We are seeking a passionate leader to take over the role of Chief Executive: a unique individual who can ensure Mosac achieves its full potential. Mosac is a unique charity, supporting the protective parents of sexually abused children in a safe and non-judgemental environment. TO APPLY please email with an up to date CV and one page covering letter telling us why you should be our next Chief Executive. Interviews will be held in first 2 weeks of July 2020.

JobTitle: Chief Executive

Hours: 28 per week

Reports to: Chair of Trustees

Responsible for: Staff (8) and Volunteers (20-25)

Location: Brockley, South East London

Mosac Background

Mosac has been delivering unique support services for the families of victims of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) for over 27 years. In a safe environment, we offer free services to families affected by CSA, all of whom are vulnerable with some being excluded, or facing other forms of hardship

We enable families to achieve and sustain an improved quality of life by rebuilding confidence, alleviating isolation, improving well-being and resilience, promoting inclusion and empowering individuals to move on with their lives, with the skills and knowledge to safeguard themselves and their children in the future.

 Mosac’s services include:

• National Helpline
• Counselling
• Play Therapy
• Advocacy & Advice
• Training

Job Purpose
The Chief Executive provides strategic direction, in partnership with the Board of volunteer Trustees and day-to-day leadership in collaboration with the staff. The CEO leads and actively manages corporate functions including finances, HR, infrastructure and organisational development. The CEO ensures quality and efficiency internally, and strong external relationships and reputation.

Key Job Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership, Management & Organisational development

• Translate the vision, mission, aims and organisational strategy into high quality service delivery, working cultures and practices
• Work with the Board to develop the business plan and translate it into measurable actions, reporting to the Board on progress
• Actively lead on identifying and securing funding
• Actively lead on the development of partnerships
• Raise Mosac’s external profile by developing relationships, and acting as senior point of contact with funders, policy-makers, media and potential partners to promote awareness of Mosac’s work and secure on-going support and resources
• Ensure Mosac develops and maintains a culture of continuous learning, development and innovation in a way which underpins organisational aims and values.

Financial Management and infrastructure

• Actively lead on financial management, including formulating, monitoring and reporting on the annual budget
• Oversee systems and procedures for internal financial control and protection of funds in accordance with Charity Commission Guidance
• Manage the organisation’s physical infrastructure.

Human Resources

• Take responsibility for human resources and development, including ensuring Mosac is a fair and reasonable employer
• Ensure staff and volunteers are inducted, directed, supported and supervised to enable them to carry out their duties

Government, Risk Management & Compliance

• Support the Board to ensure Mosac complies with all statutory requirements as an employer and a service provider
• Support the Board including preparation of papers for Board meetings and support in inducting new Board members
• Work with the Board to identify organisational risks and put in place controls to mitigate these risks and review as necessary
• To be the Data Controller for Mosac ensuring information is collected, processed and retained in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act.

Values

• Role model the anti-discriminatory values of Mosac adopting non-oppressive, empowering communication and participatory decision-making processes
• Take all possible steps to ensure the safety and confidentiality of service users, staff and stakeholders.

Person Specification

• A passionate leader committed to making a difference for people facing some of the greatest possible personal challenges
• 3 years senior management experience
• Able to lead an organisation during this time of crisis caused by the pandemic
• Demonstrable success or capability in fundraising
• Understanding of the sensitivities and values required to work in a sensitive field
• Experience or ability to actively manage corporate services functions including  budgeting and HR
• Ability to understand the external environment, including as an ambassador for the organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service and Data Protection

Due to the nature of Mosac’s work with vulnerable children and adults, the CEO will be required to provide information for a Criminal record check (Disclosure and Barring Service) on first appointment and thereafter every two years. Where the CEO has access to data relating to clients of Mosac, all such personal data shall be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation introduced on 21 May 2018.

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Research Manager you will lead, deliver and support high quality research on Plan International’s focus areas set in terms of the new Global Strategy to 2022, in collaboration with research team members, MER Specialists from the 75+ Programme Countries, as well as external consultants who may be appointed from time to time.

You will, in consultation with the Director of Research, plan, lead and undertake global research needed in support of the development of guidelines, policy and position papers, programme development and organisational learning; publish in respected journals to inform and improve Plan’s programmes; and use research from across the organisation to increase Plan’s organisational learning and thought leadership in its focus areas both internal and external.

The Individual

With demonstrable experience preferably in research methods, development studies or a related subject.

A good understanding of international development issues and experience of working in international development.

Considerable experience of and skills of mixed methods or quantitative research

Good project management skills, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work to tight deadline

Excellent interpersonal skills, working with people from different cultures and in different time zones, with integrity and honesty; experience working in a multi-cultural environment

Understanding and commitment to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As well as demonstrable experience in research ethics and data collection with children and vulnerable people

Fluent in English; excellent English writing skills, for both research and communication purposes.

Location: Global Hub, Woking. Where you must have the pre-existing right to live and work

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Director of Research and Knowledge Management

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 17 June 2020.  Interviews to take place w/c 22 June via Skype

National Director

An experienced and dynamic manager is required to lead a growing and ambitious charity to consolidate and further develop its position as a key strategic national network. NACCOM was established in 2006 to support organisations that provide people seeking asylum, refugees, and other migrants with housing and other assistance to prevent their destitution. The network has grown to represent 112 member organisations housing over 3,000 people last year.
The National Director will be responsible for delivering and developing our strategy, building on the growth that the organisation has experienced. We are looking for someone; with a passion for social justice, with excellent organisational and communication skills with a wide variety of stakeholders, who can foster collaborative partnerships, and who can see the big picture as well as having an attention to detail. They will lead a small staff team, located in different parts of the UK, and be committed to supporting other organisations reach their full potential, representing a growing sector to influence policy makers and opinion formers for the benefit of destitute people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants.

This is an exciting role for an ambitious and tenacious individual who wants to shape the future development of the organisation and influence the sector to make a big difference to the lives of increasing numbers of vulnerable people and those that support them.

Job Description – National Director

Responsible to: Board of Trustees (primarily Chair and Treasurer)

Organisational Context: NACCOM is committed to bringing an end to destitution amongst people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants with no recourse to public funds living in the UK. NACCOM exists to promote good practice in and support the establishment of accommodation projects that reduce destitution amongst people seeking asylum. In addition, they may also support migrants with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and / or refugees facing barriers to accessing affordable housing.

It does this by:

• providing information, advice, and networking opportunities to share learning and good practices to provide pathways out of destitution
• working with others (including those with lived experience) to raise awareness of destitution and campaign for a just and humane asylum system
• gathering and disseminating data on the scale of destitution and positive outcomes achieved by members

Job purpose:

1. To lead the work of NACCOM, working with its Trustees, Staff, Members to implement its vision to end destitution amongst people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants with no recourse to public funds in the UK;

2. To be responsible for the implementation of strategy, management and administration of the organisation, including its fundraising and finances;

3. To work with the Trustee Board to develop and review strategy, and fulfil its governance functions ensuring that it receives appropriate advice and information on all relevant matters;

4. To promote NACCOM and grow its membership and influence.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £40,760 - £43,662 p.a. (NJC – SCP points 38 – 41) + 6% pension

London allowance may be considered.

Contract: Permanent following a 6-month probation period

Location: Within the UK - home based or hosted within an office by agreement with regular travel to London and UK wide.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing NACCOM’s ‘Vision’ and ‘Strategic Plan’ working with trustees, staff, members, and partners.
• Lead and line manage staff, supporting them with regular supervision and appraisals to facilitate their work and development, including through appropriate training.
• Oversee the management of NACCOM’s finances together with the treasurer and finance administrator, including management accounts, audit preparation/financial reporting, to ensure that NACCOM remains financially healthy and complies with its legal obligations and good practice.
• Develop and lead the delivery of NACCOM’s fundraising strategy, including building relationships with grant making trusts, donors and supporters, reporting on the use of funds given.
• Work with staff, members and partners to identify and promote good practice in the delivery of accommodation for destitute people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants.
• Oversee and support the implementation of NACCOM’s advocacy and campaign strategy. This will include representing NACCOM locally and nationally; in the media, by meeting politicians, policy makers and other influencers.
• Work with members, key stakeholders and staff to improve the system of monitoring and collecting data from the network to record key outcomes/outputs of members work and the effects of destitution.
• Provide the Board of Trustees, and other stakeholders with timely, clear and comprehensive reports so they can monitor and evaluate NACCOM’s performance and governance.
• Promote NACCOM’s work to its members and externally building collaborative partnerships and engaging widely with cross sector networks.
• Promote a culture of inclusion and diversity within NACCOM and its member organisations.
• Oversee the organisation of the Annual Conference / AGM and other events as appropriate and the production of the annual impact report / report of accounts.
• Undertake other relevant duties as agreed with the Chair and the Board of Trustees

Person specification

The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate that he or she is/has;

• An understanding of the issues faced by people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants in the UK with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), particularly destitution.
• Experience of supporting and/or housing vulnerable people, identifying, and developing best practice, particularly from within the voluntary sector.
• Experience of strategic planning and implementation working with a diverse Board of Trustees.
• Proven success in raising funds from a variety of sources, including from trusts and foundations, as well as delivering and reporting on agreed outcomes and the evaluation of services.
• Management experience, including the management of staff, budgets, projects and volunteers.
• Proven track record of advocating for the rights of marginalised groups and experience of or an aptitude for working with the media.
• Demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The following key competencies will be required.

• A leader and effective manager who is dynamic, persuasive, and able to meet both the operational and strategic demands of the role
• An ability to manage competing priorities and a challenging workload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, enabling good relationships to be established and maintained with Trustees, colleagues, members, and other stakeholders.
• An excellent communicator with a high level of written and spoken English.
• A persuasive speaker, capable of positively influencing a wide range of audiences.
• Good networker with the ability to foster new partnerships, nurture and maintain existing ones and work collaboratively across sectors.
• The ability to work creatively and flexibly in a diverse range of situations and with a wide variety of people and organisations.
• Self-motivated, resilient, and able to work independently whilst keeping others informed, working collaboratively and being accountable to the Chair/Board
• An excellent role model and team player, able to engender an environment of mutual trust and respect.

Director of Income & Communications
Salary: £49,000 - £55,000
Location: Flexible (Lincolnshire, Essex, Medway or London)

This is an exciting opportunity to become the Director of Income & Communications for such an ambitious charity embarking on a new and exciting journey.

Carers First provides tailored information, advice, emotional and practical support to young people and adults who look after a relative or friend who could not manage without their help.

We have expanded our size and geographic reach in recent years, and we now work across Medway, Essex, London and Lincolnshire, supporting over 23,500 carers their families. We’re a charity that puts people at the heart of our work, focusing on continuous improvement.

Our new Director of Income & Communications will lead, inspire and manage a newly integrated Income and Communications team to achieve the charity’s ambition of diversifying and increasing income, reaching more carers and increasing awareness of Carers First and challenges facing carers.

You will oversee the development of an inspiring new Carers First brand, key messages and case for support and build engagement with key audiences to ensure that Carers First can reach and assist more carers and improve understanding of the work of Carers First and the issues surrounding carers.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled fundraiser with demonstrable experience in developing and implementing successful income growth from a diverse range of sources, primarily statutory and trusts & fundraising but also considering major donors, legacies and corporate partnerships in the longer term.

With a track record of success in income generation and a proven ability to drive change and transformation, you’ll strive for excellence in everything you do and inspire confidence, have strong resilience and a natural empathy for the issues surrounding carers and care providers.

In return you’ll be part of an organisation that really values and recognises its staff, carers and volunteers for the incredible value they bring. This person will have a significant positive impact on the lives of carers, and will see the impact their work is having on a daily basis.

For further information and to apply for this role, please visit the job page on Peridot's website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: Monday 22nd June 2020

Director of Services
Salary: £49,000 - £55,000
Location: Flexible (Lincolnshire, Essex, Medway or London)

Are you an experienced senior leader within the social care or health space looking for an exciting new challenge and the ability to lead successful change and service improvement? If so, this could be the role for you.

Carers First provides tailored information, advice, emotional and practical support to young people and adults who look after a relative or friend who could not manage without their help.

We have expanded our size and geographic reach in recent years, and we now work across Medway, Essex, London and Lincolnshire, supporting over 23,500 carers their families. We’re a charity that puts people at the heart of our work, focusing on continuous improvement.

Our new Director of Services will lead, inspire and manage our community-based services teams, Carers Hub and volunteer team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and accomplished leader who can work in co-production with carers to ensure that our services are exceptional, well led, innovative and contribute to making a positive difference to the lives of carers.

This role will build effective relationships and partnerships and play an active role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Carers First in implementing the charity’s strategy and unlocking the whole organisation’s potential.

You will have a proven experience of leading successful change programmes and service improvement, striving for excellence in everything you do. We’re looking for a natural people leader, ideally with some experience of multi-disciplinary leadership of staff and/or volunteers across geographically dispersed sites.

Having held significant budgets, led value for money and efficiencies, you will have strong financial acumen, a sound understanding of funding and commissioning and be passionate about growing and expanding our organisation and driving financial sustainability.

You’ll inspire confidence, have strong resilience and have a natural empathy with the issues surrounding carers..

In return, you’ll be part of an organisation that really values and recognises its staff, carers and volunteers for the incredible value they bring. This person will have a significant positive impact on the lives of carers, and will see the impact their work is having on a daily basis.

For further information and to apply for this role, please visit the job page on Peridot's website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: Monday 22nd June 2020

The Voluntary Arts Media Partnerships Director will be responsible for co-ordinating Voluntary Arts’ media partnerships across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This will include overseeing the Up for Arts Development Programme, 2020-23, managing the Up for Arts staff team, supporting the national Get Creative campaign and co-ordinating the Voluntary Arts PR Strategy. The Director will act as an advocate and champion for the voluntary arts sector with media partners.

After two years of incubation at the RSA, the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission has now become an independent charitable organisation.

The charity is shifting gear from generating ideas and recommendations to supporting practical actions and real change. It is focussing wholeheartedly on its core mission of connecting food, farming, countryside and the public's health for a just transition to a greener, fairer economy in response to climate and nature, public health, and now Covid-19 emergencies. Providing practical, evidence led recommendations, FFCC will be working to help create a more sustainable and fairer economy for everyone. It is now looking for new team members who are also committed to its mission and purpose, with a fierce optimism that what we all do matters and who want to help grow the movement for change. FFCC is a national organisation with a commitment to offering and developing modern and adaptable working practices. They welcome applicants from anywhere in the UK and will be happy to explore flexible and work from home arrangements which meet the needs of its work.

We are delighted to be working with FFCC to recruit a Deputy Director to join its growing team at this vital and exciting time for the charity.

This vital role will involve working very closely with the CEO and wider team to help the charity achieve its goals, to deputise in the CEO's absence and to develop the evidence led, pragmatic approach in support of the charity's ambitious agenda for change. This will include assisting the day to day running of the charity, developing research and policy strategies, advising on systems change, mobilising networks and deepening stakeholder engagement. Ensuring the charity, its commissioners and stakeholders are kept updated on key policy issues, this role will also be responsible for keeping abreast of developments in national and local government policy in this rapidly changing landscape.

The successful candidate will be mission-led and will have a proven track record in leading teams and policy development ideally in one or more of our core areas of food, sustainable farming, environmental or countryside development sectors. Pragmatic, creative and intellectually curious, this person will have worked at pace in fast moving environments, managing multiple projects and will have lead on policy driven, evidence based programmes of change. They will have a track-record of raising the game in creating public awareness of complex issues and mobilising national networks to achieve ambitious goals. This person will speak with credibility to leaders in business, government and wider rural and urban audiences and will reflect the collaborative, outcomes driven and generous approach of FFCC. Familiar with all modern research methodologies, this person will understand the challenge of turning policy into practice and theories into action and will understand the importance of Action Research in providing solid and practical recommendations for systems change.

FFCC is proud to be a charity committed to its purpose, optimistic that what we do helps towards creating sustainable change through excellent research and analysis, bringing together diverse perspectives and facilitating new ways of working. The successful candidate will possess the passion and drive to make this happen.

Visit our dedicated careers site to find out more and apply for the role.
 

Are you inspired by birds and nature and passionate about science? 

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is seeking a new CEO to lead this vibrant organisation, champion its values and deliver its vision of ‘a world inspired by birds and informed by science’.

You will take overall responsibility for design and execution of the BTO strategic vision, building our thriving organisational culture, and providing leadership to our people and network of volunteers who deliver world-class science, engagement and communication.

We seek a CEO with a participative leadership style, capable of providing clear direction, being a confident advocate for the BTO vision and a first-class communicator.

You will be able to demonstrate experience in strategic leadership, the development of successful organisational culture and partnership-working, skills in communication to a wide range of audiences, and knowledge of science and wildlife conservation.

The Chief Executive is accountable to the Board for delivering the mission of BTO.  You will report to the Chair of the Board, Professor Jenny Gill, and be supported by department Directors and 130 committed and hard-working staff, based at our headquarters in Norfolk, our country offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Porzana in East Sussex.

The post of CEO of the BTO will become vacant on the retirement ofDr Andy Clements in December 2020.

‘This is an extremely exciting opportunity to lead a wonderful charity, in which skilled professionals and volunteers work together to deliver world-class science, outreach and impact. The BTO has a clear vision and goals, underpinned by the shared passion and commitment of staff, trustees, members and volunteers, and has been skilfully led by our exceptional outgoing CEO, Dr Andy Clements. The response of the BTO to the current pandemic has been agile and innovative, and the charity has continued to grow and develop during these unprecedented times. It is a pleasure and privilege to serve as Chair of BTO Board of Trustees, and I look forward to supporting the next CEO in helping the BTO continue to flourish’ (Professor Jenny Gill, Chair of BTO Board).

For further information about BTO and the role see the attached role description. 

MAKING AN APPLICATION

Your application should consist of a CV and covering letter responding to the following questions:

1. The BTO is reaching the end of the 2015-2020 strategy period. How would you approach the next strategy period? 500 words.

2. Think about a time when you were involved in the introduction of a new system or process. How did you bring people together to make it successful and resolve issues? 300 words.

3. Imagine you are talking to a potential donor. How would you explain the role of BTO? 200 words.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on Friday 5 June.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held remotely on Wednesday 8 July

Charity No. 216652 (E&W); SC039193 (Scotland)

Currently fully homeworking, future home working will be reviewed dependant on government guidance, the company requirements and travel arrangements.

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is the National Young Carer Organisation which has been providing high quality, transformational support for young carers aged 5-12 for nearly 25 years. As the go-to organisation for referral organisations seeking support for young carers, including local authorities, Social Services, School Welfare Officers and GP’s, Honeypot supports over 3,000 children annually.

Now is the time to join us, if you are seeking to be an influencer in the way we approach vital campaigns in the coming year. We promote open thinking and creativity and as part of our amazing team you will be encouraged to challenge us using your previous wealth of digital experience and creativity.

Honeypot is at an exciting developmental stage of new digital services, plus the launch of highly impactful services for most disadvantaged and needy groups of young carers. These new services combine with Honeypot’s existing range of highly respected core services to create highly newsworthy and engaging Social Media content

2021 is Honeypot’s 25th Anniversary year from the date of its founding. This presents a rich opportunity for the Social Media Officer to make an outstanding contribution in helping to lead a year of celebrations and communications.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter that demonstrates your creativity, communication skills and why you believe you can offer us an exceptional campaign leader.

Personal Assistant to Chief Executive

Salary: £30k - £35k and attractive terms, dependent on experience

The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) is an international forum where science meets business.  Established in 1881, SCI is a registered charity, based in London, with members in over 70 countries.

SCI’s principle charitable objective is to advance the application of science into industry for public benefit, and it does this through events, publications and other activities.

SCI seeks an experienced full-time Personal Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Chief Executive.  Routine duties include diary management, managing a contacts database, filing, travel and meeting arrangements and management for the Chief Executive. This is also a supporting role for assisting with the charity’s governance and the reception area and will require governance or board committee experience (including minute taking) in respect of the Board of Trustees.

We are looking for a professional and experienced PA to join this small, friendly team. The role involves liaising with senior level contacts so requires someone from a professional background comfortable liaising with CEOs and other senior directors.  

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be flexible, proactive and have experience of organising a busy executive office. The ability to plan, prioritise and work to deadlines is important. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential. Experience of working in a senior capacity in a professional or corporate environment is essential.

This role is normally office based, with the office in Belgravia, central London, but is currently home based due to the COVID regulations.  On an ongoing basis there is the possibility of working from home part-time.

Knowledge, skills and experience required for this position

• At least 5 years’ demonstrable experience as a Personal Assistant.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Strong organisational skills, flexible and the proven ability to multitask.
• Experienced minute taker.
• High level of computer literacy with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with Planner and PowerPoint, Sharepoint and Teams.
• Proactive and willing to act on own initiative both individually and as a member of a team.
• High aptitude for spelling and grammar, and accuracy in data entry and proof-reading.
• Personable, positive and a team player.
• Understanding of a charity or membership organisation desirable.

Deadline: Midnight on 12 June 2020 however, please note, interviews may take place before the closing date for the right candidate.

Please apply with your CV and a covering letter detailing your experience via the online option.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting and enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers and their families to employment, social security and health care. We deliver advice and casework to over 2,000 pregnant women and new parents each year and have an active programme of research, policy and campaigning.

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to lead on our work with trusts and foundations.  The role will involve researching new funders and projects and preparing funding applications and reports to funders.  The role will work closely with the Director.  This is a new post and will focus on fundraising for 2021 and beyond as we are on track to meet targets this financial year.

We are looking for someone with experience of researching and preparing effective funding applications; preparing reports to funders; and excellent time management, including coordinating input from other staff.

The post is for twelve months with the possibility of extension.

The role will be part of our small team based in Finsbury Park, London.  The post is for 14 hours a week though we are prepared to consider applications for 10 hours or more. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements during normal business hours.  We are open to office working or home working from anywhere in the UK. 

Please send us an application outlining how you meet the selection criteria and your CV.  Applications close 8 June 2020.  Interviews will be held remotely on 17-18 June 2020.

Role details: 

Job title: Head of Fundraising

Department: Fundraising

Reports to: Managing Director

Salary: Competitive 

Hours of work: 40 hours per week 

Job description: 

Founders4Schools are delighted to announce this exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to lead their fundraising activities. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for income generation within the organisation and will report to the Managing Director. 

Founders4Schools is an award-winning educational-tech charity which connects children and young people with inspirational role models to raise their aspirations, to fulfil their potential and to prepare them for the rapidly changing world of work. We have created a simple, free-to-use digital platform which enables teachers all over the UK to connect with employers and professionals in their local community. Our work aims to tackle inequality by providing equal access to the world of work, to support young people by connecting what they learn at school with future careers and to provide young people with the confidence they need to take their first steps into the workplace. 

To be successful in this role, you will need to have an entrepreneurial and self-directed approach to fundraising and have the ability to work collaboratively with your colleagues. You will have experience across a range of fundraising disciplines with a focus on corporate partnerships, securing grants from trusts and foundations and major donors. You will need to have experience of writing and implementing a fundraising strategy, be skilled in managing internal and external stakeholders and have excellent communication skills 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and determined individual who is eager to make a big difference in a small but rapidly growing educational-tech charity. 

Main duties: 

Corporate Fundraising

Design and deliver on an effective fundraising strategy to meet corporate fundraising targets agreed with the Managing Director, attracting new five and six figure corporate donors. 

• Actively marshall our volunteer and partner networks to identify new corporate supporters
• Create compelling partnership proposals to attract new support with detailed business cases for specific projects
• Meet and pitch to board level members of SMEs and to CSR teams in larger organisations. 
• Prepare and deliver impact reports to funders annually or within prescribed deadlines as required

Trusts and Foundations

Design and deliver on an effective fundraising strategy to meet the trust and foundation target as agreed with the Managing Director, attracting new five and six figure grants. 

• Undertake research to identify potential funders
• Prepare high quality, detailed and compelling trust applications and proposals, marshalling the latest data from Founders4Schools and about youth employability in general. 
• Ensure grant deliverables align with operational strategy
• Keep an accurate record of applications, contact, income and reporting requirements for all trusts and foundations income enabling quick reporting on income and accurate prediction of predicted income.

Major Donor Income 

Work with the MD and other stakeholders such as our Advisory Council and Trustees to identify and develop engagement approaches to high net worth individuals. 

Finance

• Keep accurate records of and ensure timely collection of income across all fundraising streams and thank all donors appropriately. 
• Report regularly to the Board of Trustees on fundraising activities and progress against targets. 
• Prepare an annual budget with the Managing Director
• Achieve targets by the end of the year. 

Management

• Effectively line-manage a small team 

Person Specification

Essential

Personal track record of delivering against set income targets

Experience of writing and implementing a fundraising strategy 

Experience of identifying and building relationships with new fundraising prospects. 

Extensive experience in building successful corporate partnerships and sponsorship package

Considerable experience of creating successful fundraising bids and delivering income from trusts and foundations

Excellent verbal and written skills

Convincing presentation and negotiation skills

Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and convey a genuine passion for our cause

Proven ability to work with colleagues from a range of disciplines

Strong administrative skills and ability to prioritise across multiple work streams 

To be passionate about raising the aspirations of children and young people. 

Desirable

Experience in orchestrating individual giving campaigns and encouraging regular donations

Experience in organising fundraising events

Experience, Education & Professional Skills 

At least five years of experience in charity fundraising with a proven track record in generating income from corporate and trust funders.

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience 

Please apply online with your CV and cover letter. Please explain why you want this role, what you would bring to the team and how your skills and experience would enable us to increase our success. 

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and poor animal welfare. 

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated alternatives. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2019 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2019) to find out more about who we are and what we do. 

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Communications Manager to join our team. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure: shorturl.at/JW367.

How You Will Make a Difference 

You will lead on planning and delivering impact across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines, including media and public relations, brand marketing, digital and social media, and the production of content and materials. Your ‘North Star’ will be to advance the alternative proteins sector across Europe, and to ensure that GFI Europe is the go-to thought leader within the sector. As our first communications hire in our growing team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing a strategic communications plan for GFI Europe.

• Work closely with our Managing Director on developing and executing an impactful public relations programme, including writing and placing press releases, op-eds, articles and blogs, etc, to deliver and shape positive coverage for GFI Europe and the alternative proteins sector. 

• Developing a clear, impactful narrative and key messages, and delivering these across all communications channels. 

• Building relationships with journalists in the fields of science, academia, business, innovation, entrepreneurship, food/ag, and policy. 

• Acting as a spokesperson for GFI Europe when necessary.

• Understanding, listening, and following the European conversation around alternative proteins to identify new opportunities to promote the sector and GFI Europe’s work in key European countries.

• Identifying, building relationships with and influencing key organisations and opinion leaders across Europe to strengthen the narrative that supports the alternative protein sector.

• Working with fundraising colleagues to develop and implement strategies for reaching, recruiting and stewarding supporters.

• Collaborating with our policy team to ensure our political communication is effective and reaches the right audience.

• Managing GFI Europe’s social media activity and potentially developing online tools such as a new website and webinars.

• Coordinating with colleagues, and potentially external consultants, to oversee the production of GFI Europe publications and material including brochures, presentations and one-pagers, and act as our ‘brand guardian’ to ensure consistency.

• Potentially working with and overseeing agencies, freelancers and others to help deliver the above. 

• Performing other tasks as required as a member of our small start-up team.

Who we’re looking for: 

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• Significant (ideally 5 or more years) communications experience, for example in public relations, media relations, social media or journalism. 

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive press releases and articles.

• A passion for, and demonstrated success with, proactive media outreach, including effectively developing and pitching stories to journalists that resulted in positive coverage.

• Good judgement and news-sense: to successfully spot opportunities and ‘hooks’ to secure coverage, and to get the substance, tone and nuance of our message right. 

• The ability to devise a well-informed strategy for GFI Europe’s comms work, in terms of audience mapping, channels, messaging. 

• Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.

• A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering communications impact.

• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organization: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines. 

• Fluent English, both written and spoken. We would also welcome applications from candidates who, in addition, can work in other major European languages.

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

The Fine Print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent

• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the COVID situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in-person approximately once every six weeks for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. There may also be other occasional work trips within Europe or to the US.

• Salary: £38,000 - £44,000.  This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.

• Right to work requirements: We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work and travel in the EU or UK.

• Application Deadline: 29 June 2020, 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!

Any questions?  If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at  europe (at) gfi (dot) org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

16hrs per week I Based in North Kensington, London I Flexible office / home based 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Evaluation Manager to join our team. You will help The Nucleo Project to understand and communicate the impact it has on the children and young people who participate, as well as the wider community. You will lead on and deliver a framework for evaluating the project, and you will use this research to support the rest of the team to reflect on and improve its work. 

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for a candidate who has excellent communication skills, experience in research, a rigorous and detail-oriented approach, and a strong ethos for working in a community-based charity focused on youth. The role will require someone who is both technically skilled and good with people, and who is excited about playing a key role in the organisation's development. A commitment to the charity’s mission is essential. 

The role

While not exhaustive, the following list of responsibilities gives a comprehensive overview of the role:

• Developing and co-ordinating the learning and evaluation programme, using a measurement framework created by Sound Connections as a basis
• Sourcing qualitative and quantitative data from our participants and the wider community, to include both musical and non-musical outcomes 
• Creating strong processes for data management and for learning through data analysis
• Effectively communicating any learnings both internally and externally 
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the effective use of organisational learning in developing pedagogy and practice, and improving outcomes for our young people

Other core requirements 

• As this role will require working closely with children and young people an enhanced DBS check will be required. We can arrange this for the successful candidate. 
• We are actively interested in bringing people into the organisation from the widest possible pool of talent. We believe that having a wide range of perspectives and experience will help us do our work better. So if your life experience helps you to relate to our project, then we would especially like to hear from you.  

About us

The Nucleo Project was set up in 2013 to offer ensemble-based musical opportunities to children and young people in North Kensington, completely free of charge. We are part of the global El Sistema movement, which began in Venezuela in 1975.
Our students commit to an immersive and rigorous programme which fosters rapid progress and high achievement, as well as strong bonds within our community and a truly transformative difference in our young musicians’ day to day lives.

Interested? Please send your CV with contact details for 2 referees and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post by end of day, Wednesday 8th July 2020.