To lead and deliver a sustainable and high-performing fundraising function that delivers a sustainable mix of income streams founded upon excellent donor relationship development and stewardship and that is aligned to the Blesma strategic plan and is compliant with UK legislation and regulation governing fundraising activity.
Key Responsibilities:
Fundraising
· With the Operations Director, contribute to the development and implementation of the strategic plan for fundraising that is aligned to the overarching business objectives.
· Prepare annual fundraising operational plan and associated budgets factoring in risk and compliance.
· Identify development opportunities in major partnership fundraising with individuals and organisational donors.
· Ensure accuracy and completeness of the Association’s fundraising activity that evidences compliance with legislation and regulation and that exceeds minimum standards.
· Ensure that the measures are in place to deliver excellent donor experience and that they are thanked appropriately for their support.
· Ensure that all data is collected, managed and stored appropriately in compliance with GDPR.
· Report against agreed income targets and other performance indicators to the Executive Management Team and trustees. Assess key issues, report budget variance and make recommendations.
· Represent Blesma externally to relevant audiences and stakeholders. Participate in appropriate professional networking and development events.
· Manage external suppliers to derive best value.
· Lead and motivate the fundraising teams to deliver against agreed KPIs through clear direction, delegation and regular feedback on key activities.
· Manage and support direct reports in line with organisational employment legislation and corporate policies and procedures – Corporate Partnership Manager, Trusts Manager, Database Manager, Regional Fundraising Manager and Community and Events Senior Fundraising Officer.
· As a member of the Executive Team, contribute to wider business strategy development, future workforce planning and supporting organisational change.
· Champion the professional integrity of Blesma and foster a culture which promotes innovation and constantly strives for excellence.
· Work to promote the development of a fundraising ‘aware’ organisation.
· Act as deputy for the Operations Director on fundraising matters as required
Financial
- Take personal responsibility for achieving agreed income and expenditure targets.
- Monitor, analyse and report on income and expenditure variances to support the month end and quarterly forecasting process.
- Identify shortfalls in performance and, with support from the Operations Director, prepare and implement contingency plans to ensure financial targets are met.
- Adhere to all Blesma financial policies and guidelines and ensure all financial documentation is produced to agreed deadlines.
Organisational
- Work with relevant Blesma departments to achieve targets, objectives, and strategic priorities identified in the Fundraising and Marketing strategy.
- Have a good working knowledge of Blesma’s vision, purpose, and impact including relevant achievements through use of internal resources.
Additional responsibilities
- Undertake project work when requested by the Operations Director.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Operations Director.
The Main Duties above are issued for the purpose of guidance and may be subject to variation.
Key Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Behaviours:
Competencies
- Ability to generate and execute a fundraising plan.
- Ability to motivate and influence supporters to reach fundraising targets.
- Ability to confidently ask supporters to raise money and continue their support for Blesma.
- Ability to create and use engaging fundraising products.
- Ability to maximise income by matching fundraising products with supporters.
- Ability to identify the best use of time and resources (own and supporters) to maximise income.
- Ability to recognise and reward people’s contribution.
Experience
- Proven experience of achieving/exceeding targets in the not for profit or commercial sectors.
- Experience of preparing and applying financial reports and commentary.
- Experience of working in a customer/supporter focused environment.
- Experience of events planning.
- Experience of line management.
- Experience of planning and delivery.
Skills
- Excellent networking and relationship management skills.
- Excellent communication skills including face to face, written and phone.
- Strong, confident presentation skills.
- Strong IT skills including knowledge of Windows, MS office, and fundraising databases (Blesma uses Raisers Edge).
- Exceptional time management and prioritisation skills.
Knowledge
- Understanding of the charity sector.
- Understanding of fundraising.
- Understanding of Blesma’s vision, purpose, and achievements.
- Understanding of sector best practice and relevant fundraising/charity legislation (data protection act, health and safety, etc.).
Other
- Willing to work unsociable hours, travel and stay away from home as required.
- Full clean driving licence.
- Experience in the voluntary sector.
This job description covers the main tasks expected to be involved in undertaking the job and the main characteristics and qualities required of the jobholder. It is not meant to be all embracing and other tasks may be assigned to the jobholder as necessary and/or operational needs dictate.
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The Head of Syria and Iraq Detention Project is responsible for overseeing Reprieve’s work on detention cases in North East Syria (NES) and Iraq.
There are currently thousands of people indefinitely detained in camps in North East Syria, in conditions the UN has described as “deplorable and inhumane”. Others have been transferred to Iraq or Assad-controlled Syria, where they have faced torture and the death penalty without anything resembling due process.
Reprieve’s Syria and Iraq Projects aim to ensure that individuals detained in Syria and Iraq are treated in line with international law, and not subjected to the death penalty, extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention, torture or rendition. We also aim to challenge and change flawed ‘war on terror’ narratives and legal and political frameworks – including in the UK, Europe and the US – that engender state-sanctioned discrimination and abuse and undermine the rule of law and human rights.
You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies using a dynamic approach in which each of Reprieve’s methodologies—casework, investigation, litigation, political and public engagement, outreach and support for affected communities—connect with one another in pursuit of saving clients’ lives and addressing structural rights violations. You are an experienced campaigner and advocate, with significant legal, casework or litigation experience and strong writing skills. You have demonstrated experience leading teams and managing a complex portfolio of cases.
For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description.
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Location: office in London – UK based, flexibility
Contract: Permanent.
Salary: £67,629 - £83,235
BRAC, one of the leading development organisations in the world, is seeking a Deputy CEO/Director of Partnerships to play a key role in overseeing the fundraising and resource mobilisation work of its London office and in the engagement of important stakeholders and supporters.
BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. These include programmes in education, healthcare, microfinance, girls’ empowerment, agriculture, human and legal rights, social enterprises, a bank, a university, and the world’s largest mobile money platform.
The new role will lead the BRAC UK Fundraising and New Business team to meet bold fundraising targets and will be responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising strategy that supports BRAC’s new global wide strategy for the charity, aiming to reach over 250 million people by 2030. The Deputy CEO and Director of Partnerships will also develop a healthy funding pipeline, diversify BRAC UK’s current donor funding portfolio, build and strengthen existing relationships and strategic partnerships, and oversee effective reporting and accountability to donors.
The charity is looking for an inspirational leader with strong experience in an international development organisation and an impressive track record in fundraising results, particularly in the field of institutional donors. You will also need experience of developing fundraising strategies, a strong knowledge of UK government funding and you will have lived and worked in the Global South. This will be combined with excellent communication and people management skills, the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of people across different countries, and the willingness and ability to travel regularly to Africa and Asia.
For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315
- Australia's leading environmental organisation for over 50 years.
- Provide innovative, visionary leadership for a $14m fundraising program
- Flexible location - Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
The Organisation
Proudly independent and supported by a growing movement of over 600,000 people, for more than 50 years the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has protected and advocated for our natural environment.
Right now, a pollution and extinction crisis threatens our living world and climate damage and habitat destruction are ACF’s biggest challenges. In bringing together community, government and business ACF seeks to drive big, systemic change to solve the climate crisis, stand up for nature, redesign our economy and fix our democracy.
Benefits & Culture
- Highly collaborative, action-orientated culture
- Open to International candidates, sponsorship available
- Melbourne based head office but flexible home working and location
- Attractive salary plus packaging
The Role
Reporting to the CEO you will provide visionary leadership to the fundraising team and develop a growth strategy. You will oversee an established individual giving program and expand philanthropy and community fundraising activities to capitalise on the broad support for stronger climate action within Australian society and internationally.
Key focus areas will include:
- Bringing innovation and business acumen to ACF’s strategy for community fundraising
- Demonstrating inspiring and collaborative leadership within the ACF executive team
- Leadership and developing a high performing fundraising team
- Overall responsibility for fundraising income and driving growth across all streams
- Representing and fostering ACF’s key values and global award-winning culture
Skills Required
You have established a highly successful career in fundraising, ideally within progressive supporter-led organisations – or within revenue focused roles in digital technology businesses.
A leader in your field, you are a creative thinker who has grown diverse programs or portfolios through developing and implementing innovative projects and campaigns.
Ideally, you bring proven experience in building philanthropic relationships and/or business partnerships that have delivered sustainable business growth.
As a senior manager you have a collaborative, action-orientated, encouraging style demonstrated by the success of high performing teams you have worked with previously.
Tackle the biggest challenges of our time, with ACF, Australia’s most influential environment organisation. To apply submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the skills required section.
- Australia's leading environmental organisation for over 50 years.
- Provide innovative, visionary leadership for a $14m fundraising program
- Flexible location - Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
The Organisation
Proudly independent and supported by a growing movement of over 600,000 people, for more than 50 years the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has protected and advocated for our natural environment.
Right now, a pollution and extinction crisis threatens our living world and climate damage and habitat destruction are ACF’s biggest challenges. In bringing together community, government and business ACF seeks to drive big, systemic change to solve the climate crisis, stand up for nature, redesign our economy and fix our democracy.
Benefits & Culture
- Highly collaborative, action-orientated culture
- Open to International candidates, sponsorship available
- Melbourne based head office but flexible home working and location
- Attractive salary plus packaging
The Role
Reporting to the CEO you will provide visionary leadership to the fundraising team and develop a growth strategy. You will oversee an established individual giving program and expand philanthropy and community fundraising activities to capitalise on the broad support for stronger climate action within Australian society and internationally.
Key focus areas will include:
- Bringing innovation and business acumen to ACF’s strategy for community fundraising
- Demonstrating inspiring and collaborative leadership within the ACF executive team
- Leadership and developing a high performing fundraising team
- Overall responsibility for fundraising income and driving growth across all streams
- Representing and fostering ACF’s key values and global award-winning culture
Skills Required
You have established a highly successful career in fundraising, ideally within progressive supporter-led organisations – or within revenue focused roles in digital technology businesses.
A leader in your field, you are a creative thinker who has grown diverse programs or portfolios through developing and implementing innovative projects and campaigns.
Ideally, you bring proven experience in building philanthropic relationships and/or business partnerships that have delivered sustainable business growth.
As a senior manager you have a collaborative, action-orientated, encouraging style demonstrated by the success of high performing teams you have worked with previously.
Tackle the biggest challenges of our time, with ACF, Australia’s most influential environment organisation. To apply submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the skills required section.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join a forward-thinking charity and help achieve our exciting growth ambitions. We are looking for an energetic and inspiring Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care who is not afraid to go for it and will spearhead the growth in income set out in our 2025 fundraising strategy, seeking to exceed targets at all times.
Brain Tumour Research is an influential, game-changing, intelligent and focused charity embracing its fantastic supporter base across the UK. Despite the pandemic, Brain Tumour Research is determined to continue its growth trajectory. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK and increasing the national investment in brain tumour research.
Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care
Location: Head Office in Milton Keynes currently working from home in line with government guidelines
Salary: c. £60,000 per annum
Full Time – Permanent
Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the implementation of the fundraising strategy which seeks to build and improve existing income streams, accelerate the growth in floundering and emerging income streams and invest in growth opportunities.
- Building a portfolio of high value prospects and supporters and a substantial corporate fundraising income stream.
- Developing innovative, enterprising and effective fundraising and supporter care strategies, together with operational plans, that ensure that the organisation exceeds its income targets and builds sustainability and predictability into forward income forecasts
- Inspiring, developing, motivating and leading a dynamic and effective fundraising team that can deliver diverse, innovative and cost-effective activities that exceed the organisation’s fundraising targets
- Being an active member of the leadership team. contributing to the overall strategic direction of the charity and representing the fundraising function at board meetings
- Growing and maintaining relationships with key volunteers and supporter groups, ensuring their needs are met and that they have the support and motivation to extend their volunteer contribution to achieve Brain Tumour Research’s aims
Closing date: Sunday 7th February
Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.
Please read the attached full job description and upload your CV with a covering letter, demonstrating why you are a suitable candidate, how you could add value to our organisation and detailing your current salary.
No agencies please.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Foundations) is responsible for the development and delivery of an annual plan to achieve a key portion of the organisation’s operating budget as well as developing long-term relationships with key funders to secure a pipeline of sustainable funding. The post-holder will work across the organisation to develop compelling cases for support for funders, whilst managing a portfolio of larger trusts and foundations.
KEY TASKS:
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to identify projects of interest to potential funders and develop attractive cases for support for use across all fundraising streams
- Lead on the development of a dynamic trust fundraising programme to meet agreed annual targets and secure sustainable income through repeat and multi-year grants
- Plan and implement a rolling programme of trust funding applications, ensuring a healthy balance of large and small, restricted and unrestricted funding applications to achieve the agreed income targets
- Monitor income and expenditure targets and provide regular progress reports and updates on performance against target
- Develop and manage high quality cultivation, engagement and stewardship plans for trust prospects and existing priority donors, collaborating with the DCEO, senior management and trustees to ensure networking opportunities are maximised
- Coordinate and lead on the post-grant reporting needs of donors
- Contribute to the ongoing development of akt’s fundraising strategy
- Undertake any other reasonable tasks as requested
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Ambitious College is London's only registered Specialist College dedicated to educating and training young people with a primary diagnosis of autism aged 16-25. The college is currently based on two permanent campuses co-located and in partnership with mainstream further education colleges.
Ambitious College is an award winning, Ofsted “Good” day college. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our person-centred educational approach ensures we focus on the individual learners requirements at all times. We are proud to be an inclusive college with a diverse co-hort that values difference.
If you are ambitious about making the ordinary possible for young adults with autism, can inspire, lead and innovate we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and innovative Deputy Head who has:
- High expectations of our learners achieving their goals and aspirations, along with a commitment to providing education that promotes excellent progress and improves life chances, ‘making the ordinary possible'.
- Experience of successfully leading and managing a transdisciplinary team to ensure young adults are prepared for adulthood.
- Experience of working in a culture of change.
- Extensive teaching experience with young adults with complex special education needs.
- Experience of ensuring the objectives outlined in the service development plan are realised through a regular cycle of development planning, implementation, review and evaluation.
- Experience of leading, managing and supporting the development of colleagues through coaching or mentoring.
What we offer:
- Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
- As a growing organisation there is opportunity to progress your career.
- Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks.
- Annual staff recognition awards.
- Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
- Season ticket loans.
- A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes and learning programmes.
- Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
- Access to physiotherapy.
- On-site parking.
The position will require regular travel to both college sites.
Role Closes: Sunday 31st January 2021
Applicants informed of outcome: W/C 1st February 2021
First stage interviews: Thursday 11th February 2021
Second Stage Interview: W/C 15th February 2021
Start date: As soon as possible.
To find out more about this position please find attached the recruitment pack entailing the role details. For an informal discussion regarding this exciting senior leadership role, please follow the link to our website.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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Deputy Head of England
Fixed Term Contract Up to 12mths
Location either: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester
London: £41,770 to £43,770 per annum
Regional: £38,690 to £39,690 per annum
We are looking for a Deputy Head of the England team to be at the heart of helping to shape the people-powered focus of Friends of the Earth’s grassroots campaigns. This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
In this role you’ll help ensure that our campaigns achieve real impact, diversifying at a grassroots level and building our movement-powered organisation.
To be successful you will need demonstrable experience in delivering campaigns, particularly at a grass-roots level; using your knowledge of social and political change to utilise cutting-edge campaign strategies and tools. It is also essential that you are a strong people manager who is comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team.
Closing date:Monday 25th January 2021 (23:59)
In return we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.
Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Caring Together
Caring Together is a leading charity supporting carers of all ages across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk.
We provide information and advice, run services in our local communities and campaign so that carers have choices.
We are proud to support over 12,000 carers and their families every year.
Our vision is of a world where carers have choices.
About the role - Fundraising officer – trusts and foundations
It is an exciting time to consider being part of our Caring Together team. We are focussing on growth to reach more carers. Working as part of the Fundraising and engagement team, your days will be varied and might involve researching new funding opportunities, developing a case for support for a project, collaborating with senior leaders in developing a funding bid to building a new relationship with a potential funder.
You will you to get to know all areas of the charity from carer services to digital transformation.
This is a permanent, part time post, working 14 hours flexibly per week. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 - £27,000 FTE, and company benefits as detailed below.
The perfect candidate is an experienced, organised and determined trust and foundations fundraiser with the commitment and enthusiasm to develop and grow income against ambitious fundraising targets.
Key accountabilities of the role
- To collaborate with relevant colleagues to research, develop and produce accurate and compelling funding proposals.
- To grow and develop a funding pipeline in support of the charity’s strategic objectives.
- Develop and manage a portfolio of existing and new funders to maximise voluntary income.
Benefits
- Opportunity to experience working in a charity that makes caring rewarding.
- Competitive salary £25,000 - £27,000, FTE.
- Flexible working including homeworking but with occasional travel to our Cambridgeshire office (St Ives) and Norfolk office (Swaffham).
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing development.
- 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays (eight days). Option to buy annual leave in accordance with our terms and conditions.
- Pension scheme.
- Long service awards.
- Refer a friend bonus.
- Permanent post working 14 hours per week.
Skills and knowledge
- Experienced trust and foundations fundraiser who can demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and a proven track record of generating charitable income from trusts and foundations in the voluntary sector and or health and social care sector.
- Ability to effectively monitor, analyse and evaluate projects.
- Experience of engaging with a diverse range of users and stakeholders with excellent customer service ethos.
For further information or for an informal chat about this opportunity please contact Hannah Crouch, Head of Fundraising and engagement at Caring Together. Her email address can be found on our website.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is important to read the full Job Pack which can be downloaded below. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement of how you meet the criteria and short application form.
The closing date for all applications is 9am on 1 February 2021
Caring Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are inclusive. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view.
We are an equal opportunities employer and expect staff to respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues, carers, and people with care needs. We welcome applications from those with different strengths and the value that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community.
Caring Together is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
No agencies please.
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Are you an innovative, strong, team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference in everything you do? Do you have an excellent track record of retaining services, delivering excellent operational services and cultivating new business? If so, we look forward to hearing from you. As Deputy Director you will lead, oversee and develop operational services for the charity throughout London and Greater London.
As Deputy Director for Services & Innovation you will lead a regional team to grow and expand a wide portfolio of services. We are looking for a can-do and energetic leader who will build and sustain positive working relationships with key commissioners and future funders and develop partnerships that will continue to evolve to effectively meet our service users’ needs. You will have a strong track record in service delivery and a focus on quality, performance, safeguarding and management controls. With a customer service approach you will have a passion for engaging our service users in all aspects of our work including co-production.
Our Values: People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.
We want to recruit a motivational leader and can offer the right individual the opportunity to join a values based organisation that has the needs of children and families at its core as well as:
- A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and on going quality training
- The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Managed work loads with regular supportive and reflective supervision
This is a senior leadership role within Family Action. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the organisations strategic aims nationally and within the defined geographical region to ensure Family Action is Stronger than Ever. The post holder will model the organisations values; people focus, can do, excellence and mutual respect. This is one of 5 Deputy Director roles, each taking a geographical area of operational responsibility, including a Deputy Director of Quality & Performance.
The purpose of the job is to be responsible for and lead operational and service management, performance, controls, and to develop Family Action services in a designated geographical region. The post holder will also support the marketing and growth ambitions of the organisation. They will be accountable for safeguarding across their portfolio of services and achieve quality and excellence through a continuous improvement approach. The post holder will also take a national thematic lead for an area of service delivery.
To apply, please submit a completed application form by following the instructions on the attached advert. You can also visit our current vacancies page to download an application form and the documents to apply, as well as for further information including the benefits we offer.
Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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Director of Fundraising & Communications (Maternity cover)
Contract type: fixed Term (May 2021 – Feb 2022)
Location: Flexible, willingness to visit Head Office near Salisbury once a week/4 x per month (subject to Covd restrictions)
Hours: 4 days per week (negotiable), 9am – 5pm. Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 FTE per annum
Horatio’s Garden charity is looking for an experienced Fundraising leader to cover this maternity period.
We are a growing, award winning, national charity improving the lives of people with spinal injuries by creating and nurturing outstanding garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres.
The Director of Fundraising & Communications was a new role created in March 2020 and you will be responsible for delivering on the fundraising strategy that has been put in place, and amending it where required, to increase fundraising income to support the organisation’s growth plans.
The fundraising strategy covers a diverse range of income streams (corporate, 3rd party, events, legacy, trusts, individuals & regional) therefore experience across a broad range of fundraising channels is preferable. You will be responsible for managing and supporting the fundraising and communications team, which consists of four full time and two part time members of staff, all based in head office near Salisbury. Therefore, there is an expectation that you will spend 4 days per month in the office as a minimum (subject to covid restrictions)
For this exciting and challenging opportunity, you will need to have significant fundraising experience gained in a charitable environment, ideally as a Director or Head of Fundraising, whilst also having strong previous experience in leading fundraising campaigns and attracting and developing major corporate partnerships and building relationships with key donors including individuals and trusts. You will have demonstrable experience and knowledge of the latest donor development techniques and experience of working on major fundraising initiatives, as well as proven experience of delivering fundraising targets.
Essential experience:
• Director or Head of charity fundraising team
• Experience across a range of income streams
• Good understanding of financial management within a charity environment
• Track record of year on year income generation
• Successful team performance management
• Development and implementation of fundraising strategies
• Development and management of budgets and delivering targets
• Operating within an environment of growth and change
Required
• Outgoing, positive, engaging personality
• Calm under pressure
• Outstanding team management skills
• Strategic, intelligent thinker
• Confident to implement strategic change
• Highly experienced presentation skills
• Ability to hit ground running
Please apply with covering letter and two page CV to Bethan Cummings. Closing date 31st January 2021.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.
At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.
About the Role
In this exciting new post, you will play a pivotal role as a senior leader within the newly formed Funding Strategy Directorate, working closely with the Funding Strategy Director and Senior Management Team to ensure the implementation of the Fund’s vision and ambition.
The Funding Strategy Directorate is a central enabling function that supports the development, innovation and delivery of our funding across all our funding portfolios. This role will lead the Funding Design and Development function, accountable for our grant management system alongside funding controls, policy and practice. With a deep understanding and demonstrable experience of delivering user-centred design approaches and applied strategic thinking you will enable us to deliver excellent services both to our external customers as well as our internal teams.
To be successful in this post you will be passionate about our work and strategy ‘People in the Lead’. You will be an established leader with first class team leadership and coaching skills. You will be adept at setting strategies that drive forward positive change marrying business needs with innovative analysis. You will have experience of designing and delivering a major digital system and be skilled in making complex decisions balancing outcomes with risks.
The team is spread across the UK and you can be based at any of our office locations. When we return to the workplace there will be some travel between offices.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered
Interview Date: W/C 1 Feb 2021
Essential Criteria
Please ensure that your application demonstrates, with examples, how you meet all these essential criteria.
- Deep understanding of the communities we serve and our role as a funder
- Experience of leading strategy for the whole organisation, marrying business needs with innovative analysis
- Demonstrable experience of delivering user-centred design approaches, applying strategic thinking in how to provide the best service
- Responsibility for the design and delivery of at least one major digital system used by a business or organisation to manage its work whilst aligning with its ambition.
- Building or growing at least one team of mixed skills to deliver such a project.
- Proven ability to coach and lead teams in agile and lean practices, thinking of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes
- Excellent Communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrable ability to mediate between people and communicating with stakeholders at all levels
- Experience of making and justifying decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of the wider digital economy and advances in technology, understanding how these impact on a funder context
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
How to Apply
Visit our website on The National Lottery Community Fund for further details about the vacancy and our application process.
Equal Opportunities
Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive. We 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. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.
Director of Membership, Professional Development and Corporate Partnerships
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £70,000 (FTE) per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday, occasional additional hours as required, reclaimed as time off in lieu of payment
Direct reports: Head of Volunteering, Membership and Events
Head of Professional Development
Location: Currently working from home. Usually, Central London, with travel as necessary.
Benefits: 25 days holiday per annum
Flexible working
Pension
We are looking for an exceptional, confident, senior leader used to delivering complex and varied customer-focused services and generating the income, corporate relationships and goodwill of stakeholders, customers and colleagues for this key role supporting our exceptional profession. This sophisticated role leads high performance teams to support our membership, volunteers and corporate partnerships and deliver high quality professional development programmes, events and our flagship annual Fundraising Convention.
Our values underpin all areas of our work and guide us in all we do:
- Passionate: taking pride in what we do and driven by success.
- Professional: championing and achieving high standards and governed by professional integrity.
- Enabling: helping others and empowered to take ownership, find solutions, make decisions and collaborate.
- Enterprising: open to new solutions and committed to delivering where we already excel.
- Respectful: honest and fair, treating everyone with consideration and respect.
About the Chartered Institute of Fundraising
The Chartered Institute is the national membership organisation for professional fundraisers in the UK. We support and provide services for 5,700 individual members, 600 organisational members and over 100 corporate members. The Chartered Institute facilitates 36 volunteer-led national, regional and special interest groups and provides training, qualifications, conferences, events, policy and guidance. Volunteers created the organisation and remain at the heart of our work.
Our vision is Excellent Fundraising for a Better World. We believe that an equal, diverse and inclusive fundraising community is integral to delivering excellent fundraising.
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About you
We welcome applications from people from the learning and development community, from across the charity sector and from the public or private sector with appropriate transferrable skills and experience. You will have proven:
- Senior organisation/directorate level experience of managing complex, high performance teams in at least one relevant service area: customer services, events, professional development, volunteer leadership and corporate partnerships
- Income generation in excess of £1m per annum
- Experience of building and managing constructive and effective relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Enterprising and creative skills and attributes to generate and convert ideas into strategy and then into deliverable plans
- Ability to be a confident role model for your team, colleagues and stakeholders, embodying our commitment and approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.
The Chartered Institute is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be our ourselves and succeed on merit. We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people and individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
How to apply
Please apply via this portal and complete all application questions. This will be redacted; the panel will not see any identifying information.
Your application will not be considered if you submit a CV and supporting statement.
Next Steps
Closing date: Midday, Thursday, 11 February 2021
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by: By Friday, 19 February 2021
Test: Between 19-23 February 2021
First Interviews: Thursday, 25 February 2021
2nd Interviews: w/c Monday, 1 March 2021
Please note that the interviews will take place via Zoom.
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Prospectus is excited to be supporting the team at the UK’s national autism research charity in their search for an interim Director of Fundraising to join the team on a 9-12 maternity cover contract to start in March/April 2021. The charity is proud to be in the top five of the Third Sector Best Charities to Work for 2020 list.
The charity’s mission is to create breakthroughs enabling autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. Their objectives are simple; they want to close the autism life expectancy gap; end health inequality, and ensure autistic people have an equal access to a high quality of life.
As the interim Director of Fundraising, you will lead, manage and develop the fundraising team of eight (four direct reports) across income streams to support sustainable growth. The interim Director of Fundraising will be pivotal in developing priority channels for growth: major giving, trust and foundations and corporate & games partnerships, underpinned by individual giving and events and community.
To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate a strategic approach to growth and strong relationship fundraising capabilities, ideally with a background in marketing, major donor and/or corporate fundraising. Joining a multi-award-winning, happy and successful team, you will play a major role in the Senior Management Team helping shape the future growth and development of the charity, working across the organisation to ensure the fundraising strategy is integrated with the research and communications strategies.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.
We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.
The office is in London although currently all employees are working from home. The organisation is happy to consider part time hours, flexible working and home working. We would be happy to discuss these options with you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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