About us 

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 

The Partnerships and Philanthropy team at Crisis has grown a portfolio of amazing relationships with businesses and high net worth individuals with the resources, influence and vision to end homelessness in Great Britain. As Fundraising Development Manager, you will be at the heart of making sure our relationships succeed and grow further, because the need for everyone to have a safe and stable home has never been more urgent. 

Title: Fundraising Development Manager

Salary: £44,957 

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hrs per week (open to flexible working) 

Location: London E1. Homeworking is available with a minimum of one day a week in the office, more when required for events or meetings.

About the role 

As Fundraising Development Manager, you will lead a team that delivers all of the events, cases for support, comms and engagement that our fundraisers need to secure and grow amazing relationships with businesses and high net worth individuals who share our vision of ending homelessness.

The team were created in 2019 as a core part of our Partnerships and Philanthropy Strategy and have since grown in line with the transformational impact they’ve had on our ability to fundraise. The team are known at Crisis for their creativity, innovative and experimental approach, and powerful ability to cut through complexity to bring the outside world in to who we are, what we do and why Crisis’ work is vital.

Having established the team 3 years ago, the current post holder is moving on to a brilliant new role and we’re looking for the person who can lead the Fundraising Development Team forward to continue surprising and inspiring the rest of us to be the best fundraisers we can be.

We’ve recently established a Relationship Development Hub, a new group which is chaired by this post, who leads on ensuring joined up, engaging and effective stewardship of supporters across four fundraising sub teams. The hub is still in early days, therefore this is a great opportunity for someone to come in and make this their own, and lead this crucial pillar of our future fundraising success.

About you 

To be successful in this role you will be someone who

• Passionately believes homelessness in 21st Century Britain is abhorrent 

• Is a natural leader, who thrives on enabling those around them to succeed 

• Is able to successfully juggle competing demands on your time, prioritise effectively and use an agile approach to ensure the job gets done

• Thrives on communicating complexity in a simple and compelling way, to a range of audiences in a range of ways

• Understands what fundraising relationships need to succeed, can identify and drive improvements to what we do and inspire colleagues with your vision

• Can work collaboratively and effectively across a range of internal stakeholders including working with Crisis beneficiaries

You may have experience in; high value fundraising (any of corporate partnerships, philanthropy or trusts fundraising), communications, events management,

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis 

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy 

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5% 

• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm 

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website) 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 

Closing date: 12th June (at 23:59) 

Interviews will be held on during the week of the 20th of June

Accessibility

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team to discuss how we can help.

Home based location with an expectation of travel to attend meetings/network at our London Headquarters and site locations across the UK and Ireland

JOIN OUR TEAM....

The Salvation Army is looking for a solution focused and adaptable individual to join our Research & Development Unit (RDU) as a Development Manager. The Unit’s purpose is to empower local mission to flourish through information gathering, research, development support and spiritual reflection. 

This varied and challenging role supports the development of church, social and community work buildings and facilities, alongside mission and programme, appropriate to meeting the changing needs of society.

You will join a team helping drive the development of mission solutions that support the most marginalised in local communities. Motivated by a personal Christian faith, you will journey with Salvation Army Expressions as they seek to serve God in their communities. The role includes project coordination, group facilitation and stakeholder communication across the Movement, coupled with leading others in processes of spiritual discernment.

Development Managers facilitate strategic collaboration between local, regional and national elements of The Salvation Army to develop projects that are integrated and sustainable, often with a focus on capital solutions. Using a consultative approach, Development Managers help identify innovative and appropriate solutions to meet missional objectives. While the portfolio of projects will cover the UK and Ireland, it is expected that the primary focus of this role will be projects in Northern England, Scotland and Ireland.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Be motivated by a personal Christian faith and be able to position yourself to exercise and lead others in processes of spiritual discernment, led by the Holy Spirit
• Act as an enabler
• Manage a project portfolio
• Employ appropriate processes to ensure due diligence
• Conduct clear and purposeful communication
• Facilitate Project Steering Groups combining project management and appropriate faith-based facilitation methodology with the aim of agreeing collaborative responses

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience of successful project proposal and delivery
• Demonstrable experience of developing sustainable projects through effective collaboration
• Confidence to live out the purpose of TSA through your Christian faith, exercise your spiritual gifts for the benefit of TSA and your projects and lead others in a process of spiritual discernment
• Strategic thinking, attention to detail and delivery of projects within desired timescales
• Effective, clear and targeted communications with a wide audience
• Excellent relationship management with the ability to negotiate with and influence others

This role has an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practicing Christian.

Working Hours: Minimum 35 hours per week 

Closing Date: 9th June 2022

Interview Date: Tuesday 21st June 2022

To apply please visit our website.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK.

As a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Please note that we do not consider C.V's. Promoting equality in the workplace.

The Job (in a nutshell)

An amazing opportunity to be part of a Charity but working with a vast array of Industry leading corporate clients. We are looking for someone to grow and develop new partnerships with a clear remit of networking and developing key contacts to expand and develop the Apprentice, Graduate and Early leaders delivery model via employers (UK wide).

Occasional evening, weekend and overnight work will be required as part of the role, including attending taster sessions, client visits and centre visits.

Who we’re looking for

You will be a results driven team player with an understanding of Early Careers development, have a proven sales background, with a strong new business focus in two / three industry sectors.

You will have a passion for the outdoor education training and development market and be aligned to our values.

Your Experience

• Excellent communications skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external professionals.
• You’ll be highly organised have excellent attention to detail and be able to maintain high standards of communication on the phone and in writing.
• You will have good negotiation skills.
• You’ll be able to work unsupervised and under own initiative.

• A confident user in Microsoft systems.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Previous experience of LinkedIn and LinkedIn Sales Navigator for prospecting and client engagement.

Areas of responsibilities

• Securing new and repeat business to agreed personal and team quarterly and annual targets.
• Develop a deep understanding of client strategy and undertake learning needs analysis.
• Sales proposal production.
• Maintaining client records via our CRM system.
• Liaising with all areas of the organisation to maximise potential opportunities.
• Drive new business in your area through research, prospecting, and networking.

You’ll also need

• An enhanced DBS check.

Salary and benefits

Salary £24,000 - £30,000 per year dependent on experience

Benefits:

• Annual leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays (rising by a day a year to 30 days +BH).
• Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance helpline.
• 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
• Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date.
• Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.
• Cash plan healthcare (currently Medicash) on application after completion of probation.
• Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment after three months.
• Berghaus uniform items provided. Also, opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount.
• Discounted course fees for family members.
• Cycle to work Scheme.

Plus!

• Personal Adventures – Outward Bound has a positive attitude to extended/unpaid leave (forward planning is required)

Hours of work

You’ll work an average of 37.5 hours per week.

​Location: Home Based or at one of our office locations nationwide.

Settling in period

There is a 3-month settling in period from contract start date.

How to apply  

If you are interested, please drop an email with a up to date CV and covering letter of no more than 500 words to Sarah Shutt.

The closing date is 15th June 2022. Interviews will take place at Hackthorpe, nr Penrith (or via Zoom / Teams if appropriate) on 30th June or 1st July 2022.

Going from strength to strength, Inspire North is a well-established Mental Health and Housing provider that is rapidly growing!

Why join us?

We’re the parent company to a group of 3 charities who provide life-changing mental health, housing and domestic abuse services across the North of England.

We have an ambitious growth strategy, and this is a fantastic opportunity to help us to achieve this.

About the role:

You’ll be responsible for transforming our housing offer and developing our Housing Association.

You’ll have the ability to proactively engage and develop effective partnerships with Local Authorities, Registered Providers and Homes England to increase our footprint within the housing market.

You’ll also play an integral role as part of our friendly and dedicated Strategic Leadership Team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a working knowledge of current local, regional, and national housing policies and issues.
• Has excellent communication skills and the ability to persuade and negotiate
• Has a sound understanding of financial management
• Is experienced in programme and project management
• Has a positive and enthusiastic approach to change

If this sounds like you, we would love to welcome you to the Inspire North family!

Our offer to you:

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues, as we know our people are the driving force behind our success. You will benefit from:

• Commitment to flexible working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Many learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including counselling and GP services
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Care workers discounts
• Access to our Employee Networks including BAME, LGBT+, Mental Health and Wellbeing etc.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities, Access to Corporate Health Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Corporate Health Plan

At Inspire North, we aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us!

Good Luck!

Background:

First Step Trust (FST) is a registered charity providing real work experience, on-the-job training and employment opportunities for people excluded from ordinary working life because of mental health problems and other disabilities or disadvantages.

We have delivered work experience and other opportunities for people excluded from working life because of mental health conditions and other disadvantages (the workforce) in Lambeth for a number of years. We are now developing this work through a more formalised training and employment support programme that includes making learning more accessible to people irrespective of their levels of literacy and numeracy and other disadvantages in education, training and learning.  This includes using assistive tech e.g. text readers, video, VR and other mediums. 

Each workforce member has their own Personal Development Plan (PDP) to help them identify issues or challenges affecting their ability to take up paid employment or other opportunities.

Access to on the job training and the chance to develop work related skills is provided through the trading activities at Abbevilles Restaurant along with access to SMaRT Garage in Woolwich. This includes access to job skills such as motor vehicle servicing and repairs, reception, customer service, finance and bookkeeping, food preparation and cooking, front of house, administration, marketing and promotions and training

We are currently looking to expand online and other training to another location in the borough.

Other initiatives include the development of our own Driving School and an updated Driving Ambition programme covering all aspects of the DVLA theory test and practical driving lessons.

Job Role:

The Training & Employment Development Manager (TEDM) is responsible for overseeing, developing and increasing access to vocational qualifications and work placements, ensuring that the personal development process provides a clear pathway towards employment or other opportunities. The manager is also responsible for ensuring that people who are not yet ready for paid employment are fully involved in all aspects of the commercial and administrative work of the project, giving them the opportunity to develop sound work experience and a work based reference.

Main Duties:

1. Responsible for managing all areas of the project’s work, ensuring that every member of the workforce is fully involved in all aspects of the Lambeth project.
2. Responsible for managing the training and development strategy in Lambeth to ensure consistency and quality of training delivered.
3. Responsible for ensuring that the Employment Development Worker (EDW) and other team members successfully undertake their role and responsibilities through the provision of supervision, support and guidance.
4. Responsible for managing and monitoring the budget, maintaining accurate and up to date financial records ensuring that the project functions within its financial limits.
5. To develop strategies that will strengthen current links with other training providers to enable further collaborative working.
6. To develop strategies to engage employers with a view to obtaining potential employment opportunities for the workforce.
7. To maintain and provide information to meet both the funder’s and First Step Trust’s monitoring requirements.
8. Manage and develop key stakeholder relationship in the Borough to ensure that collaborative working arrangements and clear referral routes are accessible.
9. To work in accordance within the limits and parameters set out in First Step Trust’s policies and procedures by the Board, Chief Executive and other executive officers.
10. Any other such duties as reasonably required by the line manager that is appropriate to the post.

Person Specification

Experience & qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of project development including planning, organising and co-ordinating staff and resources.
• Demonstrable experience of staff line management and development.
• Demonstrable experience of the training provider sector.
• Experience of managing financial and other recording systems.
• Experience of networking with external agencies.
• Experience of managing within a health & safety framework/safety monitoring systems and procedures.

Knowledge & skills

• Ability to deliver on the job training and support to workforce.
• Excellent time management skills and delivering to deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent level of skill in using MS Office, email, internet and social media.

The RSPCA has launched a new strategy, ‘Together for Animal Welfare’, which will take us to 2030, so it is a very exciting time to join us. 

We now need to ensure that our operating model will enable us to fulfill our ambitious strategic aims, so we are building a Design and Development team to focus on redesigning the operating model for the RSPCA.

As one of four Design and Development Managers, you will play a hugely significant part in designing the future of one of the largest charities in the UK. 

The Design and Development Manager roles have been created to support the Head of Design and Development for a two year period and will focus on work that delivers our revised Target Operating Model (TOM) and outlined service offering. 

As a team, the Design and Development Managers will conduct analysis, present options appraisals, support the design of relevant pilots, development of business cases and the design of the TOM and its implementation.

The team will initially support the creation of the ‘Animal Journey’ as a priority, with

ultimate responsibility for ensuring there is a single unifying operating model for the entire RSPCA and a clear articulation of our service offering..

As a Design and Development Manager, you will be responsible for supporting and stress testing a commercial/payment model  and for gathering insight and benchmarking data from relevant external partners and for building strong relationships and networks that will benefit the wider team and organisation. 

You will test new ideas against the operating model and will provide analysis of your findings.

As a Design and Development Manager, you will support the head of the team with implementation planning of the transformation and you will provide options to inform key decision making.

The role will be hybrid working from our London Hub in Blackfriars with a high focus on remote working. Trips to our hub will be for core collaboration. 

What we are looking for in you:

To deliver all this, we are looking to recruit four Design and Development Managers, who are able to demonstrate that they are creative and innovative and that they are critical and strategic thinkers. 

To succeed within this role, you must have a proven ability to create proposals and communicate them to a variety of stakeholders at all levels. You must be able to tailor your approach to ensure understanding and to gain support for delivery.

Our Design and Development Managers must be able to demonstrate clear, timely and considered decision making skills and must be strong communicators, influencers and negotiators.

If you have excellent interpersonal and communications skills and you are experienced in working with customers / stakeholders at all levels, along with experience of working with multiple large data sets in a complex business environment, we are keen to hear from you.

These roles will be well suited to those from a management consultancy background, or those with experience of working within business development or solution designt eams.

If you would like to play a huge part in shaping the future of the RSPCA, this is a fantastic role for you. 

Our values:

We are compassionate *  We are inspirational *  We are committed *  We are expert * We act with integrity.

What’s in it for you: 

You’ll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales. 

We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

Great Annual Leave benefits

All staff receive 25 days annual leave on entry rising to 30 days after five years service and 31 days after six years service plus an additional Society day around Christmas. Staff can also carry over up to five days leave to the next leave year. We also offer a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. 

Flexibility in Hours 

We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our colleagues the flexibility to vary their location between both the office and home. Core Hours (currently being trialed) with agreement staff can work their 35 hours flexibly across Monday to Friday. Provided the core hours of 1000-1500 are covered start and finish times each date can be flexed  (prorated for part time staff) If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at the interview stage so that we can consider your request.

How to apply: 

To apply, please send your CV and Cover Letter quoting reference DDM2124 by the closing date of 6th of June 2022.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this advert once sufficient applications have been received.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.

We strongly believe in being an innovative, diverse, and inclusive organisation and recognise that diversity in all of our people will help achieve that purpose and our mission more effectively. We actively encourage and seek applications from a wide diversity of candidates and in particular welcome applications from minority ethnic, black, and candidates with disabilities, who are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.

Would you like to join our small, dedicated, international team to make a difference to the lives of seafarers and their families worldwide?

ISWAN has recently obtained funding for this new role which will be pivotal to achieving the objectives in our new strategic plan.

As ISWAN’s Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing new and existing partnerships within the maritime sector to generate income through sponsorships, marketing of ISWAN’s services and membership subscriptions.

We have no preconceptions about where the successful applicant will come from but you will need to have experience of building excellent relationships, making compelling proposals for new business and be capable of working effectively within a complex international context. This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) but we are keen to find the right person and therefore happy to discuss flexible working patterns. We are flexible about where the role is based but you will be working with staff across the UK, India and the Philippines so you will need to be a great team player.

Do you have the passion, commitment and experience to do something amazing in this vital role at Circles UK?

Circles UK oversees the provision of Circles of Support and Accountability (Circles) in England and Wales. A Circle consists of 4-6 trained community volunteers who meet regularly with a perpetrator of sexual abuse to help them address their behaviour and reintegrate safely into the community. In this way further sexual abuse is prevented and communities are kept safe. Evaluations have shown it to be an effective measure. Circles UK has won a number of awards including the Criminal Justice Alliance Award for Outstanding Organisation of the Year 2019.

We are seeking a highly skilled National Development Manager. Are you someone who can spot an opportunity, is comfortable with having many balls in the air, work flexibly, can persuade others to adopt new ways of working and balance a vision with practical project management skills?  If so, then we would like to hear from you.

You will be a strong team player within an energetic and highly dedicated small team. The main aspects of the role involve:

• Having a good understanding of the knowledge base that underpins the risk management and provision of support to perpetrators of sexual abuse in the community is essential as is a commitment to the values of Circles UK.
• Leading on the identification of new areas of service delivery, including establishing new Circles Providers and projects across England and Wales.
• Working with the CEO and the Circles UK staff team to plan and execute workshops, seminars, and other events for Circles Providers and other external organisations.
• Leading the implementation and project management of a range of diverse projects and initiatives varying in nature, subject matter and scale.
• Being a strong team player, having excellent communications skills and organisational ability and being able to support strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including the Circles Provider network.

Circles UK is based in Reading. The organisation uses a hybrid model of working with some working days in the office and some at home.  The role involves some national travel and occasional overnight stays.

As an Organisational Development Manager, you will support and work with our member-organisations to develop their strategic and operational plans to enable them to serve their communities now and into the future. This is a new and exciting role, and we are keen to hear from a breadth of candidates as this may be the right opportunity for an individual with lots of experience or someone with some experience but keen to develop their skills further and we are prepared to support and fund additional learning for the someone with the right passion, values, and experience.

Introduction to Kanlungan

Kanlungan (a Filipino word for ‘refuge’, ‘sanctuary’ or ‘safe haven’) is a consortium of member-organisations that work together for the welfare and empowerment of the Filipino and East and Southeast Asian communities in Britain.

We believe in equal opportunities, welcoming applications from people from all sections of the community,irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief and actively promote ‘positive action’ as a by-and-for organisation.

Overview of the Role

In this role you will manage the design and delivery of organisational development strategies for our member organisations, spearheading their fundraising programmes and grant applications as well as providing additional information, advice and guidance (e.g., Charitable registrations and compliance).

The Organisational Development Manager will also help to increase Kanlungan’s membership, and organisational performance improvement including service delivery and income generation/sustainability.

This role forms part of the Management Team and contributes to the overall management of its staff and work.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Co-creating sustainable and impactful development projects and activities for member-organisations including business planning, charity registration, governance, and policy development

• Supporting member-organisations to implement new plans and projects
• Leading the development of income sources such as social enterprise, fundraising through grants/, tenders, and donations
• Keeping up with the latest developments through external research into good practice to supportidea generation for Kanlungan and its member- organisations;
• Relationship building with stakeholders (all levels) and promoting Kanlungan and its member-organisations
• Delivering in-house events (e.g., workshops, away days, strategic planning)
• As a small team, a flexible attitude is needed from a team member as there are sometimes duties that may pop up that are not included on this list.

Person Specification

• Passionate about voluntary and not for profit organisations that make a difference

• Able to communicate clearly and engagingly in person and in writing, and able to adapt your style to meet different needs
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to come up with creative solutions to issues
• Organised and able to manage multiple projects at once
• Flexible, curious and with a strong sense of initiative
• Confident working online, including video-calling, using Microsoft Office and/or Google products effectively
• Desirable: able to speak and/or understand Filipino and/or other East and Southeast Asian languages.
• Desirable: have experiences in BAME or migrant grassroots organisations
• Desirable: experience on charitable registration of organisations in the UK, charity law and compliance.

Please submit your CV/Resume along with a narrative or cover letter (no more than one A4 page)outlining why you’re interested in the role, and how you meet the skills and experience (please give examples) we’re looking for.

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the UK.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Further Information will be forwarded to you with your offer.

Deadline of application is on the 24th of June 2022 (Friday) at 5:00pm. Please note we will be reviewing applications as received and may consider closing the vacancy early should we receive ahigh volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Fixed Term Contract / Internal Secondment - 6 months

Hybrid (London & Remote)

The role of Save the Children UK Fundraising Development Manager is varied and very rewarding.

• Are you a great collaborator who can build solid relationships and cut through boundaries in a fast-moving and dynamic fundraising environment?
• Do you have significant sound knowledge and experience in fundraising, marketing delivery and practices?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child does not just survive but thrives and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children exists to help every child get the chance of a future they deserve.

In more than 100 countries, including the UK, we make sure children stay safe, healthy, and learning – finding new ways to reach children who need us most, no matter where they are growing up. For over a century, we have stood up for children's rights and made sure their voices are heard.  With children, for children, we change the future for good.

As Fundraising Development Manager, you will work mainly across a range of fundraising propositions, with a critical focus on developing and optimising our Individual Giving programme and developing a new mid-value fundraising proposition. You will be responsible for developing, testing, and delivering exceptional supporter experiences to drive long-term value.

You will also contribute to developing compelling propositions, bringing a depth of fundraising knowledge and a deep understanding of audience insight and how to apply it. Additionally, you will:

• Develop cohesive supporter experiences, ensuring alignment across all supporter touchpoints, to deepen engagement and drive long term value across all developing fundraising products and propositions
• Manage the planning, execution and delivery of both mass and more personalised, multi-channel fundraising campaigns & supporter experiences (in particular across digital, email, telemarketing, and direct mail)
• Use insight and performance data to understand our audience's needs and motivations to build long term relationships and use this to shape further proposition development, and the delivery of specific tests
• Work with the Risk and Compliance Manager and Legal team to ensure all fundraising proposition activity and marketing communications are safe and compliant with policy and regulation.

Person Profile

To be successful, you will have sound knowledge and experience in fundraising, marketing delivery and practices—experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to attract, retain and engage supporters.  You will need robust experience working in and knowledge of individual giving and high-value fundraising.

You will also need to have:

• Experience analysing marketing effectiveness and optimising campaigns and being comfortable working in an agile test and learn environment.
• Experienced in stewardship management, developing and delivering supporter journeys
• Demonstrable experience in effective budget management and the delivery of operational plans on time and to budget
• A strong understanding of Fundraising compliance

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

To apply please visit our website.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure on the basis of evaluation. New employees would normally be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.

Interview expenses: Candidates should note that unfortunately it is not our policy to reimburse expenses accrued when attending interviews at Save the Children UK unless you are requested to attend an interview in an alternative location to where the role is based.

Pre-employment Checks: Any Employment with Save the Children UK will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
• receipt of satisfactory references
• proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role

Asylos is looking for a Development Manager (part-time)

Asylos is looking for an ambitious Development Manager based In the Netherlands or the UK with an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising.

The Development Manager will work closely with Asylos’ staff team in the Netherlands and the UK. Under the supervision of the Director, the person will independently manage and develop Asylos’ fundraising and evaluation activities. The main responsibilities are:

• Fundraising and grant reporting: 60%

• Monitoring and evaluation of Asylos’ Programmes: 20%

• General administrative tasks such as maintaining donor database, updating fundraising plans and monthly bookkeeping: 20%

This is a part-time (3 days/week) paid position, ideally starting on July 1, 2022 and lasting for two years initially (subject to renewal).

The position will be remunerated at 41,499 EUR gross annually pro rata if based in the Netherlands (including holiday allowance) or GBP 36,448 gross annually pro rata if based in the UK. The usual number of hours worked per week is 22.8, and an entitlement to 16 holidays per year applies.
 

Your tasks:

• Manage and develop Asylos’ portfolio of trusts, foundations and corporate donors

• Develop and implement new ways to generate income for Asylos

• Independently produce grant applications and deliver pitches to prospective donors

• Manage donor relationships and deliver grant reporting in a timely manner

• Monitor and evaluate fundraising results, spotting trends and adapting methods as required

• Assemble qualitative and quantitative data about Asylos in line with an existing evaluation framework

• Create statistics, infographics and case studies to communicate our work to external audiences and internally to our volunteers and the Board

• Conduct monthly bookkeeping

• Engage in any other tasks, including administrative, as required and in consultation with the Director

We need you to: 

• Have a minimum of five years proven professional experience of independently managing a portfolio of trust and foundations, including prospecting, stewardship, and reporting on income. Unpaid and community-based fundraising experience will also be considered under this requirement.

• Bring a passion for human rights, and ideally have an understanding of UK and international immigration and asylum law and policy

• Take a creative and a proactive attitude to fundraising

• Be resilient, particularly when faced with setbacks

• Bring organisational skills including demonstrable experience of:

  • Working effectively independently

• Be comfortable working in a small team environment and with remote team work

• Managing deadlines; and

• Delivering under time pressure

• Bring communication skills including:

  • A passion for creating persuasive and compelling content

  • Ability to communicate complex ideas and impact to a variety of audiences

  • Excellent command of English. Knowledge of Dutch, French and/or German is an asset

• Working with excellent accuracy and strong attention to detail

• Being a confident and effective communicator

• Strong analytical and numerical skills including:

  • Have a high degree of numerical literacy, ability to understand and on occasion update organisational and project budgets and to conduct monthly bookkeeping, working across multiple grant periods and currencies

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • The ability to analyse and clearly articulate data

• Have a commitment to Asylos’ mission 

• Have the right to reside and work in the UK or Netherlands [Note: Asylos is unfortunately not in a position to sponsor people for work visas]

Further strong assets are:

• Experience in monitoring and evaluation and/or data analysis

• Academic qualification and/or practical experience in human rights and/or migration

• Experience of working for a small non-profit or charitable organisation

• Having lived experience of the asylum process
   

What we offer:

• Access to on the job training and development

• Flexible working possibilities (home/office)

• Access to a global network of nearly 100 enthusiastic and committed volunteers

• Close working relations with the Director

• Engaging and supportive Board of trustees

• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) practice

Persons with lived experience of the asylum system or from communities disproportionately impacted by the immigration system and/or structural racism are particularly encouraged to apply.

Application process and timeframe

Please complete this online form including uploading your CV: https://bit.ly/3PHZi8x. Deadline for applications is 5 June 2022 (at midnight CEST). If you would like to have an informal chat about the role or have any questions about this job, you can email us on recruitment[at]asylos.eu before the end of 2nd June with the subject line ‘Development Manager’.

Shortlisted applicants will be notified in the week commencing 6 June 2022. Interviews will take place via video call in the week commencing 13 June 2022. If shortlisted, we will send you interview topics in advance. We will also ask you to complete a short written exercise after the interview. 

Successful applicants should be prepared to submit the contact details of two references upon request.

Please note: If you do not receive a response from us before the end of 10 June 2022, you can assume that you were not shortlisted for an interview. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide individualised feedback to candidates who were not shortlisted for an interview.

Job Purpose

The Fund Development Manager will play a key role in supporting the Director of Development in the delivery of our strategic objective of ‘encouraging giving differently’. The primary focus of the role will be to grow and develop a portfolio of existing Funds which support the community in a range of ways, but particularly to support youth opportunities. This will be achieved by working directly with our Donors and Fund Owners to support them to grow Funds and give with impact.

The Fund Development Manager will also play a supporting role in achieving the Community Foundation for Surrey’s objectives by delivering an efficient and effective Grants Programme to support the needs of community and voluntary organisations in Surrey while also enabling our Donors to give well. This will involve helping Donors to award funding in a way that supports the growth & development of the community and voluntary sector and learns from our relationship with the community.

Role overview

The key areas of responsibility are:

• Directly manage, develop and grow a portfolio of existing Donor Funds, ensuring excellent customer relationship management of the Fund Holders and Donors, working to understand their motivation for giving and matching them with applications for funding from charities and community groups.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the charities and voluntary groups in Surrey and an understanding of their funding needs in order to enable informed discussions with Donors and Fund Holders.
• Work closely with the Grants Team to keep abreast of current grant applications, and End of Grant reporting, in line with the Grants Schedule.
• Provide account management services to Donors, Fund Holders and Fund Panels and support them to award grants that meet the grant programme criteria.
• Work as an effective ambassador for the Community Foundation with voluntary groups, Donors, Trustees, Grants Panels, Local Authorities and other organisations.

Management & Development of Donor Funds

• Develop, cultivate and strengthen excellent relationships with a portfolio of Donors demonstrating exemplary customer care to provide an experience which enables them to award funding which will deliver impact and feel rewarding for the Donors.
• Secure planned donations from Donors and support the Director of Development to ensure the budget forecast is kept up to date.
• Identify and develop opportunities for sustained growth from existing Donor Funds.
• Working closely with our Grants Team and in line with our Grants Schedule, regularly share funding applications with Donors and Fund Holders for their consideration, which are in line with their Fund aims and objectives and attendance at events where required.
• Co-ordinate regular communications with existing Donors about their Donor Funds including updates on progress of grants from their Funds, thank you’s from grantees and End of Grant reporting.
• Arrange for Donors to visit the charities and projects they are supporting and accompany Donors at such visits so they can see the impact of their giving first hand.
• Action and resolve ad-hoc queries and requests from Donors as they arise.

Grants Programme

• Provide outreach to the voluntary sector including one to one funding surgeries, meetings, site visits,seminars and workshops.
• Attend and actively participate in a series of internal meetings as part of the Grants Schedule to ensure you are fully up to date with applicants in the current round of funding and their needs.
• Review End of Grant reports to inform learning about the grant awards and programmes.
• Provide sector intelligence to the Director of Grant-making in order to support the Grants Committee to develop grants strategy.

Knowledge and experience

• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role such as Account Manager or Customer Relationship Manager.
  Knowledge (or the passion to learn) of the issues affecting the voluntary and community sector in Surrey.
  Experience of delivering on time within a target driven environment.
  The portfolio of funds includes a high proportion of funds specialising in supporting organisations working
  with young people so a particular passion for supporting organisations in this space would be advantageous.
  Fully computer literate including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and use of CRM databases (ideally Salesforce) or willing to undertake training.

Skills

• Ability to identify and respond to opportunities and to bring originality of thought to meeting the needs of the organisation.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise own work load to meet deadlines.
• A self-starter, able to act on own initiative.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to demonstrate a professional approach in a range of situations.
• Ability to assess and interpret complex data and communicate clearly through excellent written and verbal skills.
• Excellent personnel skills and able to establish good interpersonal relationships, rapport and credibility with a  wide range of people.
• Ability to relate equally to grass roots community organisations as well as larger charities, corporate organisations, donors and influential people.
• Able to work effectively within a small team.
• Demonstrate a highly professional approach in a range of situations.

Personal Characteristics

• Passionate about making a difference to the community of Surrey.
• A pro-active team player who can help us tell our story well.
• Committed to customer care and the provision of high quality services.
• Creative and flexible in outlook.
• Enthusiasm to build a career within the charitable sector and highly motivated and enthusiastic to support community needs across Surrey.
• We’re open to you not having worked in the funding sector before, but we would love you to bring some passion for working to support the voluntary sector because all of us involved care deeply about finding solutions that help our communities.
• As an organisation we are committed to working in ways that celebrate our county’s diversity and to enabling people from all communities to be part of our work.

Additional information

• The post may occasionally necessitate evening and weekend work for which time off in lieu will be provided.

Cardboard Citizens creates work with and for people who experience homelessness, inequity, or poverty. We make theatre, art and training which challenges injustice and empowers individuals to make change for themselves, and in their communities. Our small team delivers life changing theatre and vocational theatre training, reaching over 7,000 people each year.

Our organisation secures over £1m in voluntary funding annually. Our Development Manager, Trusts and Statutory will play a vital role in securing and growing the support which allows to make exceptional art and social change. You will manage a rich portfolio of existing funder relationships across the arts and social sector, will lead our strategy to grow support from our existing major funders, and work to identify new funding sources. You’ll also play a part in transforming our donor stewardship programme, finding new routes to engage and inspire our supporters, from cultivation events to online content.

Following the appointment of our Artistic Director Chris Sonnex, this is a pivotal moment in Cardboard Citizens’ 30-year history. A diverse range of statutory and trust income will allow us to introduce and grow our new programmes; which aim to demolish the barriers that homelessness, poverty and inequity create to the life changing possibilities of theatre and art. In the next three years, Cardboard Citizens will radically grow our community and impact, introduce a comprehensive new vocational training programme opening routes to careers in theatre, and embed an ambitious new multi-year project in our local community in Tower Hamlets.

Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand's pre-eminent University, with a turnover of $1.3bn, including research revenue of over $300m generated across eight diverse faculties and two research institutes. With over 6,000 staff and 45,000 students, the University of Auckland is one of New Zealand's most significant and complex entities.

The team - Mō tō māou rōpū

The University's award winning Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) office forms the centralised point of contact for philanthropic partners and for alumni and friends. Our team includes Development and Alumni Relations personnel and staff to support them and external Foundations by providing a range of activities and communications to build lasting mutually beneficial relationships.

These relationships contribute expertise, advocacy and philanthropic funds that help the University of Auckland to play its part in the developing knowledge and people for the good of Auckland, New Zealand and the global community.

In order to continue driving our exciting fundraising initiatives, the University's Alumni Relations and Development Office is seeking to appoint two new Development Manager to work with our Science and Business faculties.

Based in faculties filled with talent and ambition, the successful candidates will lead the delivery of an exciting new fundraising strategy to grow new donors and cement existing relationships.

The opportunity - Te Whiwhinga mahi

The main purpose of the position is to raise philanthropic funds for the faculty through the effective development and implementation of a coordinated, integrated and enduring Faculty Development plan. This will include adhering closely to the Development Office's contact reporting and moves management process to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward major prospects.

Some key responsibilities include the following:

• Strategy, planning and decision making - contribute to the development of the strategic and annual operational plans for the Development function in line with the Dean's and Alumni Relations and Development Office directive
• Stakeholder relationships - Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills through relationship management, advocacy and negotiation
• Personally manage a portfolio of gift prospects through the cycle of development. Also, work closely in partnership with the Faculty, Dean and Development office to deliver a coordinated approach
• Operational activities - ensure major donors are recipients of highly effective programme of acknowledgment, recognition, reporting and engagement
• Responsible for the all prospect management for the faculty and ensuring each prospect has a well maintained plan
• Financial management - inform the preparation of budgets in conjunction with faculty finance and manage across relevant department cost centres in accordance with University policy, standards and guidelines
• Closely monitor that donor scholarships are awarded and moneys spent in the year specified
• Continuous improvement and project management - attend regular meetings of all Development Managers and work closely with the Alumni Relations and Development team
• Undertake projects as directed by the Director of Alumni Relations and Development, Dean, associate deans and/or identify projects that will advance the development of department activities within the faculty

For more information, please see the position description.

About you - He kōrero mōu

This role requires demonstrated experience in client-centric programmes, with additional experience, specifically in fundraising in higher education, non-profit or corporate environments.

You will need to demonstrate proven relationship management strengths, with clear evidence of your ability to build successful business partnerships and drive strategic direction and a strong customer centric approach. This is a leadership role in the faculty working within a collegial and effective team. High-level communication ability is essential, with verbal, written and interpersonal skills integral to success in this role.

In addition, the successful applicant will possess strong analytical ability coupled with an innovative and creative thinking style and robust business and technology acumen.

What we offer - Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

The University of Auckland is committed to providing an excellent working environment through providing the following:

• Flexible employment practices and a culture that supports work-life balance
• Career development programmes
• A competitive salary with five weeks' annual leave
• 6.75% superannuation scheme

For more information please visit 'Staff Benefits' on our careers site.

How to apply - Me pēhea te tuku tono

Applications should be submitted online, before the closing date of Sunday, 29 May 2022 and include an up to date CV and cover letter outlining what strengths you will bring to this role.