We are seeking a passionate and entrepreneurially minded fundraiser with proven ability in the small charity sector to deliver income over a variety of funding streams.Lifting Limits is a charity with a mission to challenge gender stereotyping and promote gender equality, in and through education.You will join us at an exciting time as we build on the success of our pilot year and scale our model for wider roll out.
The role will involve working with the Chief Executive on all aspects of fundraising and development. Key responsibilities include researching and advising on potential sources of funding, fostering relationships with funders, developing diverse income streams and writing funding applications.
You will have experience of fundraising and donor engagement across a number of different funding streams, a proven record of successful funding applications, an understanding of the charitable trust sector and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Part time, 2-2.5 days per week (or equivalent hours)
6 month contract, to become permanent subject to procurement of funding for the post
To apply send your CV and a concise covering letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this position and why you want to work for Lifting Limits.
For full details of the role and how to apply please see the job description.
Closing date: noon on 9th March 2020
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Development & External Relations Assistant
Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB
Salary £25,000 per annum
We are currently recruiting for a talented individual to support the Development & External Relations department, which is responsible for fundraising, Alumni engagement and the marketing of Goodenough College.
With excellent organisational and communication skills, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to a multi-functional team. You will have previous experience of working in either a fundraising, Alumni engagement or customer service environment and will be good at building relationships with people from different backgrounds.
In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Alumni Engagement Manager to answer Alumni queries and help organise meetings and events with the aim of building a more engaged and connected global Alumni community.
You will also support the Development team through undertaking desk research on prospects, dealing with donor correspondence and ensuring the team are supported in delivering various projects.
We are looking for an excellent administrator, who is confident with managing a diary, updating a database and enjoys supporting events.
In return, you will be working in a friendly and supportive environment in a pleasant central London setting with good competitive pay and working conditions.
For further details and information on this post please go to our website to download the job description.
Do you want to join a growing charity that is leading the way to transform the lives of people living with axial SpA (AS)? Are you interested in working together with volunteers to support group physiotherapy in locations across the UK? Are you dynamic, organised and resourceful? Then join us!
As Branch Development Officer you would be the first point of contact for our 90+ NASS branches across the UK.
In your role you would be communicating with all our NASS branches and ensuring they feel they are a close part of the NASS family. You’d be nuturing relationships both between branches and head office staff and across the branch network.
You will be helping branches with any issues that might arise.
An important part of the role will be working collaboratively with NASS branches to develop a suite of guidance around issues such as banking, record keeping, GDPR and use of social media.
You’d also be working to develop new branches.
Please apply including a covering letter and CV by 1700 on Thursday 5 March
If we are going to invite you for an interview you will hear back from us by Monday 9 March. Interviews will be held at the NASS office on Wednesday 18 March.
NASS is the only charity in the UK dedicated to transforming axial SpA (AS) care in the UK.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Do you understand the needs of small voluntary sector organisations?
- Could you enable and support the voluntary and community sector in Hackney?
- Do you want to work towards a fairer Hackney?
We are looking for a Development Officer to support Hackney’s voluntary & community sector to meet the needs of Hackney residents. With a particular focus on BAMER community groups, small and grass root organisations.
The role will also provide advice, capacity building and organisational development support to existing and new voluntary and community organisations operating in Hackney.
Conditions of work
- Salary: £30,000pa pro rata
- Hours: 14 hours (2 days) per week
- Contract: fixed term for 6 months
About Hackney CVS
Hackney CVS is the umbrella body for the borough’s voluntary and community sector. We offer the opportunity to work with a well-established team in a very friendly, diverse and positive environment. Additional benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave and additional leave days over Christmas
- continual professional development
- up to two weeks paid study leave per year
- an employer pension contribution of 6%
- cycle to work scheme.
Apply for this role
Download the job description, application form and the personal information form from the Hackney CVS website
Application deadline: 5.00pm, Thursday 27 February.
Interview date: 4 March 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Development Officer will ensure the smooth running of this inspiring charitys European institutional fundraising, ensuring timely submission of successful funding proposals and helping to secure annual fundraising targets.
The Charity
Empowers people world wide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.
The Role
Writes, reviews and edits proposals and concept notes to donors, including development of the technical approach, conducting basic desk research, document formatting, and the development of situation analysis, capacity statements, past performance references.
Takes the lead in generating final text for donor solicitations, working with program and technical staff members and others to finalize proposals, through following a structured review process in line with the policies and guidelines.
Supports strong partnerships with other local and international partners through timely communications with regards to particularly opportunities. Manage partner expectations during the proposal process.
Contribute to efforts to deepen relationships with the European Union, DFID and other donors.
Ensure consistent and smooth hand over of new grants to contracting and programme teams.
The Candidate
At least 3 years experience working with institutional donors for an international development organisation.
Demonstrable track record in identifying and securing significant, multiyear, multimillion, public funds from development donors in Europe.
Solid understanding of institutional donor funding trends and priorities.
Excellent project manager with the ability to lead and work collaboratively with different teams and technical leads.
Experience of working in geographic regions in which the charity works.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
ABOUT INTERNEWS
Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.
For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.
Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
GENERAL FUNCTION:
Reporting to the Director of Development, the Development Officer will ensure the smooth running of Internews’ European institutional fundraising, ensuring timely submission of successful funding proposals and helping to secure annual fundraising targets. The Development Officer will continually work with programme staff around the world to jointly identify new fundraising opportunities, to coordinate proposal development processes and to support new programme concepts. The Development Officer works to increase funding in support of Internews’ mission by managing, writing and finalizing proposals and concept notes that are submitted to donors. He/she will track and review Institutional funding opportunities to determine strategy for application and lead cross-functional teams to design and write proposals, both from London and in the field.
Working under the leadership of the Director of Development, he/she will contribute to a strategic approach to business development at Internews to ensure the organization raises over 15,000,000 GBP annually from public sector donors.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support achievement of annual fundraising targets;
- Writes, reviews and edits proposals and concept notes to donors, including development of the technical approach, conducting basic desk research, document formatting, and the development of situation analysis, capacity statements, past performance references.
- Develops timelines, writing guides and compliance matrixes for proposals and concept notes
- Leads cross-functional teams to both design and write high quality proposals and concept notes for targeted donors.
- Manages the kick-off and/or design meetings for assigned proposals as required.
- Takes the lead in generating final text for donor solicitations, working with program and technical staff members and others to finalize proposals, through following a structured review process in line with Internews’ policies and guidelines.
- Supports strong partnerships with other local and international partners through timely communications with regards to particularly opportunities. Manage partner expectations during the proposal process.
- Timely monitoring of calls for proposals from European bilateral and multilateral donors;
- Contribute to efforts to deepen relationships with the European Union, DFID and other donors;
- Lead the development of high quality and compliant proposals and tenders to institutional donors;
- Support Internews country teams to develop and implement partner/donor engagement strategies;
- Contribute to building the skills of programme teams to approach donors in the field;
- Ensure consistent and smooth handover of new grants to contracting and programme teams;
- Contributes to annual strategic planning
QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential
- At least 3 years’ experience working with institutional donors for an international development organisation;
- Demonstrable track record in identifying and securing significant, multi-year, multi-million, public funds from development donors in Europe;
- Solid understanding of institutional donor funding trends and priorities;
- Excellent project manager with the ability to lead and work collaboratively with different teams and technical leads;
- Experience working with diverse and talented teams;
- Experience of working in geographic regions in which Internews works;
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills;
- Computer literate with advanced abilities in Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
- Commitment to and understanding of Internews’ mission and values
- Passion for the role of media and increased access to information in changing lives.
- Relevant undergraduate University degree.
- Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
- Superior writing skills with demonstrated ability to translate complicated technical material into easy to read and compelling text. Ability to both edit others writing and accept feedback on written text with both grace and humor.
- Extensive and demonstrated prior experience with successful proposal writing (at least two plus years), including leading proposal opportunities from start to finish
- Proven organization skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize within the context of a flexible and shifting workload.
- Ability to handle sensitive donor information with the utmost discretion.
- Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to maintain a sense of calm, and project a sense of humor in the face of strict deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a working group/team to achieve a high-quality proposal.
- Must be able and willing to work well with a diverse range of colleagues to achieve ambitious fundraising targets. Proven ability to operate effectively in a multicultural environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and internet research.
Desirable
- An established international network with Internews’ target donors;
- Relevant University Degree; candidates without higher education credentials will be expected to demonstrate additional/equivalent professional experience;
- Prior experience working in the media development field.
- Spanish, French, German or Swedish language skills a plus.
This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.
To Apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover letter.
Expected office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm. As an International NGO, the need to accommodate the needs of colleagues working in different time zones is required and to this end, Internews Europe adopts flexible working policies and staff can be expected to work outside of normal working hours as the need arises. This position is being offered and hired by Internews Europe. Benefits will be consistent with Internews Europe's offerings. Additional information can be found on our Internews Benefits page.
RECRUITMENT TIMELINE
Closing date for applications: 06 March 2020
Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position .
This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment
Location: London
Department: Global Development
Reports to: Director of Development- Europe
Term & LOE: Full-time; 100%
Salary range: Band C1 - £33,257 plus benefits
ABOUT INTERNEWS
Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.
For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.
Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
GENERAL FUNCTION:
Reporting to the Director of Development, the Development Officer will ensure the smooth running of Internews’ European institutional fundraising, ensuring timely submission of successful funding proposals and helping to secure annual fundraising targets. The Development Officer will continually work with programme staff around the world to jointly identify new fundraising opportunities, to coordinate proposal development processes and to support new programme concepts. The Development Officer works to increase funding in support of Internews’ mission by managing, writing and finalizing proposals and concept notes that are submitted to donors. He/she will track and review Institutional funding opportunities to determine strategy for application and lead cross-functional teams to design and write proposals, both from London and in the field.
Working under the leadership of the Director of Development, he/she will contribute to a strategic approach to business development at Internews to ensure the organization raises over 15,000,000 GBP annually from public sector donors.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support achievement of annual fundraising targets;
- Writes, reviews and edits proposals and concept notes to donors, including development of the technical approach, conducting basic desk research, document formatting, and the development of situation analysis, capacity statements, past performance references.
- Develops timelines, writing guides and compliance matrixes for proposals and concept notes
- Leads cross-functional teams to both design and write high quality proposals and concept notes for targeted donors.
- Manages the kick-off and/or design meetings for assigned proposals as required.
- Takes the lead in generating final text for donor solicitations, working with program and technical staff members and others to finalize proposals, through following a structured review process in line with Internews’ policies and guidelines.
- Supports strong partnerships with other local and international partners through timely communications with regards to particularly opportunities. Manage partner expectations during the proposal process.
- Timely monitoring of calls for proposals from European bilateral and multilateral donors;
- Contribute to efforts to deepen relationships with the European Union, DFID and other donors;
- Lead the development of high quality and compliant proposals and tenders to institutional donors;
- Support Internews country teams to develop and implement partner/donor engagement strategies;
- Contribute to building the skills of programme teams to approach donors in the field;
- Ensure consistent and smooth handover of new grants to contracting and programme teams;
- Contributes to annual strategic planning
QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential
- At least 3 years’ experience working with institutional donors for an international development organisation;
- Demonstrable track record in identifying and securing significant, multi-year, multi-million, public funds from development donors in Europe;
- Solid understanding of institutional donor funding trends and priorities;
- Excellent project manager with the ability to lead and work collaboratively with different teams and technical leads;
- Experience working with diverse and talented teams;
- Experience of working in geographic regions in which Internews works;
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills;
- Computer literate with advanced abilities in Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
- Commitment to and understanding of Internews’ mission and values
- Passion for the role of media and increased access to information in changing lives.
- Relevant undergraduate University degree.
- Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
- Superior writing skills with demonstrated ability to translate complicated technical material into easy to read and compelling text. Ability to both edit others writing and accept feedback on written text with both grace and humor.
- Extensive and demonstrated prior experience with successful proposal writing (at least two plus years), including leading proposal opportunities from start to finish
- Proven organization skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize within the context of a flexible and shifting workload.
- Ability to handle sensitive donor information with the utmost discretion.
- Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to maintain a sense of calm, and project a sense of humor in the face of strict deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a working group/team to achieve a high-quality proposal.
- Must be able and willing to work well with a diverse range of colleagues to achieve ambitious fundraising targets. Proven ability to operate effectively in a multicultural environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and internet research.
Desirable
- An established international network with Internews’ target donors;
- Relevant University Degree; candidates without higher education credentials will be expected to demonstrate additional/equivalent professional experience;
- Prior experience working in the media development field.
- Spanish, French, German or Swedish language skills a plus.
This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.
To Apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover letter.
Expected office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm. As an International NGO, the need to accommodate the needs of colleagues working in different time zones is required and to this end, Internews Europe adopts flexible working policies and staff can be expected to work outside of normal working hours as the need arises. This position is being offered and hired by Internews Europe. Benefits will be consistent with Internews Europe's offerings. Additional information can be found on our Internews Benefits page.
RECRUITMENT TIMELINE
Closing date for applications: 06 March 2020
Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position .
This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Charity People are so pleased to be working with an amazing homelessness charity, who are looking for their new Senior Corporate Development Officer to deliver the organisation's corporate development strategy.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be a key contributor in developing new and existing partnerships for a leading social welfare charity for a worthwhile cause. You will also project manage specific income streams, including challenge events and payroll giving. Working closely with the wider team of the organisation, you will develop and produce approaches that meet the organisation's corporate needs and expectations to maximise income.
The ideal person will have comprehensive knowledge of corporate fundraising, as well as using donor management software. You will have excellent organisation, communication and attention to detail, as well as have good negotiation and communication skills.
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Alice at Charity People.
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Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation and support services to vulnerable young people across London, Yorkshire and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living.
We’re looking for a proactive and driven Senior Corporate Development Officer (SCDO) to join us at a really exciting time. It’s Centrepoint’s 50th year, we’re growing our services and calling for more action to end youth homelessness. This can’t be achieved without increasing fundraising income and the Corporate Development Team is recruiting to reflect this.
As well as managing Centrepoint’s larger corporate partners, our SCDO’s will drive forward new business ( as a main focus), lead on corporate engagement activity and help deliver Sleep Out - Centrepoint’s £1million fundraising campaign.
Working as part of a vibrant and friendly Corporate Development Team, our SCDO’s play a key part in supporting others and creating a collaborative culture to ensure we succeed together.
In this role you will:
- Manage corporate partners valued between £40k-£75k per year;
- Lead on cold new business, building a pipeline of leads and delivering new partners;
- Lead on our corporate engagement including the corporate communications calendar and corporate engagement sessions;
- Collaborate with the team to implement Sleep Out – Centrepoint’s largest fundraising campaign;
- Work closely with team Managers to support the Officers and Assistants to develop in their roles;
If you’re a creative self-starter with lots of initiative and a track record of successful new business win; who wants to be part of a busy and ambitious team we’d love to hear from you!
What we offer in return...
In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:
- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career
- Employer pension contributions of 4%
- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
- An interest-free travel loan
We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.
Closing Date: 24 February 2020, 9am
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Prospectus is pleased to be working with an international membership organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education. They are currently seeking an Business and Programme Development Officer to play a vital role in supporting their mission to support excellence. This role is being offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.
As the organisation's Business and Programme Development Officer, you will support the Head of New business to identify and pursue new business opportunities that align with the mission and benefit members, with a focus on preparing new bids for a range of income generation activity. A pivotal aspect of this role will be supporting the development of programme activities and creating opportunities to drive this important work forwards. You will also work closely with colleagues across the programmes and external engagement team as well as external stakeholders, taking a lead role in developing new project ideas and attracting funding to turn them into reality.
To be considered for this post, you will have previous experience in a programme development role preferably in a higher education and/or international development setting, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience of successful grant and bid writing together with proven experience of researching, identifying and cultivating funding opportunities, is also essential to this post
If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now'.
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Key role supporting the Head of New Business to identify and new opportunities and focus on preparing new bids for a range of income generating activities. 12 month FTC, to start asap.
The Charity an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.
The Role
Support the Head of New Business to develop a range of plans and partnerships that enable the organisation to achieve its income generation targets.
Strategically identify funding opportunities from government, statutory bodies, trusts, foundations and international bodies.
Cultivate, manage and steward relationships with existing and potential funders and key partners.
Proactively develop and formalise concept notes and full funding applications/bids for both open calls and proactive approaches to potential funders,
Liaise with prospective partners and member universities, facilitating their participation in project design.
Communicate and report the impact of the projects to donors and to the marketing and communications team,
Project manage the proposal development process, ensuring the timely submission of high quality bids.
The Candidate
Proven experience of successful grant and bid writing.
Proven experience of researching, identifying and cultivating funding opportunities.
An understanding of issues in higher education, ideally in a developing country context and of trends in international development funding.
Ability to interpret financial information and develop budgets.
Able to cultivate and manage stakeholder relationships.
Excellent time management, organisational and project management skills and a willingness to be adaptable as required to deliver completed tasks on time.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) works to strengthen and promote local voluntary and community organisations and the communities they work with.
This is a new role at KCSC, that will provide specialist advice and support to voluntary and community organisations which deliver health and wellbeing services within Kensington and Chelsea and North Westminster.
The role is part of our NHS-funded Transformation Programme for the voluntary and community sector (VCS), and it will ensure that VCS organisations are well placed to undertake NHS contracts, attract funding from other sources, and operate sustainably to support local residents. It will do this by ensuring that organisations have the right policies, procedures and systems in place to comply with NHS requirements, and by providing, or referring them to sources of, support, training and advice as necessary.
We are seeking a person with experience or understanding of health and wellbeing services provided by the voluntary and community sector and/or the NHS. Ideally, you will have experience of working in a charitable or similar organisation, or working within the NHS. You will also have an understanding of the NHS’s contractual and regulatory requirements (or those of a similar body), experience of developing policies and procedures for an organisation, and experience of monitoring the compliance of an organisation or service against an agreed set of standards.
The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people - including colleagues from diverse local voluntary and community organisations and the NHS - and experience of coaching and/or training for a range of audiences. You will have the ability to identify new opportunities, and develop and implement project plans and work plans.
If you would like a general discussion about this role in confidence, please contact Hayley Turner, Health and Wellbeing Manager, as detailed on our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: Monday 2nd March 2020, 9am
Interview date (provisional): Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th March 2020
KCSC will consider a secondment arrangement for this post; if this is relevant to you, please indicate this clearly in your supporting statement on the application form.
Charityworks is a 12 month paid graduate scheme and Times Top 100 Graduate Employer.
As a Charityworks Graduate Trainee you will deliver a full time job in a partner charity or housing association and take part in an acclaimed leadership programme introducing you to what you need to work and lead in the non-profit sector.
In your placement you might be providing vital business support and evaluation at a national charity like NSPCC, leading on the improvement of infrastructure projects with a housing charity, driving business development with a mental health charity like Mind, or serving a community in a local project. Wherever you’re placed, you’ll have a chance to make a real impact through your work.
Alongside your placement, you will take part in a leadership programme. You’ll be supported by our programme team and an external mentor to help you make the most of the year. Twice a month you’ll come together with your fellow trainees and leaders across the sector to explore and debate the key issues affecting your work and society as a whole. You’ll also produce your own research, helping to raise your profile and develop your understanding of your environment.
At the end of the 12-month scheme you’ll have the experience and skills to kick-start your professional career in the UK social sector and beyond. Charityworks graduates are highly desired with 98% securing employment within 3 months if they were looking for it. Typically, over 66% of graduates stay in their host organisations at the end of the year, and 96% of graduates since 2009 have remained within the non-profit or public sector – some have even gone on to start their own organisations.
Whatever you do in the long-term, Charityworks is a great way to launch your career and get paid to change the world.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
To apply for Charityworks you must meet the following eligibility criteria. Please note that we do make exceptions for these criteria on a case by case basis.
Qualification:
Our minimum academic requirements are a 2:1 at degree level (or equivalent) OR a Masters.
We do not have a preference for particular degrees or disciplines.
We offer a selection of technical roles too, making the programme also relevant to those from a STEM, IT or Finance background.
Experience:
You must have at least one piece of experience which allows you to demonstrate your commitment to social change (this can be paid or unpaid, at home or abroad, and can include caring responsibilities).
Skills:
Ability to competently use basic IT software packages (e.g. Microsoft Office or equivalent), which may include any adaptations/adjustments as required.
Competencies:
Due to the fact that we partner with a range of organisations and place Graduate Trainees into a vast number of varied roles, it is not possible to provide a detailed job description that applies to all positions at this stage. That said, there are 8 core competencies which we believe are core to you succeeding on the programme. Through our selection process you will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Beneficiary and customer focus
- Communicate with impact
- Build positive relationships
- Resilient
- Results driven
- Innovative and entrepreneurial
- Adaptable
- Commitment to personal development
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Following the successful promotion of our Chaplaincy Development Officer to a national post, we are seeking that special person to come and join our team, based at our offices near London Bridge.
The Chaplaincy Officer is responsible for developing chaplaincy and supporting chaplains within the Diocese of Southwark in Further and Higher Education institutions in line with our current frameworks.
Starting date: 1st April 2020 or soon after
The SDBE is a high-performing Board of Education and you will:
- Be part of a highly professional strong team
- Be well supported in your role
- Have excellent working conditions
- Contribute to the broader work of our Board
Just a Drop is an international development charity working to bring safe water, hygiene and sanitation to communities without, transforming lives. Our safe water projects have benefitted over 1.5 million people across 32 countries since we began in 1998.
We’re looking for a confident, positive self-starter motivated to take the initiative across a varied and interesting workload. Working in the small, highly committed and professional Fundraising and Communications team, the Fundraising and Development Officer will take responsibility for specific areas of work, and provide support to the team.
The Fundraising and Development Officer is an important and valued role within the organisation, with the opportunity to make a huge impact on the charity’s development. The coming year is an exciting time for the organisation, as we continue to plan our positive growth, and the Fundraising and Development Officer will play a vital part of that.
This is a great opportunity for those looking to start their career in the charity sector, at a positive, professional and passionate organisation making a real difference to people’s lives.
Job Description
- Provide support for the Just a Drop Fundraising and Communications team, helping us to grow our income and our recognition
- Develop and take responsibility for proposals to trusts and foundations, with support from the Head of Fundraising and Communications
- Take responsibility to develop our 'Tap Water for All' campaign, with support from the Head of Fundraising and Communications
- Provide support to Just a Drop’s communications, including social media and website updates and liaison with our projects team on project updates
- Where appropriate, develop our partnerships with schools, creating materials and ensuring we take a proactive approach to securing support
- Provide support to the Partnerships and Events Manager at Just a Drop events, challenge events and for communications activity
- Provide some administration support which important to the effective running of Just a Drop, for example, minuting team meetings and trustee meetings
- Any other duty considered appropriate to the role
Person specification
Skills and abilities:
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Ability to liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders, with excellent interpersonal skills
- One or two years' prior experience in the charity sector would be beneficial, but is not essential
Personal attributes:
- An ability to use initiative, a self-starter, with a can do attitude and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong organisational and workload management skills
- Positive and friendly outlook
- Able to undertake occasional travel, with out of hours work
- Confident
- Motivated
- Flexible attitude to working on a variety of projects and different areas
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.