Fundraising Manager - Corporate & Trusts (FTC 2 years)

Charity People are thrilled to be working with Dementia Adventure in their search for a Fundraising Manager. This is a newly created role focusing on corporate and trust fundraising within a young and fast-growing charity that's had substantial income growth.

About Dementia Adventure

Established 12 years ago Dementia Adventure is a UK nature-based health charity that is changing the way people think about dementia. They have a vision where people live well with dementia, have contact and connection with nature and enjoy a sense of adventure.

Dementia Adventure is a fabulous organisation offering a range of unique services; they provide supported dementia holidays and outings, free training for people supporting somebody with dementia and have experienced trainers delivering a range of dementia training to others.

Dementia Adventure is interested in finding the right person for their team. With this in mind they are taking a flexible approach to considering either full-time or part-time candidates.

Cultures & Benefits

- Small, friendly team of 20 staff + 80 volunteers
- Beautiful offices set in an idyllic location (Essex) - Flexible, hybrid home/office model
- Competitive salary (£35,000 negotiable depending on experience)
- Flexible, both full-time and part-time to be considered

About the role

In this newly created role, you will develop income from corporates and trusts and foundations. You will identify strategic funding opportunities and develop relationships that make them possible.

With corporates you will facilitate partnerships with organisations who wish to provide financial or in-kind support to dementia initiatives. With trusts you will write compelling applications that get to the heart of Dementia Adventure and that are supported by data and research.

You will join a small and passionate fundraising team who work collaboratively. You will currently manage and mentor one fundraiser responsible for researching grant funders, writing small grant applications, challenge events, some community fundraising and supporting the team generally.

About you

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing income from a relationship based fundraising program. You will have corporate partnerships experience and ideally some experience securing funding from trusts, foundations or statutory.

You will be pro-active with the ability to identify opportunities and the confidence to start conversations with prospects that result in financial and in-kind support.

You will have excellent writing skills, able to create emotionally compelling content.

To apply please send your CV to Charity People or for more information please contact Tanya White-  if you wish to talk about this amazing opportunity. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

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 with which we work.

Thames Community Officer (Flexible around the Greater Thames)
Reference: SEP20217660
Location: Flexible around the Greater Thames
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Contract Duration: 15 months
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance

Are you passionate about working with people and want to save nature? Are you an inspiring communicator with the ability to motivate others, especially young people, to take action for nature?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and people-focused Thames Community Officer to inspire people about the wonderful wildlife of the Thames Estuary.

About the role

You will develop a community engagement programme that will raise awareness and understanding of the Estuary and its wildlife. You’ll be both creative and innovative when it comes to organising engagement events that support our work in restoring and protecting this valuable landscape.

About The Greater Thames Estuary projects

The Greater Thames Estuary is fantastic for wildlife but it’s under threat!

The RSPB are embarking on helping to create A Greener Thames, with a program of landscape-scale restoration and enhancement projects across the Greater Thames Estuary working alongside partners including Kent Wildlife Trust, Essex Wildlife Trust, Kent Wildfowling & Conservation Association, and Elmley Nature Reserve, and funding from Green Recovery Challenge Fund to improve the Greater Thames for wildlife and for people.

Key tasks include:

• Develop a scheme to work with and through young people to deliver actions for nature by completing surveys.
• Develop partnerships with Universities around the Greater Thames to ensure more students become connected to the region and want to get more involved in helping conserve it. Develop workshops and other partnership work with Universities.
• Recruit a Youth Advisory Panel which will be vital to shaping the work and focus of the community engagement in the Greater Thames.
• Set up and run a new volunteer youth group to take action for nature through practical tasks. Young people will be learning new skills and gaining practical conservation and life experiences.
• Working with youth and community groups to encourage them to be more involved with nature.
• Promote volunteer opportunities and community involvement through talks, social media and engagement events to develop volunteer teams to achieve the aims of the project.
• Plan, organise and deliver an ambitious programme of community events at sites across the Greater Thames.
• Contribute to community advocacy and the project legacy planning, enabling the local community to remain engaged and enthused about the project, its outcomes and empowered to continue local conservation activities.

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• Energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to inspire people to take action for nature.
• An excellent verbal and written communicator with demonstrable people skills and the ability to engage with a wide range of people face to face.
• Events and project management.
• Customer care.
• Volunteer /staff recruitment and support.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Ability to enthuse and motivate themselves and others.

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

• Experience of community engagement and working with the public.
• Experience of working with young people.
• Experience of working with volunteers.
• Basic knowledge of UK wildlife, habitats and key species (sufficient to be able to lead public engagement activities in a credible way and to train and motivate volunteers).
• Experience of project management.

This is a 15-month contract, starting in January 2022.

Closing date: 23:59, 12 November 2021
The interview date is planned to be 26 November.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

About Epping Forest Foodbank 

Epping Forest Foodbank (EFFB) is a charitable incorporated organisation providing emergency food parcels to local people in the Epping Forest area experiencing temporary financial crises. It was founded by local churches on Christian principles and this is reflected in its ethos and values. EFFB currently has 4 distribution centres, and rents a warehouse in Loughton for storage and office space. 

In 2020-2021 EFFB handled over 1,200 referrals from referral agencies in the local area, providing emergency food for over 3,000 people. This was a 75% increase on the previous year. In addition to providing food, EFFB is committed to signposting people in crisis to relevant support according to their circumstances. EFFB currently has over 100 volunteers. 

In order to alleviate hunger and effectively support local people, EFFB works in partnership with many local agencies and also benefits from operating as part of the wider Trussell Trust network.

Overview of role

• Strategic oversight and encouraging improvement and development of the foodbank

• Ensure all activities of the foodbank are in line with the charity’s vision, mission and values 

• Ensure proper management of the charity 

• Develop local relationships with businesses, churches and other relevant organisations

• Lead fundraising development and activities 

• Manage the finances of the foodbank

• Lead the spiritual development of the charity

Duties of job role

Strategic oversight and encouraging improvement and development of EFFB

• In collaboration with the Trustees and Trussell Trust, lead on the development and implementation of EFFB’s strategy

• Together with the Trustees, keep under review EFFB’s structure and operations and propose changes where needed. 

• Oversee the pathfinder programme run by the Trussell Trust

• Regularly report to the Trustees, attend Trustee meetings and bring proposals to the Trustees as required to develop EFFB

• Identify opportunities to improve the impact of EFFB and ensure it is sustainable in the long-term

Ensure all activities of the foodbank are in line with the charity’s vision, mission and values 

• Ensure staff receive the necessary training for their roles

• Ensure the Operations Manager oversees volunteers and the relationships with referral agencies well and that foodbank users receive the best service possible

Ensuring the proper management of the charity

• Line manage the Operations Manager

• In partnership with the Trustees, ensure EFFB’s compliance with regulatory requirements, including safeguarding, health & safety, data protection and charity governance

• In partnership with the Trustees, prepare the annual report and any necessary filings for the Charity Commission or other regulatory bodies

• Ensure EFFB has up-to-date policies and procedures for its activities 

• Ensure EFFB has the necessary distribution centres and warehouse/office space

Develop local relationships with businesses, churches and other organisations

• Oversee public relations for the foodbank, including the website and social media

• Maintain existing relationships and develop new ones amongst churches, business and other relevant organisations in the local community 

• Liaise with the Trussell Trust where needed and maintain EFFB’s relationship with the Trussell Trust. 

• Oversee EFFB’s communications, including mailings, flyers and reports

Lead fundraising activities for the foodbank 

• Maintain and develop relationships with donors 

• Apply for grants and funds for EFFB from charitable trusts and other third party organisations 

• Oversee fundraising activities and food donation events

Manage the finances of the foodbank 

• In partnership with the Trustees, prepare and maintain a budget and forecast for each financial year 

• Monitor and record EFFB’s income and expenditure

• Deal with all invoices and payments due

• Present finance updates at Trustee meetings 

• Oversee the claiming of gift aid

Lead the spiritual development of the foodbank

• Ensure the Christian ethos of the foodbank is maintained and encourage spiritual development 

• Lead regular prayer among staff and volunteers 

Personal skills 

Experience

• Experience of managing people

• Experience of working with those affected by poverty and/or food insecurity 

• Experience of working or volunteering in an organisation that deploys volunteers 

Skills

• Strategic leadership skills 

• Excellent organisation and administrative skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing demands

• Confident oral communication, including in front of larger groups of people and in a one-to-one setting 

• Excellent written communication skills

• Competent using Microsoft Office, Google applications, email, internet and social media

• Driver with use of a car

Personal requirements

• Ability to take initiative, problem solve and make decisions for EFFB

• Ability to work under pressure and deal with challenges calmly 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to speak appropriately to all types of people

• Ability to be flexible with work hours and type

Other 

• Passionate about tackling poverty and food insecurity

• Commitment to the aims, values and purpose of EFFB

• Understanding and practice of Christian belief