Chief fundraising officer jobs

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action.

For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favouritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nation.

Purpose of the role:

Under the supervision of the Chief, Resource Mobilization & Partnerships (RMP), the incumbent will be responsible for all areas of income generation from the general public, i.e., Individual Giving (IG), including:

• Providing strong leadership and strategic guidance to International Country Office (ICO) in all areas of private sector fundraising from individual donors (primarily focusing on developing the pool of active monthly giving ‘pledge’ donors).
• Providing leadership and guidance to the individual fundraising team in developing core and technical competencies through recruiting, training, and developing staff skills, capabilities and capacities.
• Developing robust and ambitious income and expenditure budgets (including global investment funds) and clear action plans to ensure delivery on, or ahead of, target.  Also providing useful and timely reporting to management in ICO, Regional Support Centre and to the global fundraising office in Geneva and representing ICO IG activities with these vital internal global partners.
• Strengthening support/operational systems and mechanisms that underpin delivery of UNICEF's strategic objectives for individual fundraising – for example maximising the potential of the Salesforce donor management system.
• Facilitating and supporting cross-sectional collaboration between IG fundraising and the Partnerships team (also within the RMP section) and the Communications Advocacy and Programmes (CAP) team in key areas related to maximising opportunities, building UNICEF’s brand in India and to developing advocacy messaging and communications to drive key attitude and behaviour change amongst the public in line with promoting UNICEF's mission and mandate for children.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Fundraising Technical Leadership

• Lead the long-term strategic planning, development and implementation of individual fundraising activities within the country in order to optimize fundraising and revenue potential with a key focus on optimizing and developing pledge acquisition channels and improving pledge retention and life time value (LTV).
• Develop and constantly revise an annual work plan and budgets for individual donors. Monitor and facilitate the implementation of fundraising strategies and work-plans to achieve targets.
• Strategically plan for, secure allocation of, and manage IG investment funds each year.
• Develop, implement and oversee all individual donor reporting and analysis required in order to strategically grow income.
• Maintain intelligence on the latest developments in the market, including successful techniques being used by commercial and non-profit organizations to acquire customers/ donors and maximize LTV, and the plans and activities of competitor.
• Ensure that new and innovative streams for fundraising from individuals are tested, assessed and implemented in a systematic and robust way.
• Ensure that all activities protect and promote the UNICEF brand.
• Review and evaluate fundraising performance through robust and timely monitoring and to recommend changes and adjustments to plans as needed.
• Ensure that global PFP policies and guidelines are adhered to and implemented.
• Provide regular reports to the Chief of Resource Mobilization, RSC Bangkok and PFP Geneva on actuals vs. targets and KPI vs. forecast and targets set for the strategic period and each year's targets and other reports as and when required.
• Keep up to date with PFP individual donor guidelines and best practices to ensure all global best practices and key learnings are utilized where relevant in Indian individual donor fundraising.
• Attend relevant fora, workshops, and meetings both internationally and nationally as required by the Resource Mobilization Chief when relevant for IG

Team Management

• Provide leadership, management and oversight for the Individual Giving fundraising team (specifically relating to donor recruitment, donor retention, donor/database management and Business Insight) and to ensure the implementation of the strategic plan for individual donors including in terms of vision, strategic focus and planning.
• Lead the recruitment, training and capacity development of the individual fundraising team ensuring also that the team remains up-to-speed with new and innovative fundraising modalities and techniques.
• Optimize, review and evaluate staff performance in the individual fundraising team, through robust and timely monitoring (especially the ACHIEVE annual planning and review cycle) and to recommend development opportunities as needed.

Appoint and Manage Partners and Suppliers

• Oversee and develop professional relationships with suppliers and partners (including but not limited to donor recruitment, donor management and retention, call centers, hiring and managing fundraising consultants, digital marketing, TV production, media buying, design, and content creation) in order to promote excellence in recruiting and retaining donors and ensure that costs and returns on investment are optimized.
• Ensure that UNICEF procurement policies are followed and timescales pre-empted at all times.

Fundraising Communications

• Lead on the development of creative, generating engaging and inspiring fundraising materials for every channel within the IG remit – including Face-to-Face, DRTV, and digital donor recruitment and donor retention and including written and visual content and including telephone scripts.
• Lead on the development and optimization of donor journeys to maximize donor engagement and drive all metrics related to retention and lifetime value maximization.
• Oversee, with the BI specialist, the optimization of the Salesforce database and donor insight to direct donor communications strategies and plans.
• Ensure that the IG team has access to the right design and creative agencies and consultants and manages each to ensure they are empowered to provide top quality outputs.
• Champion the UNICEF brand in coordination with Advocacy & Communications section, where individual donor fundraising is involved, to ensure advocacy and messaging are consistent and strategic and that the strategic programme priorities are being communicated to the general public and external partners.

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability

Core competencies

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others
• Nurtures, leads and manages people

Qualifications

Education

• Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, or a related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Additional professional qualification in fundraising and/or marketing and/or communications an asset.

Experience

• Eight years of relevant and progressively responsible professional work experience in managing an individual donor fundraising programme together with a proven track record in driving income growth; equivalent direct marketing experience in a commercial context will be considered as qualifying experience.
• Significant experience in managing teams to deliver on financial outcomes.
• Experience in commercial direct marketing, and in communication, an asset.
• Familiarity with various individual fundraising/marketing techniques e.g., direct mail, face-to-face fundraising/sales, telephone fundraising/marketing, digital fundraising /marketing; experience in dealing with suppliers and external agencies.
• Regional or global experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of, and experience in, India is an advantage, as is knowledge of, and experience in, other emerging economies, as well as experience of working in international organizations.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in English required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

Reports to:  Chief, Resource Mobilisation & Partnerships

Salary: As the sector leader UNICEF offers an unbeatable comprehensive, tax-free remuneration package including a competitive pension scheme, relocation allowance, housing support and education support for children.

Job Level: P4 For more details on UN salary scales please click here.

Contract Type: Full time 4-year assignment with possibility to renew.

Marketing and Fundraising Lead

Are you a talented marketing professional with experience in grant funding and fundraising?

Willows is a Swindon based charity, in operation for over 30 years, offering subsidised counselling for adults dealing with difficulties such as anxiety, grief, depression, stress, as well as expertise in working with those impacted by abuse and trauma. We offer affordable and accessible counselling to adults in the greater Swindon area. Willows also provides a thriving training service providing training qualifications in counselling from introduction to post qualifying diploma.

If you would like to use your talents to grow our business and ensure our success into our next season, then we would love you to apply for our Marketing and Fundraising Lead role.

Contract Permanent, 20 hours per week

Salary FTE £24,960

Location Old Town, Swindon. Some hybrid working possible.

Reports to CEO

Key responsibilities:

• market counselling and counselling training services.
• work collaboratively with the Counselling and Training Mangers and CEO to seek grant funding for our charitable services
• engage with and expand the committed supporter base and many links to local businesses and churches

Key qualities and experience needed:

• experience in a similar role
• a relational, creative and pragmatic approach

A full job description and person spec can be obtained 

How to apply

Application should be made in the form of a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are applying for this role and how you meet the criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description/Person spec.

Application deadline is at 12 noon Monday 22nd August 2022

Interviews will be held on Friday 2nd September 2022

Job Title

Corporate Fundraising Manager

Purpose

To manage RedR’s corporate relations including relationship building and account management, with a focus on new business fundraising.

Responsible to

Director of Fundraising

Working with

CEO, Senior Leadership Team, Trustees, colleagues within the Fundraising & Communications department, RedR staff, corporate supporters and prospects (including senior executives), institutional supporters, fundraisers, suppliers and other external contacts as necessary

Location

Hybrid: remote with the flexibility to travel to London as required

Post

Full-time

Period

Permanent

Grade

Grade 4.1

Salary

£37,541 - £41,438 gross per annum

RedR UK and the work we do

Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by natural disasters and conflict. RedR UK is an international disaster relief charity which saves lives by giving aid workers the vital skills they need to do their jobs to the highest possible standard. RedR UK provides training and technical support to NGOs and thousands of people each year in everything from providing emergency shelter to staying safe in the field, from project management after emergencies to essential water and sanitation skills and more.

RedR UK is also a Membership organisation, with a global network of 1,500 Members, all of whom are experienced humanitarian professionals. The RedR UK Membership is a mark of quality, enabling aid workers to obtain professional recognition of their skills and experience.
RedR has offices in the UK and Jordan and works in over 40 countries each year. RedR UK is part of RedR International, an international federation of organisations that share a common vision and mission.
RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct.
Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work.
About this role

This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious fundraiser to develop and deliver RedR’s corporate fundraising activities, taking responsibility for a range of relationships including multinational corporattions, SME’s and institutions.

A key member of our Fundraising and Communications team, you will be responsible for managing and developing RedR’s key corporate accounts – made up of global firms from the engineering and insurance sectors - as well as building a pipeline of new business opportunities to diversify and grow our philanthropic base. The role also oversees the Fundraising Officer, who is responsible for donation processing, individual giving and legacies.

It’s an exciting time to join RedR as we develop a new organisational strategy to ensure we can meet the changing needs of the humanitarian community across the globe. Corporate fundraising is a key part of this offer and the post holder will play a vital role in both the fundraising team and wider staff base – working closely with RedR’s CEO, senior management team and trustees, in addition to our programmes teams in the UK and overseas.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role offers a huge amount of scope for an ambitious candidate who is looking to lead on partnership development. The Corporate Fundraising Manager will account manage a small number of existing partnerships and focus on developing the corporate partnership offering to raise new income from new relationships. The post holder will be highly proactive, experienced and competent in new business generation and have excellent account management.

MAIN DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES and ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Fundraising and Partnership management:

To manage and develop RedR’s relationships with our corporate Patrons & partners and professional institutions, meeting or exceeding fundraising targets while remaining within agreed expenditure limits
To research, approach and secure new philanthropic support for RedR through mechanisms such as (but not limited to) corporate donations, employee engagement, volunteering, payroll giving, external events, cause related marketing and Charity of the Year programmes
To develop and deliver together with the wider team, a number of small and large engagement events aimed at high-net-worth individuals and other potential supporters.
To line manage one member of staff directly, setting and monitoring work plans, motivating and supporting them in their work and ensuring their professional development
To indirectly oversee aspects of fundraising administration
To monitor and forecast accurate income and expenditure budgets and issue reports and reforecasts as required

General

All employees are required to adhere to RedR's values of collaboration, excellence, lifelong learning, integrity and accountability.
Provide the Director of Fundraising with regular projections and updates on pipelines
To work occasional weekends and evenings where necessary in support of fundraising or organisational events
Any other reasonable tasks or duties as required by the Head of Partnerships.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Significant experience of managing five or six- figure partnerships ideally in a corporate/philanthropic capacity
Proven experience of winning new and multiyear partnerships
Excellent presentation and pitching skills with experience in presenting to high level contacts
Excellent written skills, including experience of preparing proposals and cases for support
Demonstrable understanding and/or sympathy of the issues surrounding humanitarian relief
Fluency in spoken and written English
Computer literate with excellent MS Office Skills and good database skills
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekend events (time off in lieu is provided) and to work extended hours in the event of the launch of an Emergency Appeal

Desirable

Experience of working in a cross-cultural environment
Experience of working in the international development or humanitarian sector
Knowledge of the engineering/construction or insurance sector
Experience of using Salesforce database

Home-Start Manchester supports hundreds of children and their families each year, providing volunteer-led parent to parent support during pregnancy and a child’s early years. Our vision is to see Manchester children given the best possible start in life, through early, non-judgmental support in the comfort of families’ homes and local community.

Home-Start has supported families in Manchester for over 18 years; recruiting, training and supporting an army of volunteers to provide weekly home visiting support. Our service has gone from strength to strength in both the support provided to families and opportunities for volunteers, as well as beginning to build a supporter base that is inspired by our work. We have an experienced community Fundraising Manager who will shortly be starting maternity leave, and an Administrator who has been responsible for marketing activity. Growing our brand and audience is a key strategic priority for our organisation, and critical to the success of our fundraising objectives. We are keen to utilise this opportunity to test having a dedicated marketing resource by combining these posts over the next 12 months.

We are looking for an individual who wants to be part of a small dynamic team, with support from the Trustee-led income generation committee, with a creative and proactive approach. The Marketing & Fundraising Manager will champion all marketing activity; review our current strategy and work plan, raise our profile through targeted awareness and assist fundraising activity through analysis and reporting. They will lead on all community fundraising activity through events, individual giving, challenge events, and digital campaigns. They will also build our corporate supporter base.

We are a charity with both offline and online communications in equal measures and are driving our communications to be better integrated through digital activity and to ensure this aligns closely with our fundraising objectives. The role sits within the Senior Leadership Team and there will be links to our current Administrator who has lead our marketing work so far. The role will be the only dedicated resource for marketing and fundraising.

Post Title: Marketing and Fundraising Manager

Reporting Line: Chief Executive

Responsible for:   Fundraising Officer

Summary of post: This role is designed to maximise the profile of the charity and fundraising income generation through activities to support the strategic priorities of the charity.  The post holder will be an active member of the leadership team and will contribute towards the strategic development and operational management of all areas of the organisation.

Hours of work: 37 hours per week

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Management:

• To be an active, integrated and cohesive team member of the Leadership Team in order to contribute fully to strategy development and deliver the organisation’s vision.
• To work with the Chief Executive in providing leadership and direction in the development of a broad range of income activities, whilst being consistent in our Strategic Plan. 
• To work effectively with all people, developing productive relationships with colleagues, volunteers, partners and the Board of Trustees.
• To prepare reports and information and analysis for the Board of Trustees and other planning needs as requested.
• To represent the organisation as required.
• To lead on key organisational projects or events, as required.

People:

• To provide leadership, direction and coaching for direct reports in order that they optimise their effectiveness and fulfil their potential.
• To coordinate the work and monitor workloads of direct reports undertaking Development & Performance Reviews against key performance indicators as required.
• To undertake performance management of staff as required.
• To identify appropriate training and development needs for direct reports and teams, assisting in their development.
• To support and provide advice and mentoring to staff, in order for them to maximise their effectiveness whilst in post, as required.
• To develop and deliver training and presentations for staff, as required.

Quality Management:

• To manage and lead the marketing and fundraising operations within the organisation ensuring that they deliver against the strategic plan.
• To manage the marketing and fundraising operations with a high level of customer focus.
• To drive a high quality performance culture, responsive to the needs of the charity.
• To embed effective systems and procedures creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Support managers and team leads in promoting services and celebrating successes to both internal and external stakeholders.
• To develop and cultivate positive relationships with local and regional media outlets.
• Identify movements in the customer profile and assess trends in the charitable and commercial market, being mindful of external factors in the charity sector that may affect the business and by actively seeking customer feedback.
• Use a commercially focused approach to continually maximise opportunities to increase income generation.
• To research, identify and implement new opportunities of income generation for the charity.
• Lead on extending the fundraising activities of the charity.  
• To ensure managers/leads maintain effective relationships with appropriate commissioners.
• Develop a KPI framework and reporting system to monitor income targets
• Regularly monitor, report and evaluate the performance of all fundraising activities operations.
• Set and manage budgets for own areas of responsibility.
• Develop and maintain the web site, charitable publications and materials.
• To create, manage and update all social media channels.
• Improve awareness and education of legacy donations creating a strategy and marketing plan for legacy growth and awareness. Implement a brand and strategy to create a supported will writing service.

​General:

• To adhere to all relevant policies with particular reference to staffing, equality and health and safety.  
• To comply with all relevant legislation.
• To undertake appropriate training and personal development as required for the role.
• To support the work of the Chief Executive and senior management team, where necessary, in the event of sickness, holiday or other exceptional circumstances.
• To portray a positive image of the organisation both internally and externally, and set high standards of personal integrity and professionalism, leading by personal example.
• To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required, consistent with the nature and grade of the post.

All staff have an individual responsibility to comply with the organisation’s policies and practices.

CORPORATE FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Hours / Term: 37.5 (Full time permanent contract)

Salary: SL15 up to £35,457 per annum

Location: Based at St. Luke’s Hospice Thurrock with travel to other locations

Are you looking to progress into Corporate Fundraising Management or seeking a new challenge to build on your Corporate Fundraising management experience in a larger Charity setting?

St. Luke’s Hospice Basildon & District was established over 30 years ago.  One of only three Hospices to delivery Commissioner Requested Servicers and accredited ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, our care is delivered as part of a wider, integrated Health and Social care system.

The Hospice is implementing a business strategy to protect our core services, whilst developing significant plans to increase the impact of our care for our patients, and support for their loved ones and carers.

The Corporate Fundraising Manager will manage a Corporate and Philanthropy Officer to ensure the effective and full implementation of an existing 12 months’ corporate income delivery plan, including delivery of a special event in November 2022.

Working as part of a Fundraising Leadership Team you will be a dynamic and demonstrably successful Corporate Fundraiser ready to meet the needs of the Organisation and adapt to changes where necessary with positivity and leadership.

You will lead on the development of income from Commercial Participator and Sponsorship Agreements, Charity of the Year, payroll giving and Strategic Corporate Partnerships.

You will be experienced in setting and managing budgets, phasing and reforecasting.  You will ensure best practise, fundraising legislation and compliance and drive forward the development of propositions and strategy to secure low/mid and high level restricted and unrestricted Corporate income.

These are exciting times to join us with the recent addition of a second Hospice location in Thurrock. You will join a friendly team and will benefit from:

• Discounted gym membership
• The onsite Luke’s Sunflower Café including home cooked staff meals at a subsidised rate.
• Pension package, opportunity to continue in the NHS Pension if already a member.
• Life Insurance when you join the pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
• Excellent commitment to learning and development including external training
• Active Staff Wellbeing programme

Closing date for applications: 7th August  2022.  Though we reserve the right to close earlier should we receive sufficient suitable applications

Innovating and creating new approaches to care.

Braid Health & Wellbeing has been a leading daycare provider for Livingston and surrounding areas in West Lothian for more than 30 years and has become the largest daycare centre in West Lothian. A highly valued resource in the local community, Braid Health & Wellbeing wants to be the leading provider of innovative, outcome-focused, health and social care wellbeing interventions for the benefit of the ageing population of West Lothian.

Braid Health & Wellbeing are a dynamic organisation that is willing to innovate, and adapt their services and how they are delivered to meet the needs of their service users. There is so much to do and the charity needs a new Fundraising Manager to help them deliver on its mission.

The role of the Fundraising Manager is critical to the future of Braid Health & Wellbeing and its new services. You will take the lead as the sole fundraiser within the organisation and hold responsibility for devising, developing, managing and leading the income generation strategy for Braid Health & Wellbeing. Working with the full support of the CEO, Board and the wider Braid Health & Wellbeing team, you will raise the profile and awareness of the organisation.

To be considered for the role of Fundraising Manager at Braid Health & Wellbeing Day Centre, you need to be an experienced fundraiser (working within a smaller organisation is advantageous) who brings extensive experience across multiple fundraising streams. You will have a demonstrable track record of developing fundraising channels and growing income streams from ground level as well as possessing in-depth knowledge of fundraising principles, methods and procedures.

If you are highly motivated and driven to succeed and want to raise the funds which will enable Braid Health & Wellbeing to become the recognised leader in West Lothian for innovative and progressive care solutions for the vulnerable and elderly, please get in contact with our recruitment team today for further information.

How To Apply

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Dates: Midday, Tuesday 16th August

Interview Dates: Thursday 25th August

About Us

We are a small and dynamic charity, entrepreneurial in style and collaborative in process. We are values led, passionate about our partner approach and driven by the communities with work with. We are experts in what we do and are passionate about the approach we take.

We really like the people that work for us. They are our best asset and without them, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. We have worked really hard to create a flexible and rewarding working environment that gets the best out of each of them and enables them to deliver the quality of work that we strive for. We are an inclusive team, with progressive policies in place, including an enhanced maternity and paternity package, and care passionately about diversity and representation. We are also committed to promoting positive health among all our staff, supporting those that need it and challenging stigmas against mental ill-health that exist in the workplace.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, but particularly people with disabilities or direct experience of living with children with disabilities. We also encourage applicants from African diaspora or heritage, and people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented in our team.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join Able Child Africa to lead our new team as we look to invest and grow our fundraising and communications capabilities. Leading a team of three to four fundraisers, this role will lead the strategic development of our fundraising and communications stream of work. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the running of a small organisation, reporting directly to the CEO and inputting into the Board. The role will have a particular focus on cultivating and owning our corporate and major donor giving portfolio, building new partnerships and devising new creative strategies for engagement. You will help to develop and maintain our high-quality brand, raising awareness of the charity and supporting with the development and delivery of any public facing campaigns to raise the profile of the organisation.

The key accountabilities are to:

• Support the delivery of Able Child Africa’s mission and values by providing leadership and technical expertise to the fundraising and communications team.
• Build and lead an unrestricted fundraising strategy and be responsible for driving that strategy to secure unrestricted funds.
• Build effective relationships with senior stakeholders, corporates and HNW individuals that build a supporter journey to ensure maximum income is achieved.
• Manage the external communications from the organisation, ensuring a positive, progressive and consistent narrative for the organisation, in line with its core values.
• Oversee Able Child Africa’s key public and corporate fundraising events, maximizing our unrestricted income efforts and stakeholder engagement.

About You

You will have the ability to lead a high performing team across a number of fundraising areas. You will also have an ability to build new relationships, recruiting new high net worth and corporate donors into the organisation. You will utilise your creativity to broaden awareness of the organisation, building on our existing income streams and diversifying our overall income portfolio. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step up to a Head level, or someone established at that level looking for more flexibility. We will be looking for a candidate who can demonstrate their enthusiasm for the role and the work we do, and who can help develop and deliver an achievable fundraising strategy

If you think this is you, then we would love to hear from you. See the Job Pack for details on how to apply.

A fantastic opportunity for a fundraiser to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive fundraising team. You will be reporting to the Lead for Corporate Fundraising and working in a very varied and exciting working environment.

The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with corporate partners and local small businesses across Berkshire and into surrounding counties, delivering vital income for our charity.

You will use your creative and professional skillset to provide high-quality account management, stewardship, and growth in existing corporate partnerships.

You will work proactively to generate new business leads to secure valuable partnerships for our charity. You will undertake research, create compelling proposals for a range of audiences and support applications for COTY.

This role will suit an individual who has solid experience of fundraising and wants to develop their career in corporate partnership management.

Based at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice just outside Maidenhead, this role is a brilliant opportunity for someone to add value to a growing fundraising team. If you are passionate about raising money to help, make our services available to all families that need us and will reflect our core values in all that you do, we would love to hear from you. 

Are you a passionate community fundraiser looking to broaden your skills in a small charity?

This is an office based part time role of 28 hours per week ideally over 5 days (school hours would be ideal) for a fixed term for 18 months, in the first instance.

The Role
We are in an exciting period of growth as an organisation and this new post dedicated to Fundraising and Marketing will play a pivotal role in our ongoing success.
Improve upon and diversify existing community fundraising strategy and activities
Organise a series of community fundraising activities and events, such as sponsored runs, pub quizzes, etc.
Formalise existing relationships with Wandsworth schools to create a specific school fundraising strategy and then expand this to our other supporter groups, such as churches, community groups.
Have the opportunity to broaden into small trusts funding and corporate fundraising.
Ensure our website and social media channels are kept up to date with fundraising news and activities that inspire engagement and giving.
Maintain excellent financial records of all fundraising activities and provide financial updates and written reports to funders, donors, CEO and trustees.

The Candidate
Are you a proactive, outgoing person with a track record of successful fundraising and marketing experience?
Experience of community fundraising and an interest into developing into other income streams.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner in writing and in person to a range of audiences.
Ability to give presentations to large and small groups of people.
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage a full workload, meet targets and work to deadlines.
A positive team player who is resilient, flexible and willing to try new approaches

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious individual to shape, implement and lead our trusts and foundations strategy. Critical to your success will be your pro-active approach and your communication skills with colleagues both within the charity and the hospitals we work across.

You will have experience of maximising income from trusts and foundations via compelling, targeted bids. You will also have experience of prospect research, identifying and researching potential funders to produce a pipeline of opportunities. You will also need to proactively obtain a detailed knowledge of potential projects via a good working relationship with hospital and charity colleagues.

This is an end-to-end role where the postholder will manage every aspect of the grant application process, from researching potential projects and funders through to impact reporting at project end.

Do you share our vision of challenging disability through outdoor adventure? We are looking for a passionate individual who is an experienced Trust Fundraiser as well as an experienced Manager to join our fun vibrant team.

Calvert Exmoor is a national charity perched on the edge of Wistlandpound Reservoir and in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the edge of Exmoor, our award-winning activity centre offers accessible breaks for people with physical, learning, behavioural and sensory disabilities, while our incredible staff help to provide life-changing experiences through a selection of adventurous outdoor activities.

We are reliant on fundraising to support the charity's core work and development needs, therefore it is vital that you have experience working in an organisation that is heavily dependant on fundraising in order to meet its objectives. This is a key management role and as such you will be part of the Senior Management Team, having full input into the direction and strategy of the organisation.

You will need to be a self-starter with excellent written skills, the ability to build a rapport quickly, be self-motivated with top class organisational skills and able to prioritise your own workload to meet deadlines. You will need to have an optimistic outlook, be solution focused and be comfortable managing and developing a small and ambitious team.

If you are able to demonstrate a track record of securing income and developing opportunities successfully and, as befits a smaller team, are highly organised and focused, and open to some element of flexible working we’d love to hear form you. 

What we are looking for:

• Have an optimistic outlook, be solution focused and be happy working within an ambitious team with targets to achieve.
• You will enjoy building strong relationships both internally and externally with GMTs, businesses and community groups who want to support our work.
• You will bring the ability to write compelling and inspiring content.
• Excellent written and report writing skills with experience of gathering, analysing and interpreting complex information to write high-quality, tailored proposals/reports.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• A self-starter, with the ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads and work under pressure to meet tight timescales and strict deadlines.
• Excellent research skills and demonstratable experience with key trust funding resources.
• A positive and passionate team player with the ability to work within a small but busy team.
• Good IT skills and the ability to use databases (preferably Donorfy) and electronic systems for recording information. Excellent excel skills would be an advantage.
• Experience of working against and successfully achieving set income targets.
• Whilst the marketing element is supervisory, marketing and communications experience with the ability to understand and direct content across multiple media packages would be an advantage.

Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A stunning work location
• On-site parking
• A collaborative and friendly work environment
• Exciting training and progression opportunities
• The chance to make a real difference in the work you do

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The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) was established in 2007. Since then, GNDR has grown as the largest international network of civil society organisations working to strengthen resilience and reduce risk in communities worldwide. We are more than 1,400 organisations, many of them grassroots and local community groups as well as national, regional, and international organisations and networks. We support the interface between civil society organisations at the frontline and local, national, and international policy-making institutions and governance structures. GNDR members work together to amplify the voices of people most at risk and to influence policies and practices. We strengthen our capacities by creating knowledge, and through collaborative learning and action. Together our network is working to make an impact in over 120 countries.

GNDR’s vision is a world in which everyone works together to strengthen the resilience of people most at risk and prevent hazards from becoming disasters.

Strategic Objectives

GNDR has three mutually reinforcing objectives:

• Strengthen the collaboration, solidarity, and mobilisation of civil society organisations.
• Champion a localisation movement.
• Strive for Risk-Informed Development.

Purpose of the Secretariat

The GNDR Secretariat serves as a support entity to the membership operating through a global hub in London and regional hubs in Africa, Asia, and the Americas & Caribbean. The GNDR Secretariat is legally constituted as a UK charity with the main responsibilities of facilitating the development, coordination and implementation of strategy, work plans and budgets, including supporting the mobilisation of adequate resources.

Purpose of the role

The Executive Director (ED) is responsible providing strategic, financial, and operational leadership and management for GNDR working closely with the Trustees, Global Board members and Senior Leadership Team, and influencing processes, policies and practices related to risk integration in the humanitarian/development sector in collaboration with member CSOs.

Position in the organisation

• Responsible both to the Trustees and the Global Board represented by the Chair of Trustees and Chair of Global Board respectively.
• Leads the Senior Leadership Team.
• Directly manages the Regional Leads, Policy Lead, Strategy & Development Lead and Head of Operations.
• Works in close collaboration with Human Resources Business Partner and Team Administrator/ Board Liaison Officer.
• Works in close collaboration with the Global Board, Trustees and Regional Advisory Groups.
• Works in close collaboration with the wider GNDR secretariat staff, members, and project partners.
• Is Executive Director of Stichting GNDR, established in The Netherlands in 2019, and as such sits on the Stichting GNDR Executive Board.

Overall scope of the role

• Strategic management.
• Support to the GNDR network.
• Membership engagement and influencing.
• Fundraising and donor relations.
• Secretariat leadership and management.
• Legal and compliance.
• Network governance.
• Representation.

Specific responsibilities

1. Strategic management

• Oversee and facilitate the development of the vision and strategic direction of GNDR drawing in views of Global Board, Trustees, members, Secretariat, and other stakeholders, ensuring ongoing relevance to the changing operational context.
• Oversee the development of annual work plans and associated budgets aligned to the strategy.
• Ensure effective review, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning are in place to provide timely and appropriate reporting, quality control of GNDR activities and lessons are identified and learnt.
• Oversee effective budget management and oversight of all financial aspects of GNDR activities, working closely with finance staff.

2. Support to the GNDR network

• Support and facilitate the work of the GNDR network (through the Global Board) in ways that increase the influence of the network and amplify the voice of its members.
• Support the Global Board to further democratise the GNDR network so that members influence the implementation of its strategy, its policies, fundraising, governance, and advocacy.
• Use expert knowledge of and ability to navigate the international disaster risk reduction and climate change policy agenda to advance the work of the network.

3. Membership engagement and influencing

• Oversee GNDR’s work in each of the regions ensuring membership engagement and networking, membership capacity development, and national level advocacy and lobbying.
• Oversee and support the GNDR’s international lobbying and advocacy work of the network, representing GNDR to major stakeholders and events.
• Ensure high quality, timely implementation, and management of GNDR donor funded projects through project partners, compliant to donor terms and conditions and accepted good practice.
• Consult members as regards to project concepts and proposals relevant to local contexts, particularly related to the articulation of GNDR’s localisation agenda.

4. Fundraising and donor relations

• Drive the development of a funding strategy to establish a sustainable funding base (including diversification of fundraising) to ensure the financial health and growth of GNDR.
• Support the development and maintenance of donor relations, both institutional and trusts.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of quality funding concepts and proposals to institutional donors and trusts, aligned with the strategy.
• Ensure submission of quality, accurate, timely donor reporting, including financial reports, and compliant to donor terms and conditions.

5. Secretariat leadership and management

• Define the structure and roles of the secretariat and oversee recruitment of a diverse team to effectively support the network and deliver the strategy.
• Develop and model a team culture characterised by a shared understanding of GNDR’s vision and strategy, and a commitment to inclusion and GNDR’s principles, behaviours and ways of working.
• As team leader for the secretariat, provide inspiring leadership and effective management of the GNDR secretariat, consultants, and volunteers to ensure a highly productive, engaged, and functioning team. Lead in a way which respects and takes account of the views of others in the team, delegates with appropriate support and, where possible, reaches decisions through discussion and consensus.
• Lead the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), ensuring clarity over plans, budgets and priorities, coordination and monitoring of activities while providing supervision, guidance, and mentoring, and encouraging effective teamwork.
• Be self-aware and cognisant of the use of power, whenever possible empowering others.
• Implement GNDR’s performance management policy with direct reports, setting objectives, regular catch ups, performance appraisals, and development planning, and taking appropriate remedial action to address areas of underperformance.

6. Legal and compliance

• Ensure that the risk register is maintained, and identified risks are managed and reported to the Trustees.
• Ensure the establishment and implementation of appropriate policies, procedures and practices for Finance, Human Resources, Logistics and Operations, based on good practice and legal requirements.
• Ensure accurate financial records are maintained, and audited, and statutory accounts submitted.
• Ensure GNDR policies, procedures and practices are implemented in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements in each country where staff are based, including compliance with UK charitable. and companies’ registrars.
• Ensure compliance of GNDR to Safeguarding, Data Protection, and Health and Safety (including Security) regulations and commitments.

7. Network governance

• Serve as a member of and report to the Global Board, who are mandated by the membership to lead on the development and direction of the Global Network.
• Provide leadership on antiracist and de-colonial governance structures and support GNDR on its journey towards being a fully de-colonial and anti-racist network.
• Maintain regular formal and informal communication with Global Board members including conference calls, face-to-face meetings, and other activities.
• Oversee the recruitment of the Global Board, Trustees, Board Working Groups and Regional Advisory Groups, in line with the Governance Manual.
• Maintain regular formal and informal communications with GNDR members, project partners and other stakeholders to stay informed of GNDR’s progress, successes, and challenges.
• Oversee the development of good relations with members, national focal points, and Regional Advisory Groups to ensure effective functioning of the network, building a trusting, collaborative and inclusive environment guided by the GNDR principles, behaviours, and ways of working.
• Develop and regularly review GNDR Governance, and membership procedures and policies.

8. Representation

• Explore and define the future opportunities, boundaries, and positioning of GNDR in relation to other civil society and inter-governmental actors, including identifying and building strategic alliances and partnerships with climate change, poverty alleviation, humanitarian, and other sectors.
• Represent GNDR externally at a senior level to international civil society and inter-governmental actors, governments, donors, media, academic institutions, and other stakeholders.
• Develop relationship with and work closely with other civil society organisations, networks, and academia at international and regional levels to ensure coordination and collaboration in DRR-related and cross-sector learning efforts (e.g., humanitarian, sustainable development, climate change, poverty, social justice).

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., International Development, Management, Social Sciences etc).
• Desirable: Master’s Degree in a relevant subject.

Experience

• Substantial professional experience in programme management in the humanitarian and development sectors.
• Experience of working on disaster risk reduction, resilience, climate change policy, and sustainable development activities.
• Experience of lobbying and advocacy work with governments, institutional donors, and inter-governmental bodies.
• Experience of working in networks, umbrella organisations or coalitions.
• Experience in fundraising and managing institutional donor funded projects.
• Experience of working at senior leadership level.

Skills/Abilities

• Inspiring leadership skills.
• Good people management and coaching skills.
• A team player with strong with facilitation skills.
• Excellent English communication skills both written and spoken.
• Ability to think strategically and plan, prioritise and organise in a clear and structured way under time constraints.
• Flexibility and problem-solving ability to work in a flexible, dynamic, and fast-changing environment.
• Strong fundraising skills and knowledge of how strategic fundraising works.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Desirable: fluency in other languages, preferably Spanish and French.

Personal qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to communicate empathetically and cross culturally with people from different backgrounds.
• Empowering and collaborative approach to working with colleagues.
• Committed to GNDR’s principles, behaviours, and ways of working and to decolonising aid and anti-racism.
• Actively seeking to learn and promote innovation and new ways of working.
• A calm, confident and welcoming manner.
• Capable of working effectively in a high pressure and dynamic environment.
• Able to balance focusing on the big picture and giving attention to detail.
• Able to travel internationally at short notice.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Head of Community & Events Fundraising to help develop and drive forward our ambitious growth plans for this area.

The Head of Community & Events Fundraising will be responsible for managing the existing community and events team, whilst also delivering their own individual income target and the overall strategy.

Main Duties:

• Working with the Charity CEO you will develop and deliver the team strategy and operational plans in line with budget and an excellent return on investment
• Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Community and Events team and highly effective supporter communications and stewardship.
• Actively grow the number of both new and returning supporters.
• Ensure that relationships with community and event fundraisers, groups and volunteers are managed and stewarded to the highest standards – motivating, recognising, and rewarding fundraisers to encourage their long-term support.
• Lead innovation in the team; and manage and develop existing and new products and initiatives to increase income and raise awareness.
• Keep abreast of fundraising trends so Sheffield Hospitals Charity is a model of best and innovative practice.
• Oversee the recruitment, management and motivation of volunteers – including our Volunteer Ambassadors - who will fundraise and raise awareness on behalf of Sheffield Hospitals Charity.
• Manage and oversee effective relationships with suppliers and agencies.
• Use analysis, insight and audience understanding to inform decision making and further develop Community and Event Fundraising.
• Ensure KPIs and reports are in place to support successful delivery of activities and performance.
• Manage income and expenditure budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, strong financial management and ownership of income targets and KPIs.
• Lead the Community and Events team, effectively, retaining and coaching team members to develop skills, motivation and performance.
• Manage staff (and volunteers) in line with Sheffield Hospitals Charity policy and practice, developing and retaining skills, ensuring motivation and performance.
• Work in partnership with the Communications Team to ensure the brand is developed and promoted to increase the climate of support for Community and Events Fundraising.
• Work in partnership with other areas of Fundraising (Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships & Trusts and Foundations) to maximise the total lifetime fundraising potential of supporters, and awareness opportunities, Sheffield Hospitals Charity.
• Build positive, supportive and effective working relationships with colleagues across the charity
• Have a strong working knowledge of Sheffield Hospitals Charity vision, mission and impact.
• To complete any other duties and responsibilities as requested, commensurate with this role, and to work at all times in compliance with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and Sheffield Hospitals Charity Policy.

Person specification Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills:

• Proven track record of working in the third sector with a minimum of three years in a management role.
• At all times delivering a motivated and can-do approach to work.
• Excellent communication skills including face to face, written and phone.
• Strong, confident presentation skills.
• Ability to motivate and influence supporters to maximise their fundraising
• A flexible approach with a strong focus on results Experience
• Substantial experience of Community & Events Fundraising and strong track record of income growth from community and events fundraising
• Developing and delivering strategy and supporting operational plans
• Working with volunteers and volunteer management