About the role

The Philanthropy Team at Unicef UK sits within the Partnerships & Philanthropy Directorate. It has built a significant track record of raising income from major philanthropists and HNWI’s based in the UK. Having recently recruited a new Director of Philanthropy, the team is implementing an ambitious three-year strategy for transformational income growth to support the vital work of Unicef across the world.

A Global Guardian is a philanthropist who commits to make a significant donation of at least £5,000 annually, for three years. These donations are directed to wherever the need is greatest for children. Support from Global Guardians enables Unicef to improve health, nutrition, water, sanitation and education for children in many of the world’s poorest countries.

Who we're looking for

The Global Guardians Manager will grow the Global Guardian Programme through maximising unrestricted income and support for Unicef’s work for children. Building on a strong foundation of best practice donor management, you will proactively source, cultivate, ask and steward high value relationships. This role will require you to work closely with the Philanthropy Team Lead, resource hub, Prospect Researcher and the Director of Philanthropy.

A successful candidate will have experience of developing and managing quality relationships with high value individuals, successfully asking face to face for significant financial support. Candidates with an experience of developing successful membership schemes or ’Friends of’ networks are also encouraged to apply.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Join a high performing in memoriam team that annually brings in £2.5 million.

The Royal British Legion are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with 235,000 members and 110,000 volunteers, giving financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces and their families.

The Campaign Coordinator will be responsible for the management of their Little Remembrance Cross Campaign, organising the lead up to the event while liaising with internal/ external stakeholders and agencies.

Job specification

• Manage the planting of the tribute crosses for the Royal British Legion’s Little Remembrance Cross Campaign
• Organise in memory messages to be displayed on the crosses from supporters via direct mail.
• Liaise with creative agencies, the data services team and the supporter care team, whilst providing constructive feedback on direct mail responses and handling responses from supporters
• Manage the book of remembrance, which requires monthly reviewing and handling of data
• Assist with the organisation of upcoming events

Person specification

• A direct marketing officer who is proficient in managing campaigns and products. Experience in events management is advantageous, but not essential.
• Someone with excellent organisation skills, as the role requires liaising with multiple agencies, suppliers and supporters simultaneously
• An individual who is proficient in handling data, using segmentation to utilise donor engagement

                                     

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Ellie Taff 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.

About us

akt is the UK’s national LGBTQ Youth Homelessness charity.  We provide safe homes, mentoring, and support to ensure that no young person needs to choose between a safe home and being who they are. Currently 24% of young people facing homelessness in the UK identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender, and 77% cite abuse and rejection by their families after coming out as the primary reason for seeking help. The charity was founded in 1989 and operates service centres in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and works online through a digital service providing support and opportunities for e-mentoring across the UK. In 2012, akt opened the UK’s first emergency safe house for young LGBT people in the UK.  akt works with over 2,000 vulnerable young people a year providing both face to face and online assistance.

The team

This role sits within akt’s London Service Centre as part of the fundraising team and will be directly supervised by the Director of Fundraising.  The akt fundraising team comprises of:  The Director of Fundraising (London), Manager of Engagement (London), Community Giving Coordinator (London), Supporter Care Officer (London), Trust and Foundation Officer (Newcastle; part-time) and Community Giving Officer (Manchester; part-time). 

The role

The Annual Giving Coordinator plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing relationships and growing income from corporate and individual donors (entry and mid-level) and corporate LGBT Networks.

Main duties and responsibilities

• With the Director of Fundraising, develop stewardship, cultivation and recognition plans for individual and corporate (entry to mid-level). 
• Plan and undertake face to face cultivation and solicitation visits with mid-level prospects of all types, with a view to establishing ownership of a growing number of prospects and donors.
• Strengthen and develop relationships with existing and new corporate LGBT networks to grow this income stream and facilitate volunteer opportunities. 
• With the Supporter Care officer, be responsible for the administration of gifts including managing gift renewals, recording new gifts and records on the database (ThankQ), generating thank-you letters and dealing with administration of Standing Orders, Direct Debit payments, etc.
• Dealing with enquiries from donors, supporters and volunteers, etc. in a welcoming, friendly and helpful manner, and ensuring that their requests are acted upon speedily and efficiently.
• Attending events as required.
• Performing other duties, as required, to fulfil department’s responsibilities and help other members of the wider team at busy times.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of working in a fundraising and/or income generation team
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required to build relationships with potential donors
• Experience with CRMs / donor relationship management database (ThankQ or similar)
• High standard of computer literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well in a fast-paced environment
• Experience of working to deadlines and to income targets
• Ability to work in collaboration as part of a small but dynamic team as well as working independently
• Strong self-motivation

Desirable

• Knowledge of issues faced by young LGBTQ+ young people and/or homelessness
• Knowledge of UK charity regulations

At akt we are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity, we are committed to our team reflecting the diverse community we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age. We particularly encourage applications from BAME, transgender identities and disability groups, who are currently under-represented within akt. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

ABOUT INTERNEWS

Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.

For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.

Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Internews is is looking for an experienced business development expert to lead the development of commercial tenders and complex grant proposals to fund the delivery of our ambitious new 5-year Strategy. 

The Senior Development Coordinator, working under the supervision of the Director of Development, will identify and pursue new development opportunities among European institutional donors, with a particular focus on the international development sectors of democracy, rights and governance, health, humanitarian response, gender and environment/climate change, and their intersection with the media and information landscape in developing countries. The position is responsible for representation with partners and donors working in these sectors, overseeing the development of concept notes and proposals, as well as carrying out program design work. The position is also responsible for strategizing for the refunding of existing programming in these sectors. To fund the delivery of Internews’ new 5-year strategy we are specifically looking for candidates who will bring creativity, innovation and proactivity in order to secure new channels of funding, strengthen internal process and build the business development capacity across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Working in collaboration with others, represent Internews with donors and partners
• Carry out field assessments in anticipation of upcoming business development opportunities
• Provide writing guides, outlines for proposals and concept notes
• Lead proposal design using Internews tools to support strong program design, including logical frameworks, worksheets and other tools as appropriate.
• Lead proposal design teams in selecting win themes, identifying best practices and making key partnering decisions
• Write and edit proposals following donor guidelines and in line with Internews’ internal processes and standards
• Build partnerships with agencies, implementers and funders, establishing Internews as a project implementer in these sectors.
• Position Internews as a possible sub-grantee in proposal applications; member of relevant consortia.
• Lead writer and proposal manager for larger and more strategic proposals working with relevant Regional Directors, or Country Directors on strategy and budgeting.
• Build relationships with community stakeholders to advance the mission and fundraising goals of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 4+ years of experience in international development, health, media, and/or nonprofit fields – and at least 2 years of experience working abroad an asset.
• At least 3+plus years of solid business development and/or fundraising experience within the non-profit sector
• Strong proposal writing experience –proposal work with DFID and other European institutional donors preferred.
• Proven track record of successful business development efforts
• Excellent critical thinking, writing, communications skills
• Ability to work with different teams and in different cultures
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to maintain calm and productive working relationships during stressful proposal processes.
• Strong sense of humour and sense of fun a bonus.
• Team player
• Ability to manage multiple, ongoing obligations and assignments
• Full proficiency in English required; French, Dutch, German, Russian are a bonus.
• Skilled in MS Office and Excel

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Closing date for applications: 06 March 2020

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position .

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment

We are looking for a Relationships Manager - Major Donor to join an international literacy charity.

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a good understanding of international development and philanthropy and a track record of securing donations from major donors, philanthropists and high net worth individuals globally?

Are you ambitious and able to develop and build a robust pipeline of prospective donors and philanthropists?

If so, then we would love to hear from you.

This role will lead on and transform the major gifts programme (including events), bringing innovation and drive to support the Charity’s operating plans to grow income from major donors.

For this role, it’s important for you to demonstrate key experience in:

• A minimum of three years’ experience of fundraising from individuals and major donors 


• Demonstrable success in securing gifts and donations with strong examples of £2k+ asks


• Excellent verbal communication skills – strong persuasive negotiating skills which yield positive results 


• Excellent copy writing, proof-reading and creative proposal writing skills

They also have a flexible working policy, generous pension contribution - up to 8% employer contribution as well as a good training and development budget.

This role is set up for success.

Salary: £35000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

The Targeted Project Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery and development of Oxygen’s work, targeted at young people at risk of exclusion and involvement in crime. They will implement key projects in response to the needs of young people which are designed help them overcome the challenges they face and support their development and progression.  

We are delighted to have secured three year funding for this role through the Young Londoners Fund from the Greater London Authority. 

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, passionate and committed Youth Worker to join our dedicated team.  You will be an innovative, creative thinker who is eager to learn and to apply your skills and abilities in a variety of ways.  You will see opportunities, where others see insurmountable a challenges and problems.  You will be able to release potential in young people when others cannot.  

You will have the confidence to challenge young people, raise their self-esteem and fuel their motivation to engage with Oxygens services. You’ll need to demonstrate an ability to build effective, meaningful and trusting relationships with young people, helping them discover their unique gifts and talents and enabling them to achieve their goals.  You must be able to spot opportunities to demonstrate that you believe in young people and be prepared to go the extra mile for them.

The Targeted Project Coordinator will be tasked with developing new and innovative projects, utilising the potential around Oxygen's charity shop for an upcycling/ salvage/ enterprise scheme and coordinating interventions across a range of projects.  You will respond to the needs of young people, referred to us by our partners in schools, youth justice, social services and the voluntary and faith sector.  The role will have a significant prominence and impact upon the lives of young people struggling with education and at risk of involvement in crime. 

The role will help us improve our practice, evidence young people’s progression and highlight their achievements. The Project Coordinator will have clear targets around achieving London Youth’s Quality Mark and working with Project Oracle, and have responsibility for recruiting and training mentors to support young people.

Oxygen was established over 20 years ago and was the vision of a group of young people, who wanted to demonstrate their faith by meeting the needs of marginalised and disadvantaged young people.  It is supported by many local churches in the Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond as well as local trusts, individual donors, local government and other faiths.

Oxygen has proven highly successful in empowering young people through our innovative programmes and interventions, such as youth clubs, afterschool clubs, mentoring programme, Developing Leaders Programme and it’s ‘What’s the Point?’ programme, tackling knife crime.

Oxygen was awarded the Best charity or social enterprise 2018 by Kingston Business Excellence and selected as one of the Kingston Mayor’s charities 2019/20.

International human rights charity is seeking a Senior Direct Marketing Coordinator. In this key role working closely with the Supporter Acquisition Manager you'll help to deliver effective direct marketing strategy to recruit new donors and members.

As the Acquisition team look to diversify its channel mix throughout 2020, this vital role will help manage the planning, implementation and evaluation of some of these important new channel tests. This could include work across door to door, lottery/prize-led, digital, lead generation and DRTV.

You'll be project managing some of these channel tests from start to finish, liaising with external suppliers and agencies to ensure everything runs smoothly and keeping a close eye on budgets and results.

What will you need:
- Experience of managing individual giving fundraising appeals/projects preferably within donor acquisition - backed up by a broad understanding of the principles around direct and digital marketing.
- Strong planning and scheduling skills mean you'll have no problem handling multiple projects
- The ability to analyse and interpret numerical/statistical data will stand you in good stead.
- Ability to build relationships with external agencies as well as other staff.
- Experience managing DRTV and/or a door-to-door campaigns is preferable.

Location: London

Department: Global Development

Reports to: Director of Development- Europe

Term & LOE: Full-time; 100%

Salary range: Band C4 - £41,571 plus benefits

ABOUT INTERNEWS

Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.

For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.

Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Internews is is looking for an experienced business development expert to lead the development of commercial tenders and complex grant proposals to fund the delivery of our ambitious new 5-year Strategy. 

The Senior Development Coordinator, working under the supervision of the Director of Development, will identify and pursue new development opportunities among European institutional donors, with a particular focus on the international development sectors of democracy, rights and governance, health, humanitarian response, gender and environment/climate change, and their intersection with the media and information landscape in developing countries. The position is responsible for representation with partners and donors working in these sectors, overseeing the development of concept notes and proposals, as well as carrying out program design work. The position is also responsible for strategizing for the refunding of existing programming in these sectors. To fund the delivery of Internews’ new 5-year strategy we are specifically looking for candidates who will bring creativity, innovation and proactivity in order to secure new channels of funding, strengthen internal process and build the business development capacity across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Working in collaboration with others, represent Internews with donors and partners
• Carry out field assessments in anticipation of upcoming business development opportunities
• Provide writing guides, outlines for proposals and concept notes
• Lead proposal design using Internews tools to support strong program design, including logical frameworks, worksheets and other tools as appropriate.
• Lead proposal design teams in selecting win themes, identifying best practices and making key partnering decisions
• Write and edit proposals following donor guidelines and in line with Internews’ internal processes and standards
• Build partnerships with agencies, implementers and funders, establishing Internews as a project implementer in these sectors.
• Position Internews as a possible sub-grantee in proposal applications; member of relevant consortia.
• Lead writer and proposal manager for larger and more strategic proposals working with relevant Regional Directors, or Country Directors on strategy and budgeting.
• Build relationships with community stakeholders to advance the mission and fundraising goals of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 4+ years of experience in international development, health, media, and/or nonprofit fields – and at least 2 years of experience working abroad an asset.
• At least 3+plus years of solid business development and/or fundraising experience within the non-profit sector
• Strong proposal writing experience –proposal work with DFID and other European institutional donors preferred.
• Proven track record of successful business development efforts
• Excellent critical thinking, writing, communications skills
• Ability to work with different teams and in different cultures
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to maintain calm and productive working relationships during stressful proposal processes.
• Strong sense of humour and sense of fun a bonus.
• Team player
• Ability to manage multiple, ongoing obligations and assignments
• Full proficiency in English required; French, Dutch, German, Russian are a bonus.
• Skilled in MS Office and Excel

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Closing date for applications: 06 March 2020

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position .

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment

We are recruiting for a Philanthropy Coordinator for a medical service charity, to work within a team of 10 to increase the charities income significantly.

This is a really exciting time for the charity and a key part of this role will involve working together with teams across the charity to improve the supporter journey, inspiring loyalty and continued giving to help save more lives in London.

As Philanthropy Coordinator, you will support both the Philanthropy Manager (Trusts & Foundations) and Philanthropy Lead (Major Gifts) in building positive and lasting relationships with trusts, Livery Companies and high-net-worth individuals to maximise their giving.

You will need:

• Ability to analyse written and numerical information and convey the output clearly and concisely


• Ability to analyse written and numerical information and convey the output clearly and concisely


• Excellent organisational skills; accuracy and attention to detail


• Experience using a database with a process driven approach

Closing date: ASAP

Salary: £26,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or apply  online.

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

Sepsis Research is looking for a highly motivated freelance individual who is passionate about building relationships and raising income in a new geographical area for the charity.

We are looking for a freelancer who can create and implement the devised fundraising plan that will have maximum impact in your area. You will recruit, manage and motivate volunteers and key supporters to successfully deliver your fundraising objectives, including setting up fundraising groups in your area. You will be an excellent communicator and a strong team player who can bring out the best in others.

This role is on a part time freelance basis- estimated 21 hrs per week.

You’ll be part of our ambition to make Sepsis Research a UK-wide charity and significantly grow our income, so that we can commit more money to life saving sepsis research.

Hours:         22.2 hours per week (flexible), permanent

Location: Dalston, London E8

Reporting to:    Face to Face Campaign Manager

Direct Reports: None

Salary:         FTE £23,500 (Actual salary £14,100)

Closing Date: Monday 24 February, 5pm

Interview Date: tbc

We are looking for an organised private sites and fundraising coordinator to plan, negotiate, deliver and review the provision of high-quality venues and events for our team of collectors and fundraisers.

You will research and contact potential venues for our fundraisers, as well as maintaining regular contact with decision makers at venues. You will monitor performance of collections on a weekly basis. 

Do you have excellent communication skills, an ability to prioritise your own workload, confidence in using Microsoft Office including excel and maintaining accurate records and an understanding of fundraising or sales? We would like to hear from you.

If you can demonstrate our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition and Motivation and would like to improve the lives of vision impaired children, young people and their families, please apply with your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the person specification by Monday 24 February 2020, 5pm. CV’s alone will not be accepted.

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Primary Objectives

To plan, negotiate, deliver and review the provision of high-quality venues and events for collections and face to face fundraising teams so that recruitment targets, key performance indicators and return on investment is achieved in support of RSBC fundraising strategy.

Key Tasks and Main Duties

1. With guidance from the Face to Face Campaign Manager, research, identify and contact decision makers at potential new venue locations for fundraisers to attend, in order for collection and donor recruitment targets, key performance indicators and return on investment (RoI) to be achieved. 

2. Maintain regular contact with decision makers at new and existing venues, managing business relations between the RSBC and venues to increase the number of dates the fundraisers can attend, and to explore further opportunities within each venue, such as more rewarding pitch positions, increasing ROI and further partnership working.

3. Ensure all documentation, checks and information required by venues are completed accurately and delivered to time, including risk assessments, passes, directions and special instructions to ensure all events are attended in an efficient and effective manner. This will increase return on investment through saved time, increased membership income and reduced risk of injury, damage and litigation to the RSBC.

4. Record all confirmed events/sites to the current RSBC database system to avoid duplication of venue bookings and to ensure the maximum coverage of areas is attained to achieve the best possible income and return on investment.

5. Use negotiation skills, and in line with the RSBC procurement for project management, to achieve discounts on venue costs to ensure return on investment is achieved and that expenditure stays within the annual event budget. 

6. Record and monitor results on weekly basis to RSBC database so that collection performance is monitored and recorded. 

7. Support with Recruitment, interview and induct new fundraisers in line with RSBC procedures, ensure all new recruits are fully informed about regulations and expectations while fundraising. 

8. To support with the booking of all donations and banking of donations.

9. Ensure equality and diversity principles are embedded in all aspects of the service

10. Promote and safeguard the welfare of the Society’s students/beneficiaries and all other children and young people/vulnerable adults that have contact with the organisation.

Financial Responsibility 

This role is not responsible for specific budgets (including projects).  However, you are expected to: Monitors spend against targets whilst minimising risk. 

This Job Description cannot be considered to be exhaustive and other duties not included above may arise from time to time.  On the understanding that such duties are commensurate with the purpose of the job and have been identified as such by the postholder’s line manager and advised to the postholder, then such additional duties shall form part of the requirement of this post.

PERSON SPEC

Essential qualifications

• GCSE English and maths. 

Essential knowledge, skills and experience 

• Microsoft Office packages and spreadsheet skills relevant to the role. 

• Organise own workload and others including the diary management of multiple staff. 

• Communicate at all levels and in a variety of situations. 

• Work under pressure and prioritise workload. 

• Complete forms and paperwork accurately. 

• Work well with minimum supervision. 

• Confidence and credibility in making telephone calls, frequently cold calls – to businesses to “sell” RSBC favourably.

• Proven ability to negotiate.

• Tactful and diplomatic. 

• Previous administrative experience relevant to this role, such as maintaining spreadsheets and accurate records.   

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience 

• Minute-taking. 

• Working with volunteers. 

• Previous sales experience. 

• Telemarketing. 

• Quick learner who can assimilate information and then communicate accurately and credibly from RSBC’s brand perspective.

• Experience with charity databases (e.g. Raisers Edge).

Please apply online with your CV and covering letter.

Please check your email for confirmation that your application has been received and to follow further instructions if applicable.

Simplified Recruitment is a Job Advertising Agency working on behalf of Royal Society for Blind Children. By applying for this position you are giving us permission to pass your CV and covering letter to a third party in relation to recruitment. A full copy of our privacy policy can be viewed on our website.

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Employment Category: Fixed Term - 6 months (with strong likelihood to be extended or made permanent)

Employment Type: Full-Time 5 days per week / Part-Time 4 days per week

Job Description

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND PHILANTHROPY (GPP) DIVISION AND GLOBAL DIGITAL

In 2018, GPP led in the developed the IRC’s first ever Global Digital Fundraising and Engagement Strategy, working in collaboration with Communications, IT and other key division in IRC, In 2020 we are now in a new exciting era for the IRC, which means taking the strategy forward in its second year of implementation.

 IRC is now seeking a Global Digital Acquisition & Implementation Specialist

Purpose of the role

In this role you will focus on developing and running Facebook advertising and other paid media campaigns that engage and inspire new audiences for International Rescue Committee. You will support implementation of all digital fundraising activities across our 20 priority remote markets, and work with the Global Digital Fundraising & Engagement Manager to help achieve the team’s targets to increase income and return on investment from these markets. Through this work, you will play a key role in raising much needed donations and public awareness to support refugees in crisis-zones around the world.

Scope and Authority

Authority

In this role you will have authority to make spending decisions about how best to utilize IRC budget on Facebook Ad Manager and other tools to maximise return, and responsibility for suggesting, planning and delivering new and engaging ways to intro prospects to the IRC brand.

Responsibility for Resources

This role has no line management or budget approval responsibility.

Key Working Relationships

• GPP colleagues globally, particularly in New York.
• Colleagues across comms, advocacy, IT on specific projects as needed.
• Liaison with creative agencies, partners and freelancers as needed.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Paid acquisition campaigns (70%)

• Plan, implement and optimise the set-up of paid Facebook advertising campaigns across numerous international markets for movement building, lead generation, donor acquisition and development.
• Make recommendations for how to spend strategically and maximise return on paid media activities.
• Manage and implement paid acquisition campaigns across other platforms as appropriate (e.g. paid Search).
• Recommend and plan new acquisition activities and channels.
• Provide regular real-time status reports on these campaigns and suggest optimisations to improve results.
• Implement, edit and test landing pages and other online donation functionality (currently using Springboard and Shopify).
• Work with colleagues and contractors to support the creation of marketing assets that meet campaign needs, goals and specifications.
• Recommend and implement strategies to continually improve activity tracking, gift attribution and data quality.

Support to wider digital fundraising activity (20%)

• Manage data gathering and manipulation for real-time campaign optimisation and high level reporting.
• Implement email marketing campaigns and journeys as required (currently using IBM Watson / Silverpop.)
• Ensure supporters receive an excellent user experience, working collaboratively across the organisation.
• Support implementation of new fundraising products across digital and other channels (such as telemarketing).
• Support and implement new strategies for recurring donor management and retention.

Supporting change (10%)

• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the IRC network to share and assist in digital best practice sharing and implementation.
• Participate in Fundraising team meetings and events
• Carry out other duties as required to maximize IRC’s global digital fundraising.
• Fight for the organization to continue to become more agile and thus supporting digital efforts
• Be a key member of the UK Digital Fundraising Team demonstrating a commitment, integrity and accountability to the “IRC Way” – IRC Global Standards for Professional Conduct.

Qualifications

Essential

Experience

• Demonstrable advanced experience of running complex Facebook advertising campaigns at an equivalent level, including a solid understanding of how to set up and optimise campaigns to maximise results.
• Experience of proposing plans and budgets for spending on paid media campaigns for best possible return.
• Experience working in a team towards digital fundraising or marketing goals.
• Experience using varied and complex online tools and platforms for digital marketing and data analysis.
• Experience using a CRM system (such as Salesforce or similar) to run reports or analysis on fundraising/marketing campaigns.

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

• Excellent IT skills including digital marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager / Power Editor, AdWords and Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Excellent numeracy with proven ability to quickly analyse, interpret and act on complex data sets and digital fundraising results.
• Some understanding of paid search/display advertising.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of digital fundraising best practices.
• Understanding, of at least basic level, of how to design, set up and send HTML and CSS based emails and/or landing pages.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage a complex, varied workload
• Able to plan and prioritise tasks
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with internal and external audiences
• Able to establish and build relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds, both within IRC and externally
• Able to understand and demonstrate commitment to IRC’s Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure all activities are consistent with Equal Opportunities.

Desirable

• Advanced HTML and/or CSS skills.
• Experience of working with Google ads/paid Search SEM
• Experience of display advertising or other online acquisition methods.
• Experience developing online petitions and/or fundraising campaigns.
• Copy writing and/or image editing skills.
• Experience working for a humanitarian or international development organisation.
• Experience of working in a complex, global organization
• Experience of working fundraising across multiple international markets.
• Understanding of fundraising and data protection practices, codes of conduct and legislation
• Experience with multi-channel international fundraising campaigns (Direct TV, Telemarketing, Direct Mail).

The deadline for applications is midnight between Sunday 8th March / Monday 9th March

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

A charity are looking for a Prospect Research and Communications Officer to support the Philanthropy team to identify new prospects whilst developing their knowledge of existing prospects and donors. Alongside this you will create bespoke communications and reports to enhance the stewardship offering.

You will manage and deliver the external and internal research needed to enable the Philanthropy Team to maximise voluntary income. You will also develop and manage the Philanthropy Communication Programme, including production of all written copy to ensure all existing and new supporters receive appropriate and timely information.

Key Responsibilities:
-Support the Philanthropy Team in generating and cultivating new business and manage existing relationships with supporters.
-Work collaboratively with colleagues in the planning, delivery and development of the Philanthropy Communication programme and delivery of research.
-Produce research and communications to an exceptional standard to be presented to CEO and senior management level both internally and externally.
-Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify new funding opportunities which can be presented to donors
-Work with colleagues to prepare accurate and timely reports relevant to the requirements of the donor and their support.
-Undertake primary and desk research to identify major donors and their activities and maintain a valid and current prospect research list.
-Research and prepare profiles, reports, individual development plans on existing and prospective donors and keep records up to date.
-Assist with data collection, analysis and the identification of information sources, media and literature and undertaking reviews.
-Manage and deliver Philanthropy communication programme, including regular analysis and reporting to ensure continual improvement and development.
-Write fundraising copy, ranging from cases for support, proposals and project overviews for existing and prospective supporters.
-Plan, write and produce reports for key donors

Skills and Experience required:
-Experience of working within a fundraising/marketing/sales environment.
-Experience of maintaining and growing existing and developing new business.
-Experience of developing and maintaining key relationships with senior supporters including VP's and Trustees.
-Experience of conducting effective research and planning approaches resulting in significant new income/business.
-Experience of presenting research to a variety of audiences including senior level supporters and senior internal management.
-Create copy for print and online content.
-Research, Marketing and sales techniques.
-Ideally An understanding of the principles and practice of major donor fundraising.

A small leading charity offering key legal advice based in the city of London are currently seeking a Fundraising and Communications Officer on a part time basis (21 hours a week) within a permanent capacity to support the Head of Fundraising & Communications to promote the work of this valuable charity to existing and potential trust, foundation and major donor funders, with a view to meeting annual fundraising targets.

Key responsibilities for the role will include:

* To research and identify trusts, foundations and major donors likely to be interested in the work of the charity
* To maintain existing, and develop new, relationships with trusts, foundations and major donors
* To respond to enquiries from trusts, foundations and major donors via the telephone, letter, email or in person
* To ensure that funding applications are well researched, written, submitted and timely
* To work with colleagues to help produce compelling case studies and to compile reports
* To prepare and deliver funder reports to a high standard and on time
* To accurately document and record all key activities and service-user statistics in electronic and paper form, in a regular and timely manner
* To assist with pitching appropriate appeals on online giving platforms (JustGiving, GlobalGiving, Virgin Money Giving)
* To assist with identifying content for the charity's e-newsletter, and with researching and posting appropriate material to the charity's social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) and website
* To help organise, promote and attend key events organised by the charity where required
* To help interview, induct and supervise Fundraising & Communications volunteers

In return for your effective and vital work this charity offers a good team focused working environment, the chance to learn, develop and grow and equally a good salary and benefits package.

If this role sounds of firm interest to you and you are keen to explore this opportunity further please submit to TPP Recruitment today a copy of your most up to date CV along with the best contact number for you.