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Check Now“Community transport operators have a great story to tell and it is CTA’s job to help them tell it and to support them to develop excellent services that can transform lives and communities. We champion, connect, support and grow a thriving community transport movement across all parts of the UK.
Our work in England is integral to this. We have around 900 members and many other stakeholders across England that all help to provide accessible and inclusive transport solutions in their community. We work closely with, and receive funding from, the Department for Transport to develop and deliver important work across England.
Like many organisations and sectors, COVID-19 has presented community transport with a range of unique challenges. However, moving beyond this crisis, the role of community transport will be as important as ever and we will have a critical role in helping our members rebuild and thrive in England.
CTA is funded by the Department for Transport to provide leadership and support community transport operators and other charities and community groups that organise transport for their service users to help them participate in the activities they lead.
Working with our team in England you will develop our support programmes and look for opportunities to make a difference on behalf of the people and communities who need transport that is accessible and inclusive, so everything else in life can be accessible and inclusive too.
One of your priorities will be a project to increase engagement with the community transport sector and support the development of forums in the South of England, so if you have any experience of doing similar work, please let us know in your application. You'll also work collaboratively around the UK to develop activities with all our Development Officers to develop activities, resources and deliver key member services such as our Advice Service.
If you like the sound of this challenge and have the credentials and self-confidence to rise to it, then we’d love to hear from you.
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Prospectus is delighted to be working with Lumos to appoint their new Database Development Officer to work in the Fundraising and Engagement team, supporting their objective to bring about transformative change for children by unlocking income and raising the profile of Lumos. This role is offered as a remote (permanent or temporary depending on your preference) contract.
Lumos is an international children's charity founded by J.K. Rowling to end the systematic and harmful practice of the institutionalisation of children.
Reporting to the Digital Fundraising Manager, this position is integral to the management of donor and transactional data within the global fundraising team. This role will focus on developing and maintaining the Fundraising CRM databases in the UK and the USA, and monitoring fundraising activity by designing and pulling reports for management oversight. The role will also oversee all fundraising platform accounts and process related data, including financial and personal information. The post holder will closely with finance colleagues on KPI and key metric tracking, Gift Aid, prospect research, as well as providing data-related support to the Fundraising team in their objective to bring about transformative change for children by unlocking income and raising the profile of Lumos.
We are looking for a well organised and dynamic database professional with extensive knowledge of Salesforce in a non-profit environment and experience of improving data quality and supporting donor retention. To be successful, you will have experience with back-office development functions related to gift processing, data entry, and reporting with a good working knowledge of GDPR/PECR regulations and data protection law. You will have demonstrated database management and IT kills, including MS Office, Teams, SharePoint and Salesforce. It would be desirable to have knowledge of other fundraising platforms and the processing of relevant data.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
In order to apply please, submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.
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Title: Volunteering Development Officer
Salary: Up to £19,632
Hours/Contract: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Wales and South West (Home/flexible in the region (with the ability to travel to Penarth)
Closing date: 10th July 2022
Interview date: Week Commencing 18th July
Our Marie Curie team in Wales and South West is looking for a Volunteering Development Officer to join its volunteering department. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate and confident they can deliver a high quality service.
This role will support the Volunteering Business Partner and the Head of Volunteering in growing the programme and increasing the contribution of volunteers, taking Marie Curie to the forefront of volunteering in the UK. It will also support in the development of a high quality experience all those who choose to give their time to Marie Curie. We offer full training with this role.
The Volunteering Development Officer will also have ring-fenced time to support their local hospice with volunteer recruitment, induction and training.
This is an exciting development for Marie curie- these new roles will be hands-on posts directly supporting volunteers in their local communities.
Volunteers make the world of difference to Marie Curie every single day.
The successful candidate should be well organised, flexible and motivated.
Please view the full job description for a detailed overview of what is involved in this role.
What we are looking for:
- Creative and innovative - able to initiate and grow ideas for new volunteer services and activities and enthuse others
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to learn and use volunteer management systems effectively
- Team work-able to work effectively as part of the volunteering team, developing a programme of work that aligns with other plans
- Proven IT skills such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Regular travel over a wide regional area
- Experience of being a volunteer or volunteering programmes
What's in it for you:
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible Working
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory standard criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
About us:
Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.
Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.
Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a p... Read more
Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.
Position
There are over 40 million people living in slavery in the world today.
You can help change that.
Last year we launched our 10x strategy with the aim of delivering ten times the impact in our fight against modern slavery and human trafficking around the world.
We believe our people are the key to achieving that and the newly-created Talent Development Manager role will be pivotal in empowering our talented and passionate employees around the world.
As Talent Development Manager you will be instrumental in identifying the learning and development needs of our global workforce at all levels. You will bring your skills and experience as an L&D professional to develop our employee talent strategy, ensuring that everyone at Hope for Justice is prepared for their role, from onboarding to leadership development.
To be successful, you’ll need experience of developing and delivering innovative internal learning and talent development strategy whilst being able to translate this into successful operational delivery. You will have experience of working across a global organisation, with a proven track record of leading Talent Development and/or Learning and Development initiatives or functions. With this being a new role, you will need to have innovation and creativity whilst being able to lead others through change to bring them along with the new vision and strategy.
We believe we can end modern slavery in our lifetime.
Will you join us?
Requirements
- Serve as an global thought leader to share best practices in organisational learning and talent development
- Lead an organisational needs analysis to define the strengths and gaps in employee development
- Identify an employee talent development strategy that aligns with and drives organisational goals around employee knowledge, skills and capabilities
- Consult with multiple levels of internal stakeholders e.g. Executive team, Heads of departments, HR colleagues and functional managers to identify functional learning needs and recommend and drive forward appropriate learning and development solutions to meet those needs
- Design and implement a multi-level leadership development strategy that grows internal capability
- Contribute to key HR initiatives including onboarding, well-being, succession planning and D&I.
- Support in identifying external vendors to deliver the talent development strategy, ensuring quality as well as value for money
- Manage external vendors to assess and report on the impact of employee development initiatives
- Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.
Benefits of working at Hope for Justice
Hope for Justice is committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff. This includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme contributions, company sick pay, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to the Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family. As well as operating both Flexible and Hybrid working policies for our UK employees.
Salary: Up to £40,000 per year, dependent on experience
Closing date: 10th July 2022 - applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Location: Manchester, or open to remote working opportunities in the UK
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Hope for Justice is a global charity founded in 2008, working across 5 continents, 10 countries and 32 locations to bring an end to modern slav... Read more
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Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Women's Aid in their search for a homebased interim Business Development Lead.
Women's Aid is a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving services in England and build a future where domestic abuse is not tolerated. As a federation with over 180 organisations they provide almost 300 local lifesaving services to women and children. They also campaign to encourage the government to tackle the causes and consequences of domestic abuse.
As the Business Development Lead, you will be responsible for developing new and existing relationships to grow income generation. A new position, this role will focus on securing this income through bids, tenders, corporate sponsorships and other avenues that match the project and funding needs of the organisation. Working towards a six-figure income target and also pitching for big project work for the organisation, this role will offer variety and suit someone who is confident in securing new business and income.
To be successful as Business Development Lead, you will have proven experience in securing income and have a strong commercial acumen. You will have evidence of writing and securing large or complex tenders and grants from a range of donors. This person will also need to have strong analytical and communication skills to build networks with internal and external stakeholders, and engage them through exciting bids, pitches, and other communications.
This role is a homebased full-time position that will be an initial 12-month contract.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Business Development Lead position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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Head of Practice Development, Services & Innovation
Home-based (with travel to Head Office and Family Action services when required)
37 hours per week (full-time, 5 days)
Grade 5 point 39-46: £44,983 - £52,087 per annum + £480 homeworking allowance per annum
Permanent Contract
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
We’re incredibly honoured to have won Charity of the Year at Third Sector Awards in 2021 and 3 Star award for staff engagement in Best top 100 companies. A 3 Star accreditation, as the highest standard of workplace engagement, representing organisations that truly excel, are awarded to organisations with a BCI score of 738 or higher, reflecting 'world class' levels of workplace engagement. Amazing recognition for our work over the past 12 months in response to the pandemic and beyond. These awards are some of the most important ways the third sector publicly recognises excellence and achievement, and so to win these are true testaments to the hard work, passion and commitment of our staff and supporters.
This is an important role in Family Action. You will report directly to the Director of Services & Innovation and your key purpose will be to Lead the organisational development of best practice across the 140+ services to achieve excellent outcomes for children, families and adults. You will lead the development and coordination of an organisational strategy and delivery plan for the thematic work areas across Family Action’s services, enabling a managed and effective delivery of evidenced informed practice, achieving excellent outcomes, maximising our ability to win new service contracts, and enhancing our influencing work on external policy.
You will also support the organisation to adopt a culture of learning, enabling and embedding the required learning and development across services and Family Action. You will lead, establish and coordinate Family Actions thematic groups across our identified service areas and develop organisational repositories for evidence based and informed practice tools, outcomes tools, and shared learning across the organisation.
You will be able to work collaboratively across the organisation, mapping and managing the organisation wide project interdependencies that will be critical to the success of thematic working, within services and Family Action organisationally.
Your role would be varied, exciting and incredibly worthwhile. At its heart is a striving for excellence, maximising outcomes and the need to ensure that children and adults get the right support, of the highest quality at the right time. If you are you looking for a diverse, ambitious and fast paced organisation, you have found it.
We are looking for an autodidactic self-starter, who can draw learning from a range of sources, contextually analyse the evidence, recognise the generalisable from the one offs, and piece it all together with strategic finesse. We need someone with substantial experience of frontline and management practice working in services for people. Alongside this, you must have extensive experience of supporting organisational development and staff development including evidence informed practice as a means of continuous learning and improvement. You would need to be resilient and tenacious; and bring an understanding of the challenges faced by staff and managers, learnt through your direct experience.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We are happy to talk flexible working. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Sunday 17th July 2022 at 23:59 (midnight)
Interview date: TBC
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Programme Officer
Job Description and Person Specification
1.Introduction
Digital technology helps care services spend more time caring. It helps the people we support keep control of their lives, and of their care. And in recent months, the need for information to be shared securely and efficiently between health and care services has become even more apparent. But there can be risks – for example how information is kept safe and secure, and what happens if a digital system fails.
Better Security, Better Care (BSBC) is a support programme to help adult social care providers to store and share information safely through the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). The DSPT is a free, online self-assessment for health and care providers to evaluate and improve their data and cyber security.
The BSBC programme supports the sector with resources and assistance to help care providers complete the DSPT. It’s an ambitious programme with the aim that all CQC registered adult social care services will have completed the DSPT. The programme is delivered by a diverse group of care sector organisations, including many local care associations, with colleagues from the NHS, ADASS and local councils also involved.
Better Security, Better Care is led by a programme board whose members are NHS Transformation Directorate, NHS Digital, NHS England and Improvement, the Local Government Association, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and, Digital Social Care on behalf of care providers. You can find more about the programme here.
The Programme Officer is key in supporting the Programme Director and Delivery Manager in the day-to-day delivery of the programme. They will be an important resource for our partners delivering local support across England. He or she will monitor activity and will support delivery partners to offer a great service to care providers in their areas.
2.Key roles and responsibilities
- Support and encourage local delivery partners in their work promoting the DSPT to care providers in their areas.
- Support Delivery Manager with grant management and reporting under the funding agreements of the programme
- Support Communications colleagues with events organisation and any other comms and media tasks as necessary.
- Monitor the Better Security, Better Care email inbox and respond to or escalate emails as appropriate.
- Schedule programme meetings and appointments and action/ minute taking- both internal and external.
- Support Programme Director in monitoring programme income and expenditure and dealing with day-to-day finance tasks.
- Contribute to the development of the BSBC programme activity
- Work flexibly to support a programme that will inevitably change and develop over time.
- Deputise for the Delivery Manager as required.
- Such other duties in line with the needs of the programme as requested by the Programme Director.
3.Essential criteria
- A track record of supporting colleagues and stakeholders in a friendly, courteous and professional manner.
- A creative, solution-focused approach to working as part of a team.
- A high level of personal organisation, reliability and attention to detail.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting on activity and budgets.
- A good level of general and IT literacy.
- Experience of using spreadsheets and/or databases.
- Be willing to work flexibly to ensure programme targets and timescales are achieved.
4.Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of and experience working in the adult social care provider sector.
- Experience of managing systems.
- Knowledge and experience of data protection, data security and cyber security.
- Knowledge and experience of marketing and communications.
5.Organisational arrangements
The programme is overseen by a Programme Board whose members include Digital Social Care, NHSTD, NHS Digital and the Local Government Association.
The Programme Officer will be employed by the Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA), which is one of the members of Digital Social Care. The postholder’s line manager and day to day reporting will be the Programme Director.
6.Main terms and conditions
- Part time 30 hours per week fixed term contract to 31st March 2023.
- Homebased, flexible working with some national travel.
- Salary in the range £35,000 per year pro rata
7.To apply
Please submit a CV and covering letter.
Partnerships Development Manager
Salary: £34,515 - £37,565 (pay award pending)
Hours: 37.5
Location: Working between home and the Hospice with travel across the East Midlands
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is the only hospice in the East Midlands dedicated to providing a truly special environment for children and young people with life threating and life limiting conditions. It is a unique place where they are cared for and can play, laugh and love life.
Role Summary:
This role will focus on developing and delivering a plan for securing new corporate relationships across the region in order to drive income growth for the Charity.
You will secure a diverse portfolio of partnerships through development of a high value supporter pipeline. Alongside this you will identify and pursue other potential partnerships with high net worth individuals and corporate foundations.
Responsibilities:
- To research, develop and secure a range of partnerships in line with the team’s targets and to drive income growth.
- Produce high quality partnership concepts and proposals for prospective corporate partners and high net worth individuals, as well as delivering creative presentations to potential supporters.
- Regularly review and update the business development pipeline and strategy, giving direction as to any refinements or changes required.
- Identify opportunities for growth including current partnerships, new initiatives and introductions to networks.
Benefits of working at Rainbows:
Alongside a lovely place to work, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Pension
- Health Cash Plan
- Free Car Parking
- Subsidised freshly cooked meals on site
- Access to facilities such as pool and complimentary therapy
Requirements:
Educated to degree level, or with relevant equivalent experience, you will have an in-depth understanding of fundraising from Corporates and HNWIs.
You will have a demonstrable track record in corporate fundraising specifically in securing partnerships that result in five figure sums and experience of identifying new commercial and strategic partnerships.
You will have experience in developing and managing a pipeline and setting budgets, as well as being a strong project manager used to providing reports and analysing results.
For more information about this role please read the full Job Description and Person Specification or for an informal discussion please contact Kate Golding (Head of Organisational Giving)
To apply please submit both a CV and covering letter of no more than 2 pages outlining how you meet the person specification.
Rainbows encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bid Officer
Home Based
Job reference: 69
Contract type: Permanent
Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
(part-time working would be considered)
Salary: £23,150 to £24,805 per annum (dependent on experience)
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave
- Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
- Death in service benefit
- Option to buy up to 5 days annual leave
- Discretionary shut down days at Christmas
- 1 Community Leave Day per annum
- Bike to work scheme
We have an exciting opportunity for a Bid Officer, working within our support services, to provide administrative and bid support to the Service Design and Development (SDD) team. The successful candidate will support the team to submit high quality bids to retain and expand our services.
The Bid Officer will act in a supportive capacity, independently coordinating administrative functions as well as tracking new opportunities and supporting with competitor/market analysis and assisting with managing and tracking of contracts.
As part of POhWER’s Bid team you will support the Bid Manager and Grants and Partnership Manager throughout the tender/application process; monitoring tender trackers and identifying and scoping potential tender opportunities. This role includes completing SSQs (standard selection questionnaires) for tenders and attending market engagement events (virtually or occasionally in person).
We are looking for someone who has excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills with the ability to work accurately, with attention to detail. The successful candidate will have knowledge and understanding of working in a Business Development team including good knowledge of the tender process.
We are looking for someone with good IT skills with knowledge of standard Microsoft packages a good standard of English and maths and confident written and verbal communication skills with a commitment to a high level of confidentiality.
The successful candidate will have a confident and positive attitude as well as a strong team player with a flexible approach to meet needs of the team/business. You will have the ability to work confidently and independently with staff at all levels in the organisation and have knowledge and understanding of production of reports in a variety of formats.
Key Requirements:
To provide administration support for the team including:
· First point of contact for all communications to the Business Development inbox
· Implementing efficient filing systems for the SDD team and contracts including updating tracker systems
· Supporting the Bid Manager and Grants and Partnership Manager throughout the tender/application process
· Monitoring tender trackers and identifying and scoping potential tender opportunities
· Completing SSQs (standard selection questionnaires) for tenders
· Attending market engagement events (virtually or occasionally in person)
· Managing use of tender portals including expressions of interest, submitting clarifications and downloading and sharing clarification responses
· Carrying out research for bid submissions
· Submitting tenders via the portals, ensuring all formatting and time frame requirements are met
· Producing manager’s briefings for new services
· Liaising with commissioners, coordinating the contract signing process and chasing any outstanding paperwork
· Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with staff at all levels of the organisation - from the Senior Leadership Team to frontline support staff
· Sending regular updates including preparing and circulating weekly bid updates
· Managing the bid library
· Compiling reports and statistics as required
· Undertaking analysis of competitors.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
As a minimum you should have:
· Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills with the ability to work accurately, with attention to detail
· Knowledge and understanding of working in a Business Development team including good knowledge of the tender process
· Good IT skills with knowledge of standard Microsoft packages
· Good standard of English and maths
· Good confident written and verbal communication skills
· Commitment to a high level of confidentiality
· An energetic, confident and positive attitude with a high drive to learn new skills
· A strong team player with a flexible approach to meet needs of the team/business
· Ability to work confidently and independently with staff at all levels in the organisation
· Knowledge and understanding of production of reports in a variety of formats.
· Commitment to your own professional development
Ideally you will also have:
· Experience of using design software packages e.g. PowerPoint and Visio, to design visuals for tenders
Special Requirements:
· Occasional travel to POhWER’s offices
· A DBS check may be required.
· You should be able to work outside normal hours occasionally when required.
How to apply
We’re keen to get someone started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria, and your notice period.
Please submit your CV and cover letter quoting reference 69.
Closing date: 30th June 2022
Interviews: 13th & 14th July 2022
For an informal discussion please contact Sarah O’Raw, Bid Manager.
We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.
A DBS check will be required for this post.
POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria, and your notice period. Please submit your CV and cover letter quoting reference 69.
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In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We are in a pivotal moment of our development and are looking for an experienced and passionate Development Manager to join a new team to help deliver our exciting 5 year strategy.
What we are looking for:
You will be a motivated and passionate fundraiser with solid experience across various income streams. However, the focus will be on further developing investment from STEM employers.
in2scienceUK has an impressive partnership base that now needs to be built on and maximised. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record in building income, using creative and supportive approaches – who will relish the opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial.
Your specific duties will include:
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Help develop, implement and continuously improve an ambitious Fundraising strategy leading to a strong and sustainable funding base.
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Play a leading role in building profitable, multi-year relationships with corporates, STEM and non-STEM employers, trusts and high-net-worth individuals, stewarding them in line with financial targets and impact goals.
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Manage a portfolio of Key Major Donors and drive forward the most significant opportunities for new partnerships, with employers, trusts and high-net-worth individuals.
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Work with the Head of Development, CEO, Ambassadors and Trustees to engage new supporters, and to manage existing relationships.
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Work with colleagues across In2scienceUK to further develop our portfolio of compelling funding propositions, identifying new developments and plan effectively for funding opportunities
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Formulate high quality fundraising materials to engage new funders.
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Attend meetings to ensure key stakeholders remain updated and engaged in our work.
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Represent In2scienceUK at events as appropriate, particularly local business networking groups and events involving local universities, research institutes and science societies.
Communications and teamwork
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Play an active role in the In2scienceUK team, and across the organisation as a whole, upholding In2scienceUK’s values and behaviours and fostering good working relationships and enhanced communications with colleagues.
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Understand and comply with charity law and Fundraising Code of Practice with respect to corporate fundraising.
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Track, analyse and report upon performance using agreed performance measures. This will include summary reports on accounts.
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Maintain confidentiality at all times and ensure proper observance of and adherence to all In2scienceUK’s policies and procedures.
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Take responsibility for personal administration and efficient organisation of all activities.
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Other relevant duties as determined by the line manager.
You will be a motivated and passionate fundraiser with solid experience across various income streams. However, the focus will be on further developing investment from STEM employers. in2scienceUK has an impressive partnership base that now needs to be built on and maximised. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record in building income, using creative and supportive approaches – who will relish the opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial.
Promoting Social Mobility and Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
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Care for Wild UK is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to lead further growth of our UK-based fundraising activities.
This is a really exciting time for Care for Wild UK, having registered as a charity at the start of 2020, and following successful income growth over the past couple of years, we are now looking for someone to build on this and lead in developing and establishing a long-term fundraising portfolio.
We have been supporting the world’s largest Rhino sanctuary, based in South Africa, to rescue, rehabilitate and rewild orphaned White and Black Rhinos. As they look to further expand their operations and closer integrate with the local community, Care for Wild UK also plans to increase income through diversifying income streams. The successful candidate will work closely with Trustees and partners in South Africa to drive existing and new fundraising activities.
We are looking for a conservation-motivated, experienced professional with a track record of building fundraising portfolios and excellent stakeholder management. We offer 16-24 hours a week flexible working, and as we currently don’t have an office, we are looking for someone who can work remotely. This role is initially 9-12 months, but we will look to expand this, and potentially make it permanent, if it is successful. This is an amazing opportunity to be instrumental in establishing mass fundraising operations in the UK.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity that you could lead forward for us then we would love to hear from you.
The Learning Specialist will assist in the delivery of appropriate, blended solutions to meet individual, team and organisational learning and development needs; that will support and equip the workforce to achieve the vision of an end to the need for foodbanks in the UK.
The role will be responsible for the development of engaging digital and face to face L&D solutions that help drive high performance, in line with operational and strategic requirements. Delivering training and support to staff; as well as to volunteers & Food Banks that form part of our network.
Working across with People & Inclusion Directorate and with a range of internal & external stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of learning solutions from idea conception through to implementation, taking ownership for a range of content across key skill areas.
Role responsibilities
· Design and delivery of learning programmes for our staff and our wider network, including ‘on the job’ training, coaching and the creation of digital learning resources.
· Maintain and develop the Grow learning platform for staff, advising on the design and delivery of digital content using up to date learning technologies.
· Collaborate with departments and project teams across the organisation, delivering the L&D elements of projects and facilitating specific interventions to support the success of the work
· Design face to face and digital course content, documentation, and structured learning resources for a range of L&D solutions
· Support the Learning & Development Manager to deliver of our staff induction and core learning offers, delivering new and existing training and workshops as needed; and answering queries that come into our team
Personal Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Highly developed interpersonal skills: able to build and manage relationships and network effectively; promotes a collaborative team environment.
· Excellent planning skills; with sound project management knowledge and capable of managing a broad portfolio of activities.
· Excellent presentation and facilitation skills, demonstrable knowledge of learning theory and experience in designing and developing engaging learning interventions.
· Expertise in the use of learning technologies and committed to the ongoing development of capabilities in this area.
· Ability to embed Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within all objectives that report into this department.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Demonstrates a strong, visible passion and commitment to the Trussell Trust and its strategic objectives.
· Committed to diversity and inclusion, championing the principles of equality of opportunity.
· Deliver work within a cross-Directorate matrix structure where operational and development benefits arise from resource sharing.
· Collaboration and delivery through others with clear plans and an empowering approach to ensure accountability for delivery of customer outcomes.
· Engaging people and creating opportunities for relationship building, and building a supportive, respectful working environment.
Key Stakeholders
· People Experience
· Volunteering Management
· Department Leadership Teams contributing to L&D planning.
· Diversity & Inclusion
· EA and PA Community
· Communications
· Brand & Marketing
Our Values
The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.
Our values of dignity, justice, compassion, and community are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued. We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.
We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
More than 14 million people in the UK live below the poverty line. The Trussell Trust knows it takes more than food to end hunger. So they ... Read more
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Partnership Development Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Development Manager to play a vital part in a small Fundraising team. The role will contribute significantly towards the £1.5 million income target.
Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Communications, this is an excellent opportunity for you to take a lead in the development and delivery of a Philanthropy and Partnerships strategy.
Position: Partnership Development Manager
Location: Flexible/homebased - There will be significant travel to London and the other networks in the East Midlands and Southwest
Salary: c.£30,000 depending on experience
Duration: Full time 35hrs per week, permanent – option for flexible working and reduced hours
Benefits: 28 Days annual leave plus Public and Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme, Flexible working hours
About the role:
As Partnership Development Manager you will be an experienced relationship fundraiser to help develop the charity’s Philanthropy and Partnerships strategy to increase their income to help them provide breaks for children living difficult lives.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading on developing a Philanthropy and Partnerships Strategy
- Developing their Major Donor pipeline
- Identify and prospect new partnerships with Major Donors to deliver and secure high-net multiyear gifts
- Identifying, developing, and stewarding a network of individual supporters to secure high-value gifts
- Building compelling funding propositions and financial ‘asks’ to secure income for the organisation
- Planning a small number of engagement, prospecting and recognition events and assisting with their delivery
- Delivering a structured cultivation plan for prospects and supporters
- Ensuring reporting and administration processes and requirements are owned and adhered to.
About you:
We are looking for an experienced Partnership Development Manager who has excellent communication and written skills, be highly organised and a self-starter.
You will have the following essential skills and experience:
- Highly successful relationship building skills
- Experience in building a portfolio of influencers & supporters
It would be desirable if you have:
- A track record of securing gifts of over £25,000 and knowledge of database systems
NB. Please scroll down when you click on the link to find the Partnership Development Manager role and you will find the application form there.
About the charity
The charity gives children and young people across the UK who experience serious challenges in their lives the chance for a break that lasts a lifetime.
Everyone who works for the charity has the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All successful applicants will require a DBS Disclosure.
You may also have experience in areas such as: Prospect Development Manager, Fundraising Business Development Manager, Fundraising Managers, Head of Fundraising, Fundraising Officer, Area Fundraising Manager, Marketing and Fundraising Manager, Senior Business Development Manager, Philanthropy and Partnerships strategist
The L&D Trainer will develop engaging learning programmes and objectives set by the Learning & Development team, assisting in the delivery of appropriate, blended learning solutions that enable our wider network to achieve the vision of an end to the need for foodbanks in the UK.
The role will be responsible for creating and delivering training to the wider network as a primary audience, consisting of food banks, people with lived experience and volunteers. This will include working with our Operations Directorate to ensure learning solutions are delivered from idea conception through to implementation, taking ownership for a range of learning content.
The role will also be required to deliver some specific L&D solutions for the Trussell Trust workforce, that help drive high performance in line with operational and strategic requirements.
Role responsibilities
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Design and deliver development programmes to our wider food bank network, including face to face & virtual workshops, ‘on the job’ training, coaching and the creation of learning resources for Food Banks
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Advise on learning activities and training content to our Operations Directorate, project managing the L&D elements of initiatives for the food bank network; and delivering specific interventions to support the success of the work
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Collaborate with the Volunteering team to maintain and develop the Volunteer learning management system, including advising and contributing to the design and delivery of digital learning content (e.g., creating digital learning resources that will be hosted on the learning management system)
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Support the Learning & Development Manager with the development of our core offers, delivering new and existing training and workshops; and answering queries that come into our team
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Collaborate with internal & external stakeholders on several people development initiatives forming part of the wider Trussell Trust learning framework.
Personal Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
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Solid facilitation or training delivery experience in soft skills, systems, and onboarding
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Expertise in the use of learning technologies and committed to the ongoing development of capabilities in this area
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A proven ability to apply situational styles to achieve the best outcomes, flexing between instructing, training and coaching
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Highly developed interpersonal skills: able to build and manage relationships and network effectively; promotes a collaborative team environment.
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Excellent planning skills; with sound project management knowledge and capable of managing a broad portfolio of activities.
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Experience of identifying training needs and liaising with internal and external stakeholders
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Demonstrable knowledge of learning theory and experience in designing and developing engaging learning interventions.
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Ability to embed Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within all objectives that report into this department.
Behaviours and competencies:
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Demonstrates a strong, visible passion and commitment to the Trussell Trust and its strategic objectives.
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Committed to equity, anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion.
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Demonstrates empathy for people from under-represented, historically excluded and marginalised backgrounds.
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Deliver work within a cross-Directorate matrix structure where operational and development benefits arise from resource sharing.
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Collaboration and delivery through others with clear plans and an empowering approach to ensure accountability for delivery of customer outcomes.
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Engaging people and creating opportunities for relationship building, and building a supportive, respectful working environment.
Key Stakeholders
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Operations
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People Experience
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Volunteering Management
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Department Leadership Teams contributing to L&D planning.
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Diversity & Inclusion
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EA and PA Community
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Communications
Our Values
The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.
Our values of dignity, justice, compassion, and community are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued. We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.
We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
More than 14 million people in the UK live below the poverty line. The Trussell Trust knows it takes more than food to end hunger. So they ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent cruelty to children across the UK and Channel Islands; we have been fighting for childhood for the last 130 years.Our strategy launched in 2021 sets out how we will work together in partnership to reach more children and prevent abuse and neglect. By working together with communities we will be nationally significant and locally relevant.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic Project Development Manager to join our development team to design, development and test innovative services for the prevention of abuse and neglect. This particular role will focus on the early years from pre-birth to age 5. The role will require the management of complex, face passed multi-agency and client relationships across multiple teams.
The successful candidate will have knowledge relevant to NSPCC’s strategic objectives and safeguarding along with:
- significant experience in the successful design and development of innovative, evidence based services
- experience of using the latest evidence, research and practice to inform the design of services
- excellent sector knowledge of children's social care
You will be joining a UK wide team developing the most cutting edge services at the heart of protecting children and supporting their families. Every childhood is worth fighting for, this is our belief and what drives us, join us in this fight.
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.