Director of Fundraising and Engagement
Location: Islington, London, EC1V. Due to coronavirus the role will be based at home until the London office reopens
Salary: £65,000-£75,000 depending on skills and experience
Closing date: Monday 8 February 2021 at 10am
Interview date: Wednesday 17 or Thursday 18 February 2021
There will be two stages of interviews. Successful candidates after the first round will be invited to a second interview which will take place week commencing Monday 22 February.
The Director of Fundraising and Engagement role at JDRF UK is an amazing internationally-focused opportunity for an ambitious and successful senior-level fundraiser with a proven track record of success. JDRF UK is a medical research charity that is part of a global network of partner charities. The funds we raise go towards our global research programme which funds world-class research to improve treatments and find cures for type 1 diabetes.
As the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, you will have the vision, determination and entrepreneurial flair to lead our award-winning fundraising team to deliver in excess of £8 million year on year, working towards the goal of £10 million voluntary income.
You will have a thorough understanding of a number of fundraising streams and have a track record of delivering income growth. You will be a leader who can motivate, drive and inspire a large fundraising team.
Not only is our research programme global, this role, unlike others, will provide you with the opportunity to work collaboratively with international colleagues and donors. The role and the organisation are international in every sense of the word.
You will need to be able to generate new ideas and ways of working that bring out the best in your people.
You will need to be a strategic thinker and have experience of delivering an income generation strategy. You will be a member of the Senior Management Team, supporting colleagues and working collaboratively across the organisation to deliver the best outcomes for JDRF.
You will be skilled at networking, building external relationships and have proven experience of nurturing and maintaining relationships with key donors, supporters and board directors. Most importantly, you will be a visionary leader, motivating the fundraising directorate to reach new heights in accordance with our organisation values.
You will find a supportive, collaborative and highly motivated team at JDRF, always striving to improve lives for people living with type 1. In 2020, we were voted as one of the top 10 Charities to Work For in Third Sector’s inaugural Best Charities to Work For list.
In return we offer flexible working, a generous annual leave entitlement rising with length of service, a salary sacrifice pension scheme, an interest-free season ticket/bike loan and an Employee Assistance Programme.
To apply for the role, please submit your CV and covering letter below. Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the person specification with examples.
JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’
We are JDRF.
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Experienced in the financial management of annual budgets of £500,000+? Committed to helping to grow a successful charity? Interested in trees and woodlands? If so, we have just the job for you.
We are the Bristol based tree & woodland charity. We work across Bristol, Bath and Avon to plant trees, help manage woodlands, deliver wellbeing activities and train Forest School Leaders.
Working as part of England’s Community Forests, we have secured Defra funding for a major Trees for Climate tree planting programme and are looking for a skilled and committed individual to join our growing team, manage our finances, support Board meetings and our sponsorship schemes.
The Finance Officer is a new role on a one- year fixed term contract from 15th March 2021 (annually renewable to March 2025)
We offer:
- 2.5 days week (days flexible)
- Home based (location flexible, but attending frequent meetings in Bristol/ Avon)
- £27,502 pro rata (£13,751)
- 3% employer pension contribution (if you opt in to the Trust pension scheme)
Please refer to our JD & Person Spec about the information you need to include in your application.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Who we are
The Ogden Trust is a family charity set up by Peter Ogden, launched in 1999, supporting physics education.
What we do
The Trust's aim is to maximise the opportunities available to young people in all parts of the UK's educational system and is now focused on science, particularly physics. The Trust supports a range of initiatives, programmes and projects to promote the teaching and learning of physics.
Purpose of the role
As Programme Officer, you will be responsible for delivering our programmes across England. You will work with the Head of School Partnerships and the Chief Executive to develop and improve the programmes to better support the Trust’s objectives, while listening to the needs of those involved.
Who we are looking for
You will need to have a good understanding of the formal and informal learning systems in England and an enthusiasm for enabling young people to achieve. You will be regularly visiting universities and employers and must be able to build good working relationships, as well as being an ambassador for the Trust and its values.
You will possess experience of working in programme administration, events organisation and science outreach, with strong communication skills and organisational skills. A track record of building successful working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, particularly universities and industry and the ability to work on your own initiative are valuable.
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Job Title: Assistant Operations Director (FTC 9 Months)
Salary: £40k per annum
Location: Bath
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours
Role : Responsible for a team of 5 direct reports. Responsible for overseeing a wide range of specialist services for people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion across the South West. Ensuring that everyone we support experiences a consistently great quality service, delivered in line with our vision, mission and values and that our clients are at the centre of everything we do.
Are you passionate about working for an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of marginalised people? Julian House is a charity supporting people who are homeless and socially excluded, and the aim is to build sustainable independent lives. We operate more than 40 different projects, accommodation sites and social enterprises across the south west.
We have a great opportunity to work with our Operations Director to ensure Julian House clients receive a consistently great quality service from our skilled, experienced, and motivated staff teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the Operations Director to deliver organisational strategy for operational services.
- Contribute to the strategic direction, development and continuous improvement of the organisation.
- Lead on retaining existing services through the achievement of outcomes and contractual negotiations.
- Support the Operations Director in exploring new opportunities and models of support.
- Make recommendations to the Operations Director where changes to structure and resources are required to deliver organisational aims
Quality, Safeguarding and Safety
- Work with managers to deliver compliant and safe services in relation to people, buildings and performance.
- Effective management of any safeguarding incidents and appropriate escalation of any emerging risks.
- Lead on improvement action plans following audits and inspections and ensure improvement plans are prepared, monitored, complied with and improvements embedded.
- Ensure compliance with key policy and procedure in areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, equalities and diversity, data protection, code of conduct and all other statutory requirements.
- Ensure clients are living in accommodation that we would consider suitable for our own family members.
- Create opportunities to maximise staff and client involvement and co-production in all aspects of operational service delivery.
Financial and Performance management
- Manage a large budget, maximising income through arrears and voids management, and ensuring services remain within set budgets.
- Ensure compliance with KPIs across all services.
- Ensure all managers are managing, coaching and developing all staff to ensure the highest level of performance.
- Lead and motivate direct reports to ensure they are championing and maintaining a consistent and positive team culture across entire operations.
Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain excellent internal management relationships with all other Julian House departments & functions, ensuring sharing of best practice and supporting initiatives to improve organisational performance.
- Support new business opportunities across operations and ensure effective and timely implementation of new services and contracts.
Qualifications
- Evidence of qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Training and/or experience in fields such as social care, housing, homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice
Experience
- Experience of having successfully undertaken a similar senior role and a background of work within the sector
- Experience of multi-site and remote management of services and people
- Track record of delivering client-focussed services that meet a multiplicity of needs
- Ability to work with IT based records, produce reports, analyse budgets and monitor KPIs
- Experience of effective recruitment, performance management, supervision and team leadership
- Experience of leading, engaging and motivating colleagues through change
- Experience of implementing new services and project management on a large scale
- Experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders, staff and clients
Skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of safeguarding, homelessness regulation, rough sleeping, offending and domestic abuse issues
- Knowledge and experience of housing management in a supported housing environment
- Knowledge of delivering services which are strengths based, trauma informed and create psychologically informed environments
- Knowledge of contract and commissioning environment in which our services operate
- An eye for detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with clients and staff to gain insight on how to develop services
- Ability to build productive networks and partnerships
- Expertise and practical experience of managing services safely
A clear understanding of the social and political environment within which the organisation operates
If this sounds like the kind of role you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you!
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Reports to: Executive Director
Location: UK (temporarily remote)
Hours: F/T, Perm, 35 hours per week
Salary and Benefits: £86,118 per annum
Closing Date: 31 January 2021
The Position
If you want to challenge yourself, work hard and make a real difference in the world, we might just have the role for you!
We invite you to help lead us through an exciting period of growth and development. You'll join us at a key moment in our history, and take us into a dynamic future.
This is a unique chance for a finance orientated, senior manager from the not-for-profit sector with international experience, to head up the finance and operations department for our high-impact organisation.
The primary responsibility of the Director of Finance and Operations is to ensure the successful financial and operational performance of the organisation through close partnership with the Executive Director and Director of Member Engagement.
You will have outstanding management and leadership skills, with extensive experience to engage and motivate a diverse, decentralised team to fulfil their potential. It is essential that you have a strong understanding of the operational requirements placed upon international Charities based in the UK, including managing grants and sub grants. You need to be able to explain complex financial data and concepts clearly and succinctly to non finance professionals.
You will be able to think creatively, and have the analytical skills and judgement, combined with strong communication skills to take and implement strategic decisions in a complex and fast paced environment. You will have a professional financial qualification and experience of supporting a small Charity transition into a medium sized organisation.
In addition, you'll bring a thorough working knowledge of charity finance and governance, HR and fundraising to your role. You'll draw on all your creativity and energy to achieve maximum success and sustainability in a role where you have the opportunity to apply your skills to make a difference. We look forward to hearing from you -and offering a warm welcome from our lively and diverse team.
Diversity and Inclusion
PWYP is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a strong, and diverse workforce.
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My client is a looking for an experienced Finance Manager for a period of 6 months to take over the Finance Manager role whilst the current incumbent is seconded to an integration and systems implementation role in another part of the business
You will be responsible for all operational finance, working closely with the Finance Director on ad hoc strategic projects as required
Key responsibilities will include:
- All month end and year end duties including the successful completion of year end in March and all subsequent audit requirements
- Management of a small finance team
- Management of any financial enquiries from other areas of the business
- Supporting the Finance Director and wider board with any business cases and financial analysis need for future bids and appraisals
- Ad hoc duties as required
Director of Fundraising & Communications (Maternity cover)
Contract type: fixed Term (May 2021 – Feb 2022)
Location: Flexible, willingness to visit Head Office near Salisbury once a week/4 x per month (subject to Covd restrictions)
Hours: 4 days per week (negotiable), 9am – 5pm. Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 FTE per annum
Horatio’s Garden charity is looking for an experienced Fundraising leader to cover this maternity period.
We are a growing, award winning, national charity improving the lives of people with spinal injuries by creating and nurturing outstanding garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres.
The Director of Fundraising & Communications was a new role created in March 2020 and you will be responsible for delivering on the fundraising strategy that has been put in place, and amending it where required, to increase fundraising income to support the organisation’s growth plans.
The fundraising strategy covers a diverse range of income streams (corporate, 3rd party, events, legacy, trusts, individuals & regional) therefore experience across a broad range of fundraising channels is preferable. You will be responsible for managing and supporting the fundraising and communications team, which consists of four full time and two part time members of staff, all based in head office near Salisbury. Therefore, there is an expectation that you will spend 4 days per month in the office as a minimum (subject to covid restrictions)
For this exciting and challenging opportunity, you will need to have significant fundraising experience gained in a charitable environment, ideally as a Director or Head of Fundraising, whilst also having strong previous experience in leading fundraising campaigns and attracting and developing major corporate partnerships and building relationships with key donors including individuals and trusts. You will have demonstrable experience and knowledge of the latest donor development techniques and experience of working on major fundraising initiatives, as well as proven experience of delivering fundraising targets.
Essential experience:
• Director or Head of charity fundraising team
• Experience across a range of income streams
• Good understanding of financial management within a charity environment
• Track record of year on year income generation
• Successful team performance management
• Development and implementation of fundraising strategies
• Development and management of budgets and delivering targets
• Operating within an environment of growth and change
Required
• Outgoing, positive, engaging personality
• Calm under pressure
• Outstanding team management skills
• Strategic, intelligent thinker
• Confident to implement strategic change
• Highly experienced presentation skills
• Ability to hit ground running
Please apply with covering letter and two page CV to Bethan Cummings. Closing date 31st January 2021.
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OB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Operations Director Service Delivery
No of Posts: 1
Salary: £31,546- £34,999 plus Pension and Health Benefits
Status: Full Time, Substantive
Hours: 37.5 per week
Holidays: 26 days plus Bank Holidays per annum (increasing after 2 year’s service to max 31 days)
Based at: Wigan and Leigh
Responsible to: CEO
Accountable to: Queen’s Hall Action on Poverty Trustees
Closing Date: 12 noon, Friday 29th January 2021
Possible Interview days: 3rd and 4th February 2021
Please see full job specification attached
To Apply: Please enclose your CV along with a brief overview of why you feel you are perfect for this role in no more than 500 words
Please apply early as we reserve the right to bring forward or extend the deadline for applications, so please get your applications in as soon as possible
SUMMARY
The Brick is a growing Charity with big aspirations for people in need within our community. We provide RELIEF, RESTORATION and REFORMATION by offering a personal transitions service, unique to every person because every individual is at the heart of their own transition. This is an exciting opening for an exceptional leader to join the Charity in a role that will truly provide opportunities for people to make their own changes. Your role will be to enhance, integrate and develop all aspects of personal transitions services within the Charity. You will need to be as committed as we are to equip people from diverse backgrounds for self-sustaining and independent living. You will have an understanding about the need to ensure people have a safe, nurturing environment to thrive in, which is the first step into transition.
To be successful, you will be a person who has
• high integrity,
• commitment to organisational development, and good governance,
• excellent communication skills
• the ability to work at pace in a complex context,
• the ability to work in a team in a practical, flexible and cooperative way
• passionate about people having a right to choice
• passionate about an asset based approach to all service delivery
• a thorough background and knowledge surrounding safeguarding
• robust and in depth experience in complex issues which may prevent people from transitioning
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About the role:
We are recruiting for a part time Senior Finance Manager to take on responsibility for managing all aspects of the organisation’s financial management and resource planning, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer. Priorities will include producing quarterly management accounts for our board, managing our restricted grants funds, project budgeting, and leading the next audit.
About you:
You will have senior financial management experience, ideally with some experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector. You will be a self-starter who is comfortable working proactively on financial management with limited supervision. You’ll be a clear and analytical thinker with energy and drive, and with sound judgement. You’ll be excited about working in an organisation that develops a new type of culture based on innovation, trust, and open-mindedness. You will be committed to Positive Money’s vision (described below)
About Positive Money:
Our money and banking system increases inequality, fuels climate breakdown, and is undemocratic. We think that should change. Positive Money is a fast-growing organisation that combines the activities of a think-tank, a pressure group, and international movement. Born out of the financial crash of 2008, Positive Money is the leading civil society organisation challenging our central bank, banking system, and wider economy to work in the interests of people and planet. Our vision is a money and banking system that enables a fair, democratic, and sustainable economy.
Roles and responsibilities
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Day to day financial management, supervising our payment processes, financial controls, and income and expenditure categorisation systems.
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Line management of our external Accountant/Book-keeper (a contracted role) and working closely with our Operations manager.
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Produce quarterly management accounts for our board of Non-Executive Directors.
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Lead on the audit for the year ending 31 March 2021, working closely with the finance team, non-exec finance director on our board, and an external auditor.
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Manage our restricted grants allocation system, and produce financial reports for our funders.
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Manage our system of programme and project budgets, monitor our organisational budget, and support fundraising efforts with application budgets.
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Develop or refine existing finance, resource or remuneration policies and procedures as needed.
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Support Positive Money’s international work, liaising with your counterpart at Positive Money Europe and supporting the development of a new US office.
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Support the organisation and on other operational matters such as HR, facilities or IT where needed.
Essential skills and experience
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Strong skills in financial analysis, budgeting, and daily financial and resource management
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Ability to multi-task across a range of financial management systems
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Experience of managing or monitoring small to mid-sized budgets
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Experience of working on organisation-wide financial management, and an understanding of the key elements of management accounts
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Experience managing restricted grants funds
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A strategic mindset
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Ability to problem solve complex organisational issues
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Risk management experience
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High attention to detail
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Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, needed to work closely with a small team, and a range of external contractors, funders and stakeholders
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Experience of leading, or working on, audit.
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Self-motivation, and ability to work proactively with minimal supervision
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Committed to a culture that is open, honest, respectful and welcomes innovation and new creative ideas.
Desirable skills and experience
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Financial or accountancy qualifications
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Other operations management experience, such as HR, facilities or IT management
Terms and conditions
Contract: The role is for an initial fixed term of 1 year with a 6-month probationary period. After a year if the contract is extended, a permanent contract will be offered.
Salary: Band 2, £38k gross per annum (pro rata’d for part time hours) + 8% pension contribution
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Hours: 16-20 hours per week, (2 or 2.5 working days). Requests for flexible working will be considered. The post holder may need to be flexible about working hours within the week from time to time.
Holiday: 25 days per year for full-time equivalent (plus bank holidays)
Location: Through the Covid-19 pandemic we are following government advice and working from home. Up to two members of staff can work in the office when required subject to government guidelines.
Closing Date for applications: 8am, Monday 8th February
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th February
(interviews will take place online)
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The Limehouse Project (LHP) is a thriving grassroots and award-winning organisation with a history of servicing the Limehouse area of Tower Hamlets and East London since 1984. Our menu of services continues to flourish thanks to investments and trust placed in us by clients, funders, and partners. While providing free legal, welfare, and family advice, accredited learning, capacity-building and employment support programmes, health and wellbeing activities for all age group, we work independently and in partnership with key Third Sector, business, and statutory organisations to ensure each client is given timely and active support they need to positively move forward in life. 48 children are also in our care at our pre-school nursery opened in 2017.
We are seeking an experienced Finance Officer who has knowledge and understanding of how charity finance works. You will have a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the LHP and work effectively alongside the Director to implement the financial policies whilst working to support our dynamic teams.
The Finance Officer will be responsible for preparing financial statements, monthly management accounts, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable & receivables, budget preparation, and managing office operations.
To input all financial data on QuickBooks Online software, ensuring that authorization and documentation are received from the appropriate members of staff, and filed accessibly.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, committed individual to work alongside inspirational and passionate colleagues at a very exciting stage of development at the LHP.
Main Purpose of role;
- Maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and support Limehouse Project operations.
- Preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll and personnel administration, purchasing, maintaining accounts payable & receivables, and managing office operations.
- Maintaining financial and accounting services in order to meet legislative requirements and support Limehouse Project operations.
Please see our recruitment pack and application on our website for more information
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We are a charity supporting people, over 18 who live in Hertfordshire, who have been affected by a traumatic brain injury. This includes those with the brain injury and also their close family and the carer now looking after their loved ones. This is vital work but as a charity we need to maintain professional financial systems to ensure we can continue to operate effectively and make every pound we have work for the betterment of those we try to care for and support. The finance officer role is a vital cog in making sure everything works really well. Please refer to the Job description attached for full list of roles and duties. Contract is part time for 10 hours a week over 2 days a week
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Reprieve has ambitious and exciting plans towards realising our vision for the world, and the Development and Outreach Team is responsible for ensuring we have the funds needed to achieve our goals. The Grants Fundraising Officer will be directly responsible for developing a pipeline of prospective funders and generating new income from trusts, foundations and statutory bodies (with a focus on the US and in Europe), whilst managing and maximising a portfolio of grant relationships and building the profile of Reprieve and our partners through applications to relevant awards.
We are looking for an experienced fundraiser with a strong track-record of successful applications to charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory bodies, and someone with the professionalism, energy, creativity and drive to seek out and make the most of funding opportunities. You do not necessarily require experience in raising funds for human rights causes, but you do need to be able to rapidly get to grips with Reprieve’s key areas of work and the impact we seek to achieve, and be able to articulate this to donors in a way that is accessible, accurate and compelling.
The Development and Outreach Team is a small and close-knit team, so you will need to be both self-sufficient and a team player. You will regularly collaborate with people across Reprieve, from caseworkers, to the finance team and operations, as well as local partners and fellows. You will be an excellent communicator with a passion for Reprieve, and the willingness to muck in on all tasks big or small in order to ensure that Reprieve is in the best position possible to keep delivering justice and saving lives.
For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description and person specification.
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Use your experience and skills to make a difference for people with dyslexia and dyscalculia by joining our growing team. The successful candidate will support our fundraisers, donors and supporters and embed a high quality supporter experience across our charity.
The Fundraising Officer will be responsible for supporting British Dyslexia Association community and events fundraisers, individual donors and other supporters, as we refresh the organisation to put our charitable purpose front and centre. We have great fundraising potential and this role is our first in several years dedicated purely to fundraising. It is an opportunity to put your skills and experience to give an excellent, engaging experience to our supporters, and grow our income. You will see the direct impact of the work you do on the lives of people with dyslexia and dyscalculia, and you will work with colleagues to ensure our incredible supporters know just how they have made positive change happen. We are keen to grow our income to support new and innovative projects to help more people and to change perceptions across society.
This new role will ensure we make the most of our supporters’ generosity, as well working with our colleagues and teams to offer an excellent fundraising and supporter experience with the British Dyslexia Association.
To apply
Please view the Job Description for full details of this position. We invite applications with an up-to-date CV and cover letter explaining how your skills and experience match our requirements, and why you would like the role.
CLOSING DATE: 12 Noon, Monday 8th February 2021
Interviews will be conducted remotely, week commencing 15th February 2021
Please note: as we expect post Covid to have regular (fortnightly to monthly) visits to our Bracknell office in Berkshire, applicants should live a reasonable distance within 2-3 hours or so.
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Would you like to work in a lively and effective organisation that is behind a growing movement of people building genuinely and permanently affordable homes
Do you thrive on the challenge of running advocacy and communications campaigns to mainstream new ideas, support grassroots organisations and generate income?
We are seeking a candidate to cover our existing manager's maternity leave for 15 months, allowing handover before and after the leave.
Community land trusts (CLTs) are a growing force for social good. They are set up and run by ordinary people to develop and manage affordable homes as well as shops, pubs and other assets that are important to that community.
As the Campaigns and Business Development Manager you will play a key role with our Chief Executive to ensure we maximise our impact while increasing our income from our services.
About the National CLT Network
The National CLT Network is the national membership body for community land trusts established in 2010. We provide resources, training and advice for CLTs, and work with government, local authorities, lenders and funders to establish the best conditions for CLTs to grow and flourish.
We are a small, dedicated and ambitious team. In the decade since we were founded we have been highly successful in raising the profile of CLTs in government and industry, and now want to take the community ownership of land and affordable housing mainstream.
Our successes have had the following impact:
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A rapid growth in CLTs from 30 in 2010 to over 340 in 2020;
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One in three local authorities providing some kind of support to CLTs in their area;
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Over 1,000 homes built by CLTs with another 23,000 community led homes in the pipeline.
About the role
Working closely with our small, dynamic and ambitious team, this role will work at a senior level to ensure the National CLT Network delivers effective advocacy and communications campaigns, and to deliver a set of services for members and third parties that achieve impact and income. You will work closely with the Chief Executive and two officers, who you will line manage.
Areas of responsibility:
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The development and implementation of advocacy and communications campaigns, led by the Chief Executive.
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Managing communications and marketing channels including media relations, our website, social media and publications.
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Leading the membership service including recruitment and renewal, a programme of events, and fee-paying services.
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Development of other services that achieve our aims while also generating income for the charity, including fee-paying events, sponsorship opportunities and corporate partnerships.
The challenges and opportunities for this role in the coming year include:
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Developing our next major advocacy campaign, and continuing our Parliamentary and sector lobbying to extend the Community Housing Fund.
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Bedding in a brand new website.
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Renewing and rethinking partnerships with four corporate partners, and looking for new partnership opportunities.
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Bringing in new sources of income to expand the team’s capacity and grow the charity.
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Developing our membership offer to deliver greater value more efficiently, and support a growth in membership.
Details
The role is for a fixed term 15-month post with the desired start date being 29th March or 5th April to cover our existing manager’s maternity leave, and ending on the 18th June.
The role is part time: 4 days/28 hours a week, the working pattern is negotiable.
The salary is £30,400 - £34,400 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience (£37,000 - £43,000 FTE)
Benefits include 24 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rated from 30 FTE), a generous employer match scheme for pension contributions, healthcare and a personal training budget. Full terms and conditions available in the job pack.
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Join Our Team
There are more than 21,000 unpaid carers in Swindon and we are a small but dynamic team who are passionate about supporting them. We have high expectations for ourselves, our colleagues and our carers and love the collaboration that comes with that. Staff development and wellbeing is a key focus too, so if you'd like to join a friendly and supportive bunch and have a lot of scope for creativity in your role, then we could be for you!
Swindon Carers Centre provides advice, information and support to unpaid carers aged 5 and upwards who look after a family member or friend who due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability cannot manage on their own.
We are seeking a passionate, effective and committed individual to become part of our friendly, professional team. You will be someone who thrives on using their initiative, enjoys multi-tasking in a busy environment, and has a strong eye for accuracy and detail.
Job Purpose - To develop and grow our grant funded programmes and lead on overall grant management, monitoring reports, project evaluation and communicating the impact of our work to support Swindon Carers Centre. This is a newly created role working closely with the CEO, Finance and Resources Director and the Management team. You will project manage the entire process of impact and evaluation reporting, including developing timelines and facilitating cross-team discussions and writing of reports that satisfy commissioning and funding body needs. Along side this you will quality assure all quarterly local authority monitoring reports. The full job description and key responsibilities can be seen on the attached documents.
We prioritise staff wellbeing and many of our team work flexibly in different ways, including part-time and from home. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Swindon Carers Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this post.
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