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Gympanzees is a multi-award-winning Bristol-based charity. Our mission is to ensure all children and young people with a disability have access to regular exercise, play and friendship. We aim to open multiple exercise and play facilities around the country – the first of which will be in Bristol. This is an exciting time to join an ambitious team who will raise funds for the UK's first centre of its kind.
Gympanzees is seeking a dedicated and resourceful Networking Fundraiser to join our team. This role is pivotal in expanding our network of supporters, donors, and partners to generate crucial funds in support of our mission. The ideal candidate will excel in building relationships, leveraging connections, and fostering collaborations with individuals and organisations passionate about promoting Gympanzees. This position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving fundraising efforts through strategic networking initiatives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Michael’s Hospital.
Our passionate and motivated community fundraising team are seeking a Community Fundraiser to help with their ambitious plans to expand the community programme to increase activity and income whilst continuing to deliver excellent supporter care to our incredible family of fundraisers.
With exciting plans ahead, including a new Gromit Unleashed public arts trail in 2025, this role is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring and multi-talented individual looking to develop their career in community fundraising. With previous experience in fundraising, you will work closely with the community team to ensure that significant growth is achieved within the community fundraising programme.
You will be friendly, approachable and a highly motivated team player with excellent oral and written communication skills. Your warm personality will enable you to engage, motivate and influence a wide range of people, including members of the public, our fundraising families, schools, groups and hospital staff. Enthusiasm, initiative and energy are key attributes of The Grand Appeal’s team members.
You will be confident and happy to travel across the South West and thrive on promoting The Grand Appeal through the delivery of talks and presentations to schools and groups. You will enjoy meeting fundraisers to talk through their plans and advise and help them to maximise their fundraising potential. You’ll also excel at thanking donors through arranging cheque presentations and sending personalised thank you letters and handwritten cards.
Meticulous attention to detail, as well as being highly organised and flexible with a passion for fundraising and wanting to make a difference, is essential.
The Grand Appeal offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for its approx. 40 staff. The foundation of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an essential part. Our staff are talented, creative, ambitious and The Grand Appeal’s most important resource. The role will be based at The Grand Appeal HQ opposite the Bristol Children's Hospital.
What we offer:
• Generous holiday allowance
• Healthcare plan
• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working can be considered.
If this sounds like the right workplace for you, you have the required skills and experience, and you are
looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Individual Giving Fundraiser
Summary and key purpose (fundraising)
This new role will be primarily responsible for developing, marketing and managing our individual giving together with working across other fundraising disciplines. You will be a key member of our fundraising team, producing compelling fundraising communications, stewarding individual donors, including regular donors and gifts in memory. You will ensure that our donors receive excellent care.
Our Individual Giving programme will incorporate one-off donations, regular giving, digital fundraising, appeals and in-memory giving. You will do this, with the support of our recently appointed fundraising agency, who you will manage our relationship with week by week.
A critical element of the role will be how we market ourselves to potential new donors, taking them on an emotional engagement journey in order to solicit regular gifts.
Your expertise and skills:
To excel in this role, you will need prior experience of working in a fundraising setting, with an understanding of good stewardship practices. You should be a self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment, working across teams and meeting multiple deadlines. Your excellent relationship management skills will enable you to effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and gather information on new projects. You must have a thorough understanding of individual giving, developing donor journeys and experience of work with agencies.
Key responsibilities:
· Day-to-day management of the regular giving programme, project managing appeals and overseeing the thanking process for individual donors.
· Create, plan, deliver and evaluate multi-channel, compliant, insight-led, supporter-centric campaigns to engage and drive action from new and existing supporters.
· Manage our newly appointed fundraising agency, and in doing so, help deliver an ambitious appeal programme and income target.
· Review and develop operational plans for individual giving (including regular giving, in memory, digital fundraising and appeals) working to achieve agreed targets.
· Communicate and document key performance indicators across individual giving appeals. Ensuring you provide commentary to accompany results reporting, drawing on insights and the wider picture to add context and make recommendations from your learnings.
· Work with the fundraising agency and RABI communications team to produce and edit appropriate collateral.
· Devise and deliver supporter communications, including stewardship activity, welcome journey content and appeal communications.
· Help ensure that we comply with legal and compliance requirements including industry best practice, GDPR/PECR regulations and the CIOF code of Fundraising Practice.
· Develop and maintain good working relationships and liaison with other members of RABI staff.
· Take part and contribute to team meetings.
· Cooperate with RABI on health and safety matters, taking reasonable care of own and other people’s health and safety within the workplace. Follow and H&S training received and alert RABI to any serious risks.
· Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to training and development in line with RABI’s aims and objectives.
· Liaise with volunteers, clients, contractors and other stakeholders as necessary.
· Promote the Charity’s work, assisting with demonstrations and in fundraising and awareness events as appropriate.
· Perform any other reasonable task as required by the Charity.
As a newly formed department, there is a significant opportunity for career progression for the right candidate.
Person Specification:
Essential
· Marketing or direct marketing or marketing qualification.
· Experience of using direct marketing methods to recruit, retain and develop supporters (e.g. telemarketing).
· Previous direct marketing or transferrable experience. This should include project managing or assisting a project manager to plan and deliver activity and evaluate results
· Planning, delivering and managing individual giving programmes.
· Delivering donor recruitment and retention projects from initiation to completion.
· Proven track record of meeting or exceeding targets from unrestricted donations.
· Presenting confidently to a variety of audiences.
· Building relationships and maximising engagement with donors and supporters
· Able to create and tailor engaging and emotive copy for a range of different channels.
· Empathy with the goals and objectives of RABI.
· A positive and creative approach to work, with the ability to multitask.
· Strong interpersonal skills, including good telephone manner and empathy towards in-memory donors.
· Ability to record accurate data and work with a CRM system
· Self-motivated and confident in working, both independently and in teams
· Good communicator, including face-to-face, phone, in writing and via remote communications.
· Good written and numeracy skills.
· Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and plan-ahead.
· Good IT skills (MS Office including Excel and Word).
· Understanding of Data Protection and fundraising regulations, compliance and best practice.
· Proficiency in using Microsoft Office
Desirable
· Knowledge of targeting, segmentation and response analysis.
· Knowledge of testing, validation and taking campaign learnings forward.
· Knowledge of print and online production processes.
· Understanding of the Gift Aid process.
· Voluntary sector experience.
· A full UK driving license.
· Experience of database use
· Experience of fundraising platforms such as Just Giving.
This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Benefits:
· Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and then opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%
· Life assurance from day one
· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
The Community Fundraiser plays a vital role in fostering and expanding our network of individual givers and community fundraisers. The position is responsible for:
- Developing and managing relationships with our supporters.
- Signing SafeLives up to a programme of fundraising events.
- Maintaining and growing our supporter base.
- Responding to fundraising opportunities from individuals and corporates.
We will occasionally require you to support with organising events for our high-net-worth individuals. The role is managed by our Trusts and Grants Manager. It was a new role in 2022 and the successful candidate will build on the foundations that have been set over the last year and a half.
The ideal candidate will bring creativity and proactivity to the role – thinking outside the box and finding new ways to grow our supporter base and market our opportunities. You will be the perfect balance of engaging and motivational and a rigorous planning coordinator with exceptional attention to detail. You will help us reach new supporters, through events and fundraising, and communicate our key messages in a way that encourages people to support our work.
Benefits include a generous package, such as:
- 34 days’ holiday per year, including public holidays
- Flexible Working (compressed hours)
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Childcare Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Clinical Supervision
- Holiday Purchase Scheme (buy up to an additional 5 days)
- Enhanced Family Leave Policies
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Professional Development Fund
- Individual Learning Budget
- Restorative Practice Training
- Time Off In Lieu.
If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.
Closing date: Thursday 18th April 2024.
SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.
No agencies please.
Position: Press and Communications Officer (Wales)
Hours: Part-time (21 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in Cardiff, Wales (CF24) with flexibility to work remotely.
Salary: £28,423 - £30,200 per annum FTE (£17,053.80 - £18,120 per annum actual) plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band D1
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
This is a brilliant opportunity to join our hardworking, creative and supportive MS Cymru team.
You’ll be communicating with both Welsh- and English-speaking audiences, and you must be a fluent Welsh speaker.
We’re looking for a tenacious, proactive Press and Communications Officer to join our team and help us meet our ambitious goals.
Crucially, you’ll promote and deliver media coverage/strategies to promote our work with a particular emphasis on promoting our fundraising, campaigning and service activity.
You’ll also be our point of contact for media enquiries we receive. And you’ll support the development and delivery of our digital communications, ensuring we have a strong and representative social media presence.
The chosen candidate will have relevant experience (such as a press office, PR agency or journalism), and be comfortable managing competing priorities as part of a busy team. You’ll have excellent writing and communications skills in Welsh and English, and a positive attitude.
We recognise the significant and excellent contributions; experience; and skills our employees bring to the MS Society.
Working with external pay and reward consultants, we’re taking active steps this year to review our employees’ pay and benefits package. Ensuring we’re aligned with the most accurate and up-to-date benchmarks for the UK charity sector.
Please note this is a part-time role for 21 hours per week.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 8 April 2024
Please note the successful candidate will require a standard DBS check.
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More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- Health cash plans to help offset the cost of health care for you and your family
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
This is an exciting and varied role with opportunity to explore and develop new fundraising ideas, as well as supporting the delivery of our hospice led challenges and our successful events portfolio and would suit someone with knowledge and a passion for these areas of fundraising.
You will be a positive influencer and an engaging communicator. You must have the skills required to build successful relationships and partnerships in order to maximise fundraising opportunities and income generation.
You would be joining a successful and experienced fundraising team where working together to support one another is paramount.
Does your dream job involve, sporting and challenge events and motivating people to take part for St Luke’s? Are you full of energy, and enthusiasm? Are you organised and creative with a passion to deliver the very best supporter care?
If this feels like you, your new role in 2024 could be right here at St Luke’s Hospice.
The role is full time at 37.5 hours (other hours may be considered for the right applicant).
Phyllis Tuckwell provides supportive and end of life care for people living with an advanced or terminal illness. Based in Farnham and Guildford, we serve a population of 550,000 across West Surrey and part of North East Hampshire. We are currently building a new Hospice, so it is a very exciting time to be part of our team. This Community Fundraiser role will play an important part in enhancing the support we can give to our community as they fundraise for us not only in support of the upcoming Capital Appeal but also to continue to provide the current and ongoing care to our patients.
Community Fundraiser
37 hours per week
Salary - £27- £29,000 per annum WTE (based on 37 hours a week)
Come and join our Community Fundraising team! I have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Community Fundraiser within our Income Generation team. This energizing role will see you supporting individuals and groups, within our local community, to organise their own events and fundraise for our vital care. It’s a fun and varied role and no two weeks are the same, so you’ll need to bring lots of energy to the position! One day you might be supporting someone to open their garden or hold an afternoon tea and the next you’ll be dressing up and joining the team to deliver our Reindeer Run’s at local schools. There’s also the space for you to think creatively and bring new fundraising ideas and campaigns to our community fundraising calendar.
I am looking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate individual who is great at communicating and confident at building relationships. You’ll also need to have excellent presenting skills to motivate and inspire our supporters.
It’s an exciting time to join Phyllis Tuckwell as we build a New Hospice to serve our community for years to come, and you can be a part of it! If you would like to find out more before applying, then please do get in touch, I would love to hear from you.
Charli Quay-Barnham, Community Fundraising Manager.
A full driving licence and car is required for this position.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience working within a fundraising environment, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and be adaptable to changing demands on your time.
- Be a natural people person with strong communication skills to engage with a variety of audiences and ages on the phone, face to face and in written comms.
- Have excellent presentation skills.
- Have experience working with supporters/customers/volunteers to deliver exceptional service and support, with a solution-focused approach.
- Be confident in managing your own time with the ability to work independently with a proactive approach.
- Enjoy building effective relationships with colleagues as part of a lively team.
- Have a flexible approach to working hours as the role involves some evening and weekend working and be prepared to travel across the PT catchment area to maximise fundraiser support.
In return we offer:
- 6 weeks paid holiday plus public holidays
- Group Self Invested Personal Pension (matched contributions to 7.5%)
- Excellent education and training
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Cash Plan Scheme
- Staff Benefit Voucher Scheme
Further information can be obtained from Charli Quay-Barnham, Community Fundraising Manager.
If you are unable to apply on-line or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact the Phyllis Tuckwell HR team.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications: Monday 15th April 2024
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 24th or Thursday 25th April 2024
This post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Phyllis Tuckwell is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job description
About the Role
This role is central to connecting supporters of Clatterbridge Cancer Charity with the challenge of their lifetime. The Challenge Events Fundraiser will promote events such as runs, marathons, abseils, bike rides and skydives. It is key to inspiring, motivating and supporting people who are raising money for the Charity by taking part in these types of events.
Can you inspire others to take on incredible challenges and raise funds for Clatterbridge Cancer Charity? Do you enjoy a challenge and love to help others fulfil their dreams? As Challenge Events Fundraiser you will get to do exactly that while working within a busy events team.
This role will require weekend work on occasion throughout the year (typically 5-10 times per year).
In addition to this permanent position the Charity is also advertising for a fixed 12 month term Challenge Events Fundraiser to cover maternity leave. Please search Charity Job for the advert.
About the Charity
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is an independent Charity, dedicated to supporting patients and research at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - one of the UK’s leading cancer hospitals.
It’s thanks to our supporters that we can achieve so much for people with cancer across Merseyside and Cheshire, which may not be possible through NHS funding alone.
This includes fund life-saving research to shape cancer care for generations to come, investing in leading technology that drive better outcomes for people with cancer, enhancing the patient environment to support health & wellbeing and enabling innovations in care for every patient, every day.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Based at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral, CH63 4JY with opportunities to work from Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool, L7 8YA.
Flexible Working: Available where appropriate
Interview Date: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Please include a cover letter with a supporting statement with your application. Your Supporting Statement should give examples of how you meet the criteria of the Person Specification (available when you select Quick Apply), and what you feel you would bring to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an experienced Events & Partnerships Manager, to play an integral role within a dynamic fundraising team. Responsible for developing our events portfolio, community fundraising as well as expanding and developing our corporate and donor opportunities. This is a great time to join our expanding fundraising team and build on your experience and skills.
Role Purpose
Responsible for developing and delivering our Events and Partnerships fundraising strategies, to secure appropriate funding to ensure the sustainable delivery of high-quality services by Home-Start Essex.
You will lead on developing and delivering our Home-Start events and in-aid of events plus expanding our community fundraising activities. As Events and Partnerships Manager you will also use your experience and skills to identify and lead approaches to potential corporate supporters and major donors. You will create high quality plans and deliver against financial targets, proactively supporting opportunities to source income to support children and families within Essex.
To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter with high levels of motivation, with the ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team. You will have excellent organisational and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage supporters, with a high standard of written and verbal communication.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Develop and lead on delivering the Events & Partnerships portfolio, to grow a strong our sustainable funding base through planned activities & clear KPIs.
· To achieve financial income targets whilst maximizing opportunities for growth and development across this income stream.
· To lead on events, community and corporate activities with support from the Fundraising & Marketing Administrator.
· To provide excellent stewardship to all our supporters, encouraging long-term support from donors, continuing to build on our reputation as a vital local charity.
· To work with the Communications & Marketing Manager to develop a fundraising marketing strategy to raise the profile or our fundraising activities, to encourage support and donations.
· To support the CEO in developing new major donor relationships.
· To research, plan approaches to corporate supporters for sponsorship or staff engagement. To develop and manage clear cultivation plans across key corporate contacts.
· To report on agreed KPIs and provide regular reports to the CEO and Finance & Business Development committee.
· Carry out regular horizon scanning, to develop and grow our events and partnerships opportunities, research major donor and corporate prospects.
· With support from the Grants & Commissioning Manager, produce compelling content for proposals for donors/ corporates plus stewardship materials, liaising closely with the senior management team and marketing team and adhering to brand guidelines and key messaging.
· Manage the Events and Partnerships fundraising programme via Beacon CRM, developing account management and stewardship activities and maintaining detailed records of all communications.
· Direct and support the Fundraising and Marketing Administrator to plan and deliver fundraising events and support community fundraising.
· In aid of events:
Ø To plan and oversee all events and proactively seek opportunities to develop our portfolio of events, keeping a keen eye on income contribution and ROI.
Ø To form strong relationships with external partners, to deliver events and grow and develop the portfolio.
· HSE events:
Ø To develop a bespoke in-person mass fundraising event with high participant numbers and value per head and ensuring the smooth and safe delivery of all events.
Ø Establish a wider team of volunteer fundraisers expanding into local communities and providing guidance and leadership on events.
Ø To work with the Communications and Marketing Manager to ensure that all events are well promoted and all marketing avenues have been explored, helping to formulate and monitor marketing planning and delivery to ensure targets are met.
Ø To work with the Fundraising & Marketing Administrator and Volunteer Development Officer to recruit and manage volunteers.
Ø To ensure events are thoroughly evaluated and recommendations implemented.
Reporting
· To provide regular activity, income and pipeline updates to the CEO and Finance & Business Development Committee.
· Maintain accurate records of income and restrictions.
· Ensure that progress against KPIs and pipeline is effectively monitored and reported, flagging concerns and developments in good time.
· Ensuring pipeline development by maintaining Beacon (CRM), recording all stewardship actions and communications.
Other duties
· To attend fundraising events.
· To work closely with other members of the fundraising department to provide data and leads to help them maximise income for the charity.
· To develop an in-depth knowledge of HSE and understanding of HSE’s work.
· To keep up to date with best practice in fundraising and comply with relevant legislation.
· To act as an ambassador for the fundraising department and the charity both internally and externally.
· To undertake any other assignments within the fundraising department and wider organisation as required.
· Manage resources for the Fundraising team and contribute to budgeting and preparation for financial audits/reviews.
· To develop and implement short, medium and long-term strategic business and funding plans for Home-Start Essex, as part of the senior management team, subject to Board approval.
People Management
· Provide line management to the Fundraising and Marketing Administrator, delegating appropriately and building a culture which attracts, retains and motivates staff.
· Undertake supervision, appraisals and performance management actions as necessary.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Home-Start Essex operates an Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and expects staff to have a commitment to equal opportunity policies in relation to employment and service delivery. Staff should promote equality of opportunity in all areas of their work.
SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is at the heart of Home-Start Essex. All employees are expected to have a knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures and to comply with and have a commitment to best safeguarding practice at all times, immediately reporting any concerns regarding Safeguarding and Child Protection or the protection of Vulnerable Adults to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and/or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
This role is part of the Senior Management Team within Home-Start Essex.
Please email us for a recruitment pack or go to our website to download the recruitment pack, job description and person specification.
Please apply by sending in a Cover Letter and CV – referring to the job description and person specification in your application.
Relevant candidates will be required to complete further information as part of the recruitment process.
An enhanced DBS check will be required.
If you would like to arrange a confidential discussion about the vacancy, please contact us.
This post is subject to a successful 6-month probationary period.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Interviews are scheduled for: 18th/19th April 2024
Home-Start Essex is committed to equality of opportunity and works to safer recruitment practices as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
Our Home-Start Essex Values
Supportive - We will support families to address the challenges of bringing up children themselves.
Non-judgmental - We do not judge families or measure them against others’ standards.
Approachable - We will be approachable and friendly at all times and develop good relationships with the families we support.
Professional - We will maintain the very highest professional standards.
Collaborative - We will work in partnership with any individual, group or agency who can help us achieve our goals.
Inclusive - We value and celebrate diversity and offer our services to all families, irrespective of their circumstances or backgrounds.
Family-led - We place children and families’ needs at the heart of our work.
Safe - The safety of the families and children we support, and the staff and volunteers we engage, is our highest priority.
Bringing up children can be hard work and all parents and carers will, from time to time, encounter problems which can often make the task even harder.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
This role is central to connecting supporters of Clatterbridge Cancer Charity with the challenge of their lifetime. The Challenge Events Fundraiser will promote events such as runs, marathons, abseils, bike rides and skydives. It is key to inspiring, motivating and supporting people who are raising money for the Charity by taking part in these types of events.
Can you inspire others to take on incredible challenges and raise funds for Clatterbridge Cancer Charity? Do you enjoy a challenge and love to help others fulfil their dreams? As Challenge Events Fundraiser you will get to do exactly that while working within a busy events team.
This role is available for a fixed 12 month term to cover maternity leave and will require weekend work on occasion throughout the year (typically 5-10 times per year).
About the Charity
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is an independent Charity, dedicated to supporting patients and research at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - one of the UK’s leading cancer hospitals.
It’s thanks to our supporters that we can achieve so much for people with cancer across Merseyside and Cheshire, which may not be possible through NHS funding alone.
This includes fund life-saving research to shape cancer care for generations to come, investing in leading technology that drive better outcomes for people with cancer, enhancing the patient environment to support health & wellbeing and enabling innovations in care for every patient, every day.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
12 month fixed term contract – maternity cover
Location: Based at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral, CH63 4JY with opportunities to work from Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool, L7 8YA.
Flexible Working: Available where appropriate
Interview Date: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Please include a cover letter with a supporting statement with your application. Your Supporting Statement should give examples of how you meet the criteria of the Person Specification (available when you select Quick Apply), and what you feel you would bring to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Canvey Island Youth Project (Yellow Door) is a small independent charity providing a range of services for young people aged 11 to 25. Our focus is on young people’s health and well-being, providing services such as advice, information, counselling, outreach, small group work, youth clubs and activities and drug and alcohol education.
As a vital team member, you will ensure our sustainability and growth by unlocking a diverse array of funding channels, ensuring ample resources to drive our charity forward and create lasting positive change for children and young people. This dynamic position involves securing support through community fundraising and grants, cultivating meaningful relationships with donors, fostering regular giving, and engaging corporate partnerships. You'll drive the charity's vision forward by holding a strategic overview of CYP Yellow Door's fundraising. Additionally, you'll be a key influencer in our communications and marketing efforts, helping to amplify our message and connect with supporters on a deeper level. Join us in making a real difference and be a driving force behind the success of CYP Yellow Door's work in making a difference in young people’s lives.
Why should you apply?To join a fantastic organisation.To become part of a great team. To use your knowledge and skill set to make a major difference to a small community charity. To help us make a difference in the lives of Young People.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Ovacome are looking to appoint a highly motivated and proactive Communications Officer to join this friendly and hard-working team as we make sure anyone with an ovarian cancer diagnosis receives the information and support they need.
Reporting to the Communications and Engagement Manager, the successful candidate will be a confident copywriter, with experience of writing for a variety of communication channels. You’ll be committed to making communications accessible and enthusiastic about reducing health inequalities for Ovacome’s key underserved populations. You’ll enjoy working across departments, collaborating with colleagues on communication campaigns.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:
· Creating high quality content for Ovacome’s communication channels, with a copywriting focus.
· Collecting real-life stories from Ovacome’s members, helping to amplify the voices of the ovarian cancer community, ensuring that the stories we share represent the diverse experiences of those we support.
· Securing media coverage for activity relating to fundraising and event promotion.
· Being a champion for accessibility and inclusion across all communication channels.
What we’re looking for:
· A great copywriter - you understand the power of words and can use them to great effect.
· Warm and friendly - you can quickly build up rapport with colleagues and supporters to enable your work.
· A multitasker - you can prioritise your workload and keep calm under pressure.
· Someone who sees the bigger picture - you understand where your workload fits into the organisational strategy and are motivated by the change you can make.
· A can-do attitude - you’re proactive and follow up quickly on actions.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Location: London (EC1Y 8RT) or West Midlands (Dudley) office. Homeworking available if you have an appropriate working space where confidentiality can be assured and you are within a two hour travel radius of London. There are monthly meetings in London and occasional travel across the UK required.
We welcome applications from those with a caring or parenting role and would consider flexible or part-time working to accommodate the right candidate.
You can find further details on the role and how to apply in the attached job pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Join our team as a Communications Officer and be at the heart of sharing inspiring stories from our incredible fundraisers. This role is pivotal in communicating the remarkable efforts of MND Association fundraisers, donors, partners, and supporters, and the impact they have on our work.
Within this role you will inform, inspire, and engage diverse audiences through compelling communications that showcase the profound impact of our community's dedication.
Collaboration is key! You will build strong partnerships across our Fundraising team, ensuring seamless information flow for targeted communications and identify innovative opportunities to spotlight our fundraisers across various media platforms.
You will equip our spokespeople within the Fundraising team with the tools and training needed to champion our cause in the media. From major fundraising events like the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon and London Marathon, to partner and/or VIP gatherings, you'll provide end-to-end communications support including the creation and delivery of comms plans, utilising multiple channels.
And that's not all. You'll liaise with the press and media, cultivating relationships to amplify our fundraising stories both reactively and proactively.
Utilising your creativity, you will produce engaging written content for a variety of audiences and make use of audio and video platforms to share our messages further.
Plus, you'll collaborate closely with our Marketing team to identify and maximise opportunities to promote our core messages and plans around our fundraising activities at relevant Association-led and partner events.
Hybrid Working Expectations: No minimum requirement for weekly office attendance. However, flexibility to attend in-person meetings is essential.
(Flexibility to attend the office more regularly on occasion may be required to meet business needs.)
What are we looking for?
A creative and innovative individual with experience of working in communications, public relations, or media.
You will need excellent communication skills and the confidence to interact and influence at all levels both internally and externally.
You will need to work effectively while managing conflicting priorities. Experience of developing relationships and working collaboratively is essential.
For full role responsibilities please view the job description located within the Recruitment Pack.
Our Benefits
- 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
- Access to a 24/7 phone and video GP Service
- Life assurance
- Confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes to include:
- Cycle to work
- Buy and sell annual leave
- BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be no longer than one side of A4 and demonstrate how you meet the following areas of the role.
- Experience of working in communications, public relations, or media.
- Excellent communication skills (including your experience of writing copy/ producing content).
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
Where experience is asked for, please give one example showing what you did and what it achieved. Where we require evidence of ability, please explain either how you would approach that particular competence or give an example to support your suitability.
Alternative Applications
To provide an inclusive application process for all our opportunities, we are open to receiving alternative applications from candidates who may find it difficult to complete our online form. For example, if you would like to apply via video or audio format, please email your recorded application, ensuring you cover the supporting statement aspect.
About Us
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants that meet the requirements of the role as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme. Reasonable adjustments can be made as required.
Important Information
Adverts may be closed before the deadline once sufficient applications are received. To avoid disappointment, please apply early.
We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Christie Charity is a vibrant, fast moving, energetic organisation with a passionate team and a fantastic reputation.
Everything we do is geared to supporting the renowned Christie hospital to ensure cancer patients receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and technology ensuring they have the best possible experience and outcomes. We provide funding over and above what the NHS is able to provide.
Our sporting events team has a large portfolio of varied events and regularly raises over £1.7m. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual ready to take on the challenge and become an integral part of a dynamic, high achieving team. Ideally we require someone who has experience in this area already or has strong transitional skills.
The Charity team is responsible for raising millions of pounds each year to ensure Christie patients receive gold standard care and treatment. This includes everything from access to world first clinical trials and receiving radiotherapy in state-of-the-art treatment centres to young adults being cared for in a bespoke age-appropriate centre and being able to offer patients anxiety reducing complementary therapy, or even creative sessions in our art room.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Is it time for a new challenge?
Do you dream of making a difference?
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team in this role at Willow Wood Hospice
This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in our 25th anniversary year. Our team works within a lively and creative fundraising department, where you will develop, organise and run events and community fundraising activities to deliver against annual income growth targets.
Exceptional communication skills are essential for this role as well as a passion for the work of Willow Wood and a drive and confidence in yourself to raise funds.
Our targets are ambitious and we want the perfect candidate to join our team. We can’t wait for you to join us!
Benefits include:
Salary £27,500 - £29,500
Annual leave 35 days per annum (including bank holidays)
Agile working available
Free onsite parking
Company pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.