Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

We work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. 

We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face, in their local service, community or online. 

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. 

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

About the role

We’re looking for a Communications and Events Intern for a period of three months. 

Working closely with the Senior Communications Officer and the rest of the Communications team, you’ll play a key role at an exciting and busy time. This is a fantastic opportunity to get some really varied experience for a charity in communications.

You’ll be involved in helping us start to use new digital platforms, in planning virtual events and creating different types of content to help us engage our staff. You’ll also use your great organisational skills to support the team with administrative tasks and to keep our communications running smoothly.

What we’re looking for

Ideally you’ll have:

• A keen interest to develop your experience in communications at a charity. 
• Some experience of working in a team. 
• The ability to write well and produce different types of content for different audiences. 
• The ability to build great relationships with different people. 
• An understanding of digital platforms and digital communications. 
• The ability to manage your own time and projects with great organisational skills. 
• A passion to help people change, and a belief in people’s abilities to do it

In return, you’ll get to be part of a supportive, tight-knit team who want to hear your ideas. 

You do not need a degree to apply for this role. 

We are continuously striving to be a more inclusive and diverse organisation. We are actively encouraging applications from but not limited to BAME candidates.

Further information about this job 

This a three-month fixed term contract for 37.5 hours per week.   

If you are based in London, you will also receive an Inner London Weighting allowance of £2,759 per annum.

Interviews will be held on 27 October via online video call, with a preferred start date of early November. 

Please apply via our website, where further contact details can be found.

Benefits of working with us 

• 28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance (pro rata for part time staff)
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Life assurance benefit scheme
• Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
• Training and development opportunities
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Information about us and our recruitment processes 

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. We actively welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to ensure we have an inclusive and representational workforce for all our staff and clients.

We are only able to employ people who have the legal right to work in the UK.

We want to safeguard and protect the children, young people and adults we work with. Our rigorous selection process applies to all applicants to support this aim.  If you are applying for a role which involves regulated activity you will need to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred Lists) check (if in England) or become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme (if in Scotland). We will also seek references as part of the selection process for this role, including from your current or most recent employer.

We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Chab Dai UK is recruiting for an exciting new role in its international program office.  This role of International Operations and Development Director will work closely with the Executive Director in the UK, as well as with the National Director in Cambodia and Chab Dai’s US office.  

Chab Dai is looking for a dynamic, competent, self-motivated, emotionally and culturally intelligent candidate who will have had experience in the charity sector as well as working internationally.  

This is a work from home position, requiring international and UK travel with a compensation of £35,000 per annum.

Please apply with your CV. 

PHASE Worldwide are looking to hire a part-time Communications and Digital (C&D) Officer to join our team in Bristol on a fixed term contract. The C&D Officer will develop and manage PHASE Worldwide’s communications and digital presence, ensuring we are making the most of communications and digital channels, to reach more people, particularly through largescale appeals and campaigns. We are looking for someone who is an excellent writer, able to think creatively and can produce varied and engaging content. 

1.1 Develop and implement an effective communications strategy for future appeals and campaigns

1.2 Write, edit, and distribute compelling content, including publications, articles, press releases, website content, annual reports, and other marketing material that communicates PHASE Worldwide’s work

1.3 Develop and manage PHASE Worldwide’s online presence and outputs including website, social media channels and other digital platforms

1.4 Establish and maintain effective relationships with journalists, maintain a media database, arrange interviews, and respond to media enquiries

1.5 Create, commission and curate impactful digital assets including photos, videos, infographics, social media posts, blogs, ads, and newsletters

1.6 Collaborate and work with communications and programme staff from PHASE Worldwide’s partner PHASE Nepal

1.7 Support other communications activities as required including drafting copy for offline materials

1.8 Develop plans for communication activities across paid, owned and earned digital channels

1.9 Promote the vision, aims and objectives of PHASE Worldwide and ensure that all contact with external people and organisations fully reflect the professional approach and values of PHASE Worldwide

2.0 Understand and comply with all relevant legislation and adhere to organisational and operational policies, procedures, and administrative procedures, with particular reference to PHASE Worldwide’s code of conduct and safeguarding policy.

2.1 Undertake any other duties as required and requested 

Head of Global Brand and Communications

Hope and Homes for Children are looking for a Global Brand and Communications leader to join us and make families, never orphanages the new narrative.

Orphanages don’t protect children, they harm them. Put simply: the last thing an orphanage can provide is the first thing a child needs - someone to love them. Science shows what we all know, that the bond between a child and their family is vital for their development. Decades of evidence proves that orphanages harm children, subjecting them to high levels of sexual and physical abuse, extreme neglect, and stunting of their physical, emotional, and psychological development. Some children in orphanages will never even learn to talk or walk.

Position: Head of Global Brand and Communications
Location: Flexible, with some travel to our main office near Salisbury and our London office
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week maximum
Salary: circa £55,000 to £60,000 depending on experience.

About the role:

You’ll bring thorough leadership to our global brand and communications team and cross-organisational Strategic Communications Editorial team. You’ll inspire Hope and Homes for Children’s best strategic and creative brand and communications work whilst honing and developing the communication skill-base and facilitating our entire organisational staff to become our greatest brand ambassadors. You’ll own our brand strategy thinking and action with direct accountability for strategic communications, content and creative services and our multi-channel marketing. You’ll business partner with our advocacy, fundraising and programme teams to deliver defined business objectives through the perfect mix of exceptional audience insight, powerful story and targeted media execution.

About you:

You’ll join a brave, can-do organisation and do work that matters day in, day out. You’ll be encouraged to think and act big and you’ll be mandated and supported to make things happen. You’ll work with dedicated, passionate champions who are ready to take bold steps to inspire change by advocating and engaging individuals, communities and organisations across the globe in the foundational importance of family love for children.

You’ll be a forward-thinking change maker, excited to lead a small, diverse team as part of a nimble, innovation focussed organisation. You’ll thrive on bringing brand and communication theory and action together and you won’t be afraid to challenge convention. You’ll understand the value of thoughtful planning, be able to interpret data to draw out the most important communication insights and execute with excellence, always.

You’ll live and breathe content, be curious and inventive in how brands build engagement and stories are told and you’ll invest in continuously developing your knowledge of the communications context in which you work. In a world where digital brand engagement continues to grow, you’ll have a proven skills and experience in leading digital change projects and increasing audience activation through digital channels. You’ll partner with colleagues to achieve the most impact for children and families by weaving the achievement of multiple objectives together to make the story of institutional care of children unacceptable.

If you believe every child belongs in a family, join us as we consign orphanages to history.

About Hope and Homes for Children:

Children always belong in families. They need protection, encouragement, play, laughter and love. They need somewhere to call home and someone who will always look out for them. Children never belong in orphanages. Orphanages don’t protect children, they harm them. With your support we can keep families together, reunite families and build new families. Help children grow up in families where they belong. Always families. Never orphanages.

Hope and Homes for Children actively encourages equality and diversity and we look to recruit across age, gender, ethnicity, and background as we believe diversity brings us closer to our mission of eliminating orphanages.

You may have experience of the following: Head of Brand, Head of Communications, Head of Marketing, Senior Marketing Manager, Senior Brand Manager, Senior Communications Manager, Head of Brand and Communications, Head of Brand and Marketing, Head of Communications and Marketing, Head of Strategic Communications, Brand and Marketing, etc.

Ref: 94234

PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Reporting to Campaigns Director

Full time, fixed term, 12-month contract

Salary: approximately ~£30,000-£35,000 depending on experience

Closing date October 9th: rolling applications with a view to recruit ASAP. London based

JOB DESCRIPTION

We’re hiring a creative, innovative and proactive Press and Communications Manager to help take the critical messages of our campaign to new and diverse audiences.  

The role involves identifying and creating media opportunities to establish Make My Money Matter as a leading voice in the fight for a more sustainable world. This position also involves devising creative PR moments to raise our profile, developing communications resources to amplify our campaign, and running events to help us connect with key stakeholders.

We’re looking for someone who has a keen eye for a media opportunity, has a good network of relationships (and wants to develop it further), and is comfortable translating complex information into easily digestible segments. We’re looking for an enthusiastic self-starter, someone comfortable in an entrepreneurial and multi-disciplinary setting, and a creative individual passionate about Make My Money Matter’s mission to build a better world.

ABOUT US

Spearheaded by film maker, SDG advocate and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis,

Make My Money Matter works to create public demand to invest in people and planet. Starting with pensions, we help people find out where their money’s being invested and empower them to demand it does better. Once we have helped catalyse this demand, we connect this movement with decision makers in the public and private sector, and together call for the financial system to put people and planet on a par with profit.

Doing this, we aim to move trillions of pounds – away from the destructive, harmful investments of the past, and into those which help build a future we can all be proud of.

Our campaign includes three core workstreams:

1. Public Campaign: We’re going to tell the story of how we can create a better future for people and planet, and of how our money can do good while it grows – without compromising on returns. We’re going to show people what their money does now, and give them a call to action to demand it does better in the future
2. High Profile Partnerships: We’re convening NGOs, businesses, universities, local authorities, and public figures, and helping them work with their pension fund to make positive changes that ensures their money aligns with their values
3. Policy and Advocacy: We’re working with a core set of partners, including advocacy groups, government agencies, and the finance industry, to create a unifying call for high priority, high impact policy reforms that can transform the system from within. We’ll advocate for this manifesto at key national and global moments, including COP26 and UK hosted G7 in 2021.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are recruiting an exceptional Press and Communications Manager on an initial fixed term, one-year contract. This role will report into the Campaigns Director, with responsibility for driving our media presence, developing effective PR strategies, shaping our internal and external communications, and leading on campaign events. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to join a high profile, brand new start up committed to changing the world.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

This is a diverse role requiring someone comfortable working with a range of stakeholders, juggling a variety of priorities, and operating in a fast moving, start-up environment. They will be a flexible and enthusiastic team player with a track record of problem solving, creativity and delivery. They will be an experienced communications and media professional ideally with a track record operating within the climate, finance or international development sectors.

Your responsibilities

• Devising, developing and delivering impactful media strategies to raise our profile
• Running an effective press office function
• Maintaining and developing a network of influential journalists and publications
• Creating and executing exciting PR moments and events
• Working on compelling narratives for the campaign to engage internal and external stakeholders, drive awareness, and encourage action
• Developing/editing comms materials for specific channels including newsletters, blogs, press releases, social media posts, briefing materials, and similar marketing materials
• Setting KPIs, analysing activities and measuring impact

Your experience could include:

• Working in a fast-paced press or media environment
• Running events and PR activities for social purpose initiatives or campaigns 
• Writing effective press releases, blogs and other communications assets
• Managing projects and organising public events and stunts
• Working with prominent individuals, i.e. influential media/political figures
• Excellent understanding of UK and global media landscape and current affairs
• Establishing and maintaining strong networks with journalists and other stakeholders
• Working on sustainable finance, climate, international development or public policy

You’ll also:

• Demonstrate sound judgment and attention to detail
• Showcase a proven track-record of delivery
• Be an outstanding communicator with the ability to mobilise diverse audiences
• Be quick to build trust and establish relationships
• Be creative, fun and positive team player committed to Make My Money Matter’s aims
• Get stuck in, work proactively and bring a solution orientated mindset
• Be able to work in entrepreneurial settings, often independently and to tight deadlines
• Have UK authorisation to work

In return, we offer

• Competitive salary and pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement and flexible working
• A fantastic opportunity to make a difference with a high-profile, high impact organisation
• A supportive, inclusive environment, and an amazing, vibrant team

How to apply

Please submit your CV and one page cover letter  with “Press and Communications Manager Application” in the subject line. Please include current employment status and likely notice period. Please note that due to the high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to candidates who we wish to interview. 

Diversity and inclusion

We strive to create a fair and healthy environment where all colleagues feel challenged, valued and supported. We aim to cultivate a culture of collaboration and respect, where our people are highly engaged, and individual contributions are celebrated. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds

This is an exciting position for an exceptional communicator with digital skills who wants to take a leading role in a high-impact civil liberties campaign group. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to boost the digital channels of one of the UK’s leading rights NGOs. We’re looking for someone with a vision to take our digital campaigns to the next level.

Big Brother Watch is a leading voice in the UK protecting privacy and has a strong track record of successful campaigns that defend civil liberties in the UK. We are seeking to significantly grow our reach, fundraising and campaigns through digital channels. The central objective of the role is to grow our public support and manage supporter engagement, by producing original, persuasive digital content and deploying it across multiple channels.

About you

Whether you’re a professional digital marketer with several years experience, or a highly digitally capable self-starter with excellent demonstrable campaign experience – if you’re passionate and committed to Big Brother Watch’s mission (this is important), we’d like to hear from you.

We are looking for a passionate all-rounder who understands the importance of excellent online communications in both a campaigning and fundraising context. The Digital Communications Officer will manage and have responsibility for all Big Brother Watch’s digital channels including websites, email and social media platforms.

The successful candidate will have experience working across a range of digital channels, including social media and video, website CMS, and email marketing platforms such as MailChimp. We are looking for someone who is able to produce creative graphics maintaining our brand identity; who is self-motivated, able to work by themselves as well as collaborate on campaigns with colleagues. You will be flexible, diligent, able to work under pressure and manage a busy and sometimes competing workload.

Big Brother Watch

Big Brother Watch is a UK civil liberties campaign group fighting for a free future. We’re determined to reclaim our privacy and defend freedoms at this time of enormous technological change. And we fight to win.

We’re a fiercely independent, diverse, non-partisan and non-profit group of campaigners and researchers who work to roll back the surveillance state and protect rights in parliament, the media or the courts if we have to. We publish unique investigations and pursue powerful public campaigns to pursue real change. We work relentlessly to inform and empower the public to collectively reclaim privacy, defend our civil liberties and protect freedoms for the future.

We’re a small, dedicated and highly effective team of five staff and five volunteers.

Cathedral Music Trust is looking for a Communications and Marketing Officer, who will be responsible for communicating and marketing the Trust's work to a broad range of audiences using a wide variety of channels. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a small and energetic team. 

About us

Cathedral Music Trust (CMT) is a charity which supports and promotes sacred choral music. We do this by campaigning on behalf of cathedral music and musicians, giving grants to cathedral choirs and choristers in need, and encouraging the pursuit of excellence in choral and organ music. The Trust is a newly formed charity, incorporating the Friends of Cathedral Music and the Diamond Fund for Choristers. It has ambitious plans to invigorate and expand its operations as the leading source of support for cathedral music through advocacy, education and grant-giving. It is especially committed to enabling children from a diverse range of backgrounds to experience the many benefits that come from being a chorister.

About the job

Initially a two-year contract, which may be extended if funding is available.

22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE), working from home. Attendance at meetings and events, when these resume, will be required as appropriate.

Salary £18,000 per annum - this is pro rata the full time equivalent salary of £30,000 pa.

You will support the Development Director, to whom you will report, in developing and managing the charity’s brand, messaging and communications strategy, while maintaining the integrity of our core aims and values. Your responsibilities will include:

• Raising the charity’s profile and pursuing opportunities to maximise revenue and reach
• Promoting the charity’s commitment to diversity and inclusion within its organisation and in the world of cathedral music
• Marketing the charity through digital content, social media, printed materials and press releases, using consistent and compelling messaging
• Managing our internal communications, including newsletters to volunteers and members
• Contributing high quality, relevant and up to date content to our website and driving high quality traffic to it
• Tracking and measuring the success of our different communication channels
• Marketing events and campaigns
• Working effectively with the Development Director, Operations Director and other staff for the benefit of the charity

About you

You have a minimum of two years' experience in marketing and communications, including experience of engaging diverse and under-represented sections of the community. You are energetic, self-motivated and proactive, with outstanding organisational and time management skills and a strong attention to detail. You have an excellent standard of spoken and written English, with proven experience of writing and editing copy appropriately styled for different target audiences. You are a good team player who can adapt to working alongside professional colleagues and volunteers. You have advanced IT and social media skills and an enthusiasm for sacred choral music.

More information

Please follow the link to our website, where you will find the full job description and person specification and our application form. You must apply using the application form - CVs will not be accepted.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their background; we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under‐represented in our organisation.

This position is supported by the Genesis Foundation.

The Charity

Our partner is a leading national charity who provide life changing short breaks and holidays to families facing incredibly challenging circumstances. Their breaks are a chance for families to connect, revitalise and discover.

Covid-19, and the challenges of lockdown, mean that even more families are facing very difficult circumstances, and the need for the services that the charity provides is growing.

Since the charity was set up 45 years ago, they have enabled 52,000 families to take time out from their daily life – and just enjoy what many of us take for granted: fresh air, playing on the beach, eating ice cream.

Last year alone, 4,800 families took a vital break – some for the first time together as a family.

The Role

The charity is seeking an Experiences & Impact Director who can really make a difference and play an integral role in leading the charity and developing the experiences it provides to help families most in need.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a small team to deliver high impact, exceptional end to end experiences for families. They will work to understand and deliver the experiences families want and to ensure they mirror closely those experienced by families with the means to access them independently.

They will be responsible for defining and delivering all breaks offered, ensuring customers have an excellent, joined up experience through from first contact, to booking and reviewing the success of the break once it is completed.

In addition to managing the customer experiences, the postholder will be empowered to develop a framework that will enable effective performance analysis of the charities breaks and holidays.

The Person

To be successful, you will be a proven leader and have successful experience within a relevant sector which could include not-for-profit, travel and project management.

You will combine a desire to make a difference to families, with strong values and a demonstrable track record in designing and delivering projects in a co-ordinated and engaging manner, leading them to be completed and reported against on time, and to budget. 

To apply : Please submit your CV which should be accompanied by a covering letter, clearly demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role (see attached job description).

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented event management professional to join our Events team as our new Associate Director. The role will be responsible for leading our event management across Ambition Institute. We run around 1500 training events over 14 programmes per year which are a core element of our programmes. The events team is responsible for the delivery of these, both face to face and online.

The Associate Director will lead the team who will plan, run and evaluate these events providing a high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders. The role is responsible for setting the standards and strategic direction for our Event service. The Associate Director and their team work with our three faculties to deliver a consistent, efficient events process that meets the needs of our programmes. They will oversee a team of c. 20, maintaining a positive culture, flexing the team to meet programme needs and overseeing the quality of events.

Based in either our London or Manchester office, and reporting to the Director of Programme Operations, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the efficient operation of events and collaborating with teams across the organisation to deliver high quality learning events. You will require experience of managing a multi-tiered team, with specific focus of setting vision and direction, as well as extensive experience of event delivery across a range of events. The role will engage with both internal teams and external vendors, and you will need to be able to build strong relationships with both at a variety of levels.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 11th October 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 19th October 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

We are looking for a driven Database & Insights Manager who will take the lead in this position, grow the future insights needs, help steer our fundraising direction and manage our supporter care team. This is a new role, which is pivotal in our drive to make more evidence based decisions to improve our fundraising and engagement initiatives and overall performance. The role will help us to deepen engagement and enhance the experience our supporters have with us.

You will be working closely with your fundraising colleagues as well as your communication colleagues to ensure Management Insight is delivered to a high quality, meets stakeholder expectations and makes an impact, contributing to the increase of income raised for ellenor.

This will involve developing high quality measurement and analysis of income generation performance, supporter interactions as well as delivering insights to underpin and inform the direction of our overall engagement across ellenor.

Does this sound like you

Are you looking for the responsibility to make a real positive impact on the finances of a locally loved hospice?

If so, we would very much like to hear from you.  Please find  the Job Description and an opening letter from our Director of Income Generation in the attachments.

ellenor Hospice is a specialist palliative care provider for adults and children in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley, and for children across West Kent and the London Borough of Bexley.  The organisation has in-patient and outpatient and Living Well services at Northfleet, comprehensive Hospice at Home services and a range of out-patient and community services all supported and delivered through a multi-disciplinary team.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance.

An employer contributory pension scheme is available, and NHS Pension Scheme members can transfer in their pension.

Closing date 29th September

Interviews will take place on 5th October

ellenor is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing a fair and equitable

workplace, where everyone is treated equally without discrimination.

Communication and Engagement Post

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire & Merseyside) in partnership with the North West Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services has an exciting position available for a Sexual Violence Communication and Engagement Manager. The postholder will have a track record in project management and marketing.

This is a new and developing role that has been created to react to the findings of sexual violence criminal justice pathways for sexual violence victims in each of the North West regional areas. The post is based in Warrington with travel around the North West. Working from home would be considered.

Are you an experienced digital communications professional who can bring interim support to a fast-growing charity providing life-saving humanitarian health care? 

We are looking for a skilled and passionate digital communications professional to join our team on an interim basis. Our medical teams respond to disasters around the world and we work with local emergency teams to build their resilience to future threats. Our work has never been more vital and we’re responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in ten countries around the world.

We are looking for somebody to come and hit the ground running and provide immediate support to our busy communications function, so someone with excellent writing skills and solid experience in digital journalism, online content and social media. The role will sit in the Fundraising and Communications team, reporting to the Communications and Media Manager and work closely with all departments.

You will be an expert copywriter, who can produce well-written, eye catching content with a confident working knowledge of WordPress, and previous experience with SEO, Google Analytics, and MailChimp would be desirable. Design skills using Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator would be a distinct advantage as would an interest in humanitarian or global affairs. This role will focus on our digital communications – coordinating our social media channels across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn as well as developing our website and email communications.

You will support the Communications and Media Manager to maximise media opportunities, working closely with the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office to demonstrate the impact of work funded by UK Aid. You will be adaptable, creative, collaborative and able to quickly establish effective working relationships.

You’ll be an energetic and resilient professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to UK-Med’s humanitarian mandate. You will be goal-orientated, with the ability to set clear objectives and work independently. 

Partnership Engagement Manager – WasteAid

WasteAid - Our vision

Our vision is a world with equal access to waste services for all.

Helping communities and governments manage their waste properly is vital if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Waste management has a powerful and positive impact on people’s well-being.

Our mission – fighting poverty, pollution and climate change

Around 1 in 3 people globally do not have decent waste management.  Pollution caused by waste harms people’s health and the environment and damages the local economy. In contrast, an affordable waste management system is relatively simple to implement, improving the environment, creating jobs and protecting public health – particularly for children.

Plastic pollution in the marine environment is of major global concern, and WasteAid is helping tackle this global problem. We work with upstream and coastal communities to set up small recycling centres and help keep plastic out of rivers and the oceans. We also share skills in managing organic waste, helping people make the most with their resources.

Open dumping and burning of waste releases climate change emissions, contribute to both short-term and long-term impacts. Black soot from burning and methane from open dumping are of special concern. We offer communities a safe and sustainable alternative to dangerous dumpsites and toxic air pollution.

Our values

Our founding principles come from our origins in the waste management industry, which itself grew out of the public health movement in the UK in the late Victorian era. 

We believe in equality of access to decent public health for all people and advocate the role of good waste management to achieve this.

We are inclusive and empowering of the communities in developing countries that we seek to serve and support.

We believe in the power of appropriate technology transfer, training and skills development to create livelihoods and reduce pollution.

We are collaborative and work in a collegiate spirit with all partners and funders.

Our priorities for 2020-2023

• Focus on developing sustainable livelihoods through community-level interventions and make further strides in working with policy makers at local and national level.
• Address all common waste streams.
• Build on projects in Africa and Asia but do not exclude opportunities to partner with organisations elsewhere.
• Empower communities to act themselves (through campaigns and waste management activities).

We will continue to campaign to encourage the donor community to increase spending on waste management from 0.3% to 3% of international aid.

We recognise that dynamic partnerships amplify our impact, so we will continue to:

• partner with established groups in lower- and middle-income countries to share skills and knowledge about local and low-cost sustainable waste management.
• support other international non-governmental organisations to build their capacity using evidence-based approaches to sustainable waste management.
• cooperate with individuals and businesses who want to help address the global waste crisis.

We will maintain a geographical and thematic focus:

Primary focus: We will continue to build on our two-year UK Aid grant-funded projects in West, East and Central sub-Saharan Africa, developing these partnerships as regional hubs of expertise / training centres and developing networks of practitioners. Pursue opportunities to develop additional grant-funded initiatives in these geographical regions.

Corporate partnerships and service delivery: We will work with others to deliver training and capacity building programmes in any community in a lower- or middle-income country that does not have an effective waste management service (where open dumping and burning are the norm).

Online resources: We will seek to inspire communities to act and to advocate for sustainable waste management in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, through providing free and accessible online resources and engagement.

Person Specification

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and experienced professional to develop our income generation strategy across a variety of income streams (predominantly corporate partnerships and through trusts and foundations).  

To be successful you will have a proven experience in income generation with good influencing skills, the confidence to implement and develop fundraising strategies, be able to demonstrate excellent stewardship, have a successful track record of building successful relationships and having a collaborative nature.

Job Description

Job Title: Partnership Engagement Manager

Contract:  6 months initial contract, with a view to permanent contract at the 6 months point

Salary: £36,000 – 38,000 per annum (pro rata)

Incentive:  Annual salary review against targets

Location: Home Based

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Days of Work: Monday to Friday

Job purpose

To generate sustainable funding through corporates, trusts and foundations growing the organisation’s income and improving retention and acquisition levels.

Development of Strategy

Lead on developing and delivering the income generation strategy for corporates, trusts and foundations working with CEO and the wider WasteAid team.

Income Generation

· Research and develop potential opportunities for maximising income generation;

· Identify and secure new supporters/partners and ensure effective engagement with established supporters

· Improve donor acquisition and retention levels;

· Develop a Corporate Partnership Programme, securing and managing long-term partnerships;

· Implement an effective Donor Stewardship Programme to maximise the lifetime value of all supporters, ensuring all funders receive the appropriate acknowledgement, recognition and required feedback in line with their specific requirements;

· Achieve agreed income generation targets.

Raising WasteAid’s Profile

· Build and foster relationships in linked sectors through proactive networking and representing WasteAid at a wide range of events;

· Identify and develop relationships with key supporters;

· Promote the aims and objectives of WasteAid, increasing public awareness and support;

· Develop, manage and deliver a limited events programme, including digital events;

· Improve WasteAid’s visibility in the community through the recruitment, management, training and development of a team of fundraising volunteers to support the achievement of the fundraising objectives.

Marketing and Communication

· Develop and maintain appropriate fundraising literature to attract donors and support compelling applications for funding;

· Be responsible for the organisation’s newsletter, maintaining effective communications and good relations with our donors and ensuring that they are updated on the organisation’s work and achievements;

· Utilise and maximise the use of all communication platforms to promote fundraising and the work of WasteAid including social media, local media support and the promotion of third party led fundraising;

· Ensure all communication channels are monitored, including social media comments and inboxes, and any incoming communications and queries dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner.

Other

· To analyse, monitor and report on fundraising activity and performance to inform ongoing fundraising planning and improvement;

· To be responsible for the development and effective use of the fundraising database to maximise income opportunities and ensure effective stewardship and reporting;

· To be responsible for ensuring accurate and up to date records are kept of all fundraising activities;

· To be responsible for ensuring WasteAid’s fundraising and communication activities follow best practice and are compliant with internal policies and procedures, GDPR, the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation, Charity Commission requirements and all other relevant legislation;

· To review develop and implement fundraising processes and procedures to ensure that best practice is achieved;

· To keeping abreast of new fundraising developments, initiatives and opportunities;

· Any other duties as required.

Person Specification

Experience

· Proven experience and ability in income generation with good influencing skills;

· Experience of leading, developing, managing and maintaining fundraising relationships;

· Experience of generating funds from a range of supporters, specifically corporate partners, small-medium sized businesses and trusts and foundations

· Experienced in working with and developing corporate partnerships;

· A proven track record of developing and securing new fundraising streams;

· Good understanding of fundraising regulations, standards and best practice.

Skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to make communications engaging and persuasive for a diverse range of audiences

· Excellent relational skills;

· Ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders with a proven ability to build relationships and partnership working;

· Strong and effective networking skills;

· Effective IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and use of fundraising CRM systems, knowledge of desktop publishing packages would be an asset;

· Uses original and creative thinking to make improvements or support the initiation of new approaches.

Personal Attributes

· A self-starter;

· Passionate about fundraising;

· Motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and professional;

· Effective communicator;

· Strong organisational time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines;

· Willing to take part in all activities, taking a ‘hands-on’ approach to getting things done;

· Enjoy individual, team and collaborative working;

· Demonstrate a consistent high standard of work and attention to detail;

· Willing to learn;

· Willingness to travel to clients’ locations;

· Works with honesty and integrity and is aligned with WasteAid’s values;

· Ability to adapt to changing environment.

Knowledge of issues linked to WasteAid’s work in either the waste management, environmental and climate change or international development sectors is highly desirable.

Qualifications

· Institute of Fundraising qualifications desirable

How to Apply

If you are interested in the opportunity to become our Partnership Engagement Manager then your application should comprise a CV with details of your experience and achievements, together with a supporting letter (of no more than two sides of A4) which addresses the Person Specification.

Applications should be sent electronically to the email address below no later than 12 noon on 1st October 2020.

We will endeavour to contact everyone who has applied, but only those being short-listed for interview will be contacted in the immediate first instance.  References will be taken up on completion of the interview and before a confirmed offer of employment.

We are looking for a creative, innovative Individual Giving Executive to join this friendly team in a well loved animal charity.

The Company
A wonderful, friendly animal charity with a big ambitions and an appetite for growth and innovation.

The Role
To support the Individual Giving Team in the planning, delivery and evaluation of a programme of fundraising activities designed to maximise income, supporter retention and new donor acquisition.
Take responsibility for and manage the new donor journey in full to maximise retention and income, reporting on impact and making recommendations to further refine and improve the journey.
Project manage a set of campaigns and projects, from planning through to reporting, with support and guidance, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and to budget.
Contribute to the evaluation of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations.
Contribute to the strategic thinking and decision making for the Individual Giving team, in order to drive forward the supporter acquisition, retention and development activities of the team.
Support projects with DRTV, telephone campaigns, lottery and digital lead generation.
Ensure that all activities comply with Fundraising Codes of Practice, Fundraising Regulator and Data Protection guidelines.

The Candidate
Experience in delivering direct marketing campaigns for charity.
Experience with fundraising databases, such as Raisers Edge.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.