Overview

We are looking for a Funding Operations Officer to join our Finance and Operations team. The Finance and Operations team is a vital part of the Charity’s ability to make an impact and improve health in Lambeth and Southwark, and uses cutting edge software, including Salesforce and Tableau, for its operational systems and business intelligence. This role is responsible for administering the Charity’s grants and special funds on a day-to-day basis and for responding to incoming enquiries and other communications from grant applicants and fundholders. The role also supports the Finance and Operations team in ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with our procedures, and informs the wider organisation with high quality reporting on grants and special funds.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced and growing team at an exciting time as we implement increasingly sophisticated systems for grants management and reporting, and continually develop innovative ways of working to support colleagues both internally and externally. We are looking for an approachable and ambitious individual who works well in a team, with a keen interest in developing their skills and experience, particularly around great customer service and grant administration.

The role will support the Charity’s work through both our Funding and Trust Engagement teams, who work on our exciting Programmes and with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to improve the health of people living in Lambeth and Southwark. The role also manages claims to our special funds, which are the restricted donations for use at Guys and St Thomas’ hospitals, of which we currently have over 150.

Reporting to: Funding Operations Manager

Job description

The Funding Operations Officer is a key role in the Finance and Operations team, that provides operational and financial support across the organisation.

The role is responsible for:

• Processing grants applications, contracts and special fund expenditure accurately and efficiently
• Maintaining the grants management system and other records as necessary, ensuring systems are kept up to date to provide an accurate and true record of activity
• Responding to a wide range of enquiries from members of the public including hospital staff, grant holders and colleagues in a professional, helpful and timely manner
• Assuming joint responsibility with the rest of the Finance and Operations team for: maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the grants management system; preventing fraud; providing cover for absent colleagues when required; and performing any other tasks as may reasonably be required to support the effective operation of the team.

Responsibilities

Grants administration (Programmatic, Trust Engagement and Special Funds):

• Process grants applications from submission of ideas through to decision, following agreed processes and workflows
• Assist with the management of post-decision workflows, including finalising letters of offer, setting up and monitoring payment and reporting schedules, requesting reports and invoices and actioning grant closures, extensions and write back of funds
• Respond to enquiries from grant applicants and escalate more complex enquiries to the appropriate person
• Process grants-related invoices for payment, including the logging, scanning and monitoring of approval of invoices
• Maintain and appropriately file grants-related correspondence and documentation
• Generate reports and provide information and support as required relating to applications and grants for the Funding and Trust Engagement teams
• Carry out basic due diligence checks on grant applicants
• Support colleagues to draft and execute contracts with service suppliers and maintain reports around these
• Support the production of meeting papers and reports

Special Fund administration:

• Process Special fund expense claims and invoices, ensuring all payments are made in a timely fashion and flag issues regarding invoices with key partners and work together to ensure accurate invoicing
• Build relationships with fund holders and support them as required in the management of their fund
• Support the Trust Engagement team to obtain spending plans and other reports from fund holders
• Produce monthly fund statements and distribute to fund holders
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of fund holders and other information relating to the funds
• Manage communications with fund holders including creating content for newsletters, drafting key messages, and sending out welcome packs for new fund holders
• Respond to enquiries from fund holders and escalate more complex enquiries to the appropriate person
• Maintain and appropriately file special fund related correspondence and documentation
• Generate reports and provide information as required relating to fund balances, income and spending, fund holders, activity and actions, both internally and externally

General:

• Generate mailing lists based on specific criteria and undertake mailings (e.g. fund holder newsletters)
• Assist with the development of Salesforce, new or improved processes, and new ways of working through user testing and development of guidance
• Provide absence cover for other Finance and Operations team members as agreed from time-to-time.

The job holder will be working in a developing environment and will therefore be expected to undertake other appropriate duties as required for the effective operation of the Charity.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing, especially when explaining process (essential)
• Computer literacy (essential)
• Some familiarity with health/social care/voluntary sector technical language and organisations (desirable)
• Some familiarity with basic financial and grants related terms and concepts (desirable)

Experience

• General office administrative experience with exposure to a variety of processes and activities (essential)
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite (essential)
• Customer facing or enquiries related experience (essential)
• Regular use of database/CRM systems, finance system or grants management system (desirable)
• Experience in drafting and reviewing supplier contracts (desirable)

Skills and attributes

• Self-starter who is adaptable, works with integrity, and exhibits the Charity’s enterprising, collaborative and delivery-minded cultural and behavioural values
• Willing to learn and develop new skills, and help to develop the knowledge and skills of peers
• Committed to the principle of continuous improvement, with careful attention to detail and due process
• Committed to delivering consistent and high-quality customer service to both internal and external stakeholders
• Good interpersonal skills and able to effectively liaise with both internal and external communities
• Confident in communicating well, both in writing and verbally, and exhibits listening and influencing skills
• Problem solving skills, able to use initiative and actively seeks pragmatic solutions
• Good planning and organisational skills, able to work to multiple prioritised tasks, targets and deadlines, with careful attention to detail
• Team player, with an ability to support effective working relationships
• A self-sufficient individual, who enjoys the challenge of working with multiple stakeholders and complex systems

We are looking for a dynamic, effective and innovative communicator with substantial online experience to join our team and help us grow Link UP to new boroughs in London. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a small but enthusiastic team and play a key role in expanding our initiative aimed at mobilizing professional skills to create vibrant, engaged and linked communities.  At Link UP London we do this in 2 ways:

• Through Skilled Volunteering we connect people with professional skills to local charitable organisations on short term (up to 6 months), structured projects that assist the organisation in doing its work better. 
• Through ReLaunch we support women who have been on a career break to re-connect with their skills, build confidence and define a goal for their next steps. 

A little bit about Link UP London

Link UP London began 4 years ago in Battersea and tested the model of connecting people with professional skills within a community to local charitable organisations within that community to help them do their work better. Our projects are structured with flexible time commitments and are designed to fit into busy schedules. Over the past few years we’ve grown to offer our service throughout Wandsworth and Lambeth.

In 2018 we launched our ReLaunch Programme to support professional women on a career break to re-engage with their skills, as this represents one group whose professional skills are vastly underutilised within communities. The ReLaunch workshops offer women safe space in small groups to identify strengths and develop plans for next steps. While skilled volunteering isn’t required as part of this workshop, we support these women into volunteer projects as they offer a wonderful stepping stone back to work by boosting confidence and helping people understand the value of their skills. 

We have continued our skilled volunteering services online over the past few months as well as running our first online ReLaunch session. We have also begun new services such as Flash Consulting and webinars with our skilled volunteers sharing their skills to a wider audience.  We would now like to build on what we’ve learned through our experience to date to help mobilize more skills in structured and effective ways and direct them into communities in some of the most deprived areas of London. 

We registered as a Community Interest Company in 2018.

Key Objectives for this Role

• Take a lead in communicating and marketing Link UP’s work on and offline
• Ensure CRM system is working to the best of its abilities
• Support skilled volunteering placements along with process improvement
• Contribute to the development/expansion of Link UP

Role & Responsibilities

Communications / PR / Digital Marketing

• Ensure regular, up to date, communications strategy is being developed and followed to support and grow our work
• Ensure a wide and engaged social media presence and maintain different social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Take the lead on developing or facilitating creation of regular content about our work including stories, videos, blogs to distribute across platforms and use on our website 
• Generate regular newsletters, updates and other content for the Link UP Community
• Track and identify new distribution channels to ensure wide coverage of our work in all communities of operation
• Continually identify new ways for us to reach our different target audiences
• Communicate regularly and share our work with key contacts, partners and mailing lists 
• Identify areas of potential cooperation and facilitate discussion with other organisations where working together could improve impact
• Co-manage CRM (Active Campaigns) to ensure that it is supporting our work as effectively and efficiently as possible

Events

• Lead in the organisation of Link UP events on and off-line to increase our presence within the communities where we work
• Regularly represent Link UP online and in person (when possible again) at events and within networks 

Other Duties

• Support Skilled Volunteer projects, organisations and volunteers as needed to ensure successful projects as needed
• Work with CEO to track funding opportunities and assess potential fit for Link UP
• Assist with developing project proposals as needed
• Assist with creating and implementing new funding ideas / events / activities to help us ensure sustainability
• Conduct regular research about our different areas of work to ensure we stay up-to-date and relevant
• Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal; help to identify your own job-related development and training needs
• Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of Link UP

The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.

Person Specification

• Excellent communications skills with ability to target different audiences
• Excellent knowledge of and experience of various forms of social media
• Extensive experience with interesting / creative content generation
• Experience with digital marketing  
• Knowledge of SEO optimization
• Experience with CRMs (ideally Active Campaigns) and automations
• Website management experience (ideally Wordpress)
• Project coordination experience including managing process and procedures
• Experience with event management (on and off line)
• Knowledge of the charitable sector and/or social enterprises

Competencies

• Experienced writer and story teller
• Detail focused 
• Organised and methodical, able to plan, prioritise and manage a diverse workload
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills; knowing when to make decisions and when to refer to others for advice
• Ability to work flexibly and independently as well as part of a small team
• Ability to remain calm and positive while adapting to changing priorities and demands
• Ability to build strong relationships and networks with people and organisations from all backgrounds and at all levels
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements

Qualities that would fit our team:

• Personable / warm / caring / friendly
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Good networker
• Creative
• Hardworking / Dedicated / Committed
• Professional

Application Process 

Please submit a CV and covering letter addressing your suitability to this role in relation to the job description and person specifications & competencies (no longer than 2 pages max) with the subject line ‘Communications and Events Coordinator’

Closing Date for Applications: Wed 26th deadline     

Interview Date: 3rd and 4th Sept -  second round 10th and 11th

We are delighted that you are interested in the role of Research Officer here at Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF).  We are looking for an outstanding individual to join a newly formed team as we take APF through a significant period of development and growth.  This is a particularly exciting time to join us.

Pulmonary fibrosis refers to a specific group of lung diseases thought to be affecting around 70,000 people in the UK. The nature of these diseases all cause hardening and scarring of the lungs, preventing the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream. It has a devastating impact on quality and quantity of life and on breathing.

The debilitating nature of these diseases means as people become increasingly breathless their need for physical and emotional support often becomes greater. Pulmonary fibrosis affects every area of family life.  Yet there is very little dedicated support available to patients and families affected.

These are some of the many reasons Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) exists.

Since APF was set up as a charity in 2013 we have established ourselves as a respected and influential charity.  APF has grown in impact and scale since it was formed.  We have agreed a new Strategic Plan for 2019-2024 which sets out our direction for the coming years.

The Research Officer is the latest pivotal appointment that will help APF increase its funding of I/PF related research. The role will help set up APF’s first research committee, help patients, families and HCP’s be up todate with the latest research, support our current fellows and help explore ways for more patients to access clinical trials.  You’ll need to be confident working with trustees, researchers, patients and people working representing professional bodies to fulfil the role. You may already have experience in a similar role.

We are a collaborative, hard-working and fun team, with lots of mutual respect and support to reach organisational goals.  In your role you’ll need to demonstrate empathy to our cause, critical thinking, flexibility and outstanding communication skills.

If you believe you have the experience, skills and qualities we are looking for, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

The role involves:

• Operational management and leadership of the Institute
• Strategic and operational planning and resource management
• Spearheading the continuous improvement of our planning processes
• Ownership of our quality assurance procedures
• Managing a team of professional staff across the areas of finance; IT; HR and facilities; marketing, membership and events
• Managing the Institute’s governance processes (including research governance)
• Deputising for the BIICL Director (as necessary)  
• Strategic engagement with partners and stakeholders.

This role needs a highly motivated, dynamic leader with excellent people skills.  Someone who is as excited about the Institute’s potential as we are and who will work with us to further build the Institute into a world leading research centre.

The Person

You will be an experienced senior leader, ideally from a higher education, research institute or charity environment with the following skills and experience:

• Expert knowledge in more than one of the following areas: operational management, financial management, charity governance and communications; 
• Experience of managing human and physical resources and IT systems;
• Understanding of what is involved in conducting high quality research, including knowledge of research funding, ethical issues, evaluation and impact; 
• Ability to lead, motivate and involve people and groups in an inclusive way across an organisation, including in small teams;
• Excellent interpersonal and management skills with demonstrable tact and diplomacy; 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including report writing, chairing meetings and making presentations;
• Ability to work on own initiative, to prioritise work effectively, to be a creative innovator and problem-solver, and to work under pressure to meet deadlines;
• A clear commitment to individuals’ personal and professional development; and
• An ability and willingness to work collaboratively and collegially with colleagues.
   

PLEASE NOTE APPLICATION PROCESS OUTLINED IN JOB DESCRIPTION

Data and Engagement Officer

Contract type: full time, permanent

Location: London

BookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity. Working with every local authority and across every region in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and supported by Arts Council funding we reach over 3 million families a year through schools, health visitors, libraries and other partners. This incredible network helps us to get children excited about reading from an early age. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more creative and do better at school.

As an organisation we are going through a period of innovation and transformation due in part to COVID-19 but also as we are rolling out a new organisational strategy. Our new strategic objectives create exciting opportunities for us to improve our work with children and families in greatest need.

The Research and Impact team is growing and we are looking for 3 new team members: 
• Senior research and impact officer (permanent)
• Senior research and impact officer (fixed term contract – for 12 months initially with potential for extension to a permanent role)
• Data and engagement officer (permanent)
 
This is a brilliant time to join BookTrust’s innovative and collaborative research and impact team. We are working hard to improve our understanding of and engagement with beneficiaries and partners, to measure the impact of our work and to support evidence-based decision making across the organisation.

Details of how to apply:

The closing date for all these roles is August 15th 2020. However please note that this is a rolling recruitment process and we will be interviewing suitable candidates who apply before this time. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please visit our website and send a copy of your CV along with a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. In your cover letter please also be sure to cover this specific point:

Communicating with different stakeholder groups/audiences is an important part of this new role at BookTrust. In your application please provide examples of different stakeholder groups you have communicated with in a previous role or setting. Please also outline how you tailored your communications for these different groups / audiences.

Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides including your response to these questions. 
 

Are you a passionate, creative arts professional with strong project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills? 

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?

If so, we could have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our team at Tanio (formerly Valley and Vale Community Arts).

Working in a small team based in Bettws, you will be pivotal in our mission; to offer a range of community arts-based activities to help a diverse range of people develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem through creative self-expression. 

At Tanio, we strive for all community members to have access to inspiring, aspirational and high-quality arts experiences in safe environments.

Could you join us and help us achieve our mission? 

You’ll be experienced in programme and project management, preferably in a community-based setting, and have plenty of experience working in a facilitative capacity. 

Knowledge of the Welsh arts environment and the ability to lead and inspire facilitators, mentors and trainees are must-haves for this role.

In return we offer the chance to work with a dedicated and passionate team, a competitive salary, flexible hours, and an attractive benefits package including a stakeholder pension scheme.

Salary: 25K 

The core skills we are looking for:

• Experience of programme and project management, preferably in a community-based setting

• Experience of working in a facilitative capacity

• Knowledge of the Welsh arts environment, with regard to funding, delivery and practicing artists

• Ability to lead and inspire facilitators, mentors and trainees

• Ability to plan and manage projects

• Ability to be creative when problems arise

• Sympathy with the organisation’s mission and an understanding of and empathy with the needs of our clients

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels 

• Numeracy and ability to create and manage budgets

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Self-motivated and able to manage own work programme and time effectively

Highly desirable (extra) skills:

• Degree, or relevant qualification applicable to the skills required in this role i.e. arts/ community

• Experience of designing, developing and delivering relevant training programmes that are high quality and relevant to today’s learners

• Qualified in Forest Arts delivery

• Established Networks in Voluntary and Public Sectors in Wales and beyond

• Good presentation skills

• Experience of partnership/ collaborative working

• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing through the medium of Welsh

To apply for this role please send a CV and covering letter  by Friday 14th August 2020 at 5pm explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role. 

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Application guidance 

• Please submit an up to date CV and a letter outlining why you are suitable for the role. 

• In your covering letter when telling us about your main strengths in applying for this post, please address each point in the Person Specification from the job description in turn. 

• Any statements that you feel are relevant to the post should be backed up with evidence and examples. Do not use general phrases such as “I have the necessary skills ...” or “I am confident I can do the job well”. We need to know how you meet the requirements based on the evidence you provide. If, for example, you tell us that you are a good project manager, tell us why and where you have used these skills before. 

• You should include details of any current or previous jobs, outlining tasks, responsibilities, and achievements that would be relevant to this post.

• Experience gained outside paid employment may also be just as important. For example, you may have done voluntary work in the community, or have skills acquired through other interests. 

• Concentrate on relevant information and experience, transferable skills from your home life, voluntary work, past and present employment. 

• Sometimes it may feel like you are stating the obvious but remember that we can only assess the application on the information you give us. 

• If at all possible, please ensure you provide a daytime telephone contact number on your CV or covering letter. 

Are you a motivated Communications professional looking to ‘make that difference’ in the charitable sector? We are looking for a well-organised individual who is eager for a challenge - able to work under pressure whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail – to develop and lead our new communications and digital involvement strategy. We are seeking an exceptional communicator, with experience of creating promotional or marketing plans, developing digital solutions and actively engaging with diverse communities across a range social media. With broad experience in communications, you will have experience of using tools and assets to maximise the reach of campaigns to raise the profile of unpaid Adult and Young Carers – also working to overcome the barriers preventing Carers from accessing the right information and support - as well as increasing our base of supporters and fundraising opportunities.

Location: Temwa Office, Bristol City Centre

Duration of work: 3 days per week

Start Date: October 2020

Salary: £25,000 pro-rata 

You will oversee trust and foundation fundraising, as well as supporting the Programme Quality Advisor and Business Development Manager with institutional fundraising, donor communications, internal and external communications. You will report directly to the Business Development Manager, as well as being accountable to the Programme Quality Advisor and Managing Director. 

Mission – Developing self-sufficient communities in hard to reach areas
 

Principles of Temwa;

1. Community Driven – Temwa’s decisions are made by the community
2. Working together as a team with trust and integrity
3. Working towards long term self-sufficiency 
4. Commitment to Professionalism
5. Openness and transparency

Responsibilities

• Researching and maintaining a database of trusts and foundations in the UK and overseas to which Temwa could apply for funding 
• Fostering long-term relationships with current donors for repeat funding
• Creating and submitting trust and foundation proposals for Temwa’s projects, growing the organisations trusts and foundation portfolio of support
• Identifying institutional funding opportunities for Temwa within the UK and EU 
• Working to form strategic partnerships with relevant organisations and agencies
• Develop the organisations case for support and proposal templates for all projects
• Ongoing management of a portfolio of charitable trusts and grant making bodies
• Completing quarterly bulletin updates to all Temwa donors, using project case studies, quotes, photos and videos
• Supporting Programme Quality Advisor with timely reporting to all project donors.
• Liaise regularly with Malawi office on queries related to UK fundraising 
• Present to the UK, Malawi Directors and UK trustees on fundraising progress, against devised targets
• Supporting UK office administration and office management
• Support, where necessary, the UK fundraising team with other fundraising opportunities and activities. 

Experience, qualifications and requirements:

- The successful candidate must have experience of trust fundraising with proven track record of securing income against set targets
- Experience of developing and writing high quality trust proposals,
- Experience of researching trusts and foundations
- Experience of building good relationships with external funding bodies
- The successful candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills
- The successful candidate must be highly numerate with strong attention to detail

- Experience of institutional fundraising desirable

Our goal at Temwa is to harness the power of bringing communities together. We partner with communities in Malawi, empowering local people to end poverty and transform their own futures. We inspire local communities in the UK to help bring about this change. When communities come together. Temwa means ‘love, within a community,’ in the language of Tumbuka. We are Bristol based charity committed to empowering remote African communities to end poverty and transform their own futures. 

We know that without the central involvement of the communities in a project we cannot do anything that lasts. Temwa draws on 17 years working with remote communities in Malawi to understand that many of the challenges faced by poor rural communities are linked and mutually reinforcing. To make a lasting change, we partner with the communities and work through local structures to tackle the various causes of poverty simultaneously, not just symptoms. 

We have a highly skilled team of 24 full time employees in Malawi implementing this work, based out of two offices in the Northern Region. Our UK office, based in Bristol, comprises a small fundraising and operations team of five staff (three are part time, two are full time), 1-3 volunteer interns and a wider family of volunteers and supporters, committed to achieving this goal. 

To apply, please send a CV (2 page maximum) and covering letter (2 page maximum) 

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic person who is passionate about improving the learning environments and school sites of our 83 Church of England schools across the Diocese of Guildford.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Buildings Officer to join our Education Team to assist us in ensuring we are meeting the statutory obligations in the provision of our school buildings, related properties and supporting other officers with school organisation matters.

A good up-to-date knowledge of the buildings sector and experience of financial systems and processes is essential with further training and development available as part of the induction process. 

Candidates should have experience of project management, whilst a legal or accountancy background as well as any experience in the field of education could be helpful.

It is essential that candidates communicate effectively as liaising with professional bodies, independent advisors, school governors and local authorities will be a key part of this role.

You will work alongside our Lead Buildings Officer supporting colleagues in reporting to the Diocesan Board of Education’s Building & Estates Committee.

The successful candidate will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have their own vehicle as this position will require some travel.

Candidates should support the ethos, aims and objectives of Christianity, the Church of England and the Diocese.

If you are looking for exciting role where you can make a real difference and develop your career, we look forward to receiving your application.

Please see full details including the Job description in the application pack. Your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. Send to the email address at the base of the application form.

Thank you for your interest!

An exciting opportunity has arisen at World Child Cancer, a unique charity working to diagnose and treat nearly 10,000 children with cancer across the globe annually.

As Head of Trust and Statutory Funding you will be an experienced bid writer and will lead on raising income from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources to fund World Child Cancer’s programmatic work. Working closely with the Programmes Team you will research, identify, cultivate and develop comprehensive proposals for potential funders. Ideally you will have international experience and will take the lead in ensuring funders remain engaged and updated on our work.

The post holder will be focussed on the income, passionate about World Child Cancer’s vision, highly organised with a keen eye for detail and committed to diversity.

This pivotal role will have a direct impact on the number of children with cancer we are able to support in the future. We need someone with ambition, drive and passion who is hungry to grow income further.

Lakeland Arts are currently looking to recruit an experienced Fundraising Officer

to help deliver of our fundraising strategy.

You’ll raise donations and grants to support our programme of exhibitions, participation activities and art and heritage conservation projects. You’ll secure grants and donations from a range of sources, including trusts and foundations, statutory funders, individual donors and corporates.  You’ll help us realise opportunities to grow our voluntary income, especially across individual, legacy and digital giving.  Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders to help deliver the fundraising strategy. 

Key Responsibilities

• Identify potential funders for Lakeland Arts’ programmes and projects.
• Produce high quality funding applications and proposals to a range of funders including trusts and foundations, statutory and Lottery funders, individual donors and corporate sponsors.
• Support the development of individual and legacy giving.
• Explore opportunities to develop digital fundraising.
• Develop and maintain robust fundraising systems and processes.
• Maintain records, develop projections and produce high-quality reports on activity and achievements against Lakeland Arts’ fundraising targets.
• Ensure the highest level of donor care of sponsors and supporters.
• Support with the cultivation of new prospective private donors and help ensure existing relationships with current donors and supporters are maintained and developed.
• Work with colleagues to support, service and develop the Lakeland Arts membership scheme.
• Contribute to Lakeland Arts’ stakeholder events and other activities to promote Lakeland Arts and involve local communities, visitors and key stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record of fundraising in the charity sector. They must be able to prepare and present a compelling fundraising case, particularly through written applications. The candidate will also have excellent communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and influence a number of different stakeholders.

The Application

How to apply: please click on the 'Apply on Website' button to access the full application details and to submit your application.

Funded Projects Officer
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland.  
THE ROLE
Working alongside the fundraising department and reporting into finance the Funded Projects Officer will monitor, evaluate and report on funded projects, co-ordinating the project team to achieve  financial and non-financial milestones. Not afraid to challenge the successful candidate will highlight risks and implications, thereby aiding the successful completion of projects and the financial health of the Trust. You’ll be responsible for maximising grant income through organised grant claims, maintenance of good funder relations and effective negotiations.
THE CANDIDATE
With relevant experience in supporting projects, you’ll need to be able to build and maintain good working relations with funding bodies, partners, regulators and project teams. You’ll be an excellent communicator with the ability to listen, interpret, influence, negotiate and challenge where necessary
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Whatever you do here you will be supporting our work to protect and enhance woods and trees. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance and good holiday entitlement.

Are you a brilliant minded person who can ensure the continuity of existing small grants to local groups and contribute to the concept and development of future grants programmes – with a focus on widening and deepening community empowerment and cohesion with our work?

UNITED in Hammersmith & Fulham (UNITED) is a place-based giving scheme that promotes, inspires and helps fund activities that deliver a strong sense of belonging in our diverse London borough.

Over the last two years, we have undertaken a programme of work to establish our new charity. We have the core infrastructure in place, and have also established a small grants programme aimed at bringing people in the borough together to strengthen their bonds as neighbours.

This year, we had significant fundraising and grant distribution success with a community coronavirus fund, are now moving into the next phase of the development: seeking to engage with the general public and a private donors through awareness and continued fund raising for 2020-25. This is envisaged to result in an increase in community funding over the period.

This is an exciting opportunity with potential to improve the lives of people across the borough by driving forward funding and community relations.

Location: London

Salary: £34,985 per annum pro rata inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Contract: Permanent, Part-time

At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives. We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision. It's an exciting time to join the charity as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22).

Never has there been a more important time to stand up for refugees in Britain. Refugee Action has recently invested in the development of crucial high value income streams, and an exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Philanthropy Officer to join our fundraising and brand team. Working with the Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager, and Philanthropy & Partnerships Officer this role will support the development and implementation of an effective programme to grow major gift income from individuals. You will also play a key role in project managing our special events calendar for this audience.

Providing high quality relationship management, research and events delivery, the successful candidate will play an invaluable part in growing this programme at a vital time for Refugee Action.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Excellent relationship management skills and a track record of recruiting, building, maintaining and managing successful individual relationships.
• Experience of making face to face asks (of £10k+) and of influencing and building credibility with external contacts and colleagues.
• An engaging communicator with experience of conducting meetings with a variety of audiences including wealthy individuals and influencers.
• The power to persuade, motivate and inspire people through excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Demonstrable successes of complex project management and meticulous event planning and management.
• Passion and motivation to raise vital funds to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.

Those with lived experience as a refugee or an asylum seeker are encouraged to apply.

For more information and to apply, please click on appy now.