We are looking for a dynamic Director of Learning who shares our values and ambition to cover maternity leave from March 2020. We are a motivated team who are challenge social inequality in educational attainment through an innovative after-school literacy programme for 9-12 year old children.

We offer children who are falling behind at school and have fewer advantages in their lives a programme to improve their reading, writing, confidence and perseverance, so they can acheive at school and beyond.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team leading a high-impact social change programme in an incredibly exciting period of growth and development. You will be joining us at an exciting time in our journey to help lead the organisation, as we continue to expand our Learning Programme’s reach beyond Hackney and Haringey.

You will be overseeing the strategic development and delivery of our Learning Programme by two teams along with helping us find and develop the next team.

We value honesty, openness and hard work. We have a strong ethos of caring deeply about the children we work with and going above and beyond to support each other.

Through strategic leadership you will lead and inspire an established and successful fundraising team across multiple income streams.

As a visionary leader you will create and embed a fundraising culture across the organisation that drives growth in voluntary income, encourages diversified income streams and delivers sustainable growth for the charity’s services.

Job specification

• You will lead the development and delivery of strategic multi-year plans which drive sustainable, long-term growth in voluntary and statutory income.
• As an inspiring leader you will motivate the Fundraising team to strive for growth across all income streams, fostering a culture of collaborative working and cross-team support.
• You will have overall responsibility for the fundraising strategy, reviewing on an ongoing basis to mitigate risks and achieve targets.
• As a member of SMT you will contribute to the overall strategic direction of the charity.
• You will work closely with trustees, patrons and ambassadors to identify and secure further support.

Person specification

• You will strategically lead the team but remain hands on – happy to muck in where necessary.
• As Director of Fundraising you will have a proven track record of creating and embedding fundraising strategies, working to income targets of £3m+.
• You will have a track record of delivering and reporting against multiple income streams, with knowledge of fundraising systems and processes.
• The ideal candidate will have a background in leading and developing teams, with the ability to motivate, support and give direction.
• You will be an experienced networker, managing and developing key donor relationships (including HNWI).

First interviews will be held in mid-November. Please get in touch for further details.

                                     

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Naomi Carruthers at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

RedR UK are looking to appoint a Country Director, based in Khartoum, Sudan on a 3 month fixed-term full-time post. The Country Director will lead the RedR programme in Sudan providing overall direction, effective management of performance and results and representation to stakeholders as well as oversee the recruitment of a national Sudanese Country Director.

Responsible to: Programmes Director based in the UK

Responsible for: Directly for national staff team in Khartoum, El-Fasher Area Coordinator (managing the field team)

Working with: Colleagues within the Sudan Programme, Associated Trainers (ATs),  RedR’s Central Programmes Team,  other Country Directors,  Communication, Fundraising and Finance Departments in the UK and other external stakeholders and humanitarian actors as necessary (Government of Sudan; donors; etc.)

Location: Khartoum, Sudan – with travel to other states within Sudan

RedR and the work we do

Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by natural disasters and conflict. RedR is an international disaster relief charity which saves lives by giving aid workers the vital skills they need to do their jobs to the highest possible standard. We train thousands of people each year in everything from providing emergency shelter to staying safe in the field, from project management after emergencies to essential water and sanitation skills and more.  RedR has hubs in the UK, Kenya, Sudan and Jordan, and works in over 40 countries each year. 

Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The list presented does not cover the full scope of tasks and responsibilities of the Country Director, but serves to illustrate some of the areas of emphasis for the post. A detailed measurable objective and target setting will be finalized in coordination with the identified candidate following the selection and induction process.

The Country Director (CD) is overall responsible and accountable for the programme performance; financial management; staff safety, welfare and conduct for RedR’s operations in Sudan.

S/he  is  directly responsible  for  the  strategic  direction,  general  oversight and  development of  the programmes in Sudan, and managing relations with external clients, donors, the Government of Sudan, other humanitarian assistance community stakeholders. The post holder must be an experienced manager with a demonstrated track record of securing funding for and implementing humanitarian programmes, preferably with a focus on capacity building.

Business development - In collaboration with the Central Programmes Team in the UK , the CD will  develop and maintain close and regular cooperation with donor representatives in Sudan. The CD will work closely with and mentor other colleagues with the team in identifying local, national and international funding and business opportunities and work with the Programme Funding Manager in UK in the development of funding proposals.

Recruitment – Work with HAC to manage the local recruitment process of a Sudanese national to take up the Country Director post at the end of the Fixed Term contract.

Senior level representation and networking – The CD will maintain regular contact with external stakeholders and ensure the RedR is appropriately represented in external coordination fora with government, UNOCHA and other UN agencies, counterpart NGOs and other relevant humanitarian or development fora.

Programme management – The CD will ensure that RedR’s operations in country and within are in line with the RedR’s strategy and the Sudan annual Operational Plan.

Finance management – the CD is accountable for the management of donors’ and RedR’s unrestricted funding for projects in Sudan. S/he is also responsible for ensuring that the Sudan programme functions on a cost neutral basis.  The CD  must  undertake  monthly monitoring and analysis of expenditure against budget, ensure that all income and expenditure is correctly accounted for in line with donor and budgetary guidelines, and ensure that all staff are fully  conversant and  compliant  with RedR and relevant donor financial  procedures and reporting requirements.

Leadership – the CD will lead team in Sudan and provide strategic direction to guide decision making and prioritisation for staff and programme activities. S/he will input to organisational initiatives and planning at global level through regular contact with the International Programmes Director and counterparts in other Regions.

Staff Safety and Welfare - the CD is accountable for the safety and welfare of RedR staff in Sudan. S/he will work with the Security Focal Point and Global Security Manager to ensure that robust and appropriate safety and security procedures are in place. S/he will ensure that all HR, health, safety and welfare policies are adhered to and that staff are properly inducted and fully conversant with these requirements.

Communication and Marketing – the CD will oversee the Sudan team in the assessment of humanitarian capacity building needs  and  the  development and  monitoring of  a  proactive marketing strategy. S/he will review all external communications prior to publication and ensure that they are in line with RedR’s communication guidelines. All interaction with the media will be undertaken by the CD on behalf of RedR UK.

Government liaison and statutory requirements – In collaboration with various colleagues based both in Khartoum and El Fasher, the CD will liaise with local authorities in Sudan including the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) to ensure that RedR complies with all required legal, financial and diplomatic protocols including work permits, taxation, registration, local employment law, and insurance.

Person Specification

Essential

• Masters’ level qualification in a relevant area e.g. international relations, development studies, political science, or a similar humanitarian/development related field experience
• At least 10 years in senior management position with responsibility for remote line management preferably in humanitarian assistance. Development experience would be considered for short-listing of positions
• Proven track record in sourcing and securing donor funding including familiarity and experience in working with UN agencies, DFID, EU and USAID/OFDA
• Excellent financial management skills, including budget monitoring and analysis, institutional donor compliance and maximising financial performance
• Excellent communication, external relations and networking skills.  Competency in marketing would be considered a distinct advantage.
• Proven record of excellent people skills, including good communication and inter-personal skills
• IT skills, with good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to adapt to different contexts
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within Sudan

Desirable 

• WASH in emergencies programmatic experience
• DRR and Resilience programmatic experience
• Learning & Development programmatic experience
• Experience in working through local partners, ideally this would include a role in capacity building with staff and/or partner organizations
• Written and spoken Arabic

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim)

You will lead Concern UK’s influencing strategy and delivery. You’ll line manage the UK Policy & Campaigns Team and be an active member of the UK Senior Management Team as well as building the reputation and influence of Concern UK on priority issues with Government, multilaterals, MPs and the sector (UK and internationally).

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim) Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic and operational direction to Concern UK’s Policy & Campaigns team in support of its Strategic Plan.
- Lead development and delivery of Concern UK’s advocacy approaches, including developing and reviewing annual Operational Plans and Budgets.
- Provide strategic input to Concern Worldwide global advocacy priorities.
- Provide leadership, strategic direction and support to the P&C team staff members.
- Line management of two Senior Policy Officers and the Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer.
- Supervise the delivery of team members’ annual goals including a focus on policy analysis, research, lobbying, campaigning and event coordination.
- Take an active role in the Concern UK Senior Management Team, attending meetings as required and leading the advocacy components of all Concern UK strategic planning processes.

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim) Requirements:

- At least five years policy experience within the development sector.
- Experience of developing advocacy strategies and an understanding of how to influence UK political and global structures.
- Good knowledge of parliamentary engagement and public campaigns.
- Good understanding of international development issues, ideally with expertise in food security and nutrition, resilience building and humanitarian response.
- Experience of working in coalitions and skills in alliance building and networking.
- Excellent communicator and skilled spokesperson, with ability to represent advocacy messages with authority and credibility to the outside world.
- Willingness to travel, as necessary and appropriate.

Desirable:

- Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation of advocacy projects.
- French language would be an advantage.

About Concern Worldwide (UK) Ltd:

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest and most fragile countries and contexts. Concern Worldwide manages programmes in Health, Education and Livelihoods in emergency and development contexts.

Location: Battersea

Job type: Full Time, 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £55,666 per annum

Closing date: 24th November 2019

You may have experience of the following: Policy Manager, Senior Policy Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Policy Director, Legislation, Policy Development, Project Management, Policy Planning, NGO, International Development, Senior Advocate, Advocacy, etc.

Ref: 90089

Are you the Executive Director of the Roddick Foundation?

Are you passionate about issues such as social, labour and environmental justice? 

Are you courageous and keen to support and work with us on our programme of what Anita Roddick called “difficult philanthropy”? 

Do you have experience of grant-making and leadership, and are you ready for an exciting and rewarding challenge? 

If so, then you might well be the right person to join the Roddick Foundation at this key point in our lifespan. 

About the Roddick Foundation

The Roddick Foundation is dedicated to supporting, empowering and celebrating those who make the world a better place. Our mandate is simple: to be courageous in our decisions as to who we support. We make grants to organisations and campaigns that effect social change.

The Roddick Foundation was established by Gordon and Anita Roddick, founders of The Body Shop, and is overseen by the Roddick family. In our two-plus decades of work, we have set ourselves apart from traditional charitable giving by focusing on people and organisations that take unconventional approaches to advancing justice and empowering communities. We push the boundaries of grant-making when necessary.

Why now?

Social and political upheaval around the world … the grave prognoses given the global environment … we urgently need connected holistic solutions, now more than ever. There is a palpable urgency in our commitment to find and support the critical work being done at the grassroots. 

Opportunities for the Executive Director to help us do this include:

• Working with strategically to map our way forward and taking ownership of our grant making processes, management and governance.
• Working strategically with Trustees and grantees to effect influence with policymakers, other funders, the media, and beyond.
• Collaborating with grantees.
• Refining our place-based giving in West Sussex.
• Working with us to further our commitment to the women’s movement.

About you

The Executive Director may come from any of a wide array of relevant backgrounds. You should be ready to take on a demanding but rewarding leadership role within a collaborative and collegiate group. Whatever your background, we are excited to hear from you, especially if you, amongst other things:

• Have knowledge and experience of the grant making world and a relevant management and leadership background.
• Are open-minded, even-handed, and emotionally empathetic — an active listener and team player, with a sense of humour, courage, enthusiasm and integrity. 
• Are keen and able to do some moving and shaking with grantees and are able to see potential in the quirkiest ideas that come from grassroots groups. 

We are seeking to appoint a Membership and Marketing Director to increase ASDAN’s member­ship base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners. As we embark on the next stage of our journey to be a leader in personal, social and work-related learning, our new Membership and Marketing Director will play a pivotal role in developing a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow mem­bership income, and extend our impact.

Being a director of ASDAN will require a real com­mitment to our beliefs, values and principles. In return, you will be joining a team charging themselves with a truly reward­ing mission - transforming the life chances of children and young people.

About ASDAN

ASDAN is a successful national educational charity and awarding organisation for a range of qualifications, programmes and curriculum resources used by more than 3,000 schools, colleges and other education providers in the UK and internationally. 

Job purpose

To sustainably increase ASDAN’s membership base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners.

To lead the development, implementation and review of a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow membership income, and support growth in product sales.

Key responsibilities

1. Deliver the annual membership income budget by achieving targets for member retention, new members and growth in member spend, with responsibility for reporting to the trustees, including the Performance, Audit, Risk and Compliance (PARC) committee, on performance
2. Develop and implement a coherent membership and marketing strategy to build an inclusive community identity and brand for ASDAN through fully integrating three key areas of activity: marketing and communications; customer experience; customer relationships
3. Create fully integrated membership and marketing strategies that support the charity’s overall strategic direction, and are fully integrated with its education, product development and business operations functions
4. Deliver extended reach for ASDAN’s courses to a wider membership and secure evidence of the charity’s increased performance, impact and contribution to its overall charitable purpose
5. Share collective responsibility for the overall leadership of ASDAN with the director team and trustees

For full details including role description, person specification and terms and conditions, please download the Membership and Marketing Director recruitment pack.

How to apply

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

• Applications close: Thursday 14th November, with shortlisting completed by Tuesday 19th November
• Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 in Bristol

Interested in joining the next big thing within the midlands education sector? Does a recently created, strategically focused Finance Director role sound of interest? Would you enjoy joining an organisation on their journey to grow and expand?

My client, who is a newly formed education organisation based in Nottinghamshire are going through a huge growth period and as such are searching for a new Finance Director to head up the finance team. This role is a genuine development opportunity as well as being a key member in the senior leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Being the driving force behind producing investment strategies and lead on maximizing the revenue generated by the organisation, working to find new and profitable income streams for the business to grow and thrive.
• Manage and grow the bright, forward thinking finance team to collectively operate a smooth-running unit.
• Taking complete ownership of year end reporting, achieving consistently high standards and being the key liaison for external auditors, making you the face of the organisation for all things finance
• Planning and enacting the budget setting process with key stakeholders as well as leading on financial reporting and business partnering.
• Centralising the Procurement process, looking at spend and adjusting accordingly to benefit the organisation.

This post will allow the successful candidate to develop the role to how they choose because of it being a brand new role. With two direct reports, this role would suit a previous line manager, as this post also includes growing the team, including the recruitment of a management accountant within the first six months of landing.

The successful candidate will be:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.)
• From an education background (Desirable)
• Either:

1. a) A proven Finance Director looking for their next challenge.
2. b) Someone looking for a step-up in their Finance career.

• Bright, ambitious, driven.

If this role is of interest, please get in touch as soon as possible as this is expected to have a high volume of applications.

RedR UK are seeking to appoint a Programme Director on a fixed-term contract until April 2020. Following a recent restructure, this is an exciting opportunity to develop and shape the future direction of the organisation. The Programmes Director will be a key member of RedR UK’s Senior Management Team (SMT) and will work closely with other SMT members to deliver RedR’s strategic ambition. You must be driven to achieve, able to inspire a team and collaborate and provide effective support to high performing programme managers and the wider programme team.

Along with the CEO and the rest of the SMT, you will be responsible for the following;

• Setting strategic direction and initiating new areas of work
• Ensuring that systems and processes are in place to manage work effectively and efficiently
• Developing existing programmes and programme staff through effective delegation and management
• Raising the restricted funding needed to sustain RedR’s services for the humanitarian community
• Support the raising of unrestricted funding
• Assuring excellent performance, quality and impact in the delivery of services against targets.
• Represent and be a spokesperson for RedR at various forums

The role requires extensive external networking and representation in order to build on RedR’s reputation, forge new relationships and alliances, influence policy and decision makers and identify opportunities for funding, diversification and growth. Internally, similar attributes are needed in facilitating cross- departmental collaboration, effective communication and information sharing and capacity building across the organisation.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Programmes Director also has a significant role in defining and influencing organisational strategy and contributing to the day to day strategic management of the organisation.

RedR And the Work we do

We’re a global humanitarian capacity-building NGO providing training, consultancy services and expertise to national and international NGOs working in disaster-prone countries. We work around the world, delivering capacity building programmes that are practical, up-to-date and delivered by experienced humanitarians. We train thousands of aid workers each year in everything from managing people and projects in emergencies, to personal and organisational security, from providing essential water and sanitation, to community-based disaster preparedness and more.

We focus on building the capacity of national and community organisations in countries affected by floods, earthquakes, conflict and drought. We also work in partnership with NGOs, governments and academic institutions to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian action and to build the technical capacity of the sector in response to urban emergencies.

Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic oversight and leadership

• As part of the Senior Management Team, be responsible for the overall strategic management of the organisation with particular attention to meeting the organisations strategic targets in new areas of programme development and service delivery.
• Oversee the start-up, transition and close down of any of RedR’s international programmes as required.

Programme planning and delivery

• Be responsible for programme strategies, budgets and annual operational plans.
• Input to and support the development of high quality, relevant and achievable project/programme proposals and ensuring that the organisation meets its donor reporting requirements.
• In collaboration with RedR staff, investigate new partnership and programme funding opportunities in line with the operational strategy.

Line management and programme support

• Line manage and provide support and mentoring as needed to your direct reports through regular monthly reporting.
• Ensure a systematic approach to staff appraisals, objective setting and professional development across the programmes department with clear links to operational plans and targets
• Work with global Security Manager and other staff to monitor overall security management of RedR programme staff and deployees.

Quality, learning and impact

• Oversee RedR’s global provision of a high and consistent standard of service delivery (training, learning, technical support, membership and consultancy)
• Oversee RedR’s work to capture, demonstrate and communicate its impact and value for money internally and externally through monthly M&E reports and collaboration on similar initiatives within the sector.
• Work to ensure that there are clear indicators of impact in relation to RedR’s programme activities and that they are aligned with the organisational strategy and emerging needs for the sector.

Representation and networking

• Represent the organisation at relevant humanitarian forums and work with the CEO, Fundraising and Programme Managers in developing networks, partnerships and donor relations across the sector and beyond
• Manage a process of regular and effective communication and reporting across RedR’s international programmes and between the Programmes Department and other RedR UK departments.
• Ensure a productive and smooth relationships with other RedRs.

Financial management responsibilities

• Ensure RedR meets income targets and maintains a comprehensive and up to date oversight of the financial position of the all operations within the Programmes Department.
• In collaboration with the CEO, compile the annual Programmes Department budget and ensure effective budget monitoring, review and adjustment procedures are in place.
• Maintain up to date oversight of expenditure against budget and compliance with financial reporting requirements.

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL

• At least 5 years previous operational management experience in an international development or humanitarian context (field-based)
• Previous senior management experience from an international development or humanitarian organisation (may be HQ-based)
• Proven experience and competency in securing funding from donors, both in the UK and overseas
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, cross culturally and at a distance
• Experience of managing teams responsible for delivering high impact programmes.
• In-depth experience of high value relationship management and proven ability to develop and sustain strategic partnerships focused delivering with impact.
• A broad network of contacts among humanitarian NGOs, UN agencies, donors and other service providers within the humanitarian sector.
• Up to date knowledge of the humanitarian sector including funding trends and ability to ensure knowledge remains current.
• Strong financial management skills and proven skills in managing people
• Strategic thinking and ability to spot trends and opportunities.
• Ability to represent the organisation at a senior level and good networking skills.
• Good planning and organisational ability and ability to work with limited supervision and resources.
• Good change management skills
• Ability to develop and manage strong communication channels and methodologies between Head Office and Country Programmes.
• Fluent written and spoken English and excellent communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel to challenging international humanitarian programme areas, sometimes at short notice.

DESIRABLE

• Capacity building experience
• Background in Engineering

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

The closing date for this vacancy is 26th November 2019. However, applications will be reviewed daily and RedR reserves the right to close the vacancy early when we are in receipt of a sufficient number of applications.

Students’ Unions aren’t just any membership charity - they’re active, democratic mutuals, using the energy and passion of their student members to deliver improvements to students’ lives. 

uea(su) run the two best venues in Norwich; the LCR and The Waterfront.  These venues host approximately 200 live shows a year across a capacity range of 200-1550. We operate a range of in house and externally promoted Club Nights.  This role will lead the delivery event delivery teams, devise our business plan and strategy for the venues. 

You may well have been involved in students’ unions already (although that’s not a deal breaker), but either way you’ll see ways in which you can contribute to our mission and help us achieve our strategic plan. A huge amount of our work focuses on supporting and representing liberation and minority groups, so we want to encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and succeed.

To learn more about uea(su), or for further information on the role, please visit https://www.ueasu.work where you can view the full Job and Person specification, and apply for the role. 

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic UK-based disability charity, Regain, in the search for a new Charity Director at their London Office.

Regain is a National charity that works across the country, providing support to tetraplegics after sporting accidents. The organisation fights to ensure that tetraplegics do not become trapped in their own homes, ensuring they have the ability to be mobile via wheelchairs and adapted vehicles.

Moreover, the organisation seeks equality and equal opportunities for tetraplegics by forming lasting relationships and providing support for sports tetraplegics and their families. In the wider community, the charity hope to increase awareness of the risks, educate and reduce the number of accidents resulting in tetraplegia.

Regain are looking for an experienced Charity Director to join their team on a full-time basis. Along with day to day running of the charity you will be required to secure the financial funding required to maintain and develop the work of Regain through a variety of income streams, Trust, corporate, major donors and events. In conjunction with this, the role requires you to develop effective marketing and public relations strategies to promote Regain's work and to communicate with beneficiaries and the charity supporters including the production of publicity materials, the use of the media and social media and the development and maintenance of a website.

To be considered for this role you will need to be well versed in building and managing relationships with current and future donors. Significant experience in major gifts fundraising is essential. Proven ability to assess and manage risk in project/financial and practical terms and reputational risk. In addition, you will have, excellent written communication skills and have the ability to promote Regain as an organisation through public speaking and networking.
Starting salary of 50,000
Closing date for applications 22nd November
First interview 29th November
Second interview 5th December
Application process cv and supporting statement
If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Natalie at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7336.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Street Child, the UK’s fastest growing international children’s charity, are searching for an outstanding professional to fill a newly-created role - one of the most senior in the organisation and critical to the next stage of the charity’s development. It has three core accountabilities -

(1) Chief Programme Officer

Alongside Programme Directors and CEO - ‘owning’ and driving forwards cross-cutting programmes strategy and guaranteeing delivery on all levels. Key dimensions: oversight of all monitoring, evaluation and control of global projects; line-manage surge and technical support to programmes; line-manage Global Programme Funding function, including the trusts and foundation fundraising team - driving increasing volumes of programme funds

(2) Director, Localisation initiatives and Third Party Capacity Building

The ‘localisation agenda’ and supporting the capacity/organisational development of local programme partners is one of Street Child’s key programmatic goals. The role-holder will lead this strand: working with Programme Directors and country teams to develop and deliver organisational development plans - tracking and demonstrating progress in a codified, objective fashion.

(3) Head of People & Culture development

This role will lead, at senior management level, an intensified, pro-active focus on culture, values, talent management processes - across the entire organisation, not just the programmes team. This is a significant dimension of the role - and key to ongoing, health and robust growth.

In addition, as one of the CEO’s key reports, the role-holder will frequently lead and contribute to high-level ad hoc work streams and projects - and represent the organisation externally. Specifically in early 2020 this will involve a key role in the development of the charity’s 2020-2023 strategic plan.

Key candidate qualities:

• Strong track-record, at senior levels, in significant development/humanitarian organisations of strategy development; programme delivery; organisational development; team management; culture development; bid-writing and resource mobilisation
• Excellent inter-personal skills at all levels: inspires deep confidence in leadership colleagues, wider team, partners, funders and other key external relationships.
• Flexible, dynamic approach to work
• Deep passion for Street Child’s mission
• Understands, and is positively motivated by, the specific challenge of working with a young, rapidly growing and ambitious charity - the opportunity to be a key player in the ‘building of something great’

To express your interest in this great, vital role, please e-mail your CV only (no covering letters at this stage please, they will be discarded) using the 'apply now' button ASAP. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. The charity are seeking to complete the recruitment process in November. Interviews will be conducted in person or on Skype initially.

Are you passionate about raising money for charity and leading the communications and marketing strategy to support fundraising? Do you thrive on finding innovative and sustainable ways to raise funds? If the answer is yes, and you have senior level experience in fundraising and marketing, this role at Hospiscare, a much loved and respected local charity, could be for you.

Hospiscare has an opportunity for a Director of Fundraising and Marketing to join their team in Searle House, Exeter. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of circa £60,000 per annum.

What you will be doing as our Director of Fundraising and Marketing:

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications leads both the Fundraising and the Marketing and Communications teams, is a member of the Senior Management Team and attends and advises the Board.  As Director you would be expected to be a source of expertise, very comfortable influencing and communicating expertly with a range of audiences and a skilled networker.

The Fundraising team includes community fundraising and a range of specialist fundraisers, making sure that we have a balance of new and tried and tested ways to maximise our income. The Marketing and Communications team supports the income generation required to provide the high quality palliative care Hospiscare is valued for, playing a central part in making sure the charity is well known and has a recognisable brand which is communicated across diverse media. Both teams are also well supported by committed volunteers.

Skills and characteristics required to become our Director of Fundraising and Marketing:

In this role, you would set the strategy for Fundraising and Marketing, ensuring this is supported by robust, fully costed operational plans and budgets. It is essential that you have a relevant degree level qualification, substantial and relevant senior level experience, including budgetary and team leadership, ideally within the charity sector.

Benefits of becoming our Director of Fundraising and Marketing:

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Generous holiday entitlement and sickness benefit

- Great pension scheme

- Opportunities to work flexibly

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Access to NHS Benefits

Closing date: Monday 18 November 2019 at 5.00pm

Assessment day: Tuesday 3 December 2019

Relocation expenses may be available up to the current limit set by HMRC.

Hospiscare is a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer which promotes equal opportunities for all and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of sex, disability or any other protected characteristic.

Registered charity number 297798

Deputy Director of Support and Advice Services
London, EC2
£46,118 - £54,232 per annum

National Deaf Children’s Society is looking for a Deputy Director of Support and Advice Services. This unique role will manage the UK-wide tiered provision comprising: Universal Helpline and online community, targeted Children and Family Support and specialist Appeals and Disputes casework.

The role demands an understanding of running effective advice and support services for young people and their families combined with knowledge of the relevant education and welfare legislation. As the Deputy Director of Support and Advice Services, you will provide strong leadership, ensuring that the delivery of the service is of high quality, rooted in good practice and enables positive outcomes for deaf children and young people. A culture of continuous improvement is necessary to drive forward the ongoing improvement of the service, as well as the need to maintain its relevance across the four UK countries.

In both the written application and during the interview process, applicants will be expected to demonstrate they have proven experience in managing large teams, as well as supporting and empowering others. This exciting role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to formulate and produce detailed management information reports and convey complex information succinctly. You will come with extensive experience of operational management at a senior level including service planning, setting and monitoring KPIs, outcomes and impact reporting and financial management.

If you think this is the sort of environment you would like to work in and have the skills and experience to join a team of professionals committed to making a difference to the lives of deaf children and young people, then we would like to hear from you.

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description prior to starting your application, which can be found at the start of the application process. 

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.

The closing date for applications is on Sunday, 24th November at 23:59.
We expect interviews to be held in London on Wednesday, 4th December 2019.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.

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The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.

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A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join Garden House Hospice Care as their new Director of Income Generation.

Working across the communities of North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and towns and villages in Central Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Garden House Hospice Care provides free, personalised palliative care to adults with life-limiting illnesses.

To continue to offer their wide range of services and invaluable care to patients, carers and their families, the hospice must raise at least £5 million per year.

Garden House Hospice Care is now looking for an exceptional leader that can provide visionary guidance to a busy income generation department, which includes 11 shops, a lottery programme and a fundraising team of 15. You will be required to develop, implement and deliver on the hospice's income generation strategy, maximising current income streams, identify new opportunities and always seeking to enhance the charity's profile and develop new relationships to benefit the hospice.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you must be a strong collaborative leader with experience working at a strategic level and have proven experience of generating significant income through at least two/three of the following disciplines; corporate, community, trusts, individual giving, lottery and retail.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-respected charity that works at the heart of its local community.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please send your CV to [email protected] or call Natalie at Harris Hill 0207 820 7336

Location: Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Salary: 65,000 - 70,000 + Excellent benefits

Contract: Permanent

Closing date for applications 9.00 am on Weds 20th November

First stage interviews: Thursday 28th November & Friday 29th November

Second stage interview date: Tuesday 3rd or Friday 6th of December

We look forward to hearing from you.