An exciting opportunity to join Ronald McDonald House Charities UK to support community fundraising in South Wales.  The role is based in our Cardiff House where we support families with babies and children who are in Noah's Ark Hospital.  You will be inspired and motivated by the families you meet to know how you can make a difference.

Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent charity supporting hundreds of children receiving treatment in hospital by enabling them to have their families close by during their treatment.  We provide free accommodation for the families of sick children for as long as they need it, whether that's two days or two years.  The purpose of this role is to lead on all community fundraising for a set region, South Wales.

To achieve this, you will need to nurture and grow new as well as existing relationships and partnerships in all areas of fundraising including community groups, the local community and the families that have used the House.

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 
Working together with the Assistant Director of Fundraising & Community Engagement, your remit will be to develop and implement the Major Gifts & Trust strategy, and leading and managing your team to ensure stewardship of the Major Donors & Trusts cultivation plans. You will also  work closely with the Head of Events in connection with the income generation from the Annual Dinner, corporate events and other events involving major donors.

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate experience of developing relationships with major donors and major donor prospects, experience of achieving significant major donor gifts and of devising and implementing strategic plans.

Charity People is delighted to be working in partnership with Barts Charity to find an ambitious new Senior Major gifts Manager to join their small and impactful team and help develop partnerships which fund innovative medical research and ultimately save lives.

About Barts Charity

Barts Charity's vision is extraordinary healthcare for all. They develop and fund ground-breaking medical research, state-of-the-art equipment and innovative healthcare projects not otherwise funded by the NHS. Whilst projects are based in east London, they often have national and international impact.

Their work centres around Barts Health NHS Trust (which runs St Bartholomew's, The Royal London, Mile End, Whipps Cross and Newham University Hospitals) and the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (part of Queen Mary University London) where there are six medical research institutes.

Every year the charity generates funds totalling £30m, which are awarded to strategically important areas for their medical partners, making the team a nationally significant healthcare funder.

About the role

This role is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the next stage of the Charity's Major Gifts strategy and to lead on a large capital campaign. As Senior Major Gifts Manager, you will help forge new relationships, steward existing important partnerships and ultimately drive income. Reporting to the Director of Major Gifts, you will work closely with the philanthropy board, Barts Charity Ambassadors as well as stakeholders at Barts Health and SMD.

About you

You will be a senior Major Gifts professional with a proven track record of securing 6-figure gifts. Proactive, dynamic and ambitious you will help the team to deliver and grow annual income from individual, corporate partnerships and trusts.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented major gifts fundraiser to take the next step in your career and gain exposure to 7-figure funding opportunities at the heart of a successful fundraising team.

For further information and a detailed job description, please get in touch with Philippa Bryant, Senior Fundraising Consultant at Charity People.

Deadline for applications is 9 am on 11th February 2020.

First round interviews will take place in the week commencing 24th February.

The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School and Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls seek to appoint a Director of Development.

This is a particularly exciting and important time in the history of our Schools. In September 2019, we published our Strategy for 2030, committing our Schools to work more closely together and to do more to honour the philanthropic legacy of our founder Robert Aske. We are now seeking to recruit an exceptional individual to bring together two separate development and alumni teams in support of the Schools.

Responsible for setting the vision and strategy of fundraising and alumni relations across the two Schools, you will play a leading role in developing and managing a unified development team across the Schools and will define and achieve the Schools’ fundraising goals and engage supporters.

Further details and an application form can be obtained from our website. Please note CV’s are not accepted.

Closing date: 8am, Wednesday 5 February 2020.

First stage interviews: Wednesday 12 February, with second stage TBC.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service.

JOB TITLE:Trust Fundraising Manager 

DEPARTMENT:Fundraising

ACCOUNTABLE TO:Director of Fundraising 

CLIENT:St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham SE26

SALARY:up to £35,000 plus bonus

Overall Aim of the Post 

To maintain and build relationships with a portfolio of charitable trusts capable of giving significant gifts. To develop compelling fundraising proposals to secure funds. To support the core fundraising target of the Hospice and raise funds for additional projects approved by the Hospice. To supervise and support a junior trust fundraiser post. To work strategically to develop a trust fundraising plan. To work with the Director of Fundraising and the Hospice’s Executive Team to submit significant, large-scale applications.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• This is a Trust Fundraising Manager role working within the fundraising team at St Christopher's Hospice, while supervising the Trust Fundraiser role
• Researching grant-makers using databases and search engines
• Understanding the behaviour and motivations of charitable trusts
• Establishing and managing productive relationships with a portfolio of charitable trusts 
• Contacting trusts to discuss various projects
• Matching funding opportunities to projects
• Preparing proposals
• Using events, meetings, talks and inspirational writing to help charitable trusts learn about the work of St Christopher’s and to understand the difference they are making
• Working effectively with senior staff to develop compelling, bespoke proposals, drawing on all relevant resources available within the Charity
• Putting in place robust procedures to ensure we meet our formal reporting commitments
• Developing the strategic direction of the trusts team, effectively implementing own planning, budgeting and reporting objectives
• Undertaking training and other development opportunities to expand personal knowledge of trust fundraising and key St Christopher’s projects and developments
• Representing St Christopher’s at bespoke events, outside of normal work hours, to raise the profile of the Hospice and network with relevant trust contacts.

The Trust and Foundation Income for the Hospice makes up about £500,000 and is an extremely important area within fundraising. Trusts also make a significant contribution to bespoke capital campaigns conducted by the Hospice.

General Responsibilities 

Contribute to fundraising team meetings and organisational priorities and other associated duties as may arise. Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting your work. 

Gain a wider understanding of the activities and priorities of the Hospice, in order to disseminate to the fundraising team generally as needed.

Assist with additional fundraising and Hospice events, as requested by community/events teams.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Well presented, confident, articulate and outgoing, you will possess an open, creative, enquiring mind and have an enthusiasm for fundraising and commitment to the aims and objectives of St Christopher’s.

Essential

• The ability to write clearly and concisely, and to adjust tone and style of writing with an understanding of the target audience 

• The ability to produce successful fundraising proposals with a good understanding of the importance of research

• The ability to divide attention constructively between multiple campaigns and proposals as required

• Confident and able to work to stretching financial targets, prioritising work and meeting deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a positive ‘can do’ attitude 

• A motivated self-starter with the enthusiasm, drive and ambition to maximise income from existing and new major supporters.

• 3-5 years’ experience of trust fundraising, including demonstrated ability to secure significant 5-6 figure grants

• The ability to develop and execute a strategic plan to maintain and increase trust income

Desirable

-Experience of managing and supporting a junior role

-Experience and understanding of the Hospice/end of life care sector

About Alfanar

Meaning ‘beacon’ in Arabic, Alfanar is the Arab region’s first venture philanthropy organisation, using social investment to change dynamics in slums, villages, refugee camps and other vulnerable communities.  We identify and back ambitious social enterprises working in vulnerable communities to sustainably educate children, employ youth and economically empower women. We multiply the impact of our funding with high-engagement management support and a relentless focus on impact growth and financial sustainability.  The social enterprises Alfanar backs represent a bold and hopeful side of the Middle East often overlooked in the headlines. Over the past 15 years, we have invested in 34 social enterprises across Egypt, Lebanon and refugee communities, tangibly improving over 65,000 lives.  We began work in Jordan in 2019.  For more on Alfanar, see our annual reports on the website. Alfanar is a registered charity in the UK, with a registered branch in Egypt.  Alfanar has a sister 501(c)3 in the US and affiliate in Lebanon.  We currently have representatives in London, Cairo, Beirut and Amman.

Scope of the Job

Are you a strategic thinker and a relationship builder?  We are looking for an experienced fundraising professional in the non-profit space who can help envision and oversee the future of Alfanar’s fundraising, partnerships and outreach strategy.  Working alongside the Executive Director, senior management and Trustees, in this brand-new role, you will develop and lead on the execution of Alfanar’s global fundraising strategy, with a focus on: a) steadily growing and diversifying Alfanar’s streams of income, among institutional donors, including corporates, foundations and international aid organisations, b) ensuring greater funding certainty and stability for our venture philanthropy work and c) enhancing Alfanar’s brand by developing strategic partnerships. The Development Director will be supported by a full-time Development Coordinator and will have access to support from a full-time Administrative Coordinator.

In 2019, Alfanar approved an ambitious growth strategy, which aims to deepen the impact of our venture philanthropy work in Egypt, Lebanon and refugee communities, while growing our venture philanthropy work to new countries, scaling one of our successful social investments, and exploring impact investing.  To grow our impact along these lines, Alfanar’s income and pool of partners must grow, income sources require diversification, and our fundraising systems need full time attention and professionalisation. 

Alfanar’s Development Director will be responsible for developing and delivering a global fundraising strategy that allows us to achieve the goals of our growth strategy, ultimately enabling Alfanar to expand its reach and impact through social enterprise. This will mean developing a clearer and more effective fundraising and partnership strategy.  The position requires a candidate who can draw on Alfanar’s wealth of experience partnering with individuals, institutions and through events, and will be open to applicants based in the UK (we are open to considering candidates based in the US or the Arab region).

Responsibilities

- Fundraising Strategy: develop and execute on Alfanar’s three-year fundraising strategy, with a focus on growing voluntary income and corporate support.

- Donor Stewardship: set efficient and tailored strategies for communicating with and deepening existing donor relationships.

- Major Gifts: develop relationships with donors who can make major gifts.

- Corporate Partnerships - develop partnerships with growing number of corporates that can committed to changing the region.

- Donor Reporting: improve and manage Alfanar's donor reporting system to ensure greater engagement and more efficient reporting. Ensure financial and narrative reports to donors are timely and of high quality.

- Communications: ensure that Alfanar’s fundraising messages are in line with brand guidelines and coherent across fundraising documents and public channels

- Events: work with Executive Director, Board members and event organisers to support the planning and delivery of high-quality fundraising events that build Alfanar’s brand awareness and generate support for Alfanar’s venture philanthropy work.

- Staff Support: supporting Alfanar’s senior management and Country Directors to fundraise in their own jurisdictions, from companies, foundations, and donor agencies.

- Keep abreast of opportunities and current trends in fundraising to achieve the organisation’s fundraising targets.

- Monitor income and expenditure against allocated budget and identified targets.

- Work closely with the Executive Director on special projects, as needed.

- Manage Development Coordinator to achieve goals of new fundraising strategy.

Personal Specification

- Strong non-profit fundraising experience, preferably in major gifts or corporate fundraising.

- Proven experience in securing significant support from major individual donors and corporates

- Fundraising experience with foundations and other institutions is desirable.

- Experience in developing a growth-oriented fundraising strategy and delivering on it.

- Experience in developing strong relationships at senior levels.

- High level of comfort with face-to-face solicitations.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation and negotiation skills.

- Passionate about sustainable social development, venture philanthropy, social enterprise and social investment in the Arab World; experience in the sectors of education, women’s economic empowerment and youth employment is desirable.

- Fluent in English; good command of Arabic highly desirable; French is also desirable.

- Optimism, flexibility and creativity in recognising and responding to opportunities, whilst working within parameters set by the organisation.

- Demonstrable evidence of working collaboratively in a small team.

- Evidence of demonstrating leadership in setting, achieving and stretching goals.

- Ability to travel internationally as required (4-8 weeks per year)

- Ability to occasionally work out of office hours as required

The Kensington + Chelsea Foundation is an independent local charity which was founded in 2008 and is now in an exciting phase of growth.  We want to raise our profile, our income and, most importantly, our impact.  While our borough is often associated with wealth and affluence, it also has areas of severe deprivation.  K+C has the worst income inequality of all London boroughs, high rates of child poverty and the highest proportion of people living alone.  Our vision is of a borough without poverty, where everyone has the opportunity to reach their potential.  We support local projects which reduce isolation and loneliness, develop skills and employment opportunities, and support children and young people who are disadvantaged.

We played a key role in the response to the tragedy at the Grenfell Tower and continue to work with some of the most disadvantaged communities in the borough to improve wellbeing and opportunities.

The Major Gifts Manager fulfils a key function within our small team with responsibility for increasing income primarily from high net worth individuals, and managing and developing the Foundation’s relationship with them.

Major Gifts Manager – Key Responsibilities

• To grow the Foundation’s major gifts income, working towards and delivering against key targets
• To manage a portfolio of major donors, taking responsibility for their cultivation and stewardship to deliver increased and new gifts
• To develop and deliver an events plan which utilises a range of events to support the major gifts strategy (private home events, pledge dinners, visits to projects etc)
• To undertake research and contact mapping with the team and Board of Trustees to identify a pipeline of new major gift prospects
• To create high quality project proposals for major donors and to deliver timely reports
• To brief Board members, the Director and other K+C Foundation representatives appropriately ahead of meetings with major donors and prospects
• To represent the K&C Foundation and communicate the organisation’s key messages to a range of stakeholders through presentations and meetings.
• To ensure all donor details and communications are accurately recorded in a timely manner on the database

• To work closely with the Community Engagement Manager to build an understanding of K+C Foundation projects and the needs for future funding
• To work closely with the Communications + Partnerships Manager to identify cross over between high net worth individuals, businesses and schools contacts, and to create compelling fundraising materials.
• To support the Director with approaches to Trusts and Foundations, as required
• To work with the Director to develop and deliver a Legacy fundraising programme
• To work flexibly and collaboratively to support the wider aims of our team

Your Qualities

• An experienced fundraiser with at least a 2 year track record of successful fundraising from major donors, including demonstrable experience of securing five and six figure gifts
• Proven experience in face to face fundraising with high net worth individuals
• Proven experience of identifying, cultivating and securing new donors
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Outgoing self-starter driven by results
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise your own workload
• Passion and creativity
• Flexible and collaborative team player
• Enthusiasm for and a commitment to the K&C Foundation’s vision and mission
• Knowledge of and networks in Kensington and Chelsea would be desirable but not essential

Application Process

To apply for this position, please submit your CV and a supporting statement that fully addresses the appointment criteria (maximum 2 pages of A4). Please also include the names and contact details of two referees who will only be contacted once your permission has been granted.

Deadline for applications: Friday February 7th 2020 

Interviews: February 18th or 19th 2020

Mission Without Borders (MWB), an international Christian charity, works with over 20,000 children and 9,000 families in Eastern Europe every year.   Our vision is to bring practical and spiritual support, enabling and encouraging people to lift themselves out of poverty, and sharing the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.

We have a bold ambition for the future and recently undertook a major strategic review including a new mission, vision and values. Raising awareness for the work we undertake with children and families in Eastern Europe as well as achieving a significant increase in our voluntary income is vital if we are to respond to the growing needs of those living in poverty.

MWB are investing significantly in the UK and this position is one of several new roles being recruited for, to create a new, dynamic, collaborative and integrated fundraising team reporting into the UK Country Director.

Do you have experience securing grants and major gifts to help fund change? Are you passionate to see people lifted out of poverty and fulfil their God given potential? Trust and Foundation income will be a vital revenue stream in realising our vision.  This role requires a dynamic individual who has the experience to build and develop a Trust and Foundation programme in line with our strategic priorities, writing compelling proposals / applications and securing significant income maximising immediate and long-term income opportunities.

You will be working within a growing UK Country Team as well as MWB’s passionate Field staff. This exciting new position is about building great relationships, both internally and externally, as well as developing a Trust portfolio so you will need to be self- motivated and confident.

The role is based at our offices at 175 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 2AG. The hours are 35 per week and the successful candidate will be entitled to 25 days annual leave and a contributory pension scheme. All applicants must be committed to Mission Without Borders’s Christian beliefs.

To apply please read the enclosed Job description and Person specification and send in your CV with a supporting letter. 

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 29th January 2020.  We plan a rolling programme of informal first interviews as soon as possible either face to face or by telephone with a final interview during the week beginning February 10th2020.

Director of Restored - Teddington

Restored is seeking an experienced and gifted Director to lead the charity forward to its next chapter of growth and impact. 

Restored is an innovative Christian charity working to transform relationships and end violence against women. We are a small charity making a big impact. Our vision is that the UK Church recognises and responds effectively to domestic abuse. 

Violence against women has moved centre stage in the media and public attention, with increasing outrage at the levels of sexual and gender-based violence across society. As our ground-breaking research has confirmed, such abuse is found in churches too. Now is the time to build on the interest and momentum already created to achieve greater impact through the work of Restored. At Restored,

• We campaign to raise awareness amongst Christians of the issue of violence against women and we advocate for change
• We mobilise and equip churches, Christian organisations and individuals to act against violence against women
• We actively engage men in recognising and addressing violence against women through our First Man Standing campaign.

Restored has recently been through a period of refocus and is looking to appoint a new leader to motivate and unite the organisation behind a bold vision that will bring about lasting change. If you share our unwavering commitment to bringing about an end to violence against women by being a leading voice in a Christian context and can demonstrate strong leadership experience in an organisation of similar size and complexity, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Essential skills and experience include: 

1. Leader on Violence Against Women (VAW) issues: Expertise and ability to drive a VAW movement in the Christian context. Good writing skills, and ability to develop articles, media material and be a spokesperson on VAW issues.
2. Organisation strategy and leadership: Ability to develop and implement business and operational strategy, with experience in finance management, fundraising, and managing systems and policies for quality assurance and accountability. Takes joint responsibility for achieving fundraising targets.
3. Networker: Ability to work with and mobilise individual men and women and groups to engage in ending violence against women. Build relationships with donors.
4. Representation: Be a voice for Restored, presenter, and speaker, with credibility to influence
5. Spiritual and people leadership: Committed Christian, mission-driven, self-aware. Passion for work of Restored.  Ability to lead teams and manage people. Able to work under pressure. Creative, self-sufficient and diplomatic. 

Genuine occupational requirement

Restored is seeking a committed Christian to fill this role (two committed Christians in the case of a job share) to fill this role. The post-holder leads on addressing violence against women in a Christian (church) context and develops relationships with Christian leaders. The Director organises and leads times of prayer.

How to apply

If you are passionate about leading Restored’s work, please apply through the Charity Jobs On-Line application on this site:

1. Your CV, with reference details for 3 referees - 2 recent line managers, and a pastoral referee from a Church leader or friend
2. A cover letter demonstrating why you are right for this role, why you are applying to lead Restored, and why now.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday February 6th, 2020.

Interviews will take place on Friday March 13th, 2020 (subject to confirmation).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Salary: £31,114 per annum

Hours: 37 per week

Based: Flexible with travel across UK including the Liverpool Head Office

Duration: 12 months with possible extension

This is an exciting new role, created as part of our investment in income generation for our five year transformational strategic plan. As our fundraising lead you will work as part of the communications team to create and deliver an income generation strategy to develop our work promoting and celebrating the contribution of people with personal experience of supportive shared living.

You will be responsible for leading the organisation in generating new income (with support from colleagues) from a variety of sources including individual donors, events, corporate sponsorship, lottery and assisting with project grants.

You will need to have the ability to be a strategic thinker and have the energy to kickstart our fundraising plan and help lead the organisation in unrestricted income generation. The role has the potential to grow depending on the success of the organisation.

We are looking for an individual who understands and believes in our ethos and is ready to join us on our journey.

Job objectives

1. Corporate: raise money from local, national and international businesses, working in association with our corporate fundraising agency.

2. Individual giving: maintain, promote and manage our existing outsourced weekly lottery offer. Build, promote and support a series of fundraising events (using existing organised events) to raise our profile and donations.

3. Community: recruit, motivate, organise and facilitate supporters to raise money for our work – building a community that will help sustain our work. Work with targeted small/local businesses to facilitate community fundraising and awareness raising.

4. Trusts and foundations: Helping to apply for grant proposals for grants from funders whose values are aligned to our own.

5. General: to contribute to the health, sustainability and ethical development of Shared Lives Plus

Shared Lives Plus is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff.  We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

For more information contact Phoebe Rowell, Communications Manager or visit the Shared Lives Plus website

How to apply  

Apply by sending an up to date CV and a supporting statement, which should be kept to a maximum of two pages. Please start your supporting statement by saying why you want to work for us and work in the Shared Lives sector. Your supporting statement will also need to demonstrates how you meet the requirements of each area of the person specification below:

• Relevant skills and experience
• How your knowledge, values and attitude make you a suitable candidate
• How you would meet the practical requirements of the job.

To get a better sense of what we are looking for in each of these areas please read through the main duties and responsibilities and the detailed personal specification below.

Shared Lives Plus is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff.  We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

Do you want to work for a charity exclusively focused on ending the scourge of older people being abused?

The charity is exclusively focused on supporting, advising and helping older people who have been the subject of abuse, while championing their cause with the police, government and statutory bodies

This role offers fantastic scope and opportunity as the charity continues to grow. You should have at least 2 years' experience and will need to be well acquainted with the world of fundraising and be flexible in your approach to this role. You will be reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Communications and working within a passionate team to drive fundraising opportunities and help to raise the profile of this amazing charity. There is great opportunities for advancement in the role as the charity is growing quickly. We are keen to appoint to the team quickly so interviews will be on a rolling basis. Please send your CV and a well thought out cover letter asap.!

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Raise funds to agreed targets and support the organisation's activities, predominately via trusts and foundations, corporate, individual giving, community as well as exploring new income streams

• Market and promote the work of the organisation to a wider audience using well written and impactful propositions and presentations in person where necessary.

• Undertake in-depth research to identify potential income and funding opportunities • Empower supporters to organise and undertake their own fundraising activities

• Maintain accurate records, including maintaining the fundraising and income generation database and CRM system with targets, pitches and asks

For this role, you will need to be a positive and proactive person with a caring yet driven nature as well as being happy to embrace the excitement of being able to join a company in a very busy time of growth! This is an unmissable opportunity to join a brilliant organisation, whilst contributing to their outstanding and meaningful work.

This position is available at three or four days per week for an expected maternity cover period of 12 months.

Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity.  We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International’s global support functions are based across our head offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. This geographical mix fosters collaboration and maximizes the resources we are able to deploy for the delivery of services in the countries.

As the Interim Deputy Director of Development and Communications you will continue to establish and grow our fundraising programme for individuals, foundations and corporations, focussing your skills and expertise on the UK market. The department has an annual global revenue goal of $1.5 million, a third or more of which is unrestricted.  You will help deliver the 2020/21 strategy to fully integrate development and communications, to increase awareness of Relief International’s work in front of key audiences and to secure unrestricted revenue.

As a key player in a small and experienced team, you will be a strong self-starter who is happy to be managed remotely and to work directly with the CEO and Board of Trustees.

You will help increase revenue through managing relationships with existing European donors and prospects and help to identify and secure new donors. The primary focus of your work will be in securing major gifts and foundation grants and a secondary focus on supporting the team with digital small-sum donations. 

You may have the opportunity to travel to either our Global Headquarters in Europe or the USA or to visit our projects in fragile settings across the world. A willingness to travel is advantageous but not essential.

You will have proven success in front line fundraising in the UK, preferably in an international development context. Your previous experience of individual major gifts and foundations together with your excellent verbal and written communication skills are prerequisite for this role.

Your excellent understanding of marketing and communications in relation to how these functions can support and bolster private sector fundraising will be critical to this role.

The ability to manage consultants to support the donor communications work of this growing department is essential. You will have experience in high-level donor events and this role will see you conceive, plan and deliver small scale dinners, round-tables and other convening events as opportunities arise.

As a forward-thinking organisation, we are able to discuss with each individual applicant there needs with regards to working hours, we are able to consider a variation on working days and hours and flexible working practises on a case by case basis, so we would encourage applicants to apply as long as they have the relevant experience and passion for Relief International’s values.

Please apply by uploading your cover letter and up-to-date CV on our website.

Due to limited resources only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that to be considered for this role you must be able to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Relief International is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Relief International is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children as a priority. This is reflected in our pre-employment checks and requirement to verify and check the identity and references of all applicants. 

I am delighted to be partnering with The Big House in their search for a new Fundraising & Development Manager.

The Big House works with care leavers who are at a high risk of social exclusion by providing a platform for them to participate in the making of theatre.

The primary function of the Fundraising and Development Manager is to support the development and implementation of a sustainable fundraising strategy for growth. They will work closely alongside the Finance and Operations Director, CEO and Board of Trustees to ensure that fundraising activity is in-line with the overall strategic plan for The Big House.

This position will play a vital role in continuing The Big House's strong track record of securing funds from Trusts and Foundations and Individual Giving, as well as leading on the growth and future development of new income streams from Corporate Partnerships and Corporate Trusts and Foundations.

The new Fundraising and Development Manager will have an exciting opportunity to join the charity at this pivotal moment and help the organisation to the next stage in its development.

To be considered for this amazing opportunity you must have a detailed knowledge of trust and foundations, experience of achieving set income targets in a fundraising role and a strong track record of cultivating relationships with trustees/trust representatives, and securing major multi-year 5 and 6-figure grants. In addition, you will have experience of developing a major gifts fundraising strategy.

This position is full time/permanent, and you will be based at their North London HQ.

For further information please get In touch with [email protected] or call 207 820 7336.

Please note; only suitable candidates will be contacted.

Reports to: Head of Development

Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 depending on experience.

Staff reports: No direct reports – key relationships with internal delivery teams, CEO and the Board of Trustees.

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week although will consider flexible hours between 30-37.5 for the right candidate.

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Who are we?

Why is a culture of curiosity important? Everyone needs to feel safe and confident to ask questions, challenge current thinking and test things out.

We The Curious is an educational charity and social movement using questions to:

• Overcome educational inequality
• Create a compassionate, connected society
• Connect people with art, science and culture
• Remain relevant and accessible to the diverse communities of Bristol
• Lead the way in environmental sustainability

The Gifts and Partnerships Manager will lead on several of our fast-growing fundraising streams: major donors, corporate partnerships and academic partnerships. The Development team have established a strong foundation for these streams and we are now looking for a self-motivated individual to implement this strategy and take the organisation’s fundraising to the next level.

Job description

Lead on new fundraising streams

• Ensure that supporters’ relationship management needs are met.
• Implement the organisation’s Major Supporter Strategy, building key relationships with High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), corporate partners and strengthen the existing relationships with regional Universities (University of Bristol, University of the West of England, University of Bath and Exeter).
• Develop individual solicitation plans for HNWI’s.
• Establish and deliver an annual cultivation events plan, to support greater engagement with our key funder audiences.
• Manage and develop the We The Curious Life Membership and Friends schemes.
• Further develop the We The Curious corporate membership strategy with support of the Development Manager.
• To ensure due diligence, agree and produce relevant corporate contracts
• Manage corporate engagement events.
• Contribute to the wider We The Curious fundraising strategy.
• Support other Development Team members with building funding proposals and project reporting.

Consultation

• Work with the Board of Trustees to expand our fundraising base and influencing network.
• Work with the Head of Development in contributing to the annual business planning process.
• Work with Head of Development to ensure responsibilities are aligned and supportive of overall fundraising strategy.
• Contribute to Board reports as required.
• As part of the Development Team ensure that the Tessitura database is an effective and efficient fundraising tool.

Person specification

• At least three years of fundraising experience, with success at delivering against targets within deadlines.
• The ability to network, build and manage high value relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of philanthropic motivations and current funding trends across the UK with the ability to identify and maximise new opportunities and mitigate against threats.
• A good understanding of budget management and the ability to work effectively with allocated resources.
• Highly organised, with excellent time management skills and experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• The ability to understand broad-ranging project content and financial data and tailor it into appropriate style and content for target funders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholder at all levels.
• Ideally an understanding of education, culture and science charities.
• A commitment to equitable and inclusive practices.
• Embody our vision and values.
  • Progressive – we think about what’s next, we listen and invent
  • Creative – we generate and test new ideas and experiment freely
  • Inquisitive – we ask questions and listen
  • Collaborative – we share and learn generously and value difference and the space where ideas and disciplines meet
  • Playful – we embrace the unexpected with a sense of fun and support each other to explore uncertainty
  • Inclusive – we are led by people and the curious nature of human beings. Curiosity belongs to everyone.

Benefits include:

• A pension scheme with 5% company contribution
• 25 days holiday, in addition to bank holidays 
• Death in service benefit of 4 x your annual salary
• Access to an Employee Support Programme which offers confidential advice and counselling in addition to free professional coaching and a range of support from the Being Well team.
• A vibrant, friendly working place hosting a range of free in-house clubs, from yoga to Planetarium karaoke club!
• Ample opportunities for training and professional development.
• Free entry to We The Curious with up to 4 guests. You are also entitled to 12 entry tickets per year to give away.
• Discounts:  You will be eligible for staff discounts of 20% off in the We The Curious café and 25% off in our shop, as well as a range of discounts with local organisations, from restaurants to free family passes to local attractions.
• Flexible, family friendly policies and working environment.
• Free, secure parking for your bike or car.
   

We believe in celebrating people's differences. So regardless of your background or personal characteristics, if you are great at what you do, we want to hear from you.