A charity based in South West London are looking for a Donor Relations Manager. The charity is looking for a dynamic candidate to join their team and to manage the next exciting phase. The successful candidate would be reporting to the Grants and Contracting Manager. This role will be will support the team with their ambitious fundraising goals.
Key responsibilities
Maintain and build relationships with existing investors/donors and respond to their requests regularly and keep updating them about the work of the foundation.
Undertake independent research in finding alternative resources for long-term sustainability of the charity
Assist in writing concept notes, project ideas and project proposal and ensure timely submissions
Regularly monitor donor websites and identify investor opportunities matching the work of charity
Ensure timely and accurate processing, recording and acknowledgement of donations including gift aid and online donations
Conduct due diligence on donors to ensure compliance with regulations around money laundering, anti-terrorism and the ethical check
Ensure that all thank you letters are sent out on a timely manner in line with the charity fundraising policies.
Analyse donor data to identify trends in giving
Ensure supporter preferences are accurately recorded, including Gift Aid declarations, mailing preferences and suppressions
Support the wider team in fundraising events
To carry out other adhoc administrative duties within the team

Person specification
Demonstrated experience of working with customer relationship management system or donor management services such as Blackbaud's Raisers Edge NXT or similar
Demonstrated experience of consolidating information in a clear, accurate and comprehensive way
Demonstrated experience of presenting information in a report and communicating outcomes
Proven time management skills, including evidence of excellent planning, organisational skills and multi-tasking
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, both prescribed and self-imposed, while maintaining a high level of accuracy
Proven ability to work as part of an expanding team and developing effective working relationships with all levels of staff
Self-motivated, confident with the ability to persevere in order to achieve objectives
Ability to work constructively and effectively within a team
Ability to work unsupervised and using own initiative
Thorough understanding of GDPR and confidentiality of handling donor data
Good knowledge of fundraising regulations.

Closing date: ASAP

Donor Request Coordinator, an excellent and rewarding opportunity to join a growing Global Health Charity, based in West London.

This outstanding health organisation provides lifesaving opportunities for people diagnosed with blood cancer, enabling them to be matched with a stem cell donor. The dedicated Donor Management Team provide support through registering, matching and facilitating these the stem cell donations by liaising with, and providing support to donors.

As the Donor Request Coordinator, working as part of this dedicated team, you will manage the donor journey by guiding and advising donors through all stages of the donation process.

• Working predominantly by phone, email and post to communicate with donors and using a bespoke database system to record donor information.
• Register and evaluate donors for suitability and eligibility using guidelines and national regulations.
• Notify donors of a match and help facilitate the donation process through communications with donor and medical professionals both based in the UK and internationally.

Training will be provided from day one to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to support donors effectively and efficiently. To be considered for this role our client is looking for transferable skills and experiences across areas such as:

• Outstanding customer service skills, ideally within a medical setting or with some knowledge awareness of medical terminally and patient care.
• Excellent organisations skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure accurate recording of information.
• Good knowledge of medical terminology, case-note documentation and conducting medical histories is preferred.
• A degree in Medical or Sciences is advantageous though not essential.

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your fundraising skills and make a real impact towards our aim to reverse the rise in people forced to sleep on the street?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Philanthropy Officer to join our supportive team of experienced fundraisers. This is a fantastic time to join us at St Mungo’s.

As Philanthropy Officer, you will provide valuable administrative support to the Major and High Value Donor team to ensure that we provide an exceptional experience for our supporters. You will also manage a portfolio of relationships with our supporters, including planning events and visits to projects and writing letters, proposals and reports to connect in a meaningful and effective way with those engaged with our cause.

To ensure we are effectively engaging potential supporters of our work, you will collaborate with our teams delivering vital work in services to develop engaging ways of talking about their work and its impact, and deliver communications to new and existing audiences.

The team is going from strength to strength having over-achieved on fundraising targets last year and are now building on this success to enable the charity to transform and expand services to meet the growing need in the current housing crisis. As a department focussed on progression and career development, this role has arisen due to positive changes elsewhere in the team.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills at all levels, including both internal and external stakeholders.

If you are able to prepare and deliver compelling engagement and effectively manage processes and projects for a team, we will support you to develop the skills needed to personally secure income and manage relationships that will impact homelessness. We would welcome applications from people with transferrable skills wanting a first step in the charity sector or those wanting to step up their experience in fundraising.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s is a Disability Confident Employer, we are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020 and we are. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.

We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Flexible Working and Other Benefits

We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on Thursday 11 June 2020

Interview and assessments on: Tuesday 23 June 2020

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Contract: Two years, Fixed Term (extension subject to funding)
Location: London, or Cardiff with frequent travel to London

Are you a finance professional who likes to see the impact of your work? Are you good at translating your technical skills into plain language for colleagues from other disciplines? Would you enjoy the variety of working in a dynamic and growing organisation? Elrha is seeking a Finance Officer who will hold a central role in our transactional processing, financial record-keeping, and monthly budgeting and reporting.

We’re a global charity, working to find solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support work that goes on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis.

We are based in London and Cardiff but our roles have a global reach. As an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, we work closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

You will be a trained accountant or bookkeeper with strong technical skills and the ability to translate these skills into working successfully with non-financial specialists. Your excellent organisational skills and attention to detail will enable you to uphold high standards of accuracy across a wide range of tasks without losing track of deadlines, and to contribute to further improvements to processes and controls as appropriate. You will have existing experience of finance systems and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Ideally, you will have experience of working in the charity sector and understand the particular requirements that relate to the management of restricted funds and reporting to institutional donors. Experience of working with budgets and financial management information, negotiating with internal stakeholders, and working in an environment with shifting priorities and evolving job responsibilities, would also be an advantage.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector. We look forward to hearing from you.

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality, and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates. 

The role will be appointed at the start of the salary band advertised, unless there are exceptional circumstances. This allows for incremental progression within the role and movement up the scale.

Closing date: Sunday, 14 June 2020 

Interview date: Monday, 22 June 2020

Overview

We are seeking a motivated Programme Support Officer to join our fast moving, ambitious organization as part of our Street Child Nigeria team. At Street Child, we believe that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. We have programmes in fourteen countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, priding ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places. We have been working in Nigeria since 2017, implementing major humanitarian programmes in the North East in response to the protection and education needs of children affected by the crisis.

We are seeking an enthusiastic team player who can provide excellent programme implementation and organizational growth support to our work in Nigeria. The successful candidate will have prior experience working in international development, ideally in a humanitarian setting, and will have demonstrable experience in proposal development, report writing and project management. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply following the steps outlined below.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Implementation (50%)

• Assist in developing and monitoring work plans and budgets, as well as associated deliverables and results/outputs
• Prepare, coordinate reviews, edit, and disseminate project-related reports and documents
• Support Programme Managers during implementation with regular field monitoring to check progress and identify gaps
• Support on internal capacity development of partner organisations as required, which may include short periods of time based at their offices
• Support the MEAL Manager to produce monthly, quarterly and completion reports

Organisation growth (50%)

• Support for driving Street Child Nigeria's partner development process, designing plans with partners, liaising with colleagues to implement the partner development plan
• Support the Head of Programmes by developing proposals aligned with context needs/gaps and with the organisation’s strategy
• Support the organisation and the partners in developing proposals for new funding opportunities
• Be the main point of contact for the UK team for communications and two way information sharing

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or higher

Desirable

• Master’s degree in International Development or related field.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Prior work experience in international development
• Demonstrable experience in proposal development and report writing
• Experience in project management

Desirable

• Previous experience in a humanitarian setting

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Proven writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills;
• Ability to positively influence others;
• An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate; 
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.

Other

• Able to travel regularly, sometimes in insecure environments

Benefits

Attractive benefits are included with details available on request. Please note that this role is unaccompanied and not suitable for candidates looking for a family posting.

How to Apply

A completed Application Form should be submitted along with your CV by midnight on Friday 19th June 2020. Please click 'Apply' to access the contact information to submit your application. 

We will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to bring forward the closing date. As this role is based in country, appropriate pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

Are you highly-skilled and looking for a new challenge? Can you provide innovative strategic and operational solutions and lead others to deliver excellence as the CEO of The Veterans Farm-Able Foundation? Working closely with the Board of Trustees of The Veterans Farm-Able Foundation you will play a crucial role in securing the long-term sustainability of Farm-Able, facilitating its strategy, funding, governance and contributing to the successful implementation of future growth plans. A core component of the vision will be to consolidate the charity regionally, in order to establish a firm base to take it nationally within a 5-year period.

You will be an outstanding leader, a creative strategist, used to working in demanding roles with significant budget constraints and yet able to deliver wide ranging projects, with the ability to engage and influence various stakeholders and supported by a small but dedicated team.

Background

The Veterans Farm-Able Foundation is a fledgling organisation. Its purpose is to support Veterans and Emergency Service Personnel, transitioning from the uniformed services and or suffering from trauma related conditions, through undertaking farming and rural skills activities as part of a rehabilitation programme.

The requirement is to exercise thought leadership, build a strong funding base, develop the management team, and develop the short and long term strategy and governance structures in order to deliver the programmes in support of emergency services and military veterans. As CEO, you’ll need to be commercially astute with proven expertise in driving financial sustainability, effective fundraising and diverse partnership building. You’ll understand that success in income diversification means that we’ll be able to increase our services and support to the wider veteran community, locally, regionally and nationally.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for candidates with the following profile:

• A strategic thinker and deliverer, with considerable operational experience and willingness to get in to the detail and get their hands dirty
• A track record of  leading, training and developing high performance teams  - from inception to full operational capability and be comfortable working with a very small team with big ambition
• Previous teambuilding, charity service delivery and core services responsibility experience (ideally in the third sector, preferably in the military or emergency services) would be an advantage
• Experience in building a solid funding base, business development, through engaging in Government , banking, business and corporate circles
• Working in fluid environments where strategy, plans, governance, management structures and financials all have yet to be put in place – and form the early objectives for the post holder

For detailed requirements associated with the CEO role please see the job and person specification attached.

• Location: Buckfast Abbey, Nr Exeter, Devon
• Salary: £50K - £65Kpa
• Holidays: 30 days plus public holidays and 30 days unpaid holidays
• Contract: Contract role for 1 year with full intention to make it permanent subject to achieving funding targets

Closing Date: 5pm Friday 26th June 2020

Short Listed: Wednesday 15th July

Intended Interview Dates: 27 / 28th July (detailed information will be provided to successful short listed candidates)

To apply for the role please submit your CV and a supporting statement (of no more than two A4 sides) to the Interim Chair of the Board of Trustees, Stewart Harrison . 

Job Description

The post holder will be responsible for the following:

Community and Event Fundraising Support
• Act as Glass Door’s first point of contact for all community and event inquiries.
• Build and maintain relationships with community and event fundraisers, ensuring they are supported before, during and after their events.
• Register supporters and coordinate the sending of welcome packs, merchandise and thank you letters.
• Support on certain community fundraising, cultivation and stewardship events, including the annual Sleep Out and the annual supporter drinks reception.
• Draft copy for, update and create community and event fundraising pages on the Glass Door website and promotional emails which can be sent through the Glass Door mailing platform.
• Support with identifying new prospective community supporters and assist with the development and fulfilment of targeted approaches.

Work closely with theCommunications team to:
• Encourage fundraisers to share their fundraising stories for inclusion on social media and our website.
• Plan and deliver any marketing, press and social media requirements for events.
• Develop and implement the new Community Champions scheme.

Other Fundraising Support
• Assist the Fundraising Managers in the delivery of electronic and postal direct marketing appeals.
• Assist the Fundraising Managers in the development of an in memoriam and legacy giving scheme.
• Manage the process for monitoring, thanking and recognising donations in kind, working with colleagues across the organisation.

Fundraising Administration
• Manage the processing of donations, including scanning cheques, coding bank transfers and web donations, entering details in Donorflex database, banking cash, setting up Direct Debits, receiving in-kind donations and acknowledging/thanking donors via email or post.
• Create and update donor records on Donorflex, ensuring records are kept up to date, accurate and consistent at all times.
• Stay well informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and guidance from the Institute of Fundraising, ensure this is regularly communicated to the wider Fundraising team.
• Ensure all charity fundraising activity (including "in aid of" events) is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and recognised code of practice.
Other
• Support the Fundraising Managers through conducting research into prospective corporate, individual and trust/foundation donors.
• Work alongside the Data Manager to develop and use the functions of the CRM system (Donorflex).

Person Specification

Essential
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiastic, engaging manner, with the confidence to talk to fundraisers and supporters.
• Empathetic attitude towards homeless and vulnerably-housed people.
• A confident self-starter who will hit the ground running.
• A team worker with an open, collaborative style and a practical, “can-do” approach.
• Commitment to our values of being welcoming; being open to all, without prejudice; compassionate; believing individuals can turn their lives around; and knowing we can have a bigger impact when we work together.
• Commitment to and understanding of the issues relating to equality of opportunity and the ability to implement change in this area.
• Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies.
• Willing to travel around London for occasional meetings and events including some evenings and weekends.
 

Qualifications and Experience
• Educated to degree level.
• Experience of using a fundraising database to segment and select data, produce reports and analyse information.
• Understanding and demonstrable experience of the use of social media, JustGiving and other online fundraising tools and platforms
• Experience of basic copywriting to produce fundraising letters.
 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Competent IT skills in standard Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook and supporter databases to maintain meticulous donor records and administration systems, in line with agreed protocols.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail, especially record-keeping and electronic filing.
• Strong written English and numeracy skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills, professional telephone manner.
• Able to forward plan and schedule workflows.
• Able to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds.
• Excellent time management skills; able to work proactively unsupervised and use own initiative.

Desirable
• Experience using Donorflex, Mailchimp and Eventbrite (or similar).
• Experience of assisting with fundraising and community events.
• Experience of working alongside and managing volunteers.
• Experience of managing community relationships such as schools, churches or challenge events.
• Understanding of data protection requirements including GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice
• Fundraising qualification.
• Driving licence.

Over the past year CPRE, the countryside charity has undergone a great transformation which has led to a range of exciting developments including a completely new brand, a strong set of organisational values, a new strategy, in depth audience insight and the launch of a new website.

As one of two individual giving officers, you will support programme growth and generate income from donors, both new and existing. These donors will give to us through membership, regular donations, annual appeals, raffles and digital fundraising, and through new products we are in the process of establishing.
Reporting to the Individual giving manager, you will support the development, implementation and growth of a portfolio of products, while working in our friendly and busy office in London. By building upon existing relationships, and attracting and converting new supporters, you will grow our income in this area, helping to create a sustainable platform for all our fundraising activity.

We are looking for an enthusiastic all-rounder - someone with a real passion and aptitude for working with creative partners and colleagues to creating compelling and effective fundraising communications, while also being confident in the more technical aspects of direct marketing: drafting data briefs, devising robust tests and analysing results.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a charity fundraising environment and a proven track record in project managing direct marketing activities across a variety of income streams and channels, including digital and social media. Ideally, your experience will include supporter acquisition as well as retention, with knowledge of new product/offer development and implementation of ‘test and learn’ programmes. 

To apply, candidates should send us their CV, the CPRE referee sheet with a covering letter addressing how they meet the criteria of the Job and person specification; failing to address the criteria, will mean you will be unlikely to be shortlisted. Quote: Job ref: IGO/CJ

Do you have the ambition to join an organisation with a remit to change the world, challenge yourself, and to make a real and positive difference to people’s lives?

This is not a normal role. We are looking for a confident, self-motivated problem solver who enjoys working with a huge range of people. You will be part of a small external engagement team, which is part of a wider, high performing marketing, communications and fund-raising team.

The engagement team has four key goals:

• Build our profile so our values and opinions are heard by more people more often
• Support our fundraising efforts to help us generate income to fund our work
• Create and manage relationships with key stakeholders engaged in and supporting our work
• Protect our reputation by providing crisis management support and ensuring consistent messages are heard by external audiences.

We have grown our reach both on and offline in recent years, and you will be rolling out a new PR strategy to enable the organisation to make real, lasting change for good through extending our network across the world.

The communication officer will play a key role in helping us achieve that ambition in a number of ways:

• By building on existing partnerships with key stakeholders and donors
• By unlocking new opportunities with donors, thought leaders and stakeholders
• By developing and managing excellent external events, both online and offline.
• By producing highly engaging content for use on digital channels.

You will have responsibility for developing and managing relationships with fundraising teams in the UK and communications teams in partner and donor organisations.

You will help develop communications plans for key international development projects and will also be responsible for overseeing content from these projects for our social channels by working closely with our international communications teams.

You will also be responsible for identifying, driving and leading high profile organisational events, such as our presence at bluedot Festival and New Scientist Live.

The role will also include supporting other areas of the communications team with excellent social and digital content, and through an ability to respond to media enquiries.

About you

This role offers an amazing opportunity to be part of a highly committed team dedicated to demonstrating that with the right approach and ingenuity, it is possible to create a better world for people and the planet. It can be highly demanding and requires flexibility and tenacity. If you like certainty and a normal 9-5 day, it probably isn’t for you.

A key focus of the role will be excellent relationship building and management, both with external partners and with many internal teams in the UK and around the world.

You will therefore be confident and enjoy working with a range of different people from a huge variety of backgrounds and in a variety of different ways.Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to prioritise multiple projects and demands and to be able to communicate sometimes complex material and ideas in an accessible way.

You will understand what motivates others and have a desire to solve problems and to lead, when required. However, we work in some of the world’s toughest places to live so you will also have the ability to be flexible when plans unexpectedly change or need a quick solution!

Experience or interest in the private sector, of international issues and current affairs and some experience in or with the media would be desirable. Experience of working in an external communications role is essential.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our brand new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station but we also offer free parking.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Flexible working hours are encouraged and enabled – depending on the role, remote working is possible.
• 26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays.
• A pension scheme that new employees can join from day one of employment - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Additional information

Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

• Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and, as such, candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
• Please note that, should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
• The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

This is a 12 months Maternity Cover Position

Closing date for applications: June 12 2020

Interview dates: Week commencing June 22

With a growing portfolio of research and development grants, we are looking for an individual to play a key role in ensuring strong financial controls, planning and management reporting across four country programmes.

This role sits at the interface between programme teams, KCL finance teams, donors and delivery partners in Africa.The role will oversee financial management of KGHPs restricted and unrestricted funds, playing a key role in financial planning and reporting across four country programmes. The postholder will also play a role in strengthening fund management, introducing financial controls and ensuring that funds are managed in a way that aligns to KCL and donor requirements.

The postholder will also provide support to the financial management of key statutory donor funded projects, primarily Prepared-for-Practice, a £3m, 5-year project funded by the Department for International Development’s Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) fund.

Key Responsibilities include:

Financial monitoring and management

• Working with the Project Accountant, design, implement and, as needed, improve controls to ensure compliance with donor requirements, including checklists, templates and other tools.

• Own and develop internal tools to track the active grants portfolio and ensure that these are up to date and accurate, managing financial risk of in a timely way

• Manage the flows of funding to in-country programmes and partners, including forecast-based transfers and reconciliation

• Support annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasts

• Ensure that exchange rate fluctuations are actively monitored, and appropriate action is taken as required

• Working with Programme Managers, ensure that all funding proposals are properly costed, do not expose KGHP to excessive risks and provide full cost recovery

• Oversee annual project audits, in conjunction with programme and central finance teams, ensuring it is completed according to donor audit protocol and ensuring audit requirements are monitored throughout project. The postholder will act as a key point of contact for external auditors

• Oversee financial reprofiling on donor-funded projects, ensuring the process is clearly communicated and understood by partners and an accurate budget reprofile is submitted to the donor

• Ensure programme-specific financial record keeping in conjunction with central finance teams, ensuring all financial documents are stored in an easy-to-use system and that financial documents can be retrieved for audit purposes

• Support financial close out of projects in line with donor guidance, in conjunction with RMID, including reconciliation of projects closing financial position

• Provide monthly summary reports for management decision making and quarterly reports for the Strategy Delivery Board.

Project financial reporting

• Conduct comprehensive compliance reviews of partner financial reports, ensuring accuracy of financial reporting and proactively raising issues relating to expenditure rates with the project budget holder

• Prepare timely and accurate quarterly and annual financial expenditure reports in line with donor guidance and templates. This will include reviewing and consolidating partner financial reports

• Prepare and consolidate quarterly project forecast and requests for funds

• Upload project financial data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) on a quarterly basis

Partner financial monitoring and capacity strengthening

• Deliver training and capacity building to partner organisations, ensuring they understand donor financial rules and regulations and have systems in place to meet them

• Maintain excellent communication with partners to enable receipt of timely and accurate financial information

• Conduct regular verification and monitoring of partner financial management and asset management, ensuring compliance with donor rules and regulations. Escalate issues arising with project budget holders and work with partners to strength systems where needed.

• Provide financial expertise, guidance and support to colleagues within KGHP

Communications Officer, London 

c. £28.5k depending on experience, plus generous benefits 

Medical research has never been more important. 

The wellbeing of billions of people across the world depends on continual medical advances across all areas of health. And this challenge needs immense support, innovation and persistence.

Although scientists have tackled many diseases and conditions that affect human health, there are still areas of medical need that receive little or no support. That’s where we step in. 

Funding research is our sole purpose. As the charitable foundation of the Medical Research Council (MRC), we are inspired by the responsibility and independence that our donated income gives us. We are guided by the wealth of expertise available to us and are bold and ambitious in the science we choose to support. We fund and support the most promising new medical research, wherever we discover great opportunities that are not being pursued.

Our current research priorities are the threat of drug-resistant infections, adolescent mental health and pain research. These are key public health challenges requiring ground-breaking ideas from some of the UK’s leading scientists. 

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our small but expanding team in our central London offices. 

Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, you will play a crucial role in telling the story of the Foundation, and that of the ground-breaking research and researchers we support. Your work will inspire potential supporters to help us fund even more cutting-edge medical research, and attract funding applications from emerging research leaders.

Working three days a week for the Foundation, the other two days will be split evenly between two of our linked charities: the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) and the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF).

GACD is an alliance of international public funding agencies, which supports research activities intended to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory problems, cancers and mental health issues. Their work focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and key vulnerable populations, where 80 per cent of deaths from chronic diseases occur. 

AREF was established by the Medical Research Foundation in 2015, with the mission of improving the quality and impact of health research in Africa - by nurturing African-led research in and for the region. AREF’s vision is to grow a community of African researchers working in Africa, who lead world-class research that benefits patients, populations, policy makers and practitioners.

You will support the delivery and growth of proactive communications programmes across all three organisations, with the shared purpose of building their respective identities, reputations and profiles.

Who you are 

We need the very best people to help deliver our vision of advancing medical research, improving human health and changing people’s lives. We are inspired by our work and we will be looking for this in you too. Our team is proud to work for the Medical Research Foundation. We are ambitious for the Foundation and for ourselves. We are approachable - providing advice to everyone and explaining our work. We are dedicated and committed to achieving the most for our donors and our researchers.And we are involved – constantly looking for new ways to engage and improve.

What you can bring to the role

You will have some experience of communications in a health or science-focused organisation, supporting communications strategies across a range of channels, including traditional and social media. You will also have experience of producing creative communications content for a range of audiences, including translating complex scientific information for non-scientific audiences. 

You are able to communicate clearly with colleagues, scientists and other stakeholders. You work in an organised manner and have the ability to respond flexibly and positively to unexpected changes or demands. You have a strong grasp of digital media, including photoshop, social media management software and Google Analytics. 

Our offer:

• A salary c. £28.5k, dependant on experience.
• Annual pay award, performance award scheme and other rewards.
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays.
• 36 hour working week, usually worked over 5 days. 
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to make a difference to human health.
• Fantastic colleagues.

How to apply:

• Provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, membership of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• Provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process. Please note that CVs without a supporting statement will not be considered.
• Complete our equal opportunities monitoring form.
• Let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached as separate documents for you to download.

Closing date for applications:  noon, Thursday 11th June 2020 

On-line testing:  19-24th June 2020

Interview and practical exercise:  29th June 2020 

Options is looking for a self-motivated Commercial Bid Manager to play a pivotal role in the development of proposals for new programmes. Working within the New Business and Partnerships team, the post holder will be responsible for the development of budgets and advising on wider commercial aspects of all proposals.

Responsibilities: 

The Commercial Bid Manager will work within the New Business and Partnerships (NBP) Team reporting to the Director of New Business and Partnerships with close working links with the Director of Finance.  The NBP team co-ordinates and manages the business development process, in conjunction with others in Options (e.g. Lead Technical Writers, Senior Management, Programme Management and Finance Teams). The Commercial Bid Manager will play a pivotal role in the development of new proposals, being responsible for the construction of budgets and advising on wider commercial aspects of all proposals. 

1. Preparation of the commercial elements of proposals:

Working closely with the NBP and Finance Teams, you will be responsible for the development of commercial aspects of proposals, including production of commercially viable budgets that offer funders value for money but ensure resources are appropriate for programme needs and are aligned to programme aims and delivery.  This will include developing budget templates in line with clients’ requirements, structuring fee rates and operational costs to build up accurate budgets and development of payment by results approaches where appropriate.  You will also work with partner organisations to guide them in constructing budgets, including budget negotiation where necessary.  You will contribute to the presentation and review of all budgets prior to submission, ensuring they are comprehensive and accurate and advising on changes where necessary.

2. Post tender

This role will support revisions of budgets and commercial tenders as part of contract negotiation with clients.  On successful bids you will work with Options’ Programmes team ensuring they have a comprehensive understanding of the budgets and assumptions to assist them during the programme start up. 

3. Other duties

You will support, as required, the provision of financial information to assist with the development of bid and new business related strategies and advise on ways in which business development systems can be enhanced and developed to improve efficiency and/or increase our chances of bids being successful. 

The postholder will be expected to work closely with other teams to develop the approach including the construction of data on overhead costs, day rates, etc.

The post is based in Options’ office in central London. Occasional international travel may be required.

Person specification: 

Essential

• Management or Administrative qualification with significant financial component
• Wide ranging financial skills encompassing both financial and management accounting
• Extensive experience of budget development and analysis
• Experience of developing and maintaining complex and large spreadsheet models
• Analytical skills
• Highly developed (advanced) spreadsheet skills (Excel)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to present and explain complex issues to staff from a variety of backgrounds
• Ability to work autonomously to tight deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Desirable

• CCAB finance qualification
• Thorough understanding of and experience in the development sector
• Knowledge and experience of the requirements of donors including but not restricted to DFID, the World Bank and foundations (e.g. the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 p.a.

Contract: 12 Months (Maternity Cover)

 

Position Description

Job Profile

You will contribute to CAFOD’s involvement in Afghanistan, by taking the lead on the day-to-day management of CAFOD-supported programmes and partnerships. You will develop effective, mutual relationships with partners. You will represent the Afghanistan programme both internally within CAFOD and externally, manage and monitor a range of partner grant budgets including institutional donor funding, ensure compliance to CAFOD’s systems and task manage the CAFOD Associate based in Afghanistan.

Key Responsibilities

Programme management and development in line with the direction set by the CSP

• In co-operation with partners, develop and manage CAFOD-supported programmes (this includes long-term development and advocacy), contributing to the development and review of CAFOD’s Afghanistan Country Strategy and programme frameworks;
• Jointly responsible with partners for the effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation (including facilitating external evaluations) and reporting on all funded programmes, in line with jointly agreed standards (programme cycle management) and donor requirements;
• In agreement with partners, jointly develop programme and project proposals and assess the existing capacities to manage and implement the work. This includes leading on preparation of funding applications and reports for external funders, in liaison with the Programme Funding Team, and the development of partner capacity development plans to address capacity issues;
• Promote, capture and disseminate learning from partners and programmes, and ensure that this informs future programme development;
• Realise CAFOD’s principles by acting in line with CAFOD’s partnership standards, and by promoting and supporting partners’ adherence to jointly agreed accountability, gender, safeguarding children, supply chain management/procurement good practice, and other standards, as these emerge;
• Contribute, where appropriate and in agreement with partners, to advocacy and information work in support of partners efforts, with relevant stakeholders in the region and/or globally;
• Respond to emergencies as they occur, as requested by the Country Representative, and in co-ordination with CAFOD’s Humanitarian Department;
• Keep up to date with development issues and trends, both within the relevant country or sector, and more generally;
• Monitor the political and security context to contribute to CAFOD’s organisational risk assessments and security plans.

Managing effective relationships with partners (in close coordination with CAFOD’s Afghanistan-based Associate)

• Develop, nurture and manage relationships with CAFOD’s partner organisations in line with the principles and standards set in our Partnership Policy, guidance and tools, and in agreement with the Country Representative;
• Work with partners to regularly assess the quality of the relationship, ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that any shortcomings are addressed;
• Invest in partners’ capacities, by jointly identifying needs, developing plans to strengthen capacities, identifying sources of support, and allocating resources.
• Support Associate to access the tools and support required to successfully implement capacity development plans;
• Organise (and where relevant accompany) partners’ visits.

 

Internal and external representation

• In co-ordination with the Country Representative develop, nurture and sustain relationships and effective communications with relevant stakeholders, including local government, national networks and other agencies working in/on Afghanistan. This will include other Caritas/CIDSE agencies where appropriate;
• In agreement with the Country Representative, sustain relationships with relevant bi-lateral agencies, including DfID and the EC, seeking opportunities for programme funding, where applicable;
• Communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure that the programme is well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and other communication, including publications, media briefings, education, etc. This may involve participation in sessions/events with Supporters, communities of practice, working groups, etc., as agreed with the relevant manager.

 Financial management and monitoring of programmes and projects

• In close co-operation with the relevant roles in the finance and funding teams, prepare, manage and monitor budgets relating to both CAFOD and partner-led expenditure, as agreed with the Country Representative;
• Deliver the programme within agreed budgets or instigate budget revisions according to evolving needs, in line with CAFOD’s finance guidelines and procedures;
• Develop relevant risk registers and monitor them in conjunction with the Country Representative;
• Where appropriate, commission and manage (with partners) audits for programmes and projects;
• Support CAFOD’s Associate to carry out partner financial profiles and reviews, in co-operation with the finance team.

 Systems and compliance

• Effectively use CAFOD’s programme management information systems to ensure programme and project information is up-to-date. This will include producing management information to support decision making;
• Ensure compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work.

 CAFOD Associate Task Management

• Lead, task manage and support the CAFOD Associate (shared (line) management with Hand in Hand Afghanistan), including setting objectives, reviewing work planning, conducting annual performance development reviews and providing coaching etc., in line with Hand In Hand Afghanistan’s Human Resource guidelines.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process.

 

Person Specification

 

Essential Criteria

Understanding our context

• Understanding Catholic identity
• Understanding CAFOD
• Understanding international development
• Understanding and experience of international development and programme management and quality standards within this context

Working together

• Managing ourselves
• Strategic thinker, able to identify creative solutions to unforeseen challenges encountered or sudden situation changes
• Working with others
• Communicating
• Fluent written and spoken English; able to communicate with colleagues and partners at a distance
• Looking outwards
• Understanding of effective and values-based partnership work between northern and southern organisations and communities.

 

Making change happen

• Managing resources
• Computer literacy i.e. familiar with Microsoft word, excel and knowledge of information and database management; Budget monitoring skills
• Achieving results
• Able to manage competing work demands; delivers work within the context of an agreed programme framework, able to manage competing work demands
• Managing our performance
• Taking the lead

Job-specific competencies

• First-hand work experience with a values-based partnership approach (between northern and southern organisations and communities).
• Experience using programme cycle management tools effectively to deliver work within an agreed programme framework;
• Able and committed to working with and developing the capacity of local partners organisations/ National NGOs;
• Understanding and first-hand experience of institutional funding work/projects, priorities, trends and donor conditions;
• Financial management understanding and experience;
• Ability to implement projects / programmes in an insecure environment remotely
• Ability and willingness to travel to Afghanistan through 1 or 2 pre-planned visits of up to 2 weeks each, individually risk assessed on each occasion. Travel for up to 12 weeks per year, sometimes at short notice. Please note that International travel is currently suspended at the time of this advertisement - Travel will only apply once this suspension has been lifted 

Desirable Criteria

• Demonstrated staff management experience, preferably remotely and in a hostile environment.
• Demonstrates sectoral knowledge of livelihoods or peacebuilding programming.
• Previous work experience in Afghanistan or similar environment

 Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Windle International is looking for a highly-skilled and motivated Fundraising Manager to create and lead on the fundraising strategy for the organisation – helping people who have been affected by conflict and marginalisation in East Africa to get a quality education, so that they can contribute to sustainable development and the creation of peaceful societies. 

Windle International (WI) is an international NGO, comprised of independent charitable organisations – our members - based in and operating across East Africa, the UK, the US, and Canada.

What we do

Starting from humble beginnings in 1977 with the establishment of Windle International Kenya in Nairobi by founder Dr Hugh Austin Windle Pilkington, we now operate in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, the UK, the US, and Canada.

Together, we empower refugees and people affected by conflict to achieve their academic potential, and contribute to sustainable development, by acting as a lead provider of quality education and training. We run education and vocational training programmes, manage Early Childhood Development and Vocational Training Centres, primary and secondary schools, and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship programmes. Our vision is a world in which every child has the opportunity through education and training to make the most of their potential and contribute to sustainable development.

About the role

Windle International is the umbrella organisation responsible for representing, supporting and coordinating Windle’s work at an international level. Windle is at a crucial time in its development, and we have exciting plans to build on our reputation for being a trusted and well-respected organisation and to increase support for our work. We are seeking a highly-skilled Fundraising Manager who has significant experience of fundraising, including proven track record of writing successful proposals, negotiating, winning and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, companies, individuals, and major donors. Experience of delivering successful fundraising campaigns would be an asset.

This is a newly-created and pivotal position, and the successful post-holder will work closely with the recently appointed Communications and Advocacy Officer who is based in Oxford, UK. The role is part of a small, dedicated and friendly team and will have a lot of autonomy. It will involve close collaboration with the leadership and senior staff in our member offices in East Africa and Europe, and the trustees of the organisation. The role will require national (UK) and international travel. We welcome applications from people seeking to work from home, provided they can commit to spending regular time in the office in Oxford.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in shaping the organisation’s fundraising strategy whilst generating immediate impact. If you have a passion for humanitarian work, are experienced in setting up a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and securing funding, we would love to hear from you.

Download the Fundraising Manager Recruitment Pack for more information and detailed job description.