Could you be Settle’s Operations Manager? This is a new role for a small but impactful charity and will be key to our future success and ability to deliver high quality, essential services to our community.

About Us

Settle is an award-winning charity that supports vulnerable young people moving into their first home. Our mission is to break the cycle of youth homelessness by equipping young people with the life skills and confidence they need to thrive.

About the role

Due to recent expansion, we are now looking for the right person to help lead the next phase of our development as Operations Manager. This is a new role and will be key to our future success and ability to deliver high quality, essential services to our community. You will be responsible for the smooth day to day running of the charity, overseeing the operational and financial management aspects of Settle. You will work with the team to help build on the success of Settle’s first 5 years and report directly to our CEO.

You will have understanding, and experience, of the business and operational skills needed to meet the needs of a growing, fast paced charity. You will bring the ability to evaluate, adapt and create the effective and economical processes needed for Settle’s operations and culture to thrive, problem solving challenges where needed.

You will be a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated, you will have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders. You will bring your professional excellence to all aspects of the role.

Key info

• Salary: £30-35k pro-rata depending on experience
• Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week
• Contract Length: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract with a view to extend
• Location: Currently remote working with future work at our office in London Fields, Hackney
• Start Date: March 2021

Please read the full job description before applying (attached below).

Corporate Partnerships – Senior Corporate Business Development Manager
Permanent
Home/Office Based
Salary: £41,000 to £49,500 depending on location and experience
Plus Car Allowance and Benefits

Are you an ambitious business development professional with the passion and drive to identify, develop and secure high value corporate partnerships that maximise income, value, and influence for Macmillan?

Macmillan Cancer Support is a diverse and forward-thinking charity with one of the largest and most successful corporate partnerships teams in the sector. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Corporate Business Development Manager to join our dynamic and successful Corporate Business Development Team.

What is the role?
In this role you will proactively develop a pipeline of long term, high value multifaceted corporate partnerships that maximise income, value and influence for Macmillan, in line with the wider Corporate Partnership Strategy. Using your skills and experience you will build a diverse pipeline of opportunities, create compelling propositions, lead negotiations and deliver pitches to secure a range of new corporate partnerships including sponsorship, commercial, charity of the year and strategic. This is an exciting role that involves working with a wide range of senior stakeholders to identify new opportunities and secure new corporate partners. This role also has line management responsibilities.

Who are we looking for?
As our ideal candidate, you clearly know how to strike the balance between confidence and persistence, patience and diplomacy, and are expert at managing internal and external stakeholders to develop compelling propositions. We are looking for an experienced candidate who has extensive experience in the charity sector with a proven track record of securing diverse partnerships worth over £100,000 p.a. Your skills and knowledge include:

• Commercial understanding and cross sector business knowledge
• Expert sales, influencing and negotiation skills
• Experience of working within a business development function in fundraising
• Evidence of successful acquisition of high value partnerships using a data and insight driven approach
• Experience of establishing effective relationships at the most senior levels within large, commercial organisations
• Target driven, proactive and creative in developing tailor made proposals and pitches to meet corporate objectives
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Line Management experience

What can we offer you? In return, we commit actively to develop you and offer excellent benefits including a 34.5 hour week (with an early finish on Friday), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, childcare vouchers, generous annual leave, and interest free loans for season ticket and gym membership.

Location This role is currently home based with the option to work from our London Office when it re-opens. Regular travel across the UK and to the London Office will be required when current restrictions allow to ensure the best opportunities are optimised and to attend internal meetings.  The role comes with a company car allowance.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths so we seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse nature of our society.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the Macmillan HR Team.

Kidscape is a bullying prevention charity working across England and Wales, that gives practical support to children, families and schools, to challenge bullying and protect young lives. 

We are currently seeking a Communications Manager who will engage our audiences through multi-media channels, with a primary focus on digital communication. 

HEAD OF COMMUNITY AND EVENTS 

At Help for Heroes, we support those who are injured when they serve our country. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:

Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Community and Events to join our team. Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you an ambitious Community and Events fundraising manager, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience and do you have great people skills and are able to build relationships internally and externally? If you are a resilient, self-motivator with strong management skills who is supporter and results orientated, then this role is for you.

About the Role

Our Head of Community and Events is responsible for the development of Help for Heroes events and community fundraising income, raising £1.6m income in the current year and building sustainable growth for the future. This role will set strategy and plans, build on existing activity and identify areas for growth, to make this a reality you will lead a team of volunteers across the UK and 11 employees. The job could be remotely based and, when Government pandemic restrictions allow, will require one day a week at the Head Office in Salisbury and travel around the UK.

The job could be remotely based and, when Government pandemic restrictions allow, will require one day a week at the Head Office in Salisbury and travel around the UK.  

About the Team

In the commercial team we are a group of expert fundraisers, passionate about creating connections with our fundraisers and supporters, enabling us to foster loyalty and improved engagement, in turn increasing our income. We are constantly striving to challenge the way we do things in order to develop new, relevant and effective fundraising products and events. Although we are a national charity, we understand the importance of regional, community and online presence and here in the commercial team we take responsibility for building and nurturing those diverse relationships.

Like what you see? Get in touch and apply on our website today.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Applications close 24th January 2021.

Location: Home-based currently due to UK coronavirus restrictions. In time this role will be home-based with travel expected to Guildford, London, Norfolk, Kent, Cornwall and France.

Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term Contract - June 2023 / Full Time (37.5hrs)

Would you like to work within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling?

We are seeking a self-motivated, proactive, and organised Project Manager with excellent communication skills, to support Cycling UK’s contribution to EXPERIENCE – an innovative tourism project funded by Interreg until 2023.

The post holder will expertly project manage Cycling UK’s contribution to the EXPERIENCE project across the project lifetime. They will line manage a project officer to help with project delivery, reporting, maintaining key stakeholders relationships, and management of key project deliverables including timelines, budget and project targets.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Sunday 7 February 2021 and interviews will be held on Wednesday 17 and Friday 19 February 2021.

The Victoria Hall CIO charity is looking for a committed and self starting person to grow use of a brand new community building.  Your aim will be to enable the facilities to be vibrant and well used so that they serve community groups, businesses and organisations in the area.

The charity is keen to bring on board someone with the vision and personality to create a vital new welcoming and dynamic centre. Harrow is a changing and developing place and these facilities are located at the heart of this.

The role involves the practicalities of running a safe venue and the marketing skills to grow regular users and engage with those who want events and activities well run and accessible to a wide range of people.

You will be delivering the day to day running of the facilities, compliance with procedures, ensuring the safety of users and operating a booking system as well as marketing to a high standard and overseeing caretaking.

The Trustees are looking for a person with skills and experience of:

• Running, practically, a community centre or similar facilities.
• Working with stakeholders across all sectors and building positive relationships for mutual benefit (including fundraising) to communities.
• Growing income in voluntary settings.
• IT skills to keep up to date records including in managing money.
• Being a self starter with attention to detail and used to working under your own initiative.
• Marketing and social media skills to engage the target market.
• Developing a team of volunteers.

In return the right person will receive

Opportunities to take the initiative and launch and grow a wonderful new facility and make this a special place.

Salary range; £27,000 - £30,000 depending on experience

Pension contribution

Holiday allocation: 22 days plus bank holidays

The working hours

Working hours: 37 hours per week, to be worked in a flexible pattern to include some evening and 
weekend working

This is a full time contract for 3 years.

Context and background

Voyage is a social justice charity that aims to EMPOWER marginalised black young people and provide them with the self-awareness and motivation to TRANSFORM themselves and their communities. The mission of Voyage is to encourage and assist young people bridge the gap between their schools, communities and criminal justice system whilst supporting young people to SUSTAIN successful partnerships and meaningful relationships.

We are seeking a Fundraiser and Events manager to join us at a unique time in our organisation’s history.Previously funded by statutory, Trusts, Foundations and corporate supporters, we are looking to grow our work by maximising newfound relationships with a growing list of commercial and corporate partners.This includes developing opportunities for our corporate partners to engage with our young people, as well as deepening contributions to our fundraising campaigns, activities and events.

What we are looking for

Voyage seeks an experienced and organised Fundraising and Events manager with the skills to set up, embed and operate a dedicated CRM system, shape our communication strategies and help us to devise an annual framework of activities and events. We are seeking someone with excellent client relationship skills and methods to improve our sustainability.Your role will also include event planning and management, with one large fundraising event annually supplemented by smaller fundraising activities and opportunities for our supporters.The post holder will also assist the senior management team to structure funding proposals to support our engagement with corporates and contribute to our wider fundraising and income generation strategies.

The post holder will be the first point of call for fundraising enquiries and be part of the senior management team to ensure donor requirements and needs are relayed to the operational team. Voyage wishes to offer an excellent experience to all our supporters and this role will be integral to making sure we are best placed to support our event participants through their fundraising and training journey.

Below is a list of main duties:

• Engaging with our network of commercial and corporate companies, trusts and individuals to secure funding and CSR involvement.
• Taking a lead organising and developing fundraising activities and in-house events.
• Overseeing the implementation of our customer relationship management system to ensure effective communication and segmentation of our audiences.
• Ensuring all our newsletters, promotional materials and website are functioning and are issued to maximise engagement and ROI.
• Supporting a small team of volunteers and young people who will be part of your appointed team to help implement key events and activities
• Lead on planning donation campaigns and events.
• Managing communications and events for donors.
• Developing new and innovative ways to acquire funding – through events, online advertising or legacy-giving campaigns.

General

In addition to the specific duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description, our Fundraising and Events manager will also need to: 

·Follow all health and safety and fire regulations and to co-operate with the Charity in maintaining good standards of health and safety.

·Uphold ethical and professional standards and not behave in a manner that is likely to bring the Charity into disrepute.

·Promote and sustain a responsible attitude towards equal opportunities and diversity within the Charity.

·Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing registration requirements or any national professional or occupational standards associated with the role.

·Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and development and to participate in any training relevant to the role.

Voyage is committed to encouraging volunteering throughout the organisation and as such the postholder will be expected to support and respect volunteers, interns and Youth Advisory Board members.

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

Our work includes;  

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites
• campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want

About the role: 

Do you have a passion for Events Stewardship and want to make a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability?

If you have just answered yes, then we could have the perfect role for you.

Mencap are looking for a hard-working and passionate Events Officer who will play a pivotal part in supporting our fantastic fundraisers to meet their fundraising targets on events such as the Virgin Money London Marathon, Great North Run and Royal Parks Half Marathon. In this varied role, no two days will be the same, you will be involved in marketing events, recruiting and stewarding events participants and will create touchpoints to engage supporters and advise them on how to get the most out of their fundraising.

This role is a full time (37.5 hrs per week) fixed term contract for 12 months. The role will be based at our Centre of Engagement in Central London, but will be home working until we can return to the offices safely.

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

About you: 

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, creative and highly organised to work across challenge events stewarding our fundraising participants. You will be used to managing your own workload and be able to prioritise your time effectively. You will be experienced in stewarding supporters to reach and exceed their fundraising targets and able to personalise their journey with Mencap. You will also have experience of managing, inspiring and engaging staff or volunteers and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

We are looking for a passionate, well organised individual who loves to make a difference to the lives of the people we support. You will be highly motivated with an emphasis on taking responsibility to get the job done, no matter what.

Key Skills and Experiences:

• Events Fundraising experience
• Project management experience is highly desirable
• Experience of using a fundraising CRM database
• Dealing with various types of incoming correspondence
• Good overall knowledge of MS Office Suite

(Please see the ‘role profile’ for a more extensive list of responsibilities, experiences and key skills required for this role and the full Job Description and Personal Specification)

Does this sound like the role you have been waiting for…?

Please apply with an up to date CV and complete the covering letter, informing us why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work for Mencap.

The role will close on Friday 22nd Jan 2021 and interview will commence on 2nd & 3rd Feb 2021 via Microsoft Teams.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website. 

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

Are you an Events Manager looking for your next move? Would you like to work within an established social enterprise with over 25 years heritage who have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives? The role sits within the wonderful fundraising team who are responsible for generating £2million per year from a diverse range of charitable sources.

This role will work alongside the Head of Fundraising to produce and implement an events strategy, develop a calendar of events and lead an Events Officer to ensure all work is delivered to a high standard. The role will oversee fundraising and non-fundraising events such as conferences, open days and webinars.

About you

• Proven track record of generating income from events – challenge and special


• Understand the principles of donor engagement, stewardship and cultivation


• Experience of managing high level relationships internally and externally


• Excellent attention to detail

Closing Date – 30^th January

Salary - £35,000

If you would link to have an informal discussion please call Ashby on 02030 062787, email – [email protected] or apply online.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

Useful Vision are recruiting. We are looking for a motivated manager to develop and manage this successful charity which has supported visually impaired children and their families for over 15 years. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity as we prepare to reopen in 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic. Use your leadership and management skills to build a team around you and implement creative ideas as the charity continues to recover, expand, and deliver innovative support. 

Job Description

Job Title

Charity Manager

Salary

£35,000 to £40,000 pa pro rata depending on experience 

21 hrs pw (Approx. £19,550 to £22,400 pa)

Fixed term 2 Year Contract; possibility of extension reliant on funding.

Region Based in Newburn, with requirement to travel around the north east.

Main Purpose of the Job

To manage the charity, overseeing and developing the services that support visually impaired children and their families.  Ensuring the charity is run professionally and creatively; is relevant and beneficial, in line with the ethos and aims of Useful Vision.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1 Build on the success of the previous 15 years developing a sustainable future for the charity in association with the trustees, including increasing the reach and scope within the region whilst sustaining our core values.

2 Recruit and manage staff; including interviews, delegation of duties and appraisals, whilst ensuring high standards of professionalism are maintained.

3 Produce a varied programme of support. Organise and deliver large events, skills workshops and information days organised for visually impaired children and their families in association with the UV team.

4 Build relationships with stake holders, including visually impaired children, their families, volunteers & funders. 

5 Establish professional contacts with other agencies, government and non-government. 

6 Financial management, working within budget.  Create monthly financial reports for the trustees and funders.

7 Develop fundraising strategies, producing grant applications and funding reports. Approach potential donors and maintain donor lists.

8 Update all policies including safeguarding; equality & diversity and health & safety, GDPR, Data Protection, ensuring they are implemented.

9 Evaluate all services offered by Useful Vision to ensure they meet the aims and objectives of the charity. 

10 Use evaluations for planning, grant reports and delivering monthly reports to the managing trustee and quarterly reports to the Trustee Board.

11 Represent the charity at public events including information days and fundraising activities. 

12 Promote the charity raising the profile in national and local media.  Monitor and manage the content of the Website and social media platforms.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Knowledge Knowledge of the needs of disabled children, Accessibility, Policy writing and implementation. GDPR Rules. Understanding challenges for the charity sector.

Skills Leadership. Planning and organising. Creativity. Team working. Judgement. Confidentiality. Building rapport. Excellent IT skills, including live online teaching and meetings.  Good written and verbal communication. 

Experience Experience of working and developing relationships with a wide range of specialists and professionals; financial management; media & or public speaking.

Special Features

Other You will be required to work weekends and school holidays.

You will be required to undertake any necessary training e.g., VI training, safeguarding, first aid.

Must drive and have access to a car

The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure check.

Closing Date for applications  12/02/2021

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young people living with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)? Can you listen, engage, empower, motivate, and persuade? Are you an outstanding communicator, manager, and people person? If so, this could be the job for you. [email protected] are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Charity Manager to, in collaboration with Trustees, lead a small team in delivering dynamic, young people led practice, helping those living with CHD to enrich their lives, and to increase the public’s awareness of it.

[email protected] is a small charity based in Gloucestershire, supporting young people aged 15-24 (and their families across the South West & South Wales)  born with complex congenital heart disease.  For many, CHD represents a lifelong health issue for which there is no cure. Support for these young people and awareness of this condition has never been more important than during a Global Pandemic. The Trustees are looking for a dynamic, innovative, inspirational, and empathetic Charity Manager, who can steer [email protected] on the next stage of its exciting journey.

Job Purpose: To have a clear understanding of the charity’s ethos and vision, enabling it to develop and expand. To facilitate the strategic direction determined by the Board and manage the day to day operations, including line management of the two Youth Workers and the administrator. This will include ensuring legal and policy compliance, sourcing and raising income, representing the Charity at meetings, events and in the media, managing relationships with partners, funding bodies and service users, presenting information about the services the Charity offers.

Main duties: 

• Be responsible for delivering the Charity’s Business Plan. Developing the local strategic direction, planning, & day to day management of the charity, including overseeing the administrator’s practice.
• Be responsible for achieving agreed fundraising targets through grant applications, campaigns, events and merchandise/shop stock.
• Research, identify and develop new fundraising opportunities, partnerships, and areas of potential support, including corporate fundraisers.
• Undertake risk analyses and balance time-cost ratios to focus effort upon the most appropriate fundraising activities with the highest chance of success. Utilise all resources, including people effectively, to ensure best value and maximum benefit from expenditure.
• Source, apply and monitor grant applications.
• Assess the potential of all fundraising activity and propose strategies for their management and development to ensure that fundraising is maximised.
• Create and implement effective PR for the charity, raising awareness of its work.
• Oversee and enhance the charity’s social media presence, including the website.
• Act as the Charity’s designated safeguarding lead (DSL) with support from the Trustee responsible for safeguarding practice.
• Undertake all aspects of the youth workers line management including developing and enhancing practice, setting performance goals, gathering 360-degree feedback, determining training needs, determining assessment tools, collating and reporting on outcome data to the Board.
• Develop charity’s volunteer base and support volunteer activities. Maximise the potential of the ACHD Ambassadors.
• Carry out, with support from the board, further recruitment of youth workers if required.
• In collaboration with the [email protected] team, key partners, and the Board, Identify and ensure the needs of young people living with adult congenital heart disease across the reach area are met.
• Liaise with different youth-based organisations, including those delivering health outcomes, to develop the charity’s practice. Build effective networks.
• Attend Board meetings as required, both virtual and face to face.
• Undertake continuous professional development as required.
• Undertake other duties that might be assigned from time to time.

Safeguarding:

[email protected] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As the post covers a large geographical region there will be significant opportunity for virtual working as well as the occasional need for travel. There may be a requirement for some weekend and evening work. All job descriptions are subject to review. Post holders are expected to be flexible and be prepared to carry out any similar or related duties which do not fall within the work outlined. The Line Manager, in consultation with the post holder will undertake any review.

Relationship Fundraising and Community Manager
Permanent
Full Time
£43,000 per annum
Cheam, Surrey or Homebased

The vision of The Charity for Civil Servants is a lifelong community; with people offering effective support for each other when life takes a turn for the worse. We listen without judgement and offer practical, financial and emotional support.

We are embarking on an ambitious five-year plan to double the number of instances of support we deliver annually to over 100k. We cannot achieve that goal without an ambitious fundraising team and strategy to match.

We are currently recruiting for a Relationship Fundraising and Community Manager, who will be responsible for developing and delivering strategies and business plans to encompass community participation and high value (inc. grants, philanthropy and partnerships).

Working as an integral member of our Fundraising management team, this senior role will be responsible for identifying and building partnerships across the Civil Service, creating events and products to secure participation and working closely with colleagues across the Charity to ensure we increase sustainable income and support.

To be successful in this role, you will have the skills and drive to lead and inspire, be able to develop and deliver innovative fundraising solutions, naturally seek to work with others and build connections, and be experienced and adept at securing and growing high value gifts & income streams.

If this sounds like you, the closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday, 14th February 2021.

Due to the current situation with Covid-19, all interviews will be conducted remotely.

The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Senior Fundraising Officer, Senior Fundraising Executive, Fundraising, Community Fundraising, Business Development Manager, Community Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Digital Marketing, etc

Ref: 96357

Our Fundraising & Communications department is seeking to grow, and with a new strategic cycle beginning in 2021, we are looking for an experienced challenge event fundraiser and effective relationship manager to help us grow our income.

For 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, Action Against Hunger has led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and their families. We are there for them before and after disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities

The successful candidate will manage and grow our established annual Ambassador Challenge. This project sees hospitality industry ambassadors raise funds by taking on a sporting challenge, such as a long-distance trek or cycle, in a country that Action Against Hunger works in, before visiting our programmes there. In addition, this role will support the growth of Action Against Hunger’s work with influencers and high-profile supporters, cultivating new relationships, developing new fundraising products and inspiring action.

This role will suit an experienced challenge event fundraiser, passionate about nurturing supporters through the highest standards of relationship building. You’ll need to be a creative, innovative and adaptable communicator, confident in your ability to build relationships and influence effectively. A personable, practical and highly organised multi-tasker who enjoys supporting individuals to achieve their fundraising goals.

This role will require international travel once a year to manage and participate in our Ambassador Challenge. In addition, the role will involve occasional UK travel to nurture key relationships or attend events, and the post-holder must therefore be able to work at occasional evening/weekend events.

Please read the following carefully before making your application:

• As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community
• You can only be considered for this role if you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You should use the "cover letter" section of the online application to demonstrate this.
• Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within one week of the closing date. Unfortunately we cannot provide individual feedback.
• If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk

The Crowd (www.thecrowd.me) is a network for purpose-led businesses to share insights on the big global trends impacting the transition to a low carbon, socially sustainable future. We are recruiting an experienced events manager with a passion for sustainability to programme, co-ordinate and deliver our events and community engagement.

Over the last twelve years, The Crowd has hosted 200+ events and brought together over 16,000 business leaders committed to sustainability and public leadership. We have welcomed high profile global leaders including Christiana Figueres (Former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC), Kate Raworth (renegade economist), Lord Deben (Chair, UK Climate Change Committee) Jonathon Porritt CBE (Founder, Forum for the Future) and Henry Timms (co-author, New Power). Since 2018 The Crowd has been operated by Common Vision, a social enterprise specialising in public dialogue around long-term social and political issues.

The Events and Operations Manager will programme, communicate and organise a wide range of events, both online and in person.

Key responsibilities

• Programming and executing a varied schedule of events for The Crowd on topics relating to corporate sustainability and socially responsible business
• Programming and executing events relating to Common Vision's other programmes
• Liaising with our community members and event participants including business professionals, civil society leaders, public commentators, Parliamentarians and academics
• Liaising with high profile speakers and contributors including senior business/civil society leaders, Parliamentarians and other public figures
• Contributing to our external facing communications including written, audio-visual and other creative content outputs
• Supporting outreach via social media and channels/ platforms for our published content

• Supporting fundraising bids and external engagement with partners, funders and wider stakeholders 
• General project management and administration

Candidate specification

We are looking for a proactive, versatile individual who is comfortable working at a fast pace in a start-up environment. You will need to demonstrate:

• At least three years of events organisation experience in the corporate or charity sectors
• Knowledge of virtual event delivery (e.g. webinars, online events etc)
• Impeccable administrative and organisational skills, and a keen eye for detail
• Experience of copywriting, producing and editing web materials, and social media 
• An enthusiasm for knowledge and insights relating to corporate responsibility and/ or social, economic and environmental sustainability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• A conscientious and flexible work ethic

We will consider part-time or flexible working arrangements for the right candidate.