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Fundraising Officer – Grants and Events
£35k FTE, PR 25 hours per week, flexible and hybrid, plus opportunities for ongoing L&D and training for sector-related qualifications (great candidates seeking a full-time role will still be considered)
About Us
The Upper Room (TUR) works with a wide range of financially and socially disadvantaged groups including homeless people, people with long-term mental health conditions, asylum-seekers, refugees and ex-offenders – helping them to improve their lives and become productive members of society. Central to our offering is our UR4Meals service, providing free, home-cooked food to people who cannot afford to provide for themselves. We are also very proud of our UR4Driving programme, which supports people recently out of prison with free driving lessons in exchange for community volunteering. Gaining a driving licence greatly enhances their future employability prospects and helps break the cycle of re-offending. Additionally, our UR4Jobs project focusses on both client wellbeing and breaking down the many barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged people every day.
The role
This newly scoped role reports into the CEO and is critical to our ability to create the income we need to keep up with the ever-increasing demand on our services. Primarily, the role has two fundamental elements to it: firstly, working with both a specialist external consultant and the CEO in planning, submitting and reporting on the grants that make up a large proportion of our income; and secondly, the planning and managing of TUR’s traditional (and always fun) annual events. These include celebrity interviews and talks, garden parties and various community events such as the Green Days festival in Chiswick. There are additionally a number of community relationships that add great value to our work and efforts to raise funds which require regular contact. Occasionally, the role will also require presenting or talking to both funders and community groups as we share our magnificent story with them – and ultimately, convince them to support us.
About You
You live within – or know well – West/Central London; you probably need a job with some working flexibility and want to have genuine belief in the cause you’re promoting. You have a CV that demonstrates experience in a comparable role: this could be in another charity, CIC or other Non-Profit organisation. You are comfortable and confident with working autonomously, so you will need to be disciplined; you can articulate and ‘bring to life’ our story through your advanced written and oral communication skills, enabling us to always deliver highly compelling reasons to secure gain financial (and other) support. You don’t need to be a Microsoft Office expert, but you should be familiar with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Finally, you are self-motivated and energetic, as well as passionate about making sure disadvantaged groups across West London get the opportunity to improve their highly challenging lives. Ideally you will have a driver's licence and use of a car, but this is not essential.
In the first instance please send your CV (2/3 pages max please) along with a short covering letter (just a one-pager please) high-lighting why you believe you are a fit for the role.
Making sure nobody, socially or financially excluded in West London goes without help, supporting those in need, enabling those with potential
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Job Title North East Community Engagement Officer
Hours 35 hours per week, term time only, permanent
(Some elements of this role will likely require out of hours working)
Reports to Head of Membership
Remuneration£21,000 Salary + £2,557 holiday pay + £234 Tax Free WFH Allowance (FTE equivalent £28,000)
Background
Our 68-year-old charity is one of the most exciting and flexible employers in the charity sector. Having supported 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and their 100,000 heroic volunteer fundraisers to raise more than £1 Billion during the past decade, last year we began to lay the foundations for significant growth in impact during the decade ahead, not just to extend the impact of PTAs, but to provide more broader support for parents in enabling their children to live happy, healthy, and productive lives.
During the summer, we launched a membership magazine (PTA Extra), and a popular programme of parent webinar covering such topics as: ‘Supporting your child’s mental health’, ‘Helping your child succeed in KS2 English’, ‘Neurodiversity in Children Matters’.In the autumn began building a fundraising team to support PTAs by fundraising at the national level.In December we launched the highly successful ‘National Parent Survey’ to explore the challenges and concerns parents face. This year we relaunch a national publication for parents new to school, called ‘Be School Ready’, and our new ‘PTA Launchpad’ programme.
At Parentkind we have developed a culture of high expectations for supporting PTAs and Parents alongside an equally high expectation that colleagues take care of their mental health and well-being.We are obviously a parent-friendly and flexible employer, where colleagues work from home by choice, and are given agency to perform their duties in balance with life.Colleagues work around important life-commitments such as taking their children to school, attending a medical appointment, or just taking a walk.Colleagues are trusted to do great things, both at home and whilst working.
Main purpose and scope of Role
This role will play key to engaging with and supporting PTAs across the region, as well as a variety of stakeholders such as schools, parent groups, local authorities, potential sponsors or supporters and other organisations as our suite of programmes grows. This role initially focuses on the following, but is subject to change as programmes are launched or evolved:
PTA Programme
- Growing our network of PTAs.
- Supporting PTAs through leadership transition to minimise PTAs closing unnecessarily.
- Organising gatherings of PTAs to enhance the PTA community.
- Providing training and awareness sessions for PTAs.
- Providing community support to PTAs during peak activity periods online or by phone.
- Helping schools establish PTAs and supporting them during their first year through our new PTA Launchpad programme.
- Hosting and co-ordinating virtual webinars/meetings to demonstrate the value of PTA membership and the support available.
Parent Programme
- Raising awareness of Parentkind’s growing programme of support for parents, directly or indirectly through schools or other partners.
- Building relationships with parent groups to support engagement with our growing suite of parent support opportunities.
- Organising events for parents as part of our Parent Programme.
- Building relationships with regional stakeholders to support Parent Programme activities.
Other Programmes/Services
- Encouraging uptake or (when charged) sales of our broad and growing suite of programmes and services.
- Identifying and engaging with local and regional partners for our range of programmes.
- Feeding into programme design.
Wider Stakeholder Engagement:
- Attending appropriate conferences and educational meetings across the region.
- Developing relationships with key local authorities and individuals so they advocate our services and the benefits of our programmes
- Developing relationships with MATs so that they can advocate Parentkind and the benefits of its programmes.
- Identify any opportunities for external funding to from LA’s, Companies, or other funders with the support of our fundraising team.
Organisational Effectiveness:
- Create and implement operational annual plans and schedules to support our regional targets, ensuring that time specific milestones for their delivery are met.
- Regularly report on the health of our campaigns within your region, through identified KPIs and organisational targets.
- Ensure all knowledge and information is recorded, processed and maintained according to good administration practice.
General
- To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences.
- To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
- To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the CEO and the Executive Leadership Team.
- To be self-servicing.
- To attend and participate in our performance, development, and training programmes.
- To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, and other colleagues.
- Participating in and, as necessary, assisting with our national events and conferences.
- Supporting activities in other regions where a regional colleague is unappointed or unavailable.
Diversity at our core
Parentkind is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encouraging equality and diversity with our team.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 via email.
The Application Process
Please apply as soon as possible by submitting your application through Charityjob with a covering letter.Please note that we are unable to sponsor international candidates and candidates should be resident or very familiar with the region the role is applicable to and willing to move to the region before commencing the role.Candidates will require their own vehicle to support attendance at meetings, including schools.
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.
Parentkind is committed to safeguarding children in the schools we work and expect all colleagues to share this commitment.Appointees are subject to a DBS check.Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
If you have not heard from us within two weeks following the closing date of the role, please presume that your application has been unsuccessful.
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Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) is a charity that builds thriving communities through effective philanthropy, matching investment to the needs of small charitable groups. We fund around 200 grassroots organisations each year, giving around £2m annually to tackle priority issues. These organisations offer excellent value for money, but often go under the radar of funders because they are too small to afford comms and fundraising.
In November 2023 we published the second edition of Oxfordshire Uncovered, our flagship report that sets out priority need areas for Oxfordshire over the coming years. Our county’s wealth, success and beauty hide a number of serious and shocking social problems, including poverty, poor education and health, crime, and homelessness. The pandemic and the current huge increases in the cost of living have made these issues worse, while the climate crisis is becoming ever more urgent.
We recently received an ‘A’ rating in an independent assessment of transparency, accountability and diversity by the Foundation Practice Rating and we are an accredited member of UK Community Foundations, a network of foundations across the UK. We work with philanthropists, businesses and the public sector, pooling their funds so that they can make a bigger difference together.
We are a small, friendly team. OCF is committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can flourish whilst contributing to our mission. We warmly welcome applicants from across the rich diversity of Oxfordshire and we are happy to consider flexible working. We are proud to be an official Oxford Living Wage employer.
The role
The Financial Accountant will report to the CEO and be part of our small management team. They will oversee our finances as we seek to scale up our grant-making while maintaining our high-quality assurance processes. They will also be responsible for providing scrutiny and a strategic eye to the management of our endowment. A small but important element of the role will be oversight of OCF’s cybersecurity. The successful candidate will combine a rigorous eye for technical detail with long-term thinking and a passion for our mission.
Accountable to: CEO
Key relationships: Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee, Chair of Trustees, staff team and trustees and OCF fundholders.
Salary: £55,000 (full time equivalent) subject to negotiation for the right candidate.
Hours: 0.6 FTE (21 hours a week, which can be spread flexibly across the week)
Type of contract: Permanent.
Other benefits: 3% pension (increasing to 5% after five years). 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (FTE); additional paid leave for Christmas week office closure; 5 paid volunteering days (FTE).
Place of work: OCF office at 3 Woodins Way, Oxford (less than 10 minutes’ walk from Oxford bus and rail stations) with hybrid working options. Parking permits available.
Preferred start date: as soon as possible
Responsibilities
· Accountable for producing the Annual Report and Financial Statements in accordance with the Charity SORP, and being primary contact for the auditors.
· Preparation of annual budget and forecast, quarterly financial reports and monthly management accounts and updated forecasts.
· Maintain the detailed records of the endowment and restricted funds on a monthly basis. Oversee accurate statements for fundholders and provide ad hoc reports and analysis as required.
· Responsible for maintaining strong financial systems to provide accurate financial records and control systems for OCF, working closely with the Development and Grants teams to ensure complete alignment between internal systems (eg SAGE and Salesforce).
· Responsible for ensuring the Finance Committee is effectively supported, including: agenda and minutes, the production of timely reports, following up on actions and ensuring compliance with Charity Commission, HMRC Gift Aid and other reporting requirements.
· Liaise with OCF’s Investment Fund Managers (currently CCLA and Brompton Asset Management) and work with the Finance Committee to ensure performance is maximised.
· Monitor cash balances and ensure OCF is getting value for money on its cash.
· Management and development of a Finance Officer
· Oversight of effective delivery of all financial transactions, bank accounts, cash flow, bank reconciliations and staff payroll; includes oversight of checking the accounts for potential grant recipients.
· Bring to the early attention of the CEO and Chair of Finance Committee any matters of concern and risk in relation to the finances of OCF, and provide financial advice on mitigating actions.
· Maintain cybersecurity and insurance to meet operational requirements, and provide oversight to ensure OCF contracts are value for money.
Key competencies
· ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified and membership of one of the major UK accountancy bodies
· Experience of charity accounting and knowledge of best practice
· A proven track record of financial management in a an organisation with significant turnover understanding of restricted spend-down funds and endowments
· Experience in accounting software – preferably SAGE – with good computer literacy, including MS Excel and ideally CRM systems such as Salesforce
· Ability to think strategically in financial matters and identify areas of risk and opportunity, and to implement improvements working with colleagues.
· Good communication skills, particularly with the ability to explain financial data to a generalist audience of senior decision-makers.
· Commitment to the mission and values of the Oxfordshire Community Foundation
· Commitment to developing staff, preferably with line management experience.
· Willingness to undertake occasional planned evening duties, such as quarterly Finance Committee and Board meetings.
Application Process
To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae and one-page cover letter.
Closing date 9 June 2024.
Interviews will be held 18 – 21 June. These will consist of a presentation task and in-person interview at our office.
Please let us know if you have a disability and require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process. We are proud to have disabled staff and are fully committed to providing adjustments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Director of Delivery will provide leadership, develop programmes, manage direct reports and enable business planning for multi-year funding settlements for the key delivery elements of the organisation. These areas of the organisation should have our service users at their heart and deliver on the key elements of the strategy to end new cases of HIV by 2030 by prioritising testing of those undiagnosed and support for those lost to care or experiencing acute HIV-related stigma.
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This vital role involves outreach to schools’ corporates and other entities to incorporate our transformative workshops into their educational or training programmes.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sales and/or educational programme development, combined with a passion for social change and the ability to effectively communicate the importance of these issues.
This position requires a proactive approach to building relationships, a strategic mindset for developing new business opportunities, and a deep commitment to making a lasting impact in communities through education and awareness.
Key skills include strategic planning, relationship building, and negotiation, combined with a passionate commitment to social change. Experience in managing complex sales cycles and a track record of successful stakeholder engagement are also essential. If you are a driven individual looking to contribute to meaningful change through educational initiatives, we invite you to apply and join our mission. Excellent excel, word and PowerPoint skills.
Understanding of EDI is essential as the charity works within diverse communities.
Action Breaks Silence educates, engages and empowers communities to end violence against women and girls.
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Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.
To help us maximise our work with funding partners and strengthen the wider work of the communications team we are seeking a Communications Officer, Partners & Content to create engaging and inspiring communications plans and content to help us reach target audiences.
We know that we have been too quiet for too long but the urgency of the nature and climate crisis means that we need more people to know more about our unique work and influence in nature conservation. You will bring ideas, energy and ambition to help us redefine our communications work with trusts, foundations and other organisations that support our work, to help us towards our organisational objectives.
You will be a talented wordsmith – knowing how to engage different audiences whether through our website, publications or social media. Always listening to what is needed, understanding why and when, and then delivering on time to a high standard.
In return we offer the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.
Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre and a host of cafés and restaurants. Our hybrid working policy currently brings us together in the office for minimum of one day a week.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 27 May 2024.
Local Motion Project Manager
The role
The post holder or this role will be responsible for the work of LocalMotion in Oldham and ensuring that local people, community organisations and institutions can collaborate to achieve their shared vision.
The shared purpose of LocalMotion is to learn how all elements of our societal structure, including funders, sectors, and citizens, can work together equitably within a geographical place to positively disrupt the normal patterns and vicious cycles that are holding communities back, to reimagine a more just future for everyone. And for the collective learning to influence change at a local and national level.
The main things you will be asked to do in this role
· To provide effective and visible leadership of the LocalMotion work in Oldham, both within Oldham itself and within the wider LocalMotion movement and network.
· To ensure that Oldham’s LocalMotion work is delivered in line with LocalMotion aims and values and strives for excellence in coproduction and collaborative practice.
· To actively connect with people, communities organisations and institutions in order to maximise the reach and impact of this opportunity.
· Work with the local coordination group to establish the ways of working and processes required to share power and devolve resources and leadership to drive forward the work to achieve our local vision.
· To ensure the local coordination group in Oldham is well supported, is reflective of the communities of Oldham and has the practical support it needs to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
· To ensure that the LocalMotion resources are spent in accordance with the grant agreement, the budget and that all reporting, due diligence and learning requirements are met.
· To ensure the LocalMotion work in Oldham is well documented, and we are able to share learning and impact with key stakeholders.
· To work with local partners, funders and other stakeholders to secure additional resources that will help achieve Oldham’s LocalMotion vision.
· To contribute to LocalMotion learning and governance events (approximately 4-6 per year) as part of the wider network and be a representative of the work in Oldham, including delivering presentations and sharing learning and insight.
To organise and host events and visits to further the objectives of LocalMotion
The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who…
- Is a skilled and experienced facilitator and programme manager.
- Is driven by social justice and addressing the root causes of systemic issues.
- Is rooted in community and understands the VCFSE.
- Is a networker and can easily build strong, trusting relationships with people and organisations.
- Is a skilled influencer who can operate within partnerships and bring solutions.
- Is an excellent communicator and effective in producing reports and presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
Salary: £37,336-£40,220 per annum (pro rata)
NJC Grade: NJC PO2 (29-32)
Hours: 28 hours per week (Monday to Friday, with some evening and weekend work)
Length of contract: 3 years with the possibility to extend.
Location: Hybrid working – work from home and at our office and in communities in Oldham
The closing date for applications is 09:00am on 31 May 2024
Interviews will be held on 13 June 2024 and will include a panel interview and task.
Please note, the successful candidates will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. A positive Disclosure of Offences will not automatically bar an applicant from being appointed and suitable applicants will not be refused employment because of offences that are not relevant.
Action Together believes that a greater diversity of views, skills, and lived experience will help generate better ideas, and will lead to better decision making. We want to encourage applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. In particular, those with lived experience of racial inequity, disability, or poverty.
Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.
To strengthen the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector. To enable positive social change and promote social justice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the Chief Executive, the post-holder will lead on all aspects of development, marketing and fundraising, and people/HR development; maintaining high level relationships with donors and prospective donors and maximising opportunities to secure new sources of income from individuals, companies and charitable trusts, as well as improving our internal comms.
We are looking for someone who has experience working in collaborative environments to meet organisational goals and build and manage relationships. They will demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop in order to surface and establish partnerships, lead funding bids, develop our people, and act as a key representative of the Centre to the outside world.
Time off
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30 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service (plus public holidays)
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Paid carers’ and compassionate leave
Financial
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Contributory pension scheme – employer contribution 8.5% (employee contribution 2.5%)
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Non-contributory group life assurance scheme (4 x annual salary)
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
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Enhanced sick pay scheme (after 6 months’ service)
Wellbeing
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Employee assistance programme through life assurance cover. WeCare: 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.
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Flexible working arrangements i.e. part time, compressed hours, working hours etc.
The Centre for Homelessness Impact exists to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This vacancy has arisen as the result of an opportunity to restructure. It is a new post to support the charity’s growth over the coming years. In the first instance it is a 12 months’ fixed term contract, but, dependent on the outcomes of the first year, it could develop into a further fixed term or permanent role.
What we can offer you: we are a small neurodiverse team that can offer you a supportive environment, flexibility, lots of professional learning and the satisfaction of making a difference.
Potential Plus UK Job Description
Job Title: Fundraising & Membership Officer
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Salary: £27,560 (35 hours pers week)
Flexible working: in the Milton Keynes office, home-working and/or hybrid-working to be agreed with CEO
Contract: 12 months’ fixed term in the first instance
Main objectives of the role
Please note: these will be confirmed on appointment and reviewed annually
- Securing funds from a variety of sources to support services offered to families to meet our strategic objectives and the long-term sustainability of the charity.
- Building and maintaining relationships with a range of individuals and organisations to support the fundraising activities, promote the mission of the charity and improve the visibility of, and understanding about, Potential Plus UK.
- Coordinating the membership messaging and leading the analysis of data to promote the support of the charity and its cause, and maximise potential income, through membership.
Main responsibilities for all employees
- To keep up to date with statutory and best practice in safeguarding and child protection procedures, ensuring that all members of the charity’s community are aware of these, understand their roles and are confident to take action as needed.
- To liaise effectively with colleagues, parents, schools, colleges and young people to secure excellent outcomes and well-being for young people with high learning potential.
- To support and implement the strategic aims and all aspects of policies and procedures.
- To develop best practice in the provision for all high potential learners, including the disadvantaged and disengaged, those with dual or multiple exceptionalities, and English as an additional language, and children from minority groups.
- To model high standards of professional behaviours and attitudes at all times.
- To identify the professional learning you need to achieve excellent outcomes, and to monitor the impact to ensure you excel in the role.
Main responsibilities for the Fundraising & Membership Officer
Fundraising
- Support the setting of the charity’s fundraising targets through the research and review of both external and internal fundraising activities.
- Maintain an up-to-date database of the charity’s fundraising activities and campaigns.
- Collate the agreed metrics (including income and expenditure) and report on a weekly basis.
- Participate fully in the generation of fundraising ideas and activity selection.
- Design, prepare and implement the agreed activities and campaigns, which are likely to be varied in nature and might include dedicated fundraising events, grant applications to support families in disadvantaged socio-economic groups, and legacy generation.
- Recommend changes and updates to the activities and campaigns based on testing and evidenced data.
- Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of fundraising activities and campaigns, including both income and impact.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with both new and existing individuals and organisations, such as member alumni and grant-making trusts and foundations.
- Lead on stewarding the support of donors, funders, ambassadors and influencers through regular communications and feedback on impact.
- Create and submit monitoring reports to funders that are both timely and of high quality.
Promoting the Charitable Aims of the Charity
- With marketing support as needed, create effective messaging to be shared externally and with existing members to engender a sense of belonging to the high learning potential community, together with an understanding of its rights and its potential positive impact on society, with the aim of creating a desire to support the charity now and on an ongoing basis.
- Work with the Community Information Coordinator to utilise all appropriate opportunities to convey these messages.
Membership
- Design and coordinate an effective system to enhance the membership offer and improve membership renewal and retention.
- Work with the administration and community teams to ensure that the journey from interested party to becoming a member and from member to retained member is compelling and framed coherently and that systems are in place to effectively implement this.
- Work with the Community Information Coordinator on campaigns and strategies to reach new members, engage with existing members and retain existing members.
- Have a thorough understanding of the membership database, collate information and monitor, evaluate and report on all aspects of membership performance.
- Design and coordinate regular market research, including competitor analysis, to identify member/stakeholder needs, to support the rationale for the development of new member/community products and services, and to liaise with and advise other teams in the organisation as appropriate.
- Analyse and interpret marketing and social media performance.
- Identify opportunities for engagement of the membership and the wider community.
Other
- Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.
Our mission is to discover young people’s potential, nurture their gifts and talents, and support them to succeed and thrive with confidence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for someone with a great track record of success in fundraising, who can thrive in a small ambitious team. The Fundraising and Development Director will lead income and resource generation through development strategies, bidding and relationship building. We will expect you to represent our interests in a range of public and private sector contexts and expect you to be a confident and proactive verbal and written communicator and a skilled networker with a strong track record of relationship building.
This is a senior role in an expanding organisation and is closely aligned with our growth and capital development ambitions with the next three years focused on capital fundraising alongside strategic project development.
The postholder will work closely with and report to the Chief Executive, you will also have a close working relationship with the Executive Director (Programme and Impact) to ensure the resources are in place to fulfil our programme ambitions. You will support the charity’s trustees to be effective champions of our work.
We are a mission orientated team that work to a high standard with each other and with external partners and pride ourselves on the quality of our relationships. You will join a warm and welcoming team that has inclusivity and social justice at its heart.
Our mission is to bring people together through writing, reading and engaging in ideas, deepening mutual understanding and encouraging creative habits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Exciting opportunity to join Diverse city in the newly created role of Development Manager to act as the key point of contact for matters relating to the development and implementation of their fundraising strategy supporting the Senior Leadership team.
Please view our candidate pack for full details of the role responsibilities and skills and experience required. The pack is also available in BSL and Audio format. The candidate pack is available as an application resource below or when you click on Quick Apply.
Job Responsibilities
Key areas include:
- Trusts and foundations
- Individual and corporate giving
- Event planning
- Good practice, such as ethical fundraising
- General
Trust and foundations
- Update the trusts and foundations database and managing the pipeline of activity
- Prepare tailored applications to trusts and foundations
- Manage reporting deadlines to funders
- Work closely with the artistic teams and Executive Director to shape proposals
- Create budgets working with the Executive Director, Finance Director, Artistic Directors and Project Leads
Individual and Corporate Giving
- Create individual giving schemes, exploring the potential for new initiatives such as membership and legacy programmes
- Cultivate relationships with potential individuals and steward donors
- Research potential corporate supporters – both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sponsorship
- Pitch to potential donors and supporters
Event Planning
- Create a programme of cultivation events which could:
- thank and nurture existing donors
- act as a precursor to giving
- introduce individuals and companies to potential campaigns
- begin new relationship development
Good practice, such as ethical fundraising
- Development of an ethical fundraising statement, in partnership with Executive and Board
- Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations
- Supporting team in being part of a fundraising culture
General
- Day to day management of fundraising budget, creating and monitoring income targets and delivering compelling company messaging around charitable giving on and offline.
Ideal candidates will have skills and experience as shown in the candidate pack including:
- Evidence of alignment with charity’s vision, mission, values and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Lived experience of disabling or marginalising barriers.
- Understanding and experience of performing arts landscape, key figures, organisations and funders.
- A curious, inclusive, flexible and collaborative working style with proven ability to work as part of a team across all levels..
- Clear communicator, team player, tolerant of other views.
- Fundraising track record, delivering against targets (in a similar sized arts or not-for-profit) and of securing significant donations at the five-figure level or more.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting against targets and managing budgets.
- Adept at supporting and structuring negotiations and at building relationships with stakeholders including Arts Council England.
- Thorough knowledge of the relevant fundraising legislation, regulations and financial issues and fundraising obligations of arts charities/Arts Council National Portfolio Organisations.
- Strong literacy, administrative, time management and organisational skills.
- Proactive approach to continuing professional development.
- Experience of dealing with public sector organisations at a senior level.
- Membership of relevant educational and/or professional bodies.
To Apply
Please submit your CV, and one side of A4 or record up to 3 minutes of audio or video telling us why you fit this role. The link for video upload is in the candidate pack
People from the global majority, who are LGBTQIA+, disabled and/or from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
We guarantee interviews to all candidates identifying as D/deaf or disabled who meet the person specification outlined
Please review the candidate pack before applying. There are links within the pack if you want to submit a video or request an alternative version (BSL and Audio available).
The cover letter/one side A4 supporting statement or video is an essential part of the application.
Diverse City is a performing arts company where social justice and culture meet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Operations Director & Community Minister – Oasis Hub Waterloo
(a charity and church committed to community transformation)
Permanent, full-time post, 40 hours per week, inclusive of breaks
Salary: £44,320 per annum (Including London Weighting)
Oasis exists to create healthy thriving communities and reduce exclusion, through a holistic and Christ-centred approach to community development and social innovation. Our work is centred in local communities where we provide education; youth, children and families work; and community services.
We have an exciting opportunity to join Oasis Hub Waterloo, adding strategic leadership capacity to the Hub and holding the vision of Christ-centred community development, together with the Executive Director & Senior Minister.
We are looking to appoint an experienced, dynamic leader to work with the present Executive Director & Senior Minister on the leadership of Oasis Church Waterloo, on HR, team development and leadership, and on the Hub budget/finance strategy.
Alongside the Executive Director & Senior Minister, they will also have a focus on developing Oasis Church Waterloo, including developing and leading church services, nurturing discipleship, pastoral care, involving children and young people, and bringing creativity to our church activities. They will also have great interpersonal skills, be passionate about creating opportunity, will be entrepreneurial, innovative, and fully committed to the ethos, values and aims of Oasis.
What’s in it for you?
· A chance to work with a great team of passionate, supportive and holistically-minded advisors and community workers.
· The opportunity to make a real difference, materially improving people’s lives and impacting the local community.
· The chance to get involved in the wider life of Oasis Hub Waterloo, including community events and staff gatherings.
You will receive the support of a fantastic team of professionals in the community. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
· A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
· A generous holiday allowance.
· Flexible working where possible, with family friendly policies
Key responsibilities:
· Alongside the Executive Director & Senior Minister, providing strategic oversight and development of the community team and church.
· Operational management, including wider team systems, policies and procedures.
· Financial management.
· Risk management.
· Governance.
· Support the Executive Director & Senior Minister to lead the life of the congregation of Oasis Church Waterloo.
The successful post holder must have:
· Experience of leading community delivery.
· Experience of working for/being on the leadership team of a church.
· Experience of growing projects from the initial start-up phase through to maturity.
· Ability to act strategically and to be involved in direct delivery.
· Recent experience of working with young people and communities.
· Experience of strategic management within a school, statutory, voluntary or commercial organisation.
If you are interested in being part of this fantastic project and want to know more or for an application pack, please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. In accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the successful candidate to be a committed Christian, as you will be expected to lead in some church community activities as part of your role.
Completed applications should be returned by 9am Friday 31 May, 2024.
Interviews will take place in Waterloo on either Thursday 6th or Friday 7th June, 2024.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a Policy Officer within our Service Delivery Team. You will have demonstrable understanding of health and social care policy and related public policy developments in the UK, as well as an understanding of how policy decisions are influenced and made. You will have knowledge and experience of research and analysis relevant to health policy, as well as familiarity with and understanding of the core principles of both quantitative and qualitative research.
Salary: £40,708 - £43,615 per annum
Contract period: Permanent
Reporting to: Group Chief Executive
Team: Service Delivery
Location: Oxford / hybrid working (up to full time from home, in line with Picker's remote and home working policy - must be based in the UK)
In this role, you will support the development and implementation of Picker's policy influencing strategy to make person centred health and social care a reality for everyone. You will be responsible for monitoring policy and political developments, promoting evidence-based policies to advanced person centred care and building and maintaining relationships within the health policy world. You will leave on the development of policy outputs including briefings, position statements and white papers, working with colleagues to build evidence and articulate Picker's messages.
This role
In this role, you will:
- Develop and maintain a good understanding of key health and social care policy and political developments
- Lead on or assist with a range of high-profile policy projects, including the planning and development of projects, and contributing to analysis, writing and publication.
- Identifying opportunities to contribute to public policy debates in health and social care, using evidence from Picker’s work and from the public domain to provide insightful thought leadership.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support policy analysis, responsive policy work, and to enhance Picker’s external profile across various audiences.
- Lead on and assist with written outputs, such as topic-specific briefing papers, website copy, presentations and blog posts to communicate the findings of our work.
- Carry out literature reviews and rapid scans of data and evidence to scope public policy positions on a range of key issues.
- Present evidence and findings (both in writing and orally) about highly complex and sometimes contentious subjects to a wide range of audiences, ensuring an understanding of the subject and issues arising and enabling informed decision making
- Support the drafting of responses to consultations, policy briefings, and other public policy initiatives, including relevant third party publications.
- Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, partners, and collaborators relevant to our policy portfolio, including academic and health and social care policy communities.
- Work collaboratively with other teams, creating strong links between other programmes and projects, to promote the use of services, products and survey findings that improve the quality of healthcare.
About You
You will have:
- Understanding of health and social care policy and related public policy developments in the UK
- Understanding of how policy decisions are influenced and made
- Knowledge and experience of research and analysis relevant to health policy. This might include synthesising different kinds of evidence, carrying out interviews, or analysing data
- Familiarity with and understanding of the core principles of both quantitative and qualitative research including strengths and limitations of different approaches and their use in different contexts
- Evidence of being able to produce high quality written work for a range of audiences
- Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, collaborators or partners
- An interest in healthcare quality and person centred care
- Ability to analyse complex policy issues, assess their implications for Picker and our beneficiaries, and provide evidence-based recommendations
- Excellent project management skills with a track record in undertaking and managing policy and/or research projects
- Ability to present data and information to a wide range of audiences through formal and informal presentations, both written and oral
- Ability to work independently under managerial direction, seeking advice on company policy or resource issues as required, and gain required approval at predetermined stages of projects
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience)
This is a summary of the job description. Please review the full job description below.
About Picker Institute Europe
Picker is an Oxford-based charity with an international reputation as a key authority in the measurement and improvement of patient experience. Our mission is to make person-centred health and social care a reality for everyone.
We evaluate the areas of health and social care that matter most to people, producing actionable and insightful results to drive advances in standards. If you are passionate about putting people at the forefront of healthcare services, then Picker could be the place for you.
Working with us
Here at Picker, we believe in treating our people well; from excellent career opportunities to a positive, collaborative culture. We all work with a shared set of values that inspire us to achieve the biggest impact.
Working alongside colleagues who are experts in their field, you will be part of a team contributing to our vision ‘the highest quality person centred care for all, always’. You will contribute to our research with NHS Trusts and many high profile charities, such as The British Heart Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer UK and Mind.
To support you we offer a friendly, person centred working culture with many benefits including:
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities, including flexible start and finish times
- Convenient Oxford location with free parking
- 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days, plus public holidays
- Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave
- Christmas office closure (currently an additional 3 1/2 days leave)
- Contributory company pension scheme (currently employer matching up to 8%)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Free life assurance (currently 4 x salary)
- Tailored learning and development, including access to complete iHasco training library
- Health and wellbeing resources including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket loan scheme
- Regular calendar of social activities organised by a dedicated Social, Wellbeing and Employee Engagement team
Please include a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role (equivalent of 2 x A4 pages max)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a training and development lead who will design and implement a new model of solution focused resources and training programmes. You will work with community organisations to understand their legal needs and tailor the training to give advisers the tools they need to help their communities. You will develop resources and training that are practical, holistic and comprehensive and delivered through a range of online and in person methods.
You will be passionate and enthusiastic about access to justice with a training and development background. You will lead on the development of a new range of resources for the wider access to justice community with a focus on housing issues. You will also work closely with other staff to re-imagine and represent existing content in new ways. As LAG is at the heart of the social justice lawyering community, the successful candidate will work closely with our partner organisations.
What we do:
LAG supports and empowers those providing legal services and using the law to achieve justice for those who are disadvantaged, unable to speak for themselves or who struggle to be heard, by:
- Publishing and disseminating accessible, high quality, authoritative and up to date legal information and knowledge.
- Delivering education and training and creating opportunities for the exchange of ideas.
- Being an authoritative voice speaking up for justice and improving law and practice.
Our vision is a fair legal system that excludes no one, upholds equality and social justice, and meets the needs of the people it serves.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD
Principal duties and responsibilities:
- Plan and manage the resources and training in its overall design and content development to ensure it remains up to date and engaging and relevant.
- Identify and utilise the most appropriate platforms for delivery of different activity (eg in person, e-learning, webinar) to make the most effective use of resources and meet customer need.
- Work with subject matter experts, curating and creating content as needed.
- Work with and develop relationships with housing advice organisations and community groups to understand their learning needs.
- To develop digital content of the training materials, event video production, design brochures and training materials and keep these up to date and relevant.
- To be the first point of contact and provide first line support for all training and learning.
- Produce project progress reports and regularly review the project plan.
- Website maintenance and posting support, developing podcasts and management of the hosting platform.
- Support the administration and organisation of all learning and development programmes and events (virtual and in-person) and gather evidence and feedback to measure outcomes and impact of L&D activities.
- Arranging online and in person seminars, conferences, and training.
- Developing marketing and build a social media profile.
- Work with the LAG team to maintain a positive work environment and establish a culture of learning.
Person Specification:
Personal Qualities
Committed to the core values and objectives of the organisation.
Friendly and approachable
Self-motivated and ability to prioritise own workload.
A ‘can do’ positive attitude.
Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills.
Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Abilities
Organised with good attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline.
Positive attitude to problem solving.
Confident to work unsupervised on own and as part of a team.
Energetic and resilient attitude
Creativity and an ability to translate ideas into concrete plans and training.
Skills and knowledge
Passionate about access to justice issues
Educated to degree level or have a proven track record.
Experience delivering training and developing materials
Experience of working with external agencies, partners, and community groups.
Professional approach to work and strong interpersonal skills
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
Excellent IT skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Eventbrite
Well-developed knowledge and experience of all the main social media platforms
Excellent time management and organisational skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with Action Syria to help them recruit for their first Head of Development. Action Syria (formerly Hands Up Foundation) is a small and innovative charity that funds health and education programmes in Syria and neighbouring countries. Hands Up Foundation was founded in 2012 and has raised millions for humanitarian aid in Syria and surrounding countries. To mark their commitment to helping Syrian people affected by conflict, displacement, and natural disaster, they changed their name from Hands Up Foundation to Action Syria in 2024.
This role is offered on a flexible permanent contract basis paying a salary between £40,000 to £50,000 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their Office in Shoreditch.
This newly created role will be part of the senior leadership team and lead the fundraising function at Action Syria. The post holder will work with the CEO and team to deliver their ambitious fundraising goals over the next three years with an aim to increase annual income to £1 million. They will also aim to expand and diversify their supporter base with emphasis on attracting new audiences and networks; gaining more multi-year grants from Trusts, Foundations and major donors; building regular giving; joint fundraising partnerships (e.g. commercial partnerships); and building on current relationships with peer organizations which have a particular interest in Syria.
They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of developing fundraising strategies, networking, and delivering to large income targets. They are looking for a candidate with a demonstrable track record of securing six figure funds from multiple sources and confident of working at a senior level externally. The ideal candidate will have an Interest in the Middle East and Action Syria’s cause.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.