Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust (HRCST) is a charity based near Falmouth in Cornwall with a proud track record over 22 years of teaching children and young people to develop new skills and confidence through learning to sail and other water based activities. Over 600 children participate each year, the majority at no charge and who otherwise would not have this opportunity because of circumstances, despite living close to the sea.

The charity is now at an exciting stage of its development looking to expand and build its influence for the next generation. It has recently secured funding to construct an accessible watersports centre at Trevassack Lake on the Lizard peninsula. Targeting many more youngsters including those with physical, behavioural, and educational disabilities, this hugely rewarding activity includes building a fully accessible Learning Centre and several residential lodges for accompanying families. This new facility will be open in July 2021.

HRCST is now seeking to appoint a full-time Fundraising Manager to support the CEO in raising revenue and capital appeal funding to support the short- and medium-term financial objectives of the charity. The successful candidate will have the experience and personal enthusiasm to translate financial objectives into operational plans and by researching and developing Trust, Corporate, Community, Events, and Legacy funding opportunities, including the preparation of applications.

You must be able to demonstrate a track record of delivery and good communication skills. As befits a smaller organisation, you will need to be highly self-motivated, and open to some element of flexible working.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB

The Fundraising Manager is responsible for attracting income to support the work and financial objectives of the charity. They will develop sustainable income streams to cover annual running costs and the current capital appeal, including public and third sector grants, sponsorship, and donations.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSBILITIES

Fundraising planning and activities

· Lead the sustainable income generation activity for the organisation, including from trusts, corporate supporters, public sector grants, community donations, events, and legacies

· Working closely with the CEO, develop a fundraising strategy which will increase funding, secure multi-year grants and diversify income streams

· Proactively identify new ideas and opportunities for income potential

· Recruit, manage and co-ordinate volunteer and paid fundraisers as appropriate

· Manage the organisation’s social media to support fundraising and supporter engagement

· Coordinate the collection of data on social impact and how HRSCT makes a difference to support the fundraising

Management and Administration

· Keep accurate and up to date records of donors, ensuring compliance with the Fundraising Regulator and other bodies such as GDPR

· Manage the fundraising database and support other database users

Communication

· Manage donor relationships, including responding to queries from current and potential donors, and ensuring that they feel valued, informed and engaged

· Manage communications and mailings to trusts, corporate supporters, community supporters and volunteers and build relationships with these organisations and individuals

· Provide content for the organisation’s website in support of fundraising activities and plans

· Deliver regular communications (e.g. newsletter, mailings) to volunteers, employees and contractors to inform, engage and inspire.

PERSON SPECIFICIATION

Qualifications and previous experience

Essential

• Successful track record of fundraising in a third sector organisation, including experience in more than one of the following areas:

· Fundraising events

· Community fundraising

· Grants and foundations

· Social media and crowd funding

· Corporate fundraising

· Major donors

• Previous experience of developing a multi-year fundraising plan to develop sustainable income

• Previous experience of administering a donor database

Desirable

• Relevant CPD courses and qualifications, for example as delivered by the Institute of Fundraising

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of legislation and good practice relevant to fundraising

• Good understanding of main social media platforms and their role in fundraising

• Excellent communication skills – written, telephone, F2F, confident, clear presenter

• IT literate, proficient in Word, Excel

Desirable

• Understanding of main principles of project management

Personal qualities

Essential

• Ability to engage and develop rapport with supporters and potential supporters (corporate, trusts, community)

• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise work

• Ability to work well as part of a team

• Personal drive and determination, motivated to meet targets and deadlines

• Ability to be flexible, to occasionally work evenings and weekends as business needs require

• Experience of leading a major capital appeal?
• Tenacious and highly motivated fundraiser with highly developed interpersonal skills?
• You possess a can-do attitude and meeting ambitious targets motivates you?
• And you are also a confident communicator and impactful storyteller?

UK Youth have a perfect exciting opportunity for you!

We are in a search for a Head of Avon Tyrrell Capital Appeal that will be responsible for planning, managing, implementing and delivering a new capital fundraising appeal for Avon Tyrrell, UK Youth’s outdoor learning centre. 

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth as we develop and implement the strategic plans for our next chapter. A key part of our new strategy is the investment in outdoor learning and the development of Avon Tyrrell, our outdoor learning centre in the New Forest, Hampshire.

It is envisaged that this will be a 3-year project and is therefore being recruited on a fixed term contract basis.

Responsibilities will include: development of the appeal fundraising strategy, ensuring alignment with UK Youth Income Generation Strategy and realisation of the income generation targets; and supporting the finalisation of the development plans involving internal and external stakeholder engagement and consultation with relevant experts. We estimate the campaign will need to raise between £3-5m, including a new purpose-built learning centre and restoration of Avon Tyrrell House and Grounds.

In this senior fundraising role, you will work closely with the External Relations and Avon Tyrrell teams to develop and launch a new capital fundraising appeal.

Avon Tyrrell has a 100-bed dormitory-style Grade I listed Calendar House, Grade II* Coach House and Grade II grounds.  With over 39,000 visitors each year the site is in need of urgent repair and investment to ensure we can continue to support young people now and in the future.

Who we are?

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and

empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment. We can offer flexibility through the interview process and endeavour to accommodate the candidate’s needs.

What we can offer you?

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Compensation package of £38,000 - £48,000 (depending on experience)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme
• Flexible/Agile Working

How to Apply?

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please send a CV together with a one-page supporting statement to [email protected] ukyouth. org.

• Closing date for applications will be 9 am, Monday 1 February 2021

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference.

As part of the recruitment process UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

“I wish everyone could see what a day at Martin House is like. It’s an amazing, magical place. It’s like coming home.”

It is an honour and a privilege to be supporting the wonderful Martin House Hospice in their search for a Project Manager to work on a key capital appeal. Martin House has been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions for more than 30 years. Every year they care for more than 420 families at the hospice, in hospitals and in their own homes and they also support more than 150 bereaved families. By joining the team in this capacity, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to the philanthropy income that allows the charity to achieve is ambitious goals and mission to allow more children, young people and their families to ‘live well and fully’.

As Project Manager (Capital Appeals) you will be responsible for project managing the exciting and ambitious capital appeal re-build project which will transform the way in which the hospice cares for babies, children and young people. As a key member of the Fundraising Leadership Team you will support with the with the development and delivery of the capital appeal strategy as well as an effective stewardship programme, engaging and acknowledging key supporters and prospects. 

To be considered for this role you should come to us with strong project management skills and demonstrable experience of writing and implementing strategy. You should be a strong and confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships with senior-level contacts both internally and externally. Most importantly, this roles provide an opportunity to join an ambitious and supportive team committed to achieving great things for a wonderful cause, so you should be a passionate collaborator determined to play your role and flourish in this environment. 

This role is full-time and permanent and comes with a range of excellent benefits, including 40 days annual leave (inc statutory holidays). Due to the impact of Covid-19 the role is currently based from home but, when it’s possible to return to offices, the hospice is situated in Boston Spa. 

The recruitment for this role is ongoing, and the position will close when a sufficient number of suitable applications have been received. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Director of Fundraising & Communications (Maternity cover)

Contract type: fixed Term (May 2021 – Feb 2022)

Location: Flexible, willingness to visit Head Office near Salisbury once a week/4 x per month (subject to Covd restrictions)

Hours: 4 days per week (negotiable), 9am – 5pm. Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 FTE per annum

Horatio’s Garden charity is looking for an experienced Fundraising leader to cover this maternity period.

We are a growing, award winning, national charity improving the lives of people with spinal injuries by creating and nurturing outstanding garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres.

The Director of Fundraising & Communications was a new role created in March 2020 and you will be responsible for delivering on the fundraising strategy that has been put in place, and amending it where required, to increase fundraising income to support the organisation’s growth plans.

The fundraising strategy covers a diverse range of income streams (corporate, 3rd party, events, legacy, trusts, individuals & regional) therefore experience across a broad range of fundraising channels is preferable. You will be responsible for managing and supporting the fundraising and communications team, which consists of four full time and two part time members of staff, all based in head office near Salisbury. Therefore, there is an expectation that you will spend 4 days per month in the office as a minimum (subject to covid restrictions)

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 building relationships with key donors including individuals and trusts. You will have demonstrable experience and knowledge of the latest donor development techniques and experience of working on major fundraising initiatives, as well as proven experience of delivering fundraising targets.

Essential experience:

• Director or Head of charity fundraising team

• Experience across a range of income streams

• Good understanding of financial management within a charity environment

• Track record of year on year income generation

• Successful team performance management

• Development and implementation of fundraising strategies

• Development and management of budgets and delivering targets

• Operating within an environment of growth and change

Required

• Outgoing, positive, engaging personality

• Calm under pressure

• Outstanding team management skills

• Strategic, intelligent thinker

• Confident to implement strategic change

• Highly experienced presentation skills

• Ability to hit ground running

Please apply with covering letter and two page CV to Bethan Cummings. Closing date 31st January 2021.

“I wish everyone could see what a day at Martin House is like. It’s an amazing, magical place. It’s like coming home.”

It is an honour and a privilege to be supporting the wonderful Martin House Hospice in their search for two Trusts and Foundations Fundraisers to join their highly successful and integral Fundraising team. Martin House has been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions for more than 30 years. Every year they care for more than 420 families at the hospice, in hospitals and in their own homes and they also support more than 150 bereaved families. By joining the team in this capacity, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to the philanthropy income that allows the charity to achieve is ambitious goals and mission to allow more children, young people and their families to ‘live well and fully’.

As Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser you will take on the exciting challenge of managing and cultivating a portfolio of supporters in order to raise funds for core costs and an exciting and ambitious capital appeal. Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager, and working collaboratively with internal colleagues, you will be required to produce emotive proposals and high quality impact reports. You will also be responsible for stewarding the existing portfolio to ensure continued support. 

To be considered for this role you will ideally come to us with experience raising income from trusts and foundations or have transferrable skills from another area of fundraising. You should be a positive and creative self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills and a proven track record of building and influencing relationships at all levels. You should be comfortable and competent working towards stretching targets with a demonstrable record of generating income. Most importantly, these roles provide an opportunity to join an ambitious and supportive team committed to achieving great things for a wonderful cause, so you should be a passionate collaborator determined to play your role and flourish in this environment. 

These roles are full-time and permanent and come with a range of excellent benefits, including 40 days annual leave (inc statutory holidays). Due to the impact of Covid-19 the roles are currently based from home but, when it’s possible to return to offices, the hospice is situated in Boston Spa. 

The recruitment for these roles is ongoing, and the positions will close when a sufficient number of suitable applications have been received. If you wish to express an interest in these opportunities, please apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is dedicated to supporting innovation in patient care at Addenbrooke's and the Rosie hospitals. Whether it's treatment for an emergency, acute condition, pregnancy or long-term illness, we believe that every patient deserves the highest quality of care available.

We are looking for an experienced high value major donor fundraiser with hands on experience of asking for and securing major gifts. You will lead our £1.5M robot appeal to fund a new surgical robot at Addenbrooke’s. As a strong team player, you will have the ambition to drive the appeal, ensuring supporters engage with it and donate at significant levels.

The role will entail managing and growing a portfolio of major supporters. You will find yourself working with amazing clinical teams; from nurses to matrons, surgeons and consultants – to senior hospital leaders and Trustees. 

This role is a wonderful opportunity to make a huge impact on the treatment and care offered to patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

We are searching for a Major Donor Officer to focus on partnerships. The Charity has ambitious plans to bounce back from the pandemic and raise significant income from companies, organisations and institutions in order to support our work rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming horses at risk of abuse or neglect. You will be joining a strong fundraising team that is focused, ambitious, enthusiastic and committed to raising as much net income as possible to enable us to carry out our work.

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, you will lead on proactively identifying, researching and approaching a range of prospective funders to achieve a long-term strategy for growth in income.

We are looking for a driven individual who has excellent relationship building and communications skills and the ability to develop long term strategic partnerships.

The role is based at our head office in Norfolk but working from home for part of the week is currently available due to the current Government restrictions. You will be required to attend events around the UK and at our four centres located in Norfolk, Somerset, Lancashire and Aberdeenshire. You must have a flexible approach to your work and be willing to work outside of normal office hours. Equine knowledge would be advantageous but is not essential. 

World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant will be expected to share these values.

Boston Women’s Aid are seeking a FUNDING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

The flexibility to work mainly from home at hours to suit you, so you don't need to live locally.

We’re looking for someone who is experienced in writing funding applications, working with grant-making bodies and who has an established network of contacts that they’d like to expand.

It’s an exciting opportunity to further develop your expertise and be part of the team managing this expanding domestic abuse charity, which is at the forefront of developing new ways of working.

Job title: Funding and Communication Officer

Hours: 28 hours per week, flexible hours Salary: £27,300FTE (£21,840 actual)

Workbase: Working mainly from home, with our Boston office as required for meetings etc

Reporting to: Operations Manager

Pension: Contributory pension 6% by employer, 3% by staff

Holidays: 20 days FTE (16 days actual) paid leave plus 8 bank holidays

Travel: Business mileage payable @ 40p/mile

For an informal chat about this exciting opportunity, please call our Funding and Development Manager Marie Chapman.

Apply by email. You will be sent an application pack.

Please note that this is NOT an entry-level post; the successful applicant will have had experience in most of the fields below and, following induction and shadowing the Funding and Development Manager, will become solely responsible for the duties below after two months.

Please read through the Job Description and Person Specification thoroughly before applying, and tailor your application to the requirements of the post.

Please attach your CV with your completed application form.

MAIN FOCUS OF ROLE

Research, apply for and gain funding for the work of the charity from a number of sources, including:

• Tenders for statutory agency contracts;
• Revenue (core) funding from charitable trusts and other grant-making bodies;
• Project funding for specific work discussed and agreed with Operations Manager;
• One-off funding opportunities for capital and revenue from local, regional and national sources;
• In-kind donations from businesses, social groups and individuals;
• Developing an ethos of regular giving from individual supporters.

Maintain and develop the Charity’s web and social media presence:

• Through the use of social media channels, keep supporters abreast of news from the Charity;
• Make creative use of social media to make appeals for items, volunteers, job vacancies etc;
• In liaison with the Charity’s ICT contractors develop the Charity’s website to become an interactive platform which includes enabling delivery of some online services;
• Write and distribute Press releases;
• Work with local and regional media to promote the work of the Charity and to raise awareness.

Monitor and report on performance against project budgets:

• Using data from Oasis Ontrack, develop a clear reporting system that can be tailored to the specific requirements of each tender contract or grant reporting requirement (full training will be given);
• Provide regular reports to Trustees, outlining budget and outcome reports for each budget strand;
• Provide regular reports to Trustees on expected income from various funders, highlight any areas of concern or where a fund is coming towards its end;
• Provide a weekly update to the Operations Manager for discussion at weekly Team Meetings;
• From time to time attend Team Meetings as requested by the Operations Manager;
• From time to time attend Trustee Meetings as requested by the Chairman.

Maintain and further develop the network of grant-making agencies and potential project partners:

• The Charity has established relationships with several grant-making bodies (such as the National Lottery, Lincolnshire Community Foundation). The Trustees are keen to see such relationships maintained and, where possible, extended to encompass other relevant organisations;
• The Charity works in partnership with others on some projects and Trustees are keen to see partnership working and partnership funding applications being developed to enable the Charity to be an expert participant in contracts / projects that cover a wider geographic area or are strategic importance, or pilot projects that will steer the delivery of services for the future.

The above is provided for guidance and is not an exhaustive list of all accountabilities that the post holder may have over time.

Bede is an established local charity providing four specialist services. We support adults with a learning disability; women and men who experience domestic abuse; youth clubs and school holiday programmes and opportunities for community volunteering. Our team of around 40 staff work with an annual income of £1.2m.

We invite you to lead us through an exciting period of development as we move to a new purpose-built Centre in 2023. You'll join us at a key moment in our long and distinguished history, and take us into a dynamic future. Our current Director, Nick Dunne, who retires in 2021, will introduce you to this exceptional opportunity to make a real difference to our neighbours' lives.

This is a unique chance for an experienced senior manager from the not-for-profit sector to head our small, high-impact organisation. You will work with people in complex circumstances, and support specialist managers in grasping opportunities and assessing risks. In addition, you'll bring a thorough working knowledge of HR, charity finance, fundraising and governance to your role. You'll draw on all your creativity and energy to achieve maximum success and sustainability. We look forward to hearing from you - and offering a warm welcome from our lively and appreciative community. 

For an informal discussion about the role and to apply, please see application pack.

Closing date for applications 5pm Monday February 1, 2021.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit Bede w/c February 15
Interviews will be held on Thursday February 25.

About PEAS:

We are PEAS. We are an international education not-for-profit with the mission to ‘expand access to sustainably delivered, quality secondary education across Africa’. Our vision is for a world where all children enjoy an education that unlocks their full potential.

For the last ten years, PEAS has built and operated quality secondary schools in under-served communities in Uganda and Zambia. We now have a network of 32 schools across Uganda and Zambia educating over 14,000 marginalised students. PEAS has strong evidence from a number of external studies showing that our schools in Uganda are more equitable, better quality and more cost-effective than comparison private and government schools.

PEAS has achieved great things in the last 10 years, and we want to achieve even more in the next 10 years. We are proud of what we have already achieved, but we are ambitious for our schools and students. We now want to make PEAS schools some of the best in Uganda and Zambia. At the same time, we also want to  support the wider education systems in the places where we’re working and globally by sharing our evidence and know-how. 

About the Education and Impact Intern Role:

The Education and Impact Internship is an exciting 6-month role within the UK Technical Team, with the possibility of extension. PEAS Technical Team interns have gone on to a variety of exciting careers, working at the Behavioural Insights Team, the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) and becoming permanent members of the PEAS team.

A previous Technical Team intern shares their experience: “Being an intern with PEAS is an amazing opportunity to develop skills and gain insight into education systems in Uganda and Zambia. You will be given a high level of responsibility and exposure to diverse areas of work. It's also a chance to work with an incredibly positive and committed team across three countries!”

Internship projects will include working with leads in Uganda, Zambia, and the UK to develop education initiatives that ensure PEAS students receive the highest quality education, and helping to develop tools and content that will support students within our school networks, and have the potential to benefit students in the wider education systems that we work in.

The PEAS Technical Team is a small team of experts who work to continually strengthen PEAS’ impact across our network of schools and beyond.

Work on the team is varied and exciting. The Technical Team:

• Provides technical education and monitoring and evaluation advice and support to our country programmes in Uganda and Zambia.
• Designs and runs internal and external research projects to make sure we are learning as much as possible about how best to improve the quality of education in our schools.
• Establishes collaborative partnerships with the Ugandan and Zambian governments and other organisations to impact as many young people as possible.
• Proactively share our evidence and know-how with our partners and the international education community.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work at the heart of an award-winning education organisation.  They will need to be a quick learner, highly organised, and adept at working flexibly to support evolving team and organisational needs. Strong written and verbal communication are essential, as well as enthusiasm for working with multi-national teams.

Purpose and responsibilities of Education and Impact Intern role:

1. Education support to country teams (50%)

Provide high quality support to education teams in Uganda and Zambia to deliver on education quality goals. This will involve supporting programme leads in Uganda and Zambia and the Education and Partnership Lead to:

• Develop training for school staff and school support staff, as well as school-level education tools and content (for example, tools and content to support literacy and numeracy programmes)
• Design projects to address priority areas of improvement by conducting and sharing relevant research from across the sector.

1. Support the delivery of PEAS partnerships strategy (Co-Impact) (20%)

Support the delivery of Co-Impact (collaborative projects with partners to share PEAS know-how) projects by:

• Supporting the development of training and communication material for external partners about PEAS Co-Impact projects
• Supporting the development of tools used to implement PEAS Co-Impact projects in collaboration with PEAS colleagues and external partners.

1. Provide ad hoc support to the wider PEAS Technical Team (30%)

Support members across the PEAS Technical Team on an ad hoc basis, specifically in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic projects, and business development.

• Provide support to PEAS Impact Lead to analyse and share PEAS internal data and evidence.
• Provide support to funding proposals and reports
• Undertake and share research on best practice in the wider sector to inform strategic decisions

Person Specification for the Education and Impact Intern role:

We are open to the type of person who might be suitable for this role and are not fixed on a set amount of experience required. You could be a graduate, or someone who is looking to change careers and gain experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Minimum requirements and essential skills:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience or knowledge of the education sector
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Adaptability to manage a varied & evolving workload
• Flexibility to work with colleagues in different, often international locations
• Able to synthesise secondary research
• Concise and engaging writing ability for technical audiences
• Passion for international education

Ideally, applicants will also be:

• Knowledgeable about, or have experience volunteering or working in, a Sub-Saharan African country
• Great with numbers: able to analyse quantitative data and pull out key findings, with good attention to detail

About the Parterships Intern Role:

The Partnerships Internship is an exciting 6-month role based within the UK Partnerships Team, with the possibility of extension. PEAS Partnerships Intern will play a vital role in enabling PEAS to build new schools in Zambia, complete our school network in Uganda and deliver quality education to students in both countries.

This is a varied role offering the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to get hands on experience working across a diverse range of funder types and projects including an exciting new Capital Fundraising Appeal to at least double the size of our Zambia network.

You will be joining the PEAS Partnerships Team a small team of committed, proactive, and effective fundraisers who are well supported by the rest of UK, Ugandan and Zambian teams – we are proud to have developed a strong ‘everyone’s a fundraiser’ mindset at PEAS, thus avoiding the traditional division between programme and fundraising staff.

Work on the team is varied and exciting. The Partnerships Team is responsible for generating the income required for PEAS to deliver on our organisational goals. We do this through;

• Managing and growing income from a diverse portfolio of funders including strategic partners, institutional donors, corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors and individuals
• Identifying and securing income from new funders
• Developing and delivering an engaging and exciting communications strategy.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work at the heart of an award-winning education organisation.  They will need to be a quick learner, highly organised, and adept at working flexibly to support evolving team and organisational needs. Strong written and verbal communication are essential, as well as enthusiasm for working with multi-national teams.

1. Business development support (40%)

Work with the Partnerships Team to identify and secure new funding opportunities that enable PEAS to build new schools in Zambia, complete our school network in Uganda and deliver quality education to students in both countries. This will involve;

• Undertaking desk-based research to identify prospective funding partners
• Work with the Partnerships Team to develop compelling concept notes, proposals, presentations and pitches.

1. Account management support (20%)

Work with the Partnerships Lead to support a portfolio of funders to inspire, motivate and maximise income and other opportunities for PEAS current donors. This will include;

• Developing engaging and accurate content for funder progress reports.
• Working across a range of funders types and sector to develop excellent stewardship plans and engagement opportunities.

1. Communications support (40%)

Work with the Partnership Team to create strong content relevant for a variety of funder types (strategic partners, institutional donors, corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors and individuals) that can be used across multiple prospects and platforms. This will include;

• Developing partnership profiles to promote our funding partnerships on our website, via the quarterly newsletter and through social media channels.
• Supporting in the role out of the new Communications strategy.

Person Specification for the Partnership Intern role:

We are open to the type of person who might be suitable for this role and are not fixed on a set amount of experience required. You could be a graduate, or someone who is looking to change careers and gain experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Minimum requirements and essential skills:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Adaptability to manage a varied & evolving workload
• Flexibility to work with colleagues in different, often international locations
• Able to synthesise and provide recommendations from desk-based research
• Good attention to detail, comfortable writing clear prose and composing accurate budgets
• Able to write engaging and emotive writing for a variety of public audiences
• Passion for international education

Ideally, applicants will also be:

• Knowledgeable about, or have experience volunteering or working in, a Sub-Saharan African country
• Some understanding of fundraising and engaging with different funder types
• Some familiarity with CRM systems/donor databases

Terms and conditions for both roles

Hours: Full-time (part-time considered for exceptional candidates) 

Length: 6 months initially with the possibility of a further 6-month extension  

Location: Office based in London, Kampala or Ndola, or remote but based in the UK, Uganda or Zambia. Must have the right to work in one of these three countries.