Director of Airwars

Do you have what’s needed to lead and grow our world class organisation, by leveraging our high quality research findings towards better protections for civilians on the battlefield? Can you inspire and direct our outstanding international team, as we seek to hold belligerents better to account?

Seven years after our founding, Airwars is seeking a new full-time, self-motivated Director to play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation as we continue to grow and thrive.

Applications are welcomed from candidates from diverse backgrounds who have passion, compassion, drive, commitment, tenacity, resilience, and integrity - and who can demonstrate the following:

• Commitment to the aims and ethos of Airwars as a values-led organisation, with a clear and enduring focus on our work towards better protection of civilians in conflicts, based upon our research-led findings;
• Strong team leadership skills, with a proven record of recruiting, motivating and retaining a diverse team of exceptional staff, contractors, managers and volunteers around the world;
• Excellent communications skills, both external and internal - and demonstrable experience of effective public speaking and organisational representation;
• A clear vision of how to evolve and grow Airwars, as it enters its next critical development stage;
• Direct experience of working in the human rights field - preferably on Protection of Civilians issues - to be able effectively to champion our research, investigations and advocacy work towards better protection of civilians in conflict, with both credibility and expert insight;

• Senior leadership experience, and a track record of achievement in the sector, either from leading a not-for-profit organisation, or running a significant NGO department;
• Sound financial, governance and risk management experience and ability;
• Ability to work with a proactive and dynamic Board in supporting good governance, and  oversight of operational matters.

Our new Director is also expected to help us strengthen and diversify our current funding model; to effectively and organically expand Airwars research towards new conflicts and activities; and to work - both independently and with partners - to best amplify the critical work of Airwars to both global and specialist audiences.

This is a full-time, London-based, direct employment post, expected to begin no later than January 2022. As an organisation committed to diversity, we encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds - including candidates from conflict-affected nations - who are entitled to work full time in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, as a small NGO we are not able to provide support with relocation costs and UK work visa sponsorship.

Our full information pack on the Director’s role and responsibilities are attached

 Please send your comprehensive CV, along with a detailed cover letter explaining your suitability for the role,  no later than Wednesday November 17th 2021.

Full time/37.5 hpw (4 days/30 hpw week considered for the right candidate)

Salary £28,000 - £32,000 FTE

Do you have a passion for the local community, love working with people and a positive/can do attitude? We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated leader to join our high-achieving and dynamic Fundraising team.

This is a permanent position, leading on our Community Fundraising income stream. Working with and managing our current (successful and experienced) team, the ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, experience in Community fundraising (including events) and the ambition to help achieve our organisational strategy to double the reach of our care by 2028.

You will lead the rebuilding of this core income stream following the pandemic and maintain the direction of travel, to bring our Community Fundraising activities back to their pre-pandemic levels. Then through experience and innovation grow our wonderful network of support and income line for the future.

This role would suit a Community Fundraising Manager looking for a new and exciting challenge, or an experienced Senior Community Fundraiser looking to take the next step in their career, and can evidence the required skills, ability and ambition to achieve.

About You:

• A confident communicator and team player able to engage and inspire your team and a wide range of supporters
• Substantial experience of implementing safe and well regulated community fundraising activities including larger scale events
• Proven track record in achieving targets in a fundraising role
• Passionate about delivering an exceptional experience to our supporters
• Excellent organisational skills
• Decisive decision maker
• Experienced in performing well under pressure, strong attention to detail and ability to drive multiple projects concurrently
• Solid IT skills in Microsoft Office and fundraising databases
• Flexible and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays
• Flexible working opportunities (hybrid working available, minimum of 3 days required in the hospice/local community)
• SMART pension scheme with employer contribution
• Free onsite parking at our office in Northchurch, Berkhamsted
• Wide range of free training courses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site home cooked food served at a reasonable rate in our bistro​

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to join our friendly, creative and professional Fundraising team to help us to raise the £5million a year which we need to deliver our free expert care.

Closing date for applications is Monday 1st November 2021

Interviews to be held on Thursday 4th and/or Monday 8th November 2021

#YourPreciousLife

World Villages for Children is fundraising to end childhood poverty through education.

Set up in 1998, the charity is based in London and funds education places for the world's most impoverished children in the Philippines, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Honduras and Tanzania. In schools run by the Sisters of Mary humanitarian programmes, each year 20,000 destitute children receive care and education. So far over 150,000 children have been helped out of poverty but millions more families and communities have been reached.

We are seeking an experienced and talented Fundraising and Comms Manager to support us and lead the fundraising strategy for our charity. As we embark on a rebrand, new messaging and website you will be joining us at an exciting time as we diversify income and develop our focus on individual giving and philanthropy.

This senior management role will work closely with the UK Manager, trustees and team. It includes close contact and collaboration with the overseas programmes and our beneficiaries and represents a great opportunity for a resourceful fundraiser who wants to innovate, grow the profile of the charity and generate immediate impact at scale.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of fundraising and communications and managing content across all channels including digital. Your fundraising expertise should include a proven track record of attracting and managing a portfolio of income including writing proposals, negotiating and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, major donors and corporates. We particularly support applications for this role from those with first-hand experience or links to the communities where we work.

For this hands on role you will need to enjoy working in a small, committed team, be comfortable working at pace in a busy environment and be keen to take on new opportunities as they arise. You will be juggling responsibility for managing key donor relationships, developing new partnership opportunities and reporting to funders. With attention to detail and excellent written, verbal and numeracy skills, you will have the negotiation and strategic management skills to co-ordinate the development of strategy and to monitor budgets. 

If you’re a results focused self-starter, with the big picture in mind, hands-on brilliant with people, cultivating and managing a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and closing the deal, this could be the role for you.

For more information on the role please refer to the full Job Description and Information Pack. 

Fundraising and Communications Manager

Magic Me is the UK’s leading provider of intergenerational arts activities, working with care home residents and other people most impacted by covid. We are looking for an experienced, confident, fundraising and communications professional to establish this brand-new role, for an initial 12-month contract, to start as soon as possible.

The arts have a vital role to play in post-pandemic community building, and this is a crucial and exciting time in Magic Me’s development. Join us and lead the creation and delivery of a new fundraising strategy to continue this vital work, including a major bid to Arts Council England for NPO funding in early 2022.

Can you:

• Write, lead and deliver a clear fundraising strategy for Magic Me, in partnership with the Director and Programme Director?
• Conduct prospect research to identify potential new funders, whilst nurturing relationships with existing supporters?
• Develop and write compelling, successful bids with a focus on trusts, foundations and livery companies?
• Lead the writing of bids, including an NPO bid to Arts Council England.
• Review and update Magic Me’s communications, our messages and channels, e.g. social media, newsletters.
• Oversee Magic Me’s website, writing copy and working with colleagues to create new content.

Salary: £28,000 pa, 28 hours per week for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract (pro rata £35,000 Full-time role) Interested in applying for this role as a freelancer? Please contact us.

We welcome and encourage applications from disabled people, Black and Asian candidates, and those from other minoritised ethnic communities. Our board and staff are actively working on a new anti-racism strategy. We believe by improving the diversity within our organisation and our leadership, we will improve the quality of our work.

HOW TO APPLY 

Please read the full Application Pack and complete the Personal Details Cover Sheet and Monitoring information Form.

You are required to send the following: anonymised cover letter, anonymised CV and the accompanying forms (more details of this is found in the application pack) to our email address. Please ensure you follow the directions on the forms carefully, so your application can be processed fairly and anonymously.

NB To ensure the shortlisting process is anonymous and fair, please do not include your name on your CV or covering letter. Instead, please include this information in the Personal Details cover sheet. The selection panel will not see your Personal Details or Applicant Monitoring Information when shortlisting applications.

Deadline for applications: Send your application to us by 9 am on Thursday, 4th November. We will not be able to consider applications received after this deadline.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

• MONDAY 11 OCTOBER – Adverts out and recruitment starts.
• THURSDAY 4 NOVEMBER – Deadline for applications.
• FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER – Shortlisting and candidates notified.
• WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER – Interviews. Decision.
• START DATE – As soon as possible.

ROLE: HHA Community Fundraising & Communications Manager

HOURS: Full Time 

SALARY: £25k-£30k (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Office and home based (remote working) is acceptable within this role. HHAs office is based at: 25 Coney Hill Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9BU

Hope Health Action (HHA) is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without discrimination. We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; empowering local partners to provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti, home to a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year and one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres. In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis, providing life-saving aid through emergency food rations, maternal health care and disability projects. We will soon open a major new disability centre in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda. We have exciting plans to scale up our work in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Community Fundraising & Communications Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

The role

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Community Fundraising and Communications Manager to work alongside our Fundraising and Partnerships Manager (FPM) to help develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base, developing new partnerships and increasing income.  We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

You will have a unique and exciting opportunity to help HHA grow and make a real and tangible impact to our beneficiaries. This includes helping to raise important funds to support the development of our partner hospital in Haiti, alongside a growing range of health, disability and emergency programmes in South Sudan and Uganda.  As a small charity, you will have direct links to our field operations, including the opportunity to regularly visit our overseas programmes and have on-going opportunities for cross-departmental learning. We are a small but passionate, friendly and close-knit team where staff are encouraged to execute creative and new ideas, working together to support each other’s efforts.

This is a busy role that will cover a diverse range of our fundraising activities and require someone with the competence and experience to manage multiple aspects of our strategy. It would be desirable for someone to have previous experience working within a small organisation/charity to understand the dynamics between providing strategic development and handling the day-to-day operations. 

The person

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy with our FPM that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner. This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with our Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy. You need to be comfortable working to clear annual plans, executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO and reporting back.

Comms:

We’re looking for someone to bring new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content for our digital and print communication, including our website, emails, newsletters and social media channels, our twice annual newsletter and materials to support campaigns and events. In order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and creating a strategy to engage new supporters will be a central objective for this role. 

Community Fundraising:

You’ll work with our FPM on planning and managing a range of annual events in the HHA calendar, from challenge events to galas, from concept to delivery with budget management in between. You’ll also get involved in building and empowering a volunteer team who can help implement the fundraising strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities like our schools and church fundraising activities. With support from our FPM, CEO and design agency, you’ll manage a range of dedicated campaigns and appeals with the support of our in-country team members to deliver growth across HHA’s income streams. Alongside this, you’ll manage HHA’s other fundraising platforms including GlobalGiving, JustGiving and CAF, engaging and maximising impact of HHA’s fundraisers. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to join our friendly and creative fundraising team to help us to raise the funds needed to continue our life-saving work to those most in need across Haiti and East Africa.

Closing date for applications is Monday 15th November 2021

We will be hosting interviews in the coming weeks as suitable applicants apply. 

We are recruiting a Fundraising Manager to identify and secure new funding from charitable trusts and foundations, and help ensure the sustainability of our work.

What you’ll be doing

You will be responsible for building and managing a range of multi-year, five and six-figure grants, working with some of the UK’s leading charitable organisations. You will research and target those whose criteria match our aims and activities, coordinate your pipeline with other members of the trusts and statutory team and ensure our work is sustainable and impactful.

Based in our development department, you will also work closely with programme managers and other members of staff across the organisation, including the senior management team.

What we’re looking for

You will be passionate about our work and support our values and ethos. You will be skilled at building new relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and other institutional funders to secure both single and multi-year grants, and have experience of managing and increasing grant giving among a portfolio of existing funders. You will be used to working to demanding income targets and able to manage multiple projects, identify conflicting demands and establish priorities to meet objectives.

Why our work is so vital

Poor literacy and resulting inequality is not inevitable. The National Literacy Trust improves the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills of those who need it most, giving them the best possible chance of success.

We make society fairer. Poor literacy creates social and economic inequality. The one in six adults in the UK with poor literacy earn less, are less likely to vote and more likely to experience health inequalities.

We enable social mobility. A child without literacy skills can’t succeed at school, and as an adult they will be locked out of the job market. The pattern is intergenerational and starts at birth.

Our work is targeted at communities with the highest levels of disadvantage and the lowest levels of literacy. We support thousands of schools and early years settings, bringing in wonderful partners like the Premier League and the nation’s best publishers who bring literacy alive. We campaign to make literacy a priority for our nation’s leaders. Our research and analysis make us the leading authority on literacy and drive our interventions.

What we offer you

As well as a competitive salary, we offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.

We support flexible working and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to our success, whoever you are.

While you will be based in our office in London, this role can be peformed primarily from home, and you would only be expected to attend for all staff days (approximately 3 per year), team strategy days (around 2 per year) and any in-person training or induction, and any in person funder meetings as required.

We are seeking an ambitious and goal orientated Development and Sustainability Manager to build a sustainable fundraising pipeline to support our vital work. 

Genetic Alliance UK is the largest alliance of organisations supporting people with genetic, rare and undiagnosed conditions in the UK. Our members and the people they support are at the heart of everything we do. We advocate for fast and accurate diagnosis, good quality care and access to the best treatments. We actively support progress in research and engage with decision makers and the public about the challenges faced by our community. We run two long standing projects, Rare Disease UK and SWAN UK (syndromes without a name).

This is a pivotal new role working directly with the Senior Management Team to help revamp our fundraising as we review our organisational strategy, and work to embed the recommendations of our recent fundraising review and restructure. This is an ideal role for someone with demonstrable fundraising experience who has ambitions to lead their own department in the future. With access to external mentoring and coaching, you can use and and grow your existing skills with the potential to build your own team around you. 

You will need confidence, creativity and excellent research and relationship building skills. Friendly and professional with a keen eye for detail, you will develop project plans, proposals and processes to achieve sustainable long-term funding for all areas of our work. Using your strong relationship building and research skills, you will identify new opportunities for funding and successfully work with our stakeholders to develop strong cases for support and inspiring case studies. 

Benefits:

• External mentoring from an experienced fundraising consultant, with coaching at the beginning of the role.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Flexible working patterns.
• Access to free counselling via our employee support scheme.

This is a hybrid role with a negiotable working pattern.

To apply please email a CV and cover letter to Lauren Roberts, Joint Interim Chief Executive & Director of Engagement and Support by an email by 5pm Monday 8 November.

Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your individual giving fundraising skills to this highly effective and growing heritage charity. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust is a separate entity to the SVR Holdings Company who operate and run this much-loved attraction.  The Trust’s focus is to help secure the future of the Severn Valley Railway through donations, grants, and sponsorship.  The position of Fundraising Manager for individuals is key to our future success, understanding our donor base and creating a clear donor stewardship programme for the 15,000 donors we have.

In addition, you will create engaging fundraising asks, strong engagement processes and effective recruitment campaigns.  You will have the support of a Donor Care Officer to help deliver your plans.

You will be able to demonstrate your experience in creating and delivering effective donor stewardship plans to include single, legacy and in-memorial giving.  Access ThankQ database and Tessitura experience is desired.

We are seeking a resourceful, proactive team player who demonstrates initiative and takes ownership and responsibility for completing and finishing tasks, including setting and achieving targets.  You will naturally identify opportunities and maximise these for the benefit of the Railway.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, taking the reins of individual giving fundraising.  This is your chance to join a passionate local charity that is committed to safeguarding the Severn Valley Railway. 

Overview

Post: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving

Reporting to: Executive Director

Employer: Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust

Salary:  £30,000 to £35.000 FTE

Primary location: Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster

Hours: Part-time, 4 days per week (30 hours)

Holiday: 31 days (inclusive of Public holidays) FTE

Summary of Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your proven fundraising experience in individual giving to this driven and passionate heritage charity.  This position is a hands-on role and comes with line management of a part-time Donor Engagement Officer and 3 volunteers.  We envisage this area of the business growing as the successes of your initiatives are realised.  We have been extremely successful in our individual giving thus far, but it is time for a new experienced fundraiser to take it to the next level, focusing on both retention, uplift, and acquisition, whilst building a stronger fundraising volunteer base to assist you in delivering your plans. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy & Development

• To increase income generated from individual giving fundraising activities.
• To create and execute a donor retention, uplift, and acquisition strategy.

·To lead on developing our CRM system, working with the Executive Director and Finance Manager to review the Trust’s CRM database and implement an Organisation wide CRM system.

• To manage the individual giving budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Executive Director on income and expenditure and highlighting variances in a timely manner.
• To test, implement, monitor, and evaluate existing and new fundraising asks and channels to increase two-way engagement with donors.
• To develop and manage high quality supporter care including responsive and prompt thanking and updating our donors on the impact of their support.
• To develop a volunteer-base of fundraisers.

Direct Marketing

• To manage and deliver integrated online and offline campaigns.
• To manage the design, print and production of direct marketing activity, negotiating bought in services and ensuring invoices are in accordance with quotes.

Administration and Reporting

• To manage the Individual Giving budget and provide monthly updates to the Executive Director.
  • To keep accurate and up to date records of all activities, using ThankQ CRM database, extracting reports for the team as required, and maintaining high standards in customer care and record keeping.

Managing Relationships

• To provide management and guidance to the Donor Care Officer to ensure that KPIs and objectives are achieved, and a clear personal development plan is in place.
• To build strong internal working relationships with colleagues.
• Organise face to face thank you events for our supporters.
• To work with the SVR Holdings Marketing and Communications team to gain support and cross selling opportunities within the different SVR audiences.

Other

·Proactively ensure all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant GDPR protection and Gift Aid legislation.

·To undertake all activities in line with best practice standards and processes as set out by the Fundraising Code of Practice and industry regulatory bodies.

·To keep abreast of developments in individual giving and ensure charity compliance.

·To contribute to the Fundraising Team’s strategic planning and budget process.

·To carry out any other tasks as reasonably requested.

·To actively implement the principles of Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification

Educated to degree level and / or an accredited fundraising qualification such as Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising.

Experience

• Creating and implementing successful individual giving donor stewardship plans.
• Implementing donor segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategy.
• Proficient with fundraising CRM systems ideally ThankQ and Tessitura.  To include building, analysing, and reporting.
• Creating, writing, and delivering strong fundraising appeals across all platforms.
• Writing compelling cases studies.
• Legacy and in-memoriam fundraising.
• Managing income and expenditure budgets.
• Presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing and motivating staff.

Skills and abilities

• Outstanding verbal and written skills. Able to engage audiences using a range of communication tools.
• Exceptional analytical skills to be able to evaluate our donor base and create effective tiered donor stewardship plans.
• Significant direct marketing skills: devising and delivering social media and print campaigns.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and to secure resources and support from colleagues in different business areas.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; confident and personable with the ability to manage and build strong relationships with key individual donors.
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills. Able to plan / prioritise own work and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks.
• Competent use of MS Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Strong numerical / budgeting skills.

Attitude and Personal Qualities

• Motivated, task-orientated, and professional.
• Flexible, able and willing to respond to changing priorities.
• Strong team player with collaborative working style, who enjoys individual and team working.
• Willing to participate in all activities relevant to the role.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to GDPR and Fundraising Code of Practice.
• Commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity.
• An interest in heritage railways.

As a volunteering organisation, we ask staff to volunteer 5 days per year to support our operational staff in the busy season.

SVR Family

The SVR Family consists of the three separate companies

1. Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc (Company number 01046274) is a not-for-profit company limited by shares.  No dividend is paid to shareholders with all profit used to support the running of the Railway. It owns the infrastructure and assets of the SVR, employs the paid staff, and is responsible for the governance, operation, finance, planning, customer service and management of the SVR.

2. Severn Valley Railway Company Limited, (Company number 00906842), a company limited by guarantee, supported by a paid membership of 12,500 members and provides volunteer staff who assist in the operation of the Railway from a working volunteer membership pool of 1,700.

Both organisations are led by Helen Smith, Director and General Manager.

3. Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Limited, a company limited by guarantee (Company Reg, No.04341280) Registered with the Charity Commission (Reg.No.1092723).

The focus of the SVR Charitable Trust is to generate funds:

• To enhance, maintain and restore SVR rolling stock and infrastructure.
• To provide educational and interpretive displays for the SVR
• To provide educational and heritage skill training used in the restoration, repair, and operation of the SVR.

The Charitable Trust is led by Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director.

Our Staff

Volunteering

The Severn Valley Railway is run by a team of 150 full-time equivalent paid staff and 1,700 volunteers.  As part our commitment and recognition to our volunteers, we request that all paid staff give five volunteer days to the Railway every year, this may involve supporting key events, to include Santa Specials, Halloween, and Gala’s.

Our Objective

SVR is recognised as an outstanding visitor attraction, with great days out and inspiring events, all with consistently high standards of customer service. SVR provides an authentic heritage railway experience where you can let your senses take you on a journey through history, with learning opportunities in abundance.

The organisations to support this are professionally led, values-based, and commercially strong. While it may be old on the outside, on the inside, SVR uses 21st century technology to run its activities effectively. It is able to recruit, train and retain the Staff and Volunteers it needs, and brings in the wide range of Financial and other support required to develop further. SVR is known for having good and enduring relationships with its stakeholders, from the diverse local communities in which it sits, to the Loco and Rolling stock owners, the Regulators and Industry partners.  On a day-to-day basis the 3 key areas of Management focus for SVR are Safety, People and Heritage. In addition, SVR has an industry-leading approach to the issue of Sustainability.

Are you a superb strategist, passionate about sustainable food in Bucks?

Buckinghamshire Food Partnership CIO (BFP) is a newly-established charity. We believe that all people in Buckinghamshire should have access to healthy, affordable, sustainably produced and culturally appropriate food. The food system is both complex and interconnected, so we convene, support and facilitate local groups to test collaborative initiatives and forge new ways of working. We bring together communities, businesses, charities and local authorities to realise a more sustainable and just local food system across the county.

This is an exciting time to join BFP. Having recently gained charitable status, we now need someone to help us translate our charitable objectives into a bold and actionable strategic plan. You will work collaboratively with our trustees, steering group, and other stakeholders to address some of today’s most pressing social, economic and environmental issues related to food. Using the Sustainable Food Places model, you will identify and build relationships with local partners across Buckinghamshire who share our vision for a better food system.

Thank you to the Rothschild Foundation for providing the initial three-year funding for this role.

About Young Enterprise
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity.

About the role 
This is a key leadership role for YE.  As a member of our Senior Leadership Group, you will provide inspirational leadership, support, and effective management of 6 regional teams responsible for the development of highly successful educational partnerships across England and Wales. You will lead the teams in the creation and retention of high quality partnerships that achieve meaningful outcomes for young people and educators across the full geography of England and Wales. You will ensure all  programmes and projects delivered by regional teams are in line with YE’s No Time Like The Future strategy, and that YE’s suite of centrally delivered programmes and services are promoted in response to individual education partner needs.

You will support all 6 regional teams to develop & deliver a local needs based Annual Business Plan that outlines the delivery of key organisational KPIs, including local income fundraising.  You will have a successful track record in change management, as well as a demonstrable track record of delivering results through a diverse, remote team and the ability to quickly establish credibility and carry the confidence of different stakeholders. Working closely with the Head of Volunteer and Alumni Support to support the engagement and retention of volunteers, leading to an increase in relatable role models who are supporting and inspiring young people via our programmes. You will be proactive in supporting the continued progress towards a one team approach to local and national fundraising, as well as working closely with the Programmes & Services team to support our ongoing integration of YE’s enterprise and financial education programme and services offer.

This position can be London Office based or home-based with a minimum of travel to London 3 times per month.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

Full details can be found in the attached Job Description.

1st Interviews will take place via videocall on Friday 5th November and 2nd interviews will take place on Tuesday 9th November.

Meningitis Now are currently looking for a Director of Fundraising and Communications to join our team based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £50,000-£55,000 per annum (depending on experience).

• Role: Director of Fundraising and Communications 
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Salary: £50,000-£55,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Location: Minimum of 2-3 days per week at Head Office (Stroud, Gloucestershire)

At Meningitis Now, we save lives and rebuild futures by funding research, raising awareness and providing support for people whose lives have been changed by meningitis.

As Director of Fundraising and Communications, you will lead, support and develop our Fundraising and Communications teams, ensuring that Meningitis Now has both the income and the profile to deliver its five-year strategy, Making a difference, every day.

You will ensure that our fundraising and communications strategies, plans and activities are creative, innovative and impactful. You’ll achieve this by building on our existing strengths, whilst adopting ‘best-in-class’ practice from across the not-for-profit (and other) sectors. You will also ensure that our strategies, plans and activities are grounded in good evidence and insight of the diverse needs and lived experience of our supporters, beneficiaries and target audiences.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave entitlement per annum, plus bank holidays
• A cash healthcare plan
• Employer-matched pension contribution (up to 5%)
• Death in service cover
• Hybrid working
• Long-term service rewards

Closing dates for applications: 10am on Monday 1 November 2021*

Interviews: Tuesday 16 or Thursday 18 November 2021 via Microsoft Teams; 2nd stage interviews TBC

*Note: Meningitis Now reserve the right to close this advert early or extend it depending on the number of sufficient applications received. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible.

We want to represent the breadth and diversity of the UK and particularly welcome expressions of interest from a diverse range of professional and personal backgrounds. 

Meningitis Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process. The successful candidate will be required to complete regular safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check

Would you like to make a difference in mental health? Join Maudsley Charity as our new Director of Fundraising and Communications and become part of a growing organisation working to improve the lives of people most affected by mental illness .

It's an exciting time to join and help shape a charity which has a rich history and big ambitions for the future.
Based in South London, we work closely with South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for whom we are an NHS Charity, Kings College London, and a wide range of community organisations to promote positive change in the world of mental health. The nature of our partnerships means that we have local and national impact.

We are able to support incredible research, clinical and community projects though our endowed funds and increasingly through fundraising income. Our projects range from multi million pound capital and research projects to small scale community initiatives supporting those who have been most severely affected by mental illness.

We are looking for a Director of Fundraising and Communications to join our team on a permanent basis.

The Maudsley Charity Director of Fundraising and Communications

Location: Denmark Hill, London (and home working)

Salary: £70-80,000 per annum (dependent on experience) plus excellent benefits

Contract: Permanent

The Maudsley Charity is looking to appoint a Director of Fundraising and Communications to increase its impact through fundraising, external communication, the development of brand and partnerships.

The Charity has a large ongoing appeal to create a world first centre for children's mental health with its partners. Building on the success of this work the Director will look to develop and implement fundraising strategy beyond this appeal.

In parallel, the Charity is shortly to launch a new approach to grant-giving focussing on a small number of themes. This shift will enable greater impact, open doors to new partnerships and opportunities to increase the visibility and influence of the Charity.

The Charity is well positioned to develop and deliver its ambitions to build its income, increase engagement with its local communities and grow its own profile as a leading funder/driver of change in mental health.

The Director of Fundraising and Communications will develop strategy and operational plans and will build and develop a team who can deliver tangible results against the Charity's goals.

If you would like to receive an information pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact our recruitment consultants at Harris Hill: Faye Marshall and Hannah Laking via the apply button.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 22nd November 2021
Interview: Friday 3rd December 2021

The Maudsley Charity is an equal opportunities employer, and makes no discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex. We are committed to offering interviews to candidates who meet the role requirements and have lived experience of mental illness.

The British Asian Trust is a unique organisation. Driven by the South Asian diaspora, they operate on the cusp between philanthropy and impact investment, implementing programmes that are bold and ambitious in their vision for social change.

The organisation has experienced phenomenal growth, from £1m in 2016 to over £20m this year. There is no better time than now to join as the new Director of Fundraising.

The British Asian Trust

Director of Fundraising

Permanent

Flexible location, some travel to London required

£100,000

The new Director of Fundraising will provide leadership and direction on all aspects of the British Asian Trust's income generating strategy. You will lead a dedicated and high performing team across fundraising disciplines and will work smartly and efficiently to ensure opportunities for major and principal gifts to the work of the British Asian Trust are stewarded and secured. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be a member of the Senior Management Team and will drive forward innovative fundraising relationships to fuel sustainable income growth.

As the Director of Fundraising, you will have experience in and extensive knowledge of philanthropy and major donor fundraising, providing demonstrable experience in your application of personally soliciting six or seven figure gifts. You'll enjoy and also have experience of working with high-level volunteers and trustees and will be comfortable designing and delivering bespoke fundraising plans to senior leaders in the commercial sector. The Director of Fundraising will be comfortable taking calculated risks within fundraising and will ideally have a track record of innovation and new ideas within fundraising. Crucially, we are looking for someone with experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and someone who will thrive within this way of working.

Application information

Closing date for completed applications is 11pm on Thursday 28th October 2021. Interviews with Prospectus will take place week between 3rd-8th November 2021 and interviews with the British Asian Trust team from the week commencing Monday 15th November 2021.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Our Fundraising Manager will lead the development and implementation of a sustainable fundraising strategy to support our growth. This is vital if we are to expand our work and support even more LGBT+ young persons than we do today.  Around 300 13 - 19 year olds, from across London,engage with us every year.  We want to signifcantly increase that.

The post holder will build and steward a robust partnership portfolio of trusts and foundations, as well as further developing our activity with corporate funders. In addition, the post holder will create an ambitious approach to individual, community and events fundraising.  The Fundraising Manager will work closely with the Executive Director and the Trustees to deliver a successful fundraising plan that is in line with the organisational strategy.