Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

The Community Fundraising Manager role plays a significant part in helping to build a high-performing fundraising team. You will work closely with senior stakeholders within ARUK and be required to play a key role in the continued development and implementation of the strategy for the team. You will be required to show excellent leadership to the team, helping to drive the regional fundraising strategy in addition to taking a leading role in the development of appropriate products at a crucial time for the team.

We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic and level-headed person who has a passion for community fundraising.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Plan, implement and deliver the Community Fundraising strategy within Alzheimer’s Research UK.
• Manage annual income and expenditure budgets and targets for the team
• Monitor acquisition and engagement of supporters
• Work alongside the Regional Corporate Partnerships Managers to develop the pipeline of new business opportunities with the RFOs and ensure teams are working together effectively
• Manage some of the highest value community fundraisers, maximising income from these supporters and leading by example to inspire high standards in the team.
• Take the lead on the development and management of an income stream within community fundraising. Gather insights, implement strategy and motivate the team to deliver the budget
• Drive the success of the team through effective and inspiring leadership to ensure a highly motivated team which achieves targets
• Recruit passionate and motivated fundraisers when necessary and ensure they have a thorough induction and training plan

What we are looking for:

• Educated to A ‘Level or equivalent
• In-depth knowledge of the community fundraising market
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload with excellent organisational skills
• Understanding of Fundraising and experience of regional fundraising
• Regulator Codes of Practice and legal frameworks around GDPR and fundraising ethics
• The ability to work with initiative, to take decisions and think creatively and laterally
• Experience of delivering community fundraising strategy
• Experience of managing teams with high-value relationship management experience
• Experience of developing strategy and managing budgets
• Contagious enthusiasm to inspire the team and supporters
• Full driving license with access to own vehicle

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £39,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 5th January 2020, with interviews to be held on the 14th January 2020. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on this date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Toybox is looking for a dynamic, experienced leader, with a strong background in International Development.  We need someone who is prepared to think differently; who will contribute to our innovative culture and; someone who embodies our core value of Courageous.

You will be an integral member of the Leadership Team as well as holding responsibility for all our international work. You will lead the engagement with our portfolio of partners, driving forward programme quality and accountability, and at the same time improving our impact reporting.

If you have a solid knowledge of International Development programming, a strong, proven success in accessing Institutional Funding and want to excel in spearheading Toybox’s income growth in this area and a passion to add value and constantly improve impact, then this job is for you.

Interview information

Interview 1st round: 23/24 January 2020

Interview 2nd round: 31 January 2020 

About Toybox

Toybox is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, trustees and volunteers to share this commitment. Toybox values diversity and therefore we encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds. We will only use the information you provide to process your application. For more information about how we use your information, see our Privacy Policy. In submitting an application for this role, we will deem that you have read and understood this Policy. Toybox has signed the ACEVO Diversity Charter for Charity Leadership.

Toybox is based within walking distance to Bletchley train station with direct links to London Euston.

We have a bold ambition to grow income and we know there are many challenges in fundraising, but we also know most of the public in the UK want to see cruel sports as a thing of the past. 

In this role you will support the Director of Marketing & Fundraising to develop and implement the Marketing & Fundraising Strategy enabling the League to meet its future aspirations in terms of income generation and in winning the hearts and minds of a broader audience. 

You will be instrumental in driving the corporate identity, influencing the tone of voice and positioning the League in the marketplace.   

You will lead on projects that identify who our supporters are, their giving motivations, and lead on all new acquisition campaigns to recruit new supporters. You will lead on the project management and delivery of multi-channel campaigns, with specific focus on digital as we embark on our “Think Digital First” objective. 

You will have proven experience as a Marketing Manager, from which you can demonstrate your understanding of the role of a brand in positioning an organisation and your creative and effective direction.  Alongside this you will have digital marketing expertise and experience of implementing marketing applications across a broad range of platforms. Strong project management skills and excellent communication skills are a must for this busy and varied role.

The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain’s leading charity working towards a kinder society where persecuting animals for ‘sport’ is in the past. 

Redefining what is acceptable and inspiring change, we were instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act 2004. Driven by compassion and empowered by knowledge, we manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife, carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals, and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties. 

United, we will end animal cruelty in the name of ‘sport’.

Our benefits include generous holiday entitlement, excellent pension scheme, discounts on shopping and cinema, based in a dog friendly office, most importantly working with a passionate and committed team.   

Please send a letter of interest along with your CV to apply.

Full time, fixed term 12 months, starting from February 2020.

As a new role, the Development Manager will drive, develop and oversee the organisation’s fundraising and income generation development programme, including direct mail (acquisition and retention), telephone and digital fundraising platforms, and high-value fundraising working with corporate partners and major donors.

Cruelty Free International is the leading organisation working to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals. Our dedicated team are experts in their fields, combining award-winning campaigning, political lobbying, pioneering undercover investigations, scientific and legal expertise and corporate responsibility to make a positive difference to animals in laboratories.

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is looking for an experienced motivated and creative Community Fundraising Manager to lead a team of three community fundraisers and be part of the senior fundraising team.

With demonstrable experience of delivering on fundraising targets, you will have experience in donor acquisition, large scale community events and working with donors and fundraisers to support their fundraising plans.

You will be skilled in communications with a wide range of donors and stakeholders and be capable of analysing data and producing reports that help in strategic decision making.

If you would like to be part of a dynamic team working in a fast paced hospital environment in our new offices we would love to hear from you.

To be considered for this role please send a completed Application Form along with a covering letter as to why you think you are suited to this role. 

Closing Date: Sunday 5th January - 11.30pm

Interview Date: Wednesday 15th January

My client are a small charity with it's office based in the centre of Bath, they have been established for 30 years and focus on a wide range international development projects including maternal health, gender based violence and harmful practices, disability, education, palliative care and the elderly.

The role is to cover a period of maternity leave and is expected to last a minimum of 6 months but will most likely be extended beyond this (approx.9-12 months).

This position will be responsible for the individual giving programme for the charity, focusing on direct mail, mid level donors and cold acquisition.  You will deliver and manage direct mail appeals to their database of warm supporters including creative copywriting and design, liaison with external agencies and reporting, monitoring and evaluating progress.

You will line manage a Fundraising Assistant whose role is to support the individual giving programme, develop income from their church audience and support other members of the team.

The charity would like the successful candidate to commence employment in the new year (Jan/Feb).

Experience within a fundraising role within individual giving programmes and direct mail campaigns would be essential and you will have experience of Raisers Edge software package or similar CRM platform.  A creative approach to storytelling and experience in copy writing is a must along with strong relationship management skills and a high level of attention to detail/accuracy.

Interested?  Apply online today or contact Jo Aldred - REED Marketing & Creative for further details. 

For this newly created role, we are seeking a dynamic communications and marketing professional with a passion for making medical advances relevant and accessible to multiple audiences. You will help to deliver NERC’s strategic financial and non-financial goals through developing and delivering strong engagement opportunities with various audiences nationally, across multiple print and digital platforms.

Fragile State Country Programme Manager

Salary: £30,763 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Fixed-term contract (6-12 months), 36.5 hours per week

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

This role sits within World Vision UK’s Fragile States and Emergency Response Team and seeks to impact the lives of the most vulnerable children. By working with World Vision Field Offices, this role will ensure good quality grant acquisition and management and that programmes are adapted to the country context and respond to the risks that children face. You will be mainly working with the DRC and Syria Field Offices with some flexibility to cover other portfolios where necessary.

An excellent understanding of the humanitarian and development sector and experience of programme management in fragile states is required, to support our Field Offices to implement high quality programmes. Significant experience of key humanitarian or development donors is essential, together with proven ability to acquire and manage grants effectively. You will need to have good coordination skills to collaborate with colleagues in the UK office and overseas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and building relationships with various institutional donors to acquire funding for selected countries.
• Acquiring institutional grant funded programmes in your portfolio of countries by working with World Vision Field Offices to engage with donors and use evidence of needs to build strong proposals that deliver maximum impact for the most vulnerable children.
• Managing institutional grant funded programmes by working with World Vision Field Offices to build their capacity and effectively monitor programme implementation.
• Analysing, mitigating, and managing risks within your countries' programme portfolio.
• Coordinating and building excellent relationships with various teams in World Vision UK and World Vision Field Offices to ensure that programmes are of high quality, are aligned to the needs, and meet humanitarian standards.
• Monitoring emerging and potential risks facing children and their families within your countries’ portfolio and seeking to deliver appropriate preparedness or early response actions with World Vision Field Offices.
• Managing WVUK’s involvement in WFP grants with World Vision Field Offices, including managing the portfolio, preparing agreements, monitoring implementation and quality, managing the recording of commodity statements and settlement advices.
• Collaborating with other World Vision UK teams to engage the public (including churches) and the UK government on fundraising, awareness raising, campaigns and advocacy related to your designated fragile states, by sharing evidence from your programmes, success stories, learning, and relevant information with others.

The role requires international travel for up to 25% of the year and knowledge of French is desirable.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary shown, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please click the link provided to view the full job description

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing date for applications: 5th January 2020

Interview dates: w/c 13th January 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice (click here).

No agencies please.

In this exciting role you will have strategic responsibility for the retention and legacy programmes for this leading childrens charity. You will also and collaborate with the Individual Giving Manager for Acquisition to oversee the strategy of the Individual Giving Programme.

The Charity
Is the leading national childrens charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. They raise and invest money for vital specialist research to save the life of every child with cancer and keep their family together.

The Role
You will lead on the development and management of Individual Giving programmes and activities including; cash appeals, raffles, lottery, regular giving, supporter experience, legacy and in-memory giving working to reach the Individual Giving Teams 4 million net income target.
Alongside the Individual Giving Manager for Acquisition, responsible for developing and implementing the Individual Giving income and expenditure budget, monitoring income, preparing forecasts and accounting for variations in income.
To help support, develop and deliver an annual programme of multi-channel campaigns using direct mail, PSMS, digital marketing and telemarketing to retain and develop donors.
To manage the 2020 Legacy Giving programme, including regular managing of performance against target, and leading on legacy marketing and stewardship.
Manage legacy forecasting, and support the Supporter Services Coordinator, providing guidance on the administration of gifts.
Develop new fundraising ideas, adopting a test and learn approach, to ensure a strong Individual Giving portfolio and avoid over reliance on any one income source. Maximising on a range of data-capture and fundraising opportunities to grow our donor base.

The Candidate
Significant experience and a proven track record of developing and delivering successful individual giving and legacy programmes.
Extensive individual giving fundraising experience
Experience of developing strategies, achieving individual and team income targets
Experience of managing budgets and reporting programme and campaign performance.
Management of specialist direct marketing agencies.

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.

Are you passionate about Individual Giving and ready to join a growing fundraising team in the leading national charity for people living with allergies?

Over the last year Allergy UK has been working to embed a fundraising culture across the organisation and by committing to invest in a sustained Individual Giving programme, as well as maximising our other income streams.  We are now looking for a talented, enthusiastic direct marketer to take on the role of Individual Giving Fundraising Officer.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic, ambitious, enthusiastic, focus driven direct marketer who will help to develop donors to increase income for long term sustainability.  

Key responsibilities will be:

1. Plan and budget for activities to recruit and develop regular donors and cash givers to Allergy UK. 
2. Devise, implement and manage initiatives such as direct mail, email and social media marketing to attract new donors, working closely with the Communications team
3. Design and manage donor development activities to ensure donors continue or increase their donations
4. Build strong inter-organisational relationships with colleagues across Allergy UK, including Clinical Services to ensure excellent, engaging and targeted donor experiences.
5. Provide Fundraising Manager with full results of fundraising campaigns and contribute towards quarterly financial reviews and the forecasting of pipeline income
6. To maximise Gift Aid income and ensure full regulation compliance for designated areas of work by identifying opportunities, responding to regulation changes or recommendations and implementing quality control
7. Work closely with the team to monitor, analyse and segment the fundraising database (Salesforce) and ensure all Individual Fundraising activity is fully risk assessed. Ensure all activities comply with appropriate legal, regulatory and fundraising good practice requirements and with Allergy UK’s policies and procedures.
8. Effectively project manage suppliers and 3rd parties to ensure value for money.

Additional:

• Subject to a three month probationary period.
• Allergy education/training provided.
• 35 hour week; Monday – Friday, 9-5 (1 hour for lunch)
• Role based in Sidcup, Kent

Career benefits:

• Competitive salary £27,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
• Flexible Working
• Excellent annual leave allowance: 28 days per annum (additional to bank holidays)
• Pension scheme, 5% employee, 3% employer
• Free parking

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.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

We are looking for a confident and ambitious fundraiser to join our regional community team. The successful candidate will take ownership of fundraising activity in London, with focus on the East, including postcodes E, SE, IG, RM, BR, and CR. This region is full of exciting fundraising events, now all we need is a dedicated fundraiser to seek out further opportunities to engage with and secure income from individuals, groups and corporates across East London.

Main tasks include:

• Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, recruit new volunteers, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities.
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £11,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £75,000
• Provide high-quality account/relationship management to volunteer groups and regional corporate partners.
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the region.
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

We are looking for:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice and legal framework of event management and fundraising ethics.
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Understanding and practice of recruiting and supporting volunteer Fundraising Groups
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship of our supporters
• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Experience in regional corporate acquisition and account management.
• Experience in working to ambitious targets.
• Comfortability in working remotely with a high standard of internal communications.

Location: Home based in London or Greater London.

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 5th January 2020, with interviews likely to be held on either the 14th and/or 16th January 2020 at our Cambridge office.

Telephone interviews will be conducted prior to the interview dates and will be done so via Skype on the 8th January 2020. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend interviews on a certain date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Individual Giving Officer
Health Charity, North London
£29,500 - £34,000

Our client is a highly respected charity based in North London; they are currently looking to recruit an Individual Giving Officer to increase their net income through recruiting and developing donors. This is achieved through delivering direct marketing campaigns, reporting and analysis and budget management for individual campaigns.

Reporting to the Direct Marketing Manager; your role will involve focussing on acquiring new donors through a variety of online and offline channels, including direct mail, inserts, press, face-to-face and digital media.

Through delivering specific direct marketing campaigns, you will find ways to deliver multiple income generating campaigns, monitor communications, produce campaign schedules, work with stakeholders and analysis and report results.

We are looking for someone with experience in donor acquisition, strong direct marketing skills, experience of working on fundraising campaigns, proven experience of marketing through online and offline channels, strong skills on managing data and working to tight timescales and experience of working with external suppliers/agencies

Interested candidates should send their CV in the first instance.

Job Title: Senior Individual Giving Fundraising Officer

Location: London

Salary: £32,462 - £36,278

We are working in partnership with one of the UK’s oldest and most well-known charities that focuses on supporting young people to ensure they have an opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive.  The charity is now looking to appoint a highly organised, efficient and creative individual to work as Senior Fundraising Officer within the Individual Giving team. 

It’s a really exciting time to be joining this organisation at the Individual Giving team are growing developing the IG programme.  With four years of donor recruitment under their belt and with strong learnings behind them, they are ready to develop their acquisition strategy further. This role will involve you working alongside the Head of Individual Giving to develop, take ownership and implement the fundraising strategy.  You will be supported and equipped, with a culture that will create the opportunity for you to develop specialist knowledge and lead on the recruitment of donors.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• Experience in managing direct marketing campaigns with the aim to recruit donors with a strong cost per acquisition, ensuring all campaigns are delivered to a highest standard, within deadlines and on budget
• Excellent planning and scheduling skills, and able to handle multiple projects at one time
• Experience in analysing financial and analytical data to inform campaign recommendations
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships, negotiate, persuade others. The ability to work closely with external agencies and internal stakeholders
• Working knowledge of the GDPR and applying this to a fundraising setting

You will be a highly organised individual; flexible, self-motivated and with the ability to manage a varied workload within agreed deadlines.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then please submit your CV and supporting statement to Adam Stacey, Senior Consultant at Charisma Charity Recruitment quoting our reference JO1718.

Our client is keen to appoint so please apply as soon as possible.