We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic manager to lead our growing advice service. The role involves supervising and providing leadership and guidance to staff and volunteers in the advice team. As well as being responsible for the smooth running of the service, you will provide feedback and support to staff/volunteers to aid their development and ensure the advice provided to clients is accurate, appropriate and recorded correctly.

The ideal candidate

This is a forward thinking, energetic role for someone passionate about delivering high quality service to older people. Ideally, you will have proven experience of team management and leadership preferably in the advice or third sector and experience of working within a fast paced environment handling administration and information systems and client interactions. You must have excellent communication and organisational skills, with a commitment to developing a quality assured service.

The organisation

We are a locally focused charity with over 160 staff and volunteers across Birmingham and Sandwell. We provide free, impartial advice and information on a wide range of issues to people aged 50 and over. We are looking to grow and expand to reach more of the older people in Birmingham and Sandwell.

We are seeking a passionate and results driven fundraiser to help us generate income in order to deliver our new strategy.

If you are an enthusiastic professional with experience of sourcing and managing substantial corporate partnerships there couldn’t be a better time to join Compton Care. We are going through a period of growth and have some very exciting future plans to help us reach our goals.

Our Corporate Fundraiser will play a big part in ensuring the success of our new strategy by helping to develop a range of activities and engagement tools aimed at our corporate supporters to achieve income targets as well as offering excellent supporter care.

Role requirements:

• To work with the Corporate and Trusts Partnerships Manager to develop and implement the Corporate Fundraising Strategy in order to significantly grow corporate income through a range of work streams such as partnerships, payroll giving, sponsorship and cause related marketing.
• Achieve an agreed income target and work with the Corporate and Trusts Partnerships Manager to seek out new opportunities developing new initiatives and toolkits to exceed those targets where possible.
• Organise a range of specific corporate events to increase acquisition of contacts and increase brand profile
• To develop and maintain an excellent corporate volunteering programme, offering volunteering opportunities that meet the needs of Compton and Corporate partners.
•  Act as a key ambassador for Compton Care. Develop relationships within the business community, establishing links and raising awareness of Compton’s vision and mission. This will involve being a member of business networks where appropriate and in agreement with line manager.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

We are looking for a passionate corporate fundraiser with at least 2 years’ experience who can evidence their ability to achieve income targets through successful acquiring and managing partnerships with businesses. You will be used to reporting on financial performance and evaluating the success of projects and campaigns. You will need to provide our supporters with gold standard care and have excellent communication skills. You should have strong IT (including database) skills and a good eye for detail. The successful candidate will be highly organised and able to handle a busy and varied workload.

Interested applicants should be able to evidence how they meet the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.

Closing Date:  4 October 2019

A self motivated planner and doer required to provide active hands on support to team leaders and managers in advice projects across the  service. With a significant focus on digital services including telephone advice and web chat, you will also support and provide limited financial capability support as and when required (training provided).

Marketing Campaigns Manager

c. £30,000pa

Birmingham Hippodrome B5 4TB

A great theatre needs great people.  We can only thrive by having the right team on board in a fast-paced, constantly changing, creative workplace.

About Us

Presenting the best in musical theatre, ballet and opera, dance, drama, comedy and pantomime, we work successfully with some of the world’s biggest international producers.  With our resident partners Birmingham Royal Ballet and DanceXchange; with collaborators such as Welsh National Opera and Sadler’s Wells; and with names like Cameron Mackintosh, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Qdos Pantomimes, and the National Theatre, dull moments don’t get a look in.

We are managed by a voluntary board of Trustees as an independent charity, delivering our exciting programme of Hippodrome Projects, from transformational learning to fabulous festivals. In our auditorium or Patrick Studio, in our conference spaces or restaurant, and in schools and communities, we make sure that everyone is welcome, we settle for nothing but the best and we bring flair to everything we do.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Marketing you will collaborate with colleagues across the organization to deliver our ambitious audience strategy. Your remit will be to, primarily, focus on selling tickets for our incredible range of stage shows, including Birmingham’s favourite pantomime. Leading a small team, you will work with visiting company producers and their agents and devise and implement effective marketing campaigns to meet sales and audience targets. This will involve delivering engaging output to strict budgets and deadlines.  You will be responsible for direct marketing and advertising campaigns utilising a range of channels including print, radio, outdoor and digital. You will also monitor effectiveness and use insight gained to improve campaign performance. Important will be the ability to take on new challenges and innovate.

A graduate you will have experience of marketing at a senior level in the arts, entertainments or attractions arena as well as achieving ambitious financial targets. You will be used to managing and briefing suppliers as well as marketing shows and services in an arts venue too. Able to translate strategy into plans and targets, you will have excellent marketing skills across design and print, advertising and sales promotion, direct marketing as well as digital. An excellent communicator, you will also possess strong relationship building, interpersonal and project management skills.

This role requires a creative individual with a close eye for detail, a competitive spirit and a passion for audience development. An ability to take on new challenges, innovate and collaborate within the team as well as across the organisation is essential.

To enjoy a new stage for your skills please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing date: 4th October 2019.

At Birmingham Hippodrome we are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone.

You will be supporting lobbying activity and delivering a diverse range of high quality written communications

Client Details

A Professional body

Description

You will be:

• Preparing persuasive and reasoned responses to government consultations

• Presenting elements of draft Bills, Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments, and Regulations in forms that can be easily understood by external and internal stakeholders

• Building and maintaining an awareness of the sector landscape and being highly organised to manage deadlines for written responses to a variety of consultations and calls for evidence

• Assisting with lobbying Government, MPs, AMs, MSPs and other relevant parties on issues affecting the property industry

• Creating fact sheets to support member compliance with legislation.

• Creating persuasive and engaging written content to support campaign messaging and wider external affairs.

• the point of contact for a wide range of policy issues

Profile

Essential skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills with a wide range of people and audiences

• Strong analytical skills

• Working knowledge of legislative processes and procedures, preferably across the UK

• Demonstrable ability to draft formal reports and position papers

• Experience of developing policy lines

• Proactive, ambitious and professional

Job Offer

£25k-£35k (DoE)

Part Time – 4 days per week (28 hours) 

Salary: £40,000 - £44,000 (pro rata £32,000 – £35,200) dependent on experience

Temporary contract for 12 months or until the substantive post holder returns

Closing date: 9am, Friday 4th October

Interview date:  Thursday 17th October at our office in central Birmingham

UK charity Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) takes action against the effects of childhood liver disease, providing information, emotional support, research funds and a voice for all affected. With innovative support programmes and development plans to increase our reach even further, the charity never stands still. Please find out more about the difference we make on our website.

It’s a really exciting time to join the CLDF team at a pivotal point of change and with a new strategy planned for 2020. CLDF are looking to recruit a bold, tenacious, driven, Fundraising Manager to provide maternity cover for a 12 month period. You will empower our Fundraising team and take responsibility for corporate and major giving income streams. You will be experienced in leading teams and engaging new support, with a passion for the life changing work we do, which you’re able to communicate and bring alive for a variety of audiences.

The Head of Fundraising role is key to the development of our innovative charity’s strategy. We’re looking for candidates with a proven track record in corporate cultivation and leadership who have the energy and tenacity to play a major part in ensuring the charity achieves its goals. Currently CLDF derives its income from a range of sources, of which community fundraising from supporters and families is the largest. We want to continue our journey in maximising our supporter care and make the most of opportunities to garner the support of new corporates, institutions and trusts to provide sustainable income for the development of the charity’s work.

If you are a passionate, creative, hard-working and tenacious fundraising professional with the leadership skills we need, then we are interested in hearing from you as soon as possible.

Reward Manager 

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. 

Position: Reward Manager 
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 35 per week 
Salary: £41,585 to £46,725 depending on skills and experience + London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable 

Closing Date: 03 October 2019 
Interview date: TBC in London office 

About the Role: 

This is an exciting time to join the Society. We are in our second year of our strategy to deliver a New Deal on Dementia and making headway improving support, research, and campaigning. 

This role sits within the People and Organisational Development (POD) directorate whose purpose is to ensure the Society is able to fulfil its part in changing the landscape of dementia forever. Our objective is to attract and retain the people we need (volunteers and employees) to deliver our strategy and that all our people are capable of and empowered to play their part in our vision. 

Aligned to these objectives our total reward ‘offer’ sets out our ambitions to create the right experience for our people; to develop and progress our people, empower and support our people, engage and connect our people, and value and recognise our people. This role will lead on embedding and evolving this offer to both attract and retain the people we need to deliver our strategy. Alongside this, the Total Reward Manager will also further evolve our pay, benefits, and recognition practices, ensuring these align to our values and behaviours, drive our cultural ambitions, and are an appropriate and a cost-effective use of our financial resources. 

About You: 

You will join the newly formed Reward, Recognition, and Inclusion team within the POD Directorate and have the ability to manage people, to enable effective, informed, and engaged people within the team to achieve results. You will demonstrate expert knowledge of total reward practices, alongside traditional pay, benefits and recognition practices, with strong project management skills to drive delivery. You will have a proven track record of building networks and working well with colleagues across teams, and solid influencing skills especially with senior stakeholders. 

In return we will give you something different from the norm, an opportunity to make a real difference to our peoples experience. You will also have the opportunity to align our practices with our genuine person focused culture, our clear purpose, and commitment to achieving results for People affected by and living with Dementia. 

You may have experience of the following: Reward Manager, Benefits Manager, HR Manager, Human Resources Manager, HR Consultant, Human Resources Consultant, Third Sector, Charity, NFP, etc.

• Finance and Projects Manager for a forward thinking and successful University
• An opportunity to lead on the financial management for a Philanthropic cause

About Our Client

The University of Warwick is a forward-thinking institution with a constant presence in the rankings of the world's greatest universities and an enviable reputation for academic and commercial success.

Over the years, the University of Warwick has been shaped by the generosity, support and friendship of individual donors, business partners and charitable organisations. In 2015 Warwick celebrated its 50th anniversary by completing the 50Forward Campaign. This sparked the University's appetite to enhance the role of the Development Office by building a team that specialises in big gift fundraising, with responsibility for building a culture of philanthropy to support the delivery of the Vice Chancellor's 2030 strategy.

The Office is led by the Director of Development, who is supported by two Deputy Directors, one for Philanthropy and one for Strategy and Operations. Over the last 12 months there has been a full restructure to create a new platform for success, with an emphasis on building the data analytics, financial systems and research support to enable big gift fundraising to thrive.

The Philanthropic Finance and Projects Manager is a new role, reflecting the strategic importance of philanthropic income and awards in this re-energised team.

Job Description

The Philanthropic Finance and Projects Manager will report into the Deputy Director of Development (Strategy & Operations) and be responsible for:

• The financial management of philanthropic donations to the University, ensuring the institution meets accounting standards and legal obligations for the treatment of gifts.
• Ensuring the institution fulfils donors' financial expectations for the use of gifts and enable the Development Office to report on the impact of fundraising through maintaining an audit trail for the award of funds.
• Conducting financial planning for fundraising projects, develop targets and enable decision making on resources required to deliver return on investment.
• Managing strategic projects and have responsibility for compliance and contracts across the department.
• Managing procurement matters on behalf of the Development Office.
• Preparing reports on income, targets and expenditure for the Senior Management Team to inform departmental decision making.
• Line managing the Gift Administrator and Finance Stewardship Assistant.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate for the Philanthropic Finance and Projects Manager role will be able to pick things up quickly and manage multiple tasks at any one time. They will also have the following:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent) and experience in a relevant finance role is essential
• Degree, or equivalent level of work experience
• Experience of costing projects, preparing budgets, developing targets and modelling income and expenditure
• Sound knowledge of VAT, Corporation Tax and Charity SORP and FRS102 are an advantage
• Project Management experience along with a recognised qualification are desirable
• Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be working with Senior Key Stakeholders

Experience within a Charity or Not for Profit environment will be an advantageous but not essential.

What's on Offer

£41,500 - £49,500 + a £5,000 market supplement*.

There are lots of benefits to working at the University of Warwick, including relocation allowances, transport schemes, pension schemes with excellent employer contributions and a generous annual leave entitlement. For more information please request a detailed recruitment pack from Michael Page.

*In order to receive the £5k market supplement, the post holder will need to be qualified AND maintain professional accountancy membership each year.

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY14033880Z 

Senior Policy Advisor (Agriculture / Combinable Crops)

Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services.

Position: Chief Adviser (Combinable Crops)
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire (commutable from Coventry, Royal Leamington Spa, Rugby, Solihull, Nuneaton & surrounding areas)
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: circa £53,000 per annum
Benefits: include 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), National Employment Savings Trust pension scheme, a performance related pay award scheme, a range of discounts through their Benefits employee portal and subsidised staff restaurant.

Closing date: 6th October 2019
Interview date: 24th & 25th October 2019

About the role:

The Chief Adviser for Combinable Crops is a nationally recognised position of expertise. The role is charged with helping our client deliver a vision for a profitable, responsible and globally competitive sector, respected for its contribution to the national economy, food supply and renewable energy.

To do this, she or he must ensure that our client maintains and enhances its position as the principal representative and most effective and valued provider of trade association services to farming producers throughout England and Wales. This principal position is a pivotal one in the Food and Farming Department, an often fast-moving policy environment requiring effective and respected liaison with food processing, manufacturing and retailing sectors, as well as in Government, NGOs and Internationally.

About you:

To succeed in this position, you will be strategically minded and results oriented, with the ability to manage and adapt to a varied and complex portfolio. You will have strong influencing skills and demonstrate robust leadership, team-working and management skills.

You will have a strong sense of drive and urgency to deliver for their members but you should also be able to adapt your approach to achieve strategic long term goals for farming and our client.

Why join their team?

Working for our client means working alongside great people, who are recognised for their knowledge and expertise.

You may have experience of the following: Policy Adviser, Policy Advisor, Policy Officer, Policy Executive, Chief Advisor, Chief Policy Officer, Senior Policy Officer, Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 89050

Position: Health & Safety Officer – Transport & Property
Reference: DL16
Hours: Part-time, 14 hours per week, must work Fridays and one other day per week (to be agreed at interview)
Contract: Fixed-term contract – 12 months
Location: Home-based
Salary: £37,862 - £43,163 per annum paid pro-rata
Salary Band: Band F, Level 2
Department: Services & Support, Health & Safety

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job 
As a key member of the Services and Support team, the post holder will work with groups that provide transport services to their members and/or own property.

You will manage the audit process, monitor and record compliance with the ‘MS Society Health and Safety toolkit’ on transport and property and ensure materials in the toolkit are consistently and effectively used.

To contribute to the overall implementation of the Health and Safety team’s objectives.

Closing date: 9am Tuesday 24th September 2019

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity

No agencies please.

Department: Expert Advice Team

Contract Duration: 6 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

The postholder will be responsible for providing a legal overview across advice areas and organisational projects such as preparations for exiting the EU. The postholder is not expected to be an expert in all these areas but will work with the experts across the team to identify and articulate the expert advice team's opinion and legal advice across our main advice areas. The postholder will work across organisational projects such as exiting the EU and act as a decision maker and figurehead for the expert advice teams views.

The Legal Lead will also manage experts to deliver updated advice or training content for projects, such as Brexit, which cut across multiple advice areas. They will also be responsible for contracting with ad-hoc consultants and external experts as needed to deliver these projects.

The post holder will work closely with the senior experts and experts in each advice area, organisational project leads and the Head of Expert Advice. The post holder will also liaise with the customer journey and learning teams to agree priorities for preparing updated content and supporting decision making regarding the delivery of proactive tactical advice for projects that involve multiple advice areas. 

The postholder will line manage two immigration experts in the expert advice team and support the development of a longer term strategy for immigration. 

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Volunteering Development Advisor 

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. 

Position: Volunteering Development Advisor 
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 
Contract type: Permanent, Full time 
Hours: 35 per week 
Salary: £25,300 to £30,459 depending on skills and experience, plus £3,600 London allowance where applicable 

Closing date: 23 September 2019 
Interview date: 08 October 2019 

About the role: 

You will be joining Alzheimer’s Society at a particularly exciting time. As the UK’s leading dementia support and research charity, you will be supporting the delivery of a significant investment into our Volunteering approaches, which will enable the delivery of our strategy ambition. 

You will report to our Volunteer Development Programmes Manager, within the Volunteering Development team, which is part of the People and Organisational Development Directorate. The Volunteering Development Advisors provide guidance and support to a range of stakeholders from across the Society on core and new volunteering projects, programs and activities. Through building collaborative relationship and structured project management approach, you will help build greater organisational capacity, by informing, shaping and growing the volunteering involvement ethos across the Society. 

About you: 

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will need a relevant Volunteer Management qualification or a high level of relevant experience within a large and complex charity. You will bring a wealth of experience of the provision of guidance around volunteer involvement & management, particularly in fundraising / campaigning and health and social care settings. You will be able to demonstrate working in partnership with senior / regional teams to develop, plan and deliver shared objectives and be able to develop and maintain effective and productive working relationships, motivating and inspiring others in the engagement of volunteers. You will be able to demonstrate highly effective communications skills, both written and verbal, across diverse and varied audiences. 

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. 

You may have experience of the following: Volunteering Development Adviser, Volunteering Officer, Volunteer Coordinator, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Volunteer Officer, Trainer, Volunteering, Volunteer Recruitment, Coordinator, Voluntary Sector, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, etc.

Department: Data and Impact

Contract Duration: 12 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We helped 2.6 million people face to face, over the phone, by email and webchat, and people visited our online advice pages 25 million times. We help with everything from money issues to problems at work, housing to consumer rights. Now we want to do even more. 

We are looking to recruit an Impact and Evaluation analyst to join our Impact and Data Team, with a specific lead on assessing and demonstrating the impact of the witness service delivered in courts by Citizens Advice. 

This is a diverse and interesting role which will draw on your experience of either social research or evaluation to deliver high quality and robust insights. 

You will be working to support, develop and deliver research and evaluation for funded projects and programmes.

You will need to demonstrate that you are an effective team player with a range of attributes including the ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, great IT literacy; including the ability to use software to analyse and interpret data and communicate the findings clearly to a range of audiences.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Are you a highly experienced and ambitious Director of Fundraising, looking to join an inspirational organisation? Would you thrive in a newly-created senior opportunity that will see you juggle multiple pressing priorities? Are you keen to take the next step in career? SimkissGuy Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (incorporating Queen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham Charity, Heartlands Hospitals Charity, Good Hope Hospitals Charity and Solihull Hospitals Charity) to exclusively recruit for a Director of Fundraising, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham but with regular travel to all four hospital sites around the West Midlands.

As Director of Fundraising for this prestigious charity, you will be tasked with leading and developing the fundraising team and increasing fundraising income year on year. You will lead the development and implementation of a challenging three year fundraising strategy that underpins strategic goals to accelerate income growth in a sustainable manner across a diverse range of income streams. In this dynamic and varied opportunity, you will embed a culture of fundraising across the organisation and lead the development and implementation of a three year fundraising plan, which includes key activities, areas of required investment, KPIs and milestones as well as the projected growth of fundraising income.

As Director of Fundraising, you will grow fundraising income to support the organisation’s aspiration to grow charitable expenditure to £8 million per year by 2023, as well as working closely with the Charity Chief Executive to develop a KPI framework and reporting systems which provides the basis for performance to be managed across Fundraising in line with the achievement of the three year plans.

You will work closely with a wide range of key internal stakeholders, including the Head of Marketing and PR to create and engage on-line communities and to use these communities as the basis for recruiting new supporters and accelerating the growth of community fundraising. You will establish a range of new income streams, with a particular emphasis on the application of digital technology, including the use of crowdfunding, as the basis for establishing a more diverse range of income.

You will establish, test and rollout a supporter acquisition programme which aims to increase the size of the active supporter base to 100,000. You will create and implement collaborative ways of working with the Grants department, providing a base for the Fundraising department to play a significant role in improving the public’s understanding of the impact of the hospital charity.

For this exciting and challenging opportunity, you will need to have significant fundraising experience gained in a charitable environment, ideally as a Director or Head of Fundraising, whilst also having strong previous experience in leading fundraising campaigns and attracting and developing major corporate partnerships and community groups. You will have demonstrable experience and knowledge of the latest donor development techniques and experience of working on major fundraising initiatives and charity of the year campaigns, as well as proven experience of delivering fundraising targets.

In return, you will receive and outstanding salary and benefits package, and have the chance to join a truly prestigious charity in Birmingham.

SimkissGuy Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency for the purpose of this vacancy. By sending your CV to us, you hereby consent for is to contact you in relation to recruitment. We are an equal opportunities employer who welcomes applications from all. We will be in touch within 3 working days if we would like to discuss your CV and experience further. If you do not hear from us within that time then you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this particular vacancy. We would welcome further applications from you for roles that may be more suited to your skills and experience.