Saferworld is an independent international organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote co-operative approaches to security. 

We’re looking for people with a background on conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming to join us at Saferworld.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about designing programmes to advance social change, conflict prevention and excited to work with colleagues across the globe and with a wide range of amazing local and national partner organisations in fragile and conflict affected settings. Experience on gender and women, peace and security, partnerships, security and justice, and supporting social movements would be an added asset.

You will support country and regional teams in designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes. Working closely with country colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme development processes, developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans, supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors; and writing high quality funding applications.   

 You will have proven experience of programme management and support, successful programme design and bid leadership, and will have the skills and experience to lead programme design processes that can then be used as the basis for fundraising and effective programming.

Join our ambitious learning consultancy dedicated to imagining a better world.  You'll provide excellent administrative support to a portfolio of talent recruitment and business development campaigns.  You'll help to build our relationships and grow our work as well as cultivating new clients and driving new opportunities through business development conversations.  You'll also engage with team and self-development as part of a thriving working culture at the company.
 

Your main responsibilities

• Responsible for processing campaign communications and messages to potential and current clients and stakeholders and managing and triaging responses in busy inboxes

• Responsible for ensuring data regarding clients and business development opportunities are well managed and kept up to date routinely

• Responsible for developing and monitoring relationships across a portfolio of assigned client contacts and ensuring effective communication with them including managing responses to their issues and needs.

• Responsible for identifying, researching and processing data leads and ensuring that all business development tasks are tracked using company systems in accordance with data protection.

• Responsible for logging client and lead data including using CRM software for programme and business development purposes and producing basic operational reports and information in simple presentations and reports.

• Responsible for the delivery of information such as processing forms, surveys and other data points

• Responsible for assisting staff in the administration of other forms of communication including sending emails, compiling briefings and developing and sending newsletters, requesting and chasing clients and participants for compliance information and to support them in filling out information correctly and on time

• Responsible for supporting external communications including email and social media related to the delivery of talent recruitment and business development campaigns.

• Responsible for working to project plans, monitoring tasks and outcomes and effectively reporting on activity

Contributing to the team and personal development 

• Responsible for contributing to the development of a rich organisational culture across the company including but not limited to taking part in regular 121s, company check-ins, team meetings, events and development days 

• Responsible for being committed to self development, including taking part in regular performance reviews, evaluations and giving feedback to colleagues

• Contributing to Koreo’s strategy through sessions and workshops and being an ambassador for the company externally through events and sessions, webinars and other communications and marketing activities 

Person Specification 

Overview 

• Social change - You have a strong commitment to supporting social change work

• An interest in identifying and building new relationships - You are eager to form new relationships, keen to help others to see the value in our offer and provide exceptional service and support to our clients.

• Target driven - You feel comfortable working to targets, and eager to perform against numerical objectives.

• An analytical thinker - You enjoy working with data and can collect and manage different metrics and draw insights that shape your decisions, holding a high attention to detail.

• Organisation, time management and task efficiency – You are reliable and are able to work and deliver at pace to a high standard across a number of projects.

• Ability to spot, take initiative and solve problems – You are keen to solve problems. and you are able to quickly spot and highlight where things aren’ t working as well as they should.

• Build positive relationships – You are comfortable in a small, busy and ambitious team, leading and able to hold relationships with colleagues and our community

• Written and verbal communication – You can communicate clearly and effectively, with good verbal and writing skills.

• Adaptable – You cope well with competing demands and changing environments. You will be flexible and able to work in different settings and with different people

For more information please click "Quick Apply" and see the attached job pack.

Summary of Role

The post holder will be a technical lead on procurement and logistics matters introducing, developing and implementing best practice across our UK headquarters and offering technical support to our Country Offices. The role will aim to support Muslim Aid in its delivery of high quality, accessible and reliable emergency/humanitarian aid across its UK headquarters and Country Offices. The role will challenge and encourage engagement, as we further develop our procurement and logistics systems, policies and procedures and associated planning. The post holder will manage the procurement and logistics framework and tools, in order to strengthen the capabilities and knowledge of all our stakeholders, ensuring we adopt best practice and industry standards across our global operations. He/She will work closely with key stakeholders, help identify and develop a robust system and framework across our business operations to support ongoing logistics and procurement activities. He/She will also oversee all education and training delivered to staff, volunteers, consultants and those associated to Muslim Aid.

About the Role

1. Manage and develop the procurement and logistics resource and strategy for UK headquarters and offer technical support to Country Offices with local strategy and planning aimed at strengthening local procurement capacity and resources.
2. Help and support UK and Country Office Focal Points and wider staff to establish and develop local procurement networks to support local implementation.
3. Support UK and Country Focal Points and Procurement Officers to improve, streamline, standardise procurement and logistics systems, tools and practices. Share best practice and wider learning from these experiences across the organisation.
4. Support colleagues to undertake risk assessments and solutions to mitigate risks in the supply chain across the organisation.
5. Design and deliver a suite of mandatory core training workshops/training programmes as part of the continuous learning and development of employees, trustees, volunteers and those engaged with Muslim Aid.
6. Support effective auditing and certification of the Country’s procurement systems and provide guidance to the countries on action plans. Oversee follow-up action in order to ensure maximum levels of compliance and competence.

About You

1. Educated to degree standard with a professional qualification in a relevant field.
2. Experience of procurement and logistics practices within developing countries.
3. Proven experience designing, facilitating and evaluating procurement training programmes/workshops in different cultural and organisational contexts and at a range of levels
4. Ability to adapt to changing deadlines and priorities and deliver results against demanding timetables and in the face of competing demands.
5. Ability to accurately and systematically assess/evaluate environments, with an eye for detail and the ability to spot inconsistencies and potential threats thereby developing solutions and tools to improve risk assessments.
6. Conflict Management skills with the ability to handle sensitive issues with a results-driven approach.

Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us: 

• 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days) 
• Hybrid working
• Employee benefits with Perkbox 
• Paid time off for medical appointments 
• 2 hours lunch break on Fridays 
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL) 

Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation and support services to young people aged 16 – 25 across London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness while continuing to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to develop the skills needed to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives during and after leaving Centrepoint’s services.

Following the considerable growth in our supported housing provision in recent years, we are recruiting for an Operations Manager to lead the Westminster and Haringey services.  As Operations Manager, you will play a leading role in driving Centrepoint’s vision through running effective, needs-led services, building strong local relationships with commissioners and ultimately achieving positive outcomes for young people.

The services across Westminster and Haringey include a range of supported accommodation, outreach and floating support services for Looked After Children and Care Leavers, including a family mediation service and England’s first Housing First service for Care Leavers.

In this role, you will:

• Lead a number of dispersed services, providing strong and effective leadership and development  for all staff
• Build effective and productive working relationships with commissioners and other stakeholders across the region
• Lead on the quality and performance monitoring of services, driving forward service improvements and seeking out new business opportunities
• Ensure services across the region exceed Ofsted’s national minimum standards and the legislative framework pertaining to 16/17-year-old YP
• Maintain the highest possible standards of safeguarding practice; ensuring that services work in partnership with a range of internal, statutory and non-statutory services

This is an amazing opportunity for an individual with relevant experience and skills to optimise their leadership capacity to make a positive impact towards ending youth homelessness. It takes great people to give young people the futures they deserve, so your personal and professional development is a priority.

At Centrepoint, we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part-time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees, and volunteers receive equal treatment.

To apply:

If you have the right skills and the drive to succeed in this role, then please submit a comprehensive CV with a supporting statement telling us how you meet the key requirements in the role specification under knowledge, experience, and skills.

Location: London Hybrid (EC1V 2PT). We would also be happy to consider home-based candidates anywhere across England, Scotland and Wales. Reasonable travel expenses would be reimbursed where home-based.

Salary: £32,374 - £34,013 (London hybrid) £29,788 - £31,296 (Remote) depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, Full time (35 hours a week – Monday to Friday). Part time applications (4 days a week or as a job share) would also be considered.

Start Date: As soon as possible

I CAN is the UK’s leading children's communication charity. We exist to help the million-plus children in the UK who are struggling with speaking and understanding language right now. Each year we design programmes that support more than 15,000 children and we train over 6,000 people who work with children to develop their speaking and understanding.  Our two outstanding schools help children with the biggest communication barriers to overcome them.  We support families to develop their child’s speaking and understanding, and we push for the government to change policies to improve the life chances for children who struggle with their speaking and understanding

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Project Support Manager to join our small team in central London. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects across the organisation and have a leading role in the development of I CAN's future online approach to supporting practitioners to be able to help children with difficulties with speaking and understanding language. You will have a key role to play in supporting the Communication Consortium of 36 speech, language and communication focused organisations and engaging with our academic partners who support our What Works Database. You will have opportunities to bring creative approaches to the way we plan and develop our projects.

We are keen to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of establishing systems and procedures to support project implementation
• Experience of using a range of project management methodologies
• A highly collaborative working style, and
• Some line management experience / ability to support the professional growth and development of others

Does this sound like you? We would love to hear from you if that is the case.

In return we offer you:

• An inclusive and supportive environment
• Hybrid working as well as the tools to work from the office and from home
• Access to our employee benefits programmes (Perkbox and Pension Scheme)
• A range of employee wellbeing interventions
• An investment in your personal development

To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages, addressing how you meet the criteria outlined above by 9am, on 18 July 2022. Interviews will take place on 26th July 2022. Download the job description and the recruitment pack for more information.

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

We serve children and young people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our workforce. We strongly believe there is unity in diversity and are committed to create an inclusive working environment for all. We are under-represented by people who are from ethnic minority backgrounds and those who identify as being from the LGBTQ+ community. We particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified people from these backgrounds. If you are excited about making an impact in children’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

Please note that we will not close applications before this time and date as we recognise that candidates put a lot of time and effort into making an application and we want to give each of you the time and space to put in an application you feel proud of.

Please note that we will not shortlist candidates who do not submit a CV and a supporting statement.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Criminal Records check.

Job Title: Relationship Manager 

Hours:  35 per week

Salary: £32,160 per annum

Type of Employment: Permanent 

Department and Location: Relationship Fundraising, Home based, Nationwide with regular travel

Line Manager:  Senior Area Relationship Manager  

Direct Reports: None 

Cancer is different for young people. Our vision is a world where cancer doesn’t stop young people from living their lives – and our job in making that vision a reality is to improve the experience, survival, and recovery of every young person with cancer in the UK.  
 
Teenage Cancer Trust leads the way in specialist support for young people with cancer in the UK and across the globe. We’re driven by what young people with cancer need and are the UK’s leading charity dedicated solely to the treatment, care, and support of young people with cancer.    
 
Are you an experienced fundraiser who can demonstrate growing and developing income across community fundraising?  This role could be for you. 

We’re looking to grow our hugely talented and successful Community Team, with the right Relationship Manager to join us in realising our strategy of Putting Young People First.  This role does not sit in a specific region (it is a UK wide role), and you will work collaboratively across the Community Team.  The role covers all aspects of community fundraising, giving you the opportunity to share skills with the team, and work in partnership with the wider organisation to maximise opportunities to ensure a coordinated approach. You will need to deliver and grow sustainable income in line with budget targets and the wider Community Team fundraising vision.  

• Experience of working in a fast-changing environment, able to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability and be able to self-manage and self-motivate. 
• Resilient, with a growth mindset, and with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. 
• Experience of supporting the delivery and reporting of income budgets in excess of £250k per annum. 
• In depth knowledge and a significant track record of new business income generation across community and corporate fundraising, demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit, spotting the gold, and agility.
• A significant track record of high value account management to drive value and retention. 
• Experience of proactively building high value relationships in the community, managing complex & sensitive relationships, and managing volunteers at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to develop compelling cases for support as well as engage, persuade and inform a variety of different audiences. 
   
  If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

The Community Team at Teenage Cancer Trust works in a collaborative way across the UK and uses the term ‘Community Hub Team’ to demonstrate this. The Hub way of working was developed during lockdown to maximise opportunities across the UK regardless of fundraiser or supporter location - this new role embraces the Hub ethos and does not have a regional budget. 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB  

• To ensure that the Community Hub Team generates income across the key income streams of community DIY fundraising, corporate fundraising and volunteer group fundraising, personally delivering and driving income to achieve an agreed income target.
• Using your experience, skills, and talents, identify and secure opportunities that develop long-term, high-value relationships; working across the fundraising directorate and wider charity to ensure a supporter first ethos.
• To research, identify and secure corporate new business opportunities which develop into long term high value relationships using robust planning.
• Work across the UK as part of the Community Hub Team and wider charity, sharing knowledge and supporting projects and activities to drive income and increase supporter engagement.
• As a Teenage Cancer Trust Ambassador, develop and share compelling cases of support to generate supporter engagement and income.
• Once a new supporter is engaged, your role will be to cultivate, uplift supporter value, steward accordingly and retain through the delivery of brilliant supporter care whilst of course being respectful of potential sensitivities.
• To work collaboratively across Community Hub Team by sharing skills, knowledge, and experience.

ROLE FOCUS 

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT 

Community 

• To identify, develop, support and steward existing and potential high value relationships in the best interests of Teenage Cancer Trust. This will include sensitive patient linked relationships, senior community and business influencers and NHS contacts.
• Identifying, supporting, and thereafter retaining high-value supporters and opportunities over the longer term and building complex and high value networks that will enable this work. Where necessary utilising cross team working to maximise the supporter’s engagement with the charity.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to volunteers, individuals and groups carrying out DIY fundraising activities and challenge events, to uplift value and drive retention.
• Undertake detailed prospect research of stakeholders within the Community Hub Team using insight to prioritise and determine tactics to engage with supporters.
• Develop strong engagement plans and supporter journeys for identified prospects with senior stakeholders, decision makers and influencers in order to develop longer term pipelines of support.
• Work across the Community Hub Team – sharing knowledge, leading, and supporting projects and activities across the UK.
• Utilise local press, broadcast, and social media as a tool to promote volunteering, fundraising, recognise efforts and thanking your community and supporter base.
• Engage with relevant professional networks and membership bodies (e.g. Institute of Fundraising) and keep abreast of changes in the sector.
• Build and develop trusted relationships, when appropriate, with patients, their friends, and families to support fundraising, storytelling, and volunteering. Work sensitively and empathetically with this core audience group securing their long-term support and advocacy of the charity’s work.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all community activity in your area on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.

Corporate  

• Using your experience of Regional Corporate Fundraising you will build a robust pipeline of corporate support within your portfolio of supporters.
• In conjunction with the Regional Corporate Partnership Team, identify, research, qualify and cultivate corporate new business with a strong focus on long-term charity partnerships across the UK.
• Ensure that qualifying, due diligence and contracting with supporters is carried out effectively in order to protect the best interests of the charity.
• Account manage corporate partners, leading on the most complex by developing and delivering account management plans to optimise their fundraising activity, ensure longevity and maximise income raised across the UK.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all corporate activity on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.
• Work collaboratively with the Regional Corporate Partnerships and Community Hub Teams to support the development and delivery of high value, multi-site partnerships across the UK.

Volunteer Fundraising Groups & Volunteers 

• Identify, develop, and support networks of volunteers to deliver new income opportunities safely and legally.
• Research, build and support local fundraising groups and activities in line with the Community Hub Team Operational Plan.
• Identify UK wide volunteering opportunities to allow maximum ROI and support for the wider Community Hub Team.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all volunteering activity on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.

FINANCE AND PLANNING 

• Support with the generation of accurate monthly, quarterly and year end reports against a set of defined performance metrics.   Be accountable for developing and delivery of robust plans and pipelines, providing accurate income and activity forecasts against it.
• Proactively analyse internal and external data and insights, monitor activity trends, ensuring that opportunities are capitalised on and risks are mitigated to maintain a strong performance.
• Collaboratively working with the Projects Team, define data, process and system needs as they evolve to enable the development of Community Hub Team.
• Ensure effective administrative and financial processes are in place and ensure adherence to all internal policies and the fundraising code of practice.

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS  

• Seek opportunities to gain expertise/experience with colleagues in the Community Hub Team and wider charity.
• Use your experience to represent the Community Hub Team on specific and UK-Wide projects to improve overall performance.
• Work collaboratively with the Projects Team to ensure all projects you are involved with are systematic, developed in a timeline fashion and evaluated and underpin the Community Fundraising Strategy.
• Build collaborative working relationships within the fundraising directorate and wider charity, embracing a culture and principle of ‘one team, one target, one purpose’.
• With a supporter first focus, support and promote cross-team working to ensure all income opportunities are maximised.
• In collaboration with the Services and Funded Staff Teams across the UK to communicate brand and presence of the importance of fundraising to the charity.
• To enhance our brand and supporter engagement work collaboratively with MARCOMMS identifying and maximising opportunities across the UK.

OTHER DUTIES 

• To represent Teenage Cancer Trust externally at events, meetings and in the media.
• On occasion you may be required to provide cover for colleagues.
• To work with the wider Community Hub Team and Fundraising Directorate to champion initiatives and campaigns as needed for the delivery of the overall Fundraising Strategy.
• Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by your line manager.
• Carry out the duties of post in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
• Work flexibility, able to prioritise workload and work as part of a team.
• Due to the regular travel associated with the role, a car will be required.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS 

• This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS 

• Internal – Projects Team, EDI, Services, Fundraising Standards & Operations, Volunteering, Mass Participation, Music & Special Events, Innovation & NPD, Individual Giving, Corporate, Trusts, Philanthropy, Finance and Marketing and Communications.
• External – Supporters, Patient Families, Funded Staff, Volunteers, Fundraising Groups, Corporate Partners and suppliers.

Person Specification 

Essential Criteria. 

Experience   

• Proven experience of setting, managing, and delivering income budgets in excess of £250k per annum.
• Experience of driving and delivering income growth across community income streams
• A strong track record of new business income generation and account management. 
• Significant experience in relationship management. 
• Planning and delivering the highest quality supporter care and communications.  
• Managing complex and sensitive relationships. 
• Significant experience of proactively building high value relationships within the community and delivering long term value for the organisation.
• Working with volunteers at all levels.
• Demonstrable experience of developing account management plans to drive value and retention.  
• Proven ability to assess, manage and mitigate risk in all areas.  
• Proven ability to work to very tight deadlines in a dynamic and flexible environment  
• Use of a supporter/client database.  

Knowledge  

• A good understanding of the fundraising landscape in the UK.
• Strong understanding of how to develop a network of high value support across all income streams.
• Prospecting and business development techniques.   
• A creative and entrepreneurial flair. 
• A good knowledge of marketing and communication techniques.  
• An understanding of and interest in the issues affecting teenagers and young adults with cancer.  

Skills  

• Excellent written and communication skills with the power to persuade motivate and inspire whilst also delivering clear, concise messages.  
• Ability to develop compelling cases for support and communicate them in a variety of ways, particularly digitally and virtually.  
• Financially literate.   
• IT literate - the candidate must be confident using a computer and be experienced in using Microsoft Office software.
• Able to plan and present fundraising activities in a timely, relevant, and creative way.  
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and assertiveness skills.  
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.   
• Strong team worker and motivator of self and others.   
• Able to share skills with colleagues.  
• Able to plan and manage projects and activities to tight deadlines.

Personal Qualities  

• Team player who will support, inspire, and encourage collaboration amongst colleagues, but is also happy to work autonomously in a remote setting across the UK.
• Articulate and persuasive individual with gravitas and influence dealing at all levels.
• Approachable with a positive attitude, calm under pressure.
• An entrepreneurial, creative, proactive, strategic thinker who constantly seeks new sources of income.
• Empathetic.
• Willingness to travel.

Values  

• Commitment to the values, philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Preferred Criteria  

Experience  

• Working remotely as part of a geographically dispersed community Hub Team covering the whole of the UK across all income streams.
• Use of CARE database. 

Knowledge  

• Charity Law and procedures of the UK.

Applications to be received by:    Midday on 12/07/22

First stage interviews:                  18/07/22

Second stage interviews:              22/07/22

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy please contact HR.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact HR.

We are looking for a self-motivated and passionate person to design and implement our philanthropy programme. This is an exciting new role for someone to prospect, manage and develop opportunities with new supporters and impact the charity's ambitious five-year strategy. You will:

• Identify and manage a portfolio of prospects to ensure effective cultivation and stewardship of donors and prospects for new sources of funding.  
• Recruit and implement a Solving Kids’ Cancer Development Board made up of volunteer leaders dedicated to raising the charity’s profile.
• Develop and implement a legacy strategy for the charity.
• Play a vital role in the delivery of the Fundraising and Communications Strategy by maximising income and raising awareness, and the charity’s strategic priorities.

For more information on the role and what we do, read the attached Job Pack.

What we offer

• 32 days holiday, bank holidays included
• 5% employer pension scheme contribution
• Access to 24/7 confidential helplines for counselling and legal and tax advice
• Wellbeing check-ins with manager and optional Wellbeing Action Plan
• Participation in staff surveys for the opportunity to anonymously feedback experiences
• Regular opportunities to meet in person as departments and the full team
• Training opportunities – we care about our staff and volunteers and encourage opportunities for professional development
• A child-centred charity with a passionate and dedicated team

Applying to join our team

If you would like to apply please complete and submit an Application Form highlighting your suitability for the position in the Supporting Statement. Please do not send a CV or Cover Letter. If you would like an informal conversation with Anne, Head of Fundraising & Comms, prior to applying to this role, you can email her directly - her details are in the job pack.

We would also ask you to complete and return the attached diversity monitoring form. The information contained in the questionnaire will be treated as confidential and will be used by us to monitor and drive our work towards diversity and inclusion commitments.

We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If there are any adjustments that would help you to engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.

As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice is underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance and best safeguarding practices. All of our roles require a basic criminal record check.

Interviewing

Interviews will take place w/c 18 July July via Microsoft Teams.

If you need any additional help with the interview stage, please let us know what you need.

Shortlisted candidates will meet a panel comprising Anne Denman - Head of Fundraising and Communications, Anna Austin - Relationship Manager, and Gail Jackson - Chief Executive Officer.

High Trees was born of the local community 23 years ago, through collective community action to save the old library based in Tulse Hill, turning it into a Community Development Trust. Today, High Trees has grown significantly and is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor in Lambeth, delivering and leading on a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.

The Partnerships and Development Manager will sit within the management team of High Trees, taking leadership to ensure the strategic ambitions of our work on partnership working, promoting effective collaboration and best practice in the sector are realised. You will also take the lead on our consultancy offer in these areas.

High Trees has considerable experience of working in meaningful long term partnerships with other organisations in the voluntary sector including leading on partnerships, this role will help us ensure that this work both continues and expands and that we are able to share our learning and best practice with the sector as a whole beyond the reach of the partnerships we are directly involved in. High Trees are at an exciting juncture in this area, developing a range of tools and resources to share with other organisations to support collaborative working practices and system change, and, via this role and the newly created role of Capacity Building Officer, will now be able to further focus on capacity building other organisations.

Alongside the work in this area that is directly grant funding and concentrated on providing this support to other VCS organisations in Lambeth, we are also developing our consultancy offer and this role will take the lead in designing and delivering bespoke consultancy services to a wide range of organisations, whether other VCS organisations, local authorities or the private sector, ensuring all work is in our areas of expertise and in line with our core values.

The role manages our Partnerships and Development team as a whole, which holds responsibility for our Communications and our Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning – ensuring the High Trees voice reaches those it needs to and all our work and communications is underpinned by robust monitoring, evaluation and reporting and managing our Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer and Communications Officer to do so. No specific direct experience in either of these areas is a perquisite, as the subject expertise will sit with the Officers, but a clear understanding of the strategic principles of both communications and Monitoring and Evaluation and how these sit within an organisation will be needed.

A key part of the role is focused on relationships – both external and internal – and the candidate will have the ability to communicate with ease with a wide and diverse range of individuals, easily building rapport and embodying High Trees ethos and values.

50% of the people that end up in prison either can’t read or struggle to. Whether it’s reading letters from loved ones, choosing what to eat from a menu, understanding job ads or filling in forms – reading is a vital life skill. At Shannon Trust, we enable prisoners to teach other prisoners how to read and improve their maths, so they’re better set up for a positive future. Come and join our team, and help us create a future where everyone can experience the positive impact of learning.

Our new Business Development Manager will take an insight-led approach to income generation, through applications to grant-making trusts and foundations, nurturing relationships using tailored communications and marketing tools and resources.

The post holder will also shape Shannon Trust’s contracting and tendering activities, as well as exploring novel methods of income generation to further our strategic objectives.

The key responsibilities of the role include leading and further developing our Trusts & Foundations fundraising strategy, ensuring the preparation of high quality and engaging funding applications, as well as building relationships with key funders. The role will also participate fully in our contracting and tendering activities, working with our operational teams to help prepare high quality and viable contract bids.

This job is home-based and applicants can be based anywhere in the UK. We offer a comprehensive, family-friendly range of benefits, including flexible working. This job is full-time (35 hours per week) but we would be happy to consider candidates wishing to work 28 hours per week (salary pro-rata).

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions.

Job closing at 5pm on Thursday 30th June. Interviews will take place on 20th July (online). 

Together with your CV, please submit a covering letter which outlines your relevant skills and experience, and demonstrates how these match the person specification.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of our high-performing Central Region Business Development team. You will use a wide range of commercial and interpersonal skills to develop the way our services support children, young people and families.

As a Business Development Manager, the core area of your work will be working with teams of Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling proposals to commissioners and partners. As such, you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Strong organisational skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• The ability to elicit and articulate great ideas
• Strong written and spoken communication

You will need to be a good writer, communicating ideas effectively on paper with an ability to analyse large volumes of information to develop clear and compelling responses to tenders. It is critical that you can build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the development of proposals and service design.

You will manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, leading the development and delivery of bids, working to deadlines, ensuring that we present strong business cases and bids that underpin successful outcomes. In addition, there will be the opportunity to help us develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas, monitor market intelligence, assess commercial and contract risks and work alongside operational colleagues in Children's Services across the Central region.

Your project management skills may have been developed in any sector, and may need further development, but your commitment to the work we do will be demonstrated by your enthusiasm and ability to learn. In Business Development we are a supportive team, with stimulating and challenging work and extensive opportunities to learn and to help Barnardo's transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children.

When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This full time role (36.25 hours) will operate on a 'Work from Anywhere' basis, meaning that you can work both from home and/or from our Halesowen office or another 'hub' that's nearest to where you live. Some travel may be required.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact the service directly.

Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address. 

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Fantastic flexible hybrid working opportunity for an experienced corporate fundraiser to join the newly expanded Corporate New Business team, where there is a real focus on securing high quality long-term strategic partnerships.​​​​​

Hours: 35 per week but potential options for flexible working/reduced hours

Location: Based in London E1 (Working from home is an option in line with Crisis’ homeworking policy - minimum of one day a week in the office).

About the role

This role will suit a candidate with a real interest and passion for the cause with demonstrable experience of winning new business from researching new leads, to pitching, negotiating and closing opportunities of £100K+.

You will be proficient in developing tailored and innovative new business proposals.

You will work closely with the Senior New Business Lead to drive growth in corporate income, ensure a robust pipeline of potential corporate partners for Crisis and secure new business to support our mission to end homelessness.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have/be:

• Experience of building strategic relationships of value both externally and internally

• Experience of developing new partnership programmes preferably in a major charity, although we are also open to candidates from a corporate environment who has managed not-for-profit clients.
• Confident, assertive, persuasive and well organised.
• Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to present to people at all

levels and larger groups when required.

• Experience with identifying and securing new corporate income by developing sector-led approaches, building relationships, and devising partnerships funding packages
• Experience developing relationships with corporate prospects to achieve income generation growth

This role would suit someone who has:

• An entrepreneurial attitude to new opportunities.
• Excellent organisation and project management, decision making, problem solving skills.
• A proven track record in leading and winning successful corporate partnership pitches.
• The ability to work in a complex environment with many stakeholders including, but not limited to, Marketing, Campaigns, Front line services, Community and Fundraising.

You may have experience in; Corporate new business, Corporate account management, Corporate partnership manager,

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation. 

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 10th July 2022 (at 23:59)

Interviews will be held on 18th-20th July​​​​​​​

Accessibility

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Role: Business Development Manager ( CancerTools.org )

Location: Stratford High-flex

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £52,000

CancerTools.org is the world's largest non-profit technology transfer organistaion dedicated exclusively to research reagents. CancerTools.org forms part of Cancer Research UK, the world's largest independent cancer research funding organisation, which funds research in excess of £450M annually. CancerTools.org is part of Cancer Research UK's Commercial Partnerships team (formerly Cancer Research Technology) where it has partnered with and commercialises the research reagents of more than 70 universities, technology transfer offices and research organisations worldwide.

What will I be doing?

This role has two main objectives: 1) to negotiate, draft and complete out-licensing agreements with life science companies for their use of research tools; 2) support the portfolio team to develop and maintain partnerships with universities worldwide and to increase the number of research tools accessible on the CancerTools.org community.. The Key areas you'll be responsible for are:

• Managing relationships with life science, pharma and biotech companies; developing new business leads and negotiation, execution and management of new commercial deal
• Processing of licensing enquiries, ensuring leads are followed up in a timely fashion
• Complete licences, revenue sharing agreements, other commercial agreements and agreements to exploit third party institute research tools
• Responsible for full contract/licence management including monitoring expiry dates and proactively engaging with Key Accounts to manage renewals and terminations, identify, chase and resolve defaulting parties, carried out in conjunction with financial support and ensuring that current customers report contracted royalties on time
• Optimisation, tracking and continuous improvement of the deal pipelines, focusing on 'transactional efficiency'
• Line management and leadership of one business development administrator. Line management to increase over team to include other mbers of the business development and product acquisition teams.
• Supporting the product acquisition teams to a) help manage partnerships with universities and research institutes globally; b) meet annual portfolio targets number of research tools added and new organisations partnered with, through existing accounts and new business development
• Addressing enquiries relating to the technical performance of Ximbio's research reagents for assigned accounts
• The preparation of business reports, budgets and meeting agendas
• Maintenance and updating the internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and other IT systems
• Cross-team collaboration with product management, operations and marketing when the need arises
• Any other activity in response to current business needs

Some of the things we are looking for are………

• Background in a life science reagents or biotech/pharma (or similar organisation) role, or experience of commercial life science licensing in a technology transfer role

• Practical and/or commercial knowledge of the application of research tools such as hybridoma cell lines, antibodies, transgenic mice, plasmids, cell lines and small molecules as tool compounds in academic and commercial research environments
• Licensing and/or negotiation experience of research tools or similar non-patented IP
• Experience in account management, business development, or sales

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent relationship building and stake holder management skills with experience of networking and attendance at scientific conferences
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities to deadlines

What will I gain….

• 25, days annual leave (plus bank holidays and the ability to buy up to 5 days per annum) and 1 CRUK day.
• Pension (employer contributions of up to 10%), life insurance and a great benefit discount platform.

Senior Project Officer - Knowledge Management 

£37,000 - £42,000 per annum, 12 months Maternity cover - 35 hrs pw

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) helps ensure that the Further Education and Training sector develops world class leaders, teachers and trainers. We work across the whole FE sector and are funded by Government grant, commercial contracts, professional membership (The Society for Education and Training - SET) and accreditation fees and a variety of other business activities.

We are now looking to appoint a Senior Project Officer - Knowledge Management who will work across the organisation and have specific responsibility for developing, implementing and embedding effective knowledge management practice at ETF.

The role will report into the Head of Impact and will be responsible for facilitating the embedding of ETF’s knowledge management (KM) strategy and our KM practices that enable ETF to harness its communal knowledge and wider sector intelligence to help drive strategic decision-making, facilitate business improvements as well as give staff easy to access and up-to-date information so that they can create, share and apply it to serve their business needs in more efficient and productive ways.

In addition the post holder will develop practices and processes with the Quality Team, Performance Management, Information Management & Technology team, and R&E colleagues that help generate effective knowledge management at ETF.

Finally the post will be responsible for capturing and integrating the process learning arising from the design and delivery of ETF provision (in collaboration with the Quality Team, Course Design Team and others) and share a growing understanding of effectiveness in terms of the design resources we use, the delivery methods and outputs.

The successful candidate will:

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent

• Have extensive experience of project planning, implementation and management of significant projects.

• Be able to identify, collate and synthesise internal and external insights and information and interpret what learning and insights can be usefully gained for ETF

• Have knowledge and experience of supporting and implementing the principles of equality and diversity

• Be highly proficient in analysing quantitative and qualitative data, with strong numeracy skills

• Have excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to write for a range of audiences

• Have excellent organisational and administrative skills

If you are an exceptional candidate who would like to make an impact and enjoy working in a vibrant and cooperative environment, we will welcome your application.

Applicants should apply by submitting a CV and cover letter (600 words maximum), outlining how you fulfil the person specification requirements of this role as outlined in the full job description – which can be found on our website.All applications will be assessed against these requirements.

                  Closing Date: Wednesday 06 July 2022 at 12 pm

The Education and Training Foundation values diversity and is committed to making appointments on merit by fair and open processes, in accordance with its equal opportunities policy.

Our employees enjoy a generous benefits package

New Business Manager Development

For over 90 years, the organisation has been providing affordable housing across the UK, care for the elderly and support for those who face homelessness. We are now looking for a New Business Manager to be at the frontline of this mission, in order to deliver on the big ambitions as the centenary approaches.

Position: New Business Manager

Location: London

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £68,372 plus £5,665 location allowance per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 10th July 2022

The difference you’ll make

Reporting to the Development Director (London), you’ll take the lead in identifying and evaluating development opportunities in line with the development strategy for London and the South East.

With your experience of the development process across a range of building and tenure types you will take responsibility for managing schemes through the development process, securing necessary gate stage approvals at key milestones.

So, who are you?

You’ll have a strong understanding of planning law, process and practice as well as the financial elements of development projects and their impact on scheme viability and valuations. We’re looking for individuals with excellent commercial awareness and risk management skills.

Strong interpersonal skills are key to develop a network with development professionals and key stakeholders.

Although not essential, ideally you will have or be working toward a professional qualification in a related field e.g., MRICS, RTPI, CIOB or have relevant project management experience.

We’ll expect you to provide scheme and site analysis using your appraisal and negotiating skills to maximise value.

Enjoy the rewards

We’re asking a lot from our New Business Manager but this a job that offers true satisfaction with the chance to help those who can’t afford a house of their own. Working with here, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, 28 days holidays plus bank holidays, a wide range of benefits, flexible working and the chance to learn valuable new skills. The organisation empowers people to do great work by investing in learning, personal development and technology. You’ll find the organisation focused on being an employer of choice, where people thrive and your voice is truly heard

If you’re the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to customers, we think you’ll love it here. Sound like a challenge you’d like to take on? Then get in touch to discuss how you can help transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

We encourage applicants from all sections of the community so that the organisation can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which it works.

You may also have experience in areas such Property Development, Property Developer, Property Development Account Manager, Property Development Business Manager, Property Development New Business Manager, Regeneration, Regeneration Manager, RICS, RTPI, CIOB, Property Project Manager, Housing Project Manager, Architect, Architecture Project Manager, Surveyor, Property Surveyor, Building Surveyor, Regeneration Project Manager, Regeneration Surveyor.