Job title: Community Fundraiser

Region: Wolverhampton and the Black Country

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Home Based, Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,469 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

- A desire to provide a great customer service and support

- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially-minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home based and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Wolverhampton/Black Country Area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’

Closing date for this role is: Wednesday 19th February 2020

Interviews will take place in Birmingham or Stafford

Opening date: 14/02/2020

Closing date: 5/03/2020

Interview date: 18/03/2020

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time.

Here at Marie Curie we believe Everyone who will be affected by dying, death and bereavement should have the best possible experience, and for that experience to reflect what is most important to them.

Our ambition is to make that happen and to help achieve this, we are seeking to recruit a Community Fundraiser to build, develop and maintain fantastic relationships throughout their patch.

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.

Ideally candidates will have recent, relevant experience in a similar role. An in-depth knowledge of fundraising principles, methods and procedures and have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers and fundraising groups. We're open to applications from candidates who haven't worked in the charity sector before, you must be able to clearly demonstrate relevant transferable skills and experience in line with the essential criteria outlined in the person specification within the job description.

The nature of fundraising activity requires flexibility and in return for your commitment to evening and weekend work, we will strive to help you enjoy a strong work life balance. Additionally, as the role will involve lots of travel, you should have a full UK driver's license.

In return for your own commitment, we commit to actively developing you and offer a comprehensive Community Fundraising Training Pathway; buddying; mentoring; shadowing and coaching through your individually tailored personal development plan.

For full details and to apply please visit www.mariecurie.org/jobs or for an informal conversation about the role call on 0121 7033716 or Email

TPP is proud to be working with a leading health charity to recruit for a Senior Community Fundraiser. The role is permanent, based from home, paying between £34,638 - £36,803 and working in the East Anglia & East Midlands area.

The purpose of the role will be to generate income from key areas which include corporate fundraising, volunteer group fundraising and community DIY fundraising. Within corporate fundraising you will aim to secure new partnerships and account manage existing ones. From this you will have experience of securing new business circa £25k and experience of working on COTY proposals/accounts. You will also use your sound relationship skills to provide advice, guidance and support to volunteers, individuals and groups carrying out DIY fundraising activities and challenge events, with the aim of uplifting value and driving retention. Overall, you will work towards a target of £250k across all income streams.

To be successful in this role you will have formal fundraising experience with a sound track record of income generation. You will be comfortable in seeking out new business and have excellent people skills to deliver exceptional supporter journeys. Finally, you will be a passionate fundraiser who has the vision to see the bigger picture and contribute to the overall growth of the charity.

*This role requires extensive regional travel. You will need to have a full driving license and your own car - travel expenses are reimbursed.

How to apply

Closing date for applications: 24th February

First Interview: 27th February (telephone)

Second Interview: 5th March

If you wish to apply for the role or would like further information, please send your CV to the Fundraising Team at TPP Recruitment.

Suitable candidates require:

• Experience of fundraising and event organising

• Commercially minded to ensure maximisation of fundraising opportunities

• Excellent communication skills

• Knowledge of Cystic Fibrosis

• Able to easily build relationships with the CF community, individuals and companies

• UK driving licence and car-essential

Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd.

Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd is a registered charity run on a voluntary basis. We are one of the pioneers of counselling for adults within Birmingham, and we have been successfully helping people for over fifty years. We are dedicated to providing a low cost first class counselling service for adults from Birmingham and the surrounding area, who can travel to meet a counsellor here. We have been providing counselling to clients for over 50 years. We are currently seeking a Fundraiser to join our team and help us continue to provide our much needed service.

Fundraiser – Job Description

Job Title: Fundraiser

Qualifications: Educated to A level / equivalent experience

Responsible to: Counselling Service Manager and Board of Trustees

Salary: £12 per hour

Hours: Variable. Estimate up to 6 hours per week, plus attendance at Trustee Meetings (2 hours, 6 times a year)

Contract: 12 months from start date

DBS Check: Required

Overview:

The Counselling Centre operates as an independent charity and company limited by guarantee, although supported by The Church at Carrs Lane, where the Counselling Centre facilities are based. Present turnover is approximately £60K.

The fundraiser will report to and work with a named trustee having regular supervision sessions to set targets, monitor workload and effect post-holder performance appraisal, training and development. The fundraiser will be expected to work closely with the centre manager and volunteer treasurer as well as with other members of the centre. In most instances the work of this position can be done remotely from home.

Applications for this post will require three referees.

Interviews for this post will be held during week commencing 16th March, 2020.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

1. Develop and maintain key contacts for all small and medium sized trust relationships
2. Write funding proposals for new and existing projects in consultation with the named trustee and centre manager.
3. Develop the rolling programme of submissions to Trusts and Foundations for both core and project grants
4. Maintain and work to an accurate personal work-plan of scheduled fundraising activity and proposal submissions and ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors
5. Take responsibility for updating and maintaining trust records on the working database and ensure monthly back-up onto the office system.
6. Produce reports as required.
7.  Liaise with the treasurer periodically and as required.
8. Coordinate, assist and be aware of other fundraising initiatives as agreed with line management
9. Take advantage of any community fundraising activities that might present themselves, in consultation with the Friends of CLCC Ltd., and the Board of Trustees.
10. Respond to inbound communications about fundraising as appropriate.
11. Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the trustees or the centre manager.
12. Comply with all the policies and procedures of Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd.,

Fundraiser – Person Specification

1. Knowledge & Skills

Essential:

• Excellent Research Skills.
• Excellent IT skills - including Word and Excel
• High standard of written English with the ability to produce concise and persuasive prose.
• Have knowledge of the charity sector and the issues that face small charities

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Charity Commission regulations.
• Knowledge of fundraising best practice.
• Networking to build business relationships
• Ability to identify and research potential donors

2. Qualifications

Essential:

• Education to A level or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Relevant professional training / qualifications e.g. Institute of Fundraising Certificate or Diploma

3. Experience

Essential:

• Experience of financial management and budgeting
• Knowledge and understanding of a wide range of fundraising areas.

Desirable:

• Experience of fundraising from trusts, foundations or other sources
• Experience of producing project budgets
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and multicultural environment
• Experience of report writing
• Experience of securing corporate donations in a previous role
• Experience of developing or maintaining a fundraising strategy in a previous role

4. Personal Qualities / Behaviours

Essential:

• Able to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Personal credibility and authority
• A professional and confident communicator, able to communicate effectively in person, by phone or in writing, to a range of audiences
• Organisational skills with a minimum of one year’s administrative experience
• Ability and willingness to work some unsociable hours (evening meetings)
• Be able to use own initiative and work autonomously.
• Appreciate need for discretion and confidentiality

Desirable:

• Ability to think creatively
• Strong Presentation skills
• Passionate about the use of counselling to assist those in need.

5. Equal Opportunities

Essential:

• An understanding of and commitment to the promotion of service delivery in an equal opportunities framework, including anti racist, anti discriminatory team and professional practice.

As Corporate Fundraiser at John Taylor Hospice you will join a small, ambitious team generating funds to make every moment matter for people at the end of their life. We are looking for someone who shares our values of excellent supporter care, pride in our fundraising profession and a determination to succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be responsible for corporate partnerships and support community fundraising initiatives. This will require a significant amount of proactive work to generate new business, engaging local businesses and community groups in supporting John Taylor Hospice. The role is responsible for securing and delivering new relationships, and providing an excellent level of supporter care to existing supporters. The post-holder will plan and manage their activity to deliver agreed income targets for community campaigns, corporate relationships and events.

Interviews will be held on 18 March 2020.

TPP Recruitment are proud to be supporting a Wolverhampton based health charity on their hunt to recruit an Individual Giving Fundraiser to support within their in their successful team. This is a great time to join this organisation as it goes through a significant period of growth, seeing new campaigns and products being created. The role on Individual Giving Fundraiser will cover a maternity leave for 12 months and focus on managing their regular giving campaigns. A lot of these campaigns work across a number of teams within fundraising meaning communication skills are key.

Job Title: Individual Giving Fundraiser
Location: Wolverhampton
Salary: £19,000 to £30,000
Contract length: 12 months

Within the role you will manage two of their major regular giving campaigns as well as take a lead on their supporter journey and ensuring this is delivered to all regular givers. The role will also see you manage their In-Memory Fundraising, this is a key area to their growth as a charity as they are looking to engage with a new audience.

Essential experience needed for the role:
* You must have experience working on individual giving campaigns within a fundraising team.
* Experience managing over income and expenditure budgets will be key.
* Ability to analyse and segment date in order to be approaching the correct audiences with your campaigns.
* Up to date knowledge of relevant fundraising codes of practice.

This is a great opportunity to work for a charity on the growth, who are looking to create new products and attract a new audience. If you are interested in a role that will support in developing your career further than we would like to discuss the role with you in some more details.

Do you passionately believe that relationships with volunteers and great Community Fundraising are the beating heart of your cause, giving life to other income streams, as well feeding important unrestricted income directly to your services? Are you a true champion of all things community? Do you thrive off setting and achieving an ambitious strategy?

We have a career-defining opportunity to join a team that lives, breathes and loves community fundraising; is driven by in the incredible support from their volunteers; and acts as a proud advocate of volunteer-led fundraising. This is a leadership role working for a national health charity that has an unparalleled brand; coaching and motivating a talented team to build and develop fundraising relationships by providing excellent stewardship and support to fundraising groups, volunteers and key supporters.

We are looking for an experienced motivational people manager. Someone who empowers, inspires and enables people to reach their potential; and enjoys watching people flourish, grow and achieve.

Ideally you will come from a strong community fundraising background and be able to demonstrate significant success in a previous relevant role. However, we are also open to exceptional managers from other fundraising disciplines who feel they are capable of bringing additional knowledge, skills and experience, as well as a real appreciation of Community Fundraising as a specialism in its own right.

This role covers the West Midlands patch based out of the organisations' Solihull hospice, with travel across the region. The charity is life and family friendly and has some fantastic benefits, as well as offering growth and development opportunities.

In addition, recent relevant experience in a similar role successfully managing large teams ideally across more than one site is highly desirable. We are looking for an experienced candidate with boundless enthusiasm and exceptional team-building skills.

If you would like to find out more, please apply with a copy of your CV to our West Midlands consultant, Alice Wood: [email protected]

Deadline for this role is 9am on the 11th March, but please do get in touch ASAP if interested as this vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Here at Eden Brown we have an amazing opportunity to join a much loved health charity as a Fundraising Manager in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, successful community fundraising team where you will lead a team of community fundraisers within Birmingham and the West Midlands. You will also lead the team to provide excellent stewardship and support to fundraising groups, volunteers and other key supporters.

In this role youll be working to make a difference to the lives of others by ensuring that your fundraising team are successful. You will be tasked with setting and implementing an operational plan to deliver the agreed community fundraising strategy and the agreed budget. You will be an excellent relationship builder both with members of your team and also out in the Community.

As Fundraising Manager you will have previously managed a fundraising team and also be able to evidence achieving a large income budget. Your excellent communication and customer service skills will ensure you thrive in your new role.
The role will be based in the Birmingham office covering the Birmingham area and therefore access to your own transport is essential. To discuss this exciting opportunity in more details please contact Laura Iliff on 01132207542. Please note the closing date is the 11th March with an interview date set for 23rd March.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager based in West Midlands to work for a leading charity that provide care and support for people living with terminal illnesses.

In the role you will lead a team of community fundraisers to win and develop local corporate fundraising relationships in the West Midlands. You will also develop and oversee the implementation of plans to deliver the ambitious community fundraising strategy, targets and income growth.

To be considered for the role you will have community fundraising experience at management level. Experience or knowledge in corporate fundraising is an advantage. You will have managed a team of fundraisers and a large budget. You will be a strong relationship builder, a motivational leader and bring lots of energy to the role!

This is a full time, permanent role based in Solihull, West Midlands and is offering a salary of 31,578- 35,086. You must have a full UK driving license, a company car will be provided.

To find out more about this exciting challenge and receive a full job description please call Terri on 0207 820 7326 or email a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Get in touch today to avoid disappointment, applications close on 11th March 2020. Please note only successful candidates will be contacted.

This is a full time post working for the umbrella charity University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, the official charity of four of Birmingham’s largest hospitals – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

This vacancy is based at Solihull Hospital.

The Fundraising Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, providing support to the fundraising team and the Charity overall.

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift Aid claims and correspondence with donors and fundraisers.

The post holder will also learn how to organise and run events put on by the charity and its supporters. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract.

The post is suitable for someone who wishes to start a career in fundraising, or who has experienced fundraising in a voluntary capacity.

£24,276 - £28,560 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

Full-Time (35 hrs p/w) - Fixed Term Contract until March 2021

West Midlands Hospitals- Coventry, Wolverhampton and possibly Sandwell

Are you an influential, driven and compassionate individual with impressive leadership and motivational abilities? Are you looking to make a significant difference to the lives of vulnerable young people?

If so, join St Giles Trust as a Team Manager where you can make a difference and provide advice, guidance and support to your team and volunteers within the department.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this exciting opportunity

As Team Manager, our successful candidate will be expected to fulfil a broad range of duties, including providing supervision, support and guidance to all staff, and attached volunteers in the form of regular supervision meetings and daily contact; this will include monitoring attendance and performance and reporting to the service manager

You will play an important part establishing and maintaining links with agencies that provide services to the client group, work closely with the regional manager to build partnerships with hospital staff and attend key multi-agency meetings.  It is important that you lead by example, be empathetic, nurturing and flexible in your approach as you will be managing and supporting a team of Caseworkers across the hospital sites.

What we are looking for:

• A proven track record of managing staff teams, including carrying out supervisions, performance reviews and personal development plans
• Personal experience of the criminal justice system, lived experience of the issues facing this client group and/or experience of working with ‘high risk’, vulnerable children, young people and/or families
• Experience in working as part of a multiagency team, working together to achieve positive outcomes for young people and establishing links to further the aims of a project
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, plus strong IT skills
• A collaborative, flexible and positive approach to your work

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing Date: 3rd March 2020. Interviews: 13th March 2020

A position has become available within the RFEA Central Support Team (CST) based in Birmingham for a Client Advisor to join a well established and integrated team. As a Client Advisor you will be hard working, meticulous to detail and conscientious. Working on behalf of the Career Transition Partnership, the principle role will be to advise and assist in the transition management of HM Forces personnel who are leaving or have left the Armed Forces.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a strong customer focus, excellent telephone manner and be capable of working within a large team and on their own initiative. Excellent communication skills, IT literacy, keyboard skills and interpersonal skills are essential.

Principal Responsibilities

• Through telephone and email tracking, monitor the progress of all clients.
• Cross refer clients to appropriate support programmes.
• Provide accurate and responsive telephone and email 'helpdesk’ support to employers and Service Leavers who require assistance with CTP online services.
• Record all interactions with clients and employers accurately on the CTP ADAPT Client Management System (CMS).
• Effectively and accurately track all clients post discharge to confirm and subsequently record successful "Settled" outcomes.
• Work closely with the Key Account Team and regional Employment Relationship Managers (ERMs) to conduct suitable vacancy matches (via RightJob) and notifications on behalf of employers.
• Support the registration process for new employers by accurately checking content and quality of vacancies available.
• Quality assurance of external online jobs feed vacancies.
• Encourage employers who have web access to use the RightJob registration and vacancy posting process.
• Assist in promoting and marketing CTP services to Service Leavers and employers.

Ideally you should be NVQ 3/4 qualified in Information Advice and Guidance, however, appropriate training will be given.

The position is Full Time and you will be required to work 35 hours per week. Normal working hours will be on a shift pattern between 8.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. Monday to Fridays inclusive. In addition there will be occasional Saturday work between 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Competitive salary package of £17,700 to £18,700 depending on qualifications and experience. Job satisfaction is guaranteed.

To apply, please submit your covering letter and CV. Closing date is 8th March 2020. Interviews are likely to take place week beginning 16th March 2020.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Ministry of Defence security clearance which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for over 5 years.

FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT

Context

Established in 2012, The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre (MDSC) was set up and is led by people with Muscular Dystrophy and their families. Our Board of Trustees all either have muscular dystrophy, including our Chair Ruth Hereford, or have a family member with muscular dystrophy. Our long-term aim as an organisation is to transform access to specialist physiotherapy for all people with MD (18+) in the Midlands region who need it.  From our Centre in Coventry, and with satellite clinics currently in Birmingham and Loughborough, we support people with MD primarily by providing specialist physiotherapy on a long-term basis.  We are the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so, and one of only two in the UK. 

Purpose of the role

In September 2019 we secured a five-year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) to build a platform for expansion to meet increasing demand for our service.   As part of this capacity-building project, our fundraising team is growing, and this necessitates the need for a new post of Fundraising Assistant.  The Fundraising Assistant will provide administrative support to the fundraising function and be an integral part of our small and friendly team at the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre. Through their work, they will contribute towards our mission of transforming access to therapies for people with MD. Whilst prior experience in fundraising is not required as training and coaching will be provided, a natural curiosity, aptitude and determination to learn will be essential. There will be potential for progress in this role and develop fundraising knowledge and skills.  This is an exciting time to join the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in a new role of Fundraising Assistant.  We are a small but growing charity, at a key point in our development. The Fundraising Assistant will help increase the capacity of our fundraising team to deliver additional income that will support the charity’s goals.

We are looking for a committed and highly organised assistant with strong written and verbal communication skills to join our small and friendly team. Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager, you will be a self-starter with a high degree of motivation to provide the best possible experience for the charity’s supporters and bring effective administrative skills to ensure the efficient running of our fundraising team. You will have the opportunity to recruit and line-manage fundraising interns, with support as appropriate from the Philanthropy Manager.

Initially we are offering 14-21 hours per week, with the potential for flexible working arrangements including some home working and/or specific hours. The nature of the role will involve occasional out of hours work, for example at fundraising events. Other benefits include a salary of £18,000 - £20,000 per annum dependant on experience (pro rata), 28 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays (pro rata); and a 3% employer contribution pension scheme.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natasha Sweet, Philanthropy Manager.
 

How to apply

Applicants are requested to apply online with a CV and covering letter. The closing date for applications is 2nd March 2020. We will be holding interviews 18th March 2020.  We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities.

Please note this position requires full references and a DBS check which will be carried out prior to employment.