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Join Plantlife in our mission to protect and celebrate the beauty and importance of wild plants and fungi. We are seeking a dynamic Senior Partnerships Manager to lead our efforts in securing support for conservation initiatives from individual philanthropists. In this role, you will drive strategy to engage both existing and potential supporters, and develop partnerships that drive our mission forward. If you are passionate about conservation, skilled in building funding partnerships, and ready to make a difference,
What will you be doing?
This is an exciting new position within Plantlife’s successful and ambitious Partnerships Team. It will play a crucial role in developing and implementing strategies to engage a diverse range of existing and new supporters to secure high value gifts for Plantlife's vital conservation work.
The Senior Partnerships Manager will communicate confidently and clearly about the value of mutually beneficial collaborations to achieve common goals. This role will need to work cross team, innovate to wow donors, craft supporter journeys, and create long term commitments to deliver core income towards Plantlife’s mission to create a world rich in plants and fungi.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with the right skills, either through prior experience in major gift fundraising or with similar transferrable skills. The ideal candidate will be warm, approachable, and able to build trust. A natural networker who loves to initiate conversations and is comfortable making a funding ask. If you are prepared to learn and grow in the role, have strong relationship building and communication skills, can combine analytical skills with creative flair, and have the energy and resilience needed in a fundraising role, we would love to hear from you
The role will include prospect research, setting up meetings, making calls, giving presentations, writing proposals, implementing stewardship plans, and actively engaging supporters with our work.
We are offering the role as hybrid or home based. We have offices in Salisbury or Retford. Regular travel across the UK will be required to meet potential supporters and attendance at monthly face to face Partnership meetings (usually in Birminghan) and occasional Plantlife events.
Gwent Wildlife Trust's vision is of people close to nature in a landscape rich in wildlife.
Established in 1963, we share decades of ecological experience, learning and evidence to protect wild places and wildlife with and for the people of Gwent. We are part of a movement of 5 Wildlife Trusts in Wales and 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK, Isle of Man and Alderney.
Gwent Wildlife Trust is now looking for an inspirational leader to take the Trust into the next chapter of its important work where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. Reporting to the Chair and Board of Trustees, the CEO will have a passion for wildlife and provide overall strategic direction and operational responsibility to a well-established and highly motivated team, all acting as a strong force for wildlife conservation across a highly distinctive and beautiful part of Wales.
The closing date for this role is 24th June 2024.
Main Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Development:
- Providing strong and visible strategic leadership for the Trust as a whole, both internally and externally
- Directing, inspiring and motivating staff and volunteers
- Supporting and working with the Senior Management Team on the development and implementation of the Trust’s long-term strategy, through development and delivery of annual business plans and associated budgets and KPIs
- Providing strong financial and budgetary management oversight and focus the development of diverse and sustainable income sources
- Ensuring that management policies and decisions support the agreed vision, mission, values and strategy of the Trust
- Role modelling the values and behaviours of Gwent Wildlife Trust to continue developing a positive high-performance culture
External Relations and People Contacts:
- Be a persuasive and influential advocate, raising the profile of Gwent Wildlife Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, and the importance of nature in solving society’s challenges
- Develop and enhance relationships with key stakeholders and strategic partners
- Support the Senior Management Team to develop contacts with key stakeholders and develop strategic partnerships
- Engage with key decision-makers including SMs, MPs, Local Authorities, local councillors, corporate leaders, and community champions, to position the Trust and promote its objectives
- Support the Senior Management Team with major fundraising initiatives
- Co-operate and collaborate with the The Wildlife Trust central team, other Wildlife Trusts in Wales and across the UK
Organisational and Operational Management to include:
- Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with the Chairman, Honorary Officers and Trustees to ensure lawful and effective governance
- Lead the Trust’s Senior Management Team including holding monthly one to one meeting and annual appraisals
- Oversee financial management systems, ensuring the timely preparation and effective achievement of annual budgets
- Co-develop and deliver an annual Business Plan which aligns with the 2030 Strategy
- Oversee compliance with all statutory requirements (including Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities, Employment Law, GDPR, etc.)
- Ensure effective communication with staff, trustees and volunteers
- Work with the trustees to implement appropriate risk management systems
- Deepen the Trusts commitment to the Welsh language
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Senior Business Partner for Learning & Development (L&D) is responsible for working closely with the Head of People and Culture to develop and manage a sector-leading programme of organisational learning, development and training, and to develop effective strategies to ensure that the Trust is a high-performance, people-centred learning organisation.
This role will support the Trust to develop and retain the best talent by instilling a culture of high performance and continual improvement, delivering high impact and developing individual and collective expertise to meet the scale of the challenges ahead.
As an experienced L&D professional, the post holder will focus on the learning and development of early career professionals, managers, and leaders, working across all departments and all levels of seniority. The role will focus on supporting talent mapping, succession planning, internal progression, mandatory training and driving the Trust’s commitment to the learning and development of our people, focusing on introducing a best-in-class apprenticeship programme for the conservation sector, as well as developing a Trust-wide coaching culture.
Driving the operational delivery of the L&D strategy, the role is responsible for embedding culture, values, performance, and impact through high-quality learning and development, working closely with the Head of People and Culture and with other Heads of Department to ensure a Trust-wide drive to become an ambitious learning organisation and employer of choice.
The People and Culture team is close-knit and collaborative encompassing HR, Volunteering, Culture and L&D. We have recently implemented a new and dynamic HR system, which will support the post holder in a number of their workstreams and deliverables. We work hard to ensure everyone at the Trust has a positive experience, with a strong culture, clear expectations, professional processes and procedures to support, and the required training and development to deliver their roles and grow in their career with us.
We are an engaging team of individuals, curious, questioning, explorative; we love to introduce innovations and new ways of working, and seek solutions to improve the working experience – for ourselves in the People and Culture team and for others. We are communicators – we like to talk, to share, to engage and to embrace diversity of thinking.
This role is a permanent position working 30 hours per week over four days (we can be flexible on which days). We are proud of the flexible working practices at Essex Wildlife Trust and would be happy to consider requests to work flexibly. The starting salary for this post is £30,000 per annum (FTE £37,500) and based at our Head Office location at the beautiful Abbotts Hall in Great Wigborough. Essex Wildlife Trust offers flexible homeworking arrangements. Further details of the hybrid-working arrangements will be shared at interview.
To make an application, please complete an online application form on our website by 5pm on Friday 31 May 2024. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 11 June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Land – England
Reference: APR20245739
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £57,532.00 - £61,763.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Looking for a great opportunity to make a significant impact for nature? This could be the role for you!
We are looking for a new Head of Land for England, and are keen to hear from a wide range of candidates. We’re seeking the right person with great leadership skills to further unlock the value of our network of brilliant reserves across the country, whilst also inspiring and building meaningful partnerships that can deliver results for priority habitats and species in England!
The experienced Land team is led by this role and includes:
- The Programmes and Projects team running a large pipeline of work including our East Coast Wetlands work;
- The Species team that is setting out plans and delivering projects to recover nature such as the Turtle Dove;
- The Rural Surveying team that sets standards and manages opportunities for our 60,000+ha RSPB reserve estate in England,
- The Ecology and Land Management team which delivers an RSPB standard of land and habitat management as a contractual service externally.
What's the role about?
The Head of Land role provides strategic leadership and a country overview of our work on recovering nature habitat management (on and off reserves), manages country-level relationships with national conservation bodies and is responsible for country land management compliance via management of our rural surveyors. As a member of the Country Leadership Team the post holder will have collective responsibility for the development and delivery of the Country Strategy and accountability for the ensuring that we have an effective overview of our conservation work in country, ensuring standards and support needs are met.
The role is responsible for representing the RSPB’s conservation work in England to external national level audiences. Having an inspiring approach to communications and identifying collaborative opportunities and solving shared challenges in Nature Conservation would be welcome skills. The post holder will provide conservation leadership in country, maintaining an overview of progress against country species and habitats targets and ensuring that we are deploying the most effective interventions from our conservation toolkit in country.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Sound knowledge of the land management sector in England (including the legislative, policy and fiscal frameworks which drive land use change and management);
- A knowledgeable conservationist with proven ecological knowledge and ability to draw on practical and personal knowledge and experience to communicate with credibility to internal and external audiences;
- Experienced programme, project and risk manager able to manage complex programmes, dependencies, costs, time and project teams;
- Experience of setting and leading compliance with standards and developing and managing systems (of oversight and monitoring and review);
- Proven ability to translate strategy into action, developing programmes, prioritising and leading change;
- Proven leadership and people management skills, able to develop team members for high performance and build a positive culture;
- Experience of leading and developing large, multi-disciplinary teams, and
- Proven ability to influence others, build partnerships and negotiate at a senior level.
Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 26th May 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
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Fundraising and Partnerships Officer (1 FTE)
Location: Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Salary: £23,500 to £26,000
Reporting to: Fundraising and Marketing Manager
Starting date: as soon as possible
Who is Borneo Nature Foundation?
We are a conservation NGO that believes everything is connected. This is why we research, protect, restore and inspire at every level. We do this to ensure the crucial, beautiful and globally significant life in Indonesian Borneo continues to thrive in face of threats. Whether it’s understanding wildlife, replanting rainforest, fighting fires or supporting community-led initiatives, we know that care counts and action matters. If you know too, please read on!
We’re on the lookout for a Fundraising and Partnership Officer to join our team, someone that can nurture relationships with our existing partners and develop new collaborations, someone who can increase our reach, and importantly, secure funding to do good.
Job Description
Whilst we imagine this job to be split roughly 50:50 between partnership management and fundraising, the truth is that we’re a small team and we all pitch in beyond our job descriptions. Everyone here has good ideas, insight and can offer support in all aspects of our work in some way or another.
Partnerships management:
1. NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARTNERS: Manage and foster excellent relationships with our long-term partners supporting our conservation work in Indonesian Borneo, including NGOs, zoos, corporates and other organisations; extend thanks and provide resources and advice to support them with their activities.
2. SHOUT ABOUT CLIMATE CONSERVATION: Report progress on our conservation work in Indonesian Borneo to long-term partners by drafting high-quality reports in close collaboration and support to our Grants Officer.
Fundraising:
3. SECURE FUNDING TO DO GOOD: Support the development and expansion of BNF International’s fundraising activities by identifying and securing new opportunities and
partnerships, participating in the BNF Global Outreach Team working groups and supporting the Marketing and Fundraising Manager.
4.FUNDRAISE FOR OUR 1 MILLION TREES CAMPAIGN: develop opportunities for the BNF 1 Million Trees Campaign and further reforestation campaigns by identifying dedicated habitat restoration and tree-planting donors globally; introducing our project and establishing partnerships, bringing directors into the conversation as necessary, and managing relationships with donors in the long term.
5. COLLABORATE: Identify and follow-up on new fundraising opportunities which BNF can set up or take part in to widen our reach and encourage members of the public to support or fundraise for BNF, for example by way of BNF-led challenges, charity places in sponsored events, online fundraising and other means of raising funds and awareness.
6.REPRESENT US: Occasionally attend external events to support partnership development and individual giving fundraising.
General:
7.Provide general support across the BNF International organisation and wider BNF family, to all staff and volunteers, to help ensure the efficient, effective and successful running of our activities; and to provide advice and insight to enhance the effectiveness and impact of BNF International.
Please have all or some of the following skills and experience:
-Educated at degree or master’s level in a conservation or related scientific area.
-Previous fundraising experience desirable
-Excellent people skills, enjoy dealing confidently with people at all levels as well as external stakeholders.
-Ability to turn scientific information into content that can be easily understood by non-scientific audiences.
-Ability to work autonomously, prioritise tasks, manage workload and develop the role
It would be great if you were the kind of person that is:
-Self-motivated, proactive and reliable
-A confident communicator
-Friendly and approachable, and would take pride in representing an international conservation NGO with your work.
What’s in it for you?
We try our best to look after our staff well. We’re a family-friendly workplace and value work-life balance. We’re happy to discuss flexible hours and working arrangements. We offer a generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year on top of bank holidays, and increasing by one day for each full year of service up to a maximum of 30 days (pro-rata for part-time employees).
We invest in staff development. Tell us what you need to do even more good, and if you’re keen to learn, we pay for Indonesian language lessons too.
You’ll work in an international team, with people based in the UK, France, Catalunya, the Netherlands and Indonesia. We’re a friendly team, passionate about protecting one of the most biodiversity-rich and globally important places on earth. If you join us, you’ll get the chance to travel to Borneo to meet the field teams and visit the projects in the rainforest.
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter detailing why you would be a good fit for the role.
Senior Policy Officer - Protected Areas & Nature Recovery
Reference: FEB20247208
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
The successful candidate can be based remotely, and will be expected to travel to Edinburgh regularly (at least once per week, sometimes more) for meetings, and elsewhere in the UK occasionally.
Use your policy skills to help nature’s recovery!
This is a critical time for nature. Biodiversity is in crisis. More than ever, we need to keep rigorously protecting the best places for nature we have left. But we also need to do much more to restore nature and to help it recover within and beyond these places.
European sites, SSSIs and other protected areas have been vital strongholds for nature in Scotland.
This role will lead our work making sure these protected areas, our best places for birds and wildlife, continue to be properly protected, monitored, and managed.It will also lead our work to make sure these places are bigger, better, and more joined up in future, helping nature’s recovery and tackling climate change.
About this role:
This role will lead the development of RSPB Scotland policy positions and advocate them effectively to decision makers at a senior level, influencing government policies and legislation to strengthen and deliver better outcomes for nature through networks of protected areas across Scotland. You will also play a key role in protected sites policy development and advocacy, working directly with government, public bodies, and businesses, as well as with RSPB colleagues and our partners across the UK. You will have the opportunity to work closely with RSPB Scotland’s policy, campaigns, communications and on-the-ground conservation staff, putting policy into practice.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Degree level qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent ability through work experience.
- A good understanding of environment/biodiversity legislation, public policy and its implications for conservation practice in relation to protected areas and protected landscapes.
- A good understanding of Scotland’s governmental and political institutions relevant to protected areas and landscapes.
- A good understanding of the role of public facing communications/campaigns in supporting policy advocacy.
- Able to analyse complex issues in a fast paced environment coupled with well-honed political acumen.
- Effective negotiation and influencing skills relevant to role.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentational), including an ability to speak confidently and cogently in public to a variety of audiences, including those with opposing views.
- Strong time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.
- Able to form effective teams (both internal and external) and work effectively as a team leader and as a team player.
- Proven experience of operating effectively in a policy and or advocacy role.
This is a permanent post within the RSPB Scotland Policy Team and this will be a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and motivated person to develop expertise in this hugely rewarding area of work.
Closing date: 23:59, Sun, 26th May 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 10th June 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
No agencies please.
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a grassroots movement working for nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature.
‘Our vision for a wilder future is beautiful and vital!’
Our future has to be wilder!
We are seeking a Policy & Advocacy Officer to join our cause.
We are looking for a highly motivated person with a passion and energy for politics to join our team and help us develop compelling policy solutions and advocacy campaigns to engage, inspire and influence decision makers in the run-up to the 2024 General Election and beyond to ensure nature’s recovery is kept at the heart of the public and political conversation.
You will play a key role in securing nature’s recovery across the two counties and beyond. Our recent campaign, such as our joint Tipner West Campaign with the RSPB successfully mobilised over 30,000 people to take action to oppose a development on legally protected habitats. We are soon launching an advocacy campaign to get legal protections in local and national policy for all our iconic chalk streams.
This is an exciting time for nature policy locally and nationally and you will be working to shape policy and how it is delivered on the ground, for example working on the Local Nature Recovery Strategies and driving councils to integrate the Strategy into their plans, policies and delivery.
Wild About Inclusion!
As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
We are happy to discuss the possibilities of hybrid and flexible working
This role will be based at our office in Curdridge, however, we are happy to accommodate a hybrid working routine, and discuss a pattern of work which is mutually suitable for the right candidate. Officially, office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with an hour lunch break.
We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme and more.
Closing date: 31 May 2024
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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IRC151907 - Treasury & Investments Funding Manager
Location - Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
Summary
The National Trust, a leading charity in the UK and Europe's largest conservation body, was established in 1895. It oversees more than 780 miles of coastline, over 250,000 hectares of land, and over 500 historic houses, castles, ancient monuments, gardens, parks, and nature reserves, all preserved "forever for everyone". As part of our conservation mission, we are deeply omitted to combating climate change and aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, and we are passionate about safeguarding and enhancing a natural environment under significant pressure.
The Treasury and Investments team at the Trust plays a crucial and wide-ranging role. Managing the Trust's investment portfolio of approximately £1.5 billion, the team aligns the portfolio with the Trust's environmental goals without compromising returns. They secure external debt for the Trust, finance most of the Trust's commercial and renewable energy projects, oversee day-to-day cash management, and are now starting to develop, often very innovative, strategies for accessing finance to support action on climate change and nature restoration initiatives.
Please note the advertised salary is inclusive of a £13,000k reviewable market supplement. Your base salary will be £55,000k and you will receive the market supplement as an allowance on top.
What it's like to work here
The Treasury team, consisting of eight dedicated members, including two other Treasury and Investments Funding Managers, collaborates across all levels of the Trust, from individual properties to the Board and Trustees. We pride ourselves on our adaptability and teamwork, offering expert advice, innovative financing options, and efficient processes to drive organisational success.
Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend this office from time to time. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week though. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.
What you'll be doing
Treasury and Investments Funding Managers are closely and flexibly involved in all the areas of Treasury and Investments operation including managing the investment portfolio, raising external debt, funding internal commercial and renewable energy projects, cash and bank relationship management, funds ledger management and the Trust’s building nature and climate funding agenda.
In this position therefore you’ll have the chance to contribute significantly to our charitable mission, climate and nature conservation goals, and engage in cutting-edge projects that will have a lasting impact on the environment and heritage of the nation.
Who we're looking for
You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don’t need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role. For this position we’re looking for someone who has:
- Demonstrable dedication to the environmental and conservation principles upheld by the Trust.
- A qualification in Accountancy
- A qualification, or working towards a qualification, in Treasury or Investments (support can be included).
- Flexibility, enthusiasm, and creativity in approaching novel financing projects, frequently in unexplored areas and through innovative methods.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
- The capacity to critically evaluate intricate business scenarios and financial data.
The package
The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Tax-free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- EV car lease scheme
- Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places
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ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crises helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The Lead Policy Advocate – Planning will focus on influencing and shaping planning policies to protect woods and trees from development and promote biodiversity and public access. They will lead efforts to develop and implement evidence-based policies and influence strategies, coordinating with colleagues and partners to align these policies with the latest conservation research.
The role involves collaboration with stakeholders across the UK to ensure widespread understanding and support.
This is a hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the time working from one of our regional offices, with regular UK travel. Our Hybrid Working Policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your contracted office will vary across teams and job roles.
THE CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate has a proven background in policy advocacy, particularly in areas relevant to environmental and conservation goals. You will be a skilled communicator and negotiator, adept at engaging diverse audiences and stakeholders, with robust project management skills, and the ability to adapt to changes and seize opportunities.
The role demands effective leadership to drive cross-organisational teams in executing dynamic strategies and a vision to integrate planning policy with broader environmental and conservation objectives.
Applicants should demonstrate an understanding of UK devolution's impact on policy, and the importance of public campaigns in policy advocacy. Familiarity with UK, EU, and global institutions related to environmental policy and expertise in planning policy, supported by an RTPI, CIEEM qualification, or equivalent experience, is required.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Explore’, ‘Focus’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crises. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is excited to be working with our client to recruit a Fundraising and Partnerships Manager to join their team in Scotland. WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organisation. Their mission is to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together. The organisation is part of WWF-UK. They work on the issues that directly affect Scotland and work closely with their UK teams to implement the organisation’s strategy in Scotland.
This role is offered on a fixed term (9 to 10 months) full-time contract with a salary of £42,573 per annum with flexible working arrangements at their Edinburgh Office.
This role is responsible for growing income support for our client’s work from Scottish sources by developing and maintaining key relationships and maximising opportunities with charitable trusts, funding partners, and major donors. Reporting to the Head of Communications & Fundraising in Scotland, the post holder will help develop and deliver their fundraising strategy across multiple sources to grow income to support their work in Scotland. The post holder will work closely with teams across WWF-UK to support income and partnerships, planning and delivery of funding-related public, corporate and internal communications strategies, and events.
They are looking for a candidate with demonstratable experience in charity fundraising, successfully identifying, writing, and managing trust and foundations funding bids. They are looking for a candidate with demonstrable experience in partnership development, including maintaining and maximizing relationships at all levels, including corporate partners. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the fundraising landscape in Scotland, including opportunities for partnership development and passionate about environmental issues and nature conservation and committed to the values of WWF.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished cyber security engineer to join our Digital Enablement team. As we continue into the next phase of our Trust-wide transformation, cyber security will underpin all aspects of our digital acitivity. Reporting into our infrastructure architect, you will be responsible for the ongoing engineering of security solutions as our needs develop. We operate in a Microsoft environment. This will involve managing internal stakeholders and third party suppliers to deliver solutions alongside the rest of the Digital team.
This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the time from our Head Office based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Our Hybrid Working Policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your contracted office will vary across teams and job roles.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be passionate about conservation and the impact of Woodland. You will be motivated to bring your technical expertise to bear in assisting us to make a real impact in the battle against climate change.
passionate and innovative, you will thrive in an environment where you have an opportunity to develop the team around you whilst helping to guide the wider trust towards best practice.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we believe everyone deserves to have their lives enriched by trees and woods.
We also believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently underrepresented as Woodland Trust employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled or under 25. We are measuring our success in redressing this.
We are open to discussion of any adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment. We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We value your unique talents so even if you don't have all the essential skills, we encourage you to apply! Your passion for the environment and strong work ethic are just as important. Together, let's create a brighter future for trees, woods, and our planet.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a Fundraising Assistant at York Minster Fund for an initial fixed term contract of 12 months, commencing summer 2024. This part time, flexible role will support our team in administrative and fundraising tasks across a range of exciting activities and events, helping to raise funds for the Minster’s ongoing work.
Our ideal candidate will be a positive, enthusiastic and confident communicator across different groups of people and keen to gain experience across projects and events. We are looking for someone with some demonstrable customer service/administrative/business experience and sound IT skills; as well as an enquiring mindset with a willingness to learn about the fascinating world of philanthropy, fundraising and conservation.
York Minster Fund is the lead fundraising partner for York Minster. We are an independent organisation, with a separate board of Trustees, who work closely with colleagues across the Cathedral to secure income for a number of much needed projects and programmes of work. Established in 1967, as an emergency response to an urgent restoration project, we secure funds from charitable foundations, major and corporate donors, legacy donors, individuals and events.
Our funds provide much needed income for a wide range of projects, including the fabric and repair of the iconic Minster itself, the training of apprentices in traditional heritage crafts and strategic initiatives such as the realisation of the Minster's new international Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management.
In the last year we have built on existing strong fundraising relationships and techniques to explore new ways of engaging donors and digital audiences and this is an exciting time to join the Fund as we move forward on a number of major projects. As part of our small but highly experienced team, no two days are the same and the role could see you supporting with many different projects and tasks including donor events administration and delivery, correspondence and research.
There is some flexibility for home working, but we do need regular office attendance for this role in York.
Applicants must ensure that they attach two documents, a CV and a cover letter, as we cannot review applications without both these documents.
Please submit a CV and separate, one side covering letter by 24th May (if you would like an informal chat about the role please do let us know and we would be happy to arrange). Please ensure that these two separate documents are uploaded as attachments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
35 hours per week
£27,021 - £30,060 per annum
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is one of the UK’s fastest growing nature conservation organisations and seeks to appoint a Corporate Partnerships Officer (maternity cover).
We are seeking an experienced Corporate Partnerships Officer to drive forward relationship building and income generation within corporate fundraising.
Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, this role will lead and manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships to an excellent standard. As well as managing and supporting the development of strategic partnerships, the post-holder will build relationships with multiple stakeholders to develop long-term commitment to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Alongside managing our corporate partnerships this role is also responsible for administering our corporate membership scheme, organising Wild Work Days (corporate volunteering), and managing our affinities and Charity of the Year partnerships.
You will collaborate across the Trust to develop innovative and compelling funding proposals, delivering excellent stewardship to existing corporates and identify, research and engage new prospects. You will ensure continuous improvement and innovation in how, evaluating new ideas for income generation and strategies for implementation.
A compelling and engaging communicator, you’ll be adept at managing corporate relationships of all sizes and at different stages – from prospecting and cultivation through to ask, stewardship and retention, working at all levels of the Trust to achieve ambitious fundraising targets.
You must be experienced working with corporates and have a natural talent for building positive relationships both internally and externally. If you want to make difference for Yorkshire’s wildlife and wild places, then we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply:
Please submit an up-to-date CV and supporting statement of no more than 3 sides of A4. When writing your supporting statement, please refer to the job description, and ensure you describe the relevant knowledge, skills and experience you have that are relevant to the role. Ideally, your CV and supporting statement should be in an editable format, such as Word so we can anonymise your documents prior to the short-listing process. Please DO NOT include any personal details (name, address etc) on your supporting statement.
Closing date: Monday 3rd June at midnight
Interview date: Monday 17th June
Please note that applications received after the closing deadline may not be considered. The Trust regrets that it is unable to give feedback on unsuccessful applications.
We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We want our people to flourish, just like nature.
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- Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge
- Salary: £49,400 per annum
- Contract period: Permanent
- Start date: As soon as possible
To help us maximise our impact, we are seeking a Brand & Content Creation Manager to lead a small but skilled team to produce sector leading content that helps raise our profile, enhances our reputation and – through alignment to organisational strategy – has impact.
We know that we have been too quiet for too long but the urgency of the nature and climate crisis means that we need more people to know more about our unique work and influence in nature conservation. You will bring extensive experience in maximising the power of a brand to reach target audiences.
With strong leadership skills, you will inspire the team to explore creatively, empowering them to take risks, and giving them creative space but always ensuring alignment to strategy. And you will help build a strong team ethos ensuring that you work well together, with the wider communications team and across the organisation.
Working to well defined briefs, you will help the team to prioritise to ensure that they focus on the right projects and stick to budget and deadlines. You will have a strong background in project management and experience of effectively managing consultants and agencies.
In return we offer the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.
Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre and a host of cafés and restaurants. Our hybrid working policy currently brings us together in the office for a minimum of one day a week.
Please visit our website and download the job application pack for further details on how to apply.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 27 May 2024
This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.
This is an amazing opportunity to use your experience of account management in a commercial or charity setting to save our planet. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world. And at WWF UK we are focussed on doing something about it, but we know we cannot succeed alone.
We have a growing portfolio of sector-leading, long-term partnerships with companies including Sky, HSBC, Vodafone, and Reckitt, to name just a few. We have ambitious targets to halt the decline of nature and reverse its loss. This requires ambitious partnerships, which deliver to income, influence and advocacy objectives, allowing us to scale our impact. This is where your skills come in as a Partnership Manager.
As Partnership Manager, you will take responsibility for managing a portfolio of partnerships. This will include leading key projects to deliver excellent partnership management and growing our relationship. We will look to you to ensure partnerships deliver against ambitious impact, income, advocacy, communication and growth objectives. You will make sure effective governance and monitoring mechanisms are in place as well as oversee budgets, income and expenditure. You will also develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in our corporate partners and support activities to grow our wider partnership portfolio. Important will be the ability to take on new partnerships from initial contract stage when needed.
You must have experience of account management in a commercial or charity setting coupled with a deep understanding of the corporate sector. Good at building relationships, you will also possess excellent networking, relationship-building, communication and presentation skills. An effective project manager, you will have a firm understanding of conservation and sustainability issues and trends too. Experience in a corporate or consultancy environment as well as being comfortable working with working with partner agencies would be an advantage.
If you have the ability to build impactful long-term partnerships to deliver value on multiple levels, we’d love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
WWF UK are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.