The role

It’s an exciting time for Leonard Cheshire, as we launch our new strategy to support people with disabilities around the world to live, learn, and work as independently as they choose. We are delighted to be expanding our major gifts programme to support the organisation’s global fundraising strategy. We are looking for a motivated, proud, and dynamic fundraiser with proven experience of raising funds from individuals and family run Trusts and Foundations to fill this crucial role in our Philanthropy team. This varied role presents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser with drive, intelligence, and passion to truly excel with a leading global disability charity.

The role will see the successful candidate developing and managing their own portfolio of major supporters via our Pioneer Circle giving programme, building relationships with new and current supporters, creating development plans, devising bespoke pitches and proposals, and offering thoughtful world-class stewardship to our most generous supporters. With a combined UK and International project portfolio, LC offers a unique opportunity to have the best of both worlds – offering a growing and diverse major gifts portfolio to cultivate, with the opportunity (with internal support) to pursue exciting new major gift opportunities.

Through phone, face to face and online conversations, and by producing high quality, persuasive pitch documents and impact reports, you will engage with a broad range of existing and potential major supporters to achieve measurable income growth, with the emphasis on themed and unrestricted funder opportunities to deepen our global impact. 

With a keen eye for opportunities, you will research, identify and help establish new groups of funders, developing relationships with a wide range of individuals how could potentially become influential champions of Leonard Cheshire and take on a formally recognised voluntary role. The successful candidate will also build strong collaborative-led relationships with colleagues across the UK and internationally to identify, cultivate and secure major gifts from internal and external networks.

As part of our pioneering new strategy, working closely with the Philanthropy Manager, you will help refine and improve existing known funding models, processes and products to create new major gifts concepts, including developing innovative approaches to fundraising, stewardship and cultivation events.

The candidate

The ideal candidate will be a positive, creative, and proactive individual who embraces challenge and a diverse workload. With success in cultivating new relationships, as well as maintaining warm relationships with existing supporters, the post holder will also be a self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have a proven track record of generating four figure donations from major donor sources, and first-hand experience of relationship led fundraising. You will be expected to quickly form positive relationships with internal and external partners as a representative of the organisation.

Benefits

We are a friendly and social team, enjoying regular team drinks and picnics in beautiful Vauxhall Park as well as quarterly team away days. When it is Covid-safe, the Philanthropy Officer would be encouraged to visit projects with supporters in the UK and internationally. There is also the opportunity to work from home or to come into the office in Vauxhall part time or full time.

Other benefits include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement
• An amazing 11% pension contribution
• Private health care options with Hospital Saturday Fund
• Access to an employee assistance programme through CanadaLife that looks after your wellbeing with a 24/7 UK-based online GP, counselling, a get-fit programme, legal and financial guidance, and other services.
• Cycle to Work
• Season Ticket Loan
• O2 discount

Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports people with disabilities around the world to fulfil their potential. Our support goes beyond supported living. Our programmes range from community volunteering and social action, to skill-development, employment, and digital inclusion in the UK and across 13 countries in Africa and Asia. 

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 *

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 14th December 2021

The King’s Fund paid-for events business began in 2006 and has grown organically year on year by developing new products and increasing reach.  The events programme attracts participants from across the NHS, local authority, people using health and care services, commercial, statutory, and the voluntary and community sectors. The King’s Fund’s vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all and our work involves understanding developments, challenges and opportunities across health and care. The events programme supports our organisational goals and brings people together to discuss, share and learn.

The events and partnerships team is responsible for delivering a large portion of the free events that take place across The Fund; including online events, roundtables, workshops, receptions and dinners. The team also has ownership over our paid-for events programme; which includes virtual conferences, in-person conferences and congresses. The events and partnerships team ensures that there is a co-ordinated and uniform approach to delivering virtual or in-person events, and that each is delivered to the same high standard.

Working with the Head of Events and Partnerships, you’ll take on a varied and interesting role. You will take the lead in organising, delivering and evaluating a portfolio of paid for and free to attend events. You will liaise closely with colleagues across the Fund to generate new conference ideas and lead on specific event content, playing a key role in the process of researching and creating individual event programmes. You will support the development of partnerships to generate income and build strong relationships with external organisations. You will have responsibility for ensuring our annual programme of events run smoothly, keep to strict budgets, meet the expectations of our delegates and enhance the public profile of The King’s Fund and its work.

Here at the Fund, we actively encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Hybrid working: Our premises in London are open and for the rest of the year our staff are working in the office at least one day per week. We are in the process of developing our working patterns in the longer term (from 2022) which we expect to include some time working from the office each week to better deliver our work and support our colleagues and clients.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Tuesday, 7 December at 9am. 

Please note that in order to apply, you must have documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Please do not send CVs. No agencies please.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities and community groups. 

We support a wide range of projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes.

Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£588.2 million) of National Lottery funding to over 14,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. Over eight in ten (83%) of our grants were for less than £10k, going to grassroots groups and charities.

We are here to support people and communities through bad times as well as good – and that has never been so important as this year. Thanks to National Lottery players, we’ve been able to respond quickly and positively to communities working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Their efforts have been humbling and inspiring and we’re delighted to have been able to help by distributing over £400 million pounds in National Lottery funding alone across the UK since the first lockdown began in March 2020.

About the Role

We are looking for a new Funding Officer to cover areas within Essex (the team is based remotely across Essex and Hertfordshire). The role will join a passionate, vibrant and friendly team and be part of ensuring our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places locally.  

As part of our funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programme. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

You will gain an understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding programmes. You will be responsible for your own caseload; liaise with grant recipients, visit projects, identify and manage risks, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our applicants and grant holders by providing advice and feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact as a grant maker. You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered. Part-time considered at minimum 3 days.

Interview Date: W/C 10th January

Salary: £25,282 - £26,500

Location: Essex and Hertfordshire on a mobile basis. Travel (majority within the patch - occasionally to London)

Essential Criteria

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering and have excellent knowledge of that area. You will be expected to work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

You will need to provide 3 desirable points, and these should correlate with the agreed job profile.

• Knowledge of the local areas you would be covering and their charity sectors. Experience working with underrepresented communities in the area is particularly desirable.
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes.
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal 

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Funds Manager (28 hours to 35 hours considered)

Thank you for showing an interest in working for Emmaus UK. We are looking for a dynamic Funds Manager to work with us to support our 34 member organisations

Emmaus is a fantastic organisation. We help formerly homeless people to re-gain lost self-esteem by providing them with a stable home and meaningful work in a social enterprise. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community. And that’s what Emmaus offers.

Our Funds Manager is a key role in the organisation as they will be supporting our members to make high quality applications to the Emmaus Funds. They will also be involved in the assessment processes and making recommendations to the Investment Committee.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and driven, is an expert relationship builder and able to think flexibly in order to meet the needs of our member organisations and partners. The successful applicant will be organised and able to juggle conflicting workloads. They should have experience of grant giving processes and be able to connect with people in a wide range of different situations.

If you are interested in the role, please submit a completed application form as well as the additional details form. Emmaus UK is a secular organisation, committed to equality and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 10th January 2022. Please send your application form. 

First round Interviews will be held w/c 17th January 2022 on Microsoft Teams.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact us directly.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £36 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, spots and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Funding Officer to join our South London Team

You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.  The South London Team covers the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark and Sutton.

As a Funding Officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants on our Reaching Communities programme, using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area within South London, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.

Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

You will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.

Contract Type: Permanent – full time

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: W/C 3rd January 2022

Salary: £27,810 - £28,500

Essential Criteria

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision.

Ideally you will live within South London and have excellent knowledge of the area. You will work from several locations, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of London’s charity sector and experience working with underrepresented communities in the region
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK -we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.

About the Role

We have an opening within our South West regional funding team for a person who is passionate about their community and the wider third sector to join us as a Funding Manager.

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

Working across Bristol, Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset you will coordinate responsive grant-making; ensuring that our funding is equitable (actively fair and levelling the playing field), informed and responds to the local context.

Funding Managers are responsible for coordinating from the beginning to the end of our grant-making, placing communities at the heart of what we do.

As a Funding Manager you will have a small team of 4 Funding Officers to support and manage, ensuring high levels of performance and collaboration. You will be fully committed to being part of the larger South West team embracing our local team working values to always be truly present, working in ways which support our own and others wellbeing. Our integrity underpins everything we do, creating an environment in which we can always be supportive and include everyone fairly and equitably. These values enable us to be progressive, finding new and better ways of working, to constantly improve as a team. 

You will have excellent people management skills and be able to coach and motivate staff, creating a constructive and positive working environment. This will be both remotely (by video calls/by phone/by e mail) and in person.

You will have a passion for equitable grant making and driving forward our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ambitions.

You will be a clear communicator both verbally and in writing. You will be able to manage a high workload for you and your team and support your team practically and with integrity to deliver excellent customer service. You will use feedback to improve what we all do making sure our funding responds to the local context and need.

Your project management skills will be strong, and your decision-making will be informed by analysis and assessment.

You will work with your team to build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders and increase our impact by bringing people together and influencing others.

You will support our ambition to increase knowledge and learning across the region.

Together with 2 other Funding Managers in the region you will report into the Head of Region for the South West and work collaboratively with peers across the organisation at various levels.

You will live within Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset or the immediate surrounding areas.

You will work from several locations, including your home, our office in Exeter and external venues. Travel will be required to various locations and other offices when travel restrictions are eased.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: Monday 24th January 2021

Closing Date: 9th January 2022

Essential Criteria

• Both a commitment to, and experience of implementing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives within the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.
• Experience of managing teams and leading a high-performance culture through your ability to coach, involve and empower people including with remote workers.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate a track record of turning strategic plans into a deliverable reality with a team of people.

Desirable Criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that enables you to bring people along with you.
• Experience in managing complex processes using data management systems
• A deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Equity, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive. We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.

We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

Purpose

The Programme Funding Manager will secure funding from institutional donors for CBM UK and our implementing partners, to resource strategic programme developments in global disability inclusion. This will include relationship building with donors and consortium partners; coordination and support of proposal development; and active contribution to ensuring donor compliance and due diligence.

Key objective

Contribute to securing new institutional funding commitments which fit with CBM UK’s strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities

1. External Relations (20%)​

2. Proposal Development (60%)​

3. Donor Compliance (10%)

4. Internal Relations and Management (10%)

Please download a recruitment pack for full details.

Sightsavers is recruiting for an experienced and successful Institutional Fundraiser with a proven background of securing and managing multiple large-scale funding from a range of institutional donors.

Purpose of role

As Institutional Funding Senior Advisor, you will be responsible for securing, maintaining and developing institutional donor relationships. You will lead on contract management and maintain key institutional donor relationships for some of Sightsavers’ largest funding agreements and engage with senior internal stakeholders at head office, consortium working groups and country offices to support project implementation.

About the role of Institutional Funding Senior Advisor

• Building and maintaining strategic relationships with multiple institutional donors
• Directly manage the contracts and grants for Sightsavers projects
• Lead on the effective planning, coordination, production and negotiation of bids and proposals
• Learning and continuous improvement of the overall strategic direction and operations of the team and wider organisation
• Raising the profile of Sightsavers’ work in the area of Institutional Funding through representation and interaction at appropriate forums
• International travel for proposal developments, donor visits, support programme staff

The role involves extensive international travel and would suit an individual with proven experience of securing and managing multiple large-scale funding from a range of institutional donors including governments and major foundations, for an international development organisation.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Required:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent working experience
• Demonstrable experience of working in government or statutory funding for an international development organisation
• Demonstrable experience of securing multiple, large-scale funding from a range of institutional donors (governments and/or major foundations) e.g. FCDO (DFID), USAID, EC, Gates
• Ability to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge and understanding of donor policy direction and regulations
• Experience of managing contracts with large-scale institutional donors
• Experience of leading on donor engagement activities such as donor engagement strategy development and meetings
• Exceptional internal and external stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Research, reporting writing and proposal development skills
• An understanding of and commitment to the realisation of the rights of people with disabilities
• Availability to travel for up to 8 weeks per year travel for proposal developments, donor visits, support programme staff in the development of relationships at a country office / regional level. (Covid-19 restrictions allowing).
• Fluent French language skills 
• Business level English skills

Desirable

• Line Management experience

 The Institutional Funding Senior Advisor is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details. Applications shoul dbe submitted in English. 

Closing date: 5 December 2021

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply

Overview 

At the Talent Foundry we are obsessed with helping young people discover what they are amazing at and we work with around 60,000 young people from across 1,600 secondary schools every year with this goal in mind.

We work only in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, running employability programmes in partnership with some of the most recognisable UK brands.  On top of this, we host our showcase Rock Assembly event for 10,000 young people at Wembley Arena – a unique blend of careers fair and pop concert for the schools we work with. Everything we do is free of charge for schools and pupils.

As we move into this next phase of our development, we are looking to appoint a Deputy Chief Executive. This is a new role which will oversee the operations of the trust and look to develop new charitable partnerships with both philanthropic grant givers and corporate partners.

We will be appointing to this role with succession planning in mind and are looking for a highly-energetic and inspirational leader who excels at building relationships and advocacy. The role will involve a significant amount of external facing work, including with potential funders and media.

Specific Responsibilities

New business:

• Engage with external partners, both corporate and philanthropic to grow the funding base for the trust.
• Write bids and programme plans and prepare budgets to secure external funding from corporate partners and attend meetings with other senior members of TTF (or alone) to discuss and agree these.
• Assist the CEO with budget planning for new programmes or initiatives.

Programme Oversight

• Working with the Head of Programmes, maintain oversight of the delivery of programmes against relevant and applicable key performance indicators to ensure all programmes are delivered on time, in budget and that they meet the stated aims and objectives.

Advocacy

• Lead on external relations, including building a media profile for TTF to grow its reach and sphere of influence.
• Develop the social media strategy, including growing audience and honing TTF’s voice across key platforms.
   

Operations

• Supported by the Finance and HR officer, overall responsibility for signing off budgets and accounts, including overseeing the annual audit.
• Oversight of overall cashflow to ensure financial stability of the trust.
• Oversee engagement of self-employed freelance staff and contractors and maintaining accurate records in line with data protection requirements.
• Working with the Head of Programmes, responsible for ensuring all due diligence checks are completed as requested by corporate partners and contract management.
• Responsible for compliance with all regulatory requirements (e.g. pension scheme, Charity Commission)
• Responsible for the Risk Register, updating this as necessary and present this to the Board for approval at least termly.
• Act as Data Protection Officer for the trust.
• Manage office moves as needed

Line Management

• Head of Programmes and Finance and HR Officer.

Other General Responsibilities

• Operate as a flexible team player and deputise for the CEO as required
• To provide a high level of customer care to anyone connected with TTF
• To be aware of and support diversity and equal opportunities for all, appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals
• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of TTF
• To undertake all other duties commensurate with the level of the post as required, to ensure the efficient and effective running of TTF

TTF is committed to embedding Equality and Diversity across all its work and believes that a diverse range of perspectives at all levels is essential for our legitimacy and effectiveness.  We therefore strongly encourage applications from suitably experienced applicants from all walks of life who will continue to strengthen the diversity of our team.We would particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority candidates as they are under represented on our team at the present time. 

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Talent Foundry Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy. 

I. Position Summary
The Grants Associate will support Malala Fund’s grants administration as an integral member of the Programmes Team. Working directly with members of the Grants Team, they will support the grant portfolio through due diligence, preparation of grant materials and data management of awarded and proposed grants; and will assist the team in the management of Malala Fund grantmaking initiatives, work plans and budgets. They will support administration of the online grants management system to ensure system accessibility and grants data accuracy. The ideal candidate is a highly organised individual with strong analytical skills who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-oriented, diverse environment.

II. Responsibilities

Grants Management

• Manages  due diligence of grant applicants; including ensuring financial, legal and administrative compliance.
• Prepares grant agreements and grant disbursement requests.
• Ensures grant files are accurate and current across multiple data storage platforms.
• Assembles grant data for internal and external Malala Fund stakeholders.
• Manages grantmaking calendar, work plans and assists with monitoring grant portfolio budgets.
• Conducts research to advance programme development.
• Assumes other grants management responsibilities as needed.

Grants System Administration

• Supports with the administration of the grantmaking database system to ensure grants data accuracy.
• Configures and modifies system forms, processes, and workflows to support new program initiatives or process changes.

Organisational Culture

• Upholds the values of Malala Fund.
• Actively contributes to making Malala Fund a diverse and equitable workplace through inclusive practice and openness to different perspectives, cultures and ideas.
• Maintains behaviour and conduct that uphold the highest standards for safeguarding, professionally and personally.
• Acts as a role model for a ‘learning organisation’ culture by seeking insight and using problems as opportunities to learn.

III.  Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours

Essential

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 1 year of related experience OR demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with budgets and financial information.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise multiple projects and meet deadlines across multiple time zones.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Google Suite.
• Demonstrated interest in and familiarity with issues in international education, girls’ empowerment and international development.
• Strong commitment to Malala Fund’s mission, purpose and values.
• Strong commitment to gender equality, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, decolonisation and social justice
• Strong commitment to professional development and continued learning.
• Excellent team player with ability to work independently and in collaboration with colleagues at all levels across departments and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of any language(s) relevant to Malala Fund’s work
• Prior technical experience using a Grant Management System is a plus.
• Previous experience in a similar role.

Malala Fund is committed to racial equity and social justice. We actively seek applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities, to provide a wide range of perspectives, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates who have lived in countries in which Malala Fund is operating.

Note: This position is eligible for immigration sponsorship in the U.K.

IV. About Malala Fund

Registered as a public charity in the U.K. and U.S., Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn and lead. With more than 130 million girls out of school today, we're breaking down barriers that hold girls back.

Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. The girls we serve have high goals for themselves and we have high expectations for leaders who can help them. We invest in local education leaders and front-line organisations — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where most girls are missing out on secondary school. We give girls the tools they need to advocate for education and equality in their communities and a platform for the world to hear their voices. We believe girls should speak for themselves and tell leaders what they need to learn and achieve their potential.

V. How to Apply

Please submit your resume and responses to the below prompts through the application link by 3 January 2022.

Please note that due to the very high number of applications we receive when positions are posted, we are only able to respond directly to candidates with whom we wish to move forward in the interview process.

Malala Fund is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applications from under-represented and intersectional groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are seeking people from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identities, to provide a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund.

Malala Fund is committed to ensuring the safety of those involved in our work. Our first priority is protecting everyone who comes in direct or indirect contact with our organisation. Malala Fund has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We commit to ensuring that those who work with Malala Fund or on our behalf are able to work in an environment that is free from harm. To this end, Malala Fund reserves the right to conduct background checks on prospective and current employees.

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

The Research Officer will play a pivotal role in Cure Parkinson’s ambitious research projects. Joining us at a busy time and with research and trials gradually picking up pace, we can offer a self-motivated and enthusiastic researcher the opportunity to develop and make their mark as part of this innovative and dynamic charity.

The Research Officer will report to the Research Manager and work closely with the Research Committee and other members of our Research team.

Cure Parkinson’s was set up in 2005 by four people living with Parkinson’s.

In 15 years, the charity they started has made significant progress in the quest for a cure. We have funded millions of pounds of research, made scientific discoveries, and opened new avenues of research. We have made enormous strides in involving people with Parkinson’s in research and given hope to many with the condition. Our innovative approach, which has led to collaborations with the world’s leading researchers and their inspirational work, combined with the active support of thousands of people living with Parkinson’s around the world, is bringing us closer to a cure for Parkinson’s.

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is the official watchdog for health and social care in our city, and we're recruiting for a Project Officer to join our small, dedicated, and friendly team. if you are passionate about making a difference to your local community, then this position is for you. 

The post is funded for a year, and we hope to extend it subject to funding availability.

It's a full time post at 35 Hrs pw, but flexible work options are available. You can work from home or office, but must be based near the city to attend face to face activities when required.

As part of the team you will be:

• involved in the development and delivery of a variety of projects focussed on health and social care.
• take supporting role in our our Hospital Discharge Wellbeing Service (HOPs).
• take a role in the recruiting, training and supporting of volunteers.
• help the team to implement their work plan, including supporting meetings, webinars, CRM, website, press releases, social media, etc.

About the role

Are you a passionate and exceptional fundraiser with experience of working with trusts or major donors?

We are seeking a highly motivated, resilient and driven fundraising officer with excellent relationship management skills to support the growth and success of our Partnerships and Philanthropy Unit.

The Philanthropy Officer will manage and steward a portfolio of trusts and major donors working with colleagues across the organisation to identify and research donor prospects, produce compelling concept notes and funding proposals aligned to donor priorities.

About you

You will have good experience and understanding of fundraising, ideally in a trust or major donor environment. With excellent communications skills and an ability to convey complex ideas simply, you will also be great at managing a variety of donors and multiple projects including event coordination.

Why join us?

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

Our modern, open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station, 

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required on an ad hoc basis, including attending events as a Practical Action representative.
• Flexible working hours are encouraged and enabled – depending on the role, remote working is possible.
• 26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays.
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us

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

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

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

Practical Action believe that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Additional information

• Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
• We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
• Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
•  The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills to be part of our busy fundraising team. You’ll have some experience of writing grants to trusts and foundations and in forming partnerships with a range of funders such as trusts and foundations, industry leading organisations and CSR organisations. You’ll also be helping us to formulate a strategic fundraising plan.

In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We do this by leveraging the skills and passion of researchers and STEM professionals to support young people from low socio-economic backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to degrees and careers in STEM.

 The Development Officer role is an exciting role which will enable the delivery of an expanded programme in 2023. Your main responsibility will be the strategic planning and delivery of the in2scienceUK fundraising strategy. Your specific duties will include:

Planning and strategy

• Development of a creative fundraising strategy which will include leveraging support of trusts and foundations, universities, STEM companies, research institutes, science societies as well as individuals and corporate support
• Researching grants from Trusts and Foundations and writing exciting applications
• Ensure clear and on brand messaging of our charity, its programmes and impact
• Overseeing the development of new fundraising projects
• Reporting and disseminating grant and project outcomes
• Maintaining and managing our funders database.

Delivery

• Formulate high quality fundraising materials to engage new funders.
• Manage and support current major relationships and coordinate the input of staff, trustees and other stakeholders in the management of these relationships.
• Attend meetings to ensure key stakeholders remain updated and engaged in our work.
• Speak with potential funders to inspire them to support our mission and following up with well formed proposals.
• Represent In2scienceUK at events as appropriate, particularly local business networking groups and events involving local universities, research institutes and science societies.

Communications and team work

• Play an active role in the In2scienceUK team, and across the organisation as a whole, upholding In2scienceUK’s values and behaviours and fostering good working relationships and enhanced communications with colleagues.
• Understand and comply with charity law and Fundraising Code of Practice with respect to corporate fundraising.
• Keep abreast of CSR commercials and not for profit news and events including fundraising tools and skills development.
• Track, analyse and report upon performance using agreed performance measures. This will include summary reports on accounts.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times and ensure proper observance of and adherence to all In2scienceUK’s policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility for personal administration and efficient organisation of all activities.
• Other relevant duties as determined by the line manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of income-generation
• Experience of giving presentations, pitches and a proven ability to close deals
• An understanding of trusts and foundation grant writing
• Enjoys public speaking and spreading the word about In2scienceUK
• Ability to build and develop effective relationships with partners at all levels
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to write clear, accurate and appealing text for different audiences including marketing materials
• Be able to write marketing material and press releases
• Highly accurate with a strong attention to detail when handling information
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent IT skills to enable the production of appealing and professional Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work with external partners and manage sponsorship relationships.

Desirable

• Experience of gaining funding agreements through high quality applications to Trust and Foundations
• Experience of selling sponsorship or media packages to companies
• A passion for written marketing