This is a full time post providing administrative and stewardship support at University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (‘UHB Charity’), the official NHS Charity for the four hospitals of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

UHB Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

The Charity raises funds to support patients of the four hospitals by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in particular has a world class reputation, and specialises in cancer treatment, organ transplantations and trauma care. It is also home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, where the UK’s military patients are treated.

Heartlands Hospital has a specialist neo-natal unit and very busy children’s and maternity units.

Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital serve the towns of Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.

Whilst mainly being based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the post offers some flexibility for working from home and the opportunity to work across other sites.

The Stewardship Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, in particular the Office Manager and Stewardship Officer, providing administrative and stewardship  support across the four hospitals and the Charity overall. 

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations onto our Raisers Edge database, Gift Aid claims, and correspondence with donors and fundraisers by letter, email and over the telephone.

The post holder will also support events put on by the charity and its supporters, and will have the opportunity to learn about stewardship, fundraising and events. This role can involve evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract, but with the majority of work being carried out Monday to Friday in standard office hours.

This role would suit someone looking to gain experience working within a hospital charity, either within fundraising, stewardship, administration or wider.

Fundraising Manager

Are you an experienced fundraiser? Are you looking to join a team to define, implement and lead on a new fundraising strategy? We have an exciting, brand new role working as a Fundraising Officer, where you can really use your skills and experience to make a positive impact.

Position: Fundraising Manager

Location: Dudley (with some flexibility for home working)

Salary: FTE £35,000 pro rata (£21,000 per annum, part-time 21 hours)

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 28 days’ annual leave, 6% pension contribution, flexible and remote working opportunities, occupational sick pay, eye care vouchers.

Closing Date: 7th June

About the Role

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021, the charity has big plans to develop its fundraising capability and income generating activities that will raise much needed funds to grow vital and life changing support.

The new Fundraising Manager will be responsible for the creation, development and delivery of the central fundraising strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, experienced fundraiser to play a crucial role in a growing and ambitious organisation, developing fundraising expertise and to develop in their own fundraising career.

The Fundraising Officer plays a key part in driving growth across various contributed income streams. Your fundraising knowledge and experience will cultivate excellent relationships with all donors and stakeholders. You will use your initiative to spot trends and seek opportunities for developing and maximising fundraising activity and income.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark in the sector!

About You

This inspiring role requires an efficient, highly motivated and tactful individual with experience in fundraising, as well as a passion for working with people and the organisations mission.

You will have experience of:

• Working in a fundraising environment
• The Fundraising Code of Practice, UK GDPR and CRM systems
• Prioritising your workload and working to targets and deadlines
• The supporter/donor journey and what motivates giving
• Submitting funding bids and proposals

About the Organisation

This registered charity has nearly 50 years’ experience in providing residential support and treatment for people who are severely addicted to gambling. They provide advice, education and high quality innovative therapeutic support to problem gamblers and those affected by gambling, through residential, online and outreach services.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes enquiries from everyone and values diversity in its workforce.

You may have experience in areas such as Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Assistant, Community Fundraiser, Fundraising Executive, Trust Fundraiser, Community Officer, Community Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Individual Giving, Community Fundraiser, Major Donor.

NHS Charities Together represents, champions and supports the work of 241 member charities. Following the high-profile success of the Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, raising over £150m and supporting 1.5m NHS staff since March 2020, we are now recruiting a new Assistant Director of Supporter Engagement to inspire and motivate more people to connect and contribute to the long-term work of NHS Charities Together.

Working closely with the Fundraising Director and forming part of the senior Fundraising Leadership Team, you will play an essential role in our plans to grow the charity by developing and delivering a supporter engagement strategy. You will be accountable for increasing the amount of fundraised income that is generated annually, specifically individual fundraising that encompasses areas of individual giving, in memory and legacy support and DIY fundraising, in addition to leading marketing and communications to all supporters. The emphasis of this role is to both recruit and retain the support of our donors and fundraisers.

You will have a track record of leading a similar function within a not-for-profit organisation, and of raising significant levels of fundraised income from a diverse range of income streams. You will have strong analytical and strategic planning skills, be a confident communicator, and have an in-depth knowledge of the fundraising market and regulation. You will be comfortable leading change, developing a new team and encouraging new ways of working.

You will also be an innovative thinker with the ability to review our existing supporter base, analyse the market environment and identify opportunities for supporter acquisition, engagement and retention.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via 'Apply on website'.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 7th June 2021

The Data Officer takes a proactive role within the ambitious Income Generation team compiling, collating and analysing the data required to drive our business forward and support the department in achieving demanding targets. Working collaboratively across the department, you will be taking responsibility for the delivery of high-quality data processing, ensuring our systems capture the right data about our supporters so we can plan more defined activity to raise the voluntary income we need to deliver our services.

Our fantastic Income Generation team have done an amazing job during the pandemic, working with our donors and supporters to generate similar levels of income to pre-pandemic times.

Our challenge now is to improve the way we organise and use our data to help us build stronger relationships with our supporters and increase the level of income we bring in to sustain the organisation for the future.

Your role will focus on streamlining the collection, management and use of our data which comes from a wide variety of sources, providing our team of fundraisers with the best possible information to raise the money we need.

You will be organised, familiar with data capture and storage, understand how different systems work together and how technology can support data development.  You will have an understanding of Data Protection and GDPR, and the importance of communication preferences.

If this sounds like you, why not come and join our amazing, successful team and help us develop the way we use data for the benefit of our patients and families in the future.

This position is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.  The position may become permanent at the end of the fixed period.  Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate.

There will be the opportunity to work from home.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Hannah Morris, Supporter Engagement Manager, The Myton Hospices.

We are looking to recruit to the role of Health Promotion and Improvement Lead.

The  postholder will ensure that the people we support and our staff, receive additional support with a range of health needs.

We are inviting experienced registered nurses to apply for the position, ideally someone who has experience of working with people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health.

This role will provide an effective clinical link between primary health care and social care across our current provision working effectively with managers and support staff. In addition, you will have a key focus on medication administration competency and work effectively with the management team to upskill staff and continuously improve health care practice.

You will develop a range of information to enhance the learning opportunities, enabling support staff to deliver the best outcomes for the people we support. The postholder will hold the key role of Infection Prevention and Control Lead for the Organisation; ensuring that we deliver safe and effective care in line with best practice and guidance.

About Bethphage

Bethphage is a registered charity and was established in 1994 to support adults with learning and physical disabilities and mental health needs in Shropshire and the West Midlands. Everything we do is individually designed to enable people to achieve their potential and meet their objectives. The people we support may live in their own home, a home that is shared with other people, their family or a shared home (supported living).

The role is based at our Head Office in Shrewsbury and will include working from home, visiting local offices and services.

 Skills required

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent written skills, e.g. reports, procedures etc.
• Keen to promote healthy living
• Ability to motivate, encourage and influence
• Ability to analyse results of research and present findings in an accurate and methodical way
• Ability to create strategies
• Excellent organisation skills
• Confidence to Identify and collaborate and network with external partners and stakeholders to gather key information and share it with the management team

We welcome applicants looking for full and part time hours. 

Essential requirements

• RGN/RNLD/RMN qualification
• Driver
• Own vehicle (if appointed you will be expected to have business class insurance)

 Benefits of Working for us

• Competitive pay
• Simply Health Cash Plan
• Long service awards
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Development opportunities
• Recruitment awards
• Paid enhanced DBS certificate
• Paid training
• 34 days annual leave including bank holidays increasing to 39 days after five years and 44 days after 10 years 

Interview date to be confirmed 

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Groundwork is a charity working to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We help people gain confidence and skills, get into training and work, protect and improve green spaces, lead more active lives and overcome significant challenges such as poverty, isolation, low skills and poor health.

Grant and Fundraising Manager
Salary: £30,000 – £34,000 depending on experience
Hours: 37 hours per week
Operational Area: West Midlands
Location: Tipton / Birmingham offices to be agreed – with regular travel

This is a great opportunity for a Grant and Fundraising Manager to work closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to grow the business activities of Groundwork West Midlands.

The Grant and Fundraising Manager’s core purpose is to work with the CEO, members of the SMT and the Board to identify and develop new business and funding opportunities, to enable GWWM to meet our charitable objectives. You will provide support to the CEO in the identification of opportunities, development and submission of proposal, and managing the bid/tender processes from scoping through to implementation.

Responsibilities and Tasks include:

• Gain a full understanding of all areas of the business to enable post-holder to identify and develop new opportunities.
• To undertake a market analysis to identify opportunities for growth, and to lead on the development of appropriate business products and services as agreed with the CEO.
• Identify opportunities for service development through new funding streams, partnership, and commissioning opportunities.
• Lead on the management and preparation of all:
  • Funding bids
  • Tenders
  • Business proposals
• Coordinate the implementation of agreed new projects with the responsible member of SMT, and help to develop monitoring plans, and co-ordinating reporting arrangements.
• Develop positive relationships with a range of stakeholders providing funding to charities, including 3rd Sector, Public Sector, and the Business Sector, to raise awareness and promote the business within the Region.
• Build relationships and partnerships and pursue funding avenues to realise new service activity in line with the company’s charitable objectives.
• Implement and facilitate the companies Funding Committee and developing the organisation’s funding strategy in partnership with the CEO and participating trustees.

What we need from you:

• Possess a proven track record (2 to 3 years or more) of leading successful applications to grant makers and charitable trusts.
• Have experience in corporate fundraising and donor stewardship.
• Have experience operating bid/proposal information systems, including commissioner portals and ability to utilise internal systems and data.
• Have experience of a broad variety of business/fundraising opportunities relevant to the charitable sector.
• Have proven experience of developing and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders to deliver tangible results.
• A current UK Driving Licence, with access to your own vehicle.

Salary/package: £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience. Working Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. Core hours are from 10am – 4pm, with some flexibility of starting earlier/finishing later. 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays. We offer flexible working conditions and plenty of on-the-job training and support.

All necessary PPE will be provided by the company. Laptop, mobile phone, and mileage allowance.

Closing date: 5pm on Tuesday 18th May 2021
Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

Interested?

If you would like to find out more information about this position, please download the attached Job Brief.

Click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter clearly stating how your experience/qualifications meet the requirements of this role, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.

Job Description

Job Title: Fundraising and Impact Manager

Salary Band: £27,588-£29,211

Fixed Term: 12-month initial contract

Location: Coventry

Hours of Work: 40 per week

The Positive Youth Foundation is a Coventry-based charity, established to support young people to achieve their full potential. We have a long-standing track record of developing services for young people, in particular, those who find themselves in challenging circumstances.

Job Purpose:

Our organisation has seen steady growth over the years, and to facilitate this further, we have an exciting new role within the leadership team. The successful candidate has a unique opportunity to lead on the implementation of our fundraising strategy and associated impact measurement work. Reporting to the Executive Director, they will support an established management team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lead on an ambitious Grants, Trusts, CSR and Philanthropic investment strategy.

2. To advise the management team and lead on applications for funds from a range of relevant bodies to impact on positive outcomes for young people.

3. Support compliance of contracts and agreements across the organisations business.

4. To deliver effective impact measurement processes to inform funders of outcomes as well as influence strategic decisions of PYF.

5. To possess the relevant commitment to be able to involve young people in decisions.

All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to PYF’s Policies and Procedures.

Person Specification

Area Description

Knowledge:

Knowledge of fundraising within a social enterprise, charity or CIC (or similar) environment, designed to meet social outcomes. Knowledge of relevant local, regional and national sources of grant and unrestricted funding. Knowledge and awareness of issues affecting young people who find themselves living in challenging circumstances. Knowledge of compliance matters in relation to grant-related and other funding arrangements. Knowledge of how to design and utilise data capture processes, and use data to influence decision making and strategy developments.

Skills and Abilities:

To be forward thinking/non-conventional in your approach to fundraising. To be able to consult and involve young people and relevant partners to get their feedback which will help them to be involved decisions. To manage a comprehensive workload of funding applications and associated compliance measures. Ability to engage with a variety of professional sector groups, including funders and corporate bodies. Ability to design and implement a successful inward investment strategy designed to maximise resources for social outcomes. Ability to respond effectively and quickly to competing work priorities. Ability to work within and contribute towards a team approach.

Experience and Education:

Educated to degree level or with an equivalent/relevant proven track record in fundraising. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of relevant sector experience, attracting individual investments of around £100k-£250k.

Safeguarding

PYF puts safeguarding at the forefront of all its activities. The successful applicant will demonstrate their firm commitment to effective safeguarding practises and high professional standards around all safeguarding issues. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Equal Opportunities

PYF are fully committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Interviews to be held 14th-18th June 2021

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.8 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals. 

The Midlands & East England Supporter Engagement Officer will play a key role in the development and implementation of fundraising activities by Mary’s Meals in the UK. The officer will help to develop local strategies and plans, to secure increased support and funding for Mary’s Meals school feeding programmes around the world.   

The Supporter Engagement Officer has particular responsibility for prioritising the growth and nurturing of the volunteer network by building relationships with and resourcing our community volunteers – including co-ordination of our extremely dedicated volunteer speakers.

This role is community based and is a one-year fixed term contract.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information on our website by selecting the APPLY button.