If you are a qualified accountant looking to give something back, this is a brilliant opportunity to support the success of a charity that connects communities and creates local greenspaces.

The Finance Manager will provide financial administrative, accounting and bookkeeping support to ensure the smooth financial running of The Orchard Project. They will produce regular management accounts, coordinate the preparation of the statutory accounts, lead on charity budgeting and forecasting, produce financial documents for funders, and report to the Finance & Compliance Committee (a sub-committee of the Board).

The Orchard Project is the national charity for community orchards. Our vision is that everyone, in cities across the UK, is within easy reach of a thriving community orchard. Our mission is to bring orchards into the heart of urban communities.

Orchards were once a significant part of the UK’s natural environment, but many have been lost to urban development. We want to remedy this, and bring the magic of orchards into cities and areas of urban deprivation, where the environmental and social benefits of greenspace and community growing can make such a big difference.

We inspire and train communities across England, Scotland and Wales to create, restore and maintain community orchards for the benefit of people, communities and the environment. We have been around since 2009, supporting about 600 community orchards in our time.

We provide ongoing support for groups as well as running accredited training programmes in orchard management and forest gardening. Our project work is varied and we work in a range of settings including prisons, schools and in the diverse communities that we serve.

Our total annual income is around £600k, and we have a staff team of 18 people.

Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence

Full Time 37 hours per week

Salary: £58, 634

Location: East Dorset with Home based working. Requires travel for meetings.

Are you passionate about leading a diverse and enthusiastic workforce to improve the lives of people?

Help & Care is an established charity and Social Enterprise with 37 years’ experience of providing services to support people in local communities. As an organisation we are enthusiastic about Social Justice to ensure that people and communities have access to the right services. We currently operate across Southern England, collaborating with communities and providers to help shape services across Health and Social Care.

We are looking for a Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence to be part of our Leadership Team, taking responsibility for a cluster of services and acting as the lead on our developing work to influence, promote change and service development across our area of operation.

We are proud of our values, championing social justice and innovation, working in partnership with others, to make changes for people in their communities. We want our Leadership Team to reflect these values alongside energy, enthusiasm, and a positive outlook to take on the challenges we face.

Driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential for this role – work related travel expenses are reimbursed at 45p per mile.

To find out more about the role, please visit our website to view the recruitment pack, job description and person specificaiton along with details on how you can set up an informal conversation with our CEO.

For more information on Help & Care please visit our website.

We will not consider CVs.

The closing date for completed application forms to be received is by Wednesday 8th June 2022.

The interviews will consist of interviews and an executive assessment

• First stage interviews are planned for week beginning 27th June (TBC)
• Second interviews will take place week beginning 4th July 2022 (TBC)
• The executive assessment will be undertaken in between

Cochrane aims to put evidence at the heart of health decision-making globally. They collaborate to produce trusted synthesized evidence, make it accessible to all, and advocate for its use. Cochrane is seeking a Director of Development to work with their global community to grow fundraising income and ensure Cochrane has a sustainable and successful future.

Cochrane is a charity and a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. They do this by synthesising research findings to produce the best available evidence on what works. Their work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this new role will lead the Development Directorate (which includes fundraising, advocacy, communications, partnerships, member and supporter engagement) and will establish a fundraising operation that works collaboratively to deliver significant global income growth. The Director of Development will play a key part in the transformation of the organisation as part of the 2021-2023 Strategy to ensure that Cochrane maintains its relevance and pre-eminence into the future.

Cochrane is seeking an ambitious individual who relishes a challenge, loves collaborative working, delivers results and has extensive experience of successfully delivering strategy. The ideal candidates will possess an understanding and experience of international fundraising, strong relationship management skills, and experience of working at director-level. Finally, you will be enterprising and a strategic thinker with the ability to seek and find creative solutions and foster innovation in your teams.

Our Vision

A world where all young people flourish, regardless of their background.

Who We Are

LTSB is a social mobility charity that works with bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they find meaningful, skilled careers – and that firms get positive, effective employees who can make a difference from their first day.

Our four key responsibilities are:

• Promoting opportunities to those from backgrounds that are not normally reached
• Preparing young people for the workplace, and the workplace for young people
• Providing context for their application, and stewarding the hiring process
• Pastoral care – an additional support network for the first phase of their career

We don’t just get young people jobs. We launch careers. When diverse talent is given preparation and support, they don’t just get by, they thrive – and that means more representative management which can better train and retain a more representative workforce.  For historic information, please see our Impact Report on our website: www.ltsb.charity

Finance Team

The Finance team consists of a Finance Director and a Finance Administrator role.

Finance Director

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Finance Director is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day financial management of the LTSB, and provides commercial focus, leading on financial compliance and governance and overseeing strong and effective financial administrative functions and reporting. With overall responsibility for the charity’s finance function, you will play a significant role as a senior member of the leadership team to ensure the charity can achieve its mission in the most effective and efficient way possible. The FD manages the Finance Administrator who undertakes the day-to-day financial administration.

Main Responsibilities
 

Day-to-day financial management

• Ensure relevant and accurate records are kept, filings made, and taxes paid as required by HMRC (in respect of Payroll, corporation tax and VAT), pension agencies, Companies’ House and the Charity Commission.
• Develop and enhance the financial and management reporting systems to meet the strategic and operational needs of the Trust including the identification and implementation of suitable software, and upgrades to existing software and office systems to improve processes and systems to bring about efficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting and regulatory requirements of financial and charity governance matters.
• Prepare the annual accounts in accordance with relevant statutory and accounting reporting standards and auditing requirements.
• Liaise with external auditors in relation to the annual audit and any management recommendations raised by the auditors.
• Oversee the management and reporting of all funds received from external funders. Ensure that accurate restricted fund accounts are maintained and that the financial records comply with funder reporting requirements.
• Supervise the Finance Administrator.
• Keep the CEO and Finance Committee informed of material developments on a regular and ad-hoc basis as required.
   

Strategic financial planning and management

• Prepare quarterly and annual management accounts, including income and expenditure accounts, balance sheet, cash flows, financial performance indicators and supporting notes for the Finance Committee and Trustee Board quarterly meetings.
• Be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for the organisation and provide appropriate reporting, variance analysis and support for decision making to the CEO, SLT and Board.
• Developing and leading LTSB’s finance strategy, optimising the charity’s financial performance and strategic position.
• Providing strategic leadership in relation to LTSB’s finances, advising on matters of compliance, risk, and contract performance.
   

Governance

• Accountable to the Finance Committee of the Board for all financial, risk and audit matters working closely with the CEO and Board to achieve a high quality of governance for LTSB.
• Ensure LTSB’s legal and governance responsibilities are undertaken and executed in a robust and transparent way, with trustees updated on any relevant legal and/or governance changes.
• Maintain up-to-date corporate documents and ensuring that all required documents are filed at Companies House and Charities Commission within the requisite deadlines.
   

Wider responsibilities

• Undertaking any other duties and projects as may be assigned by the CEO or the Board of Trustees.

Person Specification
 

Education/qualifications/experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong financial systems and experience working as a finance director.
• Outstanding and influential leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Demonstrable commitment to LTSB’s vision and values.
• Experience of financial statement preparation and audit process management.
• Experience of preparing board papers and presenting to boards.
• Experience of managing grant finances and contract compliance.
• Commercially aware.
• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns under the partial exemption method.
• Experience of working in the charity sector with good knowledge of charity accounting.
• Experience of overseeing the development of organisational policies, procedures and systems.
• We have recently moved from Quickbooks to Oracle Netsuite accounting software so candidates with a good working knowledge of at least one of these systems would be ideal, although experience of using any similar cloud accounting system would be advantageous for the role
   

Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical financial and management accounting skills.
• Strong IT skills with advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines with good prioritisation and time management skills.
• Proven financial analysis, cashflow management and forecasting ability.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal and written).
• Proven ability to produce and interpret management accounts
• Proven ability to provide support, and guidance to non-financial managers and colleagues.
• The ability to manage a varied and pressured workload.
• Highly motivated and autonomous.
   

This job description is intended to summarise the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All LTSB staff members are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.

This role is ideal for an experienced Finance Director who is seeking flexible hours and home working. Although the FD would need to attend meetings in London they could be based anywhere in the UK. This is a home-based role, and our team works independently with no central office.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter in Word format, when prompted to attach documents, explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at LTSB in this role.

Please note, all candidates will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th May 2022. Applications received after this point will not be considered.

First stage interviews will be held by Zoom during w/c 6th June. Second stage interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 15th June.

Barnardo’s is the largest national children’s charity in the UK. We protect, support, and nurture the UK's vulnerable children. We help hundreds of thousands of children, young people, parents, and carers via our 800+ diverse services across the UK. The scale of what we do may be big and complex, but our aim is simple – to provide better outcomes for more children, no matter who they are or what they have been through. We are committed to working in partnership to reach more Children, Young People, and families.

Our current Director of Commercial & Business Development – Children’s Services will be leaving having developed a very successful directorate, and we are now seeking to recruit an exceptional candidate to build on our sector-leading commercial activity. Reporting to our Corporate Director of Development & Innovation, your key responsibilities will include:

• Aligning all areas of the business development and commercial strategy to support Barnardo’s vision, purpose, objectives, identifying opportunities and robust solutions.
• Providing strategic leadership and oversight of our commercial business lines operations, including our Family Placement, Gap Homes, and Employer Training Services businesses, with a combined 600 staff and turnover of £42m
• Developing and identifying new opportunities, markets, and solutions to achieve our organisation strategy and achieve better outcomes for Children and Young People
• Delivering commercial expertise and advice into high value and pan-regional bids and their implementation in partnership with regional and national Children Services operational teams, frontline services, and corporate teams
• Leading improvements to the quality of all tendering activity across Barnardo’s, which will continually increase the positive outcomes achieved through competitive bids
• As a senior leader, working with key stakeholders to develop and innovate our approach to strategic partnerships, system change and operational services to address the needs of Children and young people, commissioners, and funders

This is not a traditional business development role. The focus of your work will be strategic, proactive, market development, working closely with our partners and commissioners to co-design and co-produce interventions that change the system and deliver better outcomes for more children.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial acumen and be adept at identifying opportunities, creating partnerships, and assessing risk/reward. You will ideally have experience of working with children’s services or another setting where services work with high risk, vulnerable groups. You’ll need a good understanding of tendering and contracts in the public sector, and a breadth of operational leadership experience to provide oversight and support to the managers of our commercial businesses.

If you’re driven by a passion to make a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you. Your ability to succeed in this role will have a tangible impact on children and young people both by directly raising income that funds our vital services, and by creating new approaches that can reach more children and young people.

For further a recruitment pack with further information including how to apply, please contact James Stephens at Morgan Law Executive Recruitment. The Closing Date for applications will be 11pm on Wednesday 25th May. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.

​TechVets is a non-profit established in March 2018 and now a programme within RFEA - The Forces Employment Charity. TechVets provides opportunities for veterans, Service leavers, reservists and their families to join our amazing community, to learn and train using leading resources and to receive valuable employment support.

We have created an online community of more than 3,170 members across 12 active regional hubs throughout the UK. This provides a safe community environment with like-minded tech-curious veterans to support them in transition/resettlement concerns, tech advice and support, learning and development as well as training collaboration, and local physical meetups to maintain their Military family. The community, growing at an average of c.100+ new members per month, offers to…

• De-bunk the resettlement and cyber/tech myths to improve decision making

• Provide pastoral support through a complex, challenging time

•  Leverage expertise of those veterans who are experienced cyber practitioners​

We are now seeking a motivated Community Lead, passionate about tech and the Military community, to join our small but growing TechVets team as we continue to deliver the UKs leading support for veterans and service leavers into information technology careers. This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic disruptor reshaping the way our veterans and service leavers enter technical careers, and changing thousands of peoples lives for the better. 

Is this role for you?

The online community is hosted on our Discord server but our community should be extended to the entire British Military community and for us to retain our community as the best throughout the word, we are seeking the right person to deliver the following:

Outreach to the Forces community

Conduct outreach activities to extend TechVets reach further and wider into the veteran and service leaver community and their families. This will help us to ensure that our services are accessible to many more that may benefit from enhanced digital skills or that may wish to pursue a pathway into an IT career and the benefits that can bring.

​Support the development of the online community platform

The online Discord server is the home to our community and therefore it needs to provide an exceptional mechanism for support that our members deserve. The Community Lead will work with Director TechVets and the (volunteer) Discord Technical Support to enhance our community platform.

Coordinate & lead community engagement activities

Coordinate targeted activities within the community to improve the user experience, to enhance the interactive nature of our community forum, and to increase the levels of accessibility and engagement across the entire membership.

Reporting

​The Community Lead will collate the necessary data and provide regular reports to the TechVets Director. The Community Lead will be expected to verbally (virtually and / or physically) present results to TechVets Director as well as the RFEA Senior Management Team.

Ideally you have the following skills & experience...

• UK Military experience (any rank, any service).
• Experience developing, managing or coordinating an online community.
• Good understanding of the tech sector and information technology careers.
•  Good technical knowledge with ability and passion to learn new systems with ease.
• Capable of working remotely to targets and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and passionate about people and the military community.
• Effective team player but also able to self motivate and operate independently.
• Uses initiative and drive to navigate both internally and externally to achieve results.
• Highly organised, good attention to detail and works with pace.
•  Enthusiastic, adaptable and willing to learn.
• Adept at using basic productivity software (ie...Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

It would be even better if you had the following skills & experience...

• Currently a TechVets member.
• Proficient user of Discord.
• Familiar with using CRM software.
• Familiar with basic project management software.

​This is a full time fixed term contract working 35 hours per week until April 2023. You will receive an competitive salary of £28k-30k (depending on experience) along a generous annual leave entitlement and other benefits. 

The role is remote based, however, candidates will be expected to travel to our Head Office in London and to other events around the UK as and when required. 

Please apply with a CV and Covering Letter. The closing date for the position is 3rd June 2022 with interviews expected to commence the following week. 

About Migrant Help:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. 

We are currently looking for a Deputy Director for Strategic Programmes to join our team on a Permanent Contract.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. 

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme. 

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At Migrant Help, we foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation. As long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

 

The Role:

The Deputy Director of Strategic Programmes will be responsible for managing some of our smaller or short-term direct service contracts and a number of projects outside our core contracts. This role will play a key part in the successful delivery of the Migrant Help Strategy which aims to provide holistic support to our clients, fill gaps in services for the sector and build collaborative partnerships. This is a wide-reaching role with a lot of variety that focuses on delivering real impact to our clients.

This is a new role for Migrant Help with a growing team as we look to increase our client support into new areas and diversify our income. The key aims of this role are to;

• Support and deliver on existing programmes
• Liaise with commissioners
• Mobilise and deliver future projects
• Advise on the development of new projects
  
  The postholder will be responsible for ensuring KPIs and deliverables are achieved, and that our projects reach the most vulnerable people.
  
  The Deputy Director of Strategic Programmes will promote the Migrant Help Strategy internally and externally and contribute to the development of future strategies.
   

Duties and Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop strong partnerships with organisations and community groups in the sector, identifying opportunities to collaborate and share good practice.
• Develop and maintain relationships with commissioners and ensure KPIs, targets and reporting requirements are met for contracts and grants within your remit.
• Represent Migrant Help at key sector meetings, network events and pitches as required.

Strategic Programmes

• Oversight and strategic management of key initiatives undertaken in line with the strategy, including planning, budgeting, funding, partnership management, evaluation and reporting.
• Develop evaluation and monitoring processes to assess the effectiveness of the programmes.
• Provide senior level capacity and expertise to our Strategy and Engagement function.
• Contribute to the overall success of the organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's Strategic aims and objectives.

Management

• Ensure staff are appropriately managed, supervised with regular objective setting and supportive meetings.
• Effective line management of teams and ensure delivery structures are fit for purpose.
• Attend and provide reports to Board and Management meetings as required to fulfil the governance and leadership responsibilities in line with the role.
• Contribute to senior management team meetings and discussions.

Collaborative Working

• Work closely with the Communications team to promote outcomes and impact of the programmes internally and externally and elevate the Migrant Help brand.
• Work with the Income Team to develop fundraising strategies for the programmes, project proposals, and to support new funding streams.
• Work with the Operations Teams to map service delivery innovations and improvements, ensure a consistent approach and share learnings.
• Engage with our Lived Experience Advisory Panels to understand, coproduce and implement service improvements
  
  And any other ad hoc duties as deemed reasonable by the Director of Strategy & Engagement, CEO and Board
   

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

Right to Work in the UK

In addition to being able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK ie passport or other right to work documents such as work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalization as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc.

This post is also subject to;

- DBS Check

- Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)

For CTC application applicant must:

- Be able to provide a valid passport eg. 10 year full British passport, EU or non-EU Passport with indefinite leave to remain

- Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years

- Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment

​

All ID documents must show current address

​​We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job

​

About Migrant Help:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. 

We are currently looking for a Deputy Director of Commercial to join our team on a Fixed-Term contract. There will be a potential for the role to be made permanent or be extended.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. 

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme. 

​

At Migrant Help, we foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation. As long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
 

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The Role:

This role is key to representing the charity in commercial dealings with its key commissioners and contractors. By understanding the key operational and commercial workings of such contracts, this role will lead on generating, assessing, negotiating and implementing commercial solutions. They will provide a framework for changes and additions outside the regular scope of these contracts.

This role has line management responsibility for an effective system of supplier management which reviews, negotiates, approves, and monitors new and existing contracts. The role should be proficient in constructing high value multi-year and volume related contracts using specialist finance, legal and operational sources.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifying the commercial impact of current and potential contract clauses to effectively construct change requests in line with the strategic goals of the Charity.
• Construct contracts which mitigate risk of volume changes by conveying appropriate information to specialist finance, legal and operational staff – allowing for performance measurement, escalations and contingency planning.
• Attend contract review meetings, supporting operational leads in commercial discussions around service charges and credits and matters impacting contract delivery.
• Maintain ongoing commercial relationships – build open relationships with commissioners and contractors through frequent and open discussions and shared goals.
• High Level Business Cases - Drafting the business case with input from managers and specialists.
• Support our contractual arrangements for bids, grants and partnerships to ensure a clear understanding of contractual clauses.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management - Develop and maintain communications with project managers and other stakeholders, building effective and collaborative relationships
• Risks & Issues - Manage risks and issues, including those that are strategic and politically sensitive, ensuring regular reporting and escalation as appropriate.
• Leadership Vision & Objectives - Deliver stated objectives. Support the programme to deliver the business case benefits and outcomes.
• Development and support of the operational staff who manage contractual relationships providing as a mentor or coach.

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Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

Right to Work in the UK

In addition to being able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK ie passport or other right to work documents such as work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalization as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc.

This post is also subject to;

- DBS Check

- Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)

For CTC application applicant must:

- Be able to provide a valid passport eg. 10 year full British passport, EU or non-EU Passport with indefinite leave to remain

- Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years

- Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment

​

All ID documents must show current address

​​We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job

Senior Acquisition Manager
Children's Charity, Central London
£46,000 - £52,000

This role offers hybrid working or home based and we welcome applications from across the UK.

Charity People are delighted to be working in partnership with a Children's Charity to recruit a Senior Acquisition Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Individual Supporters, your role will involve creating and delivering a strategic approach for supporter acquisition using an integrated plan to ensure targets of new supporters are met. You will lead a skilled and dynamic team (3 direct reports) responsible for the strategic development, delivery and growth of the Charity's supporter acquisition programme, and the team responsible for the innovation and development of their fundraising products.

This is a leading role in developing an audience led marketing approach to maximise the recruitment of new supporters to the Charity using mass media channels, both on and offline. You will optimise the Charity's portfolio of fundraising products, through new product development and innovations in existing products, ensuring the Charity is maximising their reach to new and existing audiences with relevant fundraising asks.

You will have substantial experience of managing large scale integrated acquisition campaigns including DRTV, direct mail, door drops, inserts, digital and outdoor media. You should have evidence of commercial success in launching new products, propositions or messaging using
audience insight to drive growth either from the Charity sector or commercial sector. In addition to this, you will have experience of multimillion-pound budget management and financial planning.

Charity People are managing all applications for this role; interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Senior Supporter Development Manager
Children's Charity, Central London
£46,000 - £52,000

This role offers hybrid working or home based and we welcome applications from across the UK.

Charity People are delighted to be working in partnership with a Children's Charity to recruit a Senior Supporter Development Manager.

Working with the Head of Individual Supporters, you will work to create and deliver a strategic approach to managing and developing supporter journeys and experiences to meet income targets and increase the life time value of supporters. You will deliver a marketing communications programme which ensures the retention of existing supporters, engage them so they stay longer, give more and get involved.

The role is responsible for a diverse programme of work including loyalty, welcome, raffle and lottery, legacy stewardship, cash and product journey development and delivery. You will play a leading role in maximising income from existing supporters through the proactive and planned management of supporter communications journeys. In addition to this, you will line manage 3 members of staff.

We are looking for someone with extensive direct marketing experience in a senior role either in the commercial or charity sector along with substantial experience of success in developing, delivering, and monitoring strategies and plans and finding new ways to drive growth. You should have knowledge of budget management, financial planning and staff management experience and leading a team to deliver results including an ability to empower and support those who work with and for them.

Charity People are managing all applications for this role; interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth in Charity Bank's lending book by cultivating relationships with target charities, social enterprises and referral sources, identifying and securing new lending opportunities and then converting these opportunities into high-quality, socially impactful loan assets. The Senior Lending Manager will work very closely with the Director of Lending to optimise business development efforts in the North of England and Scotland and maximise new lending productivity by undertaking the development of referrals and opportunities generated either by themselves or by other Banking Team members into loan applications (‘deal writing’), thereby contributing to aggregate team lending targets. The Senior Lending Manager will also develop and implement new sub-sector business development strategies and generally raise the profile of Charity Bank’s role and mission. 

Key priorities include: 

• Identify and secure new lending opportunities in Charity Bank’s target markets and within the bank’s risk appetite and criteria. 
• Research and develop sub-sector business development strategies and provide expertise to the Banking team and Exco. 
• Undertake thorough credit due diligence and analysis, prepare credit applications and oversee loan transactions through legal documentation and completion. 
• Meet annual individual business development targets and contribute to team targets as agreed with the Director of Lending and/or other relevant Senior Managers. 
• In collaboration with colleagues, constantly striving for improvement in internal process and the customer’s experience. 
• Actively manage existing relationships with borrowers, sector bodies and other referral sources. 
• Be a champion for actual and potential customers in the social sector, identifying barriers to access to finance and proposing, piloting and supporting innovative solutions. 
• Develop and maintain relationships with third parties who may be a source of business for Charity Bank, including umbrella and representative organisations, trusts and foundations, and professional firms or service providers, active or potentially active in the region. 
• Undertake activities, including speaking at appropriate conferences, to raise awareness of Charity Bank’s profile and presence across the region and to promote Charity Bank’s role and mission. 
• Manage relationships with other lenders, both social and mainstream, with a view to cross-referring (where outside our risk appetite) and/or sharing loan deals (where beyond our lending capacity) and vice versa. 
• Liaise with various public sector bodies, including Government and local authorities, with a view to developing our lending activities in the region. 
• Market Charity Bank’s savings products. 
• Support the marketing and PR activity of the Communications and Marketing Team. 
• Other tasks as may be directed by the Director of Lending or other relevant Senior Managers. 

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development, Credit Assessment and Transaction Management 

• Meet annual individual business development targets and contribute to Team targets as agreed with the Director of Lending and/or other relevant Senior Managers, with appropriate training and support. 
• Manage and develop both existing and new introducers of business to Charity Bank. 
• Develop relationships with ethical and high street lenders to the social sector, social finance intermediaries and other organisations that have complementary business objectives to Charity Bank. 
• Develop and enhance the profile of Charity Bank to potential borrowers and depositors throughout the region by direct and indirect marketing, seeking business opportunities through speaking at and attending conferences and external events and by pursuing networking opportunities. Create and maintain contact with the regional press and media under guidelines set by the Marketing Department. 
• Completion of loan applications from introduction to credit committee presentation, ensuring that Charity Bank’s standards are met and consistently applied. Undertake thorough credit due diligence and analysis, manage “Deal Teams” in preparing credit applications and overseeing loan transactions through legal documentation and completion. 
• Manage a portfolio of borrowers including regular monitoring visits. 
• Preparation of annual reviews until such time as accounts are transferred to the Portfolio Management Unit. 
• Responsible for the full and accurate utilisation of the bank’s CRM system. 

Deal Writer 

• Whilst developing their own business development contacts and opportunities and growing a portfolio of new loans, it is expected that the Senior Lending Manager will contribute significantly to aggregate Team targets, principally as a Deal Writer for the Team. 
• Assess the risks associated with a loan application, including site visits for fact-finding, review the business plans / financial information relating to a potential borrower and liaise with their trustees /managers / directors. 
• Make loan recommendations with appropriate risk analysis of good quality to the Credit Team. 
• Work with Charity Bank staff, appointed professional firms and with borrowers to ensure that approved loans are processed quickly and efficiently through to final drawdown. 
• Support the Portfolio Management Unit in the production of annual reviews by seeking answers to questions where appropriate. At all times maintain the relationship with the borrower. Identify borrowers who are or may be suffering credit stress and who represent an actual or potentially impaired exposure for Charity Bank and support the Credit Team in any work-out action that may be required. 

Skills and Experience:

Essential experience:

• Over 5 years’ relevant experience with a strong background in banking or similar organisation
• Proven business development skills and track record
• Proven experience of negotiating and influencing at a senior level
• Proven experience of lending, credit analysis, including unsecured lending in a commercial environment 

Attainments:

• Banking qualification (or qualified by experience)
• Analytical skills including review of annual reports and accounts 
• Knowledge of company law and accounting policies and standards 
• Knowledge of government and local authority funding
• Knowledge of the social and charity sector 

Special Aptitudes:

• Excellent communicator – both orally and written
• Strong organisational skills, excellent at prioritising and managing own time 
• Highly numerate and computer literate, comfortable using computer applications
• Proven skills and experience in banking, lending and business development 
• A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work effectively with both senior managers and directors as well as support staff 
• A self-starter
• Ability to establish credibility and respect quickly
• Adept at knowing when to involve or seek guidance from their manager 

Disposition:

• Empathetic; remains calm in the face of other people’s emotions 
• Excellent Interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence 
• Influencing skills – good at getting a message across
• Self-reliant and able to work on own initiative 
• Discreet and tactful
• Quick to understand and cautious in expressing judgement
• Finds practical solutions
• Integrity
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice when circumstances require. 

Motivation:

• Driven by a desire to use their skills to contribute to positive social change 
• Motivated to over-achieve personal targets to support the overall success of Charity Bank – results oriented 
• Committed to own continuing personal development
• A champion of good practice and people development 
• Leads by example and sets own personal high standards. 
• Intellectual and self-motivated 

Thinking style:

• Able to analyse a problem and present options to resolve it 
• Creative, innovative and change-orientated 
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving
• Well-organised and systematic in approach. Detail conscious
• Does not waiver in pursuit of good outcomes in the best interest of the Bank 

Job title: Senior Lending Manager - North

Location: North of England, Home based 

Reporting To: Director of Lending (or other Senior Manager)

Contract: Permanent, full-time (part time considered)

Salary: c.£60K

Date Closes: 27th May 2022 at 10am

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with an innovative start-up organisation looking to revolutionise global philanthropy based on the Islamic tradition of charitable endowments for social purpose (Waqf). An opportunity exists for a Project and Operations Manager to join the start-up team and help further develop the platform and product as well as its promotion and uptake. As Project and Operations Manager, you will be responsible for managing the technical team in developing the web app and managing the implementation of the user experience. You will also lead the sales process for the platform, while leveraging the networks and access you will have to the the directors of the organisation. This role will be responsible for the growth of the organisation and will work with the wider team to develop the charity’s identity. Initial 2 year FTC. Home based with weekly travel to the Bradford office for meetings.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience and have previously developed products with the board to help implement vision. You will have strong stakeholder management skills as well as excellent communication skills. A broad well-rounded skill set with in-depth project management skills are also essential for this role. As you will be managing a technical team, strong leadership skills are required for this role as well as delivering to targets and objectives. You will have experience of developing innovative projects and programmes and have worked with technical teams and feel comfortable with sales drives too.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Would you like to join our small, dedicated, international team to make a difference to the lives of seafarers and their families worldwide?

ISWAN has recently obtained funding for this new role which will be pivotal to achieving the objectives in our new strategic plan.

As ISWAN’s Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing new and existing partnerships within the maritime sector to generate income through sponsorships, marketing of ISWAN’s services and membership subscriptions.

We have no preconceptions about where the successful applicant will come from but you will need to have experience of building excellent relationships, making compelling proposals for new business and be capable of working effectively within a complex international context. This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) but we are keen to find the right person and therefore happy to discuss flexible working patterns. We are flexible about where the role is based but you will be working with staff across the UK, India and the Philippines so you will need to be a great team player.

Sales Lead, UK & Ireland

Job responsibility:

You will be responsible for the overall business development, success management and strategic planning of GivenGain and its activities in the United Kingdom & Ireland. This role will report into the Executive Director. Your main target market will be charities within the region, as well as mass participation events driving charitable fundraising. Remuneration is structured as a base salary plus bonus if you meet your targets - which are linked to the value of donations processed.

Job duties:

· Develop the GivenGain business in the UK and Ireland by driving a sales strategy to onboard new charities and fundraising events

· Managing the daily operations and be the face and voice of GivenGain in the respective region

· Accountable for customer success management and key account management (events, charities, corporates and fundraisers) 

· Develop and execute an in-country marketing strategy alongside the Executive Director

· Develop a deep knowledge of the market and our industry

· Build the GivenGain brand through thought- and opinion leadership and become an industry expert

· Generate progress reports and understand the number drivers

· Set country targets and objectives

· Train and recruit new staff

· Identify and secure new supporters/partners and ensure effective engagement with established partners

· Effectively coordinate and liaise with partners to successfully implement fundraising strategies

· Develop a country network, attend industry events and aim to speak at conferences

· Monitor customer support issues in the region

· Manage and execute multiple fundraising campaigns for running and cycling race events

· Work with the sales team in order to successfully onboard new clients

· Proactively develop strategies to maximise fundraising activity within the event base

Skills and qualifications:

• This is a mid-level position that requires at least 3 years’ experience in a sales or business development role, preferably in the fintech or charity sector
• A proactive problem solver with excellent communication skills
• Results driven with good time management skills
• The ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders
• The ability to lead and inspire a team
• Good financial acumen 
• Be strong from a network sales perspective
• Have a presence and network within the charity 

GivenGain is a non-profit foundation founded in Switzerland with a simple idea: to enable global philanthropy by providing a platform that simplifies global giving and fundraising. 

Since 2001, the platform has assisted donors and fundraisers in 194 countries, to assist thousands of charities in more than 100 countries. We also work with mass participation and fundraising events, including the likes of the Boston Marathon and its charity partners. 

At GivenGain we also follow a distributed work policy, which means that you can work from wherever you feel comfortable - home, office, co-working space - it’s your choice.

We also provide all employees with an additional 12 days of leave a year which they can use to volunteer with a charity or cause of their choice, anywhere in the world.

Start date:

From 1 June 2022, but this is negotiable based on notice periods etc.

Location:

United Kingdom, remote