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Fundraising Manager
Location: Based at Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge CB22 3AE
Salary: £35,000 - 40,000 FTE dependent on experience.
Closing Date: 21 July 2025
Hours: Part-time 18-26 hours per week
Permanent position
About Cambridge Past, Present & Future
Cambridge Past, Present & Future is a local charity that protects the beauty of Cambridge and its environment.
We care for the green setting of Cambridge and its most valuable landscapes, and we are working to enhance and connect them for nature and people.
We inspire people of all ages to get outdoors and help them to enjoy, learn about and get involved with their local environment, heritage and culture.
We help to protect, celebrate and improve the important built heritage of the Cambridge area.
We own and care for Wandlebury Country Park, Coton Countryside Reserve, Bourn Windmill, Hinxton Watermill, and Cambridge Leper Chapel; we also manage Grantchester Meadows. We deliver a busy schools and public events programme. We were founded in 1928 to preserve the beauty of the historic city of Cambridge and its countryside setting and we work hard to influence the planning and development of the greater Cambridge area.
We are a team of 17 staff (7 full- and 10 part-time/seasonal) supported by over 100 volunteers and assisted by field teachers, advisors, and service providers.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting time to join our charity: Cambridge is changing rapidly, and we are working hard to tackle issues such as the loss of nature, climate change and access to green space. We have inspiring new projects to expand habitats and green spaces on the Gog Magog Hills, to create a new wetland at our Coton Reserve, to plant trees and woodlands and to save one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings. Right now, the work of our charity is needed more than ever before, and we need the financial resources to be able to step up and make even more of a difference.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to help us increase our income from mid-level and major donors, trusts and foundations, and legacies.
Committed to our causes, you will use your donor cultivation skills to strengthen existing relationships and use your research and networking skills to identify and cultivate new opportunities. Your excellent written and development skills will enable you to work with colleagues to turn their visions into compelling proposals for funders and our wider support base. Your knowledge of fundraising best practice will ensure that we deliver an excellent donor experience.
You will be an effective worker with an eye for detail who can use your experience to fulfil the administrative and reporting requirements of the funds you are helping to raise.
You will work alongside our Membership & Communications Manager and have some support from our Administrative Assistant. You will also be supported in your work by the CEO, trustees, volunteers, and external contractors.
You will be part of a friendly and committed management team where you can make a difference, and your work will have an impact.
Our office is in an 18th century building overlooking the beautiful Wandlebury estate. Wandlebury is located on top of the Gog Magog Hills just south of Cambridge.
Key responsibilities and deliverables:
- Achieving fundraising targets
- Fundraising from:
- mid-level and major donors
- trusts and foundations
- memorial fundraising and legacies
- businesses and corporates
- identify other opportunities
- Fundraising support services, budget management, reporting, policies and procedures
- Work closely with the Senior Management Team
- Recruit and manage fundraising staff and volunteers
Person Specification
- Graduate level/higher qualification; or a relevant qualification in fundraising
- Demonstrable evidence of successful fundraising from individual major donors, trusts/foundations, and grant funders
- Excellent written and personal communication skills, with evidence of producing effective fundraising content
- Good IT skills (spreadsheets, M365, database management) and experience of fundraising support systems
- Experience of the not-for-profit sector
- Knowledge of UK fundraising and data protection regulations
- Experience of administering grants and donations
- Experience of organising donor cultivation and solicitation events
Benefits
- 33 days FTE annual holiday entitlement pro-rated, includes allowance for Bank Holidays.
- Pension contribution of up to 5% of gross pay.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Cambridge Past, Present & Future, please do not hesitate to apply.
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Sex Education Forum was founded in 1987 and became an independent charity in 2021. We convene over 70 Partner organisations, working together to make sure that the relationships and sex education (RSE) young people get is right for them. We influence national policy, are a respected voice in the media and contribute to ground-breaking research on RSE. By working in partnership with young people and training educators who work with some of the most marginalized young people, we know what changes are needed to make RSE the best it can be. We will soon be launching a new three-year strategy and have secured multi-year funding to further embed youth inclusion in our work. The Communications Manager will be a new role, working closely with the CEO and staff team, enabling us to realise the ambitions of our strategy.
We are seeking to appoint someone with a depth and breadth of communications skills. The successful candidate must be a strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills and have values aligned with ours. Your ability to lead and deliver our communications functions will enable us to platform young people, engage with a diverse range of professionals and communicate effectively to stakeholders including funders, government, Parliamentarians and the public.
This is an incredible opportunity for a communications specialist to bring your creativity and skillset to a thriving, innovative and highly respected national charity. This will be a rewarding role, with huge potential to grow your management and leadership skills to empower others and to make a difference to the lives of children and young people.
We are particularly keen to hear from applicants that reflect the diversity of educators and young people that Sex Education Forum seeks to support.
Funding has been secured which provides scope for extension of the fixed term contract.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Reporting to: Service Manager
Location: Baca office, Cambridge, England with regular travel to locations where Baca’s services are delivered.
Salary: £29,009 - £31,203 per annum for full time hours. Equivalent to £23,207 to £24,962 per annum for 30 hours. The role also comes with an allowance of £2301 (pro rata) for Cambridge cost of living.
Working hours: 30 hours a week.
About Baca: Baca is dedicated to providing support and care to 16 to 18 year old unaccompanied asylum seeking children who are newly arrived in the country, helping them rebuild their strength, dignity, and hope for the future. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Education Coordinator to join our team and lead the delivery of our education program.
Overall Purpose: As the Education Coordinator, you will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and delivering Baca's education program. Your role will be crucial in enabling the young people we support to achieve a standard of English that allows them to enrol in local college courses and become empowered individuals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver the education program creatively to meet the diverse needs of young people.
- Support the achievement of outcomes in line with Baca’s Theory of Change, including improved physical and emotional wellbeing, increased engagement with education, employment, and training, social engagement, and personal safety.
- Review and develop the education program to ensure it meets the needs of young people and college course requirements.
- Liaise with colleges and education providers to support student enrolment and ongoing academic success.
- Recruit, train, support, and supervise education volunteers, including developing volunteer resources and training packs.
- Coordinate education support from volunteers, ensuring effective matching with young people and development of appropriate activities.
- Participate in meetings to deliver services effectively.
- Oversee the education volunteering budget and resources.
- Conduct monitoring and evaluation of volunteer activities.
- Maintain accurate records and databases, including monthly and end-of-year reports.
General Responsibilities:
- Be a role model, practicing Baca’s values.
- Play an active and supportive role within the organization.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to Baca’s policies and procedures.
- Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice.
- Employ correct procedures for safeguarding incidences or concerns.
- Work flexible hours as needed.
Personal Specification:
- Highly organized, able to work under pressure, and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Passionate, humble, disciplined, wise, determined, proactive, and a self-starter.
- Aligned with Baca’s values and mission.
- Flexible and able to respond to change at short notice.
- Able to lead with hope, patience, calmness, and tenacity in challenging circumstances.
- Critical and creative thinker, able to innovate solutions and make challenging decisions.
- Resilient, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Experience and Skills:
- Proven experience in a similar role, coordinating services for young people.
- Teaching experience to Young People.
- Qualified teacher of English as a second language - with ESOL/TEFL/ CELTA
- Experience working constructively as part of a team.
- Experience analysing service delivery challenges and presenting solutions.
- Experience developing and managing volunteers.
- Strong organizational, project, and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Knowledge of issues faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Ability to drive/travel to all service delivery locations.
- Enhanced DBS check required.
How to Apply: If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young asylum seekers and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you. If suitably strong candidates are shortlisted before the deadline, in-person interviews will take place immediately after shortlisting.
Join us at Baca and help us support young people to rebuild their lives and achieve their dreams!
Registered Charity
21 - 50
It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the Role
As Director of Devolved Nations, you will:
- Lead Carers UK’s work in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, driving strategic impact and ensuring alignment with the UK-wide mission.
- Shape and deliver national strategies that bring about real improvements in carers’ lives.
- Collaborate with government, public bodies, the voluntary sector, and other stakeholders to influence policy and secure statutory funding.
- Provide inspirational leadership to the Carers Scotland, Carers Wales, and Carers NI teams.
- Contribute to UK-wide senior leadership and organisational development.
You’ll need to be flexible, with travel across the UK, including overnight stays and occasional weekend work.
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings:
- Significant senior leadership experience in policy, public affairs, or charity leadership.
- A deep understanding of the political and policy landscapes in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
- Strong governance knowledge and experience working with Boards or Committees.
- A track record of building influential relationships across sectors, including with senior government officials and funders.
- Excellent people management skills and the ability to lead dispersed teams.
- Commitment to Carers UK’s values of being Attentive, Ambitious, and Achievers.
- Experience working with or understanding the needs of unpaid carers is highly desirable.
And who:
- Is passionate about caring and can inspire their teams to deliver new and innovative ways to campaign for and support carers as we close our 60th anniversary in 2025 and move towards our strategic review in 2026.
- Will be an active member of the Senior Management team working collaboratively across the organisation, ensuring consistent messaging and support across all four nations.
- Who is able to proactively represent the charity, engaging a wide range of stakeholders.
For more information please download the full job description
What We Offer
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 days with long service) + bank holidays
- An additional 3 paid days leave over Christmas and New Year
- Up to 10 days paid care leave
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance cover (2x salary)
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Free Health Cash Plan with a free, unlimited and confidential 24 hour advice, support and information line; free, unlimited and confidential GP line access; a wellbeing portal and app plus cash back to set limits for dental, optical and therapy treatments, plus kids cover and retail and restaurant discounts
- Paid Special Leave
- Organisational sick pay scheme
- Paid volunteer leave
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion staff network groups
- A recognition scheme including a values winner of the month
- Season ticket, cycle, and technology loans
- A learning and development culture with access to a Learning Management System
We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer, a Carer Confident Employer, a Carer Positive employer, and part of the Happy to Talk Flexible Working scheme. We have signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge and have achieved the Disability Confident Employer (level 2).
Diversity and Inclusion
Carers UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects our community. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from those with lived experience of caring. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.