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The role is to support the Head of Fundraising Volunteering and Communications to achieve the overarching fundraising strategy, maximising opportunities for income generation as well as strategic aims for SIFA Fireside.
As part of a small team, the post holder will be responsible for managing all supporter and donation information on the fundraising database, regularly importing payment data from a range of sources and leading on the monthly reconciliation process. The post holder will also provide data selections and reports for SIFA Fireside’s supporter mailings and campaigns. When required, they will co-ordinate and support campaigns
Key tasks:
1. Planning and delivering fundraising projects and campaigns, awareness events and legacy campaigns.
2. Building and maintaining excellent relationships with donors including regular Open Weeks.
3. Working with the Communications Assistant to produce assets and distribute social media content related to fundraising.
4. Supporting with managing fundraising volunteers to include Corporate Volunteer Teams and conversion to individual givers.
5. Maintaining fundraising webpages and maintaining external donation platform accounts.
6. Managing and updating fundraising resources and literature including digital, print, t-shirts, and collection tins.
7. Overseeing the recording of all payment and donor data in our CRM database Beacon, including importing donations from a range of platforms.
8. Overseeing the processing of Gift in Kind donations, running associated campaigns and scheduling callouts for needed items.
9. Managing the storing of Gift Aid declarations, talking to donors knowledgeably about tax effective giving and submitting monthly Gift Aid submissions to HMRC via Beacon.
10. Producing and monitoring fundraising KPIs.
11. Acknowledging all donations, new and cancelled regular donors and external fundraisers and providing stewardship with external fundraising events and collections.
12. Monitoring the fundraising inbox and distributing supporter communications via email and MailChimp, while managing supporter contact consent and updating SIFA Fireside’s mailing list.
13. Ensuring work is carried out in accordance with the fundraising regulator and GDPR and always working within charity legislation and best practice.
14. Providing support to the Head of Fundraising and Communications with ad hoc requests for data on finances, donors, and charity services.
15. Undertaking any other reasonable duties that may be required to support the admin team.
*This is not an exhaustive description of the job. Aspects will change over time and the job holder is expected to contribute to its development and progression.
Working conditions:
The Fundraising Officer post will be based at 48-52 Allcock Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4DY, however there can be some flexibility dependent on the weekly schedule and agreement with your line manager.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
To Challenge and address the systemic causes, and the effects of homelessness in collaboration with our partners
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Communications Coordinator (Birmingham/hybrid)
Salary: £35,309
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Flexible, with up to two days a week attendance required in Central Birmingham office
Are you an experienced communications professional who is looking for the opportunity to change places and lives?
Groundwork is the leading community-action charity that works in towns and cities across to build a fair and green future in which people and nature can thrive.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the national Groundwork team and help tell our story to new and existing audiences.
The Communications Coordinator will contribute to all aspects of Groundwork UK’s communications activity, with a particular focus on digital communications – including coordinating and contributing to the further development of our social media channels and newsletter outreach.
The post holder will have a flair for copywriting and a key interest in telling Groundwork’s story through the lens of those who Groundwork supports, working closely with Policy and Communications team colleagues on exciting fundraising and positioning campaigns. This includes spotting new opportunities to promote Groundwork’s mission, with encouragement to visit projects across the country to meet the people we support.
The role calls for strong project coordination and organisational skills with a meticulous attention to detail and a proactive and enthusiastic approach. Experience of managing websites is desirable, including an understanding of WordPress or a similar CRM system.
The Communications Coordinator will work closely with the PR and Communications Manager to contribute towards the continued development of communications needs of new and established grant and delivery programmes, including collaborating with stakeholders in the private and public sector.
The postholder will have responsibility for the day-to-day line management and continued development of the Digital Communications Assistant and an expectation to work collaboratively with Policy and Communications and wider Groundwork colleagues.
We’re particularly interested in receiving applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds, are disabled, or are from low-income backgrounds.
Closing Date: Midday, Friday November 14, 2025
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
At Groundwork UK we want to ensure everybody has an equal opportunity, and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics.
We are a disability-confident employer and encourage applicants with disabilities to alert us alongside their application, to enable us to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the person specification. We will also discuss any reasonable interview or workplace adjustments with you.
No agencies please.
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Safety and Assurance Officer
Location: Homebased, based in the Southern Area
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £32,000 gross per annum
Closing Date: 21 November 2025
Are you a Safety Specialist looking for a new opportunity?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Safety and Assurance Officer to join our team.
About the role
The Safety & Assurance Officer (SAO) is an employee of the MSSC and a member of the MSSC National Safety Assurance Team (NSAT). This is a home-based role, with a primary focus on the Southern area, predominantly the South-East. The SAO will report to the Head of Safety, Health, and Environment.
The SAO will work closely with other SAOs and will be functionally accountable to:
The Head of Inshore Boating for inshore boat assurance
The Staff Royal Marines Officer for weapons and ammunition safety and security assurance
The role requires regular travel within the area of responsibility and, on occasion within the UK. It will involve evening and some weekend work to fulfil the role’s responsibilities.
Requirements
Qualifications: Good general education and NEBOSH (or equivalent), with completion required during probation if not already held.
Safety & Environmental Management: Experience implementing safety and environmental management systems, conducting risk assessments, and working within formal assurance frameworks.
Incident Management: Experience managing, investigating, and reporting incidents.
Training & Support: Ability to deliver training, guidance, and support to non-specialist staff or volunteers on safety, health, environmental, and assurance matters.
Workload & Volunteer Management: Proven ability to manage a busy workload and effectively support and manage volunteers.
Responsibilities
Join the Marine Society & Sea Cadets as a Safety and Assurance Officer, ensuring the highest standards of safety, health, environment (SHE), and operational compliance across our units and facilities.
You’ll lead assurance inspections, maintain compliance with legislation and organisational regulations, and support the safe management of weapons, armouries, and inshore boating activities. Working closely with other members of the National Safety and Assurance Team (NSAT) and Area teams, you’ll oversee safety at events, camps, and competitions, conduct audits, and monitor incident reporting.
This role plays a vital part in upholding the safety and welfare of our cadets and volunteers through proactive assurance, training, and continuous improvement.
For further information, please download theIf you are interested in this role, please apply now!
Benefits
25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
Hybrid working for many roles
Volunteering Leave
Life assurance (4x salary)
Private medical insurance
Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
Cycle to work scheme
Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
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Community Fundraiser - London
Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?
Brain Tumour Research is seeking an experienced and motivated fundraiser to join our team. As a key part of our fundraising efforts in our high-performing East region, you will have the opportunity to drive income generation through a variety of initiatives, including challenge events, fundraising groups, and corporate partnerships such as charity of the year. You will also be responsible for driving initiatives to increase our profile and supporter base within London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Generate income across a range of community fundraising initiatives and events, with the opportunity to lead on key projects
- Steward supporters to help drive the charity’s fundraising activities and growth
- Work with the fundraising team to develop and maintain strong relationships with fundraisers, donors, partners, and key stakeholders
- Contribute towards the growth and success of fundraising efforts, ensuring a sustainable income stream for the vital ongoing funding of brain tumour research
Requirements:
- At least one year of fundraising experience, with a proven track record in income generation
- Strong experience in supporter stewardship
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire supporters and partners alike
- Passion for Brain Tumour Research and its mission to fund research and ultimately find a cure
If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful role and have the level of experience and skill we are looking for, we welcome your application.
For this role, the successful candidate must live in the London area.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
Closing Date: 28th November 2025
We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.