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Role Purpose

Winston’s Wish is a digital first organisation leading the way in Digital Transformation across the Bereavement sector. This role will play a vital part in helping Winston’s Wish turn up the dial across our corporate partnerships fundraising. As our Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser, you will be responsible for growing income from new and existing corporate supporters through creative fundraising and engagement plans and efficient account management, ensuring all partnerships have an excellent experience of supporting Winston’s Wish and understand the impact of their support on the lives of grieving children.

Working with a high level of autonomy, but within a supportive and friendly team, you will develop a live pipeline of prospects, be creative in delivering ways to keep corporate supporters engaged and provide strong stewardship to foster long-term and sustainable partnerships.

If you are incredible at communicating and have excellent organisational skills, along with the drive, passion and enthusiasm to help businesses support our work, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Main Responsibilities

Account Management and Stewardship

• Confidently manage a portfolio of existing corporate supporters who, together, make a significant difference to the lives of grieving children.
• Support the delivery of the corporate supporter activities, contributing to a team target.
• Ensure all supporter records are accurate, compliant, and up-to-date on our database, and document all corporate engagement activity.
• Execute and adapt bespoke campaigns.
• Maintain an awareness of corporate giving trends, news, events, campaigns and legislation in the UK and pick up on opportunities or topical issues that will enhance the charity.
• Provide comprehensive stewardship for our corporate supporters.
• Prepare regular communications, rewards and incentives and feedback.
• Tailor impact reports to ensure supporters understand and are inspired by the impact of their support.
• Seek out value added benefits such as generating awareness of the charity, volunteering, gifts in kind, introductions, attendance at events and pro-bono work.

Fundraising

• Identify new prospects in areas and industries where the charity is less known.
• Manage pipeline, approaches and KPIs to meet ambitious income targets.
• Provide support, where appropriate, for wider fundraising activity to develop opportunities across different fundraising areas.
• Work with our Events Manager to leverage and maximise corporate participation in our evolving events programme.
• Deliver and submit creative and persuasive pitches, proposals and applications.
• Explore, develop and expand ways in which businesses can support the charity through new corporate supporter products and platforms to cultivate new and enhance existing relationships, e.g. employee volunteering, Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing, sponsorships and point of sale opportunities.
• Continually raise the profile of Winston’s Wish by networking and representing the charity at events as required.

All Staff

• Contribute to the vision and mission of Winston's Wish; whilst embedding the values into your daily work activities.
• Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy.
• Contribute to the overall success of the charity’s fundraising needs by providing case studies, attending events and adding value to the experience of our supporters as required.
• Contribute to the brand and reach of the charity by working alongside our Marketing & Communications Team when relevant press opportunities arise or when required for social media and online content (including the use of photography).
• Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.
• Undertake specific projects and other ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.
• Take an active part in the quarterly review process and participate in training agreed with your line manager.
• Recognise and champion the lived experience of children and young people with bereavement within your work.
• Ensure the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers and visitors in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy.

Person Specification

Essential

• ·Ability to be passionate and inspiring when communicating the work of Winston’s Wish.
• Desire to deliver the highest level of experience to corporate supporters and partners.
• Experience of prospecting and new business development.
• Experience of corporate giving mechanisms and platforms.
• Proven track record of fundraising from corporates in the not-for-profit sector, or similar transferable experience gained in the commercial sector.
• Highly professional, flexible and committed to achieving and exceeding KPIs.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines.
• A creative thinker and quick to respond to opportunities.

Desirable

• Understanding of child bereavement.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of using Salesforce CRM System.

Recruitment Timetable

Application deadline: Friday 4th July 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 16th July 2025

Interview location: MS Teams

Winston’s Wish reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications for the role before the closing date.

OUTLINE OF THE ROLE

Work with the Trustees to devise and lead new fundraising initiatives that fulfil the objectives of the Trust's Fundraising Strategy and annual income budget, with particular focus on regular giving across all alumni, gifts from high-net-worth individuals, and legacies. This will involve:

• Developing and delivering improved communications to build a stronger connected donor network.

• Locating, engaging and retaining alumni to support and promote the Trust, focused on ensuring their long-term impact on the Trust and its beneficiaries.

• Work with the Trustees/Trust Fundraising Committee to devise and implement new fundraising initiatives.

• Work with the Trustees/Trust Fundraising Committee to identify and engage new volunteers to support the Trust's activities.

KEY TASKS

Work with the Trustees and Fundraising Committee to devise and implement the following:

• Improve communications

The Trust has a strong, growing, and engaged network of loyal alumni who already support the Trust's beneficiaries through fundraising and volunteering. However, the Trust's communications need to be improved in order to increase the numbers of donors who provide sustained financial support and inspire all donors to raise their level of donations. Continually find opportunities to engage new donors and ensure clear consistent messaging.

• Manage and maintain donor data

The Trust needs to maintain a full and accurate database of all donors and fundraising activities to support long-term tracking and inform future fundraising. This also requires networking among alumni and being vigilant to changes in alumni data.

• Research and approach alumni whose connection with the Trust has lapsed

Continue to grow the active network through researching and motivating dormant and lapsed alumni to reconnect with the Trust.

• Research untapped prospects

Research the database with a view to identifying dormant and untapped opportunities, especially regarding

high-net-worth individuals and legacies. Ensure fundraising approaches are well-targeted and informed in order to maximise the chances of success. This will expand to include non-alumni sources, including institutional sources such as foundations and other trusts.

• Ensure long-term donor connection

Communicate with all donors to demonstrate the impact they can make by showcasing the current and long-term outcome of programs. Deliver a diverse selection of communications to engage different audiences, with a clear plan for all members of the network. Ensure donors are connected to the Trust, value the Trust's activities and actively help fund opportunities.

• Reporting to the Trustees

Create an annual donor impact report to the Trustees, and other stakeholders such as alumni, that delineates donor statistics, reviews communications and events that have taken place during the past year and identifies potential prospects and events for developing in the coming year. Also provide a lower-level oral report of fundraising activities and communications to the Trustees at their quarterly meetings.

• Deliver income growth target

Acquire enough new donations to meet agreed annual income growth targets set by the Trustees.

You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the charity and its overall objectives. For instance, organizing fund-raising specific events in different regions. This position could evolve into a full-time commitment with a support team, but at the present time, support to this role will be provided through the existing network of volunteers.

The Noah’s Ark Charity supports the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in providing world-class care, helping to ensure the best outcome and experience possible for children and their families.

Having raised more than £30 million to build and equip the hospital, today we continue to work hand in hand with the NHS, providing funding for the most up-to-date equipment and facilities. We also fund services like the play specialist team and emotional support for families.

This is an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join a small but determined team.  Working closely with the wider charity team, this role offers a real opportunity to see the impact that your work has on the children and families we support and to grow our fundraising reach within your geographical region.

The geographical region will cover anything west of Bridgend and up to Aberystwyth. Ideally, candidates would be based in the Carmarthen/Llanelli area. This is a home-based role, with frequent travel throughout Wales, and monthly travel to Cardiff.

Scope of role

This recently created role within the Noah’s Ark Charity, which will grow our regional community fundraising presence and offering.  The postholder will know the West Wales area well and will become the expert in fundraising opportunities within the region, building strong relationships within the community, including companies and will develop supporter-led activity. The postholder will plan for and deliver income for the charity within the region, in line with wider fundraising strategy. 

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Income generation

- To plan for and deliver income to target through key performance indicators as agreed with community fundraising manager.

- To develop new supporter relationships within the community, in a planned way, to achieve income and provide excellent supporter care to ensure the relationship is ongoing, beyond one-off support for the charity.

- To lead on and deliver community fundraising within the region, through relationships with patient families, third party fundraisers, community groups, schools and education establishments and public bodies.

- To build strong corporate partnerships within the region, to an agreed income level, with the support of the community fundraising manager and head of fundraising and development.

- To lead on key projects to develop income generation.

- To contribute to the strategic development of community fundraising.

- Plan and deliver events in the community where necessary.

- Secure and deliver engaging presentations to groups and organisations.

2. Ambassador programme

- To build the family ambassador programme within the region, growing the network of key supporters who will represent and be the face of the charity within their local community.

- Support the community fundraising manager with the development of the ambassador programme including training and thanking opportunities.

3. Supporter experience

- To champion consistent and excellent supporter care.

- To record all communications accurately on the database, ensuring information is gathered and recorded in accordance with the requirements of the data protection act, GDPR and the charity’s data protection policy.

- To respond to supporter enquiries in a timely manner and deal with complaints, escalating as appropriate.

- To deliver an excellent supporter journey and contribute to the central supporter journey for community fundraising. 

4. Cross team working

- To work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues across the team to deliver wider fundraising income and charity objectives.  For example, gifts in wills, regular giving, event participation, volunteering and communications.

5. Budgets

- Work with the community fundraising manager and head of fundraising and development, to build and manage a detailed fundraising budget, including income and expenditure.

- Provide forecasts throughout the year, for agreed streams of income.

6. Best practice

- Ensure all fundraising practice is in line with organisational guidelines and policies.

- Encourage and champion compliance and best practice within the fundraising team.

- Ensure own compliance with fundraising standards and requirements, keeping up to date with key policies and regulations, including the fundraising regulator, chartered institute of fundraising and the charity commission.

7. Undertake any other duties which might be required to fulfil the general purpose of the post.

Fundraising and Administration Officer

Contract: Full time, 12 month fixed-term with potential for the role to develop into a permanent position. 

Salary: £25,000 based on 35hr working week.

Holiday and Benefits: 25 days annual leave + 3 days between Christmas and New Year, where offices are closed. Additional half day birthday leave and length of service days.

Location: Hybrid, with 3 days/week in Bristol office (further flexibility available but please note, this role requires on-site presence at key events - see below). 

Start date: September 2025

Reporting to: Events Officer

Application deadline: Friday 4th July at 12 noon. 

Additional information:

The role will involve both national and international travel. You will need to be available to travel internationally in November 2025 (and potentially February 2026), and domestically in June, July and August 2026.  You will need to have the right to work in the UK, and have a full UK driving licence (and the confidence to drive a van). 

About Child. org

Child. org is a Nairobi-based, UK-registered charity that champions community-based healthcare solutions to make pregnancies and births safer. We work with pregnant women, new mums, communities and local health authorities in Kenya to provide life-saving antenatal and post-natal health information, connect at-risk mums and babies with the healthcare services they need and work with local health authorities to advocate for and improve the quality of care. 

Our Income Team, based in Bristol in the UK, brings together fundraising and enterprise streams to raise vital funds to support our project work in Kenya, as well as leading our digital communications and supporter stewardship. 

Everything Child. org does, we do with an eye to being smart and savvy about it. Whether it’s our programming, our fundraising or our communications with supporters, partners and stakeholders. You’ll be joining Child. org at a pivotal stage in our growth as we design, develop and deliver our ambitious growth strategy to support hundreds of thousands of pregnant women and girls across Kenya.

The Opportunity

You’ll join us at a transformative time for Child. org; our maternal and newborn health work is growing year on year across Kenya, and we are cementing a reputation as experts in community-led maternal and newborn health. Alongside these exciting developments our fundraising revenue is growing. Our two flagship events, Ride Africa and Charity Concierge, are thriving and we are now actively investing in our capacity to help us reach new audiences and continue to develop their potential.

The Role

As Fundraising and Administration Officer, you’ll support the fundraising team across our events and supporter stewardship. This varied role will see you work with the team across events and project management, fundraising stewardship and communications alongside incredible international and national travel opportunities supporting Ride Africa and Charity Concierge events. 

Key Objectives

• Support the Events Officer with the delivery of our biggest ever Charity Concierge season across the summer of 2026 providing support for volunteer recruitment and management, and critical on-site support at various festivals

• Support the Child. org team with the delivery of Ride Africa in November 2025; providing valuable support to participants and managing enquiries/requests. 

• Big Give Campaign 2025: support the Communications Officer to hit our Big Give Christmas Challenge appeal target, leading on the timely thanking of donors and supporting the promotion of the appeal through social media and newsletters

• Other events support: support the Events Officer to plan 25th birthday celebration and supporter event in London (The Shindig) and the mentoring and stewardship of our first ever London Marathon team. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Event management support (60%)

  • Event management

    • Procurement support: follow procurement plan and guidelines to source equipment, ensuring delivery to budget and within allocated time frames. 

    • Budget management: log and monitor expenditure across all events, being sure to keep us on track and in line with budget.

    • Equipment management and stock takes: responsible for looking after and ensuring safe storage and tracking of equipment to maximize longevity. 

    • Regular project support: track and follow project management plan for event delivery; work with the Events Officer to prioritise and allocate tasks and resources. 

    • On site support: support the Events team to deliver our flagship events: Ride Africa and Charity Concierge. This includes events set up: erecting gazebos, driving, loading/unloading.

    • Volunteer/participant management. Managing volunteers and participants at our events. Be the first point of contact for queries, respond to challenges and manage day-to-day morale throughout the events 

• Participant management: 

  • Support the Events Officer to track, measure and manage participant recruitment across our Events Programme 

  • Support the Events Officer with participant communications pre and post event, across Mailchimp, WhatsApp, email and more

  • Fundraising support: track fundraising through third party platforms such as JustGiving and Enthuse, ensuring event fundraising totals are up to date; mentor and support events fundraisers with exceptional stewardship.

Fundraising administration and stewardship support (30%)

• Update digital resources (fundraising pages, website, WhatsApp groups) and maintain digital templates and documentation. 

• Deliver high standards of supporter care, including responding to general correspondence (email and phone) and queries regarding fundraising, and ensuring timely thanks to donors.

• Fundraising administration, reconciliation and reporting: ensure Donorfy records are up to date, accurate and kept in accordance with GDPR requirements. 

• Big Give campaign support: track and monitor campaign donations through the Big Give campaign; with the Communications Officer ensure timely thanking and brilliant stewardship of donors. 

Events Marketing support (10%): 

• Social media and digital design tools: use Canva and Hootsuite to publish regular posts to the Charity Concierge and Ride Africa socials (Instagram, Facebook and TikTok), to increase reach, engagement and sign ups.

• Research and develop relationships within the local and surrounding communities to increase support and fundraising income through event participation.

• Work closely with the Communications and Fundraising Officer to keep event websites up to date and make changes to any pages where necessary.

Person Specification

Skills and experience: 

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, especially your ability with a variety of people and audiences

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues and partners at all levels across the organisation, in both the UK and Kenya

• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and a busy inbox

• Experience of delivering and working to targets

• Previous experience of working (or volunteering) within the charity or events sector

• Experience of participating in or supporting the delivery of challenges/events

• Experience of public speaking and giving presentations

• Experience of fundraising - whether through personal or team challenges, participating in events, volunteering or personal support of a charity

• Digital literacy: knowledge of Google Workspace or equivalent, social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok; 

• Experience working with and managing volunteers or supporters (desirable)

• Knowledge of fundraising regulation and delivering best practice in relation to challenge events (desirable)

Working for Child. org

Benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus three days’ between Christmas and New Year when the office closes;  additional half day birthday leave and length of service days

• Flexible, hybrid working (our standard day runs from 8am-4pm; office available 5 days/week; we tend to work in office Tues-Thurs) 

• Travel to Kenya for key fundraising events

• Access to HR discounts and perks

At Child. org we welcome and value difference, determination and open communication. We want to build our team to represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills who, ultimately, are united by a passion to make an impact and spark progress in maternal and child health. We do things with a sharpness and a deep understanding of how to provide value to everyone involved. You’ll need to bring that kind of value with you. You need to be walking in the door excited about the opportunities you can open up for us. If making your mark on this sector is important to you, if you’re ready to be part of real change, then get in touch.

Immediate Opening: Leadership & Governance Administrator

Location: Remote (with very occasional travel).

Hours: 30 per week (including Fridays to meet charity needs, and ideally Wednesdays).

Salary: £24,000 per annum (pro-rata for 30 hours per week, based on full-time equivalent of £30,000).

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer.

About AMR Action UK

AMR Action UK is the dedicated patient organisation for individuals impacted by antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Through research, patient engagement, and direct support services, we drive meaningful change in the AMR space.

We are looking for a proactive, highly organised Leadership & Governance Administrator to support our CEO, Operations Manager and Board of Trustees ensuring smooth governance administration, executive support, trustee communication, and digital content management. 

Please note we have very recently changed our name and were formally known as Antibiotic Research UK. Email addresses and website still reflect the previous name.

Key Details for Applicants

• We encourage applicants to apply quickly, as we may close applications early due to immediate need.
• Submit a CV (maximum two pages, focusing on relevant experience) and a short covering letter explaining how your skills and experience align with this role.
• Please state your availability and earliest possible start date in your covering letter.
• The full job description is attached for complete details.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive & Administrative Support: Manage the CEO’s diary, organise travel, prepare agendas, take minutes, maintain records, and support recruitment processes.
• Governance & Compliance: Schedule and organise board and committee meetings, prepare documentation, ensure GDPR compliance, and facilitate trustee communications.
• Digital & Brand Communications: Maintain the charity website, create branded documents, support social media content, and ensure brand consistency.
• Events & Reporting: Assist with charity events, annual impact statements, and documentation.
• General: Provide additional administrative support to the CEO,Operations Manager and Board of Trustees as needed.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in charity governance and administration
• Strong knowledge of charity legislation
• Website maintenance and digital content creation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and high-level organisational abilities
• Familiarity with design tools such as Canva
• Confidence in managing social media communications
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion

How to Apply

Submit your CV (maximum two pages, focusing on relevant experience) and a short covering letter explaining how your skills and experience align with this role.

Please use subject line of email: Leadership & Governance Administrator 

Please state your availability and earliest possible start date in your covering letter.

The full job description is attached with complete details.

Take the next step in your career and contribute to impactful work with AMR Action UK.

The Ancient Tree Forum (ATF) is seeking a motivated and organised Technical and Engagement Officer to join our small, friendly and flexible team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a charity dedicated to safeguarding the UK’s ancient and veteran trees, along with their wildlife, heritage and cultural values. 

This role is vital to achieving our strategic outcomes by providing expert technical advice, supporting and collaborating with the Technical Advisory Panel to develop authoritative guidance and publications. You will act as a key contact for public and stakeholder enquiries and contribute technical expertise to ATF’s communications across our website, newsletter, social media and press activity. 

You will engage with sector networks, collaborate with partners and support strategic messaging. This role will help strengthen the charity’s visibility and impact in ancient and veteran tree conservation and protection. 

The CMV Connect Project Coordinator role is designed to enhance the charity's outreach and support initiatives, focusing on building and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals, families, and the broader community. This position involves coordinating projects that aim to increase awareness, provide resources, and support families affected by cCMV.  This role is a part time role funded by National Lottery Community Fund.  It is a freelance contractor role, as it is a contract for services. 

CMV Action is a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting families affected by congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), a leading cause of childhood disabilities such as deafness, developmental delays, and vision impairment. The charity provides information, advocacy, and support to raise awareness and improve outcomes for those impacted by cCMV, both during pregnancy and in babies and children.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Coordination: Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of CMV Connect initiatives, ensuring they align with the charity's objectives.  Work with other Operation Team members and report to the Board fortnightly.
• Supporting families: Work with the trustees to follow up on those we support and identify how we can support them in the future. Work with volunteers to organise in-person and online opportunities for families to meet up.
• Volunteer Coordination: Recruit, train, and support volunteers involved in CMV Connect project.
• Event Management: Organise and support events and campaigns aimed at raising awareness and funds for CMV Action.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals, community groups, and other families to promote awareness and support for cCMV.  Provide social media content to the Fundraising Officer when each milestone is reached.
• Resource Development: Assist in creating and distributing educational materials and resources for families and healthcare providers.
• Data Management: Collect and analyse data to assess the impact of initiatives and inform future strategies.  Financial data collection for the final evaluation report.

 Person Specification

Essential

• Education: Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Experience: Proven experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and working within a charitable or healthcare setting. Previous working experience with volunteers within a project would be ideal.
• Skills: Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office, including proficiency in Excel.
• Attributes: Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage multiple tasks, and maintain confidentiality.

Desirable

• Qualifications: Project management or volunteer management qualification.
• Experience: Experience in fundraising, event management, and using CRM systems, experience managing a similar project or offering support to families.
• Knowledge: Understanding of public health issues, particularly related to congenital infections and how to work in the charity sector.

Working Conditions

• Location: The role is home-based with occasional travel required for meetings and events.
• Hours: Part-time position, with flexibility to accommodate the needs of the projects.  Approximately 16 hours per week, equivalent to 2 days per week.
• Salary: £150 per day, 8 hours a day, approx. 2 days a week, approx. 40 weeks till early June 2026. 

This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of families affected by cCMV, contributing to the charity's mission to raise awareness and provide support.

This role has been funded thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund!

***Home based with regular national travel expected***

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) is the national governing body for the game of wheelchair rugby in England, Scotland, and Wales, is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, and is a full member of World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR) and of the British Paralympic Association (BPA).  

In the last ten years, GBWR has grown the paralympic discipline of the sport from a domestic league with a single division comprised of seven teams, to one which now has three leagues providing competition opportunities for 22 teams. The domestic league is internationally recognised for its high level of competition, where it regularly sees international players from Europe joining domestic teams and strengthening the level of competition.

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and driven Head of Community and Participation to lead the development and implementation of strategies aimed at significantly increasing participation in wheelchair rugby across Great Britain. This pivotal role will be responsible for designing and delivering impactful community outreach programs, engaging with local clubs and organisations, and developing innovative approaches to reach new participants, particularly those that are classifiable for wheelchair rugby (Paralympic discipline).

The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record in community development, sports development, and marketing, with a strong understanding of how to build sustainable participation pathways. While experience within disability sports is advantageous, it is not essential for an individual with the right blend of skills and passion. 

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached document of visit our website

The Alderley Edge and Knutsford Circuit comprises five churches in Alderley Edge, Knutsford, Mobberley, Plumley and Mottram St Andrew

A key member of the Circuit Leadership Team (CLT), the prime responsibilities are to manage the Church properties within the circuit; provide financial support and reporting services appropriate to each Church and to manage and develop circuit communications. Additionally, the role will provide administrative and compliance support to the Circuit ministry team and Circuit Leadership team.

As a key member of the CLT, the job holder will play a full part in the development of the Circuit’s mission and ministry. Reporting to the Superintendent Minister, the role is full time, with flexibility over the pattern of hours worked.

Applicants will have experience of property management and finance and possess excellent communication skills.

This role will be leading and developing the Volunteering and Employability functions for FSSW, alongside providing operational safeguarding support to the Safeguarding Team. The core volunteer program supports the running of the organisation as a whole every day and is embedded across all departments in Bristol and Plymouth. The Employability team runs a NEET Employability programme in our South Bristol warehouse 3 days a week, with administrative duties full time. This part of FSSW is expanding and your role will oversee the pilot and launch of another Employability programme in Plymouth.

In this role you will:

1.Be the senior management overseeing and supporting the running of our employability and volunteering functions across Bristol and Plymouth.

2. Support the organisation as the Operational Safeguarding Lead, working alongside the Strategic lead to oversee incidents and support the training and development of staff.

3. Lead on project development across both volunteering and employability as we grow our offer and launch a number of major organisational developments. This will include but is not limited to; policy, strategy, role and process development.

4. Build and work with our volunteer, employability and warehouse teams to ensure that they have the skills, knowledge, support and training opportunities needed to manage the volunteer workforce and deliver the employability programs across the charity.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Line Management:

· Line management of Volunteer Manager based at Bedminster and St Jude’s in Bristol and the Volunteer team at Sisna Park in Plymouth

· Line management of two Employability Programme Leads based at both Bedminster and Inner-city Bristol office and future Plymouth based Employability staff

· Recruit and contract for any staffing gaps in the Volunteer and Employability Teams based on skills and expertise required

Volunteer Recruitment, Retention & Development:

· Oversee the volunteer managers who run the day-to-day of the volunteer programme

· Oversee the Volunteer teams to create a recruitment and retention plan to build a reliable voluntary workforce

· Support in any required monitoring and evaluation of the volunteering function

· Work with the Fundraising, Volunteer and Partnerships teams to develop corporate volunteering across Bristol and Plymouth, which generates a flow of committed corporate volunteers and income

· Support the development of the enrichment and pastoral aspect of the volunteer journey provided by the volunteer teams

· Develop community and broad stakeholder partnerships to support the volunteer functions across Bristol and Plymouth

· Oversee development of and then lead on reviews for relevant volunteer policies, processes and any necessary training

· Work with the wider leadership team on the volunteering function as we grow our offer alongside the major organisational developments

Employability Programme Management & Development:

· Overseeing the day-to-day management of the Employability Programme

· Working with the relevant Bristol teams on a review and consolidation of Employability and future development opportunities.

· Support in the development of future partnerships and opportunities to expand the work and impact of Employability

· Working with the Plymouth team on the development and launch of an Employability program

· Working with the fundraising team on aspects of funding bids, monitoring and future development.

· Working with the wider leadership team on program expansion alongside the organisational major developments

Safeguarding:

· Take the lead on organisational safeguarding:

o Overseeing incidents and supporting staff to complete actions

o Ensuring incident reports completed

o Completing monitoring and reporting as required

· Facilitate internal safeguarding training

· Report into the strategic safeguarding lead on any high-level incidents

· Attend the Safeguarding Sub Committee meeting

Communications and Reporting:

· Work with the Head of Communications and CEO to design an ongoing internal communications plan to ensure staff and volunteers are up to date with plans, development and activities

· In collaboration with the Communications Team, ensure there is continuous engagement with external audiences

· With the Communications Team build a schedule of promotional activity

· Work with other Fareshare network partners  share and learn best practice across the network

· Support the fundraising team to develop future funding proposals and reports

· Collate reports from each team to submit to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and/or Board of Trustees covering all Volunteer and Employability activities, plans and developments

Systems, Policies & Processes:

· Working with the Volunteer Managers, CEO and Wider Senior Leadership Team (WSLT) to develop/update the Volunteer and Farechance Handbooks and other key documentation

· Lead the review and development of policies, processes and procedures specific to Volunteering and Employability

· Support consistent practices and procedures across the south west as well as sharing best practice

· Lead on the FSSW relationship with FareShare UK (FSUK) regarding volunteering, employability, and safeguarding, including policies, best practice, innovations, and systems

· Support the development of the FSSW Corporate Volunteering Policy

· Support the implementation of new systems for the recruitment, rota and monitoring of both programmes

· Identify, monitor, and action specific needs and risks of two programmes, regularly updating the risk register; sign-off risk assessments to ensure safety in the workplace

· Lead on and support the development of a MEL (monitoring, evaluating and learning) framework of primary data collected from IT systems to measure, analyse and report on impact

Person Specification

It is not expected that a successful candidate will necessarily have all the following criteria. FareShare South West is committed to helping individuals develop professionally and personally, and your application is encouraged.

Essential

· High level of organisational and time management skills allowing for managing multiple priorities

· Demonstrable experience of leading a team

· Knowledge and experience of safeguarding vulnerable adults

· Knowledge and experience of working with young people

· Knowledge and experience of volunteer programmes

· Experience of recruitment, either volunteers and/or employees

· Experience or knowledge of developing outreach programmes to increase our diversity, social impact, and community engagement

· Ability to produce high-quality written reports

· Ability to monitor and evaluate project development

· Ability to oversee departmental budgets 

· Ability to travel between Bristol and Plymouth

· Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills

· Ability to build effective relationships at all levels, externally and internally

· Good IT skills

Desirable

· Experience of writing strategies and accompanying workplans around programme development working with a variety of demographics

· Experience of working in a management or mid-senior management role

· Experience of process development around on-boarding

· High level budgeting and financial monitoring skills

This is a permanent full-time role, home based with regular UK wide travel

This is a key role at NFF designing, delivering and reviewing our Training Programs and ensuring continuous improvement for our staff. This role will also develop an external training program for delivery to our partners and clients

Responsibilities

· Design & Implement Staff Training Programs: Develop training modules for staff in areas such as health and safety, safety protocols, customer service, and leadership development.

· Training Delivery: Facilitate engaging, effective, and interactive training sessions for various teams, using a mix of in-person and digital delivery methods.

· Training Needs Analysis: Collaborate with Leadership Teams to identify specific training needs, evaluate employee skill gaps, and create tailored training solutions to address them.

· Performance Measurement: Develop metrics and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of training programs, reporting findings to management and adjusting programs as needed.

· Resource Development: Create and update training materials, guides, and documentation to ensure consistency and high quality in content delivery.

· New Starter Journey: Review, design and deliver new starter training programmes to ensure Project Officers have the best possible start at NFF, incorporating culture, leadership and knowledge

· External Training Development: Design and deliver specialist training to our partners and clients, ensuring adherence to industry safety standards and practices

· Continuous Improvement: stay up to date with industry best practice, new technologies and new flood-related practices to be incorporated into training materials

 Day-to-Day Activities

· You will line manage an Administrative Co-ordinator who has partial responsibilities for Training delivery and support them with their workstreams and development

• Liaise and develop relationships with stakeholders to identify training needs and develop training processes to support them
• Support Senior Management Team to build income streams and develop new activity, working to support and deliver NFF strategy
• Providing information and case studies for communications and advocacy work

· You will be acting as the main contact for training, both internally and externally

Skills & Knowledge

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Listening: Outstanding listening skills to understand community needs.
• Stakeholder Management: Expertise in partnership working and managing stakeholders.
• Empathy: Ability to empathise with flooded individuals and communities.
• Organisation: Highly organised, flexible, and capable of senior leadership.
• Team Management: Experience in managing teams and projects.
• Collaboration: Team player with a solution-focused mindset.
• Experience: Project delivery and support

How This Role Contributes to Our Strategy

• Community Support: Empowering and supporting communities through training our teams and partners
• Partnerships: Developing strong relationships with partner organisations.
• Income Generation: Supporting income streams via training opportunities
• Collaboration: Fostering a collaborative approach within the organisation.

The Individual Giving Manager is responsible for all individual donor support processes, systems, strategies and individual giving fundraising appeals, which ensure we have excellent relationships with our donors to retain and grow our individual giving income. Powerful narratives, storytelling and engagement with donors is crucial to ensure that our funding need and impact is shared with supporters. 

The Individual Giving Manager will work with the Head of Fundraising and Deputy CEO to grow our major donor, regular giving, appeal and legacy income alongside sustaining our irregular giving and Gift Aid income. The Individual Giving Manager will line manage the Fundraising Assistant, which is a new entry-level fundraising role responsible for the development and day-to-day administration of our community fundraising income stream for individuals and our corporate community.

*Please note, this role has previously been advertised with the title of 'Supporter Relationship Manager' and recruitment has been extended, with a change in title to attract more applicants. Applications close at 9am on Monday 23rd June and interviews will be on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June. We will be scheduling interviews throughout the recruitment period and reserve the right to close the application window before the advertised date.

Person Specification Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

• Three years+ experience of working in a supporter care charity fundraising role.
• Understanding of fundraising principles, relationship marketing and supporter care.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level copy writing skills.
• Experience of working with communications staff to support multi-channel fundraising campaigns.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.Well-organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and targets.
• Good working knowledge of CRM databases and how to use them to steward supporters.
• Good knowledge of current data protection/GDPR regulation.
• Able to develop, initiate and maintain systems and procedures.
• IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel to sort and segment supporter data.
• A clear commitment to the ethos and strategic plans of FareShare South West, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement.

Please see attached job description for further details about our charity, the purpose of the role and detailed duties and responsibilities.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader to help diversify the environmental sector by scaling a Black-led nature organisation to be able to demonstrate leadership on a national scale and promote and serve the interests and needs of ethnically marginalized communities in accessing nature.

Our Ambition
We’re on an exciting journey of growth. Our vision is to become a nationally recognised, well-resourced Black institution for learning about and caring for nature.

We aim to:

• Be the go-to resource for people of colour learning about the natural world and accessing outdoor spaces with confidence.
• Be the go-to resource for mainstream environmental organisations seeking to understand Black and Brown perspectives on nature.
• Strengthen networks and community among POC-led nature organisations across the UK.

Our operating income for 2025-2026 is £230,000. Our ambition is to generate an income of over £1 million by 2027-2028, growing to a 15+ staff team.

How the COO will support our vision

The role of Chief Operating Officer is central to helping us achieve our ambitions, ensuring that Wild in the City has the resources, infrastructure and working environment to achieve its annual plans, long term aims and deliver high-quality programmes.

We are not expecting the COO to implement the key areas of operations alone, we will work together to prioritise and generate the resources to build a team to cover the functionality required for steady growth. We are also motivated to ensure that the role’s salary is reviewed to meet market expectations as the role grows, dependent on funding.

This role needs an exceptional candidate who enjoys making a role their own, who is motivated by turning strategy into impactful action and who finds fulfilment in supporting others to achieve.

The COO will ensure that;

• We secure ongoing, long term financial resources, creating stability and underpinning growth, and scaling into operations in multiple regions, nationally
• We grow our staffing to provide a steady infrastructure and achieve our strategic objectives, including creating operations, fundraising, communications and research teams, and increasing our field team.
• We retain our relational, open, authentic, personable, dynamic, collaborative, innovative culture as we grow.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for a dynamic and dependable Chief Operating Officer (COO) to help realise our vision.

We’re seeking an emotionally intelligent, commercially competent, and values-driven leader who can bring clarity, stability, and energy in a fast-paced and mission-led environment. You will thrive in turning strategy into action and impact, and in driving Wild in the City forward in scaling our delivery and leadership on a national scale.

You will bring:

• Proven experience in operational and strategic leadership
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including income generation, budgeting, and long-term planning
• A successful track record of managing people, partnerships, and multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across staff, volunteers, partners, and board members
• Emotional resilience, sound judgement, and a calm, authentic presence
• A genuine connection to our mission and values

We welcome people from all backgrounds to fulfill the role of COO. We are mindful of the lack of diversity within senior leadership in the environmental field and encourage those from Global Majority backgrounds to apply.

Why Join Us?
This is an exciting time to join Wild in the City, we hope that you will make an application. As COO, you’ll play a central role in shaping the next chapter of our development - growing our influence, supporting Black leadership in nature, and helping transform access to the natural world for communities of colour.

 We’re looking for a dedicated and proactive Fundraiser to help grow our income and sustain the life-changing work we do every day!

Sportability provides opportunities for people with paralysis to participate in a programme of sport and challenging pursuits.  Our aim is to get them out of their wheelchairs, off their crutches and sticks and into canoes, gliders, microlights or sailing boats. Whether quad biking or Blokart sailing, shooting shotguns, air-rifles and pistols, or bows and crossbows, it’s about turning their back on ‘disability’ and JUST DOING IT!

This is a brand-new position and an exciting opportunity to join our team at a pivotal time in our development. You’ll play a central role in shaping and delivering a diverse range of income-generating activities that drive forward our strategic fundraising plan. Your work will directly support the growth of our charity, enable us to reach more people, and help create lasting, positive change in their lives.

Permanent WFH Contract

• Hours: Flexible but no less than 20 hours (part time) with a potential to grow to (full time) 30 hours per week. We offer flexible hours to accommodate caring responsibilities.

• Pay £15,600 per year (part time) - £23,400 per year (full time), pro-rata for any agreed variation between those times

You will be required to travel to North London for training and meetings 

Key responsibilities include:

• Researching and securing funding from trusts, foundations, individuals, and corporate partners
• Writing grant applications and donor proposals
• Building and maintaining meaningful relationships with donors and supporters
• Developing engaging fundraising campaigns and communications 

We’re seeking someone who has:

• Some experience in fundraising
• Good typing skills and experience with Word and Excel
• Good communication skills - both written and verbal

And is:

• Organised, self-motivated, and creative in their approach
• Passionate about making a difference in people’s lives

Why work with us? At Sportability, you’ll be part of a small, team that genuinely cares. We offer:

• A welcoming and supportive workplace
• Flexibility to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance
• The opportunity to contribute to a cause that matters
• Ongoing training and development