Centre fundraising manager jobs

Supporting people with sight loss to live the life they choose is at the heart of what we do. The Committed Giving Retention Manager role is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Individual Giving team, which plays a vital role in raising funds to support our life-changing services. The role-holder will be responsible for developing customer journeys across all of Guide Dogs’ regular giving program – which includes Sponsor a Puppy and the Lucky Lottery, as well leading a team to deliver the Committed Giving Retention marketing plan to maximise donor income and life-time value by giving our donors the best supporter experience.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. This is a hybrid-working role and there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• A proven track record and experience in a results-driven direct marketing environment, managing budgets and a variety of projects to delivery simultaneously.
• Experience of working across different marketing channels, including print, digital and social media.
• Be data-driven and be able to interpret a wide range of data from different sources.
• Demonstrable experience of managing external suppliers.
• Ability to manage individual and team performance to deliver results.
• Ability to create a team environment which promotes wellbeing and maximises personal effectiveness.

Desirable

• A professional marketing qualification or equivalent qualification.
• Previous exposure to working within the charity sector.
• Proven experience of managing a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable understanding of GDPR, Fundraising Code of Practice, Gambling Commission legislation and Gift Aid.
• Demonstrable understanding of developing customer journeys.
   

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.
 

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues or require any support, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Are you passionate about making workplaces more inclusive? Do you want to make sure none of us are shut out of good jobs as we age? Do you have experience of working directly with large employers and forging corporate partnerships to make change happen? Have you worked in a leadership role in a strategic employer led partnership?

The Centre for Ageing Better is looking for a Senior Employer Engagement Manager to push our work on age-friendly employment to the next level. You will be reaching out to employers across the country to wake more of them up to the reality of the ageing workforce and its benefits – and running a network and programme of activity to help them realise those benefits. The centrepiece of this will be an employer ‘pledge’.

In return, we offer an opportunity to build something that could make a lasting change to the workplace in the UK – and a friendly and supportive team of colleagues to help you do it.

Wasps is seeking a friendly, organised, and motivated Funding & Partnerships Manager to engage with supporters, creative tenants and communities across Scotland to help Wasps deliver its core aims. Wasps is a Charity and Social Enterprise that focuses on the creation of affordable studios and creative workspace, and opportunities for artists and creative industries nationwide.

Wasps has been supporting the arts community for over four decades and has grown to become one of the UK’s largest studio providers. Thanks to significant funds from public sector, private Trusts and Foundations and individuals, Wasps has just completed the £6m redevelopment of the Midmills Buildings in Inverness to create the Highlands’ first major creative hub.

This is a unique opportunity to join Wasps Team to lead our creative fundraising and partnership campaigns. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the role will lead on fundraising and partnership development for Wasps’ capital development and revenue projects across Scotland.

Wasps has raised over £12m in funding over the past 7 years, from a variety of grant sources for our capital development programme, delivering 6 new studio and residency projects in that period. Working closely with teams across the organisation, this role will lead the successful fundraising campaign already underway for our latest project – The Briggait Clydeside Halls - a £5m redevelopment project due to start onsite later in 2022, as well as a range of other capital and revenue initiatives.

This year, the organisation is embarking on the second phase of works at The Briggait, an A-listed former fish market and Wasps’ largest creative centre in Glasgow. The £5m project will bring 1,200sqm of market hall space – currently vacant – back into use as an inspirational Clydeside creative hub and Market Hall destination. Wasps has already secured £1.6m in funding from the Scottish Government, and later this year will see Wasps commence the capital development, community and supporter engagement, and relationship building, with a view to breathing new life into this iconic Glasgow landmark.

The Funding and Partnership Manager will oversee key aspects of capital and revenue fundraising and partnership development to achieve the delivery of a number of projects, in particular The Briggait Clydeside Halls project and our arts enterprise programme. The postholder will line manage a Funding and Partnerships Officer (Part-time) and will join Wasps Senior Management Team.

The duties of the role include:

• Creating and implementing compelling and innovative fundraising plans for capital and revenue projects, making relevant funding applications to secure funding from both private and public sources, including Trusts and Foundations.
• Managing existing relationships with partners and funders for projects, as well as other arts and social enterprise organisations. Identifying and building new partnerships across Scotland.
• Overseeing and monitoring claims and compliance activity as defined by the terms of funding and investment partners.
• Developing and implementing a framework for identifying and evaluating potential new income streams, including sponsorship opportunities.
• Assisting with the delivery of projects including strategic planning in preparing funding plans which will attract resources, funding and the commitment of partners.
• Devising a strong cultural, social and economic rationale for projects and building evidence to support it.
• Any other duties as instructed by the Chief Executive Officer.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience in a related position
• A proven track record of fundraising on capital and revenue projects
• Experience of working with funders and of preparing funding applications including Public Sector and Trusts and Foundations.
• Ability to present complex information in formats appropriate to a wide range of circumstances and audiences.
• Understanding of budgets and financial management
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills with the ability to develop comprehensive systems and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written), with the ability to communicate with a wide and diverse range of stakeholders in a format appropriate to each.
• Ability to efficiently manage workload and prioritise as appropriate to meet targets and deadlines.
• Ability to work well with internal and external colleagues, collaboratively and in a team-oriented way.
• Ability to form trusting partnerships with people and partners at all levels
• A basic understanding of the project management process and the key steps involved in delivering a successful capital project
• An interest in, and awareness of, current priorities in cultural, social and economic policy
• A creative thinker

Key Information

Probation:

The appointment is subject to completion of an initial 6 month probationary period. During this period, the post will be subject to a week’s notice on either side. At the end of the probationary period, either side requires to give two months’ notice in writing

Hours:

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work. No overtime is payable but time off in lieu is offered, in line with company policy. Flexi working can be considered, although core hours are 9.30am – 4pm.

Holidays:

The holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum plus Scottish public holidays (as recognised by the Scottish Government / Glasgow City Council).

Pension:

The post holder will be auto enrolled into Wasps pension scheme. There is an employer contribution of 5% (subject to minimum employee contribution, currently 3%).

Sick Pay:

Wasps pay Statutory Sick Pay during all probationary periods. After this period, you will receive Company Sick Pay.

Location:

This position will be based at Wasps’ Head Office in The Briggait, Glasgow. However, work will involve travel to Wasps studios across Scotland, as required/requested by the Senior Management Team.

Travel:

Travel may be required within Scotland and the rest of the UK. The post-holder will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the organisation, including business travel.

References:

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references

Right to work:

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

This role will deliver professional, timely and trusted communications which motivate, inspire, inform and engage stakeholders of a new innovative Research Centre exploring human wellbeing for a better world.

The Centre

The Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSGD) is an innovative new research initiative in the OU’s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies.  Launched in 2022, the new research Centre brings together all the faculty’s academic expertise to create a unified space for multi and interdisciplinary research with the objective of improving human wellbeing and advancing aspects of the sustainable development goals within and across all countries that relate to poverty, health, wellbeing, education, decent jobs, and employment. 

The role

The postholder will work closely with the CSGD management team and the faculty’s communications and digital engagement team, as well as with research leads, and academic staff across the faculty.

You will develop content, deliver communications projects, or manage communications channels in order to deliver professional, timely and trusted communications which motivate, inspire, inform and engage stakeholders. You will play a key role in helping the Centre to engage priority audiences,including potential partners, policymakers, and influential organisations.

Skills and experience

• Minimum of a Second-Class Honours Degree or equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Experience working in a communication, public engagement, research, or research management role.
• Excellent writing skills – a proven ability to write clear, engaging, and accessible copy for different audiences and channels including websites, social media and print publications.
• Experience of using content management systems i.e., Drupal, WordPress etc to upload text and multimedia to create digital content.
• Experience of managing social media accounts in a professional capacity.
• Prior experience of developing and implementing communications projects and campaigns and evaluating their success against set objectives.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
• Proven ability to work creatively to develop innovative and workable solutions.

You will play a pivotal role in securing funding across a broad range of income streams, including but not limited to individuals, trusts and foundations and corporates; working proactively and collaboratively with our Fundraising Manager and wider Charity Team.

Despite being a small head office team, Theodora Children’s Charity has helped over half a million children and their families in the UK in the past 28 years by improving children’s experience of being in hospital and specialist care centres. We do this through visits from highly skilled paid performers, called Giggle Doctors and we work closely with NHS partners, play specialists and clinical teams. We also form part of an international family with its origins in Switzerland and are proud to have helped 3 million children internationally.

Our Giggle Doctors increase opportunities for play, reduce distress and anxiety and give children back an element of control. They achieve this through improvised play which puts the child at the centre of the interaction and through the use of music, magic, storytelling, comedy and mime. It is important that the play is always child led.

Contact us for more information.

We are in the process of actively recruiting to a new role of Grants & Operations Manager. The role will be responsible for optimising SMCA’s funds and, developing additional income streams and the efficient and effective operation of the Community Centre.

South Mitcham Community Association is a small charity based on the Phipps Bridge Estate in the London Borough of Merton in Southwest London. As a small community centre, we provide activities and services to meet the diverse needs for leisure and learning opportunities.

The pandemic threw up many challenges and we now need to adapt to the changing landscape and borough priorities. One of our revised priorities is the need to recruit a New Grants and Operational Manager, to help us steer us through this new phase of development.

In this key role, you will develop a long-term strategy for corporate giving at Prior’s Court Foundation by identifying and securing new strategic partnerships and building on existing relationships by creating innovative stewardship opportunities and events.

You will build on our successful corporate volunteering programme, working with internal stakeholders to create exciting and rewarding volunteering activities onsite.

Working closely with other members of the Fundraising Team, you will help raise our profile and grow engagement within both the local and national corporate sector.

You will be joining Prior’s Court at an exciting time and will have the opportunity to play a crucial part in raising funds for a new performing arts centre. This is a great opportunity to make your mark in an area of huge potential, particularly if you are looking for a role within a friendly small/medium charity structure that you can really make your own.

This position is 37.5 hours per week, across 5 days with a hybrid working on-site and WFH pattern available.

Salary: £37,931 + benefits
Location: Greater London
Job Type: Permanent

A new role in an iconic youth charity driving fresh fundraising initiatives to give young people a better start in life

THE COMPANY

Our client is a much loved and admired global youth charity that helps transform communities, ensuring all young people have a sense of belonging and a place where they can thrive.

THE ROLE

The Senior Fundraising Officer sits within the individual Giving team and will play an integral role in growing restricted and unrestricted income streams.They have a successful retention programme in place and have maintained a steady and reliable stream of income year on year. In coming years, they are implementing a growth strategy, so continuing to maintain this success will be key.

You will ensure their supporter engagement platforms offer exceptional user journeys designed to maximize supporters' life time value. You will develop new fundraising opportunities to grow income; this includes leading on the cash repeat giving programme, upgrade and reactivation programme and mid-value programme. There also is potential to develop new fundraising propositions to diversity the charity's current income streams.

Key initiatives include:
* Implementing strategic priority areas for IG retention
* Developing the donor loyalty programme ensuring excellent user experience for their donors by mapping out existing supporter journeys and identifying key areas that will elevate the stewardship programme.
* Implementing processes to collate supporter data, in particular data around support motivation, and use these insights to enrich the existing stewardship programme.
* Lead on implementing a cash repeat giving strategy, which will improve supporter's second cash gift rate. You will develop an engaging welcome programme to encourage donors to make that vital second gift which will have a significant impact on supporter LTV.
* You will develop an upgrade programme to encourage active regular givers, to uplift their regular gift. You will reach audiences through multiple channels including mail, email and phone. You will optimise activity through various tactics, such as prompt testing, script or creative development and call listening.
* Develop new fundraising initiatives, including working with creative agencies to produce engaging campaign materials, and working alongside the retail function to facilitate cross-selling opportunities in charity shops

YOU

To succeed in this Senior Fundraising Officer role, you'll need:
· Proven direct marketing project management skills
* Experience of managing and delivering a fundraising campaign
* Experience developing engaging content centred on donor engagement
* An understanding of data management, data manipulation and data selections to underpin financial decisions and supporter insight
* Experience of reporting on campaign results effectively and producing post campaign reports to inform future activity.
* Ideally to have experience of using Raiser's Edge to effectively report on direct marketing related CRM data

If you are looking for a role where you can be part of a team but have autonomy to drive these fresh new initiatives, we'd love to hear from you.

London based - hybrid working - 1 dpw in the office

Salary: £37,931 + benefits
Location: Greater London
Job Type: Permanent

NB: You must be eligible to work in the UK

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Coin Street are looking to appoint an experienced fundraiser who is ready for their next role – someone who wants to step up and work more autonomously. We currently raise £100k annually from trusts and foundations but, with this new role we are looking for you to take us to the next level, increasing our annual revenue income target to £200k.  Although we already do some fundraising, this will be a standalone role and a new function in Coin Street, so you will be responsible for setting up new processes and systems.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience of working as a fundraiser with charitable trusts and/or grant makers.
• A track record of writing and submitting successful proposals and achieving fundraising targets
• Proven success at implementing fundraising processes and systems
• Effective stakeholder management
• Manage fundraising income budgets, forecasting and planning.

What we do

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

Extras

In return, we can offer you:

• 27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays) pro rata for part time staff
• 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
• Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions
• Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs
• Commitment to training and development

Application

To apply please submit an up to date CV and the supporting questions form. We are unable to consider CVs if they are not accompanied by the supporting questions form. The equal opportunities form is optional.

Build on your Charity Career with this Activity based role

This is a part-time role of 3 days per week in a well-established charity based in Twickenham.

This role would really suit someone who wants to have the opportunity to work flexibly and build their career in the Charity sector.

Richmond Carers Centre has the mission to help unpaid and family adult carers to live a full, active and meaningful life by providing them with advice, information, activities, breaks and emotional support either face to face, by phone or by email to enable them to live well.

As the Adult Carers Activities Coordinator, you will directly deliver our leisure break activity programme. You will plan, deliver, promote and review a programme of activities for adult carers, including outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. The core aim of the activity programme is to provide carers with a much-needed break from their caring responsibilities, in a safe and social environment where they can meet other carers and focus on their wellbeing.

You will be someone:

• Who works in a person-centred way.
• Has outstanding organisational skills and plans and budgets well
• Is creative and is an innovative thinker
• Has experience of leading/planning activities across a range of subjects/activities
• Builds relationships both within the team and with external providers
• Communicates well by phone and in person
• Has experience of working with clients who have support needs

Main Duties include:

• To coordinate and deliver an established activities programme for adult carers with the aim to provide them with a break from their caring role.
• To work with relevant professionals to deliver a programme of wellbeing activities, including yoga and Pilates.
• To coordinate the complementary therapy service.
• To recruit, train, support and manage volunteers to provide a selection of the activities.
• To research and continually develop the activities programme to ensure it is responsive to carers needs.
• To create promotional material to promote activities, groups and break opportunities to carers registered with Richmond Carers Centre.
• To work with Adult Carers Support Team Leader to make sure activities are within budget, achieving targets and meeting the requirements of funders.

What you are doing now:

• You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity
• You may be working in activity planning in the public or private sector
• You may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering
• Or you may be looking to return to the workforce after a timeout for personal reasons

In any event if you feel you meet the skills we need, we would like to hear from you!

Richmond Carers Centre welcomes and encourages applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
• Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval)
• Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension
• Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
• Equipment and support to be set up to work from home
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Staff away days and socials
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities
• Supportive and friendly working environment

Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent.

In this exciting role at Temwa, you will be an integral part of our small but dynamic fundraising team. Your work will be focused on helping manage the day to day administration for the fundraising team as well as delivering strong stewardship to our supporters. You will also take a lead role in managing  and supporting our event portfolio including challenge events, individual events, our Annual Fundriasing Dinner and festivals. You will report directly to and work along side the Fundraising & Communications Manager, as well as provide some support to the Finance and Systems Manager and Communications Officer.

Key duties will include:

• Helping develop Temwa’s individual giving work including challenge and individual events
• Ensuring the smooth running of Temwa’s supporter care systems
• Supporting the Fundraising Team with day to day administration

Fundraising Officer – Corporate Partnerships LE18, NG7, B7, LN5

Salary: £24000 per annum

Location: Options include Leicester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Lincolnshire with Hybrid Flexible Working

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, some Saturday and Bank Holiday working may be required

Benefits: 25 days holiday, pro-rata, 5% Employer Pension Contribution including Life Cover, Occupational Sick Pay Benefits & Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Leave and Pay, plus more

Reporting to: Fundraising Manager – Corporate Partnerships

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty and hunger by tackling waste. We source good quality food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers. We rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute this food to 550 frontline charities such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week.

The Role

To grow fundraised income, in particular through corporate partnerships and donations, driving forward our ambitious and challenging Fundraising Strategy by helping to grow our portfolio of corporate partners, trust, grant and foundations and community supporters.

Key duties and responsibilities:

·Maintain and develop identified contacts within the existing portfolio of corporate relationships including providing excellent account management and stewardship activities

·Research potential corporate supporters and plan and deliver engaging approaches to them to secure support for FSM

·Identify, secure and develop new corporate partnership opportunities, focusing on corporate donations, sponsorship opportunities, employee fundraising, Charity of the Year partnerships, payroll giving and gifts in kind.

·Support the development of a compelling business proposition for local and regional companies to grow corporate financial support and employee engagement, as well as explore how FSM can benefit from in-kind support

·Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to identify opportunities for corporate support

·Manage related administration, including recording of income, banking, thanking and reporting for donations received, updating our Fundraising relationship management system, Donorfy, with key contacts and information.

Person Specification - Skills, Qualities & Experience

Essential Skills and Experience

·12 months’ experience (work or volunteering) in communications, marketing, fundraising, sales, account management or relationship-building

·Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally

·Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively

·A strong team player who is able to work across the organisation and contribute effectively to the goals of FareShare Midlands

Desirable

·Commercial awareness with knowledge of corporate sectors in the midlands region

·Experience in developing high quality, coherent and thorough proposals and/or pitches

Values and behaviours

·A commitment to Equal Opportunities

·An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and strategy

·Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team

·Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

·The roleholder will be required to work flexibly. The role provides a mixture of home-working, outreach work and working in our regional centre offices

How to Apply:

If you would like to apply for this role, please create a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability and to explain your interest in both the job and FareShare Midlands. Please send your supporting statement with a copy of your CV.

We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 8th July 2022, 12 Noon.

Interviews will take place week commencing 11 July 2022.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Science Writer - Fundraising proposals to join the Directorate, to support the John Innes Centre deliver its ambitious vision for the future.

About the John Innes Centre:

The John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences. We nurture a creative, curiosity-led approach to answering fundamental questions in bioscience, and translate that knowledge into societal benefits. Our strategic vision, Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet, sets out our ambitious long-term goals for the game changing impact of our science globally. 

Our employees enjoy access to a diverse range of specialist training opportunities, including support for leadership and management. Click here to find out more about working at the John Innes Centre.

The role:

The Science Writer - Fundraising proposals will help secure philanthropic gifts to ensure the John Innes Centre can deliver its ambitious strategy. They will identify potential supports, help building relationships and develop skills in producing pitches and proposal documents across a portfolio of philanthropic projects at the John Innes Centre.

The ideal candidate:

Candidates should be educated to degree level or equivalent in a science or related subject (or have equivalent experience).  You will be a confident writer and communicator with strong interpersonal skills and organisational skills, and experience of writing about complex scientific subjects in an inspiring way for a non-scientific audience. An ability to engage with and clearly communicate scientific concepts in written communication is more important than direct experience of fundraising and philanthropy and will be tested during the interview stage.

Additional information:

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

We are an equal opportunities employer, actively supporting inclusivity and diversity.  As a Disability Confident organisation, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy. We are proud to hold a prestigious Gold Athena SWAN award in recognition of our inclusive culture, commitment and good practices towards advancing of gender equality. We offer an exciting, stimulating, diverse research environment and actively promote a family friendly workplace. The John Innes Centre is also a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme.

Our employees enjoy access to a diverse range of specialist training opportunities, including support for leadership and management. Click here to find out more about working at the John Innes Centre.

The John Innes Centre is a registered charity (No. 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

We are working in partnership with Yorkshire Dance, a charity which champions the value of dance and its development in Yorkshire.  They create opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to see, make and take part in high quality dance.

They are now seeking a Head of Marketing and Fundraising.  This is a great opportunity to gain a rounded experience of marketing & fundraising management in a busy arts organisation. You will be based in a team of three in their Leeds city-centre building (with opportunities for hybrid working). The building hosts studio spaces and regular performances. There will also be plenty of opportunities to visit projects and take a leading role at festivals and events.

The successful candidate will have:

• Overseeing the implementation of the marketing and communications strategy and audience development
• Managing the marketing and communications function. Including overseeing campaign planning, delivery and evaluation
• Managing data and ongoing staff use of the CRM database, including managing register portal and the CRM website integration
• Being responsible for the marketing and communications budgets
• Overseeing the implementation of the fundraising strategy

The successful candidate will be managing the fundraising function Including managing the Fundraising Assistant, taking an active role in preparing and submitting bids and reports to trusts and foundations, maintaining individual giving and the stewardship of our donors and supporters.  You have bags of initiative, a warm and enthusiastic team player with a keen interest in the arts, social justice and audience development? Are you passionate about all things marketing & fundraising we’d really like to hear from you.

If you feel you have the experience and the passion for this role, then please do contact us asap.  For more information, please contact Sandra Smith. 

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Closing date: 8th July, however our client is looking to interview as soon as possible so please apply without delay.