We are working with a great, well-known National Disability Charity, in search of an Individual Giving Officer (Retention)

Your role will be to support the development and execution of individual campaigns that retain and recruit donors.

You will have the opportunity to project manage direct marketing campaigns, ensuring they are all high quality, creative and delivered on time and to budget.

You will support the charities relationship with its donors across the organisation, increasing loyalty and donor retention.

This is a great opportunity to really develop your skills in a friendly and supportive environment.

For this role, it is important for you to have the following:

• Ability to manage complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty whilst remaining focussed.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, rapport and sensitivity.


• Demonstrable experience of creating briefs. providing creative feedback and copy editing.

Closing date: asap.

Salary: £29,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

Location: London

Salary: £34,985 per annum pro rata inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Contract: Permanent, Part-time

At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives. We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision. It's an exciting time to join the charity as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22).

Never has there been a more important time to stand up for refugees in Britain. Refugee Action has recently invested in the development of crucial high value income streams, and an exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic Senior Philanthropy Officer to join our fundraising and brand team. Working with the Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager, and Philanthropy & Partnerships Officer this role will support the development and implementation of an effective programme to grow major gift income from individuals. You will also play a key role in project managing our special events calendar for this audience.

Providing high quality relationship management, research and events delivery, the successful candidate will play an invaluable part in growing this programme at a vital time for Refugee Action.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Excellent relationship management skills and a track record of recruiting, building, maintaining and managing successful individual relationships.
• Experience of making face to face asks (of £10k+) and of influencing and building credibility with external contacts and colleagues.
• An engaging communicator with experience of conducting meetings with a variety of audiences including wealthy individuals and influencers.
• The power to persuade, motivate and inspire people through excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Demonstrable successes of complex project management and meticulous event planning and management.
• Passion and motivation to raise vital funds to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.

Those with lived experience as a refugee or an asylum seeker are encouraged to apply.

For more information and to apply, please click on appy now.

Location: Flexible

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £80,000

The RSPCA is seeking an Assistant Director Public Fundraising and Mass Engagement to develop and implement a leading-edge audience-focused integrated strategy to optimise engagement and long-term value for the charity from the UK public.

The RSPCA is the oldest animal welfare charity in the world and one of the most widely recognised and loved charities in the UK, helping to improve the welfare of pets, farm animals, wild animals and those used in research and testing.  

After a thorough review of its income generation programme, the charity is now at the implementation stage of a subsequent ambitious, innovative and exciting new strategy and plan, and this role will play a key part in driving that forward and to grow net income and donor numbers.

Responsible for a team of 32, the role will lead and motivate the charity’s Individual Giving, Events and Legacy Marketing teams, championing RSPCA supporters throughout the organisation. An integral part of the leadership team, the post will deliver annual income of approximately £40 million and ensure excellent team performance in supporter acquisition, retention and development, and legacy marketing activities.

The RSPCA are seeking an inspirational leader with a proven track record of success in driving significant net income and long-term value through developing and implementing individual giving growth and retention strategies. That track record will also extend to leading, development and managing all areas of individual giving, legacy marketing and events/mass participation marketing. You will have excellent analytical and financial management skills, alongside outstanding interpersonal and networking skills. You will also be a persuasive and professional communicator and be able to deliver exceptional customer care.

Finally, you must have a commitment to the sector and to the values and vision of the RSPCA to live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

Digital Fundraising Manager

A brand new and exciting role has arisen for a Digital Fundraising Manager with a good mix of direct marketing and digital channel experience to join a well-known global charity based near Angel, London. This charity is currently going through a sustained period of growth; including a brand new website going live this month, and are looking to add an experienced Digital Fundraising Manager to their team.

This is a brilliant chance for a Digital Fundraising Manager to help build Digital Fundraising as a function as the charity look for different ways to increase income and ultimately you make a real difference to the charity and those people helped by it.

You will benefit from a very strong work life balance, including a very nurturing environment, flexible working patterns and the ability to work from home.

Skills required for the Digital Fundraising Manager are:
- Extensive experience fundraising for a charity (eg direct marketing)
- Experience with Digital Marketing
- Some management experience is ideal
- Strong stakeholder management

Digital Fundraiser / Digital Fundraising / Charity / Non-profit / Individual Giving / Direct Marketing

This is an incredibly exciting chance for an experienced Digital Fundraising Manager to make the step up into a Senior position within a leading charity.

Salary: £35,000 - £36,000 + excellent benefits & flexible environment

Location: Angel, London (remote working initially according to government guidelines)

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity.

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Individual Giving & Supporter Care Assistant
Location: Norwich, Ipswich or Cambridge
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary circa £19,500 per annum

EACH are looking for someone to join our small dedicated Individual Giving team, to help deliver multiple campaigns and fundraising programmes while also providing our supporters and donors with a ‘first class’ supporter experience.

The Individual Giving team manages multiple aspects of fundraising including: regular giving, direct marketing, lottery, legacy gifts and low level individual gifts. You will be assisting the Individual Giving Fundraiser in delivering a programme of donor care and supporter engagement to build strong and loyal relationships.

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, creative and passionate about fundraising and who understands the importance of creating a personal and tailored supporter experience.

This role is flexible and the successful candidate can be based from any of the fundraising offices in Norwich, Ipswich or Cambridge.

Closing date: 2nd September 2020
Interviews: 11th September 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

EACH is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications for all sections of the community. EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

No agencies please.

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (depending on experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Central London

Pension: 5% employer contribution

Closing Date: 5pm 10th August 2020

Interviews to be held: Week commencing 7th September 2020

To apply: Send us your CV along with a detailed covering letter explaining how you meet each of the criteria outlined in the person specification.

For nearly 30 years Carers Network has supported unpaid carers in the City of Westminster. We have grown significantly in the past three years and now have responsibility for providing services in three London Boroughs. Our income comes from a range of sources, in addition to the local authorities where we provide services.

We provide information, advice, casework and support, social events, and activities for carers. We ensure carers are involved in making decisions about all aspects of their caring role.

We are now seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial and charismatic leader to take our charity to the next stage of its development. Someone who is passionate about helping carers in London. If you think this is you, then we’d love to hear from you.

Duties Include:

Strategic management of the organisation

• Leading the organisation and overseeing performance against contracts, voluntary funded projects and service delivery plans within a positive organisational culture.
• Developing and ensuring delivery against an ambitious strategic plan and developing a new strategy for 2021 onwards.
• Line management of senior managers and the Volunteer Development Officer.
• Overseeing operational activity of the organisation.
• Strengthening the organisation, including ensuring overall resource management and overseeing service and project development, volunteer engagement, fundraising, premises decisions and organisational development.
• Working positively and effectively with the public and voluntary and community sectors.
• Negotiating effectively and successfully with funders/commissioners.
• Representing Carers Network at key meetings with funders, politicians and other key stakeholders.

Business transformation

• Seeking out and realising opportunities to expand Carers Network to reach and support more carers across central London.
• Ensuring that Carers Network secures and delivers services that are in line with our charitable objectives.
• Developing pan-regional work and partnerships.
• Growing Carers Network’s income from non-statutory sources.
• Ensure the continuation of volunteer involving developments.

Overseeing governance

• Ensuring all governance requirements are complied with.
• Carrying out the role of Company Secretary.
• Supporting, informing and advising the Board and the Finance and Risk Committee.

Public relations work

• Championing the work of Carers Network and ensuring that the charity is represented on the most strategically important bodies.
• Networking with local, regional and national stakeholders.
• Raising the profile of carers and of the charity’s work regionally and nationally.
• Ensuring that Carers Network is seen as a voice for unpaid carers and an example of a high-quality charity doing inspiring work.

Person Specification

• At least three years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Experience of leading the development and implementation of a strategic plan including delivery against challenging organisational targets.
• Experience of leading and motivating a high-performing team.
• Experience of managing resources in a similar size and type of organisation including developing, creating and managing budgets.
• Experience of growing income from a variety of sources and of developing new business.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator, well able to credibly represent the organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of successful networking and developing relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience of developing effective partnerships.
• Experience of working in partnership with a board of trustees.
• Ability to demonstrate continuing personal development.
• Experience of work with local and regional media to enhance profile.
• Experience of contract negotiation and management with funders/ commissioners.
• Understanding of the governance, legal and regulatory requirements of managing a charity.
• Experience of working with an infrastructure involving volunteers.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex financial information and understanding of risk management.
• Understanding of current and potential changes in the not for profit and statutory sectors.
• Understanding of the public sector and able to demonstrate drive and passion for the work of the organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of successful networking and developing relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and empathise with the needs of carers.
• Substantial experience of coaching managers.

Home-Start Barnet is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children. Our volunteers support families experiencing difficulties by visiting them regularly in their own homes and offering them friendship, emotional and practical help.

This new role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Digital Officer to help transform the way in which our charity works, bringing us into the digital age. This is a multifaceted role, which requires the post holder to take a central position within our organisation, and support us with elements of internal and external communications, social media, recruitment of volunteers and training to enable us to work better using digital platforms. The Digital Officer will possess the skills, passion and creativity to help create a digital agenda and drive it forward.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Carry out an internal audit of the digital capabilities of staff as well as our operations
• Create a digital plan for the charity, with clear deliverables and a plan for implementation to ensure a digital culture is embedded across Home-Start Barnet.
• Help to lead the charity through digital transformation by being a digital advocate and encouraging a ‘digital first’ culture where appropriate
• Research into appropriate external training to enable staff and volunteers to work remotely, while effectively supervising volunteers and supporting families
• Develop necessary policies and procedures to support digital working, safeguarding and GDPR compliance
• Support the CEO and Director of Operations to evolve all aspects of HSB’s online presence, including the website and social media channels
• Increase followers across all social media channels through the production and sharing of innovative and creative content and engaging with supporters.
• Support awareness raising of HSB in boroughs of operation through digital channels to increase referrals and to attract more volunteers
• Assist in the remote recruitment and training of volunteers, working closely with the Volunteer Managers and other members of the team

We are currently recruiting for: Individual Giving Fundraising Officer

Hours of work: 35 hrs per week, Full Time, Permanent
Location: Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, 48 – 50 Albert Road, St Philips, Bristol BS2 0XA
Salary Range: £25,000 - £28,000 (DoE)

This is an exciting new role at Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, which has been created to develop and implement our Individual Giving fundraising strategy. We are looking for an experienced and inspired fundraiser to join our small team to help us to develop the huge potential for growth in this area.

Bristol A.R.C has been here for pets, for people and for Bristol since 1887.  It is our mission to provide the best possible care for Bristol’s animals in need, treating them with the compassion and respect they deserve.  We remain committed to helping, healing and homing animals for as long as they need us.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to have a direct impact on the development and implementation of our Individual Giving strategy. We are an ambitious organisation with big growth plans, and are willing to invest in new ideas to help achieve our goals.

In this key role you will be playing a vital part in developing supporter journeys’, responsible for recruiting, retaining and developing individual donors, ensuring that we provide our supporters with the best donor experience possible, where they feel valued and informed about the impact they are making.

Working closely with the Fundraising Team, you will develop the charity's Individual Giving strategy to take our fundraising to the next level, growing our supporter database and generating income from both existing and new donors. You will work across all areas of Individual Giving, including Legacy Giving, Major Donors, Appeals, and Regular Giving, and bring experience of driving effective direct marketing activity, delivered on time and to budget, with a focus on maximising income and lifetime value. You will work closely with the senior team to develop and implement multi-year strategies to significantly increase income and other support in these areas, in-line with the overall fundraising strategy.

You will have responsibility for managing your own budget, providing financial reports and monthly KPIs, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation including GDPR.

Closing date for applications: 5.00pm on Tuesday 18th August

Interviews to be held: Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Friday 28th August/Thursday 2nd September 2020. Our aim is to interview on site at Bristol A.R.C., but we will also consider remote interviews via online conference call. Please indicate in your covering letter whether you will be available on these dates, and if you would need your interview to take place online.

Desired start date: ASAP

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

In order to maximise resources spent on our work for animals we will only contact applicants invited for interview.  If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the Closing Date you should assume that your application has not been successful this time.

Bristol Animal Rescue Centre and Bristol A.R.C. are the working names for RSPCA Bristol & District Branch (a charity registered in England & Wales 205858) and the linked charity the Bristol Dogs and Cats Home (a charity registered in England & Wales 205858-1)

Please note that we request no enquiries from agencies.

Starlight Children’s Foundation is the national children’s charity that exists to preserve childhood throughout serious illness. We do this through our hospital play & distraction services, wish granting and Starlight Escapes. Access to play during serious illness is especially important as a contributor to successful treatment and healthy development. It enables children to grow and develop; and to experience childhood as it should be.

It’s an exciting time for Starlight as we plan our autumn/winter integrated campaign, launch a new website and develop our brand. If you’re experienced in planning and delivering PR campaigns and generating media coverage and have a passion for using those skills to help us grow our crucial work, then you could be the person we need to join our team.

We have some extraordinary stories to tell; with your extensive PR campaign experience and ability to sell-in stories to a wide variety of media outlets, you will help Starlight to become uppermost in people’s minds as a vital children’s charity.

Your ability to creatively and consistently tell emotive stories to engage with families, friends, medical staff and corporate partners will be central to us delivering on our strategy. Working alongside the Head of Marketing & Communications and the rest of the team, you’ll have a chance to help shape it too.

Above all, you will like nothing more than the buzz of finding compelling stories, selling them in and achieving great media coverage and engagement with all our audiences.

Based in London (Hammersmith) and with a competitive salary and benefits package. For full details, including how to apply, download the candidate information pack below.

Senior Communications Officer,

Behaviour Change

 (ref: SUS2958)

£27,528 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

This role is ideal for a passionate person who wants to tell the story of the active and sustainable travel initiatives being delivered by the Behaviour Change team using a variety of marketing channels, media outlets, social media and events, ensuring key influencing and consumer audiences hear the exciting news.

You will have demonstrable experience of working in a communications environment in either marketing, PR or similar and experience of writing / editing content for publications, press releases and website and using social media in a professional environment.  With a good understanding of the communications environment including media, digital and marketing, you will lead on the commissioning of promotional photography and video content and be part of the team creating engaging and dynamic content promoting Sustrans behaviour change projects in Scotland.  You will also be committed to the ideas of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Monday 17 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom during week of Monday 24 August 2020. 

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the

community.

Just for Kids Law is a dynamic charity working with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform. We do this by providing legal representation and advice, direct advocacy and support, and through strategic litigation, campaigning and equipping others to work for children’s rights.

We are looking for an energetic self-starting Communications Officer to play a pivotal role in the organisation.

You will work to establish, maintain and develop the effective planning and delivery of the organisation’s media (including social media) and external profile, website, internal communications and campaigning activity. This will involve working closely with the CEO to maintain our websites, social media channels, news media profile and other communication activities. We are ambitious about what we want to achieve and the communications targets we want to meet.

Just for Kids Law has a strong reputation for punching well above its weight and is looking for an ambitious individual who wants to make their mark and gain wide ranging experience in a busy organisation that wants to maintain and further raise its profile.

The Communications Officer will work closely with the Senior Management Team as well as being well connected to the whole staff team. We are a friendly and supportive organisation providing a unique opportunity for somebody to make a real impact.

Please apply in writing by completing our application form.

Just for Kids Law believes in the value of a diverse workforce and encourages applications from people from all ethnic, cultural, religious and social backgrounds: in particular, people from BAME, LGBTQI+, etc. We strive to create a diverse working environment where anyone, regardless of background, can thrive.

To apply, please complete (attached) application form.  CVs will not be accepted.

Closing time for all applications is 5pm on Monday,  31st August 2020.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday, 16th September 2020.

If you have not heard from us by 9th September 2020, you haven’t been successful for the interview.

Employment information

 Job title: Communications Officer

Contract term: Permanent

Location: Central London (currently Islington) 

 Hours: 35 hours (full time)

Salary range: £28,000 to £32,000

Pension: 5% per matching following probation. 4% matching during probation

Leave: A full time member of staff has 30 days annual leave which includes three days to be taken at Christmas in addition to bank holidays (usually 8)

 Probation period: 6 months

Salary Payment method: Payment is made by electronic transfer on or shortly before the 28th of each calendar month covering payment for that same calendar month.

These details are provided for information only and do not form part of an employment contract or job offer. 

Future Gifts Officer
Location: Cambridge / Home Working
Hours: 20 hours p/w (flexible)
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity has an outstanding reputation for excellence in palliative and end of life care. We support people in Cambridgeshire, who are living with life-limiting illnesses and advance conditions. Our positive and practical services deliver care, counselling and education, helping patients to live well and their families to live on.

We are seeking to appoint a Future Gifts Officer within our high performing Fundraising and Communications team.

This role traditionally called Gifts in Wills Officer has been reshaped in order to respond to the constant evolution of the Charity and it desire to be forward looking. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing our pipeline for gifts pledged in people’s wills to help secure the financial sustainability of the charity into the future.  The newly appointed Future Gifts Officer will be building on a great track record of legacy fundraising and bring about even more impact for our community.

Can you see yourself as being part of #TeamArthur?

You will be a motivated and driven individual with patience, compassion, and empathy.  You will have a confident and professional nature, who can communicate effectively with anyone you meet.

You will be able to demonstrate your ability to successfully inform, inspire and influence a variety of people by different methods and types of communications. You will be highly organised and like working as a part of a team.

Deadline for applications is midnight on 13th August.
Interviews: 25th &26th August

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please. 

Come and help us make history…

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cathedral as it enters a key period. The Digital Communications Officer will help us to develop inspiring new content to promote the depth and breadth of Cathedral life and to grow our online audience.

We’re looking for a motivated team-player with a creative approach to communicating with and engaging audiences online. If you are a digital communications specialist who is passionate about bringing heritage and faith to life through compelling content, we’d like to hear from you.  This important role will join our busy Development and Communications Team with a focus on delivering our digital communications strategy to ensure that our online content and platforms are: maximising our reach and impact; meet with current best practices; and align with the Cathedral’s vision and strategy.

Ideally, you will have at least 18 months experience in a similar role within the heritage, charity or private sector. We are looking for someone with the following skills:

• Strong, proven digital communication skills, with experience of successfully mobilising campaigns and projects online
• Ability to communicate stories and key messages to target audiences through a variety of digital mediums
• Proven ability to produce high quality digital content using images, video and text
• Excellent copywriting skills, particularly for digital content, including for a range of social media platforms
• Video and / or sound recording and editing experience for the purpose of producing digital content
• Working knowledge of website design and editing

Crucially, you’ll be ready to make the role your own and help the Cathedral to take its digital communications to the next level. In return, we offer the rewarding experience of working in a multi-faceted heritage site and dedicated support to help you develop your career. Opportunities like this are rare, so if you are looking for a stimulating role where no day is the same and you can really make your mark, this could be the perfect job for you.

Closing date is 9am on Monday 24 August 2020

Interview date is Wednesday 8 September 2020

Bransby Horses is one of the biggest equine charities in the UK. With the generosity of supporters, the charity is dedicated to improving the lives of horses, ponies, donkeys and mules.  Home to more than 300 equines, there are plenty of four-legged friends to meet. The beautiful 600 acre site, just outside of Lincoln, has endless walkways for visitors to explore, a café, gift shop, and exhibition, play park and picnic area.                                                                    

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic data orientated individual with fundraising experience to join our Donor Relations Team reporting to the Fundrasing Manager. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the supporter database, Donor Strategy, fully supports the Fundraising team to maximize income generation. Offering full database and technical support to database users as well as working to create effective segmented donor related campaigns for Direct Marketing and e-marketing.

Tasks will consist of:
importing and exporting data to and from Donor Strategy from a variety of sources;
Ongoing cleanse of the database;
supporting the Fundraising team in delivering appeals;
working within the Donor Relations and Individual Giving teams to improve supporter insight.

The salary is £23673.00 per annum (dependant on experience) and comes with an attractive benefits package. 
The hours of work are 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website. Unfortunately, we do not accept CVs or applications through Indeed. 

The closing date is 4 pm 13th August, with interviews anticipated to take place on Friday 21st August. 

Bransby Horses is an equal opportunities employer and will seek to ensure that candidates and employees are treated equitably regardless of their gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origins, age, disability, socio-economic background, religious or political beliefs and affiliations, marital status, maternity or paternity, family responsibilities, sex and/or sexual orientation.