Working with partners across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Feba is all about the creative use of radio and other audio media to inspire people to follow Jesus Christ.We have a particular focus on ‘closed countries’ and ‘hard-to-reach’ people groups, including places where Christians face persecution for their faith.

We are looking for an outstanding, experienced and highly motivated individual for this new role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors and family trust funds.
• Create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals
• Design and develop a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan
• Co-create a new major donor development strategy

You will have:

• A clear demonstrable personal Christian faith and a commitment to Feba’s ministry
• A successful track record of securing five or six figure grants from trusts/foundations and/or a major fundraising role
• A strong, engaging presence with individuals and groups
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively with strong written and verbal skills
• Great networking skills and familiar with the current landscape, approach and technique

The Feba team is small (less than 10 people), all of whom care passionately about what we do.We love to roll up our sleeves, try new ways of doing things and support each other so that we can achieve our goals.If that sounds like you and you share our vision and values, then we’d love to hear from you.

Salary:Circa £21,000 per annum for 21 hours (FTE £35,000 p.a.)

Hours:21 hours per week

Location:Flexible working considered, yet within regular traveling

distance to West Sussex (Worthing - Chichester area).

Closing date:9.00am 2 November 2020

First Interviews:Weeks beginning 9 or 16 November 2020

For more information and application details, please visit the website

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Job Title: Community Organiser: West London
Salary: £31,044 PA plus £3,000 PA London Weighting
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (including some unsociable hours)
Inclusion: Black and minority ethnic candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Open to flexible working proposals too.
Contract: 12 months (with the hope of extension)
Based: West London

Citizens UK organises communities to act together for power, social justice and the common good. We are the home of broad-based community organising in the UK, with 12 diverse civil society alliances across England and Wales. We build powerful alliances that develop the leadership capacity of our members so they can hold politicians and other decision-makers to account on the issues that matter to them. Our work has led to the creation of many local, regional and national campaigns and social change projects incl.: Living Wage Foundation, Sponsor Refugees and Parents and Communities Together. We’ve achieved positive change for hundreds of thousands of people through positive interventions on wages for low paid workers, refugee resettlement and social support for new parents. 

This is an inspiring and challenging role for a person who is committed to building the capacity of ordinary people to win change and ambitious for themselves and those they are seeking to develop.

This role is focussed on building relationships with member organisations and developing leaders who want to drive change in their institution and win justice beyond it. You will be focussed on supporting the growth and deepening of the Hounslow and Ealing Citizens alliances, working to support dynamic volunteer leadership teams from member organisations. In addition, you will support the development of the ‘Just Transition London’ campaign aimed at ensuring London to become a net zero carbon city and ensure the benefits of new environmental policy flow to low income communities. This will be through local listening and supporting our London-wide Just Transition Team. Lastly, your role will be to develop a group of women leaders, from our membership, to participate in a community organising training and mentoring program as part of the ‘Women’s Leadership Project’. 

Purpose
A Community Organiser is responsible for the day-to-day development or maintenance of a Citizens alliance or small chapter. Supported by a more experienced Organiser, they have considerable independence and responsibility for external political and media relationships. They take responsibility for financial issues and staff training; and may oversee a budget or manage a colleague. A Community Organiser is a practitioner of the craft of broad-based community organising methodology, and focuses on the building of relational power, the recruitment and retention of dues-paying institutions, the development of leaders, the strengthening of member institutions, leader-led public actions, and the winning of systemic change. This is a challenging and inspiring role for a person who is ambitious for themselves and those they are seeking to develop.

Key Tasks
• Build the Hounslow Citizens alliance from 6 to 10 members with the support and investment of a senior organiser, supporting them to create campaigns that involve multiple members (40%).
• Build the Ealing Citizens alliance from 8 to 10 members, supporting the strengthening of relationships within member organisations and local mini campaigns around issues like affordable housing and mental health (30%).
• Support the deepening of ‘Just Transition London’ campaign, as part of London Citizens’ Mayoral Election Assembly, to enable London to become a net zero carbon city and ensure the benefits of new environmental policy flow to low income communities. This will be primarily through listening and supporting West London Citizens members to participate in a local climate action – for example, tackling polluting buses along specific routes or encouraging member organisations to switch to green energy. There is also scope to potentially be involved in building the Just Transition London strategy, recruiting partners and creating actions to widen the support of business and key civil society organisations across London.
• Support the ‘Women’s Leadership Project’ to use community organising methods to develop women across West London member organisations through a training and mentoring program.

For more information on the application process please click on 'Apply' now. 

Citizens UK is committed to being an inclusive employer. We value a diverse workforce and encourage those with an interest in this role to apply, regardless of whether they meet all the required criteria. We invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to represent the communities we work in. 

We are looking for a creative fundraiser with an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising to join our team.  Raising funds is becoming more challenging and our destitution grant funds are in more demand than ever.  You will be responsible for ensuring that these funds are continually topped up and maximised to meet demand.  You will have considerable digital fundraising experience, including planning, evaluating and delivering successful campaigns.

Role Purpose: This is an independent fundraiser role reporting directly to the Chief Executive. Primarily responsible for continuously raising money to ensure grant funds exist to meet demand.  Responsible for the development and successful delivery of imaginative fundraising activities including digital campaigns and contributing to our fundraising strategy.

Job Title: Fundraiser

Hours: 17.5 hours per week, may involve some evening and weekend work

Location: Glasgow (with occasional travel), initially home based

Reporting to: Chief Executive

Salary: £29,917 pro-rata (SJC scale point 31) plus NEST workplace pension

Scheme, 6% employer contribution when you contribute

Duration: 12 month Fixed Term appointment, with scope for extension subject to funding

The Refugee Survival Trust (RST) vision is a welcoming, inclusive, safe Scotland for refugees and asylum seekers, where all live free of destitution and have the means and opportunities to realise their full potential. Our mission is to provide refugees and people seeking asylum with practical support when it is most needed, build connections between people and use what we learn to campaign for change. 

After a period of growth and diversification we’re improving our structure and focusing on longer term strategic planning and governance.  We have recently appointed a CEO to develop and implement the future strategy and work of RST’s vision and aims.  This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an independent, driven and creative individual to join a small committed team who deliver incredible impact for their size.  

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and imaginatively generating charitable income for the Destitution Grants fund.  Through a variety of fundraising activities, including donors, community support, Individual giving and digital campaigns and marketing
• Developing and implementing new ways to generate income to secure the financial sustainability for all of our work, broadening the income base
• Effective donor stewardship, including building the number of regular donors and developing effective CRM
• Maximise reach, develop and coordinate web-based fundraising.  Delivering online giving campaigns and utilising RST’s website and social media channels
• Write and submit successful applications to small trust and foundations
• Write applications and mailshots, using direct mailing to reach a range of potential and current donors
• increase funds by researching and targeting charitable trusts and philanthropists whose criteria match the charity's aims and activities
• Strategically representing and promoting RST’s mission at community and professional events with a view to networking and nurturing relationships
• Contribute to the development of the Fundraising Strategy
• Monitor and evaluate the results of fundraising, spotting trends and adapting methods as required
• Raise awareness of the charity and contribute to raising the profile
• Support volunteers and community fundraising initiatives and motivate and facilitate supporters to maximise the funds they raise
• Develop fundraising systems and record keeping
• Manage and update databases to record donor contact and preference information
• make risk analyses and balancing time-cost ratios to focus effort on the fundraising activities that are most appropriate and will have the highest chance of success

Person Specification

Technical skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential:

• Significant and demonstratable experience of successful donor development, stewardship and legacy management
• Demonstratable experience of designing and delivering successful online fundraising campaigns
• Substantial digital fundraising or digital marketing experience, including planning, evaluating and delivering successful campaigns
• Experience of generating income from small trusts and foundations
• Excellent writing skills to engage, influence and secure funding
• Excellent communication skills, ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and funders
• Ability to identify, create and edit strong fundraising content
• Experience of fundraising event management
• Existing relationships with funders
• The ability to work towards and meet financial targets
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously
• An empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs
• Excellent Digital & IT skills to
• Ability to maintain clear and accurate records
• Good organisational and project management skills

Desirable:

• Membership of the Institute of Fundraising
• A relevant qualification
• Knowledge of asylum and refugee issues

Personal skills and attributes

Essential:

• Creative with an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising
• Resilient, particularly when faced with setbacks
• Sensitivity to the needs of volunteers and donors
• Target driven and results orientated
• Organised and demonstrates a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to quickly understand new ideas and concepts
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Strong sense of ownership for quality of work, deliverables and service
• Commitment and empathy for the mission and aims of RST

Applications:

Please apply with CV and covering letter by midday on Thursday 12th November 2020. If you have any questions or wish to discuss the role further, please feel free to get in touch.

If you believe in sustainable development and wish to make a lasting difference to children's lives, please join our small team at Kids for Kids.

Kids for Kids is the only charity founded specifically to help children in one of the most challenging regions of the world, Darfur, Sudan. For the past 20 years we have been transforming the lives of children through a unique package of integrated projects, working closely with the communities themselves. Life in the remote villages is measurably amongst the most deprived in the world.You will be helping transform the lives of children long term when you join our small dedicated team. 

We are based in Dorking, Surrey, but you will be working mostly in your own home allowing flexibility for your own life.  We would stress, this is a challenging, and immensely rewarding role requiring someone who is hardworking, efficient, accurate, and good at managing their own time. You will interact with our donors, Patrons, and celebrities as the public face of Kids for Kids.
 

We are currently seeking an Executive Personal Assistant/Fundraiser, which is a key role, enabling us to help even more children, showing that sustainable development is possible. You will be determined to make a long term difference in the world and will be helping us to transform the lives of 550,000 Darfur villagers.  The administrative team is small; so your position is hugely important.

Duties & Responsibilities:
- working closely with the Chairman/CEO to reduce her workload. You will need initiative and imagination to help lead the charity into the next decade.
- you will look after supporters, and our many volunteers, from thanking them for their donations, to keeping them up to date with the latest news from Darfur

- you will be in charge of the office, including maintaining office supplies and our important databases and spreadsheets along with general office duties

-  you will be able to update the website, help organise events, run our social media campaigns and liaise with journalists

- you will excel at writing reports and news leaflets
- you will also manage our biannual mailings and emailing campaigns

- you will be good at detail, as it is essential to maintain our records accurately

Candidate Requirements:

- Experienced, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated, with initiative and the ability to work as part of the small administrative team, but essentially with the ability to work independently in your own home

- Reliable and responsible, and good at detail
- Able to use spreadsheets and formulas from the Access database, pull off queries, remove duplications, etc
- Able to coordinate with volunteers, supporters, and professionals
- Calm and confident individual, with first-class people skills and excellent organisational and IT skills
- Ability to work on your own, and under pressure

You must have a laptop (not Mac) and Windows 10, MS Office including Access, Publisher, plus a good colour printer and fast broadband.

You will be self-employed as the hours will vary, but which are likely to be a minimum of 25 hours per week. It is important that you live within easy driving distance from Dorking so that you can visit the office once/twice a week, but you will be happy to work in your own home. We also use Zoom for online meetings.

If you are looking to make a difference in the world, you could not choose a more effective organisation. You will love to work with our supporters and, like them, know that what you do is transforming the lives of children; you will get real satisfaction from all you do. It is important that you do all you can to support the Chairman and take work off her desk! Kids for Kids is growing, and if you are ambitious, you will have the opportunity to be a key part of that future.

To apply, please send in a cover letter and a C.V 

We apologise but due to the huge number of applicants we have had in the past, only those on the shortlist will be contacted.

Latch is looking for an experienced fundraiser who is passionate about our work to help us to secure financial and in-kind support from a variety of funders including corporate partners, charitable trusts, trade bodies and small and medium-sized enterprises. This is a new role at Latch and an exciting opportunity to help us to continue to grow and provide innovative and high quality services to our tenants.

Latch is a unique charitable organisation that purchases and refurbishes derelict and run-down houses in Leeds. When they’re fully modernised and furnished, our properties provide supported housing for people who are homeless or in housing need and are ready to make a positive change in their lives. We also provide training opportunities for long-term unemployed people to gain experience and skills on our property refurbishment projects.

Temporary for 6 months, extension possible subject to funding. 

Interviews to be held 11 November

Help and Connect is all about putting people in charge of their lives, getting around challenges and problems and finding a better life and informal support and friendship in community. You would work with a varied bunch of people experiencing learning disability and autism. They will be living either with family or independently and not be eligible for any local government help because their level of need is seen to be low. Your role will be to connect these people to informal support networks across Coventry and help them plan for a better future. For more information please download our application pack.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (FTE)
• Flexible working
• Free EAP
• Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
• A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential

Closing date Thursday 29th October 12pm, interviews will be held on the week commencing 2nd November.

Please be aware that we are looking at interviewing over Zoom for safety reasons.

BEfriend is looking for an experienced Fundraiser working part time, from home, with easy travel to our Ealing office. Hours are 21 per week, we are flexible on how these can be worked. 

BEfriend, has been providing befriending in the London Borough of Ealing since 1994. Our aim is to reduce the loneliness and isolation experienced by so many adults living locally.

This is a key time of growth and development for us. Our service was in demand during lockdown and the ongoing COVID crisis. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to join us at this exciting and demanding time.

You will take forward our Fundraising Strategy, taking the lead on Trusts and Foundations applications and working to diversify our funding streams.

We have a strong profile in the local community and would like the fundraiser to develop this and increase our income.

Candidates should have experience of successful 5-figure applications, will possess excellent writing skills and a thorough knowledge of UK Trusts and Foundations.

BEfriend recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in BEfriend.

Please see the attached Information Pack for all you need to know about the role, and how to apply.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date for all applications is Friday 30th October

Please apply in writing, telling us what you will bring to the charity from your experience, some of your previous fundraising successes, and how you would plan to achieve the fundraising target.

Interviews will be held week beginning 9th November

Location: Office based in Brentford/Ealing West London, the role will mainly be home based.

Contract: 21 hours a week. £29k-£32k per year FTE, permanent contract.

Cruse Bereavement Care, the largest bereavement support organisation in the UK is looking for an excellent Community Fundraising and Engagement Manager to work across the Midlands and East of England.

Despite being a well-established charity, excelling in utilising a vast network of volunteers, the national fundraising programme is still in its infancy. The charity has ambitious plans, and the fundraising team is growing to fund them. It’s a very exciting time to join our new, and already successful, fundraising team.

We’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and driven Community Fundraising and Engagement Manager to recruit, inspire and support fundraising supporters and volunteers across this large geographical area- and in turn successfully deliver challenging fundraising targets.  

Lead by the Head of Community and Events Fundraising, you will be responsible for all Community and Events fundraising income in your region, as well the cross selling of other fundraising streams through on the ground engagement. You’ll provide all supporters with a superb experience, helping them feel valued, supported and aware of their impact.

This is a home-based role, living within the Midlands or Eastern England.

This is a full time and permanent role, working 35 hours per week (some weekend and evening work will be required)

A full UK driving licence and permanent access to a car is essential.

Closing date:  Sunday 8th November

Interview date:  Wednesday 11th November

Your application should consist of CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Are you active in community development and/or used to working with a variety of different communities and internal and external stakeholders? Then join Shelter as a Community Engagement Worker and you could soon be playing your part into bringing about positive change for people affected by housing/homelessness issues.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

About the Role
Primarily based in communities and working via an outreach approach, your challenge will be to build relationships with specific communities, primarily those that are under resourced and/or who experience barriers to good housing, in order to provide preventative support to groups and individuals. We’ll also rely on you to help people at risk of bad housing and homelessness to access support before crisis point via housing rights promotion, training and engagement. Listening to the issues that are key to different communities will be key, as will working alongside them to try and find solutions, often in partnership with other agencies in the city, especially in the voluntary and community sector. This role is funded for two years by Shelter’s long-standing corporate partner, Nationwide Building Society.

About you
A demonstrable interest in, or knowledge of, homelessness and housing legislation and welfare benefits is essential. We would also welcome applications from people who have lived experience of bad housing or homelessness. Enthusiastic and self-motivated, strong written and verbal communication skills are vital, as is the ability to represent the organisation effectively to a range of external and internal stakeholders. Adept at preparing, planning and delivering training and/or group work sessions and proficiency using case management systems and Microsoft Office applications is essential. Crucially, you’re someone who’s able to see the bigger picture and visualise the future of Shelter’s local service, understand Shelter’s strategic aims, yet maintain focussed on day-to-day detail.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society. Previous applicants need not apply.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Cruse Bereavement Care, the largest bereavement support organisation in the UK is looking for an excellent Community Fundraising and Engagement Manager to work across the South West of England and Wales.

Despite being a well-established charity, excelling in utilising a vast network of volunteers, the national fundraising programme is still in its infancy. The charity has ambitious plans, and the fundraising team is growing to fund them. It’s a very exciting time to join our new, and already successful, fundraising team.

We’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and driven Community Fundraising and Engagement Manager to recruit, inspire and support fundraising supporters and volunteers across this large geographical area- and in turn successfully deliver challenging fundraising targets.  

Lead by the Head of Community and Events Fundraising, you will be responsible for all Community and Events fundraising income in your region, as well the cross selling of other fundraising streams through on the ground engagement. You’ll provide all supporters with a superb experience, helping them feel valued, supported and aware of their impact.

This is a home-based role, living within the South West of England or Wales. (Wales, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Bristol and Wiltshire)

This is a full time and permanent role, working 35 hours per week (some weekend and evening work will be required)

A full UK driving licence and permanent access to a car is essential.

Closing date  Sunday 8th November

Interview date:  Thurs  12th November

Your application should consist of CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Victim Support is looking for a Community Peer Support Coordinator to work full time based in Hampshire. This is a fixed term contract until December 2022.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

As a Peer Support Co-ordinator you will be responsible for the on-going implementation and development of the Homicide Peer Support Service (HPSS) in line with the service delivery model. The Homicide Service Peer Support is delivered across England and Wales by volunteers, via a variety of methods.

This is a new initiative. The Community Peer Support Coordinator role will serve those bereaved by the alleged homicide offences at Gosport Memorial Hospital between the dates of 1989 and 2001 (this is currently a homicide investigation - Operation Magenta).

You will need to have strong presentation and communication skills with a wide range of partners and an ability to reach out to people and bring them on-board and into support.

You will not have been a serving officer in the Hampshire Police from the dates of 1989 and 2001 nor have been involved in Operation Rochester.

The responsibilities of this role are two-fold. You will:

• Recruit, train and manage a team of Peer Supporters who you will work with to design and deliver support through group sessions and 1:1. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as some knowledge of traumatic bereavement to ensure that Peer Supporters well-being is maintained.
• Start at grass roots level to engage with the bereaved to raise awareness of support and to encourage participation in peer support. You will work actively in the community as well as networking with partner agencies. You will also be visiting clients in their own homes (Covid allowing) to explain the benefits of Peer Support, both as a peer supporter and recipient. You will facilitate regular structured Peer Support group sessions, as well online, face-to-face and telephone support options to enable the bereaved to achieve the best possible individual outcomes.

Both aspects of this role require you to forge close working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders; including Family Liaison Officers, partner organisations, the Homicide Case worker for Hampshire and our colleagues in Victim Support Core Services.

You will also be part of the Homicide Service Peer Support Team and will work as part of this team to train and enable volunteers to become competent Peer Supporters. Using creative and interactive training methods, you will design and deliver a training package to harness volunteers lived experience in a positive way. Knowledge of the principles of co-production is useful to maximise service user involvement throughout the development of the project.

This will be a demanding dynamic but extremely rewarding role, working with individuals who have experienced the pain of bereavement by homicide. . This role is suited to someone with excellent organisational skills and the ability to motivate and inspire. You will need to be creative and able to work on your own initiative. A self starter with a solution focus, motivated to achieve high quality outcomes.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

The Hackney Playbus team is looking for a talented individual who is willing to absorb themselves in the ethos and work of our charity and use flair and enthusiasm to develop new ways of bringing in both short term and longer term funding streams. The charity has been going since 1972, we are approaching our 50th anniversary which offers a ‘not to be missed’ opportunity to raise our profile. We have a huge body of impactful work and a wealth of fundraising successes to draw upon and we are looking for an individual with fundraising experience, a flexible and creative approach to fundraising and an ‘eye to the winds of change’. The role would include fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds as well as developing support from the business sector. 

The successful candidate will be interested in our work, our approach to supporting children and understand the essential role of supporting children and their parents/carers during the crucial early years. The ideal candidate will  have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be efficient, with good attention to detail, organised and a self starter. They will be reliable in meeting deadlines and be organised in working in collaboration both with the Director and the wider team in the development of larger multi year funding applications. They will be competent with numbers,  budgets and financial projections.

Focused on Bedfordshire, Luton & Hertfordshire (temporarily home based due to Government restrictions) 

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.

About the Role

As a funding officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities , you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.

Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

Funding Officers will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.

You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of three other Funding Officers.

Contract Type: Fixed term until 31st March 2021

Hours: 37 Hours per week, Part time and flexible working considered

Interview Date: W/C 16th November 2020

Phone interviews for long listed candidates will take place the w/c 9th November and full interviews will take place the week of 16th November (all interviews will be conducted remotely).

Essential Criteria

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.
 

You will have:
 

• Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
   
• Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
   
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering or have excellent knowledge of that area. You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

Desirable criteria include:
 

• Lived experience or working knowledge of the third sector across West Anglia
   
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data, and to identify and manage risk
   
• Experience working with underrepresented communities in the region
   

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave
   
   

How to Apply

Visit our website on The National Lottery Community Fund or further details about the vacancy and our application process.

Equal Opportunities

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

2 x Posts

• Volunteer Coordinator (Community Partnerships) Fixed term until 31st March 2021 &
• Project Worker (Volunteer Befriending Pilot) Fixed Term 9 months

Both posts have the potential to be extended subject to further funding

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Location: Bradford City Centre (Likely to be home based for much of the time during COVID)

The Bridge Project is looking for resourceful, motivated individuals with a passion for working with volunteers and delivering high quality services. The roles will involve all aspects of delivering a volunteering scheme including the recruitment, training, placement, and retention of volunteers/befrienders.

Ideally you will have worked in a voluntary sector, health or social care setting and have had experience of delivering training and working with volunteers.

In return, you will enjoy a varied, interesting role, working for a well-established local charity, that values its staff and is committed to their well-being and professional development.

Full details of the roles and access to the on-line application form can be found on our website.

Interviews will be held on 16th or 17th November 2020