Fundraising & Commercial Marketing Manager

• Home Based with some travel to Head Office required
• Up to £42,000 based on experience
• 35 hours over 5 days per week

The role

In this new role you’ll have a hands-on role in managing ambitious campaigns to deliver against fundraising and commercial sales objectives, covering all aspects of marketing (digital and physical, including brand management), supporter comms, website and social media including development and delivery of creative ideas and concepts.

You’ll have a good understanding of what works for fundraising, but an open and inquisitive mind and a desire to test, learn and scale develop new concepts for an untraditional charity audience (the automotive industry). You’ll have the opportunity to share and grow your own ideas as part of an exciting team on the journey towards ‘great fundraising’.

Key points

• You’ll be a team player who thrives in an agile, ambitious environment
• You’ll be happy sharing your own thoughts and ideas, and working to bring them to life
• You’ll be delivering compelling marketing activity that furthers Ben’s ambition and strengthens its ability to deliver on its mission
• You’ll work across the full range of B2B products and services, ensuring pricing, positioning and marketing activities are aligned for maximum impact
• You’ll be responsible for overall brand management of Ben’s fundraising and commercial brands (DoIt4Ben, ILC, BenBall, BenWell etc.)
• You’ll deliver a consistent, high-quality service to all stakeholders, ensuring an experience which often exceeds expectations and delivers the optimum customer satisfaction

Benefits

• A minimum of 33 days, inclusive of Bank Holidays and subject to increase with the length of service.
• Contributory pension scheme – matched at 4%.
• Life assurance 3 x basic annual salary.
• Access to Perkbox, employee benefits platforms, offering free perks and discounts with hundreds of companies and deals available. 
• Enhance Maternity/ paternity Pay
• Employee Assistance Programmes.
• Wellbeing support including access to mental health digital platforms.
• Long Service Recognition.
• Personal Development.
• Rewards and Incentives.
• Free car parking

About Ben

Ben is an independent charity and dedicated partner to the automotive industry, providing support for life for its people and their family dependents. Ben is focused on delivering care and support to enable total health & wellbeing through working and later life.

Ben provides free and confidential advice and support focused on the main areas of peoples’ health and wellbeing: financial, physical, mental and social, supporting people at whatever stage of life. Everyone who works, or has worked, in the automotive industry can access Ben's support.

By working in partnership with automotive industry companies, Ben can help them to support their people through life’s challenges and build a stronger, more resilient automotive industry. Ben is dedicated to working closely with employers to help support their people, and therefore the industry as a whole.

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If this describes you, and you are ambitious and motivated and want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, get in touch with us.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer to join our newly created Digital Community Fundraising team. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £36,726.83 plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Digital Community Fundraising team is a brand new team sitting in the Community & Events department within the wider Marketing and Income Generation directorate. Working collaboratively with other areas of the directorate, this new team will pave the way for digital community fundraising at Cats Protection. A very exciting opportunity for the right candidate to help shape the portfolio and team.

Responsibilities of our Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer

As Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer, you will be responsible for managing, developing, and delivering the digital community fundraising programme, supported by the Digital Community Fundraising Manager, to acquire, convert and retain engaged community supporters. Working across multiple channels, you will increase sustainable net income through a diverse and innovation product pipeline.

What we’re looking for in our Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer

• Proven experience of digital fundraising and marketing, ideally working with external agencies within the third sector
• Proven experience of product development, innovation and testing new products and propositions
• Experience in a community fundraising environment
• Proven track record of achieving income against agreed financial targets
• A good working knowledge of websites, SEO and PPC
• Successful management of sizeable expenditure budgets

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £36,726.83 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Senior Digital Community Fundraising Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date:  17th May 2022

Virtual interview date: Week commencing 23rd May 2022

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager to join our Marketing and Income Generation Directorate. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £42,792.91 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The newly formed Marketing and Income Generation Directorate is made up of a number of key departments at Cats Protection, that work together to shape our brand reputation, engagement and ability to raise funds and drive behaviour change. As part of our 10-year strategy, our directorate is set to grow and develop over the coming years and will be at the centre of ensuring Cats Protection can continue to improve the quality of life for cats across the UK

Responsibilities of our Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager:

In this new role as Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager you will play a vital role in building a ‘compliance by design’ culture across fundraising, marketing and retail teams.  Capable of influencing at all levels and building a reputation as a critical friend to those designing and delivering fundraising campaigns, you will be the focal point for regulatory and legislative guidelines affecting income generation.

You will bring a wide understanding of fundraising disciplines, and experience of managing a higher risk area such as telephone or face to face fundraising.  You will have been responsible for being compliant, demonstrating that compliance, and of using pragmatic approaches to solving compliance related challenges.  Combine a deep understanding of compliance and regulation with stellar influencing skills that will encourage colleagues at all levels to build compliance in at early stages of their projects, and you might be just the ‘expert guide’ we need in the team.

What we’re looking for in our Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager:

• At least 5 years’ experience of responsibility for higher risk fundraising activities such as face to face, lottery or digital fundraising. 
• Demonstrable experience of ensuring and assessing compliance with Fundraising Code, GDPR and other regulations 
• Developing and communicating systems, policies and procedures 
• Ability to communicate practical, quality management and regulatory practice to people across the organization both verbally and through process development.

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £42,792.91 annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Fundraising Governance & Compliance Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date:  22nd May 2022

Virtual interview date: Week commencing 6th June 2022

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Regional Fundraising Manager to join our Community Fundraising and Events team. This role covers the Northern Region which covers from Yorkshire/Derbyshire, up to and including Scotland, the ideal candidate will be based within the region. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Community Fundraising and Events department sits within the Marketing and Income Generation Directorate. Community Fundraising is delivered by our National team who support our network of local branches, centres and volunteers to raise funds within their communities. We are a busy department with lots of exciting things in the pipeline and the Regional Fundraising Manager is an integral part of this growth.

Responsibilities of our Regional Fundraising Manager:

As Regional Fundraising Manager you will have full responsibility for developing and increasing Cats Protection community fundraising in your defined region. You will research, identify and promote new and existing fundraising activities and third-party fundraisers with support from the Income Generation department  

What we’re looking for in our Regional Fundraising Manager:

• Significant fundraising experience
• Experience of managing multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in an efficient and effective way
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
• Flexible to attend evening and weekend meeting and undertake extensive travel throughout your region

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits

• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Regional Fundraising Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date:  19th May 2022

Virtual interview date: 27th May 2022

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We need someone to help consolidate our achievements and contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of the charity.  Our new Fundraising Manager will bring a wealth of fundraising experience gained through working with corporate, trusts, or major donors and be a key part of our strategy for growth going forward.

We are looking for someone to work at least 21 hours a week. The full-time role is 35 hours / week.  The post is fully home-based and provides a career opportunity with a dedicated small, but growing, team. In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata) , we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget that is offered to all staff. 

About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation

The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation was set up in March 2020 by a group of NHS staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We exist to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. 

The charity currently consists of six staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In 18 months we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind.

 We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers: 

·Bereaved healthcare worker family support and scholarships

·Professional counselling

·Retail discount collation and aggregation 

·Hospital staff room refurbishments 

·Childcare grants 

and are in the process of expanding the services we can offer healthcare workers.

We’re a growing national charity with a new and ambitious strategy and a strong funding pipeline. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, grabbing every opportunity to contribute to the development of our work to support kinship families. Reporting to the chief executive, you’ll be at the heart of our growth and development as you play a key role in delivering our plans to drive sustainable income growth and diversify our income portfolio.

This is a developing role with huge potential to contribute to our growth as a fundraising charity. We’re looking for someone with the right combination of skills and experience to build on our successful fundraising from trusts and foundations, lottery and statutory sources, as well as wider knowledge and experience to develop a new major donor funding stream.

Now is an exciting time to join us as Fundraising Manager, you will be building on a period of strong income growth and inherit a healthy pipeline with existing multi-year relationships and new warm potentials. You will work to a stretching but achievable target supported by a wider team that prioritises and champions fundraising including an engaged Board of Trustees and supportive Senior Leadership Team. Finally, you will be joining a charity with a flexible working environment which cares about your wellbeing and development.

We will guarantee interviews to any candidates with experience of kinship care (either of being in kinship care or of being a kinship carer) who demonstrate that they meet the essential skills and experience outlined.

Location: Home-based or London office-based (Vauxhall)

Working hours: Full-time (flexible, working minimum of 28 hours/per week considered – pro rata)

Salary: £33,639 - £36,944 (outside of London); £36,865 - £40,170 (including London weighting)

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension

Interview date: Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified.

About Kinship:

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and growing team at the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU), an award winning human rights charity. We are looking for someone who is pro-active, strategic and an exceptional communicator, to take on this new role responsible for shaping ATLEU’s fundraising strategy and maximising and diversifying income and support for the organisation through developing new funder and supporter relationships. The role can be based in either our London or Sheffield offices and there is potential for remote working.

ATLEU has seen considerable growth over the past 3 years and we are looking for an individual to who will work closely with the Director to shape the organisation’s future fundraising strategy and business model. We have established and new trust and foundation relationships with significant potential for growth. This year ATLEU’s turnover is approaching £900k with approximately 60% of our income coming from grants.

The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for nurturing and stewarding our current supporter relationships as well as seeking new funding opportunities. Initially we aim to develop new relationships with trusts and foundations with a view to increasing ATLEU’s income for core costs, moving on to develop opportunities for income through a major donor programme and fundraising events. We are looking for an experienced fundraising professional, with excellent relationship management skills, who is ready to embrace the challenge of taking ATLEU’s fundraising to the next level. There is untapped potential and we are looking for someone with the enthusiasm and drive to help us unleash this and help us to deliver our charitable mission.

Further information about ATLEU and the role is also available on ATLEU's website.

Title: Fundraising Executive (London)

Hours: 35 hour per week

Location: Remote working with office days required as and when appropriate.

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays and a great opportunity to develop your career in a growing Charity.

Our client is recruiting for a Fundraising Executive to join their team.

The Company

Our client futureproofs the talent pipeline for hospitality by helping people to get sustained employment through their specialist careers advice and guidance, skills training, tailored employability support, dedicated after care and access to work placements, which launch people into future careers in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries.

Our client inspires younger people to explore careers in hospitality, giving them knowledge and skills, through their education programmes in schools, colleges and universities.

This charity champions and strengthens the hospitality industry, promoting it as a rewarding and worthwhile career path, collaborating with their business partners to attract and retain talent and equip hospitality businesses with hard-working, motivated and enthusiastic staff now and in the future.

The Role

Working within a highly motivated and experienced fundraising team to support Springboard to access crucial funding via Trusts & Foundations and public funding opportunities, supporting the sustainability of the organisation and its strategic objectives.

A day & month in the life of the Fundraising Executive….

• Supporting the research requirements associated to trusts & foundations and public funding.

• Assisting with the management of local and regional funding accounts – contributing to the bid renewal processes and reporting requirements.

• Contributing to and/or constructing first draft local and regional applications.

• Co-ordinating key elements of our people led work, evaluation processes and evidence of impact requirements.

• Attending and adding value to programme development and budgeting workshops that will attract trusts & foundations and public funding opportunities.

• To support and/or construct public funding first draft pre-qualifying questionnaires, tenders and applications as and when appropriate.

This job is for you if you have…

• Research skills and IT literate / ability to use Excel and PowerPoint.
• Previous experience of constructing funding applications.
• Task driven and able to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written skills and attention to detail.
• Able to work on your own and as part of a team.
• Desire to work within a highly focused, results driven fundraising team.

Ideally you will….

Driven and highly motivated as a key staff member within a high quality fundraising team. To have the ability to build strong relationships and contribute to securing funds from trusts and foundations and public funders where appropriate. Someone who shares our core values.

‘INSPIRE’  ‘MAKE A DIFFERENCE’  ’CUSTOMER FOCUS’  ’LISTEN’  ’INCLUSIVE’  ’DO’  ’HONEST’

hr inspire Ltd is an equal opportunities business consultancy and employment agency that is serious about its compliance with legislation and GDPR. hr inspire Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to both submit your application to the employer and retain your details on our database of job seeking professionals for future reference.

Title: Fundraising Manager

Employer: Pancreatic Cancer Action

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (FTE)

Contract and hours: 6-month temporary role; full or part-time possible

Location: Hybrid, office based in Oakhanger, Hampshire; fully remote option possible

Are you a motivated and compassionate leader in charity fundraising? Do you want a new adventure that'll put you at the forefront of action against cancer? Then we'd love to hear from you…

Charity People is partnering with Pancreatic Cancer Action in their search for a new Fundraising Manager!

About the Charity:

Their mission is to improve the survival rates of pancreatic cancer by ensuring more people are diagnosed early and in time for surgery - currently the only potential cure - and improve the quality of life of patients. Their vision is a day when everyone is diagnosed early and survives pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer has only a seven per cent survival rate and this figure has not improved significantly for over 40 years. Despite it being the fifth biggest cancer killer in the UK, pancreatic cancer receives only three per cent of overall research funding.

With a strong focus on early diagnosis, it is the charity's aim to improve survival rates through awareness, medical education, improved patient information and by funding research specifically into the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Simply, they want more people diagnosed in time for surgery, currently the only potential for a cure.

About the role:

The purpose of this role is to ensure that Pancreatic Cancer Action (PCA) has the financial resources to deliver on its vision; working towards the day when most people will survive pancreatic cancer. The Fundraising Manager (FM) will play an instrumental role ensuring that our fundraising strategies and practices support the charity's ambitions and goals.

You will be responsible for the development and implementation of a successful fundraising strategy, enabling the charity to fulfil objectives; and be responsible for income budgets, reporting and analysis, and working to KPI's and ROI's. You will play a leading role in the SMT and effectively manage and motivate a dedicated, and growing, fundraising team. You will coordinate fundraising strategies across a broad range of income streams. You, too, will be expected to engage with donors regularly, develop compelling proposals, and provide strategic support and direction for organisational and programme of fundraising.

About you:

The ideal candidate will be:

• Collaborative; a real team player
• Hard working and committed; you will manage a heavy and varied workload
• Enthusiastic and personable; a clear communicator with targets in mind; and,

You will have:

• An evidenced track record of successful fundraising in the charity sector from a diverse range of fundraising sources including events, community, individual giving, grants and trusts and legacies
• Demonstrable experience of leading on major donor fundraising and relationship management with HNWI
• Experience of developing corporate partnerships. A track record of developing and delivering fundraising strategies and plans that support organisational growth.

If you are interested in applying for the role, please send a copy of your CV and interview availability to either Tatiana or Joseph at Charity People.

Closing: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

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 want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Business Development/Fundraising Manager (Please note this role is known internally as *Relationship Manager - Product Neutral)

Salary: £30,500 - £32,500 (inclusive of car allowance worth £4,500) Car allowances are not viewed as a benefit or as any part of remuneration. Employees who receive a car allowance must provide a suitable car for business purposes, and is based on the criteria of a minimum business mileage of 5,000 per annum.

Contract length: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Location: Home Based/Field Based in Northern Ireland (NI has two regions and this is for the East Side of Northern Ireland with the defining line Ballintoy, Lissolman, Ballymoney, Rosnashane, Portglenone, Newferry, Toome, Portadown and including all the towns and cities East of this) candidates must live within 20 miles of patch due to business need.

Please note we will be shortlisting upon application, the role will close once we find a suitable candidate, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Are you an ambitious, driven people person, passionate about raising money to support Cancer Research UK with its plans to beat cancer sooner?

At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years but there is much more that we want to do. Our Managers inspire and engage with our communities to enable us to raise the funds we need to continue this life saving research. We now have an amazing opportunity for you to join the UK's leading cancer charity whose science holds the solution.

Why we need you

We're looking for a natural people person, with excellent relationship building skills. You'll be used to managing conflicting priorities and be adaptable in an environment where no two days are the same.

What will I be doing?

Our Managers work within the community to provide individuals, groups and corporate supporters an exceptional level of service across the Cancer Research UK portfolio. They will inspire and motivate supporters to develop long-term relationships and maximising fundraising opportunities. There is also a strong focus on acquisition within the role and we are looking for someone who can maximise opportunities to bring in new fundraising opportunities for Cancer Research UK. Internally this role is known as Relationship Manager, however the role could also suit someone who has worked as a Business Development Manager, Fundraising Manager or Account Manager.

This role Includes evening and weekend work with occasional overnight stays

Make an impact every day by…

• Inspiring, developing and managing supporters to achieve their goals through offering outstanding and tailored stewardship

• Ensuring each supporter has a stewardship plan in place which best fits their motivations

• Planning and delivering effective rewards and recognition to increase loyalty and income

• Building strong working relationships with other divisional team members

• Supporting the development of a prospect pipelines of opportunities and identifying and cultivating leads.

Please see the following link for a full candidate pack:

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Excellent networking and relationship manager skills - and the ability to motivate and influence supporters or customers to reach targets

• Experience of working as part of a high performing team, achieving and exceeding KPIs and targets

• Experience of working as a team, and also working unsupervised

• Ability to understand CRUK's vision and purpose, and using this to motivate and inspire supporters

• A strong solutions focused approach to help supporters overcome any challenges and maximise their fundraising efforts

• Great time management, prioritisation and planning skills.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (face to face, written and phone) to engender the confidence of supporters and build long lasting relationship

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

Application method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, we operate an anonymised shortlisting process. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the work history section of the application form and copied your cover letter into the screening question when requested. CVs are required for all applications; however, they will not be reviewed as part of the shortlisting process

Do you want to join our commitment to ensure no family faces cancer alone?

We are looking for a standout relationship manager to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.

Fundraising Engagement Manager Responsibilities:

A great personality and team ethic are really important in this role as you will maximise income for Young Live vs Cancer by coaching our supporters to reach their goals, whilst seeking out new fundraising opportunities for your geographical area. This role sits within the ‘Supporter Experience’ team and we need someone with natural customer service skills who wants to deliver a legendary experience to all of their supporters. Your team of supporters will range from volunteers and individuals, to groups and local corporates.

North East England is a big area filled with some of our most committed supporters but there is so much opportunity to grow support across the region.

This is not your average 9-5 role and we’re not looking for an average candidate. We encourage flexibility and adaptability, and in return offer a strong flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. Many of the team work condensed or flexible hours to suit individual circumstances and we would love to discuss your needs further at interview.

Fundraising Engagement Manager Requirements:

Experience within a similar role, or within the charity sector, would be great, but we know that a lot of the most important skills in this role are easily transferable from another sector. We want the right person and we will invest in training the right candidate. The skills we are looking for in this role are:

• Strong prioritisation skills
• Great communicator
• Self-Motivated
• Emotionally intelligent
• Master at storytelling
• Epic at relationship building
• Self-Aware
• Great at spotting opportunities
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Compassion
• Bravery
• Integrity
• Team player

The must haves:

• Have a full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Have a sufficient Broadband connection for this home based role
• Live in North East England
• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme.

If you think this sounds like you then please have a read of the attached job specification. If you wanted to discuss the role before applying, then we welcome these informal chats.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.

We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Location: Home-based
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Salary: £28,357 per annum (FTE)

Closing Date: 5 June 2022
Interview Date: 29 June 2022

May also have experience in the following: Fundraising Engagement Manager, Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Engagement Manager, Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Sales Executive, Business Development, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

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We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to join our small team of support staff. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys having great autonomy in organising their own workload and using their broad fundraising skills and drive to make a positive impact.  If you enjoy a challenge and like to see the direct results of your efforts, then this role is for you!

Key information: Fundraising and Development Manager

Location: Remote/home-based – with occasional travel to Newham, East London.

Reporting to: CEO

Hours: 24 hours a week (over 3 set days or worked flexibly)

Salary: £16.96 per hour (£21,166 per annum) plus pension contribution and employee wellbeing package.

Purpose of role:

As part of our small and flexible team, the Fundraising and Development Manager is primarily responsible for maximising income and support for Treasures Foundation, so that we can continue with our success and meet our ambitious plans for expansion.

The Fundraising and Development Manager reports to the CEO and supervises the Quality Manager and the Finance Manager.  

Main responsibilities:

Strategy

• Maintain and implement our Fundraising Strategy with a focus on Trusts and Foundations, whilst developing other streams of revenue, including corporate partnerships, online fundraising, major donors and the potential creation of a social enterprise.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisational strategy for the charity.

Fundraising

• Build on the successful development of the current fundraising programme to ensure the growth and consolidation of key income streams.
• Work with the CEO, Quality Manager and Finance Manager to identify and scope project plans and budgets.
• Identify new and creative opportunities for increasing and generating income.
• Produce attractive and engaging materials to support the fundraising plan and present a compelling case for support to funders and donors. This includes maintaining the website and social media platforms.
• Attend interviews and meetings with funders (usually via zoom/phone) as part of the application or reporting process.
• Work alongside the Quality Manager and Finance Manager, to collate and analyse information from our Lamplight monitoring database, to produce accurate and timely monitoring and evaluation reports for funders.
• Nurture and maintain relationships with funders and donors.
• Review fundraising policies and practice and ensure that the charity is operating within charity law and adheres to the Institute of Fundraising Codes of Practice.

Governance and external relations

• Co-ordinate Trustee meeting dates, setting the agenda, taking minutes and ensuring that all documentation is circulated in a timely manner.
• Report to the Board of Trustees on financial and quality management issues, as well as ensuring they are informed of and engaged in the fundraising agenda.
• Work with external consultants provided through various funders on improving our policies, systems and processes.
• Arrange networking opportunities and meetings for the CEO and keyworkers with funders, partners, services or people of influence.
• Contribute to and oversee the production of the annual report and annual accounts.

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity that aid refugees by giving them bicycles. The charity takes second-hand bikes that they then fix and donate to refugees and asylum seekers in London and Birmingham. An exciting opportunity exists for a Fundraising Manager to join the team. As a Fundraising Manager, you will be working closely with the Head of Marketing and Fundraising on developing the fundraising strategy within the charity. You will oversee stewardship processes, alongside the Fundraising Executive. You will develop the charity’s stewardship strategy, alongside the Fundraising Executive. It is a full-time permanent role. Can be home based with regular travel required for events/meetings in London. 

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have at least three years’ experience of charity fundraising activities and knowledge of generating charity income (IG, community, Events etc). Candidates will have experience using CRM systems and fundraising platforms. You will have experience of supporting community fundraisers to reach targets. You will be able to show an ability to prioritise effectively and juggle multiple demands at once. Excellent interpersonal awareness and communication skills with the ability to listen and understand the needs of others is essential for this role. Knowledge of the refugee sector in the UK and experience of working or volunteering for a charitable organisation would be an advantage however it is not essential for this role.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Do you want to inspire, and do you want to do something that contributes to building a healthier world for everyone? Are you tenacious and persuasive and able to lead, develop and grow a regional team helping to achieve British Heart Foundation (BHF) fundraising goals?

Would you like a people-focussed role where every day you have a direct impact on funding life-saving science?

If so, you could be our new Area Fundraising Manager for the North West (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside). This is a great opportunity to lead an already established and successful fundraising team, to deliver yet more income, to help accelerate our science breakthroughs and save more lives. 

 About the role 

When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need, they turn to us. With our research we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. In this role you'll have a direct impact by helping fund our life saving research and helping to build a healthier world for everyone.

In this role, you will lead, manage and offer hands-on fundraising support to a dedicated team of Fundraising Managers to deliver targets. This is an exciting role as you will be personally responsible for growth in the North West region, you’ll be able to help develop the team to reach their fundraising goals and potential through implementing best practices and innovate income generation.

With a strong working knowledge of the regional area, you’ll work with some talented Fundraising Managers to devise and deliver local plans in order to maximise income, future proof funds and strengthen community engagement and awareness of the BHF.

You’ll also lead the team to proactively build and develop fundraising groups, recruiting individual volunteers and supporters. Delivering performance reports and budgets to forecast and track progress with a focus on monitoring income against strategic objectives.

You will help steward new relationships with corporate partnerships, fundraising groups, and high value individual prospects. You’ll be responsible for the account management of some of the more complex supporter relationships and partnerships whilst developing the team’s ability to secure transformative donations.

You’ll be leading a brave, informed, compassionate, and driven team, you’ll work with BHF colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference and impact in your community, help grow our BHF supporter network, and raise funds to power remarkable research breakthroughs.

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in an exciting field team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups, and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions.

About you 

You'll have excellent people management skills and have experience of motivating teams to deliver targets. You'll enjoy training, coaching, and directing your team to succeed and you can promote and embed a culture of learning and best practice. You’ll have the ability to identify opportunities, focus the team and individual activity to maximise success.

You’ll be data driven you’ll be able to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities as well experience of preparing, monitoring, analysing and presenting financial information as well as being confident setting targets.

You’ll have excellent communication, presentation and public speaking skills, with an ability to motivate and inspire your team and our supporters.

A creative thinker, with strong operational planning and prioritization skills. You'll also have exceptional problem-solving skills only matched by your ability to bring the BHF to life and tell stories about our research that influence and motivate.

The team combines experience from the private, public and third sector and we're looking for someone to join us with:

• Business acumen with proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Demonstrable track record of success in managing field fundraising, sales or marketing.
• Strong communication and networking skills and a proven ability to build long last relationships at high level
• Proven ability to produce budgets and performance reports
• A track record of writing proposals that are engaging and concise 
• Demonstrable experience of PR, communication and marketing activity

You must be part of the local community and live in the North West (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside) or be able to relocate to this region. If you intend to relocate, please make this clear in your submission.

You'll need a full UK driving licence, have your own car, and the ability to work evenings and weekends are sometimes required. You can work under your own initiative from a home base whilst still contributing positively to your regional and national team.

In your supporting statement, we would like you demonstrate:

• Managing a team and how you help them deliver income targets
• Pitching and winning a partnership or project with a focus on identifying and securing the opportunity 
• An example of growing income and networks 
• Experience of managing a complex high-value corporate and/or individual relationships 
• Your passion for our cause 

About us

Everything we do comes back to funding life-saving research into all heart and circulatory conditions including heart failure, stroke, and vascular dementia. Every hour of research we’ve ever funded, every item we’ve ever sold, every campaign we’ve ever run, all the support we’ve ever given. The donations we receive are used to make people’s lives healthier and longer.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our people experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

We offer excellent benefits including generous annual leave, private medical insurance, dental health cover, pension, and flexible working. We commit to actively developing you and offer learning and development opportunities to support, inspire and help you unlock your full potential. To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document on our website.

Interview process

This is a two stage interview process. The initial interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams.