Citizens Advice Bath and North East Somerset is a charity providing advice services to the residents of the BANES area from 4 locations across the Unitary Authority – two locations in Bath, one in Keynsham and one in Midsomer Norton. Our skilled team of over 100 volunteers, supported by our team of 15 staff across the four offices deliver telephone and face to face advice to over 8000 BANES residents a year, assisting with housing, debt, family, employment, benefits and consumer issues. The service is currently celebrating an 80 year anniversary. We also work closely in partnership with a number of other charitable organisations across the region, including Macmillan and Bath Mind and also work in partnership with BANES council.

We are seeking an individual in a brand new role to assist in shaping, planning and delivering a new Marketing and Communications strategy for the charity, combined with a new Fundraising and Business Development strategic plan. This is to assist in delivering a brand new strategic direction for the charity and to take the organisation into a completely new direction in order to sustain the charity and to eventually assist in growing the organisation into the future. This is a critical role in helping to deliver the future of the charity.

We are seeking a driven, passionate, expert marketeer and business development / fundraising expert in order to assist in the delivery of the new strategy. Working directly alongside the CEO and a Marketing Assistant you will help secure the charities immediate future with effective marketing and communications activities – sending out the right messages at the right time to the right people – to then maximise the potential partnerships and income from these channels to sustain and grow the charity for the next 80 years.

If this sounds like you – please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification and visit our website via the Apply button to apply.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We help people directly out of homelessness, and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether. We know that together we can end homelessness.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our News and Media team, at a pivotal time for Crisis as we develop, and inspire public support for, a long-term plan to end homelessness once and for all.

In this post, you will play a vital role in creating and driving forward a media and PR strategy to engage new supporters in Crisis’ purpose to end homelessness and build our profile in news, consumer, online and regional media.

About you
You’ll have a strong track record of managing a media team to deliver coverage and engagement to support ambitious organisational objectives. With a proactive, audience-focused approach, excellent news sense and project management skills, you’ll also be able to translate complex and sensitive issues into compelling content for a range of audiences.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to wide range of employee schemes and benefits including:

- Interest free season ticket loan
- Interest free bicycle loan
- Rent deposit loan scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- 8% employer contribution pension

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we are committed to your ongoing training and development to build your skills, experience, and career.

How to apply
To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking 'Apply Now'. The job description can be downloaded by clicking the 'Vacancy Details' button to the upper left hand side of our online advert.

Closing date: Tuesday 24 September (11.59PM)

Interview dates: 7, 8 and 9 October 2019

At Crisis we value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination, and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team using the information on the Crisis Jobs website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

We’re Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now, the UK’s largest breast cancer charity – and we’re dedicated to funding research into this devastating disease, as well as providing life-changing support to those affected by breast cancer. We believe that if we all act now, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live - and live well.

The role

If you have a commitment to raising money, experience and passion for high quality marketing and a desire to work on some of the sectors most high profile mass participation products, then we would love to hear from you.

This role is focussed on the effective planning and delivery of our integrated warm and cold marketing campaigns, responsible for inspiring over 35,000 people to take part in our events each year.

You’ll lead on the strategic planning of our campaigns, will define and have recruitment plans signed off and will oversee the delivery by the Marketing Officer, as well as delivering aspects yourself.

We’re looking for a passionate, experienced, creative marketing enthusiast with a great eye for detail, amazing project management skills and a drive, passion and determination to make a huge difference.

About you

This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your already extensive marketing skills in the world of mass participation fundraising. To do this you will have an understanding of mass participation fundraising with excellent multi-tasking skills and attention to detail.  Helpful and collaborative in your approach, your marketing experience, twinned with an interest in relationship fundraising are essential.

Closing date: 29 September

Interview date: 11/12 October

An exciting opportunity to use your experience to support the move to and the day-to-day management of a Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Database Administrator
Job ref: DBA
Salary: c. £37,000 plus benefits
Based: London, SE1
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

The countryside is one of the nation’s most valued assets – it’s where many people feel most alive and plays a vital role in improving our mental and physical health, not to mention the climate emergency. CPRE, the countryside charity wants to connect more people with the countryside, to ensure that everyone can benefit. This role is an opportunity to play an important part in achieving that.

This is a new role and an opportunity to join a small organisation with great potential at a very exciting time. The successful candidate will have previous experience of understanding of how to manage and administer data using Dynamics CRM for third sector organisations, understand how the business processes operate and being able to proactively support and develop their processes as a key part of this role.

As the Microsoft Dynamics CRM and database administrator, you will be responsible for supporting the implementation and migration to Microsoft Dynamics CRM. This key position will both oversee the transfer of data, but also the ongoing management, training and cleansing of the database. Other duties will include enforcing GDPR compliance, managing integration of lead databases, preparation, development and analysis of digital campaigns to support income generation and campaign aims.

You will develop and implement Dynamics 365 business systems applying upgrades, patching and fixing. Interfacing with the operational teams and providing first line support to the business, advising on best practice and facilitating operational improvements.  Candidates need to be confident and responsible for providing adequate and timely data selections, uploads, extractions, reports, champion effective use of data accuracy and lead in making others more data literate and able to access key data and knowledge.

In addition to the basic administration of the system, the internal operational teams will require ongoing changes to the system and as a Dynamics CRM Administrator, you will analyse business requirements and work with the business to design an architecture that will support a high-profile business solution.

Closing date: Midday day 30 September 2019
Interviews: 15th or 16th October

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to the CPRE website where you can download the candidate pack and application form. 

The Campaign to Protect Rural England is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

35 hours per week Monday-Sunday

Closing date: 09 October 2019 at 11:30pm

Do you have great leadership skills, a flair for visual merchandising and the ability to spot the value of goods and price them accordingly? Then join Shelter as a Community Shop Manager in one of our 'Boutique by Shelter' charity shops.

What is Boutique by Shelter?

For us, it's a new direction - a unique chain of shops focused on higher end/designer items, with interiors designed by Wayne Hemingway that bring a modern, trendy retail space to the high street. For you, it's the chance to get in at the start of an exciting new initiative that will be challenging and rewarding and is set to be the next big thing in charity retail.

How do we describe a Community Shop Manager?

Someone who has worked in a high-pressure environment, is creative, self-sufficient and can easily adapt to change, often at the last minute. These are high turnover shops in affluent areas where the need to produce sales figures is key, so commercial awareness should also definitely be one of your attributes.

What will I be doing?

The role will be varied and provide you with stimulating and satisfying work. Indeed, there's no such thing as a “typical day”. Continually seeking opportunities to engage with the local community e.g. other retailers, schools, churches or the local food bank and increase your shop's contribution to Shelter's cause will be key. We'll also rely on you to develop your team's (including volunteers) interest and passion in merchandising the shop to attract customers and donors through the door, as well as their knowledge of Shelter and its work.

What sort of people are you looking for?

Commercially aware, inspiring, enterprising and influential individuals who are willing to roll up their sleeves and lead by example - people with lots of creativity, great visual merchandising skills and the ability to thrive even when under pressure. You'll also need proven experience of managing, recruiting and developing a team of staff and volunteers and a track record of providing excellent customer service in a face-to-face role

What are the benefits?

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, childcare vouchers and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. Full training and support is also available to candidates that don't have retail experience but do possess all the other skills required to do the job.

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 are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Theatre Centre brings world class theatre straight into the heart of schools. We make plays with big heart that empower children and young people to think, act and speak for themselves. We are experts in touring, going everywhere, so all children and young people can see excellent live theatre.

The Enterprise and Development Manager is a new post for Theatre Centre, the outcome of our ambitions to be a more financially dynamic and enterprising organisation. We have been working to this goal since 2016 with moderate success, and are now looking for an experienced professional with a head for both business and creativity to elevate our work in this area. The successful candidate will work as part of our small team to instil the basics of enterprise throughout all we do, but take the lead on income-generating activity. They will be a brilliant communicator in all ways, and a natural salesperson and strategist who will help grow our existing products to the next level whilst developing new ideas for the Company’s future.

Theatre Centre is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance and advantages of diverse workplaces and communities. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, those who identify as LGBTQI+, or are d/Deaf or disabled. 

Application Deadline: 9.00am on Monday 7th October, 2019. 

Interviews:Thursday 31st October/Friday 1st November 2019 (1st round) & Tuesday 19th November 2018 (2nd round)

City Year UK are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Marketing and Communications Manager, to increase the reach and impact of their profile.

Position: Marketing and Communications Manager

Location: Angel, Islington, London

Hours: 4 days or 28 hours per week

Salary: £35-37,000 pro rata per annum dependant on experience

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Pension: up to 5% pension employer contribution matched after 3 months of employment, 25 days holiday per year plus one additional day per year after two years of employment, capped at a maximum of 28 day, grace days as additional two leave days over the Christmas break, interest-free loan for season ticket or bicycle, volunteering days: all employees can take up to 2 days to volunteer in a mission-aligned charity, free eye tests, flexible working arrangements are available.

Closing Date: 30 September 2019

The Role

The primary purpose of the Marketing and Communications Manager role is to increase the reach and impact of City Year UK’s visibility through the delivery of high value and influential marketing and communications.

The Marketing and Communications Manager will:

• Develop and deliver a marketing and communications strategy and plans.
• Manage the Marketing and Communications Officer.
• Write, design and produce communications materials in a variety of print and digital media.
• Plan and deliver campaigns for the annual recruitment of volunteer mentors and ongoing fundraising campaign, including our 10th anniversary.
• Through the management of a Marketing and Communications Officer, drive social media and website development.
• Maintain and promote the communications and brand toolkit and coach other staff in using it.

About you

As Marketing and Communications Manager you will have:

• A proven track record of managing the development and implementation of multi-channel and integrated fundraising, marketing and communications campaigns and projects
• Experience of creating content and writing for traditional and digital channels
• Strong analytical skills
• Significant marketing and communications experience
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills
• Experience of commissioning and managing external agencies, including creative and media agencies
• Experience of market research (quantitative and qualitative) in relation to audience insights and concept testing
• Excellent brand knowledge and understanding
• Significant and proven people management experience

In return…

Work for an amazing organisation that supports and develops its team and offers some amazing staff benefits including flexible working opportunities. If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

About the Organisation

City Year UK is a youth social action charity which challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, we support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

You may also have experience in areas such as Marketing Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, Communications Manager, Marketing, Communications, Digital Marketing.

About us

Myeloma UK is the only organisation in the United Kingdom dealing exclusively with myeloma – the second most common form of blood cancer. It originates in the bone marrow and affects around 17,500 people in the UK at any given time. Whilst treatable, myeloma is not yet curable.

Our ultimate goal is to find a cure. We are dedicated to ensuring that patients get access to the right treatment at the right time, and to improving standards of treatment and care through research, education and awareness raising. We also provide a range of information and support services to patients, family and friends to help deal with a diagnosis of myeloma.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Myeloma UK for an experienced Project Manager to play a vital role within our Research Team.   This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

You will be responsible for managing the scoping, funding and implementation of a UK myeloma patient registry.  You will be working closely with a designated expert Working Group, consulting with a variety of stakeholders.  Your key goals will be:
 

• To finalise a robust, detailed and costed project plan for the development and implementation of the patient registry  pilot across different work streams and with a credible funding model
• To secure funds through that model
• To develop and implement the registry itself
   

In addition, you will also manage Myeloma UK’s health services research portfolio, providing maternity cover for our Health Services Research Manager.You will oversee successful delivery of several projects working with external partners to ensure timely completion of milestones and reporting requirements.

About you

You will need excellent project management, communication and influencing skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.  You will have previous experience in a project management role with evidence of successful delivery.  Experience of working with patient data for health research or health care would be an advantage in this role.  The role will also require UK wide travel on a regular basis. 

If you are excited by the opportunity to work with us and have the skills and experience necessary for this key role, we want to hear from you.

35 hours per week Monday-Sunday

Closing date: 24 September 2019 at 11.30pm

Do you have great leadership skills, a flair for visual merchandising and the ability to spot the value of goods and price them accordingly? Then join Shelter as a Community Shop Manager in one of our Boutique by Shelter charity shops.

What is Boutique by Shelter?
For us, it's a new direction, a unique chain of shops focused on higher end/designer items, with interiors designed by Wayne Hemingway that bring a modern, trendy retail space to the high street. For you, it's the chance to get in at the start of an exciting new initiative that will be challenging and rewarding and is set to be the next big thing in charity retail.

How do we describe a Community Shop Manager?
Someone who has worked in a high-pressure environment, is creative, self-sufficient and can easily adapt to change, often at the last minute. These are high turnover shops in affluent areas where the need to produce sales figures is key, so commercial awareness should also definitely be one of your attributes.

What will I be doing?
The role will be varied and provide you with stimulating and satisfying work. Indeed, there's no such thing as a “typical day”. Continually seeking opportunities to engage with the local community e.g. other retailers, schools, churches or the local food bank and increase your shop's contribution to Shelter's cause will be key. We'll also rely on you to develop your team's (including volunteers) interest and passion in merchandising the shop to attract customers and donors through the door, as well as their knowledge of Shelter and its work.

What sort of people are you looking for?
Commercially aware, inspiring, enterprising and influential individuals who are willing to roll up their sleeves and lead by example - people with lots of creativity, great visual merchandising skills and the ability to thrive even when under pressure. You'll also need proven experience of managing, recruiting and developing a team of staff and volunteers and a track record of providing excellent customer service in a face-to-face role

What are the benefits?
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, childcare vouchers and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. Full training and support is also available to candidates that don't have retail experience but do possess all the other skills required to do the job.

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.

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 are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

TITLE OF POST:  Corporate Fundraising Manager

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Programmes

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Fundraising and stewardship from the Corporate Sector, high net worth

donors and individual givers, in line with the organisation’s strategic plan. 

Salary: £30,000- £33,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: The Stephen Lawrence Centre, Deptford, London SE8 4HU

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is a small charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people and communities from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice. 
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work. 
• Support people to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish

Over the last two years, we have undergone an exciting journey to move from being London-focused to having national reach and presence through Stephen Lawrence Day and a developing a fundraising portfolio that includes Individual Giving, Events & Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Foundations. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Corporate Fundraising Manager to join the team and help us along our journey to achieving further growth.

Key skills / experience / abilities

• Minimum 4 years fundraising experience, ideally across a variety of income streams including corporate, community, individual giving or event fundraising
• Proven track record of building relationships with high value supporters and an understanding of stewardship best practice
• Experience in creating and reviewing budgets and tracking and reporting on income
• Knowledge of the wider fundraising sector
• A self-starter who is happy to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to see the bigger picture without losing sight of details
• A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck into tasks at a variety of different levels
• Understanding of and empathy for the work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

Job Purpose:

• Lead and manage the growth and development of the Trust’s corporate and individual income by maintaining existing and developing new relationships with companies and individuals
• Pro-actively responding to opportunities for support, ensuring you have a holistic view about how to best maximise each relationship and activity
• Ensure existing and new relationships are stewarded effectively to secure long-term support for the Trust
• To manage the relationship with the Trust’s Ambassadors, providing outstanding supporter care and maximise fundraising opportunities
• To lead on the roll out of the Friendship scheme, ensuring all necessary materials are developed and undertaking marketing activity to recruit members
• To further develop the corporate fundraising strategy, ensuring income from existing partners is maximised and building a pipeline of new partners
• To identify opportunities for income-generating activity by pitching for new external high third-party fundraising and partnership opportunities
• To ensure the new SLCT database (Donorfy) is utilised and used appropriately

Main tasks:

• To work with the CEO and Head of Programmes to develop annual fundraising plans and targets
• To lead and manage all corporate fundraising activities of the organization
• To maintain and develop relationships with key funders and donors through face-to-face contact, telephone and written communication
• To develop engaging and high-quality materials and effective processes to help with thanking and stewarding supporters
• To support the maintenance of the Trust’s website, ensuring it contains high quality content that accurately reflects opportunities for supporting the charity
• To support on the successful delivery of Stephen Lawrence Day, identifying opportunities to generate income from the campaign and ensuring it’s messaging is amplified as widely as possible
• To identify and research new sources of funding within the corporate sector
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new donors in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• To work with the Built Environment officer to help shape the proposition for Building Futures partners ensuring the programme deliver maximum return for the Trust
• To manage a calendar of events and scheduled fundraising activities throughout the year that helps to generate a steadily growing unrestricted income stream.
• To ensure that a response is made in a timely and appropriate manner to all donor enquiries with clear understanding of how to maximise their support 
• To liaise with the Chief Executive, Head of Programmes, External Partners and Trustees to explore new funding opportunities in order to maximise voluntary income.
• To research, prepare and submit funding proposals, e.g charity of the year, probono support including agreed outcomes and budgets, in consultation with service delivery staff, finance and other staff, where appropriate.
• To manage all advertising and marketing associated with fundraising, including digital communications (together with communications colleagues)

Line management

• To oversee one direct report to support on all fundraising activities

Financial Management

• To manage the fundraising budget, including planning, phasing and forecasting in line with the organisation’s financial procedures
• To oversee weekly financial report pulling and coding of income
• To work with Head of Finance to develop and refine appropriate financial processes in order to effectively track income
• To prepare regular internal updates on performance against income generation targets
• To report to donors on the impact of our work and the important role they are playing in supporting this

Administrative

• To lead on maintaining the SLCT database (Donorfy), ensuring it’s used appropriately
• To ensure that accurate records of all supporter activity are tracked effectively
• To maintain accurate and up to date records of all funding opportunities, appeals, approaches, donor contacts and coverage.

General

• To attend supervisions, team meetings and other meetings, as and when required.
• To attend internal and external training courses, as agreed with your line manager.
• To represent the organization at internal and external events including networking events, fundraising events and launch activities, as and when required, occasionally on evenings and weekends.
• To adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Charity Law, Health & Safety Law, GDPR and other relevant legislative requirements.
• To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.

Deadline for applications: 10th October

We may interview suitable applicants before the closing date.

Do you want to be part of the push to cure Parkinson's?

Parkinson's is the second most common neurological condition affecting 1 in 37 people and comes with a shopping list of around 50 symptoms. The Cure Parkinson's Trust has one ambitious goal - to find a cure. The charity was set up in 2005, by four people living with Parkinson's, to address the lack of breakthrough in drugs to treat this condition and is now looking to step up their capacity with six new hires.

Database and Compliance Manager

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with the Cure Parkinson's Trust on this recruitment campaign to recruit for a new Database and Compliance Manager. This role is offered on a permanent full time basis to work in Central London paying £35,000 per annum with interviews being held for the role in week commencing September 30th.

This is a new and pivotal role in the team with the responsibility for the new database, Donorfy, and its integration with fundraising and finance systems. You will steward the team on how to use the database and lead on audit and financial processes. You will also lead on fundraising regulation compliance, ensuring the charity remains compliant with all appropriate legislation. You will also shape how the charity uses data to define fundraising strategies. The Data and Compliance Fundraising Manager will report into the Director of Fundraising and Marketing.

Please visit our dedicated microsite for more information.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Head of Supporter Communities & Groups

Permanent

35 hours per week

£49,660 pa with progression to £55.178

Flexible Location

This role sits within our Supporter Engagement Programme

Are you a pioneer in community engagement? Do you already have considerable experience in community & events fundraising (and or volunteering) and have bags of energy and an optimistic attitude?

We are looking for a leader who can bring together a regional and centralised team, motivate and inspire them to test and learn, bring on board innovative ways to be more effective and ensure we secure sustainable income streams.

Importantly you will not be afraid to challenge, bring fresh ideas and perspectives to traditional methods. You naturally turn problems into opportunities.

This is a new role that will lead the following established teams; regional relationship managers who work predominantly with volunteers from the Church of England, a centralised supporter engagement team who work on events & mid-value stewardship together with a student team.

It will help if you are already highly skilled at managing people and influencing at all levels.

This opportunity could be a career defining for someone who wants to push the boundaries and not be afraid to try new things, ultimately this is an amazing organisation that is transforming itself to be an agile leader in helping the most disadvantaged children and young people.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-In depth experience in community & events (or volunteering) fundraising

-Proven ability to lead teams remotely

-Demonstrable ability to develop new ways to attract supporters and or ways working

-A passion for trying new things and making them happen

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is on 7th of October.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 21st of October.

Background

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life and it has helped save more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organisation. Impact on this scale requires significant and reliable funding, and UNICEF private sector fundraisers around the world work every day to provide this support.

This post manages, as well as sits, in the Digital Team, which is itself part of Individual Giving, based in Geneva. The team is at the heart of UNICEFs work, and the people recruited into these positions will act in support of national fundraising efforts in nearly 60 markets. Bring your extensive digital experience to us, and be part of the team that takes Private Sector Fundraising to the next level in UNICEF.  Do so knowing the life changing impact that your work will have for millions of children across the world.

Purpose of Role

This role will provide strategic and tactical leadership to National Committees and country offices across all areas of digital fundraising and engagement, driving best practice with the ultimate aim of maximizing short and long term income for UNICEF from digital channels and platforms. The incumbent will be responsible for driving the growth and integration of digital fundraising and engagement in UNICEF and will provide vision and leadership for UNICEF in this fast-moving area.  

Key business areas will be digital acquisition, retention and value maximization; pledge (monthly donors); one off cash giving; fundraising from individuals in emergencies; legacy marketing, support of global and market led digital campaigning, and through collaboration with corporate partners.

The incumbent will help accelerate the UNICEF network of markets and HQ on the creation of optimized portfolios, including paid digital media, social media, testing, and digital attribution and integration with traditional channels are examples of key areas of focus for this post. UNICEF aims to become an industry leader in the use of digital technologies to both support and drive its fundraising and digital engagement. In addition, the incumbent should have a profound understanding of how to create monetized value throughout the supporter journey and be able to provide guidance on global initiatives for National Committees and country offices.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Manage the digital team

• Lead and manage the digital team in Geneva (currently 6 people) and make sure we reach our overall fundraising goals as well as our digital channel goals.
• Ensure continuous development of the team and their skillset.

Strategy and Planning

• Lead, monitor and continuously develop the global digital strategy for UNICEF’s fundraising and public engagement with supporters and donors.
• Ensure effective planning and strategic adjustments based on monitoring performance and the evolution of key performance indicators.
• Support the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of digital activities funded by Private Fundraising and Partnerships investment funds, and support markets and units with investment funds applications when digital is a core channel.

Specialists, Consultants and Agency management

• This role will be responsible for the management of a digital specialist’s team, as well as consultants working in different regions around the world.
• It will also involve the management of recruitment of staff and consultants.
• The manager will also manage procurement processes to secure the access to the right digital tools and creative agencies to work either locally or globally.

Direct market support

• In close collaboration with Market Development and Regional Support Centres, provide strategic guidance and technical support to UNICEF National Committees and country offices on digital strategies and optimize digital programs. This includes the development of a set of digital activities to drive the growth of digital income in priority UNICEF fundraising markets. 
• Identify suitable programs for investment from Private Fundraising and Partnerships.
• Advise on global investment allocation and support the development of investment applications, as well as the subsequent implementation and monitoring of these programs.
• Coordinate multi-market tests. Support countries to develop their business cases and investment applications. Monitor results and reporting, and test projected new markets fundraising tests centrally.

Driving best in class fundraising

• Lead UNICEF’s work on digital attribution, dash boarding and benchmarking to ensure that the utilization of investment and reporting of results in digital fundraising is accurate and strategic.
• Closely monitor digital performance across markets to identify UNICEF’s greatest opportunities for digital income growth to help guide the use of digital support to UNICEF offices.
• Lead in defining and testing new business opportunities driven by digital.
• Work closely together with other teams in UNICEF, especially the other specialists in Individual Giving, to make sure UNICEFs initiatives are integrated and derive maximum synergies across channels.

Knowledge management

• Strategically facilitate the sharing of best practice between digital fundraising and engagement practitioners in UNICEF, via workshops, webinars, and fundraising intranet and on an ad-hoc basis. Create & share global resources with a specific focus on Supporter Engagement, organic and paid digital media, including paid search and display advertising.

Maintain high levels of expertise

• Track the global developments in digital fundraising and engagement across the NGO sector, both inside and outside UNICEF, especially maintaining relationships with key contacts in the digital and fundraising industry.
• Ensure continuous local testing, collate learnings and apply to UNICEF programs to maximise results. Network with industry experts and keep track of competitor activities.
• Develop relationships with external experts and engage as relevant if workload becomes excessive or market specific strategic opportunities arise.
• Oversee the appointment of external consultants and service providers ensuring all due diligence is followed in selecting and managing external providers.

Support for emergency fundraising

• In addition to these duties, the incumbent will also provide support to markets in the event of a significant media-driven emergency.
• Furthermore, the incumbent will remain sensitive to risk in the programs that he/she is supporting, and escalate as necessary.

Profile

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of digital marketing and fundraising experience, 4 of which at a senior level. Must have had agency experience managing paid digital media campaigns including the use of paid display, retargeting, search engine, mobile and email marketing. Must have led a digital program at either a commercial agency or have been the Director of Digital within a commercial or non-profit organization. Experience in attribution of marketing channels is an asset.
• Thinking digital first is a must, and experience and knowledge of integrated campaigns is an advantage.
• Knowledge of the UN system is an advantage.
• Preference will be given to candidates with international digital fundraising experience and those candidates who have worked on both agency and client side.

Education

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, Business Administration or related field.
• A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Languages

• Fluency in English is required
• Proficiency in another UN language an advantage.

Additional Comments

• This is a P4 post on the UN Salary scales.To find out more about what this means, please visit the UN site on Salaries and Post Adjustment.
• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

Are you a Media expert looking to make a mark on the work the BHF does? Do you have brand and marketing experience and are you looking for a new challenge?

We're recruiting for a Media Manager to head up a team to deliver innovative fundraising campaigns that put the brand at the heart of the national news agenda and raise awareness of the urgent need for people to fundraise for our life saving research.

About the role

As Media Manager, you'll run the BHF's series of fundraising and public awareness campaigns promoting the BHF's high profile corporate partnerships, fundraisers, celebrity ambassadors, special events, challenge events, innovation products and community fundraising. You'll also proactively seek new opportunities to raise the profile of the charity's lifesaving work.

You'll be part of the Communications management team that leads the BHF's busy reactive press office to ensure heart patients receive accurate information through the media.

About you

You'll have a good knowledge of digital communication tools and tactics including video, updating and maintaining web pages, blogger engagement, social networks, search and digital marketing.

With a good understanding of UK media you'll be experienced at leading national media campaigns and developing creative ideas to secure high profile media coverage. You'll also have a natural flair for accurate and engaging verbal and written communications and proven creativity in your work.

You'll need to have the following skills to be successful in this role:
* Excellent multi-tasking and time management skills ensuring key deadlines are met.
* An experienced team manager and leader you'll have strong interpersonal skills and be confident in working with people at all levels
* Able to build strong working relationships with key contacts, both internal and external, which in turn help to promote the work that we do.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
* Able to work under pressure, changing priorities and ensuring tasks are completed on time
* A can-do approach, with strong problem solving skills

About us

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is the nation's biggest heart charity and the UK's premier charitable funding body for cardiovascular research, with an annual income of around £170m.

We have a big job on our hands - beating heartbreak from the world's biggest killers. So we need people who share our values -are brave, compassionate, informed and driven. We need people who share our ambition. And we need people who are experts in their field but and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, you'll be rewarded with a competitive salary and package of benefits at world class organisation, a healthy work life balance and the support to take your career to new heights.

How to apply

To apply for this role please click through to our website for further details. Our process involves submitting your CV and a supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role's criteria.