The ISM is looking for an experienced professional to work closely with the CEO  to lead its external affairs function – it is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the right person. The ISM’s lobbying and advocacy is second to none so we are looking for an extremely committed individual who will go the extra mile and deliver real change across a range of policy areas from Brexit to Covid 19 and music education.

Your role will be to work alongside the CEO to manage the EA staff team together with the research, campaigning, communications and policy functions, ensuring that we do everything we can to support and protect musicians. The ISM has seen significant growth in terms of its membership over recent years which now stands at close on 11,000 members and much of this growth has been driven by its campaigning.

You will be a highly experienced external affairs professional and have at least 3 years management experience.  You will be able to demonstrate significant effectiveness in lobbying and advocacy and you will be a fantastic team player who can motivate colleagues and enjoys working in a very busy team.  You will have excellent written and interpersonal skills with great attention to detail and strong emotional intelligence. 

You will be joining a professional staff team who are normally based in Bayswater, London but are currently working from home, where the emphasis is on good communication and team work.

To apply please send a full CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job and join us in supporting the music sector at this critical time.

Closing date is Monday 17 May at 9.30.  Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join SSAFA’s ambitious and dynamic Commercial & Corporate Partnerships team.

We are looking for an experienced and highly proactive Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure new strategic, commercial, and charity-of-the-year partnerships, with a focus on those with a high return value.

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, supports the person behind the uniform; any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us. Every year, SSAFA helps more than 82,000 people from the Forces family to get back on their feet: those currently serving, reserves, veterans, and their families. Support is there for people at any stage in their military career; from the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran – no one’s service is ever forgotten. We give hope, help and personal support for as long as it takes to get that person’s life back to where they want it to be.

About the role

You will have the opportunity to work on the development of a new and ambitious business strategy, that seeks to achieve ambitious income growth through commercial activity and corporate partnerships.  You will research, secure, and develop high value, national partnerships, including strategic and charity-of-the-year partnerships, involving employee fundraising, cause-related marketing and high-profile events and campaigns.  You will also manage several existing, higher value partnerships and develop these important relationships.   

You will work closely with the Head of Commercial & Corporate Partnerships and be an experienced member of the partnerships team, managing your financial budget and will have the opportunity to recruit and support the development of a Partnerships Officer role, once established.

About you

You will have experience in the charity sector, as we are seeking a candidate who brings significant experience and is target driven, a self-starter and has a record of achieving financial objectives. 

You will be an excellent relationship manager, who can comfortably engage with senior stakeholders to deliver the highest possible supporter journey and experience. Demonstrable experience of successfully cultivating a pipeline to generate new, substantive commercially viable partnerships, along with excellent project management capability and interpersonal skills are all essential to succeed in this exciting and challenging role. You will be able to write passionately and put forward a compelling case for support, can successfully pitch, present, and tell a story that moves others to act.

SSAFA is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Interviews: Beginning 10th May- 12th May. If you are invited to attend an interview you will be required to undertake an aptitude test

SSAFA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service.

This is a new role for Spark Inside and is essential to deliver our new strategy and future goals. The Participation and Engagement Manager role is designed to build trust and strengthen the relationships with the young people in and out of prison, supporting them to engage with our work and express their views safely, in order to embed a culture of listening. The purpose of the role is to ensure we deliver work that is truly co-produced with young people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and helps to create real change.

You will work directly with the young people and will coordinate and embed our In-Prison Advisory Boards, as well as build a group/​board of young service users in the community. You will plan and deliver the most effective ways to engage young people so that their views and experiences shape our influencing activity and our organisational development and strategies.

ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO INFORM OUR ADVOCACY AND INFLUENCING ACTIVITY

• Lead our In-Prison Advisory Boards (IPABs), working in prisons and youth offending institutes and use the learning from the IPAB pilot and future evaluations to engage young people in prisons/YOIs.
• Set up and coordinate a group of young people in the community that have participated in our coaching programmes and/or have had contact with the criminal justice system (CJS), to be our ‘Champions’. Including developing an effective structure that will feed the views of the young people directly into our influencing priorities, so that our policy, advocacy and communications campaigns are initiated and/or co-designed by young people.
• Engage the young people in opportunities to publicly address, champion and advocate for: rehabilitation; culture change in prisons; the transformational power of coaching in prisons; challenging systemic racism, and other related areas.
• Collate the findings from the young people sensitively and thoroughly; analyse and present the results in an accessible format to funders, the team and Trustees and other stakeholders.
• In addition to influencing priorities, develop a framework that ensures the wider Spark Inside team can engage the young people in the development of our strategy, programmes and other charity objectives. This includes the CEO, Board of Trustees, and the Programmes Team.

ENSURING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EQUIPPED AND EMPOWERED PARTICIPANTS

• Nurture and develop these young people including training and skill development.
• Work with the Communications Team to ensure young people’s ideas and experiences are reflected in the wider comms work, including our website, social media, events, policy positions and recommendations, imagery, video and marketing materials, designing and delivering all public-facing campaigns.
• Proactively gather views and ideas from young Black men, with a view to shining a light on their specific experiences of the CJS.
• Support and empower the IPAB members and ‘Champions’ to identify campaigning and media opportunities they would like to participate in; and support their involvement appropriately, ensuring that the young people are willing and happy participants at every stage.
• Build a mechanism to close the feedback loop with the young people, reporting back on campaign coverage and impact.

When applying, please also complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form: https://​www​.sur​vey​mon​key​.co​.uk/​r​/​S​p​a​r​k​I​n​s​i​d​e​-​E​O​MForm 

Individual Giving Campaign Manager

You’ll be responsible for individual giving acquisition campaigns and retention journeys, delivering a great supporter experience and growing net income for RNIB.

You’ll hold full end to end Campaign Management responsibility and be responsible for full campaign budget management in order to support strategies for maximising supporter income and life time valueMain Accountabilities:

Individual Giving Campaign Manager Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day management and optimisation of designated supporter recruitment campaigns, welcome and supporter retention campaigns through multiple channels including direct mail, DRTV, telemarketing, face-to-face, and digital. This could cover specific campaign management of cause related cash and regular giving products as well as Weekly Lottery and Raffle products.
• Co-ordinate campaign briefing, delivery, execution monitoring and evaluation. Ensure all activity is carried out on time, within budgets, and to agreed standard, working with face-to-face, digital, media and telemarketing agencies (internal and external), internal data management teams as well as creative agencies, postage and printers, and fulfilment houses.
• Producing and executing clear campaign briefs
• Producing data selection briefs
• Co-ordinating the review of creative, DRTV, digital concepts, copy and artwork, and face-to-face / telephone scripts and direct mail
• Train face-to-face and telemarketing fundraisers at campaign launch and as required during the campaign
• Regular reviews with face-to-face, digital, DRTV and telemarketing agencies to ensure delivery against KPI’s
• To project-manage specific fundraising projects, supporting diversification of acquisition channels, testing and improving retention campaigns and optimising supporter journeys. Involvement in other activity within Individual Giving as appropriate.
• To assist with creative ideas and write copy where required.
• Monitor campaign budgets and update on variances versus agreed objectives. Input to monthly income and expenditure forecasting.

Individual Giving Campaign Manager Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience of key marketing principles and techniques.
• Experience of working with a variety of suppliers (e.g. creative direct marketing agencies, face-to-face, digital, DRTV or telemarketing agencies, print and fulfilment agencies) to deliver acquisition and retention campaigns.
• Experience of direct marketing to individuals, with experience in one or more of: face to face, direct mail, telemarketing, Direct Response TV (DRTV) or digital.
• Experience of monitoring results and income and expenditure performance versus budget.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a target-driven team.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships within the organisation, and with agencies and suppliers.
• Experience of planning, scheduling, allocating and evaluating work and suppliers.
• Ability to work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines and managing multiple priorities.
• Experience of communicating effectively both orally and in writing, in order to maintain the confidence of staff and suppliers.
• Must be prepared to travel and attend meetings and training as required which will involve occasional overnight stays.
• There will be a requirement to attend some meetings and events out of office hours.

Desirable:

Experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Marketing qualification or evidence of continuous professional development.

In-depth knowledge of digital channels.

About RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People:

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

RNIB is committed to be led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.

Please be aware that blind and partially sighted volunteers may be involved in the recruitment and selection process for this vacancy; including reviewing job applications and CV’s, shortlisting and interviews and selection tests.

RNIB is committed to being an Equal Opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.

Location: 105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE

Type of Contract: permanent

Salary: £26,905 - £29,596 per annum (plus £3603 London Weighting)

Hours: 36 hours a week

You may have experience of the following: Senior Individual Giving Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Fundraising Officer, Business Development, Direct Marketing, |Campaign Manager, Campaign Management, Support Engagement, Individual Giving, Marketing Manager, Philanthropy, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

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Camphill Village Trust has one simple vision… To see more people with learning and other disabilities lead a life of opportunity. We have an exciting opportunity for an Individual Giving Manager to join the team and play an integral role in enabling the charity to fulfil this vision. Camphill Village Trust is a leading, long established and progressive UK charity that encourages, enables and supports over 500 people across a range of housing and support models and through a range of urban and rural communities and services. This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the Fundraising team as the charity is looking to grow and develop and this role will provide the opportunity for someone to develop this already successful and critical income stream.

As Individual Giving Manager you will be tasked with the exciting challenge of developing an individual giving strategy covering the key areas of donor acquisition and retention. Camphill Village Trust benefits from a highly committed and generous supporter base so a large part of this role will be focussed on developing new individual giving initiatives, encouraging and inspiring existing supporters to give again or increase the level of their support. Leading on donor acquisition campaigns, you will work closely with the marketing team to develop a range of products such as direct marketing, inserts and digital marketing. This truly is a wonderfully unique opportunity to join highly reputable and successful organisation in a varied and interesting capacity.

To be considered for this role you should come to us with significant experience implementing successful individual giving strategies and of leading direct marketing campaigns. You should possess a sound knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of donor acquisition and be able to communicate effectively with donors via a range of mediums. You should be known for your ability to build relationships with ease and be a compassionate empathetic individual. An ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as with a high level of independence is essential, and you should be easily able to work on your own initiative. This is an inherently values based organisation with a positive culture and clear mission, and in order to thrive in this role you will need to be supportive of the charity’s values and passionate about it’s wonderful work.

As a national charity, the Trust is able to consider applicants from across the UK who are willing to work through Microsoft Teams and attend meetings in any of our nine communities. However, candidates should be aware that the Appeals Office is in Botton Village on the North York Moors and occasional office presence will be beneficial.  Travel to the office may be paid for candidates living some distance from the office. Part-time applicants will also be considered and the organisation offers a range of generous benefits while actively promoting a healthy work-life balance.

The recruitment for this role is ongoing, and the position will close when a sufficient number of suitable applications have been received. If you wish to express an interest in this role, please apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy

Katharine House Hospice sits within the heart of our local community and works tirelessly to provide support and care to everyone who needs us. We have high ambitions for our income generation to underpin our work and are looking for a strong project manager/direct marketer who is passionate about fundraising and will thrive on helping us develop our income generation programme, to meet the challenges of our corporate strategy.

This role will support the planning and delivery of the charity’s fundraising and stewardship activities for individual supporters, including on-and off line appeals for single and regular giving, In Memory giving activities, legacy giving and lottery membership. In conjunction with the Individual Giving and Legacies Manager, you will support delivery of a strategy to increase value and longevity from new and existing individual donors

You will be working as part of a close-knit, busy team and this post is also expected to work closely with the wider fundraising and communications team ensuring joined up thinking, team working, best use of resources, and ‘mucking in’ to provide help where it is needed. This is a great role for a direct marketer or someone with transferrable skills who would like to move into the charitable sector and work for a fantastic cause. If you have skills in direct marketing, communications and project management we would be keen to hear from you.

To apply please send your CV and a supporting letter of up to two sides A4 to include your motivations and suitability for the role, specifically relating to the job description.

TPP Recruitment are currently supporting an amazing animal charity on their search for a Senior Individual Giving Officer. This charity has found themselves in a position where they have a surplus capacity of work and are indeed of an experienced fundraiser to join them on an 8 month contract to delivery a number of vital campaigns.

Job title: Senior Individual Giving Officer
Cause: Animals
Salary: £30,000 to £34,000
Location: London (currently home based)
Contract length: 8 months

Working as the Senior Individual Giving officer you will help to develop and deliver a range of fundraising campaigns during a particular busy period for them. You will contribute to the development of their donor acquisition and retention programme, supporting in attracting new and committed supporters. You will delivery these through a range of channels which will incorporate direct mail, telephone and digital fundraising. You will work closely with their Development manager to develop a new supporter journey, supporting in the improvement in their donor retention as well as utilising audience insight to evaluate campaign activity. You will work with senior members of the department in contributing to the development of their income generation strategy.

They are looking for a candidate who has experience of managing a delivery a range of fundraising campaigns, this might include the use of channels such as telephone, direct mail and digital fundraising. You have a working knowledge of what makes up a successful supporter journey and can develop and implement one. Experience of working with colleagues across the organisation, such as Database teams, in supporting with the successful delivery of funding campaigns.

If you have read this advert with great interest, you possess the experience needed to succeed in this post and want to have a further conversation about this then please do not hesitate to apply within.

The Role

If you have a proven track record of at least three years in charity fundraising and a strong desire to bring hope and health to people fighting sickness and poverty, we’d love to hear from you. We need a person like you who will rise to the challenge to secure vital funds for our health projects in Malawi, Nepal and India. 

Our new Fundraising Manager will be a key player with responsibilities to grow and strengthen our community of support, develop regular giving and legacies, recruit new supporters, run appeals, manage events and speak in church and other supporter meetings.

We have an incredible community of dedicated supporters and we want to inspire more people to join this movement of change, improving lives where there is little hope for a better future and bringing holistic healthcare to those whose voice is not listened to.

With your help, we can make this a reality.

About Us

We believe Every Life Matters. As an experienced international healthcare charity, we’re committed to helping transform lives through compassionate, effective, and sustainable healthcare, and guided by our Christian faith. We work closely with trusted partners in Malawi, Nepal and India to tackle inequalities for people who are excluded and marginalised by sickness and poverty through developing palliative care, reducing the impact of disease and responding to healthcare emergencies.

Our ideal Fundraising Manager

• At least three years of Charity Fundraising experience.
• A people person, brilliant at nurturing strong supporter relationships
• A motivational and confident communicator, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive and hard-working, equally competent when working alone or as part of a team.
• Good organisational and project management skills
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office, Excel, Raisers Edge NXT
• Experienced in creating and running fundraising campaigns
• Strong social media skills
• Preferably educated to degree or similar standard

Christian Faith

EMMS International is a non-denominational Christian charity. The post-holder will be committed to our Christian beliefs and values. The role involves talking and praying in churches and with supporters about our work and our shared Christian beliefs.

Travel - You may be required to travel mainly within the UK and possibly overseas to our projects in Malawi, Nepal or India.

Right to work in the UK - All staff are required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK

Are you a highly motivated self-starter with excellent brand development and communication skills? Do you want to be part of an award winning organisation that makes a difference? If so, Family Action has an exciting opportunity and would love to hear from you.

At Family Action, we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Since our 150th Anniversary in 2019, we have been working hard to build our brand recognition and to ensure more people know about and support Family Action. Our Family Voices programme brings together our brand, fundraising and services communications, and provides a robust framework for our seasonal summer and Christmas campaigns.

We’re looking for an experienced Brand and Campaigns Manager to keep the momentum going on plans already scoped, and to drive forward the rolling 12 month planning during this period of maternity cover.

You will need to be able to work across a range of teams to ensure that our campaigns are integrated, our brand is consistently applied and we speak as one, so that we can be a bolder, stronger voice for families across the UK.
 

Family Action welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing team and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative, non-hierarchal organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

To apply, please complete an application form and submit it to the email address specified in the advert. Please visit our current vacancies page to download an application pack and for further information. 

Closing date: 10th May 2021, 9am

Work Location: Home based to access the Northern region with occasional trips to the Witney office for team meetings.

This is a full time role – however we are willing to consider two part time roles; one covering the North East and the other the North West of England.

Who we are

Open Doors is a Christian charity that is looking to recruit active, practising Christians to help meet the growing needs of the persecuted church worldwide. Hostility, violence and abuse of Christians around the globe is on the increase. Open Doors works in over 50 countries to ensure that those facing such persecution are not forgotten, but can stand strong to serve their communities and give life.

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to build on our existing relationships and develop new relationships with churches and networks across the North of England so that we can extend our influence in the region with more organisations, churches and individuals, resulting in increased awareness and standing with the persecuted church. The key roles of this position are to:

1. Lead the development and implementation of the regional strategy and volunteer team across the north of England.
2. Manage and resource a caseload of strategic churches and networks across the northern region.
3. Initiate and develop new relationships with churches and networks serving the north east and West.

About the team

Reporting to the Head of Church Relations, you will have key relationships with:

• Director of Strategic Relations
• Church Relationship Managers across UK and Ireland
• Volunteer Development Manager
• Head of Partnerships
• Project Managers and Events Manager
• Inspire Team

Hours

37.5 hours per week. Usually worked between office opening hours of 8.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. This position involves some evening and weekends at conferences and events for which TOIL (time off in lieu) may be claimed.

Responsibilities and requirements

Strategic Relations Strategy for the North of England Region:

Develop and lead on the delivery of strategic relations strategy for the North of England.  Ensuring clear alignment with the overall strategy, priorities and goals

• lead and implement a regional strategy to engage churches and networks across the North of England in conjunction with our Churches strategy, including regular discussions, monitoring and adjustments as appropriate, to ensure that Open Doors strategy and objectives are achieved.
• actively contribute to our strategic relations strategy including church, events and volunteer strategy, considering how the strategy for the North of England region can contribute to these to create synergy and add momentum.
• work collaboratively across the team to ensure the alignment and effectiveness of our strategies and communication across the wider organisation.

​Develop relationships with churches and networks across the region :

Primary responsibility for engaging new churches and networks including liaising with our marketing communications department regarding development and effectiveness of resources for churches and events

• create opportunities to meet new church and network leaders and introduce them to the ministry of Open Doors in an accessible and appropriate way
• follow up on leads generated from across the ministry to engage Churches and leaders with the ministry of Open Doors
• Identify key churches and relationships to nurture in order to increase OD influence and engagement at a regional level and to grow faith in the UK & Ireland Church.

Manage caseload of churches:

Manage and monitor the ongoing development of key relationships with a caseload of churches across the region (caseload responsibility is based on number of days allocated within role and can be discussed within the context of interview)

• ensure that engaged and active churches across the region are appreciated, resourced and supported as part of our community of churches partnering with our ministry through giving, action and prayer.
• identify opportunities to accelerate relationships with existing connected churches resourcing a greater depth of partnership with the persecuted church.

• keep accurate and up to date records on CRM to monitor and measure our ongoing effectiveness in resourcing our partnering church community.
• plan at least one meeting each year with each church to invest and build the relationship.
• provide an excellent supporter experience with the opportunity to travel with Open Doors or host a guest speaker.

Develop and deliver regional strategy with volunteers:

Lead the team of volunteers across the region to effectively deliver the regional strategy

• work alongside the Volunteer Development Manager to ensure that all volunteers in the region are aligned to the regional strategy and overall volunteer strategy.
• work alongside the VDM to ensure that all volunteers are equipped and fully trained for the role, ensuring that all relevant checks have been obtained before they start.
• plan and be a part of delivering regional, small group and 1:1 volunteer training opportunities with the VDM.
• help recruit new volunteers and develop and support a team of 20 volunteer speakers across the region focusing specifically on areas where there are currently no volunteer speakers.
• mobilise volunteers for regional events and gatherings.

 Speak at regional events, churches, conferences and festivals:

• This role involves a commitment to a number of Sunday and midweek speaking engagements in order to grow connection with Christians facing persecution and so that their faith and example might inspire and encourage faith across the UK & Ireland Church.
• participate in and be available for conferences, seminars, roadshows, networking events or similar.
• participate in annual trips to the field to maintain frontline knowledge, and ensure relevance for communication.
• participate in speaker training and development opportunities.

 Support the youth strategy in the establishment of youth advocates:

• work alongside the youth team to develop opportunities for speaking to church youth groups, CUs and other Christian youth events.
• help the youth team recruit advocates  across the region by providing contacts, connecting them with people, providing information, or in other ways as agreed.
• support regional advocate events and training as capacity allows

Other :

• To carry out other tasks, projects and assignments as reasonably requested by your line manager.

The above job description is a guide to the work the job holder may be required to undertake but does not form part of the contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. 

Applying your Christian faith to this role

Because of the essential Christian context in which the role will be performed, the role is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian. Each working day will involve collective prayer and worship, together with shared reflections on the work of Jesus Christ. All members of staff at Open Doors are expected to actively participate in this shared time and members of staff take it in turns to lead the act of collective worship.

There will be many ways you will be able to apply your Christian faith and the outworking of your faith to the context of Open Doors. The list below gives some of the expectations of this role but is not exhaustive or intended to limit you:

• Contributing to and leading daily devotions (this can be for the whole team or just smaller, departmental groups)
• Participating in retreats, days of prayer and fasting etc.
• Committing to private prayer for the work associated with this role, your direct reports and closest colleagues
• Working in such a way so as to reflect biblical principles of leadership and service
• Applying biblical principles of godly stewardship to operational responsibilities
• To be open and obedient to God’s voice and direction in relation to any strategic matter and to always seek His will above all else

Limits of Authority

To operate within the ethos and aims of Open Doors, adhering to budget parameters and the Open Doors’ confidentiality agreement.

Who you are

You will demonstrate the following essential criteria for this role:

Culture

• committed Christian who is completely in sympathy with the calling,mission and Core Values of Open Doors
• chemistry with Open Doors Staff

Competency

• educated to A ‘level standard or equivalent
• experience of leading individuals / volunteers / teams
• understanding of issues relating to volunteer management and empowerment
• excellent communication skills and proven experience of public-speaking
• knowledge of cross-denominational environments and cultural sensitivities
• experience of problem solving and process innovation and development
• confident in use of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook applications
• experience of pipeline management and development (strategic thinking, planning and delivery)
• strong personal workflow and time management prioritisation skills
• ability to respond to a range of complex requests and requirements from volunteers

Character

• able to work effectively under pressure
• responsible and mature outlook
• demonstrates a high level of committment
• a positive and professional approach both internally and externally

Enhanced disclosure information may be requested from the DBS in the event of a successful application.

Beyond the Streets is a small charity with a big determination to see routes out for women in prostitution in the UK.  Your role is to lead on the maintenance and development of a strong pipeline of grant funding to sustain our work​.

You will be passionate about supporting women facing multiple disadvantages, as well as being able to support and motivate staff. You will have great communication skills and be able to champion the cause.

Your role will include:

 - leading on the ongoing development of the Beyond the Streets trust fundraising strategy;

 - overseeing the delivery of the Beyond the Streets trust fundraising strategy, ensuring that our relationships with large grant making trusts are well managed;

 - ensuring that all trust fundraising activities are coordinated and delivered to deadline with the Development Officer;

 - leading on the development of corporate fundraising activities

Beyond the Streets is a charity inspired by Christian values. This belief inspires us to work with acceptance, value and mutual respect for all. We promote a healthy work life balance and regularly reflect on our boundaries and our strategy for the year. We genuinely seek to work as a team and ensure that no one is ‘rescuing’ or working outside their allocated hours.

Individual Giving Manager - Supporter Recruitment

You will be responsible for achieving / exceeding agreed income and supporter volume targets through direct marketing recruitment and nursery stewardship activity across both cause-led and gaming activity.

This includes development and optimisation of the business as usual programme of activity; digital, face to face, telemarketing and DRTV plus the scoping and implementation of new innovative propositions.

Individual Giving Manager - Supporter Recruitment Responsibilities:

• To set, manage and monitor supporter recruitment and nursery stewardship programme annual budgets to achieve agreed objectives.
• Responsible for operational delivery of supporter recruitment and nursery stewardship programmes, as well as managing targets / performance indicators and non-financial objectives.
• To manage, maintain and build good relations with multiple suppliers, proactively investigating and resolving any issues relating to underperformance and providing positive feedback for excellent performance.
• To manage supplier contracts in conjunction with Procurement / Legal teams and ensuring external and internal partners deliver quality communications / services as per agreed contracts.
• Critically assess concepts and scripts presented by creative and fundraising agencies. Design and test new creative / scripting approaches to maximise campaign outcome.
• Work with line reports to develop briefs for all activity, to include objectives, requirements, rationale, selection criteria, timing, budget, supporter insight and post-campaign reporting.
• To work with the Data Insight team to understand donor base and target audiences (including activity and demographics).
• To effectively manage up to 3 Individual Giving Campaign Managers, including: induction, training and development of staff; regular appraisal and My Development Cycle reviews of staff and the setting of targets and performance measures.

Individual Giving Manager - Supporter Recruitment Requirements:

• Proven experience of applying the principles and techniques of Individual Giving / Direct Marketing within a multi-channel, multi-discipline environment to deliver significant returns and supporter satisfaction, especially through supporter recruitment channels.
• Understanding of the effective development and use of supporter contact strategies, turning analysis and insight into high performance actions.
• Experience of working with, negotiating with, and controlling outputs of external agencies and internal departments, including contractual obligations.
• Strong project-management experience, including managing budgets, schedules, creative development and supplier relationships for fundraising direct marketing campaigns.
• Experience of setting and managing annual budgets, monitoring and reconciling results and financial performance in income and expenditure. Providing associated narratives and monthly reforecasts.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• The post holder will be expected to travel throughout the UK and to make occasional overnight stays.
• There will be a requirement to attend some meetings and events out of office hours.

Desirable:

Experience in key areas of people management - recruitment, induction, training, development, dealing with performance issues and motivation.

Professional marketing qualification or evidence of continuous professional development.

In depth knowledge of digital fundraising channels.

About RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People:

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

RNIB is committed to be led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.

Please be aware that blind and partially sighted volunteers may be involved in the recruitment and selection process for this vacancy; including reviewing job applications and CV’s, shortlisting and interviews and selection tests.

RNIB is committed to being an Equal Opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.

Location: 105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE

Type of contract: Permanent

Salary: £32,115 - £35,327 per annum (plus £3603 including London Weighting If applicable)

Hours: 36 per week

Responsible for: Up to 3 Individual Giving Campaign Managers

You may have experience of the following: Senior Individual Giving Officer, Fundraising Officer, Supporter Recruitment, Business Development, Direct Marketing Manager, Campaign Manager, Campaign Management, Supporter Engagement, Individual Giving, Campaign Marketing Manager, Philanthropy, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

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The Regional Marketing and Communications Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by driving the awareness and saliency of the Guide Dogs brand in the North West region by leading the development and activation of central, regional and local integrated communications & digital plans.

The role communicates the strategy and work of Guide Dogs, engaging key audiences both externally and internally (including service users, volunteers, staff, and supporters) to strengthen the brand.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience of creation and implementation of communications and digital campaigns and projects to meet business objectives, with experience of targeting different audiences through media channels.
• Up to date with best practice and innovation in brand marketing, communications and digital
• Strong digital skills including a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, Word and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the third sector.
• Previous brand management experience.
• Previous experience of being a key spokesperson for a large organisation, both with the media and with other organisations.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Prince’s Trust International has been supporting young people worldwide since 2015. We were founded by HRH The Prince of Wales to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment. 

We are a dynamic organisation going through a period of growth as we continue to expand our work globally. Our communications strategy seeks to expand our brand awareness and promote our work across the world.  

Specifically, we are working to increase our communications output both globally and regionally. This is a new role within the team and will work with the Head of Marketing and Communications to develop global and regional strategies, executing key media campaigns and building issue-based narratives. The organisation has an exciting year ahead with a number of key global events; research and awards activities for the post holder to be involved with.

We are looking for an experienced International Communications Manager with an entrepreneurial spirit who would like the opportunity to build and develop strategies with an organisation at an exciting growth stage. The role will primarily focus on our Press Communications activity internationally (50%), as well as supporting with the management of Ambassadors (20%) and responsibilities for external stakeholder communications (30%).

Experience of international media and developing, executing, and reporting on campaigns is essential. Knowledge of different cultures and of young people is also beneficial, as well as an excellent eye for detail for developing key external communications activities.

The role will be based in London, UK but may be initially be home-based due to the current pandemic.

PTI is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse communities and is committed to increasing representation of staff of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds across all roles and at all levels.

Our mission is to empower young people to learn, work and thrive. We provide opportunities to develop the skills and confidence to succeed and deliver tangible employment outcomes. We blend our expertise with a global network of local partners across 13 countries and develop programmes and interventions that help young people to build their own futures.