Job Title: Relationship Manager 

Hours:  35 per week

Salary: £32,160 per annum

Type of Employment: Permanent 

Department and Location: Relationship Fundraising, Home based, Nationwide with regular travel

Line Manager:  Senior Area Relationship Manager  

Direct Reports: None 

Cancer is different for young people. Our vision is a world where cancer doesn’t stop young people from living their lives – and our job in making that vision a reality is to improve the experience, survival, and recovery of every young person with cancer in the UK.  
 
Teenage Cancer Trust leads the way in specialist support for young people with cancer in the UK and across the globe. We’re driven by what young people with cancer need and are the UK’s leading charity dedicated solely to the treatment, care, and support of young people with cancer.    
 
Are you an experienced fundraiser who can demonstrate growing and developing income across community fundraising?  This role could be for you. 

We’re looking to grow our hugely talented and successful Community Team, with the right Relationship Manager to join us in realising our strategy of Putting Young People First.  This role does not sit in a specific region (it is a UK wide role), and you will work collaboratively across the Community Team.  The role covers all aspects of community fundraising, giving you the opportunity to share skills with the team, and work in partnership with the wider organisation to maximise opportunities to ensure a coordinated approach. You will need to deliver and grow sustainable income in line with budget targets and the wider Community Team fundraising vision.  

• Experience of working in a fast-changing environment, able to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability and be able to self-manage and self-motivate. 
• Resilient, with a growth mindset, and with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. 
• Experience of supporting the delivery and reporting of income budgets in excess of £250k per annum. 
• In depth knowledge and a significant track record of new business income generation across community and corporate fundraising, demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit, spotting the gold, and agility.
• A significant track record of high value account management to drive value and retention. 
• Experience of proactively building high value relationships in the community, managing complex & sensitive relationships, and managing volunteers at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to develop compelling cases for support as well as engage, persuade and inform a variety of different audiences. 
   
  If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

The Community Team at Teenage Cancer Trust works in a collaborative way across the UK and uses the term ‘Community Hub Team’ to demonstrate this. The Hub way of working was developed during lockdown to maximise opportunities across the UK regardless of fundraiser or supporter location - this new role embraces the Hub ethos and does not have a regional budget. 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB  

• To ensure that the Community Hub Team generates income across the key income streams of community DIY fundraising, corporate fundraising and volunteer group fundraising, personally delivering and driving income to achieve an agreed income target.
• Using your experience, skills, and talents, identify and secure opportunities that develop long-term, high-value relationships; working across the fundraising directorate and wider charity to ensure a supporter first ethos.
• To research, identify and secure corporate new business opportunities which develop into long term high value relationships using robust planning.
• Work across the UK as part of the Community Hub Team and wider charity, sharing knowledge and supporting projects and activities to drive income and increase supporter engagement.
• As a Teenage Cancer Trust Ambassador, develop and share compelling cases of support to generate supporter engagement and income.
• Once a new supporter is engaged, your role will be to cultivate, uplift supporter value, steward accordingly and retain through the delivery of brilliant supporter care whilst of course being respectful of potential sensitivities.
• To work collaboratively across Community Hub Team by sharing skills, knowledge, and experience.

ROLE FOCUS 

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT 

Community 

• To identify, develop, support and steward existing and potential high value relationships in the best interests of Teenage Cancer Trust. This will include sensitive patient linked relationships, senior community and business influencers and NHS contacts.
• Identifying, supporting, and thereafter retaining high-value supporters and opportunities over the longer term and building complex and high value networks that will enable this work. Where necessary utilising cross team working to maximise the supporter’s engagement with the charity.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to volunteers, individuals and groups carrying out DIY fundraising activities and challenge events, to uplift value and drive retention.
• Undertake detailed prospect research of stakeholders within the Community Hub Team using insight to prioritise and determine tactics to engage with supporters.
• Develop strong engagement plans and supporter journeys for identified prospects with senior stakeholders, decision makers and influencers in order to develop longer term pipelines of support.
• Work across the Community Hub Team – sharing knowledge, leading, and supporting projects and activities across the UK.
• Utilise local press, broadcast, and social media as a tool to promote volunteering, fundraising, recognise efforts and thanking your community and supporter base.
• Engage with relevant professional networks and membership bodies (e.g. Institute of Fundraising) and keep abreast of changes in the sector.
• Build and develop trusted relationships, when appropriate, with patients, their friends, and families to support fundraising, storytelling, and volunteering. Work sensitively and empathetically with this core audience group securing their long-term support and advocacy of the charity’s work.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all community activity in your area on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.

Corporate  

• Using your experience of Regional Corporate Fundraising you will build a robust pipeline of corporate support within your portfolio of supporters.
• In conjunction with the Regional Corporate Partnership Team, identify, research, qualify and cultivate corporate new business with a strong focus on long-term charity partnerships across the UK.
• Ensure that qualifying, due diligence and contracting with supporters is carried out effectively in order to protect the best interests of the charity.
• Account manage corporate partners, leading on the most complex by developing and delivering account management plans to optimise their fundraising activity, ensure longevity and maximise income raised across the UK.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all corporate activity on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.
• Work collaboratively with the Regional Corporate Partnerships and Community Hub Teams to support the development and delivery of high value, multi-site partnerships across the UK.

Volunteer Fundraising Groups & Volunteers 

• Identify, develop, and support networks of volunteers to deliver new income opportunities safely and legally.
• Research, build and support local fundraising groups and activities in line with the Community Hub Team Operational Plan.
• Identify UK wide volunteering opportunities to allow maximum ROI and support for the wider Community Hub Team.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all volunteering activity on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.

FINANCE AND PLANNING 

• Support with the generation of accurate monthly, quarterly and year end reports against a set of defined performance metrics.   Be accountable for developing and delivery of robust plans and pipelines, providing accurate income and activity forecasts against it.
• Proactively analyse internal and external data and insights, monitor activity trends, ensuring that opportunities are capitalised on and risks are mitigated to maintain a strong performance.
• Collaboratively working with the Projects Team, define data, process and system needs as they evolve to enable the development of Community Hub Team.
• Ensure effective administrative and financial processes are in place and ensure adherence to all internal policies and the fundraising code of practice.

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS  

• Seek opportunities to gain expertise/experience with colleagues in the Community Hub Team and wider charity.
• Use your experience to represent the Community Hub Team on specific and UK-Wide projects to improve overall performance.
• Work collaboratively with the Projects Team to ensure all projects you are involved with are systematic, developed in a timeline fashion and evaluated and underpin the Community Fundraising Strategy.
• Build collaborative working relationships within the fundraising directorate and wider charity, embracing a culture and principle of ‘one team, one target, one purpose’.
• With a supporter first focus, support and promote cross-team working to ensure all income opportunities are maximised.
• In collaboration with the Services and Funded Staff Teams across the UK to communicate brand and presence of the importance of fundraising to the charity.
• To enhance our brand and supporter engagement work collaboratively with MARCOMMS identifying and maximising opportunities across the UK.

OTHER DUTIES 

• To represent Teenage Cancer Trust externally at events, meetings and in the media.
• On occasion you may be required to provide cover for colleagues.
• To work with the wider Community Hub Team and Fundraising Directorate to champion initiatives and campaigns as needed for the delivery of the overall Fundraising Strategy.
• Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by your line manager.
• Carry out the duties of post in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
• Work flexibility, able to prioritise workload and work as part of a team.
• Due to the regular travel associated with the role, a car will be required.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS 

• This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS 

• Internal – Projects Team, EDI, Services, Fundraising Standards & Operations, Volunteering, Mass Participation, Music & Special Events, Innovation & NPD, Individual Giving, Corporate, Trusts, Philanthropy, Finance and Marketing and Communications.
• External – Supporters, Patient Families, Funded Staff, Volunteers, Fundraising Groups, Corporate Partners and suppliers.

Person Specification 

Essential Criteria. 

Experience   

• Proven experience of setting, managing, and delivering income budgets in excess of £250k per annum.
• Experience of driving and delivering income growth across community income streams
• A strong track record of new business income generation and account management. 
• Significant experience in relationship management. 
• Planning and delivering the highest quality supporter care and communications.  
• Managing complex and sensitive relationships. 
• Significant experience of proactively building high value relationships within the community and delivering long term value for the organisation.
• Working with volunteers at all levels.
• Demonstrable experience of developing account management plans to drive value and retention.  
• Proven ability to assess, manage and mitigate risk in all areas.  
• Proven ability to work to very tight deadlines in a dynamic and flexible environment  
• Use of a supporter/client database.  

Knowledge  

• A good understanding of the fundraising landscape in the UK.
• Strong understanding of how to develop a network of high value support across all income streams.
• Prospecting and business development techniques.   
• A creative and entrepreneurial flair. 
• A good knowledge of marketing and communication techniques.  
• An understanding of and interest in the issues affecting teenagers and young adults with cancer.  

Skills  

• Excellent written and communication skills with the power to persuade motivate and inspire whilst also delivering clear, concise messages.  
• Ability to develop compelling cases for support and communicate them in a variety of ways, particularly digitally and virtually.  
• Financially literate.   
• IT literate - the candidate must be confident using a computer and be experienced in using Microsoft Office software.
• Able to plan and present fundraising activities in a timely, relevant, and creative way.  
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and assertiveness skills.  
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.   
• Strong team worker and motivator of self and others.   
• Able to share skills with colleagues.  
• Able to plan and manage projects and activities to tight deadlines.

Personal Qualities  

• Team player who will support, inspire, and encourage collaboration amongst colleagues, but is also happy to work autonomously in a remote setting across the UK.
• Articulate and persuasive individual with gravitas and influence dealing at all levels.
• Approachable with a positive attitude, calm under pressure.
• An entrepreneurial, creative, proactive, strategic thinker who constantly seeks new sources of income.
• Empathetic.
• Willingness to travel.

Values  

• Commitment to the values, philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Preferred Criteria  

Experience  

• Working remotely as part of a geographically dispersed community Hub Team covering the whole of the UK across all income streams.
• Use of CARE database. 

Knowledge  

• Charity Law and procedures of the UK.

Applications to be received by:    Midday on 12/07/22

First stage interviews:                  18/07/22

Second stage interviews:              22/07/22

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy please contact HR.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact HR.

We are looking for a self-motivated and passionate person to design and implement our philanthropy programme. This is an exciting new role for someone to prospect, manage and develop opportunities with new supporters and impact the charity's ambitious five-year strategy. You will:

• Identify and manage a portfolio of prospects to ensure effective cultivation and stewardship of donors and prospects for new sources of funding.  
• Recruit and implement a Solving Kids’ Cancer Development Board made up of volunteer leaders dedicated to raising the charity’s profile.
• Develop and implement a legacy strategy for the charity.
• Play a vital role in the delivery of the Fundraising and Communications Strategy by maximising income and raising awareness, and the charity’s strategic priorities.

For more information on the role and what we do, read the attached Job Pack.

What we offer

• 32 days holiday, bank holidays included
• 5% employer pension scheme contribution
• Access to 24/7 confidential helplines for counselling and legal and tax advice
• Wellbeing check-ins with manager and optional Wellbeing Action Plan
• Participation in staff surveys for the opportunity to anonymously feedback experiences
• Regular opportunities to meet in person as departments and the full team
• Training opportunities – we care about our staff and volunteers and encourage opportunities for professional development
• A child-centred charity with a passionate and dedicated team

Applying to join our team

If you would like to apply please complete and submit an Application Form highlighting your suitability for the position in the Supporting Statement. Please do not send a CV or Cover Letter. If you would like an informal conversation with Anne, Head of Fundraising & Comms, prior to applying to this role, you can email her directly - her details are in the job pack.

We would also ask you to complete and return the attached diversity monitoring form. The information contained in the questionnaire will be treated as confidential and will be used by us to monitor and drive our work towards diversity and inclusion commitments.

We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If there are any adjustments that would help you to engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.

As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice is underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance and best safeguarding practices. All of our roles require a basic criminal record check.

Interviewing

Interviews will take place w/c 18 July July via Microsoft Teams.

If you need any additional help with the interview stage, please let us know what you need.

Shortlisted candidates will meet a panel comprising Anne Denman - Head of Fundraising and Communications, Anna Austin - Relationship Manager, and Gail Jackson - Chief Executive Officer.

Position: Senior Community Fundraiser (Northern Ireland)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home-based, based in Northern Ireland
Salary: £33,606 - £36,240 per annum (plus £3k annual car allowance as well as broadband allowance)
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Community and Events team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The MS Society is delivering some of the most exciting fundraising in the UK and we’re seeking a talented and enthusiastic Senior Community Fundraiser in Northern Ireland to join our dedicated Community and Events team.

Our Community Fundraising Team are focused on raising £2m+ working across the UK in 2022. After a successful 2021 fundraising year, this role offers the opportunity to grow community fundraising with the enthusiastic support of people affected by MS, their friends and families, including members of our local groups.

Our team works within a lively and creative fundraising department, where we break down barriers and collaborate to ensure supporters at all levels get the very best experience.

You’re likely to be in a similar role at another charity or have the right experience and transferable skills from another sector. You’ll be confident, enthusiastic, and an exceptional influencer with great customer care and communication skills.

You'll be amazing at proactively securing new income and creating lasting partnerships. Working closely with supporters, volunteers, local groups and the wider fundraising team you will demonstrate an excellent understanding of community fundraising and a collaborative approach to teamwork.

Ideally you’ll have some line management experience as you’ll be managing your own small team. There will be ample opportunity to shape the role, lead on specific projects and put your ideas into action.

Most importantly, you’ll be supporter-focused and willing to go the extra mile to support our amazing fundraisers and help them reach their fundraising goals.

You’ll be home based in Northern Ireland.

You must have a driving licence.

If you’re passionate, hard-working and motivated by helping others achieve something amazing in support of a cause that means the world to them, we’d love to hear from you.

About us 
We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays.

We have a range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):

• Flexible and smart working (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave 
• Enhanced family friendly, disability and carer’s leave
• Discounted season ticket loan/pension scheme/Cycle to work scheme/Interest-free emergency loans

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Right to work in the UK 
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.

The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make. 

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 21 July 2022

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

We’d be grateful if you could complete the attached equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.

No agencies please.

Experience of Product Development OR have a fundraising background in Community Fundraising, Challenge Events or Mass Participation, this role offers a unique opportunity to transfer and develop your skills in Product Management - Mass Participation. This is an excellent opportunity not to be missed!

You will join a National Charity, London Head Office, with remote offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Newcastle, or York. Offering Remote or Hybrid Working.

As the Fundraising Product Manager, working with the Senior Fundraising Product Manager, you will deliver fundraising products that provide exceptional supporter experience, increase participation and income.

Working with the Senior Fundraising Product Managers, you will:

• Manage selected products in the portfolio, ensuring they are delivered standard.
• Based on market and audience insight, you will maximise the fundraising potential of each product by planning activities to increase participation and income raised.
• Act as the main point of contact across the charity related to your products, providing advice, guidance, and support to other teams.

Our client is looking for you to have previously worked within a fundraising capacity, either product development, community fundraising, challenge events or campaigns marketing. Have excellent project management skills and proven ability to co-ordinated multiple projects with excellent analytical skills.

Salary depending on location; £23,440 - £26,044 + LW (£3,500 if applicable - £26,940 - £29,544).

Deadline is ASAP, please apply/contact us immediately if of interest. 

We are recruiting a Senior Fundraising Officer – Trusts and Foundations, who will play a key role in our small and successful fundraising team. A confident and capable fundraiser, you will bring vital capacity to this side of our income generation and work closely with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Fundraising Manager.

About the role

This Senior Fundraising Officer role is a new position, ideal for a creative and ambitious fundraiser who is seeking a role where there is an opportunity to develop and step up professionally.

If successful, you will join a small fundraising team where from the start, you will enjoy real responsibility. In this new role, you will work on a diverse range of funding proposals and have the autonomy to lead on the management of your own portfolio of funders. You will also work alongside senior staff, including our CEO and Senior Leadership Team, to develop larger, strategically significant proposals.

Although your main focus will be fundraising from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, you will have the chance to broaden your experience by working with the Fundraising Manager to develop and maintain the fundraising presence on our website and social media. You will also provide administrative support for the team, including keeping up-to-date records.

In this role, you will be home-based or London office-based (Vauxhall). We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and if you are seeking a role that is 3–4 days a week, we are open to discussion. Apply and let us know what working pattern you are looking for.

In return, we offer: a generous 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time), a cycle to work programme and auto-enrolment into a pension scheme, a flexible working environment, including home working, compressed and variable hours, access to employee resource groups, including the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group, Wellbeing Committee, regular social activities and a Wellbeing Action Plan for each member of staff. And as part of our People Strategy, we are proud to offer many learning opportunities.

About Kinship

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voices and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

For further details about the role, please refer to the attached job specification.

To apply, please click the Apply button to send us your CV and cover letter, along with a completed Equal Opportunities form.

Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

Experience of Product Development OR have a fundraising background in Community Fundraising, Challenge Events or Mass Participation, this role offers a unique opportunity to transfer and develop your skills in Product Management - Mass Participation. This is an excellent opportunity not to be missed!

You will join a National Charity, London Head Office, with remote offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Newcastle, or York. Offering Remote or Hybrid Working.

As the Fundraising Product Manager, working with the Senior Fundraising Product Manager, you will deliver fundraising products that provide exceptional supporter experience, increase participation and income.

Working with the Senior Fundraising Product Managers, you will:

• Manage selected products in the portfolio, ensuring they are delivered standard.
• Based on market and audience insight, you will maximise the fundraising potential of each product by planning activities to increase participation and income raised.
• Act as the main point of contact across the charity related to your products, providing advice, guidance, and support to other teams.

Our client is looking for you to have previously worked within a fundraising capacity, either product development, community fundraising, challenge events or campaigns marketing. Have excellent project management skills and proven ability to co-ordinated multiple projects with excellent analytical skills.

Salary depending on location; £23,440 - £26,044 + LW (£3,500 if applicable - £26,940 - £29,544).

Deadline is ASAP, please apply/contact us immediately if of interest. 

We have an exciting opportunity to join FEAST With Us as the Fundraising Coordinator and support us in our missions to reducing food waste and poverty.The Fundraising coordinator will work within the operations team and oversee all aspects of fundraising, including, but not limited to: trust and foundation fundraising, challenge events, individual giving, cause related marketing and corporate fundraising. You will work closely with the Partners Coordinator to engage new business and with the Impact, Quality and Learning Coordinator to develop fundable programmes.

With a strong strategy in place and the help of super volunteers, the coordinator will be responsible for raising in excess of £250,000 a year to ensure services can be carried out consistently and safely for those most vulnerable in our society. This is an exciting time to join FEAST With Us as we continue to expand our services and programmes to fight the increasing rates of food poverty. If you have fundraising experience, are committed to ending food poverty, minimising food waste and engaging with the community, this could be the role for you.

Duties

Securing income

• Lead on multiple fundraising efforts and workstreams to actuate the fundraising strategy, including: applications, campaigns and account management.
  • Creating tailored applications to trusts and foundations, whilst working closely with colleagues to develop funding applications and programmes
  • Maintain a healthy pipeline of funding opportunities and prospects
  • Stewarding individual donors and create campaigns and appeals to increase brand awareness and donations
  • Expand the offering of challenge and community events from FEAST With Us, ensuring participants are stewarded and thanked
  • Account manage corporate partners and work with the Partners Coordinator to increase corporate partners and cause-related marketing campaigns.
• Oversee and recruit fundraising volunteers to assist with delivering the fundraising pipeline
• Ensure projects meets grant conditions, and income and expenditure are recorded for reporting purposes
• Produce timely reports for donors, grant-givers and the trustees
• Provide regular updates to funders on the impact of their donations

General

• Keep up to date with Fundraising news and policy, and ensure best practice at all times
• Update the Airtable database and SharePoint space with fundraising income and opportunities
• Reconcile end of month finances with the Operations Manager
• Work with Marketing, Impact and Partnership colleagues to produce marketing content, produce materials and source and steward partners
• Any other duties assigned by the Operations Manager which are appropriate to the role
• Be an ambassador for FEAST, working closely with the staff team, and supporting ad-hoc FEAST programmes and activities to further the charity
• Source opportunities that would increase the brand awareness of FEAST With Us

Skills/Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years’ experience in a fundraising position, ideally with a background in Trust and Foundation fundraising
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to target communications to different audiences
• Experiencing leading on appeals and campaigns
• Excellent people skills
• Comfortable with data analysis, or willing to learn, and able to manage our fundraising database
• Confident using range of office equipment such as Microsoft office
• Self-starter and self-motivated, comfortable with managing your own workload and self-directed time
• Strong team player and aware of when to ask for help with workloads
• Willing to learn new processes and get involved in wider FEAST operations

Application instructions

Please submit your CV and cover letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, so do not delay applying.

Title: Fundraising Product Manager (1xPerm, 1xFTC)

Salary: £23,440 - £26,044 pa + £3500 London Allowance, if applicable

Hours: 35 hours per week (2 days a week in the office at present)

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Remote with offices in Vauxhall, London / Cardiff / Edinburgh / Bradford / York

Closing Date: 4th July 2022

Interview date: W/c 11th July 2022

Marie Curie's Mass Participation team manages a wide portfolio of products and events that engage thousands of supporters to raise millions to enable Marie Curie Nurses to continue to deliver end of life care and support.

Product Managers work across a range of fundraising products, including challenge events, virtual/remote events, collections and year-round supporter-led fundraisers such as Blooming Great Tea Party or Fundraising My Way. The candidate will be responsible for delivering the strategies and plans for products including income and recruitment targets. The Product Manager is responsible for the product from planning stages to delivery and evaluation. They will work multiple in-house teams, such as Creative and eCrm to ensure all aspects are delivered on time and to a high standard.

We know that the better experience that supporters have through their engagement in events and products, the more they go on to raise. The Product Manager works to ensure all communications a supporter receives, ensures great stewardship, wow moments and really makes the supporter feel that their support and fundraising are making a difference.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will maximise the fundraising potential of their products by planning and delivering activity to increase the numbers of participants engaged and the income they raise. Working with the Marketing Manager and Stewardship Manager all decisions and plans will be based on robust market and audience insight.

Product Managers act as the single point of contact across the charity for all matters relating to their products, providing thorough briefing documents, advice, guidance and support to other teams. They take ownership of any arising issues and find solutions. They help their colleagues in Community Fundraising steward the supporter throughout their fundraising, so that this relationship is strong, personable and effective.

Product Mangers will monitor income and expenditure including ongoing re-forecasting. They will maintain accurate records on performance, income and expenditure, stock and distribution and measure agreed KPIs to produce accurate statistics to monitor and analyse performance, including overall ROI.

You'll need to be able to be flexible in your approach so that you can work across multiple products with sometimes conflicting deadlines simultaneously. Great time management is key and the ability to prioritise, with support of your line manager, is essential.

What's in it for you:

- Flexible Working

- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme

- Season ticket loan

- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems

- Continuous development

- Industry leading training programmes

- Employee Assistance Programme

TO APPLY

Please outline in your covering letter how you specifically meet the below criteria taken from the Job Description. Please give specific descriptions and examples to share your experience (500 words max per question).

1. Co-ordinating multiple varying projects and delivering to deadlines
2. Robust, confident 'can do' attitude that thrives on challenges and calm under pressure
3. Strategic planning and implementation
4. Law and Health and Safety regulations regarding fundraising event / campaigns
5. Team working - within own team and across an organisation. Collaboration across teams to use multi-disciplinary talents to best effect
6. Effective promotional ideas that increase awareness and participation in fundraising event / campaigns

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Location:  Remote, flexible location, Washington DC or Geneva, Switzerland, ideally.

Salary: Competitive salary, based on candidate´s location.

Reports to:  CEO and Director of Global Affairs

Work Permits: The candidate must have the ability to legally work in the country where they reside.

About City Cancer Challenge (C/CAN):

City Cancer Challenge Foundation (C/Can) supports cities around the world as they work to improve access to equitable, quality cancer care.

The approach is built on the core principle that cities can drive impact at national level by crafting data-driven solutions with the support of a network of global, regional, and local partners that reflect an understanding of the unique local context.

C/Can was launched by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) at the 2017 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. It was established as a standalone Swiss foundation in January 2019.

Position Overview

In close collaboration with the Director of Global Affairs, the Head of Institutional Fundraising will support C/Can resource mobilisation efforts aimed at enhancing and building relationships within the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) global health network as well as diversifying and opening up new funding opportunities. 

The new Head of Institutional Fundraising will be a self-starter, relationship builder with international experience and already established networks within foundations and governmental field in the health sector.  It will be someone who can open doors and unblock funding mechanisms to support C/CAN programmes at the city, country, and regional levels, and who will open and cultivate relationships with new funders and help diversify funding by acquiring new grants from governments and large foundations. 

This is not the traditional institutional fundraising role, as there are not readily available funding mechanisms to apply to, so the post holder will need to steward funders to unlock funds to support C/CAN programmes, being a strong networker, with outstanding skills in establishing and growing relations.  Ideal location is Washington DC, USA or Geneva Switzerland, but other locations could be evaluated.

Key responsibilities

• Open and develop new relationships and partnerships to position C/CAN within the right local and global health donors.
• Develop the messaging to open dialogue with the global and regional health community to position C/Can as the preferred implementation partner for improving access to cancer care.
• Research and develop cultivation strategies for new institutional donors.
• Identify and support institutional donor/prospect engagement opportunities.
• Build a donor pipeline and diversify C-CAN funding sources.
• Write briefing notes and other materials to lead on institutional donor relationships effectively.
• Steward institutions to unblock funding for health and coordinate and submit quality proposals to institutional prospects and donors.
• Maintain data on relationships with institutional prospects and donors up-to-date in C/Can’s CRM system.

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with fundraising/resource mobilisation, ideally in global health, with a relevant donor and stakeholder network.
• Experience in global development, with the ability to navigate the global health discussions.
• Experience in successfully managing a portfolio of funding opportunities from prospect research to grant agreement. 
• Self-starter and independent worker with the ability to go out and pursue new prospects with minimum support, helping C-CAN build from zero a fundraising pipeline.
• Demonstrable fundraising track record (> USD1 million gifts), including cultivating corporate and individual gifts or sponsorships at local, regional, and ideally international level.
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task.

Languages:

• Native or near-native English, both written and spoken fluency is required, other languages will be an advantage, especially Spanish.

Education

• Minimum of Bachelor’s, Master’s level preferred, or equivalent experience in Global health, International Development and/or Business Administration.

Core values

• Attitudes supporting an agile working environment.
• Transparency, openness, good verbal and written communication, and accountability.
• Strong sense of ethics in fundraising and handling complex grants.

Desired behaviours

• Responsiveness to changing priorities and to capitalise on emerging opportunities, in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong relationship building and advocacy skills.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Entrepreneurial and Independent worker.
• Good Analysis, Judgement and Decision-Making skills.
• Strong Teamwork and Collaboration skills.
• Supports inclusive Learning and Knowledge Sharing.
• Negotiates and influences effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.

Required competences

• Strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for working collaboratively with a range of multisectoral partners.
• Strong self-motivation and innovative skills, with capacity to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Good skills in health advocacy and relationship building skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of grant management, monitoring, and evaluation practices.
• Ability to identify key stakeholders for a project/organisation, understand their interests / influence and engage with them to achieve productive results.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to produce high quality outputs under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Ability to engage, develop and deepen relationships among diverse stakeholders.
• Agility with digital tools (GSuite, Salesforce, etc).

Fundraising and Partnerships Manager

Job Type: Full-time (but we also welcome candidates seeking 4 days/week)

Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London for team meetings, and to funder locations

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 4th July 10:00

Planned Interview Dates: short video calls with a longlist of candidates will be w/c 11th July, followed by a first interview w/c 18th July and second interview w/c 25th July. All interviews will be by video call.

Who we are

Apps for Good exists to ensure ALL young people have the tech innovation skills to thrive in an ever-changing world.

We have over a decade of experience providing free tech innovation courses to almost 240,000 UK young people. Our courses give students the skills and determination to shape their future through technology, while giving teachers the support and confidence to deliver high quality computing content and resources.

More than half of the schools we work with are in challenging circumstances and we’re committed to offering an opportunity for all. We’re proud to partner with leading brands such as Lego, Spotify, and Google to keep our course content 100% free to schools. Students benefit from industry expertise from over 300 industry volunteers.

We’re now embarking on an exciting new chapter. Young people, especially those with experience of disadvantage, are not learning the skills they need to create innovative solutions to climate change. We have created a new programme, Innovate for Climate Change, building on our existing methodology, experience and networks, so that young people can thrive in a transformed post-carbon economy.

The team

We are a small, close-knit, ambitious and energetic team who all believe strongly in our mission and values. We’re currently working very effectively remotely and will continue to be a distributed team with regular days together in London.

The role

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about social impact and building long-term partnerships. You’ll build relationships with new corporate and foundation prospects, prepare and pitch proposals, and negotiate mutually valuable projects.

You’ll support, nurture and grow our fantastic network of funders and partners, including LEGO, Spotify, Google, Siemens and BNY Mellon. We need a brilliant relationship manager who can work with a diverse range of new and existing key contacts and volunteers.

Our partnerships enhance young people’s learning experience, support our strategy and give us the funding we need to remain free and accessible to as many young people as possible. We believe that this collaboration is essential to bridge education and industry.

As part of a small team, you’ll get to work hands-on to drive our fundraising, contributing your ideas and insights directly to our strategy. You’ll work on exciting projects and big partnerships, while being part of our new climate programme from the ground up. This is a great opportunity to step up in your fundraising career with plenty of opportunities to develop and learn.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Account management: work with the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to develop high quality relationships with our existing partners, providing written and verbal updates on project impact, pitching for new funding opportunities, supporting partners to recruit, engage and coordinate volunteers to work with our students

• Partnership development: work with the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to maintain a weekly pipeline of active prospects and explore new funding routes or income sources, reach out to prospective corporate and trust funders, build relationships with decision makers, prepare proposals, pitch funding opportunities, negotiate project details and secure funds 

• Volunteer community development: work with the wider team to recruit volunteers from corporate partners, engage volunteers with inspirational stories, coordinate volunteering programmes - ensuring they create impact and meet student and teacher needs

• Project management: work with the wider team to implement funded projects and products

• Strategy development: support the development of our ongoing fundraising and partnerships strategy

Requirements

• Enthusiasm for Apps for Good’s mission

• At least two years’ experience in one or more of the following areas; fundraising, partnership management, business development or account management

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Confident networking and engaging with stakeholders at all levels 

• Enjoy delivering high quality presentations and pitches to external organisations

• Great interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to work across the team and deliver on shared projects

• Experience managing projects independently, with strong attention to detail and process, and ability to solve problems

How to apply

Please submit a CV and around 500 words describing why you’d like to join the team and how you meet the role requirements.

Benefits

This is a permanent role, working remotely with regular travel to meet clients and prospects, when safe to do so. It’s full time but could be four days per week and we’ll consider other working patterns. We’ll aim to meet in London as a team every quarter. We offer flexible working, health care insurance, 24 days holiday and extra days off over Christmas, plus you get your birthday off.

We are committed to developing our team and supporting their career aspirations. We are incredibly proud that colleagues have gone on to work for organisations such as Pearson, the Government Digital Service, Tech UK, University of Salford and Times Higher Education.

We have a long history of flexible and remote working across our team and believe everyone should have a good work/life balance while contributing to work they care about. Learn more about working at Apps for Good from current and former team members here.

We embrace a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within Apps for Good. Joining a small collaborative team means you’ll contribute to a variety of projects and everyone across the team has their voice heard and contributes to our strategy and operations. 

Please contact Matt Guy if you have any questions about the role.

• Job Title: Head of Fundraising and Partnerships
• Charity: Peer Power
• Salary: £45k – £50k
• Contract: Permanent, full time (p/t or job share considered)
• Location: Vauxhall, London. Office based/hybrid or home working

Peer Power is an empathy-led charity that helps to heal trauma and adversity through caring relationships, and transforms youth service systems by supporting the young people we partner with to influence and inspire action.

Our vision is a world where empathy-led services and systems support all children, teenagers and young adults to achieve their dreams and lead their best lives.

Our mission is to be a caring support network for young people, helping to change their lives through trusted, healthy relationships so they can change and inspire the lives of others and increase empathy in the services designed to help them.

You will deliver fundraising and income generation at Peer Power, focusing on increasing unrestricted income through philanthropy, grants and trusts, individual giving, events, legacy, community and major donor streams. You will have an individual track record of exceeding income targets and significant experience of developing partnerships that has resulted in generating new income.

You will build this role in the charity and work closely with the CEO, and the staff team, as well as building a team of junior fundraising positions over time.

You will promote and demonstrate the values of the charity by being positive, open and honest and showing empathy, love, respect and fairness.

Role responsibilities to include:

• Develop and deliver on the Fundraising Strategy, annual fundraising plans and income targets and meet the agreed income target.
• Lead the strategic direction for all philanthropic, fundraising and stewardship aspects of income generation. To lead and manage all fundraising activities related to trusts, corporates, individual giving, events, legacy, community and major donors.
• Cultivate, secure and steward funding and relationships through corporates, high net worth individuals, trusts and foundations with a focus on long- term relationships
• To identify potential corporate partners to approach with written proposals or pitch for new business.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to develop and deliver the annual grants and trust budget, income and expenditure budgets and re-forecasts. Update the overarching bid and reporting plan, and ensure the database is kept up to date 
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new funders in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• Working with our communications team to develop high-quality, engaging email marketing materials and communications that drive donor acquisition and retention.
• Generate income in order to build a Fundraising Team and manage junior staff to assist on all areas of fundraising, setting clear direction and leadership, and delegating tasks for them to deliver on.
• To identify new and innovative opportunities for income-generating activity amongst schools, community groups and youth networks.

​Person Specification to include:

• Established track record of meeting income targets and building relationships with supporters at all levels 
• Extensive proven experience of producing high quality and compelling proposals, reports and correspondence to inspire generous support.
• Experience of leading and overseeing budgets including setting, measuring and performing against KPIs
• Demonstrable evidence of meeting targets and maximising return on investment in a challenging environment
• Significant successful experience in a senior fundraising role, delivering income growth across multiple channels
• Significant experience of leadership with a focus on creating highly engaged and performing teams
• Inspiring and engaging communication skills, with the ability to influence and steward
• Ability to prioritise workloads, organise tasks effectively and involve other members of the team when needed
• Outstanding project management skills 
• Skilled in connecting and building strong relationships, with a range of people, including funders, senior leaders and young people
• Enthusiasm and passion for working in partnership with young people and the team to share decision making 
• Commitment to delivering high standards of work
• Patient, non-judgemental, compassionate and committed to anti-oppressive working
• Commitment to living the Peer Power values through behaviour, actions and communication
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development professionally and personally

This role is an exciting opportunity to manage fundraising across Scotland and Northern Ireland. You’ll be based in one of these nations and will support local fundraisers, with a particular focus on high-value relationships with individuals, local corporates, and community groups. Developing and implementing stewardship plans that engage supporters will be one of your strengths, and you’ll be someone who always looks for opportunities to build and deepen relationships.

You’ll also be a strategic thinker who can analyse existing activity and create long-term plans. Keeping accurate records will be key to reporting on results and forecasting income and expenditure.

Working closely with the Public Fundraising team, you’ll ensure that our fundraising products are promoted across both nations and that every supporter receives excellent supporter care. You’ll be a part of a team who are exceeding targets, and are motivated to make a difference to everyone affected by bowel cancer.

To apply submit your CV and answers to the following questions (no more than 250 words per question):

• What experience do you have of working as a regional lead?
• What skills and experience do you have that would help you to manage a national fundraising campaign?
• What are the most important things in creating a fundraising strategy and how have you demonstrated these?

We are looking for a Community and Events Product Manager to join a well established team of successful fundraisers for a well known healthcare charity which can be home based or hybrid working.

The Charity
A well known, well loved National charity with hospices all of over the country. They provide Front line support, night and day, in peoples homes across the UK, providing hands-on care and vital emotional support.

The Role
Product Managers work across a range of fundraising products, including challenge events, virtual/remote events, collections and year-round supporter-led fundraisers
The candidate will be responsible for delivering the strategies and plans for products including income and recruitment targets
The Product Manager is responsible for the product from planning stages to delivery and evaluation. hey will work multiple in-house teams, such as Creative and eCrm to ensure all aspects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
The Product Manager works to ensure all communications a supporter receives, ensures great stewardship, wow moments and really makes the supporter feel that their support and fundraising are making a difference.

The Candidate
Co-ordinating multiple varying projects and delivering to deadlines
Robust, confident can do attitude that thrives on challenges and calm under pressure
Strategic planning and implementation
Law and Health and Safety regulations regarding fundraising event / campaigns
Team working - within own team and across an organisation. Collaboration across teams to use multi-disciplinary talents to best effect
Effective promotional ideas that increase awareness and participation in fundraising event / campaigns

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Charity People are thrilled to be working with a South London based hospice to recruit a Senior Community Fundraiser to join their Community and Events Team, and be the face and voice of the hospice. This is an exciting time to join as you will have the opportunity to put your stamp on our community programme.

Senior Community Fundraiser
Location:South London
Salary: £32,855 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Benefits

- Access to excellent training and development opportunities
- A number of health and wellbeing schemes
- A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan.
- Access to free on street parking nearby and an onsite staff canteen at the hospice site.

About the charity

The hospice was founded in the 60s and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating more than 50 years and with a turnover of over £20 million, they provide invaluable care and support to over 6,000 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

About the role

- You'll manage the Community Fundraiser whose main focus is on the sporting events programme.
- You'll build long term relationships with individuals and local groups to fundraise and build awareness of the incredible care the hospice provides across 5 London Boroughs.
- You'll have a strong focus on bringing in new community partnerships, increasing the level of community support and income through the pro-active engagement.

Main responsibilities:

- Managing and leading on the development and delivery of the community fundraising programme to manage, retain and recruit supporters and volunteers to maximise income;
- Pro-actively engaging, sourcing, securing and managing community fundraising relationships with local groups, clubs, organisations and individuals;
- Providing strong and decisive leadership to the Community Fundraiser (sporting challenges) to drive high-performance.

About you:

- You have a fundraising, marketing or sales background and you have initiative, enthusiasm and passion for the work of a hospice.
- You are solutions focussed and a great team player.
- You'll be a self-starter, enthusiastic and driven with strong team working ethic who is willing to take the initiative and pro-actively engage with community supporters.
- You are confident, articulate, outgoing and with excellent customer service skills, and someone who can communicate empathetically when dealing with supporters.

How to apply

Please email your cv to Tanya White at Charity People and I will be in touch to discuss the role in detail.

Closing date: Sunday June 26th at 23:59pm however we will be screening applicants as they come in and the role may close early.

Interview dates: TBC

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to every application we receive.