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.

Our England Portfolio

The National Lottery Community Fund manages 5 distinct funding portfolios: the UK portfolio, supporting work that spans the 4 countries, the Wales portfolio, The Scotland portfolio, The NI portfolio and the England portfolio.

Across its 5 portfolios, the National Lottery Community Fund commits over £500m every year. The England portfolio is by some measure the largest of the 5 portfolios with an annual commitment budget of over £400m.

The grant portfolio in England includes a small grant programme, for grants up to £10,000, a medium to large grant portfolio, for grants upwards of £10,000, and a portfolio of large, thematic investments.

As part of our transformation to working more closely to the communities we support, we have 6 regional teams across England, working across 6 regions: London, South East & Eastern, Midlands, North East & Cumbria, North-West, South-West and Yorkshire & Humber. Team members are dispersed, based in their local communities. The regional teams are mainly responsible for awarding and managing our grants over £10,000, but, crucially, are also responsible for developing the local understanding and local connections that will enable us to ensure that our funding makes the most difference to local people and communities. 

Relationships are at the core of the way the regional teams work; relationships with applicants, grant holders, other funders, local decision-makers and other stakeholders and, of course, the local communities that we are aiming to support.

Our local ways of working need to respond to the local context but remain sufficiently consistent across our organisation – we are all part of the National Lottery Community Fund and our core goals and principles need to transpire in whatever we do, wherever we do it.

We are committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our funding is for all communities whatever their starting point and we understand that some will need extra support. In adopting an equity approach to our funding, we recognise groups are situated differently due to structural inequalities and we need to develop our funding in a way that understands and addresses the specific circumstances and root causes of disadvantage.

About the Role

This is an exciting temporary opportunity to lead our Midlands team as the Senior Head of Region for 14 months, to maximise the impact of our funding and lead the strategic direction and management of our regional portfolio. You will be accountable for all aspects of strategic and operational management within the dedicated region, including local prioritisation, grant budget management, operational excellence, and key stakeholder management. You will be the key representative of the National Lottery Community Fund in your region.

Our Midlands region spans rich and diverse communities and geography across the East and West Midlands, both rural and urban, with a population of over 11 million, including the second largest city and conurbation in the UK, along with about half of England's mid-sized cities and a long list of counties across 65 Local authorities, with a complexity of deprivation. You will oversee awards of approximately £49m per annum within the region alongside being responsible for a portfolio of approximately £200m grants in management. You will lead a team of 32 remotely-based mobile team members in the region.

You will be a key member of the England Leadership Team, maintaining strong relationships with other Regional Heads as well as with colleagues in the Central Funding and Support Teams.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference through our funding, with a deep understanding of the communities we serve. You will have experience of building and leading teams and driving a culture of inclusion with an ability to coach, inspire, and empower people. Your ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a diverse range of senior level internal and external stakeholders will be second to none, you will have experience in creating connections and facilitating divers stakeholder networks and you will be a confident communicator, comfortable in all environments. You will demonstrate an ability to work in an agile way, ensuring we are flexible and continue to improve in line with feedback and insights from customers and frontline staff.

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 14 Months (Maternity Cover)

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location: Birmingham with frequent travel

Interview Date: 16 or 17 June

The location of this role is as stated within the advert however due to the pandemic colleagues are temporarily remote working and this is under regular review in-line with government guidelines.

About You

As an experienced senior leader, you may, or may not come from a funding background but you may have significant experience of working with communities in the VCSE sector, and/or developing strategies involving stakeholders from different sectors and backgrounds, designed to deliver greater joint impact. You will be responsible for achieving our strategic aim of being for everyone. You will need to a good communicator, able to translate a vision into reality. The role will give you the flexibility to make the role your own and develop alongside the organisation; working collaboratively with the team to produce a broad portfolio of relationships and investments across the Midlands region.

Specifically, you’ll need to demonstrate your experience and qualifications in these areas: 

• Strong commitment to make a positive impact in communities across the Midlands
• You are an inclusive leader, with highly developed people skills, using your gravitas to enable others to achieve their full potential. You have the ability to offer guidance and direction through consistent and realistic core principles, setting priorities and deliverables based on an understanding of the organisational as well as external context
• Good decision-making skills, considering evidence, analysis and personal experience to take and mitigate risk as appropriate
• Implementing effective performance management, planning, risk analysis and governance resulting in greater impact and efficiency
• Developing and enhancing relationships with senior stakeholders across sectors, representing the Fund externally
• Experience in budgeting and data analysis, as well as developing and delivering annual and longer-term strategic operating plans
• Values-driven and passionate about the Fund’s purpose

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

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 job page for further details about the vacancy and our application process.

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

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.

Face-To-Face Membership Venues Manager
Reference: APR20214891
Location: Flexible
Salary: £25,280.00 - £28,045.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave, Sabbatical Opportunities

The RSPB is looking for a new Face To Face Membership Venues Manager to join our amazing Face To Face Membership Team. This is an exciting time to join the UK's largest conservation charity as we launch our saving nature strategy for the next ten years.

The mission of this role is leading and managing a team of Face To Face Membership Venues Officers to successfully book shifts for our growing team of Face To Face Membership Fundraisers to attend. There is a budget to manage for paid venues, and many of the venues we attend will need to be negotiated free of charge.

Your team will have targets to ensure our Face To Face Membership Fundraisers are in the best places to give them the opportunity to meet and inspire the public to support our vital conservation work.

Wellbeing is a top priority, so your team will also need to ensure the Face To Face Membership Fundraisers are travelling within reasonable average time limits, have a variety of venues to attend with access to facilities, and are provided with all the briefing information they need.

You will be responsible for providing your team with the direction, motivation and development they need to understand and achieve what's expected. As part of our annual performance and development cycle, you will work with individuals in your team to create tailored personal and professional development plans, SMART objectives and actions which you will follow up together. You will work with a team of peers to develop and implement best practice in how the wider Face To Face membership Venues Team operates and communicates.

Feedback from venues, Face To Face Membership Fundraisers, their Face To Face Membership Area Managers, and regional Face To Face Membership Operations Managers will also inform how your team functions.

The role requires in particular the ability to motivate a remote team who are mostly working from home around the country, build collaborative relationships, make decisions, act on feedback and hold team members to account for progress with performance and actions, all within an inclusive and inspirational working environment where we all learn together.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Sales/Events Fundraising knowledge
• Experience of successfully supporting and influencing a high performance and target-driven team
• Understanding of legislation/best practice as set out by The Fundraising Regulator and IoF Compliance Directorate in private site fundraising
• Able to inspire others
• Able to build collaborative relationships
• Results-focused
• Flexible and adaptable approach, in an ever-changing environment
• Excellent time management
• Able to get support and buy-in from others
• Able to act quickly in response to performance data and management information
• Experience of working with and influencing external partners and networks
• Experience working in a fast-paced industry and to tight deadlines
• Microsoft Office and spreadsheet skills

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Previous experience of territory management systems
• Previous experience of Customer Relationship Management databases
• At the RSPB we are proud of our positive working culture, and we expect everyone in our team to role model our cultural behaviours - bold, focused, supportive and together.

Closing date: 23:59, 23 May 2021

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Fundraising Manager

Are you an experienced fundraiser? Are you looking to join a team to define, implement and lead on a new fundraising strategy? We have an exciting, brand new role working as a Fundraising Officer, where you can really use your skills and experience to make a positive impact.

Position: Fundraising Manager

Location: Dudley (with some flexibility for home working)

Salary: FTE £35,000 pro rata (£21,000 per annum, part-time 21 hours)

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 28 days’ annual leave, 6% pension contribution, flexible and remote working opportunities, occupational sick pay, eye care vouchers.

Closing Date: 7th June

About the Role

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021, the charity has big plans to develop its fundraising capability and income generating activities that will raise much needed funds to grow vital and life changing support.

The new Fundraising Manager will be responsible for the creation, development and delivery of the central fundraising strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, experienced fundraiser to play a crucial role in a growing and ambitious organisation, developing fundraising expertise and to develop in their own fundraising career.

The Fundraising Officer plays a key part in driving growth across various contributed income streams. Your fundraising knowledge and experience will cultivate excellent relationships with all donors and stakeholders. You will use your initiative to spot trends and seek opportunities for developing and maximising fundraising activity and income.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark in the sector!

About You

This inspiring role requires an efficient, highly motivated and tactful individual with experience in fundraising, as well as a passion for working with people and the organisations mission.

You will have experience of:

• Working in a fundraising environment
• The Fundraising Code of Practice, UK GDPR and CRM systems
• Prioritising your workload and working to targets and deadlines
• The supporter/donor journey and what motivates giving
• Submitting funding bids and proposals

About the Organisation

This registered charity has nearly 50 years’ experience in providing residential support and treatment for people who are severely addicted to gambling. They provide advice, education and high quality innovative therapeutic support to problem gamblers and those affected by gambling, through residential, online and outreach services.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes enquiries from everyone and values diversity in its workforce.

You may have experience in areas such as Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Assistant, Community Fundraiser, Fundraising Executive, Trust Fundraiser, Community Officer, Community Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Individual Giving, Community Fundraiser, Major Donor.

Job Description

Job Title: Fundraising and Impact Manager

Salary Band: £27,588-£29,211

Fixed Term: 12-month initial contract

Location: Coventry

Hours of Work: 40 per week

The Positive Youth Foundation is a Coventry-based charity, established to support young people to achieve their full potential. We have a long-standing track record of developing services for young people, in particular, those who find themselves in challenging circumstances.

Job Purpose:

Our organisation has seen steady growth over the years, and to facilitate this further, we have an exciting new role within the leadership team. The successful candidate has a unique opportunity to lead on the implementation of our fundraising strategy and associated impact measurement work. Reporting to the Executive Director, they will support an established management team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lead on an ambitious Grants, Trusts, CSR and Philanthropic investment strategy.

2. To advise the management team and lead on applications for funds from a range of relevant bodies to impact on positive outcomes for young people.

3. Support compliance of contracts and agreements across the organisations business.

4. To deliver effective impact measurement processes to inform funders of outcomes as well as influence strategic decisions of PYF.

5. To possess the relevant commitment to be able to involve young people in decisions.

All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to PYF’s Policies and Procedures.

Person Specification

Area Description

Knowledge:

Knowledge of fundraising within a social enterprise, charity or CIC (or similar) environment, designed to meet social outcomes. Knowledge of relevant local, regional and national sources of grant and unrestricted funding. Knowledge and awareness of issues affecting young people who find themselves living in challenging circumstances. Knowledge of compliance matters in relation to grant-related and other funding arrangements. Knowledge of how to design and utilise data capture processes, and use data to influence decision making and strategy developments.

Skills and Abilities:

To be forward thinking/non-conventional in your approach to fundraising. To be able to consult and involve young people and relevant partners to get their feedback which will help them to be involved decisions. To manage a comprehensive workload of funding applications and associated compliance measures. Ability to engage with a variety of professional sector groups, including funders and corporate bodies. Ability to design and implement a successful inward investment strategy designed to maximise resources for social outcomes. Ability to respond effectively and quickly to competing work priorities. Ability to work within and contribute towards a team approach.

Experience and Education:

Educated to degree level or with an equivalent/relevant proven track record in fundraising. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of relevant sector experience, attracting individual investments of around £100k-£250k.

Safeguarding

PYF puts safeguarding at the forefront of all its activities. The successful applicant will demonstrate their firm commitment to effective safeguarding practises and high professional standards around all safeguarding issues. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Equal Opportunities

PYF are fully committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Interviews to be held 14th-18th June 2021

This is a full time post providing administrative and stewardship support at University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (‘UHB Charity’), the official NHS Charity for the four hospitals of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

UHB Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

The Charity raises funds to support patients of the four hospitals by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in particular has a world class reputation, and specialises in cancer treatment, organ transplantations and trauma care. It is also home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, where the UK’s military patients are treated.

Heartlands Hospital has a specialist neo-natal unit and very busy children’s and maternity units.

Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital serve the towns of Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.

Whilst mainly being based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the post offers some flexibility for working from home and the opportunity to work across other sites.

The Stewardship Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, in particular the Office Manager and Stewardship Officer, providing administrative and stewardship  support across the four hospitals and the Charity overall. 

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations onto our Raisers Edge database, Gift Aid claims, and correspondence with donors and fundraisers by letter, email and over the telephone.

The post holder will also support events put on by the charity and its supporters, and will have the opportunity to learn about stewardship, fundraising and events. This role can involve evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract, but with the majority of work being carried out Monday to Friday in standard office hours.

This role would suit someone looking to gain experience working within a hospital charity, either within fundraising, stewardship, administration or wider.

Location: Home-based
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,510 per annum
Home Working Allowance: £390 per annum
Benefits: Read more about what we offer on our website
Contract type: Fixed-term - 24 months
Travel: Frequent travel within Birmingham. Occasional travel to our offices in Chesterfield and London
Closing date: Monday 7 June 2021

About the role

We are looking for a passionate, motivated and enthusiastic individual to take up an exciting position to help us develop and shape the work Versus Arthritis does in local communities. Working as part of a new team, you will take a lead role in delivering our pilot project - called Together Versus Arthritis - in Birmingham. Through the pilot we aim to reach more people with arthritis, create new local peer-support groups, bring in new insight, raise awareness, fundraise and create engaged networks of people within local communities.

You will be responsible for creating and supporting a local network of people, professionals and organisations - building strong, lasting relationships within the community; people with arthritis, current and future volunteers, community and voluntary organisations, researchers and health and social care partners. This includes working closely with other teams to identify, recruit, train and support volunteers to support this work.

You will work alongside colleagues working in the other pilot sites, supported by our services team and the central Together Versus Arthritis project team.

What we are looking for

To be successful in the role, you will be committed to the values and behaviours of Versus Arthritis, as well as:

• Knowledge and understanding of engaging and working with underserved groups.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and evidence of excellent relationship management with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of working with volunteers including identifying, recruiting and supporting volunteers, as well as knowledge of best practice in volunteer management.
• Experience of community development approaches including co-production and co-design or involving people with lived experience in decision making.

How to apply

To apply you MUST submit:

1. a concise, up-to-date CV
2. along with a completed supporting statement (Word, 40.04 KB) demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the job description and person specification for the Development Officer, Birmingham role (PDF, 237 KB)
3. please include where you've seen this role advertised.

Email your completed application by Monday 7 June 2021

Interviews

Interviews to be held on 15, 16 or 17 June 2021 via Microsoft Teams.

About us

Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation for 17.8 million people in the UK every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don't accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We're reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we'll keep running, researching, in?uencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening. We won't stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

Read more about what we do, working for us and what we offer on our website.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.8 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals. 

The Midlands & East England Supporter Engagement Officer will play a key role in the development and implementation of fundraising activities by Mary’s Meals in the UK. The officer will help to develop local strategies and plans, to secure increased support and funding for Mary’s Meals school feeding programmes around the world.   

The Supporter Engagement Officer has particular responsibility for prioritising the growth and nurturing of the volunteer network by building relationships with and resourcing our community volunteers – including co-ordination of our extremely dedicated volunteer speakers.

This role is community based and is a one-year fixed term contract.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information on our website by selecting the APPLY button.

Groundwork is a charity working to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We help people gain confidence and skills, get into training and work, protect and improve green spaces, lead more active lives and overcome significant challenges such as poverty, isolation, low skills and poor health.

Grant and Fundraising Manager
Salary: £30,000 – £34,000 depending on experience
Hours: 37 hours per week
Operational Area: West Midlands
Location: Tipton / Birmingham offices to be agreed – with regular travel

This is a great opportunity for a Grant and Fundraising Manager to work closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to grow the business activities of Groundwork West Midlands.

The Grant and Fundraising Manager’s core purpose is to work with the CEO, members of the SMT and the Board to identify and develop new business and funding opportunities, to enable GWWM to meet our charitable objectives. You will provide support to the CEO in the identification of opportunities, development and submission of proposal, and managing the bid/tender processes from scoping through to implementation.

Responsibilities and Tasks include:

• Gain a full understanding of all areas of the business to enable post-holder to identify and develop new opportunities.
• To undertake a market analysis to identify opportunities for growth, and to lead on the development of appropriate business products and services as agreed with the CEO.
• Identify opportunities for service development through new funding streams, partnership, and commissioning opportunities.
• Lead on the management and preparation of all:
  • Funding bids
  • Tenders
  • Business proposals
• Coordinate the implementation of agreed new projects with the responsible member of SMT, and help to develop monitoring plans, and co-ordinating reporting arrangements.
• Develop positive relationships with a range of stakeholders providing funding to charities, including 3rd Sector, Public Sector, and the Business Sector, to raise awareness and promote the business within the Region.
• Build relationships and partnerships and pursue funding avenues to realise new service activity in line with the company’s charitable objectives.
• Implement and facilitate the companies Funding Committee and developing the organisation’s funding strategy in partnership with the CEO and participating trustees.

What we need from you:

• Possess a proven track record (2 to 3 years or more) of leading successful applications to grant makers and charitable trusts.
• Have experience in corporate fundraising and donor stewardship.
• Have experience operating bid/proposal information systems, including commissioner portals and ability to utilise internal systems and data.
• Have experience of a broad variety of business/fundraising opportunities relevant to the charitable sector.
• Have proven experience of developing and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders to deliver tangible results.
• A current UK Driving Licence, with access to your own vehicle.

Salary/package: £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience. Working Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. Core hours are from 10am – 4pm, with some flexibility of starting earlier/finishing later. 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays. We offer flexible working conditions and plenty of on-the-job training and support.

All necessary PPE will be provided by the company. Laptop, mobile phone, and mileage allowance.

Closing date: 5pm on Tuesday 18th May 2021
Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

Interested?

If you would like to find out more information about this position, please download the attached Job Brief.

Click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter clearly stating how your experience/qualifications meet the requirements of this role, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.