Main purpose of Job

This role requires an experienced charity digital fundraising direct marketing specialist:

· Proficient in managing all aspects of individual giving, including acquisition, welcome, retention and donor development activity

· With a strong track record of successful use of digital channels in fundraising

· Commitment to creating genuine value through communications with supporters

Key Responsibilities

Meet or exceed individual giving income targets:

· Lead Individual Giving, delivering annual growth in net income and lifetime value

· Plan and deliver an effective, balanced calendar of communications to achieve it

· Develop, test, evaluate and refine Eikon’s propositions, ensuring we effectively convey the difference donors’ support is making

· Plan and manage activity across email, search, social, Eikon’s website and print

Legacy marketing:

· Develop, test, implement and monitor a legacy giving marketing programme 

Data, information and management:

· Ensure information systems are up to date and provide an accurate picture of supporter segmentation, communications, preferences, permissions, requests, gifts and pledges

· Ensure fundraising is insight-led and focused on long term growth

· Ensure we comply with all legislation, the Code of Fundraising Practice & Eikon policies

Prospectus is excited to be working with Start Network to source a Fundraiser for their exciting Bangladesh Start Fund on a 3-month temporary basis (with possibility of extension).

Start Network is the spearhead of a new era in humanitarian action. It currently brings together more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs. Together, their aim is to transform humanitarian action through innovation, fast funding, early action, and localisation.

As the Temporary Fundraiser, Bangladesh, you will prepare the business case for further FCDO funding, working closely with the Start Fund Bangladesh team and the Head of Resource Mobilsation. Beyond this, you will focus on setting a plan for diversification of funding and manage all of the everyday activities related to raising funds for Start Fund Bangladesh, this will include prospect donor mapping, writing proposals, and pitching to donors.

You will need to have skills in generation income from institutional donors (particularly FCDO/DFID) and trusts and foundations. You will have an understanding of the funding landscape relevant to the humanitarian sector and be interested in working towards supporting this cause.

Start Network offer a flexible working policy as well as other benefits.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Fundraiser   

£29,020.00-£37,243.00pa Inclusive of London Weighting.                        

Full Time, Permanent

36 hours, 52 weeks per year 

Enfield

Capel Manor College is the only College in London that aims to deliver outstanding and inspirational and environmental land-based learning opportunities across the Greater London region. Our most recent Ofsted report rated the College “good” with good effectiveness of leadership and management. Aspiring to excellence, the College has an excellent reputation for quality, is financially strong and has continuous growth in student numbers.   Fundamental to the College’s forward-thinking strategy is support for the environment and food supply in Greater London and the southeast

We passionately support the environment, greenspace, wildlife, biodiversity, sustainability and climate change adaptation in the capital. We have around 3000 students and about 500 staff, and our curriculum is expanding, the number of students is increasing, and our estates are developing. We are unique in our purpose, our location and our approach to fundraising.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and talented person with fundraising experience to support our fundraising and sponsorship ambitions, help create a vibrant and active alumni associated and support our Patron.

What’s in it for you?

We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme and full access to Capel Gardens.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support. We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in senior roles, including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), people with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment.  We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures.

Closing Date: 9 October 2020

Interview Date:15 October 2020

0.8 FTE (28 hours), flexible working

Initial one year contract, renewable
Grade C, starts at £26,074 per annum for 4 days per week, plus London weighting if applicable

Mostly based in London, although we are all currently working at home

This new and exciting role at MRG has been created to grow individual giving fundraising at MRG. By ‘individual giving’ we mean engagement of donors primarily through digital but also through traditional, channels.

As a strong digital all-rounder, you must have hands-on experience in a wide range of digital marketing channels and platforms, as well as the ability to translate data into meaningful insights to drive action.

You will contribute to the design and delivery of a donor acquisition and retention program, helping us understand and attract new, committed supporters  and develop existing supporters.

You will lead on implementing individual giving appeals. You will also contribute to high value donor and legacy fundraising.

You will liaise across the Communication and Fundraising teams to utilize audience insight (especially social media followers) and evaluate activity to grow income and engagement. An enthusiastic self-starter with a hands-on approach, you will be capable of working independently or as part of a multi-disciplined team managing cross-organization campaigns across several channels to deliver against targets and objectives.

As an accomplished communicator, you will be able to write engaging content for a wide variety of donors and through different channels, ensuring that they feel personally connected to us. You will also ensure effective response handling and excellent customer care and that our supporter care systems and processes are efficiently maintained and delivered, ensuring donors have the optimal experience.

Details

For more information, download the job description and person specification from our website.

We particularly want to encourage applications from people from minorities, especially from people of colour and people with disabilities, as these are under-represented within this team.

We are occasionally able to sponsor visas, but only if we cannot find an applicant with an existing right to work in the UK.

How to apply

Please see our website for details.

Interviews will be on 16 October 2020 via zoom.

This post is to be normally based in the London office at least part of the time.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented event management professional to join our Events team as our new Associate Director. The role will be responsible for leading our event management across Ambition Institute. We run around 1500 training events over 14 programmes per year which are a core element of our programmes. The events team is responsible for the delivery of these, both face to face and online.

The Associate Director will lead the team who will plan, run and evaluate these events providing a high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders. The role is responsible for setting the standards and strategic direction for our Event service. The Associate Director and their team work with our three faculties to deliver a consistent, efficient events process that meets the needs of our programmes. They will oversee a team of c. 20, maintaining a positive culture, flexing the team to meet programme needs and overseeing the quality of events.

Based in either our London or Manchester office, and reporting to the Director of Programme Operations, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the efficient operation of events and collaborating with teams across the organisation to deliver high quality learning events. You will require experience of managing a multi-tiered team, with specific focus of setting vision and direction, as well as extensive experience of event delivery across a range of events. The role will engage with both internal teams and external vendors, and you will need to be able to build strong relationships with both at a variety of levels.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 11th October 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 19th October 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Do you have a passion of working with inspiring volunteers to transform the lives of others? Have you seen the difference that sharing experiences, providing platforms and opening doors can make?

We believe that London South Bank University’s (LSBU) alumni and supporter community are uniquely placed to help students and recent graduates go further in whatever their chosen field.

We are looking for an experienced relationship and project manager who can build exceptional relationships with alumni, donors and staff to develop activities that support career development, student recruitment and foster an active alumni and supporter community. You will directly deliver some volunteer activity and support others to work with our community effectively.   

Our work has impact. It gives hope, changes lives, builds communities and strengthens society and we will keep working until the playing field is level for everyone. By joining our team, you have the power to help our students thrive and create opportunities for people who might not otherwise have them.

To apply for this post through our web site.

To identify the vacancy you wish to apply for, click in ‘Job title’ and enter either the job title or the Job Ref.

Please Note: The Job Reference number for this post is REQ5088

FYI - Dates:
•  Advert closing Sunday 11 October
•  Shortlisting 12/13 October
•  Interviews  28/29 October

During the unprecedented situation of Corona Virus (COVID-19), we want to provide some assurance that where possible we are continuing with recruitment to our vacancies and look forward to you applying.  Emails will be used to correspond with applicants, please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.  We have provisions to conduct interviews remotely and will direct you to the relevant video interviewing system via email.

Please ensure you register and not continue as a guest to receive communication.

Main purpose of the job 

This role will support Bond’s portfolio of convening events. This role is to support the Events & Programmer Manager with the overall running of events and to provide administrative and logistical support in the lead up to, during and after events.

We convene a diverse range of audience that goes beyond the Bond membership, so that Bond members and non-members can connect, share knowledge and maximise influence. Bond’s convening power and large reach mean that we can convene diverse audiences on several topics. There are set events that we deliver throughout the calendar year, and in addition we work across teams to support and lead on the delivery of different types of convening. This covers learning events, practical events and information sharing events, with differing audience sizes, and some events are for Bond members only, others are open, and some events are paid for, some are free. Delegates can include senior decision-makers in governance, fundraising, finance, human resources, procurement, programmes, effectiveness, monitoring, evaluation, policy, advocacy, campaigning, communications and marketing. 

Main responsibilities 

• Admin support and the creation and ongoing development of all content across the Bond website according to the organisations style guidelines 
• To support all digital content of uploading and editing sessions and speakers on the Bond website 
• To ensure all delegate queries are responded to in a timely and efficient manner 
• Build and maintain key relationships with internal and external partners 
• Work with Events and Programmes Manager to help deliver events
• To undertake computerised administration of conference bookings, cancellations on our systems
• Maintain the teams filing system 
• To attend meetings, undertaking support tasks as assigned by Events and Programmes Manager in relation to registration, badging, graphics etc.
• To support the work for events by liaising with suppliers, contractors, and stakeholders   
• To work within the Events and Programmes Manager and provide support as and when needed 

To ensure that all attendees have a great experience and that the events and convening we organise run smoothly, from conception to post event. We’re looking for someone who is interested in events, who is committed and organised to provide administration and logistical support. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone particularly interested in the international development sector as it will allow you to hear the views and insights of a broad range of expert speakers.

This role would normally be office based in London but due to Covid-19 it will be a home-based role for the foreseeable future. The salary for this role is £30,304 and it is a permanent role which is full-time. 

How to apply 

Bond is committed to creating a fairer, more diverse, inclusive and equitable sector. 

Please submit your CV and covering letter outlining why you are the right candidate for this role, and answering this question - Describe your understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion and why it is important to this position? 

Closing date is midnight Sunday 4 October. 

Bond and equal opportunities 

Bond values diversity and works to advance equality. We encourage and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to assess and ensure the continued effectiveness of Bond’s Equal Opportunities Policy, all applicants are asked to complete a short questionnaire when applying. You are not obliged to answer the questions but the more information you supply the more effectively we can monitor our equal opportunity practices. Completion of all questions is voluntary and failure to answer any question(s) will not affect your application in any way.

The information you supply will be treated in confidence and will not be seen by any member of the selection panel responsible for the appointment. The questionnaire will be detached from your CV and cover letter, stored anonymously and used purely to provide statistics for monitoring purposes. 

Senior Public Affairs and Campaign Manager

Flexible, with semi-regular travel to London

£44,365 to £46,973 per annum + benefits

12-month fixed term contract

Full time

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as a Senior Public Affairs and Campaign Manager.

The role

The Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by being a senior lead in political engagement and campaigns work.

The role will develop strong relationships with key political opinion formers, Ministers, Secretary of States, select committees and relevant decision-makers in Westminster and Whitehall to promote Guide Dogs policy and Campaigns. They will also lead the development and delivery of current and new campaigns.

Who we’re looking for

You will:

• Have proven experience in Political lobbying at a senior level; producing political briefings, setting up senior political meetings and party-political events management.
• Have detailed knowledge of the Political framework and institutions across the UK and knowledge of the EU Parliament and the interactions of both. 
• Have detailed knowledge of how legislation is formulated and the process of amending it. The impact of select committees and all party parliamentary working groups.
• Be able to apply political knowledge and insight to identify and develop strategic campaign interventions to further Guide Dogs agenda.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to being successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

Benefits

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

How to apply

Applications can be made using the online application form. You will need to evidence the criteria as set out in the attached job description. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close adverts early.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Have you been successful in establishing B2B partnerships and are looking for a new challenge in the charity sector?  We are a growing cause that is looking for someone who has the skills to identify, negotiate and secure high value corporate partnerships.  You will have established track record in sales or have already worked in corporate fundraising with another cause.

You will be working as part of a supportive team at Bipolar UK. 

Bipolar is a severe mental illness characterised by extreme highs and depressive lows. Having the condition increases the risk of suicide by 20 times. Bipolar UK is the national charity for people affected by the condition. Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and achieve their potential. This includes close friends and family.

We already have momentum with the corporate sector, so this won’t be a standing start.  You will be given sufficient lead in time to grow the programme. The post is a two-year fix term contract, but it is expected to become permanent should income targets be met.

Please review the recruitment pack and then send an email covering letter to the CEO, Simon Kitchen, with your CV and we can set up a discussion about the role.

The closing date is:  5th October 2020

At a pivotal moment in AfriKids’ history, join us to take our fundraising to the next level. We have a bold strategy to reach more children than ever over the next decade and you can help make it possible during the time you are with us. 

We are seeking an energetic, passionate, and proactive Senior Funding and Partnerships Manager (New Business) to join our team on a six-month fixed-term contract. The successful postholder will be an ambitious new business fundraiser with a strong determination to succeed. Throughout their term, they will be a key member of the fundraising team and will be responsible for developing high quality successful funding applications to new and existing trusts, foundations and corporate donors.

Joining our small but award-winning team, you will work closely with the Head of Funding and Contracts, Grants Manager, AfriKids Ghana and other staff members. 

What you will do 
Target: Raising £850K for AfriKids through trust, foundations and corporate donors between October 2020 and March 2021.

• You will proactively seek funding opportunities through our existing relationships with funding partners (trusts, charitable foundations and companies), and by finding new ones
• You will contribute to the development and management of the funding pipeline and proactively share any funding intelligence you receive with wider funding team
• Build on relationships with existing donors, delivering an excellent standard of quality proposals in a timely manner and thereby maximising opportunities to submit further applications for funding
• Maintain an in-depth, up to date knowledge of AfriKids’ key services and projects and their order of funding priority, to inform grant and partnership fundraising activities and maximise opportunities.
• You will produce high quality, timely, tailored proposals, applications and pitches to funding partners, addressing grant-making priorities, corporate criteria and requirements as specified by individual donors.
• You will produce and review budgets for funding applications ensuring full cost recovery approach whilst remaining cost effective and compliant to legal and regulatory requirements
• You will maximise income from all possible income streams with particular focus on trusts, foundations and corporate partners.
• You will take responsibility for maintaining the grants and partnerships pipeline on Salesforce for any funding opportunities you are leading on, ensuring records are accurate and up to date, including data input, tracking expected income, running reports and, ensuring compliance with the Charity’s Data Protection and information security policies
• You will ensure AfriKids’ quality assurance processes are consistently adhered to maximise conversion rates
• You will take responsibility for ensuring the information produced by the grant fundraising department is accurate and up to date, including references to current external research and statistics
• Maintain and follow appropriate systems and processes for efficient grant fundraising, including timely coordination of information with AfriKids Ghana
• You will build excellent relationship with our programme and finance colleagues in Ghana ensuring you are getting right information and at right time to deliver your bids
• Maintain a good working knowledge of external activities, policies and learning to ensure that proposals  produced by AfriKids is current and of substance e.g. referring to the latest Ghana census for up to date statistics, being aware of UN publications on work in similar contexts, etc.
• With a donor-centric mindset, you will use your creativity and versatility to innovate our proposals and cases for support to inspire and capture hearts and minds
• Maximise the value of the Charity’s resources available (including collaboration with otherstaff; software and technology; finance, etc.), while being conscious to complement and work cooperatively with other work streams towards the Charity’s common goals and objectives
• Be a dedicated team player and always support and work cooperatively with the rest of the team
• To adhere to AfriKids principles and values at all times

You have the essentials
(please demonstrate all of these)

• 8 – 10 years demonstrable track record in successfully designing and writing bids for five to seven figure donations and multi-year grants to trusts, foundations and corporate donors
• 4 -5 years experience of proposal development within international development sector
• Experience of cultivating, developing and relationship managing a diverse range of grants and partnership donors
• In depth understanding of proposal design techniques and ability to convert complex and often unorganised information into compelling project ideas and proposals
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of preparing and reviewing budgets
• Proficient with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Native level fluency in written English
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail with specific emphasis on spelling, grammar, proofing and correction
• Working and delivering calmly under pressure meeting multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment is a must
• Excellent time management, organisational skills and ability to prioritise a wide variety of work
• A methodical and organised approach to workload
• Excellent relationship building skills particularly with colleagues working remotely
• Proactive, “can do” attitude with good initiative in responding to varied tasks

You may also have
(you are not be expected to have these, but if you do, we’d love to hear about it)

• Degree in international development, fundraising or relevant subjects
• Experience in working and living in Ghana
• Experience with Salesforce, Adobe InDesign
• Experience working within brand guidelines

Please note that applications are being considered on a rolling basis. 

*** AfriKids can only consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. ***

Trust and Fundraising Coordinator GFS 9153 Full Time £28,000

We are commencing an exciting stage of growth and need to develop our trust and foundations programme to fund an expansion of our girls groups across the country. This is a fantastic opportunity for either your first fundraising role or an opportunity to broaden your existing fundraising skills in a new and exciting area. This role would suit a confident and proactive individual who enjoys writing and building relationships.

As Trust Fundraising Coordinator, your work will help girls across England and Wales develop self-confidence and express themselves in a judgement-free, single-gender space. Working with the Communications Team and the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of the Trusts and Foundations fundraising programme against an agreed annual income target.

You will work closely with colleagues across the charity to implement a trusts and foundations pipeline that helps us deliver our empowering programme for girls. This will include the development of processes to understand funding needs as well as the monitoring and evaluation of projects.

You will manage your own workload including the writing of high-quality applications within deadlines, as well as researching and cultivating new funding partners. You will be responsible for developing strong relationships with prospective grant making bodies, and enjoy communicating with people about the importance of our work.

To apply please download the application pack and submit a GFS application form. The closing date is Monday 19th October at 12 noon. Please note CV’s are not accepted.

We have a very exciting new role for a leading homelessness charity for a Community Fundraising Innovation Manager, this role will lead a team of five to develop new fundraising products and excellent stewardship communications for donors based across the UK.

This team have performed brilliantly over the last 6 months due to excellent leadership and are 60% above their fundraising target so it’s a great team to join. This role can be based remotely or in London and it’s a great opportunity to springboard and help grow this area of income for the charity.

You will have:

• Significant experience of developing new fundraising products, you must be able to demonstrate a strategic and analytical approach to this work


• Experience of developing supporter journeys and communication plans


• Ability to build rapport with a range of internal and external audiences, including supporters, patients and their families


• Line management of at least a team of two previously

Closing date: 5^th October

Salary; £32,000 - £38,000

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

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.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

The Foundation seeks an experienced fundraiser with a track record of success primarily with Trusts and Foundations grant applications. A candidate with a general fundraising background encompassing community and individual fundraising would be advantageous. 

If you're interested in becoming a part of our wonderful team, please send your CV and Supporting Statement to Phoebe at the email address listed. 

We are delighted to be back working with one of our favourite charities to recruit for a Head of Volunteer Development. This is a really exciting role that will be responsible for unlocking the power of volunteer networks across the UK and maximising digital ways of engaging with their target audience.

This role will lead a team of six people, half of the team are based regionally and you will lead them to grow volunteer networks across the UK. The other part of the team focuses on digital acquisition of volunteers and then implementing the communication strategy with this network. The volunteer profile for this organisation tends to be individuals under 30 and they are particularly keen to engage with men and people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

You will have:

• Significant experience of leading, inspiring and empowering a team to deliver excellent results


• Ability to build rapport with a range of internal and external audiences, including supporters, patients and their families


• Extensive relationship management skills, proven influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills, excellent interpersonal skills


• Strong experience of planning, developing and reporting on multi year budgets and non- financial KPIs.

Closing date: 27^th September

Salary; £50,000 - £55,000

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

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.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.