We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, who can develop ideas into sustainable business initiatives; lead, manage and engage people; understands the challenges and complexities of working in the third sector; and has some knowledge of therapeutic counselling services, or a willingness to learn. 

You must be self-motivated and have a ‘can-do’ attitude; able to adapt to and lead change; be positive and enthusiastic; have excellent interpersonal skills; have a sound understanding of financial management; ability to think and act strategically and demonstrate proven success in generating ideas that lead to income generation. 

Please submit a CV and seperate supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. Please pay attention to the essential and desirable requirements in the personal specification. Candidates who do not provide a seperate supporting statement will not be shortlisted.

Interviews: Monday 13th January 2020. 

Post commences on or after 1st April 2020. 

Help build a philanthropic programme, covering major donors, trusts and special events.

This Foundation comprises of four schools, which comprises pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools, as well an on-site international school. The Foundation educates boys and girls from 3-18, seeking to equip them for life, both now and in the future. As a foundation, they seek to instil a love of learning which will last a lifetime, while balancing this with a readiness to embrace change.

Since the beginning of 2019, the development team has undergone significant change, with the appointment of a dynamic, driven director who is determined to breathe new life into a substantial development portfolio which has been largely dormant. A new chief executive starts in January so this role is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to make a significant impact on strategy and growth, working closely with the senior leadership team.

While the Foundation has successfully raised over £700k in the last financial year, the main focus of this role will be to go ‘back to basics’ and help to build a successful philanthropic programme from the ground up, reengaging and engaging key external stakeholders as well as teaching internal stakeholders the benefit of a strong development programme.

In the recent past, the Foundation has received a one-off gift of £1m, and it is relationships like this that need to be reignited to support a number of capital campaigns and bursaries. Bursaries are one of the key elements of the development programme, as the Foundation looks to increase the number of bursaries offered to children whose families cannot afford the fees, allowing them access to an excellent education and opportunities that otherwise would be unavailable to them.

Job specification

• Lay the strategic foundations of the development programme and grow income from major donors (anyone who can give £10k+), trusts (this income stream is less established) and alumni to ensure successful capital and bursary projects.
• Drive the strategic engagement of funders, maximising historic support, organisational intelligence and key stakeholders.
• Work with both Foundation staff as well as individual school staff to build a ‘best practice’ approach to fundraising, demonstrating the importance of a methodical, professional approach.
• Work with third party agencies to help develop fundraising materials, demonstrating the breadth of Mill Hill’s work and legacy.

Person specification

• An ambitious fundraiser, keen to gain unrivalled experience reinvigorating a lapsed programme of development and grow income in a small, well-organised and established charity.
• A candidate who has experience of growing giving circles, management of alumni and engagement events, creating a strong donor journey.
• An externally focused relationship builder, motivated by generating new income by engaging new funders and developing excellent proposals, focusing on strategy and quality rather than quantity, with an initial focus on historic supporters, progressing to a more new business development focus once established within the Foundation.
• An experienced professional who thrives on autonomy but is also looking for a supportive, positive culture with plenty of opportunities for career growth as well as excellent staff benefits.

In the first instance please send me an up-to-date CV.

Closing date for applications is 16:00 on Friday 10 January.

                                     

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

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 22 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

The IRC in Europe

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base, build its profile and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. The IRC has expanded since then to become IRC Europe overseeing offices in Brussels, Berlin, Sweden, Bonn and Geneva, and programmes across Europe.

Director of Communications Europe 

The Director of Communications, Europe will join IRC at an exciting time as we drive forward IRC’s Europe Strategy to 2020 and develop the next phase of our strategy. The position holder will be a dynamic and important presence, leading on building IRC’s brand and profile in Europe as well as managing internal communications across a growing Europe network. This post will lead the Europe Communications team, which currently consists of twelve staff working across media, content and digital communications, based across the UK and Germany offices. As part of the Europe Senior Management Team, the post holder will work closely with the Senior Vice President for Europe, the Senior Director for Fundraising, the Director of Policy & Advocacy, Executive Directors of IRC offices across Europe, and communications team colleagues elsewhere in IRC.

Scope of work

• Updating and driving forward the communications strategy for the IRC in Europe, growing our profile successfully alongside our funding and policy impact.
•  Contribute to the development and implementation of wider strategic focus areas for the IRC in Europe, for example donor diversification and safeguarding best practice.
•  Manage a high-performing and a highly motivated Communications team, ensuring that they are meeting Key Performance Indicators, including share of voice in the media and engagement with digital audiences across Europe.
• Effectively represent the IRC externally as a writer, thinker, and speaker.
• Oversee internal communications for the IRC in Europe, liaising with colleagues in New York and globally to streamline activities and approach.
• Oversee the roll-out of a refreshed IRC brand in Europe, liaising with global colleagues.
• Develop and manage relationships with key donor communications contacts, in particular with DFID and ECHO, in order to contribute to a strengthened partnership with donors on communication and visibility of humanitarian programmes
• Manage the Communications budget including developing future budget proposals.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities 

Strategic oversight and delivery (50%)

• Ensure the successful development and implementation of the IRC’s communications strategy in Europe, measured through an increase in the IRC’s profile in Europe
• Work as part of cross organizational teams driving IRC’s influence, profile and funding in Europe, taking on strategic responsibility beyond communications where appropriate
• Act as focal point and liaise with the IRC-UK Board as required on communications strategy and delivery, including regular reporting at IRC-UK Board meetings
• Act as the IRC’s brand champion in Europe, including IRC-Deutschland and IRC Sweden, to ensure all output is consistent with IRC brand guidelines, culture and values, and ensuring that updates to the IRC’s brand are rolled out successfully across Europe
• Oversee IRC’s internal communications in Europe, liaising with global communications colleagues but ensuring the right approach for Europe
• Develop and manage the communications budget, including identifying new external and internal income streams as appropriate 
• Lead on emergency and crisis communications strategy in Europe as required
• Represent IRC Europe within global strategy processes and other forums, for communications and potentially more broadly

Team leadership and staff management (25%)

• Ensure a high performing, highly motivated communications team in Europe
• Identify and deliver cost-effective opportunities to expand the team as needed, for example in new European markets, including through use of consultants and interns
• Set clear objectives with all direct reports, and ensure strong support and supervision against clear deliverables. Carry out annual appraisals and mid-year reviews
• Ensure line managers are held accountable for performance management
• Ensure that the IRC Europe Communications team is networked into the global communications team and ensure integrated and collaborative working

Delivering communications content to raise the profile of IRC (25%)

• Drive forward integrated media and digital communications campaigns to raise the profile of the IRC in Europe, in close collaboration with global communications colleagues, Europe Policy & Advocacy and Europe Fundraising teams
• Guide the team and support where required on delivery of communications work, including handling reputational issues in the media and writing opinion pieces
• Develop and champion strong knowledge management within IRC Europe, including the use of the intranet to provide materials, support and communications output
• Ensure management and delivery on visibility projects under ECHO and other donors
• Represent IRC at a senior level in communications and other relevant forums

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level
•  Significant experience of leading and managing a strategic communications function and team and of translating broad visions and strategies into specific objectives
• Significant experience of working with the media / press
• Significant experience of creating and delivering effective campaigns
• An excellent understanding of digital and social media platforms, and experience developing and using them for profile-raising purposes
• Experience of driving forward communications in support of fundraising objectives
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing; strong presentation skills
• Capacity to build and maintain professional networks and channels of communication inside and outside the organisation
• Ability to work in close collaboration with colleagues and team members based remotely
• Commitment to team work
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Flexibility
• Good analytical skills and first-class attention to detail
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to travel overseas, sometimes at short notice, to situations of conflict.

Desirable

• Qualification related to communications , media or marketing
•  Experience in the international not-for-profit sector
• Experience of working in a global organization with complex matrixed structures
• Knowledge of current debates on humanitarian/conflict issues and relevant institutions, including key donors in Europe
• Additional language, preferably German

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

The application deadline is 5pm on 7th January 2020.

IRC-UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

A strong community fundraising manager is needed to lead on the strategic development of this income stream alongside special events.

Manage a team to integrate community fundraising within the wider charity and oversea the deliver of a variety of cultivation events.

Job specification

• Line manage two direct reports working to agreed KPIs
• Lead on the strategic direction of community fundraising
• Manage budgets, forecasting when necessary
• Oversee the creation and delivery of a variety of cultivation events

Person specification

• Experience in community fundraising management
• Ability to plan strategically whilst also being hands on
• Staff management experience
• Strong organisational skills
• Experience delivering high profile events, including the development and on the day delivery
• A strong communicator, relationship builder and negotiator with people internally and externally and at all levels

                   

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

Read Easy is a small, but rapidly growing charity that delivers life-changing opportunities to adults who struggle with their reading. We are, in fact, the only national organisation attempting to offer a confidential, free, one-to-one reading coaching programme for the thousands of adults in our communities who can’t read at all or who struggle to read.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for our work and has the initiative, skills and experience to really drive our fundraising so that we can extend our reach to all parts of the country as part of our new ten year strategic plan. 

We have developed a strong case for support, which includes detailed statistics demonstrating the need for Read Easy across the country. Our work has already received good national and local TV and other media coverage and our fundraising to date has demonstrated that there is significant interest amongst funders in supporting what we do. Candidates for this post will need to have the motivation, initiative and persuasive abilities to develop that interest and convert it into coherent and successful fundraising.

There are exciting times ahead for Read Easy and we are looking forward to welcoming a new member to our small Head Office Team in north Gloucestershire.The culture is friendly, focused, mature and hard working. For more information, please download the role profile here. To apply, please provide your CV with a covering letter laying out in detail why you are applying for the post and how you consider your skills and experience meet the job description. Please note that applicants who do not provide this detailed covering letter will not be considered.

About StreetDoctors

StreetDoctors teaches lifesaving skills to young people at risk of youth violence across the UK. We do this through our movement of young healthcare volunteers who teach emergency first aid to 11-25 year olds. Our interactive training sessions are delivered in partnership with criminal justice services, schools, pupil referral units, sports and community groups. Our sessions give young people the vital skills and confidence to act if someone is bleeding or unconscious. We provide safe spaces to explore attitudes to violence, including its true medical consequences. We empower young people to become street doctors in their communities helping to keep themselves and others safe.

About the role

This is a really exciting opportunity to work alongside our Senior Team with responsibility for devising and delivering a new fundraising strategy. We want to diversify and grow our income from trusts, statutory funders, companies, major donors and community fundraising. You will therefore be responsible for prioritizing fundraising pipeline prospects and meeting ambitious targets with an initial focus on major trust funds, followed by the delivery of a funding diversification programme.

You will relish a challenge and want to take a leadership role at StreetDoctors. You will be passionate about reducing youth violence and the importance of youth social action and be able to build strong relationships with all StreetDoctors stakeholders. You will also demonstrate a genuine commitment to the organisation’s growth and success and to its unique mission.

Candidate profile

You will be an ambitious, high level strategic thinker. You’ll have a proven track record of leading successful high-level trust, statutory, corporate or major donor fundraising, ideally on a multi-year basis, and a willingness to work across a mixed portfolio of prospects. You will be experienced in developing creative and successful fundraising proposals and have demonstrable success in the stewardship of donors to maximise funding opportunities.

You’ll need to be adaptable, flexible and as comfortable rolling your sleeves up and getting involved in practical tasks as you are in dealing with high level fundraising activities. You will have a track record of effective relationship management and of successful strategic planning for long term fundraising activities, considering risks as well as opportunities.

You need to be a team player, aligned with the values of volunteering and social action. You will be practical and focused, able to work independently and function as a vital part of a small team. You will be reliable and organised with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

StreetDoctors is committed to ensuring that we are a welcoming, inclusive and diverse team which benefits from a broad spectrum of experiences and backgrounds. We are currently underrepresented in terms of diversity and lived experience of youth violence and so would particularly welcome applications from these groups.

Please note it is StreetDoctors policy that all post holders are subject to a DBS check

How to apply:

If you are interested in being considered for this role, please submit a full CV with a cover letter (no more than two sides) explaining how you believe you can fulfil the role requirements in the job description by no later than 9am on 5 January 2020.

Interviews will take place in London on 16 January 2020.

The Big House has a simple mission: to enable care leavers to fulfil their potential.

Through drama and individualised long-term wrap around support we help care leavers overcome traumas experienced in childhood so they can make the complex transition from looked-after child to independent adult. The Big House's main activities are: weekly drop-in drama and employment workshops and the 3-month Open House Project which runs twice yearly.  in 2018 we've moved into our first permanent home which will enable us to begin to expand and develop new programmes across the next five years. 

Through our work we have seen the transformational effect that drama can have on at risk young people’s lives. The strict discipline required to produce professional theatre imparts vital transferable skills including time keeping, focus, team working, effective communication, ability to regulate emotions and make better informed decisions; empowering and equipping the young people with the skills needed to become self-reliant.

We're looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Foundations) to join our team and work to maximise income for The Big House from trusts & foundations, including corporate and public sector funding and to assist more generally with other fundraising initiatives.

This position will suit a self-motivated person capable of working within a fast-paced environment, with a proven track record in securing multi-year funding and 5 & 6-figure grants towards core costs and project delivery within any related sector. The post-holder will be required to work closely with staff across the organisation to identify funding opportunities, develop cases for support and provide effective stewardship to existing and potential funders.

How To Apply: 

Please submit your most recent CV and Cover Letter which outlines your experience to date,  how this relates to the duties and person specification of this role and why you are interested in working with The Big House.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.

We are looking for a Philanthropy Manager to manage the Philanthropy team in order to meet financial targets by taking the lead on the management of key individual relationships, working closely with senior volunteers, senior leadership, Trustees and other influencers to open up networks and introduce new supporters to Battersea.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Fundraising Team

As part of a transformational growth strategy Battersea has invested heavily in a new fundraising team and activities, increasing income more than tenfold since 2010 and substantially reducing an over reliance on legacy income.

Our fundraising programme has grown rapidly across all areas; most notably by developing a significant individual donor base, establishing a major giving programme, launching new commercial activities and developing our events and community fundraising activity. Yet the opportunity to increase our impact for animals through growing a significant and sustainable income base remains considerable and our fundraising team are set to achieve ambitious year-on-year growth in order transform the lives of the animals in our care. 

We launched a new fundraising strategy in 2017, which sees an incredible investment in high value giving over the next 10 years. With a recently launched new brand identity, and organisational strategy, this is an incredibly exciting time to join Battersea.

Trusts and Philanthropy sits within the Philanthropy and Partnerships team, made up of Trusts, Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships and Special Events. As a team, our aim is to build a solid base of trust and major donor support through stewardship of existing supporters and building a network of senior volunteers to help us reach potential new supporters.  We develop strong cases for support showcasing the full range of Battersea’s work, including building new animal care facilities, refreshing those in need of updates, the day to day care of the cats and dogs at our three sites, lobbying for changes to the animal welfare laws, and providing support to smaller rescues both in the UK and overseas.  Trusts and Philanthropy are key areas for growth, given the nature of the cause, awareness of the brand, and the clear need for the services they provide.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

The Children's Hospital Charity in Sheffield has an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior fundraiser to lead and develop a high performing team of fundraisers, to shape the charity's fundraising landscape and at the same time helping young patients and their families to inspire the charity to be bolder, to be braver and to make every day count.

Children and young people visit Sheffield Children's Hospital with every condition imaginable. Every day their doctors and nurses treat children with ground-breaking medical advancements, making the hospital one of the top children's hospitals for paediatric care. The Children's Hospital is not a sad place, it is filled with smiles and laughter from all their patients. They are at the heart of everything the Hospital does, as they create a place for them to get better with everything they could possibly need. Sheffield Children's Hospital is an extraordinary place which has always depended on charitable support you can make a difference every day to the thousands of children and their families that visit.

The Head of Fundraising will lead a team of 15 including 5 direct reports across Corporate, Trusts & Foundations, Regular Giving, Major Donor, Legacies, In Mem & Tribute, Community & Events and Regional Fundraising revenue streams. The charity's income is £4m per annum and they have ambitious plans to increase fundraising income year on year to £5m by the end of 2020 and £6m by the end of 2021.

Reporting to the Charity Director who is hugely supportive, experienced and well-connected this role would suit someone with strong leadership experience across numerous income streams including corporate, major donor and individual giving, someone who is good at planning and bringing together fundraising and marketing in the best and most effective way to increase income as well as someone who can drive change and take everyone with them!

If you are interested in playing a key role in the future growth and success of this charity please contact Tony Williams at our recruitment partners, Eden Brown, on 020 3017 5014 or email [email protected]

The closing date for applications is Friday 17th January 2020 at 9am GMT.

Salary is competitive, contact us to find out more.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

We are looking for a dedicated person to assist in generating fundraising revenue for Phase 3 of The Prehistory Centre.

Celtic Harmony is a charity that aims to improve the well-being of children, young people and adults through an emotive experience of life in Prehistory, creating a more sustainable future in harmony with the natural world.

Benefits to you:

• Opportunity to gain experience in a fundraising role in a growing charity
• Enable you to 'make a difference' and the charity to improve well-being for more children, young people and adults.
• In-house and External Training
• Work as part of a dynamic charity team

The ideal candidate will have:

• educated to degree level
• some experience in fundraising desirable but not essential
• excellent verbal and written communications skills
• good organisational skills
• able to use your initiative
• ability to work in a team
• good communication skills- verbal and written
• adaptable
• strong IT skills with experience on Apple Mac
• ability to prioritise and work well under pressure
• your own transport due to rural location of office and site

Apply soon by submitting a CV and cover letter in the first instance, as we run an ongoing assessment for good candidates.

As Head of Fundraising and Communications you will lead and develop our fundraising and external communications activities, ensuring we have sufficient income, and the right mix of income streams. We see there is potential to grow our income from regular giving, major donors and gift aid, but we’re excited to see what you propose when you’ve joined us.

You will work alongside your colleagues in our Senior Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims, and specifically embedding a collaborative approach to income generation across KEMP.

As well as managing our Community Fundraiser and Database Administrator, you will have the opportunity to build your own high performing team to include a further 2 FTE roles.

About you

We want someone who will really grasp this opportunity with both hands. As well as energy and passion for your work, you will be able to demonstrate:

• A proven track record of successful fundraising, through a variety of income streams, in the charity sector
• Experience of leading campaigns and communications which target different audiences through a range of media channels
• A practice of developing and using monitoring and evaluation processes to demonstrate impact and to drive improvements and direction
• That you are a confident speaker and networker with proven success of building corporate and major donor partnerships
• That you are an inspiring manager, able to strike the balance of keeping your team motivated and highly productive

To apply

Please send a CV and a supporting statement, setting out in detail why you are applying for this role and how you demonstrate that you possess what we need for this role.

Closing date 3 January 2020, 10am

Please visit our website to find out more about our work and organisation.

Harris Hill is proud to be partnering with Free Tibet in their search for a new Director to lead Free Tibet and Tibet Watch through a new phase of growth and development.

The new Director will be a dynamic individual capable of providing strategic and operational leadership as well as excellent communication skills and financial acumen. A core component of the role will be to represent both Free Tibet and Tibet Watch and their work externally with both current and new key stakeholders in a variety of capacities, including advocacy and fundraising. The postholder will also grow a strong internal organisational culture, working collaboratively with the core teams, Executive Committee and Board of Free Tibet and Tibet Watch.

This is an incredibly varied position with strong elements of advocacy, public campaigning, fundraising and operational senior management, and responsibilities will be both strategic and hands-on. The successful candidate will be a creative thinker with a strong sense of integrity and a values-driven approach. It is not necessary to have already led an organisation, but the successful candidate will have a proven track record in building and leading a team within the voluntary sector. They will also be able to demonstrate sound relationship management skills, a strong understanding of fundraising, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and a passion for the mission of Free Tibet and Tibet Watch.

This is a full-time, permanent position paying up to 42,000 p.a., based at Free Tibet's Office in Old Street, with flexible working and some working from home policies in place once the right candidate is established in the role. Free Tibet and Tibet Watch are proud equal opportunity employers, celebrating diversity and committing to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees.

If you are interested in this position, please email your CV to [email protected] with an expression of interest.

Free Tibet is a leading human rights organisation campaigning for an end to China's occupation of Tibet and for international recognition of Tibetans' right to freedom. Their vision is a free Tibet in which Tibetans are able to determine their own future and the human rights of all are respected. Funded entirely by their supporters across the world, they mobilise active support for the Tibetan cause, champion human rights and challenge those who sustain the occupation. Free Tibet works closely with its research partner, Tibet Watch, to securely obtain, verify and distribute information and news from inside Tibet.

About the role

Newcastle University Students’ Union is a progressive charity that exists to empower, energise, excite and proactively support the 25,000 students that study at Newcastle University. Whether our students are studying at our campus in the heart of Newcastle, or in London, Malaysia or Singapore, we want to have a positive impact on every student and help them get the most out of their time at university.

We are part way into our strategic plan which will take us to 2021. Our strategic plan saw us undertake a significant piece of research to help us to better understand our students’ needs and communicate in a way that is relevant to them, and based on that, we built a communications and engagement operations plan.

These plans have changed the way we communicate with students. We have more digital friendly services and have taken media and event sales back in-house. These changes have been highly effective and led to phenomenal results. We now have 96% of students satisfied with the way they are being communicated with and we almost doubled our election turn out. We also won the Educate North Students’ Union of the Year Award.

Our improvements are ongoing and part of a continuing response to the growing digital development of our society. We have moved some of our systems to digital friendly platforms, but there are still improvements that could enhance our services and systems.

Our goal is to continue improving the way we communicate with students, grow our commercial income and drive further improvements in our services. This will serve to increase the engagement we have with all students, and further improve our ability to support them.

Who we're looking for

As a member of our senior management team and lead on key strategic projects, you will help the wider team articulate their impact and improve their communications.

To be successful, you will need to be an inspirational leader who can motivate a high-performing team to continue growing and improving. It is likely that you have a track record of setting, developing and delivering successful digital marketing and communications strategies and experience working with a wide range of stakeholders. Strong interpersonal communication skills are essential.

We offer a rewarding role in a welcoming, diverse and fun organisation where no two days are the same. We will give you the ability and support to try new ideas and be innovative. We will also be flexible and empower you to have a healthy work-life balance.

If you think you can inspire our team and enable us to achieve even more, please visit the job page via the application method.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 13th January 2020

Job Title:Senior Fundraising Director - Europe

Location:Flexible, in UK, Germany or Italy

Reports to: HSI/Europe Executive Director

Salary: Competitive salary for the region

Background

Humane Society International is one of the largest and most influential animal protection organizations in the world. Humane Society is striving for a better future for animals and people through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes.

Our global headquarters are based in Washington, D.C., but we work on a wide variety of animal welfare issues in more than 50 countries in close cooperation with local organizations and national governments with whom we share our knowledge, expertise and experience. We endeavor to place animals on the political agenda and to raise greater awareness of animal protection issues.

HSI's approach is to always strive to be part of the solution, rather than to simply protest against animal welfare problems or abuses.  We pride ourselves on the high degree of specialist scientific and technical expertise within our organization.

Humane Society is expanding fast across the globe and has started to increase its presence and visibility in Europe.

Purpose of the role

This is a NEW and exciting role for someone with an entrepreneurial mind and strong fundraising background to manage and grow an established fundraising operation (UK) and lead market entry, currently in 2 countries (Italy and Germany), with potential other countries in the future. 

The Europe Senior Fundraising Director will be responsible for the strategic development of HSI’s European (UK/Italy/Germany) fundraising programme and will oversees the execution of all fundraising activities in Europe. These activities include individual giving, major gifts, bequests, corporate giving, and community fundraising. HSI has had a fundraising program in the UK for several years; fundraising in Italy and Germany should be considered new market entries. Currently four fundraisers in the three countries will report to the Senior Director.

The position reports to the HSI/Europe Executive Director and is under the functional guidance of senior leaders within the Marketing and Philanthropy departments at HSI’s global headquarters in the United States.

Primary responsibilities

1. Develop a strategic vision to grow fundraising income in the Europe region, translate this vision into an action plan, and ensure the successful implementation and execution of this plan.
2. Management of all fundraisers in the region.
3. Budget responsibility (fundraising expenses and income targets).  Setting and reviewing multi-year and yearly investment and revenue targets
4. Lead research, planning and implementation of new marketing initiatives and acquisition programmes, including but not limited to DRTV, Face-to-face, Telemarketing and PSMS Mobile channels. Establish effective donor retention strategies and oversee their execution.
5. Oversee fundraising activities and performance in HSI’s UK, Italian and German offices. Work closely with the Country Directors on execution of the fundraising programmes. Realize cross-European efficiencies.
6. Continually monitor and regularly report on performance progress towards agreed revenue targets; efficiency and cost-effectiveness (including of external fundraising contractors); and challenges or opportunities in the external fundraising environment.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Eight or more years of fundraising experience, including at least 3 years of working at a Fundraising Director’s level.
2. Experience working in an international NGO.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Excellent managerial skills.
2. Proven experience generating significant income.
3. Experience and ability in accurate revenue and expenditure forecasting, and budget management.
4. Excellent organizational skills and ability to plan workload in order to manage fundraising program priorities and meet agreed targets.
5. Ability to demonstrate initiative and entrepreneurial spirit to achieve desired outcomes
6. Knowledge and understanding of data protection regulations.
7. Excellent verbal and written skills (in English).
8. Ability to work in a self-directed manner.
9. Willing and able to travel extensively in Europe.