Our parks have proven crucial to communities throughout the pandemic - they have been real lifelines for so many. We are the second parks foundation to form in the UK and this role will be crucial in delivering our strategy to make Bristol and Bath's parks better places to meet, play, learn, grow, breathe and enjoy nature. 

As our first fundraiser you will lead the review and delivery of our fundraising strategy to develop and grow our income across multiple channels to meet set targets, identifying and maximising all opportunities.

You will be energetic and ambitious with a demonstrable track record of generating income across a range income streams. Ideally you will have experience of and be confident in gaining high level gifts from major donors or corporates. You will be confident making face to face asks and have experience of developing income streams from scratch. 

You will be joining a small and dynamic staff and volunteer team with an impressive board of Trustees. It is crucial that you are a team player, willing to get involved to support wider organisational priorities, just as we will to support your work. 

We are looking for someone with a proven track-record of successfully leading fundraising initiatives, who has a entrepreneurial mindset and who loves working with Bristol and Bath's brilliant communities. 

For an informal conversation about this role, please email our Director, Charlee Bennett.

The Regional Relationships Manager role will be responsible for significantly growing income across Wales and South West England through managing existing volunteer relationships and recruiting new volunteers to our Community Group network.

This is a homebased role and you will be expected to travel across your regional area, therefore you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Whilst we would welcome applications from candidates based across the region, we believe candidates based in South/South West Wales, Gloucestershire or North Somerset are likely to particularly well-placed to fulfil the needs of this role.

Network Development Manager, England South

 (Ref: SUS3119)

£27,528 per annum

Two year fixed term contract

37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working – based in London, Reading or Bristol (negotiable)

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

Your role as Network development manager puts you at the centre of delivering our Paths for Everyone and Liveable Towns and Cities visions – helping us to create healthier places and happier people across the UK.

Using both skills you have and skills you’ll develop in the role, you will plan, develop and construct walking and cycling routes, working closely with project partners, key stakeholder and members of the public.

A truly varied role: one day you could be out on site exploring options for a new route; the next you could be working collaboratively with team colleagues across the region to meaningfully engage with local communities; another day, writing compelling reports and feasibility studies for clients.

There will be regular travel for site visits and meeting colleagues, partners and clients across the South of England to places such as Bristol, Plymouth, Southampton, Guildford and Reading.

About You

We are looking for someone with direct or transferable experience of transport planning or design and of managing projects.

If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please apply today!

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 1 March 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Monday 8 March 2021.

Senior Network Development Manager, England South

 (Ref: SUS3118)

£31,369 per annum

Two year fixed term contract

37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working– based in London[RM1] , Reading or Bristol (negotiable)

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity to join our network development team.

Your role will put you at the centre of our “Paths for Everyone” and “Liveable Towns and Cities” programmes, with projects focused on getting more people walking and cycling by improving the National Cycle Network and working with local communities, reshaping their streets and encouraging greater active travel.

Using both skills you have and skills you’ll develop in the role, you will manage a small team to plan, develop and construct walking and cycling routes; as well as leading on the delivery of walking and cycling routes yourself.

A truly varied role: one day you could be out on site exploring options for a new route; another you could be working collaboratively with team colleagues across the region to meaningfully engage with local communities; the next you could be leading a team meeting; another day, putting the finishing touches to compelling reports and feasibility studies for clients.

There will be regular travel for site visits and meeting colleagues, partners and clients across the South of England to places such as Bristol, Plymouth, Southampton and Reading.

About You

We are looking for someone with direct or transferable experience of transport planning or design, and of managing people and projects.

If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please get in touch!

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 3 March 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 10 March 2021.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

This role will initally be home-based - but will then be based in one of our offices. 

Prince’s Trust International has been supporting young people worldwide since 2015. Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales, we work with partners around the world to deliver education, employment and enterprise programmes that empower young people to learn, work and thrive.

The HR People Partner focus is as a trusted advisor and support to Prince’s Trust International’s CEO and senior leadership team, with diversity and inclusion at its heart, focusing on employee engagement and wellbeing and ensuring systems and processes are fit for purpose in the international arena.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering a coherent HR strategy to align with the new Prince’s Trust International strategic direction. You will lead initiatives to support organisational growth, talent and succession planning, and developing in-region recruitment and reward systems. You will refresh development strategies to support remote learning opportunities and ensure our commitment to diversity and inclusion is embedded in all we do.

We are seeking an HR People Partner who will think globally, with a strong grasp of international HR issues, be collaborative, role models inclusivity, is solutions-focused and have excellent coaching skills. The role also requires a doer, who is capable of rolling up their sleeves and delivering operational solutions.

PTI is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse communities and is committed to increasing representation of staff of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds across all roles and at all levels.

Help us to support more bright, ambitious young people to obtain careers with leading employers!

Here at Leadership Through Sport and Business we are going through an exciting period of growth and have ambitious plans to diversify the career paths we offer to reach more young people who face disadvantage.

To support the next phase of our growth, we are recruiting 4 new Careers Development Managers.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who can help us to support young people in particular locations and may be based in or have significant knowledge of one of these locations: Bristol, Edinburgh, Greater Manchester, and London.

About the Careers Development Manager Role

We’re looking for someone to manage and develop cohorts of young people, aged 16 – 24. We are seeking someone who will be a role model and inspire young people. The successful candidate will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with a good understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues. The main focus will be the development of young people into meaningful careers.

For more information, please see the attached job description for the Careers Development Manager role.

About LTSB

Leadership Through Sport & Business is a social mobility charity, operating programmes around the UK. Our vision is a world where all young people can flourish regardless of their background. We work with bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they find meaningful, skilled careers – and firms get positive, effective employees who can make a difference from their first day.

To read more about our work and the impact we make, please see our latest Impact Report (attached). 

Application Process

To apply, please click apply to visit our recruitment page, follow the instructions and upload your CV and covering letter when prompted to attach documents.

Before applying, please ensure that you full read the job description and person specification.

Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS Disclosure at enhanced level. Our partner organisations may also require LTSB to carry out additional pre-employment screening checks on successful candidates.

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received. LTSB reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable candidate be appointed.

This role will lead on the growth of initiatives that meet the learning and practice needs of a range of stakeholders. Its main purpose will be to develop and embed a sustainable business model to scale and replicate initiatives across England and within different settings. Initially the focus will be upon the National Training Centre and the ‘Change That Lasts’ model response to domestic abuse, but may turn attention elsewhere as need is identified. In summary, the post holder will:

• Ensure that good ideas are turned into realities and tangible packages that improve responses to domestic abuse
• Initiate and develop new partnerships with statutory and voluntary bodies, creating opportunities to work with them to improve responses to domestic abuse
• Work closely with the Fundraising team to develop relationships with Corporate partners
• Work closely with the Head of Income Generation to maximise opportunities to invest in further expansion
• Work with our Membership and Services team to ensure that our own innovation and development supports our members’ sustainability and services too.

Multi-award-winning Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Michael’s Hospital. We are seeking a first-class individual to join our talented and ambitious team to help deliver a multi-million-pound programme of investment in the children’s hospital and NICU.

This newly created role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Fundraiser in Individual Giving to join our experienced fundraising team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing an ambitious new fundraising-wide individual giving programme to diversify our fundraising across our portfolio of donors and fundraising activities to provide a new, stable and growing income stream for the charity. The Senior Fundraiser for Individual Giving will be responsible for identifying and maximising income through targeted communications – online and offline.  We know that data is the catalyst to a successful programme, so the successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of Raisers Edge (or similar fundraising database), as well as experience of growing the lifetime value of new and existing supporters and donors.  As a new role, there will be the exciting opportunity to lead on new initiatives, whilst working collaboratively with the talented fundraising and communications teams.

The successful candidate will be experienced in multi-channel individual giving, setting up new strategies for income growth and will have bags of initiative as well as being a strong team player, able to work autonomously bringing new ideas and fresh energy.  This is a hands-on role working closely with the established and talented fundraising team and the SMT.  The candidate will be expected to share the team’s entrepreneurial vision to grow and develop our income and supporter base across the wide portfolio of activity.  You will bring imagination, resourcefulness and enthusiasm to help us realise our vision of continued income growth and income generation diversification.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Maximise entry level supporter retention and development opportunities to maximise ROI and to ensure long term donor growth and engagement.  Creating annual plans, measurable KPIs and income targets.
• Plan, develop and implement an individual giving programme and stewardship programme to retain and re-activate supporters.
• Act as in-house Raisers Edge database champion, ensuring data is accurate and staff adhere to procedures, offering training where appropriate.
• Engage with new audiences – online and offline. 
• Work collaboratively with the fundraising team to deliver a high-quality experience to all donors including where appropriate donor communications and marketing materials to drive forward the individual giving programme.
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing and Communication team to maximise online and offline support and donor communications.
• Develop new fundraising ideas as part of the individual giving programme to generate income, working strategically to target specific audiences to complement our existing activity. 
• To continually evaluate activity across individual giving income streams and respond to trends or challenges.
• Contribute to the legacy strategy working closely with the SMT.
• Responsibility for the operation of the existing Lottery for income growth and compliance with relevant legislation.
• Keep ahead of latest individual giving marketing trends, best practice and trends across the wider sector as appropriate.
• Contribute to the fundraising department activities, sharing new ideas and supporting income generation and promote positive team-working.

Other tasks

• Keep abreast of governance requirements pursuant to all communications /marketing activity including but not limited to the Charities Act, Fundraising Regulator, Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Gambling Commission and General Data Protection Regulation.
• Carry out other tasks and duties as required, to support colleagues across the organisation.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme, medical insurance, and generous annual leave, this role will be home-based whilst COVID restrictions remain in place.  Once restrictions are lifted, the role will be based at Grand Appeal HQ opposite the Bristol Children’s Hospital, close to the beautiful Bristol Harbourside and the range of shops in Cabot Circus.  Flexible home working will be considered.

The Grand Appeal offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for over 40 staff.  The bedrock of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an important part.  If this sounds like the right workplace culture for you, you have the required skills and experience, and you are looking for a new challenge, get in touch. 

Work for The Grand Appeal and you’ll do more than just a job. The work we do really makes a difference to sick children, their families, and the staff who care for them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Together, we help save lives.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 28 February 2021.

Are you committed to improving the lives of older people? Looking for a new challenge? A change in direction or a new job?  We are looking for a highly skilled and dynamic CEO to take our ambitious charity forward. 

With an annual turnover of £750k, over 50 skilled staff and around 200 dedicated and committed volunteers, we provide a range of services to 3,500+ older people but must do more. It is a period of great change for our organisation so this is a real opportunity to shape our strategy and achieve our vision that all older people in Bath and North East Somerset love later life.

You will be supported by a diverse and effective Board of Trustees who bring strategic insight and experience.  You will be part of the Age UK national network working closely with other Age UKs in the country. 

Location Details:
London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Newcastle, Nottingham (initially on a remote basis)

upReach’s Future Charity Leaders Programme (FCLP) is a unique 2.5 year graduate scheme combining work with our Associates and learning about all aspects of charity management. The FCLP is for high-calibre graduates from any university, academic subject and background, or people with corporate experience who are seeking a career change and opportunities within the charity sector.

The programme works on a rotational basis, providing individuals with six months experience in up to five of the below areas of charity management:

• External Affairs

• Events Management

• Volunteer Management

• Technology

• Design & Marketing

• Partnerships

• Fundraising Social Media

• HR & Governance

• Policy & Research

• Social Impact Measurement

• Finance

In addition to the charity management rotations, an FCLP Programme Coordinator will be responsible for delivering personalised employment-­focused support to a cohort of Associates, helping transform their lives by giving them the necessary skills to secure a top job. During a typical week, you should expect to be working with undergraduates and supporting the charity in a key area of its operations. 

Core delivery responsibilities for an FCLP Programme Coordinator will include: 

• Developing and delivering professional development­-focused support

• Individual and small group work with Associates 

• Supporting Associates to apply to undergraduate positions and graduate jobs 

• Selection of Associates 

Person Specification 

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission and are interested in learning about, and gaining experience in, charity management. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about social-mobility and believe that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment. 

We particularly welcome applications from those with experience in areas such as banking, law, consulting, professional services or graduate recruitment who are looking for a career change. For those with several years of experience, there may be an opportunity to complete a 2 year part-time Executive Masters in Leadership at CASS, funded through the apprenticeship levy.

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Experience working in a fast-paced environment and working independently to find solutions to problems 

2. Strong organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage a varied workload

3. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)

4. University degree (2:1 or higher) in any discipline, or equivalent experience

5. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently

6. Excellent communication skills and strong written English

7. Ability to engage and communicate confidently with undergraduates, university stakeholders, and employers via phone, email, and in person

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Knowledge of the graduate labour market in the UK and experience supporting individuals through an application process 

2. Strong negotiation skills and experience in roles requiring influence 

3. Experience with public speaking or leading workshops

4. Experience working in one or more of the career sectors that upReach support Associates applying to

We are seeking an Interim Head of Fundraising and Communications to lead and inspire our small fundraising and communications team to meet the goals set out in our business plans and achieve our income targets. You will also be joining at an exciting time as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of our flagship product and service, the Wizzybug Loan Scheme.

You will have:

• Experience leading and managing a team to achieve their goals.
• A successful track record in more than one field of fundraising.
• Experience and knowledge of marketing and/or communications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to manage novel or conflicting demands.

You will be joining a team which includes engineers, technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers and administrators. Our team is led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every disabled person has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Designability is in a strong financial position, with healthy reserves to support our ambitious plans to expand our charitable operations.

We are really proud that we were recently awarded second place in the 'Best Charities to Work for 2020' list by Third Sector which is a reflection of our team highly rating the fact that we encourage activities that create strong teams and foster good personal relationships. Our staff also stated their confidence in Designability’s leadership and strategic planning.

The University of Bath provide us with recruitment support and applications are made through the University of Bath Jobs website. We choose to follow many of the University of Bath’s human resources policies. However, Designability is a fully independent charity and our staff contracts are not with the University.

For an informal conversation about this role, please email Genevieve Arney, Head of Fundraising and Communications, at Designability