Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with churches to work with unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

The role of Centre Manager is to oversee the day to day running of the Spear programme at the centre to enable excellent delivery of the Spear programme as an expression of the Christian life and faith. You will have responsibility for coaching and developing the Graduate and Lead coaches at the Spear centre, and together with Lighthouse Church, Camden, you will develop local networking and partnership opportunities.  

We are currently looking for a dynamic and engaging Coach with great communication skills and emotional intelligence, to manage the Camden Spear centre run in partnership with the Lighthouse Church, starting as soon as possible.

You will be highly self-motivated and have strong leadership skills and initiative, with excellent organisational skills and confidence working with corporates, as well as at least two years’ experience in training and development design and delivery.

This is a pivotal role working closely with the relevant church staff team to facilitate meaningful and lasting impact in the local community. Because the Spear programme is run in partnership with the church, the role requires that the successful applicant becomes an integrated member of the church. For more information on where other roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please note, we are looking for someone to fill these roles as soon as possible, and so will be interviewing throughout the application period, with a view to offering a role before the closing date.

Service Manager: Staying Well and Staying Independent

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager for this exciting position as part of the Leadership team of Age UK Kensington and Chelsea.  The post spans the management and leadership of My Care My Way (MCMW) and key services within Age UK Kensington & Chelsea enabling older people to stay well and stay independent.

The My Care My Way (MCMW) Service is a ground breaking integrated approach with the NHS and Third Sector ensuring Older clients are at the centre of their care and better outcomes are achieved with co-located teams. You will work closely with the MCMW team, supporting the operational delivery of the programme as well as coordinating the development needs of the Health and Social Care Assistant team.

The post also manages Age UK services through the Staying Well and Staying Independent stream of activity including our Dementia Services.

You will be joining a thriving and innovative organisation which is deeply embedded in the local community. 

Hours: 35 hours per week, including some evening and occasional weekend work.

Salary: £37,500 per annum (pro rata).

Closing date: Monday 11th November at 9am. We are expecting to hold interviews on 19th  and 20th November 2019 and ideally the successful candidate will be available to start in early January 2020.

Please send your CV along with a cover letter setting out how you meet all the Essential points in the Person Specification. Please indicate in your application if you would like to have a conversation with the CEO prior to the closing date to discuss the detail of the role.

Head of Philanthropy and Development 

The Good Food Institute Europe

Helping people, animals, and the planet by raising money for a new organisation in Europe to promote plant-based and cultivated meat

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger to antibiotic resistance and the exploitation of billions of animals annually.

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology and markets to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based and cultivated alternatives. 

We are just getting started in Europe and are looking for a Head of Philanthropy and Development to lead the design and execution of a fundraising strategy to enable us to do our vital work.

How You Will Make a Difference

Your role will have high responsibility and high impact. Reporting directly to the Managing Director of GFI Europe, you will be in charge of fundraising to allow us to do our vital work. Your performance in this role has the potential to make a significant impact on how quickly Europe and the world moves to a more ethical and sustainable food system.

Alongside the Head of Philanthropy and Development, we are also recruiting for a Head of Operations. Together with the Managing Director, you will form the nucleus of our new organisation and help to drive concrete change in the European and global food system. We will start off as a small team, and plan to grow in future.

As Head of Philanthropy and Development, you will be responsible for:

• Creating and delivering a fundraising strategy for GFI Europe, focussed initially on major donors. 
• Establishing and leading the entire development department of GFI Europe from scratch.
• Building strong, meaningful, long-term relationships with major donors and prospects, working closely with the Managing Director to maintain and expand their support.
• Identifying and qualifying new philanthropic prospects.
• Building a system to manage prospects and supporters.
• Managing gift processing workflow: processing all incoming donations and generating all gift-related correspondence, including documenting and ensuring detailed and accurate gift tracking, allocation, and timely acknowledgment. Establishing and maintaining a donor database.
• Over time, identifying and implementing other fundraising revenue streams, including Foundations, and developing and executing creative strategies to expand our donor base, for example using social media, e-appeals, etc.
• Helping keep our supporters up to date with our activities and impact.
• Setting and exceeding fundraising targets.
• Coordinating closely with GFI development colleagues in the US and other countries.
• Working with major donors across Europe, with an initial focus on the UK.
• Over time, helping to drive GFI’s expansion to other countries in Europe, including setting up development systems in those countries.
• Helping to organise transnational giving across national boundaries.
• Potentially manage volunteers who wish to support GFI Europe’s development function.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Managing Director. As we are a start-up, you will be expected to help with a wide range of different functions on an ad hoc basis.

Who We’re Looking For

The Head of Philanthropy and Development must have:

• A passion for our philosophy and mission.
• A commitment to helping build GFI Europe as a successful organisation for the long term.
• A proven track record of cultivating relationships with individuals and families with leadership giving potential and securing major gifts.
• A genuine love of working with other people and a passion for building warm, long-lasting relationships with our family of supporters, motivating them to maintain and increase their support.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in fundraising or donor relations.
• Comfort working in a new, small, growing and evolving organization.
• A willingness to travel throughout Europe in pursuit of philanthropic opportunities.
• A willingness to undertake evening and weekend work as required.
• A very strong work ethic and self-motivation; a sense of ownership and responsibility to drive outcomes.
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A positive, can-do, hands-on attitude. You must be willing to help with a range of tasks, some of which may be unrelated to your core tasks.
• An interest in the alternative protein movement, and a willingness to learn more.

The ideal candidate would also have:

• Experiencing in securing grants from foundations, including crafting and presenting creative funding proposals.
• Extensive relationships with prospective supporters of GFI Europe, whether individuals or institutions. 
• Experience successfully building a new development system from scratch.
• Experience as a successful fundraiser in a start-up environment.
• Experience successfully setting up and running a new UK charity.
• Proficiency in one or more major EU language other than English. 
• Experience managing a team.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every race, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print

• Terms of employment: Full-time
• Reports to: Richard Parr MBE, Managing Director of GFI Europe
• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from across Europe. Day-to-day, you will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. You will be expected to have regular face-to-face meetings with supporters and prospects. We will get together in London fairly often for co-working, so you must be willing and able to travel to London frequently (at least once a month, for at least a week at a time). You will also be expected to travel frequently to major European cities to meet supporters and prospects. We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work in the EU or UK.
• Salary: Up to £50,000 per year. This figure is based on a hire in London, and will be adjusted to reflect the local cost of living for hires made elsewhere.
• Application Deadline: 15th November. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!
• Application process: Please *both* send your CV and a cover letter, as email attachments, to europe "at" gfi "dot" org *and* complete this short form: forms.gle/QygY4rLf1DyWBoAr9 (just paste this address into your web browser) - thank you. Your cover letter should concisely explain what motivated you to apply for this role, why you think you’d be a great fit, and which bit of the job description energises you the most. Please also mention how you heard about this role. We really look forward to hearing from you!
• Any questions? Please reach out to europe "at" gfi "dot" org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Empowr-U CIC are looking for a Development Director to enable us to Engage, Inspire and Empower children, young people and their communities through our life changing work. The person will help us increase the impact, scale and sustainability of our work, working directly with the CEO in this exciting new role.

The Development Director will take overall responsibility for income generation, working with the CEO to devise a strategy for long term success. The role reports directly to the CEO, and is responsible to raise funds for Empowr-U and partner organisation Energise Ltd. The role function will be to work with the CEO to develop a strategy, alongside programmes and initiatives generate new business, effectively generating leads and developing income opportunities, before passing the secured new business to the Programmes/Operational Director for them to develop an established relationship.

The role will start at £20,000 per annum, rising after a six month probationary period is confirmed, and after a year in post consideration will be made in adding the candidate to the board of directors, alongside other benefits.

We will consider part time or job share options. Please specify in your application.

Person Specification

• Setting a positive example at all times and in all scenarios.
• Able to manage the balance of being Strategic ‘Do-er’, applying strategic thinking to operational work.
• Having an entrepreneurial flair, and an ability to finds gaps, ideas and advantages in a competitive marketplace.
• A growth mindset, that includes confidence, determination, resilience and the communication skills that come alongside this.
• A passion for self development and empowering others.
• Flexibility in working hours or time, and an attitude to ‘get the job done’.
• Able and keen on delivering activity.
• Able to manage a small team.

Roles and Responsibilities

Funding

• To develop an ambitious funding strategy.
• Develop and engage a fundraising team of volunteers and staff that can contribute.
• Develop a funding income stream.
• Confirm substantial sponsorship with an appropriate organisation.
• Developing Corporate Partnerships that support our programmes.
• Write funding bids for ourselves and third party organisations.
• Broaden streams of fundraising income to reduce the reliance on grant funding.

Sales

• Develop a sales strategy, that enables all team members to sell and promote the organisation effectively.
• Develop effective sales systems that promote sales and funding pipelines.
• Develop new leads through networking, prospecting and cold calling.
• Sell programmes and products to other organisations.
• Initiate new ideas of raising income and developing new streams.
• Work with the Operations Director to improve and design future service provision/products.
• Develop new partnerships that help create leverage for Empowr-U

Marketing and Branding

• Develop a Marketing and Branding Strategy, with guidelines for staff.
• Create a strong brand around the positive work that we deliver.
• Develop content that captivates audiences, and engages people into the work that we deliver
• Maintain an up to date, engaging and insightful Social Media for our followers
• Develop strong IT Systems and CRM’s.
• Design, or work with website/graphic designers to add to our brand.

Communications

• Deliver weekly progress reports and formal monthly board reports.
• Regular communication with the Managing Director and Operations Director over new business.
• Working with board members to continually develop strategic plans.
• Maintain a strong rapport with prospective, new and existing customers.
• Design and implement Service Level Agreements with all of our partners and cliental.
• Uphold a strong personal brand, acting with proffessionalism, courtesy and integrity.
• Design and deliver Documents, Presentations, Pitches and other preparation materials.

Funding and Development Officer

Salary:  £31,000-£33,000 plus 3% pension contribution

37.5 hours per week; 18 months contract initially

Community Links Bromley is the integrated Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Centre covering the London Borough of Bromley. We work with a wide range of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, from strategic representation to advice and guidance to supporting and empowering the voice of the sector.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Community Links Bromley at an important time for the communities of Bromley. We have a robust relationship with the sector and key partners and have clear priorities which have been developed with the sector.

You will lead the development and delivery of services that meet the needs of local organisations, including capacity building, funding advice, training/learning activities and partnership/networking opportunities. You will also lead on community development activity.

Your role will include developing partnership support, managing a portfolio of projects, researching and leading funding applications and contract tendering, and monitoring and evaluating services.

You will need significant experience of working with the VCSE groups, fundraising, community development and project management.

Deadline for applications: 4 November 2019

Interviews: Week beg. 11 November 2019

To see job description/person specification and application form, please download documents below. We will not accept CVs.

Vacancy with Community Housing & Therapy (CHT):

Referrals and Business Development Coordinator
 

Location: Vauxhall
Hours: 40 hours per week
Starting Salary: £25 – 30K
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave, pension, life assurance, an employee assistance programme, training opportunities

Company Profile:
Our Charity, Community Housing and Therapy (CHT) is a growing provider of Psychologically Informed Recovery Communities - 'where relationships are the treatment'.  CHT works with adults and young people who have challenging and complex presentations, and who have experienced negative childhood experiences or trauma, to enhance our beneficiaries’ development, health and wellbeing, with the aim of enabling them to lead successful and productive lives – providing a life changing experience.

We offer a good working environment as part of a small organisation that is passionate about providing high quality support to young persons and adults experiencing mental distress and complex psychosocial disorders. We have a strong sense of values, a clear treatment and support model, a strong training programme and ethos, and a highly supportive management framework.

About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join CHT’s Central Office team to coordinate the referrals and marketing functions of the charity.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and motivated candidate, the charity is in a period of growth and this role offers the right candidate experience across the marketing and business development areas of the charity, and there will be opportunities for growth and development as the charity expands.

About you:

You will be a friendly and approachable person with a pro-active approach to work.  You will be someone who is highly driven and motivated, able to work both independently as well as being a team player. A strong candidate will have an understanding / experience of working within the care / charity sector as well as experience of sales and marketing. Enthusiasm and a commitment to the charity’s aims are vital.

Closing date: 25th October 2019 Interview date: 31st October 2019

For a job description please contact Maria Miranda on the recruitment email

Application by CV and covering letter explaining why you are applying for this role

Senior Media & PR Manager
Permanent
£47,000 - £53,000

This is a fantastic opportunity to help develop Macmillan's national profile and ensure we are recognised as the UK’s leading cancer support charity.

You’ll be part of the leadership team responsible for the development and delivery of Macmillan’s Media & PR strategy. You will work in partnership with our Social Media and Stories & Voices teams to create compelling national campaigns and content that support the charity in our ambition to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.

Alongside your proven experience of effective media relations and issues management to protect trust, you’ll bring your proven track record of stand-out creative campaigns to the team, using your wide network of media contacts and excellent relationship building skills to realise the full potential of one of the UK’s most recognisable and trusted brands.

You will have extensive experience of managing people, teams and projects, bringing your energy and ambition to push the boundaries and deliver excellent results.

Most importantly, you will be ready to fully participate in a busy, talented team moving through an exciting period of change, and help us realise the full potential of our media profile.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths so we seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse nature of our society.

We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any reasonable adjustments required in accordance with the Equality Act. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.

About The Advocacy Project

We help the most marginalised and vulnerable people in London make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We also support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

 voice their concerns

 understand their rights

 make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

About the role

The Advocacy Service Manager leads a team of advocates working with adults and young people across the NHS, private hospitals and the local community.

You will give line management support, be the point of contact for our stakeholders and make sure we deliver high quality advocacy as per our contracts.

Key responsibilities

Lead your team to deliver advocacy services, actively encouraging team members to contribute to service planning, quality improvement and development.

Make sure the team provides instructed and non-instructed advocacy, plus signposting where needed, working to the advocacy empowerment cycle and actively promoting self-advocacy where practicable.

Manage your team to write high quality advocacy notes, details of outcomes and other evidence into the case management system.

 Keep up-to-date with relevant new legislation, policy, reports, current trends and issues, and share with your team. This includes the mental health act, mental capacity act, care act, and local / national policy.

Use operational policies and procedures to make sure your team achieve quality standards and professional, consistent advocacy services.

 Deliver contracts within budget, to agreed key performance indicators, case work standards and monitoring requirements; produce quarterly monitoring and other reports.

Lead on raising awareness of the advocacy service to service users and potential referrers.

Make sure referrals are allocated efficiently, appropriately and within the requirements of the contract.

Give support and supervision to your team including work review meetings, team meetings, appraisals and professional development. organisational activities such as CPD lectures and staff briefings

General responsibilities

 Participate in team meetings and training, and proactively encourage your staff to attend.

 Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

Contribute to organisational reporting.

Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

Work to our mission, vision, and values.

Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential

Proven leadership ability and strong people management skills.

Experience of managing contracts and delivering advocacy services.

Understanding of statutory and non-statutory advocacy.

Sound knowledge of current issues in health and social care policy, practice and legislation.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).

Exceptional stakeholder management abilities with experience of building effective relationships with commissioners, partners, service users and colleagues.

Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.

Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and the mental health service in line with our mission, vision and values.

Desirable

 Qualification in advocacy or advocacy management.

Competencies

The more detailed expectations we have of our advocacy managers are shown in the document Advocacy Manager Competencies on our website. Please make sure you’ve read and understood these competencies before applying.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in either Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Glasgow or Newcastle

Do you passionately believe in the power of volunteering to change lives? Are you a dynamic and creative designer able to shape an engaging and impactful volunteering experience at the UK’s leading youth charity?

If so, we’re looking for a new team member to join the Volunteering Development team at The Prince’s Trust. Volunteers play a pivotal role in enabling us to help 60,000 young people every year, however we know that we’re still not fully capitalising on the skills, experience and time that volunteers have to offer. We want to design and embed a new way of working which will put volunteering at the forefront of the organisation and unlock our abilities to reach one million young people over the next ten years.

You will support the Volunteering Development Manager to deliver key projects which enhance the experience for volunteers and colleagues, and able volunteers to have a greater impact on young people across the U.K.

You may be an excellent and creative problem solver or have a good foundational knowledge of volunteer management frameworks. More importantly, you will be a people person at heart with a willing to try and fail, can do attitude.

The Prince’s Trust believes that every young person deserves the chance to succeed. Yet every year hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK don’t get this chance

We work communities across the UK, helping young people aged 11-30 to succeed, no matter what their background. Our vision is to significantly grow the amount of young people we are equipping with the skills and confidence they need to live, learn and earn.

To help more young people, we simply cannot do this without harnessing the support of a community of volunteers and supporters

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

No two days are ever the same at Precious Homes, but every day is rewarding and fun.  You will be working in a fantastic environment and as part of a highly skilled and motivated team delivering a quality service.

The ideal person will have experience in healthcare sales, sourcing referrals for placements and promoting our services to social workers, commissioners and families. The role also requires a level of marketing including assisting with brochure creation, social media and updating our web content to keep it current. You will ideally come with an outstanding network of contacts to enhance our portfolio of referrals. The role will include: 

• Developing relationships with social workers, commissioners, healthcare stakeholders and families to generate new referrals and business development opportunities.
• Engaging with referrals to help prospective clients learn more about Precious Homes services and win repeat business.
• Promoting and securing placements for our services.
• Using your extensive knowledge and experience of the industry, you’ll develop an effective business development strategy, identify opportunities and win new referrals and tenders.
• Pro-actively generating new leads and following up on existing ones. 
• Contributing to invitations to tender and preparing of proposals and presentations to clients.
• Updating marketing brochures, web content and social media. 
• Conducting marketing analysis on competitors and market research.

What we need from you:

• Experience in sales and the health and social care industry. You might be a healthcare worker with sales experience, a practitioner or have a general business development background.
• 2+ years’ experience in business development and/or sales related roles.
• You will have a passion for care and understand the importance of Person Centred Support.
• You will have an entrepreneurial flair and a strong commercial understanding, with a proven track record in identifying and winning business and developing sustainable client relationships with senior stakeholders in B2B environment.
• You’re a skilled, authentic communicator with excellent verbal, written, telephone and IT skills; able to build trust and deliver compelling business cases to senior stakeholders.
• You must be have excellent English speaking, writing and communication skills to be successful in your application. This role includes a significant amount of telephone and email work.
• A can-do and agile attitude necessary to thrive in this environment.
• You’re able to work independently, but with a collaborative, team-centred style.
• All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Autism & Learning Disabilities Sector

Would you like to work in a fast-paced, fun and rapidly growing company that makes a difference in people's lives? Join our dynamic team in North London. 

We're looking for someone with experience in sales and the health and social care industry to join us on our mission to deliver high quality, person-centred support for people with complex needs including learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, mental health issues and physical disabilities.

With 2+ years of experience in sales and the health and social care industry, you’ll be skilled at developing relationships with social workers, commissioners, healthcare stakeholders and families to generate new referrals and business development opportunities. 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious mental health condition which can have a huge impact on people’s lives. It’s widely misunderstood and often trivialised, something which can contribute to feelings of isolation and shame.

We have a really exciting opportunity for you to join OCD Action, the largest charity supporting people affected by OCD in the UK, and make a big difference to the lives of young people affected by this debilitating condition. 

As the Youth Service Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of the OCD Youth service, which is run by young people with OCD, for other young people with OCD. As well as delivering a unique youth e-helpline, the service includes: peer-support forums and social media groups, activity days for young people, school awareness talks, and many online resources to help inform and support young people who have/think they may have OCD.

At the heart of OCD Youth is a panel of volunteers aged 13-25 with personal experience of OCD. As the Youth Service Manager, you will recruit, train and support all youth volunteers (including those working on the youth e-helpline), manage OCD Youth’s digital platforms including the OCD Youth app, coordinate schools and awareness talks and activity days for young people with OCD and lead the overall delivery of the service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well organised, driven individual who is passionate about improving and delivering mental health support and information services for young people. 

To apply for this role, please complete the application form and submit it with a covering letter. (For more details, click on 'How to apply').

Please also note:

• The deadline for this job application is 5.00 pm on Wednesday 30 October 2019.
• We are not accepting CVs for this position so please do not send one.
• Appointment to this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Business Development to be based at our Head Office in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. You will join us on a full time basis as part of an initial 1 year fixed term contract (with a view to progressing onto permanent contract) and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £40-45k per annum.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

This is a new and exciting position at Human Appeal, where the successful candidate will be responsible for setting the Business Development strategy and developing a Business Development team to maximise and ensure year on year growth. The Head of Business Development will essentially act as a bridge between the Programmes and Fundraising departments by creating and developing new initiatives, projects and fundraising products to secure new institutional, corporate and major donor fundraising partnerships.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Head of Business Development:

- To work with the CEO and Board of Directors to identify and implement a strategy for key income streams for Human Appeal including but not limited to; Institutional donors, Corporate partners, High net worth donors

- To work with staff from across the organisation to research, identify and create exciting funding opportunities from the wide range of existing, and future, projects and programmes

- To play an active role in the strategic development of Human Appeal as a member of the Senior Management Team

- To meet annual targets, ensuring year on year income growth, and effectively manage the Business Development budget

Benefits of joining us as our Head of Business Development:

- 35 Days Annual Leave

- Matched Pension Contribution

- Flexible Working

- Employee Discounts and Memberships

What we’re looking for in our Head of Business Development:

- Degree-educated in a relevant field, e.g. International Development, Business Development, Marketing

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a similar role (Business Development / Fundraising / Programmes / Communications) at an NGO

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience as a Manager, with demonstrable leadership skills

- Excellent written and spoken English. Additional languages e.g. Arabic, Urdu desirable

- Highly creative, organised and results-focussed, with an ability to multitask, manage a busy workload and deliver against objectives

- Passionate about international development work and humanitarian aid

This would be the ideal role for an Experienced Business Development Professional looking to make a difference in the Charity Sector, or for a Senior Charity Programmes or Fundraising Professional looking to further their career! 

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Head of Business Development – we would love to hear from you.

A Little Bit About Human Appeal…

What our CEO Says:

“We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity”

Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey

What We Have Achieved So Far This Year:

- We have provided emergency aid to 10,770 of the most vulnerable people across Yemen

- We have supported 1,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

- We have provided 300 refugee families in Jordan with essential winter aid

- We have helped 36,643 people to have enough food to break their fast during Ramadan

- We have collected and distributed 21,124 coats to the homeless in the UK

- We have provided 258 families with emergency food packs in Manchester

COME AND JOIN THE FAMILY – click ‘apply’ today!

Initiatives of Change International is seeking a Development Officer to play a critical role in finding resources for our new International Trustbuilding Program. We are looking for someone with the relevant skills but above all someone who is committed to IofC’s mission and values.

Registered in Switzerland, Initiatives of Change International (IofCI) is a non-profit membership organization active in 44 countries, with a near century-long track record of spiritual formation and transformation, dialogue, peacebuilding and trustbuilding worldwide. Its tagline is “building trust across the world’s divides.” A priority of IofCI today is the design, development, funding and launch of an international Trustbuilding Program (TBP) marshalling the knowhow within the movement and offering it to affiliate national teams through a focused program to help them address critical divides in their respective societies. The program, co-created and conducted in partnership with the Fetzer Institute of Kalamazoo, Michigan, will be tested in collaboration with local teams in three pilot countries – Kenya, Canada, and France – in 2019-2020, and conducted in collaboration with local teams in 9-15 additional countries over the three years 2020-2023.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Development Officer (DO) to work under contract with IofCI and play a pivotal catalytic role in helping IofCI prepare for the next generation of its work. This individual will be responsible for helping to devise and execute the fundraising strategy being developed to support the international TBP, with the added goal of laying the groundwork for long-term institutional sustainability. The DO will work closely with the Program Manager, the Executive Director, and the Program Steering Group to reach both these goals. The DO will play a major role in leading the transition from an essentially internally funded organization, to one that obtains substantial resources from the global philanthropic marketplace. Progress is already being made: $2 million has been secured to leverage the remaining $2.1 million needed to fulfil the TBP over the next four years. 

Long term, the DO is expected to help develop strategies for how IofCI can better serve its global network and further IofC’s work and standing in the world. The DO will cultivate long-term partnerships with foundations, corporations, individual donors, and government entities as appropriate. As IofC lacks a deep tradition of professional/institutional fundraising, the person in this position will be expected to work with IofCI staff to build a fundraising culture and the systems needed to support a successful fundraising program. This will entail training and supporting some IofCI staff and national affiliate teams in what is required to raise external funds successfully. The DO is expected to work with the broader network to develop protocols for collaboration and knowledge-sharing with national teams to avoid conflicts and to develop leads in ways that benefit both the national teams and IofCI. If the DO does the job well and succeeds in building an institutional fundraising program, the job could become a full-time IofCI staff position with benefits and a future.

Work is both office and/ or home-based / virtual depending where the candidate is based.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with leadership to revise and refine the initial development planning and strategy for the TBP and IofCI;
• Identify and research funding prospects to support the TBP and build up IofCI’s organizational infrastructure;
• Develop individual strategies for connecting with, cultivating, and soliciting prospects;
• Develop a moves management system to track touches, guide cultivation, and help us move strategically to convert prospects into donors;
• Work closely with the Program Steering Group to harness their knowledge and contacts, and to involve them in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects as appropriate;
• Work with the Program Manager, the Executive Director, and the Program Steering Group to ensure that evaluation of the TBP is yielding the information needed for fundraising; 
• Work with the Executive Director, the Program Manager, the Communications Director, and the Program Steering Group to develop attractive, compelling communications that support the development and fundraising strategy of IofC International;
• Work with affiliated national teams to help them develop local fundraising capacity that works in coordination with IofCI;
• Some travel to meet with affiliated national teams and donors.

REQUIRED PERSONAL QUALITIES AND SKILLS

Candidates should demonstrate the following qualities and skills:

• Commitment to the core principles and vision of IofC, including spiritual grounding;
• Familiarity with IofC or comparable work (desirable);
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;
• Strong communication and presentation skills (in English); and a commitment to open two-way communication with colleagues and volunteer leaders;
• Demonstrated leadership and people skills;
• Proven success as a development professional in the international arena, with independent responsibility for a portfolio of donors; or comparable experience in corporate sales or advocacy;
• Extensive experience of proposal development and writing in the international arena;
• Demonstrated skill in cultivation, networking, solicitation, and stewardship of a broad array of donors, including foundations, individuals, businesses, and government entities;
• Research and analytical skills;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Resilience and perseverance;
• Clear understanding of the ethics and accountability required in the fundraising field;
• Ability to juggle multiple demands and remain poised and diplomatic at all times; and
• Ability to work with a small integrated core team and with a multiplicity of volunteers from diverse cultures across the globe;
• Strong computer skills including MS Word and Excel;

REPORTING AND REMUNERATION

The DO will report to the Executive Director of IofCI and will work closely with the Program Manager and the Fundraising Chair of the Program Steering Group.

Remuneration is to be commensurate with relevant experience.

HOW TO APPLY

All applications should include a CV plus a letter of application (max two pages), showing how you meet the requirements of the position. Please provide 2 references; at least one reference should be a professional one.

All applications should be sent by 03 November 2019.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Are you an experienced international development programme manager? Do you want to apply your skills and experience in the management of cutting-edge social policy initiatives? With Development Pathways, you can make a real contribution to transforming people’s lives and changing the global social policy landscape.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Programme Manager to join our growing team in Kenya.

Position: Senior Programme Manager

Contract: Permanent and full-time

Reporting to: Head of Kenya Office

Location of Work: Based in the Development Pathways’ offices in Nairobi, Kenya, with international travel of up to 3 months per year.

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits

Purpose

We are growing rapidly and now need to further strengthen our project delivery capacity in our Nairobi office by recruiting a Senior Programme Manager.  

The Senior Programme Manager will work with Head of Programmes and the Senior Management Team to shape the design of functional programme delivery systems. S/he will also be required to work closely with the Head of MIS and our dedicated MIS team, to ensure effective and efficient management of our MIS projects worldwide, and maintain the high-quality standards Development Pathways is known for.

This position will also have line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Management Information Systems Unit (MIS) Management

• Coordinate the development of team objectives and the annual plan for the Management Information Systems Unit, and oversee monitoring and reporting against the annual plan;
• Ensure regular team meetings, and fluid communication within the MIS team, and across other technical and management units;
• Ensure that company policies and procedures are effectively implemented;
• Ensure high quality management and oversight of the MIS Unit budget allocations and spending, in line with the annual plan.

Project and Financial Management

• Ensure the delivery of all projects within the Management Information Systems Team are within their agreed timeline, budget, scope and to high quality, under the leadership of the Head of MIS;
• Ensure all project management procedures and systems are functioning and effective e.g. contracting and invoicing, and travel and security policies;
• Oversee the financial management of projects within the MIS unit including forecasting, and regular reporting on variances;
• Support the Head of Unit to ensure that systems for the quality assurance of deliverables are functioning and effective;
• Ensure the filing and archiving of project documentation and support the reporting on all projects, ensuring that the Head of Programmes and Head of MIS are adequately informed of progress;
• Help build strong and productive relations with clients and partner organisations, supporting contract negotiation and effective communications on behalf of the Head of Programmes and Head of MIS;
• Ensure that consultants are given effective support and develop a strong allegiance to Development Pathways;
• Ensure that the MIS team undertakes regular and accurate monthly financial forecasts and expenditure, supervising programme officers and passing information on to the Head of Programmes;
• Oversee risk management processes for the Management Information Systems Unit;
• Provide oversight and support to field operations teams across all projects.

People Management

• Provide effective line management, advice, support, professional development and mentorship to Programme Officers and Programme Assistants working in the Management Information Systems Unit;
• Lead the recruitment and training of new Programme Officers and Administrative Assistants within the MIS Team;
• Undertake other activities as required.

Person Specification

The Senior Programme Manager must have the following qualifications, skills and competencies:

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

• Undergraduate degree in Management, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Management or other relevant discipline;
• Seven (7) years of experience in project management, including in different countries or regions, and, preferably for social development programmes or IT systems;
• 5 years of experience in managing individuals and teams with multiple disciplines and levels of competency, and from varied cultural backgrounds;
• Demonstrable understanding of project cycle management processes;
• Experience in leading and implementing due diligence processes;
• Demonstrable experience in contributing to strategy development and planning;
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Excellent time management skills;
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office);
• Excellent communicator and networker;
• Ability to identify, and understand risks;
• Ability to take initiative;
• Capable of managing completing tasks and working calmly under pressure;
• Capable of working independently.

Desirable:

• PRINCE2, PMP or another project management qualification desirable;
• Masters degree.

About Us

Development Pathways is an international advisory organisation with a strong focus on the development of innovative and effective IT solutions that enhance governments’ capacities to deliver core public services. Since our foundation in 2010, we have worked across Africa and Asia in support of governments seeking to improve their IT systems,  by designing and implementing software solutions, initially in social security but increasingly we are also engaging in supporting education and health service provision.

While the office in Nairobi is a subsidiary of the United Kingdom office, it is where our in-house software development capacity resides. Our particular strength is in the development of electronic management information systems (MISs) that enable governments to manage their public services efficiently and effectively. We have, for example, developed MISs for social security schemes in Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Uzbekistan and provided high-level advisory services on social security IT in many other countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, the Seychelles, China, Zambia, Nepal and Tajikistan. Our Principal MIS Specialist – Richard Chirchir – is regarded as a thought leader internationally and in very high demand both in the design of IT systems and as a trainer and speaker. 

The Nairobi office is also the base for supporting Africa operations across all our business functions (social policy and social and economic analysis) and a springboard for implementing and enforcing business development strategies within the region.

As an organisation, we are committed to innovative, progressive and evidence-based social policy and our IT work is firmly embedded within this vision. Across our work, we ensure that we support policies and programmes that are robust, strengthen human rights, promote gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and benefit all members of society, including the most vulnerable.

We are an equal opportunities employer that is strongly committed to diversity and would welcome applications from both women and men, as well as people with disabilities.

Employee Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance for the whole family (spouse and children), which includes in and out-patients, dental and optical;
• Group life insurance;
• Company group pension;
• 26 days holidays which excludes public holidays;
• Company laptop.

How to apply

The applicant must have the right to live and work in Kenya.

We invite interested candidates, who meet the requirements, to email their applications.  Applications must include:

1. A cover letter of up to 2 pages explaining why you are applying for this position, and how your qualifications, experience and skills meet the requirements of this position;
2. A Curriculum Vitae (maximum of four pages) specifying your qualifications, education and relevant work experience.
3. Current and expected remuneration.

If you successfully reach the interview stage, we will expect the names, email addresses and day-time contact numbers of two referees, one of them being your current line manager/supervisor and your degree/qualification certificates (please do not send this information with your application).

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and a successful candidate may be selected prior to the closing date. Candidates are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete an assessment and to participate in an interview. 

Due to the high number of applications expected, unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.