Young Barnet Foundation (YBF) is a small charity with a big reach and an even bigger heart. We are leading change across the borough, and are driven by a vision for all young people to grow up healthy, safe and happy, with the best opportunities to secure brighter futures.

We lead a diverse membership of over 200 charities, community organisations and social enterprises that deliver fun, enriching and well-being activities and projects to children and young people across the borough of Barnet. We support our members with advice, information and sharing best practice, offer networking opportunities, assistance with fundraising and foster partnership building. We also work with local authority and strategic partners to encourage sharing of intelligence, ideas, and resources.

During the pandemic, the Barnet Together partnership, (YBF, Inclusion Barnet and Volunteering Barnet), is working closely with Barnet Council to maximise support for residents, communities, and local community groups. The Community Development Advisor will play a key part in providing this support, including helping organisations to maintain services, adapt their delivery, and provide Covid19 specific help, with a key focus on fundraising and organisational development.

We are looking for a passionate, methodical and organised individual, capable of working independently as well as part of a small team in a fast-paced environment. You will ideally bring experience of working with the voluntary sector and community groups. You will need to be conformable communicating with stakeholders at all levels, be a fast learner, with an enthusiastic and positive approach.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working with relevant colleagues to
  • identify development and support needs across the sector
  • develop resources
  • track and assess funding opportunities
  • Support partnership bids as appropriate

• support the promotion of services and relevant activities
• reach out to members and other organisations, checking their support needs and ensuring they make use of the services
• work with existing staff to identify needs and carry out 1:1 session with organisations offering a range of support, e.g.
  • fundraising planning/need
  • budgets and financial management
  • business development
  • staffing and governance
  • technical support, e.g. Gift Aid and GDPR requirements

Additional documents: Job Description and Person Specification

This is an exciting time for the newly established Switch the Play Foundation. Having operated as a social enterprise for 4 years and building a trusted and credible reputation for delivery, Switch the Play has recently converted to charitable status. The Fundraising Manager will be expected to work closely with the Chief Executive to lead and implement the fundraising strategy for the charity.

The role will be joining the small team at the Switch the Play Foundation and presents an exciting opportunity for someone to play a key role in helping make a significant difference to supporting the positive transition of sports people to life outside of sport. The role brings with it stimulating opportunities for continued professional development enabling the role holder to further grow our fundraising work.

You will be responsible for planning, supporting and leading activities to engage new and existing funders. You will be responsible for meeting income targets by using various techniques to generate donations from sources such as corporate relationships, philanthropy including high net worth individuals and trusts and foundations, and individual giving.

We are looking for a highly motivated, visionary and innovative individual, with a strong set of values aligned to those of the Foundation. This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual to join a unique and thriving organisation which is passionate about making positive change in the lives of professional sports people.

Switch the Play is committed to creating a safe working environment. All recruitment is undertaken in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy. We are committed to Equal Opportunities for all and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of race, gender identity, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

To apply please send a cover letter and copy of your cv to the contact details provided. We are also happy for candidates to submit additional information about their suitability for the role through a video or creating a Wake via Wakelet. 

About the organisation

We are London Youth. A charity on a mission to improve the lives of young people in London, challenging them to become the best they can. Young people need opportunities outside school to have fun with their friends, to learn new skills, to make a positive change in their communities and to shape the city they live in.

Last year, we worked with over 27,000 young people through our sports development, employability, youth action and involvement, arts and outdoor education programmes.

Throughout our history, community youth organisations have provided a constant lifeline and a vital safe space outside the family and formal education, where young people can develop confidence, resilience and skills.

We look to work with all young people, focusing particularly on those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the kind of opportunities we offer.

About the role

This is an important period for London Youth’s fundraising team as we support young Londoners and youth organisations to navigate their way through the immediate and longer term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of our response, we are also implementing a longer term strategy to expand our fundraising team and grow our unrestricted income. 

The Corporate Partnerships Manager is a crucial hands-on role at the heart of the team encompassing both relationship management and new business development with the corporate sector.

Successful candidates must demonstrate their ability to:

• develop new income generating opportunities, with the completer-finisher skills to ‘close’ the deal
• compose powerful and compellling applications and proposals for potential partners;
• account manage relationships with corporate partners contributing more than £100k a year of income;

This is an exciting time to join the London Youth team and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity.

London Youth are an equal opportunities employer.  We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community and aim to promote anti-racism, equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. 

SOUTH LONDON CARES: PROGRAMME MANAGER (LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR)

• Salary: £27,000 (plus travel)
• Full time, permanent position (37.5 hours per week)
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours

South London Cares is a community network reducing loneliness and isolation amongst older and younger people alike; improving the confidence, belonging, purpose and power of all participants; and bringing people together to bridge the gaps across social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.

In your new role as South London Cares’ Programme Manager (Love Your Neighbour), you will lead our Love Your Neighbour programme in Lambeth.

You will work closely with our Head of Programmes and the rest of our team to develop, deepen and expand our Love Your Neighbour programme. You will meet hundreds of older and younger people, create friendships across the generations, support those friendships to deepen and thrive, and ensure our safeguarding, records and storytelling procedures are upheld to the highest standards.

You will be introducing yourself to older neighbours in various circumstances – from the most active, outgoing fun-loving 90-somethings to people with huge and complex challenges navigating complicated situations. You will need to diligently articulate South London Cares’ vision and the aims and objectives of our Love Your Neighbour programme so that all participants – including older and younger neighbours, family members, health agencies, councils and other partners – understand the role we play.

And you will need to support those neighbours to get the most out of their mutually beneficial relationships – through our check-in processes, regular reviews, informal encouragement, digital storytelling and other reporting requirements, so that South London Cares continues to grow and the relationships we build continue to thrive.

You will regularly be out in the community, meeting older neighbours joining the network for the first time, hosting evening inductions for new volunteers, making matches in people’s homes, working with colleagues across South London Cares and the rest of The Cares Family, and holding meetings with various referral organisations and other partners key to the successful delivery of the Love Your Neighbour project and our overall vision.

We therefore need someone who understands and is motivated by the demographics and social challenges of our home boroughs and the issues we work on – and who is passionate about people and can clearly promote our vision for building friendships across traditional divides in order to tackle isolation and loneliness in those boroughs. 

We are looking for someone who can talk to and relate to people from all backgrounds, no matter their circumstances – someone equally comfortable discussing illness and isolation with a 95-year-old housebound older neighbour as they are talking about work and weddings with a 25-year-old. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. 

Please read the full job description and details on how to apply via the South London Cares website.

South London Cares is an anti-racist organisation committed to advancing anti-racism in our work and in our communities. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are currently under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Building For Cornwall’s Cultural Future – New Appeal, New Theatre, New Challenge

In Spring 2021, we will throw open our doors to showcase a totally transformed public space where everyone is welcome. A theatre our county truly deserves, the place our young people need, the place where everyone – regardless of background, interest or experience – can dream big again. And we all need that more than ever right now.

We are about to embark on a new appeal to help support the final act in delivering our Capital transformation and we need an engaging personality to lead and champion our community fundraising activity within Cornwall. Using the soon to be launched regional appeal, you will immediately drive community fundraising growth with your excellent communication, motivation and fundraising skills.

With experience of supporter stewardship, event conduct and volunteer management, the new Community Fundraising Manager will take a pivotal role in the delivery of the new appeal and re-opening of Hall For Cornwall in Spring 2021, before embarking on the new community fundraising strategy for the years ahead.

If you are ready for this new challenge, please send your CV, a covering letter outlining how your experience matches the job description and knowledge and skills needed. Please also download and send the Equal Opportunities monitoring form.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an inspirational and visionary children's charity as part of their growing fundraising team. Established in 2000, Caudwell Children works to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, enabling them to challenge the barriers they face throughout childhood by providing practical and emotional support.

Caudwell Children is going through an exciting period of growth having recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility for multi-disciplinary therapy programmes for childhood disability and research of neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, within the grounds of Keele University.

This transformational period brings the need to develop all income streams to enable this growth and so Caudwell Children are looking for an experienced Head of Events to join their team on a permanent basis.

Caudwell Children - Head of Events

Location: Keele, Staffordshire

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 plus bonus (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract: Permanent

This is a new role at Caudwell Children and a particularly exciting time to join this fast growing charity in a year where they have launched their amazing new £18m autism diagnosis and assessment centre and international/national headquarters at Keele University Science & Innovation Park. In 2020 they are also celebrating their 20th anniversary.

As Head of Events you will be supporting the Associate Director of Events to build on and develop the portfolio of events and challenges along with a team of six staff. You will raise funds by recruiting, inspiring, and developing support for the charity through major events, sports and challenges.

To be considered for this position you will have substantial experience of managing and marketing a range of sporting and challenge events and securing high levels of sponsorship income. It will be beneficial to have had experience of working within a complex environment, ensuring speedy decision making and a systematic approach to overcoming obstacles.

Closing date for applications: Harris Hill reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.

Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About us

This post can based at any of our Skylights which are at the following locations London, Brent, Croydon, Oxford, Merseyide, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Coventry, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis is expanding its enterprise team looking at new ways to collaborate with start-ups and become more entrepreneurial ourselves. We already operate nine charity shops, two training cafes and a furniture restoration business. We even have a grants programme to enable people experiencing homeless to leap into self-employment. And we know there is more we can do to use entrepreneurship to end homelessness.

About the role
This is an exciting new position in our ambitious and expanding enterprise team that is committed to finding more innovative and entrepreneurial ways to end homelessness.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, growing and engaging Crisis’ entrepreneurial community of staff, members and external supporters in our mission to demonstrate how entrepreneurship can end homelessness. You will manage and implement a programme of activities and events in line with the Entrepreneurship strategy. You will also manage the internal and external communication channels.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience in developing entrepreneurial communities online and offline. You will be experienced in organising and promoting events locally and nationally. And you can confidently use Twitter and Instagram and other channels. You will be seeking an exciting new challenge, working in a fast paced and agile team and you will be willing to support new initiatives from across the organisation.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be driven by our values (inspiration, integrity, dignity, fearlessness through independence, adaptability, resolve to end homelessness). You will have experience in developing entrepreneurial communities online and offline. You will be experienced in organising and promoting events locally and nationally. And you can confidently use Twitter and Instagram and other channels. You will be seeking an exciting new challenge, working in a fast paced and agile team and you will be willing to support new initiatives from across the organisation.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team through the Crisis website

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Since Engineers Without Borders UK was established over 15 years ago, people and community have been at the heart of what we do and how we do it. We would not be where we are today without the hard work of many hundreds of people who have volunteered their time to build our movement and benefit people through our training and project work, to date this extends to over 67,000 people. We’re now significantly increasing that number annually, so we’re looking for a Community & Activities Officer to join our team and increase our capacity to support our members and wider community to listen, learn and take collective action in support of ensuring engineering serves all people and our planet .

AS OUR COMMUNITY & ACTIVITIES OFFICER YOU WILL:

• Liaise with our community, building and maintaining relationships with and between individuals in our community, including our members, student members and academics.
• Support the key administrative processes associated with our community activities and programmes.
• Maintain and update records of community activities for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
• Coordinate our presence in universities.
• Facilitate engagement of our youth outreach initiative.
• Support in the delivery of the Engineering for People Design challenge.
• Support with the logistics, participant registrations and preparing the resources for events.
• Support the running of analytics and evaluation of results.
• Support with building a database based on relevant criteria and then take over management of this database to respond to and manage speaker requests throughout the year.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We value a positive working environment for everyone on our team. We therefore expect all staff to demonstrate the following characteristics: passionate about our purpose, creative, team player, respectful, inquisitive, professional, open and dependable. We expect this of new hires and you can expect this from your team mates. You can expect support throughout your time with us, including an induction, regular feedback, weekly team meetings and peer nominated recognitions.

TO APPLY

Please read the full job description and person specification for furhter details egarding the role and our organisation, then send a CV (two pages maximum) and a covering letter (up to two pages) with the job title in the subject line. Please outline clearly in your covering letter:

• Your reasons for wanting to join the team at Engineers Without Borders UK
• How you meet the role description and person specification
• Your availability to be interviewed during the week of 3 August (virtually and/or in London)
• Your eligibility to work in the UK
• Where you saw the role advertised

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for details of why and how we collect and store your data.

Engineers Without Borders UK is committed to selecting candidates for employment based on aptitude and ability, irrespective of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, nationality, sexuality, religion or belief, marital status or social class.

We are seeking a 3-4 day Manager. Please state clearly in your application the number of hours/days you prefer.

NJC Spinal Column point 25, £28,785 p.a. pro rata

We are pleased to be recruiting a Delivery and Innovation Manager(s) to support the Head of Community Support to further develop and enhance our VCSE support offer

The role will research, develop, test, launch and embed new support products and services into our existing work streams. This could be as straightforward as a new online training course or more complex, for example working with a range of VCSE partners across Yorkshire to find a joint solution to address a systemic problem or fill a gap in provision.

You’ll need to work right across the charity to make the most of our existing staff’s skills, knowledge and experience, and have great stakeholder management abilities to get the best from, and for, external partners and suppliers. You won’t have a team working for you, so you will need to work collaboratively with colleagues to meet your deadlines to ensure products and services are delivered to time, budget and to the quality standard we would expect.

The senior management team will want you to provide regular progress updates against work plans and evidence based intelligence to help shape and develop the service’s offer. As a member of the Community Support management team you’ll take shared ownership of the service, collectively and collaboratively shaping new service offers, adapting delivery models, and providing exceptional client support.  

We are looking for a rare combination of skills – a creative, thoughtful manager who is also able to work in a solution and process driven way with great project management skills. It’s no good having a great idea if it comes to fruition 6 months too late – conversely it would not be helpful to deliver a poorly thought through concept on time! You’ll need to be able to take an idea or concept, research the best approaches, seek input from across the charity and wider VCSE, test and trial and then embed as business as usual.  All while maintaining a strong vision for what you wish to achieve and keeping a sense of humour about the barriers you will inevitably face in trying to make it a reality.

It’s a challenging job and no two days will be the same. Hopefully you’ll be excited about helping us give the voluntary and community sector inspiring and effective tools to do amazing things with, and for, their communities.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10am on Monday, 27th July 2020 INTERVIEWS: Wednesday 19th August 2020 (possibly online by Zoom)

Community First Yorkshire  Registered Charity No: 515538

About the role 

Working to the Head of Business Development and closely with the wider Senior Management Team and the Partnerships Manager, our new Programmes Manager will support activity to take new projects and programmes from design phase into operational delivery, and to  ensure projects and programmes remain effective throughout. 

The Programmes Manager will lead on developing monitoring and reporting processes, and collating and reporting on externally funded projects and programmes in accordance with funders’ and client requirements. 

The role will work across a diverse portfolio of projects reflecting the breadth of activities delivered for and by NAVCA’s members.

Specifically, the role will be responsible for the effective delivery of a complex grant distribution programme as part of NAVCA’s work for the VCS Emergencies Partnership, as well as the management of reporting systems, monitoring and reporting for other projects and programmes related to our work as part of the Health & Wellbeing Alliance.

Projects and programmes recently delivered have included a focus on health and social care, cybersecurity, safeguarding and social investment. The post holder is not expected to be an expert in all fields of programme focus but must demonstrate the ability to grasp new ideas quickly in order to effectively support design and implementation. 

Salary:  £34,000 with 8% employer’s contribution to pension

Contracted hours:  Full time

Holiday:  25 days holiday pa pro rata (1st April to 31st March), plus Bank Holidays and three days close-down between Christmas and New Year

This role will initially be a fixed term contract to 31st March 2021, with the potential to become a permanent role in the future.

An immediate start is essential.

About you

The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of project management techniques, and experience of working within a project environment to fulfil project tasks and to manage small projects. 

You will be an excellent communicator, and able to mix analytical skills and ability to work with data, with creativity and problem solving. 

You will enjoy ensuring effective delivery of complex programmes and projects through the development and management of robust systems, and you’ll be hands on with an acute attention to detail in ensuring those systems are appropriately applied.

In common with the rest of the NAVCA team, you’ll be deeply collaborative in your approach, with a flexible, agile focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for our members, our partners, our funders and ultimately the communities we serve.

We actively practice a flexible and supportive working culture; you will be contractually home based so you will need to be comfortable working remotely and without close supervision.  We will support you to work effectively in the non-office based environment of your choice, whether that be at home or in a hot desking environment.  

You should be outcomes-focused, and seeking to make the most effective use of your time and energies for the benefit of our members and the communities they serve.

You’ll need to be within easy access of our small office hub in Sheffield – probably within an hour’s travel time - with the ability to travel across the country if required.

About us

We are the only national membership body in England that specifically and solely supports place-based local VCSE infrastructure organisations across the country.  We have around 180 members who between them offer (at last estimate) around 160,000 local charities and voluntary organisations the support they need to thrive.

As the hub of this network of locally focused organisations we are heavily member focused – without our members we are nothing, and we are passionate advocates of the crucial role our members play in the ecosystem of the VCSE sector.

We are a small, highly collaborative, outcome focused and dynamic team.  Our culture is one of mutual support, and we are committed to ‘excellence, everywhere.’  We work at pace, responding to the needs of our members and to the opportunities that arise to act on their behalf – and that can mean that sometimes things can feel complex and challenging.  Sometimes we get things wrong! And we aim to learn from what doesn’t go well, and we share our learning openly and authentically.

We have a small office hub in Sheffield, but everyone on the team is contractually home based and primarily works remotely.  We gather regularly (when not in the midst of a global pandemic) to meet face to face, and we use technology to ensure high levels of communication and collaboration throughout the working week.

We are not currently a racially diverse organisation, but we are committed to making the necessary changes to ensure that Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic candidates and potential colleagues will feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive in our organisation. 

We are committed to the ‘Open to All’ campaign and do not currently require any specific qualifications for any of our roles.  We are currently reviewing all our policies through an actively anti-racist lens, and we have for the past eighteen months practised blind recruitment supported by active diversity monitoring.

How to apply

Please follow the application instructions carefully to support our blind recruitment process:

To apply for this role, we would like you to send us your CV and a short covering letter – no more than two sides of A4. 

You should remove any references to your name, email address, home address, date of birth or dates of education, but please ensure both documents are headed with  your phone number – this will be your unique identifier throughout the process (and means that we can contact you!)

Your covering letter should evidence, with examples, how you meet the core competencies described in the role profile.

You should also confirm your immediate availability for the role and your location (town or city).

When you apply you will be asked to complete an anonymised diversity monitoring survey.  We would appreciate your support in enabling us to track the diversity of our applicants as part of our commitment to improving the diversity of our organisation.

Key dates

Deadline for applications: Sunday 19th July 2020.

Shortlisting:  Monday 20th/Tuesday 21st July 2020

Interviews: Thursday 30th July 2020

Partnerships Manager

Full time, fixed term contract to 31st March 2021

£34,000pa pro rata plus 8% employers’ pension

Home based/virtual office working

About the role 

Working to the Head of Membership and closely with the wider Senior Management Team and the Programmes Manager, our new Partnerships Manager will help us deliver key programmes of work through close engagement with our members and our partners and by effectively project managing agreed work plans.

The Partnerships Manager will lead on developing activities to meet the expectations of our funders and clients and will support the management of key external relationships.  The role will work across a diverse portfolio of projects reflecting the breadth of activities delivered for and by NAVCA’s members.

The role will support the Head of Membership to continuously develop and deliver excellent member services, and will work closely with members and colleagues to identify and meet particular areas of interest and need amongst our members.

Specifically, the role will be responsible for the effective delivery of our annual work plan for the Health & Wellbeing Alliance, and will play an essential role in our work as part of the VCS Emergencies Partnership.

This is an outcome focused, relationship based role with a strong element of effective project management and practical delivery.

Salary:  £34,000 with 8% employer’s contribution to pension

Contracted hours:  Full time

Holiday:  25 days holiday pa pro rata (1st April to 31st March), plus Bank Holidays and three days close-down between Christmas and New Year

This role will initially be a fixed term contract to 31st March 2021, with the potential to become a permanent role in the future.

An immediate start is essential.

About you

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and relationship builder, able to mix the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of partners and members with a practical, outcome focused ability to manage and deliver complex programmes.  

You will have evidenced knowledge of project management techniques, and experience of working within a relationship-based environment to deliver specific work plans and gather intelligence.

You will be comfortable balancing the needs of a specified and time limited work plan with the organic emergence of new requirements and demands.  You’ll also be able to blend the ability to think and work across a range of subject areas with an attention to detail and a systematic approach to recording and managing information.

In common with the rest of the NAVCA team, you’ll be deeply collaborative in your approach, with a flexible, agile focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for our members, our partners, our funders and ultimately the communities we serve.

We actively practice a flexible and supportive working culture; you will be contractually home based so you will need to be comfortable working remotely and without close supervision.  We will support you to work effectively in the non-office based environment of your choice, whether that be at home or in a hot desking environment.  

You should be outcomes-focused, and seeking to make the most effective use of your time and energies for the benefit of our members and the communities they serve.

You’ll need to be within easy access of our small office hub in Sheffield – probably within an hour’s travel time - with the ability to travel across the country if required.

About us

We are the only national membership body in England that specifically and solely supports place-based local VCSE infrastructure organisations across the country.  We have around 180 members who between them offer (at last estimate) around 160,000 local charities and voluntary organisations the support they need to thrive.

As the hub of this network of locally focused organisations we are heavily member focused – without our members we are nothing, and we are passionate advocates of the crucial role our members play in the ecosystem of the VCSE sector.

We are a small, highly collaborative, outcome focused and dynamic team.  Our culture is one of mutual support, and we are committed to ‘excellence, everywhere.’  We work at pace, responding to the needs of our members and to the opportunities that arise to act on their behalf – and that can mean that sometimes things can feel complex and challenging.  Sometimes we get things wrong! And we aim to learn from what doesn’t go well, and we share our learning openly and authentically.

We have a small office hub in Sheffield, but everyone on the team is contractually home based and primarily works remotely.  We gather regularly (when not in the midst of a global pandemic) to meet face to face, and we use technology to ensure high levels of communication and collaboration throughout the working week.

We are not currently a racially diverse organisation, but we are committed to making the necessary changes to ensure that Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic candidates and potential colleagues will feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive in our organisation. 

We are committed to the ‘Open to All’ campaign and do not currently require any specific qualifications for any of our roles.  We are currently reviewing all our policies through an actively anti-racist lens, and we have for the past eighteen months practised blind recruitment supported by active diversity monitoring.

How to apply

Please follow the application instructions carefully to support our blind recruitment process:

To apply for this role, we would like you to send us your CV and a short covering letter – no more than two sides of A4. 

You should remove any references to your name, email address, home address, date of birth or dates of education, but please ensure both documents are headed with  your phone number – this will be your unique identifier throughout the process (and means that we can contact you!)

Your covering letter should evidence, with examples, how you meet the core competencies described in the role profile.

You should also confirm your immediate availability for the role and your location (town or city).

When you apply you will be asked to complete an anonymised diversity monitoring survey.  We would appreciate your support in enabling us to track the diversity of our applicants as part of our commitment to improving the diversity of our organisation.

Key dates

Deadline for applications: Sunday 19th July 2020.

Shortlisting:  Monday 20th/Tuesday 21st July 2020

Interviews: Friday 24th July 2020

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is dedicated to improving the lives of young people and communities from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes and partnerships we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice.
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work.
• Support people to create a fairer, inclusive society in which everyone can flourish.

We have undergone an exciting journey to move from being London-focused charity to having national reach by developing a fundraising portfolio that includes Individual Giving, Events & Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships (some with high profile brands) and Trusts & Foundations.

We are looking for an experienced and highly proactive Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager who can support on the delivery of a range of high value partnerships and manage a portfolio of partnerships. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to support on the delivery of key national partnerships, including Strategic and Charity of the Year opportunities involving employee fundraising, cause-related marketing and high-profile events and campaigns.

If you are the right person for this post, you are likely to have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to project manage and be able to work with senior stakeholders both internally and externally but also be ambitious, commercial, tenacious and ready for a challenge!

Job Purpose:

• To work with the CEO and Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to develop annual fundraising plans and targets
• To lead and manage all corporate fundraising activities (including high profile brands)
• To maintain and develop relationships with key funders and donors through face-to-face contact, telephone and written communication
• To develop engaging and high-quality materials and effective processes to help with thanking and stewarding supporters working with our communications team
• To work with the CEO and Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to help shape the proposition for corporate partners
• Build and nurture fantastic relationships with potential funding partners. You will work collaboratively with a range of funders, thinking creatively and strategically to maximise fundraising opportunities
• Pro-actively responding to opportunities for support, ensuring you have a holistic view about how to best maximise each relationship and activity
• Lead and manage the growth and development of the Trust’s corporate and major donor individual income by maintaining existing and developing new relationships with companies and individuals working closely the Fundraising Manager
• To identify and research new sources of funding within the corporate sector
• Develop, deliver and report on our fundraising strategy and tactical plans to ensure we achieve our fundraising targets. This will span our work with trusts and foundations, other grant-making bodies, philanthropists and corporates.
• Test and hone our materials, approach and systems to improve the fundraising ask and our stewardship strategies
• Work closely with colleagues across the trust to identify new opportunities and ensure partnerships are realistic and deliverable including the Fundraising Manager, Head of Operations and Head of Programmes.
• To research, prepare and submit funding proposals, e.g charity of the year, probono support including agreed outcomes.

Key skills / experience / abilities

• Minimum 3 years experiencecorporate partnership experience & fundraising experience
• Knowledge/experience of digital fundraising campaigns
• Experience of national fundraising strategies
• Proven track record of building relationships with high value supporters and corporates and an understanding of stewardship best practice
• Experience in creating and reviewing budgets, tracking and reporting on income
• Knowledge of the wider fundraising sector
• A self-starter who is happy to work independently and with the wider team,
• Must have the ability to prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• The ability to deliver via matrix and experience of team leadership
• Ability to see the bigger picture without losing sight of details
• A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck into tasks at a variety of different levels

Main tasks:

• To report to the Head of Operations and to deliver agreed outcomes with the wider SLCT team  
• To lead and manage high-profile corporate partnerships and fundraising activities of the organisation
• To maintain and develop relationships with key funders and donors through face-to-face contact, telephone and written communication
• To develop engaging and high-quality materials and effective processes to help with thanking and stewarding supporters working with our communications team
• Identifying opportunities to generate income and ensuring it’s messaging is amplified as widely as possible
• To identify and research new sources of funding within the corporate sector
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new donors in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• To work with the Head of Operations and Head of Programmes to help shape the proposition for partners ensuring our programmes deliver maximum return for the Trust

Line management

• To manage direct reports and matrix manage others to deliver on all fundraising objectives
• Experience of managing a team

Administrative

• To ensure that accurate records of all supporter activity are tracked effectively
• To maintain accurate and up to date records of all funding opportunities, appeals, approaches, donor contacts and coverage.

General

• To attend supervisions, team meetings and other meetings, as and when required.
• To attend internal and external training courses, as agreed with your line manager.
• To represent the organization at internal and external events including networking events, fundraising events and launch activities, as and when required, occasionally on evenings and weekends.
• To adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Charity Law, Health & Safety Law, GDPR and other relevant legislative requirements.
• To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.

Diversity Policy:

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is keen to encourage applications from individuals from a diverse range of applicants. We are particularly proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Please complete a 1-page covering letter statement attached to your CV demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the essential and personal qualities listed above, addressing each point in the order shown.

Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.  This will give you the best possible chance of being short listed.

Please note, we will interview suitable candidates before the closing date. 

Who are we?

Recently named Third Sector Charity of the Year 2018, we are a rapidly growing charity, committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

Our exciting job role!

The Community Fundraiser for Wales and the Mid-Counties will be integral in building relationships with our community to generate and grow our income and raise awareness within the region.  You will support the recruit new supporters and nurture existing relationships within our community.  The following postcodes are included within this region: LL, CF, SY, HR, LD, WR, NP, SA, GL, SN, OX, RG.

This role is full-time, 37.5 hours, and will be home-based within the region, with some out of hours working and travel to our Fleet (Hampshire) office.

What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community. 

According to the job description you should also have a proven track record in community fundraising, be good at juggling a myriad of competing priorities and work well under pressure to meet deadlines. 

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£24,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro rata for part-time contracts (we also close at Christmas in return for you volunteering 3 charity days per year*)

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Loads of other great benefits, plus an amazing culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

Advert close date: Wednesday, 15th July 2020

First interview date and location: Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 via Zoom – tbc

Second interview date and location: tbc

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

More about us:

Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing tea.

Don’t forget to check out our short videos (you can find the on our You Tube channel) to find out more about our culture and what it is like to work at The Brain Tumour Charity.

Did you know that in addition to being recently crowned Third Sector Charity of the Year, we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey? Whilst we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

For more information please visit our website.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of receiving a sufficient number of applications and may extend the advert if we don't find our perfect team mate!

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

*subject to qualifying criteria

During these extremely challenging times of Covid-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever for Kingston Voluntary Action as a leading voluntary and community sector support organisation to communicate quickly and effectively information and advice to other organisations in Kingston.

We are looking for a dynamic, experienced communications professional, who is passionate about the role of the local community and voluntary sector to join our team and ‘hit the ground running’ during these challenging times.

This is a senior role, for a proactive individual who will relish the task of taking full responsibility for designing and delivering a comprehensive communications offer for KVA, and the wider sector. You will be working with a small, dynamic team supporting voluntary and community organisations in Kingston during and post Covid-19 crisis.