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.

Purpose of the job

To write and submit grant applications for large-scale project funding, and generate unrestricted income to offset core costs. Targeted at all aspects of the Trust’s work programme, including conservation delivery, nature reserve management, education and organisational capacity.  There is scope to expand into a full time role with wider fundraising activities, working with donors and building corporate relationships etc. for the right candidate

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop positive relationships with all internal managers, to ensure funding requirements for core activity and project costs are communicated, and translated into external funding success.
• Provide oversight and coordination for large Trust wide grant applications, balancing the requirements and needs of the various departments
• Work closely with members of the Resources Team and project leads on regular reporting and tracking of funding claims.
• Liaise with funding colleagues in the national Wildlife Trust network and with neighbouring trusts to ensure that HWT capitalises on wider funding initiatives.
• Monitor and track application submissions and success to ensure efficient use of available funding sources
•  Ensure that all Trust donors receive regular and high quality professional feedback that meets their requirements (via formal reporting or otherwise).
• Play a key role in ensuring that project planning (and reporting) mechanisms are being implemented effectively.
• Play a lead role in identifying and cultivating major donors and corporate partners.

Specific duties of the post

POLICY, STRATEGY and FUNDING

• Maintain awareness of TWT and external policy and strategy relating to funding for nature, including; Team Wilder and TWT’s 30/30 campaign
• Maintain awareness of upcoming funding opportunities and position the Trust to be ‘ahead of the game’ when responding to new grants and funds.
• Maintain awareness of the activities of other Trusts and seek collaborative fundraising activity as appropriate
• Ensure activities undertaken are compliant with HWT’s H&S policy, procedures and insurers
• Ensure that HWT is responsive to developing strategy, opportunities and best practice

TECHNICAL LEAD

• Manage the Trust’s Funding Tracker to monitor grant application success and ensure a coordinated approach to applications
• Where appropriate, provide funding expertise, advice and guidance for Trust staff, local branches, affiliated groups and partnership organisations as appropriate

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & FUNDRAISING

• Prepare grant applications of various scales to deliver HWT objectives
• Monitor expenditure relating to the role e.g. subscriptions to GrantFinder.
• Ensure that contractual rules and/or legislation are applied appropriately and ensure invoices for any procured services are prepared within reasonable time constraints
• Ensure that project leads are aware of the contractual arrangements associated with grants/trusts and funds e.g. record keeping (written, financial and photographic).

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.

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for a Programme Funding Officer (PFO) to manage a portfolio of grants and contracts, support HI’s teams to understand and meet donor expectations and enable HI to strengthen relationships with, and secure new funding from, institutional donors.

The Institutional Relations team is responsible for donor engagement and influencing, institutional funding, and partnerships in the UK. It comprises the Head of Institutional Relations and two Programme Funding Officers.

As part of HI’s 2016-2025 strategy, we have ambitious targets for growth in institutional funding from UK donors, and more broadly, a focus on building strategic relationships with key UK donors and partners. Given the changing external funding environment and evolving context in the UK, we are looking for an individual who is willing to be flexible and adapt to the context in order to meet the organisation’s needs.

The main purpose of this post is:

• Improving our track record for UK and other funding by increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality submissions, grant management and donor compliance
• Strengthening relationships with, and generating and managing income from UK and other institutional donors and partners

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

Promoting our work and building relationships with institutional donors

Supporting the work of the Head of Institutional Relations, you will have sound knowledge of the donors and funding lines in your portfolio, and contribute proactively to influencing their funding strategies and priorities. Duties include:

• Maintain a good understanding of HI’s programmes, strategy and approach and communicate this externally
• Identify and build relationships with a portfolio of large public and private institutional donors and their key suppliers (e.g. INGOs and for-profit development companies), mobilising colleagues from UK and across the global organisation as required
• Work with country programmes to develop country-level action plans to engage with local representatives of UK donors, in order to strengthen in-country relationships, influence donors’ country-level plans and access in-country funding opportunities
• Anticipate future trends and the expectations of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, influence their policies and strategies, and negotiate and consult with them on institutional funding matters, in liaison with the appropriate colleagues from the UK team and federal network
• In coordination with the Head of Institutional Relations and the Chief Executive, monitor and where needed, contribute to collective work and advocacy initiatives in collaboration with partners and INGO networks (such as the Start Network and targeted Bond groups) with the aim of raising HI’s profile and influencing UK donors in line with our influencing priorities

Generate and manage institutional income from UK donors

You will follow and champion HI’s internal institutional funding procedures to identify and analyse funding opportunities from UK sources, contribute to project submissions, and carry out grant management duties. You will:

• Monitor, identify, analyse and communicate all relevant funding opportunities from donors in your portfolio (including development and humanitarian grant opportunities and commercial contracts), guiding and supporting programmes colleagues with submissions
• Lead the review and analysis of the requirements in new contracts, advise internal stakeholders on compliance and support contract negotiations and due diligence processes
• Implement internal procedures for contract management and support the submission of reporting according to donor requirements
• Support the development of multi-year operational plans and advise on the funding possibilities offered by UK institutional donors

Improve our track record for UK institutional funding

You will be responsible for increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality strategic submissions and donor compliance. You will:

• Create internal communications, train and brief finance, programme and technical staff (including country programmes) on the donors in your portfolio, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to comply with donor rules, understand donor priorities and focus areas, and maximise the potential for funding
• Support proposal development, advising on donor requirements, expectations and preferences
• Build strong relationships and internal links with technical and programme teams and contribute to internal working groups on issues related to donors in your portfolio

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. 

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty, and we are now active in more than 70 countries worldwide.

A rewarding and exciting opportunity has arisen for two Trusts Funding Officers to join the Major Partnerships Unit at Plan International UK. As Trust Funding Officer, you will independently deliver excellent account management and stewardship to a portfolio of existing donors, contributing to our goals of sustaining and increasing income from trusts and foundations. You will identify and research new prospects, follow through leads and deliver persuasive and professional proposals to secure potential donors. Overall, you will be working to a six-figure income target.

It’s an exciting time to join Plan International UK as we deliver our ambitious new organisational and fundraising strategy. Over the next year our Major Partnerships Unit will generate £10million of income from companies, trusts, foundations and major donors.

We are therefore looking for solid experience of working in a fundraising environment, managing and prioritising a portfolio of existing and prospective funders. You will have worked with a diverse range of donors, particularly with trusts and foundations and have strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as being a collaborative team member. You’ll have a proven track record in meeting, or exceeding, financial targets and soliciting five and six-figure gifts from existing donors and prospects.

This is a great opportunity to use your skills and experience to make an impact on Plan’s ground-breaking and important work.

Please click on the button below to apply.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30 November 2021.

Interviews will take place on 8 December 2021.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us.  Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds

Research Funding Officer

Salary: £30,468

Base: Central Edinburgh

Hours:  This role is permanent, and the working week will be 35 hours with core working hours between 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday with a one-hour lunch break. A flexible working policy is offered. The office is open from 7am – 7pm daily and from 19 October 2021 an initial test of hybrid working began.  All full-time, office-based staff are required to work at least two days per week in the office. 

Benefits: Pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution. 33 days’ paid holiday annually, plus four public holidays as paid leave days each year over Christmas and New Year. A Cycle to Work scheme is available.

Who are we? Worldwide Cancer Research is the UK charity that will end cancer by starting cancer cures worldwide.

Sadly, 1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. For us, that’s 1 in 2 too many.

Being a small charity with currently 44 employees allows us to be open, honest and personal with our supporters. Everyone who works for the charity plays a significant role – without them we wouldn’t exist.

Worldwide Cancer Research is a small charity with an immense ambition – to end cancer by starting new cures. We find and fund discovery research to start new cancer cures around the world, and we are committed to opportunity without barriers. All applicants will receive equitable, fair treatment, and we have pledged to ‘Show the Salary’- because our team members are at the heart of everything we do.

We welcome applications from all communities to help build an inclusive team - as diverse as the scientific community we fund and the families whose lives we impact.

Scientists across the world are ready to conquer cancer. To help start more cancer cures and save lives, we are looking for a Research Funding Officer to join the Research Funding team at Worldwide Cancer Research, to help the charity run its multi-million-pound funding programme for discovery cancer research.

Key information about the role

This is a great opportunity to get hands on with a variety of work including peer review for a broad range of scientific projects, administration of our portfolio of active grants and developing and nurturing relationships with researchers from all over the world.

We’re looking for someone with excellent organisational skills, who is keen to stay up to date with progress in the cancer research field and develop knowledge of best research funding practices.

This is a fantastic role for someone looking to get a start in research management or to further develop their skill set.

Please see the job description for more information about the role and what we are looking for. If you are excited about becoming part of Team Worldwide, we want to hear from you!

How to apply

• Please email your tailored CV (no more than two pages) and covering letter outlining your suitability for this role
• Closing date Monday 6 December 2021, 12 noon
• Interviews will be held mid-December 2021
• Please note your covering letter will be key to the success of your application

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

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Location:  London (This role will be based in London but there will be some flexibility to work remotely)

Work pattern: Full time

This role will be recruited for on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close it prior to the closing date. Previous candidates need not apply.

Job Profile

The International Programme Funding and Officer (Trusts and Foundations) (IPFO-TF) works closely with programme and funding colleagues to develop high-quality programmes and projects that enable CAFOD and its partners to maximise income from Trusts and Foundations. Through this work s/he helps extend the reach and impact of CAFOD’s programmes in delivering positive and lasting change for some of the world’s poorest communities.

Job Scope

The IPFO-TF is based within the International Programme Funding and Business Innovation Unit. (IFBI) S/he leads on establishing, maintaining and strengthening relationships with key global and/or UK-based Trusts and Foundations; developing and driving donor funding engagement strategies; leading on proposal development and contract management; identifying new funding opportunities and fostering innovation and shared learning among colleagues and partners, including through the programme funding Community of Practice.

As part of implementing CAFOD’s No One Beyond Reach five-year strategy, you will hold responsibility for building relationships with and driving funding applications to high value Trusts and Foundations (including overseas) with long term potential to give CAFOD yearly or multi-year grants over £100,000 in size. You will grow your knowledge of CAFOD’s position as a grantee within the Trusts and Foundations landscape by developing funding proposals and reporting for medium-large existing grantmakers to CAFOD and exploring new prospects. You will also actively contribute to growing the Trust and Foundation income for CAFOD.

Donor lead responsibilities are a significant component of this role; the post-holder will hold and develop expertise on a portfolio of donors. S/he works with IFBI and funding colleagues within the Major Gifts and Philanthropy team, as well as with programme staff, thematic advisers and colleagues in the Finance, Information and Infrastructure, and Advocacy and Education Groups, to help build CAFOD’s reputation and grow income across an agreed donor portfolio. The post-holder may need to undertake some international travel to support overseas teams and partners with proposal development and contract management activities, as well as to meet with key donors and/or collaborate with INGOs and sister agencies within the Caritas Internationalis confederation.

Accountability

The post-holder reports to the Head of the Integrated Funding and Business Innovation Unit. S/he is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for other staff members, consultants or volunteers. S/he is expected to work closely with the Trusts and Foundations Manager.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin filling out the application process.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

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, informed and responds to the local context.

Funding Managers are responsible for coordinating the whole lifecycle 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 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 with integrity and pragmatism to deliver excellent customer service. You will use feedback to improve what we do ensuring our funding responds to the local context and need.

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

Head of Funding & Income required for impressive Multi-Academy Trust

Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Accountant required

Client Details

Leading Surrey based Multi-Academy Trust are looking to recruit for a Head of Funding & Income vacancy. You will be responsible for managing the sales and income finance teams, providing development and maintaining a high-quality funding and income service alongside designing efficient systems and processes to report and advise on all funding and income streams, ensuring accuracy of information, audit compliance and maximisation of all cash inflows.

This is a hands-on position, and the successful candidate is expected to work closely with Principals, Directors, Heads of Service and will form part of the Senior Finance Management Team.

Description

Lead, manage and support the Sales Ledger & Income team to ensure a high quality, customer-focused, responsive service that meets the needs of the Trust.

Ensure income streams and funding data is reliable, maximised and up to date, managing quality and assisting decision making, ensuring sufficient supporting documentation exists.

To maintain an expert up to date knowledge of relevant funding policies and regulations for funding streams relevant to both the College and the Academies sectors

Identify and mitigate areas of risk relating to income, funding and funding policy, reporting on these to the CFO/Director of Finance and maintaining a risk register thereon.

To be a member of the Senior Finance Management Team and contribute in relevant meetings; and deliver training to staff

Work collaboratively with the MIS team for the College and equivalent colleagues for the Trust to ensure all funding returns are timely and accurate and attract the maximum entitlement of income, including census returns.

Prepare costings, estimates and calculations as required, presenting findings in an appropriate format and provide advice and guidance to management thereon.

To attend where required relevant Schools Forum, Funding Body meetings and other Local Authority meetings where funding activity impacts. Build strong, collaborative and positive relationships across multiple authorities and agencies.

Participate and drive negotiations with support from the CFO/Director of Finance with commissioners to secure appropriate, fair funding levels for all learners.

To comply with Trust policies and procedures including the College Accounts Direction, Academies Trust Handbook, Finance Regulations, SEND Code of Practice and Funding Agreements.

Maintain and update all policies and procedures relevant to the area of work and continuously adopt best practice guidance.

Oversee an internal audit process to measure the accuracy of data, ensuring systems and processes are in place to generate the evidence required to support audit and funding claims.

Manage and support the Sales & Income team leader to ensure the team are able to respond to changing workloads throughout the academic year and deliver business objectives, including annual appraisal cycle and regular performance management.

Identify and deliver the provision of staff training and continuous professional development.

Ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees in the department. Other Duties

Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.

Demonstrates commitment to ensuring children and young people learn in a safe environment.

Participates in relevant and appropriate training and development as required

Profile

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified Accountant

Good understanding of working within the education sector and knowledge of national priorities and issues

Good understanding of Local Authorities funding

Ability to prepare and present financial reports

Experience of managing or supervising a team.

Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels throughout the College/Academy Trust, and evidence of forming strong partnerships with Local Authorities, funding bodies and other agencies.

Strong negotiating skills

Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft packages.

Use of Resource financial package or similar.

Ability to carry out financial monitoring and budget setting.

Job Offer

40 (yes 40) days holiday

Hybrid working

Competitive pension scheme

Perkbox benefits package offering numerous discounts across stores, gyms, supermarket discounts, as well as supporting staff with their financial, physical and emotional well-being

Flexible working hours

Friendly team

Head of Funding & Income required for impressive Multi-Academy Trust

Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Accountant required

Client Details

Leading Surrey based Multi-Academy Trust are looking to recruit for a Head of Funding & Income vacancy. You will be responsible for managing the sales and income finance teams, providing development and maintaining a high-quality funding and income service alongside designing efficient systems and processes to report and advise on all funding and income streams, ensuring accuracy of information, audit compliance and maximisation of all cash inflows.

This is a hands-on position, and the successful candidate is expected to work closely with Principals, Directors, Heads of Service and will form part of the Senior Finance Management Team.

Description

Lead, manage and support the Sales Ledger & Income team to ensure a high quality, customer-focused, responsive service that meets the needs of the Trust.

Ensure income streams and funding data is reliable, maximised and up to date, managing quality and assisting decision making, ensuring sufficient supporting documentation exists.

To maintain an expert up to date knowledge of relevant funding policies and regulations for funding streams relevant to both the College and the Academies sectors

Identify and mitigate areas of risk relating to income, funding and funding policy, reporting on these to the CFO/Director of Finance and maintaining a risk register thereon.

To be a member of the Senior Finance Management Team and contribute in relevant meetings; and deliver training to staff

Work collaboratively with the MIS team for the College and equivalent colleagues for the Trust to ensure all funding returns are timely and accurate and attract the maximum entitlement of income, including census returns.

Prepare costings, estimates and calculations as required, presenting findings in an appropriate format and provide advice and guidance to management thereon.

To attend where required relevant Schools Forum, Funding Body meetings and other Local Authority meetings where funding activity impacts. Build strong, collaborative and positive relationships across multiple authorities and agencies.

Participate and drive negotiations with support from the CFO/Director of Finance with commissioners to secure appropriate, fair funding levels for all learners.

To comply with Trust policies and procedures including the College Accounts Direction, Academies Trust Handbook, Finance Regulations, SEND Code of Practice and Funding Agreements.

Maintain and update all policies and procedures relevant to the area of work and continuously adopt best practice guidance.

Oversee an internal audit process to measure the accuracy of data, ensuring systems and processes are in place to generate the evidence required to support audit and funding claims.

Manage and support the Sales & Income team leader to ensure the team are able to respond to changing workloads throughout the academic year and deliver business objectives, including annual appraisal cycle and regular performance management.

Identify and deliver the provision of staff training and continuous professional development.

Ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees in the department. Other Duties

Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.

Demonstrates commitment to ensuring children and young people learn in a safe environment.

Participates in relevant and appropriate training and development as required

Profile

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified Accountant

Good understanding of working within the education sector and knowledge of national priorities and issues

Good understanding of Local Authorities funding

Ability to prepare and present financial reports

Experience of managing or supervising a team.

Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels throughout the College/Academy Trust, and evidence of forming strong partnerships with Local Authorities, funding bodies and other agencies.

Strong negotiating skills

Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft packages.

Use of Resource financial package or similar.

Ability to carry out financial monitoring and budget setting.

Job Offer

40 (yes 40) days holiday

Hybrid working

Competitive pension scheme

Perkbox benefits package offering numerous discounts across stores, gyms, supermarket discounts, as well as supporting staff with their financial, physical and emotional well-being

Flexible working hours

Friendly team

City Bridge Trust - Funding Manager x 4.5 Roles

Full-time Salary Range £40,750 - £46,150 per annum inclusive

• 3 x Fixed term contract Funding Manager positions until 31st March 2024 (Start date 1st April 2022)

• 1 x Full time permanent Funding Manager position (start a.s.a.p.)

• 1 x Part time permanent Funding Manager position (17.5 hours) (start a.s.a.p.)

Ref: TC922

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team of the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust (CBT), as a Funding Manager, to help us take forward and deliver our funding strategy.

CBT is a vibrant, innovative funder supporting charitable activity across London.  Our vision is for London to be a city where everyone can thrive and we aim to reduce inequality and grow stronger, more resilient and thriving communities.  As a Funding Manager, you will make a significant contribution towards the successful delivery of this strategy.

We are working towards becoming a values-led learning organisation.  You will play an important role in helping us to continue to adapt at pace as we aim to address London’s new challenges and heightened inequalities as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. 

You will assess applications to CBT for charitable support to tackle inequality in London: considering the potential to increase impact through the Trust’s evolving ‘Funder Plus’ offer and implementing the Trust’s ‘total assets approach’ to use the full range of funding, knowledge, networks and expertise available through CBT and the City of London Corporation; and make recommendations to Members to guide their funding decisions.

You will manage an interesting and diverse portfolio of charitable funding agreements and ensure that the monitoring and evaluation are carried out, distilling any learning from the portfolio in line with the Trust’s Learning and Impact strategy.

Please indicate which role/s you are applying for on your application form under the supporting statement section

Closing date 12 noon on 15 December 2021.

Interviews Schedule for w/c 17 January 2022

To apply online, please click the Apply Button

The CBT team works flexibly and encourages applications on the basis of job share. One of our key priorities is to build a more inclusive team and we welcome applications from communities not currently well represented in the funding sector.

Liberty is an independent membership organisation. They challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.

They are campaigners, lawyers and policy experts who work together to protect rights and hold the powerful to account. They empower others to defend their own rights and the rights of their family, friends and communities.

Their principles are guided by evidence and expertise – not political agenda, profit or popular opinion. They’re not afraid to speak uncomfortable truths or confront intolerance and abuse of power wherever they find it.

Together they’ve been making the UK a fairer, more equal place since 1934.

The role

As a Philanthropy Officer, you will be responsible for raising money from and developing your own group of funder relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

Trust and foundation fundraising

• Manage a programme of trust and foundation relationships on behalf of Liberty and the Civil Liberties Trust.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues from across the organisation to write engaging and persuasive applications and reports to existing and potential funders.
• Build and manage relationships with existing and potential funders maximising opportunities to meet and network with them.
• Maintain up-to-date information about Liberty’s work and impact, enabling you to keep funders up to date.
• Work with colleagues to identify new opportunities to funding Liberty’s work
• Work with Liberty’s finance colleagues to create grant budgets and monitor income received.
• Plan and deliver funder events, such as roundtable discussions and issues specific networking opportunities.
• Stay up to date with the external fundraising sector and relevant fundraising regulations.

Experience:

• Experience in securing grant funding.
• Experience of pitching for funding by phone, face-to-face and with a written proposal.
• Knowledge of fundraising regulations and standards.

Competencies:

• Communication - Ability to translate complex information into accessible and engaging written and verbal content.
• Relationship building and collaboration - Ability to develop and maintain internal and external relationships, including at a senior level.
• Delivery and Planning - Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines and solve problems.
• Attention to detail – thorough and consistent approach to work.
• Analysis - Ability to monitor and analyse results against targets and to interpret and use financial information.

Values:

• Desire to create change and develop anti-oppressive practices in building a fair, compassionate, and diverse working environment.
• Interest in and knowledge of human rights and civil liberties, and understanding of Liberty’s cross party non-party status.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th November 2021, 12pm.

Liberty are recruiting for a number of opportunities to join their organisation, including:

• Development Officer (Fundraising) - closing 30th November
• Paralegal - closing 23rd November

You'll find full info on all of these roles on the Inclusive Hires website - click the apply link for details

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 

The UK Knowledge and Learning team shares evidence and insights from our funding. We’re interested in the difference our funding makes to people and communities, and what we can learn from the projects we support.

In 2020 our team won the Government Information Group (GIG) Annual Award and were highly commended at The Henley Forum Awards for Advancing Knowledge and Organisational Learning Practice.You can find out more about the work we've delivered so far in the blog on our website written by Julia Parnaby and Anne-Mari Hall on, 'How Knowledge Management is ensuring The National Lottery Community Fund contributes more than just money'

As a Knowledge and Learning Officer, you’ll need a curious mindset, passion for writing, and an interest in communities. You’ll contribute to researching, writing and editing insight reports and web pages that show how charities and community groups make a difference and what they’ve learned. (See the Insights section of our website).  You’ll also work on our internal repository of insights, Knowledge Bank, helping to sum up evidence from 14,000+ different projects we fund each year. You’ll be researching and writing about topics that matter to communities across the UK – anything from work to supporting young people’s wellbeing or older people’s social connections, to the environment, homelessness or unemployment.

On a day-to-day basis, you’ll review and analyse a wide range of sources, from evaluations, publications and charity websites, to our grant management system. You’ll also have the chance to interview colleagues and grant holders. You’ll be making sense of data, reports and case studies, then writing and shaping your material into engaging, jargon-free content. You’ll also work with colleagues across the Fund (such as designers, funding officers and our communications team) to promote and make use of these findings.

This role will suit candidates who have some experience of researching and writing up findings in engaging, easy-to-understand formats. This experience might have been gained through work, education, voluntary work, personal journaling or creative writing, and hobbies.

We’re a supportive, collaborative team and will welcome a new colleague who is hard-working, open to feedback and challenge, and ready to work with us on some really interesting projects, topics and themes. We’ll help you to learn and develop, and build on your existing skillset.

If your application is shortlisted, we will ask you to share examples of your writing, such as an essay, literature review, research report, blog, article, or story. We'll also invite you to undertake a written test. Candidates who successfully complete this stage will be invited to interview. You’ll also have a chance to meet members of the team.

Salary: £25,100 to £27,700 dependent on location and experience.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date:

Written test: 9/10 December

Interview date: 16/17 December

Essential criteria

Please ensure that your application demonstrates, with examples, how you meet all these essential criteria.

• We’re looking for a talented writer to support our team. You should be able to convey findings in an impartial, but compelling written style, reshaping them for different audiences. We’ll expect you to have excellent written English, including grammar and spelling.
• Through background research and analysis, you can identify essential content from large volumes of information, identifying key points and themes, and drawing conclusions from across a range of data sources.
• We’re looking for someone who has commitment to quality – who cares about the work, and is ready to revise and rethink to make it as good as it can be. You’ll have a strong attention to detail, and always be looking for ways to find out more.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the voluntary and community sector or organisations with a strong social purpose, gained through work, volunteering, or using their services.
• A strong team player who is ready to collaborate with others on different pieces of work. At the same time, you’ll have experience in working independently and managing your time effectively. We’re looking for someone who is organised and can plan their own workload, but can be flexible in line with changing priorities.
• Ready to present your findings at meetings and events, speaking to colleagues from the Fund and people from other organisations.

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

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.