The Haberdashers' Company is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies.  Over 500 years old, today it fulfils its charitable purpose primarily through its involvement with schools. 

The Company is trustee of four main grant-making foundations and four school foundations. The latter were established by members of the Company in the 16th and 17th centuries and now support, directly or indirectly, twenty schools in both the maintained and independent sectors. The charitable foundations own the land and buildings of some of the schools, providing income to them, and the Company also directly sponsors the associated Academies, providing or nominating the majority of governors for both Schools and Academies. There are about 12,000 pupils in all and nearly 1,400 staff.

The Haberdashers’ Hall in West Smithfield provides a contemporary and modern home to the Company, affording the membership a highly desirable place to convene, both to carry out the work of the Company as well as for social events.  It is here that the Clerk and a relatively small team, which includes the Head of Charities and the Grants Administrator, are based. 

Job Description

The Head of Charities is part of a small, highly motivated and focused team which jointly executes the decisions and policies of the governing body, the Court of Assistants, and its committees. The post holder is Secretary to the Charities Committee, which has responsibility for the Company’s charitable activities. The post holder also acts as Secretary to all sub committees of the Charities Committee of which, at the moment, there is one: the Foundation Sub Committee.

The Head of Charities will lead, manage and advise on the Company’s grant-making to both charities and individuals, most of the latter being scholarships, bursaries and awards to pupils and former pupils of the Haberdasher Schools.

Reporting to the Clerk, the role involves:

• Managing the Company’s four grant-making foundations and ensure the available funds are used appropriately and effectively. This includes responsibility for preparing the budgets and the control of expenditure.
• Conducting regular strategic reviews of the Company’s grant-making and other charitable activities and operational reviews of specific programmes as required.
• Planning and preparing agendas for the Charities Committee, its sub committees and write minutes for those meetings.
• Assessing and evaluating applications received and make recommendations for funding to the Charities Committee. After grants are made the Head of Charities is also responsible for ensuring compliance with grant conditions and evaluation of their impact.
• Working with key people at the Company’s schools to ensure that the charitable support available to schools and pupils is well known and to help them access it.
• With the help of members of the Company, maintaining close contact with the eight Church of England parishes of which it is Patron and fulfil the Patron’s duties in respect of the appointment of new incumbents and to maintain an overview of the Company’s role as Patron to the William Jones’s Almshouse Charity.
• The Head of Charities is required to make arrangements for a series of annual Company events and have significant input into others especially where the charity representatives or grant recipients are involved. Some evening attendance will be required as well as occasional overnight travel to schools and parishes.
• Be required to manage communications regarding the Company’s charitable activities, this includes being responsible for the Charities edition of The Haberdasher magazine, the Charities section of the Company’s website and other related tasks.

Essential Requirements

• The ability to identify charities that are working in areas the Company wishes to support, assess their effectiveness and evaluate the grants made.
• Education to a high standard, preferably university degree or equivalent and to be able to express his or herself clearly orally and in writing.
• Ability to initiate and manage change.
• Excellent administrative skills, a good knowledge of Word, Excel and other Microsoft Office product and experience with grants databases and grants audits.
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships at a variety of levels both within the Company and outside.
• A good knowledge of the voluntary sector.
• An understanding of fundraising.
• Familiarity with the UK education system.
• Experience of managing people.
• Flexibility and being able to work as part of a small team.

Desirable Qualities

• Sound financial skills including the ability to assess accounts and to construct and control budgets.
• Experience of managing events.
• A working knowledge of the Church of England its structures and procedures.
• Experience of working in or with schools or other educational establishments.
• A commitment to the voluntary sector either through employment or voluntary work.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply via CharityJob and submit a covering letter, detailing your experience and suitability for the role, along with a copy of your CV to Helen Shardlow, Membership Secretary .

Could you inspire funders to support the John Muir Trust’s vision of a world where wild places are respected, where nature flourishes, and where the value of wildness is shared for the benefit of everyone? 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trust’s Fundraising team in Edinburgh. This permanent, full-time role will have primary responsibility for raising both core and restricted income from charitable trusts, grants and statutory funders – key income streams for the Trust.

Fundraising has rarely been so important or so challenging; the ongoing pandemic and its effects have increased uncertainty around future fundraising for all charities, so flexibility and experience across other areas of income generation will be useful as the role has the potential to evolve alongside the changing fundraising landscape. There will be opportunities to broaden experience across e.g. corporate fundraising and legacy promotion.

The post is to be based at the Trust’s Edinburgh (Leith) office, but owing to Covid-19 it is expected that some home working will be required.

For full details and to apply, please click on the link to the John Muir Trust website.

About us

British Exploring Society is a world class youth development charity with a unique heritage, founded on the belief that challenging experiences can define lives, empowering and equipping young people with the courage, integrity, skills, resilience and motivation to make the most of their future.

Who we are looking for 

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an energetic, ambitious and flexible individual seeking to develop their fundraising skills, who wants the chance to make this post their own. You will be supporting a critical area of the charity by enabling our major donor administration, communications and development. You will also support our wider fundraising strategy.

You are a proactive and driven individual with excellent organisational abilities and attention to detail; you have accurate and engaging communication skills (written and verbal) and will be able to use your creativity to enhance our results and help us achieve our fundraising targets.

Alongside your professional skills, you will need to demonstrate empathy with the work of the charity and a commitment to its purpose and values. At British Exploring Society we travel economy and stay in hostels – but we work with a wide range of stakeholders who require high levels of polish, care and perfect discretion.

Key Accountabilities/ Duties

• Maintain and nurture relationships with current and prospective donors
• Steward supporters more broadly, including sending out high quality communication materials and information
• Deliver our major donor programme
• Plan and execute a small direct mailing programme, working alongside the Membership officer
• Prepare briefings and other information for external meetings and fundraising events
• Provide planning and delivery administration for dinners, philanthropy breakfasts, private receptions
• Undertake research to identify potential new donors within our stakeholder network
• Support delivery of fundraising reporting data as required
• Prepare reports for the Head of Fundraising sand CEO on progress towards agreed fundraising objectives as required
• Ensure that all activities undertaken meet Charity Commission requirements and are compliant with with relevant legislation
• Maintain excellent record keeping , updating our new CRM system with donation and supporter information
• Communicate with supporters and funders in a timely fashion
• Respond to ad hoc supporter queries

The post holder will also

• Contribute to achieving the objectives of British Exploring Society
• Represent the charity at external events in a professional manner
• Adhere to the charity’s policies, procedures and working
• Ensure all records are held in compliance with the Data Protection Act, GDPR, the Institute of Fundraising and British Exploring Society’s policies
• Have effective IT skills across a wide range of common applications including Excel, Google and Word
• Following a full induction, participate in the team rota as a Duty Officer during periods when the Society is running 24 hour support service for our expeditions;
• Undertake additional ad-hoc tasks as required

What happens next?

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4 explaining your suitability for the role. Due to remote working conditions, there is currently a delay in receiving postal applications so would request that all applications are submitted digitally.
 
In your application please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements, or if you need us to make any adjustments to the interview process.

Interviews will take place using Zoom web conferencing in week commencing 20th July.
 
We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Growing Hope are seeking a passionate, innovative, flexible and dedicated team member to join us as our charity starts to grow. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills in fundraising and communications as we expand our reach as a charity. 

We are looking to employ a Fundraising & Communications officer who will be committed to supporting Growing Hope at a key development phase. We are also open to considering applications from more experienced individuals who would like a part-time role. 

Do you have:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills?
• An ability to think creatively and problem solve?
• A desire to work for a new and developing charity? 

Then this is the role for you! You must be committed to Growing Hope's Christian values and beliefs. 

Please note our recruitment process includes safeguarding and reference checks. This job may close early depending on numbers of applicants. Please follow the online application process and submit a CV and cover letter to apply.

Growing Hope is proud to be an equal opportunities workplace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, sex and disability.

Background

Our mission is simple: to get refugees cycling! We are a community of refugees, mechanics, cyclists and volunteers. We collect donations of second-hand bikes, fix them together at our workshop, and then donate them to refugees. We have donated nearly 6,500 bikes to date. A proportion of the bikes that we receive are sold to the public through our online shop and we service bikes to generate income for the charity and ensure our long-term sustainability.

The Bike Project is a charity going through a significant period of growth due to increased demand for our charitable services and sales through our social enterprise. This full time position is required to deliver engaging marketing across platforms, coupled with fundraising campaigns and efforts. We are looking for someone who can help us pursue our charitable mission and sustain our commitment to support refugees throughout the UK.

What it is like to work here

The Bike Project is a fun, interesting and supportive place for you to grow and professionally develop in the charity and social enterprise sectors. The Marketing and Fundraising Executive will report to two individuals: the Fundraising and Retail Manager, and the Marketing Manager. Your role will have a high level of autonomy and you will help shape the future of the organisation.

We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and those who have personal experience of being a refugee. The Bike Project is a Living Wage accredited employer.

Job purpose

Your role will sit between Marketing and Fundraising. By working with the managers of both job functions, you’ll be exposed to some amazing campaigns from start to finish. You will also work closely with other parts of the organisation, including operations. You will work with digital marketing, communications and PR in part of your role, whilst also working closely with fundraising, from supporting stewardship, researching new initiatives, and helping deliver events.

Duties and responsibilities

• Content creation across social, web and email; be comfortable with email
• Create and deliver marketing campaigns when called upon
• Community Management across social community and email
• Research and deliver brand story-telling
• Use analytics to interrogate results and optimise for future campaigns and activity
• Handle sensitive data including beneficiaries’ (service users) data
• Research retail products as and when required, with robust data to be included within findings
• Support donor and fundraiser stewardship journeys
• Assist with the development of our retail and fundraising arms including research and delivery
• Help to deliver fundraising events

Person Specification

• Interested in research, analytics and data
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and specific communications for these platforms.
• Digitally savvy and willingness to learn new platforms
• Strong interpersonal skills, such as building and fostering relationships
• Excellent communication skills, including over the phone, in person and written
• A natural problem solver, with attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• Comfortable working autonomously, and is confident to seek out help where appropriate
• Knowledge of the refugee sector in the UK, and experience of working or volunteering for a charitable or non-profit organization.  
• Ability to conduct all duties in a manner that is non-judgmental and respects differences.
• Shares organisational values and is committed to The Bike Project’s mission.

Working conditions

We’re offering a start date of late July 2020 onwards subject to reference checks and a DBS basic disclosure.

The Bike Project is a flexible workplace. Whilst remote working is essential in the current context, a desk space will be provided for the post holder in our office so that they can work from there as and when required once it is re-opened.  Some travel to our other sites may also be required from time to time.

Physical requirements

None.

Direct reports

Volunteers, Fundraisers, Donors.

Application process

If you meet the person specification then please apply with an up to date CV and a cover letter (no longer than one page) that answers the 3 questions below. Please also tell us how you heard about this job opportunity. 

Cover letter questions:

• What attracted you to this role and working in the refugee sector? 
• What will the future of fundraising look like in a post Covid-19 world?
• Tell us about a time when your campaign delivered results on little to no budget. How did you measure success?

The closing date for applications is midnight on 12th July 2020. Interviews will be held in w/c 13th July 2020 and will be held on Zoom.

Love meeting new people and passionate about fundraising in a fast paced environment?

Join us!  We are looking for a Fundraising Champion to join our expanding team here at Reuben’s Retreat.

This is an exciting new role and will be an amazing opportunity for the successful candidate with room for progression.

OVERVIEW

Reuben's Retreat was founded in August 2012 just 2 days after 23-month old Reuben moved to heaven. His legacy “Reuben's Retreat” will be a home from home for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses to spend time with their family, to relax and recharge.  It already serves as a bereavement counselling support centre for families that have lost a child and for parents whose children may not reach adulthood.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The postholder will be responsible for creating fundraising events/activities that have a positive impact on the income to the charity. In addition, the postholder will work closely with the Senior Fundraiser, Operations Manager and Chief Executive to achieve Reuben’s Retreat’s wider fundraising aims.

Job Specification & Person Spec are attached

All criteria is desirable, not essential, however we would expect your experience to meet a good proportion of these and have the ability to perform well in other areas quickly and efficiently.

You must hold a full UK Driving License and have access to a car.

To apply, please send:

– A copy of your CV with a covering letter (1000 words) explaining why you want the job and outlining how you meet the criteria for the role

– A personal statement (1000 words) with examples of how you meet our charity core values as outlined in the job specification

If you have any questions about this exciting role, please call 01457-680023 and ask for Stacey.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Nugent is one of the leading charities in the North West of England. We fulfil a major social welfare role by providing care to people of all ages and acting as a major employer.

We are currently recruiting for: Fundraising & Marketing Administrator

Hours of work: 37 hours per week

Location of role: Edge Lane, Liverpool 

The Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Team have a crucial role to play in delivering the income generation targets that will help support some of the vital work that Nugent does to support the vulnerable and less advantaged in our communities across the North West region, through our schools, homes and community services.

To achieve success for our service users we need a team of driven and ambitious professionals to complement our current team, people who can lead in their fields of expertise, support our services and help us be outstanding.

This exciting opportunity role will support our Fundraising & Marketing team with administration of databases and the MS projects planning system, in the development, planning and execution of fundraising activities and supports the stewarding of challenge event participants.

The successful candidate will support our events, support with the management of our projects and oversee the data input for our dashboards and reporting databases.

What we offer:

• Salary of £18,371- £19,892 per annum
• Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Competitive Terms & Conditions
• Career Progression opportunities

Closing Date for completed applications 10:00am on Thursday 16th July 2020  

Formal interviews will be held on Wednesday 29th July 2020

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

Nugent actively promotes the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, young people and children.

An exciting new part-time opportunity for an experienced and dynamic all round Fundraiser to join our professional team. This is a far ranging new role which you can make your own. MertonVision is entering into a new strategic period of our development and are offering this fantastic opportunity for the right candidate: We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of securing new business as well as maintaining and developing existing relationships through great account management. 

Our successful candidate will shape how the charity works with different fundraising audiences raising the profile of the charity with regional corporates, trusts, foundations and institutions. The initial appointment will be on a six month fixed-term contract (two days per week) after which a permanent contract may be offered depending on the success of the initial fundraising strategy

We offer you:

1. a competitive salary c£17,500 for 14 hour week
2. flexible working
3. great variety
4. a friendly inclusive work environment in pleasant surroundings close to local amenities
5. the ability to add real value while making a true impact on our charity

Over the six months our successful candidate will:

• Write applications for our existing identified opportunities
• Research additional application opportunities
• Apply to Merton based organisations to become their 2021 COTY
• Develop funds to support fundraising initiatives
• Mentor our Community Fundraiser
• Initiate systems and processes to help improve fundraising and maximise income 

The successful candidate will be able to work well on their own initiative and within short timelines.

You will have previous experience in a charity fundraising environment and a proven track record across a variety of income streams and channels, including digital and social media. Ideally, your experience will include supporter acquisition as well as retention.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria of the Job and person specification quoting Job ref: FundraiserMV2020

Bright Future Charity is an Organisation that provides Volunteer Befrienders and Care Attendants to Alleviate Loneliness and Care Cover for Principal Carers in Local Communities in the London & Greater London areas, especially the London Borough of Ealing and Brent. 

The Organisation is  looking for experienced Fundraising Administrators,  Freelance or Office based,  Part Time (1 or 2 days a week).

Experience of Online Researching and Writing Grant Application for Funding would be advantageous, but not essential as training will be provided. 

Your main responsibilities will be as follows: 

• To identify and gather information regarding potential Donors

• To build databases of Donors and Sponsors 

• To complete and send out Grants applications

• Plus other duties as required by the Organisation

Key skills and competencies:

• Very good command of English both spoken and written

• Very good report writing skills

• Very good IT and telephone manner

• Experience of writing Grant Applications for Charitable Organisations would be an advantage

• Ability to work to deadlines teamed

Please send us your CV, covering letter to the email address provided

About us
We are a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights. Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our trainings, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice.

Job Purpose:
Meeting income targets
Supporter stewardship
Manage the administration of the Fundraising team
Stakeholder management to further the organisation’s objectives

Job Responsibilities

Meeting income targets:
Researching, writing and submitting applications to new trusts and foundations for four and five-figure bids under £40,000.
Reporting to funders in line with their requirements, including supporting the Fundraising team with narrative and financial updates.
Supporting the Head of Fundraising and Fundraising Manager with diversifying income streams, including through public donations, individual giving and the sale of scholarship places and workshops for NGOs.
Represent the fundraising remit of Campaign Bootcamp at external networking events, sector conferences and funder meetings.

Supporter stewardship:
Managing day-to-day relations with a portfolio of four and five-figure current and prospective foundation donors.
Managing grant awards, including grant agreements, interim reporting, project visits, end of grant reports and budget reconciliations.
Testing and implementing new ways to engage current and new funders as the Fundraising team develops new income streams across trusts, individual giving and online appeals.

Manage the administration of the Fundraising team:
Managing the grant set-up process on Salesforce.
Managing and further developing the relevant administrative infrastructure, including Salesforce.
Ensuring that donations, donor tracking and reporting systems are accurate and that electronic records are up to date.
Contributing to the management of the general fundraising communication channels.

Stakeholder management to further the organisation’s objectives:
Creating content for our public facing channels, e.g. website, newsletters and social media, to raise awareness of Campaign Bootcamp and our funding needs.
Ensuring Salesforce records are accurate and up-to-date so that the Finance and delivery teams have the information they need from the Fundraising team to deliver on grant objectives.
Working with the Training and Programme delivery teams to ensure our applications and reports are as strong as they can be; this includes coordinating and participating in regular catch-ups with delivery teams, project visits and regular communications through in-person/Zoom meetings, emails and via Slack.
Supporting our work to evaluate and improve our programmes.

General:
Work in a sustainable manner with consideration of the natural environment
External customer service: answer the general Campaign Bootcamp phone via Circleloop and emails relating to fundraising via our shared 'hello' inbox
Any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager or Leadership Team
At all times adhere to relevant legislation including GDPR
At all times take personal responsibility for exhibiting behaviours in line with the person specification and the values of Campaign Bootcamp.

ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland. THE ROLE
As the Personal Assistant to our Directors of Fundraising and Brand

Are you aware of the Code of Fundraising  Practice?  

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with The Fundraising Regulator for the recruitment of a Policy and Standards Officer on a full time, permanent basis.  

The mission of the Fundraising Regulator is to carry out our independent and non-statutory regulatory role in a way that protects the public, donors and potential donors, not least those who may be vulnerable, from unacceptable fundraising practices.  We sustain and enhance public confidence in the charitable sector, support the sector to understand and carry out its responsibilities in engaging with the public and help to create a positive donor experience, ensuring consistent fundraising standards across the UK.    

Reporting to the Policy Manager, we are looking for a Policy and Standards Officer to communicate standards to the sector, facilitate policy change and support the development of the Code of Fundraising Practice. They will play a critical role in supporting fundraisers to understand and apply the fundraising standards, alongside developing evidence based policy that maintains trust and confidence in fundraising. To do so they will deal with enquiries about standards from fundraisers, report on enquiries, consult with the sector and work closely across the Fundraising Regulator to enhance and communicate the standards. They will have a varied workload and, as the subject matter expert, will need to balance competing priorities in response to the needs of the organisation and play a key part in numerous concurrent projects.  

To be considered for this role, you will have a working knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice, excellent verbal and written communication skills and have either direct policy experience or demonstrable transferable skills in policy and standards. You will have significant experience of managing multiple projects and working within a fast-paced team whilst having strong ethical standards and an appreciation of the Fundraising Regulator's legal framework. The right candidate is a critical thinker who can exercise judgement in complex situations. Whilst not essential, a working knowledge of charities and fundraising law is desirable.    

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. As we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies, it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application.

Location: London-based Hub in Islington with potential for remote working

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £70,000

Cruelty Free International is the leading charity working to end animal testing for cosmetics globally and is seeking a Director of Audience Development and Fundraising to implement strategies to grow income and deliver key messages across the range of their audiences to deliver a step change for laboratory animals worldwide.

Cruelty Free International’s brand and ‘leaping bunny’ symbol have a high level of recognition globally and the charity is one of the world’s longest standing and most respected animal protection organisations.

This new role will be responsible for the charity’s marketing, communications, audience development and fundraising functions. The post-holder will work closely with the Chief Executive and other departmental leaders to develop and drive innovative and ambitious strategies to engage and increase the organisation’s audiences and at the same time build and maintain a sustainable income base. They will also be a leading advocate for the charity’s cause and a strong communicator that can represent Cruelty Free International at all levels.

The charity is looking for an inspirational leader who is a strategic thinker, but with a hands-on, ‘can-do’ approach. They must have experience of working in a similar role leading a small audience development team and of developing income generation strategies both in the UK and internationally. A strong track record in the field of philanthropy and corporate partnerships is also required. They will also have led and devised successful marketing and communication strategies for business and audience development and will have excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

Finally, the successful candidate must share a commitment to animal protection and to the values and aims of Charity Free International, to work with them to help create the tipping point for change for laboratory animals.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 
Working together with the Assistant Director of Fundraising & Community Engagement, your remit will be to develop and implement the Major Gifts & Trust strategy, and leading and managing your team to ensure stewardship of the Major Donors & Trusts cultivation plans. You will also  work closely with the Head of Events in connection with the income generation from the Annual Dinner, corporate events and other events involving major donors.

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate experience of developing relationships with major donors and major donor prospects, experience of achieving significant major donor gifts and of devising and implementing strategic plans.

Further Information and to Apply
Please submit your CV via the 'Apply/Enquire' button in the first instance - a full pack will be made available to CVs of interest and/or we will be in contact to discuss the opportunity and organisation with you.
Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

NFP Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. NFP Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.