Location: Dual located between Lingfield, Surrey and Young Epilepsy’s London office (Victoria).

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £80,000, depending on skills and experience.

Young Epilepsy, the charity that works to create a society in which young people living with epilepsy can thrive and fulfil their potential, is seeking a Director of Fundraising and Communications to lead, develop and deliver their fundraising, communications and marketing strategies and to grow national reach and profile.

Epilepsy affects almost six in every 1000 children and young people, and is one of the most common serious long-term conditions in childhood. Young Epilepsy is the leading charity helping affected young people and is at the forefront of advocating for them for positive changes in attitudes across society and towards greater understanding of the condition.

The organisation is looking for a dynamic, driven leader to oversee delivery of the charity’s existing fundraising plans and generate new funding opportunities through networking and developing partnerships. Using partnerships and philanthropy to secure transformational gifts will be a key part of the role to triple current levels of income over the next 3-5 years. The role will also require developing a PR and social media strategy as well as an integrated communications plan, and identifying a new range of income streams, with a particular emphasis on using digital technology.

Young Epilepsy are looking for demonstrable experience of working at a senior strategic and operational level in fundraising, marketing and communications, as well as a significant track record in securing major funding partnership including companies and philanthropy/major donors. You must have a good understanding of fundraising strategies and models to increase income with a broad experience of implementing them. You will also possess excellent communication, digital and relationship-building skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Finally, you will be a self-starter that can bring a positive, proactive, entrepreneurial and commercial approach to the role.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315. Or Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597

The TPP Fundraising team are supporting a London-based social mobility charity with the search for a Director of Fundraising and Business Development. Reporting to the CEO, this role will drive the charity towards its projected growth by managing it's fundraising, which includes: Corporate partnerships; Trusts and Foundations; Government and other statutory bodies and Individuals. The role manages a small team of staff (3) and is part of the charity's Senior Management Team (SMT).

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Deliver a strategy to generate increased income over a three year period from a wide range of donors, including corporate partners, trusts and foundations, high net worth individuals, governments and other statutory donors in line with the charity's existing organisational strategy
• Reviewing performance against income targets
• Liaise with the charity's finance staff regarding budgets, expenses and income forecasts

In order to be considered, you will have a strong track record in Trusts and Foundations and Corporate fundraising, and a knowledge of events, individuals and major donor fundraising. Knowledge of the education sector (or related charity) is highly desirable.

For additional information regarding this role, please contact Matt Adams on the TPP Fundraising team. Alternatively, reply to this advert with an updated copy of your CV and we will reply with further details.

Hong Kong Watch is looking to appoint a part-time Fundraising and Communications Director to expand our organisation’s capacity and improve our communications. This is your chance to work for a leading organisation focusing on one of the world’s most important foreign policy issues. 

Hong Kong Watch is a UK-based registered charity which researches and monitors threats to Hong Kong’s human rights, rule of law and autonomy. We are experts on Hong Kong, regularly commenting on issues in the international and local press. We work with high-level stakeholders to pressure international governments to stand for human rights in Hong Kong. 

The desired candidate will be an experienced professional with a proven track record of raising substantial funds from major donors, grant giving bodies and fundraising events. They will be experienced in developing and maintaining donor relationships and have an excellent understanding and experience of all digital, marketing and communication channels, particularly in the context of NGOs/charities. They will be passionate about defending the freedoms of people in Hong Kong. 

Key responsibilities will involve: 

Fundraising

• Develop and implement fundraising strategy, in line with organisational strategy and communications strategy
• Develop and manage major donors and maintain strong relationships and engagement with existing supporters
• Identify new fundraising and partnership opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability of the organisation
• Work closely with the Finance and Operations Director to identify grant opportunities
• Work closely with the Finance and Operations Director in tracking key performance indicators and regularly report to the Director and the Board of Trustees on funding

Communications

• Develop and implement the organisation’s communications strategy and grow the organisation’s profile in key locations
• Understand the policy development in Hong Kong and ensure all communications brief are in line with in-house policy and research
• Responsible for the organisation’s image and communication work to identify creative and novel approaches for communications, with particular emphasis on social media, digital engagement, and digital fundraising

Person Specification:

Required

• Proven track record of raising substantial funds from major donors, grant giving bodies and fundraising events
• Experience in developing and maintaining donor relationships
• Demonstrated skills in the design and execution of marketing, communications and public relations activities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience of raising funds with major donors is required 
• Excellent understanding and experience of all digital, marketing and communication channels, particularly in the context of NGOs/charity is required
• Experience in social media engagement and digital fundraising is required
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours when necessary 

Desirable

• Knowledge of Hong Kong politics and UK / US politics is desirable
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline is desirable

Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Contract: One year fixed term.

Part time:  (21hours p/w)
Salary range: ££ 26,000 (pro rata) (£15,600 actual salary)

Closing Date:  3rd March 2020

Core Arts- a leading creative mental health charity in London  are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to become part of our Fundraising team to assist the Deputy Director in fundraising bids. Ideally we are looking for someone who loves working as part of a team and is willing to learn and support applications for funds.  The role involves fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds plus assisting in the PR of the Charity.

The person needs to be organised and efficient, eager to learn about our ethos and personalised way of working. The ideal candidate would have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be excellent administrators with good attention to detail, with an understanding of how the creative arts improves wellbeing. 

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills -both written and oral; be happy working independently but also in collaboration with others; have good arithmetic ability. Fundraising experience is preferred but not necessary.  More important is an understanding of the importance of creativity and education to improve adults mental health.

To apply please email a relevant CV and a Covering Letter explaining what has motivated you to apply for the role and how you feel you meet the requirements of the role to  Giuliana Molinari 

Please look at the Core Arts website for a full job description.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting King's College London to recruit a new Business Manager to the Director of Fundraising, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital.

The role will sit within the Fundraising and Supporter Development department at King's College London, which is part of the King's College Health Partnership. You will be working closely with the Director's EA providing support to ensure that the Director is fully supported across all aspects of their agenda. You will juggle priorities, work to tight deadlines, communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and negotiate projects with strong attention to detail.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the fundraising strategy (by coordinating the high-performing fundraisers) and this will require you to act as programme manager for the Director of Fundraising and Fundraising Strategy Leadership Team. You do not need to be a fundraiser; your expertise will be in programme or project management.

You will be programme and project managing within a complex and intricately structured organisation. To be successful in the role, you will need to have previous experience in a similar setting this does not need to include formal project management training, but you will need to demonstrate how you have led and delivered projects including multiple stakeholders successfully.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with a high performing and successful fundraising department, coordinating the key players to ensure that their work is delivered to the very best standards.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Join WaterAid as the Water Industry Partnerships Manager for the South East of England region to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2018 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid Water Industry Partnerships team develop and support WaterAid's relationships with water companies and the wider water industry in the UK.

This is a full-time, fixed term maternity cover contract, to last 12 months. We are open to flexibility and the role will require regular travel to partner companies within the region and attendance at events out of normal working hours.

In this role, you will manage existing Water Company partners within South East England, ensuring that each partner is appropriately supported, has a full account growth plan in place and is reaching its full potential.

You'll also:

• Develop strong, trusted relationships and influence key decision makers within Water Company partners
• Advise on delivering fundraising projects in the region
• Work to drive opportunities to engage with water company customers
• Collaborate with other teams to support on the development of innovative engagement products
• Plan, monitor and review the team's plans, budgets and resources, reporting significant variations and revising plans to ensure targets are met.

Person Specification

A self-starter, you will have proven success in delivering on sales or fundraising strategy development and execution, meeting income targets - both account management and new product development.You will have experience of partnership management and proven and well-developed influencing, negotiation and relationship-building skills.

To be successful, you'll need:

* Excellent communication skills; written, verbal, presentation and face to face

* Experience of leading, managing and motivating others and driving change.

* Endless drive, enthusiasm and ability to work under own initiative to produce high quality results and meet deadlines.

* Ability to effectively manage a busy and varied workload, including several projects at a time, working across teams

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close one minute before midnight on Thursday 12 March 2020.

Availability for first round interview is required on Wednesday 18 March 2020 and second round interview on Wednesday 25 March 2020.

Salary £36,590 - £38,500 with excellent benefits.

WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Durham Street, Vauxhall. However, we will be leaving our current location in the summer of 2020 (likely to be June/July 2020) and moving to 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Therefore the London Office location and contract base, if you are successfully offered the role, will change. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely serious. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

Are you experienced in fundraising?  Are you looking to broaden your role?  This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic charity in a pivotal position.  Working closely with the Director you will cultivate an established network of donors to maximise income and lead on fundraising efforts and impact assessment.

You will be process driven with strong organisational skills and an attention to detail. You will lead the development of our operational infrastructure.

Background

Renaissance Foundation works with young people with significant challenges in their lives. We work with inspirational people, businesses and institutions to give our beneficiaries resilience, life experience and skills to enable them to achieve their potential.

We are at an exciting and pivotal point in our development, looking to broaden and grow our income streams, to invest in the development and scale of our programme, and to strengthen our processes and capacity to grow.

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Operations, who will play a critical role in making a success of our vision. This broad-ranging role will lead our fundraising efforts and impact assessment, and the development of our operational infrastructure.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Fundraising and impact assessment

The role will have principal responsibility for developing and delivering a fundraising strategy, building on the foundations that have increased income from around £40,000 to £180,000 over the past four years.

• We expect this to include:
  • Managing relationships, with the support of the CEO, with major donors
  • Managing relationships with and applications to trusts and foundations
  • Managing smaller donor programmes
  • Fundraising and engagement events
  • Communications with existing funders and other potential supporters
  • Managing the charity’s donor and supporter database
• Managing interns  working in this area
• Using the information captured by our outreach team to maintain and analyse information on participants and their activity, to develop case studies, and to measure our impact over time
• Ensuring that we remain clear on the needs of our participants, using research where necessary, and that our impact addresses these needs

Operations

The charity is at a stage of its development where we need to strengthen our processes and become more systematic about the way we operate. Renaissance Foundation is full of creative talent and energy; we need to ensure that this is focused to ensure that we are maximising our impact. The remit is therefore broad, but we expect it to include:

• Ensuring that the workings of and rationale for all aspects of the programme are clearly documented, to ensure alignment of focus internally, and to assist with the articulation of our mission to potential supporters
• Ensuring that our data on referral agencies, participants and programme partners is of the highest quality
• Assisting the CEO in defining operational targets for employees and volunteers, and tracking performance against these targets
• Playing a lead role supporting the CEO on any major projects (eg. moving premises, setting up satellite hubs)
• Playing a lead role supporting the CEO on developing the charity’s strategy and longer-term plans

Person specification

Experience:

• Educated to degree level
• At least 3 years experience in a fundraising or fundraising operations role
• Previous direct responsibility for operations is not critical but desirable

Personal qualities:

• The ability to think in a highly structured way and to simplify complex issues into forms that can be easily understood by others
• Excellent written English, with extensive experience of business and/or marketing communication
• Excellent oral communication skills
• the ability to engage and communicate with a broad range of people 
• Flexibility, and enthusiasm for working in the fast-paced and constantly changing environment of a growing service-providing charity
• Effective time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritise competing demands, even when under pressure, in a methodical and systematic manner

First round interviews will take place the week of the 9th March. 

Job Description

The Field Studies Council (FSC) is the UK’s leading charity sector provider of outdoor environmental education. Much of our work is based at our Field Centres, which have an international reputation for high standards of school and university teaching and associated facilities.

This is a permanent full time position based at FSC Head Office, Nr Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Overall Job purpose:

Working under the direction of the Commercial Director and in line with FSC’s new business strategy, this is a key operational role which will have day-to-day management responsibility for raising funds by researching and applying to appropriate grant-making Trusts and Statutory bodies and growing corporate and individual donors. The post holder will work with relevant stakeholders to develop ideas and projects which are then progressed into funding applications. They will also identify and build partnerships with other agencies to maximise FSC’s access to other funding sources, and will build and manage relationships with funders to increase income generation.

The post will include the need to travel to FSC locations and other venues across the UK and occasionally abroad, and will involve some overnight stays.

Key Responsibilities:

· Working with the Commercial Director and the Senior Leadership Team to develop and deliver a grant income and fundraising plan for FSC to increase income generation for the charity

· Contributing to the development and management of an annual fundraising budget, agreeing fundraising income targets and expenditure and working to achieve those targets

· Line managing a small team of fundraising officers, including carrying out personal development reviews in line with FSC procedures, and where necessary managing and supporting a team of fundraising volunteers

· Communicating the charity’s funding needs in a clear, consistent way to potential trust funders through high quality funding applications, face to face meetings and presentations

· Building and maintaining strong, long term relationships with Trusts, Foundations and other institutional funders

· Working with Heads of Group and managers to support local fundraising initiatives and regional priorities

· Developing and managing a database of Trust and Statutory funders

· Developing and implementing initiatives to grow corporate and individual donors

· Researching and staying abreast of changes and developments in the funding landscape; keeping up to date with funding opportunities from public sector funding streams including local and central government

· Attending networking events and meetings with potential donors and partners

· Preparing reports and giving presentations on fundraising progress to the senior leadership team and the trustee board as and when required

Benefits

• Holidays - 28 day inc bank holidays (increases with length of service - up to 5 extra days)
• Pension
• Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance programme
• Life Assurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Friendly Team
• Free parking
• FSC Workwear
• Training & Development
• Happy to talk flexible working!

For further details and to apply please visit our website

The closing date for receipt of your completed application will be 12 noon on Monday 16 March 2020

Interviews are scheduled to take place at FSC Head Office on Friday 27 March 2020

Please note we do not accept CV’s without a completed application form.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £30,012.00 to £35,790.00 /year

Are you a collaborative marketing and communications professional wishing to make your mark?

The London Business School (LBS) is one of the world’s elite business schools, and our ambition as a department matches this. In 2016, we successfully closed a comprehensive fundraising campaign two years early - surpassing our original target of £100m by over 25%. Building on this success, we are now preparing to launch our new school-wide fundraising campaign in support of our world-class faculty, research, learning facilities and diverse student community.

The newly created position of Associate Director of Marketing and Communications - Advancement, will business partner with our Advancement division, supporting us with our fundraising efforts and our communications with our alumni community. You will develop our marketing and communications strategy to support our next fundraising campaign, ensuring consistency in our brand and messaging to our alumni audience. We generate research and ideas that have a real, lasting influence on people, businesses and markets around the world. We need the talent, tools and environment to share our thinking globally. In this role, you will reach our alumni audience and keep them engaged with our community.

You will come with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject area, with an understanding of and experience in fundraising in charity and/or higher education. You will be an established communications planner, coming with outstanding relationship building skills, as well as strategic planning skills and project management experience. Leadership, influencing and negotiating skills and the ability to identify, analyse and effectively use marketing information will be equally important. You will also have experience in allocating, managing and controlling budgets.

In return, we offer excellent development opportunities, competitive salary and excellent benefits, including significant pension contributions and access to our on-site gym. Our global reputation creates a vibrant and diverse campus setting, and you will enjoy regular interaction with students and academics.

This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and ambitious person wanting to develop their career in a supportive and ambitious organisation. If you feel you are right for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For more information and details of how to apply please visit the job page via the application method on this site.

Closing date for formal applications: 9am, Wednesday 4th March 2020

The Senior Partnerships Manager will be responsible for managing a portfolio totalling c.£800k, made up of high-value and strategic, multi-year partnerships. The partners are typically not only income generating, but adding strategic value in numerous ways, and because of this, the stakeholders are senior level, usually c-suite.

The portfolio includes partners who have been onboard for 7+ years, generating 6-figures annually, through to a brand new partnership that has just been won. There will also be some work towards a potential CRM activation in an existing partner, which will be the first of its kind at Teach First.

We are looking for someone who has the confidence and gravitas to influence at the required level, who has experience of managing 6-figure+ partnerships, ideally with beyond-income benefits as well as fundraising.

Salary: £38,859 - £41,295 per annum 
Location: Office based with some working from home 
Contract type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract 
Hours: Full time or Part Time 

About the role  
Playing a key role within the Corporate Partnerships New Business Team, the post-holder will be personally responsible for developing a robust pipeline of major new corporate partnership opportunities, leveraging Teenage Cancer Trust’s strong position and reputation in the sector to forge multi-year high-value collaborations with blue chip companies and high-profile brands each worth between £100K - £1million+ per annum.

Proactively engaging senior corporate contacts in the work of Teenage Cancer Trust, influencing at all levels to cultivate new relationships and leverage existing networks, the Partnership Development Manager’s primary responsibility will be to secure long-term, high-value income-generating partnerships. Building on our track record of winning sector-leading partnerships with organisations such as Aldi UK, Virgin Money London Marathon, Domino’s Pizza, Wilko, STA Travel and Accor Hotels, the role will have a particular focus on positioning Teenage Cancer Trust as the charity of choice for national employee-led partnerships and developing innovative campaigns with brands in such sectors as Retail, Gaming and Property & Construction.

How to apply 
Please click the ‘apply now’ button below. You will need to upload your CV and Supporting Statement which explains how you think you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.
 

Closing date: 10th March 2020
First Interview: 17th March 2020 
Second interview: 25th March 2020  

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights and feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs and facing barriers to social protection.

Around 5,000 women use our services every year, benefitting from practical and emotional support, learning new skills and improving their own opportunities. We strive to provide essential tools for women to empower themselves in their pursuit of personal and social change, and to carry out evidence-based campaign and policy work.

The Fundraising and Development Manager will work closely with the Director and Operations Manager to further develop, plan and implement LAWRS’ fundraising strategy, ensuring the sustainability of the organisation and its ability to continue successfully reaching its aims.

The post holder will devise a strategic fundraising, training and development plan for the organisation and implement it in accordance to business and operational plans, policies, procedures, audit requirements, accreditations and quality standards, and cross-team working needs.

As the Senior member of a growing fundraising team, the majority of your time will be as a hands on fundraiser, focused on developing new and as yet largely untapped sources of funding,with a target of growing new income streams.

Charity Is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.

The Role
Lead, manage and inspire the fundraising team
Increase annual charitable income from the team
Work with business Development colleagues and regional Heads of Services to develop regional plans to ensure fundraising, business development and service delivery strategies are aligned.
Your focus will be within the City of London including the City Livery companies, the legal sector, and from other opportunities including businesses in London, High Value/Major Donors, and the Big Lottery.
Achieve sustained growth in subsequent years, on the basis of targets to be agreed with the SLT.
Work closely with the chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance to monitor fundraising performance against budget and targets
Ensure the charity are achieving an appropriate mix of unrestricted and restricted income
Monitor restricted grants against expenditure and agree priorities, deadlines and planning time scales for applications and appeals.

The Candidate
A successful demonstrable track record of raising significant funds from companies, trusts and foundations.
Experience of developing action plans and budgets.
Experience of using and getting the best from a fundraising database.
Experience of one of more other types of fundraising activity (this might include individual giving, major donors, legacies, community fundraising and events)
Experience of successfully recruiting and managing staff.

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.

Under new Director Joanna Read, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to join the team transforming the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford.

The Fundraising Manager will manage and develop established revenue funding streams and contribute to the theatre’s plans for capital fundraising.  The role has particular responsibility for mid-level giving and will focus on the theatre’s individual donor scheme, corporate sponsorships and Trust and Foundation grant funding up to £10k value.  They will lead on the planning and delivery of donor events and help to ensure a culture of continuous cultivation and engagement.

The Fundraising Manager will be a key member of a small team who together work on all aspects of the theatre’s fundraising. The role will suit a second or third jobber with experience in some of these areas who is ready to contribute to the consolidation and growth of our fundraising to realise the theatre’s ambitious future plans.

To view the job description and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing Date: Friday 20th March 2020