Victim Support is looking for a Trusts and Grants Officer, the base of this role is flexible and homeworking will be considered.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

We are seeking a Trust and Grants Officer to lead on securing donations from charitable trusts, foundations, statutory bodies and parish councils. In addition, this post will be responsible for managing the customer care and reporting to charitable trusts to maintain support and income agreements. The role will also have responsibility for delivering high quality research for current and prospective donors, increasing our ability to secure income for the organisation.

Victim Support is grounded in communities across England & Wales as well as having the strength of a national infrastructure and a well established, award-winning volunteer network.

This role will lead on building relationships with existing trust supporters, writing reports to meet deadlines and submitting further applications for core and project funding. Working with local teams the role will also assist with mapping regional and local trusts, corporate and major donor existing and future supporters.

You will report to the Fundraising Lead for Victim Support.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

FareShare Midlands is looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to help deliver our fundraising strategy. This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as we develop and expand our operations across the East and West Midlands and look to grow our fantastic portfolio of trust, grant and foundations supporters, as well as corporate partners and community supporters.

We are looking for someone ambitious who wants to take a lead on the creation, submission and management of a portfolio of trust and grant applications in order to achieve financial targets in line with our growth plans. If you have demonstrable experience in securing income from trusts, foundations and grants, as well as relationship building and stewardship of donors, this role is for you. 

FareShare Midlands is looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to help deliver our fundraising strategy. This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as we develop and expand our operations across the East and West Midlands and look to grow our fantastic portfolio of trust, grant and foundations supporters.

We are looking for someone ambitious who wants to take a lead on the creation, submission and management of a portfolio of trust and grant applications in order to achieve financial targets in line with our growth plans. If you have demonstrable experience in securing income from trusts, foundations and grants, as well as relationship building and stewardship of donors, this role is for you. 

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. An independent charity, we work in partnership with FareShare UK to access and receive food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers and engage many volunteers to help redistribute this to local charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people including families and individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated or recovering from addiction.

FareShare Midlands supports over 400 local charities and community groups. In the last twelve months we redistributed over 2,700 tonnes of food, helping to create 6.4 million meals and feed 35,000 people each week. 

Responsibilities

Income Generation

• Deliver the fundraising plan for trusts and grants in order to achieve the income target and year on year growth
• Research and maintain a varied portfolio of trust and grant funders in order to diversify income
• Develop persuasive fundraising proposals and reports to increase donations from new and existing supporters
• Maintain records and analysis of new business secured
• Attend networking events as required to meet new potential donors
• Manage own workload to deliver of set objectives and KPIs

Account Management and Donor Care

• Manage a portfolio of trust, foundation and grant supporters to cultivate strong, long-lasting partnerships
• Inspire and motivate funders through creating a portfolio of materials that demonstrate impact
• In conjunction with the development team, support the management of corporate partnerships/foundations including meeting with stakeholders, stewardship and impact reporting
• Manage income and expenditure of project budgets communicating with both internal and external stakeholders
• Manage and steward funders in accordance with the Fundraising Code of Practice and ensure high standards of supporter care are maintained at all times

• Work closely with the FareShare UK fundraising team to maximise funding opportunities and share learning
• Ensure funder interaction points (telephone, post, email) adhere to the highest standards
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time

Administration

• Keep account plans up to date and internal stakeholders informed of key partnerships
• Maintain accurate financial records and budgets for all partners
• Keep application and reporting pipeline up-to-date and accurate

Communication

• Work with the development and marketing team to create impactful materials and case studies
• Develop communication plans to keep supporters regularly informed of our impact
• Be prepared to act as spokesperson and ambassador for FareShare Midlands

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of delivering against an income targets
• Significant experience of securing gifts from trusts, grants and foundations
• Experience in writing compelling funding applications and impact reporting
• Experience in prospecting for new business and stewarding funders face to face
• Experience of customer care in a charity or sales environment
• Experience in keeping good administrative records
• Experience of presenting to a range of audiences

Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Detailed knowledge of trust, grant and foundation fundraising, particularly around restricted funding
• Ability to manage and steward funders in line with the Fundraising Code of Practice.  
• Knowledge of third sector fundraising streams and the complex charity fundraising climate
• Skilled at managing donor relationships
• Excellent communication skills, persuading skills and writing skills
• Excellent numeracy skills and use of Excel
• Good relationship building skills, both inside and outside an organisation
• Ability to work to meet objectives and deadlines
• Ability and experience of working well in a team

Values and behaviours

• A commitment to Equal Opportunities
• An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and strategy
• Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team
• Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

Application process

If you would like to apply for this role, please send a copy of your CV and a supporting statement showing how you meet the essential experience outlined in the person specification.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 11.59pm, Sunday 1 March 2020. Interviews Wednesday 11 March 2020.  

With specific responsibility for leading the continuous improvement of our Care and Bereavement Services, the Head of Hospice services will provide high quality dynamic and inspiring leadership to our teams, and as part of the Senior Team will work to ensure we deliver our strategic aims, specifically ‘We Provide Exceptional Care and Support’.

As Head of Hospice Services you will:

• Provide effective leadership to the Care and Bereavement teams at KEMP Hospice, to enable the provision and maintenance of the highest standards of care and support, embedding an ethos of quality improvement
• On behalf of KEMP Hospice, to hold the positions of CQC Registered Manager, Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs and Caldicott Guardian.
• As part of our Senior Team, you will provide visible professional and consultative leadership across the organisation, and in particular for the Care and Bereavement teams, to ensure a positive and supporting culture
• Be focused on quality of care and the improvement of the outcomes and experiences of our patients and clients
• Represent KEMP and network at local and regional level, positively promoting and sharing our best practice and ensuring that we are involved and up to date with all relevant health and social care developments
• Efficiently and effectively manage resources and clinical budget
• Develop and build the professional workforce in line with service needs
• Ensure compliance with registering bodies, including Care Quality Commission in the role of Registered Manager and other lead roles as set out in this job description
• Develop, implement and evaluate innovative models of care delivery to meet the changing needs of the people who use our services
• Work alongside your colleagues in our Senior Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims
• Promote and support evidence-based practice and actively encourage research initiatives within KEMP and externally

Grants and Funding Bid Writer

Autism West Midlands are the leading charity in the West Midlands for people on the autism spectrum. We use our expertise to enrich the lives of autistic people and those who love and care for them. Our passionate, expert staff and volunteers work across all age groups and abilities, providing direct support.

A diagnosis of autism can leave a family with more questions than answers.  Many parents suddenly find themselves facing a scary and uncertain future. We are here to support the families through the tough times, to offer a helping hand along the way; a life-line or just a friendly ear to listen, understand and advise.

The main purpose of the role is:

Many of the community services offered through Autism West Midlands are non-statutory funded. The post-holder will be responsible for identifying and maximising funding opportunities through voluntary funded sources such as charitable trusts, grant makers and government bodies/NHS.

The post holder will work closely with managers within relevant departments in order to identify and match opportunities of funding with project requirements. They will work closely with the Marketing and Community Fundraising team to ensure co-ordination of different types of application for different projects and services. 

Responsibilities include:

• Research and identify potential funding opportunities and their grant eligibility criteria using funding databases, internet searches and printed and online resources
• Create and update a database of relevant funding bodies to support the target projects and services for Autism West Midlands
• Manage and develop key contacts at new and existing trusts and grant making bodies such as the National Lottery Fund, to ensure Autism West Midlands has up-to-date knowledge of upcoming grants and programmes.
• Identify relevant public sector grants or contracts for the provision or support of Autism services
• Work closely with the Marketing Team and liaise with delivery staff and managers and people in receipt of our support services to prepare powerful case studies, evidence and data to support our applications.
• Write persuasive and powerful applications to all relevant grant makers, addressing grant-making priorities and/or requirements as specified by individual grant making bodies.

At Autism West Midlands we offer a competitive benefits package including:

• 33 days annual leave (pro rata)
• A fully paid for Healthcare Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Specialist Training
• Company Sick Pay
• Company pension scheme
• Regular supervisions and peer support
• Discounts at leisure centres & gyms
• Free onsite parking

Closing Date: Monday 24th February 2020 at 5pm.

Interviews will be held 03/03/2020

Sales Ledger Executive

Contract Type: 12 Months FTC Maternity Cover

Full time:  35 hours a week

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

This role is responsible for the effective delivery of Sales Ledger tasks; for the complete, accurate and timely processing of the Trusts income processes, responding to customer, supplier and staff queries and overseeing supporting tasks such as scanning and filing. It is also expected to act as a support and cover for the Transactional Ledger Manager when required.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to DBS vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd.

Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd is a registered charity run on a voluntary basis. We are one of the pioneers of counselling for adults within Birmingham, and we have been successfully helping people for over fifty years. We are dedicated to providing a low cost first class counselling service for adults from Birmingham and the surrounding area, who can travel to meet a counsellor here. We have been providing counselling to clients for over 50 years. We are currently seeking a Fundraiser to join our team and help us continue to provide our much needed service.

Fundraiser – Job Description

Job Title: Fundraiser

Qualifications: Educated to A level / equivalent experience

Responsible to: Counselling Service Manager and Board of Trustees

Salary: £12 per hour

Hours: Variable. Estimate up to 6 hours per week, plus attendance at Trustee Meetings (2 hours, 6 times a year)

Contract: 12 months from start date

DBS Check: Required

Overview:

The Counselling Centre operates as an independent charity and company limited by guarantee, although supported by The Church at Carrs Lane, where the Counselling Centre facilities are based. Present turnover is approximately £60K.

The fundraiser will report to and work with a named trustee having regular supervision sessions to set targets, monitor workload and effect post-holder performance appraisal, training and development. The fundraiser will be expected to work closely with the centre manager and volunteer treasurer as well as with other members of the centre. In most instances the work of this position can be done remotely from home.

Applications for this post will require three referees.

Interviews for this post will be held during week commencing 16th March, 2020.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

1. Develop and maintain key contacts for all small and medium sized trust relationships
2. Write funding proposals for new and existing projects in consultation with the named trustee and centre manager.
3. Develop the rolling programme of submissions to Trusts and Foundations for both core and project grants
4. Maintain and work to an accurate personal work-plan of scheduled fundraising activity and proposal submissions and ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors
5. Take responsibility for updating and maintaining trust records on the working database and ensure monthly back-up onto the office system.
6. Produce reports as required.
7.  Liaise with the treasurer periodically and as required.
8. Coordinate, assist and be aware of other fundraising initiatives as agreed with line management
9. Take advantage of any community fundraising activities that might present themselves, in consultation with the Friends of CLCC Ltd., and the Board of Trustees.
10. Respond to inbound communications about fundraising as appropriate.
11. Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the trustees or the centre manager.
12. Comply with all the policies and procedures of Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd.,

Fundraiser – Person Specification

1. Knowledge & Skills

Essential:

• Excellent Research Skills.
• Excellent IT skills - including Word and Excel
• High standard of written English with the ability to produce concise and persuasive prose.
• Have knowledge of the charity sector and the issues that face small charities

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Charity Commission regulations.
• Knowledge of fundraising best practice.
• Networking to build business relationships
• Ability to identify and research potential donors

2. Qualifications

Essential:

• Education to A level or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Relevant professional training / qualifications e.g. Institute of Fundraising Certificate or Diploma

3. Experience

Essential:

• Experience of financial management and budgeting
• Knowledge and understanding of a wide range of fundraising areas.

Desirable:

• Experience of fundraising from trusts, foundations or other sources
• Experience of producing project budgets
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and multicultural environment
• Experience of report writing
• Experience of securing corporate donations in a previous role
• Experience of developing or maintaining a fundraising strategy in a previous role

4. Personal Qualities / Behaviours

Essential:

• Able to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Personal credibility and authority
• A professional and confident communicator, able to communicate effectively in person, by phone or in writing, to a range of audiences
• Organisational skills with a minimum of one year’s administrative experience
• Ability and willingness to work some unsociable hours (evening meetings)
• Be able to use own initiative and work autonomously.
• Appreciate need for discretion and confidentiality

Desirable:

• Ability to think creatively
• Strong Presentation skills
• Passionate about the use of counselling to assist those in need.

5. Equal Opportunities

Essential:

• An understanding of and commitment to the promotion of service delivery in an equal opportunities framework, including anti racist, anti discriminatory team and professional practice.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people to transform their lives. We measure our success and can demonstrate tangible results and value for money.

About the role
Crisis is recruiting for a D.I.Y and Skilled Trades Tutor to develop and deliver an engaging and varied programme for members across Birmingham. This is a great opportunity that will give the post holder the chance to deliver activities in your specialist area as well as planning and overseeing the delivery of high-quality programmes that will support members to leave homelessness for good.

You will be responsible for developing a diverse programme to include technical skills to support homeless and vulnerably housed people to develop their confidence, self-esteem and inter-personal skills.

About you
To succeed, you will have a formal qualification and demonstrable experience of at least one of the following (but not exclusive) areas; painting and decorating, carpentry and joinery, horticulture, plastering, CSCS, as well as holding or working toward a practical teaching or assessment qualification. The role would be ideal for an ex or current trades person; who wants to help and support vulnerable individuals to learn and develop new skills.

You will also be committed to empowering homeless people through the development of life and social skills and participation in engagement and learning activities. You will need an understanding of the issues affecting homeless people or have experience of working with vulnerable clients in a similar setting.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please submit a CV and cover letter addressing how you meet points 1,2,3,4 and 6 only of the person specification. 

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Thursday 5 March 2020 (23:59)

Interviews will be held on Monday 16 March 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Job title: External Grants Manager

Region: Flexible, located in one of our 15 area offices

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Permanent, Full-time 35 hours per week

Salary: £32,336 per annum (plus £4,452 London Weighting if applicable)

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role

The Royal British Legion is recruiting for an External Grants Manager to oversee the Legion’s programmes of grant-funding for organisations, including elements of the Irish Ex-Services Trust and the LIBOR-funded Aged Veterans Fund. The new Manager will lead a small team, ensuring thorough and evidenced assessments and monitoring of grants made to projects which benefit the Armed Forces community.

The role will involve liaising with external charities, including but not limited to those which are predominantly associated with the Armed Forces. Assessment will include considering each application on its merits, factoring in each applicant’s Governance framework, budget, projected beneficiary reach and anticipated outcomes. More broadly, the role will support the Head of Grants & Social Policy in proposing new funding themes and introducing a refined, modern grant management process.

The successful candidate will be experienced in providing guidance to charity professionals, analysing proposals and preparing formal funding recommendations.

This appointment comes at an exciting time for the department and the successful applicant will have the ability to input into the strategy of the External Grants Programme and ensure it can best meet the most urgent needs of the Armed Forces Community.

Some UK travel will be required.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Tuesday 25th February 2020

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd March 2020 in London SE1 1AA

Role: National Procurement Manager

Contract Type:  Permanent

Hours:Full time (35 hours a week)

Closing Date:Friday 28th February 2020

Location: National, (Any UK office),  home-based, with regular UK travel (including Northern Ireland, Scotland and London)

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Procurement Manager to join our new Procurement team, helping to drive efficiency and best practice as we set up this new function across the organisation.

You will use your commercial focus and expertise to make a real impact across The Princes Trust to drive savings, being constantly challenged to come up with innovative ways of thinking and working closely with stakeholders to lead on procurement strategy, driving value for money, strategic projects and managing the supply chain for national contracts. As this is a new team the opportunities to make a difference are vast, and you will get involved in a huge variety of projects, from IT and Estates to Marketing and Events, and everything in-between – this means you’ll need to be dynamic and flexible and able to manage your own time well.

This is an exciting role that the ideal applicant can really make their own and would suit someone who is a self-starter with energy and drive, and a good background of procurement.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2020? Eden Brown is currently recruiting for a Head of Trusts and Grants to join a much loved Charity in Birmingham. You will be working closely with the assistant director of Philanthropy to drive forward the current fundraising strategy and focus on building a major relationship programme.

You will be responsible for growing a sustainable Trust, Foundations and Charities funding pipeline and will move forward with your team to develop detailed proposals with an aim to secure up to seven figure sums for the Charitie's priority projects.

You will be joining an established, friendly fundraising team and will have one direct line report.

As Head of Trusts and Grants you will play an instrumental part in the senior fundraising team and will take responsibility for the development of the Trust teams strategy and also their operational plans. You will be expected to focus on high level funding bids whilst supporting the Assistant Director of philanthropy to deliver the Philanthropy Team's wider objectives.

To be successful in this role you will have a proven track record of exceeding Fundraising targets and also have secured six figure sums either within a Trusts or Major Donor Setting. You must be an excellent team player and also have experience of managing high value strategic funder relationships. This really is an exciting time to join a Charity with exciting growth plans, please call Laura iliff on 01132207542 for more information. Please note the closing date for this role is the 16th February 2020.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.