sectors of the community including under-represented groups in the charity sector.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families best small employer award 2021.

We are looking for an experienced and innovative individual to join us as Head of Business Partnerships. In this vital role, you will create new approaches that enhance Save the Children’s engagement with business and philanthropists in a way that facilitates their contribution to development outcomes by leveraging their unique assets and capabilities.

Save the Children has developed a new strategy outlining how we will help children to survive, learn, be protected, and to flourish in the face of the biggest threats to their futures – Covid, Conflict and Climate Change.  We must grow and build new partnerships focussed on impact, which deliver resources, influence, engagement and skills in support of our global and country goals.  The Head of Business Partnerships is key to ensuring we have the creativity, drive and skills to work with businesses and philanthropists to co-design programmes that realise our ambition for children.

As Head of Business Partnerships, you will work with colleagues across Save the Children UK and our global movement to enhance our engagement with large and small corporates across our key sectors – Health and Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Child Rights Governance, Child Poverty and Climate. In addition you will:

• Lead the Business Partnerships Hub in Save UK, to identify and engage with companies that can contribute to Save the Children’s breakthroughs through core business engagement skills transfer.
• Lead Save the Children’s Global Business Partnerships and Innovation Network to build our global capacity to develop cutting edge programmes and approaches to partnership with business and philanthropists.
• Provide technical support to Save the Children International (SCI) country programmes and other members on how to effectively engage with key corporate and philanthropic partners at the national level during the design and implementation of programmes.
• Represent SCUK in key UK and international initiatives focused on engaging business in delivering development outcomes in key base of the pyramid (BoP) and market development networks such as Business Fights Poverty and Business in the Community.

The successful candidate will be an experienced private sector development professional with direct experience of working in or with the private and philanthropy sectors. Experience of working within a company to drive development impact will be an asset. With excellent strategic thinking capability and highly developed influencing skills that draws on core business, technical expertise and financial resources, your business engagement skills will enhance our ability to pioneer and leverage our work to impact tens of millions of children’s lives’ across the globe. In addition, you will have:

• An excellent knowledge of private sector approaches for Base of the Pyramid in developing countries and fragile states (e.g., collective action, shared value, and corporate responsibility).
• Experience strengthening businesses contribution to development outcomes through core investments. Experience of working in or with a large corporate on inclusive business or core business issues in two or more of the following sectors will be an asset – health, climate, nutrition, livelihoods, resilience, education, and child protection.
• Extensive experience and/or excellent understanding of the contribution of private business to social and economic outcomes.
• Strong leadership skills – which make you able to develop and deliver on a strategy, contribute to a cross organisational leadership team and to lead and develop your high performing team.
• Experience in networked leadership – working remotely and in different geographical locations.

• A proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships and demonstrate that you value the opinion of others.
• Willingness and ability to travel abroad for events and activities which further objectives and create impact, and which cannot be achieved remotely.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

First Round Interviews scheduled:  w/c 15th and 22nd November.

OPFS is the leading charity working with single parent families in Scotland. We're looking for an experienced Business Development Lead to join our Business Development team and fulfil a critical lead role to help us secure the funding we need to achieve our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support services that enable them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children.

Most of our funding comes from statutory sources, local authorities, partnerships and charitable trusts and foundations. We are a small team of 3 working alongside local and national services to generate new income and build on relationships with long-standing supporters of our work. As our Business Development Lead, you will bring your experience of the public procurement environment to lead on writing bids, proposals, applications, and tenders and to support our services in cultivating relationships with commissioners.

This post is open to home-based, office (Edinburgh) based and/or a combination of both.

Christian Aid are currently looking to build a CRM team to deliver a new phase of their CRM programme and as part of that team, they are seeking a Senior Business Analyst who enable effective decision making in the delivery of new functionality to their CRM and ensure their systems integrate seamlessly with their wider technical environment.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide.

Our context

After successfully rolling out Microsoft Dynamics in September 2020, we are keen to make full use of the platform in every corner of our fundraising and supporter engagement activities. You will be joining and advising the CRM development team in decisions regarding the software development and technical support of the platform.

Following on from the core implementation, this programme will be rolled out over the next 12-15 months as an entirely new project with a new internal team driving it forward to ensure the business has the required tools to deliver Christian Aid's core mission.

There has never been a better time to join our organisation. Well, we would say that, wouldn't we? But we mean it. Despite the challenges we have all faced over the last year, we have performed well and continued to make an impact. We've made significant progress in our digital capabilities and we have an ambitious global strategy, Standing Together, guiding us along.

About the role

As directed by the CRM Technical Lead, carry out business analysis and automated testing activities in order to deliver the continuous improvement of the CRM solution. Work effectively with stakeholders and perform robust business analysis that provides insights into understanding As-Is and To-Be process models, including data structures and interdependencies, that are translated into concise agile requirements.

The key outcomes that Christian Aid hope to achieve through the role are:

-To proactively identify opportunities for more effectively realising project benefits and to fully articulate the proposed solution to the project team and steering group.

-To proactively identify through the requirements gathering process risks to realising project benefits and to work with teams to create appropriate and effective solutions.

-To act as mentor and Business Analysis subject matter expert to upskill and improve the existing team.

-To set out and implement best practice Business Analysis processes, tools and ways of working to improve the existing level of capability.

About you

You will have at least six-years experience, be a team player with strong data, analytics and marketing skills and know how to use those to deliver outstanding supporter engagement to drive income. You'll have bags of enthusiasm, initiative, and excellent problem solving and collaboration skills. You exhibit a strong desire to learn and share knowledge with colleagues and are willing to adapt your approach to different team members.

You're great at motivating others and have an infectious enthusiasm for CRM and FSE strategy. You will be asked to contribute to broader discussions on how we use data, analytics and insight to drive forward Christian Aid's income generation and brand strategies, identifying opportunities and collaborating with colleagues to prioritise and deliver, particularly in the digital space.

You will have several years' experience of business analyst work, and experience of working with an Agile mindset and practices.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Accompanying Statement

As part of your application you will be asked to illustrate your suitability for the role by showing how your experience and skills to date will help deliver this exciting project.

We see business development as an important means of supporting our mission to build a better world through higher education. Through external funding and partnerships, we can create more opportunities for our members, and increase awareness of universities’ contribution to sustainable development.

You will be a highly motivated individual with a successful track record of identifying and securing new income and funding. In this role, you will be securing and maintaining the relationships and funding that make our mission possible. You will be proactive in positioning the ACU as a ‘partner of choice’ with global actors across the public, private and NGO sectors. You will play a key role identifying opportunities for us to scale our impact and reach, and delivering applications to funders and strategic partners to engage with new and innovative products and programmes being developed by the ACU contributing to the successful delivery of our strategy, The Road to 2030.

You will be responsible for developing the ACUs business development function to maximise impact for members and contribute to the advancement of international development in the higher education sector. You will do this through working with Research and Insight to identify opportunities and needs from members and with the Strategic Communications Directorate to identify opportunities for profile raising and influence with funders.

This role will suit someone entrepreneurial looking to join and lead a small but growing team, where you can deliver high impact. You will likely be coming from working in a relevant development-related environment such as a consultancy, NGO, donor agency or university.

The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them - we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.

We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.

As Head of Business Development, your responsibilities will include:

• Oversee the operational performance of the business development team including bid and proposal writing, contracting, financial management, delivery models, business reports, financial outturns, monitoring of pipeline activity and forecasting, and team performance. Build the capacity of the business development function at the ACU to ensure a high performing team.

• Develop strategic relationships and partner opportunities with key agencies such as FCDO, DFAT, and the World Bank and build strong networks with key funders and partners to track market development, assess opportunities and manage risk.

• Working with the Senior Leadership Team and Senior Executive Team to develop private sector engagement and funding for the ACU.

• Build and share knowledge of the ACU, the Commonwealth and Higher Education contract and development space to identify partnership, grants and contract opportunities for pursuit

Some of the skills you need to be able to demonstrate include:

• Strong track record of hitting income targets and winning new business

• Proven track record of winning bids with key funders e.g. UK Government, EU, World Bank, corporates, Trusts and Foundations

• Strategic thinker, with extensive experience of business planning, including KPIs, shaping strategies, and developing and leading strategic business development work/ projects

Our benefits include 31 days holiday per year (including 4 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme (10% employer contribution plus 5% employee contribution), season ticket loan and excellent support for learning and development through a range of educational and networking activities.

At the ACU, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, race, religion, marital status, disability, age, and sexual orientation.

As Head of Business Development, you will be employed by ACU Trading Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary.

Closing date: 8 November 2021

Interview date: 11 November (possible 2nd interview 15 November 2021)

For further information and details of how to apply please visit our website.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced business development professional to help us realise significant growth through securing new contracts and the development of our products and services

They will help to deliver the Charity’s five year strategy to develop our work with young people in schools, those who are NEET and our work with offenders in prison and the community. We are looking for candidates with at least five year’s experience of working in business development, ideally leading successful large bids (worth £500k+ p/a), business analysis of opportunities, development of service solutions and project management. Candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to build relationships, negotiate with and persuade a wide range of commissioners/funders/partners. They will have the ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with senior leadership team members and trustees. Context. In return we offer a generous package which includes Perkbox, Green Cycle to Work scheme and flexibility in your working pattern. 

Your place of work will be Walker house exchange flags Liverpool L2 3YL (Flexibility for home working). This is a permanent position within our organisation.A full job description please see attached. 

Interviews will be 4th November via MS Teams or Face to Face. Successful candidates will be invited to a 2nd stage interview which will include a test to follow of which further details will be given to the successful candidates at the time.

Relationship Manager

Salary: £26,000 - 29,000 P/A plus £4,500 car allowance

Contract length: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Home-based (with regular travel on patch which covers Birmingham, Solihull, Stourbridge, Dudley and West Bromwich)Candidates need to live on patch or 20 miles from divisional border. For more information on locations please email

Application Deadline: Tuesday 9th November 2021 11:59*

Application Method: CV + Cover Letter- outlining your motivation for wanting to join, your relationship building experience and how you would apply it to this role.

*Please note we will be shortlisting upon application and interviewing as we go, this role will close once a suitable candidate is found

Are you an ambitious, driven people person, passionate about raising money to support Cancer Research UK with its plans to beat cancer sooner?

At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years but there is much more that we want to do. Our Relationship Managers inspire and engage with our communities to enable us to raise the funds we need to continue this life saving research. We now have an amazing opportunity for you to join the UK's leading cancer charity whose science holds the solution.

Why we need you

We're looking for a proactive and confident people person to join the team and use their excellent relationship managing skills to build on current relationships, as well as working closely with our acquisition team to build a new portfolio across the area.

You'll be used to managing conflicting priorities and be adaptable in an environment where no two days are the same.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and would particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds & male applicants. We at CRUK believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.

What will I be doing?

Relationship Managers work within the community to provide individuals, groups and corporate supporters an exceptional level of service across the Cancer Research UK portfolio. They will inspire and motivate supporters to develop long-term relationships and maximising fundraising opportunities.

This role Includes evening and weekend work with occasional overnight stays

Make an impact every day by…

• Inspiring, developing and managing supporters to achieve their goals through offering outstanding and tailored stewardship

• Ensuring each supporter has a stewardship plan in place which best fits their motivations

• Planning and delivering effective rewards and recognition to increase loyalty and income

• Building strong working relationships with other divisional team members

• Supporting the development of a prospect pipelines of opportunities and identifying and cultivating leads.

Please see the following link for a full candidate pack:

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Excellent networking and relationship manager skills - and the ability to motivate and influence supporters or customers to reach targets

• Experience of working as a team, and working unsupervised

• Ability to understand CRUK's vision and purpose, and using this to motivate and inspire supporters

• Proven ability to generate new ideas, adapt style and approach to meet the needs of different supporters or customers from across CRUK's product portfolio

• A strong solution focused approach to help supporters overcome any challenges and maximise their fundraising efforts

• Great time management, prioritisation and planning skills.

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

*This role is known as Relationship Manager (Product Neutral) Internally

Philanthropy Manager: Hours of work: 32 hours/week - over 4-5 days - flexibility offered. 

Salary: UPTO £35,000 FTE experience depending. 

Place of work: Home based & other local locations that suit team meetings.

The Philanthropy Manager will be joining us at a time of exciting change and will have an opportunity to contribute and shape the future of GCF. Thus, it is an out standing career opportunity for the right person who will bring professionalism and efficiency to our organisation and at the same time make the role their own.

The Philanthropy Manager is essentially our business development manager, a key member of the Senior Management Team working alongside our Grants Manager and CEO.

We however are not on our own, we are part of the powerful UK Community Foundation network, working alonside 46 other community foundations across the UK. We are all independant charities, but part of the membership organistion, where we have the advantage of sharing all we do. Read more "UK Community Foundations" as being connected nationally is hugely advantagous to our work locally.

• Work with the CEO to develop and drive forward the Foundations Donor Development and Philanthropy advice strategy.
• To contribute as a member of the Senior Management team (SMT) to the overall strategic direction of the organisation and delivery of the foundations vision, mission and values.
• Develop growth in our philanthropy advice service by creating all new GCF frameworks and guide to giving, as outlined by UKCF.
• Develop with the CEO a clear Marketing and Comms strategy (with view to line manage a MarComm’s member of staff)
• Working with the Grants Team, develop and deliver all marketing content to support a philanthropy focus.
• Develop annual business plans, monitor and report on progress.
• Build a strong culture of philanthropy in the county through strong relationship management, PR and profile raising.
• Establish a strong pipeline of donors, achieving sales targets set for high-net-worth individuals, corporates, trusts and grants.
• Undertake research to identify, track and attract potential donors to ensure that financial donations targets are met.
• Work with the CEO on new business development, new contracts and partnership agreements.
• Lead and develop our philanthropy CRM system on Salesforce as well as utilising SharePoint.
• Use strong networking skills when attending events and build new relationships that are of use now and in the future.
• Write fundraising proposals and reports to individuals, businesses and charitable trusts.
• Develop and deliver annual fundraising appeals and contribute to the development of events.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as directed by the CEO, deputising for the CEO as required.

Responsible to : CEO

• The position is offered at 32 hours/week, spread over a minimum of 4 days
• Monday to Friday, with very occasional weekend and evening duties
• A two-year contract, after which funding dependent (however this role is likely to grow)
• Working from home and from other local locations, 2x hot desks for staff in Gloucestershire available.
• Induction training is offered
• There will be a 6-month probationary period
• There is auto-enrolment to the NEST pension after 3 months
• There are 25 days holiday per annum, pro rata, in addition to public holidays
• We also offer an enhanced annual leave, an extra 3 days off between Xmas and NY
• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle is required

Please log into our wesbite for a full recruitment pack, where you will find the details of how to apply.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, shrewd, and experienced Business Manager who can provide comprehensive business management and strategic operational support across all aspects of day-to-day administration, including Finance, HR, Property management to mention a few.

The successful candidate must have strong financial skills, demonstrate a high level of business acumen, interpersonal communication skills, and willingness to build wider links within the community, with an ability to drive forward and enhance the financial standing of the charity.

You will be joining the organisation at a time of transformation and will have a unique opportunity to help shape the future direction of St Anne’s as a provider of supported accommodation for the homeless in Birmingham. 

The successful candidate will:

• Ideally have a professional qualification in finance and/or business management.
• Have detailed, authoritative knowledge and experience in financial procedures and audit requirements, preferably within the charity sector.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to lead, motivate and inspire staff and volunteers to achieve the highest standards.
• Have experience of strategic planning and leadership.

Our new HoD will lead Talawa’s Development Team and be an active and contributing member of Senior Management helping shape and drive Talawa’s development strategy as we approach our 40th anniversary in 2026.

You will develop and implement an ethical fundraising policy to ensure that relationships with our funders benefit Talawa financially and creatively, and further our reputation and mission.

Working closely with the Joint CEOs, you will build Talawa’s fundraising reach to support our exciting growing artistic ambitions by creating innovative individual wealth networks within the Black community. With the Executive Director, you will shape Talawa’s approach to Arts Council England and major trust and foundation supporters both existing and new, to build on our position as the UK’s outstanding Black theatre company. Using leverage from Talawa’s outstanding artistic work and its relationships with young and ethnically diverse audiences, you will create plans for corporate and commercial support and longer term, explore the potential for legacy giving.

You will contribute to Talawa’s overall business and strategic planning, bringing a development perspective to the Senior Management Team by leading and managing the Development function, including management of our Development Officer and ensuring that our collective, organisation wide fundraising approach is maintained and nurtured. You will enable our Board and ambassadors to act as effective fundraisers for Talawa, particularly with regards to building individual wealth networks.

Working with the Executive Director, you will assist with our next National Portfolio funding application to be written January to March 2022. You will create and deliver fundraising events, both in person and online, bringing together new and prospective individual and corporate supporters for our work. Your role will include: shaping compelling approaches and accompanying budgets, creating and delivering donor communications; bringing insights from our company and artists to our supporters; identifying and engaging with future philanthropic trends to maintain a strong overview of the fundraising landscape and ensuring that Talawa can leverage new opportunities. You will also carry out any other duties that may arise to fulfil the main objectives of the post and Talawa’s mission.

You will contribute to the embedding of evaluation across all our programmes to support fundraising and strengthen our case for support. At all times, you will ensure that Talawa’s fundraising activities are compliant with all relevant regulations, including GDPR and Fundraising Regulator guidelines.

This work will uphold and embody Talawa’s company policies, including but not limited to our Equality, Diversion and Inclusion policy.

Business Development Executive

Central London

£26,000 – £28,000 plus benefits

Initially 12 months fixed term with the potential for a permanent role.

ABOUT SCI

The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), a registered charity, is an international forum where science meets business. Established in 1881 SCI’s main charitable objective is to advance the application of science into industry for public benefit, which it fulfils via events, publications and other activities. Today, with members in over 70 countries and with over 900 companies and 300 academic institutions represented in our network, SCI facilitates open innovation, identifies and promotes emerging technologies in the areas of climate change and global health, and provides support for the next generation of scientists and engineers.

THE ROLE

SCI is now looking to appoint a proactive Business Development Executive to join the team. The role will sit within the Business Development team of the Society, working with members, colleagues and other organisations on a variety of projects extending across membership, venue hire, event sponsorship, and advertising. We are looking for an energetic, professional team player, with excellent communication skills and who associates with the objectives of SCI. This is a great opportunity to build experience and establish a network across industry and academia.

SCI operates via a small and friendly team based in Belgrave Square, London. Flexibility and willingness to work with the wider team to achieve SCI’s objectives is crucial. Due to COVID-19, SCI staff are currently working two days per week in the office and the remainder from home.

Knowledge and skills required for this role:

• Degree in any subject, preferably in STEM.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an income generating role.
• Experience in a customer facing role with changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills: phone, email and in-person.
• Excellent attention to detail and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to work alone with minimal supervision or in a team when required.
• Able to be calm under pressure.
• Able to occasionally work outside of standard hours (time in lieu will be applied).