The Bureau was established in 1979 as a volunteer centre with the needs and rights of both local people and our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to developing solutions that can be delivered through effective voluntary action and partnership working. Over the last 20 years The Bureau has grown and evolved, in line with the changing needs and wants of local people. We have moved on from being ‘just’ a volunteer centre and now offer a range of different services including:

A rare opportunity has arisen, and we are seeking to appoint a new Chief Officer to build on our successes and lead our well established and thriving community wellbeing charity. Our aim is to create opportunities that enable people and communities to take action that makes positive social change and community benefit whilst improving quality of life for local people, all underpinned by our core values.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The successful candidate must have sound leadership skills, be a strategic thinker and have financial and budget management experience. You will be a confident and passionate communicator, with an ability to create positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• The charity continues to thrive, building on its success to date, delivering quality support to the people of Glossopdale.
• The charity conforms with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements.
• The charity operates to its own policies, standards and values.
• The charity is staffed at all times by properly trained workers who provide a high quality of service to the public.
• Proper administrative systems are maintained.
• The charity maintains appropriate liaison with other local statutory and voluntary agencies, professional bodies and the community of Glossopdale.
• Opportunities for development are identified and progressed and forward planning is undertaken to ensure that the charity responds to local needs;
• The Trustee Board is able to fulfil its role through the provision of information, consultation, and policy recommendations.
• The vision and culture of the organisation is strengthened and developed through strong leadership.

Sophie Hayes Foundation is the only independent organisation in the UK that focuses on providing women survivors of modern slavery with employability and educational skills necessary to help them achieve sustainable freedom. Our mission is to reach 1000's of women survivors of modern slavery in the UK today to shape a better future for themselves. We provide employability programmes to remove barrier to freedom, including vocational work placements, internships, volunteer opportunities, training, and formal education. We are committed to creating a society that views and treats these women with respect, leading to a better society for us all. 

We are seeking a hard-working and talented fundraiser to join us as we embark on a new phase of our fundraising strategy. While we have built an excellent platform for growth, we are seeking someone who can bring a range of fundraisings skills, energy and passion to our team and who can take activity to the next level. You will be our only full-time fundraiser, so you need to be confident, articulate and prepared to cover all aspects of fundraising from data entry to stewarding some of our most valued supporters. 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of major donors, corporates and/or charitable trusts and be looking for the next step in their career. We can offer enthusiastic colleagues, a committed Trustee Board and lots of flexibility. 

To apply please email your CV and a short covering letter detailing your suitability for the role.

Candiates looking to be based in all three regions will be considered.

Job title: Fundraising Manager - North West

Location: Based remotely in the UK, ideally with knowledge of fundraising in the North West

Responsible to: Head of Engagement 

Salary: £25,000 - £38,000 per annum FTE 

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

We are seeking motivated and ambitious Regional Fundraising Officers.We have a big ambition, and our fundraising targets reflect this ambition, our ideal candidates can demonstrate a track record of fundraising with a particular focus on corporate and community group fundraising. You will have strong networking and presenting skills and understanding the importance of delivering exceptional stewardship to maximise income and long-term partnerships. An understanding of local and trust opportunities would also be an advantage.

Reporting to the Head of Engagement, with a dotted line reporting to the Regional Fundraising Lead, you will be proficient at planning and prioritising multiple calls on time and be able to work independently towards financial and non-financial targets and KPI’s. A Strategic thinker, you will use your understanding of the region and fundraising experience to develop and deliver and exciting strategy that will drive fundraising and embed Speakers for Schools into the communities it serves.

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Develop and broaden regional corporate partnerships. 

• Research, identify and develop relationships with key stakeholders and supporters across the region. 

• Work with the Head of Engagement (and their teams) and the Regional Fundraising Lead to develop local campaigns and bespoke compelling case for support. 

• Ensure all enquiries are followed through in a timely and professional manner. 

• Update Salesforce and ensure all activity is compliant with data protection, policies and procedures.

• Identify new fundraising events and opportunities to attract new audiences who align to our ambition.

• Provide monthly reports to the Head of Engagement and Regional Fundraising Lead.
   

Education / Experience / Knowledge 

Essential:  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a keen eye for detail 

• Excellent research skills 

• Strong track record in delivering to tight deadlines 

• Excellent organisational and project management skills 

• Evidence of good negotiation skills 

• Highly computer literate, with particular experience of using Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel 

• Excellent presentation skills 

• Able to work in a team and on own initiative 

• Ability to build successful relationships with all Stakeholders. 

Desirable:

• Fundraising experience 

• Events management experience

• Relevant experience in corporate communications, stakeholder management and other relationship building activities 

• Experience in report writing 

• Experience using Salesforce 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through September 2021 and appointing our Regional Fundraising Officers swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in October and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:   

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 24th September. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

• £40,000-£49,000 (dependent on experience)
• Permanent role: 37.5 hours per week
• 26 days’ holiday per year and flexible working hours
• Fully remote during the pandemic, then based in London, Liverpool or Manchester

The Cares Family particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer and an anti-racist organisation committed to inclusion.

The Cares Family’s mission is to help people find connection in a disconnected age. Our objectives are to reduce loneliness and isolation amongst younger and older people alike; improve people’s connection, belonging, purpose and power in a changing world; and bring people together to reduce social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.

Over the last decade our model has grown from a tiny idea in a single place into a national leader. Combined, North London Cares (founded in 2011), South London Cares (2014), Manchester Cares (2017), Liverpool Cares (2018) and East London Cares (2019), have connected some 23,000 older and younger neighbours to share over 600,000 interactions and 140,000 hours.

We’ve been improving individual lives and community togetherness for ten years, and The Cares Family has more recently started to have an impact at the systemic and cultural levels too. Our strategy to do that is to consolidate our operations to ensure we make the biggest impact possible; to go deeper with our local intergenerational communities; and to spur a ripple effect connection across the UK with a suite of exciting new projects including The Multiplier which we started in 2021.

The Cares Family is therefore at a moment of opportunity to make an even bigger difference in the years ahead, and this is a key leadership and fundraising position that will help us to grow our income (our annual budget has grown from £0.75m to £2.5m in the last four years), impact and influence at pace.

During the pandemic, we have had an Acting Director of Development covering maternity leave. Now, as we reaffirm our strategy for the coming years, we are seeking a permanent Director of Development to help us meet our ambitious income targets in a continued time of uncertainty, to drive our income generation strategy, to lead and develop our fundraising team, to nurture key partnerships and to serve as a key figure in our Senior Leadership Team.

If that sounds like it could be you, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a task-based application process, so we are not asking applicants for CVs. To find out more information, including on how to apply for this role, please read the job description and the included application task descriptions on our website.

Deadline: 11:59pm on Tuesday 22nd September 2021.

Could you be The Proud Trust's brand-new Head of Business Development and Fundraising?

From small beginnings The Proud Trust has grown into a £1 million charity with 700 service users (touching the lives of 5000 young people and adults each year) and a footprint extending beyond Greater Manchester across the North West region… and now potentially beyond. The goal: to develop their reach across England.

The Proud Trust is the home of LGBT+ youth. They're a lifesaving and life-enhancing organisation helping to empower young LGBT+ people to make positive change for themselves and their communities. Through youth groups; one-to-one support; managing the LGBT+ Centre in Manchester; training, events, and campaigns.

Owning and leading the income generation strategy, you'll ensure funding is sustainable across all income streams from the traditional fundraising spectrum, to commercial business opportunities available through The Proud Trust's purpose-built £2.4 million home in Manchester city centre.

This is more than just a fundraising role; you will also deputise for the CEO and lead a team of managers and staff with oversight of HR and Finance so a fantastic development opportunity for a brilliant fundraising leader looking to broaden their portfolio and gain additional skills.

What will make The Proud Trust's new Head of Business Development and Fundraising truly exceptional?

* Broad knowledge across income streams, with a current focus on grant funding cycles and ambition to diversify (corporate earmarked as huge potential)
* Builds meaningful relationships and successful partnerships with external agencies, relevant stakeholders and funders
* Big-picture thinker; able to demonstrate significant growth in previous roles
* Influential leader with the ability to motivate, inspire and nurture talent
* Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with contagious enthusiasm and passion for the potential of LGBT+ young people

Please note, we would warmly welcome applications from candidates within the LGBT+ community, aswell as their allies.

We're open to exploring relocation and part-remote base (minimum of 2 days per fortnight), so please get in touch to discuss how this could work for you.

Flexible, life and family-friendly organisation
£38-43k salary with ability to appoint across the band
Permanent role; open to flexible working over 4-5 days

If you have the drive, energy, and passion to help The Proud Trust support even more LGCT+ young people, then we want to hear from you!

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People, for more information on this exciting, brand-new role.

Final deadline: 9am on Monday 20th September

**Please get in touch ASAP if interested. We may close early if we receive enough strong applications having already been through one round of recruitment for this role.**

We are unable to consider previous applicants, but would like to thank you for your time and energy in applying last time round.

The Proud Trust is committed to the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.

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.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

We are currently recruiting for the position of ‘Regional Community Fundraising Manager' to join its dynamic Islamic Relief UK division based in either the Manchester or Bradford office.

The purpose of the role is to:

• To develop and manage a fundraising strategy for the assigned region to meet set objectives, and ensure delivery
• To optimise sustainable supporter led fundraising in the assigned area - recruiting and working in partnership with key stakeholders and networks to maximise impact, cost effective delivery and ensuring all activity complies with organisational and legal requirements
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in other areas, regions, departments/sections to optimise profitable joint working and deliver shared objectives
• Be the key Islamic Relief staff point of contact and representative for your assigned region

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Proven experience of managing staff and/or volunteers to reach their potential
• Proven experience of budgeting and use of KPIs to monitor and manage financial performance
• Significant voluntary or professional fundraising experience
• Proven experience of stakeholder relationship management
• Proven experience of people management skills and the ability to distance manage a team, ensuring they are supported and motivated to achieve fundraising targets
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audeience
• Significant voluntary or professional fundraising experience
• Proven experience of project management
• Proven experience of performance reviews, management development, motivation and effective management of performance issues
• Delivery of outcomes through others – peers, volunteers or staff – in a professional or voluntary context
• Knowledge and understanding of the community within this geographical area (i.e. North)
• Excellent budget management skills to maximise contribution
• Working understanding of the legal requirements affecting community based fundraising and data protection regulations
• Broad understanding of fundraising techniques and the specific value, role and techniques utilised within Community Fundraising activity
• Ability to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate plans in a cycle of continuous improvement
• Able to prepare a compelling ‘case for support’ to capitalise on fundraising opportunities and match organisational need with potential supporters
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and conflicting demands, delegate, organise and plan time effectively
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing as well as build relationships with people of all backgrounds, levels and settings including business, social and educational
• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 04/10/2021.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Our Brand and Marketing team is looking for a creative, strategic and ambitious individual to head up our Special Events team. Responsible for designing and delivering special events to raise vital unrestricted funds for our young people programmes and nurturing an extensive portfolio of existing events. 

You will lead a small team of Events professionals, providing inspiring and strategic leadership of special events at The Prince's Trust which contribute to the broader fundraising targets. You will work with a range of key stakeholders, including internal Senior Leaders, Corporate Partners, Philanthropic Supporter along with the stewardship of our various committees

This role is perfect for you if you have experience of overseeing a large and diverse events portfolio across multiple sectors. We are particularly keen if you can demonstrate the ability to innovate creative ways to deliver events that engage a wide audience whilst maximising return on investment

We need someone who is resilient, reliable, enthusiastic and persisitent. We are seeking a new Mental Health support worker to offer 1:1 and group work support to young people living in temporary accommodation, struggling with their mental health. The aim is to ensure the young people do not experience repeat homelessness and achieve some well being. You will deal with prevention, deescalation, coping startegies and crises and everything in between. We need you to assist the young people to navigate the statutory health services and external agencies that will help them long term.

As part of the Chances team you will support a caseload of young people, work towards targets and empower young people to achieve their potential. 

Mental Health issues is the sinlge largets area of support throughout Backup so this is a well needed and rewarding role. 

We need someone who is organised, reliable, creative, great with people, honest, can plan and deliver events and someone who has experience. 

Your primary purpose is to develop campaigns, activities, events and opportunities for Backup to generate fundraising income and raise the profile of the service. Can you put to great use your creative energy to get involved in and lead some activity that brings in over £50k a year. (This does not include the first 6 months.) We want someone to join  the team who engages stakeholders, maintains good relationships with people, we are not aggressive fundraisers, (and don't intend to be) we want long term supporters for the charity.

We have planned annual activities eg Gala ball, Golf Day and Ladies Lunch that you will support as well as activities you are expected to lead and generate yourself. You need to be great at networking, making contacts, seeking support, promoting events and the charity. We also need you to do some social media; posts and content of the activity that you are involved in. 

You need to be a car driver and user as we never know what's going to be donated to assist your role from one day to the next and you will be required to set up the major events with colleagues. It is a varied role but an exciting and rewarding one. Everything you do will support tackling youth homeloessness.