Community Fundraiser Restore

Department: Fundraising

Reports to:  Head of Fundraising and Communications

Employment term: Part Time 3 days a week, 21 hours a week with flexibility.

Salary: £10,413 per annum

Position based in:Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK. Normal place of work will be Manzil Way, from time to time you may be required to work at other sites.

Benefits: Access to counselling services, Individual Training Budget which can also be used towards your gym pass. Pensions, Travel loan, Eye Care scheme, Cycle to work scheme, 33 days holiday, four weeks unpaid sabbatical after five year’s service

Key Responsibilities

Restore is ambitious to raise more money through community fundraising activities and events. We are looking for an enthusiastic, part-time fundraiser to work as part of our Fundraising and Communications team

This is an opportunity to use your first class organisational skills and sociable personality in a key fundraising role for a renowned and well-regarded Charity.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Communications, this role will enable Restore to raise the money that it depends on to run recovery, coaching, and training services, to support people with mental to manage their own mental health and wellbeing and get into employment, volunteering or engaging with their community. There is another part time Community Fundraiser, and you will be expected to share duties as required.

Working closely with the Volunteering team, members (service users), staff, and Restore’s partners, this role requires the ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Experience of working with volunteers or as a volunteer is desirable.

If you have the passion to work in a leading community charity and would like to help us reduce stigma, we would love to hear from you.

You will be offered on-the-job training in order to learn about our inspiring charity. This post requires a highly motivated, committed, and organised person with excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

The post has the following main responsibilities:

• Achievement of ambitious but viable fundraising and performance targets by building relationships and exploring new fundraising opportunities.
• Good record keeping that tracks the team’s performance using Donor Perfect
• Supporter care for individuals, employers, community groups, and Charity Partners who act as our donors, fundraisers, and supporters
• Support, develop and inspire volunteers and fundraising groups to ensure our fundraising activity is as effective as possible in achieving the maximum income in our area for local campaigns. This would include inducting, training and overseeing volunteers
• Seamless delivery of a calendar of planned community fundraising activities
• Enthusiastic representation of Restore at public events and activities, helping to raise awareness of our work, values, and goals.

More specifically, the job entails:

• Proactively planning and successfully delivering a calendar of activities and events within Restore
• Generating leads within the local community, and researching fundraising opportunities.
• Reacting to external opportunities to represent and promote our work
• Promoting activities by updating Restore’s website, social media accounts, internal newsletter, and e-newsletter.
• Proactively working in Oxfordshire to foster and retain supporters and fundraisers
• Provide ongoing support and motivation to a network of fundraising groups doing external fundraising within the local community to raise funds for Restore
• Development of relationships with companies of all sizes and types to generate
  income and promote Restore
• Leading and supporting the delivery of Restore’s annual Elder Stubbs Festival
• Providing excellent supporter care and encouragement to fundraisers and donors through telephone, email, social media and printed communications, including thank you letters, and e-newsletters
• Sourcing in-kind donations and prizes from local businesses, people, and groups
• Supporting Restore members (service users) and former members to fundraise or be involved in Restore’s activities and events
• Keeping up-to-date and accurate records of fundraisers, donors and supporters on Donor Perfect
• Delivering reports and presentations as and when required
• Responding to press enquiries with the support of Head of Fundraising and Communications
• Increasing the marketing and promotion of Restore’s online fundraising pages
• Ensuring that all digital and print collateral is correctly branded and marketed, helping us to maintain our brand guidelines and improve our recognition in the county.

General Responsibilities

• To demonstrate commitment to Restore’s aims and values, addressing race, culture, gender, class, disability, sexual orientation, age and other discrimination in relation to mental health issues
• To work closely with other Restore staff, volunteers and members
• To work within the agreed boundaries of confidentiality
• To fully participate in, and make use of, staff and team meetings and Supervision
• To assist in other areas of Restore’s work when appropriate
• To undertake any other duties as may be required by Restore.

Person Specification – Essential Requirements

• Good general standard of education, degree or equivalent desirable
• Willing to be flexible on working arrangements, including working outside regular office hours (on evenings and weekend, for which all hours worked outside of normal working hours are reimbursed as time in lieu)
• Organised about the planning of a calendar of events and the events themselves
• Supportive to volunteers who are giving their time to work for Restore
• Builds and sustains positive relationships and high value partnerships with individuals, community groups, members, and volunteers
• Able to speak publicly on behalf of Restore and passionately promote our work
• Passionate about ending mental health stigma and promoting Restore’s work
• Enthusiastic about working with others and taking part in publicly facing events
• Creative and excited to offer new ideas for involving communities in fundraising
• Research and problem solving skills, ability to think critically and act quickly
• Ability to think logically, use initiative, and work without supervision to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver results
• Excellent time management skills, organised and able to deliver events and activities on time and to target
• Works well with others, including volunteers, fundraisers, and recovery groups, and is positive within shared work spaces
• Awareness of Data Protection regulations
• IT Literacy – must have demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Office software, and using Gmail.

Person Specification – Desirable Requirements

• Experience of community fundraising
• Experience of event and activity coordination
• Experience of supporting and potentially managing volunteers
• Experience of working in a small- or medium-sized charity
• Experience of working on mental health, including ending stigma and raising awareness
• Knowledge of website content management
• Experience of using Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, and Dreamweaver).
• A full driver’s license, access to a car, and/or willing to travel within Oxfordshire
• You'll be a 'people person' and enjoy building rapport with both individuals and groups

Other work related criteria

Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service.

There is a probation period of six months for new employees, during which time performance is monitored. Employment will be subject to the completion of a probationary period to the satisfaction of Restore.

This post will be on a 4 week’s notice period.

About Restore

Restore provides a structured environment for people with mental ill health – many of whom join our organisation later – to build relationships and learn productive skills including gardening, woodwork, crafts, cooking, and serving the public in our cafes or shops. Each area of work enables members to grow in confidence as they build transferable skills and prepare for the world of work.

We’re part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership. We work alongside five other support agencies in the new Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership (OMHP), our unique model of recovery and coaching for employment complementing the services of our partners working in housing, benefits, caring, addictions and health. Ours is a well-respected and cost-effective service part-funded by NHS England to support people recovering from severe and enduring mental ill health (categorised by the NHS as Clusters 4-17) and improving their employment prospects. This leaves Restore with the need to raise a substantial amount of income from grant-making bodies and community fundraising events and activities.

Restore provides a Coaching Service and Recovery Groups. Coaching provides one-to-one support enabling members (service users) to achieve their aims. Restore's coaching service focuses on supporting people to achieve paid work, after a period of illness, to start volunteering or start or return to education. Recovery Groups provide members with the opportunity to work on their journey of recovery together.

Restore also acts as the lead organisation for the Partnership, managing The Oxfordshire Recovery College, an innovative shared-learning environment for people with mental illnesses, their families and carers, and professionals working in the field.

Restore also offers Mental Health First Aid training and Working With Mental Health, the former aimed at individuals and organisations, the latter aimed at large corporates.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager of Strategic Partnerships to join our UK based development team of the Zacharias Trust. The role is to ensure the sustainability and growth of our organisation so that our team can continue to clearly communicate the Christian gospel around the globe.

RZIM Zacharias Trust is a UK registered Christian charity with a friendly, welcoming culture and a warm working atmosphere.  Our organisational vision is to ‘help the thinker believe and the believer think.’ As a Manager of Strategic Partnerships, you would assist in determining our approach to development and become a member of a stimulating and dynamic Christian community. 

As a successful applicant you will report to our Director of Development and will play a key role in defining and implementing the Trust’s fundraising strategy to achieve the UK development goals.  For this role, you will have a broad range of leadership and relationship skills including the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing. In this role you will focus on connecting with ministry partners, churches and organisations to promote awareness of and engagement with the Trust.  In return we offer a wonderful working environment, a friendly and open team atmosphere, generous pension scheme and other work benefits..

The skills, qualifications and competencies that we are looking for are outlined below:

• Graduate level or equivalent calibre
• Previous experience in relationship management/ strategic partnerships, dealing with major donors/ organization supporters
• Knowledge and experience in the charity sector (desirable)
• Strong communicator
• Highly organised
• Knowledge of basic budgeting and accounting principles and practices.
• Demonstrated IT knowledge including use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Prior knowledge and experience of CiviCRM relationship management software (highly desirable)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Works with discretion and sensitivity
• Integrity and honesty

Please note: as a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practicing Christian with a mature faith and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the statement of faith and values as well as the mission, principles and practices of the Trust.

You will also need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK as part of the application process.

This role is also likely to be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) standard check.

We are seeking two part-time co-ordinators to launch and develop our care-leaver mentoring and support service from our delivery hubs in Aylesbury and High Wycombe - 15-25 hours p.wk each. This extends our successful Milton Keynes Project into Buckinghamshire, providing support for 60 young people overall. The Project supports vulnerable care-leavers through a two year transition programme, helping them to make an effective transition towatds independence and adulthood, including towards work and next steps education.

As Hub Co-ordinator you will support around 15-20 young people each year, reporting directly to our Senior Projects Manager. You will help recruit, deploy, co-ordinate and support a team of around 30 adult volunteer mentors. Ideally you will have some experience of care leaving either personally or professionally. 

A key part of the role will be helping to develop stronger links with businesses and the wider community to create the opportunities for young people. You will then support adult mentors to help young care leavers to make the most of those opportunities and attain their potential. You'll be helping young people with personal life planning and with their personal and skills development.

You will be excited by the opportunities in a charity and project which is needed more than ever and you'll be determined to achieve excellent results for the young people we support. 

The Systems Coordinator will provide the vital support needed for effective coordination of the Young People’s Supported Accommodation Service. You will act as a key intermediary between the commissioner, Oxfordshire County Council, the Housing Lead Partner, Response, and Oxfordshire Youth, who will provide the support to young people

SOS is on a mission to protect orangutans, their forests and their future. We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious Conservation Director to join our team, to develop and manage game-changing programmes and partnerships. This is a new and exciting leadership role which will support the organisation to deliver our vision of wild orangutans thriving in safe forests.

About Us

Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered. As their rainforest habitat is cleared for farmlands, infrastructure and roads, these gentle apes, one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, are being pushed to the edge of extinction. SOS is dedicated to turning this situation around.

In order to achieve this, we must urgently address emerging threats and scale up the conservation approaches which offer the best hope for the security of Sumatra’s irreplaceable rainforests, the iconic species that live there, and the countless lives and livelihoods which depend on their protection.

SOS tackles the causes of deforestation as well as the symptoms. From backing frontline environmental defenders and supporting immediate boots-on-the-ground protection, to building the capacity of our partners and advocating globally for the protection of the orangutans’ rainforest home, we are making real, tangible advances towards securing a safe future for orangutans. We are thinking long-term, big-picture and striving to bring about fundamental changes to the way that Sumatra’s forests and wildlife are valued, managed and protected. 

About the Role

Job Title: Conservation Director
Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 per annum
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, 5% pension contribution
Terms: Full Time, permanent
Reporting to: Director
Location: Flexible - Abingdon, near Oxford, UK, or remote working will be considered, with regular travel to Indonesia.

We are seeking to appoint a Conservation Director with the drive and vision to develop and deliver a portfolio of highly effective conservation programmes and partnerships. This is a new post within the organisation, and offers the opportunity to make a substantial positive, lasting difference to the protection of orangutans and rainforests in Sumatra.

This leadership role demands expertise in programme management, partnership building and advocacy.  Joining an optimistic, open and supportive culture, you will have the freedom to innovate and explore exciting new ways to advance our mission, and take a lead on refining how we achieve the greatest possible impact for orangutans and their forests.

Job Purpose: Lead in the development, delivery and evaluation of high quality, effective conservation programmes and partnerships which support our vision.

Key responsibilities include:

• Translate the organisation’s strategy into plans, priorities and projects;
• Manage and support programme development and delivery, including the management of existing projects and partnerships, whilst also developing and co-ordinating new initiatives;
• Oversee programme administration and financial management, including budgets;
• Build an evidence base for conservation need and prioritising intervention, to inform the development and management of programmes and allocation of resources;
• Responsible for impact monitoring, including development of a robust monitoring and evaluation framework, and analysis, compilation and dissemination of reports and data;
• Develop and maintain relationships with strategic partners, collaborators, and stakeholders to further the delivery of our strategy;
• Support the development of conservation and management capacity of our partners;
• Support fundraising through the development of strong cases for support, and leading on grant applications to appropriate funders;
• Work with colleagues to develop powerful evidence-based stories and narratives to engage our supporters, businesses, media and new audiences;
• Some unsocial hours and international travel are features of this post. 

Who are we looking for?

Our Conservation Director will be an impact-driven, experienced programme manager, a strategic thinker with a demonstrable commitment to the mission and values of SOS. You will have considerable experience of developing, managing and monitoring the delivery of conservation and/or development programmes internationally. An exceptional communicator and relationship manager, you will have a proven ability to develop effective and lasting partnerships with a range of stakeholders. 

The ideal candidate:

• is a dynamic and committed conservationist with substantial experience in field-based conservation or international development;
• has proven skills and experience with community-based and landscape-level conservation and/or development initiatives;
• is willing and able to travel to field project sites;
• is able to both energise and support teams and partners to deliver outstanding results;
• is innovative, adaptable and ambitious;
• is solutions and impact oriented.

How to Apply:

Please click the apply button to be taken to our website to download the Conservation Director candidate pack for further details about the role, who we're looking for and application instructions.

Timeline

• Closing Date: 10am on 10th August 2020
• Interviews are planned to take place during the week commencing 17th August. 

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

SOS is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Our equal opportunities policy will be made available upon request.

No agencies please.

As part of the senior management team, the Head of Young People’s Supported Accommodation will work strategically with the CEO on the strategy, development and transformation of Oxfordshire Youth. You will also oversee all safeguarding of children and young people across all work streams for Oxfordshire Youth.