Ashgate Hospicecare is seeking a Director of Income Generation to provide executive leadership for their integrated fundraising and retail team, and for new business development.

Ashgate Hospicecare is well loved in the local community of North Derbyshire, not only as a provider of specialist palliative and end of life care for patients and their families, but also as a large local charity and employer. It’s also famous for its fundraising events, such as their flagship Sparkle Night Walk which attracts nearly 3000 participants.

The organisation is now looking for an entrepreneurial, inspirational leader to deliver sustainable growth year on year and to spearhead Ashgate’s commitment to grow their commercial and trading portfolio of shops and coffee shops in the region. The role will be responsible for seeding and developing innovation in fundraising and retail, and to seek out and exploit new business opportunities, including social enterprise, with the aim of growing and diversifying income.

The successful candidate must have demonstrable experience of income generation and commercial development (or evidence of transferable skills) and of achieving substantial income targets, driving growth and increasing ROI. They should also have experience of developing and prototyping new and successful income sources, alongside knowledge and understanding of a wide range of income streams. In addition, they will have strongly developed interpersonal and leadership skills that are grounded in Ashgate’s values incorporating compassion, working as a team and being respectful, open and inclusive.

The new director will be supported by a skilled leadership team and staff with a very strong fundraising and retail track record. A total of 90% of staff and volunteers who responded to a 2019 people survey stated they were satisfied with their work or volunteer experience at Ashgate.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315 or Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be shortlisting as we receive applications, so please apply early to register your interest.

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 4th March, 9am

We’re looking for a keen and engaging individual who wants to develop their career in sales or customer management, to join our dynamic team as a Sales Executive.

The Christian Conference Trust is a leading provider of residential ministry, serving hundreds of churches and Christian organisations across the UK at three stunning venues. We’re in the top 2% of UK charities.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring all email or web-based enquiries are dealt with efficiently and in a tailored and professional manner
• Ensuring all telephone calls are responded to efficiently and in a tailored and professional manner
• Converting enquiries into firm bookings by quality follow-up and negotiation to close sales
• Arranging and undertaking client tours, as a key part of the sales process
• Liaising with each centre operations team about potential bookings
• Assisting with targeted marketing campaigns with potential customers
• Providing support for ‘win-back’ campaigns that confidently re-position CCT with lapsed groups
• Representing CCT at exhibitions and events
• Training customers on the use of the Event Manager tool

Person specification:

• Excellent communicator, by email, phone and in person
• Able to effectively engage others
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Highly organised and efficient
• Ability to work under pressure with good IT skills - competent with Microsoft Office

The successful candidate will need to have experience in a sales, customer-facing or customer service role.  They will also have maths and English at GSCE grade 4/C or equivalent and be able to travel to and stay overnight at other centres occasionally, as well as exhibitions as required.  As part of the role, the Sales Executive will need to be comfortable maintaining CCT’s core charitable values and Christian ethos.

If this sounds like a role that you believe you can put your skills and engaging personality to great use in, then we would love to hear from you.   Please provide a supporting letter along with your application.

Applications will be reviewed upon submission.

Please note that your application and the data your provide with it will be viewed and processed by both CCT and our HR consultancy firm, Integra HR Ltd.

People and Operations Manager

Women for Women International (WfWI) helps women survivors of war rebuild their lives. We have over 25 years of experience working with women in countries affected by conflict. The UK office was set up in 2006 and has since grown into a vibrant and fast-growing organisation, raising over £5million for women in countries affected by conflict.

We are seeking a People and Operations Manager in our busy and dynamic London office to support our transformative work with the most vulnerable women in war-torn countries. 

You will contribute to Women for Women International-UK’s strategic and operational HR objectives and provide the full range of HR guidance and advice to managers and employees. As the first point of contact for all employee related matters, you will ensure that all staff are aware of, and operating to, both our global and local HR policies and procedures, and that these are being implemented consistently across the organisation. The People and Operations Manager plans and delivers our people services in compliance with the UK employment law and best practices, to support our employee life cycle. You will nurture a culture that fosters performance and wellbeing of our staff members and serve as a trusted advisor to line managers.

You will help develop and coach managers so that they can confidently and consistently address any staffing issues that may arise, alongside managing routine employee-employer relations. You will coordinate and administer regular HR activities whilst contributing to a range of new and diverse HR projects, both for the UK team specifically and as part of the global HR function. You will spearhead new policies and practices to promote staff wellbeing and engagement, as well as shape and direct our working culture, to ensure that Women for Women International is truly a great place to work and develop both personally and professionally.

This position is also responsible for office management and day-to-day operations including asset management and general troubleshooting. Creating an enabling environment and removing barriers that prevent WFWI-UK staff from reaching their full potential is essential to our success and so this is an important aspect of the People and Operations Manager’s remit and makes up around 30% of the role, including line management of the Operations Assistant.

This opportunity will suit someone who has experience of working in an HR team or function, with a strong understanding of people management, and experience of dealing with employee relations. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an outstanding communicator (both oral and written) and understand the importance of building strong productive relationships across a diverse group of colleagues. You will be an excellent multi-tasker, with exceptional attention to detail, and you will be calm and focussed in high-pressure situations. You will have an enthusiastic and flexible approach to work, strong emotional intelligence, and a genuine passion to make a difference to our work and our team.

REPORTING TO: Director of Finance and Operations (with matrix reporting to Global Director of People and Organisational Development)
LOCATION: 49-51 East Road, London, N1 6AH
WORKING PATTERN: Full time
SALARY LEVEL: Dependent on experience
SUGGESTED START DATE: ASAP
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 4th March
INTERVIEWS: Thursday 12th March

To apply, please send your CV, and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining how your previous experience, knowledge and skills equip you to meet the requirements of the person specification by Wednesday 5th March at 5pm.

Women for Women International is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their religious beliefs or political opinions, sex, marital or family status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Women for Women International UK is a registered charity (charity number: 1115109) and a company limited by guarantee (company no: 05650155), registered in England and Wales.

Frontline has achieved significant growth and impact since it was launched in 2013. Now encompassing a c.£20M annual budget and almost 150 employees, the organisation requires a crystal clear, coherent operating model and an increasingly diverse range of capabilities as we launch our new strategy up to 2025.​

We need to make sure that we are using all of our resources to help us deliver our overall mission. A key part of this role will be to further develop our operating model – the building blocks of the organisation and how they fit together – to ensure that we are increasingly effective and sustainable for the future. ​

You will be responsible for strengthening our operating model in a way the complements our culture of Freedom and Responsibility, ensuring that goals are clearly articulated and understood across the organisation. You will need to be a confident and engaging leader of the Operations directorate, driving collaborative across the organisation and helping to balance the needs of different teams so that we can deliver our ambitious objectives. ​

The other key part of the role will be helping us make the most of our key resources; from our people to our charitable income. As an ambitious organisation, we need to continually attract and develop the very best talent across a range of disciplines, and we need the data, analysis, systems and technology to maximise our impact and to help us work together effectively – in different locations, across different teams and for different audiences. ​

You will lead a team of 20 with the Finance & Compliance Director, Head of People, IT and Facilities and CRM managers as direct reports. You will hold relationships with trustees, the Department for Education (our main funder) and our 150 employees. Alongside the Chief Programmes Officer (CPO), you will deputise for the CEO when required. Two other post holders have held this role in the past seven years and both have moved on to become charity CEOs.​

Looking to work in one of the top university communities in the world? Then come join us at a 147-year-old institution working to make sure 30,000 students from around the world have the best experience possible. KCLSU is a £7m student led charity that is here to make sure that every student at King’s has the best student experience possible. This role is to assist the Guys Commercial Manager in the day-to-day management. The post holder is responsible for, but not limited to, ensuring accurate counting and deposit of takings, checking the accuracy of all tills and floats, supervising the work of students staff and shift leaders, aspiring to the highest standards of customer care and ensuring that all venue operations comply with external legislation.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working within a bar/café environment
• Experience supervising staff, including delegating tasks and rostering
• Knowledge of licensing law
• Operation knowledge of late night venues and/or cafes
• The ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally to internal and external audiences in order to deliver clear and relevant training, presentations and reports

KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers multiple opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits such as weekly yoga and spin classes, free fruit and soft drinks, travel and computer loans and much more.

Application Process

If this is you, please download and complete an application form and equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application isntructions. 

Applications close: 1st March 2020

Interview date: 10th March 2020

Assessment type: Interview

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU

• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

Do you want to be part of a small team of Christians in the UK who are  working to eradicate all forms of poverty in the majority world by walking with community leaders, churches and families then why not consider the following post.

Food for the Hungry UK (FH UK) is a UK charity (Registered Charity No. 328273) that has been serving the poor globally since 1971. The FH approach to poverty alleviation is based on applying biblical principles in a holistic way to the root causes of poverty. FH works alongside people of all faiths and none to eradicate poverty by addressing the physical, spiitual and relational needs of vulnerable people. FH partners with local community leaders and churches through intentional and purposeful community development programmes that lead to transformative solutions and change that can be sustained by the communities themselves. FH UK’s current priority countries include Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Bangladesh. 

FH’s methodology for development is based on its Child Focused Community Transformation (CFCT) model. Through this model of development, FH delivers a myriad of projects including education, health, livelihoods, vocational training, water and sanitation, and disaster risk reduction projects. 

This is a good opportunity for a motivated self-starter with a successful track-record in trust and foundations fundraising to become part of a committed and dynamic team that is seeking to significantly grow the income of Food for the Hungry UK.  

You will be working closely with the Fundraising Manager, Programme Manager and CEO to submit appropriate, timely applications to an array of different Trusts and Foundations in the UK and Europe. The role is home-based, although ability to travel to occasional donor or team meetings would be required. Occasional overseas travel may also be required. 

Food for the Hungry UK is a small, UK charity looking to grow its income alongside its much larger partner Food for the Hungry in the US. FH UK has one dedicated part-time fundraiser. This role is to supplement that role, and will aim to bring on more and new Trusts and Foundations in order to increase income, and build a solid foundation of Trust and Foundation supporters. The post holder will work with the Trusts and Foundations Manager to implement a fundraising strategy based on FH’s strategy and in-country needs. 

Summary of responsibilities:

• Research and identify relevant UK and European Trusts and Foundations
• Write Trusts and Foundations Applications
• Manage a portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, submitting timely applications, monitoring programme implementation, and reporting on time to donors

About you

We are looking for someone who is able to learn quickly, and work autonomously and independently to manage their own portfolio of Trusts and Foundations. You will already have a demonstrable track record in delivering new Trust and Foundations grants, and will be confident in approaching new funding bodies and submitting timely proposals in accordance with their guidelines. You will have experience in overseeing these grants, and reporting to donors in a timely manner. You will have outstanding writing skills and be able to condense sometimes technical development jargon into clear, concise proposals. An ability to manage your time well and work to deadlines as and when required is also essential. It is anticpiated that this role will suit someone who would like to work from home who requires considerable flexibility of when they work, both during the day and across the months. Initially the role is expected to take on average 2 days per week but this could be expanded as more opportuniites present themselves.

Essential:

• Degree level written and communicationn skills
• Demonstrable trust fundraising experience with good results
• Good working knowledge of international development work
• Experience working with donors and building and maintaining long-term relationships
• Fluent English speaker
• Attention to detail, well organised with a track record of working to deadlines in a timely manner

Desirable: 

• Knowledge and network of contacts within the international development, as well as the Trusts and Foundations fields
• Experience of working with programme staff in overseas country offices

Contact details:

Apply online with acover letter and CV explaining why you want to work with Food for the Hungry, UK and the expertise you would bring.  More Information about FH is available from our website

Can you create content that is engaging and accessible for a wide range of stakeholders? Are you passionate about social media and website development? Can you raise our profile across Oxfordshire? If so, we NEED you! 

1. To promote achievements and activities and raise our profile in a manner consistent with our brand, including production of simple marketing materials such as posters and leaflets.
2. To improve how we use digital and social media channels to increase and improve engagement and feedback online, including managing our social media accounts, producing the News Briefing, and overseeing the production of engaging website content.
3. To maintain, manage and develop our website, including reporting on how effective the site is utilising Google Analytics and other software.
4. To ensure we communicate with a diverse audience and wide range of local stakeholders.
5. To produce press releases, copy for our news briefing, reports and other documents as well as proof-read information for external papers.
6. Work with local media channels, including digital, print, television, and radio to help increase the awareness of Healthwatch Oxfordshire’s activity and impact.
7. Develop targeted campaigns to target underrepresented communities in Oxfordshire and support Healthwatch Oxfordshire projects
8. Support the collection of local and national data using the Healthwatch Oxfordshire website and feedback centre.