ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER 

Are you an accomplished, confident, approachable and empathetic manager? Do you want a job where you make a difference every day? Can you listen as well as talk, be organised as well as flexible?  If this is you, then you should take the next step and apply to join the family of the Fishermen’s Mission.

We are looking for an Assistant Operations Manager to work closely with the Operations Manager to deliver frontline emergency response, practical welfare and pastoral support operations throughout the UK. 

This job is about commercial fishermen and their families and the Fishermen’s Mission staff that support them in times of need.  You will be able to drive consistency and professionalism in service delivery and lead the application of the charity’s values. You will be able to communicate clearly the bigger picture of the charity's aims and will also have the attention to detail to make sure everything is running like clockwork, both from an administrative perspective and in terms of HR, compliance and governance.

The role will entail significant travel to staff at the fishing ports and harbours throughout the UK. (Easy access to major travel routes would be an advantage as it is anticipated that the succesful candidate would be expected to be travelling and visiting operational staff around the UK for approxiamately 70% of the time. )

As a key player in the Head Office team, you will also be able to input to the development of operations at the management level. This is one of the most rewarding jobs you could ever hope to have. 

The Fishermen’s Mission is a Christian charity that has been around since 1881.  We help active and retired commercial fishermen and their families.  You could be part of our vital work.   Relevant experience is important, but we’re not caught up in qualifications; we are looking for the right person.  Someone who can organise and inspire a dispersed and diverse team to perform willingly and consistently.  Sound like you? Get in touch.

Job Description

Job Title: Fundraising and Impact Manager

Salary Band: £27,588-£29,211

Fixed Term: 12-month initial contract

Location: Coventry

Hours of Work: 40 per week

The Positive Youth Foundation is a Coventry-based charity, established to support young people to achieve their full potential. We have a long-standing track record of developing services for young people, in particular, those who find themselves in challenging circumstances.

Job Purpose:

Our organisation has seen steady growth over the years, and to facilitate this further, we have an exciting new role within the leadership team. The successful candidate has a unique opportunity to lead on the implementation of our fundraising strategy and associated impact measurement work. Reporting to the Executive Director, they will support an established management team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lead on an ambitious Grants, Trusts, CSR and Philanthropic investment strategy.

2. To advise the management team and lead on applications for funds from a range of relevant bodies to impact on positive outcomes for young people.

3. Support compliance of contracts and agreements across the organisations business.

4. To deliver effective impact measurement processes to inform funders of outcomes as well as influence strategic decisions of PYF.

5. To possess the relevant commitment to be able to involve young people in decisions.

All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to PYF’s Policies and Procedures.

Person Specification

Area Description

Knowledge:

Knowledge of fundraising within a social enterprise, charity or CIC (or similar) environment, designed to meet social outcomes. Knowledge of relevant local, regional and national sources of grant and unrestricted funding. Knowledge and awareness of issues affecting young people who find themselves living in challenging circumstances. Knowledge of compliance matters in relation to grant-related and other funding arrangements. Knowledge of how to design and utilise data capture processes, and use data to influence decision making and strategy developments.

Skills and Abilities:

To be forward thinking/non-conventional in your approach to fundraising. To be able to consult and involve young people and relevant partners to get their feedback which will help them to be involved decisions. To manage a comprehensive workload of funding applications and associated compliance measures. Ability to engage with a variety of professional sector groups, including funders and corporate bodies. Ability to design and implement a successful inward investment strategy designed to maximise resources for social outcomes. Ability to respond effectively and quickly to competing work priorities. Ability to work within and contribute towards a team approach.

Experience and Education:

Educated to degree level or with an equivalent/relevant proven track record in fundraising. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of relevant sector experience, attracting individual investments of around £100k-£250k.

Safeguarding

PYF puts safeguarding at the forefront of all its activities. The successful applicant will demonstrate their firm commitment to effective safeguarding practises and high professional standards around all safeguarding issues. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Equal Opportunities

PYF are fully committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Interviews to be held 14th-18th June 2021

WR Fundraising Recruitment is delighted to be working with an inspirational charity that has an amazing track record of providing impact in a wide breadth of programmes that include environmental, health, education, community, training and offender reform.

At a very exciting time of development, we are recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Account Manager to nurture key commercial relationships for the charity, working closely with an amazing Head of Fundraising in managing unique partnerships and a core commercial programme that generates high levels of income for the charity. This role focusses on developing a small number of high-impact strategic corporate fundraising relationships with some extremely recognisable brands.

We’re looking for an experienced corporate partnerships fundraising professional who is skilled in managing key relationships, has an exceptional level of organisational skills and can influence / negotiate at all levels.

We welcome applications from experienced corporate fundraising professionals who are keen to undertake a new challenge and bring their own ideas to a unique role within a very well respected charity.

Corporate Partnerships Account Manager

Part time – 2.5 days per week – flexible on working patterns

Up to £30,000 per annum pro rata

Coventry, West Midlands (Flexible and home working encouraged)

Permanent

Duties will include:

• Project manage the charity’s largest commercial partnership ensuring all key elements are overseen and implemented
• Developing existing partnerships to uplift, diversify, and extend the relationships.
• Build and develop long term mutually beneficial partnerships that deliver income and importantly contribute to the charity’s vision and mission.
• Identify and secure opportunities to engage corporate supporters in the work and activities throughout the term of their partnership.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Significant and demonstrable knowledge of multi-faceted corporate partnerships / commercial partnerships
• Evidence of effective working knowledge of corporate fundraising account management with experience of working with high value commercial or corporate fundraising partners
• Ability to manage and develop corporate fundraising partnerships and the senior relationships included
• Demonstrable track record of growing and developing relationships with corporates and working collaboratively with internal stakeholders to help develop mutually beneficial partnerships
• Highly organised working style with the ability to work flexible to deadlines when needed.

For further details or to apply, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

LEGACY PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER (EAST ANGLIA, EAST AND WEST MIDS)

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum + car allowance

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Home based covering East Anglia, East and West Mids

Application Deadline: Tuesday 18th May 2021, 23:55

Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with strong stakeholder management skills that can help us beat cancer?

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Legacy Partnerships Manager. We need you to help deliver the professional partners engagement strategy and support our vision of building first-class professional partnerships. In doing so, you'll maintain our market share and encourage growth in our legacy giving products.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Being responsible for delivering a seamless end to end supporter journey for the professional audience, through outstanding relationship management

• Being responsible for delivering regional activity for Legal Professionals

• Supporting the wider team in the development of the Legacy Professional Partnership strategy

• Building processes to identify and develop relationships with relevant professionals

• Exploring opportunities for building and deepening partnerships

• Identifying, developing and managing relationships with solicitors and will writing firms.

To view a full job description please click here:

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills

• Experience of budget management

• The ability to work well under pressure

• The ability to identify and build on new opportunities

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills

• A flexible approach to managing ambiguity and changing environments.

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

We are seeking an experienced  client services Manager to manage the work that we do with some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Summary of Role

The Rapha Services Manager will work within the parameters outlined in Bethel’s Strategic Plan collaborating in partnership with local groups, consortium and charities. Responsible for recruiting and managing a team of paid staff and volunteers, accurate record-keeping of the progress of the project and outcomes for clients, reporting to funders, as well as engaging with partners and developing new strategic links across the city.

The role will include preparing reports and statistics and ensuring the future sustainability of the project. To raise awareness of the work of the project and its profile, to ensure clients’ voices are heard and listened to and their needs appreciated at strategic levels. A person with good communication skills and development experience in a community engagement or social care/health environment would be best suited to this position.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and Management

1. To manage the Rapha listening service for people with needs local communities across Birmingham as well as those referred from other agencies. This will involve the recruitment and training of a team of volunteers or interns who will become “listeners”. To manage any issues that may arise and signpost people, as necessary, to specialist agencies.
2. To work closely with Bethel’s partner organisation, to develop and maintain a presence across the City,
3. Provide high quality line management to the Rapha team, motivating and inspiring them to achieve our objectives through clear communication and regular reviews;
4. Work with the CEO and senior managers to develop and implement the strategic/annual plan

Project Management

1. To establish a healthy-living project to provide health-focused activities especially for people who are isolated, vulnerable or at risk of mental health problems and to recruit volunteers/interns to help run these.
2. To be responsible for assessing each beneficiary referred to the projects (including self-referrals), for making decisions about appropriate support for each and for ensuring that service delivery is implemented efficiently.
3. To establish referral pathways, liaising with other agencies and provide support for their service users, who may require mental health support and/or healthy-living activities.
4. Work closely with the Volunteer Co-ordinator to ensure best possible outcome for clients and volunteers

Networking and Partnerships

1. To liaise and communicate with health and social care professionals providing health support to the client group (isolated and vulnerable people and those at risk of mental health problems), as appropriate.
2. To liaise and network with a variety of voluntary and statutory agencies, to ensure that partnerships are sound, referrals are appropriate and that the voice of the project is heard across the city.
3. To advertise and promote the projects amongst professionals and agencies who are likely to refer new clients.

Monitoring and Evaluation

1. To keep accurate records, the expenditure of projects, feeding this back to the Operations Manager on a regular basis.
2. To keep accurate records of the beneficiaries of projects, ensuring that monitoring of their progress is carried out and recorded and that statistics are reported to funders as required, as well as making it available to the management committee.
3. To report regularly in writing on the progress of the projects to the Bethel Board.

Quality and Compliance

1. Ensure the highest quality service to the Rapha clients and volunteers, and in line with contractual requirements.
2. Ensure effective use of Lamplight to collate, analysis and use data to inform and drive performance
3. Ensure the highest standards of compliance in relation to safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR/data protection.

Fundraising

1. To identify funding opportunities and to work with the Fundraising Officer, Operations Manager and CEO in the development of funding bids to support the project management and development.

Other

1. 14. To carry out any further duties deemed necessary by CEO and/or Bethel Board
2. 15. Work within and adhere to Bethel’s policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualification

Essential

A degree level or vocational qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. community development, health, mental health, social care etc.) or equivalent experience.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of developing and managing community and/or health projects and developing collaborative partnerships.

Experience of managing and/or working with volunteers and/or interns.

Experience of collating service user monitoring information and ability to keep accurate records of work output and financial expenditure for the purposes of review and service development.

Experience of working in a multi-ethnic, multi-faith setting.

Desirable

Experience of working with disadvantaged client groups.

Experience in a health environment and/or in a community setting.

Some knowledge or experience of recruitment and training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Good listening, verbal and written, communication and interpersonal skills and a friendly and non-judgmental attitude towards vulnerable people.

Computer literate (word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, email and internet), CRM systems.

Ability to show leadership but also the flexibility to work under direction and be a team member.

Ability to motivate and energise people.

Fundraising and bid development.

Desirable

An ability to work with a diverse group of people.

Customer service, marketing or sales skills.

The ability to create good work partnerships with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally

Competencies & Behaviours

Essential

An understanding of a variety of cultures, together with an understanding of how a change in culture can isolate and affect an individual.

A high level of self-motivation and initiative, as lone or proactive work is a major part of the role

Other

Essential

Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

In sympathy with the Christian ethos of Bethel Health and Healing Network.

Willingness to adopt a flexible working pattern, including attending meetings and events on evenings and weekends.

Desirable

Current, clean driving licence and car insured for business use

Bethel Health and Healing Network are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.  All applicants will be vetted for their suitability to work with these groups where required. Applicants for posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will be asked to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment and continued employment will be contingent upon satisfactory vetting results and checks made prior to and during employment where required.

Contract length: 9 months

Part-time hours: 21 per week

NB: Must complete Bethel Network application form

Application deadline: 13/05/2021

About Reall

Reall is an innovator and investor in climate-smart affordable housing for people living on low incomes in urban Africa and Asia.

Reall’s purpose is to improve the lives of 100M people in urban Africa and Asia by 2030 through affordable housing.  We’re doing this because homes aren’t just a fundamental human right; they unleash unimaginable human potential to shape a future of gender parity, climate resilience, clean air, renewable energy, and socio-economic justice.

The Role

Reall is looking for an exceptional leader, collaborator, and facilitator to join its growing team in the role of Business Performance Manager.

Reporting to the Head of HR, this key role needs an adaptable and organised individual to bring innovation and impact to Reall’s Annual Operating Plan, leading on organisational integration, and working closely and strategically with the Leadership and Executive Teams, as well as with colleagues across the organisation, to raise performance standards and improve the management of business processes.

In addition, this role will also lead on the design and implementation of key strategic internal meetings, events, and away days, manage communication and engagement with colleagues, and drive efficiency across the organisation.

Full details are in the job description and person specification, that are available by clicking the link to apply for this role.

Why work at Reall?

With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with comparatively huge ambitions and a track record of significant success.

Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence.  This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk adverse.  A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms.  You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.

Description​

• Applications Close: Thursday, 13th May at 9am (Please note late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £30,000 p.a. (+ £3,000 London weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
• Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working).
• Interviews: Wednesday 26th May 2021 (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Reporting to: Senior Business Partnership Manager

About The Access Project

In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have supported students by rapidly moving all provision online. In summer 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before. The Access Project has established partnerships with leading companies who are committed to social mobility, want to provide volunteering opportunities for their staff and recognise the value of our work.

About the role

We are seeking a talented Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure and steward long-term corporate partnerships for The Access Project.

We have identified corporate funding as one of our largest growth areas. This is a new role in our Partnerships team to help to drive forward our business partnerships strategy and double our corporate income over the next 4-5 years. You will be instrumental in developing partnerships with major companies to secure income for TAP and engage their staff to support young people through volunteering.

We are looking for an individual with a strong track record in new business sales or business development. You will be responsible for your own portfolio - winning new business and account managing existing relationships.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education. You will be an exceptional relationship builder with strong communications skills, able to inspire companies to support our mission.

Duties and responsibilities

Work closely with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director to support the delivery of new corporate partnerships and account management for the organisation:

Corporate partnerships

Development and strategy

• Identify potential ‘flagship’ partnerships within your portfolio, and devise strategies to develop these.
• Contribute ideas to further develop our corporate partnerships offer.
• Develop high quality materials to support corporate partnerships.
• Devise new and imaginative strategies to engage businesses and maximise their potential for support.

New business

• Use research into businesses and TAP networks to identify and act on new business leads.
• Undertake due diligence research on potential new partners in existing industries and in identified industries that have strong ties to STEM subjects (science, technology, Engineering and Maths)

Account management and stewardship

• Account management of a portfolio of corporate relationships and prospects, including formal reporting, informal updates responding to feedback and identifying and potential issues.
• Provide recognition and stewardship opportunities to businesses in line with our corporate partnership levels.
• Use corporate partnership levels to incentivise businesses to increase their support.
• Contribute to regular engagement events for business partners.

Working collaboratively

• Work closely with the volunteer team to maximise the number of volunteers from businesses.
• Work with senior staff and stakeholders at TAP to reach influencers at businesses.
• Working with the communications team, devise creative ways to recognise and publicise business partnerships and to increase brand awareness of The Access Project in business circles.
• Work with staff in all TAP regions to ensure coordinated business approaches, providing input where needed.

Corporate foundations

• Write and manage grant proposals to corporate trusts where appropriate.

Targets, forecasting and budgeting

• Meet annual targets, KPIs and milestones set with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director.
• Contribute to quarterly financial review and forecasting, as well as annual budget setting.

Wider partnerships duties

• Contribute to partnerships materials and communications.
• Maintain records on the database and internal systems.
• Generate ideas for wider fundraising opportunities and strategy.
• Attend TAP cultivation and stewardship events.

Person specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a fundraising role working with businesses, or in a business to business sales role.
• Demonstrable success in successfully growing a fundraising or revenue stream.
• Ability to generate new ideas and tactics to grow business partnerships.
• Superb communication and presentation skills: written, visual and verbal.
• Excellent relationship-building skills. Diplomatic and able to interact with people from all walks of life.
• Ability to understand and articulate the needs of business partners and how this relates to The Access Project.
• Strong organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple accounts, projects and deadlines.
• Experience of meeting financial targets and KPIs.
• Ability to discuss issues relating to our mission with confidence and sensitivity.
• Ability to sensitively balance the interests of different people and groups, both internally and externally.
• Commitment to the cause, mission statement and aims of The Access Project.

Desirable:

• Experience of using Salesforce would be beneficial.
• Understanding of fundraising best practice and regulations.
• Knowledge of the education sector.

Benefits

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications for all suitably qualified persons. However as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the organisation, which does not reflect our diverse student body, we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

TAP offers:

• A great working environment!
• 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
• PerkBox Perks – offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, freebies, learning and much more.
• Employee Assistance Programme, a 24 hour helpline for staff
• Online Medical assistance – access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions available same-day.
• Interest-free travelcard loans
• 3 paid volunteering days per year, should you take up the opportunity to volunteer
• Cyclescheme loans
• Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
• CPD options
• TAP welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements
• Monthly work-from-home days (when not in lockdown, obviously)!

Please see our online application portal for further information about the role and The Access Project.

• Applications close: 9am Wednesday 19 May 2021 (Please note that late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £31,000 - £35,000p.a. (+ £3,000p.a. London Weighting if applicable) p.a
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week (please note that we are able to offer flexibility on working hours and are open to discussion with candidates),
• Location: London or Birmingham (with regular travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working.
• Interviews: Week commencing 24th May (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Function: Partnership Team
• Reporting to: Partnerships Director

About The Access Project

In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have remained student-focussed and continued our support by rapidly moving all provision online. In autumn 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before.

Why we need you

The Access Project has a growing number of partnerships with a number of universities built on shared strategic aims: universities’ desire to make their institutions more accessible to students from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and The Access Project’s commitment to helping bright students from disadvantaged backgrounds secure places at top universities. We want to work with more universities to deliver activity with young people in their target geographies, opening up opportunities for funding and broader support from universities.

This is a proactive role that will require the creation of new opportunities and ways of working. It will suit a self-starter with an entrepreneurial attitude who enjoys establishing new relationships. The successful candidate will demonstrate good working knowledge of the higher education landscape and relevant policy areas.

Main duties and responsibilities

Strategy development

• Work with the Partnerships Director to implement and review our university partnerships strategy.

Proposal development

• Work with the Partnerships Director to develop university fundraising offers and proposals.

• Negotiate multi-year contracts with universities.

Lead generation and awareness raising

• Create new opportunities for university partnerships, establishing relationships with decision makers and using TAP's networks effectively.

• Raise TAP's presence in the Widening Participation and Access sector, working with our communications team to create and identify opportunities to raise our profile. This would include attending conferences, speaking at or arranging appropriate TAP speakers at conferences, and identifying sector awards that will add to our credentials.

• Work with the Partnerships Director and Communications team to create materials, both on and offline, that will reach and attract university widening participation audiences.

Account management and stewardship

• Work effectively across The Access Project to pool knowledge and connections to universities, consulting relevant stakeholders on decisions about funding and volunteering opportunities.

• Account manage a portfolio of university partnerships, ensuring excellent stewardship and reporting.

• Maintain a database of all our university partnerships and key project milestones.

Develop expertise

• Keep up to date with Higher Education and Widening Participation policy and landscape.

Cross-organisation contribution

• Model the tone and behavioural expectations of The Access Project amongst staff
• Manage significant cross-team projects
• Represent the charity externally with senior stakeholders

• Contribute to the achievement of the charity’s wider organisational goals
• Work collaboratively across regions as required

Person Specification – experience, skills and attributes

Essential

• Good knowledge of Widening Participation issues and higher education policy landscape.
• Entrepreneurial outlook.
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders within and outside of The Access Project.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for helping young people achieve their potential and TAP’s mission.
• Proven experience of success in fundraising or sales.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK for meetings.

Desirable

• Experience working in fundraising for a charity.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience of monitoring and reporting on impact.
• Experience of using Salesforce CRM.

For detailed information regarding this job opportunity, please see the following link below to our online application portal.

Membership Fundraiser
Reference: APR20211793
Location: Tamworth
Salary: £18,250.00 - £22,243.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days annual leave

Calling all Nature Lovers. It's time to get out there and make a real difference to the world we live in! Our Membership Fundraisers are our ambassadors, and each one plays a vital role in what we do. We are currently looking for enthusiastic people to join our growing Face to Face Membership Fundraising team in West Midlands, Staffs and Warks, to help us in our mission of giving nature a home.

Nature is in big trouble and we need your help!

The UK is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world. We now have a moral obligation to save nature and this is a view shared by the millions of supporters of conservation organisations across the UK. From now until 2030 we have some ambitious plans and targets - working together with our community of members and partners to collectively change the fate of nature, building upon our land ownership to help give nature a home.

About the RSPB

The RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in the UK, consistently delivering successful conservation, forging powerful new partnerships with other organisations, and inspiring others to stand up and give nature the home it deserves. Around a third of the RSPB's funding comes from memberships, which allow us to continue all of our fantastic work - protecting and restoring the wild places nature depends on.

About the role:

The role involves traveling around your local area, setting up a stand, and engaging with members of the public. Whilst your primary role would be to recruit new members, you are also there to inspire, educate, and enthuse the public with a real passion for nature. In return, we will offer a competitive, living wage, and working contracts to suit. This role would also benefit anyone who is looking to develop their sales and marketing skills and/or looking to develop a career in wildlife and conservation.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Enthusiasm and passion for saving nature;
• Enjoy working outdoors - solo as well as part of a team;
• A good story-teller and a confident communicator;
• A resilience to rejection;
• Experience in a customer-facing role;
• Comfortable asking people for monthly donations;
• A full, manual driving licence;
• Access to the Microsoft Office suite at home; and
• Willing to work 3 out of 4 weekends, as well as bank holidays.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Fundraising/sales experience

We run a monthly induction for all new Membership Fundraisers around the UK, and are currently recruiting for a 1st June 2021 start date.

Closing date: 23:59, 09 May 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Employment type: Fixed Term

Contract Duration: 6 months

Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Department: Local Relationships and Change

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
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As an organisation with over 250 members our relationship with the network is essential to us all achieving our vision.

The Relationship Manager is a key connector within the organisation. Each Relationship Manager supports the Leadership Team within an allocated number of Local Citizens Advice.

This role requires an ability to build a relationship with our network, understand and respond to their needs and work effectively with colleagues across the organisation to gather, share and respond to intelligence.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Internal Communications Manager

Deadline for applications: Friday, 7th May

The position:

Our highly regarded international charity client is recruiting an Internal Communications Manager.  This role is responsible for designing and implementing the day-to-day flow of timely updates, news and organisational communications across the organisation; between in-country offices, partners and the international head office.  You will be responsible for developing and delivering the organisation’s internal communication strategy, planning the calendar of activity, increasing employee engagement and leading the development and delivery of internal communication plans and materials for large change programmes fundamental to the organisation’s operating model and external delivery. You will also oversee the internal communications channels (intranet, employee newsletters) and measure internal communications & engagement activity.

Requirements:

• Experience of managing the implementation of internal communications in a complex corporation or INGO.
• Experience of internal communications tools including intranet systems, email marketing software and face-to-face events.
• Proven experience of writing copy for a variety of audiences across a range of media, including print and digital.
• Strong ability to deliver complex information with clarity in a wide range of situations.

Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Department: Business Development

Interview date: w/c 24th May

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We are seeking a fundraiser with expertise and experience in developing impactful and mutually beneficial corporate partnerships. This presents a fantastic opportunity for you to join a dynamic and growing team dedicated to supporting the long-term sustainability of the Citizens Advice service. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with our network of local Citizens Advice, as well as with multidisciplinary teams across the organisation. 

If you can develop and present compelling propositions; contribute to maintaining a pipeline of exciting opportunities and long-term partnerships; and passionately represent our cause then this is the role for you.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Head of Development

Town Hall Symphony Hall Birmingham

Birmingham, UK

Salary c. £45,000 pa and good benefits

We are an arts charity who love to make great music happen!  We strongly believe in the power of music as a cohesive force that builds communities and makes life better. 

Our two venues in Birmingham - Town Hall and Symphony Hall – host a programme of over 700 events a year that embraces internationally renowned classical, rock, pop and roots artists alongside talent development initiatives to support emerging talent.  Our educational and community programmes connect over 18,000 young people and adults each year to the world of music and performance.  On and off-stage, from Mendelssohn to Black Sabbath, Kano to Kraftwerk, we’ve been bringing the world’s finest artists to Birmingham and showcasing the best of the West Midlands to the world for more than 180 years.

A unique opportunity has opened to join us as our new Head of Development.  Working closely with our Chief Executive and senior management team, the Head of Development will build on the excellent momentum generated through our recent Making an Entrance campaign and play a key role in lifting our fundraising approaches, activities and results over the coming years. 

You will be confident in your ability to operate at this strategic level and bring experience of working with individual donors and Trusts & Foundations to deliver successful income generating activities. To succeed in this role, you will be an inspirational and collaborative team player with experience of motivating and managing others, and bring an enterprising and flexible approach to achieving outstanding results.

If you think you have the talent and experience for this role and are committed to our mission to bring more music to more people, we’d love to hear from you.  For a confidential discussion, please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates or download the information pack from their website.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 09:00 ON THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021

This is an opportunity to be involved with Cruse Bereavement Care Birmingham at an exciting time; be a key team member who will help and support a committed, enthusiastic, and hard-working team.

An opportunity has arisen to support the Cruse Birmingham Area.  The role involves ensuring the successful management of Cruse Birmingham’s funding contracts and overseeing applications for grant funding from local and national grant making bodies.

The role involves ensuring the successful management of Cruse Birmingham’s funding contracts and overseeing applications for grant funding from local and national grant making bodies.

The role is varied and will include line managing our local helpline team, collating data, producing reports, and representing Cruse at a variety of internal and external meetings. The role is currently predominantly home based but may move to a more blended arrangement with some office hours.

The closing date for this role is Monday 10th May 2021 at 12 noon, with interviews arranged for the 11th and 13th May 2021 via Zoom.

Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.  Applications received without a cover letter will not be considered.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.