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Join an award-winning charity and passionate team dedicated to ensuring the country’s most vulnerable young people are defined by their talent and never their circumstances. Our in-school mentoring has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference.
We are looking for a Volunteer Recruitment Manager with a solid knowledge of Ealing and West London more generally, to focus on recruiting mentors both out in the community and through forming pioneering partnerships with key public and private sector organisations. You will work closely with our Volunteer Recruitment Managers in Hertfordshire and Surrey and provide ongoing support for each and every one of our mentors, establishing a deeply personal service that inspires every volunteer and organisation to feel a hugely valued part of the MCR family and cause.
Key responsibilities:
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Recruit high-quality volunteer mentors to reach the required targets both through engagement in the community and with organisations
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Communicate the charity's purpose and need, developing purposeful relationships with prospective mentors and organisations
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Work with colleagues to deliver on mentor recruitment plans and share best practice
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Working closely with the marketing team manage effective recruitment campaigns
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Manage systems to evaluate and assess effectiveness of strategy and practice
Recruiting volunteer mentors from West London for schools in these areas, applicants with a strong local knowledge will be at a tremendous advantage. Ideally this role would be full time but we will consider part time 3-4 days a week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you for your interest in working for Birthrights. If you are interested in centering anti-oppression in your fundraising work, in embodying an abundance mindset and working in ways that resist fundraising cultures that too often results in burn out, please read on and download our recruitment pack for more information about Birthrights and the role.
About Birthrights:
Birthrights was founded in 2013 with the understanding that at the heart of the poor experiences and outcomes of maternity care for so many people in the UK, is a consistent failure to listen to the voices of women and birthing people and a complete disregard for their fundamental human rights. We champion the rights of women and birthing people through information and advice, training, campaigns, research and legal action. You can read our new ten year strategic framework here Strategy - Birthrights
About the role:
This is a hugely exciting role that will be part of Birthrights Senior Leadership team and play a key part in helping Birthrights’ meet its ambitions and achieve its potential. Birthrights
To date, fundraising efforts have been led by the CEO. We are seeking an experienced fundraising and business development professional responsible for co-ordinating Birthrights fundraising ambitions – including developing and delivering a new fundraising strategy that is aligned with our new organisational strategic framework. We want to strengthen our longer-term financial stability and ensure our fundraising aligns with our commitments to anti-oppressive practices.
About You:
You will be resourceful and organised, with the ability to build great relationships and have excellent co-ordination and administration skills. Your experience may be in one area of income generation or in many, but you will be able to see how you can draw on your experiences to shape and deliver a broader fundraising strategy.
We still want to hear from you even if you don’t meet all our criteria. Please tell us about experiences that have not been included here, but that you feel might be relevant to this role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At NoFit State, our mission is to create extraordinary work that changes lives.
NoFit State is a dynamic creative organisation that thrives on challenge and is constantly seeking to learn and improve in all areas of everything that we do. We are inspired by the extraordinary things that ordinary people can achieve and celebrate the communal strength that comes from the traditional circus touring life and the incredible community around us.
The Development Manager is a senior manager role and key to supporting the strategic development of the company through designing and delivering the company’s overall fundraising and development strategy to define and achieve established financial targets.
It is a brilliant place to work where no two days are the same. There is a fantastic sense of support, interest and enthusiasm within the team, with others we work with and for the work we do.
For more information, please take a look at our website.
Role: Development Mananger
Hours: Full time (40hrs per week), permanant position
Location: Cardiff - office based with hybrid working available
Key dates
Closing date for applications: 10am, Thursday 25 April 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 29 April 2024
Indicative start date: June
Salary: £30,000 – £40,000 per annum, depending on experience
Main Responsibilities
· Develop and implement the company’s development strategy including (but not limited to):
- Public Funding (including both ACW and ACE)
- Trusts and Foundations
- Corporate supporters and sponsors
- Private giving (individual donors and major givers)
· Research, identify and draft applications, pitches and asks to appropriate funders/supporters, cultivating relationships and securing support to achieve defined targets
· Manage and nurture the ongoing relationships with current and past supporters/funders
· Plan, manage and deliver a planned programme of development events
· Design and deliver reporting processes that are fit for purpose and satisfy funders’ and supporters’ requirements
· Support Finance Officer and Company Administrator in financial reporting of designated funds
· Manage development budgets
Position in the Company
The Development Manager will;
· Be line managed by the Executive Director and report to her
· Produce written updates for the Board of Trustees and report verbally to them as required
· Work in partnership with the company’s Communications and Marketing Manager to engage donors, prospects and key stakeholders with the company, moving from purely transactional relationships to ones based on emotional connection and commitment
· Work with the company’s Executive Team to cultivate new supporters and strategic delivery partners with which to develop and grow the company’s work both within the UK and Internationally
· Work with the company’s Community Programme Manager to cultivate new opportunities for support
· Manage the Development Officer
NoFit State is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodiverse people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds and people under 30 are currently under-represented in our team so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments during the application or recruitment process and we’ll be happy to support you.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this post, please visit our website to view the Job Description, complete the Application Form, Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and send together with a covering letter and a copy of your CV by email or post to Development Manager Application, NoFit State Circus, Four Elms Road, Cardiff CF24 1LE
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
WEBSITE AND CONTENT MANAGER
Full Time, 35 Hours per week
(Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Salary Range £31,500 to £33,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)
Based at The Frances Hay Centre, Banbury with the possibility of hybrid working
We are looking for a creative and experienced individual to lead us through a period of continuous improvement and development across our website.
Role purpose
The Website and Content Manager is responsible for attracting and converting audiences through our website (WordPress) through the day-to-day operational management of content and features, including data insight, analysis, testing and measurement. Critically and fundamentally, it is expected that the postholder will drive improvements to the accessibility and inclusivity of our website and content.
About us
At Dogs for Good, we believe that dogs, and the bond we share with them, can help people lead happier, healthier and more independent lives. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on a bold, new strategy to move to a more community-led model, alongside a greater emphasis on training, education and advocacy. Over the next five years, this will increase the impact in our three priority areas – improving the quality of life for people and dogs; increasing the understanding of the value of connection with a dog; and creating a more inclusive society.
Why work with us?
We know how competitive the market is for hiring multi-skilled digital leaders who can simultaneously spot an opportunity to improve conversions on a website, have a conversation in Plain English with a developer and influence a team to get behind them… however, how many employers can offer daily puppy content? SO MANY PUPPIES!
On a serious note, we are looking for someone to join our small but dedicated communications team at a time when we are preparing for a website refresh (Discovery is due to complete imminently followed by Build) and we want to make sure that we optimise every piece of content and every feature available in the long-term. We know that this takes dedicated resource and continuous improvement.
Salary – £31,500 – £33,000. In addition we offer a range of great benefits, including 25 days annual leave, plus additional time off between Christmas and New Year (and not working your birthday!); a generous contributory pension scheme; hybrid working, a great office environment (that’s also shared with our dogs) on the edge of Banbury.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you are right for this role in accordance with the Selection Criteria, Please note we cannot consider your application for this vacancy without a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. If we receive your Covering Letter and CV without the Equal Opportunities Form, your application will not be considered in the short listing process.
When you send your application email, please make it clear which vacancy you are applying for.
Recruitment timeline
Closing date for applications – noon on Monday 22 April
1st interviews will take place via Microsoft TEAMS on Wednesday 1 May
2nd interviews will take place at our Centre in Banbury on Wednesday 8 May
Chalk Farm Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) is looking for a competent leader with a passion for social housing to manage our housing organisation.
Located close to the historic Camden Market, the TMO provides housing services and community activities for residents of the estate. Sustainably funded by Camden Council long term, this is an ideal opportunity for a candidate with experience in management and a real interest in social housing, who values the autonomy of working in a small and close knit organisation.
As estate manager, your main duties will be to:
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Give the TMO the strategy it needs to deliver an excellent housing service for residents.
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Ensure that the TMO is adequately and responsibly resourced.
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Ensure that the TMO complies with the Management Agreement signed with Camden Council, all applicable legislation, and current best practice.
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Provide effective day-to-day leadership, management and supervision of staff.
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Uphold a service culture which puts residents’ satisfaction at the heart of delivery.
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Ensure the effective delivery of the TMO’s housing management functions.
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Work in partnership with the committee to deliver continuous improvement and good value across all TMO managed and contracted services.
This could be you if you have:
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4 years+ experience of managing staff, and at least 2 years experience of reporting to a board;
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good knowledge of housing law or current issues relating to social housing;
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experience in procuring contracts and managing contractors;
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a proactive, can-do attitude, and an ability to motivate a team;
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excellent numerical and IT literacy, including a record of preparing and scrutinising budgets;
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Either a Level 4 Certificate in Housing, or an undergraduate degree (2:1 or above), and are prepared to enrol in the 1 year online Level 4 course by the Chartered Institute for Housing.
The TMO is prepared to fund the Level 4 course, and to support a bright manager with a successful track record of delivery to transition into social housing.
Please download the job description and person specification, and send your CV and Cover Letter by the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Corporate Partnerships Account Manager plays a pivotal role in the Fundraising and Communications directorate and is responsible for managing, stewarding, renewing, and growing our corporate partners to meet our fundraising income targets. Our partners range from complex programmatic-focused partners to employee engagement-driven partners and reflect a combination of financial support, skills-based support, and volunteering. The role is varied and requires strong time management, excellent written and verbal communication skills, relationship management, and a deep understanding of industry standards, best practices, and trends. You will be required to engage and influence a wide range of partner stakeholders plus collaborate across our Fundraising and Communication Directorate, Delivery Directorate, and Finance teams to meet the needs of our partners.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the management of our corporate partners, developing and delivering partnership strategies and stewardship plans for each account to deliver against the objectives and meet income targets.
· Work closely with the New Business Senior Manager to ensure the collaborative transition of new partners into account management, liaise with the Volunteering and Events Manager to deliver volunteering opportunities to partners, and the Fundraising Officer to promote challenge events to our partners.
· Support the CEO on the development and management of stewardship for select trustees and senior partner contacts.
· Accurately forecast and manage expenditures for our partners, creating mitigation plans when necessary
· Contribute to the organisation and team’s annual plans, strategies, and budgets.
· Develop, monitor, and maintain systems and processes including Salesforce database, financial accounting, account management plans, contracts, and due diligence.
· Understand and support the vision, mission, and aims of London Youth.
· Reflect our inclusive culture in your day-to-day work and support a positive health & safety and safeguarding culture in your interactions with colleagues.
· Follow our organisations anti-racism principles and practices as you actively promote and respect diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and working relationships.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
· Excellent relationship management and stewardship resulting in demonstrable account growth.
·Effective account management with six-figure corporate partners.
· Experience using creativity and innovation to diversify income from partners resulting in growth.
·Polished communication and people skills to champion, and act as an ambassador for London Youth in the business world, including preparing and leading presentations.
· Detail-driven, strategic, motivated, and have a forward-leaning approach to business.
· Wide breadth of knowledge of the charity sector, including fundraising standards, best practices, and trends.
· Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritise a busy workload.
· Strong written communication skills and experience in developing compelling proposals and collateral.
· Experience working with internal stakeholders teams to help ensure partnership deliverables are met.
· Passion for personal and professional development, as well as a proven can-do attitude to get involved in various aspects of fundraising delivery when/if needed.
Attributes and behaviours:
· Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of young people.
·A commitment to quality and attention to detail.
· Ability to work on your own initiative.
· A highly competent and collaborative team worker.
· Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
· Willingness to learn new skills.
· Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation.
About London Youth
We are London Youth: a charity on a mission to support the capital’s youth sector to improve the lives of young people. We do this with and through our members – a network of 600 youth organisations – and at our two outdoor residential centres, Hindleap Warren and Woodrow High House.
Throughout our 135-year history, community youth organisations have provided a constant lifeline and a vital safe space outside the family and formal education, where young people can develop confidence, resilience and skills. Young people need opportunities outside school to have fun with their friends, to make a positive change in their communities and to shape the city they live in.
We look to work with all young people, focusing particularly on those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the kind of opportunities we offer.
Last year we worked with over 28,100 young people through our sports development, employability, youth action and involvement, mental health, arts and outdoor education programmes. Our member network supported over 575,000 young Londoners. We delivered 149 training sessions to over 1,000 youth professionals.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of the role is to create an income stream for the charity by developing partnerships and sponsorship opportunities with corporate and other organisations. This is a new role, adding to our existing Employer Services team.
Key Responsibilities:
Employer Services
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Identify new partnership and sponsorship opportunities across a range of sectors and types of organisation to fund Working Families current and new activities
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Research and develop a pipeline of sponsors and partners to expand the types of funding streams available to support our work
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Target partners who share our values and vision
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Prepare and deliver compelling and evidence-based pitches, presentations, and proposals
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Deliver against income targets and KPIs
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Develop strong long-term relationships with sponsors and partners
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Ensure all outputs are delivered effectively and on time. Identify opportunities to communicate partnership and sponsorship impacts
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Grow and maintain knowledge of the marketplace and competitors and opportunities for sponsorship and partnerships
Other
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Comply with, and fully participate in, all Working Families policies and processes
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Represent Working Families externally
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Support and participate in fundraising activities for Working Families
Contribute to the wider Working Families team, undertaking any other reasonable duties as directed
Person specification:
Essential
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At least 5 years’ experience working with businesses/organisations
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A proven track record of success in generating income from sponsorships and corporate partnerships
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Passionate about excellent client service with proactive, customer-centric attitude
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Ability to cope with conflicting demands and prioritise tasks to meet strict KPIs
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Commercially aware with good business acumen and financial awareness
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Engaging and succinct writing skills, excellent oral communication, interpersonal skills
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Ability to create compelling proposals, presentations, and pitches
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Proven experience of establishing rapport, credibility, and collaborative relationships with corporate sponsors, partners, and stakeholders
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Success in working independently and as part of a team
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Commitment to Working Families Objectives and Values (Collaborative, Practical, Inclusive, Driven)
- Good understanding of HR, equality, diversity, and inclusion issues
Desirable
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Experience of using a CRM
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Ability to pitch and present services and/or products to generate sales
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Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Gympanzees is a multi-award-winning Bristol-based charity. Our mission is to ensure all children and young people with a disability have access to regular exercise, play and friendship. We aim to open multiple exercise and play facilities around the country – the first of which will be in Bristol. This is an exciting time to join an ambitious team who will raise funds for the UK's first centre of its kind.
As the Grants and Statutory Funding Manager, you will be pivotal in securing appropriate grants to meet our annual grant income target at Gympanzees. This position is ideal for someone with proven experience in researching and crafting successful grant applications. You'll be tasked with distilling complex information into compelling narratives that effectively convey our mission and objectives while aligning with grant requirements. Excellent copywriting skills are essential, as you'll need to create engaging and informative content that tells our story authentically. Your approach will be highly organised and methodical to ensure accuracy and compliance with grant briefs. Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, you'll collaborate closely with a high-level fundraising team to maximize funding opportunities and drive positive impact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Every 6 minutes someone learns that they are losing their sight. Every five hours, a baby is born with sight problems. In these moments, two profound questions emerge:
• Can this be stopped?
• How do I (or my child) live this life?
The merger of Fight for Sight and Vision Foundation on 1st April 2023 will enable us to address both questions. By combining our strengths and expertise we’ll be the only significant national funder with the efficiency, capability, and capacity to increase investment in medical research and social improvement. Together we can mitigate both the prevalence and impact of sight loss.
We have a clear ambition, led by our CEO, Keith Valentine, who has valuable lived experience of sight loss. We’ve secured well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors and patrons, such as Sir John Major and Marsha De Cordova MP.
We are now looking for experienced, committed, and creative individuals to join our dynamic team as we devise and launch a new five-year strategy. You’ll be part of something impactful, we’d love to hear from you.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
The Individual Giving Manager (Retention) will work within the Public Fundraising Team and play a key part in growing and sustaining income from our individual giving audiences of cash donors and regular giving supporters. You will work closely with the Deputy Director of Fundraising, Individual Giving Manager (Acquisition), Supporter Care Officer and Database Manager and will be responsible for the development, project management and delivery of the supporter retention, renewal and stewardship program. This is a great role for someone with existing individual giving fundraising experience, who would like the opportunity to use analysis and insights to develop and shape retention and stewardship activity, with the drive to deliver a program which aspires be best in class.
Responsible to
Deputy Director of Fundraising
Direct reports
Potential scope for line management responsibilities in future.
Working hours and contract
This is a permanent full-time role. We will consider part-time and flexible arrangements.
Salary
£35,000 to £40,000 depending on experience, based on permanent and full-time (35 hours per week).
Location
Aldgate E1 and hybrid working. Two days in the office and external meetings and events as required.
Role Responsibilities:
This role plays a key part in driving income growth and sustainability in our Individual Giving programme.
Your priorities will include:
· Driving the strategic and operational planning of Individual Giving to deliver strong income growth and return of investment (ROI), ensuring agreed targets and KPIs are achieved in relation to retention and conversion of existing donors.
· Devising and delivering the overall Individual Giving retention and stewardship budget to maximise opportunities for growth, preparing robust annual income and expenditure budgets and operational plans.
Strategy, planning and delivery:
· Develop and manage donor retention and upgrade for cash donors and regular givers across all channels to increase our supporter base, maximising ROI.
· Devise and deliver the overall Individual Giving retention and stewardship budget to maximise opportunities for growth, preparing robust annual income and expenditure budgets and ops plans, reforecasting these on a quarterly basis and engaging with month end processes.
· Lead the delivery of an impactful stewardship programme, which includes managing the supporter newsletter to optimise donor retention and development across all supporters, delivering exceptional donor experience; oversee timely responses to donors.
· Optimise data and data capture opportunities to help us better understand our supporters, inform strategy and ultimately deliver insight to help drive retention and lifetime value.
· Provide timely high-quality reporting with robust analysis and recommendations to improve performance – utilising your Individual Giving expertise and sector benchmarks.
· Adopt a test and learn mentality to strategic planning, developing new activities to provide the charity with a balanced portfolio of offers for new/existing donors.
· Direct and manage external suppliers to execute the Individual Giving retention programme to meet agreed budgets, timelines and KPIs.
· Support with the selection and appointment process for new external suppliers, effectively managing relationships to ensure the highest quality service.
· Ensure tools and processes are in place to effectively deliver objectives in collaboration with teams across the organisation.
Collaboration
· Identify opportunities to maximise value from our supporter base and seek opportunities to work with colleagues to facilitate cross-selling of relevant initiatives to engage donors, including mid-value, major gifts and legacies for example.
· Work collaboratively across the charity to develop exciting and relevant content across all Individual Giving activity, including the supporter newsletter, working with colleagues to identify where content could be applied to other communications and marketing channels.
· Keep abreast of new trends, tactics and competitor activity within the sector, disseminating new learnings and information throughout the team.
· Ensure that communications are compliant with all relevant bodies including HMRC, Gambling Commission, Fundraising Regulator, ICO, Charity Commission and ASA.
· Support other areas of fundraising by attending events, exhibitions etc. as required by a small team with varied engagements.
Management
· Carry out effective management of the Supporter Care Officer, ensuring the effective deployment of all their responsibilities.
· Be accountable for the management and development of the CRM database to maximise efficiency, working with the Database Manager to resolve any irregularities.
· Work closely with the Database Manager to establish criteria for data selection and extraction as necessary.
· Work with the Database Manager and Supporter Care Officer to ensure all donations are processed swiftly and accurately, Gift Aid income is maximised, and all declarations are collected and accurately recorded for submission to the Finance team.
Other
· Become fully conversant with the aims and objectives of the organisation.
· Keep up to date with developments in the sector and key new initiatives in our field.
· To always work in compliance with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and data protection legislation.
· Undertake other duties as may be reasonably required on either a short or long-term basis.
Person specification:
Skills, knowledge & experience
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
· Successful track record of developing and managing a successful, cause-led Individual Giving retention and stewardship programme, with proven technical ability across channels including print, telemarketing and digital.
· Strong experience of analysing and interpreting data, reporting and using data driven insights to inform decision making.
· Strong experience of developing and implementing successful supporter journeys with thorough understanding of donor motivation.
· Track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
· Proven ability to think and act strategically, with strong planning and evaluation skills.
· Experience of managing, motivating and developing a team.
· Experience of managing agencies and negotiating strong commercial agreements.
· Sound experience of appraising new ideas and activities and making decisions of what, how and when to test as appropriate.
· Demonstrable experience of effective financial management, including, creating, presenting and interrogating business cases managing and reforecasting budgets, providing financial narrative, reconciling results.
· Highly proficient in identifying, creating and editing fundraising content.
· Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and influencing skills, with natural aptitude for collaboration and cross working.
· Strong project management and analytical skills.
· Positive, results-driven individual with a confident ‘can do’ attitude and an ability to work to tight deadlines.
· Highly IT literate – proficient/advanced level in Excel and Raiser’s Edge.
· Thorough knowledge of fundraising regulations and GDPR.
· Demonstrable passion for, and commitment to, the vision, mission and values of Fight for Sight/Vision Foundation.
· Demonstrable passion and advocacy for the needs and motivations of our supporters.
Desirable skills, knowledge & experience
· Minimum of two years’ experience within a fundraising team.
· Previous knowledge or fundraising experience with a medical research charity.
· Professional fundraising, marketing or direct marketing qualification.
Personal qualities
· An understanding of and commitment to the sight loss community.
· Strong communication skills and presentation style.
· Evidence of financial fluency.
· Flexibility and a practical, can-do attitude.
· Highly motivated and able to juggle a varied workload.
· Personable, with excellent listening skills.
· Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
· Growth mindset.
Flexibility
· The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as the newly merged charity develops and the role grows. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
When writing job applications, we want to see if candidates are the right fit for our charity, so they should be written using your own words. Use of Artificial Intelligence, such as Chat GPT, is considered plagiarism, and applications drafted with the assistance of AI will be automatically rejected.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are
Speakers for Schools is the largest social mobility charity in the UK. We help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools.
We believe that by inspiring young people to explore their ambitions through our speaker programme, facilitating access to multi-day experiences of the world of work, and supporting young people to successfully seize opportunities available to them, then we can make a profound difference to the lives of young people, their future happiness and prosperity.
By 2028, our ambition is that every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience. Yet today, less than half of young people leave secondary school having had any work experience whatsoever.
Role Summary
This role, based in Scotland (working remotely) , is crucial in driving forward support for, engagement with, and coordination of high-quality and high-impact multi-day work experiences for high-need young people across the UK. Experts in the coordination and delivery of multi-day work experiences, working closely with UK-wide employers and education establishments in Scotland.
The starting salary for this role is £30216, rising to £32706 after a suucessful year in role.
Key Duties / Responsibilities
Strategic purpose:
- Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Experience opportunities from initial programme scoping with non-income generating employers to securing commitments, monitoring young person applications, programme design and implementation, and employer follow up.
- Nurturing relationships with existing schools and colleges in Scotland and onboarding new establishments
Employer Engagement:
- Responsible for account management of corporate partnerships as agreed by the development team
- Securing commitment from employers to deliver multi-day work experience opportunities.
- Account management for employers throughout their work experience journey.
- Supporting the account management of corporate partners by delivering on their work experience programmes as agreed by the business development team and coordinating with other programme teams to ensure committed delivery takes place.
- Training employers to use SfS products in the coordination and delivery of their placements, including but not limited to Portal and Google Classroom.
- Working closely with Delivery Partners to ensure seamless delivery of work experience opportunities.
- Leading on all employer engagement and meetings with your dedicated accounts.
- Developing and disseminating impact reports to employers at the end of their contract and in line with impact and evaluation framework.
- Working closely with Education team to ensure school engagement in areas of work experience activity and in line with charity’s target areas.
School Engagement:
- Training and supporting users to maximise the opportunity to their students accessing our programmes through our platform
- Delivering training sessions to schools and colleges on our programmes and building on engagement in Scotland.
- Building partnerships as determined by national education strategy to maximise our impact.
- Developing long-standing relationships with school and college contacts to enable engagement in and implementation of our product offer.
- Build a network of educational contacts, ensuring elevated level of customer service and reporting opportunities and feedback to National Education Manager (North)
Delivery:
- Providing best practice guidance and advice on work experience programme set up and content.
- Responsible for delivery and completion of own work experience placements and the operational and administrative activity required.
- Providing cover and support for other Work Experience Managers as required.
- Taking ownership of own capacity management using capacity management frameworks to help inform future workload planning.
- Adherence to data compliance, standards, guidelines and best practices to ensure our data integrity and consistency.
- Retain our registered schools and colleges in our network and increase engagement levels in all programmes.
- Ensuring all data relating to school and college engagement is accurate, recorded and presented in reports when required.
- Networking to collaboratively build brand awareness of Speakers for Schools across all partners and organisations working in the Education landscape.
- Supporting the wider UK Education Strategy for Speakers for Schools
- Represent and work to our values as, fostering a culture of positivity, support, respect, and inclusivity, while taking personal responsibility for their attitude, performance, and development.
- Ensure safeguarding best practice is enshrined in all organisational activity.
Experience / Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders from all levels
- Enjoys being part of a team, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and flexibility to help with any tasks the team or management requires support for
- Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders
- Has a growth mindset, able to challenge and provide innovative solution
- Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality
- Ability to think strategically and can change operational tactics while still meeting larger objectives
- Results-orientated with a strong focus on achieving targets despite constraints and obstacles
- Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management
- Experience using Microsoft Office programmes, including Outlook
Desirable
- Previous experience working with CSR/Educational providers/Youth/Engagement teams is an advantage
- An understanding of the Scottish Education System and a familiarity with careers provision and social mobility challenges within schools and colleges
- Experience of working with educational establishments and familiarity of how schools and colleges operate
- Understanding of best practice in safeguarding and data compliance
- Previous experience of working with Local Authorities and/or DYW and/or SDS
- Knowledge of Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management
Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and duties required.
Speakers for Schools Values
PASSION:
We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.
AGILITY:
We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.
INTEGRITY:
We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.
COLLABORATION:
We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.
DIVERSITY:
We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.
Diversity at our core
Speakers for schools is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating discrimination.
We are seeking an experienced Events & Partnerships Manager, to play an integral role within a dynamic fundraising team. Responsible for developing our events portfolio, community fundraising as well as expanding and developing our corporate and donor opportunities. This is a great time to join our expanding fundraising team and build on your experience and skills.
Role Purpose
Responsible for developing and delivering our Events and Partnerships fundraising strategies, to secure appropriate funding to ensure the sustainable delivery of high-quality services by Home-Start Essex.
You will lead on developing and delivering our Home-Start events and in-aid of events plus expanding our community fundraising activities. As Events and Partnerships Manager you will also use your experience and skills to identify and lead approaches to potential corporate supporters and major donors. You will create high quality plans and deliver against financial targets, proactively supporting opportunities to source income to support children and families within Essex.
To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter with high levels of motivation, with the ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team. You will have excellent organisational and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage supporters, with a high standard of written and verbal communication.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Develop and lead on delivering the Events & Partnerships portfolio, to grow a strong our sustainable funding base through planned activities & clear KPIs.
· To achieve financial income targets whilst maximizing opportunities for growth and development across this income stream.
· To lead on events, community and corporate activities with support from the Fundraising & Marketing Administrator.
· To provide excellent stewardship to all our supporters, encouraging long-term support from donors, continuing to build on our reputation as a vital local charity.
· To work with the Communications & Marketing Manager to develop a fundraising marketing strategy to raise the profile or our fundraising activities, to encourage support and donations.
· To support the CEO in developing new major donor relationships.
· To research, plan approaches to corporate supporters for sponsorship or staff engagement. To develop and manage clear cultivation plans across key corporate contacts.
· To report on agreed KPIs and provide regular reports to the CEO and Finance & Business Development committee.
· Carry out regular horizon scanning, to develop and grow our events and partnerships opportunities, research major donor and corporate prospects.
· With support from the Grants & Commissioning Manager, produce compelling content for proposals for donors/ corporates plus stewardship materials, liaising closely with the senior management team and marketing team and adhering to brand guidelines and key messaging.
· Manage the Events and Partnerships fundraising programme via Beacon CRM, developing account management and stewardship activities and maintaining detailed records of all communications.
· Direct and support the Fundraising and Marketing Administrator to plan and deliver fundraising events and support community fundraising.
· In aid of events:
Ø To plan and oversee all events and proactively seek opportunities to develop our portfolio of events, keeping a keen eye on income contribution and ROI.
Ø To form strong relationships with external partners, to deliver events and grow and develop the portfolio.
· HSE events:
Ø To develop a bespoke in-person mass fundraising event with high participant numbers and value per head and ensuring the smooth and safe delivery of all events.
Ø Establish a wider team of volunteer fundraisers expanding into local communities and providing guidance and leadership on events.
Ø To work with the Communications and Marketing Manager to ensure that all events are well promoted and all marketing avenues have been explored, helping to formulate and monitor marketing planning and delivery to ensure targets are met.
Ø To work with the Fundraising & Marketing Administrator and Volunteer Development Officer to recruit and manage volunteers.
Ø To ensure events are thoroughly evaluated and recommendations implemented.
Reporting
· To provide regular activity, income and pipeline updates to the CEO and Finance & Business Development Committee.
· Maintain accurate records of income and restrictions.
· Ensure that progress against KPIs and pipeline is effectively monitored and reported, flagging concerns and developments in good time.
· Ensuring pipeline development by maintaining Beacon (CRM), recording all stewardship actions and communications.
Other duties
· To attend fundraising events.
· To work closely with other members of the fundraising department to provide data and leads to help them maximise income for the charity.
· To develop an in-depth knowledge of HSE and understanding of HSE’s work.
· To keep up to date with best practice in fundraising and comply with relevant legislation.
· To act as an ambassador for the fundraising department and the charity both internally and externally.
· To undertake any other assignments within the fundraising department and wider organisation as required.
· Manage resources for the Fundraising team and contribute to budgeting and preparation for financial audits/reviews.
· To develop and implement short, medium and long-term strategic business and funding plans for Home-Start Essex, as part of the senior management team, subject to Board approval.
People Management
· Provide line management to the Fundraising and Marketing Administrator, delegating appropriately and building a culture which attracts, retains and motivates staff.
· Undertake supervision, appraisals and performance management actions as necessary.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Home-Start Essex operates an Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and expects staff to have a commitment to equal opportunity policies in relation to employment and service delivery. Staff should promote equality of opportunity in all areas of their work.
SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is at the heart of Home-Start Essex. All employees are expected to have a knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures and to comply with and have a commitment to best safeguarding practice at all times, immediately reporting any concerns regarding Safeguarding and Child Protection or the protection of Vulnerable Adults to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and/or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
This role is part of the Senior Management Team within Home-Start Essex.
Please email us for a recruitment pack or go to our website to download the recruitment pack, job description and person specification.
Please apply by sending in a Cover Letter and CV – referring to the job description and person specification in your application.
Relevant candidates will be required to complete further information as part of the recruitment process.
An enhanced DBS check will be required.
If you would like to arrange a confidential discussion about the vacancy, please contact us.
This post is subject to a successful 6-month probationary period.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Interviews are scheduled for: 18th/19th April 2024
Home-Start Essex is committed to equality of opportunity and works to safer recruitment practices as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
Our Home-Start Essex Values
Supportive - We will support families to address the challenges of bringing up children themselves.
Non-judgmental - We do not judge families or measure them against others’ standards.
Approachable - We will be approachable and friendly at all times and develop good relationships with the families we support.
Professional - We will maintain the very highest professional standards.
Collaborative - We will work in partnership with any individual, group or agency who can help us achieve our goals.
Inclusive - We value and celebrate diversity and offer our services to all families, irrespective of their circumstances or backgrounds.
Family-led - We place children and families’ needs at the heart of our work.
Safe - The safety of the families and children we support, and the staff and volunteers we engage, is our highest priority.
Bringing up children can be hard work and all parents and carers will, from time to time, encounter problems which can often make the task even harder.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Department - Finance
Reports to - Head of Finance
Reports to you - None, but matrix management relationship with 2/3 Finance colleagues
Hours of work - 37.5 hours a week over five days
Base -Hybrid working for the foreseeable future with regular attendance to the office at least 2 -3 days a week at our office in Hampstead North London
Our vision
Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 10,000 staff of the RFL and their 1.6 million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.
What we do
Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care. Our volunteering, support hub, and complementary therapy teams enhance the hospital journey for all patients – whether they live locally, or come from further away to access the trust’s specialist services. Our support of the RFL workforce enables staff to perform at their very best. Spanning individual professional development and training through to organisation-wide interventions, our initiatives bolster employee resilience and mental health so staff can achieve the best outcomes for patients. We fund ground-breaking research with the potential to change people’s lives, whether it’s through our grant programmes, commissioned research or delivering major capital funding appeals.
Our approach
We are a solution-focused strategic partner to the RFL, helping our hospitals to go further and faster than the NHS could do alone. We believe funding decisions should be made based on strategic priority and impact, with a strong focus on co-production.
The Royal Free Charity (the Charity) invests in:
- Enhanced support for patients
- Vital support for our staff
- Ground-breaking research and innovation
- Cutting-edge medical equipment
The generosity of our donors, fundraisers and volunteers enables us to do this.
The charity, which employs about over 80 FTEs, is working towards becoming an employer of choice.
Finance Business Partner (Corporate Services)
Job Purpose
- To be the lead accountant within the finance function supporting our corporate activities, including HR, Comms, Finance and Property & Operations
- To lead our annual budget setting process and annual refresh of our Five Year Plan
Remit
Finance Business Partnering support for HR, Comms & Finance
- Be the primary point of contact between finance and heads of department
- Support budget holders in managing their budgets, advising and upskilling them where necessary
- Challenge budget holders in the event of variances to budget
- Respond to queries from the business, acting as the ‘face of finance’, and escalating where necessary
- Working with budget holders and finance staff to ensure that management accounts are accurate and accompanied by a strategically useful narrative
- Support continuous improvement of productivity and efficiency
Finance Business Partnering support for Property & Operations
- Lead finance relationship with outsourced service providers (utilities, facilities management, service charge management)
- Lead finance relationship with tenants
- Manage all BAU estates related budgets
- Manage VAT treatment of estates costs
- Advise on strategic estates options to maximise the financial and social returns on our investments
Cash and investments
- Monitor and report on the performance of our investment portfolio
- Working with colleagues to maximise returns on our cash balances while ensuring that we have sufficient liquidity to meet our expenditure needs
Annual and five-year budget setting process
- Own the annual charity budget setting process in collaboration with the FD/Head of Finance
- In parallel, refresh the charity’s five year financial plan
Management
- Matrix management relationship with accounts payable officer and assistant financial accountant
- Approval of journals and invoices for posting
- Work as team member of the Finance department
- Take part in cross-directorate corporate projects and working groups
- Deputise for the Head of Finance and FD for own areas of responsibility
Key Relationships
- CEO
- Director of Finance
- Budget Holders
- Trustees
- Tenants (UCL, NHS Trust)
- Suppliers
- Investment managers
Person Specification
Qualifications, Experience, Skills & Knowledge:
- Experience as a Finance Business Partner or similar role (essential)
- CCAB qualified (desirable)
- Excellent IT skills, including a thorough knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and databases (essential)
- The ability to manage and juggle a large workload whilst maintaining an excellent service level to internal & external stakeholders (essential)
Communication:
- To have excellent communication skills both verbally and written
Managing Own Performance & Development:
- Strong commitment to growing own knowledge and skills
- Can-do attitude to problem solving and unfamiliar challenges
- Strong drive to take responsibility for own work
Other requirements - we expect you to:-
- To have a good understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Take time for personal development, contributing learning and ideas to the wider team.
- Able to deal with sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
- To work unsupervised
- To work to tight deadlines and deliver results
- To have a positive professional work attitude
- Be highly motivated and able to take the initiative
- Be enthusiastic and passionate for the Charity / Hospital environment
- To have a strong affinity with the NHS and philanthropic values
- To have attention to detail
- To support your team and your other colleagues
- Attend meetings and training as required
- Be flexible and respond to the needs of services
- Attend supervision on a regular basis with the line manager
- To treat everyone equally, regardless of sex, age, disability, gender reassignment, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic
- Read and adhere to the Charity policies, including the dress code, and all relevant legislation and ensure that any team members who report to you do the same
- Be aware of and have a good understanding of Health and Safety at Work and the Fire Procedure and understand the correct action to be taken in the event of a fire
- Work toward the charity’s vision and mission, and act in line with its values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect.
- To undertake any additional relevant duties as required
This job description is not exhaustive, and the role will include other tasks and responsibilities commensurate with the post and subject to change to meet legislative requirements.
The recruitment process
To apply for this post, please send the following:
- CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
- Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification,
Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for this role.
Closing date for application: Monday 15 April 2024, 12 noon.
Interview date: w/c Monday 22 April 2024
Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received.
You must be eligible to work in the UK
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may require during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, please contact us as soon as possible.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join in the Royal Free Charity and act in line with our values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect.
Benefits:
Core benefits
- 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part time employees).
- A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.
- A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.
- Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.
- A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.
Support for your financial wellbeing
As a member of the Royal Free family, you’ll be entitled to benefit from:
- Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union
- Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card
- Our Death in Service benefit
Support for your health and wellbeing
- Gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead
- Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site
- Running club
- Monthly guided meditation
- Free massage therapy from our complementary therapy team
- Menopause peer support group
- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.
Should you require more information regarding this post, please contact our office.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: circa £40,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid - working in Tyseley, Birmingham & home working
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 36.5 Monday - Friday
Introduction to the role
This role will ensure that we are developing and deepening our partnerships. The main purpose will be to nurture our existing partnerships as well as assist in writing bids that are effective, well costed, realistic and in line business needs and values.
This role will work closely with the Funding and New Partnerships Manager, business development and delivery colleagues to ensure that TAWS optimises opportunities within the West Midlands as well as across the breadth of the current and future delivery range.
You will report into the Funding and New Partnerships Manager working closely with internal colleagues such as CEO/ business development colleagues/ comms colleagues/ and delivery teams in West Midlands
Main duties
- Act as the main liaison for partners, cultivating long-term relationships founded on trust, transparency, and mutual value.
- Identify and grow effective strong relationships with new and existing partners ensuring sustained engagement, based on a clear knowledge and understanding of the business horizons in new and also existing business areas. Supporting the development of new business and securing successful funding pitches.
- Collaborate closely with partners to understand their goals, interests, and expectations, crafting customised partnership strategies to effectively address their needs and aspirations.
- Ensure existing funding relationships are positively maintained, and relationships with commissioners are effectively managed, undertaking high-level representation when required
- Ensure that partnership proposals are aligned with partner priorities and funding criteria, effectively communicating the impact and value of our programs and initiatives.
- Contribute to the development of ideas and strategies for growth and impact within the fundraising team.
- Work with the Funding and New Partnerships Manager and the data analyst to track, analyse and report on fundraising results in the partnership income stream and measure, manage and report performance against agreed metrics.
- Develop and conduct effective business pitches to key decision makers and ensure that they are kept relevant by relevant reviews and updates
- Ensure funding perspectives are integrated into programme-level strategic plans
- Support the organisation to realise its income targets
- Work with colleagues to ensure effective grant management
- Ensure evaluation and insight is used effectively in reporting internally, to funders, partners and to stakeholders
- Maintain an in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of the key policy areas relevant to our work, including work across all of our delivery areas and ensure an up-to-date knowledge of funding issues, patterns and opportunities
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Developing and deepening partnerships, collaborations and networking, horizon scanning, strategic positioning and developing collaborations;
- Overseeing the analysis and further development of existing business
- Project management, including design and development, planning, resource allocation, time, budget and risk management and evaluation of impact and outcomes.
- Working in community development and previous experience of delivering high quality interventions, ideally in deprived community settings.
- Line- managing and developing teams to deliver against programme objectives and to achieve their full potential, preferably in the field of community development work.
- Influencing and matrix management would be preferable
- Leadership ability, with the confidence and skill to influence and persuade others across multiple disciplines and arenas.
- Encouraging diverse communities to come together - building trust and participation.
- Working with a range of stakeholders with the ability to influence and persuade others
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast paced and challenging environment and able to prioritise work under pressure and adapt to new models of working
- Excellent communicator, track record of establishing and developing strong partnerships with external organisations including statutory, charity and voluntary.
- Experience as a leader in a fundraising environment with strong partnership, managerial and leadership skills
- Ability to research and do horizon scanning
- Ability to write compelling bids and support the bid writing team when necessary
- Experience of developing and delivering on fundraising strategies
- Record in confidently developing networks, building alliances, nurturing ideas and relationships with individuals
- Involvement in at least one of the following: public sector commissioning, institutional/statutory grants, trusts and foundations or commercial bids.
- Experience of planning and managing budgets
- Must be able to work collaboratively internally and externally within the business setting
- Must have clear understanding of the challenges of this business sector
Staff benefits
We offer our team members a comprehensive staff benefits offering to include:
- Annual Leave – 25 days FTE (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days.
- Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3% employee contribution.
- Heath Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
- Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day).
- Life Assurance – x4 your salary paid to beneficiary.
- Flexible working.
- Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month.
Application details
Please submit a Cover Letter and CV addressing the experience you have had relevant to the 'Main Duties' and the 'Knowledge & Skills' sections of the advert, but as a minimum please address how you meet the the following criteria which will be weighted highly in the first sift of shortlisting:
- Evidence of developing and deepening partnerships, collaborations and networking, horizon scanning, strategic positioning and developing collaborations;
- Evidence of strong project management, including design and development, planning, resource allocation, time, budget and risk management and evaluation of impact and outcomes.
- Experience of working in community development and previous experience of delivering high quality interventions, ideally in deprived community settings.
- Ability to write compelling bids and support the bid writing team when necessary
- Record in confidently developing networks, building alliances, nurturing ideas and relationships with individuals
Closing date: Friday 29th March 2024 at midnight
Interview date: 1st Interview 4th April
2nd Interview 12th April 2024
Due to the high numbers of applications we received for our job vacancies, we may close application windows early, so we would encourage you to submit your application ASAP
We will provide all applicants with an outcome on your application, this will usually be within 1 week of the application window closing.
Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked prior to starting.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we, in recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. The Active Wellbeing Society is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, we recruit based upon capability and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. At The Active Wellbeing Society we are searching for people who share the passion for what we do with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, collectively making a difference.
If there is anything we can do to assist you in your application or preparations to be interviewed for one of our job vacancies please let us know and we can ensure you have a positive and comfortable experience.
Thank you for your interest in working for The Active Wellbeing Society, we look forward to receiving your application.
Do you have a demonstrable track record of leading and delivering on income generation?
Can you lead a team to achieve objectives on time and to budget?
BUSINESS MANAGER
SALARY: £39,118 - £43,189 PER
ANNUM, PRO RATA
HOURS: 30 PER WEEK
TERM: 12 MONTHS, WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO EXTEND
LOCATION: HYBRID / AT LEAST 3
DAYS OFFICE BASED
Thank you for taking an interest in joining the team!
Founded in 1997, we are a charity that provides safe spaces for people who are facing or experiencing homelessness, are rough sleeping or have fallen on tough times. As times have changed, our services have adapted and grown, but we’ve always kept the people we support at the centre of all that we do.
We believe that everyone needs a little help sometimes and, with trust, respect and honesty, people can make incredible changes.
Our vision is to transform communities so that everyone has the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential, participate in and contribute to all aspects of life.
Our mission is to provide safe spaces to work with vulnerable people within our communities, empowering them to make positive changes and take control of their lives.
WHAT WE DO
WHY JOIN US?
We believe in diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of homelessness.
With a strong culture and set of values that prioritise diversity and inclusivity, we strive to create a work environment that is both motivating and inclusive.
YOUR BENEFITS
27 days Annual Leave (rising to 30 after 3 years) + Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Generous Pension scheme (after successfully completing a probation period)
Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
Access to a Charity Worker Discount scheme
Access the company health and wellbeing service including support with mental health, legal advice and more
Access to an online GP service
Regular reflective practice sessions
We require all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This job description will be supplemented by annual objectives which will be developed in conjunction with the post holder.
THE ROLE
As we look to the future and how our services can best serve the people we help we are moving forward with a positive vision for growth, and are seeking a new business specialist to help spearhead this for us.
In this newly created role, you will be responsible for delivering on a new business strategy for the charity. We are a small and ambitious charity going through a period of significant change and therefore you will need to be willing to adapt as the needs of the charity and role change over time.
You will work closely with the Head of Business and CEO delivering targeted new income from local authority commissioning, tender opportunities, corporate giving, major donors and fundraising. You will provide line management for the existing Business Team members, alongside your own role responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Fundraising and Income generation
Help set the overall strategy to deliver the charity’s new business growth objectives.
Deliver against these objectives on a timely and accountable basis.
Explore and action relevant tender opportunities in partnership with the Head of
Business and Bid writer.
Oversee the Fundraising Manager to deliver SMART’s Fundraising Strategy/ monitor and grow the fundraising impact for SMART.
In line with SMART’s Business Plan, develop and maintain excellent external relationships with local authorities, corporates, relevant local communities and major donors to deliver sustainable income that meets objectives.
Direct and develop communications (social & professional media/online news and releases).
Oversight of the charity’s regular giving channels and development/maintenance of it.
THE ROLE CONT...
Communications
Be the driving force to deliver SMART’s Communication Plan, ensuring SMART presents a professional, up to date and relevant image though all channels.
Support to review the effectiveness of the SMART Website and Intranet site, identifying and implementing improvements in line with organisational objectives.
Contribute to analysis of SMART’s social media accounts, including Facebook,
Instagram etc.
Managerial duties
Provide line management and appraisal for the Business team, including supervision to manage performance and against key targets
Provide direction, support and enable to perform their roles optimally.
Effectively communicate with and make sure team members are appropriately informed and resourced in order to do their jobs.
Provide guidance and supervision for any performance and capability issues.
Participate fully in SMART’s performance management and development process.
Be an active and contributing member of the management team.
To carry out any other duties and responsibilities in line with business need and to drive the organisation forward in accordance with its vision and aims.
Compliance
Ensures compliance with GDPR and other ICO requirements, particularly around fundraising and consent policies.
Other
Assisting with fund raising events, activities and tasks as required
To participate in SMART’s performance management and development process.
To support SMART’s policy, audit and other governance work.
To carry out any other duties and responsibilities as required in line with operational needs.
To comply and fully cooperate with SMART’s policies and procedures.
This job description will be supplemented by annual objectives developed with the post holder. It will be subject to regular review and SMART CJS reserves the right to amend or add to duties.
ABOUT YOU
Essential Criteria
Demonstrable track record of leading and delivering on income generation for at least 3 years.
Demonstrable experience of developing sustainable relationships with corporate and major donors.
Evidence of effective self-management /personal organisation and as well as leading a team of others to achieve objectives to time and to budget.
Positive, Resilient and able to work with challenges and change: innovative, hands on and proactive leadership skills.
Ability to think and act for broader organisational aims and be a part of the management team.
Sound experience of managing promotional budgets and income targets.
Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing – for internal and external relationships.
Commitment to service user involvement and co-production in the development of new services or businesses aligned with homelessness and rough sleeping.
Commitment to promoting equality and diversity.
Driving licence and use of own car essential.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and publishing tools.
Desirable Criteria
Ideally business development experience will have been gained in the not for profit sector.
A management /fundraising qualification and demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional development.
Knowledge of social/affordable housing sector.
Involvement in setting up of social enterprises, community interest companies or revenue generating business streams.
All team members are expected to show commitment to the quality of service offered to service users and to demonstrate a thoughtful and considered approach to their problems. Honesty, reliability, use of initiative and the ability to establish good working relationships with clients, colleagues and other service providers are considered essential attributes.
APPLY NOW
To apply for this role, please complete an online application on our webaite
Please only apply if you believe you will be excellent in the role - we want you to love doing your job because it suits you perfectly.
We can't wait to meet you!
All SMART job offers are subject to the receipt of two satisfactory
Employment References, an enhanced DBS Check and evidence of relevant Qualification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Risk & Assurance Manager to join our Audit, Risk & Governance Team. This role will require the successful candidate to support to the Head of Audit, Risk & Governance in the implementation and oversight of effective risk management and assurance policies and procedures for the whole organisation.
Role Requirements
You will attend the Audit & Risk Committee and other board committees from time to time to present on risk and assurance. With experience of delivering 2nd line risk and assurance activities within large, complex or heavily regulated organisation, you will be effective in building professional relationships and influencing and collaborating with colleagues from all disciplines and at all levels.
You will need to engage effectively with frontline and support colleagues to really understand the needs of our beneficiaries and the risks to the charity more broadly. The ultimate objective of risk management at The Children’s Trust is to ensure the charity continues to deliver high-quality, safe and effective and financially sustainable services for vulnerable children now and in the longer-term.
Although the role does not have any formal direct reports, the Risk & Assurance Analyst will have a dotted line into the Risk & Assurance Manager, providing support particularly on business continuity but also on risk management as and when necessary.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.