About the role
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and ambitious high value fundraiser to work as a Senior Trusts & Foundations Officer. The post-holder will play a key role in our fast-growing and high performing Partnerships and Philanthropy Unit.
The Partnerships & Philanthropy Team has seen significant growth over the last few years, built around strong partnerships with major funders. We have ambitions to increase income to £9m+ a year.
The Senior Trusts & Foundations Officer will play a vital role in supporting this ambition, and in helping Practical Action achieve its wider goals. You will have a strong aptitude and proven success in winning new business and subsequently developing and managing a portfolio of donors and prospects capable of making five, six and, potentially, seven figure grants. These donors and prospects are sophisticated grant-makers and major donors, drawn from the UK, Europe and the US, giving large, multi-year grants to complex projects and campaigns.
Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to identify, research, engage, communicate, build relationships and win support from donors and prospects. The role will also require you to engage, communicate and work with colleagues across the organisation to secure new donors. You will need to quickly understand often complex projects and strategies and engage and communicate about these with donors. You will also need to work collaboratively with colleagues and donors to negotiate and develop proposals and steward supporters.
The role offers an amazing opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser who is seeking a challenging but, ultimately, incredibly rewarding role.
About you
You have a solid understanding of high value fundraising from Trusts & Foundations, and you have most likely had at least 3-4 years winning new business and managing and developing a portfolio of high value donors. Ideally you will have some experience of international development and/or some experience of European or US funders.
You are confident at identifying and seizing opportunities, quickly building relationships and securing support. You are a confident communicator with the ability to work with a range of people to help secure grants and manage donor relationships, ideally on complex projects.
You are great at organising yourself and you are a confident problem solver. And whilst you will need to be passionate for the cause, you will also need to be a calm head when things don’t go right.
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
Our new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station but we also offer free parking.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
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Flexible working/hours – full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
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The opportunity to work remotely (dependent on role).
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26 days holiday in addition to public holidays.
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A pension scheme that new employees can join from day one of employment - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
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Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
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Cycle to Work scheme.
About us
We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Additional information
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 4th March
Interview dates: 10th & 11th March
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Leicester, Leicestershire
£15,457 per annum
If you are a proactive Administrator looking for a rewarding new role, this is a fantastic opportunity to take your next step with a pioneering charity.
Royal Voluntary Service is an innovative charity that focuses on inspiring people to give the gift of voluntary service to support the NHS and older people at home and in the community. We are now looking for an Administrator to join our team in Leicester on a contract until the 31st March 2021.
This is an amazing opportunity to work as part of a team of inspiring and passionate people, delivering services to help older people live happy, healthy and independent lives.
As an Administrator, you will facilitate the smooth running of our Leicestershire and Rutland hub.
Reporting to the Service Manager, you’ll have the chance to get involved with a variety of activities, including projects, events and fundraising, so no two days will be the same.
This role involves carrying out a high volume of data entry activities, so an excellent eye for detail and methodical approach are essential.
Specifically, you will:
- Act as the first point of contact for all calls into the office
- Create, update and maintain management information systems
- Manage and update database applications with volunteer, client and staff data
- Analyse and interpret financial statistics
- Support the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers
To be considered, you will need:
- Proficiency in industry standard IT systems, such as MS Office, email, the internet and social media
- The willingness to undertake training and continue your professional development
- At a minimum, GCSEs (or equivalent)
Organised and proactive, as an Administrator, you’ll have excellent communication skills and a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. The ability to work well both individually and in a team, is also key.
This is a full-time role, working 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
The closing date for applications is the 9th March 2020, with interviews scheduled to be held on the 12th March 2020.
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Job title: Learning and Development Lead
Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 per annum (FTE), pro rata £18,336.80 –£20,301.46
Location: Homebased. Ideally located centrally and able to attend meetings in Leicester
Hours: 30 hours a week during school term time, plus 3 weeks (totals 42 weeks per year)
Contract: 2 year FTC ending in March 2022, with the possibility of extension, subject to funding.
About us
The Jon Egging Trust (‘JET’) is a dynamic and innovative youth engagement charity. Last year we helped improve the life-chances of over 10,000 young people.
The Trust was set up in honour of Flt Lt Jon Egging, who lost his life following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival in 2011. He was coming to the end of his first year with the world-famous Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team ‘The Red Arrows’ flying in the position of Red 4. The Jon Egging Trust realises Jon’s dream of inspiring young people through his love of aviation, teamwork and leadership, helping them to overcome adversity, identify their strengths and work towards their ambitions.
We are proud to work with 24 military organisations: including 17 Royal Air Force, 2 Royal Navy, 2 Army and 2 Ministry of Defence, as well as 22 civilian partners UK wide. We have over 500 military volunteers (both serving personnel and veterans) and 100 corporate volunteers who work alongside us to deliver our bespoke and intensive educational programmes.
JET currently operates in 15 counties across the UK, divided into South, Central and North.
JET Youth Programmes
JET offers two youth engagement initiatives: Blue Skies and Inspirational Outreach, in conjunction with our partners from the worlds of aviation and STEM.
Blue Skies (BS) is an intensive, targeted, early intervention programme offered through two delivery routes: Blue Skies Three-year syllabus and Blue Skies Inspire Packages. Working in partnership with a particular school in each region alongside our military and civilian partners, we provide a set and standardised curriculum for young people from 10+ years old, based on the core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Inspiration. Schools can choose between our flagship three-year syllabus, and a bespoke series of sessions over a shorter timeframe, depending on their specific learning objectives and the needs of the young people. 487 young people graduated on BS programmes in the academic year 2017/18.
Inspirational Outreach (IO) provides bespoke impact days or a short series of sessions for children and young people from key stage 2 through to school leavers according to the needs specified by schools. 9658 young people participated in IO sessions in the academic year 2017/18.
Role Purpose
We are looking for an exceptional person to join our team to devise our organisational training strategy, manage its implementation, and continually evaluate its outcomes; making recommendations to support the continued growth of the organisation and ensure it is legally compliant in key areas.
This is an ideal role for someone with a significant amount of experience in a senior training role who is looking to use their skills and experience to identify the training and developmental needs of both staff and volunteers across the organisation. You will be expected to be able to drive suitable training initiatives that support our impactful work with young people.
You will have a professional qualification in training and proven experience of developing, leading, coaching and building a high performing team. Its essential that the successful candidate will be able to deliver effective training on safeguarding and data protection to staff and volunteers within the youth sector. A driver’s licence and access to a vehicle with business car insurance is also essential due to the rural/remote location of RAF bases and schools.
Working in close partnership with the Director of Operations you will contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisations training strategy and possess excellent communication and relationship skills with both internal and external stakeholders. You will be comfortable managing a training schedule, both from a strategic and administrative point, annual budget and reporting monthly on KPI’s to the senior management team.
The successful candidate will need to be well-organised, able to prioritise their own work, be comfortable working from home, working remotely with others, and meeting deadlines.
Our Mission
- To support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, to overcome adversity and achieve their full potential
- To deliver accredited learning programmes to develop work and life skills by providing young people with access to inspirational role models and life-changing opportunities linked to aviation, engineering and science
- To raise young people’s aspirations, confidence and self-esteem and to help them re-engage with education and so make informed choices about their futures
Closing date: 9am on 23rd March 2020
First interview: Monday 6th April 2020
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