We are looking for a new Deputy CEO to deliver the defined board strategy and continue the expansion of fundraising, engagement and delivery of our services to healthcare workers. 

The role will suit a skilled and experienced operator, who will work on a probationary period as deputy CEO. On successful completion of probation (3 months), there is the potential for the candidate to take over the day-to-day functions as the HWF’s CEO from the interim Executive Chair on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chair and the Board, foster and grow the team, and continue the development of HWF into a large, long-term sustainable organisation with an established national presence.The postholder will be supported by, and will work closely with, the Executive Assistant, to ensure the smooth-running of HWF.

HWF aims to expand over the next five years, with the longer-term vision of becoming the organisation to which all healthcare workers are affiliated, and which supplies support, services and assistance to all levels of the healthcare sector. HWF now seeks an ambitious and energetic individual to lead the organisation through the next exciting stages of development.

The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) is the UK’s National Seafarers’ Welfare Board and the umbrella charity for the UK Merchant Navy and fishing fleets. Using an endowed investment fund, the MNWB supports and promotes quality welfare services to active and retired merchant seafarers, fishermen and their dependants.

The MNWB Council of Management is made up of an equal number of representatives from Ship owners (UK Chamber of Shipping), Unions (Nautilus International and RMT), maritime charities and specialist advisors. Council meetings are observed by the UK Government represented by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Executive to run a high profile and leading UK maritime charity.

The Chief Executive is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operation of the MNWB. Working with trustees, you will lead an experienced and passionate staff to develop programmes and projects to support Constituent member organisations. Acting as Company Secretary, you will work with trustees in pursuance of the charity’s key objects supporting 45 Constituent member organisations and operating 16 Port Welfare Committees covering all UK ports and Gibraltar.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• A senior executive with a successful track record of operating within the maritime charity sector
• A focused deliverer with proven experience of managing and maintaining high profile relationships with stakeholders
• A charismatic and exceptional leader with strong influencing and listening skills
• An innovator, able to work in partnership in order to manage challenges that may arise
• An understanding of the welfare needs of the Merchant Navy and Fishing sectors
• A strategic thinker with a visionary, ambitious and inspiring approach who will be able to identify potential new ways of working to benefit maritime charities and their seafarer/fisher beneficiaries
• Experience of working in the charity sector
• Proven record of managing programmes and projects
• Geographically mobile and happy to travel to meet the demands of the role

You will be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK

Competitive salary + benefits + contributory group personal pension scheme. 

MNWB is an equal opportunities employer so we want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. Please let us know if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you. 

To apply, submit your CV and supporting letter.

Closing date: 8th October 2021

Homebased role covering the Newcastle area

About us

As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services to disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.

With 5,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, Leonard Cheshire provides support to 3,200 people in a variety of UK living services including supported living, nursing, and day centre facilities.  We also support 12,000 young people in the UK with skills, confidence, and employment programmes.  Internationally, we are a specialist development non-governmental organisation, delivering inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to join the Regional and Corporate Fundraising team at Leonard Cheshire. The team works to raise awareness of Leonard Cheshire both locally and nationally and raise funds for our services and programmes supporting disabled people.  

You will be responsible for prospecting and building an income pipeline with a view to securing fundraised income to support unrestricted and restricted funding. The key focus will be corporate engagement identifying CSR, charity partnership, corporate volunteering, GIK and local corporate grant funds. This exciting role offers both the opportunity to develop new business and account management skills.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

About you

You must be efficient, organised, and pro-active with strong communication skills. In this corporate focused role, you will secure new partnerships with large UK and Global companies across a diverse range of sectors.  

You will have experience applying for funding from corporates and trusts and stewarding those relationships. You will be an effective communicator and customer focussed individual. Many of our activities also rely on working across departments and will require someone with a confident manner who can work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

Benefits

• Substantial annual leave.
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover.
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates.
• Flexible working and lot’s more.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *

Based at our Head Office – covering the south of England.

About us

As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services to disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.

With 5,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, Leonard Cheshire provides support to 3,200 people in a variety of UK living services including supported living, nursing, and day centre facilities.  We also support 12,000 young people in the UK with skills, confidence, and employment programmes.  Internationally, we are a specialist development non-governmental organisation, delivering inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to join the Regional and Corporate Fundraising team at Leonard Cheshire. The team works to raise awareness of Leonard Cheshire both locally and nationally and raise funds for our services and programmes supporting disabled people.  

You will be responsible for prospecting and building an income pipeline with a view to securing fundraised income to support unrestricted and restricted funding. The key focus will be corporate engagement identifying CSR, charity partnership, corporate volunteering, GIK and local corporate grant funds. This exciting role offers both the opportunity to develop new business and account management skills.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

About you

You must be efficient, organised, and pro-active with strong communication skills. In this corporate focused role, you will secure new partnerships with large UK and Global companies across a diverse range of sectors.  

You will have experience applying for funding from corporates and trusts and stewarding those relationships. You will be an effective communicator and customer focussed individual. Many of our activities also rely on working across departments and will require someone with a confident manner who can work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

Benefits

• Substantial annual leave.
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover.
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates.
• Flexible working and lot’s more.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *

About this exciting opportunity   

Fair4All Finance is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and efficient Executive Assistant to join our team to support the CEO and Leadership Team. Our CEO Sacha Romanovich is an inspiring leader who is guiding work to deliver Fair4All Finance’s ambitious strategy to support the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. 

She has a background in driving purpose led change in business through her previous roles as CEO at Grant Thornton and as the inaugural chair of Access Accountancy. Sacha was awarded an OBE in October 2020 for services to business during the Covid-19 response. You will work closely with Sacha and the Leadership team, and will collaborate with the Team Assistant and Operations team to deliver wider organisational support.

Our team has been through immense growth, growing to a punchy team of 30 within the past 12 months. You can check out our team profiles on our website.

What we are looking for  

We’re looking for someone with a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal), with a can-do attitude. You need to take initiative to proactively drive deadlines and forward plan ensuring varied tasks are done, anticipating the needs of the CEO. If you can work on a day-to-day basis with some ambiguity and are able to stay level-headed and on top of a busy and varied workload to manage the CEO’s and wider teams time and activities skilfully and confidentially, then this could be a great opportunity for you. 

Your responsibilities 

In this role your focus will likely be split across some key areas of work: 

•  Stakeholder management 

• Diary planning and management 

• Meeting preparation and follow up 

• Presentation and webinar support 

• Wider administration to support us in focusing on what matters most 

CEO Support - 40% of time

• Support our CEO in all aspects of her role, helping to manage time, correspondence, tasks and priorities, ensuring commitments outside of her direct role are accommodated 

• Plan and co-ordinate meetings to ensure meetings are purposeful and relevant. Ensure she is fully prepared for meetings, with clarity on who is attending and what is expected by way of outcome.

• Ensure prompt follow-up with agreed action points and follow through ongoing delivery on commitments 

• Assist the CEO with the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and other presentational and engagement tools such as Mural and Miro boards 

• Monitor CEO inbox to ensure emails are acknowledged and prioritised 

Leadership team support – 30% of time

• Support Executive Director and Leadership team with coordinating multistakeholder meetings, liaising with internal and external stakeholders

• Collaborate with the Company Secretary, Chair and their EA to coordinate governance meetings and deadlines with Company Secretary and keep team members updated with changes to support timely review of papers and decision making 

• Support the planning and delivery of the AGM 

Wider Team Support – 20% of time 

• Attend team meetings and circulate actions

• Maintain records in line with internal policies and procedures, including updating stakeholder information in the CRM

• Keep team diaries updated with annual bank holidays, team meetings, board meetings and huddles, reset and reflection days and other organisation wide activities

Other responsibilities – 10% of time

• Attend Operations team and all team meetings and learning sessions

• Overseeing technology of monthly team meetings (screensharing, managing breakout rooms)

• Support and arrange key external meetings and webinars including online events, venues and catering

Person specification 

Essential experience and capabilities include: 

• Passion for our mission to increase the financial resilience of people in vulnerable circumstances

• Experience providing support to CEO and executive leadership teams

• Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to understand the strategic context of your work and use that to help prioritise

• Proficiency in taking concise minutes and circulating action points

• Confidence in using Microsoft Outlook (our primary means of communicating externally) and MS Teams (our primary means of communicating internally)

• Confidence in using Microsoft Office 365, including high proficiency in PowerPoint and Word. You’ll be quick learner with new software and tools and using technology to spend time where we add most value

• Confidence with working virtually and using technology to ensure the smooth running of the CEO’s diary

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to build rapport, put people at their ease and sustain productive relationships

• First-rate stakeholder management skills – both internal and external

• A pro-active attitude and problem-solving mentality combined with a keen eye for detail

Desirable experience and capabilities include:

• Are confident using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Dynamics

 Personal characteristics:

• Be dynamic with a strong eye for detail

• An excellent communicator and adept at presenting information in a concise and relevant manner

• Flexible and adaptable and responsive to working in changing environment

• One step ahead of what is coming next and juggling priorities accordingly

• Confident interacting with CEOs and key senior stakeholders including using your influencing skills to ensure senior stakeholders accept meeting requests 

• Able to deal with sensitive issues and to demonstrate confidentiality

• Able to make judgments about what is important, consult appropriately and to have the confidence to manage others expectations

• Have interest in and commitment to continued learning and development, of self and others in the team

Application process

• The role will close Tuesday 12th October at 9:30am

• We may contact you prior to the closing date to arrange an interview

After the job advert closes, your answers will go through a sift process: randomising and anonymising answers to take out individual information that could add biases into hiring decisions. This enables application reviewers to review each answer objectively. People scoring the applications will not have seen your CV at this stage of the process so please try your best to answer questions with specific examples and without simply rephrasing your CV, which they will review later in the recruitment process. 

As the first permanent CEO of this recently established independent charity you’ll lead our start-up and growth, taking Jeans for Genes® into a new and exciting phase.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to shape and grow a new charity with an important mission. It’s not for the faint hearted because you’ll be setting up governance systems, formulating financial strategies and setting the future vision.

We want you to test new approaches that bigger organisations struggle to deploy. That’s why we’re looking for an extraordinary leader with a combination of entrepreneurial spirit, experience of building and leading teams, strategic insight and commercial awareness.

To see the full job and person specification see the attachment below.

The Bureau was established in 1979 as a volunteer centre with the needs and rights of both local people and our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to developing solutions that can be delivered through effective voluntary action and partnership working. Over the last 20 years The Bureau has grown and evolved, in line with the changing needs and wants of local people. We have moved on from being ‘just’ a volunteer centre and now offer a range of different services including:

A rare opportunity has arisen, and we are seeking to appoint a new Chief Officer to build on our successes and lead our well established and thriving community wellbeing charity. Our aim is to create opportunities that enable people and communities to take action that makes positive social change and community benefit whilst improving quality of life for local people, all underpinned by our core values.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The successful candidate must have sound leadership skills, be a strategic thinker and have financial and budget management experience. You will be a confident and passionate communicator, with an ability to create positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• The charity continues to thrive, building on its success to date, delivering quality support to the people of Glossopdale.
• The charity conforms with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements.
• The charity operates to its own policies, standards and values.
• The charity is staffed at all times by properly trained workers who provide a high quality of service to the public.
• Proper administrative systems are maintained.
• The charity maintains appropriate liaison with other local statutory and voluntary agencies, professional bodies and the community of Glossopdale.
• Opportunities for development are identified and progressed and forward planning is undertaken to ensure that the charity responds to local needs;
• The Trustee Board is able to fulfil its role through the provision of information, consultation, and policy recommendations.
• The vision and culture of the organisation is strengthened and developed through strong leadership.

We are currently working with a small Exeter based charity, Balloons, who work hard to support children and young people (C&YP) affected by bereavement in the Exeter, Mid and East Devon areas.  The charity is now ready to appoint their second Chief Executive Officer on the retirement of the incumbent CEO Sara Bennett, to enable them to grow and develop their services further to continue to reach those C&YP who need them.

We are looking for someone who can lead the charity into the future, using their expertise and knowledge to drive, innovate and enhance the business of Balloons. Applicants will have previous strategic management experience and be effective operationally. They will have some knowledge and experience of the delivery of psychological wellbeing services. Interested applicants should bear in mind the small size of the charity.

More specifically we are seeking:

• Degree level education and a relevant qualification in clinical or therapeutic practice, as well as a business, management, or leadership qualification
• Previous relevant experience in a clinical or therapeutic setting.
• Able to demonstrate successful leadership of a non-profit organisation.
• Innovation, vision, and strategic thinking skills.
• Exceptional people management skills.
• A track record in developing and delivering fundraising strategies.
• Financial acumen.
• Previous experience of working with a voluntary board of trustees.
• Previous experience of leading an organisation which uses volunteers.
• Knowledge and experience of psychological wellbeing and safeguarding processes when working with C&YP.
• A genuine interest in this area of work.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the Board of Trustees to ensure that a long-term strategy is in place for financial and operational security, and that the charity is fully compliant with all relevant legislation.
• Develop income generation strategies to maintain and enhance the level of funding available to the charity.
• Have responsibility for day-to-day financial management of the charity.
• Act as clinical director and ensure effective processes are in place so that the charity remains responsive to the needs of grieving C&YP.
• Lead, manage and support the staff team to maximise their personal contributions.
• Maintain effective networks with all principal supporters and stakeholders.
• Seek opportunities to expand and promote the role of the charity.
• Oversee the use of digital technology.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a well-respected charity delivering meaningful and valued services to C&YP, and to lead a small staff team to ensure they continue to grow and flourish both as part of the organisation and individually. 

If you would like to play a key role in the future of Balloons, please see the recruitment process in the attached Information Pack

Grants Officer

£30,000 - £35,000

Maternity Cover, full-time, nine months initial contract (flexibility considered)

Central London and remote

The Legal Education Foundation is an independent grantmaking foundation distributing around £6million a year through our own grants and programmes, alongside participating in funding partnerships.

Our vision is of a society that fosters the principles of justice and fairness, where people understand and use law to bring about positive change and to prevent harm and where public systems and structures uphold the rule of law. Our focus is on ‘the law of everyday life’ - including people’s rights in housing, employment, community care, immigration and welfare benefits.

The Grants Officer is an important role, part of a small collaborative grants team delivering the Foundation’s 5-year strategy to 2025 and the Justice Together initiative. Our priority is to develop stronger relationships with our grantees, which will enable us to better support them and to learn more from what we fund. There are opportunities to shape the job by leading on areas of particular interest within the grants portfolio. 

This Grants Officer role is one of three at the Foundation. The post-holder will work approximately two days a week on Justice Together, alongside colleagues in that team.

The Grants Officer will report to the Director of Grants, and will work closely with colleagues in administration, finance, policy and research, as well as the Chief Executive. 

People with lived experience of social welfare legal issues are underrepresented in our organisation, so we are actively recruiting and prioritising candidates who bring this understanding alongside other skills and expertise. (We do not expect people to describe their personal experience at any stage during this recruitment process or during their work at the Foundation.)

The post-holder would need to be based in the London office for at least 2 days per week but could choose to work from home and/or from our Guildford office for part of the week. 

Your application should comprise a CV along with a supporting statement of around two sides of A4 indicating how you meet the person specifications of the role and your motivations for applying.

WYCOMBE WOMEN’S AID

Putting women’s and children’s choices at the heart of everything we do

Registered Charity No. 299946 Registered Company No. 2245478

CEO

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: NJC 41 – 49 (£44,863 - £53,050)

Contract: Permanent

Leave: 25 days annual leave per annum, plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays after 5 years continuous service

Pension: 5% contribution to pension by Wycombe Women’s Aid

Requirements: This post will be subject to references and an enhanced DBS check (paid for by the organisation) and open to women only.  Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing Date: Friday 24th September 2021 at 5.00pm

Interview Date: Friday 8th October 2021 or Saturday 9th October 2021

About the Organisation
Wycombe Women’s Aid (WWA) is a well-established and well-respected charity which exists to provide independent, high-quality specialist services to women and children experiencing the effects of domestic violence.  Our vision is of a world where women and children live their lives free from domestic and sexual violence.  We are a women-only organisation, working from a feminist perspective and committed to empowerment and self-help.  We listen to women and children and believe in women’s power to take back control of their lives.

About the Service

The services offered by Wycombe Women’s Aid are broad and designed to support with all the challenges surrounding and caused by domestic violence.  By offering both practical and emotional support, women and their children are provided with the tools needed to empower them to make their own decisions and ultimately achieve their own goals.  The support offered can be immediate in the form of refuge facilities or take a longer view through counselling and advocacy.  Wycombe Women’s Aid also has the capacity to support young people via a Youth Worker project meaning that the effects of WWA have reaching and long-term impacts for families.

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic, forward-thinking CEO to join the charity and lead a committed and passionate team.  The successful applicant will ensure the charity fulfils its vision, strategy and values and delivers high quality services to women and children experiencing the effects of domestic violence.  The CEO will take a holistic view of how to continue to offer the best level of services in an ever changing financial and political environment.  Working alongside the internal Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees, the CEO will identify ways to maintain and improve services and therefore the outcomes of those using the charity’s services.

About You

You will have a strong desire to make a difference within the domestic violence sector and a commitment to working from the trauma informed, feminist perspective, which underpins all our work.  You will have led an experienced team of people who are specialists in their field and provided them with the support and vision they need to strive for excellent outcomes for clients.

Your expertise will mean that you are well versed in working within organisations that have a focus on long term financial sustainability and you will be adept at working to high levels of governance.  You will have a strong awareness of risk management and will be comfortable being the face of the organisation as it strives to raise awareness of its work.  You will also actively seek out ways to leverage the support available from the Board of Trustees to further improve services.

We particularly welcome applicants from Black and minoritised women as these are currently under-represented within our staff team.  

In return, we offer a supportive, flexible and values led organisation, a focus on learning and self-development, comprehensive well-being support and the opportunity to work with a team of committed and inspiring women.

Wycombe Women’s Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job title: Grants Manager
Reports to: Chief Executive, RSTMH
Hours of work: Full time (this role is office based in Holborn, London)
Salary: £36k
Job type: Contract to Feb 2023 initially

Job summary

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is a charity and society of over 1,400 members from 94 countries, who work in, or are interested in tropical medicine and global health.

We aim to save lives, alleviate diseases and improve equity and access to health through improving our members careers and combining their skills and experience with our own knowledge to call for change in policy, funding and research.

Every year RSTMH provides small grants of up to £5,000 each to early career researchers and global health professionals around the world, to try and ensure that the pipeline of research, translation, implementation and policy work on global health is full of innovative plans and projects.  We want to inspire the next generation of tropical medicine and global health discoveries as much as we can.  In the last 4 years the programme has grown by a factor of 4 in terms of submissions and by a factor of 6 in terms of awards, so it is an exciting time to be leading this area of work.

To help us manage this programme we’re looking for an experienced Grants Manager who can manage all aspects of the programme from marketing through assessment, to award, ongoing communications and monitoring and evaluation.

RSTMH is a small team so the candidate needs to be happy to work alone, and also be an effective team player. They should be equally comfortable leading partner relationships, developing marketing information, writing a communications strategy, advising potential grantees on terms and conditions, and running reports on the online submissions platform.  The candidate needs to be responsible for the programme budget on behalf of RSTMH and our funding partners, and have excellent project management and relationship building skills.

Summary of the role

• Taking ultimate responsibility for the delivery of the RSTMH small grants programme, including managing relationships with our grant funding partners, volunteer assessors and awardees
• Developing and overseeing processes to streamline the marketing, assessment and delivery of grants to successful applicants
• Improve communications, monitoring and evaluation strategies to optimise the programme and its longer term outcomes
• Ensuring the grants are an integral part of RSTMH, reflecting and complementing wider organisational activity and strategy

Key tasks

Key tasks

• To manage the international RSTMH small grants programme, working with the Chief Executive, including-
  • Develop marketing information for the small grants programme and help disseminate this to our existing and new networks
  • Provide support and advice to potential grantees, managing their expectations where necessary
  • Efficiently administer the grants application process through
    • Carry out an initial assessments of grant applications
    • Assign the applications to global assessors and managing that process through to finalising assessments and producing a shortlisting report
    • Work with the Chief Executive to make recommendations to the Grants and Awards Committee
    • Produce shortlisting reports for RSTMH funding partners according to their criteria
    • Finalise grantees and working with the RSTMH to make awards
    • Evaluate the project reports as part of the wider review of the Programme
• To manage relationships with our global network of voluntary assessors and also past and current awardees including
  • Establish relationships with global assessors and grantees including phone calls, webinars and face to face meetings where possible
  • Work with global assessors and grantees to ensure compliance with our grant processes including reporting and evaluation
• Draft reports about the programme for the Chief Executive, Grants and Awards Committee, Board of Trustees and funding partners
• Maintain quality data records on grant activity, through the RSTMH resources
• Ensure we meet our obligations under our agreements with our funding partners
• Carry out such other tasks as the Chief Executive may from time to time deem necessary

Person Specification

Essential

• At least 3 years experience of working in grant management, overseeing grants being given out
• Understanding and experience of developing a monitoring and evaluation process
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and manage own time
• Excellent verbal and written communication and skills
• Excellent at building relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to meet challenging deadlines and targets
• Strategic thinker, happy to undertake operational work
• Strong IT skills, including MS Office applications and database management
• A demonstrable commitment to the aims and objectives of RSTMH
• Diplomacy and the ability to manage sensitive data in a confidential and appropriate manner
• Methodical and able to meet agreed deadlines
• Flexible approach to changing circumstances, prepared to re-order priorities when required

Desirable

• An understanding of the environment for grant making for charities
• Experience of working in a small team
• Experience of writing grant applications

Closing Date: 5pm on the 10th October 2021. We may review applications as and when they come in, and may close the process early if successful, so would urge early applications. 

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Permanent, full-time
Currently working from home

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Foundation Partnerships team at the UK Committee for UNICEF seeks to build long term relationships with private, institutional and statutory funders, in line with our organisational fundraising strategy. We have experienced exciting success and growth over the last five years, and we have ambitions to continue to grow.  We are currently recruiting for a Trusts and Foundations Executive who will be key to enabling the team to achieve even greater results for children.

As Trusts and Foundations Executive, you will build and nurture relationships with UK-based trusts and foundations, with individual responsibility of a five-figure portfolio, embedding these important ongoing donors into the UNICEF UK family and actively seeking out and identifying new potential donors. As well as providing these partners with a high level of donor care, you will also support the rest of the Foundations team by writing proposals and reports - narrative and financial - for key donors.

To succeed, you will need to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, plus the ability to develop effective relationships with donors to ensure outcomes are maximised for both UNICEF UK and the donor. You will also need to be a positive team player, able to work to tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.

Act now and visit our website via the link, to apply online.

Closing date: Friday 24th September 2021.
Interview date: Wednesday 13th October 2021.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is currently closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy. We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

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

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland).

Grants Manager

We are seeking an experienced Grant Fundraiser to join a dynamic and fast moving Charity

Our client is a national charity which works to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, this is a fantastic time to join them as they are going through an exciting period of growth.

Position: Grants Manager

Location: Homeworking with regular travel to Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Salary: up to £35,000 basic plus £5,000 bonus

Contract: Full time, permanent (Flexible working hours)

About the role:

As Grants Manager you will lead the Grants Team in driving forward exciting organisational programmes and initiatives, by securing external funding.  Engaging with grant-making trusts and foundations, you will explore and identify opportunities for funding, developing relationships with grant managers and foundation trustees.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Generate income by research, design, writing and submitting applications and appeals for funding
• Assist in the development of bid winning proposals
• Develop and present short, medium and long-term funding strategies
• Deliver a targeted programme of trust and grants fundraising.
• Identify, profile and prioritise new trusts to develop a funding plan to achieve income targets
• Review existing and previous funders to assess potential for further collaboration

About you:

To be successful in the role of Grants Manager you will be a confident and effective grant fundraiser, with a strong track record in producing successful, high quality applications and tenders, with the ability to identify and work closely with private trusts and foundations. You will be able to communicate compelling messages in written form and have excellent interpersonal skills to influence and engage with individuals at all levels.

In return:

You will have the opportunity to work for an amazing organisation that is conducting ground-breaking research, potentially changing the way some disabilities are treated, affecting millions of people around the world. They offer a fantastic benefits package including:

• Excellent working conditions within a neurodiversity friendly building
• Good work-life balance
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free on site exercise classes
• A collaborative working environment
• Casual dress code for non-client facing roles
• Opportunities for volunteering
• Opportunities for training and development
• Support with professional CPD
• Employee and volunteer awards
• Social events
• Recommend a friend scheme

You may have previous experience of: Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Location: Camden Town, London
Salary: £30,000 -£33,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours: This is a full-time 35 hours per week role, with potential to be a 28-hour job if preferred. Some flexible working considered.
Reporting to:The Chief Executive.

The successful candidate will be subject to an appropriate DBS check.

In the UK there are more than 1.3 million children and young people living with a disability and nearly four million children living in poverty. We exist to improve the lives of these children and since 1949 Variety in the UK has raised more than £270m in pursuit of this objective. Variety provides practical, tangible help that makes an immediate difference, which includes grants for specialist equipment as well as accessible transport used by schools and other non-profit organisations across the UK. Our Great Days Out are legendary.

The Role

Variety is seeking a highly skilled, professional, and dynamic Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive and the Chief Barker (Chair of the Board of Trustees). The role involves supporting both executive leaders with day-to-day administration as well as organising various regular board and committee meetings etc. The role will also encompass office and HR management duties as and when required.

The ideal candidate will have experience in both supporting a senior executive and a board of Trustees/ Directors (or senior committee) within the charity sector. They will be skilled at building relationships at all levels of the organisation and must show discretion and tact when dealing with matters of a confidential nature.

You will need previous experience in an EA role, be unflappable, very organised, and able to stay on top of a busy and varied workload where it is crucial to manage the Chief Executive’s time and activities skilfully and confidentially. You will have a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal), with a can-do attitude and someone who can use their initiative to proactively drive deadlines and forward plan ensuring varied tasks are done. 

This is a unique opportunity to join the Charity at an exciting time and be part of a small team making big changes for its future.

Closing Date: Friday 24th September 2021

Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to everyone who applies, so only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Please note applications will be considered on a rolling basis so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we are able to appoint before the advertised closing date.

Equal opportunities

Variety is committed to equality and diversity. To help us assess the reach of our recruitment practices, we would be grateful if you would complete our attached equal opportunity form.

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Variety, the Children's Charity, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

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