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At Claire House, our ambition is to be one of the best places to work in the North West. We have an incredible cause to support, we’ve been offering flexible working for many years and have an awesome team of colleagues who make coming to work fun. We work hard to create a happy workplace where people thrive and feel like they’re making a genuine difference to seriously and terminally ill children in our community. Consequently, staff turnover is low, enjoyment levels are high and there’s always plenty of cake.
About the role
This role will be instrumental in ensuring Claire House remains a legacy confident organisation. The postholder will lead on the planning of our Legacy (gifts in Wills) and In Memory strategy, ensuring supporter journeys, audience insight and effective targeting are at the heart of the programme while initiating impactful marketing campaigns across a variety of channels.
You’ll be a creative thinker and determined self-starter with the entrepreneurial spirit and experience to deliver a successful programme of legacy giving that will sustain our charity for future generations. We work hard to provide a learning culture and you should not be afraid to try new things, fail quickly and learn from mistakes. The postholder will have the ability to distil Claire House’s work down to compelling propositions to demonstrate the impact of supporters’ gifts and ensure a stable pipeline for future income.
The nuts and bolts of the job:
· To develop and ensure effective implementation of a legacy and in memory fundraising strategy.
· To build relationships with a range of external and internal stakeholders, creating legacy leads and converting to legators.
· A member of Fundraising Team Leaders, work collaboratively with colleagues to optimise legacy giving opportunities, utilising the full range of marketing platforms and events.
· To develop key messages and tools to enable all staff to integrate legacies into their everyday conversations with our supporters.
What you’ll need to bring to the role
· Proven experience and a successful track record at a senior level in legacy fundraising, including the creation, development and implementation of strategic fundraising plans.
· Excellent people management skills.
· Excellent relationship management, marketing and programme delivery skills.
· Ability to produce accurate budgets and regular forecasts and to communicate complex financial information.
· Experience of developing and promoting in memory and/or legacy fundraising products.
· Strong understanding of relationship fundraising, legacy and in memory giving, including the latest trends and opportunities
· Ability to create compelling legacy and in memory messaging and asks.
Closing date: Friday 12th July, midnight.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 24th July.
Please read the job description and person specification available via the Claire House website for more details.
All applications must be submitted on a Claire House application form available via the Claire House website. Please email completed applications to the email address on the Claire House website.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are actively seeking candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.
At Claire House, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value everyone as an individual. We are committed to organisational practices, which promote diversity and inclusion for all employees and volunteers regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. Connecting these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued.
Claire House wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy and we would appreciate your help and co-operation in completing the Equality and Diversity form here.
This organisations recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
This role is subject to a Standard DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title: Global Press & PR Manager
Reporting to: Director of Marketing & Communications
Contract Type: Full time (37.5 Hours) Permanent
Principal Location: London (minimum 3 days a week in our London HQ)
Salary: £34,000-£42,000
Part 1: Role Purpose:
The Global Press & PR Manager will play a vital role in growing awareness and exposure of Street Child, working with journalists, editors and media houses to build a consistent and pro-active media presence. Street Child’s Global MMC team is fully integrated into the whole organisation and our primary aim is to raise awareness of Street Child and act as a force-multiplier for fundraising efforts.
The role will explore new media relationships and re-ignite existing contacts, turbo-charging the value press and media generates for Street Child.
This is a role for a high-class media professional with a passion for our mission, great energy, imaginations and fantastic relationship building skills. This role requires an individual who will be based in our London office for a minimum of three days a week.
Tasks include delivering media coverage across global outlets, supporting the delivery of media training and briefings and the management/development of Street Child’s podcast.
Part 2: Key Responsibilities:
Delivering global media coverage (80%):
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with journalists across a range of broadcast, print and digital media outlets, looking beyond mainstream media to deliver global reach.
- Writing and publishing compelling, engaging press releases
- Manage and deliver media coverage on key campaigns and initiatives
- Support on the delivery of media briefings, including for the CEO, where required
- Lead and deliver PR campaigns, including influencer activations and activity
- Support the planning and management of overseas and UK trips for the purpose of generating coverage and content, often with journalists or high-profile supporters
- Be available for out of hours media, this will see you handling media enquiries and proactively pushing out stories at the weekend and out of hours during the week- this is crucial to communicating our rapid responses in a timely manner.
- Podcast management and development (10%)
- Develop and implement Street Child’s podcast strategy, aligning it with the broader communications and fundraising goals.
- Plan, research, and produce engaging podcast episodes, ensuring high-quality content that highlights Street Child’s programmes, impact stories, and key messages. This includes scripting, interviewing, editing, and post-production.
- Identify, reach out to, and coordinate with potential guests, including Street Child staff, beneficiaries, industry experts, and celebrity supporters. Manage these relationships to ensure a diverse and compelling line-up of interviewees.
- Monitor and analyse podcast performance metrics, listener feedback, and industry trends. Use insights to continuously improve content quality, format, and reach, ensuring the podcast remains relevant and impactful.
- Work with the wider team to develop and execute marketing and promotional plans to grow the podcast’s audience.
Strategic support (10%):
- Working closely with key stakeholders from other departments within Street Child to provide PR support, as well as developing and executing creative ways to deliver Street Child’s objectives.
- Building high profile, positive awareness of Street Child and our mission across PR; this must help to educate the public and demonstrate the scale of our impact with key external stakeholders.
- Providing PR support to key moments throughout the year, such as our “Back to School” campaign in order to achieve mass audience engagement
- Support the Director of Marketing and Comms to protect Street Child’s reputation
- Working with our programme teams to deliver stories which communicate our impact and highlight our emergency work
Part 3: Person Specification
Attributes /Essential / Desirable
Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience working in a busy, high pressure Press Office, in-house or a Marketing/Press Relations agency.
- Experience in developing and executing PR strategies, across multiple media platforms and with a range of internal/external stakeholders
- Excellent personal contacts with journalists from a range of global publications and PR/Marketing professionals
- A strong portfolio of media coverage in a variety of outlets for a wide range of PR initiatives
- Ability to identify the media hook and shape the key media lines
- Strong and proven ability to successfully pitch stories to key external contacts and high-profile media professionals Understanding of, and interest in, the international development sector
- Interest in child education and/or international development
- Experience in developing podcasts, including editing
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent spoken and written English skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Flexible attitude
- Exceptional organisation skills with an ability to juggle short-term, tight deadlines with longer term projects
- Excellent writing skills, including writing engaging press releases, features and comment pieces
- Commitment to international development and Street Child’s mission
- An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate with a can-do approach
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable across the wider fundraising team
- Excellent relationship building and influencing skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to interview
Other:
- Willing to travel within the UK and overseas to programme locations
- A commitment and alignment to the values and objectives that Street Child holds
About Street Child:
Street Child began working in Sierra Leone in 2008 with one project for 100 children. In just 15 years we have reached over 1,000,000 children across more than 20 countries. Powerful, imaginative, professional, and at times brave, communications and story-telling have been a key driver in our early development - and will be equally critical if we are to continue to grow our impact for children living in the world's toughest contexts.
Street Child’s commitment to Safeguarding:
Street Child is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the communities we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff.
As part of this commitment to safeguarding, all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks. Street Child also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time to join the Medical Research Foundation, as we prepare to launch our new five-year strategy. We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Operations Manager to ensure our systems and processes allow the very best research and very best researchers receive our support.
The Foundation’s mission is to drive the life-changing advances of tomorrow, by laying the foundations for ground-breaking new discoveries today. We know that many health conditions are overlooked and underfunded, that new health threats will continue to arise, and that there will always be a need for high-quality, high impact medical research.
You will help us deliver our Research Strategy by developing the smooth and efficient operation of our grant making processes, ensuring our research funding competitions and management of our grants portfolio are delivered to the highest standard and that our grant making processes are best practice.
Your main responsibilities will be to:
- Develop our grants management systems and processes, identifying best practice and implementing changes where necessary
- Become the expert on our grants management software system and use of grants management analysis tools, providing updates on grants management data
- Change funding processes to ensure greater environmental sustainability of the research we fund
- Ensure our grant terms and conditions and policies are fit for purpose
- Engage with the wider research funding sector to identify best practices in areas of importance to us, such as peer review, research integrity, research culture and equity, diversity and inclusion
- Be the key point of contact with our Finance and Governance teams, and improve business processes between the teams
- Keep abreast of developments in best practice of research management and grant funding, and introduce improvements to processes.
- Monitor our use of data to ensure compliancy with all policies
- Work with Research Managers and Grants Officers to design bespoke funding competitions and standardise processes across all funding competitions
- Manage some standing Research Committees; for example, Research Organisation Due Diligence
- Assist in development and preparation of proposals, papers, reports, briefings and documents
- Engage with external stakeholders as a representative for the Foundation when necessary
- Manage and be involved in relevant project work
- Matrix management of a Grants Officer.
Who you are
You may be a Research or Grants Manager, or an experienced research or grants officer looking for the next step in your career.
We would like to hear from you if you can:
- demonstrate solid experience of working in a funding environment (e.g. charity, university, public sector)
- demonstrate experience of funding competitions, peer review of grant management
- communicate clearly in writing and verbally with colleagues external networks and co-funders
- demonstrate good analytical skills
- work in an organised and methodical manner with excellent attention to detail
- demonstrate strong planning, organising and time-management skills with the flexibility to respond to team priorities and unexpected changes
- find solutions to problems by reviewing best practice elsewhere
- negotiate with a wider range of teams
- demonstrate high level of IT skills, specifically excellent M/S Word, and good M/S Excel.
- work confidently in a team and be self-motivated to work alone
- You may also be educated to degree level or equivalent experience. You may have a project or process management qualification, and experience in grants management software systems.
We will offer you
We will offer a salary of £45,000 to £47,000 depending on experience for a full-time 36-hour week (happy to consider part-time, min 0.8 FTE) and double-matched pension contributions up to 10% max employer contribution. We offer 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) per year, excellent financial, health and social benefits and an opportunity to join a dedicated team making a difference to human health. We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, therefore we work from our London office for part of the week with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Centre Manager – Day Care Centres
Age UK Camden Day Care Centres are looking to recruit a skilled and experienced Day Care Centre Manager for our centre – Great Croft, for older people in Camden – based in Kings Cross. (You will also work at our other Centre – Henderson Court based in Hampstead as required)
Our Centres provide a wide range of activities as well as being a specialist Day Care Centres caring for older people with complex needs. The Day Care Centres also provide a hot lunch and a range of special events.
We have a dedicated, specialist team supporting people with care needs, including those living with mild - moderate dementia and complex needs.
The successful candidate will:
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Take leadership responsibility (reporting to the General Manager Day Care Services) for the development and implementation of a comprehensive service of care and support for service users making it relevant for the community that it serves.
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Oversee that older people will have their assessed needs, preferences and choices met by skilled and experienced staff operating within clear, agreed and ethical care plans.
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Represent Age UK Camden and the views of the service users externally, promote partnerships and community involvement
Salary: P02 SCP 30-33 £38,936.70 to £41,961.98 pa incl. London Weighting for 35 hpw (plus 6% contributory pension scheme) and 27 days annual leave rising to 32 days after 5 years service.
Hours: 35 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 8th July 2024 – 12 noon
Interview date: Monday 15th July 2024
As part of the application process please submit a completed application form demonstrating how you meet the shortlisting criteria in the Person Specification. Please also complete and return the criminal convictions declaration form.
Age UK Camden is an Equal Opportunities and London Living Wage Employer. Registered Charity No. 293446
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: Remote working in the UK
Responsible to: Chief Operations Officer
Contract type: Full-time/6-month temporary contract, 37 hours a week
Closing date: Tuesday 02 July 2024 at 9 AM
Interviews: We will be interviewing on a rolling basis
Who we are
Speakers for Schools is the largest social mobility charity in the UK. We help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools.
We believe that by inspiring young people to explore their ambitions through our speaker programme, facilitating access to multi-day experiences of the world of work, and supporting young people to successfully seize opportunities available to them, then we can make a profound difference to the lives of young people, their future happiness and prosperity.
By 2028, our ambition is that every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience. Yet today, less than half of young people leave secondary school having had any work experience whatsoever.
Role Summary
The Fundraising team is responsible for establishing and stewarding national donor relationships with high net-worth individuals, Trusts and Foundations, and some corporate partnerships. This is a relatively new team with an exciting challenge; to imbed exceptional new business and donor stewardship practices into the charity’s way of working. Having had the ongoing generous support of a single donor for many years, the team has worked on diversifying the charity’s income and is looking to grow and build on these relationships and develop new and more income generating partnerships.
The interim Head of Philanthropy will report into the Director of Fundraising (currently being recruited) and will be responsible for managing a Philanthropy Manager and the Donor Relations Manager. Further investment in this vital team is also planned. The Director of Fundraising will sit on the Senior Leadership Team.
Income generated through this team will contribute towards supporting the social mobility of disadvantaged young people across the UK. Speakers For Schools believe that every young person should be supported to achieve their potential.
Key Duties / Responsibilities:
- Research, qualify and actively seek out new funding opportunities, establishing and ultimately managing a dynamic flow of prospects. Demonstrating clear, timely progression in a pipeline portfolio.
- Develop relationships with donors and other major funding partners, raising high-value, multi-year donations.
- Build relationships with new and existing senior volunteers including members of our Board, providing support to the (fundraising) Development Committee to advance prospect and donor relationships.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure our funders see the impact of their support and are kept updated about ways for them to stay and increase their involvement.
- Work in partnership with the Development and Programme Directorates to ensure joined up solutions are in place and a seamless customer partner journeys are in place.
- Write persuasive proposals, reports and other engagement materials that clearly communicate the impact and importance of a donor’s commitment to our work.
- Pitch compelling partnership opportunities through presentations, visits, and personal conversations with potential donors.
- Use and update the CRM system (Salesforce) to ensure new business and donor activity reflect work being undertaken and progression of all relationships.
- Support the delivery of events such as dinners hosted by members of our Board and senior volunteers.
- Manage and inspire the Fundraising Team
Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and duties required.
Skills / Experience / Knowledge:
- A flair for new business and resilience in the face of knock-backs and challenges
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and confidence presenting in internal and external meetings
- Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to build positive and authentic relationships with a range of people
- A strong understanding of philanthropy and corporate giving trends and what motivates different donors
- The experience to make informed approaches to prospects and manage relationships with emotional intelligence and an appreciation of motivations to give
- A strong passion and empathy for the challenges facing the young people we exist to serve
- Experience of fundraising or new business and knowledge of what motivates donors to support charities
- Experience of building compelling asks responsive to donor/client interests and working with a complex organisation to deliver on these
- Experience of delivering on time within a target driven environment
- A collaborative approach; taking others on the journey with you and sharing knowledge / expertise for the benefit of the wider organisation
- Track record of securing and managing 5 figure gifts from a range of donors
Speakers for Schools Values
PASSION: We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.
AGILITY:We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.
INTEGRITY:We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.
COLLABORATION:We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.
DIVERSITY:We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.
Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Morning of your birthday off
- Winter shutdown
- Pension scheme
- 3 voluntary days per year
- Wellbeing programme
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption package
- Subsidised office furniture
- Perkbox
- £500 a year training allowance
Diversity at our core
Speakers for schools is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encouraging equality and diversity among our workforces. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to us.
The Application Process:
Please apply as soon as possible by submitting your application through our recruitment portal.
The deadline to submit your application is Tuesday 02 July 2024 at 9AM. Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible.
Speakers for Schools is committed to safeguarding the young people we work with and expects all staff members to share this commitment. Appointees are subject to a DBS check. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. You are also required to have the Right to Work in the UK for this role.
If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Advocacy Manager
Location – Manchester (Hybrid)
Starting Salary - £40,416 per annum (plus contributory pension)
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
We are looking for an exceptional Advocacy Manager to work within our Policy and Strategic Partnerships team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic international charity that shared the 1997 Nobel Peace-Prize.
You will be working with the Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships in the development and delivery of MAG’s advocacy work, including leadership of MAG’s UK parliamentary engagement, and contribution to the European and US engagement strategies.
The successful candidate will have previous experience of engaging and influencing UK parliamentarians, including the House of Commons and House of Lords, in support of advocacy objectives through a variety of tactics. You will have up-to-date knowledge of the UK political scene, and key players for MAG’s focus areas, knowledge of UK parliamentary processes and influencing tactics. You will also have a proven track record of meeting targets and deadlines and an ability to build, manage and develop relationships with key stakeholders. Excellent coordination and communication skills will also be essential.
The role will involve travel in the UK and Internationally.
What you can expect in return:
· Competitive salary
· 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays.
· Company pension (matching at 5%
· Employee Assistance Programme: MAG offers free access to Health Assured, a service providing 24/7 confidential support and expert advice on a wide range of issues.
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of 2nd July 2024.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
I am thrilled to be partnering with a registered charity dedicated to enhancing philanthropy by providing personalised services to individuals, families, and groups of donors to find a Relationship manager to join their team.
Position: Relationship Manager
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)
Role: Full-time, Permanent
Location: London, W1 (On-site, 3 to 4 days in office and 1 to 2 days WFH)
Reporting to: Senior Relationship Manager
About this Charity
This is a registered charity dedicated to enhancing philanthropy by providing personalised services to individuals, families, and groups of donors. They specialise in facilitating charitable giving for high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and collective groups, offering tailored solutions that streamline the process of giving. Tthey are committed to professionalism, dynamism, and hard work. The team consists of talented individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact in the charitable sector. Through their Donor Advised Fund (DAF) services and Collective Fund (CF) services, they work hand-in-hand with high-net-worth individuals, families, and groups to facilitate their philanthropic endeavours, making charitable giving easier, more impactful, and tax-efficient.
About the Role
Join as a Relationship Manager and become a key player in managing a variety of dynamic and impactful accounts within the organisation. You'll work hand-in-hand with our dedicated team, personally overseeing a portfolio of High Net Worth (HNW) donors and their charitable contributions, as well as several Collective Funds accounts. Your role will encompass financial administration, client engagement, due diligence, and crafting innovative strategies to enhance donor stewardship. Thrive in our fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, and see firsthand the significant impact of your work as you drive increased funds into the charitable sector.
About You
Are you detail-oriented, highly organised, and an excellent communicator? If so, you could be the perfect fit for our team. We are looking for someone with:
- Outstanding Communication Skills: Proven ability to effectively engage with clients and stakeholders.
- Exceptional Donor Stewardship: Understanding of HNW service expectations and dedication to delivering top-notch donor care.
- Confident Public Speaker: Ability to represent the charity and clearly explain complex concepts.
- Responsible: Comfortable managing confidential information with integrity.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous and adept at juggling multiple priorities under pressure.
- Team Collaboration: Capable of working well with others to enhance client management processes.
- Tech Savvy: Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant software tools for efficient administration.
- Proactive Problem-Solver: Self-motivated with a solution-driven approach to challenges.
If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity and possess the necessary qualifications and skills, we encourage you to apply. We are working in partnership with the charity. All applications will need to be made via Charity People.
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your updated CV to Tanya at Charity People for more information or contact Tanya for an informal confidential chat about the role and to hear more about the next steps. We are operating on a rolling basis so do get in touch asap as the role may close early.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
About Us
At Police Care UK, we're dedicated to reducing the impact of harm on police and their families. With roots tracing back to 1926, we've evolved from two merged charities, the Police Dependants’ Trust and The National Police Fund, to become leaders in the blue light sector. Our mission is to provide ground-breaking research and programs nationwide, supporting officers coping with exposure to trauma. From strategic initiatives to individual counselling, we're committed to making a difference. Join us in championing the welfare of our police community.
We're seeking an experienced Fundraising Manager to lead our Individual Giving program. Reporting into the Head of Fundraising, you'll be responsible for developing and delivering fundraising appeals and regular giving campaigns. Your mission is to inspire supporters, cultivate a sense of ownership, and secure regular, committed donations to support our vital work.
Main Responsibilities:
- Project manage, deliver, and develop fundraising campaigns across various channels including direct mail, email, digital, social media, radio, press inserts, and advertising.
- Grow and manage the regular donors’ scheme, Payroll Giving, In-Memory giving, and appeals, contributing to the overall fundraising strategy.
- Champion the use of data and insight to drive regular giving, utilizing databases for effective prospect and donor management.
- Monitor, evaluate, and forecast campaign performance, ensuring targets are met and providing reports as required.
- Manage and review all copywriting and creative processes, maintaining tone and key messages for appropriate audiences.
- Collaborate with the wider fundraising team, including Corporate Partnerships, Major Donors, and Trusts and Foundations, to maximize opportunities.
- Adhere to the charity's policies and processes, providing support to the Head of Fundraising and working closely with colleagues to optimize fundraising opportunities.
- Champion Police Care UK and the support it provides to our police community.
Person Specification:
- Proven track record in developing and implementing successful regular giving strategies and campaigns.
- Demonstrated ability to raise substantial fundraised income and achieve targets.
- Effective stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally.
- Experience in budget management, reporting, and forecasting.
- Proficient project management skills.
- Strong communication skills to influence, motivate, and persuade donors.
- Working knowledge of data analysis and performance metrics.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office, CRMs, social media, and web platforms.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable.
- Empathy with the police service and understanding of the welfare needs of police officers and their families.
Desirable:
- Experience working with external creative agencies.
- Volunteer management experience.
- Experience in organizing fundraising events.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Knowledge of lottery management and legislation.
How to Apply: If you're ready to make a difference and meet the criteria outlined above, please submit your CV and a cover letter as soon as you are ready. Join us in supporting our police community and making a meaningful impact on their well-being.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Limitations
This job description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities may vary from time-to-time in the light of changing circumstances and in consultation with the jobholder.
The jobholder will be required to work within the rules and regulations of the Charity and accept the authority of the Head of Fundraising, who has the discretion to delegate authority to the jobholder and to withdraw it.
Equal Opportunities Policy
Police Care UK is committed to eliminating any discrimination and promoting diversity and equality of opportunity in all it does. We provide equal opportunities in employment, and we will not unlawfully discriminate against job applicants, employees of the charity, volunteers, workers or contract workers on the grounds of their age, class, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion, belief, sexual orientation, or class. We particularly encourage applications from those with diverse backgrounds.
Location: Hybrid/Woking
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: up to £45,000
Closing date: 04-07-2024
REF-214 931
ID: 1223 Facilities Manager Central, Facilities Department
Salary: Starting at £33,580 FTE per annum to £35,445 FTE per annum, Grade 3 point 26-28 - pro-rata for part-time hours
Location: Ideally based in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex or Greater London (north) with the ability to travel within this region.
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week) or open to part-time (22 hours per week)
We are flexible on hours of work and open to discussing part-time hours and other flexible working options - it is expected that for the first 12 months after the role begins, travel to properties based in the above listed regions will be required several times per week. After this period of time, we are open to this role being home-based or hybrid working with occasional ongoing travel required. This will be discussed in more detail with the successful applicant.
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
The Facilities department manages all Assets and Estates that Family Action own or lease across the whole organisation, overseeing all the services across England.
Are you an innovative team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have an excellent track record of retaining and delivering excellent operational services? Are you a motivated and passionate Facilities Manager? If so, we want to hear from you!
Working closely with the Head of Facilities, the successful post holder will be responsible for the management of Facilities Assets and the implementation of Health and Safety and Environmental Management in Family Action’s Central region (approx. 40 sites). You will support with our assets across the whole of the charity, including supervising some external contractors. You will be a confident communicator who is able to work under pressure, achieve targets and meet deadlines. And you will be comfortable working in a small team environment where priorities can change at short notice.
Your skills
You will have a strong track record in delivering Facilities Management and a focus on quality, performance, safety, welfare and management controls. We want to hire a ‘can-do’ and energetic leader who will build and sustain positive working relationships with key internal customers, while developing partnerships that will continue to evolve and effectively meet the needs of the charity and every service user we support.
Main Responsibilities:
· Conduct Health and Safety site audits to a schedule across Family Action’s Central region.
· Support responsible managers with risk assessments across Family Action’s Central region.
· Support and give advice to local management teams regarding their Health & Safety system, through regular meetings and tickets raised within the Facilities helpdesk.
· To work closely with the Head of Facilities to develop corporate services for Family Action’s Central region sites.
· Help develop the Facilities departments’ JWA (SLA) and ensure they are consistently applied and regional measurables are reported to the Head of Facilities.
· Assist local management teams with planning and undertaking repairs and refurbishment as well as the day-to-day maintenance of Family Action assets (properties and equipment) in conjunction with the relevant budget holders and landlords.
· Monitor and respond to tickets raised within the Facilities helpdesk system (SalesForce), as well as all relevant emails sent to the Facilities mailboxes.
· Collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers, including the engagement of new suppliers and nurturing of existing relationships through meetings and KPIs.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Member of IWFM to at minimum at Affiliate level (or equivalent).
· Trained to IOSH Managing Safely Level.
· Good working knowledge of standards and legislation applicable to Facilities Management.
· Experience of delivering site relocation and mobilisation projects.
· A friendly, helpful, and welcoming manner as well as excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Experience of setting up new properties, developing systems, and manging projects.
· Experience with Office 365, One Drive, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
· Ability to organise own work and time, using own initiative and recognise matters that require urgent attention.
· Experience of working within a team providing a service to others.
· To work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the team and carry out any other reasonable duties as required.
· A commitment to the aims, objectives and ethos of Family Action including its equal opportunities policy.
· To ensure you have an understanding (appropriate to your role) of, and comply with, Family Action’s procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Family Action’s Diversity & Equality Policy and our Ethical Policy in every aspect of your work and positively promote the principles of these policies amongst colleagues, service users and other members of the community.
· To comply with Family Action’s Health and Safety Policy, Data Protection Policy and to protect your own and others’ health, safety, and welfare.
Benefits:
· an annual paid leave of 30 working days plus bank holidays.
· up to 6% matched-pension contributions.
· flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment.
· enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions.
· eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers.
· cycle to work scheme.
· investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
· Closing Date : Monday 24th June 2024 at 23:59 (midnight)
Virtual interviews are scheduled to take place from w/c 24th of June, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Andrew Millard, Head of Facilities: email address can be found on the Family Action job advert attachment.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
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We are looking for a dynamic, organised and proactive manager to join the Youth Work team and support our mission to enable young people who are unsafe or facing homelessness to achieve independence and positive futures. We have an ambitious plan to deliver an innovative and varied programme of youth work, jobs, employment and education (JET) and lifeskills to young people this year and we are searching for an exceptional candidate to help us succeed in this vision.
The successful person will be responsible for delivering an innovative and youth-led lifeskills programme as well as supporting with the coordination of our daily day centre service to young people aged 16-24. You will have experience motivating and inspiring frontline teams, maintaining and building a network of relationships with relevant external agencies and be able to work dynamically and confidently in a fast-paced day centre environment. We’re looking for a candidate who can think on their feet, demonstrate initiative and proactivity, and is an excellent problem-solver.
The ideal candidate is a team player who enjoys working collaboratively across our organisation. They will be committed to the safeguarding of young people and helping us to develop an inclusive and trauma-informed service.
For more details, please refer to our Job Application Pack.
- Full time, permanent role in our Youth Work team
- Starting salary: £37,024
- Deadline to apply: 9am Tuesday 9 July
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
MSI Reproductive Choices (MSI) is one of the 20 largest charities in the UK; providing family planning & safe abortion services across the globe. MSI operates as a social enterprise, and revenues are split between donor income and revenue from clients that receive our services.
The Global Accounting Team is responsible for core financial accounting, producing consolidated global financial information and preparing the group management accounts, group statutory accounts and Global Support Office management accounts
MSI receives substantial amounts (> £160m p.a.) of funding from a variety of governmental and private donors (including DFID, USAID and Gates Foundation) for its international family planning activities in 37 countries around the world. We are recruiting a talented, experienced and driven accountant to lead restricted income accounting across the organisation
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Advanced MS Excel Skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Commercial understanding
- Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice.
- High levels of numeracy
- Analytical approach to information gathering and dissemination.
- Effective communicator, demonstrated on both financial and narrative reporting
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- Background of analytical, quantitative, and problem solving
- Experience in an analytical/financial role
- Engaging multiple stakeholders across different departments
- Working and prioritising multiple deadlines
- Experience in project accounting and financial management of large international projects and country programmes
- Experience of financial reporting to governmental, private, and institutional donors
- Experience working with financial systems and software (SUN systems preferred) and Q&A
- Experience working in a not-for-profit environment (Preferred) and organisational headquarters.
The following is desirable but not necessary
- A degree in a numerate subject and/or professional finance qualification.
- Studying towards an accountancy qualification – CIMA / ACCA / ACA / ICAEW
- Certified accountant ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:
- Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
- Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours
- Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload. Results orientated.
- Demonstrates MSI team member behaviours.
- Pro MSI philosophy of social enterprise and cost recovery
- Ability to travel up to 12 weeks a year.
- Pro choice
Please visit our website to view the job framework.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working) or where any MSI country programme operates.
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday (For UK based team members).
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £40,000 - £51,000 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits. For all other locations, the salary will be banded within the national context.
Salary band: BG9
Closing date: 28th June 2024 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Civitas Charity Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic elderly charity who have provided residential care in London for over 300 years. The charity aims to support elder people as they grow older, via their health and wellbeing team, domiciliary care team and residential nursing care. An exciting opportunity exists for a Resident Services Manager to join the charity. As Resident Services Manager, you will provide efficient service delivery for the charities residents by using technology (Resident Information System database and Knowledge Bank system) and will be managing a team that commissions and coordinates consistent, equitable and sustainable services and support for residents who live independently. This is a full-time, permanent role, on site location in Blackheath, London.
Who are we looking for?
Ideal candidates will be an excellent people manager and communicator who can get the best out of their team and someone who is willing to continuously develop their people management skills. You will be competent in using various computer systems and databases, including Microsoft Office software and Customer Relations Management software. You will understand older people, their situations, and the opportunities they may want and need to explore and engage with to continue to live independently. You will be highly personable and empathetic with fantastic customer service skills. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds who may not have direct elderly residential support experience but experience of managing people and operations and who can demonstrate a passion to work within the charity sector supporting communities.
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 and roles may closer earlier than initially indicated.
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At Quo Vadis Trust, our mission is to empower our beneficiaries to reach their potential and live the best possible quality of life that they can. We provide supported housing to over 200 adults living with mental health needs, and we are also 'Great Place to Work' accredited. As Finance Manager at Quo Vadis Trust, you'll be at the heart of our strategic mission, supporting the organisation to deliver its financial targets.
Annual leave and benefits:
- 24 days plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday
- Life insurance
- Health care cash plan
- 24/7 employee assistance program
- Company pension with Nest
- A focus on L&D and real opportunities for career progression
Closing date: 5th July 2024, however we will be interviewing on a rolling basis and this vacancy may close sooner should a suitable candidate be found.
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About the Finance team
The role will provide support to the Financial Controller in effective stewardship and oversight of all finance functions, with responsibility for ensuring accurate budget holder reporting, project reporting and aid in the production of management accounts.
Working with the Financial Controller and Finance Assistant, this role is essential to the reporting of financial information across the Charity. The Assistant Management Accountant will also support in the delivery of new projects and systems advancements.
About the role
The Assistant Management Accountant is a critical role within the organisation and is being recruited at an exciting time as Kidney Care UK seeks to realise its growth ambitions within its strategy.
The role will provide support to the Financial Controller in effective stewardship and oversight of all finance functions, with responsibility for ensuring accurate budget holder reporting, project reporting and aid in the production of management accounts. This role is essential to the reporting of financial information across the Charity. The Assistant Management Accountant will also support in the delivery of new projects and systems advancements.
In addition the Assistant Management Accountant will help to prepare the Charity’s quarterly VAT returns, ensuring that all transactions have the correct VAT coding. The role will be pivotal in the monthly close down process and ongoing accuracy of the transactions held on the accounting system.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and will be highly organised. The ideal candidate will be able to organise conflicting priorities around the monthly management accounts cycle. They will be flexible and adaptable in their approach to support transformational change in our processes and systems.
Core tasks and responsibilities
- Monthly accounting, budgeting, reporting and analysis:
- Produce monthly budget vs actual variance reports for budget holders.
- Prepare monthly expenditure reports for the patient grants team, reconciling the finance system to the database.
- Prepare and post the weekly income imports from information provided by Fundraising.
- Undertake regular monthly income reconciliations with the Fundraising Team, agreeing the finance system to the database.
- Aid in the month-end closing procedures and prepare the monthly reconciliations required: bank reconciliation, corporate card reconciliations, project reconciliations.
- Ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed for company credit cards, ensure that credit card expenditure is entered and reconciled through the control account and balanced each month.
- Ensure that all transactions are correctly accounted for in respect of VAT.
- Aid in training non-finance staff on ExpenseIn (our expenses management system). Support the Financial Controller in resolving ExpenseIn queries.
- Raise invoices and maintain the sales ledger.
- Covering for the Accounts Assistant on the purchase ledger when required.
- Aid in the monthly payroll process, incorporating a review of the payroll workings and allocation journal prepared by the outsourced payroll function. Ensure that the correct pension deductions are being made and accounted for correctly on the finance system.
Person specification
- Experience of charity accounting and FRS102 SORP requirements
- Knowledge and experience of management accounts
- A good knowledge of VAT
- Robust understanding of financial controls
- Experience of using a range accounting packages
- High degree of proficiency in Microsoft 365
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate financial matters to non-financial stakeholders
- Self-motivated individual capable of working on their own and as part of a team
- Ability to manage and prioritise a substantial workload handling issues effectively and efficiently
- Ability to analyse complex problems and interpret information effectively and exercise sound judgement and develop practical and workable solutions as a consequence.
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- Ability to manage to deadlines and within resources.
- Drive for continuous improvement to produce more effective service delivery and partnerships.
- Able to prioritise; organised self-motivated and flexible.
For an informal discussion, please message Charlotte Donnelly Finance Director via:
charlotte.donnelly(a)kidneycareuk org
We look forward to receiving your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Hardman Trust supports people on long prison sentences to take their next steps in life. As the Finance Manager your role is to help make this a reality through the effective management of our financial processes. You’ll use your experience from other charity finance roles, along with your accountancy / financial management qualifications, to help ensure our approach to financial management is effective, efficient, up-to-date and in line with charity accounting standards.
You will be well-organised and motivated to support the wider team in their work. Reporting to the CEO and supporting the Treasurer, you will ensure we have up-to-date information on the financial health of the organisation. You will help to ensure we are maximising the use of restricted funding, and that money is spent in line with donors’ wishes.
You will lead on ensuring we have robust organisational systems and processes in place for effective financial management. This includes the production and sharing of management accounts, ensuring payroll and invoices are paid on time, devising financial reports, and providing budgetary support. You’ll ensure that accurate records are maintained and that we are reporting our accounts in line with SORP guidelines.
You will lead on the ongoing development and maintenance of our finance systems, policies and procedures, ensuring they are fit for purpose for a growing organisation.
Read the attached Person Specification for more information.
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Location: Remote, home-based (or use of London office is available)
Reporting to: CEO
Hours: Part-time, 14 hours per week (we can offer flexibility on times/days. We can offer a contracted, salaried role or a day rate for those who prefer freelance work)
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About us:
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Our purpose: We support people on long prison sentences to take their next steps in life so they benefit, their families benefit and the wider community benefits too.
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Our vision: A future where everyone can achieve their potential within and beyond prison.
- Our mission: Specialising in the unique needs of people on long sentences, we provide tailored practical and financial support to help people find belonging, move into work or training, and reach their personal goals.
Please submit a CV and a cover letter, outlining how your skills and abilities match those outlined in the role description.