Development Officer (Maternity Cover)

Reporting to: Development Manager

Location: Flexible

Salary: £32,542 - £33,518 pro rata dependent on skills & experience +5% pension

Hours: 0.6 FTE

Contract: Fixed Term (9 Months)

We can’t fix issues like poverty, climate change and ill-health alone. That’s why the School for Social Entrepreneurs exists. SSE helps 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems. It runs courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. But it is not a traditional school. Learning with SSE is inspiring, action-based and accessible. SSE supports people in other ways too, such as funding and mentoring.

But this doesn’t happen by magic. We need to identify the opportunities and build the funding partnerships that enable us to achieve our impact. And maintain and grow these relationships over time. That’s where you come in. We are seeking a Development Officer for a maternity cover to join our team and grow our impact further.

You will succeed in the role if you believe in the potential of social entrepreneurship to create social change, if you are excited about identifying new opportunities for SSE to grow our work across the country, and if you are an organised and dedicated individual, ready to apply your skills to this role.

These roles are an ideal opportunity for somebody with some relevant experience, who is looking to develop skills and experience within the social enterprise sector and/or in a development role.

Our commitment to inclusion

Diversity is a fact of life. Inclusion is a choice and a practice – for organisations and individuals. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, our aim is to drive inclusion into every area and activity of what we do: from access to programmes, to grant investment, to board, staff and partnerships.

However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In our commitment to continue to diversify our teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as: being from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds; LGBTQ+; and those with disabilities.

To apply, please see details in the enclosed application pack.

Closing date: Midday on 4th August 2020.

Please download the pack and follow the instructions under ‘how to apply’, which includes a link to a google form that you will need to complete’.

I am currently recruiting for a part time (21 hours a week over 5 days) PA to the Director of External Affairs of an amazing health charity on an initial 6-month contract.
The main purpose of the role is to provide high-level PA and administrative support to External Affairs including the Director, the Devolved Nations team, the policy, media and press and public affairs teams, ensuring that a positive and efficient image is maintained at all times.

Key responsibilities include:
Manage the Director of External Affair's diary, act as gatekeeper and central point of contact for both internal and external communication to the Director, ensuring all corporate deadlines are met Monitor email inbox as a seconder and prioritise emails
Provide administrative support including making travel arrangements, processing expenses, reprographics, record keeping and general organising, preparing documents, letters and presentations to publication standards, providing IT support when required
Meetings support: take minutes for meetings as required, ensure smooth running of Directorate-wide meetings including booking rooms/venues, compiling agendas, liaising with contributors and attendees, collating papers, supplying documents and capturing and circulating actions
Ensure record keeping systems are maintained effectively
Assist Heads with processing invoices and expenses, occasional travel arrangements and recruitment administration, support Director and Heads in annual business and budget planning
Provide holiday cover for the other Executive Assistants as and when
Skills:
Excellent administrative and organisational skills: able to anticipate, to plan and to prioritise, good time management skills, comfortable working quickly and juggling different priorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, skilled in writing for a variety of audiences
Good interpersonal and negotiation skills, able to build great working relationships with staff and stakeholders, effective team-working skills and naturally collaborative in approach, able to actively listen, understand and accommodate the views of others
IT literacy: Microsoft Office suite
Methodical and accurate, with good attention to detail
Flexible and adaptable, able to respond to change positively and effectively
Experience
Experience of providing PA support in Media, Policy, External affairs or similar background
Experience of working in the Health sector and experience of the NHS
Demonstrated practical daily experience of using Microsoft Office suite
Experience of working in a customer-facing role with significant interactions with external stakeholders

If you have are immediately available and have a minimum of 2 years' experience providing relevant PA and administrative support in Media, Policy, External affairs or a similar background, please apply online today!

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to lead our established and dynamic External Relations division on a temporary basis for six months.

The role is essential in maintaining and influencing the organisation’s engagement with our members and UK governments and parliaments.

Working with colleagues across policy, campaigns, membership, fundraising, marketing and communications you will have a strong focus on communications, particularly influencing and delivering our strategic plan. With first-class interpersonal and communication skills, you will be particularly successful at bringing people on board and driving through continuous improvement and development.

You will have significant experience of successfully leading a strong team, thinking strategically and delivering successful and impactful campaigns and projects.

You will be driven by data and getting results.

Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

The closing date is 27th July 2020. The interviewing date will be 4th and 11th August 2020.

Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email address. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email. 

The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.

We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Who are we?

Recently named Third Sector Charity of the Year 2018, we are a rapidly growing charity, committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

Our exciting job role!

We are looking for a talented Head of External Affairs to deliver outcomes that changes the lives of those affected by brain tumours.  The Head of External Affairs will take full ownership of developing and delivering our media and PR, campaigning and policy work.  The successful candidate will deliver high-impact and sustainable changes to public policy by engaging with decision-makers, stakeholders and supporters.

This role is full time - 37.5 hours and will be based in our office, with some out‑of‑hours working.

What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community. 

According to the job description you should also be passionate about all things politics and fascinated by the use of celebrities to raise the profile of a good cause.  You will also be an excellent communicator, results-orientated and an analytical professional.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro rata for part-time contracts (we also close at Christmas in return for you volunteering 3 charity days per year*)

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Loads of other great benefits, plus an amazing culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

Advert close date: Wednesday, 15th July 2020

First interview date and location: Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 via Zoom - tbc 

Second interview date and location: tbc

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

More about us:

Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team.

Don’t forget to check out our short videos (you can find the on our You Tube channel) to find out more about our culture and what it is like to work at The Brain Tumour Charity.

Did you know that in addition to being recently crowned Third Sector Charity of the Year, we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey? Whilst we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

For more information, please visit our website.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of receiving a sufficient number of applications and may extend the advert if we don't find our perfect team mate!

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*subject to qualifying criteria

Public Affairs & Policy Manager

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Are you passionate about politics? Do you have a thorough understanding and experience of working with all levels of Government to bring about change?

Salary: £36,235 per annum

Hours: Full time, Fixed Term Contract 18 Months - 35 Hours per week

Location: Emerson’s Green, Bristol

This is a fantastic opportunity to continue to build the public affairs and external policy function in a leading learning disability charity.

We’re looking for someone who is keen to use their policy and public affairs expertise to help us raise awareness of the issues that affect adults with learning disabilities, and the social care providers that support them.

You will be a highly motivated professional, who enjoys working flexibly across a range of projects and engaging with a variety of stakeholders. Your responsibilities will vary from; providing strategic advice and guidance to senior managers, developing position statements on critical issues, drafting formal responses to consultations, and cultivating relevant contacts across the social care sector.

This role reports directly into the Executive Director for People and Communications and will work closely with senior managers and the Communications and Marketing team.

Requirements:

Educated to degree standard or with an equivalent professional qualification you will have significant experience of working in the public affairs/policy field at a managerial level, preferably in the social care sector.

You will be able to quickly build effective relationships to communicate, influence and negotiate with a diverse range of people. With strong analytical skills you will be responsible for building Hft’s authoritative voice through championing and leading Hft’s annual Sector Pulse research. You will be confident in liaising with the media and taking on the role of spokesperson role for Hft’s policy campaigns and research.

What we Offer

Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance

Closing date: 22 July 2020
Interview date: 27 July 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Public Affairs, Policy Manager, Public Affairs Officer, Policy Officer, PR Manager, Corporate Communications, Media Relations Officer, Public Relations Manager, Publicity Officer, Policy Manager, Policy Officer, Communications Advisor, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

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These challenging times have required Jewish Care to make an extraordinary response in order to ensure the most vulnerable in the community are protected, supported and kept safe. In line with this, Jewish Care has made a huge and committed effort to make sure every single one of our stakeholders and the wider community are communicated in a clear, open, transparent, honest and timely way during the COVID-19 emergency. Stakeholders have included staff, volunteers, clients, relatives, trustees, expert groups, communal leaders, MPs, and members of the wider community, all these groups are critical to the organisation, we have ensured everything they hear, they always hear from us first, we have carefully managed the press too in order to help achieve this. In order to maintain our usual high standards, the Communications area in particular needs to continue to communicate effectively with all stakeholders both during and after the Covid-19 crisis lasts. As we emerge from this crisis; this role will also provide strategic leadership and support to ensuring the organisation rebuilds and is sustainable as it looks towards the future.

The Interim Director of Marketing and Communications is a key member of the Directorate team and is responsible for developing and driving the marketing and communications strategy and plans across Jewish Care (Covid-19 related and not).

The role also provides strategic and operational leadership to the marketing and communications function, ensuring that the appropriate structures, systems, processes, competencies and brand values are in place and developed to meet and exceed the goals of the organisation's strategy and plans. The role coordinates at a strategic level with all functions of the organisation to ensure a joined-up approach between marketing and communications. The role will participate as a member of the Directorate Team in the development of the Jewish Care reset strategy to take the organisation through these challenging times and in major operational decisions.

Dimensions

In this role the Interim Director is a critical partner to all functions of the charity, making sure that organisation wide business targets are met. Jewish Care's marketing and communications team has an annual income target of £540,000 for 2020/21 with an expenditure budget £700,000 and a team of 9 staff.

Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities

* Work closely with the CEO and members of the Directorate to provide support and guidance for strategic decision making and the day-to-day operations of Jewish Care so that both organisation wide and functional considerations are taken into account.
* Lead the marketing, and communications strategy as a primary driver of other organisation strategies (including providing leadership and oversight for all marketing and communications required to promote the opening of our Pears Court independent living scheme as the 2nd phase of our Sandringham development, supporting the organisation's brand new Community Services and Care Home strategy and all change management communications generated form our HR department.
* Lead on providing strategic oversight and communication/change management plans for all the organisations internal and external stakeholders ensuring communications are executed and delivered in accordance with these plans by the Head of Communications and PR.
* Deliver all high-profile communications when required for key stakeholders and business critical parts of the business.
* Provide communication leadership and support to members of Jewish Care's Senior Leadership team and the Registered Managers.
* Oversee the tender process and delivery of a new website that supports the needs of the entire organisation.
* Plan, develop and ensure excellent delivery of the organisation's marketing strategy and campaigns, and develop plans to achieve strong brand awareness, growth in income, engagement in our cause and recruitment of new donors and potential service users. Ensure the development of a media plan and key communications/materials both externally (including key fundraising events such as the organisation's annual dinner).
* Take the lead in developing and managing Jewish Care's brand, messaging, direct
* fundraising appeals, advertising campaigns, media campaigns, digital communications, legacy marketing material, and data capture opportunities and other media to engage the community in Jewish care's causes whilst repositioning us in the most appropriate way to reflect the current situation and sensitivities of different audiences
* Lead, motivate, support and develop the team through effective recruitment, performance management, training and development planning to ensure organisational and staff support standards are met.
* Ensure the organisation's brand guidelines are relevant, up to date, shared and communicated and upheld across all internal and external communications created and produced to ensure our b

The Director of Operations is a key leadership position, critical to our engagement with the UK Government, the humanitarian and nutrition sectors, as well as the global Action Against Hunger network on advocacy and programme funding, quality and delivery.

Action Against Hunger UK is a humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. For 40 years we have worked to save the lives of malnourished children while providing families with sustainable access to safe water and good nutrition.

The Director of Operations leads on the effective positioning of the organisation respected in the UK as the NGO of choice for the prevention and treatment of hunger and undernutrition worldwide, engaging with stakeholders on humanitarian/development policy and practice, and maintaining a programming model that leverages its competitive advantages and ensures its relevance for the future in an evolving humanitarian and development landscape.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective oversight and management of the UK Operations Department, setting the strategic vision, culture and business model for a number of teams covering institutional donor funding, advocacy and campaigns, technical and research capacities with a particular focus on MEAL and Nutrition, and legal/risk/compliance.  The Department has grown significantly over the last 5 years and has significant ambition for future growth and development in increasing the contribution the UK organisation makes to the humanitarian and nutrition sectors.

Please download the Job description for further details

The post will be based in Action Against Hunger-UK’s London office (although working from home arrangements currently apply), candidates must therefore demonstrate their right to work in the UK.

Action Against Hunger UK is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise and appreciate that diversity within our workforce greatly enriches our organisation. We therefore actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.

We’re looking for a senior fundraiser and leader to drive income generation and external communications for an incredible social mobility organisation that has worked with children, families, and schools for over 30 years to break the long-term cycle of deprivation. They look beyond school settings to address the barriers affecting school attendance and learning, building a vital and effective bridge between school and home life that results in better attendance, pupil behaviour and attainment.

There is a great deal of untapped potential here for a proactive fundraiser to unlock and the case for support has never been stronger. They have high-profile patrons, highly active trustees who understand fundraising (including one who is herself a senior fundraiser), a phenomenal CEO who worked her way up to the top job and is brilliant with donors, and a loyal donor base that has more capacity to support. This new, senior role brings together their fundraising and external relations, and is a super opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team..

It's a brilliant job, please get in touch for a confidential discussion. Head office is in east London and the culture is one of pragmatic flexibility. 

About the role

• Reporting to the CEO, the Head of External Relations is a newly-created position that sits on the SMT that will provide the leadership needed to support income growth and brand development to meet robust expansion plans.
• The post-holder will lead and motivate staff in activities to grow voluntary income and build the charity’s profile, reputation, and brand externally to a broad range of stakeholders across government, the education sector, families and donors.
• The Head of External Relations will also support the CEO in strengthening relationships with the charity’s high-profile patrons and supporters, as well as managing and growing their own portfolio of influential, high-value donors.
• The post-holder will be responsible for managing two Senior Partnership Managers and the Communications Manager and will oversee seven other members of a fundraising and communications team which currently raises c£1.5m from a largely high value donor base. Full breakdown can be discussed.
• The role offers a range of benefits which include flexible working, a family friendly environment, and remote working.

About you

• You will have proven leadership skills, experience of managing and developing staff, personal experience of securing philanthropic gifts from major donors (or equivalent), outstanding communication skills, and a passion for education.
• This is a great opportunity for a talented leader and relationship manager who is highly motivated and excited by the prospect of building and developing their own team and shaping fundraising and communications at a crucial time in the organisation’s growth and for the families it supports.
• We are ideally seeking someone who has led a multi-income stream team in a small or medium size organisation

Salary

• £55,000-£60,000
• We will consider looking at the same salary for fewer days for an exceptional, senior candidate – please ask.

To Apply

• The final closing date for applications is Friday 12th June 
• Interview dates will be confirmed nearer the application deadline and arrangements made in line with any current government guidelines relating to Covid-19.
• In the first instance please send a CV that contains full fundraising figures.

Head of External Relations
Location: Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Head Office, Gloucester
Salary: competitive plus pension and life insurance
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time

We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative individual to lead the Trust’s external relations. The postholder will be a member of the Senior Management Team and work at a strategic level to plan and oversee delivery of communications, commercial development, and fundraising programmes.

Building on the firm foundations of our existing membership base, a good reputation with our audiences and a strong track record in grant fundraising, we are now seeking an experienced senior leader to take forward our communications, fundraising and other income generation. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to play a crucial part in a dynamic and ambitious organisation.

Closing date: 4pm on Friday 7th August 2020.
Interviews will be held on Friday 14th August 2020.

If you are interested in joining our team, please click the apply button to be taken to our website where you can download a full job description and application form.

Please note that we do not accept CV’s.

We aim to be an equal opportunity employer and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment.

No agencies please.

This is a key position based at FIND HQ in Geneva – Switzerland and will require some travel.

FIND is the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics. We are a global non-profit organization driving innovation in the development and delivery of diagnostics to combat major diseases affecting the world’s poorest populations.

The position

As our new Head of External Relations (Resource Mobilization), you will implement FIND’s resource mobilization strategy to engage funding from public and private donors. This strategy is developed by the CEO in close collaboration with the Director of External Affairs, with your input

You will ensure that both funding needs and opportunities for funding sources – over the short and long term - are identified, relayed, and discussed regularly with FIND’s leadership.

You report directly to Director of External Affairs.

You supervise a small team in Geneva and elsewhere, including consultants.

You will be interacting with:

• The Scientific teams (CSO and Heads of Programmes) and Access Department (CAO and Access team, including Regional Offices) to understand strategies, projects, and funding needs; and to oversee development of project proposals, updates, and reports.
• Finance & Operations Departments to deliver donor financial reports and to coordinate on fundraising legal requirements.
• Communications team for messaging in support of resource mobilization.
• Board of Directors; Scientific Advisory Council (SAC); CEO; founding partners to identify new opportunities and open doors.
• Public and private donors.

Specific Responsibilities

Resource Mobilization Strategy and Planning

• Coordinate all Resource Mobilization activities, provide monthly fundraising reporting on all activities.
• Work in close partnership with the CEO and the Director of External Affairs to develop a comprehensive Resources Mobilization strategy
• Develop the annual Resource Mobilization goals with the Director of External Affairs and ensure timely implementation
• Implement and manage all aspects of the Resource Mobilization goals with the team in Geneva and analyze progress towards all fundraising targets.

Donor prospecting

• Oversee research (in-house and/or outsource) to identify public, private, and major donor prospects, and develop a plan to maximize their giving
• Seek and cultivate relationships with new donors, including face-to-face meetings, to present FIND and its projects (either alone or with appropriate support) and secure their support
• Oversee the development and submission of high-quality proposals in a timely fashion, conferring with all relevant stakeholders both within and outside of FIND
• Track and pursue opportunities and potential new financial mechanisms

Ensure relationships with donors and prospects

• Manage relationships with governments, foundations, and major donors
• Ensure that donors are aware of any significant developments at FIND through regular updates and communication, including face-to-face meetings
• Supervise and set policies for record keeping for all donors and donations/grants

Manage Resource Mobilization team

• Manage a small team and consultants hired for specific implementation plans managed from Geneva.

About you

• You have at least 10 years’ experience in senior fundraising activities and management ideally in a health or an international research organisation  
• You have a solid understanding of the funding landscape and can identify and pursue strategic opportunities 
• You are great at handling donor meetings and you have a solid network of relationships with public and private donors 
• Your track record shows you have raised significant levels of public funds from governments, regional and local institutions
• You have a university degree in public health, business management, or marketing, or equivalent  
• You are a go-getter and a deal closer – a doer!
• You have all the basic IT skills required
• You are good with people and can bring out the best in your staff
• Your English is excellent (written and spoken), and you have excellent proposal writing skills and experience

You can travel up to 10% of time for market research, regional fundraising establishment, donor meetings, donor field visits, FIND scientific meetings & conferences.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled advocacy professional to join our team in a new role as a Senior Advocacy Advisor.

We looking for a highly motivated individual with demonstrable experience both designing programmatic work with beneficiaries and delivering policy and influencing work. You will be supporting the development of new advocacy content in our programmes with women entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Indonesia and Vietnam, so participants are empowered to identify and safely challenge systemic challenges to the success of womens’ businesses. You will also be leading on the operational delivery of our broader advocacy strategy focussing on developing our policy, influencing and research work.  

This is a part time, permanent role at 21 hours per week (60%) with a salary range of £21,924 – £26,187 pro rata (£36,540 – £43,645 per annum).

Applications close 9.00am BST, 30 July 2020. Interviews will be held remotely in the first half of August.

Please note, the Foundation’s team is working from home and you will be too until such a time that we can safely return to our Central London office (W1), from where you’ll be based after then. We offer flexible working arrangements. 

The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. All applicants should have the right to work in UK. Please let us know if you have any access requirements of which you would like us to be aware during this process.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we will contact those we wish to invite you to interview only.

Thank you for your interest in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. We look forward to receiving your application.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is looking for a Head of English Regions as part of the Senior Management Team with responsibility to build influential relationships and partnerships with stakeholders from across and beyond the physics community.

This role is responsible for drafting the IOP’s English Regions business plan through their knowledge of regional political and economic drivers that is in line with the organisation’s strategy whilst working with other Head of departments to ensure the whole of the organisation is run efficiently. You will be working closely with IOP’s central office near King’s Cross London acting as a senior lead for our regional team who deliver our strategy, and with the membership across the UK and Ireland who volunteer to deliver events and various other activities through a network of regional branches and centres.

The role

This is a new exciting role, reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive and working closely with other members of the Executive Team.  You will work to identify, promote and develop regional relationships and partnerships with stakeholders within and beyond the physics community. You will be maximising our impact within regional policy, education and business environments as well as making sure there is excellent engagement with our membership. You will be required to lead a team of regional managers and be part of IOP’s senior management team.

The person

We are seeking a candidate who is motivated, customer focused, and drives for results with functional knowledge and excellent people management skills; you must also be dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers/partners. We welcome candidates with a strong public affairs background and understanding of the importance in building economic resilience in the English regions through research and innovation. Experience will come from having led teams working in different locations and being able to advise and contribute to the work of the Executive team and Senior Management team in planning and managing stakeholder relationships and engagement.

We are looking for someone who has good knowledge of the English regional political and economic strategies and can support our strategic ambition. This is a very influential role, where you have to be comfortable in a standalone role, but also know how to work with colleagues across the organisation. The proven ability to achieve systemic change by influencing stakeholders will be key, with the resilience to react to the ambiguity that comes from a changing environment essential.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics is one of the world’s largest professional body and learned societies for physics. It is the national body for the UK and Ireland and also has a seat at international bodies including the UN.  Our members come from across the physics community whether in industry, academia, the classroom, technician roles or in training programmes as an apprentice or a student.  We are a world-leading science publisher and are proud to be a trusted and valued voice for the physics community.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland,.We seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and you’ll play a part in helping us to deliver it.  There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our new film to find out more about our work.

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

This high respected membership organisations are looking for an experienced External Relations and Public Affairs professional to join their team.

Within this exciting new role, you can look forward to join the Senior Management Team of the organisations to build influential relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders across the sector, and provide strategic insight to leverage opportunities across the English Regions.

Line managing a team of 7 at the moment, you will be responsible for drafting the organisations English Regions plan through their knowledge of regional political and economic drivers, and take a strong public affairs approach to enhance the organisations strategic goals.

Reporting into the Deputy Chief Executive, you will be working with senior colleagues across the UK and Ireland to ensure the English Regional Business plan is consistent with the organisations long term strategy.

The organisations HQ is in London, but they are flexible on location for this role. Salary is circa £70k

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced External Relations and Public Affairs Professional
• Strong stakeholder engagement ability
• Have a strong track record in designing and delivering business plans
• Have strong line management experience
• Experience working in a matrix environment
• Have a strong knowledge of UK political processes

The role

‘Inspiring Financial Leadership’ summarises both CFG’s identity and its purpose as an organisation that supports thousands of financial leaders in the charity sector. Our vision is of a charity sector that is financially confident, dynamic and trustworthy. We provide a range of services to our members and the sector more widely. These include training, a range of publications and a sector-leading programme of meetings and conferences throughout the year both physical and virtual.  We also work with other sector bodies to lobby the government and regulator on legal and regulatory issues affecting the sector. The organisation has grown consistently in recent years.

We need a Communications Manager who will work closely with other functions of the company to support our external and internal communications across all channels, and raise our voice to support our organisational delivery and complement the work of our policy, membership and marketing teams.

Why work for us?

We are a friendly team with a great sense of humour that enjoys the work that we do. There is lots of potential for development for talented individuals within CFG, and we can provide an excellent platform for career progression within the sector. We also offer a superb range of benefits including a generous pension contribution, flexible working, season ticket loans and childcare vouchers.

How to Apply

Please read the full job description and person specification (pdf), then email your CV.

Deadline for applications: We will be reviewing candidates as and when we receive CVs and cover letters and will appoint as soon as we meet the right person. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please apply early. This position is available immediately.

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