Bid Manager

Development

Inspire North

Bid Manager

Leeds

NJC £36,371 per annum 

Full Time

Permanent

Ref: INSJY757496

Join Inspire North as a Bid Manager

About us:

We’re the parent company to a group of 3 charities who provide life-changing mental health, housing and domestic abuse services across the North of England.

Working within our dedicated and friendly Business Development Team you’ll manage, write and co-ordinate business development tendering activities to pursue and secure commercial and grant funded contracts

You’ll also undertake research to support business development initiatives as well as work closely with colleagues and Partners to develop tender responses across the group.

Why join us?

We have an ambitious growth strategy and this is a fantastic opportunity to help us achieve this.

About you:

You’ll have experience in developing and writing successful quality proposals, tenders and business cases that result in securing income.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Are a creative thinker, with excellent communication skills
• Have the ability to influence, persuade and negotiate
• Enjoy working towards goals and achieving outcomes
• Have strong project management skills

We appreciate that this may be a development opportunity for you and we welcome your application even if you don’t meet all of the essential criteria so if you have the ability to develop any gaps in knowledge and experience please do apply.

What’s in it for you?

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues, as we know our people are the driving force behind our success. You will benefit from:

• Hybrid working
• Commitment to flexible working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Many learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling and GP services
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Care workers discounts
• Access to our Employee Networks including BAME, LGBT+, Mental Health and Wellbeing etc.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Corporate Health Plan

At Inspire North, we welcome applications from everyone - our aim is for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and, so come as you are and join us!

Good Luck!

Closing Date: 5 June 2022

Provisional Interview Date: 16 June 2022

Going from strength to strength, Inspire North is a well-established Mental Health and Housing provider that is rapidly growing!

Why join us?

We’re the parent company to a group of 3 charities who provide life-changing mental health, housing and domestic abuse services across the North of England.

We have an ambitious growth strategy, and this is a fantastic opportunity to help us to achieve this.

About the role:

You’ll be responsible for transforming our housing offer and developing our Housing Association.

You’ll have the ability to proactively engage and develop effective partnerships with Local Authorities, Registered Providers and Homes England to increase our footprint within the housing market.

You’ll also play an integral role as part of our friendly and dedicated Strategic Leadership Team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a working knowledge of current local, regional, and national housing policies and issues.
• Has excellent communication skills and the ability to persuade and negotiate
• Has a sound understanding of financial management
• Is experienced in programme and project management
• Has a positive and enthusiastic approach to change

If this sounds like you, we would love to welcome you to the Inspire North family!

Our offer to you:

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues, as we know our people are the driving force behind our success. You will benefit from:

• Commitment to flexible working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Many learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including counselling and GP services
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Care workers discounts
• Access to our Employee Networks including BAME, LGBT+, Mental Health and Wellbeing etc.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities, Access to Corporate Health Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Corporate Health Plan

At Inspire North, we aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us!

Good Luck!

Khulisa (meaning ‘to nurture’ in Zulu) is an award-winning national charity with South African roots. Since 2007, Khulisa have developed a reputation as experts in supporting young people at risk of exclusion through therapeutic, safe exploration of behaviour which is deemed as ‘disruptive’ or ‘challenging’, and in many cases is symptomatic of the impact of trauma, abuse and neglect.

We have worked in prisons since 2007 and in schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) since 2011, delivering SEL (social and emotional learning) programmes. It is now widely accepted that children’s social skills are more accurate predictors of their health, wealth and criminal history in later life than IQ or social background. Khulisa’s team of therapists and programme managers work with young people to provide a range of interventions, designed to build social and emotional skills. Over time we have also realised the importance of young people being in an environment which responds effectively to their emotional needs. As a result, we now take a whole-school approach, delivering our interventions in tandem with professionals, providing  training and resources for teachers and parents/carers.

Khulisa is a charity funded predominantly by grants from Trusts and Foundations and sales. With a team of 18 staff and 11 freelance facilitators, we support over 1,000 young people and train over 3,000 professionals each year. Our key partners include schools, and local authorities. We are members of London Youth, Clinks, the SCYJ and other community groups which promote the wellbeing of vulnerable young people. 

Why Now?

Khulisa is responding to rapidly increasing demand for services, caused in part by the impact of Covid-19 and subsequent lockdowns which left many vulnerable children isolating in harmful or disrupted environments. We’ve worked tirelessly to meet this heightened demand and our team is growing quickly. This year we’re looking at 50% growth, with an aim to provide 350 young people with intensive support, and thousands more through light touch interventions and systemic change.

In order to make this happen, and to continue expanding our delivery across both London, the North West and Midlands, we are looking for an exceptionally talented fundraiser to support our income generation, and growth. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time as we launch a series of innovative new services across new schools, and drive new strategies to on-board values-aligned funders. As a result you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills in different areas of fundraising make as well as make a sustainable difference to young people as part of a team delivering long-term direct and systemic change.

We invest and nurture our team, providing regular opportunities for connection, learning and development. With rapid growth underway, there is also plenty of opportunity to also develop your career and skill set. 

We can’t wait to meet you!

Our Values

To Nurture: Supporting growth and capacity to enable greater emotional intelligence individually and as a team (self-awareness)

To Restore: Working effectively and restoratively as part of a team – a strengths-based approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution (Relational)

To Empower: Enabling others to thrive and make healthy choices for self, others and the organisation (Community)
To Guide: Leading projects, teams or people in pursuit of our purpose (Moments of Truth)

Role: Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Major Donors)

Contract: Permanent / Full time (we'll consider part time on a pro rata basis for experienced candidates)

Reports to:  Head of Fundraising and Communications

Location: Mix of WFH and 2 days per week working from our Westminster Office (London). We will consider applications from candidates outside of London if they are able to travel in regularly.

Benefits: 

Flexible working options (including compressed working)

Enhanced parental leave

25 days holiday per year + 8 public holidays, a discretionary 5 days off over Christmas and 1 day off for your birthday

£150 cash wellbeing allowance

Preferred Experience

• Solid experience of building and managing a portfolio of major trust and grant funders 

• Demonstrable experience of closing successful multi-year bids on values over £30,000, and meeting ambitious fundraising targets

• Experience of pipeline research, build and management, ideally using a CRM 

Skills

• Demonstrable ability to produce professionally written fundraising proposals that articulate the charity’s cause, demand for services and the organisation's impact and effectiveness

• Awareness of the key major trust and grant fundraising prospects, relevant to Khulisa’s work

• Ability to quickly assess funder’s priorities and fit to Khulisa’s values and cause

• Keen and confident sense of initiative, able to hit the ground running and bring new ideas and opportunities to the fore

• Strong research and opportunity pipeline building capabilities

• Excellent reporting skills

• Strong collaborator, able to work with colleagues in the delivery, operations and evidence teams to ensure bids and reports are accurate and within scope of the charity’s strategy

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and an excellent eye for detail. 

• Excellent time management and organisational skills

• High level of numeracy

• Good coordination/multi-tasking skills and an ability to liaise with people on all levels

• Resourcefulness and being a self-starter who can manage their own workload whilst supporting the activities of others

• Able to learn quickly, comfortable working under pressure to meet demanding deadlines.

Your day to day

Income Generation 

• Conducting comprehensive fundraising research amongst Charitable Trust and Grant Foundations, Corporate Foundations, and identifying strategically aligned partners and sourcing meetings where appropriate

• Producing high quality funding bid applications in line with guidance, including templates for warm reporting, cold acquisition and bespoke written applications. 

• Liaising with the Head of Fundraising and Communications, COO and CEO  to submit major, multi-year funding proposals

• With the Head of Fundraising and Communications and COO, build and maintain relationships with trust and foundations through the production of detailed regular impact reports, sustaining potential for repeat donations

• Managing relationships/stewardship with funders, including the timely submission of high quality impact reports and financial reports. 

• Creating budgets for new bids, in partnership with the Head of Finance  and Head of Fundraising and Communications

• Work with the Head of Fundraising and Communications to research and establish a pipeline of major donors

• Support Head of Fundraising and Communications to develop new opportunities to engage major donors

Pipeline management

• Researching and collating new funding opportunities. 

• Updating Salesforce regularly, to reflect opportunities and workflow. 

• Ensuring the income pipeline is kept updated with correct bid status, ensuring all new bids are entered correctly.

Reporting

• Manage upcoming reporting deadlines, writing high quality reports in line with funder needs, and submitting them on time. 

• Liaising with Finance, and Impact and Evaluation colleagues to ensure that reporting reflects activity across the organisation and that targets are met. 

• Collating case studies and narratives to add flavor to reports.

Community fundraising will play an integral part of this growth as a key income stream for the charity. This includes local corporate fundraising, community groups, schools, and universities, DIY community fundraising and fundraising groups. The team has recently seen substantial growth in local corporate fundraising, and this will be a focus in the coming years. We are also continuing to develop and grow our Volunteer Ambassador program which supports Community Fundraising for the charity.

Community fundraising will play an integral part of this growth as a key income stream for the charity. This includes local corporate fundraising, community groups, schools, and universities, DIY community fundraising and fundraising groups. The team has recently seen substantial growth in local corporate fundraising, and this will be a focus in the coming years. We are also continuing to develop and grow our Volunteer Ambassador program which supports Community Fundraising for the charity.

Their Vision: to create a higher quality of life for communities that need it the most in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear using the power of physical activity.

Rise strive to support their partners to unlock the power of physical activity effecting long-term system change to positively impact more lives across the region. They are solutions focussed; engaging and enabling partners to see things differently. Their values are to catalyse change, positively disrupt and collaborate.

Charity People are thrilled to be supporting Rise as they recruit a Business Development Director to support the diversification of the charity's income streams bolstering their move towards sustainable growth. Rise is at such an exciting and pivotal time in their journey; if you believe in their vision and would love the opportunity to use your skills and experience in a flexible forward-thinking organisation then look no further.

Business Development Director

Salary: £41,500

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week (happy to discuss flexible working requests)

Location: Office is based in North Tyneside. Hybrid and flexible working options, with 1 day per week in the office

Flexible working, life and family-friendly

Other benefits: Generous annual leave (28 days plus bank holidays) Pension 6%

Are you experienced in business development in a commercial or not-for-profit environment and looking for a rewarding and flexible new role with breathing space to establish and develop diverse income streams which contribute to wider organisational strategy?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced development manager or director to lead the income generation and development of this active and successful organisation. Rise have recently secured five years of significant investment from their main funder and so they are now seeking a Business Development Director to continue to grow and expand their organisation through income diversification and sustainability, building on an already solid financial footing and planning ahead for an even more sustainable future.

We would love to hear from candidates who have a track record of income/revenue growth, experience of developing a diverse range of income streams and who have experience of developing and managing strong client relationships with corporate contacts - ideally in the arena of social purpose, fundraising, sustainability and/or wellbeing.

The Business Development Director will report into a passionate and collaborate Chief Executive, be supported by a hugely invested team as well as an engaged, supportive board. This role will manage the Grants and Trusts Fundraiser.

To apply: Please get in touch with a copy of your CV in the first instance to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Closing date: Thursday 9th June at 9am but please get in touch so we can start the conversation sooner!

Interview date: 21^st June

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About Internews:

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere, and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world.

For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.

Internews is a charity operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London, and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging:

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Acting Senior Business Development Manager and acting as a part of a 12-member Global Development Team, the Business Development Officer will ensure the smooth running of Internews’ European institutional fundraising, ensuring timely submission of successful funding proposals and helping to secure annual fundraising targets. The Development Officer will continually work with programme staff around the world to jointly identify new fundraising opportunities, to coordinate proposal development processes and to support new programme concepts and proposals. The Development Officer

works to increase funding in support of Internews’ mission by managing, writing, and finalizing proposals and concept notes that are submitted to donors. He/she will work closely with programme, impact and learning, and technical staff to ensure that project designs within proposals and concept notes are technically sound by leading teams through a comprehensive design, review and editing process .

Working under the leadership of the Acting Senior Business Development Manager and in close collaboration with colleagues all over the world, he/she will contribute to a strategic approach to business development at Internews to ensure the organization raises over 18,000,000 GBP annually from public sector donors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support achievement of annual fundraising targets.
• Reviews solicitation materials from public sector donors (DFID, EC and SIDA, etc.) and then develops timelines, writing guides and compliance matrixes for proposals and concept notes
• Writes, reviews and edits proposals and concept notes to donors, including working with program and technical teams on the development of the technical approach.
• C onducting basic desk research, document formatting, and the development of situation analysis, capacity statements, past performance references for proposals an concept notes to European public sector donors
• Leads cross-functional teams to both design and write high quality proposals and concept notes for targeted donors.
• Manages the kick-off and/or design meetings for assigned proposals as required.
• As required, takes the lead in generating final text for donor solicitations, working with program and technical staff members and others to finalize proposals, through following a structured review process in line with Internews’ policies and guidelines.
• Supports strong partnerships with other local and international partners through timely communications with regards to particularly opportunities. As required, may work with supervisor to manage partner expectations during the proposal process.
• Contribute to building the skills of programme teams to approach donors in the field.
• Ensure consistent and smooth handover of new grants to contracting and programme teams.

Qualifications:

Essential

• At least 3 years’ experience working for an international development organisation.
• Extensive and demonstrated prior experience with successful proposal writing (at least two years), including leading proposal opportunities from start to finish; Demonstrable track record in securing significant, multi-year, multi-million, public funds from development donors in Europe.
• Solid understanding of institutional donor funding trends and priorities.
• Excellent project manager with the ability to lead and work collaboratively with different teams and technical leads.
• Experience working with diverse and talented teams.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literate with advanced abilities in Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Commitment to and understanding of Passion for the role of media and increased access to information in changing lives.
• Relevant undergraduate University degree.
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
• Superior writing skills with demonstrated ability to translate complicated technical material
• into easy to read and compelling text. Ability to both edit others writing, and accept feedback on written text, with both grace and humor.
• Proven organization skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize within the context of a flexible and shifting workload.
• Ability to handle sensitive donor information with the utmost discretion.
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to maintain a sense of calm, and project a sense of humor in the face of strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a working group/team to achieve a high-quality proposal.
• Must be able and willing to work well with a diverse range of colleagues to achieve ambitious fundraising targets. Proven ability to operate effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and internet research.
• Relevant University Degree;  candidates  withouthigher  educationcredentials  willbe  expectedto  demonstrate additional/equivalent professional experience;

Desirable

• An established international network with Internews’ target donors and/or partners
• Experience of working in geographic regions in which Internews works;
• Prior experience working in the media development field.
• Spanish, French, German or Swedish language skills a plus.
• Prior project budgeting experience helpful, but not required.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

This position will be located in the United Kingdom therefore a successful applicant must both be present in the UK for the duration of the assignment and obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment.

We’re looking for a people person that loves to problem solve and build relationships.

If you want to work for a vibrant, supportive charity that enables the voluntary sector to be the best it can be, then this is the role for you.

Got lots of experience in the third sector? Great.... 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with fundraising, governance or volunteer management expertise to share those skills with other voluntary sector organisations and support them to achieve their vision.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for the voluntary sector and can share this through presentations and talks to inspire people to get involved. 

Love the sound of the job but don’t have the relevant experience yet? No Problem... 

We’d be happy to consider applications and could offer this post as a trainee position starting at £20,169, dependant on experience, increasing as you develop into the role.

This is a great role to get a full and rounded experience in the third sector and could give you the skills to work as a senior manager or CEO of a small to medium charity within 3-5yrs.

As HR Operations Manager, you will be a key player in the Human Resource team of Centre 404, a busy progressive community charity of approximately 300 employees and workers. Your role will be to manage the day-to-day delivery of HR services and management of the HR operations team including reporting and support to the Director of People and Resources.

We anticipate there being four key elements of this role:

1. Overseeing and ensuring that right to work checks, DBS, payroll and contract changes are completed in a timely way within the HR Operations team
2. Day to day management of Employee Relations casework.  Working with the Director of People and Resources on more complex issues and TUPE processes
3. Lead on the development of Centre 404’s substantial investment in a new HRIS (People X’cd) to provide an end-to-end HR solution enabling an agile people strategy through a fully integrated suite of People Management, Talent, Digital Learning, Recruitment and Analytics software and play an active role in the wider Digital Transformation Working Group and change management
4. Development of policies and procedures and management guidelines

This is an exciting time to join the organisation as the understanding of the value of the health and social care sector continues to develop post-pandemic.  Centre 404 is growing and offers career opportunities to people who want to make a difference and the HR team is crucial to both growth and our continued focus on making Centre 404 a great place to work.

Essential requirements include:

1. CIPD Level 5 or equivalent qualification
2. Minimum of three years of experience in an HR role
3. Minimum of one year of management experience
4. Good knowledge of ER processes and policies

You will be working with stakeholders across the business and will use your extensive experience to advise, influence and motivate at every level and to effectively handle challenges across the full spectrum of Human Resources.

Do you want a career that will give you the opportunity to work in the leadership development space and create wider social impact?

The role:

We are looking for a dynamic and ambitious professional - who share our organizational values and who are passionate about leadership. You will be working in the UK sales team, engaging with current and new customers and facilitating and chairing some of our programmes. This is not typical sales or facilitation role. This is much more rewarding and varied and you will have the opportunity to meet some incredible leaders who are making a real difference across the North and see first-hand the impact of Common Purpose and those we work with.

The Development Manager role is a full-time permanent role, home based in either Manchester, Leeds or Bristol with the opportunity, as restrictions ease, to meet our alumni and clients in-person. Desk spaces available as needed. We are willing to consider part time employment for suitable candidates.

You will:

• Work alongside our UK Partnerships Directors and MD to sell our open and customized programmes to a variety of customers, with particular focus on the private sector, meeting financial income targets.
• Chair some of our leadership programmes
• Ensure that the Common Purpose image locally is high profile, independent and professional - promoting our Common Purpose programmes and campaign through a range of communication channels including social media
• Manage multiple and diverse stakeholders, including local alumni and buyers

You are:

• A strong communicator and relationship builder who is experienced in building online networks and using social media
• Driven by business development, but keen to build your skills even more
• Able to manage and prioritize a high workload in a fast paced environment
• Able to work cross-culturally and be able to engage with people from different backgrounds and perspectives
• Have a good knowledge of, and connections in Greater Manchester, Leeds or Bristol

What we are offering?

• A salary of between £28,000 to £32,000 per annum dependent on experience
• 25 days of annual leave + Christmas shutdown (27/12-31/12)
• Flexible working environment
• EAP (employee Assistant Programme) – if and when needed
• Various part-time options available from day 1
• Fast paced environment that – which will continue to test and develop you
• Growth – you will be continually developing key skills and capabilities for your future through the role and our internal training and development programmes
• Impact – you will see the impact of your work as you work on our programmes across the organization
• Purpose – the chance to work with a diverse range of colleagues across the world driven by the same social purpose
• Responsibility – you will take responsibility from day one and be given real accountability and ownership in your role

About us:

Common Purpose is a not-for-profit organization that develops leaders who can cross boundaries, working with over 9,000 people every year in over 100 cities worldwide. This enables them to solve complex problems both in organizations and in cities. We deliver in-person, online and blended leadership programmes for multiple generations of leaders. We have been delivering high quality leadership development experiences for over 30 years, with our 2020 programmes for emerging and senior leaders winning the “Best Leadership Programme” award at the Northern Leadership awards.

We are an organization founded on strong social purpose and we live this continuously through our work. An important part of our social purpose is to support diverse talent and we have made a commitment that at least 20% of our programme participants and contributors are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Sound interesting? Please send us your CV and cover letter telling us why you think you are the right person for the role.

Common Purpose is willing to consider candidates from any background provided they can demonstrate the relevance of their skills and experience.

Carers' Resource, an award winning local charity supporitng unpaid carers and vulnerable clients, is seeking a persuasive and confident manager, who has experience of working in a hospital environment and of the wider health and social care sector. The Home from Hospital Service Manager will:

• Proactively lead the Home from Hospital team and fully integrate the service into relevant discharge pathways
• Be able  to build effective and productive partnerships across North Yorkshire
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with  those involved in Hospital discharges
• Ensure the service is delivered within the service levels agreed and innovate to meet local demand
• Be willing to travel to support staff covering  Craven, Harrogate and Selby geographies as required.

For Informal enquiries - please ask to speak to Julie Duerden

Project Manager

Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V404
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £28,500 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Ipswich, UK
Closing date: 6th June
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 13th June 2022

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.  And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.  We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.  We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team.  We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.

Purpose of the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive Project Manager to innovate and develop our Adult Social Action Programme within Ipswich and Suffolk. The aim of the role is for the Project Manager to empower adults into volunteering, social action, and community activities. Especially adults who are unheard, unseen and have been marginalised. This is currently happening through volunteer training, engagement workshops and the management of a micro shop.

There is scope within the role to create new projects based on the needs and wants of the communities they work with but currently the two main projects are:

Perspectives:

This is a partnership project with Health Outreach Ipswich, a health centre which provides GP services for marginalised communities, including newly arrived asylum-seekers, the Roma community and people experiencing homelessness. The purpose of the partnership is to provide opportunities for people from these communities to engage in social action and volunteering.

Survival Stories:

An inter-generational project which supports adults with symptoms of severe mental illness to share their survival strategies with young people. This is achieved through a therapeutic pathway which supports project participants to produce creative works. The project specifically targets adults with a BAME identity and those who are aged 65 and above as these communities tend to be under-represented in mainstream mental health services.

The post-holder will also contribute to the wider work of our regional team, which involves empowering communities to grow their resilience and organically find solutions to the challenges they face with the end aim of engaging them into other community and volunteering activities.

This post will involve face-to-face interaction with volunteers and members of the public and will predominately be office based.

Job Description

The job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked from time to time to take on other responsibilities as reasonably requested by their line manager.

Key Duties:

• Manage several small project-specific teams, which include volunteers and sessional workers.
• Recruit, interview, induct, train and support volunteers to carry out community engagement activities.
• Empower young people and adults facing participation barriers.
• Work closely with partners and build new partnerships within the local community.
• All admin needed for the projects.
• All reports needed for the projects.
• Risks assess volunteer activity and carry out regular reviews and take action to resolve any safety issues which arise during the delivery of the project.
• Contribute to the wider work of the organisation locally, regionally and nationally.
• Support and promote safeguarding throughout all delivery, and identify and act on any safeguarding concerns.
• Promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy, Safeugarding Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies relevant to this role.
• Play an active role in identifying and developing new business, including through representing and platforming the views and ideas of volunteers and beneficiaries.

Person Specification

Your statement of suitability should demonstrate how you fulfil these requirements.

In deciding who to shortlist and appoint to this post, we will be looking for evidence of the following skills, knowledge, experience, and personal qualities:

• A passion for working with people of all ages, especially people from marginalised communities.
• Solution focused.
• The ability to work proactively and ability to prioritise deadlines.
• Resilience and flexibility, with an openness to different approaches and solutions.
• The ability to work in a non-judgemental way
• The ability to maintaining appropriate boundaries and personal safety.
• Experience of empowering staff, volunteers and beneficiaries.
• Ability to support those with trauma and severe mental health issues through a values-based approach.
• Ability to support those who have been marginalised and unheard.
• Adaptability to different communication styles.
• Flexibility and able to work in different working environments.
• Ability to assess risk, carry out risk assessments and adhere to health and safety and safeguarding procedures.
• An understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• An understanding of, and commitment to, safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality.
• Ability to self-reflect and ability to collaborate with the team towards new learning and development.

DBS

Appointment to this position is subject to an enhanced disclosure check. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Diversity & Inclusion

Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact the HR team for more information.

We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.

Benefits

Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.

GDPR Statement

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth in Charity Bank's lending book by cultivating relationships with target charities, social enterprises and referral sources, identifying and securing new lending opportunities and then converting these opportunities into high-quality, socially impactful loan assets. The Senior Lending Manager will work very closely with the Director of Lending to optimise business development efforts in the North of England and Scotland and maximise new lending productivity by undertaking the development of referrals and opportunities generated either by themselves or by other Banking Team members into loan applications (‘deal writing’), thereby contributing to aggregate team lending targets. The Senior Lending Manager will also develop and implement new sub-sector business development strategies and generally raise the profile of Charity Bank’s role and mission. 

Key priorities include: 

• Identify and secure new lending opportunities in Charity Bank’s target markets and within the bank’s risk appetite and criteria. 
• Research and develop sub-sector business development strategies and provide expertise to the Banking team and Exco. 
• Undertake thorough credit due diligence and analysis, prepare credit applications and oversee loan transactions through legal documentation and completion. 
• Meet annual individual business development targets and contribute to team targets as agreed with the Director of Lending and/or other relevant Senior Managers. 
• In collaboration with colleagues, constantly striving for improvement in internal process and the customer’s experience. 
• Actively manage existing relationships with borrowers, sector bodies and other referral sources. 
• Be a champion for actual and potential customers in the social sector, identifying barriers to access to finance and proposing, piloting and supporting innovative solutions. 
• Develop and maintain relationships with third parties who may be a source of business for Charity Bank, including umbrella and representative organisations, trusts and foundations, and professional firms or service providers, active or potentially active in the region. 
• Undertake activities, including speaking at appropriate conferences, to raise awareness of Charity Bank’s profile and presence across the region and to promote Charity Bank’s role and mission. 
• Manage relationships with other lenders, both social and mainstream, with a view to cross-referring (where outside our risk appetite) and/or sharing loan deals (where beyond our lending capacity) and vice versa. 
• Liaise with various public sector bodies, including Government and local authorities, with a view to developing our lending activities in the region. 
• Market Charity Bank’s savings products. 
• Support the marketing and PR activity of the Communications and Marketing Team. 
• Other tasks as may be directed by the Director of Lending or other relevant Senior Managers. 

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development, Credit Assessment and Transaction Management 

• Meet annual individual business development targets and contribute to Team targets as agreed with the Director of Lending and/or other relevant Senior Managers, with appropriate training and support. 
• Manage and develop both existing and new introducers of business to Charity Bank. 
• Develop relationships with ethical and high street lenders to the social sector, social finance intermediaries and other organisations that have complementary business objectives to Charity Bank. 
• Develop and enhance the profile of Charity Bank to potential borrowers and depositors throughout the region by direct and indirect marketing, seeking business opportunities through speaking at and attending conferences and external events and by pursuing networking opportunities. Create and maintain contact with the regional press and media under guidelines set by the Marketing Department. 
• Completion of loan applications from introduction to credit committee presentation, ensuring that Charity Bank’s standards are met and consistently applied. Undertake thorough credit due diligence and analysis, manage “Deal Teams” in preparing credit applications and overseeing loan transactions through legal documentation and completion. 
• Manage a portfolio of borrowers including regular monitoring visits. 
• Preparation of annual reviews until such time as accounts are transferred to the Portfolio Management Unit. 
• Responsible for the full and accurate utilisation of the bank’s CRM system. 

Deal Writer 

• Whilst developing their own business development contacts and opportunities and growing a portfolio of new loans, it is expected that the Senior Lending Manager will contribute significantly to aggregate Team targets, principally as a Deal Writer for the Team. 
• Assess the risks associated with a loan application, including site visits for fact-finding, review the business plans / financial information relating to a potential borrower and liaise with their trustees /managers / directors. 
• Make loan recommendations with appropriate risk analysis of good quality to the Credit Team. 
• Work with Charity Bank staff, appointed professional firms and with borrowers to ensure that approved loans are processed quickly and efficiently through to final drawdown. 
• Support the Portfolio Management Unit in the production of annual reviews by seeking answers to questions where appropriate. At all times maintain the relationship with the borrower. Identify borrowers who are or may be suffering credit stress and who represent an actual or potentially impaired exposure for Charity Bank and support the Credit Team in any work-out action that may be required. 

Skills and Experience:

Essential experience:

• Over 5 years’ relevant experience with a strong background in banking or similar organisation
• Proven business development skills and track record
• Proven experience of negotiating and influencing at a senior level
• Proven experience of lending, credit analysis, including unsecured lending in a commercial environment 

Attainments:

• Banking qualification (or qualified by experience)
• Analytical skills including review of annual reports and accounts 
• Knowledge of company law and accounting policies and standards 
• Knowledge of government and local authority funding
• Knowledge of the social and charity sector 

Special Aptitudes:

• Excellent communicator – both orally and written
• Strong organisational skills, excellent at prioritising and managing own time 
• Highly numerate and computer literate, comfortable using computer applications
• Proven skills and experience in banking, lending and business development 
• A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work effectively with both senior managers and directors as well as support staff 
• A self-starter
• Ability to establish credibility and respect quickly
• Adept at knowing when to involve or seek guidance from their manager 

Disposition:

• Empathetic; remains calm in the face of other people’s emotions 
• Excellent Interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence 
• Influencing skills – good at getting a message across
• Self-reliant and able to work on own initiative 
• Discreet and tactful
• Quick to understand and cautious in expressing judgement
• Finds practical solutions
• Integrity
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice when circumstances require. 

Motivation:

• Driven by a desire to use their skills to contribute to positive social change 
• Motivated to over-achieve personal targets to support the overall success of Charity Bank – results oriented 
• Committed to own continuing personal development
• A champion of good practice and people development 
• Leads by example and sets own personal high standards. 
• Intellectual and self-motivated 

Thinking style:

• Able to analyse a problem and present options to resolve it 
• Creative, innovative and change-orientated 
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving
• Well-organised and systematic in approach. Detail conscious
• Does not waiver in pursuit of good outcomes in the best interest of the Bank 

Job title: Senior Lending Manager - North

Location: North of England, Home based 

Reporting To: Director of Lending (or other Senior Manager)

Contract: Permanent, full-time (part time considered)

Salary: c.£60K

Date Closes: 27th May 2022 at 10am

Are you good with people?

Do you enjoy working in a fast paced and rewarding role where every day is different and you get to meet people who want to make a difference to the communities they live in?

Have you experience of working within the VCSE sector and are keen to share your skills, experience and knowledge to help VCSE groups and organisations to make a difference?

If Yes, then you could be the person we’re looking for!

We’re looking to recruit a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Development Worker, on a permanent contract, subject to the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.  For the right candidate(s) we are open to part-time / job share.

The post-holder will assist the Services Manager in the development and delivery of the capacity-building, information, advice and guidance (IAG) service aimed at VCSE group and organisations. The role will be based in both the office and community settings.

The personal qualities we are looking for are:

• An ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people from a wide and diverse range of backgrounds - from small community groups to large charities and social enterprises - in a culturally sensitive way
• A highly motivated and enthusiastic person
• Patience and good humour
• An ability to build strong and trusting relationships with VCSE groups and organisations
• An ability to provide professional challenges, when necessary
• Ability to provide practical and pragmatic solutions to a wide range of problems.

It is essential the person we recruit has experience of working within the VCSE sector.

The chosen candidate will have the skills and ability to create and deliver quality participative learning and training to participants from VCSE organisations.

As part of this role the ability to research a range of policy, strategic and legal information and be able to translate from technical language to plain English, applying them in practice, is crucial. 

The post-holder will be a strong and supportive team player whilst also being a self-starter.

Full training will be provided to familiarise the post-holder with Salford CVS’ systems and support with professional development will be available.

If you would like to know more about the role, please call Anne-Marie Marshall, Services Manager, for an informal chat.