Deputy Head Of Fundraising Jobs in Hoxton, Greater London
We are looking for an experienced project and people manager to oversee our exciting, community-embedded health and climate programme at Paddington Development Trust, a dynamic place-based charity that has been working with communities in North Westminster for over twenty years.
We are looking for someone with a passion for empowering individuals and communities around their health, wellbeing and climate action.
The successful candidate will also have a strategic outlook, excellent organisational skills and experience of managing multiple projects and people.
In line with our Investors in People Gold status, we are looking for someone who has the skills and understanding to empower and enable their staff to take ownership, innovate and feel fulfilled in their roles.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled project manager to apply their skills and experience to a senior role, including becoming part of PDT’s Senior Management Team.
PDT’s Health and Climate Programme consists of a staff team of 22 covering four Community and Maternity Champions projects in Queens Park, Harrow Road, Westbourne and Church Street, Westminster Maternity Champions, North Paddington Climate Champions and a team of Community Health and Wellbeing Workers in Church Street. The Head of Health and Climate will oversee the delivery of these projects through managing a high performing team of project managers and having oversight of budgeting, monitoring and strategic partnerships for all the projects.
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We have a job vacancy for a Dementia Specialist to join Shine as the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) / Dementia Coordinator.
Shine has a membership of over 14,000 members living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus and associated conditions and over 6,500 associated members.
In the last year we have seen a 25% increase in members who are living with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are currently just over 600 members with NPH, plus their carers registered, but we are expecting this to continue to rise as awareness and diagnosis of the condition grows.
We are looking for an experienced, skilled, organised and dedicated new staff member to join Shine’s Services team to develop and lead our new NPH service.
Purpose of Job
To be the Dementia specialist for Shine.
To provide the foundations for improved health, social and emotional outcomes for adults living with NPH/Dementia and to support their families/carers.
Shine will offer you:
• A competitive salary
• 35 hour working week
• 25 days annual leave plus additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Additional annual leave due to length of service
• Defined contribution pension
• Life Assurance cover
• Support to learn and develop
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification and Introduction to the NPH Coordinator Role below and on our website.
If you would like to have a chat about the role in more detail or have any questions, please give us a call and ask to speak to our CEO, Kate Steele.
Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.
To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*
Closing date: 11pm Wednesday 16th October 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 29th October 2024 at our Head office in Peterborough
Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible.
Providing specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An exciting position has arisen to join the Fundraising team at Support Through Court - a small social justice charity that packs a big punch. We help increase access to justice for those who, due to severe cuts to legal aid, are forced to face the Civil and Family courts alone and without legal representation, often in life-changing cases such as domestic violence, eviction, and debt.
This role helps raise vital funds for the charity from partnerships with corporates in the legal world. You will have the support of the Fundraising team to develop your skills and experience as a fundraiser. There is potential for fast progression and lots of personal development opportunities.
As a small charity, good development opportunities and tailored support are available for staff. We offer flexible working and most fundraising staff have hybrid working arrangements, with two days a week at the office located in the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL. Internships can run for up to 6 months, with the view of progression within the charity.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 virtually
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
·Do you have experience of implementing a fundraising strategy in line with the ambition of an organisation?
·Do you have knowledge about fundraising in the arts sector, including best practice, trends, opportunities and challenges?
·Do you have experience of working collaboratively with colleagues across different areas of an organisations operations i.e., finance and education?
·Do you have experience of working with a CRM system to support your workflow and track progress as well as record financial data?
·Do you have previous experience of writing successful Trusts and Foundations applications?
·Do you have knowledge of GDPR, data protection and fundraising compliance?
·Do you have line management experience?
If you have some or all of the experience mentioned above - we would love to hear from you!
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is an award-winning, ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Since 1987 New Adventures has changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.
New Adventures is a charity, and its principal funder is Arts Council England. As well as producing award-winning productions which dazzle audiences across the globe, New Adventures is committed to playing a meaningful role in diversifying the dance landscape for future generations. The company’s Take Part work reaches thousands each year through transformative workshops and masterclasses to schools and communities across Britain; the company’s many strands of talent development work nurture the best emerging talent from communities across the UK, springboarding them into our company and the wider sector.
The Head of Development will support Matthew Bourne’s artistic vision by leading on the development and delivery of the New Adventures Fundraising Strategy to maximise voluntary income, particularly through Trusts and Foundations and Major Gifts. The post holder will work proactively to identify, cultivate engage and maintain excellent relationships with new and current donors and supporters as well as supporting the cultivation and stewardship of Corporate Supporters.
First Give
First Give was founded in 2014 to inspire, equip and motivate young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. As we approach our second decade, it is an exciting time to join the charity. Our vision is of a more generous society where all people are willing and able to give their time, money and skills to causes that they care about.
We are currently developing a new strategy which by which we aim to have reached a million young people by 2034. We intend to do this by developing new programmes and activities that will support us to achieve our mission: to create opportunities for young people to be inspired and empowered to give their time, money or skills to charities and causes that matter to them. Our existing programmes are delivered in partnership with schools across England and Wales, ensuring that as many young people as possible, regardless of their background have the opportunity to take part.
Our values at First Give inform who we are and what we do. We are:
- Altruistic
- Inspiring
- Empowering
- Collaborative
- Professional
Head of Programmes role
The Head of Programmes will oversee all elements of programme design, development and delivery at First Give. They will lead the Programmes Team, including line management of two Programme Managers, ensuring high quality delivery of all First Give programmes
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £43,000 (+£2,000 London weighting if applicable)
Location: This role will be hybrid, with 2-3 days a week based in our office in Central London (West Hampstead). Regular travel across England and Wales will be required.
Reporting to: Director
Direct Reports: 2-3 Programme Managers and Facilitator Officer
Key responsibilities
Programme Delivery
- Lead the Programmes Team to ensure all First Give partner schools are supported to deliver outstanding First Give programmes
- Oversee and monitor delivery of First Give programmes at partner schools, including planning and tracking programme delivery against the charity’s ambitious targets and deadlines and ensuring First Give is resourced to deliver planned programmes (programme resources, personnel and budget)
- Lead on procurement and provision of First Give programme resources
- Provide regular updates for the Director on programme delivery and performance across all partner schools
- Manage escalated objections or issues raised by partner schools and other relevant stakeholders
- Support the Programmes Team to recruit, train and support a team of freelance facilitators to ensure all First Give schools receive excellent quality sessions and events at their school
- Ensure retention of existing partner school relationships year on year to organisational target
Programme Development and Improvement
- Ensure First Give Teacher Hub and all Programme resources are up to date, accessible and high quality
- Lead on annual programme resource improvement process for all programmes
- Lead on the development of new programmes at First Give in line with organisational strategy (including First Give Primary, First Give Step Up and First Give One Day)
Monitoring & Evaluation
- Develop and implement a robust Evaluation Plan to ensure First Give is consistently able to report on the impact and efficiency of its programmes
- Coordinate the collection and utilisation of data and insights on programme delivery and impact to implement improvements to programming
- Provide impact data in an easily accessible format for use by the Director, Deputy Director and others for fundraising, reporting and other communications
Programmes Team Leadership
- Develop and cultivate a positive, hard-working and happy team culture in line with First Give brand identity
- Manage complaints and/or performance management issues effectively to ensure success of individuals and the wider team
- Line manage the Programme Managers, ensuring development opportunities
Youth Voice
- Work with the Director to develop a new approach for First Give to encourage, engage and amplify young people’s voices in the development of our work
- Create meaningful opportunities for young people to influence and engage with our work and impact
Safeguarding
- Act as First Give’s Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer, ensuring compliance with our safeguarding procedures and processes and working to develop a culture of safeguarding within the organisation
The job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked to take on other relevant responsibilities as reasonably requested by their line manager.
Safer recruitment
Safer recruitment and safeguarding is of paramount importance to us, as an organisation that works with and for young people. The successful candidate will be made a conditional offer subject to two references (one of which must be your most recent employer) and any offer of employment will be subject to a DBS check.
Person Specification
Essential
- Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change
- Excellent project management skills
- Experienced line manager and team leader with excellent people management skills, including coaching and motivating others
- Experience developing strong relationships with remote and external stakeholders
- Experience of working in the secondary education sector/with teachers
- Experience designing and developing high quality programmes for delivery in a school environment
- Experience recruiting and managing volunteers and/or freelancers
- Excellent attention to detail and high standards
- Strong objection handler with customers/clients
- Ability to build rapport with senior leaders in the education sector
- A strong understanding of monitoring and evaluation techniques
- A demonstrably proactive worker, able to work well alone and as part of a team
- Understanding of safeguarding processes and good practice
Desirable
- Experience of remote line management
- Experience of working in a remote, decentralised team
- Experience of using Salesforce
Why work for First Give?
First Give provides many benefits and prides itself on how it treats its staff. Our benefits include:
- Three additional days between Christmas and New Year given to staff gratis. An additional day off for your birthday in addition to your annual leave allowance. Annual leave allowance increases year on year after 3 years with First Give.
- Access to Health Assured (health and wellbeing) Employee Assistance Programme.
- As you will use your personal mobile for work, First Give provides a phone allowance to contribute towards your mobile costs.
- Training and professional development budget, with regular training offered through the Pears Foundation.
- Laptops are provided on a ‘paid for through service’ arrangement and become the employees after three years of service.
- Multiple team socials throughout the year.
The students we work with come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and so do we. We want to ensure that we are recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues. We want to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, to empower our teams to achieve our vision drawing on the broadest possible range of experiences. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates from minoritised groups currently underrepresented on our executive team, particularly black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates.
Application process
Please fill out the Microsoft form by clicking the Apply Now button which includes a statement of how you fulfil the specification above, and why you want this role at First Give. We would also request that you fill out our equality & diversity monitoring form (this will not be linked to your application).
1. Application closes: Monday 23rd September, 9am
2. Interviews: Thursday 3rd October
3. Start date: Monday 18th November or as soon as possible after this date
Creating opportunities where young people are inspired and empowered to give their time, money or skills to charities and causes that they care about
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is looking for a Community Fundraser to cover the North London area. (additional £3,500 pa LLW)
To ensure they can continue supporting individuals and families in need of end-of-life care, the Fundraising team are incredibly important. Since the pandemic, fundraising at Marie Curie has been through a lot of change. However, the organisation recognises the importance of their activity within communities across the UK and community fundraising has been invested in. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the team. Marie Curie’s fundraising team has a lot of ambition and just need the right people to join the charity who can help them realise that ambition.
Our Community Fundraisers are the face of Marie Curie in their local communities, building relationships and networks with a wide and varied range of supporters. From local businesses to local fundraising groups and everyone in between. Reporting to the Head or Deputy Head of Region and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to provide support and guidance to people who fundraise and volunteer for Marie Curie across our regions, helping them achieve their ambitions and ultimately raise vital funds for Marie Curie.
The Community Fundraiser role is one where you just don’t know what happens one week to the next as you never know who will choose to support Marie Curie in your community!
The role would suit someone who can be flexible and react in a calm, measured manner to whatever the day brings, who is excited by potential and is ambitious, and who can deliver a high standard of customer service (supporter stewardship) to everyone they meet.
Community Fundraisers are remote/hybrid based, with some presence expected at your local office or Hospice. It is expected that you will be based within or in close proximity to the region e.g. North London. For this role, the post holder will need to be willing to travel to Embassy Gardens (Embankment, SW11 7BW) occasionally. Due to the requirement to be London based, this post holder can choose if they opt to recieve an additional £3,500 LLW on top of the offered annual salary. If selected, the candidate will cover the cost of travel into Embassy Gardens themselves.
This isn’t a role where you will be behind a desk every day, a good Community Fundraiser has a willingness to be out and about within your region meeting and supporting fundraisers.
For further information relating to this position, please check out the Candidate Pack. Proposed interview date: Thursday 3rd October.
If you would like to know more please email Jo to arrange a conversation about the role and next steps, contact info is in the Candidate pack.
Are you passionate about creating positive change for young people across the UK? As Propositions and Proposals Manager at The Prince’s Trust you’ll be at the centre of our efforts
to raise the funds we need to help young people.
We are looking for someone who is proactive, energetic, highly organised and creative to become our new Propositions and Proposals Manager.
Focused on high-value fundraising, you will be responsible for high-quality bid and proposal writing, project managing the development and promotion of impactful funding propositions, alongside day-to-day management of The Trust’s funding approvals process.
This role is perfect for you if you have excellent written and verbal communication skills, can quickly and proactively build strong working relationships whilst managing a varied, dynamic workload. You’ll also enjoy creating efficiency and impact through training, processes and resources.
If you’re ready to use your skills to help shape the future of young people, we’d love to hear from you!
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are excited to be recruiting for a new position within our creative, passionate and ambitious Stewardship team: a Stewardship Manager. We seek someone to help bring our work to life for some of our most unique and varied philanthropic donors and corporate partners.
Our Stewardship team, with their expert support in Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships, is known for providing a gold-standard stewardship experience. We ensure the impact of support is demonstrated in an inspiring, creative, and engaging way.
The successful candidate will play an integral part in generating income for The Prince’s Trust through their written communication and special stewardship moments, ultimately increasing our funding and supporting young people across the UK.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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International Programmes Manager: Local First
Salary: £43,000 p.a.
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: You can be based at Peace Direct’s office in London or The Hague. We also offer hybrid working.
Peace Direct is an international charity that works with local peacebuilders and their allies to shift power and resources for sustainable peace. Local people are the experts in the conflicts that affect their communities, and only they understand what it takes to build peace that lasts. We make sure these local peacebuilders have the resources they need to make peace a reality, and that their work is resourced, acknowledged and supported by the international community.
The role
The International Programme Manager is responsible for the effective management, coordination and delivery of an ambitious new multi-year programme, Local First: Transforming the Peacebuilding System. This programme will support and strengthen the ecosystem of local actors working for sustainable peace in Afghanistan, Mali, Sudan and eastern DRC, and advocate for increased resourcing and acknowledgement of locally-led peacebuilding.
We are looking for an experienced, passionate person who can:
- Manage and implement a complex, multi-country programme
- Develop and maintain mutually accountable, trust-based relationships with local peacebuilding actors. This will require working proficiency in French as well as English.
- Contribute to the design and development of new work in support of transforming the peacebuilding system in four focus countries
- Oversee internal and external coordination of Peace Direct’s programmes and partnerships work
- Line manage a Senior Programmes Officer, and support the work of up to four Local Peacebuilding Advisors
- Contribute to organisational learning and the roll-out of our learning loop
- Contribute to strengthening Peace Direct’s reputation as a leading peacebuilding organisation shifting power and resources for sustainable peace
Interested? Then please see attached recruitment pack for more details about the role and how to apply.
The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th September.
Please see attached recruitment pack for details about the role and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Programmes Officer: Local First
Salary: £35,800
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: You can be based at Peace Direct’s office in London or in The Hague. We also offer hybrid working.
Peace Direct is an international charity that works with local peacebuilders and their allies to shift power and resources for sustainable peace. Local people are the experts in the conflicts that affect their communities, and only they understand what it takes to build peace that lasts. We make sure these local peacebuilders have the resources they need to make peace a reality, and that their work is resourced, acknowledged and supported by the international community.
The role
As Senior Programmes Officer you will closely with our peacebuilding partners to help deliver an ambitious new programme of work. 'Local First: Transforming the Peacebuilding System' will support local peacebuilders in Mali, Afghanistan, Sudan and eastern DRC to increase prospects for sustainable peace.
Through Local First, Peace Direct will work with policymakers and power holders, supporting them to understand the dysfunctions of the peacebuilding system, and find ways to better support locally-led peacebuilding.
This role is responsible for developing and managing partnerships within the four countries, with initial emphasis on Mali. You will work closely with our other SPOs who manage partnerships in the four countries, and create and manage opportunities to bring partners together to learn from one another. You will also support the development, coordination and delivery of Local First, working closely with the International Programmes Manager and Peace Direct’s Netherlands Office Representative.
We are looking for an experienced, passionate person who can:
- Coordinate and support partnerships with local peacebuilding actors based on mutual accountability and trust. This will require working proficiency in French as well as English.
- Support the management, coordination and delivery of a complex, multi-country programme across four conflict-affected countries
- Coordinate the development of new work in support of transforming the peacebuilding system in four focus countries
- Contribute to organisational learning and the roll-out of our learning loop
Interested? Then please see attached recruitment pack for more details about the role and how to apply.
The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th September.
Please see attached recruitment pack for details about the role and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Commercial Lawyer
Salary: £48,325 per annum(Band G, Level 3, Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Location: Gilwell with Hybrid Working
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 35
About The Role:
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role within a close-knit, yet diverse team that manages legal risk for the Scouts nationally? Our Legal Services Team partners with senior leadership and HQ teams on high-profile projects that directly impact the lives of young people across the country. We are seeking a proactive and dynamic Commercial Lawyer to lead on the Scout’s property work, including supporting the Scout Association Trust Corporation.
In addition to property work, you’ll take on a variety of general legal and commercial responsibilities, including claims and litigation management, compliance, and regulatory support. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with the Head and Deputy of Legal on managing legal claims, commercial and fundraising projects, and partnership initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead on property work for the Scouts, including support for the Scout Association Trust Corporation
• Provide general legal and commercial support, including claims, litigation, compliance, and regulatory work
• Improve processes and support for the Custodian Trustee service
• Collaborate closely with the Head and Deputy of Legal on a variety of projects
• Contribute to the growth and development of the legal function
What We’re Looking For:
• A proactive, dynamic, and experienced lawyer with a strong background in commercial and property law
• Someone who is committed to learning, developing processes, and building strong relationships
• A team player who is excited about making a tangible difference in the lives of young people
Why Join Us?
• Be part of a diverse and experienced team that values collaboration and a warm approach to solving complex legal issues
• Make a real impact on the Scouts’ ability to utilise property assets effectively
• Contribute to high-profile projects that support the Scouting Movement nationwide
• Grow with us as we expand our legal function and take on exciting new challenges
Why work for us
Benefits
We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country. We prepare young people with skills for life, we believe that hard works pays off and always invest in our staff, becoming Investor in People Gold 2022.
To view more about our benefits, please click
Closing date: 11.59pm 25 September 2024
Interviews will be held week commencing 14 October 2024
Successful candidates will be contacted within two weeks after the closing date. Due to a high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact applicants who were not successful. Therefore, if you don’t receive a response within seven days please assume that you were unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please note that we do not accept CV’s only for this role. All applications for this vacancy must include a CV and Supporting Statement.
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
About us
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright. We have 108 acres available for fun and adventure for young people to experience the freedom of the outdoors.