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

Christian Aid is seeking an outstanding candidate for the newly created role of Brand Leverage Manager.

The role requires a strategic brand development mindset coupled with a large helping of practical brand activation experience as this role will work on the development and role out of Christian Aids brand strategy as well as managing associated brand advertising and brand campaign activities.

The role of brand leverage manager is a great opportunity to pro-actively drive and contribute to the delivery of greater awareness and audience engagement that delivers lasting change on some of the most important issues of poverty and justice in the world today.

This role will work closely with teams across the supporter engagement spectrum as well as policy and international teams in order to ensure that all our activities amplify the Christian Aid brand response. The Brand Leverage Manager provides governance of the brand, ensuring that the interpretation of the CA brand is reflective of both our vision and audience expectations. 

About you

You will be a self-motivated, experienced brand marketer with knowledge of how to build a brand and activate in an omni channel world. You will have a proven project management skill, able to prioritise and work collaboratively across functions.

You will have a proven ability to communicate complex messages simply and creatively and be able to influence and engage diverse audiences across the organisation.

You will have a strong knowledge of using data and insight to build coherent, audience centric brand campaigns adapting methodologies and approach to meet priorities and audience need.

Most of all you will be brave and challenging being prepared to take considered risks in order to deliver key outcomes and organisational growth.

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.

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.

Hope Health Action is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without any discrimination.We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; working to serve, equip and empower local partners so they can provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti.This has included co-founding a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year.We are passionate that mothers and babies have access to safe births.We also co-founded one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres and are now one of Haiti’s leading disability rehabilitation providers.In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis.We’ve provided life-saving aid through emergency food rations, the provision of Plumpy’Nut (a therapeutic food to treat severe and acute malnutrition), maternal health care and disability projects.This includes the development of an exciting new project, opening a major new disability centre in 2021 in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement.We have exciting plans to scale up our work in Haiti and East Africa in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

Fundraising and Partnerships Manager:

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Fundraising and Partnerships Manager who can develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base and developing new partnerships.We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

The Fundraising and Partnership Manager will have a unique and exciting opportunity to help HHA grow and make a real and tangible impact to our beneficiaries.This includes helping to raise important funds to support the development of our partner hospital in Haiti, one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti; alongside a growing range of health, disability and emergency programmes in South Sudan and Uganda.As a small charity, the Fundraising and Partnership Manager will have direct links to our field operations, including the opportunity to regularly visit our overseas programmes and have on-going opportunities for cross-departmental learning.We are a small but passionate, friendly and close-knit team where staff are encouraged to execute creative and new ideas, working together to support each other’s efforts.

This role will cover a diverse range of our fundraising activities and require someone with the competence and experience to manage multiple aspects of our strategy.It would be desirable for someone to have previous experience working within a small organisation to understand the dynamics between providing strategic development and handling the day-to-day operations.Areas of responsibility will include;

STRATEGY & VISION:

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner.This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with HHA’s Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy.This will be done with the aim of fulfilling a number of key objectives that will help increase our fundraising income over the coming 3 years.This will include setting out clear annual plans and executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO. This will include:

• Engaging new supporters and increasing ‘sign ups’.HHA has a strong and faithful base of long-term supporters.However, in order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and engaging new supporters will be a central objective for this role.
• Improving communications, with particular focus on digital fundraising.This will include helping to build a stronger online community through improved social media and donor/supporter communications via email, website etc.It would be desirable for someone to have relevant experience and understanding about the future of digital fundraising (for instance, integrating easier donation technologies). 
• Developing new partnerships, including a specific focus on establishing and cultivating new relationships with churches, community giving groups, and corporate partners.
• HHA US. HHA has just launched in America.This is an exciting time for HHA and a unique opportunity for the postholder to aid the development of our US based fundraising activities in synergy with our UK efforts. This will include exploring opportunities for joint digital fundraising, communications that can aid both countries and providing support for the US Director in developing US based fundraising plans.

Alongside developing a robust fundraising strategy for HHA, the Fundraising and Partnerships Director will also be responsible for the following tasks:

COMMUNICATIONS:

This role will include bringing new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content etc. and working alongside the CEO with designers/videographers on the production of various fundraising/marketing materials, including regular and strong donor communications.This will include our Life Support Newsletter, specific annual appeals/campaigns, digital communications, thank you letters and other relevant donor communications.

PARTNERSHIPS:

As highlighted above, we are looking for someone with the confidence to initiate new partnerships and the ability to forge new connections/relationships with possible supporter, volunteer or donor groups.As a Christian charity with a small but committed number of church partners, we believe building upon our current church partnership activities will prove fruitful.Applicants should subsequently be comfortable in this environment and it would be desirable for someone to have had previous church based fundraising experience or knowledge through active church involvement.Beyond churches, the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager should aid the CEO in the approach and partnership development with other key relationships.For instance, other community groups, major donors, corporate groups etc.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT:

As a small charity, HHA are dependent on the support and energy of volunteers, working remotely and from the HHA office (COVID19 dependent). The new Fundraising & Partnerships Manager should thrive in a face-to-face environment, with effective leadership qualities to build and empower a volunteer team who can help implement the proposed strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities. 

OTHER:

It will be the Fundraising and Partnership Manager’s responsibility to execute HHA’s broader fundraising efforts and ensure they are implemented to a high standard.This will include overseeing the completion of the following activities:

• Donor management, including ensuring donors are thanked in a timely manner and supporter communications are managed effectively, including our regular donors and through sites like Global Giving.
• Working with our Operations Coordinator to ensure donations are appropriately tracked in our donor database.The Operations Coordinator will provide valuable on-going support to this role, helping to manage the database, third party systems (CAF, Justgiving) and GiftAid.
• HHA already have an experienced Grants and Trusts Coordinator who manages this side of our fundraising.The Fundraising and Partnership’s Director will be available to offer support as needed, though we do not foresee this being a regular or timely need.
• Managing the successful implementation of any fundraising events that the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager designs within the strategy. HHA have previously adopted a range of events, including small community-led quiz nights, Church partner events, Challenge events, and occasional Charity Galas (generally on special occasions like charity anniversaries).
• Provide quarterly reports to HHA’s Board of Trustees, sharing progress against the agreed strategy with clear KPIs

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB PURPOSE:

To build and develop supporter relationships with individuals, parishes and other groups, to inspire them about FACE and its work in order to increase income and help deliver the charity’s goals. Working with the Director of Fundraising, the postholder will develop and implement strategies to acquire, engage and retain individual donors and to recruit and manage volunteers in parishes.

ABOUT THE CHARITY:

Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) is a Christian charity which draws on 170 years’ experience of helping Eastern Christians to remain in their homelands – the Biblical lands - where Christianity was born and first spread.  In partnership with our sister agency, Œuvre d’Orient, we enable people of all faiths and none in the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa to free themselves from a life of poverty, inequality and injustice. Together with the local Christian communities, we aim to bring lasting change to those regions through education, healthcare, pastoral support and community projects.

FACE enables Eastern Christians:

• to rebuild their homes and communities
• to educate their children
• to create employment opportunities
• to secure the maintenance of their churches, schools, hospitals and care homes
• to promote ecumenical and interreligious relations
• to be peacemakers and mediators in their multi-faith communities
• to be a force for good in bridging divisions between the different faiths of the region
• to strengthen the pastoral bonds with Western Christians.

KEY DELIVERABLES:

1. DONOR ENGAGEMENT

• Develop long-term sustainable income by identifying the audiences, channels and messages that will win their support
• Develop and implement a supporter recruitment strategy with compelling appeals and other direct marketing activities to secure support from individual donors (excluding major donors)
• Achieve annual income targets as agreed with the Director of Fundraising
• Work with the Communications Consultant to contribute to the charity’s communications, including newsletters and social media output
• Develop and implement a committed giving programme to increase regular income from direct debits and standing orders
• Develop and implement a legacy marketing programme to encourage supporters to pledge to leave a gift in their Will
• Provide strong supporter stewardship, with swift and reassuring feedback to donors and thanking them promptly as soon as gifts are received
• Assist with the organisation of donor cultivation and stewardship events
• Encourage and support individuals and groups to fundraise through challenge events and community fundraising initiatives
• Deliver own financial targets as well as contributing to team annual income targets
• Develop and maintain a workplan with a timeline of agreed activities that is regularly reviewed with the Director of Fundraising.

2. SUPPORT FROM PARISHES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS

• Develop and implement a volunteer-led parish fundraising strategy, focusing initially on a small number of selected dioceses
• Proactively contact parish priests to inform and engage with them about FACE and its work and to seek their approval to recruit parish volunteers and communicate with their congregations
• Recruit, manage and train a network of parish volunteers who will be advocates of FACE and who will seek support from their church congregations, for example through second collections at Mass
• Disseminate news of FACE’s activities and events, including the International Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians, to dioceses in England, Wales, and Scotland
• Build effective relationships with religious education and history departments in schools and with university chaplaincies to engage with them and their pupils/students about FACE’s work.

3. SYSTEMS

• Maximise income from Gift Aid
• Make maximum use of the supporter database, ensuring that donor transactions and communications are promptly and accurately recorded and in compliance with data protection legislation
• Ensure that FACE’s policies are adhered to and that all activities are undertaken in line with FACE’s policies and procedures.

4. OTHER DUTIES

• Undertake other tasks and projects from time to time as requested by the Director of Fundraising.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of developing an individual giving strategy with a track record of securing sustainable income from individuals through multi-channel direct marketing activity
• Experience of successfully planning and implementing initiatives designed for a Church audience
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
• Experience of organising donor events or attending as an active member of the ‘home team’
• Experience of managing income and expenditure budgets, and tracking fundraising against targets
• An understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and of key data security issues
• Experience of using relationship databases and Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Church, its culture and networks
• An interest in and empathy towards the plight of Christians in the Middle East

Desirable

• Experience of working with an international development and/or faith-based charity
• Experience of digital fundraising and using social media to engage with audiences
• Experience of organising third party events within the charitable sector
• A good understanding of Gift Aid administration
• Experience of working with trustees and influential stakeholders
• Some knowledge of the Eastern Churches would be an asset
• Some knowledge of the geo-politics of the Middle East would be an advantage

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• The ability to develop strong and trusting relationships with individuals and Church stakeholders, particularly parish priests.
• The ability to articulate sometimes complex issues in a compelling and persuasive way and to present confidently to donors, parishes, dioceses and other groups
• The ability to write compelling appeals and newsletters
• Strong customer service skills with a commitment to high quality supporter stewardship
• The ability to manage multiple projects, often with conflicting demands, and the ability to prioritise effectively
• The ability to scan the external environment to keep up to date on giving trends and best practice in fundraising
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to work collaboratively as a member of a small team on all aspects of FACE’s fundraising and to ‘pitch in’ willingly to help when needed.

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising

Location: Central London – with flexibility for some home working (staff are working remotely during COVID-19 restrictions)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary:  circa £35,000 per annum – negotiable according to experience

Hours per week: 37.5 hours - full time (or 30 hours per week - 4 days per week)

Holidays: 28 days per year inclusive of public holidays

INTERVIEWS FOR THIS POST WILL BE SCHEDULED AS THE APPLICATIONS COME IN.

Are you a fundraising professional with great relationship-building skills? Perhaps you are an account manager or business development professional looking to give back and make a move across to the charity sector?

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Note: this role is a job share

JOB PURPOSE:

The Fundraising Manager – Trusts & Major Donors – is responsible for identifying, developing and managing a pipeline of grant-making trusts, foundations, institutional donors and individual major donors, preparing funding applications for donors in the UK and overseas and securing gifts and grants in support of the charity’s work.

ABOUT THE CHARITY:

Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) is a Christian charity which draws on 170 years’ experience of helping Eastern Christians to remain in their homelands – the Biblical lands - where Christianity was born and first spread.  In partnership with our sister agency, Œuvre d’Orient, we enable people of all faiths and none in the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa to free themselves from a life of poverty, inequality and injustice. Together with the local Christian communities, we aim to bring lasting change to those regions through education, healthcare, pastoral support and community projects

FACE enables Eastern Christians:

• to rebuild their homes and communities
• to educate their children
• to create employment opportunities
• to secure the maintenance of their churches, schools, hospitals and care homes
• to promote ecumenical and interreligious relations
• to be peacemakers and mediators in their multi-faith communities
• to be a force for good in bridging divisions between the different faiths of the region
• to strengthen the pastoral bonds with Western Christians.

KEY DELIVERABLES:

1. SECURING GRANTS FROM TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

• Developing and managing a pipeline of grant-making trusts, foundations and institutional donors
• Developing and managing cultivation plans to trusts and foundations
• Preparing and submitting high quality funding proposals in line with strategic objectives and the funder’s requirements in order to sustain and increase income from trusts
• Researching potential new trust and foundations supporters
• Initiating and building relationships with current and new grant-making trusts and foundations face-to-face and by phone and email
• Working with Oeuvre d’Orient to identify suitable projects that match with donors’ interests and funding requirements
• Delivering own financial targets as well as contributing to team annual income targets
• Preparing and submitting timely and compelling narrative and financial reports to funders that demonstrate the impact of the work that has been funded
• Developing and maintaining a trust and foundation workplan with a timeline of agreed activities that is regularly reviewed with the Director of Fundraising.

2. DEVELOPING SUPPORT FROM MAJOR DONORS

• Identifying, researching and evaluating prospective major donors and developing individual cultivation strategies for the top prospects
• Initiating and building relationships with prospective major donors in order to sustain and increase income from major donors
• Soliciting gifts at face to face meetings, sometimes involving trustees or influential stakeholders
• Providing swift and reassuring feedback to donors that meets their needs and expectations; providing timely and compelling reports as required and thanking promptly as soon as gifts are received
• Delivering own financial targets as well as contributing to team annual income targets
• Assisting with the organisation of donor cultivation and stewardship events
• Developing and maintaining a major donor workplan with a timeline of agreed activities that is regularly reviewed with the Director of Fundraising.

3. SYSTEMS

• Ensuring that donor transactions and communications are promptly and accurately recorded on the supporter database and in compliance with data protection legislation
• Ensuring that FACE’s policies are adhered to and that all activities are undertaken in line with FACE’s policies and procedures.

4. OTHER DUTIES

• Undertaking other tasks and projects from time to time as requested by the Director of Fundraising.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of managing a prospect pipeline of trusts, foundations and/or major donors
• A track record of securing major grants and gifts from trusts, foundations and high net-worth individuals at a five and six figure level
• Experience of organising donor events or attending as an active member of the ‘home team’
• Knowledge of the current funding landscape in the UK and of trends in philanthropy
• Experience of using relationship databases and Microsoft Word and Excel
• An interest in and empathy towards the plight of Christians in the Middle East

Desirable

• Experience of working with trustees and influential stakeholders
• Experience of working with an international development and/or faith-based charity
• An understanding of the Catholic Church and its networks
• Some knowledge of the politics of the Middle East

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIOUR

Essential

• Polished writing skills with the ability to adapt the style of writing to different types of funding applications and communications
• The ability to articulate sometime complex issues in a compelling and persuasive way and to present confidently to donors
• The ability to meet application deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities effectively
• The acuity to make decisions on when and at what level to make the financial ask, sometimes involving trustees or peer-to-peer senior volunteers
• Good negotiating skills and an ability to ‘close the deal’
• The ability to understand and interpret the salient points in a financial budget
• The ability to scan the external environment to keep up to date on giving trends and best practice in fundraising
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to work collaboratively as a member of a small team on all aspects of FACE’s fundraising and to ‘pitch in’ willingly to help when needed.

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising

Location: Central London – with flexibility for some home working (staff are working remotely during COVID-19 restrictions)

Contract type: Permanent – job share

Salary:  £35,000 per annum (pro-rata depending on days worked)

Hours per week: Part-time (2.5 days or 3 days – number of days negotiable)

Holidays: 28 days per year including public holidays (pro-rata)

INTERVIEWS FOR THIS POST WILL BE SCHEDULED AS THE APPLICATIONS COME IN.

Senior Business Consultant: Interim role with the potential to become permanent

A truly unique opportunity for an experienced senior executive to play a lead role in an innovative charity, building and growing a platform to harness the potential of dogs’ sense of smell to diagnose a range of diseases, including COVID-19.

Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives

We are the pioneering organisation for research into canine olfactory diagnostics. We train dogs to detect the odour of disease with the aim of developing faster, more efficient and less invasive diagnostics that lead to better patient outcomes.

Our Bio Detection research includes cancer, neurological disease and bacterial infections, and now COVID-19, and has the potential to benefit millions. We already apply what we know about the science of canine olfaction to benefit people by training Medical Alert Assistance Dogs, which help individuals manage complex, life-threatening medical conditions including diabetes, PoTS, Addison’s disease, non-epileptic seizures and severe allergies.

Founded in 2008 by Dr John Church and Dr Claire Guest, since then we have published a further 13 peer reviewed papers and placed more than 160 medical alert assistance dogs with people who need them.

Until recently our income has been solely from public donations and grants from charitable trusts. It has grown slowly but steadily, and for the past three years has been between £1.9 and £2 million a year. In April 2020 we were successful in an application to the Department of Health & Social Care for funding towards the COVID-19 study, the first we have received from government. We believe there is potential for significant investment to realise the potential of our research.

Our Future

Accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis, Medical Detection Dogs is at the point in its development where there are numerous opportunities we could pursue. Our aim is to be internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in the field of canine diagnostic innovation and to translate our research into practical outcomes that improve health. We know that to capitalise on future opportunities, changes to the structure of the organisation may be required.

We responded rapidly to the coronavirus pandemic with a research study looking at the potential for dogs to detect the odour of the COVID-19 disease. Our study presents an opportunity to harness the power of the dogs’ nose to help with the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of practical ways.

Other organisations have started their own activities, but the Medical Detection Dogs collaborative study adopts the same rigorous scientific approach we have brought to all our work and will result in robust and reliable data. We know that the outcome of the study is eagerly anticipated, and because of its robustness will be valued by government agencies. Therefore, we are confident that we have a central role to play both in response to COVID-19 and in future preparedness for the next pandemic.

The challenge is to take advantage of the results in a way which has a practical benefit for human health and the global economy, as well as providing a slingshot for Medical Detection Dogs to attract the investment needed to catapult the past 12 years of research into the reality of new diagnostic tools which revolutionise the speed and accuracy of disease diagnosis and improve patient outcomes.

The role

We recognise the need to apply sound commercial practices in choosing where we focus our time and resources and are looking to appoint an experienced senior executive to:

• Contribute to the creation of a strategy for the Charity’s canine diagnostic research & development, most immediately the potential of the COVID-19 study, but also help assess and recommend options to focus our activities and maximise the opportunities available in a way that delivers public benefit.
• Develop a business plan to implement the strategy, with a particular focus on ensuring that the Charity has the means and opportunities necessary to develop the projects identified as strategic priorities.
• Lead on delivering the business plan. You will capitalise on the Charity’s potential by identifying, developing, and managing relationships with potential partners including investors, collaborators and end users of the various diagnostic platforms to ensure delivery of the strategic objectives. In doing so you will provide a critical appraisal of potential opportunities as they arise, develop proposals to attract investment and negotiate on behalf of the Charity.

Key details:

Senior Business Consultant

£60,000 to £70,000 pa

Full time for an initial 6 months with potential to become permanent

Milton Keynes, but not full-time office based

The successful candidate will have:

• Strategic skills: proven track record in leading in the development of, and implementing, practical, deliverable strategies within organisations;
• Strong commercial skills in senior roles (COO, CEO) in organisations of similar or greater scale and/or complexity to MDD, with experience of protecting and maximising the potential of intellectual property rights, including those that arise from academic collaborations;
• Strong relationship skills: able to work successfully as part of the Charity’s executive leadership alongside the existing CEO and COO, and to represent the Charity in discussions/negotiations with other organisations;
• Procurement/contracting knowledge: not as a lawyer, but familiarity and experience sufficient to apply a sound commercial assessment of the risks and adequacy of potential arrangements with third parties;
• Charity experience would be helpful, or at least an empathy for and understanding of the charity sector;
• Experience of fundraising activities and grant awarding bodies would be helpful but not essential;

If you would like to apply for this role please send your CV and a cover letter in confidence to our consultants Aled Morris and Jenny Hills via the apply button.

The role has an immediate start so applications will be welcome forthwith.

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

The Individual Acquisition Team is at an exciting stage in our development as we continue to implement our new program. This role will support the Senior Officer and Officer in the delivery of ongoing campaigns. This will include updating results and providing advice on performance and also team admin. The role will also support the team as we establish a new set of campaigns and fundraising products in early 2021. This will be helping to source case studies, doing research, drafting briefs, and circulating new creative for feedback.

About you

You will have experience of working in an Individual Giving function or Direct Marketing Team at a charity. Experience of working in a team and you will be positive with a self-starter attitude. You will ideally have knowledge of Individual Acquisition channels such as Digital, Social, Inserts and DRTV.

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.

Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our work and the work of our Christian partners, in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, who run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities, really does make a difference. Together we lift up the vulnerable and marginalised, serving families escaping violence or persecution, people living with all kinds of disability, women and children deprived of access to vital education and health services.

As the charity enters a new 5-year strategic period (Hope in Action), we have ambitious plans for growth. Reporting to the Director of Programmes and Engagement, this newly created role will lead our Supporter Engagement Team, playing an integral role in driving and developing our core fundraising programme. We are seeking to nurture an engaged group of supporters, to develop and grow our supporter base; individuals and churches who give, pray, advocate and volunteer.

We are looking to recruit (and welcome to the team) a Head of Supporter Engagement to:

• Work collaboratively with the Engagement team, to develop and implement a clearly defined supporter strategy for retention and growth.
• Provide creative direction and leadership to develop a church engagement strategy that deepens and broadens congregational support and raises more income through church giving.
• Guide the development of Embrace’s legacy and in-memory giving strategy as an integral part of Embrace’s Supporter Engagement strategy.
• Work in close cooperation with the Head of Communications on the development and delivery of effective supporter resources and targeted marketing to new and existing audiences.
• Refer to data intelligence, to set, monitor and evaluate whole team and individual income targets and performance indicators.
• Provide inspirational leadership to the Supporter Engagement team (6 people), empowering them to support the Charity in every way possible to fulfil its vision and charitable aims.
• Work with the Director of Programmes and Engagement, to contribute to the strategic direction of the Charity and be accountable for the success of the Supporter Engagement team.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced fundraising and marketing professional, an imaginative and collaborative team leader, who is passionate about Embrace’s work and has experience of developing supporter engagement opportunities and stewardship journeys for thousands of supporters. You will be able to innovate and improve how Embrace connects with an engaged and growing group of long-term supporters. You will have a high-level of operational expertise and enjoy seeing others develop and flourish.

We are looking for someone who is committed to the Christian mission, vision and values of the charity, either as a practising Christian or someone with a sympathy for Embrace’s mission with the Christian faith and is comfortable working in a faith inspired religious environment and ready with compassion to serve and work with Church congregations structures and communities.

To succeed, you will have experience devising and implementing integrated supporter journeys across traditional and digital channels, leading a team to deliver individual giving, including legacies and community fundraising, programmes achieving income donation in the region of £1.5 Million per annum.

This is a collaborative team role, working with colleagues to bring hope and healing to those whom we serve. You will be part of an organisation that values everyone’s contribution, pays a fair wage as well as attractive benefits, and is committed to support your continuing professional development.

The role will initially be home-based, with flexible working options will be available thereafter. This will include the option to work at Embrace’s offices in Amersham or mainly from home, attending the office as required.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, kindly send through a completed online application form, via the link on our website, attaching a copy of your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability and your motivation for the role.

Closing date: Friday 8 January 2021.

We will contact all shortlisted candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications.

Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection. Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa. The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.

Salary - £22,000 to £24,000 per annum – depending on experience.

Permanent contract – 37 hours per week

Location: Locks Heath (can be flexible)

Are you looking to contribute to something meaningful and have a sense of job satisfaction every day? We have the opportunity for you to join our team and support vulnerable people in the community that rely on the support of Age Concern Hampshire.

We are recruiting a Community and Grant Fundraiser to support the fundraising activities so that the organisation can flourish and support delivery of its services in meeting the increasing needs of an ageing population. The Community and Grant Fundraiser will support the organisation to deliver its fundraising ambitions and be an ambassador within local communities.

About the Community & Grant Fundraiser role

The post holder will work with the Head of Marketing and Fundraising to secure income from different income streams (including individuals and organisations) through grant applications, community fundraising events, donor solicitation and corporate partnerships. The post holder will support the development of a ‘community fundraising volunteer’ appeal to expand voluntary resources within the charity. The main responsibilities of the role include:

· To create and submit compelling and bespoke funding proposals/ applications to charitable trusts/ foundations.

· To successfully manage and develop a portfolio of existing ACH supporters (including thanking, reporting and identifying upsell opportunities) to ensure long lasting relationships and repetition of grants and individual giving.

· Producing grant funding applications to a high standard

· Support Day Care Centres and other services involved with community fundraising.

· Working with established community groups eg: clubs, churches, schools, and other groups to raise the profile of the ACH, increase income and gain further support.

· Create and maintain strong relationships with our supporters to maximise income and other support e.g. gifts in kind, volunteer time, legacies etc.

· Promote and keep track of individual giver donations and develop a process to cultivate donors to regularly donate

· Ensure accurate records of all interaction with the community and key stakeholders are kept up to date.

· Work with the Marketing colleagues to promote opportunities to raise income to new and cultivate in-kind support.

· Cultivate new corporate relationships to develop the corporate alliance membership scheme by accessing Corporate Social Responsibility budgets.

· Help to secure sponsorship of events from local businesses.

· Organise and manage volunteers to assist at events.

· Attend events, cheque presentations etc, when required in the evenings and weekends.

· Develop acknowledgement processes to show appropriate recognition for event participation.

· Undertake risk assessments on events ensuring the charity is Health and Safety compliant.

· Undertake other Fundraising related duties as required.

About you

The ideal candidate will be confident and highly motivated to achieve success, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will be experienced in trusts and grants fundraising, including multi-year funds and funder budgets. You will have experience of funder relationship management, as well as success at engaging people to a cause, and motivating giving.

Your values will fit with our own:

· Compassionate and Caring – putting our clients first at all times

· Committed to Excellence – focusing on continuous improvement

· Innovative – seeking to be creative and embracing new opportunities

· Inclusive – respecting individuality and with a person-centred approach in all we do

· Collaborative – supporting each other and working with other organisations

About Age Concern Hampshire

Age Concern Hampshire is an independent Registered Charity which has been passionate about supporting older people since 1985. We are committed to excellence by providing the best possible support and care to enable older people live as independently as they can to make the most of their ageing journey.

To do this we offer a range of services including:

· Day care for those with dementia and/or physical frailty

· Free impartial advice and support with claiming benefits

· Footcare

· Village Agents to support those living in rural communities

· Hospital to Home support services

· A range of healthy living classes for the over 50’s

· Lunch Clubs and Café

To Apply

We encourage applications from all sections of the community. Age Concern Hampshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.This role is subject to a DBS basic disclosure.

Applications will be accepted by CV or application form. For a full job description and application form, please contact the HR team or download them from our website 

• Permanent, full-time post
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with some flexibility for home working and normally up to 50 days of international travel per annum. (Currently CMS employees are working from home following government guidance, and will continue to do so until the government advises office working.)
• Starting salary £45,315 and generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

Do you have a heart for God’s global mission and a head for strategy implementation? Are you good at influencing and leading people through change? If so, then you might be just the right person to take on the key role of director of international mission with Church Mission Society (CMS).

Like many mission organisations, over the past few decades CMS has gone through a process of decentralisation and localisation, resulting in the establishment of CMS-Africa and Asia-CMS within their respective regions. In addition, while CMS once worked primarily through placing people from the West in cross-cultural contexts, we’ve broadened our approach to include supporting local mission organisations and their mission personnel, partnership grant-making and network-building.

For the past year CMS has been carrying out an organisational strategic review to address three key issues:

1. A need for greater focus and clarity of purpose
2. A need for clarity of identity and role
3. A need for financial sustainability

This has resulted in the formation of a renewed international mission strategy. As a member of the senior leadership team (SLT), the director of international mission will play a key part in leading this strategic direction to success together with the CEO, the rest of the SLT, international partners and the international mission team. As a servant leader with exceptional cross-cultural communication skills, the successful candidate will set up processes and structures that mobilise people in mission and enable, strengthen and catalyse mission movements, leading them to flourish in the UK and overseas.

The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate qualification in business management or significant equivalent experience, and will have held a senior role in a mission organisation/charity with responsibility for managing, formulating and implementing international strategy. They will be a prayerful, discerning Christian, with some missiological knowledge and insight, which will lead to effective mission partnerships and nurture a healthy mission spirituality within CMS.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

This post has an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising and committed Christian, committed to the aims, values and the ethos statement of CMS. In addition, they must be able and willing to travel internationally around 50 days per annum. An enhanced criminal records check is also required for this post.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

• Midnight 5 January 2021 GMT
• First round of interviews will be held 19 or 20 January 2021 via Zoom.

For this post, CMS will consider sponsorship of a UK work permit for the right candidate.

Thank you for prayerfully exploring this opportunity.

This role presents a new and exciting opportunity for someone to work within our growing Academic department, and oversee its administration and organisation. We are looking for a highly organised, efficient and motivated individual who will be based in our head office, to monitor the department’s operations and procedures.

Why Barnabas Fund?

As a world-renowned international aid agency, Barnabas Fund serves the global persecuted Church by channelling practical aid to suffering Christians in over 80 countries who face oppression, discrimination and persecution. This is an opportunity to join our organisation to use your skills and abilities to serve the global persecuted Church. In this fast-paced and rewarding role, you will see the expansion and exciting new developments of the vision Barnabas Fund has to support persecuted Christian leaders, pastors, church workers etc. from countries around the globe.

What will you be doing:

You will be involved in monitoring the operations of the department, from keeping accurate filing and databases to supporting students on each study programme. This will see you as first point of contact for students, and their recruitment as well as the main Academic office liaison receiving questions, queries about courses, seminars, lecturers, etc. You will be responsible for processing student applications, enrolment, scholarships and maintaining student records, as well as having full knowledge of the different courses and their content. You will also oversee internal office meetings, appointments, staff schedules, preparation of correspondence, presentations, reports, and perform certain HR functions for the department. Please read all job functions within the attached job description.

What will you need:

• Essential experience needed in previous administrative roles within Academic institutions or in the higher education sector.
• Relevant academic qualifications/training may include office management, clerical and secretarial courses, as well as business and leadership qualifications.
• Very good knowledge of various office management procedures and systems.
• Excellent time management, and organisational skills are essential to this role, including very good attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks, projects etc. required of you.
• Advanced problem solving skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Planning and project management skills.
• Great proficiency in Microsoft Office and other related office software, Word, Excel etc.
• General HR experience would be an advantage.
• A good knowledge of Christian theology, current affairs, geopolitical issues and world religions would be a considerable advantage.

Salary is dependent on skills and experience.

You will be working within our Academic team from our international office in Pewsey, Wiltshire. This is an office-based role.

Any successful candidate will need to be committed to Barnabas Fund’s ethos, statement of faith and aims and already have the right to work in the UK.

Due to the volumes of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of applying, your application will have been deemed unsuccessful. Thank you.

Are you a successful fundraiser who is ready to inspire and lead an Engagement Team of highly committed individuals and also be part of the Senior Leadership Team?

The Head of Engagement is a new role and will oversee and develop the Engagement Team which is made up of some current staff with some newly formed roles. As the leader you will ensure the team collaborates closely with one another and across the organisation. The objectives of the Team are to recruit students and raise funds, to agreed targets. The Engagement Team will promote, mobilise, motivate as well as partner with churches, mission agencies and networks around the world to inform them of what we offer to support transformative learning and facilitate reflective practice across the All Nations Global Community.

All Nations Christian College is the largest intercultural and cross-cultural mission training college in Europe with our world class staff and a great reputation around the world. So, the question is - are you ready to join our highly-motivated, dynamic and creative team, and play a crucial role in helping All Nations increase its impact, sustainability and reach?

If so, you will be a positive, high energy, proactive and tenacious person with some solid evidence of successful fundraising. You will be a strategic thinker with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a commitment to collaborative working. This role is very much hands-on, leading by example, and will work with team members to develop asks and look for ways to take opportunities forward.

We are open to the option of the role being filled by two people as a job share.

The role sits on the Senior Leadership Team and there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a Christian who is passionate about cross cultural mission and fully able to articulate the overall purpose as well as the detail of the College’s mission, from a personal faith basis.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Developing a strategy and tactical plans for raising income through trusts, foundations, high value individuals and others, including the generation and promotion of appeals
• Producing stories and creating narratives with compelling visuals which can be used by ambassadors and other members of the Engagement Team
• Supporting the Principal & Chief Executive and the Engagement Team members to cultivate and maintain relationships with funders, including grant givers, churches and individuals
• Ensuring follow up with donors is timely and accurate, developing healthy long term relationships with supporters and partners
• Applying and reporting (as appropriate) to Trusts/funding schemes, working alongside course programme leaders and tutors/administrators when necessary
• Maintaining knowledge of grant giving bodies, the charity sector and any trends to ensure you identify and capitalise on any relevant opportunities for the organisation
• Overseeing Engagement Team members, undertaking regular one to one meetings, appraisals and target setting.

The history of CrossReach stretches back 150 years to the formation of the Church of Scotland Committee on Christian Life and Work in 1869. Throughout this time CrossReach and its predecessor bodies have worked in communities all over Scotland and beyond, providing social care for those most in need. Over the years the services provided have been vast and varied, which have been adapted as time moves on to respond to the needs and requirements in current times.

In 2005 the name of the organisation was changed to Crossreach. The name Crossreach was chosen to convey the need and desire to reach out to people across Scotland who require support, all while making it clear that faith is the motivation for their work.

As mentioned, Crossreach offer a wide variety of services that are currently broken down into three key areas: adults, older people, children and families. Within each key area there are various different support services available ranging from early years through to care homes, mental health support, creative art groups and everything in between. All services provided are working towards CrossReach’s overall mission which is ‘In Christ’s name we seek to support people to achieve the highest quality of life which they are capable of achieving at any given time’ while keeping in line with their ethos which is ‘We aim to show the practical side of our Christian faith by reflecting Christian love to those we support, through our leadership, management and working relationships’.

This is a critical role in a newly formed Fundraising Team due to a renewed investment and focus on fundraising for CrossReach.

As Partnerships Manager your main focus will be on building and maintaining an extensive portfolio of prospective high net worth and corporate supporters. You will have the ability to develop an identification, cultivation and solicitation strategy to secure donations to meet required income targets.

The successful candidate will come from a fundraising background with experience of working with Major Donors and Corporate supporters. You will need to evidence success in these income areas. You will need to have excellent networking skills that will help in the development of donor relationships. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the CEO and senior managers, other senior Church of Scotland departments and board members to build a network of supporters.

It is important to note that this job requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold the charity’s Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

How To Apply

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

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 Date: Noon, Thursday 10th December

Interview Date: Friday 18th December

This search is being conducted exclusively for the CrossReach by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team has all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

Formed in 1809, the Scottish Bible Society has provided the Bible to people in Scotland and throughout the world in a language they understand, in a format they can use and at a price they can afford, to encourage intellectual and spiritual engagement with God’s Word.

The Society passionately believes that life is transformed through the Bible. Their mission is rooted and driven by the uniqueness and importance they see in a living relationship with and faith in Jesus Christ. The Scottish Bible Society promote the distribution of and engagement with the Christian message globally as they work with other Bible Societies around the world.

There is a broad strategic approach to their work, and this is underpinned by their vision to see individuals, communities and cultures transformed as people encounter God in the Bible.

The Scottish Bible Society is a founder member of the United Bible Societies. This is a global fellowship of 150 Bible Societies operating in over 240 countries and territories around the world to help ensure that everyone who wants to can access and engage with the Bible. The Scottish Bible Society supports Bible work on a global level through fundraising and partnerships within the fellowship. At a Scottish level, the Society works with all churches to aid knowledge and understanding through meaningful engagement with the Bible. This work is vital in contributing to the growth of people’s relationship with God. The Scottish Bible Society seek to be advocates for the Bible in a variety of contexts within today’s culture and increase the broader value of the Bible in shaping strong and caring cultures.

Through a variety of innovative projects, the Scottish Bible Society distribute Bibles, New Testaments, and other Scripture-based materials, in a range of media, in Scotland and through support of Bible Societies in other countries. Continuing to engage and intrigue people in the Bible and translating the Bible through evolving language to ensure its meaning is understood in the modern world are paramount for the Scottish Bible Society. The organisation has a desire to continue amplifying stories from Scotland and around the world to resonate with and encourage a Scottish Christian audience alongside building and maintaining strong relationships with new, current and past donors.

The Director of Development and Communications is central to the continuing success of the Scottish Bible Society and will help bring a unified tone and voice to the organisation. The Director will lead and deliver a development strategy that will be relationship-led with a focus on building strong and long-lasting new relationships alongside developing and maintaining the relationships the organisation has with existing and previous supporters. Revenue streams will grow by engaging new audiences and this role will be responsible for driving strong donor cultivation and stewardship practices. The current Head of Donor Care will be line managed by the Director and this relationship will be underpinned by guidance, challenge, influence, and support. The organisation will grow its communications activities in support of growing audiences and continuing Bible advocacy campaigns to intrigue people towards the Christian message. The Director will also assist in fulfilling the current rebrand of Scottish Bible Society which includes a new website, branding, and campaigning. Responsibility to the communications department includes leading and delivering the strategy and management of the Communications Manager in a similar style to the Head of Donor Care.

To apply for the role of Director of Development and Communications at Scottish Bible Society, you must be a Christian who is passionate and convinced about the transformational work of the Bible. As part of the Senior Staff Team, you will be confident and comfortable leading the team in prayer and Bible discussion. As a professional, we expect applicants to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior leadership positions with the responsibility for managing teams and personnel. Operating at this level, you will be experienced working collaboratively at Director-level and reporting directly to a CEO. You must be experienced leading others while also working with them to challenge their ideas and add value from your professional expertise. This role requires applicants to have had success leading and driving the strategic direction of development and communications within a third-sector organisation (or similar) and developed practical experience in these areas. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a highly developed knowledge of digital marketing, and an ability to demonstrate clarity of thought and the ability to articulate and express oneself in writing is essential. You must be able to engage with stakeholders at all levels in a positive manner and be a strong, pro-active, and positive relationship-builder.

The Director of Development and Communications at Scottish Bible Society will be joining a high-energy team who are passionate about their work. You must have a passion for the cause, and you must be professional; personable; empathetic; and emotionally intelligent with great influencing and persuasion skills.

Before applying, contemplate whether you truly empathise with the values, vision, and mission of Scottish Bible Society and if you have the personal conviction and belief in the transformational work of the Bible.

If you believe you have the experience and ability to lead and champion the delivery of development and communication strategies to raise the profile of Scottish Bible Society, engage existing and new audiences to support their mission and lead teams across both areas to deliver against organisational objectives, please contact our recruitment team today for more information.

How To Apply

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

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 Date: Noon, Wednesday 6th January 2021

Interview Date: Friday 15th (first stage) and Monday 18th (second stage) January

This search is being conducted exclusively for Scottish Bible Society by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.