The Evangelical Alliance is the largest body serving evangelical Christians in the UK. Since 1846, we’ve been uniting Christians and making their voices heard in the corridors of power. We’ve been equipping churches for mission, inspiring them to drive the spiritual, social and physical transformation of their communities.

We are looking for a passionate, committed evangelical Christian who shares our vision to develop relationships and draw supporters more fully into the life of the Evangelical Alliance, working closely with the CEO who, himself is a great fundraiser!

The role oversees the creation and delivery of a fundraising strategy, which includes appeals, trusts, legacies, key partner programme, and major donor events – generating a non-membership income of c£800,000 pa. The role includes communicating relationally with major donors and implementing the giving team’s strategy for supporter relations.

You’ll have experience of high-value charitable fundraising (trusts and individuals) and managing and administrating campaigns – or other relevant experience.

You’ll be an excellent communicator, relating well to people from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures and you’ll be at ease communicating evangelical values and principles in a philanthropic context.

You’ll be organised, self-motivated and able to write clearly and concisely.

Most importantly, you’ll be actively engaged in an evangelical church and be comfortable sharing about Jesus and your relationship with him, applying your faith to your areas of expertise.

If you think this is something you would like to explore, then send your CV (maximum of 2 pages) with the subject heading Senior Fundraising Role, and we’ll contact you if we see a good match and would like to take things further.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Contract:  9 months Fixed Term Contract

Work pattern: 35 hours per week (Working full time remotely due to covid-19)

Position Description

Job Profile

As a Community Fundraising Executive in CAFOD’s Supporter Fundraising section, you will be responsible for promoting CAFOD’s fundraising initiatives to Catholic community groups – focusing on parishes. The post is fundamental to inspiring support and building lasting relationships between CAFOD and these audiences.

The Community Fundraising team is responsible for the continuing development of CAFOD’s community and parish fundraising programme through mailings, paid advertising and digital channels and the engagement of an extensive network of local volunteers. This includes both Family Fast Day appeals, other parish fundraising schemes and emergency appeals.

We are looking for a passionate fundraiser with a can-do attitude who has experience managing multiple deadlines simultaneously and working with a range of stakeholders. Working day to day without supervision, you will be expected to resolve everyday challenges and obstacles independently. You will be confident making creative and data-led recommendations and have the ability to inspire a faith-based audience to support our work.

The post is based within the Community Fundraising team and reports to the Community Fundraising Manager. The post holder will also need to build excellent working relationships with other teams across CAFOD – especially those in Supporter Fundraising, Theology, Communications, Supporter Care, Donations Processing and Regional Teams.

The contract for this role is for nine months. However, there is a possibility this could be extended. We are very committed to the development of our Community Fundraising Programme and over the next year will identify the shape and focus of roles in the team, longer term, to support an ambitious fundraising strategy.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin filling out the application process.

Are you an experienced fundraising professional with great relationship-building skills? 

Play a pivotal role to help Crossroads meet its vision of being there for all unpaid carers who seek our help and support to keep caring. With 2 in every 3 people caring for friends or family within a lifetime, it is important the charity can remain financially sustainable to help increasingly more unpaid carers in the future.
We are looking for someone who possesses the skills to enthusiastically help us to increase our fundraising income to help champion the needs of unpaid carers, building awareness and support for the cause. This is an incredible opportunity to take on a meaningful, rewarding role where your actions will make a difference to local people.

The role

You will play an instrumental role in the development of two key income streams. Firstly, growing support from individual supporters. You will work closely with the marketing communications team to develop integrated messages about the work of the organisation which will resonate with those wishing to give. You will be responsible for managing data held within a customer relationship marketing database and develop strategies to get, give and grow income from individuals.

Secondly, you will be responsible for building new relationships and support from community groups; including, but not limited to local authorities and mayoral contacts, schools, churches, sports clubs & associations and other groups to raise funds. Where possible using relationships to encourage further support through volunteer fundraising, events and charity of the year partnerships.

York Museums Trust (YMT) is an independent charity created to manage and look after the City of York Council’s collections and assets including York Art Gallery, York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens, and York St Mary’s

Grants and Sponsorship Fundraising Manager

Salary: £30,956 - £37,530 (YMT Scale Points 32-39)

Contract:   Permanent, Full Time – 37 hours per week

These are exciting times to join the Trust. Following our multi award winning redevelopment of York Art Gallery and as we plan a major capital project at York Castle Museum to transform its visitor experience, we are developing a new fundraising team.

We have a new opportunity for a Grants and Sponsorship Fundraising Manager to join the team, working across all sites to develop and drive York Museums Trust Grants and Sponsorship Strategy in line with our ambitions and priorities.

Founded in 2002, the Trust has a strong record of fundraising and this post is designed to build on these foundations. We are seeking an experienced and successful Grants and Sponsorship fundraiser who will develop, manage and co-ordinate a portfolio of statutory, trusts and foundations and corporate supporters, cultivating strong and long-lasting partnerships.  Managing the Trust’s CRM system, you will ensure successful relationship management and enjoy inspiring and developing relationships with our staff, managers, trustees and our donors and supporters.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an experience of developing, writing and submitting large grant applications for major projects. You will also be able to demonstrate a proven track record of securing grants and achieving financial targets alongside proactively searching out new funding streams through research and networking.

This role will work from home temporarily in line with other YMT staff.  In the long term this role will be based in York, but with the option to work flexibly.  Attendance at fundraising events and stakeholder meetings in York will be part of the role.

How to apply

Access the job description at  About Us, Jobs Vacancies page on our website.

Send:

• your CV,
• a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Behaviours section of the JD, and
• the Equal Opportunities form

to the email address on our website. Applications should be submitted in a Word compatible format.

CVs can only be accepted from candidates who have permission to work in the UK.  If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

As an organisation York Museums Trust is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date for applications is Monday 1 February 2021 at 9am

Interviews will take place online on Monday 22 February 2021

London needs Jesus!

One in three people don’t have a Christian friend to invite them to church, open a Bible with them, or tell them the good news of Jesus. Under 10% of the inhabitants of London’s poorest districts attend Christian churches. We want to see that change. We long to see the gospel taken to the least reached of London by working alongside churches. We have an ambitions five-year strategy to do this and we have recently restructured our mission to better enable this to happen.  

Our ambition for growth and change in mission must be matched by an ambition to raise the funds we need to support mission and to enable London City Mission to become financially sustainable. We have, therefore, recently completed a strategic review of our Fundraising and Supporter Partnerships team. As a result, we have a number of roles available to get involved in this gospel mission to London. It’s a crucial and exciting time in the history and further development of London City Mission, and through this role the successful candidates will be able to make a difference in London for the salvation of souls and to the glory of God. If that’s you then we want to hear from you.

Full details of the seven roles we have available, and the application process and closing dates, are available via the Christian Jobs website . All applications should be made to Christian Jobs who are handling these vacancies for LCM.

Here are the roles we are currently recruiting for in Fundraising and Supporter Partnerships 

Head of Major Gifts

Missionary Fundraising Support Manager

Database Manager

Partnerships Officer

New Supporter Engagement – Senior Officer

Trusts Fundraising Manager

Legacy Giving Manager

Please note, there is an occupational requirement that the people appointed be evangelical Christians.

York Museums Trust (YMT) is an independent charity created to manage and look after the City of York Council’s collections and assets including York Art Gallery, York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens, and York St Mary’s

Individual Giving and Major Gifts Fundraising Manager

Salary: £30,956 - £37,530 (YMT Scale Points 32-39)

Contract:   Permanent, Full Time – 37 hours per week

These are exciting times to join the Trust. Following our multi award winning redevelopment of York Art Gallery and as we plan a major capital project at York Castle Museum to transform its visitor experience, we are developing a new fundraising team.

We have a new opportunity for an Individual Giving and Major Gifts Fundraising Manager to join the team, working across all sites to develop and drive York Museums Trust Individual Giving Strategy in line with our ambitions and priorities.

Founded in 2002, the Trust has a strong record of fundraising and this post is designed to build on these foundations. We are seeking an experienced Individual Giving Specialist who will establish and steward relationships with current supporters and prospective high value givers, securing growing and sustainable income for the Trust and a successful pipeline that converts mid to high level givers to Major Donors. Working in collaboration with the Grants and Sponsorship Fundraising Manager, you will ensure successful relationship management and enjoy inspiring and developing relationships with our staff, managers, trustees and our donors and supporters.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an experience of managing and growing supporter networks, cultivating exciting opportunities and prospecting for new high impact connections. You will also be able to demonstrate a proven track record of securing major gifts and achieving financial targets.

This role will work from home temporarily in line with other YMT staff.  In the long term this role will be based in York, but with the option to work flexibly.  Attendance at fundraising events and stakeholder meetings in York will be part of the role.

How to apply

Access the job description on the About Us, Jobs Vacancies page on our website.

Send:

• your CV,
• a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Behaviours section of the JD, and
• the Equal Opportunities form

to the email address on our website.  Applications forms should be submitted in a Word compatible format.

CVs can only be accepted from candidates who have permission to work in the UK.  If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

As an organisation York Museums Trust is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date for applications is Monday 1 February 2021 at 9am

Interviews will take place online on Tuesday 23 February 2021

Are you passionate about issues of poverty and justice? Do you have the ability to quickly connect with people and enthuse and motivate them? 

Our vision here at Tearfund is to see people freed from poverty, living transformed lives and reaching their God-given potential. We follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crisis and partnering with local churches to bring restoration to those living in poverty.

Our Northern Ireland team (NI) are currently looking for a new Church Partnerships Manager who will lead our engagement with churches in NI. We see our role as making poverty visible to the NI church; compelling congregations and individuals to respond with us to poverty and injustice primarily through giving, and also through prayer and campaigning action.

To achieve that we're looking for a person who has:

• Thorough and up to date knowledge of the broad evangelical church constituency in Northern Ireland
• Confidence in building relationships with NI church leaders
• In-depth experience and understanding of working with leaders of churches of different size, traditions and network
• Excellent public speaking skills with the ability to craft and deliver compelling calls to action

We are looking for a champion for our work, who will get individuals and churches behind the vision.

Do you have a passion to see the end of extreme poverty? Do your skills, experience and interest match the above? If so, then we'd love to hear from you!

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

NB: Interviews are on 18th February 2020 and references may be requested prior to offer. 

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure. 

Are you a talented fundraiser with a deep commitment to world mission?

Working with partners across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Feba is all about the creative use of radio and other audio media to inspire people to follow Jesus Christ.We have a particular focus on ‘closed countries’ and ‘hard-to-reach’ people groups, including places where Christians face persecution for their faith. We are looking for an outstanding, experienced and highly motivated individual for this important new role.

Key responsibilities include:

·developing strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors and family trust funds;

·creating compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals;

·designing and developing a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan;

·co-creating a new major donor development strategy.

You will have:

·a clear demonstrable personal Christian faith and a commitment to Feba’s ministry;

·a successful track record of securing five or six figure grants from trusts and foundations, and/or held a major fundraising role;

·a strong, engaging presence with individuals and groups;

·the ability to negotiate and influence effectively, with strong written and verbal skills;

·great networking skills and familiar with the current landscape, approaches and techniques.

The Feba team is small (currently less than 10 people), all of whom care passionately about what we do. We love to roll up our sleeves, try new ways of doing things and support each other so that we can achieve our goals.If that sounds like you and you share our vision and values, then we’d love to hear from you.

Salary:Circa £21,000 per annum for 21 hours (FTE £35,000 p.a.)

Hours:21 hours per week

Location:A combination of both office and home-based working, so the postholder is likely to live within reasonable traveling distance of West Sussex.

Closing date:9.00am on 1st February 2021

Preliminary interview:   Wednesday 3rd February 2021

(via video conferencing)

Panel interview:Friday 5th February 2021

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

As the Key Relationships Manager, you’ll manage existing key relationships and acquire new donors for Church Army from London and across the South-East of England. This role will involve fundraising from individuals, churches, major donors and corporates. We have exciting plans to grow the scale of our work and we need ambitious people to be part of the journey; your experience will position you to gain increased voluntary donations to match our growth, especially from influential supporters, Major Donors and Corporates.

This is an exciting new role which will evolve over time. You will be able to make your own and have creative freedom to mould to your strengths. As a self-starter, you’ll need no motivation to succeed. You’ll also relish being part of a wider team and sharing learning with colleagues. 

The successful candidate will be able to draw people in, being authentic, with a warm, enthusiastic and engaging personality. You’ll be able to build a network of trusted influencers who will in turn recruit new supporters, turning interest into committed giving. You will be able to naturally connect with people from all kinds of backgrounds and in all kinds of settings. In this role, you'll be able to adapt the way you speak according to your audience - talking one to one or presenting to a crowded room. You will thrive on meeting challenging targets for the quality and quantity of your work as well as financial income targets.

As a Christian, you will have a passion to see lives transformed by the Gospel, and love to share stories with our supporters and potential supporters about the impact of our work to then be able to ask them to give to Church Army.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement under the provisions made in the Equality Act 2010 that the post holder has an active faith in Jesus. The successful candidate must be in agreement with the vision and values of Church Army.

Please see the Recruitment Pack for more information. 

The preference is for this role to be London Office based (in line with Government Guidelines during the pandemic). However, for the right candidate we may consider this post to be based in any of our UK Offices. Please be advised that London Weighting advertised only applies to London Office based candidates. 

Please make sure to address and answer the competency questions listed at the bottom of the advert in your application. 

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This role is responsible for growing Christian Aid’s institutional funding portfolio in our Francophone programmes specifically in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Sahel, and in support of the DRC and Burundi, and other country programmes to ensure strong contract management on their funds from institutional donors. The post holder will work closely with Country Managers and programme colleagues to initiate new donor engagements and sustain relationships with current donors; to coordinate the development of funding applications, and to advise and provide support on the delivery of on-going contracts ensuring compliance with donors’ and Christian Aid’s regulations.

This is a senior role that is expected to engage at strategic levels both at the country and corporate levels to influence Christian Aid’s business models and the way we deliver our programmes. The role will be critical to supporting the relevant Country and Regional Managers in representing the organization to donors and other external stakeholders, and to improving Christian Aid’s in-country visibility.

About you

Candidates should have a good knowledge and expertise in working with institutional donors, which may include the UN, DFID/FCDO, USAID, European Union / ECHO, with a deep understanding of the humanitarian cycles in-country, as well as the humanitarian-development nexus. They will have proven experience of successful bid leadership across development and humanitarian grants, alongside excellent communication and networking skills.

The role also requires fluency in English and French, and knowledge of Project Cycle Management and monitoring, evaluation and learning methodologies.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance  or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions 

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions in your supporting statement:

Build Partnerships

Tell us about a time when you had to build and maintain relationships with others in order to secure significant restricted income that will help to reach the goals of your organization.

Steward Resources

Tell us about a time when you have been involved in the development of a funding strategy for an organisation or programme?

Communicate Effectively

Tell us about a time when you had to communicate a complex issue to a donor in writing and convince them that your way to approach the issue was the best way to achieve common objectives

Established in 1876, Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation that has been supporting families for over 140 years. We have over 4 million members worldwide, 55,000 of whom in Britain and Ireland. As a Christian charity, we aim to demonstrate faith in action through the transformation of communities worldwide. Our members work at grassroots level around the world bringing hope and practical support to at least a million people every year through our programmes and as part of the volunteer base of local churches.

Job Purpose and Objectives

• To lead on innovative fundraising campaigns and exciting new fundraising product development across the Mothers Union movement.
• To support and develop defined supporter journeys that enhance and grow relationships.
• To secure new corporate relationships to develop a corporate portfolio with a view to long-term corporate support, supported by the Head of Fundraising, Communications and Membership.

Main Responsibilities

Individual Fundraising (80%):

• Co-ordinate all Appeals to achieve annual targets and KPIs.
• Managing an expenditure budget of £100k to deliver agreed income targets.
• Line manage the Donor Care Officer and the development of donor relationships.
• Supplier and agency management; maintain efficient and good relationships with partner agencies to ensure maximum value for Mothers’ Union.
• Negotiate contracts with agencies to maximise value for Mothers’ Union.
• Report on campaign performance on a monthly basis and to continuously monitor performance against agreed financial and non-financial KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring Mothers’ Union’s direct marketing activity is in line with compliance and best practice as per ICO, IOF and the Fundraising Regulator.
• Responsible for monitoring agency compliance; to ensure that our internal controls for monitoring agency compliance are adhered to in order to ensure donor satisfaction and to mitigate against reputational and financial risk to the charity.
• Responsible for delivery of new fundraising products for appeals
• Sustain the development of our Legacy Programme for members and supporters across the UK.

Corporate (20%):

• Undertake Prospect research for potential corporate partnerships that would link into existing Mothers’ Union appeals, campaigns and Events.
• Develop and deliver creative pitches to secure corporate support against KPI’s and targets.
• Account manage, report to and steward all corporate partnerships meeting agreed income targets and track and sharing updates on process on a monthly basis.
• Develop a range of approaches, products and materials that support corporate fundraising activity.

Key Competencies

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of project managing fundraising or marketing campaigns through a wide range of media, within a charity, agency or commercial environment.
• Thorough understanding of how fundraising techniques can be used to recruit and retain supporters (individual/corporate) in order to maximize their lifetime value.
• A track record of effective income generation from individuals and Corporates
• Excellent creative writing skills with a proven ability to write promotional materials, including fundraising copy and correspondence to organisations and individuals at all levels.
• Attention to detail and ability to conduct work accurately and consistently in keeping with high professional standards.
• Effective interpersonal skills - ability to engage with a wide range of people both through written and verbal communication.
• Experience of managing staff.
• High level of computer literacy including experience of using website content management systems and a good understanding of databases and their use in marketing effectively to donors and members.
• Excellent user of MS Office particularly using Excel for data analysis.
• Excellent administrative and project management skills – an ability to effectively manage workload and meet set deadlines.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to confidently liaise with people.
• Highly numerate with experience of maintaining budget reporting systems and reporting on targets set.
• A willingness to work outside of office hours and to undertake work outside of office hours that may mean working at various venues around the UK & Ireland that may require an overnight stay.
• An organised and flexible approach to work, able to work within a changing organisation and respond quickly to changes and/or information as requested.
• An understanding of the core values of Mothers’ Union and passion for our work.

Education Qualifications

• Educated to A’ level or equivalent or possess a higher degree.
• A recognised qualification in Fundraising or Marketing would be highly advantageous.

General

• The responsibilities in this post may be adapted or changed in line with the needs of Mothers’ Union. Other duties may be added or requested as a result.
• The responsibilities outlined are not an exhaustive list of tasks and the post holder may be asked to undertake other reasonable duties in connection with the work of the team.
• The responsibilities in this post will require the post holder to work within a team and cross functionally with other teams to achieve the objectives.
• A broad sympathy with the Christian faith.

Work Location

This role is primarily based at our head office in Central London. However, due to the current restrictions on movement, home working option is temporarily made available.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply with your CV and a Cover Letter. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills, knowledge and experience match the main responsibilities of the role.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2021. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to individually respond to each applicant. If we do not get in touch with you within 4 weeks from the application deadline, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

• To lead on the technical aspects of the digital development team (based in Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Department), focusing on technical aspects of work streams mainly in FSE and alignment of the technical direction of these activities. Establish a technical vision, to resolve technical disagreements and manage the technical quality of team deliverables.
• To keep abreast of new technologies in the industry, with a mind of integrating those where possible.
• To manage the development, implementation and technical support for Christian Aid web-based systems.
• To provide technical advice to key business systems owners on application and module selection and utilisation.
• To build lasting relationships with teams throughout the organisation.
• To line (or matrix) manage two front end developers and a QA tester (tbc)

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise

Essential     

• Professional qualification in software, web development or related field.
• Extensive experience (5+years) of web application development and delivery using Drupal CMS.
• Extensive experience of Drupal’s architecture, APIs & custom module development
• Understanding of the changes in Drupal 8 (leading to Drupal 9); enthusiasm to develop and grow our expertise across Drupal.
• Excellent PHP coding expertise and an understanding of the advantage of producing clean, maintainable code.
• Good understanding of hosting scenarios and deployment architecture, particularly cloud-based. Knowledge and experience of Apache and Linux.
• Good understanding of SQL and databases, particularly my SQL.
• Knowledge of Drupal front end development, templates and theme development, views and other modules and tools.
• Experience setting up different environments for a Drupal website: dev, staging, live and moving content and functionality between them.
• Understanding of the principles of code management knowledge or exposure to GIT.
• Use of HMTL5, CSS3, JavaScript and libraries/frameworks such as JQuery.
• Experience working alongside external agencies in development web-based applications.
• Experience of working with design teams to produce products that meet design and brand requirements that have been provided for them.
• Working with and managing delivery in resource constrained environments.
• Skills to collaborate with internal users to create effective, easy to use UI’s and to contribute to wider digital discussions and initiatives.
• Ability to work in an agile team environment.

Desirable

• Working in a variety of environments including not-for-profit.
• Experience of code optimisation / performance tuning and database optimisation.
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services, S3 and Cloudfront CDN.
• Experience in improving QA and testing processes, both manual and automated.
• Understanding of continuous integration and build automation processes.

Digital/IT competencies required

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Advanced

Web content design & development

Advanced

Internet based collaboration tools and video calling

Advanced

Social Media

Intermediate

Data Visualisation

Intermediate

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you’re as compelled as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

Central Supporter Engagement Coordinators play a crucial role in stewarding, inspiring, and engaging a diverse range of churches and Christian Aid groups to build on the agency of Christian Aid’s supporters. They are accountable for establishing stronger and more effective relationships and maintaining and increasing supporters’ level of engagement. They undertake a diverse range of stewardship and enquiry management activities, as well as being proactive in equipping and motivating churches, groups and people to pray, act and particularly give, in order to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute effectively to its eradication. They are accountable for capturing and processing supporter information and providing consistent outstanding customer service and stewardship. The team will be involved in data management and will gain specific expertise in Christian Aid systems. The Central Supporter Engagement team are also accountable for providing excellent office-based help to complement the efforts of regional colleagues, working as one to achieve the strategic objectives of the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement department and the wider organisation. You will work closely with regional colleagues across the UK.

About you

You will be used to working in a customer care environment, including handling enquiries and complaints and appropriately dealing with difficult issues, and working with a customer database, including inputting, editing and extracting data. You will be able to dealing with new and existing supporters by telephone and in written communications, and liaise and build relationships with a broad range of people in a friendly, outgoing and positive manner. You will have knowledge of good donor management or customer care.

You will be able to demonstrate appropriate assurance to set manageable expectations and deal positively with supporters whose expectations cannot be met. You will also have the ability to retain clarity and focus in a very busy environment with excellent attention to detail as well as a systematic approach to work.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance  or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Our current team comprises of a small group of diverse individuals from different backgrounds. This is because we value diversity, and believe our differences makes us a stronger team and is instrumental to the way we work and to provide the best service to our supporters. As such, we invest in the skills, talents and experience of people from all walks of life, which also allows us to live out Christian Aid’s value which we are grounded in and committed to deliver; Dignity, Equality, Justice and Love. And so, we welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, and of all races, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and beliefs. We would particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority candidates as we are under-represented within this area and level within our organisation. As members of the International Disability Alliance, we also guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

About Us

We are a mission organisation who are working to transform the whole of India through the love of Christ, but we do that in a unique way. We don’t actually send missionaries, instead we train and resource local Indian Christians to reach out to their own people and share the love of Jesus, and we have been successfully doing that for 40 years. We have a small team here in the UK but we also work closely with our sister organisation in the USA. We have ambitious targets for the next 4 years and you will be at the heart of helping us achieve them.

About You

This is a new role and you will be someone who is ambitious and can hit the ground running, with minimal support, proactively developing our Mid-Level donor income streams. You will have successfully worked in fundraising previously, most likely supporting Mid-Level donors, and have a track record of converting donors into committed supporters. You will have copy writing experience and know how to use story to engage donors and encourage them to give. You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills but you are also analytical and are able to track the success of what you are doing.

Role Outline

We want you to support our Mid-Level Donors and ensure that they are made to feel welcome and help show that their giving really does make a difference. You will oversee the welcome journey for all new donors and manage all communications with our existing donors. You will also develop and deliver fundraising activities which engage donors, deepening their relationship with us so we can build Mission India’s profile and increase income generation. 

This role is based at home but may require travel to our office in Milton Keynes max 1 day a week

Salary & Benefits

• Circa £25,000 dependent on experience
• Mandatory pension scheme, with employer contribution
• 25 days’ annual leave

How To Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please submit your CV with covering letter outlining how you match the skills and experience required in the attached Job Description.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion to find out more about this role please contact us via our website

Closing date: Thursday 26th November 2020

Please note that in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed follower of Jesus Christ.