Courses and community fundraising manager jobs

What you would do:

• Spend initial time at Max Roach with the Director of LCC to understand how we work, our vision and the impact we make for our community.
• Develop, implement and execute a fundraising strategy for LCC.
• Achieve fundraising targets from Grants, Trusts, Foundations, Benefactors and Corporate & Community Donations
• Gather relevant data from activities to show a demonstrable impact to our community
• Building relationships, organising events and coming up with new and innovative ideas for how to capture the minds and hearts of potential philanthropists. Some examples include organising fundraising schemes and events, such as open days, raffles, sporting events and summer fetes. 
• Increase our corporate volunteer and donations by building relationships with Major UK Companies Corporate Social Responsibility teams

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £30 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, sports and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the role

We have an opening within our Midlands Team for an individual who is passionate about their community and the voluntary and community sector to join us as a Funding Manager.  Based in the Coventry, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire area, you will be working within a group of managers, leading a team of remotely based Funding Officers and reporting into the Senior Grant Making Manager. 

In this role you will be expected to provide direction, support and guidance within the team, be accountable for an annual grant budget, and contribute towards making decisions on how to invest Lottery funding into local groups working within the voluntary and community sector.  What’s exciting about this role is that you will be working across the area, creating and developing relationships whilst seeking out opportunities to maximise our grant funding investment.

Our Midlands region spans rich and diverse communities, both rural and urban.  With a population of over 11 million it includes the second largest city and conurbation in the UK, along with about half of England’s mid-sized cities and a long list of counties with a complexity of deprivation.  The Midlands awards approximately £50m per annum within the region.  You will be working within a team that manages and supports a compliment of 32 remotely-based mobile Fund Officers.

This role will suit anyone who wants to contribute towards the communities and the sector in which they live.  You will need to have strong management and leadership skills to support your own team of Funding Officers and work within a wider management team.  Relationship management is key, you must be a confident communicator as we work with many different customers and stakeholders, from small groups to large national organisations and government bodies.

Mobile working is central to this role as you will quite often be based out in the community, meeting groups, applicants and stakeholders with an element of working from home.  As Funding Manager, you will enjoy working flexibly, managing your own time and workload.  Access to a car is recommended.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, part-time hours and flexible working can be considered

Interview Date: week commencing 19th September.  Interviews will be held in person.

Essential criteria

For this role, you may or may not come from a funding background, but you should have personal or professional experience and understanding of the voluntary and community sector.  You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Reaching Communities programme in your area.  This requires strong people management skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to create and develop relationships.

A full, clean drivers license and access to a car is recommended for working in this area for times when public transport is not adequate.

Specifically, you will need to demonstrate your experience in these areas:

• Ability to be flexible and resilient, with strong prioritisation skills to enable you to work in a changing external and internal landscape.
• Experience of leadership and driving a high-performance culture through your ability to coach, involve, empower and manage people and teams.
• Proven ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a range of senior level internal and external stakeholders.

Lived experience or working knowledge of some or all of the geographic areas the role will cover, and voluntary and community sector.

Desirable criteria

• Strong attention to detail and sound analytical skills and judgement.
• Experience in managing complex budgets and processes
• A deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the VCSE sector including a commitment to equitable grant making.

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

Are you passionate about the environment? Do you have a talent for fundraising and developing a growing portfolio of corporate partnerships? We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser.

About The Heart Of England Forest  - Planting tomorrow’s great native woodland
The Heart of England Forest is an exciting and ambitious charity. We want to help reverse centuries of woodland decline and plant one of the largest forests in England. Our goal is to create a huge, unbroken woodland – a refuge from the modern world where people can rediscover nature and wildlife can flourish. It’s an ambitious vision, which we’re determined to make happen, one tree at a time.

The Heart of England Forest is not only a perfectly positioned lung for the Midlands, but a breath of fresh air for the nation. With over two million new native trees planted so far, we are restoring our native woodland – providing a safe and permanent habitat for wildlife as well as an escape for people from the urban environments surrounding it.

The Forest stretches up the Warwickshire / Worcestershire border, from the present-day borders of Shakespeare’s Forest of Arden to the edge of the Vale of Evesham – the north Cotswolds to south Birmingham. It’s an area dense in cities, towns and industry. Which is why we’re creating a place to walk under shady canopies and through airy glades, away from the bustle of city life.

The UK has less than a third of the native tree cover of many other European countries, including France, Germany and Italy. Planting tomorrow’s great native woodland has already started. With 7,000 acres of land, the Forest currently consists of 600 acres of mature woodland and almost 4,500 acres of new planting. We have planted an incredible 2 million trees so far, that’s over 23% of the way towards our goal of a 30,000-acre forest. But with patience and your support, who knows how far it will grow!
 

About the Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated corporate fundraiser to join the charity at an exciting stage of our development. This role will be well suited to an existing corporate or relationship fundraiser looking for a new challenge and more responsibility.  

Working as part of the small but experienced and supportive fundraising team, this new role will be responsible for growing our corporate fundraising into a significant and sustainable income stream.  Our ideal candidate will be a confident and articulate communicator with a passion for making a difference. 

You will be highly organised and comfortable multi-tasking across both account management and developing a new business pipeline. You will be reliable and have an easy ability to establish good, effective working relationships.

Results driven, with a track record in achieving and exceeding fundraising targets, this role will suit someone who is passionate about our mission and committed to helping us grow corporate support through engaging, impactful, and successful partnerships.

What do we offer?

• The chance to join an ambitious charity and play a part in creating and conserving a huge Forest for the benefit of people, wildlife and the environment
• Flexible approach to working to suit you
• Competitive salary with a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory company pension with 4.5% employer contribution
• Health Cash Plan – get cash back on opticians, dentists and more!
• Group Income Protection Scheme – to support you if you get sick
• Employee Assistance Programme – financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
• Access to exclusive discounts from thousands of retailers
• Life Assurance at four times your basic salary

​Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Heart of England Forest is committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion amongst our current and future workforce. We are a Disability Confident Employer and part of The Race Report, driving diversity in the environment sector. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Please visit our website to download a job description / person specification and an application form. Please note that CVs will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application form.

Closing date: 9am Monday 12th September.
Interview date: Monday 26th September - online

Project Manager: St John Leadership course and First aid as a Social Enterprise Success Model

Fixed term contract, 24 months

Reporting to: Head of programmes

Key internal working relationships: IT/Digital manager, Head of communications,

Key External working relationships: Senior management in St John Ambulance organisations around the world.

The Order of St John (also known as St John International or SJI) is the international coordinating body for all St John organisations around the world, including St John Ambulance in 35 countries. Acting as the secretariat for a “family of organisations”, SJI manages projects that encourage collaboration and help St John to be recognised as the global leader in first aid and medical responses to community health needs.

This mid-level post will be responsible for project managing the delivery of two new collaborative projects, working with experts and senior staff from across the St John world to deliver valuable initial outputs to the global family of St John Ambulance organisations by the end of 2023. The two projects are 1) the St John Leadership project, and 2) the St John Success Model project.

The St John Leadership project is a new initiative to be led by St John International. The programme aim is to build a united cadre of St John leaders, across all levels of the organisation, that have a common understanding of St John’s values and can actively lead their organisation as part of our shared global endeavour.

The St John Success Model project is also a new project to be led by St John International.  The project will manage a process of collaboratively writing our first ever operational handbooks, or Success Models “First aid as a social enterprise”. Around the world, St John has over 140 years of experience and knowledge in these subjects, covering a wide variety of different contexts. The purpose of the Success model is to bring together all the proven and evidenced knowledge on how to do this effectively into one place. It is a collection of evidenced good practice, but arranged into step by step building blocks for proven, successful, implementation. 

Deliverables:

For the leadership workshop

• Build interest and enthusiasm in the project across all St John organisations.
• Develop and deliver a leadership residential course for circa 20 pax by the end of Q4 2023
• Develop and deliver an online leadership induction course by end of Q2 2024.

For the Success Model:

• Build interest and enthusiasm in the project across all St John organisations.
• Recruit volunteers from St John into a global working group to provide expert knowledge
• Organise and host a global workshop for circa 20 pax in Q4 2023
• Deliver completed Success model handbook by end of Q2 2024.

Applicant requirements

Required

• Experience running collaborative workshops to identify good practice.
• Project management experience and qualification with the ability to develop a plan for the  delivery of outputs according to a clear timeline, and to update with progress on that timeline.

• Experience facilitating and energising online meetings
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365, especially Teams and Sharepoint.
• Experience of working with global teams of volunteers, recognising different cultures and practices, and being able to secure commitments to carry out further work on your behalf.
• Ability to communicate complex issues in simple, straightforward language
• Enthusiastic and approachable, ready to listen and engage with people.

Desirable:

• Experience developing training courses or cultural induction courses.
• Experience working in a large-scale social enterprise / international health care charity
• Experience in writing management guidance
• Experience in volunteer organisations and managing activity with external partners.
• Experience in working with technical teams to interrogate issues to the core principle and finding solutions

Full time position. Working hybrid but with requirement to be present in the London office approx. 25% of the time.

Salary: Circa £40,000/annum + good benefits package.

Closing date for applications: Friday 2 September 2022 at 1700hrs

Beyond is a small charity that has experienced a sharp growth in the last two years in awareness and need. We aim to improve the mental health of young people in the UK and award grants to mental health initiatives or educational settings to support their young communities. This recent growth is testament to the urgency of the youth mental health crisis and our fundraising capacity needs to catch up. 

We are looking for a hard working, results driven Fundraising Manager who is able to communicate our charity’s purpose and values effectively including but not limited to; eradicating racism that is so often a contributor of poor mental health, campaigning for LGBTQ+ rights and raising the voices of the voiceless and marginalised. 

As our fundraising manager, you will work closely with the Head of Operations and our external fundraising consultant to deliver on an ambitious fundraising strategy to raise circa £200 000 from major donors and/or trusts and foundations over the course of the year:

• Write compelling applications to funders to generate income for projects that support the strategic goals of Beyond

• Conduct prospect research to identify and cultivate key trusts and foundations, statutory and corporate partnerships, and major donor relationships.

• Support the SLT to develop and maintain relationships with existing and new funders.

• Ensure reporting requirements are met and that funders are kept informed of how their support has enabled the charity to continue its work.

• Carry out other duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Head of Fundraising

• Maintaining existing donor and supporter relationships to maximise income and ensure long-term funding relationships;

• Developing and maintaining supporter database, ensuring that records are up to date, complete and stored and used in compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements;

• Attend fundraising and other events as required (this may involve some weekend and evening work)

This role is full-time (flexible to suit the needs of the successful candidate) and remote though some in person opportunities will be available at times.

We welcome written, audio and video applications.

Salary: £41 000 per annum

Note: This post is currently funded for one year. We then plan to seek further funding to extend it.

Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager

Camp Mohawk is a small charity with a dedicated team that supports over 1,000 young people with special needs and their families. We receive no statutory funding and rely on the generosity of our many donors and supporters to carry out vital and desperately needed work. 

We are looking for an experienced Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager to join our team on a permanent, part time basis to take responsibility for income generation from grants and trusts, as well as assisting our Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager when required. Charitable trusts and foundations provide around 70% of annual  income for Camp Mohawk. We have an established portfolio of funding relationships that require stewardship, as well as needing to constantly seek out new trusts and funds to which we can apply.

We are looking for someone committed to, and passionate about, our work. You'll need great communication and research skills plus careful attention to detail and enjoy making and developing relationships with funders.

Reporting to the Project Manager you will:-

• Familiarise yourself with the projects and services Camp Mohawk provides, the challenges faced by those accessing our services and our projects address those challenges

• Work closely with the Project Manager and other Project Coordinators as they prepare annual project, core and capital project budgets to ensure they can be clearly and consistently communicated to current and potential funders.

• Lead on researching and applying to potential new trusts and foundations for funding for Camp Mohawk’s core costs, specific revenue and capital projects. Maintain an accurate record of applications made vs. funds received and when future applications can be made.

• Steward the current portfolio of Trust and Foundation funders. Maintain accurate records for each funder, ensuring prompt thanking and grant acknowledgement requirements are followed, and reporting provided at least to meet the requirements of each funding organisation and preferably go beyond.

• Work closely with the Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager to develop an annual Fundraising Plan for each financial year, maximising all potential income streams; Trusts, Corporate, Community and Individual Giving - small to major donations - to meet the annual income target.

• Provide the book keeper and Project Manager with all relevant information relating to incoming donations & reporting requirements to ensure funds are spent according to funder requirements and appropriate financial evidence is collected.

• Work closely with Project Manager and Project Coordinators to ensure appropriate service user feedback is collected and reported as required. Lead the development & collation of the annual registered family survey in consultation with the Project Manager.

• Be prepared to help the Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager in maintaining existing local individual donor relationships and fostering new links and opportunities including attending local fundraising events, networking meetings and other funding related events as required

• Support the Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager in making written applications to companies and community groups.

Person specification below. Working hours are entirely flexible and can be worked from home or in the office (office space is limited). Occasional evening and weekend work may be required for local fundraising events.

Salary £30,514 FTE (approximately 24 hours / week dependent on candidate but open to discussion)

Please submit your CV, together with a covering letter clearly stating how your skills and experience are a good match for the role as described in the person specification.

Person Specification - Trusts Fundraiser

Candidates will be expected to meet all essential attributes (listed as (E)) and the majority of desirable (D) attributes.

Skills and Abilities

Excellent communication skills (E)

Highly organised, with excellent prioritisation and time management skills (E)

IT literate and competent in Microsoft applications (E)

Capable of working to targets, and meeting deadlines (E)

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision / support (E)

Experience

Proven experience researching funding opportunities and writing compelling applications for support (E)

Experience of generating annual income in excess of £100k (D)

Experience of delivering presentations to varied audiences (D)

Fundraising experience in the field of disability (D)

Fundraising experience in a small charity (D)

Knowledge

Knowledge of research tools available for finding new funding opportunities (E)

Knowledge of the issues facing families, and individuals, affected by disability (D)

Knowledge of funding opportunities that support disability and children / young people (D)

Experience with database applications, such as Salesforce, for managing funding related data (D)

Personal Attributes and Other Requirements

Has own transport (D) and willing to travel to networking events / meetings (E)

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to adults, children and young people (E)

Positive support for the aims and work of Camp Mohawk (E)

Able to act as Ambassador for the Charity in the promotion of its work (E)

Willing to undertake further courses/training in the enhancement of the role (E)

Commitment to work within the policies of Camp Mohawk (E)

We’re looking for someone to help us grow our fundraising income!

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We’re the charity that developed and runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people in prison.

We’re also on the cusp of launching a major Lottery-funded podcast channel, Life After Prison, and we’re leading the way in the global development of prison radio.

This year we picked up a Gold Award at the radio industry’s prestigious ARIAS. In recent years we’ve been crowned Independent Production Company of the Year (Audio Production Awards) and Charity of the Year (Third Sector Awards). We’ve also been nominated for a string of British Podcast Awards.

We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager to deliver on our trusts and grants fundraising priorities and secure income to support our work. This is a remote role with some occasional travel required.

You will work strategically with the senior management team to deliver the right funding for the right projects.

Reporting to the Director of Development, you will be responsible for investigating, researching and making approaches for new funding as well as maintaining and developing existing relationships to ensure future support.

Ours is an organisation unlike any other, and we’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates from under-represented backgrounds and from people who have lived experience of the criminal justice system. 

Candidates will need experience of delivering £300,000+ p.a. in grant funding and will have excellent relationship management skills, both in-person and online, and with a portfolio of existing partners.

We’re a driven, tight-knit team working in what can be a challenging, exhilarating world, and you will be motivated by the knowledge that your work has the potential to make a real difference.

Deadline for applications: Friday 26th August 2022.

The Edinburgh Food Project was set up with the purpose of  providing emergency food supplies and support to people in crisis, working with partners and communities to address underlying causes of food poverty. Established in 2012 and supporting the people of Edinburgh and the surrounding areas across seven foodbanks, the project also operates a money advice service and holistic all-round support to the community.

The Organisation is in the process of developing a new strategy and  expanding the services provided.  This change will reflect the Scottish Government Consultation: Ending the Need for Foodbanks, and the Poverty Commission’s Report, A Just Capital.

To support this transition the Edinburgh Food Project are looking to appoint a new Fundraising Manager who will be the strategic and operational lead for fundraising in the organisation.

You will have the following key responsibilities:

• Oversee and develop all areas of the fundraising operation to ensure that support is maximised from all income streams
• Through the development and monitoring of robust plans and strategies, deliver on all agreed fundraising objectives and financial targets
• Recruit, lead and effectively manage the fundraising team in accordance with EFP’s policies and best practice
• Develop stewardship and engagement programmes that increase lifetime value of current supporters and recruit new supporters
• Embed a fundraising culture throughout EFP that maximises all opportunities for engagement and support

You will be passionate about supporting an organisation that provides all-round support to the community and vulnerable people in need. Demonstrable experience of all aspects of fundraising and management is necessary as well as achieving targets and managing a portfolio of funders and supporters. You will be hands on and proactive and willing to be part of a small but supportive team, working closely with the Director to ensure the sustainability of the organisation

CORPORATE FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Hours / Term: 37.5 (Full time permanent contract)

Salary: SL15 up to £35,457 per annum

Location: Based at St. Luke’s Hospice Thurrock with travel to other locations

Are you looking to progress into Corporate Fundraising Management or seeking a new challenge to build on your Corporate Fundraising management experience in a larger Charity setting?

St. Luke’s Hospice Basildon & District was established over 30 years ago.  One of only three Hospices to delivery Commissioner Requested Servicers and accredited ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, our care is delivered as part of a wider, integrated Health and Social care system.

The Hospice is implementing a business strategy to protect our core services, whilst developing significant plans to increase the impact of our care for our patients, and support for their loved ones and carers.

The Corporate Fundraising Manager will manage a Corporate and Philanthropy Officer to ensure the effective and full implementation of an existing 12 months’ corporate income delivery plan, including delivery of a special event in November 2022.

Working as part of a Fundraising Leadership Team you will be a dynamic and demonstrably successful Corporate Fundraiser ready to meet the needs of the Organisation and adapt to changes where necessary with positivity and leadership.

You will lead on the development of income from Commercial Participator and Sponsorship Agreements, Charity of the Year, payroll giving and Strategic Corporate Partnerships.

You will be experienced in setting and managing budgets, phasing and reforecasting.  You will ensure best practise, fundraising legislation and compliance and drive forward the development of propositions and strategy to secure low/mid and high level restricted and unrestricted Corporate income.

These are exciting times to join us with the recent addition of a second Hospice location in Thurrock. You will join a friendly team and will benefit from:

• Discounted gym membership
• The onsite Luke’s Sunflower Café including home cooked staff meals at a subsidised rate.
• Pension package, opportunity to continue in the NHS Pension if already a member.
• Life Insurance when you join the pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
• Excellent commitment to learning and development including external training
• Active Staff Wellbeing programme

Closing date for applications: 7th August  2022.  Though we reserve the right to close earlier should we receive sufficient suitable applications

Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

An exciting time to join our busy and thriving Fundraising team!  A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Fundraising Manager (Proposals),who will play an important and key role in managing and improving the restricted Fundraising process across St John, enabling the Fundraising teams to maximise the funds in line with critical strategic objectives and liaising with Finance and Operations teams to ensure they are spent in line with restrictions. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days. 

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• Strong project management experience leading cross-organisational teams on the planning, development, and delivery of restricted funding
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with ability to build and develop stakeholder relationships internally and externally
• Strong fundraising communication copywriting experience
• Able to adapt to shifting priorities depending on internal and external developments, managing expectations/pushing back/creating new solutions where appropriate
   

About the Role:

• Manage the Restricted Funding process including the development and continuous improvement of funding strategies for all identified funding opportunities
• Lead on design and manage fundamental systems to ensure visibility of restricted funding opportunities by gathering, recording, analysing and communicating information consistently with external communication messages
• Build and manage strong stakeholder relationships (across Fundraising, Finance and Operations) with those responsible for providing input to the restricted funding process across the organisation and the users of the information
• Refine and embed the process across the organisation to successfully deliver effective results contributing to the strategic objectives

About Us:

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

Application review date: 22/08/2022
Interview date: TBC

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.                                                                          

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

It’s time to work in a job you love; as our newest Fundraising officer you can work in an environment where you are valued, developed and part of a strong and expanding team, all whilst feeling the reward of seeing your work contribute to supporting disadvantaged communities. So, what are you waiting for – apply today!

What Oasis Offers 

In return for your hard work we will offer you: 

• Flexible opportunities for Continuous Professional Development
• A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating and challenging working environment
• A competitive local government pension scheme with defined benefits, life cover and lower tax
• A generous annual leave allowance of 25 + 8 (Bank Holiday) days per year rising to 30 + 8 after 2 years of service
• Recognition of continuous service with Local Authorities and other Academy Trusts for various employment entitlements
• Opportunities to join staff network groups
• Wellbeing support mechanisms
• The opportunity to see the difference your work is making to our communities

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Fundraising officerto join our finance and procurement team, with flexible working the successful candidate will work under the leadership of the National Procurement Manager (NPM), to support effective Fundraising across the Academy Trust. 

Here the successful candidate will :

• Raise funds for the work of Oasis Academies from charitable trusts and statutory funders. 
• Co-ordinate and manage relationships with charitable trusts and foundations and statutory funding bodies, and manage the appropriate application processes. 
• Write national and regional funding applications for Oasis Academies, meeting targets as set by the Board of Trustees
• Support regional staff to devise a competitive and compelling approach to local trust funding, leveraging national cases for support and impact and outcomes work.

Please see full Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role. 

About Oasis Community Learning 

Born of the Oasis global charity we are one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the UK, having grown from one academy in 2007 to 52 today. Working in disadvantaged areas of England we aim to provide exceptional education at the heart of the community and offer support to those in need within the area. Our ethos is a core part of our everyday practice and something each of our staff champion daily; Equality, Inclusion, Healthy Relationships, Hope and Perseverance. We are also proud to be a Real Living Wage employer which broadly follows various national terms and conditions of employment (including STCPD, Burgundy and Green Book) and we recognise eight different trade unions.

Applying for this role

If you are interested in applying for the role, please complete your application, and equal opportunities forms.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SAFER RECRUITMENT POLICIES, WE CANNOT ACCEPT CVS ALONE FOR THIS ROLE; YOU MUST COMPLETE A FULL APPLICATION

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Raise (West Hertfordshire Hospitals Charity) is dedicated to supporting patient care across Hemel Hempstead, St Albans City and Watford General hospitals.

Charitable donations help fund the latest technology, environmental enhancements, staff development and extra comforts that make such a difference to patients, day after day.

You would be responsible for managing all community and corporate fundraising relationships. You will welcome new fundraisers, make them feel valued and provide them with all the ongoing help and advice they need to make their efforts a success. You will also proactively encourage others to get involved, by running fundraising events, engaging with corporates, liaising with schools, community groups and others.

In return, we hope will enjoy working at the heart of our charity which is lively, supportive, flexible and creative.

Head of Fundraising
Salary: £50k- £55k depending on experience and qualifications
Location: Camden, London. Some flexible working considered.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, however, willing to consider part time (28 hours per week, pro rata £40-£44k) for the right candidate.

In the UK there are more than 1.3 million children and young people living with a disability and nearly four million children living in poverty. 

We exist to improve the lives of these children and since 1949 Variety in the UK has raised more than £270m in pursuit of this objective. 

Variety provides practical, tangible help that makes an immediate difference, which includes grants for specialist equipment as well as accessible transport used by schools and other non-profit organisations across the UK. Our Great Days Out are legendary.

As with many organisations we are re-calibrating to adjust to the changes that have been brought by the Coronavirus pandemic, which has only increased the demand for what we do.

Variety, the Children’s Charity, seeks an enthusiastic individual, particularly with extensive experience in all areas of charity fundraising to lead our Fundraising Department.

The impact of the Covid pandemic on our event income has highlighted the importance of growing even further our other income streams, and our trustees have approved new investment in fundraising to strengthen the team and its performance.

We aim to double non - event fundraising income over the coming five years, create a sustainable fundraising programme for the long-term and bring about a culture change that sees non - event fundraising income take an equally important role alongside our event fundraising income.

The Head of Fundraising is a pivotal appointment for Variety in achieving that ambition.

The Head of Fundraising will join our leadership team and be responsible for delivering a transformation in our fundraising activity, performance, and positioning.

This is a hands-on role and the Head of Fundraising will lead by example, undertaking as well as directing the fundraising, and managing relationships with a pool of major donors and other key stakeholders. This will also include leadership and management of the fundraising team and its programmes (corporates, trusts and foundations, legacies, community, individual giving, virtual and online fundraising, London special fundraising events) and growth, and development and implementation of a fundraising strategy, and financial management.

Closing date: Thursday 8th September 2022 at 5pm.

Please note: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, therefore, we advise candidates to apply at the earliest convenience and reserve the right to close the vacancy before the stated closing date. 

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Equal opportunities 

Variety is committed to equality and diversity. To help us assess the reach of our recruitment practices, we would be grateful if you would complete our attached equal opportunity form.

The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential.

Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to everyone who applies, so only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

No agencies please.

Stockport and District Mind are looking for a motivated individual who is keen to develop a career in fundraising and communications. You will be proactive and confident in building and maintaining relationships within the local community, and to pursue fundraising opportunities. You will be an excellent communicator supporting the delivery of the Business Development Plan and the Communications Strategy.

Main purpose of the post

Overall to work with Stockport and District Mind to manage effective fundraising and continue to support and develop communications:

• To develop fundraising for Stockport and District Mind.
• To support and enable the achievement of the Business Development Plan and implementation of the Communications Strategy.

Closing Date and Shortlisting: Thursday 25th August 2022, 12pm

Interviewing: Thursday 1st September 2022