Do you have a passion for London and for improving the lives of the people who live, work and study here? 

Do you have experience of translating strategy to effective delivery?

Do you thrive on change, innovation and doing things differently?

We are looking for an experienced Senior Programme Manager to join the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit to lead on the Unit’s new flagship place-based programme My Ends.

My Ends is a £6 million investment programme, providing local communities with direct funding and support to deliver targeted interventions to tackle violence in areas of the capital that are affected by high and sustained levels of violence.

Keeping Londoners safe is the Mayor of London’s top priority. The London VRU was set up by the Mayor in the autumn of 2018 as the first VRU in England and Wales. We are tasked with reducing and stabilising violence across the capital, increasing feelings of safety for all Londoners, and ensuring that communities and young Londoners are at the heart of sustainable and long-term change.

This is a key role within an exciting and ambitious, multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will have proven experience in the following areas:

• Leading and delivering large and complex programmes through the entire lifecycle to achieve positive outcomes.
• Building governance, performance monitoring and delivery frameworks and systems.
• An excellent understanding of how to translate strategy to delivery.
• Exceptional report writing ability and experience in driving forward policy and best practice.
• Experience in budget management and financial reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills and the ability to enhance long term relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• A recognised project management qualification is desirable.

The solution to reducing violence in London is London's people and you will have the skills and knowledge to develop effective partnerships and to ensure and enable everyone in London can play their part in reducing violence.

To apply, please visit our website.

Application closing date: 21 April 2021 at 23:59 GMT.

Interview date: week commencing 26 April and 3 May 2021.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

As Alive and Kicking's Fundraising Manager, you will drive the charity's innovative new growth strategy as we widen our reach and strengthen our social impact.

The Role

In 2020, AK launched our exciting new three year rolling strategy that aims to strengthen impact across our three main mission areas: Make.Play.Live. Having operated since 2004, the organisation has built a strong reputation for sustainability and innovation, having grown thanks to a combination of our fantastic supporters and the production and sale of AK sports balls.

The Fundraising Manager will focus on income generation by executing and then building on the new fundraising strategy. This will focus on growing revenue from AK’s innovative regular giving programme, building relationships with corporates, trusts and foundations, and driving AK’s bespoke fundraising events programme.

In doing so, the successful candidate will help AK to create more ethical jobs for adults from communities facing disadvantage and give more young people access to sport and vital health education.

Principal Duties (More details can be found in the attached job pack)

• Manage, develop and grow AK’s new regular giving programme, ensuring a high level of donor retention while creating campaigns and partnerships that grow membership.
• Set up and manage the delivery of AK’s fundraising events programme, driving participation across a range of initiatives.
• Manage and develop relationships with all Major Donors, Trusts, Foundations and Corporates to maximise income via a diverse range of income streams.
• Manage preparation and submission of grant and project proposals and look after all reporting requirements stipulated under partnership agreements.
• Support and upskill country operations in their development and submission of proposals to local funders.

Person Specification (More details can be found in the attached job pack)

Essential Experience

• Experience raising money through a successful regular giving programme.
• Experience raising money through a calendar of fundraising events.
• Experience in creating, building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Experience in raising funds from multiple income streams i.e. corporates, trusts and foundations, events and/or major donors.
• Experience in creating, managing and reporting against budgets.

Desirable Experience

• Experience writing bids and proposals for funding.
• Experience in executing and developing a fundraising strategy.

Essential Skills and Values

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to create compelling bids and proposals that clearly illustrate the impact of AK’s work.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to build networks and represent the organisation at a senior level.
• An innovative thinker who can bring creative ideas to life.
• Self-starter, highly driven and motivated with a proactive approach to work.
• Enthusiasm for not only organising, but also taking part in fundraising and challenge events.

How to Apply

Please read the attached job pack and send your CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages long, addressing how you meet each point on the Person Specification) to the email address in the job pack or directly through ChairtyJob by 5.00pm Monday 26th April 2021.

Interviews are planned for the week beginning April 26th and will take place online.
 

Alive and Kicking Overview

Alive and Kicking (AK) exist to create a happier, healthier and more accessible society. We empower and impact the lives and livelihoods of people facing disadvantage by producing and championing a sports ball like no other - creating access to jobs, play and vital health education.

Make. Through the production of high quality AK sports balls, we create ethical employment for adults from vulnerable job groups.

Play. Through our partnerships we use AK sports balls to give young people facing disadvantage regular access to sport, play and exercise.

Live. Through our innovative award winning health education programmes, delivered directly through sport, we use AK sports balls to give young people facing disadvantage access to vital health education.

We are Places for People Group; we are placemakers; our work impacts on the lives of people across the U.K. – providing homes to live in, communities to retire to, spaces to stay active, supported homes for independent living, and student accommodation. Our places work when they work for everyone.  

How do we do all this? By surrounding ourselves with Customer Focused people, Friendly people and Supportive people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.

So, we want you to join us and the 12,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped us create places, maintain 209,000 homes, manage £4.5 billion of assets, deliver £87.9m social value and teach 80,000 children to swim each week.

More about your role

Places for People works in partnership with the voluntary sector to deliver four strategic social impact priorities themes, building strong and resilient communities, supporting better health and wellbeing, sustaining tenancies, strengthening financial and digital inclusion, providing opportunities to access education and employment.

In order to support the delivery these strategies the you will:

• Identify, develop and manage a portfolio of community investment projects
• Support and catalyse partner-led social impact activity in our neighbourhoods
• Build strategic relationships with regional stakeholders e.g. local authorities and key funders in order to leverage new opportunities

For more information please download our job profile available on our website.

Please note this role will cover most of the South of England including Milton Keynes, London, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Bristol.

More about you

You will have a proven track record in Project Management ideally in the charitable/social enterprise or housing sectors with an understanding of the challenges and barriers faced by our customers. To be successful you must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills coupled with highly developed organisational skills. Your role will be to develop and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders at range of levels and good networking skills. Experience of Multi-Agency working and knowledge of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector is essential. Ideally you will have experience/ability to manage large budgets of £200K+ per annum.

The benefits

Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse and pioneering business.  

Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier; from a pension, generous holiday pay, training, sick pay, and free or discounted gym membership – to a wealth of extra perks including discounts and offers on thousands of retailers, restaurants and leisure outlets and much more.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of our growing Finance team, to help increase our capacity and capability to service and grow our high net-worth clients, alongside our award-winning Philanthropy Services team. We’re also looking for someone to help shape our own balance sheet for growth, and to achieve our financial goals and social mission simultaneously.

This is an exciting time to join Stewardship as our growth ambition, is to increase the flow of funds to churches and Christian charities to beyond £250 million a year by 2025, and to extend the joy of generosity to new generations.

As Investment Manager, your role will be critical, in achieving this mission – using your investment expertise to shape and develop our client investment offerings and broaden our capabilities to increasingly manage ethical, positive impact and social investment choices.

This will be a role that will help you grow as a finance professional, a Christian and a leader, and if you’d love to use your skills to help increase the flows of generosity to the Church and Christian causes, get in touch.

Main responsibilities include:

• Investment monitoring: Oversight of investments and monitoring – review return, risk, benchmark, fees, ethical performance and challenge where needed. Prepare reports for Philanthropy Services clients as necessary.
• Investment manager relationship: Manage the investment manager relationships and liaise regarding reports, queries, exploring new investments etc.
• Product development: Work to expand the suite of social and financial investment products available to our clients, conducting financial due diligence to identify potential opportunities.
• Client interaction: The ability to build a credible, donor-facing rapport, in order for existing and new clients to explain their preferences, risk appetite and needs. The ability to investigate new options, help prepare client information and prepare proposals for Trustee approval, where appropriate.
• Process Management: Overseeing all steps of the process from client decision to execution, acting as a key point of contact between Philanthropy and Finance teams.
• Asset Allocation: Work, together with the CFO, on the optimal asset allocation of Stewardship’s balance sheet, balancing our liquidity needs, our desire to invest in Kingdom causes and the investment needs of our DAF (donor advised funds) account holders.
• Responsible Stewardship: Promotion of our responsible investing ethos in networks beyond Stewardship (joining with other responsible investor groups) and holding asset managers to account.
• Finance & Investment Committee: Assist with the preparation of papers and other documentation relating to the Committee and attend quarterly meetings

Investment Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for an Investment Manager to join a dynamic and fast-paced team with a mission of transforming the provision of financial services for people in vulnerable circumstances.

The organisation’s mission is to increase the financial resilience and wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. They strive to transform the financial services system to ensure it serves all people, whatever their situation.

Position: Investment Manager

Location: Either based in London or remote (currently the team are home working, following the current restriction regular weekly travel to the London office is expected)

Salary: £40,000 - £48,000

Hours: Full time, permanent role – 37.5 hours/week

Closing Date: Thursday 22nd April

About the role:

As Investment Manager you will support the successful launch of the planned Debt Fund, including conducting financial due diligence on some of the planned investments into affordable credit providers, supporting funder due diligence, and managing a small portfolio of existing investments.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Conduct due diligence on potential grant, debt and equity investments into affordable credit providers, and other investment opportunities
• Supporting the successful launch of a planned Affordable Credit Debt Fund, including supporting due diligence by potential funders
• Manage a small portfolio of existing grant, debt and equity investments
• Lead on strategically important investment projects?and support other aspects of the investment work stream as needed

About you:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and driven investment professional, you will have a strong investment background with good commercial acumen, strong analytical?skills and?the ability to develop compelling investment propositions to take to the board for approval. It would be great if you have previous experience from the private, social or public sector.

You will also bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Evidence of strong oral and written communication
• Experience of working alongside?senior stakeholders
• Deal execution capability including evidence of negotiating investment terms and legal documents with investees and prospective funders
• Evidence of strength in numeracy and business acumen

Although not essential an accounting or equivalent relevant investment qualification wild be an advantage.

The not-for-profit is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the people and communities they serve. They are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop and all team members can contribute to their fullest potential.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Asset Investment Manager, Investment Manager, Wealth Management, Asset Manager, Principal Investment Manager, Assistant Investment Manager, Portfolio Manager, Chartered Wealth Manager, Investment Planner, etc.  

Supportability is a sector leading charity that provides high quality, person centred individual and group-based services for Children, Young People and Adults, where we believe people who have disabilities are equally valued and empowered to live full and rewarding lives.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Manager to:

• Become part of our forward-thinking Charity
• Oversee and direct a small diverse income generation team
• Deliver our new fundraising vision to support our growth and provide greater sustainability
• Raise our profile both locally and regionally and cultivate relationships with donors and funders, with a particular focus on developing corporate partnerships that work for both parties
• Embed fundraising throughout the organisation and with external partners to ultimately benefit those we support and their carers
• Meet and exceed the financial targets for the team

In return you will get:

• Induction and training programme
• Pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan (qualifying period applies)
• Life Leisure discounted memberships (qualifying period applies)
• Cycle to Work Scheme (qualifying period applies)
• Retail Discounts (qualifying period applies)

All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. 

Further information, including the full job description is available on our website.

Cloudesley is seeking two experienced and motivated Grants Managers to join its small team as it increases its grant-making over the coming period.

Cloudesley is an independent charitable trust, working in Islington to support people, organisations and churches. As a local relational funder, we aim to add value to our funding by using our knowledge, sharing information, facilitating networking, learning from our grants and working with other organisations.

About the roles

These are interesting and varied positions which involve forging strong relationships with many different partners, helping to develop new initiatives and supporting a wide-ranging portfolio of funded organisations.

For 2021/22, we have a grants budget of £1.6 million, including additional funding to help respond to the ongoing impacts of Covid-19. Our Grants Managers will oversee our grant-making activity and other support which is delivered through two main programmes:

• Health Grants to support Islington residents with health problems or who are disabled and struggling financially, as well as for local organisations.
• Church Grants to support Islington’s Church of England churches to help them maintain their church buildings and the services within them.  

The Grants Managers will support the work of the charity by:

• Developing and implementing our grant-making programmes, procedures and policies
• Continuing to develop good relationships and work collaboratively with local voluntary organisations, churches and other agencies
• Researching the needs of Islington residents, local voluntary organisations and eligible churches and developing appropriate programmes in response
• Producing written grants, policy and other reports
• Deputising for the Director as required

We are advertising these as full-time posts (37.5 hours per week) but are also open to considering applications to work four days per week. Occasional evening work will be required, particularly for Board and committee meetings which usually finish around 6.30pm, and for other events.

Cloudesley operates a pension scheme into which it makes a contribution equivalent to 8% of the employee’s salary.  Employees are required to make a minimum contribution of 3% of their salary, with the option to make additional voluntary contributions. Cloudesley staff also have access to a range of benefits available through an employee assistance programme.

Cloudesley is committed to valuing diversity, promoting equity and equal access, and ensuring inclusion in all it does. We recognise that we need to do more but are strongly committed to combatting racism, discrimination and inequality and ensuring that we work in order to achieve this.  We recognise the power, resources and advantages that Cloudesley has as an independent, endowed charitable trust and strive to act responsibly and fairly in line with our stated values.  We seek to develop and retain a staff team and Board that reflect the Islington community within which we work. We will identify and take positive steps to remove any barriers to participation and recruitment of people who are currently underrepresented as staff or Trustees.

Person specification

Essential

• A minimum of two years’ experience in a comparable role
• Experience of grant programme management
• Excellent relationship skills management and the ability to work professionally with a wide range of people
• Excellent written English and attention to detail, with research and report writing experience
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret accounts, financial data and complex information
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• IT literate, including experience of grants management software, preferably Salesforce
• Experience of organising and managing meetings and events
• Self-motivated with experience of managing a diverse workload  

Desirable

• Knowledge of issues faced by inner city communities
• Knowledge of current welfare benefits system and/or health inequalities
• Knowledge of the Church of England and the work of churches

To apply

If you are interested in finding out more about these roles, the charity's work and how to apply, please see the recruitment pack below and our website.

Deadine for applications: Monday 4th May, 10am

We will contact you to acknowledge receipt of your application and will let you know by Wednesday 12th May if you have been shortlisted for interview.

Interviews: Monday 17th and Friday 21st May

We’re recruiting for an exciting maternity fixed-term contract role in our highly-skilled Fundraising & Communications department. Supporting the Director of Fundraising & Communications, the role will work with colleagues to develop strategy, deliver effective operations and achieve department-wide objectives. The post also line manages one team member. CBM UK places emphasis on professional development and training for our employees.

CBM is the largest charity focussed on transforming the lives of people with or at risk of disability in the world’s poorest places, reaching over 30 million people globally each year. Working through local partners and based on Christian values, CBM UK raises £9m annually to tackle poverty, prevent blindness, improve health and support people with disabilities.

Key responsibilities

Working within our Fundraising & Communications department of 19 staff, the role ultimately helps to create extraordinary and wonderful moments in our 45,000 supporters’ lives, with responsibility for:

• Helping to further develop, monitor and evaluate fundraising & communications strategy
• Coordinating integrated campaigns, including two campaigns in Winter 2021 and Spring 2022
• Improving our supporters’ experiences with CBM.
• Coordinating CBM award applications and funding applications
• Managing 1 talented staff member.

For full detais please download the Recruitement Pack

£30,000 - £36,000 (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits

Location – Paddington, London with flexible working options available (temporarily home-based during COVID-19)

About the Football Foundation

The Football Foundation is the country's largest sports charity. It funds the improvement of public sports facilities across the country – especially grassroots football facilities.

Since it was launched in 2000, the Foundation has delivered projects worth more than £1.5 billion, which has developed more than 780 third-generation (3G) artificial grass pitches (AGP) with floodlights, more than 1,000 modern changing pavilions, and helped to renovate and properly maintain thousands of natural turf football pitches up and down the country.  These high quality, sustainable facilities are helping to improve the experience of those who play football for the love of doing so, to stay fit and healthy, and to help better players be as good as they can be by developing their potential.

The role

As part of the Investment Planning and Performance team, you will play a vital role in helping the Foundation measure the impact of its investment so that it can maximise the benefit to grassroots football. You will analyse data to make specific recommendations to inform our strategic decision making and to allow our funding partners to evaluate the impact of their investment. 

You will be involved in developing and maintaining PowerBI dashboards for the ‘Insight Suite’, the Foundation’s interactive monitoring tool. You will also manage the the end-to-end surveying approach for the Foundation and ensure the data we hold in our databases is accurate and reliable.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced analyst to use their knowledge and experience of applied data analytics to make a real difference to grassroots community football.

What are we looking for?

We would love to hear from you if you are educated to degree level in a related subject coupled with an understanding of the key principles relating to planning, data analysis, research and monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate outcomes and inform strategic planning.

You will also need experience of utilising SQL databases, experience of automating and improving tasks/processes using VBA, database management skills and experience or a working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI or other data visualisation tools.

We’re looking for a good problem solver with excellent IT and interpersonal skills, who is able to derive insights from complex data sets and present analysis and recommendations in clear, concise and comprehensive way.

You don’t need to be passionate about football to apply, however, an appreciation of the work of the Foundation and our aim to get more people across the country taking part in football and being active is important.  

For more details about the role and the full person specification please download the recruitment pack attached to this page. 

What can we offer you?

In addition to a salary of £30,000 - £36,000 per annum (depending on your relevant skills and experience), you will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets.

We are committed to helping our staff maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working hours around core hours to help you achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

The Football Foundation values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, get in touch with us. 

The FF requests that all applicants complete an Equal Opportunities form as part of the application process. This anonymous and confidential form helps us to build up a picture of who is applying to join the organisation and to monitor our progress in this area.

Interested?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a team of talented individuals within the Investment Planning and Performance Team at the Foundation, and to make a real difference to grassroots football.  For more information on this vacancy, please download the full recruitment pack on this page/our website.  

When you click the button to apply you will be directed to our website, where you will be asked to send us your CV and a covering letter explaining what motivated you to apply and why you are suitable for the role. You will also be required to fill out an anonymous equal opportunities form.

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm Sunday 25th April 2021.

Interviews will take place around the start of May.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role.

About the Diversity Forum & the role of Senior Associate

The Diversity Forum was established with a core belief: that if social investors themselves are more representative of the communities they seek to serve, then their work will be more accessible and more impactful in those it reaches. In short, if social investment is seeking to tackle inequality, it must ensure it does not have inequality in its own structures and processes. It is a crucial and important time for the Forum to step up and have more impact.

This role will own, lead and drive forward the work of the Diversity Forum, which is hosted by Social Investment Business. Reporting to the Chair of the Diversity Forum, the post holder will play a crucial part in building on the foundations and achievements of the Forum to date, aiming to improve sector diversity and inclusion, strengthen diverse voices in the social investment market, and develop an understanding of the barriers that some groups face to accessing social investment – all in order to make the movement more accountable, representative and effective.

This role offers an exciting and unparalleled opportunity for someone to come in lead and catalyse real change within the social investment sector.

It will also maintain and expand on a Champions Network of committed organisations who have signed up to the Diversity Manifesto, a manifesto which aims to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the Social Investment sector.

We are looking for someone who is a self-starter with significant personal initiative and drive, and who has a keen interest in equality, diversity and inclusion.

About Social Investment Business

Social Investment Business provides finance to create fairer communities and improve people’s lives. We do this by providing the money and support they need directly, partnering to support them effectively and, using our knowledge to inform our own work and influence others.

To say 2020 was an extraordinary year for Social Investment Business would be an understatement. By the end of the year, the team had assessed more than 3300 applications, disbursed nearly £30m of grants, and invested over £15m: all in addition to work that was actually planned. Since 2018, we have become the strategic grants partner to Access and Power to Change, and helped win and establish the £200m Youth Endowment Fund. And we have a burgeoning reputation as a sector leader in data analysis and insights.

Social Investment Business hosts the Diversity Forum primarily because it has placed equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of its strategy – and this is being driven within SIB, as well as through our funds and programmes. SIB’s CEO has been on the founding working group of the Forum since its inception.

Since 2004, Social Investment Business has deployed and managed over £400m of loans and grants into over 2,000 organisations and enabled almost 1,000 more to get dedicated support through our programmes. Social Investment Business is a values-led organisation and as such we expect all colleagues to live by the values which underpin what we do and how we do it.

Our values are:

Put People First, Be Curious, Be Bold, Be Collaborative, Be Accountable

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The talent we are looking for does not discriminate and we believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed.  Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

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Key responsibilities

1. To provide overall co-ordination of the Diversity Forum, working closely with the Chair and Steering Group members
2. To be responsible for the administration and organisation of all Forum activities, including Diversity Champions’ Network meetings.
3. To represent the Diversity Forum in key related partnerships and collaborations, as well as assisting the Chair & Steering Group in wider stakeholder engagement and relations.
4. To run all Forum communications, including updating the website, social media, as well as delivering an expanded Diversity Talk event series.
5. To support the Forum Steering Group to pursue pledges and commitment to the Diversity Manifesto from other organisations.
6. To ensure that knowledge on equality, diversity and inclusion developments is up-to-date, and act as a Diversity & Inclusion resource for the social investment sector, both advising and capturing learning to achieve diversity goals
7. To cultivate and grow the Diversity Champions network, proactively seeking out new members and overseeing the development of a new induction and training process for new joiners.
8. To maintain regular contact and build relationships with existing Diversity Forum members and assist with identifying and engaging new ones.
9. To work with the Steering Group in the development and delivery of training and learning sets, as well as resources, toolkits and research, including managing contractors and / or delivery partners.
10. To assist in the development of the Diversity Forum’s operational plans and longer-term business development strategy, including undertaking scoping research and consolation, drafting proposals and other initial project conception / development activity.
11. To manage project budgets, monitor expenditure and costs against plans and generating end of grant reports as well as explore ways in which the Diversity Forum could become more sustainable.
12. To work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.
13. In agreement with line manager to undertake other tasks that support the Diversity Forum and Social Investment Business’ objectives as required.

Core Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational, planning, time management skills; ability to self- manage, work under pressure, be action-focused and work to tight deadlines.
• Personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to maintain up-to-date clear files and records.
• Ability to produce accurate concise meeting notes and actions.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring high quality outputs.
• Experience of building and maintaining effective strategic partnerships and collaborations
• Experience and skills in project and budget management, including reporting and evaluation
• Experience of researching and/or scoping new projects or activities

Desirable Competencies

• Understanding of the social investment sector.
• Experience of developing project ideas from initial concept through to implementation, including income generation
• Experience of developing and/or curating events including learning formats such as seminars, training and workshops.

Reward package

In addition to salary, SIB offer a generous rewards package which includes:

• Flexible working hours and location
• Annual leave of 25 days per year plus bank holidays & birthday leave
• Group life assurance – Death in service scheme pays 3x annual salary
• EAP & WeCare – confidential counselling, wellbeing, GP & information services
• Perkbox – free access to over 200 exclusive perks
• Health and Wellbeing allowance
• Access to training, personal and professional development
• Enhanced Family Friendly benefits

BVSC has an exciting opportunity available for a Strategic Partnership Manager to join the team based in Birmingham. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive starting salary of £35,444 per annum.

Birmingham City Council and BVSC have formed a strategic partnership that will improve the opportunities for developing joined-up approaches to work between the local authority and civil society. The programme will drive change through a new integrated programme of strategic engagement and sector support that will be led by BVSC.

BVSC is a committed, values-based employer. Our company culture is based on making a positive difference through passion and innovation, with a real focus on connecting people through a collaborative approach. We are passionately about inclusivity and value our integrity in everything we do to make a difference.

We are looking for candidates that demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:

COMMITMENT: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action.
COLLABORATION: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives.
INCLUSION: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham.
INTEGRITY: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes.

The Strategic Partnership Manager role:

As Strategic Partnership Manager you will play a key role in delivering the vision of the Birmingham City Council and BVSC strategic partnership. You will be developing opportunities through a joined-up approach between the local authority and civil society.

The work you do will be citizen-focused, improving services and outcomes for the people of Birmingham. You will be supporting and improving public and voluntary collaboration in order to deliver excellent services.

As Strategic Partnership Manager you will be supporting the implementation of focused sector support and development, targeting support on the organisations and in the communities where it is most needed. This will focus on rebuilding civic pride, community capability, resilience, and cohesion, Sector skills, fundraising and strategic investment.

Key responsibilities of our Strategic Partnership Manager:

• Lead BVSCs work to establish a new VCS forum for Birmingham called ‘Engage for Good’
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the new forum, convening meetings, enabling self-directed meetings/events, organising hosting (venue, facilities)
• Support the development of categorised databases offering access to designated senior staff/leaders
• Working with members of the Engage for Good forum to support capacity-building activity that responds to identified priority needs and issues
• Working with partners to develop a new programme of place/locality-based infrastructure support especially for smaller and grassroots organisations
• Implement a programme of community capacity-building that offers targeted assistance to grassroots groups specifically involved in activities that promote community cohesion, resilience, and engagement
• Implement a programme of higher-level consultancy support for established VCOs offering specialised and more complex support specifically regarding innovation, crisis, service improvement, new business/delivery models
• Identify and establish new opportunities to utilise private sector CSR efforts including Board volunteering and organisational mentoring
• Support the work of the Strategic Funding Manager and related work undertaken through the strategic partnership

What we’re looking for in our Strategic Partnership Manager:

• Experience of working as part of a management team to achieve organisational goals
• Experience of developing business and work plans that deliver positive change
• Experience of managing relationships and contracts with funding bodies
• Experience of working within civil society
• Degree level or equivalent experience
• Computer literate with excellent MS Office skills
• Excellent written skills including accurate and high-level document presentation skills
• Excellent oral communications skills and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent research, writing and checking skills, with close attention to detail
• Ability to handle pressure and to work to deadlines
• Ability to work at the same time independently and collegially
• Excellent organisational and time management skills – planning, prioritising and managing workload with the ability to meet deadlines
• Project management skills

Closing Date - Monday 26 April 2021 at 10 am
Interviews will be conducted via Zoom

Contract length: 12 months fixed-term contract, with possibility of extension

FTE: Full-time role (35 hours/week)

Salary range: £40-45k, depending on experience About the role

EngineeringUK is a not-for-profit organisation, which works in partnership with the engineering community to inform and inspire young people and grow the number and diversity of tomorrow’s engineers. We work locally, regionally and nationally with a wide range of organisations across business and industry, education, professional institutions and the third sector to understand the engineering sector and the skills it requires and to develop and promote effective initiatives to inspire young people to consider a career in engineering.

At EngineeringUK we use evidence to make a real difference. Through research insight, we work to improve the impact of 150 organisations, as well as our own, in making a positive difference to young people’s lives and securing the diverse engineering workforce the UK needs to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to manage our evaluation programme and shape how we use it to inform our own and others’ practice.

You will be the operational lead on:

• managing evaluation of our educational programmes, assessing their impact with an emphasis on groups historically underrepresented in the engineering profession
• working with colleagues to embed learnings from evaluation findings into our future activities and the wider evidence base on the impact of engineering outreach activity
• developing advice and guidance on evaluation and impact measurement to support the engineering outreach community in more systemically and robustly evaluating their activity

You will think critically about the evidence required to meaningfully examine the impact of STEM outreach activities across a complex landscape, manage the practicalities and logistics of collecting/analysing these data, and report findings to internal and external stakeholders. We are therefore looking for an experienced monitoring and evaluation professional.

You will report to the Research and Impact Manager and be based at the EngineeringUK offices at 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN with occasional travel in the UK, though all staff are currently working from home in line with government guidelines.

Applying for this role

EngineeringUK is an inclusive organisation. We welcome everyone from all talents and backgrounds and enjoy working together on many projects that draw on people’s skills and perspectives from across the organisation. Each applicant is assessed solely on the basis of personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

Please send a CV and statement in support your application (detailing how you fulfil the key criteria for the role)  quoting the job title in the subject of your email. Your personal statement should include a short paragraph on each of the criteria listed in the person specification to show why you would be a suitable candidate for this role.

The deadline for applications is before 12:00 noon on 26th April 2021. Interviews will be held virtually, with first interviews taking place on the 6th & 7th May and second interviews on the 13th & 14th May

Are you a fundraiser? 

Do you love building relationships with supporters? 

Do you want to help fight bladder cancer?

Fight Bladder Cancer is currently seeking to recruit a fundraiser with supporter care & community engagement skills to help build relationships with our supporters.

You will be an integral part of our small but growing team. You will be committed to helping us realise our vision of a future where everyone survives bladder cancer and lives long and well, and our mission to lead the fight against bladder cancer driven by patient insights.

We are seeking an exceptional people-focussed candidate. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated and positive individual and an excellent relationship builder.

You may or may not have previous fundraising knowledge or experience, but you will be a fast learner and quickly become passionate about our goals. Experience of working with customer or donor-care would be advantageous to applicants. As the charity moves into a new era, you will be at the heart of positive change, putting donor needs and experience at the centre of our fundraising practice.

The role will be home based, with the need to be able to travel occasionally to Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and London to work face to face with your team-colleagues, when it is safe to do so. 

The charity is headquartered in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. The headquarters are approximately 5 miles away from the mainline train station in Princes Risborough, with a shuttle bus operating at 08:20 and 17:20.

The role will also require an ability to travel in the UK- visiting fundraisers, meeting with some health businesses, and liaising with medical professionals. 

Why work at Fight Bladder Cancer?

We work to ensure that everyone affected by bladder cancer – patients, carers, family and friends – has a place to come to for support, information and advice and ensure that someone is speaking up for them when key decisions are made about policy, care and research.

We continue to work hard delivering the legacy of Andrew Winterbottom, a determined bladder cancer patient who saw the lack of patient leadership for bladder cancer in the UK and worked with his wife to form this charity from their garden shed in 2009. The charity has continued to grow its footprint and is reaching more patients, family-members, healthcare professionals than ever before. Consequently, the charity has a growing need for voluntary income to achieve its ambitions. 

The Supporter Care & Community Engagement Officer has a vital role in ensuring our mission becomes a reality. You will report to the Supporter Care & Community Engagement Manager, and work with the Corporate Partnerships Lead, the Support Services Manager, and the Office Manager to provide outstanding donor stewardship, motivate community fundraisers and build relationships with our fabulous supporters.  

Main responsibilities

• You will provide exceptional donor service and fundraising support on the phone, via e-mail, digitally, letter and by fulfilling supporter requests, with the guidance of the Supporter Care & Community Engagement Manager
• You will identify opportunities to deepen engagement and drive income generation by being the primary point of triage in assessing the appropriate stewardship levels for our supporters
• You will provide outbound stewardship to audiences including regular givers and donors
• You will be an ambassador for Fight Bladder Cancer, deepening supporter engagement, trust and loyalty with each interaction
• You will enter donation data and new contacts into our database, as well as financial 'donor' systems and communication preferences, in line with General Data Protection Regulation
• You will thank donors, build relationships, engage beyond the first fundraising effort or first donation, with the guidance of the Supporter Care & Community Engagement Manager
• You will liaise with the Policy & Communications Manager to grow donor engagement via e-newsletters (currently via MailChimp) and provide content as required.
• You will collect patient stories & fundraising activities, in line with General Data Protection Regulation
• You will assist with thanking and supporting our Community Champions with both fundraising and communications by building relationships, recruiting, responding to their needs, and creating materials
• You will support and recruit fundraisers competing in events and challenges by building relationships, respond to their needs, and offering stewardship
• You will assist with thanking and supporting our Facebook Fundraisers
• You will assist with thanking and supporting In-Memorial and Legacy bequeaths and offer stewardship for family members
• You will help to build and strengthen relationships with corporate partnerships, including advocating for Fight Bladder Cancer to be their Charity of The Year and supporting employee fundraising. 
• You will comply with the Fundraising Code of Practice and deliver Fight Bladder Cancer’s Donor Promise. 
• You will undertake training to ensure you understand your responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation
• You will ensure that the patient voice is at the heart of everything we do

Tasks and core responsibilities are not exhaustive and are subject to change depending on the needs of the organisation.

Requirements

• Experience in and passion for delivering exceptional customer care or fundraising
• Experience in working with customers or supporters on the phone and in writing, with outbound calling experience
• Achievement of working to targets
• Excellent written communication
• Excellent organisation & time management skills
• Ability to write motivating copy with a high level of detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Desirable but not essential 

• Experience of working with volunteers
• Knowledge of constituent relationship management systems such as Salesforce
• Knowledge of website content management framework systems such as Drupal
• Knowledge of communication software such as Gmail and Zoom webinars
• Knowledge of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
• Knowledge of social media scheduling tools such as Hootsuite
• Knowledge of file-sharing software such as Dropbox
• Knowledge of project-management software such as Milestones PM+
• Training courses from Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Foundation for Social Investment, Small Charities Coalition, or similar

Right to work

• Must have the right to work in the UK 

We offer

Permanent position in dynamic organisation and opportunity to take on responsibility and grow professionally. 

The employment package includes:
•  An annual gross salary of £22,327 pro rata (e.g.  £17,862 per year for 30 hours/week)
•  30 days’ holiday per annum plus 8 bank holidays pro rata (e.g. 24 days’ holiday plus 6.4 bank holidays per year, if working 30 hours/week)
•  NEST pension scheme
•  Commitment to training and development, including time and budget allocation to attend appropriate networks and events, for example the Chartered Institute of Fundraising 

This role is ideally 30 hours per week, but we are open to discussion for the best candidate. Applicants are welcome to set out their preferred working hour requirements.

As our Fundraising Research and Operations Manager you'll support both our Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships teams. These teams provide expert support to fundraisers in the areas of finance, data analysis, prospect research and pipeline management, database usage, high value audience events, and stewardship and cultivation approaches. Ultimately this role will help to enable fundraisers to attract, engage and retain the BHF’s highest value supporters through the development of strategic funding propositions that reflect these supporters’, P&P’s and BHF’s priorities.

As every high-value supporter is unique, this is a varied role that covers both research and operations responsibilities in support of the Corporate Partnerships team. You'll lead on the production and delivery of high quality, tailored prospect research and operational improvements which will feed into team strategies. Through improved systems and processes, fundraising hours available for direct fundraising activity will be increased.

You'll lead on data mining and prospecting to manage and increase the Corporate Partnerships prospect pool and will advise, support, and consult with Corporate Partnerships fundraisers to ensure knowledge of pipeline and activity. 

You’ll work closely with the Donor Relations events team on invite lists and guest research for events to support the high value Corporate audience and also the Proposition Development team to advise on Corporate Partnerships’ upcoming proposition needs. As well as working with the finance and data teams to forecast team income, using the CRM database to plan and track approaches to donors for financial support.

Our success comes from the strength we draw from colleagues across our teams, directorate, and the organisation. The fundraiser does not face the prospect, donor, or corporate alone; they are supported and prepared for the challenge by those who have identified the opportunity right through to others who have shaped their case for support or proposal.

As our upward trajectory continues, we must build capacity and capability to support the evolving needs of our expanding philanthropic and corporate supporter base.

About you

You'll have previous experience of managing prospect pools; segmenting and tracking donors and a strong track record of implementing effective prospect research strategies. With in-depth major donor or corporate fundraising research experience in a charity or University environment, you'll have a thorough understanding of prospect research principles and ethics, gift capacity indicators and fundraising strategies.

We are looking for a solutions focussed individual with excellent attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills. You'll have strong time management skills, able to work under pressure and to deadlines. With strong research and analysis skills, you'll be able to work methodically and with precision.

You'll have previous experience of preparing professional prospect briefings to the highest standard for senior stakeholders and supporting a large team of fundraisers. 

You'll be IT literate and adept with Microsoft packages, including intermediate level Excel skills and will have an understanding of budgets and broad financial processes.

About us

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. And with our campaigning we help build a healthier world for everyone.

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.

Interview process 

The interview process will be held over MS Teams. Interviews are due to take place w/c 19 April.

How to apply 

To apply for this role please use the apply button below. Our process involves submitting your CV and a supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role’s criteria.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can beat heartbreak for everyone.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact the BHF Recruitment team.