We have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as a Community Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Officer; the successful applicant will have a background in marketing and strong IT skills, experience of community fundraising would also be desirable. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining Yellow Submarine’s public presence and brand – this will include, but is not limited to, management of the charity’s digital content, print media and merchandise. You will be the first point of contact for new and existing fundraisers, building strong relationships across a variety of networks, helping to promote the charity and its aims.

The role involves frequent evening and weekend working to support community fundraising activities and events, and working hours are flexible to reflect this.

To act as an enthusiastic ambassador for the charity; building strong relationships across a variety of networks to support and develop the public presence ‘brand’ of the charity and community fundraising income.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Application deadline: Monday, 24th May 2021
Start date:  ASAP
Interviews are scheduled to take place the W/C 7th June 2021; format TBC.

As the leading kidney patient support charity in the UK, Kidney Care UK provides practical, financial and emotional support for kidney patients and their families, and campaigns to improve kidney health and care services across the UK.

Following a period of significant transformation, the Charity has recently launched its new five-year strategy and is looking to continue its growth and development and take the organisation to the next level. It is looking for an inspirational leader to expand our growing fundraising, marketing and communication teams and provide the strategic thinking and ambition that we need to exceed our income, reach and awareness goals.

You will oversee the strategic, financial and operational management of the Charity’s fundraising, marketing and communication functions, and as a member of the Senior Management Team, support the Chief Executive in development of the Charity’s overall strategic direction going forward.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate, self-motivated and with excellent people management and interpersonal skills, capable of representing the Charity at all levels.  You will have a proactive, innovative and collaborative approach with the commitment and passion to deliver significant and sustainable change.

If you have the qualities, we are looking for and would like to play a central role in Kidney Care UK’s future, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Tina Seaton. If you would like to find out a little more about the charity and the role, to arrange an informal discussion with Paul Bristow, the Chief Executive, please contact Tina Seaton.

Applications will be reviewed as and when they are received, so please do not wait until the closing date to apply.

Closing date for applications: Friday 21st May 2021

Interview dates: Week commencing 14th June 2021

Fundraising Officer (Regular Giving & Digital)

Starting salary £26.2k-29.1k (band C) depending on experience, plus civil service pension and other benefits

37 hours per week based in Edinburgh/remotely

Fixed-term – 7 year contract

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement and education. We are at a hugely exciting time in our 350 year history as we look to deliver the Edinburgh Biomes project, a seven year capital build programme to restore our heritage glasshouses, create a stunning new public glasshouse, and build new research facilities.

As part of this we are looking to significantly expand our dynamic fundraising team, and have created a number of exciting new roles to help us deliver the Biomes project alongside our regular key work. This role will be responsible for developing and running appeals to support our core RBGE work and the public phases of Edinburgh Biomes using mail, email, and digital avenues. In addition to helping to plan and manage all processes, including the coordination of resources both external and internal, you’ll play a key role in recruiting, engaging and retaining online donors, as well as encouraging businesses and individuals to take part in events and donate to our appeals.

Applicants will need to have previous experience in managing digital campaigns, and the ability to use data and insights for optimum data selection and segmentation. You’ll need to have a good understanding of how to create and deliver powerful and compelling cases for support, and the creativity to bring appeals to life. On top of that you’ll need a sound understanding of charity and GDPR regulations as they apply to fundraising, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

More information on the role, including a full job description and person specification, can be found on our website . Further information on the Edinburgh Biomes project can also be found on our website.

Interested candidates should send a CV and covering letter outlining the skills and experience you could bring to the post, along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire, by midday on Fri. 7th May. Interviews will be held on Fri. 21st May.

If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion.

No recruitment agencies please.

Clean Air Fund are recruiting for an experienced Fundraising Manager with a track record of securing high-value grants from global foundations. We are a growing and ambitious organisation at the heart of efforts to reduce air pollution across the globe. 

Launched at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in 2019 and with more than $50m in unrestricted funds raised to date, the Clean Air Fund is a global philanthropic initiative that works to achieve clean air for all. 

The Fundraising Manager will work with CAF’s senior leadership to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the Clean Air Fund by securing the funds needed for our mission to achieve clean air for all. Our strategy is to identify new donors who can help us scale our existing programmes or extend our work to new geographies, while engaging with existing donors to secure their further support. 

You will be responsible for identifying new prospects, building a pipeline and winning 7-to 8- figure grants from global foundations to help us meet our ambitious funding targets. You will be integral to securing continuing support from our current donors and to setting up processes from scratch in a new and rapidly growing organisation.

You will be an excellent communicator with a demonstrable track record in securing high-value grants from global foundations and trusts in a target-driven environment.

You will be self-motivated and entrepreneurial, confident in making approaches to and communicating with senior funders and philanthropists and have an excellent knowledge of fundraising regulations and best practice. 

You are highly organised and credible with previous experience of successfully managing projects.

For more information about Clean Air Fund and this role please take a look through the job description and person specification or visit our website.

• The closing date for this role is 9am 17 May 2021
• First round interviews will take place on 26/27 May 2021
• Second round interviews will take place 15 June 2021

Are you passionate about creating resilient communities?

Launched in 2018 to tackle social isolation and poor mental health, Kintsugi Hope are looking for an Experienced Fundraising Manager to join their team.

Part time, 3 days a week, 7.5 hours a day.

Working from home, once a week at Kintsugi Hope Office (depending on Covid-19 restrictions)

This is a new role which will develop and manage the implementation of our fundraising strategy, working closely with the Senior Management team and Trustees, to embed fundraising work across the whole of the charity, 

We are looking for a really capable team member, who will bring a range of skills, experience and drive to our small communications team – with a passion for news, stories and messages, a customer-focused outlook, and who is brimming with ideas for delivering stand-out digital communications, and supporting others to do so. It is an exciting role in an area of work where no two days are ever the same.

The successful candidate will play a key operational role in implementing the Diocese of Guildford’s Communications strategy, carrying out a wide variety of tasks and supporting the wider Diocesan strategy: ‘Transforming Church; Transforming Lives’. They will also provide the day-to-day running and management of the Diocese of Guildford’s website, social media and digital platforms, including generating, editing and uploading content whilst enhancing the digital presence and outreach. And lastly, they will provide critical communications guidance, training, digital advice and support to the parishes, chaplaincies and schools in support of their work in their parishes and across the Diocese.

This is an exciting time to join our diocese and our relatively new Communications Team. The way people engage and interact with church and faith has changed radically since March 2020 and a global pandemic – the first lockdown saw a rapid growth in digital awareness, use and reach for the Church of England and people exploring faith in a time of National crisis. Our online audiences are now bigger than our in-person congregations and our ability to use technology and go where our audiences are, has shown rapid and real improvements.

The full job description, person specification, further details about the diocese and information on how to apply for the role can be found in the application pack attached.

To apply

Complete an application form attached and send it to our 'recruitment' email address (at the end of the form) with a covering statement explaining why you are interested in the role and outlining why you are the best candidate, no later than the closing date: 30th April 2021. Full instructions are in the application pack or on our website if you follow the link through. We look forward to hearing from you!

Key tasks will involve:

• Raise income and work towards set annual income targets from events, digital and community fundraising

• Lead on the roll out of our new portfolio of digital fundraising events and activities. Acquire new strong, profitable and enduring relationships with donors and other key supporters

• Organise a range of annual events as and when they are confirmed.  To manage these fundraising events, ensuring they are well organised and raise the maximum amount of income possible and ensure that all participants/guests have a pleasant experience

• Work with established community groups e.g. clubs, churches, schools, and other groups to raise our profile, increase income and gain further support.
• Create and maintain strong relationships with our supporters to maximise income and other support e.g. gifts in kind, volunteer time, legacies etc.
• Promote and keep track of managed relationships and develop a process to cultivate donors to regularly donate
• Ensure accurate records of all interaction with the community and key stakeholders are kept up to date on DonorFlex.
• Work with the Marketing colleagues to promote opportunities to raise income to new and cultivate in-kind support.
• To act as a fundraising advocate within the community, to be professional and communicate with enthusiasm, credibility, conviction and knowledge

• Provide support and guidance to those undertaking initiatives to raise money and endeavour to secure long- term support from these people

• Be deputy for the PR & Marketing Officer when they are on holiday in terms of sending press releases and dealing with the media

• To administer general correspondence with supporters and ensure prompt replies are made and letters of thanks are sent out in a timely manner

• Obtain participants to attend/take part in events and initiatives

• To understand charity law and in particular with regard to the Data Protection Act and GDPR and the recording and storage of donor data.  To ensure all data is managed within the law and effectively (full training will be given)

• To actively promote the work of Care for Veterans at networking events, at presentations and meetings in the local community, to publicise the work of the Charity and obtain more support

• To become conversant with the care and rehabilitation provided at Care for Veterans and to be able to give talks and presentations to groups in the community about what the charity does

Person Specification

Essential

Experience of either fundraising and/or events management

Experience of working to financial targets

Ability to work under pressure and on multiple projects at the same time

Ability to network in the local community and secure new funding for the charity

Ability to represent the charity in a clear, emotive and factual way

Interviews will be held week commencing 3 May 2021

Opportunity Overview

The Connection at St Martin’s is seeking an interim Director of Fundraising and Communications with a track record of delivering successful Individual Giving schemes to join us for 4 months (mid May – mid September maternity cover). The post will oversee a high performing fundraising and communications team. We welcome candidates looking for flexible/part time working arrangements (minimum of 21 hours a week) and freelancers/consultants, as well as individuals looking to gain short term experience at Director level.

In 2020-2021 the Fundraising and Communications team raised £3.6 million across a range income streams including Community, Legacies, Statutory Grants, Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations, Individual Giving and Events. On top of this, The Connection at St Martin’s benefits from our partner charities important and valued support, St Martin’s Charity (through the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal) and the Friends of The Connection. In the last year, our partners raised £1.3 million. In total over the last year, fundraising income increased by 31%

We are seeking a candidate who can hit the ground running and support the team to continue on this impressive growth trajectory. We are interested in candidates who can also demonstrate experience of membership` programmes and digital marketing.

About the Connection at St Martin’s – Being with people at the heart and on the edge

The Connection at St Martin’s exists to be with people as they recover from life on the streets and move on to meaningful, fulfilling futures. We work with people, not for them, and put every individual person at the centre of their recovery. As part of St Martin’s, we have been on the front line helping those in crisis for over one hundred years, right in the heart of Westminster – which has more rough sleepers than anywhere else in the UK. We have helped thousands of people to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London.

We empower people who are on the edge of society to take control of their lives by:

• Supporting people to build on their strengths, recover from crisis and move away from the streets for good;

• Collaborating with other specialist services to ensure that everyone receives the right support at the right time;

• Giving a voice to people we support and sharing their experiences with those in power, to create a society where nobody has to sleep rough.

To apply, please submit a CV highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached.

Salary is dependent on experience.

Closing Date: Monday 3 May 2021 – 5pm

Remote Interview Date: Thursday 6 May 2021

Details of the role including the person specification can be found attached.

The Fundraising Manager will optimise and execute the organisation’s fundraising activities in the UK. You will be responsible for a broad span of duties, from developing email marketing appeals and writing grant proposals to optimising and managing our development database and keeping regular contact with our donors and other stakeholders. Some administrative assistance will be available to support the successful candidate in this role. Please read the attached job description for further details on the requirements for this exciting position!

Application Process:

Please click 'apply' where you will be redirected to the Breathe platform to apply. You will be prompted to submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than 1000 words that answers the following questions:

• How did you find out about this role?
• Why do you want to work for Veganuary?
• What will you bring to our charity?
• Do you have any experience working with Salesforce?
• When can you start?
• What is your salary expectation?

After you have completed some basic information about yourself on the Breathe platform, you will be prompted to upload your application documents (CV and Cover letter). Please ensure that you click ‘upload’ for each document that you attach to save this onto your application. You will need to upload one document at a time. Once you have uploaded all the required documents, click ‘finish application’. If you do not click ‘upload’ once attaching a document, we will unfortunately be unable to see it in your application. 

Once you have applied, you will receive an email that allows you to ‘review your application’ for the next 24 hours. Please do review your application to check that you have correctly uploaded your application documents.

We are keen to fill this position as soon as possible, so will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis.

As an inclusive employer, reasonable adjustments can be made to allow any who require additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require such support.

Thank you for your interest in Veganuary!

Formed in 1963, Hansel have been caring for and supporting adults with learning difficulties for almost 60 years. Their practices and methods have progressed over this time, but their core beliefs have never changed: Enabling and empowering people to lead the life they choose, ensuring they are recognised as equal citizens and participate fully in their community.

Established as Hansel Village by Isobel and Tom Murdoch, inspired by their daughter, Lindy, who had Down’s Syndrome, through the hard work of the Murdoch’s, alongside other supporters, the charity was able to grow and develop into a fully integrated community providing residential care, education, sheltered employment and leisure opportunities.

Over the years hansel has continually evolved, reflecting society as a whole. This was evident in 1998 when Hansel Village grew into the Hansel Village of charities. This allowed for the group to grow into a major Scottish charity, recognised as a leader in learning disability service provision. Change and progression is still crucial to Hansel today, but the intrinsic values have never deviated, and Isobel and Tom Murdoch’s vision continues to live on: supporting people to make the most of life.

The Fundraising Officer position will allow for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to join an established and supportive team. The post will focus on fundraising primarily from corporate and community fundraising activities. They will play a part in the development and implementation of the fundraising and communications strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative thinker, with fresh ideas to create a fresh pipeline of potential donors. The successful candidate will have responsibility for recruiting, supporting and inspiring the public to become fundraising supporters.

To be successful within this post, you will be, trustworthy and reliable, with experience of building and maintaining long lasting relationships with individuals,’ groups, organisations and large corporate bodies, as well as creating and building new relationships. Someone who comes from a background in Fundraising, sales or research would excel in the role of Fundraising Officer. An understanding of the Hansel values and story will also be crucial to the position in order to create further support for the charity in various ways.

How To Apply

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

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Noon, Monday 17th May

Interview Date: Wednesday 26th May or Thursday 27th May

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

About us

The Rhodes Trust builds a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.  We have almost 90 staff working at Rhodes House in Oxford, and we have a strong international reach with a number of additional overseas staff and many volunteers involved in roles such as selection, alumni relations and class leaders.

Director of Communications (Maternity Cover)

Effective, values-based communication is crucially important to our mission and strategy so we are looking for a highly experienced senior Communications professional to maintain the quality and range of the Trust’s communication strategies while the current Director is on maternity leave.

This is not a care-taker role because you will be actively involved in helping us to measure the impact of the Trust’s work, play an integral role on our Legacy, Equity and Inclusion journey and support the engagement activities for our Big Build project committing £36m to expand Rhodes House as well as the Trust-wide implementation of a digital platform and CRM system (Salesforce).

At the Rhodes Trust we never stand still, so you will also be responsible for managing, mentoring, and supporting a team of three staff members at Rhodes House; overseeing a large portfolio of marketing collateral; proactively monitoring and shaping news stories; and working closely with communication colleagues based with our strategic partners.

You will have a strong track record of success in directing an organisation’s internal and external communications - including press and digital media - in an international context. You will have an affinity with our brand, excellent organisational and project management skills, and possess a positive and professional manner.

To apply, please click 'Apply via website' to be redirected to the full job description and send us your curriculum vitae (no longer than three pages) plus cover letter (no longer than two pages).

The closing date for applications is Friday 30 April 2021 at 12:00 (BST) and we anticipate interviews will be held on 13 and 14 May.

In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, initial interviews and subsequent on-boarding are likely to take place virtually by Zoom.

NAPAC exists to support adult survivors of abuse in childhood. The harm caused by abuse does not end in childhood.  Many adult survivors experienced a range of mental and physical health impacts, including complex post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and depression. Being supported by a trauma-informed service can be pivotal.

NAPAC believes all survivors have the right to access support for their recovery to lead happier and more fulfilled adult lives – this role is a chance for you to help us reach more people.

We are seeking a creative and resilient Digital Communications Officer to join our friendly team in London. The Digital Communications Officer is a new contract role to support NAPAC’s internal and external communication and engagement activities. They will bring new skills to the team, lead the day-to-day management of NAPAC’s social media, and be a key contributor to developing materials for use online and in print. Overall, they will have a commitment to supporting survivors, to clear and ethical communications, and be looking for a uniquely challenging and rewarding role.

Salary: £25,200 pa pro rata, with hourly rate arrangements possible

Hours:  21 per week (0.6 FT), worked flexibly but to include Monday mornings and Friday afternoons

Contract: three months (rolling, dependent on funding)

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5 May April 2021  

Interview Dates: Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 May 2021, in London (in person or video)

Application is by CV and covering letter.

The Aga Khan Foundation UK, one of the world’s leading international development organisations, is looking to strengthen its communications, events, and outreach activities to ensure more of AKF’s key audiences engage with us in more ways than ever before. As such, AKF(UK) is looking to hire a creative and highly organised communications and events professional to help support these efforts.

The Events & Communications Officer will work with the Head of Communications to develop a variety of communications materials and deliver an exciting series of online and in-person events to engage and inform existing and new audiences about the work of the Aga Khan Foundation and broader Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The person in this role is expected to have experience of managing online and in-person events and developing visually engaging communications materials.

Events

• Support the development and delivery of high quality and professional online and in-person events in line with AKF (UK)’s strategy to position the Foundation as a thought leader in the international development space and introduce the Foundation to new audiences.

• Develop event briefs to share with key event participants and stakeholders to ensure they are well briefed on events and roles are clearly defined.

• Create and manage Zoom webinars for up to 500 people.

• Run practice sessions for Zoom webinars with speakers to reduce chances of technical issues during events.

• Handle invitations and manage pre-event logistics.

• Develop and design marketing materials for events.

• Ensure events section of the AKF(UK) website is kept up to date.

• Co-ordinate with the Aga Khan Centre events team to ensure rooms for in-person events are booked, serviced appropriately and run smoothly on the day.

• Manage post-event follow up, i.e. thanking participants, sharing requested information with attendees, and evaluation of events.

• Develop working relationships with the Aga Khan Centre, Aga Khan University and Institute of Ismaili Studies events teams to ensure knowledge and awareness of other Aga Khan Centre events and to ensure AKF events leverage these other institutions and vice versa.

• Update and maintain CRM tool and Mailchimp mailing lists and ensure they remain GDPR compliant.

• Update events calendar

Communications

• Support the Programmes & Partnerships team to create visually engaging communications products – briefs, presentations, social media etc - to share with existing or prospective donors, e.g. presentations and brochures.

• Create visually engaging social media content about the work of AKF and AKDN for multiple platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn using a variety of different tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and Canva.

• Schedule social media posts using Falcon scheduling software.

• Develop strong relationships with partner organisations who can help amplify the reach of AKF’s digital content.

• Create presentations using current style guidelines.

• Update existing and design new marketing materials.

• Design other products as needed.

Qualifications

• Events and/or communications qualifications desired.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in managing in-person and online (Zoom) events.

• Advanced skills in event registration tools (e.g. Eventbrite), Mailchimp and CRM tools

• Experience of developing high quality communications materials and knowledge of latest communication platforms, tools, trends and developments.

• Intermediate-advanced Powerpoint skills.

• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite desired.

• Knowledge of the international development sector desired.

• Strong writing skills desired.

• Highly organised with strong logistical skills and proven consistent attention to detail.

• Capable of multi-tasking with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to problem solve.

Attributes & Interests

• Friendly and professional manner.

• Ability to work flexibly in terms of working hours in order to support and accommodate events.

• Respectful of diversity other people’s cultures, values, autonomy, and faiths.

• Emotional intelligence.

• Likes getting things done to deadlines and to a high professional standard.

• Committed to acting ethically and upholding safeguarding standards towards all staff, volunteers and beneficiaries of the organisation

Parks for London is evolving into a Centre for Excellence to support London’s parks and green spaces and we are looking for a dynamic and pro-active Communications Officer to join our small team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop new approaches to championing green space, at a time when parks and green spaces are very much in the spotlight and to build on our existing work.

The role will involve leading the charity’s communications and engagement work. This will include developing an ambitious yet achievable communications and engagement strategy and refining and enhancing the charity’s brand.The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences including under-represented communities and have experience in preparing and delivering effective strategies to drive action.

We are a small charity and the successful candidate will therefore work with all team members and will need to be a team player, ready and willing to respond and adapt to opportunities.