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Marketing Executive (Events)
Salary: London - £28,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £23,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Bristol or Manchester
Contract: Permanent
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.
Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.
We’re recruiting for a Marketing Executive (Events) to plan and deliver successful marketing campaigns to promote a portfolio of conferences, publications and products to the housing sector.
About you
You’ll be creative and innovative, able to write compelling copy and possess strong communication skills.
If you thrive working in a fast paced team, have a commercial mindset and have an eye for spotting opportunities that could benefit our members, this is a role where you will be able to make your mark in an organization performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England.
About the role
You will work with the Marketing Manager and the events team to create marketing plans that deliver on the Federation’s income targets and support our wider organisational messaging and strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
Creating marketing materials – commissioning and managing design work, copywriting and proofreading, creating web and social media content, sending email campaigns and supporting the exhibition stand at Federation events.
Analysis and reporting – Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on marketing communication performance
Campaigns – Effective planning and execution of marketing campaigns, including tracking promotional spend, event budgets and raising POs.
Partnerships and relationships – Building effective working relationships with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including business development partners.
Continuous improvement - Responsible for identifying and proactively improving marketing activities and collateral wherever possible.
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: Monday 8 March 202
Interview date: Thursday 11 or Friday 12 March 2021
Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date
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We are looking for an experienced and capable Infrastructure Officer to help support
Black Asian and Minority Ethnic led community organisations who are diversifying their income, professionalising their ability to deliver and grow in the South West of England.
Are you interested in building capacity to deliver?
We tackle race equality by undertaking research in key community issues and action programmes to address the challenges. We are targeting growth sectors such as the care sector, social sector, digital sector, cultural inclusion and economic development to help build back better in practice.
Can you support community and voluntary sector organisations to grow and become sustainable and effective?
Bringing your substantial proven bid writing and fundraising experience with at least 3 years of supporting VCSE organisations to grow and develop, you will be able to easily demonstrate your ability to co-ordinate projects, be a confident communicator and self-starter and add your co-operative team building skills into the mix of a dynamic, hardworking and dedicated team at Black South West Network.
Our parks have proven crucial to communities throughout the pandemic - they have been real lifelines for so many. We are the second parks foundation to form in the UK and this role will be crucial in delivering our strategy to make Bristol and Bath's parks better places to meet, play, learn, grow, breathe and enjoy nature.
As our first fundraiser you will lead the review and delivery of our fundraising strategy to develop and grow our income across multiple channels to meet set targets, identifying and maximising all opportunities.
You will be energetic and ambitious with a demonstrable track record of generating income across a range income streams. Ideally you will have experience of and be confident in gaining high level gifts from major donors or corporates. You will be confident making face to face asks and have experience of developing income streams from scratch.
You will be joining a small and dynamic staff and volunteer team with an impressive board of Trustees. It is crucial that you are a team player, willing to get involved to support wider organisational priorities, just as we will to support your work.
We are looking for someone with a proven track-record of successfully leading fundraising initiatives, who has a entrepreneurial mindset and who loves working with Bristol and Bath's brilliant communities.
For an informal conversation about this role, please email our Director, Charlee Bennett.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you have a passion for wildlife and the natural world, this could be the job for you...
We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious, target driven Corporate and Community Fundraising Officer to join our Fundraising, Membership and Communications team. You will help us raise much needed funds to support the work we do with nature, wildlife, and people in the local area. The role will include account management of current corporate partners, organising key events, developing our legacy programme and supporting our small but growing network of community fundraisers.
The Wildlife Trusts value diversity. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Interviews to take place on Monday 8th March. If needed, second interviews are scheduled for Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th Marchfun.
No CVs or agencies please.
Charity No: 280422
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Network Development Manager, England South
(Ref: SUS3118)
£31,369 per annum
Two year fixed term contract
37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working– based in London[RM1] , Reading or Bristol (negotiable)
About Sustrans
Our vision and mission have never been more relevant.
Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.
We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.
We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.
Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together
About the Role
We now have an exciting opportunity to join our network development team.
Your role will put you at the centre of our “Paths for Everyone” and “Liveable Towns and Cities” programmes, with projects focused on getting more people walking and cycling by improving the National Cycle Network and working with local communities, reshaping their streets and encouraging greater active travel.
Using both skills you have and skills you’ll develop in the role, you will manage a small team to plan, develop and construct walking and cycling routes; as well as leading on the delivery of walking and cycling routes yourself.
A truly varied role: one day you could be out on site exploring options for a new route; another you could be working collaboratively with team colleagues across the region to meaningfully engage with local communities; the next you could be leading a team meeting; another day, putting the finishing touches to compelling reports and feasibility studies for clients.
There will be regular travel for site visits and meeting colleagues, partners and clients across the South of England to places such as Bristol, Plymouth, Southampton and Reading.
About You
We are looking for someone with direct or transferable experience of transport planning or design, and of managing people and projects.
If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please get in touch!
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
Interviews
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 3 March 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 10 March 2021.
To apply, please complete our online application form.
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Network Development Manager, England South
(Ref: SUS3119)
£27,528 per annum
Two year fixed term contract
37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working – based in London, Reading or Bristol (negotiable)
About Sustrans
Our vision and mission have never been more relevant.
Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.
We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.
We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.
Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together
About the Role
Your role as Network development manager puts you at the centre of delivering our Paths for Everyone and Liveable Towns and Cities visions – helping us to create healthier places and happier people across the UK.
Using both skills you have and skills you’ll develop in the role, you will plan, develop and construct walking and cycling routes, working closely with project partners, key stakeholder and members of the public.
A truly varied role: one day you could be out on site exploring options for a new route; the next you could be working collaboratively with team colleagues across the region to meaningfully engage with local communities; another day, writing compelling reports and feasibility studies for clients.
There will be regular travel for site visits and meeting colleagues, partners and clients across the South of England to places such as Bristol, Plymouth, Southampton, Guildford and Reading.
About You
We are looking for someone with direct or transferable experience of transport planning or design and of managing projects.
If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please apply today!
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
Interviews
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 1 March 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Monday 8 March 2021.
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Marketing Executive -Business Development (0.6 FTC)
Salary: London - £16,800 (FTE £28,200 per annum) + Excellent Benefits National £14,340(FTE £23,900 per annum) + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Bristol or Manchester
Hours: 21 per week
Contract: Permanent
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.
Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.
We’re recruiting for a Marketing Executive (Business Development) to plan and deliver successful marketing campaigns to promote our partner products and services to members.
About you
You’ll be creative and innovative, able to write effective copy and possess strong communication skills.
If you have a commercial mindset and an eye for spotting opportunities that could benefit our members, this is a role where you will be able to make your mark in an organization performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England.
About the role
You will work with the Marketing Manager and the Business Development team to create marketing plans that support our partnerships, deliver on the Federation’s income targets and support our wider organizational messaging and strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
Creating marketing materials – commissioning and managing design work, copywriting and proofreading, creating web and social media content, sending email campaigns and supporting the exhibition stand at Federation events.
Analysis and reporting – Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on marketing communication performance both internally and to business development partners.
Campaigns – Effective planning and execution of marketing campaigns, including tracking promotional spend, event budgets and raising POs.
Partnerships and relationships – Building effective working relationships with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including business development partners.
Continuous improvement - Responsible for identifying and proactively improving marketing activities and collateral wherever possible.
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: Monday 8 March 2021
Interview date: Thursday 11 or Friday 12 March 2021
Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date
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Help us to support more bright, ambitious young people to obtain careers with leading employers!
Here at Leadership Through Sport and Business we are going through an exciting period of growth and have ambitious plans to diversify the career paths we offer to reach more young people who face disadvantage.
To support the next phase of our growth, we are recruiting 4 new Careers Development Managers.
We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who can help us to support young people in particular locations and may be based in or have significant knowledge of one of these locations: Bristol, Edinburgh, Greater Manchester, and London.
About the Careers Development Manager Role
We’re looking for someone to manage and develop cohorts of young people, aged 16 – 24. We are seeking someone who will be a role model and inspire young people. The successful candidate will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with a good understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues. The main focus will be the development of young people into meaningful careers.
For more information, please see the attached job description for the Careers Development Manager role.
About LTSB
Leadership Through Sport & Business is a social mobility charity, operating programmes around the UK. Our vision is a world where all young people can flourish regardless of their background. We work with bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they find meaningful, skilled careers – and firms get positive, effective employees who can make a difference from their first day.
To read more about our work and the impact we make, please see our latest Impact Report (attached).
Application Process
To apply, please click apply to visit our recruitment page, follow the instructions and upload your CV and covering letter when prompted to attach documents.
Before applying, please ensure that you full read the job description and person specification.
Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification.
Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS Disclosure at enhanced level. Our partner organisations may also require LTSB to carry out additional pre-employment screening checks on successful candidates.
Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received. LTSB reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable candidate be appointed.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.
Our property portfolio consists of residential accommodation, specialist care, day services and administration buildings. Including approximately 400 properties across England and predominantly the area you will be required to cover is the South West of England, including but not limited to Cornwall, Devon, Bristol & Bath, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire.
You will identify, co-ordinate and assist with the management of maintenance refurbishment and minor development work across Hft's property portfolio.
About you
Reporting to the Head of Assets, you will hold a minimum qualification to HNC level or equivalent in a construction discipline and will be conversant with general building principles and construction methods and have experience in property management.
You will also be able to demonstrate competency in project management methodologies and effectively manage budgets.
Frequent travel and the need to stay away from home for short periods is required and therefore you must have a current and valid driver's licence.
Salary: £32,305.51 + car allowance
Hours: Full time, Permanent, 35 hours
Location: Emersons Green, Bristol
What we Offer
Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff) A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
Closing date: 26th February 2021
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
You may have experience or an interest in the following: Property Surveyor, Maintenance Manager, Repairs, Maintenance, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Construction, Property Maintenance, Building Surveyor, Project Management, Refurbishment, Surveying, Surveyor, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
Ref 97021
Are you committed to improving the lives of older people? Looking for a new challenge? A change in direction or a new job? We are looking for a highly skilled and dynamic CEO to take our ambitious charity forward.
With an annual turnover of £750k, over 50 skilled staff and around 200 dedicated and committed volunteers, we provide a range of services to 3,500+ older people but must do more. It is a period of great change for our organisation so this is a real opportunity to shape our strategy and achieve our vision that all older people in Bath and North East Somerset love later life.
You will be supported by a diverse and effective Board of Trustees who bring strategic insight and experience. You will be part of the Age UK national network working closely with other Age UKs in the country.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Multi-award-winning Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Michael’s Hospital. We are seeking a first-class individual to join our talented and ambitious team to help deliver a multi-million-pound programme of investment in the children’s hospital and NICU.
This newly created role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Fundraiser in Individual Giving to join our experienced fundraising team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing an ambitious new fundraising-wide individual giving programme to diversify our fundraising across our portfolio of donors and fundraising activities to provide a new, stable and growing income stream for the charity. The Senior Fundraiser for Individual Giving will be responsible for identifying and maximising income through targeted communications – online and offline. We know that data is the catalyst to a successful programme, so the successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of Raisers Edge (or similar fundraising database), as well as experience of growing the lifetime value of new and existing supporters and donors. As a new role, there will be the exciting opportunity to lead on new initiatives, whilst working collaboratively with the talented fundraising and communications teams.
The successful candidate will be experienced in multi-channel individual giving, setting up new strategies for income growth and will have bags of initiative as well as being a strong team player, able to work autonomously bringing new ideas and fresh energy. This is a hands-on role working closely with the established and talented fundraising team and the SMT. The candidate will be expected to share the team’s entrepreneurial vision to grow and develop our income and supporter base across the wide portfolio of activity. You will bring imagination, resourcefulness and enthusiasm to help us realise our vision of continued income growth and income generation diversification.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Maximise entry level supporter retention and development opportunities to maximise ROI and to ensure long term donor growth and engagement. Creating annual plans, measurable KPIs and income targets.
- Plan, develop and implement an individual giving programme and stewardship programme to retain and re-activate supporters.
- Act as in-house Raisers Edge database champion, ensuring data is accurate and staff adhere to procedures, offering training where appropriate.
- Engage with new audiences – online and offline.
- Work collaboratively with the fundraising team to deliver a high-quality experience to all donors including where appropriate donor communications and marketing materials to drive forward the individual giving programme.
- Work collaboratively with the Marketing and Communication team to maximise online and offline support and donor communications.
- Develop new fundraising ideas as part of the individual giving programme to generate income, working strategically to target specific audiences to complement our existing activity.
- To continually evaluate activity across individual giving income streams and respond to trends or challenges.
- Contribute to the legacy strategy working closely with the SMT.
- Responsibility for the operation of the existing Lottery for income growth and compliance with relevant legislation.
- Keep ahead of latest individual giving marketing trends, best practice and trends across the wider sector as appropriate.
- Contribute to the fundraising department activities, sharing new ideas and supporting income generation and promote positive team-working.
Other tasks
- Keep abreast of governance requirements pursuant to all communications /marketing activity including but not limited to the Charities Act, Fundraising Regulator, Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Gambling Commission and General Data Protection Regulation.
- Carry out other tasks and duties as required, to support colleagues across the organisation.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme, medical insurance, and generous annual leave, this role will be home-based whilst COVID restrictions remain in place. Once restrictions are lifted, the role will be based at Grand Appeal HQ opposite the Bristol Children’s Hospital, close to the beautiful Bristol Harbourside and the range of shops in Cabot Circus. Flexible home working will be considered.
The Grand Appeal offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for over 40 staff. The bedrock of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an important part. If this sounds like the right workplace culture for you, you have the required skills and experience, and you are looking for a new challenge, get in touch.
Work for The Grand Appeal and you’ll do more than just a job. The work we do really makes a difference to sick children, their families, and the staff who care for them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Together, we help save lives.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 28 February 2021.
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We are seeking an Interim Head of Fundraising and Communications to lead and inspire our small fundraising and communications team to meet the goals set out in our business plans and achieve our income targets. You will also be joining at an exciting time as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of our flagship product and service, the Wizzybug Loan Scheme.
You will have:
- Experience leading and managing a team to achieve their goals.
- A successful track record in more than one field of fundraising.
- Experience and knowledge of marketing and/or communications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to manage novel or conflicting demands.
You will be joining a team which includes engineers, technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers and administrators. Our team is led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every disabled person has the products they want to live the life they choose.
Designability is in a strong financial position, with healthy reserves to support our ambitious plans to expand our charitable operations.
We are really proud that we were recently awarded second place in the 'Best Charities to Work for 2020' list by Third Sector which is a reflection of our team highly rating the fact that we encourage activities that create strong teams and foster good personal relationships. Our staff also stated their confidence in Designability’s leadership and strategic planning.
The University of Bath provide us with recruitment support and applications are made through the University of Bath Jobs website. We choose to follow many of the University of Bath’s human resources policies. However, Designability is a fully independent charity and our staff contracts are not with the University.
For an informal conversation about this role, please email Genevieve Arney, Head of Fundraising and Communications, at Designability