Community Fundraising Programme Lead Jobs
Are you passionate about making a difference? We are looking for a Regional Relationship Fundraiser to join our team and help drive vital income generation for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. Working from home, you'll support local businesses, individuals, and groups, empowering them to raise funds for a cause that truly matters.
In this role, you will develop, manage, and deliver fundraising activities within your region. From organising community and local business events to supporting volunteers, you will be responsible for creating meaningful and lasting relationships with fundraisers. Your role will be to ensure that all supporters feel valued and appreciated, while helping to maximise the income generated for the charity.
A key part of your work will involve delivering fantastic supporter care. You will guide fundraisers through their bespoke journey, offering personalised support via meetings, phone calls, and emails, helping them feel connected and inspired to continue their efforts. You'll also collaborate with our volunteering branches and groups to help them grow their local fundraising activities, ensuring they have all the tools and knowledge they need to succeed.
Accuracy and organisation are key in this role, as you will manage records in our CRM system and ensure all funds are received promptly and correctly. Ensuring all fundraiser activities meet the law, best practice guidelines and internal policies.
You'll also play an active role in public events, representing the charity, delivering presentations, and participating in local media interviews on behalf of the Association.
If you're a proactive and motivated individual with a passion for community engagement, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in supporting a vital cause and helping to create lasting change.
What are we looking for?
Experience in community fundraising or relationship management. You will need to be passionate about inspiring and supporting others to achieve their fundraising goals. You will have the ability to motivate and coach people, helping them feel confident and valued throughout their journey.
Strong communication skills are essential, both written and verbal, as you'll be engaging with a wide range of supporters. We're looking for someone who is empathetic, able to understand and relate to different motivations, and who can build personalised relationships.
You should be familiar with CRM systems and GDPR guidelines, with a keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy in all interactions. Flexibility and resilience are key, as you'll need to adapt to changing situations while staying motivated. A full clean driving licence and the ability to work some evenings and weekends are also required.
For full role responsibilities please view the job description located within the Candidate Pack.
Our Benefits
- 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
- Access to a 24/7 phone and video GP Service
- Life assurance
- Confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes to include: Cycle to work & Buy and sell annual leave
- BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
About Us
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants that meet the requirements of the role as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Adverts may be closed early, or interviews arranged once sufficient applications are received. Early applications are encouraged.
Sponsorship: If you require sponsorship for this role, you must clearly declare this with/on your application form so that we can consider whether you meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship, either as a skilled worker or new entrant.
DBS: Depending on the nature of your role you may be required to complete a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Reasonable Adjustments and Alternative Applications: Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview please contact us for support.
To provide an inclusive application process, we are open to receiving alternative applications from candidates who may find it difficult to complete our online form.
Recruitment Agencies: We work hard to fill our roles directly and request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ORCA believe that everyone who cares about whales and dolphins can play an active role in safeguarding their future, and we are looking for an Individual Giving Manager to develop an individual giving focussed strategy that can help secure our conservation work for the future.
We are looking for a fundraiser with experience across a range of digital giving channels and has a keen understanding of different donor journeys and is able to create high quality, targeted communications aimed at a broad range of stakeholders.
The ability to manage digital channels such as social media, web content and CRM-led communications is essential, particularly for memberships/regular giving and donor recruitment and retention.
ORCA have set ambitious but achievable growth targets over the next three years of:
- 2025: £25,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024
- 2026: £75,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024
- 2027: £150,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024
This is an opportunity to build on existing individual giving income streams and catapult ORCA into the next phase of it’s growth by providing a solid financial foundation for the future of our conservation work.
This role would particularly suit someone who is looking to take their first step into a senior fundraising management role within the conservation sector
To giving everyone who cares about whales and dolphins an active role in safeguarding their future
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Dialogue Earth is an independent non-profit dedicated to producing exceptional environmental journalism and informed conversations on urgent climate and sustainability topics. Our unique model brings local voices to global audiences and global stories of hope, action and change to local communities.
Summary of role purpose
Senior fundraising and development role at a pioneering, mid-sized climate-change journalism non-profit with a seven-figure budget. Overall responsibility for developing, securing and managing a trusts and foundations pipeline – during an important organisational inflection point -- to help grow a sustainable, financially substantial and long-term income stream for our programmes, core and new activities. Working strategically with senior leadership and staff to maximise existing income sources and identify and evaluate new sources of income, including those beyond philanthropic donations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
· Research and recommend funding opportunities for current and planned programmes at a dynamic, climate-change charity with a strong track record, team, and culture. Manage and organise initial enquiries, funding applications, follow-ups, and learnings from feedback.
· Draft clear and compellingly written fundraising materials, including cases for support, funding proposals and concept notes.
· Manage / support relationships with funders, including timely appropriate tailored funder reports and other communications.
· Oversee the preparation of bespoke, accurate and clear grant reports, rooted in our measurement, evaluation and learning strategy, along with other fundraising materials
· Work strategically with the senior management team (SMT) to develop plans to maximise income to achieve annual fundraising targets and, together with the editorial and leadership teams, meet with funders and donors to understand their interests, priorities and present proposals.
· Chair bi-weekly meeting with the SMT to present opportunities and actions and agree on priorities and approaches to donors.
· Collaborate with colleagues, especially in the editorial and operations teams, to gather information on project needs, aims and deliverables; ensure that what is presented to funders is aligned with the delivery side of the organisation.
· Oversee the management of the grants database and ensure it is regularly checked and updated and that leads are followed up.
· Manage internal fundraising processes.
· Build and maintain positive relationships, both with internal stakeholders and funders.
· Assist in relationship and account management for non-philanthropic income streams.
· Assist in delivering events to update existing and attract new funders ensuring appropriate follow-up.
· Assist in crafting presentations to funders, working with broader team to develop film / materials.
Please see the attached Job Pack for the full job description and person specification.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Working Hours
32 hours, 9-6. We offer a four-day working week, with full time pay.
Hybrid working
We work in the office a minimum of 2 days a week. Attendance is mandatory on Tuesdays; staff can choose which other days they attend.
Pension
Defined contribution pension plan, with 5% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution and 1% tax relief contribution into an ethically conscious pension plan.
Holidays
28 days per annum, including bank holidays
Location
Shoreditch, London
Culture
Our office is in Shoreditch and is a really lovely space, with a great staff culture, a friendly and dynamic team, and an office dog, Poppy.
To apply, please submit your CV along with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) setting out:
1. your interest in the role and
2. details of how you meet the following criteria (below) from the Person Specification
a) Considerable relevant work experience in a senior fundraising or philanthropy position in the environmental, climate and/or non-profit journalism/media sector
b) Proven experience in securing income from trusts and foundations, ideally at the six-figure level and above.
c) Excellent analytical skills
d) Compelling and engaging communicator
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
For nearly 25 years, Ashden has partnered with enterprises and organisations in the UK and Global South to scale solutions to the climate crisis. We help bring clean energy to farms, villages, and refugee camps, while also driving greener schools, warmer homes, and climate action in UK towns and cities. By shining a spotlight on innovators and connecting them with partners, funders and policymakers, we inspire change, support green jobs, and work toward healthier, fairer societies.
Ashden is a well-regarded and well-connected organisation with a strong track record of building meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals across philanthropy, finance and business. However we must aim higher to tackle the climate emergency. To accelerate our efforts, we're recruiting a new leader for Major Donor fundraising to help reinvigorate and scale our fundraising success in this area.
This pivotal role will lead our Changemakers campaign, securing mission-aligned donations of five figures and more from high net worth individuals. You will also collaborate with the Director of Business Development to secure six- and seven-figure gifts to drive transformational solutions to the climate crisis.
We’re seeking an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing major gifts and building strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals. While climate or environmental exposure is not essential, alignment with Ashden's values and passion for driving systems change is crucial. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team, including senior leadership and the Chair of Trustees, and will have key strategic and operational input into the success of our fundraising, the growth of the team, and the broader impact of our charity.
To read more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below.
Closing Date: 4 November 2024
People Beyond Profit Conversations: 1-6 November 2024
Ashden Interviews: 13 November (online) and W/c 18 November (in person).
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We have recently received funding from the National Lottery, and are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Centre Manager to oversee the daily operations of our Centre. The successful candidate will possess strong organisational skills and a passion for the community we serve. To run our services well, you will blend admin expertise, project management ability, and social management skills.
Duties
- Oversee our volunteers and the daily operations of the centre, ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for our clients
- Lead and manage other team members, providing guidance, support
- Develop programmes that address community needs for both social contact and health promotion
- Oversee admin, including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with relevant regulations
- Maintain the confidence of the Board of Trustees and the Chair
- Manage fundraising activities to support centre initiatives and enhance community outreach
- Organise and manage social media platforms to engage with the community, promote events, and share educational content.
- Collaborate with local organisations and stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and expand service offerings.
Requirements
- A passion for adding quality to older people's lives
- Strong empathy for social welfare
- Excellent administrative skills with attention to detail in project management.
- Proficiency in social media management tools and strategies for effective community engagement
- Experience in fundraising initiatives is highly desirable
- Great communication skills with the ability to talk diverse audiences effectively
- Ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Use modern tech to run our office - e.g. Teams, Power Apps
- Someone who can make our premises a great place to volunteer and work
Qualifications
The Selsdon Centre Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are looking for people who can demonstrate their love of community and older people. You'll need to show that you have strong media, numerical & social skills. You might have A-Levels or a degree. You might also not have those. Perhaps you have grown a successful business and are now looking for a change in early retirement. You might have had children, and been out of the workforce for some time. We're just interested in people who have a love of working with older people and think they can do what we need.
Summary
If you are passionate about making a difference to our community and possess the necessary skills to lead our centre and really use it's space well, please apply for this rewarding opportunity.
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Transport links
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- South Croydon, CR2 8LA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- South Croydon, CR2 8LA (required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: A113
Expected start date: before 01/01/2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have an exciting opportunity to join our thriving and committed Community and Events Fundraising team. We are looking for someone who is experienced in project management and implementation of ambitious supporter retention and stewardship programmes to maximize income generation. We are looking for someone who is creative, ambitious, and passionate about ensuring an excellent supporter experience, to help us drive income growth. This is a new role, offering you the opportunity to truly bring your strengths to it.
As the Community and Events Retention Officer, you will be an excellent communicator, a strategic thinker, take a test and learn approach and be able to demonstrate success of your strategies against KPIs and clear income targets. You'll be joining a team of friendly and passionate fundraisers, and you'll be supported to develop your skills and personal development plans.
This is a permanent full-time position based either at our new Headquarters: -The Salvation Army, Territorial Headquarters, 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ, or flexible agile working from home.
Our exciting new building provides a more effective workplace to help The Salvation Army better achieve its mission. Applicants must be able to work within the Christian ethos of The Salvation Army.
Applicants must be able to work within the Christian ethos of The Salvation Army.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.
Closing date: 10th November 2024 at 23.59pm
Interview date: To be confirmed - weekly on an ongoing basis - You are encouraged to apply early.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments. In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Our mission is based on our faith in Jesus Christ who wants everyone to experience life in all its fullness.
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Who are Guts UK Charity?
People are suffering. People are dying. All because of a lack of knowledge about our guts.
Guts UK is the only charity that covers all of the digestive system, from ‘top to tail’ covering the gut, the liver and the pancreas. Guts UK works actively and collaboratively with other charities. However, with our own limited resources, we choose to focus particularly on the conditions that have no other specific charity or voice - those illnesses that really are underserved such as pancreatitis, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), childhood gut and liver disease and digestive cancers.
Our vision is a world where digestive disorders are better understood, better treated and everyone who lives with one gets the support that they need.
Overall Purpose of the Head of Research
The Philanthropy and Trusts Manager is an exciting new role at Guts UK and will be integral to delivering our new fundraising strategy, enabling us to grow our income to meet our ambitious strategic aims.
- You will be responsible for prospecting, soliciting, developing, engagement, stewardship and retaining key relationships with trust and foundations in line with Guts UK’s strategic framework.
- You will be responsible for proactively identifying and progressing opportunities, developing and stewarding relationships, thinking creatively and strategically to develop compelling proposals.
- The Philanthropy and Trusts Manager won’t just lead the trusts and foundations programme, you will also manage and develop our corporate partnership portfolio with a focus on establishing new partnerships. You will work closely with the Senior Fundraising Manager and our CEO to identify, cultivate and steward these high value partners.
Who we’re looking for?
The successful candidate will be an experienced, relationship-focused fundraiser, excited by the opportunity to play a key part in elevating our fundraising programme.
You will pride yourself on outstanding stewardship, relationship building and prospect development and have a wealth of experience securing multi-year grants and long-term support from trusts, foundations and corporate partners. You will be someone who enjoys developing creative new ways to engage corporate partners.
A committed and inspiring ambassador for Guts UK, you will also be a great team player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues to deliver a dynamic and innovative programme of donor cultivation and stewardship.
Location
We have offices in London and Huddersfield which are easily accessible by road orpublic transport. We support hybrid working but attendance in one of the offices [dependent on your location] is required on an average of 2 days per week. If you are interested in the role but have queries about office-base requirements, please contactus to discuss.
Please see the attached detail job pack for further information and how to apply.
Our vision is of a world where digestive disorders are better understood, better treated and everyone who lives with one gets the support they need
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a part-time position offering flexible hours (21 hours per week) to attract the best candidate. Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to our dedicated team. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Deliver our Strategic plan: Collaborate with the Board and staff to implement our compelling strategic vision for the project, ensuring alignment with our vision, mission and operational objectives.
- Financial Sustainability: Spearhead fundraising initiatives, secure diverse funding streams, and manage budgets effectively to ensure the charity’s long-term financial health. This will include a strong focus on grants, bid writing and cultivating relationships with funding partners.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee the effective delivery of all programmes and projects, ensuring high-quality standards and compliance with relevant statutory requirements, policies and procedures.
- Team Leadership: Foster a positive and supportive work environment that empowers staff, promotes professional development, and encourages creativity and innovation.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including local authorities, community partners, parents, families, funders, and the public, effectively communicating the charity’s impact.
About You:
The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of leadership skills, experience, and a genuine commitment to our mission. Essential criteria include:
- Proven Leadership: Minimum 2 years of experience in a senior leadership role, ideally within the charity sector, demonstrating successful organisational management, strategic planning, board and team leadership.
- Financial Acumen: Extensive experience in financial planning, budgeting, bid writing and securing funding for charitable organisations, with a proven track record in results and diversifying income streams.
- Collaborative Approach: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build strong relationships, inspire teams, and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Passion for Impact: A deep understanding of the challenges facing vulnerable young people and families, coupled with a genuine desire to make a tangible difference in their lives.
Relevant Qualification: A degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in a business/management related subject or a relevant professional qualification
To engage vulnerable and isolated young people and their families helping them build their confidence, identify new skills and build resilience
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our prior Program Manager has moved up to the role of Chief Programs Officer on our executive team. As such, we are looking for a deeply impact-motivated Program Manager to run our flagship Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. In this role, you will train, advise, and pair exceptional potential founders through a twice-annual, two-month training program. This culminates in supporting the founders through a seed fundraising round and the launch of new charities delivering exceptionally cost-effective programs at scale across global development.
Our program has incubated more than 40 new charities over the past five years, with many receiving recognition from charity evaluators such as GiveWell and Animal Charity Evaluators as field-leading organisations.
IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a twice-a-year intensive training program enabling cohorts of 8-16 exceptionally talented international entrepreneurs and nonprofit professionals to launch outstandingly cost-effective, evidence-based new nonprofits in the space of two months.
The program chiefly consists of a twice-annual sequence.
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Preparing the upcoming cohort and running the initial book club where participants deep dive into our handbook and the recommended idea reports
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The two-month program itself, which includes a 2+ week in-person section and consists of training and coaching participants to select co-founders and ideas
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Post-program support to the new founders, providing ongoing guidance and facilitating connections with our networks of mentors and alumni.
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Evaluation and improvement work for the program itself, and the post-program support and evaluation plus improvements period. In between, the team
The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program team chiefly consists of ~two FTE preparing and running the program and interacting regularly with the recruitment team (for finding and selecting the ideal program candidates), the research team (for selecting and adapting the ideal charity ideas for the program participants), and the operations team (for supporting the incubated projects immediately upon launch through the program). This role reports to Samantha, our Chief Programs Officer, and works closely together with Steve, the second Program Manager who focuses mostly on participant training and coaching.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The exact %s of these will depend on what will be most impactful and the interests and skill areas of the successful candidate, but will likely look something like this:
Direct Program Management - 40%
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During the preparation phase:
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Clearly and proactively managing timelines and communications with internal staff, external partners, and program participants
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Improving systems such that running the program becomes more efficient and effective round over round
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During the program phase for 8 weeks twice a year (February to March and August to September):
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Facilitating training sessions - discussions, presentations, workshops - with participantsbased on best practices
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Providing key feedback on participant project work on short timelines, including on materials such as cost-effectiveness analyses, geographic assessments, theories of change, budgets, pilot plans etc.
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Mentoring participants directly in 1:1 calls and chats
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Guiding participants through two intense in-person weeks in our London office, including in their co-founder and charity idea testing and decisions
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Towards the end and immediately following the program:
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Helping participants develop our raw researched top nonprofit ideas into organisations ready to implement a first pilot within mere months of graduating
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Advising participants on key decisions regarding their charity and providing encouragement and support to get their project proposals across the finish line in time for the seed network funding circle to award seed grants
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Connecting graduates with suitable mentors from our network and identifying, engaging, and onboarding new mentors
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Alumni/Community Management & Development - 40%
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Identifying, championing, and, where suitable, delegating post-program support initiatives that would improve charity outcomes (e.g., speed, likelihood, and size of impact)
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Creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, and cross-learning of our growing alumni and extended community
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Managing a growing extended community of mentors, advisors, and service providers that could support our charities at different stages of their development (e.g., seed, pilot, scale-up, external evaluation)
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Managing shared digital knowledge and communication bases like our resource hub and 300+ member slack community
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Evaluating opportunities and focusing on the most impactful ones
Program Improvement / M&E - 20%
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Carrying out and improving our internal program monitoring & evaluation:
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Collecting and assessing feedback from participants and alumni
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Prioritising areas for improvement
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Brainstorming and deciding on solutions
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Implementing or delegating improvements
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Identifying priority gaps in program curriculum and structure based on M&E, proactive research, and later charity outcomes
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Designing or adapting existing content, including applied projects, workshops, or written material, to support program goals
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Focusing on charity strategy development and advising: a hire with more experience and expertise in launching, piloting, and scaling could play a more active hand in revamping our content and mentoring charities on their strategies from the outset; i.e. advising closely on plans, giving more feedback on early project plans, mentoring directly post-program, etc.
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Leaning into building out a thriving alumni ecosystem: optimising our post-program coordination, expanding our partnership work, spending more work on post-program content and community, coordinating our networks of alumni and mentors, creating digital/in-person events, and other strategies to help our charities and their staff reach & expand their potential
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Becoming an expert in M&E: playing a heavier role in the impact assessment & optimisation of Charity Entrepreneurship as the key impact arm of AIM. This would involve more collaboration with our research and recruitment teams to improve our systems and feedback loops, and/or our M&E specialist working to create early internal evaluations of our charities and later external evaluations
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(At some point) going through our Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program themselves as a participant, bringing all the built skills and expertise to bear in their own nonprofit
ABOUT YOU
The role is most suitable for a mid-level professional (3-5+ years of experience) with a background in running programs or nonprofit organisations. An ideal candidate may bring experience in launching and implementing new or early-stage programs or in conducting earlier stage intervention research or monitoring & evaluation work, particularly in LMIC contexts. The applied experience will be invaluable in training, pairing, and advising the next generations of incubatees who are aiming to launch some of the most impactful nonprofits in the world.
We expect excellent candidates will meet many (but not all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested readers from applying.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
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Personality traits:
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Conscientious and organised
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Has a bias toward action
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High emotional intelligence
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Calm under pressure when others around them may feel stressed out (i.e. program participants making important decisions)
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High standards and a constant desire to improve
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Excited to ruthlessly focus on only the most effective tasks
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Highly collaborative, low personal ego
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Keen to give and receive feedback
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Quick and self-driven learner
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Excited to advise and learn across a range of cause areas and interventions (global health & development, animal welfare, policy…)
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Competencies / abilities:
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Highly organised and autonomous, able to run projects with many moving and constantly changing parts from start to finish and call in external input or support where needed
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Generalist, with a good balance of “people” and “project” skills
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Can sensitively deliver critical feedback and nudge participants into more impactful directions while leaving them feeling optimistic and motivated
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High cultural sensitivity (our participants are from all over the world) and ability to flexibly communicate with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., potential candidates, mentors, funders)
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Able to analyse and synthesise information from a range of quantitative and qualitative sources (e.g., putting together ideal co-founder pairings on the basis of numerical information from surveys and program project performance ratings plus qualitative information from 1 on 1s)
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Experience / technical skills:
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Interest in and knowledge about the charity sector and a sense of key factors that make organisations successful
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Deeply results-focused and impact-minded
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Some prior experience with interventions and sectors from our key cause areas of global health & development, animal welfare, and policy, or occasional exploratory cause areas (e.g., biosecurity and meta charities)
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Has some basic familiarity with a range of sources of (especially empirical, quantitative) evidence and can (learn to) both teach and advise on them
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Desirable Skills and Experience Include:
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Experience delivering programs in nonprofit or government settings, ideally in LMICs
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Experience in founding or working at early-stage organisations
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Foundational (empirical, nonprofit) research literacy
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Basic quantitative and spreadsheet skills
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Knowledge of Global Health & Development and/or Animal Welfare and/or the EA space and an existing network in one or more of these
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
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High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
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An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
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Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
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Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
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UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
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An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
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A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
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Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
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A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
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We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
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EVENTS OFFICER
Closing Date: 15 November 2024
Interview date: 25 November 2024
Department: Income Generation & Marketing
Hours: Full time
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Pay Band F £23,042 – £29,961 per annum
We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic Events Officer to join our Income Generation Team.
Are you an experienced, event fundraiser who enjoys building long lasting relationships with charity supporters and wanting to make a difference?
If so then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the fundraising team as our Events Officer.
Working to support the Birmingham Hospice brand, this varied role will lead on the delivery of a diverse portfolio of events and challenges including fun runs, adrenaline seeking challenges and in memory events. The successful candidate will have a friendly and engaging personality and enjoy speaking to charity supporters face to face, over the phone and via email.
Reporting directly to the Senior Events Manager this role will work to grow the income generation and profile of the charity through effective administration, supporter engagement and marketing of the events calendar, ensuring maximum participation and income is achieved. This role will allow you to use your creativity to proactively seek new income generation opportunities through event management. You will be a highly organised and motivated individual with excellent time management and written and verbal communication skills. The ideal candidate will have experience of managing a portfolio of events with proven success of reaching and exceeding participant and income targets. You should also have knowledge and experience of working with a range of external suppliers and volunteers and have a proven ability to build relationships at all levels. Experience of using CRMs systems is also advantageous.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Advice and Community Support Services Manager
Contracted Weekly Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,447.50 per annum
Annual Leave: 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
Location: Based at ICN Office, 200 Holdenhurst Road, BH8 8AS, + some hybrid working
International Care Network is a Christian charity whose aim is to help rebuild the lives of asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants. We are looking for an experienced manager to manage 2 of the departments, which each require part time management, making up a full-time role. The first department is the Advice Service, which offers general advice as well as OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) regulated immigration advice.
The second department is the Community Support Department, which supports particularly vulnerable and isolated women and children, as well as offering emotional wellbeing support and community activities for male and female asylum seekers and refugees. For more information about each of the pieces of work, please see our website.
ICN provides benefits to staff including:
- Company pension scheme.
- A degree of flexible and hybrid working.
- Staff welfare opportunities including socials and access to external clinical supervision.
- Training opportunities relevant to role.
This position is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us in helping to shape our charity's future by driving and securing funding that will help us create lasting change. In this exciting role, you will share your innovative ideas, vision, and skills to allow us to create positive impacts for people, places, and planet!
Job Title: Grant Development Lead
Location: Wrexham
Responsible to: Head of Community Programmes & Partnerships
Number of hours per week: Full Time – 37.5 hrs per week
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Purpose of the job:
Collaborate with the senior management and project management teams to develop high quality, innovative funding proposals and grant applications, that are well-written, persuasive and compelling to funders to secure grant funding. Research appropriate grants and funding for both project work and longer-term growth and maintain an up to date and accurate bid register detailing bids under development as well as upcoming opportunities.
For further information about this role, please visit our website.
Closing Date: 4th November 2024 @ 12pm
Interviews: TBC
To apply for this role, please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you feel you would be suitable and how you meet the requirements.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified closing date, when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. We, therefore, encourage applicants to apply early if they wish to be considered for this post.
We are committed to building a diverse team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Equality, diversity and inclusivity is central to our mission and to our impact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
IMPORTANT NOTE: We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. We will close applications and move to the interview stage when we have a pool of strong applicants to interview, likely towards the end of October.
People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
The Movement Collaboration Lead or Senior Movement Collaboration Lead (depending on experience) will work closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team to lead the development and delivery of an exciting emerging programme of work building collaboration for economic system change between grassroots groups and new economy organisations.
We are looking for people who are: passionate about addressing economic injustice, are excited about the role of collaboration in creating systems change and capable of creating partnerships and strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
The first twelve months of this programme will take an action inquiry approach to facilitate a mixed group of new economy organisations and grassroots groups through a collaborative process that will develop shared knowledge and practice about how we can effectively and equitably collaborate on economic systems change work through practical experiments, facilitated dialogue and collaborative research.
The role will involve responsibilities for project managing and delivering this work including programme development and delivery, developing partnerships, changemaker recruitment and support, conducting desk research and interviews, managing and running events, supporting project related fundraising, conducting project learning and evaluation and writing a learning report about the project.
Following this first year we plan to scale work on supporting collaboration between grassroots groups and new economy organisations, subject to funding we hope this could become a permanent role.
All programme roles in the People’s Economy team support work across the programme team and we see a postholder likely working on the Action Inquiry for 0.4 FTE and supporting other work strands depending on their relevant skills, experiences and interests for 0.2 FTE.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.
You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious? This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.
Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration
Job Description
Project Development
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, lead the translation of existing strategic thinking, planning and relationship building into a project plan.
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, contribute to business planning and fundraising for future development of the action inquiry beyond the first year.
- Working closely with Programme Director lead outreach and relationship building with new economy organisations, funders and other relevant stakeholders.
- Working closely with the Head of Community, lead outreach and relationship building with changemakers and grassroots groups for the action inquiry.
- Working closely with the Programme Director, develop a plan for learning and evaluation of the project.
Project Delivery
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the delivery of the action inquiry.
- Lead on organising the logistics and resources required to effectively deliver the action inquiry
- Working closely with the Programme Team, recruit and onboard changemakers to the project
- With support from the Head of Training, contribute to the delivery of learning and skills sessions as part of the inquiry
- Manage and execute the delivery of events as part of the action inquiry
- Maintain relationships with changemakers while they are involved in the project and act as a key point of contact
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the monitoring, evaluation and learning of the project
- With input from the Programme Team and relevant project partners write a learning report at the end of the first year of the action inquiry.
- Plan and deliver a research element of the project aimed at gathering learnings from other sectors on equitable and effective collaboration.
- Working with the Programme team develop a communications plan to raise the profile of the project and share learnings throughout the year.
Supporting other work strands
- Manage (or contribute to) other projects that contribute to achieving People’s Economy’s goals, as agreed with the Programme Director
- Work collaboratively with the Programme Team to ensure a joined-up approach across People’s Economy’s work
- These areas will be discussed and identified depending on the appointed candidates' relevant skills, experience and expertise - examples include providing programme management support of our migrant justice programme or supporting the development of our regional work in London.
Financial management and income generation
- With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for the action inquiry
- With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders
For full role description and person specification see attached application pack
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract
Fantastic relationship management is fundamental to Parkinson’s UK delivering the impact we want to see for people affected by Parkinson's. As our next Philanthropy Manager, you would focus on raising £10k-£100k+ gifts. You will become part of a collaborative, supportive and positive team and have the opportunity to grow in the role so that we can help you to achieve what you want next in your career. We champion regular learning to develop our skills as face-to-face relationship fundraisers and you will be supported by your line-manager and peers to feel confident with external activity and to try out new ideas.
It is a really exciting time to join as we enter the private phase of Parkinson’s UK’s £12m Nurse Appeal, and grow our philanthropic income for our research and the Parkinson’s Virtual Biotech, our international drug discovery programmes.
What you’ll do
- Identify, cultivate and manage relationships with a pipeline of donors and prospects
- Deliver pipeline activity and income targets
- Secure and deliver a high volume of donor/prospect in-person touchpoints, involving Parkinson’s UK senior leadership in key relationships
- Deliver first-class stewardship by maximising engagement opportunities within our stewardship programme
- Manage the day-to-day activity of our fundraising board and secure new gifts through their networks
- Work with our Nurse Appeal senior volunteer donors to build your pipeline
- Lead on prospecting projects, collaborating with the prospect research and wider colleagues across the charity
What you’ll bring
- Demonstrable experience of successful major donor fundraising
- A strong track record of building successful relationships with major donors through one-to-one meetings, phone calls, communications, events and bespoke cultivation
- Excellent verbal presentation and persuasive writing skills
- The confidence to influence, negotiate and inspire stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a diverse workload with appropriate time management, planning and prioritisation
- Ability to proactively identify, qualify and generate new prospects
- Interest in learning about Parkinson’s UK’s strategy and developing an understanding and empathy with the Parkinson’s community
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description
Whilst this is advertised as a full-time position, we are committed to being flexible in our roles and would consider part-time working and compressed hours. Please specify in your supporting statement if you are interested in a specific working pattern.
Interviews for this role will be held w/c 11 November. Successful candidates may be invited to a second stage interview.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Contract: Full-time, permanent. We welcome proposals for flexible working arrangements.
Salary: Starting at £50,000 to £55,000 per annum
This is an exciting, creative opportunity to be a key member of the Senior Management Team, leading an ambitious fundraising strategy while ensuring that all fundraising activity aligns with the Festival's core organisational mission and values.
Reporting to the Festival Director and overseeing a team of five fundraisers responsible for bringing in significant income, this role will be crucial in ensuring the Book Festival’s ongoing success and ability to meet its targets and goals.
As well as team management, the Development Director will personally manage a small high-value portfolio of funding relationships across all income streams and will have significant opportunity to develop new income streams, including legacies and US fundraising, as well as continuing the growth of the existing areas of income.
Closing date for applications: Monday 11 November at 12.00 midday
Interviews will be held: w/c 18 November 2024
We welcome conversations with potential applicants. Please contact our Executive Assistant, Danielle McCann in the first instance to arrange a call with Festival Director Jenny Niven.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.