Based: Munro House, Mercers Row, Cambridge, CB5 8HY (with up to 50% working from home optional)

Direct reports: 3 (2x Marketing Officer, 1 Senior Digital Officer)

Hours: 37.5 hours, although up to 80% FTE considered

With CBM you can help reach the world’s forgotten people

Too many people face poverty and isolation, denied the chance to go to school or earn and living, just because they have a disability. CBM works in the world’s poorest places to prevent blindness, improve health and transform the lives of people with disabilities. With 45 UK staff we’re currently raising £9m each year; as part of a Global Federation we’re working in 48 countries. This is a truly exciting time to join us at the start of our ambitious new ‘Breaking Barriers’ strategy, as we fight to end the cycle of poverty and disability.

Working with a supportive, flexible employer

The well-being of our team is central to how we work: we encourage a healthy work-life balance, offer flexi-time and up to 50% working from home. Our team benefit from excellent personal development opportunities and we offer the chance to undertake fully-funded training or study. We’re an organisation based on Christian values welcoming staff of all faiths and none – it’s the basis of why we do what we do, with opportunities for prayer for staff who want to, but we do not evangelise. CBM is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality.

Your key responsibilities as Marketing Manager

An excellent development opportunity to help us achieve our ambitious long-term goals, we’re recruiting for an experienced marketing or fundraising professional for this newly created position. It’s a fantastic opportunity to manage an established direct and digital marketing programme as we target significant growth over the next five years and move to the next level in our individual fundraising.

Responsible for the development and growth of CBM’s varied cultivation, acquisition, regular giving and church fundraising programme, the Marketing Manager will lead a talented team of three and be responsible for a multi-million pound budget. The role will work closely with the Head of Marketing as part of a dynamic Fundraising and Communications team of 20. We create extraordinary and wonderful moments in our supporters’ lives as we seek to transform the lives of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places.

For further information: If this sounds of interest, we’d love to have an informal chat to tell you more about this exciting role, to answer any questions and to find out a little more about you. 

About Young Enterprise

Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast moving, youth focused, charity and play a crucial role in enabling the charity to deliver innovative and exciting education programmes in partnership with a diverse range of private sector organisations that will inspire the next generation.

About the role
This is a maternity cover role on a fixed one year contract. We are looking for someone to help to build an exciting pipeline of innovative corporate partnerships. After recent successes in the team, there is space to think creatively, diversify our offer and craft bespoke partnerships that will have maximum impact for young people at a critical time in the post-pandemic recovery.

The right candidate will support work on crafting a specific six-figure strategic ask for our flagship enterprise programme, working with members of YE’s senior leadership team. The candidate will work closely with the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Senior Partnerships Manager, and will also be supported by a Development Executive working across New Business and Account Management.

YE’s partnerships offer focuses on a rich and diverse range of volunteering opportunities, bespoke strategic education projects and programme sponsorship opportunities. YE partner with several leading Financial Services organisations, including high-value and multi-year partnerships, so there is real scope for this role to have a real impact and help YE bring in new partners.

Who we are looking for
We are seeking an experienced corporate fundraiser who enjoys scoping and crafting innovative projects and successfully building a pipeline of potential funders in a variety of sectors.

YE does not deliver COY/employee fundraising partnerships, so we are ideally looking for someone with experience of building partnerships focused around volunteer engagement and/or strategic projects, but we will consider candidates with transferable skills.

Experience within the education or training sector preferable but not necessary.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

Full details can be found in the attached Job Description. If this role appeals - we'd love to hear from you!

Stronger Together is a multi-stakeholder business-led initiative aiming to reduce modern slavery particularly forced labour, labour trafficking and other hidden third party exploitation of workers. We provide guidance, training, resources and a network for employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives to work together to reduce exploitation

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to manage our Consumer Goods programmes focussed on tackling modern slavery and implementing responsible recruitment , in which you will work closely with the 10 major UK supermarkets and other large companies who sponsor the programmes.

In this role you will provide day to day management, oversight, strategic input, help to administer, manage and grow the programmes. You will be responsible for the line management of two programme administrators. You will engage and work with the established Consumer Goods and Responsible Recruitment steering groups and their sub-contractors and suppliers, as well as engage more businesses in the programmes and build on the many opportunities to further our work. You will also deliver interactive training workshops for businesses and ensure Stronger Together continues to develop guidance and good practice in the UK and work successfully with our partners.

Who you are:

• An experienced project manager with an in-depth understanding of the consumer goods industry and senior experience in business engagement/developing and managing senior management corporate sponsor relations
• A professional who has worked with or within the consumer goods sector on responsible business behaviour and with a good knowledge/understanding of modern slavery, responsible recruitment, and ethical labour practices
• A great organiser, with the ability to set and meet demanding targets and deadlines, and to hold others accountable to those
• An excellent trainer, with experience of preparing and delivering training to businesses
• Someone with an interest in being involved in operations as well as strategic thinking
• An excellent communicator, with experience of developing and building new successful working relationships with a range of stakeholders, as well as confidence in representing the programme professionally at a variety of events
• Someone with experience of measuring and demonstrating impact
• A motivated and enthusiastic worker, able to work independently and with remote colleagues/stakeholders, delivering day-to-day workload with minimal supervision
• Someone with a good eye for detail, whilst retaining sight of the bigger picture.

Overall purpose of the role.

The Communications Manager is responsible for delivering in-depth, insight driven communications around urban health to engage and influence local, national and international audiences.

Responsibilities

Plan and deliver engaging communications tactics that contribute to the impact of our work, focused on informing and influencing key audiences, initially focusing on our childhood obesity programme.

· Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of a targeted communications plan for our childhood obesity programme. Ensure the plan is audience-led and uses a range of communications approaches and channels to amplify our work

· Plan, write and edit content at pace for both own and external channels.

· Proactively seek and secure opportunities, including (but not limited to) speaking platforms, events and targeted media coverage to raise the national and international profile of Impact on Urban Health.

· Build and nurture key relationships within the organisation, and with external partners.

· Working with colleagues, identify communications opportunities to demonstrate the impact of funded projects.

· Project manage communications projects from start to end, ensuring high quality and timely outputs.

· Provide other colleagues with sound advice and support to ensure outstanding communications outputs.

Skills, attributes and abilities

· Able to translate complex ideas into engaging and persuasive communications.

· Has an audience-first mindset, with a passion for creating innovative and engaging communications that engage, inform and influence.

· Brings a strong news sense and ability to identify the stories that are worth telling from a varied and rich pool of opportunities.

· Able to react quickly to external opportunities.

· Thrives working with multiple projects and deadlines

· Brings energy and pace to the work, and a strong can-do attitude

· Able to assess performance of communications, draw valuable insights and apply learning.

Experience

Essential:

· Project management – managing multiple deadlines and projects.

· Strong copy writing and editing.

· Experience in a busy communications environment

· B2B communications and stakeholder communications

· Delivering audience-focused campaigns.

Desirable:

· Experience in a managerial role in communications

· Experience of communicating to influence

This is an exciting position for an exceptional communicator with digital skills who wants to work for a high-profile charity and be part of a well-established, small, friendly team.

Our members and stakeholders are at the heart of our organisation. As Marketing and Communications Officer, you will oversee and develop Helpline Partnership’s (HLP’s) membership base, products and services. 

We are seeking to significantly grow our reach, stakeholder base and campaign activity through multiple channels, enhancing our reputation and profile.

The ideal candidate will be

• able to produce original, engaging content and deploy it across multiple channels
• able to produce creative content with a particular awareness around charity sector engagement, including social media platforms, with attention to detail
• able to explore new and innovative techniques
• self-motivated and able to work by themselves as well as collaboratively with colleagues and digital partners
• flexible, diligent and able to effectively manage a busy schedule
• positive, proactive and solution focussed, who is a real team player

The role is permanently home-based, travel throughout the UK will also feature.  

We offer attractive staff benefits including 25 days’ annual leave rising with length of service, a company pension scheme, free life assurance and an employee assistance programme.  HLP is committed to equality of opportunity.

Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified.

No contact from agencies or media sales.

Closing Date: Friday 3 December 2021 at 5.00 pm Please be aware that we will be scheduling interviews as the applications come in so we may have to close the advert early.

Interviews will be held virtually

Disability Sports Coach are currently recruiting for a Marketing and Communications Officer to be responsible for the management and delivery of our marketing and communications activities.

We run 14 pan-disability community clubs across London, annual disability sports festivals and inclusive coaching sessions in schools, colleges and community groups. We also train teachers and PE teachers to confidently deliver sport to disabled children. Since 2013 we are proud to have reached over 21,000 disabled people.

We are seeking someone who shares our passion to empower disabled people to lead more active and connected lives through sport. This varied role will manage day-to-day activities like posting on social media and responding to queries across all platforms, project-manage key campaigns, and develop marketing plans to promote our activities.

As we are a small charity, you’ll have the opportunity to make the role your own and make a real difference to the lives of disabled people.

Salary: £22,000 - £28,000 dependent on experience

City: London / Remote Working

Job Type: Full-time (37.5 hours) with flexible working available.

Closing Date: 5pm 10th December 2021

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing key projects and developing marketing plans to increase engagement among service-users while reaching new people with our activities.
• Ability to effectively work with the team and external stakeholders to deliver all activities such as marketing communications, public relations and website developments.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and competence within marketing and communications functions including events and social media.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management.

Essential Qualifications

Degree level qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. marketing, communications, business development) or equivalent experience

Benefits

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Pension and Private healthcare
• A network of social activities at the House of Sport
• Remote working with occasional visits to the House of Sport

Please note that applications must be made using the application form attached to this advert and on our website. Applications by CV will not be considered.

Impact Communications Officer

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £25,806 - £28,181 - actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 08 December 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed (interviews will be conducted through Zoom or Teams)

Reference number: VAC2679

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

About the role

This is a varied and exciting communications role which sits in the fast-paced Impact Communications team in the Fundraising directorate. In the role, you’ll work closely with colleagues across High Value Fundraising to lead on writing funding proposals, impact reports and communications for special events. You’ll also be working collaboratively with teams across the organisation to gather the information you need to demonstrate impact for our donors – including major donors, trusts and corporate partners.

Working to briefs provided by fundraising relationship managers, you’ll use your knowledge of the organisation to create compelling and emotive narratives tailored to the donor, putting the stories of people affected by dementia at the heart of your proposals and reports. Your written work will engage supporters and encourage donations towards projects being delivered across Alzheimer’s Society. In the role, you’ll also review the written work of colleagues and feedback about how they can be strengthened in line with a set of quality principles.

Impact Communications is a close-knit, dynamic, virtual team who have the opportunity to get together face to face at least once a quarter. You’ll work closely alongside three other Impact Communications Officers and as part of the wider Supporter Impact team you’ll be empowering fundraising teams to deliver a first-class experience to their supporters.

About you

You’ll be a strategic thinker with a passion for creative writing who is able to juggle multiple projects at once. You’ll have a proven track record in producing high-quality written communications, ideally for a fundraising audience. And you’ll have experience in making complex information engaging and accessible for different audiences. You’ll have a problem-solving approach and be comfortable working in a busy team where no two weeks are the same.

A broad existing knowledge of the UK voluntary sector is required, while knowledge of working with high value audiences (charitable trusts, corporate partners and major donors) would be beneficial to the role, but not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their communications skills and their understanding of High-Value Fundraising, as you’ll get the opportunity to take a creative lead on a huge range of written comms within a supportive and collaborative team.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely. All contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.?

You may have experience of the following: You may have experience of the following: Communications Manager, Communications Officer, Digital Officer, Membership Officer, Project Management, Charity, Third Sector, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 105 006

Harris Westminster Sixth Form is looking for an experienced fundraiser to build on the strong development work that has been done over the last few years. We are looking for someone dynamic who enjoys the challenges and joys of raising funds in this competitive sector.  With strong earlier development work, we have a good foundation of current donors, and we want to enhance and enrich this to enable even more students to fulfil their dreams.

The working hours for this role will be two to three days a week. We can be flexible with hours worked, but this role will also require you to be available for relevant functions and events.

About Us

Harris Westminster combines the energy of brilliant young people from across London’s diverse neighbourhoods, the strength of Westminster School in teaching academically able students, and the Harris Federation’s experience and expertise in running outstanding maintained sector schools. This sixth form is a unique collaboration between two champions of UK Education; the Harris Federation and Westminster School. It is over-subscribed, academically selective and has incredible diversity in its student cohort with no ethnic group exceeding 20% and 40% of students having received Pupil Premium. 70% of HWSF students go on to study at Russell Group universities and we have one of the largest Oxbridge cohorts of any school (state or private). 34 students from the 2021 cohort gained places and 80+ have interviews in to join them in 2022. We are looking for an outstanding individual to join and support this exciting, scholarly, and vibrant community.

Academy Ethos

Ambition. Perseverance. Legacy. Kindness. Scholarship.

Harris Westminster students expect great things of themselves; they aim high and meet their targets, gaining places on the most competitive university course and apprenticeships, and from those courses into elite careers. They work hard to reach their ambitions and learn that setbacks are reasons to review strategy and try again rather than give up. They aim to make their mark on the world for the long term and learn that they can have a positive and lasting impact. Students from different backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles work together and listen to each other to understand more deeply how these differences affect our experiences, to overcome prejudices and create a more equal society. During their time at the school they develop a love of learning and acquire the habits of enquiry, knowledge acquisition, and scholarship.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Maintain the network of existing donors – providing progress updates as required, ensuring that they are invited to events, and responding to requests and queries.
• Establish a strategy for attracting new donors to support the development of Harris Westminster as a well-resourced centre of excellence for bright disadvantaged students in London.
• Organise events, meetings and visits for the school for potential donors and work with the Principal’s office to maximise the effectiveness of the Principal’s time.
• Maintain at a minimum the level of current annual donations and increase this to an agreed target
• Work with the Principal and the Federation PR Consultants to develop and update the existing publicity materials to ensure that the Sixth Form’s publicity strategy is effective in attracting donors.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven track record of securing high value gifts and delivering significant income through strong relationship management.
• Record of effective fundraising in meeting or exceeding income targets.
• At least five years’ experience of charity fundraising.
• Experience of personally soliciting major individual donations and grants from trusts.
• Track record as a strong communicator.
• Experience of working closely at a senior level with colleagues, philanthropists and business people.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Head of Communications and Engagement

We are currently seeking a Head of Communications and Engagement to develop and deliver the charity’s communications, marketing and engagement strategy.

It’s a really exciting time to be involved with an ambitious and growing organisation that’s committed to bringing the property sector together to create real social change.

Position: Head of Communications and Engagement

Location: Home-based/remote working (with occasional visits to the London office)

Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs per week)

Salary: £46,000 - £52,000 pa

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days per year (not including bank holidays) pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, cycle to work scheme, ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice in work time, interest-free annual travel card loans, an employee assistance programme, staff discount scheme, health insurance, support for external mentoring, free fruit every week and scope for flexible working.

Closing Date: 12pm 29th November 2021

The Role

Working closely with Leadership Team and Board of Trustees, the Head of Communications and Engagement will be responsible for overseeing the organisations ambitions to create an impactful engagement strategy that amplifies its position within the real estate industry over the coming three years.

You’ll work across the organisation, driving the ambitious engagement strategy forward to really change the conversation between the charity and the property industry. You’ll work with all departments to provide direction and support to improve fundraising and impact outcomes including developing marketing plans for growth for events, creating holistic engagement plans for the businesses that supports and embeds impact in the hearts and minds of supporters.

This is a pivotal role in the Team, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to put their stamp on communications as the charity evolves and grows, in line with the new strategic aims.

Due to the current situation, staff are currently all working remotely but plan to return to the central London office in the near future but expectations on colleagues to be in the office will be minimal (at least once a month). Instead, you will be able to design a working pattern that suits you, your family, the needs of the job and the team. We hope this encourages candidates from across the UK to apply.

About You

As Head of Communications and Engagement, you will be an experienced, senior communications and marketing professional with good experience across the whole mix including digital, social media and PR. Ideally with charity sector experience, but certainly with a keen interest in the cause and passion for communications for good.

You’ll be an effective, passionate and thoughtful communicator. Leading a small and professional team, you will provide support, challenge, and development to the colleagues for whom you have management responsibility and promote effective collaboration in all that you do. We’re looking for a confident, positive self-starter, who is good at looking for solutions, a great-people person and brilliant planner.

In return…

The charity has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness, so it’s an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, there are career development and flexible working opportunities.

About the Organisation

As the property industry’s charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK, the organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry together to support charities providing accommodation for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, it invests funding and expertise where to achieve lasting impact.

You may also have experience in areas such as Communications, Communications and Engagement, Engagement, Digital, Digital Communications, Content, Corporate Partnerships, Supporter Engagement, Fundraising, Supporter, Programme, Programme Manager, Homelessness, Vulnerable Adult, Housing, Policy, Media, Donor, Major Donor, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Head of Marketing, Head of Communications, Head of Marketing and Communications, Marketing Manager, Communications Manager, Director of Marketing and Communication’s, Creative Content, Director of Engagement, Head of Marketing and Engagement, Marketing and Digital, Digital Communication, Digital Engagement, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Brand, PR, Public Relations, External Relations. 

An additional on call allowance is applicable to this role, as the Strategic Communications Lead will be a member of the out of hours / on call communications team. This role can be based at home/hybrid working.

About the role

Strategic Communications Lead

As Strategic Communications Lead you play a key role in positioning St John as a leading voice in key public policy debates, helping to increase our impact on our mission and to develop markets that create increased revenue. You are responsible for developing a thought leadership strategy and managing key external relationships that ensure St John’s voice is heard in the best places to influence the actions of policy makers and customers. You know what it takes to land pieces of commentary in major broadsheet newspapers and how to help develop an organisation’s senior leaders into system-level influencers.

About you

As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance is playing a vital role in the response to COVID-19 and working on ambitious plans for beyond the pandemic.

At our heart, we know first aid saves lives, but there are so many strands to the work our volunteers and staff do to support the nation’s health.

We often say we’re well known, but not known well. You could help us change that.

Strategic Communications Lead is a new role that will help define our messages and position us as a leading voice in key debates, developing a thought leadership strategy and managing key external relationships to ensure that St John is heard in the best places to influence the actions of policy makers and customers.

We’re looking for someone who has a way with words. Someone who can make the complex compelling and find passion in policy.

And we hope you like variety. You might be writing a speech one moment to landing a piece of commentary in a broadsheet the next, as well as helping manage our reputation, and contributing to our new strategy and annual report.

If that sounds like you, apply today.

About us

St John Ambulance responds to health emergencies, supports communities, and saves lives, relying on the public’s generosity to do so. Compassionate care isn’t just part of our heritage, it’s in our hearts. With our clinical expertise and nationwide presence, our volunteer-led health and first aid charity is uniquely placed to serve the country. 

From our vibrant youth programmes to our world-class training, we empower people of all ages with lifesaving skills and the confidence to use them, every day. St John volunteers treat and transport thousands of patients each year, and in times of crisis we are England’s national health reserve. St John people have given more than a million hours of their time during the COVID-19 pandemic, including 800,000+ hours of vaccinations.

As a charity with a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. St John Ambulance has relieved people from illness, injury, distress and suffering for over 140 years and, with the public’s support, will do so for decades to come.

You will receive:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays, and shopping.

Interview date: Week beginning Monday December 20

Application review date: Friday December 10

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered

ABOUT US

The Forward Institute was set up in 2015 by a group of major organisations with a bold mission: to make responsible leadership the only leadership. 

We believe that much depends on our collective leadership over the next decade. So we’re on a quest to help leaders and some of the world’s most influential organisations become more sustainable, equitable, purposeful and responsible.

We work with organisations in three ways:

1)We run world-class leadership programmes - building a movement of hundreds of senior leaders committed to mobilising their organisations to tackle the most important challenges faced by society.

2)We partner with leading organisations to help them place purpose and responsibility at the heart of their culture, leadership and decision making. 

3)We conduct research to advance understanding of responsible leadership, share our learning with others and help shape the wider system.

The pandemic, profound inequalities in society, climate change and the growing sense of adivided world all feed an increasing sense of urgency for us to accelerate our work. We have some big goals, so we’re growing our team to keep pace with the scale of our aspirations.

We’re searching for passionate, curious and talented individuals who believe in our mission, and are eager to grow and help us develop new areas of our work.

The Role

We are looking for an exceptional individual to co-ordinate the delivery of our Exchange Programme.

ABOUT THE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

As society emerges from the depths of the pandemic there is an opportunity to rethink the mindsets and assumptions that have driven business for many years. An opportunity to build a new generation of influential organisations competing to be not just the best in the world but also best for the world. This shift will require profound leadership skill, clarity of purpose and for leaders to step outside the cognitive models that got us where we are today.

We created the Exchange Programme for leaders committed to leading with purpose and responsibility. The 6 month programme allows participants to reflect deeply on their leadership alongside peers from different sectors- all while gaining new perspectives, insight and energy. .A core part of the programme is undertaking an exchange with a senior leader from another sector, helping them to gain fresh perspectives on their organisation, peer feedback on their leadership and to provide peer support to other leaders. We have big plans to grow the programme significantly over the next few years. The role is an exciting and rare opportunity to help shape an important and growing initiative – and to work with leaders from a number of influential organisations across the public, private and social sectors.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Programme Officer you will work creatively to support the design and delivery of the programme in virtual, hybrid and face-to-face environments and develop strong and personable relationships with our participants. There are 2 main areas of focus:

1) Relationships and Community

>Liaise with all participants before, during and after the programme to develop long-standing personal relationships and manage a community of participants

>Ensure that participants are effectively onboarded to the programme through a blend of diligent relationship management and automated systems (including Salesforce) 

>Gain feedback and insights into the quality and impact of the programme, and reflect on these in order to help us learn and continuously improve the impact of what we do

2) Logistics and Programme Management

>Support the Head of Exchange Programme in delivering a high quality programme and impactful events, from inception to delivery

>Be the key liaison for all participants at and leading up to our events, and deal with queries

>Lead on logistical arrangements including sourcing and booking venues, sorting catering, arranging travel, and managing tech platforms for creatively delivering hybrid learning events

>Work with other team members to help develop materials that will accelerate participants’ learning, and their ability to take new ideas back to their teams

>Manage the materials, feedback and work submitted by each participant

ABOUT YOU

We don’t expect the person we hire to have ALL the following but hopefully this gives you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our team:

APPLY IF…

>You are interested in how people learn

>You’re a good communicator; comfortable working with leaders more senior to you and everyone across our team. 

>You love building relationships in a warm, genuine way

>You enjoy event management, enjoy being creative and have a strong eye for design - both for graphic layout and using rooms, venues and spaces

>You have strong attention to detail, and are happy working both independently and in collaboration with others on the team

>You can think on your feet, with strong organisational skills that help you manage and achieve competing priorities and focus on what really matters

>You are passionate about what we are trying to do and you see this as an opportunity to align your values and purpose with a successful social enterprise with big ambitions

YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE IF YOU…

>Are optimistic, bring warmth and good humour to work, have a strong collaborative work ethic and bring positive intent to every situation

>Are fascinated by different organisations and sectors – and would appreciate the responsibility of having access to some of the UK’s most influential institutions

>Have a curious mind and are always open to the insights and perspectives of others

>Love the idea of working somewhere people share your values and are fully focused on making a meaningful impact on the world

>Would enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, are happy to work without a big support structure around you, and would like to grow with a small but ambitious organisation as it develops over time

BENEFITS

CORE DETAILS

Salary: £29-38k, based on seniority and experience

Type: It is envisaged that this will be a full-time role

Start date: To start as soon as possible

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.

OTHER BENEFITS

>The opportunity to shape the activity of a high profile initiative, and to work closely with a wide range of leading thinkers

>Working for an organisation where we take our values and purpose seriously, and work hard to practice what we ‘preach’

>An intense but fun working environment, where everyone is enthusiastic about their job (as well as things outside it) 

>Join a talented, dynamic and diverse team with lots of opportunities to learn. We’ll surround you with smart and driven people who have a vested interest in your development. 

>Private health insurance with Vitality (which also provides discounted gym membership)

>Pension allowance (5% employer contribution)

>A book allowance to build the Forward Institute library 

>Generous holiday allowance – and a sensible approach to flexible working

LOCATION

Our office is in Chancery Lane, within easy walking distance of a number of over- and underground stations. We expect the team to split their work between the office and home.

TO APPLY

Please send your CV and a covering letter answering the following two questions:

1. What is it that you are passionate about and what makes you a great fit for the Forward Institute?
2. Why you are interested in this specific role?

Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

The deadline for submissions is 9am on Tuesday 30 November 2021. 

First round interviews will take place the week of 6th December and second round interviews the week of 13thDecember. Please state if you envisage this being a problem. You will need to hold any relevant Visas/Work Permits.

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Job Description

Job title:

Trusts & Major Gifts Manager

Department:

Fundraising & Communications

Salary grade:

Responsible to:

Head of Fundraising

Responsible for:

Responsible for managing the Trusts & Foundations Executive

Behavioural Framework:

Leadership Level 3

Scope

The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.

The Fundraising Team at the RHN consists of nine team members including one volunteer. As a charity we fundraise to supplement the hospital's standard provision, and pay for additional patient services, research, specialist equipment, capital projects and heritage. These 'extras' provide added value to the hospital's care and rehabilitation offering and boost the quality of life experienced by patients and residents at the RHN.

Main Objectives of the role

The Trusts & Major Gifts Manager role is a key role within the team. The post-holder will manage the Trusts & Foundations Executive and have responsibility for fundraising undertaken by the Trusts & Major Gifts Team, ensuring that the team explores all available grant funding opportunities including trusts and foundations, livery companies, lottery and statutory grants. The Trust & Major Gifts Team has an annual income target of GBP 700k - GBP 1M and this income stream has been grown in recent years.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, manage and grow long term support from charitable trusts, livery companies, statutory and lottery funders by researching potential donors, writing effective funding applications, and conducting excellent relationship management.
• Manage the Trusts & Foundations Executive role, providing guidance and mentoring where necessary to ensure they achieve their potential and effectively contribute to the Trust and Major Gifts Team target.
• Plan and implement the grant application programme for the Trusts & Major Gifts Team updating the 'rolling applications' spreadsheet in advance of each new financial year.
• Build knowledge of major funding projects at the hospital through liaison with relevant directors, clinical department heads and facilities staff, using this directly in attracting grants and developing on-going relationships with key donors.
• Keep up to date with developments in grant fundraising, undertaking background research where necessary and being aware of potential new funding sources.
• Oversee grant funding prospect research and funding approaches to continue new grant funder relationship development.
• Ensure all responses to successful applications are followed up and necessary reporting requirements met, developing personal relationships and face to face contact where possible.
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to develop impact and outcome measures to feedback to funders.
• Record all donor contact on the Raiser's Edge database, including records for new potential funders, and ensure the filing system is kept up to date.
• Provide feedback on actual performance against target for grant fundraising to the Head of Fundraising and maintain the major gifts section of the probability budget.
• Any other duties that may reasonably be expected to ensure the smooth running of the department including supporting fundraising events outside of standard working hours.

Person specification: Essential and Desirable

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent). Ideally an Institute of Fundraising qualification.
• Working knowledge of fundraising best practice, with at least 2 years experience in a grant fundraising management role with a proven track record of securing funds.
• Tenacious 'can do' attitude and willingness to rise to the challenge.
• Ideally experience of Raiser's Edge (or a similar fundraising database) as a tool in supporter relationship management as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office. Appropriate training will be provided.
• Experience of using research techniques particularly to acquire information about existing and prospective funders. Excellent prospect research and profile creation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - strong influencing, relationship building and networking skills to develop and nurture donor relationships. Ability to quickly establish rapport with a diverse range of people.
• Ability to conceive and develop complex proposals and financially numerate.
• Organised approach to work - proactive, good and methodical administrative skills, with good planning and time-management. Ability to prioritise and work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills to put across compelling and persuasive cases for support with outstanding written style.
• Experience of working as part of a team as well as on own initiative.
• A flexible approach to work as this role will require some outside of normal office hours working.
• Disability awareness and understanding and adherence to equal opportunities, with an understanding and adherence to data protection.

Leadership Behavioural Framework: Level 3

Working Collaboratively for RHN

Working Collaboratively for the RHN is about working together to deliver the best possible service for patients, carers and key stakeholders. It is about demonstrating our values particularly in finding ability in disability, delivering excellence through personal responsibility, being pioneering and sharing knowledge, ensuring clarity and compassion, respect and constancy.

• I work and model productive relationships both internally and externally to deliver services and determine the future direction of RHN.
• I ensure and inspire a shared understanding of the vision and direction of the RHN.
• I am aware of my own working style and recognise that it may need to be adjusted when working with others.

• I listen to what others have to say and am open to new ideas including those that may challenge my own assumptions and expectations.
• I understand and control my own behaviour and emotional responses to situations. Accepting constructive feedback and considering issues from others' perspectives.

Achieving our Potential

Achieving our Potential is about giving staff and volunteers the time, support and opportunities to develop both themselves and their roles. It is about being able to develop our skills and knowledge and being able to take the time to reflect on successes and set-backs. It is about demonstrating a commitment to continuous professional and personal development and a flexible approach to working.

• I understand the wider context in which we all work and seek to develop, unleash skills and take risks for myself and others to take RHN forward
• Understands the major challenges facing the wider health sector and is constantly looking "up and out"- horizon scanning

• Is aware of the range of skills, knowledge and experience that exist within all of our people
• Understands the strategic objectives of the RHN and ensures we have a developed workforce to enable future performance to be delivered
• Provides challenges and opportunities for all people to realise their potential
• Prepared to take calculated risks for organisational benefit

Preparing for the Future

Preparing for the Future is about being aware of what is over the horizon, anticipating opportunities and having the vision to look forward. It is about taking the time to reflect on current activities and challenging the status quo. It will involve accepting the need for change and developing a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• I will establish a culture of creative engagement that encourages collaboration and participation in a wider vision for the fu

A4S is seeking a Project Officer to support the operations of the global CFO Programme. The successful candidate will have the ability to manage a wide range of activities to enable efficient, effective and aligned delivery of global Programme processes and procedures.

About A4S:

The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project is a charity which works to transform finance to deliver a sustainable future.

A4S was established by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2004 "to help ensure that we are not battling to meet 21st century challenges with, at best, 20th century decision-making and reporting systems". They work across the finance community to inspire action by finance leaders to drive a fundamental shift towards resilient business models and a sustainable economy. 

The A4S CFO Programme works with CFOs from large organizations to help them to embed management of environmental and social issues into business strategy and decision making.  

The Role:

This vital role will support the day-to-day management of A4S’s CFO Programme. The successful candidate will have the ability to manage a wide range of activities to enable efficient, effective and aligned delivery of global Programme processes and procedures. The post will involve liaising with a wide range of senior stakeholders from A4S network members, A4S project team members, and beyond in connection with this high-profile organization. This is a unique opportunity to influence how senior individuals and organizations respond to the sustainability challenges faced in the 21st century.

Responsibilities will include:-

- Documenting and updating the internal processes around the A4S CFO member commitments setting, tracking and reporting processes, and working with regional Directors and Project Managers to communicate and ensure alignment on process implementation.

- Ensure the successful and professional delivery of the global CFO Programmes’ operational and logistical requirements.

- Working with the Heads of each of A4S’s Programmes to develop and manage a methodology for coordinating communications to, and requests of, members of the CFO Programmes.

- Supporting the development of materials for external communication and engagement e.g. newsletters, articles, blogs, speaker notes, etc., and supporting the major A4S outreach events, including those hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales.

The Person:

The successful candidate will have experience of project managing multiple initiatives and stakeholders in professional settings – and of using project management tools such as Gantt charts, action logs and risk registers.

Experience with Salesforce (or similar) will be important, as will the ability to manage a complex set of activities to enable efficient, effective and timely delivery of high-quality outputs. This person must be confident interacting at a very senior level and will be a natural at building professional working relationships.   

This person will have the demonstrable ability to use their own initiative to progress work and manage competing demands in a work environment. They will also understand task interdependencies and their associated risks and opportunities, and be able to respond effectively to change.

The chosen candidate will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, and will have drafted business correspondence, briefs, reports and other materials. They will be a natural collaborator.

This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact across the global finance and accounting community.

Hours of Work: The core office hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and such other hours that are necessary for the proper fulfilment of duties or to meet unexpected or urgent demands.

Location: Your contracted place of work will be central London, but we will support a flexible working arrangement for the right candidate.

Cardiff University seeks two ambitious and talented fundraisers for the positions of Development Manager (Major Gifts).

Cardiff University is an ambitious, innovative University, located in a beautiful and thriving Capital City.  One of the world’s top 150 universities, its research was ranked 5th amongst UK universities in the most recent Research Excellence Framework for quality, and 2nd for impact.

In recent years, Cardiff University has embarked on an exciting step-change in its advancement programme, with significant new investment in its fundraising and supporter relations programmes.

The University is now looking to fill two roles at Development Manager (Major Gifts) level.  Both positions will seek to secure major gifts for identified priority projects for the University, one role to include a focus on international fundraising.  Reporting to the Head of Major Gifts, the post holders will join as senior members of the high-performing fundraising team, raising gifts of four, five and six-figures from individuals, charitable trusts and foundations, and corporates.  The roles have scope to prospectively include international fundraising and associated overseas travel.

The successful candidates will have substantial experience of asking for financial commitments in an external facing and result-driven environment.  They will be able to demonstrate professional knowledge within the Major Giving and wider fundraising sphere and be capable of giving advice and guidance to internal (e.g. academic leads) and external stakeholders (e.g. prospective and current donors).  They will be able to evidence their ability to establish and develop quality relationships with stakeholders and possess strong communication and negotiation skills.

For an informal conversation prior to applying for these roles, please email Caroline Semmens, Head of Major Gifts.

Please note, due to the changing situation with COVID-19, interviews will be held virtually on Monday 13th December 2021.

These posts are full-time and permanent and are available immediately.

Closing date: Thursday, 2 December 2021.

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.