Fixed term contract for 6 months

Part time – 25 hours pw

Ashton-under-lyme

This role is being created through the Government Kickstart scheme. To qualify for the role, you must be aged between 18-24 years old on 1st July and currently unemployed and on Universal Credit - unfortunately we are not able to open this role to 16 and 17 years olds at this time. You will be given a reference number from your DWP work coach to include in your application.

Background:

At Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. This role will be based in our Smallshaw-Hurst Team which is responsible for working with partners to create fairer childhoods by tackling poverty and ensuring all children have the start in life.

Job Purpose:

We are looking for an individual who is interested in gaining experience in working in the charitable sector to join us for 6 months as a Community Development Assistant to support our work.

Smallshaw-Hurst Children's Community works with people and organisations in the communities of Ashton Under-Lyne to collectively deliver better outcomes for children and young people. Our vision is to close the gap between outcomes for children growing up in poverty and their more affluent peers.

To help us understand our communities ‘Story of Place', we would like to engage a Kickstart role as part of this pioneering piece of work that supports and underpins the work of the Children's Community.

The role is a really exciting opportunity, working alongside our current community development practitioner to develop skills and competence around community engagement and development work, whilst gaining experience and knowledge in a highly concentrated way to truly understand the lived experience of families, children and young people.

Key Accountabilities:

• Shape the work of the Smallshaw-Hurst Children's Community
• Develop a local plan led by the community, for the community to support better outcomes for children and young people
• Support and further build the inherent assets of the community – its people
• Connect community members in a meaningful way to governance structures that support the system of children and young people's services and provisions in a locality.

Positive attitude, flexibility, and an interest in learning will be key elements in making the role work, and you'll also need a willingness to work positively with others from across the organisation.

We're looking for someone who is committed to the vision, mission, values and approach of Save the Children, and who is happy to follow our policies around safeguarding, managing risk and our code of conduct.

In return we'll provide you with training in all aspects of the role, as well as weekly programme of sessions which we'd design for you to help build your wider skills and experience.

Essential Technical Competencies:

• Great customer service and administration skills
• Good working knowledge of computer software systems (e.g. Microsoft Office)
• Good literacy skills

Behavioural Competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Interest in learning
• Organisation
• Professionalism and work ethic
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Willingness to work positively with others

In your application we'd encourage you to show us how you can work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds, your interest in the issues that Save the Children works on, and if you have any previous volunteer experience of charity fundraising, campaigning, and volunteering.

If you have a disability, wellbeing or mental health issue, we can help you by making reasonable adjustments to remove or reduce barriers you might be facing in submitting your application.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Doncaster team in what is a new role, to help us build our income to support and sustain the vital work we do across all our services. In addition to this role, we will also be seeking a full time Trusts, Foundations & Lottery Fundraiser. Both posts will be supported and managed by the Fundraising Lead, in what will be a totally new team.

It is a broad and varied job where you can really make your mark. The role will suit a self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic individual who is well organised, a great communicator and passionate about supporting young people with a disability. And this really is a wonderful charity within which to work!

As Corporate & Community Fundraiser, you can expect to create and deliver exciting and purposeful fundraising initiatives at a local and regional level in support of our income expectations.  This being a new role, there is real opportunity to innovate as we engage with both the Community and Corporate sector from a standing start. That said, we are well known within Doncaster having had a presence for over 190 years, and you will certainly benefit from the knowledge of our wider team.

We’ve two very innovative capital projects currently in design phase, so you’ll soon have a creative and impactful fundraising proposition within your portfolio. In this respect you will need a can-do attitude and the willingness to roll up your sleeves and jump right in. 

If you like what you’ve read and feel that being part of a new and exciting team is for you, then we ask if you can demonstrate the following;

• At least two year’s experience of Corporate and Community fundraising, sales or similar, with evidence of success in developing new relationships and meeting or exceeding income and/or sales targets.
• An empathy to our cause.
• Team working towards shared goals, income and objectives.
• Donor or client acquisition through purposeful relationship building and marketing.
• Developing a robust and creative Case for Support, or similar.
• Donor or client stewardship creating multiple opportunities for future giving or product purchase.
• Persuasive yet intuitive presentation skills.
• Excellent ICT skills and proficiency in Microsoft outlook, word, excel and PowerPoint.

We are seeking an inspirational professional to join our dynamic fundraising team at a very exciting time in our charity’s development.

We are looking for an experienced community fundraiser who enjoys building positive and long-lasting relationships with our local communities to deliver vital income for the charity.  You will develop and deliver fundraising initiatives through partnerships with local groups, schools, associations and individuals.  No two days are the same and we are looking for someone who can be flexible in their approach and imaginative in organising community events.

You will be based at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice just outside Maidenhead, which provides support to children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families. We would love to hear from talented individuals who want to help us raise money to make these services available to all families who need them.

Our core values are key to who we are.  We are looking for individuals who are committed to reflecting our core values in all that they do - Determined, Empowering, Valuing others, Integrity, Nurture, Empathy.

About the role

Practical Action Consulting (PAC) is the consulting arm of the Practical Action Group. The Practical Action Group has consulting offices in the UK, Senegal, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Peru.

The Energy Team within PAC are ambitious to foster growing energy access provision; and to influence energy access practice, planning and policy development for the benefit of poor, vulnerable and marginalised populations. We promote renewable energy and develop sustainable solutions that meet the energy needs of poor people in their homes, businesses and in their communities. In particular, we develop work on energy access in humanitarian settings and using energy for productive uses.

To deliver this we need high performing consultants who are passionate about winning, managing and delivering high quality and high impact work in the energy and development sectors.

You will be an early stage/career level advisor, with some experience of managing or supporting project management processes and business development. You will bring enthusiasm and energy to develop your consultancy sector and technical energy knowledge and skills through hands-on work developing bids/proposals and delivering projects.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

Flexible working/hours – full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.

It is our practice normally that we operate an agile flexible working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working (between 2-3 days per week depending on the  role).

26 days holiday in addition to public holidays.

A pension scheme that new employees can join from day one of employment – (rules apply) employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.

Life assurance (3 x annual salary).

Bike to Work scheme.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Additional information

Practical Action believe that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing date for applications:  31st October 2021

Interview Process:

First round of interviews to be conducted w/c 8th November.

Second round of interviews to be conducted w/c 15th November.

Assessment task TBC.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

The role holder will contribute to the development, production and management of fundraising projects to encourage churches to give, act and pray for Christian Aid. This includes working on church appeals such as our Christmas and Harvest appeals.

This role can be based in our London office or can be home-based. If based in the London Office, £4,170 London Allowance will be added to the salary.

About you

You will have knowledge and experience of successful community/ church fundraising campaigns. You are a strong copy writer, a team player able to work cross-organisationally and to think strategically about how to engage our church audiences.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see Government website for more information on acceptable documents.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Do you want to make a difference? 

That’s what we do at Imago. 

We help some of the most vulnerable people in society to make changes and improve their wellbeing. 

We’re looking for bright, hardworking individuals to join our established service in north Kent. It’s a great opportunity to support adults who need extra help for all sorts of reasons to navigate their way through health, social care and community services; think about what will best improve their health and wellbeing, and make it happen. 

Navigators bring their own experience to the role. You might have worked in a formal setting, completing assessments and support plans, or directly providing social care or health services. 

Perhaps you have worked or volunteered in a community setting, or are looking to give something back to your own local community. Or maybe you have personal experience of accessing services for yourself, a relative or friend. 

It’s a really varied role, and you’ll spend time visiting people in their own homes or in community settings, speaking to individuals and families. You’ll get to know local services, build networks and work in partnership with other agencies. There are also opportunities to work alongside colleagues in a friendly team so you will feel fully supported in the role. Car driver essential.

It’s time to make a change. 

ROLE: HHA Community Fundraising & Communications Manager

HOURS: Full Time 

SALARY: £25k-£30k (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Office and home based (remote working) is acceptable within this role. HHAs office is based at: 25 Coney Hill Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9BU

Hope Health Action (HHA) is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without discrimination. We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; empowering local partners to provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti, home to a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year and one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres. In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis, providing life-saving aid through emergency food rations, maternal health care and disability projects. We will soon open a major new disability centre in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda. We have exciting plans to scale up our work in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Community Fundraising & Communications Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

The role

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Community Fundraising and Communications Manager to work alongside our Fundraising and Partnerships Manager (FPM) to help develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base, developing new partnerships and increasing income.  We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

You will have a unique and exciting opportunity to help HHA grow and make a real and tangible impact to our beneficiaries. This includes helping to raise important funds to support the development of our partner hospital in Haiti, alongside a growing range of health, disability and emergency programmes in South Sudan and Uganda.  As a small charity, you will have direct links to our field operations, including the opportunity to regularly visit our overseas programmes and have on-going opportunities for cross-departmental learning. We are a small but passionate, friendly and close-knit team where staff are encouraged to execute creative and new ideas, working together to support each other’s efforts.

This is a busy role that will cover a diverse range of our fundraising activities and require someone with the competence and experience to manage multiple aspects of our strategy. It would be desirable for someone to have previous experience working within a small organisation/charity to understand the dynamics between providing strategic development and handling the day-to-day operations. 

The person

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy with our FPM that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner. This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with our Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy. You need to be comfortable working to clear annual plans, executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO and reporting back.

Comms:

We’re looking for someone to bring new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content for our digital and print communication, including our website, emails, newsletters and social media channels, our twice annual newsletter and materials to support campaigns and events. In order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and creating a strategy to engage new supporters will be a central objective for this role. 

Community Fundraising:

You’ll work with our FPM on planning and managing a range of annual events in the HHA calendar, from challenge events to galas, from concept to delivery with budget management in between. You’ll also get involved in building and empowering a volunteer team who can help implement the fundraising strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities like our schools and church fundraising activities. With support from our FPM, CEO and design agency, you’ll manage a range of dedicated campaigns and appeals with the support of our in-country team members to deliver growth across HHA’s income streams. Alongside this, you’ll manage HHA’s other fundraising platforms including GlobalGiving, JustGiving and CAF, engaging and maximising impact of HHA’s fundraisers. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to join our friendly and creative fundraising team to help us to raise the funds needed to continue our life-saving work to those most in need across Haiti and East Africa.

Closing date for applications is Monday 15th November 2021

We will be hosting interviews in the coming weeks as suitable applicants apply. 

We are seeking an ambitious and goal orientated Development and Sustainability Manager to build a sustainable fundraising pipeline to support our vital work. 

Genetic Alliance UK is the largest alliance of organisations supporting people with genetic, rare and undiagnosed conditions in the UK. Our members and the people they support are at the heart of everything we do. We advocate for fast and accurate diagnosis, good quality care and access to the best treatments. We actively support progress in research and engage with decision makers and the public about the challenges faced by our community. We run two long standing projects, Rare Disease UK and SWAN UK (syndromes without a name).

This is a pivotal new role working directly with the Senior Management Team to help revamp our fundraising as we review our organisational strategy, and work to embed the recommendations of our recent fundraising review and restructure. This is an ideal role for someone with demonstrable fundraising experience who has ambitions to lead their own department in the future. With access to external mentoring and coaching, you can use and and grow your existing skills with the potential to build your own team around you. 

You will need confidence, creativity and excellent research and relationship building skills. Friendly and professional with a keen eye for detail, you will develop project plans, proposals and processes to achieve sustainable long-term funding for all areas of our work. Using your strong relationship building and research skills, you will identify new opportunities for funding and successfully work with our stakeholders to develop strong cases for support and inspiring case studies. 

Benefits:

• External mentoring from an experienced fundraising consultant, with coaching at the beginning of the role.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Flexible working patterns.
• Access to free counselling via our employee support scheme.

This is a hybrid role with a negiotable working pattern.

To apply please email a CV and cover letter to Lauren Roberts, Joint Interim Chief Executive & Director of Engagement and Support by an email by 5pm Monday 8 November.

Do you want to help build a world where everyone feels part of a community? 

Do you have experience in administrative, customer-facing roles?

Are you an organised, detail-oriented person?

If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you!
 

We’re looking for a community administrator with strong communication and interpersonal skills, excellent attention to detail and experience in customer service or other customer- or client-facing roles. The community administrator works closely with the Delivery Manager and our service delivery teams to ensure our community centre is a well-used resource.  

This part-time post plays a vital role in providing administrative assistance regarding our venue bookings, record keeping, key holding and facilities use. It is an exciting opportunity to support us to deliver our strategy by maintaining strong positive relationships with the community we support and wider partners in the area. This post will act as point of contact for venue hire queries as well as coordinate the out-of-hours cleaning and keyholding.

Therefore, the successful candidate will have experience in administration and record-keeping. If you are organised, personable and able to multi-task, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.

What we do

Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, London SE16.  Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 134 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with children and families’ programmes and a range of volunteering projects.  We are at an exciting stage of development. Our income has grown substantially in recent years and this growth has enabled us to develop our programmes and activities to reduce loneliness and social isolation in the local community by supporting more older adults, children and families.

The role

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Venue bookings administrator, communicating and managing hirings
• Records keeping, including basic finance tasks
• General point of contact regarding building use, monitoring and responding to queries
• Line managing the two cleaning / keyholding sessional workers
• Some out-of-hours opening/closing of the building (by arrangement)
• Marketing and outreach, including social media and our wordpress website

About you

You are passionate about the power of community to connect and support people, and you like to work in collaboration with others.  You are methodical with demonstrable experience in administration or a customer-facing role, particularly able to show administrative experience including managing records or database entries. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities. 

About us

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 17, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years.

This role is full time, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working.

Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email:  recruitment @ timeandtalents . org . uk  (without the spaces) with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call.

The closing date is 09.00 on Monday 15th November; interviews the weeks commencing 22nd and 29th November

TO APPLY: All applications to be submitted online via CharityJob. Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description and person specification.

IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above. We won’t assess applications without one.

COVID-19: the safety and wellbeing of our current and future employees remains a top priority, therefore while interviews are planned to be in-person, they will be conducted remotely by video if necessary.

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 Michaels Hospital.

Our passionate and motivated community fundraising team are seeking an assistant to help with their ambitious plans to expand the community programme to increase activity and income whilst continuing to deliver excellent supporter care to our incredible family of fundraisers.

This new and exciting role is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring and multi-talented individual looking to develop a career in community fundraising to join the team. You will have previous experience in fundraising, whether in paid work, as a volunteer, or as an intern.

In this varied role you will provide administrative support to the team. Your day-to-day tasks will include maintaining accurate records on our database (Raiser’s Edge), thanking and stewarding fundraisers, sending out fundraising materials as well as looking after our community of knitters, Facebook fundraisers, managing our collection boxes and supporting our work with schools and organisations when needed.

You will take joy in thanking our supporters through personalised letters and handwritten cards. Meticulous attention to detail as well as being highly organised with a passion for fundraising and wanting to make a difference, is essential.

You will be friendly, approachable and a highly motivated team player, with excellent oral and written communication skills. Your warm personality will enable you to engage and support a wide range of people you encounter whether in person, on the phone or by email. Enthusiasm, initiative and energy are key attributes of The Grand Appeal’s team members.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme, medical benefits, and generous annual leave. Grand Appeal HQ is located opposite the Bristol Children’s Hospital, close to the beautiful Bristol Harbourside and the range of shops in Cabot Circus.

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.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Support the delivery of the community fundraising programme

• Provide effective and efficient support to the community fundraising team.
• Provide excellent supporter care to ensure we are providing the very best experience possible whether on the phone, by email or in person.
• Represent the charity and attend fundraising and stewardship events, including cheque presentations, as required.
• Manage and steward our wonderful group of knitters, processing knitting that comes in, thanking appropriately and assist in the organisation of the annual knitter's tea party.
• Manage our community of Facebook fundraisers using the online platform GivePanel to code, administer donations and steward fundraisers.  
• Manage the collection tins process.
• Play a key role in assisting with our ‘Shine Bright’ Christmas campaign and other fundraising campaigns when required.
• Research current fundraising activities and trends within the charity sector and assist with the development of new projects as required.

Community fundraising administration

• Create supporter records on our database from a range of sources including postal, online, and third-party platforms ensuring meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Maintain high quality data on our database through daily data input, in accordance with GDPR and assist in data cleansing tasks.
• Monitor and administer online giving pages, adding income codes to new pages and updating supporter records.
• Thank community fundraisers for their donations in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Ensure that all donations are coded and recorded correctly on our database, liaising with the finance team when necessary.
• Send out materials to fundraisers.

Other tasks

• Keep abreast of charity law and abide by 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 wider fundraising team.

For full job description and person specification please visit our website

We are seeking an experienced Community Fundraising Officer (based anywhere in the UK) to join the Fundraising Team at the BDFA.

The BDFA is the only patient organisation in the UK for families affected by Batten disease, a rare and terminal neurodegenerative condition that affects children and young people.

The role will incorporate leading on all aspects of community fundraising; developing and nurturing relationships with volunteer fundraising groups and families leading on fundraising.The successful candidate will work under the guidance of our Head of Fundraising to develop community fundraising maximising the funds raised by volunteer fundraisers and developing supporter engagement.

The job requires a motivated and driven individual who has a passion for all those within our Batten community and a strong desire to support the development and growth of the BDFA. The role is part time (21 hours per week) and is home based with some travel to the BDFA London office..

About Us

The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) provides lifesaving critical care to the communities of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, funded by public donations. If somebody is involved in a serious incident or suddenly taken ill, speed and time are of the essence. Giving a patient the best chance of survival, our Air Ambulance crew effectively take the A&E department to the scene of the emergency. 

We are on the cusp of a number of exciting changes, having recently moved into a purpose-built HQ, now operating on a 24/7 basis and registering with the Care Quality Commission to become clinically independent, striving always to be at the cutting edge of critical care.

We are a friendly, inclusive and dynamic team focussed on ensuring we deliver the best possible service, and the tie that binds us here at LNAA is our set of values – Teamwork. Respect. Innovation. Compassion (TRIC). We display these attributes in the way we interact with the people we come into contact with, from former patients and volunteers, to our supporters and colleagues.

Job Role

We are now seeking a Community Fundraiser, reporting to the Fundraising Manager, and working full time (37.5 hours per week, involving some evening and weekend work). The post holder will be part of the wider Fundraising team, contributing to our shared goals and income targets.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in Community Fundraising and delivering income generating activities, with knowledge and awareness of the fundraising regulations and codes of practice. You will be helping our wonderful fundraisers and inspiring new supporters to raise money for the Charity, always ensuring they receive the best possible supporter experience.

Staff Benefits

We offer our employees 22 days per annum annual leave, in addition to bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff) which increases by 1 additional day per completed year of service. We also offer an extra day off on your birthday.

Following completion of a 6-month probationary period, we offer access to a Health & Wellbeing Care Plan, plus an Occupational Sick Pay Scheme. We also provide a life insurance at 3 times your annual salary.

SERVE is a charity (no 1043321), established in 1981, registered as a charity in 1995, and based in Rushden, Northamptonshire. We support the North Northamptonshire residents as well as lead on Countywide Projects to reduce isolation amongst the Older Persons’ population.

Our charitable activities involve a range of services for the elderly and adults with disabilities in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. These include, but not limited to:

• Domestic Care and Personal Care for the elderly and adults with disabilities in their own homes
• A range of physical, mental, and social activities for our beneficiaries in general and for specific groups amongst the people we serve
• Community transport which includes our own accessible minibuses and cars provided by volunteer drivers.

• Countywide Befriending at Scale in partnership with other VCSE organisations
• Informal Carers respite support

Some 5,000 elderly and disabled people benefit from one or more of the above services.

This role will work within a small team which will include the Trusts & Foundation fundraiser, volunteers, and the CEO to develop and execute a plan to increase supporter numbers and income, specifically in the areas of community, events and corporate, in line with the charity’s overall fundraising strategy.

The majority of this role will focus on building corporate fundraising support, the additional community events are essential to raising awareness of the charity.

Benefits 

• Training & development opportunities
• 28 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service
• Hybrid model of office, community, and home working
• Contributory pension scheme 

Key Responsibilities

To hold lead responsibility for the development of community and business opportunities to generate income for the charity, ensuring development opportunities are effectively maximised principally with local business and community sponsorship and engagement events.

• Help develop and roll out a community, events, and corporate fundraising plan
• Liaise with the charity’s trusts and foundations fundraising consultant on opportunities and build a supportive relationship
• Support the charity’s trusts and foundations fundraising with research and administration
• Achieve agreed financial and non-financial targets, based on a 3-year growth strategy
• Work within an agreed annual budget and regularly report on income and expenditure against targets
• Organise and deliver the charity’s own fundraising events (approx. 8-12 small community events per annum)
• Monitor and evaluate the success of community events
• Develop a range of stakeholder events and work with the Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Officer to recruit and support participants
• Generate support from organisations and companies, primarily within our region but more broadly when appropriate.
• Provide high standards of supporter care with a view to retention and increased engagement
• Effectively develop and maintain a supporter database for donor information and reporting to the CEO
• Act as an ambassador for Serve at all times, including attending and speaking at networking and fundraising events as required.
• Develop and produce fundraising materials as required.
• Maintain a current knowledge of legislation affecting charities and ensure all activities are compliant
• Maintain up to date knowledge on trends in fundraising techniques and best practice
• Be prepared to occasionally work evenings and weekends as required, for which TOIL will be given
• Work with the Wellbeing Manager and Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Officer to maximise effective use of social media and the website to celebrate current fundraisers and recruit new ones
• Taking personal responsibility for keeping up to date with issues affecting Older People, the work of the charity and maintaining professional skills and expertise
• Attend and contribute to staff, volunteer, and Board sub-committee meetings.

Required Experience

Experience of organising and supporting events and/or community and corporate fundraising in a voluntary or paid role.

Desired Experience

• Professional fundraising experience
• Fundraising qualifications e.g., CIOF certificate in fundraising
• Interest in supporting Older People to maintain independent living
• Track record in project management

Skills Criteria

• Excellent organisational skills and ability to plan, keep records, manage deadlines, and prioritise workload

• Great customer service skills, the ability to recognise and meet the needs of supporters and to manage expectations when required

• Excellent written communication skills - sufficient to write a thorough End of Year Service Report, excellent computing and internet skills and excellent numeracy skills – sufficient to deal with financial and other management information
• An understanding of social media (Facebook, linked in, twitter and Instagram)

• Ability to understand and manage data (including numerical) and to create reports and analysis

• Confidence in using and maintaining databases
• Team-working - an inclusive team player who can work across boundaries, harnessing and valuing individual differences, and achieving results through others.
• Drivers’ License and access to a vehicle is essential

Deadline for applications is the 12th November 2021 at 4pm, date for interview will be 25th November 2021.

Title: Community Fundraiser- South West

Salary: £23440 to £26,044 per annum

Hours/Contract: 35 hours/week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Home based within the South West with focus on Dorset

Closing date: 31st October 2021

Interview date: TBC

At Marie Curie we understand that everyone will be affected by dying, death and bereavement and deserves the best possible experience, reflecting what's most important to them. As the leading end of life charity, it is our ambition to make this happen. To help achieve this, we are seeking to recruit a Community Fundraiser to join our dynamic South West fundraising team and be part of shaping the future of fundraising across the region.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to build, develop and maintain fantastic relationships throughout the region.

You will develop and inspire volunteers and supporters to ensure our local and national campaign activity is as effective as possible in delivering the maximum impact and income.

If you thrive on the challenge of setting and achieving ambitious goals, think the only way to approach a target is to tackle it head on, and can bring the energy that adds some drive to how you approach your fundraising, then Marie Curie would love to support you in achieving your goals and helping us create a better end of life experience for everyone.

What we are looking for:

• Recent and relevant experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of fundraising principles, methods and procedures
• Superb customer service skills with the ability to provide excellent stewardship
• A talent for building and nurturing great working relationships
• A flexible approach and positive outlook are essential
• Experience of raising funds in a community setting
• An engaging and inspiring individual
• Well organised with sound office skills

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• 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
• Flexible Working

For more information or an informal chat please contact our Head of Fundraising, Natalie Garland on 07515 133917 or email .

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.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed, and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance, and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.