Home-Start Trafford, Salford and Wigan, (one of Greater Manchester's leading family support charities), is looking to appoint a Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising Manager. This is a new, but vital role, as the charity seeks to diversify it's income streams.

In an ideal world, a charity like Home-Start would not be needed, all parents would be able to bring up their children free from stress and strain. But for many parents, coping with issues such as poverty, poor mental health and family breakdown has a severe impact on their parenting. And this is where Home-Start steps in. A network of locally trained volunteers, with parenting experience, visit families each week in their own homes offering tailored-made emotional and practical support. A simple approach that makes such a difference. 

Home-Start Trafford Salford & Wigan are about to commence a three year growth strategy and are looking to engage an individual who has a sound knowledge of the local business community and who will be able to engage corporate partners in helping us to deliver on our fundraising and volunteer targets. 

This role will suit an individual who is highly motivated and well connected with a proven track record in developing and achieving fundraising results, and with a passion for improving the childhoods of children living in local communities.

Job title Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer
Organisation Mind
Location Home-based covering the North West and Yorkshire area, possibility to be based at the retail partner's site in MAnchester, 1-2 days a week
Remuneration - 28,750 (including the home based allowance)
Contract Full-Time, 18 month FTC

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic UK-based mental health charity, Mind, in the search for a new Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer, in the North-West of England.

Mind is a National charity that works across the country, offering information and advice to people with mental health problems. The organisation relies on support right from the grassroots level all the way up to the government. Mind has recently secured a seven figure national partnership with a large scale UK food retailer, for 2019-21. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, this role will be responsible for the delivery of the fundraising stream of this partnership in your region, while also managing a small portfolio of your own partnerships. Mind's Fundraising department consists of four teams, generating a combined net income of 32 million per annum. As the postholder, you will be a part of the partnerships fundraising team, which generates income from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations. Together the team raises over 12 million per annum gross income for Mind's work.

Mind are looking for an experienced Partnerships Officer to join their expanding Fundraising Partnerships Team. The crux of the role, as a skilled relationship manager, is for you to provide first-rate account management and stewardship and develop creative fundraising and engagement plans to excite, inspire and maximise income and other opportunities for Mind. Furthermore, you will be instrumental in the implementation of agreed fundraising and engagement plans.
This role requires certain levels of experience and skills that needs to be proven or demonstrated. A track record of providing high level of customer care including building and maintaining relationships with partners to secure repeat support. Experience of working on a complex account or project with several internal and external stakeholders. Proven ability to manage budgets including forecasting, monitoring, maintaining agreed cost/income ratios and regular reporting of outcome against KPIs. Demonstrable excellent written communication skills and project management skills. A proficiency in using Microsoft Office.
If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Ruaidhri at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7312.

This is a rolling recruitment so early applications are encouraged.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Join the EDT team in the role of Partnership Executive. This new post will play a key role to work with the EDT team to plan and execute partnerships; maintaining and developing excellent collaborative relationships with existing and potential partners, maximising income generation opportunities to enable us to support more young people on their education and career pathways.

We are a UK wide education charity, working in collaboration with industry, education and partners to provide opportunities for young people of all ages providing 40,000 experiences each year. We are working to our vision of a society where young people across the UK have equal access to engage with STE(A)M subjects and achieve their potential in STEM careers and opportunities for further study.

Through experience days, projects, placements and Industrial Cadets accredited programmes, we create pathways through education to employment and…

• inspire young minds
• unlock potential
• promote achievement
• encourage attainment
• bridge the gap between industry and education.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the EDT team, as we work together to help young people develop skills, fulfil their potential and make informed decisions about their future. 

Please download the Job Description for further details.

With public awareness of mental health higher than ever before, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Corporate Partnerships Team at Mind. We’re growing and changing fast, but there’s still much to be done.

We’re looking for a Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our successful and growing team. Mind has recently secured a high-profile seven-figure national partnership with a large-scale UK food retailer, for 2019-21. You will support the delivery of this partnership in your region, whilst also managing a small portfolio of your own partnerships. As a skilled relationship manager, you’ll provide first-rate account management and stewardship. You will develop creative fundraising and engagement plans to excite, inspire and maximise income and other opportunities for Mind. 

This role is homebased, covering the North West and Yorkshire, with the potential to be based at the retail partner’s site in Manchester 1-2 days a week. This is an 18-month fixed-term contract.

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

Closing date: noon 4th November 2019

Interviews: week commencing 11th or 18th November 2019

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Business Development to be based at our Head Office in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. You will join us on a full time basis as part of an initial 1 year fixed term contract (with a view to progressing onto permanent contract) and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £40-45k per annum.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

This is a new and exciting position at Human Appeal, where the successful candidate will be responsible for setting the Business Development strategy and developing a Business Development team to maximise and ensure year on year growth. The Head of Business Development will essentially act as a bridge between the Programmes and Fundraising departments by creating and developing new initiatives, projects and fundraising products to secure new institutional, corporate and major donor fundraising partnerships.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Head of Business Development:

- To work with the CEO and Board of Directors to identify and implement a strategy for key income streams for Human Appeal including but not limited to; Institutional donors, Corporate partners, High net worth donors

- To work with staff from across the organisation to research, identify and create exciting funding opportunities from the wide range of existing, and future, projects and programmes

- To play an active role in the strategic development of Human Appeal as a member of the Senior Management Team

- To meet annual targets, ensuring year on year income growth, and effectively manage the Business Development budget

Benefits of joining us as our Head of Business Development:

- 35 Days Annual Leave

- Matched Pension Contribution

- Flexible Working

- Employee Discounts and Memberships

What we’re looking for in our Head of Business Development:

- Degree-educated in a relevant field, e.g. International Development, Business Development, Marketing

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a similar role (Business Development / Fundraising / Programmes / Communications) at an NGO

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience as a Manager, with demonstrable leadership skills

- Excellent written and spoken English. Additional languages e.g. Arabic, Urdu desirable

- Highly creative, organised and results-focussed, with an ability to multitask, manage a busy workload and deliver against objectives

- Passionate about international development work and humanitarian aid

This would be the ideal role for an Experienced Business Development Professional looking to make a difference in the Charity Sector, or for a Senior Charity Programmes or Fundraising Professional looking to further their career! 

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Head of Business Development – we would love to hear from you.

A Little Bit About Human Appeal…

What our CEO Says:

“We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity”

Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey

What We Have Achieved So Far This Year:

- We have provided emergency aid to 10,770 of the most vulnerable people across Yemen

- We have supported 1,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

- We have provided 300 refugee families in Jordan with essential winter aid

- We have helped 36,643 people to have enough food to break their fast during Ramadan

- We have collected and distributed 21,124 coats to the homeless in the UK

- We have provided 258 families with emergency food packs in Manchester

COME AND JOIN THE FAMILY – click ‘apply’ today!

We are searching for a dynamic, analytical, creative thinker with a passion to make a difference through education. This role is an exciting, varied opportunity to work across both our business development and our fundraising team, helping secure new contracts, bring new products to market and generate significant donor income.

You will be a key part of a small team at the heart of delivering our strategy, while developing a broad range of valuable skills.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievement and life chances of all children.

• Strong evidence of the following skills: financial modelling and experience working with excel; project management; contract management; bid and business case writing.

• Highly motivated self-starter, with initiative, drive and the ability to take ownership of projects and make decisions under pressure. 

• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple competing priorities and a complex workload and meeting deadlines effectively.

• Close attention to detail, and strong judgement as to where & when this is necessary.

• Extremely strong strategic and analytical skills, a strong conceptual thinker with a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across teams.

• Effective and confident communicator (verbal and in writing) with the credibility to advise and challenge senior stakeholders at all levels, both inside and outside the organisation 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

The Booth Centre is an innovative advice and activity-based day centre for homeless people in Manchester. Recognised nationally as a beacon of best practice, it's an inclusive space where people who use the Centre are centrally involved in the planning, evaluation, and delivery of the service.

Offering flexible working and an opportunity to increase support for positive change for people experiencing homelessness, we're looking for a talented Fundraising Manager for a maternity cover contract (expected length 12 months).

Working closely with the CEO, you'll be part of the Booth Centre's senior management team leading a small fundraising and finance function. Strategic, creative and a talented relationship-led fundraiser in your own right, you'll develop, implement and review the fundraising strategy to complement and enhance overall organisational objectives.

As part of a small team, this is still very much a 'doing' role so you'll still get a buzz from building fundraising partnerships and relationships. There's a diverse income portfolio including corporate partnerships, individual giving, trusts, community and events, which includes their flagship Sleepout.

About you: You're a motivating fundraising leader with a broad understanding of the fundraising landscape and specific expertise in securing and developing corporate partnerships and high value relationships. You're also an exceptional relationship builder who influences and inspires internal stakeholders, the fundraising team and the charity's supporters.

In return, the charity offers a collaborative, welcoming and supportive culture working with a specialist team who are incredibly passionate and dedicated to tackling homelessness. Fantastic benefits including breakfast and lunch, flexible working options and 10% pension contribution.

If you would like to help make a difference to the lives of people who are or threatened with homelessness in Manchester, please send a copy of your CV to Amelia Lee for lots more detail: [email protected]

Applications from people with a personal experience of homelessness would be welcome, but this is not a requirement.

Please note, final deadline for this role is 9am on 4th November, but we encourage you to apply ASAP if interested. Interviews to be held 11th November.

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), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial fundraiser, passionate about tackling educational disadvantage, to work with our CEO and wider team in dramatically scaling up our fundraising programme.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievements and life chances of all children
• The drive, adaptability and initiative to move conversations forward and close them, with a proven track record of turning ideas into actions and outcomes.
• Experience writing proposals and applying for grants to secure donations of at least five figures – ideally from a range of sources, including individual philanthropists, grant-making organisations or companies.
• Exceptionally strong communicator: able to listen and build rapport. You are able to generate trust in you and in our work, and persuade people to give support.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills: experience successfully planning and managing multiple, varied projects and relationships.
• Ability to think critically and creatively to solve problems.
• You take ownership of your work and you enjoy working collaboratively and contributing to a supportive team.

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

A unique opportunity to carry out an important borough wide consultation exercise in your first 12 months and then to become a permanent member of our senior management team.

Age UK Trafford is a great place to work. If successul, you will lead on a critical home care consultation exercise on behalf of Trafford Council in 2019-2020, while at the same time integrating into our senior management team, so that in 2021 you will become a permanent member of staff managing our community activities including dementia services and falls prevention, and helping develop the charity for a strong future.

Job Overview

Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research is dedicated to finding safer treatments for children diagnosed with cancer. After years of success in the North West Region, we are now in a position to drive the charity forward with the goal of becoming a national charity.

We are therefore looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager who has the drive and ambition to help steer Kidscan through this exciting time.

Your main responsibility in this role will be to lead a team of fundraising officers to ensure the effective delivery of fundraising activities in a range of areas. In addition, you will be expected to champion our fundraising across the country building regional and national fundraising committees as well as identifying new income and funding opportunities.

This hands-on role will rely on you being an outgoing and reliable individual who has the confidence to engage with supporters whilst effectively managing a team. You will also be bursting with ideas and keen to input into the overall charity strategy.

Although you don’t have to be a mathematician you must have a good understanding of budget management and ROI in order to effectively manage your team. You must be confident in your writing capabilities and have the ability to “hit the ground running”, but most importantly you must have the energy, drive and ambition to truly thrive in the third sector.

Detailed Job Description

Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research operations with a flexible working philosophy, so the list of your responsibilities is not exhaustive, as we are a small team you will be require to assist other members of the Kidscan team when required, this may include out of hours working.

Working directly with the Head of Operations and Marketing as well as the CEO – the main purpose of this role is to drive community fundraising. Responsibilities include:

• Direct responsibility for B2C income streams
• Management of the Fundraising officers to ensure the effective delivery of all community fundraising activities including our tin scheme, volunteers, community fundraisers and sponsored fundraisers.
• Research and identify new fundraising streams and opportunities
• Provide fundraising insight to the marketing team for the development of lead generation campaigns
• Work with the marketing department to capitalise on PR Opportunities
• Maintain Kidscan’s supporter information through Kidscan’s CRM system, in line with Kidscan policies and GDPR guidelines
• Work with the marketing department to ensure a smooth stewardship process is in place.
• Work with the CEO to develop regional and national fundraising committees
• Maintain Kidscan’s supporter information through Kidscan’s CRM system, in line with Kidscan policies and GDPR guidelines
• Work closely with the Kidscan Marketing team to feedback community stories and identify PR opportunities.
• Working in line with Kidscan Social media policy and strategy, utilise social media to engage with community supporters.
• Work with the Head of Operations and Marketing to manage fundraising budgets
• Work with the marketing team to develop the Kidscan Education Programme and Ambassador Programme.
• Work with the Fundraising Officer (Volunteers) to develop a full volunteer programme.
• To represent Kidscan at External events in consultation with the Head of Operations and Marketing and CEO

Our Values

At Kidscan our values guide how we conduct our charity. As a Kidscan Team Member you will be expected to live by these values, ensuring they are embedded in everything you do.

• Passionate - We care deeply. 
• Collaborative – We work closely with all our stakeholders across all sectors to achieve a common goal including our partners, charities, supporters, ambassadors, volunteers.
• Innovative – We proactively seek new opportunities in research, education and fundraising.
• Integrity – We are open, honest, trustworthy, transparent, ethical and accountable for our actions.
• Empowering – We are equitable, respectful – inclusive, ensuring all stakeholders are empowered, respected and given equal opportunities

About Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research 

Kidscan – Children’s Cancer Research was founded in 2002 and is one of the UK’s only charities solely dedicated to funding research into safer treatments for children with cancer. 1 in 500 children will be diagnosed before they are 14 years old. Of those who survive 60% will suffer devastating side effects caused by the very treatments used to save them. Together we can change this. Together we can create a world where every child can survive and thrive into adulthood. 

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