Eden Project Communities has UK wide reach and delivers initiatives that encourage public engagement and participation in positive action and create real social capital on a mass scale. Since it began in 2009, participation in The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, has grown continually with the number of people taking part last year topping 6 million. Alongside this we deliver initiatives that encourage connections, engage the public and help people across the UK build the skills and confidence to drive positive social action where it is needed most.
We are looking for 2 new team members who love working with people and communities to join our UK wide team of Community Network Developers. A key part of your role is providing a vibrant calendar of events and activities for the programme across a territory within England through developing our network, delivering Exchange Hub events and building support networks for those who take part in all our events.
Over the coming years we are growing participation in the programme to new heights and aim to increase the social impact we have on communities and neighbourhoods all over the UK. You’ll help us increase awareness of and participation in all aspects of the programme, including our Community Camps, Exchange Hubs and The Big Lunch.
The right individuals will be able to help us by leading the development of networks (Exchange Hubs) in their territory that engage individuals and organisations and encouraging people to engage in our campaigns and do more in their communities year round. You will be part of a team of Community Network Developers, supported by our England Network Team Leader.
Our ideal candidates will have at a minimum of 2 years’ experience in community development and organizing projects. You’ll have experience of working in the community sector and in developing local networks and have strong relationship building skills. A natural host, you’ll be familiar with setting up and running events that bring people together and can manage multiple activities running in parallel as part of our busy team.
Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Community Fund. This is a fixed term contract to the end of December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based from home within the region and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community & Events Fundraiser
Note: We have two positions available. One full-time @37.5hrs per week and one part-time @ 18.5hrs per week.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Reporting to the Head of Fundraising the successful applicant will lead the following functions:
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Recruit, manage, and support volunteer fundraisers within the community to include 3rd party events
- Identify and develop new relationships with fundraising groups and high potential individuals
- Retain and develop relationships through fundraising within Schools, Colleges and recreational groups
- Retain and ensure sustainability of existing partnerships with organisations, and individuals by developing long term relationships and guidance
- Be responsible for the organisation of hospice led events and develop the hospice events calendar alongside the Head of Fundraising.
- A good understanding of community fundraising, event and project management, health & safety requirements.
- Work with the Head of Fundraising to develop opportunities and new innovations
- Assist with the production of fundraising materials and develop new projects and campaigns.
- Ensure all activities and events are completed with the Charity’s objectives in mind.
- Supporting colleagues in fundraising, awareness and events.
- Promote, support and represent the work of Mary Stevens Hospice
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
- Confident in the role of a community and event fundraiser, bringing fresh ideas into the future growth and work of Mary Stevens Hospice and its projects.
- Experience in coordinating and managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience in organising, leading and managing events
- Process driven, confident in developing efficient and effective systems to increase the productivity of the organisation;
- Able to support and consolidate learning and development across the organisation; committed to informal and formal ongoing professional development.
- Excellent communication skills and highly literate; confident public speaker, able to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy.
- Essential personal qualities – strong ‘completer-finisher’, conscientious, efficient; flexible, energetic, determined and passionate about the work of the charity.
Our vision
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Campaigns Manager
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Us
One person in six has poor literacy skills that impact on every area of their life. A child without good literacy skills will struggle to succeed at school, and as an adult they could be locked out of the job market. Poverty doubles the likelihood that, by the age of five, a child’s literacy skills will be below average.
The National Literacy Trust is dedicated to improving the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills of children who need it most, giving them the best possible chance of success in school, work and life.
We run Literacy Hubs and campaigns in communities where low levels of literacy and social mobility are seriously impacting people’s lives. We support schools and early years settings to deliver outstanding literacy provision, and we campaign to make literacy a priority for politicians, businesses and parents.
Our research and analysis makes us the leading authority on literacy and drives our interventions. Literacy is a vital element of action against poverty and our work changes children’s life stories.
We are now looking for a Campaigns Manager to join our Marketing and Communications Team at our National Literacy Trust Hub, based in Birmingham.
The Benefits
- Salary of £32,000 per annum
- Pension (8% employer contribution)
- Generous annual leave allowance totalling 39 days (including Bank Holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year)
- Cycle to work scheme
If you have experience of using communications campaigns to create behavioural change, this is a fantastic opportunity to make an amazing difference to the lives of families throughout Birmingham.
Joining a devoted and friendly team, you will use your expertise to extend our reach and help more families gain the literacy skills that will have a massive, positive impact on their futures.
So, if you want to transform the relationship that individuals, families and entire communities have with reading and share our vision of everyone having the tools to reach their potential, we would love to hear from you.
The Role
As a Campaigns Manager, you will plan and deliver literacy campaigns for our National Literacy Trust Hubs throughout Birmingham, the Black Country and Manchester.
You will develop innovative campaigns, using a diverse range of channels and platforms to ensure our vision is communicated and our reach is increased.
Specifically, your role will involve:
- Developing campaign messages in line with behavioural change principles
- Targeting specific community audiences, using focus groups and partner engagement
- Working with local partners to align campaign activity
- Extending campaign activity into priority communities
- Integrating the campaign with local programme activity
- Working with the Research Team to implement campaign evaluation mechanisms
About You
To join us as a Campaigns Manager, you will need:
- Significant experience of planning and delivering behaviour change and communications campaigns
- Experience of developing engaging campaign messaging and using a range of channels to reach target audiences
- Prior experience of building partnerships with a range of different organisations
- Knowledge of behaviour change frameworks and principles
- Local or regional campaigning knowledge
- An excellent working knowledge of digital platforms
We are eager to hear from you if you have held the role of Communications Campaign Manager, Behavioural Change Campaign Manager, Charity Marketing Manager, Charity Campaign Manager, Communications Manager, Comms Manager, or Marcoms Manager.
The closing date for this role is the 6th March 2020.
The National Literacy Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and aims to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, ethnicity or religion.
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NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Campaigns Manager (Birmingham) to join an independent charity that provides disadvantaged children literacy skills. You will be based in Birmingham and will closely work with the marketing and communications team based in London as well as the Hub Manager in Birmingham.
As the Campaigns Manager, you will be responsible for planning and delivering literacy campaigns and target areas which could include Birmingham, the Black Country, Manchester and others as required.
- Plan and deliver sustained campaign activity throughout the year, working with local community partners as well as Hub Managers and Project Managers in the communities' team
- Develop key messaging using behavioural science frameworks and present this messaging to stakeholders along with evidence-based rationale
- Plan and research innovative local channels relevant to target audiences to disseminate campaign messaging, both on the ground and online
- Build partnerships with schools, libraries, early years settings, business, cultural and sporting partners to embed campaign messaging in communities
- Ensure case studies and successes are clearly reported for the campaigns and easily accessible for colleagues
Our client is looking for a proactive and tenacious Campaigns Manager who has significant experience in planning and delivering behaviour change and communication campaigns. You should have knowledge in local or regional campaigning and behaviour change frameworks and principles.
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Closing date: 8 March 2020 at 11.30pm. Interviews: w/c 16th and 23rd March 2020.
Do you have proven experience of managing complex services and budgets and delivering contracts in a regulated environment? Then join Shelter as Service Manager and you could soon be playing a vital role in the fight against poor housing and homelessness in the Birmingham area.
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
The issues of poor housing and homelessness in Birmingham continue to increase and impact on those living in the city. To address this, Shelter operates an integrated Hub that provides a range of advice and support services that enable thousands of people a year to access a range of advice and support provision. And, with a team of over 70 staff and volunteers, our dedicated team is at the forefront, working in partnership to tackle poor housing and homelessness across the city. Your challenge will be to make sure the Hub effectively meets the needs of the communities it serves.
About the role
Shelter is moving into a new strategy phase, so this is a particularly exciting time to join us. This brand new role will involve working closely with the Hub Manager to provide strong, effective and empowering leadership. As well as having responsibility for particular projects and functions, we’ll rely on you to provide line management to Team Leaders and oversight and guidance to the rest of the team and deputise for the Hub Manager when required. Ensuring that service users and volunteers are a key part of all services and influential in their development, design and delivery will be important too. What's more, you’ll play a key role in our strategic engagement in the city and region and represent the service in a variety of forums, including media work.
About you
Forward thinking and flexible, you have what it takes to actively support the introduction of new ideas, methods and processes to working practices. You also have significant experience of staff & service management including casework support & supervision, are used to overseeing safeguarding and up-to-date with safeguarding best practice. A proven ability to operate at a senior level with an external audience, engaging and influencing a variety of stakeholders is important too, as is the need to be structured, calm and organised as the Hub continues to develop. And, when it comes to motivating a team or taking a solution focused approach to achieving service outcomes, again, you deliver.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The School Partnerships Manager will pursue and convert sales opportunities, own relationships with accounts of varying size, and design and deliver a strategy for programme recruitment and sales in the East Midlands area. They will build highly effective relationships with schools, system leaders and other stakeholders and influencers across the education landscape. They will raise Ambition Institute’s profile and reputation to help us achieve our mission.
Our offer
We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:
- Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
- A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
- A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
- Competitive salary rates
- Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
- An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
- A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development
How to apply
To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900 by Joseph Chamberlain. Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University with funds supporting life-changing research, scholarships and new facilities. This year we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration. The campaign is a truly global campaign (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.
The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our student and research community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from graduates, alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.
The Fundraising Relationship Manager role is your opportunity to join our excellent team at an exciting time. You will have sales experience or major gifts expertise, and will be passionate about progressing your career and understand the impact the University’s teaching and research has on the world. Your role will be responsible for the relationship management of a portfolio of prospective and existing donors. You will seek to gain knowledge and understanding of the giving preferences of these audiences, and work to help the University to develop a philanthropic offer that meets their interests. All activities will be delivered in close collaboration with DARO colleagues as well as other parts of the University.
As part of an award winning team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you will work with our current Fundraising Relationship Managers to generate gifts to the University and encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant (5 and 6-figure) gifts. Your objectives and KPIs will be set by the Head of Philanthropy. You will also have the opportunity to work with our senior team on major proposals to top donors enabling you to get experience of working with some of the most successful and experienced major gift fundraisers in the UK Higher Education sector.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part time – 14 hours per week
Birmingham, Bradford, London or Manchester with frequent travel across the UK
Permanent
We’re looking for a Facilities Manager to lead on all facilities related activities across our UK offices.
At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives. We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision.
Over the last 3 years, we have provided life-changing support to more than 3,000 resettled refugees and 8,000 people seeking asylum, strengthened the work of more than 140 charities, and secured important changes in government policy and practice on English language provision and support for asylum seekers at risk of destitution. We want to do far more to learn from and shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum. It's an exciting time to be part of Refugee Action as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22) through securing systemic change through our campaigns to change government policies, our direct services, and our work to strengthen and connect other service delivery organisations.
To succeed in this role you will have:
- Insight into the needs hopes and experiences of refugees and asylum seekers.
- A thorough understanding of facilities management
- Strong project management skills
- Two years’ experience of office administration including using computer systems (Word, Excel, database), bespoke databases and setting up and maintaining effective administrative systems and procedures (computerised and manual)
- Working knowledge of finance payment and invoicing systems
- Experience of successfully managing and prioritising own workload
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.
Closing date: 09:00am, Monday 2nd March 2020
Interviews: Friday 13th March 2020 in London
Development Manager - Individual Giving
£29,580-35,000 depending on experience + Benefits
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
Since we opened our doors in 1899, we have existed to enrich the cultural life of our city. We believe arts and culture has the power to bring people, friends and families together, and as we continue to align ourselves to the future ambition of Birmingham, our vision is clear. We are creating a world-class cultural scene for our region with the Birmingham Hippodrome at the centre stage.
As an independent charity, we are proud of our wide-ranging and varied programme of theatre, dance, festivals, education and community activities that help make life-long memories, create opportunities and improve the lives of our diverse communities. Drawing no regular income from any public grant givers, we are funded through ticket sales from our 1,800-seat auditorium, 200-seat Patrick Studio, catering offerings, hospitality events and fundraising.
To achieve our vision, we need the best people on board who are passionate and committed to take us – and Birmingham – on the next phase of our exciting journey.
About the Role
You will deliver on the aspirations and targets for our Artistic, Festivals and Learning and Participation by taking a lead role in transforming our individual fundraising programme. You will also play a pivotal role in our Capital Fundraising Campaign over the next 3 years. Reporting to the Head of Development, you will collaborate with the broader Development & Corporate Development teams to revitalise existing fundraising programmes and develop and deliver a new individual giving strategy. Responsible for donor research and profiling, you will lead prospecting, cultivation and conversion activities as well as monitor campaign effectiveness and produce regular reporting. You will keep abreast of the latest fundraising practices and technologies too. Important will be the ability to deliver fundraising campaigns that are innovative, engaging and compliant with existing legislation.
You must be an experienced Fundraising professional, with a track record of developing and securing individual support from Major Donors to Micro-Philanthropy. Expert at delivering successful fundraising campaigns and events, you will possess a good awareness of fundraising best practice and legislation, including GDPR. You will be used to copywriting, proofing and editing content too. Target orientated, you will also have excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
Trusts and Bids Writer
Fixed Term Contract - April 2020 – March 2021.
Competitive salary which will be negotiable
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
Since we opened our doors in 1899, we have existed to enrich the cultural life of our city. We believe arts and culture has the power to bring people, friends and families together, and as we continue to align ourselves to the future ambition of Birmingham, our vision is clear. We are creating a world-class cultural scene for our region with the Birmingham Hippodrome at the centre stage.
As an independent charity, we are proud of our wide-ranging and varied programme of theatre, dance, festivals, education and community activities that help make life-long memories, create opportunities and improve the lives of our diverse communities. Drawing no regular income from any public grant givers, we are funded through ticket sales from our 1,800-seat auditorium, 200-seat Patrick Studio, catering offerings, hospitality events and fundraising.
To achieve our vision, we need the best people on board who are passionate and committed to take us – and Birmingham – on the next phase of our exciting journey.
About The Role
We are preparing for a once in a generation opportunity to redevelop Birmingham Hippodrome into a cultural hub to meet the needs of our region’s youth and diversity. We will begin a capital build in May 2021 and the next 18 months will see us undertake a large-scale capital fundraising campaign. This is where your skills as a capable Trust and Grant specialist are needed. We want you to work with us to quickly to develop and write a range of trust and grant bids.
Collaborating with the existing team, you will help shortlist potential trust and grant givers for our strategic and artistic ambitions as well as our capital campaign. You will scope overview paper/briefs of potential funders and write or co-author high quality proposals and applications. Important will be the ability to meet funders’ criteria and timelines.
We are open to a wide range of proposals – from a part time fixed term appointment to a freelancer or agency delivery. We hope you will be able to support us from April 2020 – March 2021.
You must have experience in a similar role and a record of producing successful funding applications. Expert at matching funder requirements to outcomes and project need, you will be skilled at summarising information into digestible papers and briefs. You will also have a persuasive and dynamic writing style as well as the ability to vary your approach for different application formats and audiences.
To enjoy a new stage for your skills please visit our website via the link and apply online.
At Birmingham Hippodrome we are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone.
Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900 by Joseph Chamberlain. Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University with funds supporting life-changing research, scholarships and new facilities. This year we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration. The campaign is a truly global campaign (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.
We are now looking to recruit a Fundraising Relationship Officer to join us at this very exciting time. The Fundraising Relationship Officer will be responsible for the relationship management of a portfolio of prospective donors in order to raise funds for a range of key projects. They will be responsible for the entire prospect relationship management process including researching, cultivating, asking and stewarding. This will entail:-
- Relationship management of a portfolio of prospective and current donors
- Communication with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Complete ownership of the end-to-end relationship management process including all research, proposal writing and stewardship activity
- Working to objectives and KPIs set by the Head of Philanthropy.
As part of an award winning team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you will also get the chance to work with our current Fundraising Relationship Managers to generate gifts to the University and encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant (5 and 6-figure) gifts. You will also have the opportunity to work with our senior team on proposals to top donors enabling you to get experience of working with some of the most successful and experienced major gift fundraisers in the UK Higher Education sector.
The University has global reach, including several partnerships with other leading universities around the world, and is grounded in our local community, having opened the first fully comprehensive University secondary school in the country in 2015. We are an innovative institution, being the first University to incorporate a Medical School, the first to create a students’ union, and the first to offer a women’s hall of residence.
We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 11 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016. Academics here are exploring the impact of climate change, helping to prevent global health epidemics, and changing our understanding of Shakespeare.
Our student body is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK.
The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our student and research community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from graduates, alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.
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Leading sustainable farming organisation, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has an exciting opportunity for a Fundraising Officer based at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Working under the direction of the Director, Business Development and in line with LEAF’s strategy, this is a key operational role which will have day-to-day responsibility for raising funds by researching and applying to appropriate grant-making Trusts, Foundations and Statutory bodies and for growing new corporate and individual donors.
The post holder will work with relevant stakeholders to develop ideas and projects which are then progressed into funding campaigns and applications. They will also identify and build partnerships with other agencies to maximise LEAF’s access to other funding sources and will build and manage relationships with funders to increase income generation.
You will have experience of fundraising and donor engagement across several different funding streams, a proven record of successful funding applications, an understanding of the charitable trust sector and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Lead, Trainer GFS 9148
Girls Friendly Society (GFS) works to support girls and young women in England and Wales.
We are seeking an experienced, creative and highly organised person able to lead on the development, delivery, design and evaluation of our programme for girls and young women.
You will train and empower our volunteers to deliver the programme and have responsibility for monitoring impact. You will also support and promote campaigns addressing issues affecting girls and young women.
Our national network of groups led by volunteers deliver a gender-specific variety of activities, to support to girls and young women to; build confidence, self-esteem, well-being and resilience, foster friendships and develop healthy life skills.
Our groups run weekly after school and currently the majority of GFS girls are aged between 5 years and 12 years. We also work with young women 13 years to 18 years. Groups activities include day and evening trips out and occasional residentials.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to girls and young women’s lives.
This role can be home based, in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or based at our London office.
There is a requirement for regular travel to groups and to meetings in London and regionally. Evening and weekend work is required. Driving license and access to a car is essential.
To apply applicants should refer to the person specification and submit the GFS application form by 12 noon on 11th March 2020. Please note CV's are not accepted
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Core Job Description
Responsible for increasing, traffic, application rate and improving UX and engagement across Islamic Help’s digital portfolio via digital marketing activities. Responsible for the development and implementation of digital marketing campaigns to achieve clients brand objectives
The digital marketing assistant will be responsible for, but not limited to:
• Design website banners and assist with web visuals
• Create and upload copy and images for the organisation's website
• Responsible for the implementation of the PPC and SEO strategy
• Monitor and report IH activity weekly, propose and implement activities to improve performance
• Test and learn automated email and customer segmentation programmes to increase engagement of donors and to move passive donors to active and passionate donors.
• Develop communications to drive engagement with the website and increase trust and revenue for IH – share learnings with the team.
• Manage Facebook campaigns to drive engagement with IH
• Manage IH social media accounts.
• Working with other teams internally including Development Manager, Web Developer, editorial team, sales teams
• Managing relationship with any external (marketing) agencies
• Staying abreast of digital marketing developments, emerging technologies, key systems and processes, including reviewing competitor activity and generic marketing innovation in other markets
• Communication of digital marketing developments to the wider business in order that the business can identify where these developments can be utilised to benefit IH
• Undertake regular competitor reviews and analysis and share learnings with the team
• Develop and implement client campaigns to meet specific objectives
• To undertake any other tasks as may be reasonably be required by your line manager or the directors
Key skills for the role
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Planning, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Teamwork
• Ability to work strategically and tactically
• Ability to understand, manipulate and interpret data to ensure appropriate decisions making
• Attention to detail
• Analytical approach, highly numerate and literate
• Accountability
Desired
• A background in digital marketing
• Experience within the charity or not for profit sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Corporate Fundraiser at John Taylor Hospice you will join a small, ambitious team generating funds to make every moment matter for people at the end of their life. We are looking for someone who shares our values of excellent supporter care, pride in our fundraising profession and a determination to succeed.
Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be responsible for corporate partnerships and support community fundraising initiatives. This will require a significant amount of proactive work to generate new business, engaging local businesses and community groups in supporting John Taylor Hospice. The role is responsible for securing and delivering new relationships, and providing an excellent level of supporter care to existing supporters. The post-holder will plan and manage their activity to deliver agreed income targets for community campaigns, corporate relationships and events.
Interviews will be held on 18 March 2020.