The Chilterns MS Centre are looking for a dynamic Head of Fundraising

About the Chilterns MS Centre

At the Chilterns MS Centre we believe that people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) deserve to lead healthier and happier lives. Our mission is to help them achieve this by empowering them to manage their symptoms through long-term physical, practical and emotional support.

We support over 500 people with MS from our purpose-built Centre nestling in the Chiltern Hill just outside Wendover, Buckinghamshire.

Our members describe us as their ‘lifeline’ - the type of support we offer is not available to them on the NHS.

About the Role

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising to bring an entrepreneurial mindset to developing new income generation streams and give strong inspirational, strategic and operational leadership to our talented fundraising team.

You will be part of the management team working with the Chief Executive and closely with the Board of Trustees. Responsible for managing our existing portfolio of fundraising activity, you will also develop new sources of fundraising to achieve our strategic objectives and income targets.

This exciting opportunity comes at a time when the charity is developing a new strategic plan and redefining our brand story.

Our Head of Fundraising will

• Grow, leverage and manage strategic partnerships including existing corporates and major donors
• Review and implement fundraising strategies
• Ensure that we have appropriate systems, resources and procedures in place to deliver our key income generation objectives
• Keep abreast of fundraising developments across the charity and business sectors
• Manage our fundraising team of a Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Community and Events Fundraising Manager, Community and Events Fundraiser and fundraising volunteers
• Deputise for the Chief Executive in his absence

What you will bring to us

• Significant experience operating at a senior level in fundraising environment
• Extensive experience of delivering income through strategic partnerships
• An entrepreneurial approach to securing new funding streams
• Outstanding skills in relationship-building with prospects, donors, trustees and colleagues
• Strong organisational, analytical and budgetary management skills
• Experience in leading and managing a team effectively

To apply

Please see our recuitment pack for further details

Job Title: Corporate Fundraiser

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (including occasional evenings & weekends)

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Location: Manchester (Gorton)

Our state-of-the-art £6.6m facility opened in September 2020 to provide an engaging and inspiring place for thousands of young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 for those with additional needs) to spend their leisure time.

Open 7-nights a week, 52-weeks a year plus school holidays, the Youth Zone’s incredible facilities include a 3G pitch, skate park, 30ft climbing wall, boxing/mixed martial arts gym, 4-court sports hall, sensory room, fitness suite, recreation area and dance, arts, music and media suites and much more.

THE ROLE
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a new, dynamic fundraising team to develop our corporate fundraising programme. In this role you will be responsible for working on the delivery of fundraising campaigns and initiatives in order to recruit, cultivate and grow income from corporate supporters.

Pledges of financial support are critical to the success of HideOut and help to ensure that we can provide a first class offer and maintain excellent services for young people from Manchester. As a dynamic self-starter you will have fundraising experience with a strong ability to develop and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders.

In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please complete a HideOut Youth Zone Application Form (copies can be found here under the Corporate Fundraiser Tab on our vacancies page)

Application can be emailed to HideOut Youth Zone. **CVs will only be considered in addition to a fully completed application form**.

Deadline for applications: Thursday 29th April 2021

Provisional Interview date: Friday 7th May 2021

For more information, please contact: Richard Driffield.

For information regarding how we process your data, please visit our website.

Role Description:

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Head of Fundraising to lead our small, dynamic Schoolreaders fundraising team and help grow income in line with the charity’s ambitious, exciting plans. This is the ideal opportunity for someone hoping to achieve great results within a rapidly-growing charity which is impacting the lives of thousands of children every week.

The role is flexible – partly home-based by arrangement, but travel to our Bedford office will be required at least two days a week and for management meetings as necessary, plus occasional travel to meet with supporters. The office is a 15 minute walk from Bedford Station.

About Schoolreaders:

Schoolreaders was launched seven years ago in Bedfordshire with the aim of recruiting volunteers to provide one-to-one reading support for children in primary schools across the country.  Before the pandemic over 12,700 children in over 650 schools were receiving weekly reading sessions from a Schoolreaders volunteer.  Pre Covid-19, one in four children was leaving primary school unable to read to the expected Government standard.  School closures over the past year mean that many children have fallen even further behind with their reading. Our service is needed more than ever before with 10% of primary schools across the country asking Schoolreaders for reading volunteers. Building on past successes, we now have ambitious expansion plans to address the need.

What you can expect:

A highly rewarding, senior fundraising role where you can develop your own skills whilst making your mark on a fast-growing national children’s charity. Schoolreaders is a highly professional charity which values every team-member’s contribution to our team efforts. We offer a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, an employee assistance programme, plus training and development opportunities. If you want to lead a great team in a fast-moving, welcoming environment whilst making a huge impact on children’s literacy across the country, this could be the perfect role for you!

Closing date for applications is 23.59 on 30th April 2021.

Further details including the job description and application forms can be found on our website.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Schoolreaders is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and requires staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a basic disclosure check of unspent criminal convictions.

Schoolreaders is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in England and Wales (1159157)

If you’re looking for a role that offers you flexibility and the chance to work for a forward thinking, exciting charity then look no further, MACS has the job for you.

MACS is the UK's only charity specifically supporting children and adults born without eyes or underdeveloped eyes.   We work with people born with three rare conditions - Microphthalmia (small, underdeveloped eye/s), Anophthalmia (no eye/s) or Coloboma (cleft of the eye/s) - helping them to connect with each other and providing access to emotional and practical support.

This is an exciting time for MACS as we continue to grow both our membership and our service offerings.  Things are developing quickly as after a Covid induced hiatus, we are recommencing implementation of our ground-breaking and transformational ambitions strategy ‘Confident and Connected’.

To help drive this transformation we are looking for an experienced manager to lead our fundraising activities across the UK and build a diverse and sustainable funding base.  This is a crucial role for MACS and you will spearhead our small but enthusiastic fundraising team to deliver year on year income growth; introduce new income streams and provide an amazing experience for our donors or potential donors.  As a key member of the leadership team working directly to the Chief Executive, you will also help shape and deliver MACS’ organisational priorities.

Your principal duties will include:

• Developing a comprehensive 3-year fundraising strategy and annual delivery plans including the introduction of new income steams 
• Building, developing, and nurturing long-term relationships and ensuring an amazing experience for our donors and potential donors.
• Leading on MACS’ large bids applications
• Overseeing development of MACS’ communications and marketing strategy.
• Supporting the development new project proposals
• Leading and motivating fundraising staff and volunteers and overseeing the work of fundraising consultants
• Maintaining the MACS fundraising database (Salesforce)
• Analysing and reporting on fundraising activity

Our ideal candidate is an experienced all-round fundraiser who can demonstrate they have the ability to increase income from a range of sources including at least three of the following: large grants; regular giving, community fundraising, events, corporate and major donors. 

This is a home-based role so you must be a self-starter and not too obsessed by daytime TV (although the occasional episode of Homes Under the Hammer isn’t a problem!).  The good news is we are a very friendly team who like to keep in touch so you shouldn't feel too alone. What is important is that you are a team player with a ‘can-do’ approach and a good sense of humour.

If you think you fit the bill, please get in touch – we’d really love to hear from you.  For an informal chat about the role

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter which clearly demonstrates your suitability for the post and how you meet the person specification. 

Are you a driven fundraising professional looking to do some real good with your career? Want to play an integral role in the ongoing success of a progressive wellness education charity? If so, we want to hear from you.

Nanak Naam is dedicated to creating a world where everyone can improve their mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing through the universal wisdom of Oneness and meditation. As a young organisation, we’ve made a significant impact in the lives of thousands of people globally through our online educational programs, digital content and live lectures and courses teaching emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing through ancient wisdom and practices including meditation and mindfulness.

This is a great opportunity to join us at a key point in our evolution. We are entirely funded by public donations and our fundraising efforts are pivotal in supporting our mission. With a newly recruited team and our inspirational CEO/Founder, we have ambitious plans to scale up our already highly successful initiatives – and that’s where you come in.

As our audiences are growing rapidly online we are investing in our teams. We’re currently looking for a Major Donor Fundraiser to join our Head Office in Uxbridge, London to help create engaging new e-learning wellbeing courses for our global audiences. We are searching for candidates who have a can-do attitude and a notebook full of creative and innovative propositions. We’re looking for someone who brings energy and enthusiasm to the role.

You will have the chance to shape our business, which will enable us to continue our vital work, reach more people in need of our support and ignite real change.
 

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver a new major donor development strategy to secure significant gifts from individuals.

• Identify, cultivate, secure income, and steward relationships to deliver maximum long-term impact and income through effective personal relationship management with major donors.

• Develop strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major donors

• Create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals

• Design and develop a targeted contact strategy and bespoke cultivation plan

Requirements

Essential

• Strong knowledge of and successful track record in delivering significant new income through personal approaches to Major Donors.

• Demonstrable experience in developing and managing new, mutually beneficial relationships with Major Donors.

• Experience in other methods of fundraising, such as grants and trusts.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to review and improve the quality of existing fundraising initiatives.

• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively with strong written and verbal skills

• Great networking skills and familiarity with the current fundraising landscape, approach and techniques.

• Must be able to commute to and work from our office in Uxbridge, with a possibility of occasionally working from home.

Highly desirable

• A keen interest in mental wellness through meditation and mindfulness-based practices. (Please include any details of this in your covering letter)

• A successful track record of securing five or six-figure grants from trusts/foundations

If this sounds like you then we would be delighted to receive your application.

Benefits

• Salary Circa £32,000 - £36,000 (based on experience) per annum

• Location: Flexible working considered, yet within regular traveling distance to our head office in Uxbridge, London

• 28 days’ holidays inclusive of public holidays

• Join a small, friendly and dynamic non-profit organisation that is really making a difference to people’s mental wellbeing worldwide

• Become part of a determined team who are passionate about what they do

• A modern working environment and innovative culture

This role is offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months with the potential for future extension.

Please send your CV with a cover letter highlighting any relevant experience.

This wonderful children's charity based in the NE of England works locally and nationally with babies, children and young people to support them through the rollercoaster of growing up in families, schools and communities. As established charity, the organisations support services focus on providing services at times in a child's life where they it's most. In the last year alone they helped almost 4,000 children and improved the school day experience for over 40,000 children.

They're currently recruiting for an interim Fundraising and Communications Manager to cover maternity leave at the organisation for 10 months. This is a key role within the team and a dual position working across line management, income generation, and comms. Key responsibilities include:

- Lead on implementation of new fundraising income strategy and action plan to increase income.

- Line management of a team of three

- Lead on implementation of new marketing and communications strategic plan.

- Lead on promoting charity brand and marketing our services to increase reach.

- Working to and achieving annual set funding targets within set budgets.

- Lead the stewardship of donors and supporters across a diverse portfolio of fundraising activities.

- Establish and maintain relationships with patrons and celebrity supporters.

- Lead portfolio of innovative, fundraising activities and approaches to include but not limited to community, appeals, corporate and major donors

- Copy writing for proposals, advertising, website, marketing materials and press releases for approval by Leadership Team

- To lead team meetings, individual supervision sessions and annual appraisals of Fundraising and Communications Team, and support team's individual training and development plans.

The charity is keen to see applications from individuals with a fundraising background who also have an understanding of communications and how that supports fundraising as well as the wider charity. Key experience required is as follows:

- Achieving fundraising targets, and successfully managing a small team

- Experience and knowledge of fundraising across a range of income streams, particularly community and events, corporate and appeals

- Experience of stewarding a range of charity donors and supporters

- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal for a wide range of purposes and audience

- Experience of effective fundraising strategy delivery

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Beyond Carnism 

Beyond Carnism is a US-based, international organization dedicated to exposing and transforming carnism, the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat certain animals. Beyond Carnism is the first and only organization that focuses exclusively on carnism, making it a pioneering and landmark institution and a hub of international carnism-awareness activity. 

Inspired by the work of our founding president, Dr. Melanie Joy, we have created innovative programs and campaigns, which have had a significant global impact. We are run by a committed, compassionate, and exceptionally talented team in the US and Europe. 

Beyond Carnism is a small, vibrant organization with a startup feel and ambitious goals. Our strategic aims over the next three years include making carnism a mainstream term and significantly increasing the reach of our Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy (CEVA). Through CEVA, we also plan to expand on our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work in order to help build a more inclusive, resilient, and impactful movement. We also aim to build out our newer work on relational literacy, the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating.

We are seeking a highly organized, dedicated, self-directed fundraising generalist with a thorough knowledge of the animal advocacy movement and a commitment to strategic thinking, effective altruism, social justice, relational health, and personal integrity to join our team and help take Beyond Carnism to the next level.

Position Overview 

The fundraising and development manager will optimize and execute the organization’s fundraising activities, expanding our fundraising efforts and helping increase our organizational capacity. They will be responsible for a broad span of duties, including developing and executing a fundraising strategy, implementing a CRM database, and building relationships with donors (individuals and foundations). They will work closely with the president and the director of operations to pursue new grant opportunities, as well as with the head of communications and marketing to implement and optimize development opportunities in our external communications. This is a part-time, remote position with a flexible schedule, requiring a self-motivated individual who is able to work well both independently and with a remote team.

For further details and instructions on how to apply, please read the attached document.

At Beyond Carnism, we are committed to equal opportunities and to creating a diverse and inclusive work culture. The commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity is one of our core values and is reflected in our internal and external communications. At Beyond Carnism, all people—regardless of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, or age—are encouraged to apply for employment opportunities. Furthermore, all employees are required to become literate around privilege and systems of oppression, and we will provide the information necessary to help staff develop such awareness.

If you meet some of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know groups subjected to systemic oppression– including people of color, women, people from working class backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQ – are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other communities which are marginalized.

This is a brand new position - an exciting opportunity to make your mark on a small dynamic charity with ambitious goals.

This pivotal role will suit an experienced relational fundraiser who excels at inspiring people to catch a vision and contribute through their donations. Read about SEED’s vision, mission, and pilot community resilience model in our strategy in the attachments. As the prime driver of income generation for SEED, you will proactively secure multi-year relationships with individuals, small businesses, trusts and foundations. You will also oversee all SEED’s other fundraising and communications, including fundraising appeals like the Big Give Christmas Challenge, newsletter, social media and website.

Initially the only employee of SEED in the UK, you will report directly to a Trustee, oversee our small group of committed volunteers, and liaise closely with our delivery team in Zimbabwe. Before long, we’re sure your efforts will create the need and funding to grow the UK team. Working in a very small charity, you will enjoy a varied, interesting role with opportunities to get involved in wider organisational priorities and effect change with minimal bureaucracy.

You will work from home, even after lockdown ends (SEED doesn’t have an office), with occasional travel to meet donors or trustees. Trustees are in London / Cambridge, but video calls would be considered if the best candidate was located further away. 

We will consider 2-3 days a week, and we support flexible working, so this role could fit around other commitments.

To apply, please prepare a tailored and concise covering letter explaining what attracts you to The SEED Project in general and to this role in particular, how you fit the person specification, and why you are confident you can help us to grow our funding base.Please submit this along with your CV.

Founders4Schools are delighted to announce this exciting opportunity to join our fundraising team. You will play a key role in implementing and continuing to shape our ambitious fundraising strategy, so we can help raise the aspirations of every young person across the UK. 

Founders4Schools is an award-winning educational-tech charity which connects young people with inspirational role models to raise their aspirations, to fulfil their potential and to prepare them for the rapidly changing world of work. We offer a simple, free-to-use digital platform which enables teachers all over the UK to connect their students with inspiring business role models (virtually or in-class). Our work aims to tackle inequality by providing equal access to the world of work, to support young people by aligning what they learn at school, with future careers and to provide young people with the confidence they need to take their first steps into the workplace. 

The successful candidate will ideally have at least 3 years of senior level fundraising experience, a proven, personal track record of winning and delivering corporate partnerships and experience in writing successful proposals for commercial partnerships and winning bids to trusts and foundations. 

We are looking for a confident, dynamic and resourceful, self-starter with excellent communication and presentation skills, and fluency in writing proposals. You will be experienced in identifying new income opportunities through research and networking, building pipelines in order to meet budgets, and managing internal and external stakeholders.

Our ideal candidate will be confident in managing a fast paced and conflicting workload, have a sales mentality, and be able to think laterally to identify income opportunities. Experience in cause related marketing, fundraising events, digital income streams and growing income strategically through social media are advantageous.

Main duties:  

• Manage and develop a pipeline of new funding opportunities
• Effectively account manage secured partnerships 
• Develop attractive proposals and a case for support to secure long-term corporate partnerships with multi-year commitments
• Develop effective stewardship plans and cultivate relationships to develop new and existing relationships to maximise future funding potential
• Support the organisation and management of donor engagement events and fundraising events
• Write compelling funding bids to secure five figure income levels from trusts and foundations 
• Report to and work with the Director of Fundraising to achieve quarterly targets against budgets
• Deliver other duties as required by the organisation 

Person Specification

Essential:

• Proven personal record of delivering an annual income in excess of £400,000
• Experience of identifying and building relationships with new fundraising prospects. 
• Extensive experience in building successful corporate partnerships and sponsorship packages
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Excellent social media knowledge 
• Convincing presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience in organising and managing events (fundraising and stewardship)
• Experience of using a database to manage pipelines and budgets
• Proven ability to work with colleagues from a range of disciplines
• Be passionate about raising the career aspirations of children and young people and supporting employability prospects 

Desirable:

• Good network of prospect funders and partners
• Experience of working on cause related marketing partnerships
• Experience of winning or managing ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships
• Experience of developing successful fundraising bids and securing income from trusts, foundations or government bodies.

 
Benefits include:

• Home-based, flexible working 
• Professional and personal development
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) 
• Summer and Christmas team celebrations
• Line management opportunities

Please apply online here with your CV and one page cover letter. Please explain why you want this role, what you would bring to the team and how your skills and experience would enhance our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status

For an informal discussion, please contact the recruiting manager, Laurena Robinson. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with interviews taking place online.

Fantastic Head of position leading a newly established Philanthropy & Partnerships department across high value income streams.

As Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships you will lead a team of 10 (direct line management of 3) with an income budget of £2.7m across trusts and grants, major donors, corporate partnerships and special events.

You will develop and deliver an ambitious high value fundraising strategy, focused on income growth, which fosters a culture of innovation and relationship focused fundraising.

By identifying new high value funding opportunities you will lead the strategic development of fundraising across these income streams while personally leading on the relationship management of high value/profile funders which includes some of their largest trusts and major donor supporters.

Person specification

The role would best suit:

• An experienced high value fundraiser with personal expertise in at least two of the aforementioned income streams;
• An individual with personal success of securing six-figure donations from high value supporters;
• An experienced line manager, able to lead a team across multiple income streams to ensure targets are achieved/exceeded;
• Someone with expertise of strategy development who can develop rolling 3-year pipelines and report on potential future income/expenditure;
• A fantastic relationship builder – focused on developing effective relationships with key stakeholders (internally and externally) which includes senior leadership and high profile supporters.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 28 April, please get in touch for further details.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Naomi Carruthers at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at World Child Cancer and we are now recruiting a Corporate Development Manager.

We currently raise just over £2m each year and have ambitions to grow to £5m by 2025 and corporate fundraising is one of the key drivers of this growth. This role will have a direct impact on the number of children with cancer we are able to support in the future, so we need someone passionate about World Child Cancer’s vision, who is excited to grow income further.

The successful applicant will lead on new business and account management and so you will need to be versatile and innovative in your approach. As Corporate Development Manager you will identify and approach prospective companies as well as building on the current prospect pipeline and will look forward to taking ownership of corporate accounts and bringing their personality, creativity and professionalism to the charity.

We have a number of strong partnerships with other promising opportunities in our pipeline. In the past we have won partnerships with Deutsche Bank and the FT and a number of other smaller companies, which shows the potential of our cause.

Although it would be advantageous to have charity experience, it is not vital. We will look for comparable experience to the criteria outlined below and you will be able to demonstrate your understanding of the charity, health and international development sectors and explain how your skills could translate into this role.

If you are excited by this opportunity and have the ambition and drive to help us achieve our goals, we would love to hear from you.

Are you a fundraising or sales professional ready to help us fund life-saving cancer research? We're looking for an ambitious, confident and engaging Corporate & Community Fundraiser who can:

• Recruit, manage, and support businesses and potential volunteer fundraisers within the local community, helping them to reach their fundraising potential
• Identify and develop new relationships with corporate supporters, community groups and potential high net-worth individuals
• Inspire and bring out the best in supporters, corporate partnerships and community groups, engaging them with Hope Against Cancer’s life-saving work over the long term
• Enable our supporters to set and achieve ambitious fundraising goals
• Engage supporters in Hope-organised and third party events
• Be an ambassador for HOPE in the community, working with businesses, community groups and volunteers to unlock new opportunities. 

Have you got:

• Proven experience of exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people
• Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships
• Proven ability to track and report on income
• Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events.

We want you to help us build great relationships with our supporters and to help them achieve their fundraising ambitions, allowing us to grow sustainable, annual income. This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a small team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, trustees, groups and local/regional businesses, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions!

Corporate and Community Events Manager

Location: Battersea Park
Contract Type: Full Time (40 Hours per Week)
Salary: £35,000
Closing date: 20 April 2021

General Overview 

Working within the Events Team and reporting to the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager, the Corporate and Community Events Manager will be responsible for the booking and venue management of events taking place in event spaces across the Wandsworth’s parks and open spaces, including our flagship park – Battersea Park. Responsibilities will include booking and managing corporate hires, promotional events, and supporting community hirers to ensure that they deliver safe and successful events in public spaces.   

The Events Team are a very busy, creative, tight knit group of vibrant professionals who are looking for someone to join the team who pride themselves on being the "yes" people and going the extra mile for their clients. We are looking for someone who has previous experience with managing events and health and safety paperwork in parks, outdoor venues or local authorities. Someone equally comfortable with advising professional event companies as well as supporting first time community organisers. And someone who can balance our commitment to not overwhelming our public spaces but also with a keen understanding of achieving income targets.  

Responsible for: 

Sales/Bookings  

• Providing information about the availability of venues, quotes, and carrying out site visits 

• Briefing clients on Terms & Conditions for hire and licences, as required, and supporting clients making event applications  

• Assisting the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager in developing and creating new event business and considering new initiatives to complement existing income streams from events in parks and open spaces  

• Updating Priava with all enquiries

• Keeping up with income targets set by the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager, and Head of Events  

Operations 

• Attending technical or production meetings and participating in Safety Advisory Group meetings  

• Ensuring all event application paperwork per event is complete and compliant with the requirements of the Event Policy and where applicable supporting clients with event documentation. This includes liaising with Environmental Services, Building Control and Highways Officers as required 

• Ensuring that appropriate levels of policing/ security/ stewarding are provided for each event 

• Liaising directly with Enable’s contractor for the supply of electrical services for events and ensures that clients are invoiced for the services provided 

• Liaising directly with the Grounds Maintenance Contractor for the booking of sports pitches required for events 

• Inspecting sites before their occupation, formally handing over sites to event organisers, regular checks of works on the sites before, during and after events, and formally accepting sites back from organisers on completion of the event. Invoices clients for cleaning services provided and any repair costs in conjunction with the Parks Team’s advice 

• Attending events to provide onsite support and ensuring that organisers adhere to the solutions of their risk assessments and Event Management Plans to achieve successful operational delivery 

• Monitoring noise levels of events in conjunction with Environmental Services and providing advice to event organisers on acceptable decibel levels, and music / PA system speaker directions 

• Liaising closely with the Events Team and other park-based services to ensure that the wider Events/activity programme is coordinated properly 

• Reporting any venue maintenance requests

• Dealing with relevant queries and complaints raised by clients, members of the public and suppliers or contractors. Updating the complaints and compliments log, and when necessary, escalating complaints to the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager or Head of Events 

• Ensuring that all Health and Safety procedures and standards are maintained to ensure safe working practices of all staff, clients, public and contractors in the working environment, in accordance with Enable Leisure & Culture’s policies.

Community Management 

• Guiding and advising local Friends groups and community stakeholders through the event management process to ensure they can plan and deliver safe events in public spaces 

• Working with the Parks’ Community Engagement Officer to ensure local communities are aware of events and involved in any consultation 

• Educating community groups on best practices in health and safety practices as well as practical event operations

Team Management 

• Line management of multiple staff including the Events Officer (Outdoor Venues) and Venues Administrator 

Administration and Finance 

• Managing all event paperwork and client relationships with the Evolution London/ Smart Hospitality 

• Updating Priava with venue bookings and the budget with all recorded income and expenditure 

• Creating client invoices and liaising directly with the Finance Team as required. Following up unpaid invoices to ensure that all monies owing are paid 

• Seeking quotes for goods and services in line with Enable’s Procurement Code, and raising purchase orders as required 

• Achieving targeted income through the careful selection of bookings whilst balancing the requirements of public use venues 

• Carrying out other duties as directed by the Senior Community Venues and Events Manager, and Head of Events 

Event Production  

• Supporting the Head of Events and Events Team with the delivery of events produced by Enable   

• Assisting with the physical set up and dismantling of events, including the management of contractors and suppliers and the distribution and return of events equipment / stores and vehicles as required  

Skills and experience 

• Proven and demonstrable experience in parks, outdoor venues or local authorities with processing event applications 

• Experience in managing and creating health and safety paperwork and RAMS  

• Strong drive to work with community groups

• Confidence and patience in advising first time event organisers

• Proficiency using a range of office software, including outlook, excel, booking software and databases 

• Excellent written skills with a high level of confidence speaking to members of the public, other staff, clients and senior management 

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks/projects against tight deadlines 

• Proactive approach and pride yourself on going the extra mile to create the best customer experience as possible  

• Ability to work autonomously under the direction from senior team members 

• Confident driver with a full clean driving licence 

• Flexibility to work weekends, early mornings and late nights as required

• Knowledge of the Purple Guide and IOSH/NEBOSH/NCRQ H&S Qualification (desirable) 

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are currently operating digital recruitment and on-boarding processes.

If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.

Opportunity to join and grow with a supportive, friendly and small team, developing existing and new relationships with trust funders.

The Caxton Youth Organisation is a Westminster youth club focused on helping young people with physical and mental disabilities. They offer a safe space for fun, friendship and socialising, as well as structured programmes in communications, cultural opportunities, health and personal care, and independence.

The CYO is looking for a Fundraising Manager who will bring in £220k per year for core and additional projects. They are already 65% of the way there for the 2021/22 target, so there is time for the new Fundraising Manager to settle in and embed in the organisation.

Although this role is the lead fundraiser and reports directly into the CEO, it is a supportive and inclusive environment, and for large complex bids there is a fundraising subcommittee on hand to hash out plans of action with. On occasion the charity also collaborates with other Westminster or other disability charities for joint bids, which the Fundraising Manager will help to coordinate.

All in all, most applications will be around £10k-£20k, although every six months or so there is usually a £100k+ bid that they aim to submit.

Person specification

For this role we are looking for someone with experience of developing and maintaining relationships with trusts funders. We are happy to look at candidates who are taking a step up, as there are plenty of learning and development opportunities at this charity. Exceptional written skills and relationship management experience are essential.

Please get in touch with Emily at QuarterFive for more information, (+44) 7851 879 269

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Emily Birch at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.