Community Engagement and Volunteer Fundraiser - Sully

Vacancy type: Paid Vacancy
Function: Fundraising
Location: Head Office - Sully
Salary: £23,015 - £25,017 per annum pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract type: 12 Month Contract
Contract hours: Part time
Weekly hours: 22.5 hours per week

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Community Engagement & Volunteer Fundraiser to join our Fundraising and Community Engagement team.

About the role

This a new and exciting role which will help Tŷ Hafan to develop and recruit volunteers to implement effective new fundraising groups at Tŷ Hafan, enabling us to:

• Work closely with the fundraising team to develop a volunteer plan
• Develop and recruit volunteers
• Implement effective new volunteer fundraising groups
• Work closely with the fundraising team and relevant income generation colleagues, in line with the fundraising business plan and key priorities within community volunteer opportunities.
• Identify potential volunteers on our database
• Develop an understanding of Ty Hafan and the business, products, campaigns and activities
• Collaborate with volunteer colleagues
• Keep accurate records and develop a knowledge of internal policies

The Income Generation team plays a key role in raising the funds to enable Tŷ Hafan’s hospice and community programmes to support life-limited children in Wales.

The role will be based at our offices in Sully, but the post holder will initially work from home due to COVID restrictions.

About you
We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience in an area of volunteering, and experience of successfully working to targets and timescales
• Has a methodical and organised approach to projects and recruitment
• Is able to build strong long-term relationships
• Is able to steward new volunteers and groups
• Has excellent IT and numeracy skills
• Is income savvy, and able to collaborate across several income streams to prioritise workload.
• Is a positive team player with a can-do attitude, who can see the bigger picture and can actively contribute to wider team goals.
• Is confident, creative, resourceful, self-driven, positive and friendly.

Ty Hafan is one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities and offers care to children and support for their families throughout Wales. We offer comfort, care and support to children and young people with life-limiting conditions, supporting them and their families at our hospice, in the community and in their homes.

Our vision is to see a Wales where children who may die in childhood live a fulfilling family life.

Our mission is to offer a high standard of free care to children in Wales who may die in childhood in order to enrich their quality of life, and support their families during life, at end of life and through bereavement.

Our values are caring, collaborative and professional.

The benefits of working for Ty Hafan include:

• Holiday entitlement of 30 days per annum plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for period of the contract).
• The ability to continue with your NHS pension or to enter a Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5%.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and shopping discount scheme.
• Allocated time for specialist professional development and speciality-based training opportunities.
• Based in a beautiful location in Sully overlooking the sea; onsite benefits include free parking and free tea/ coffee.

If this role sounds like something you want to be part of then we’d love to hear from you.

Tips for candidates – all applications and interviews will be assessed using the person specification included within the job description.

Please note this role is subject to the outcome of a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Disclosure check and satisfactory references.

Closing Date: 14/05/2021
Interview date: TBC
Ref No: 596

We offer an exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new senior management team in Valleys Kids, led by our newly appointed Chief Executive. We are a community regeneration charity, committed to changing the lives of disadvantaged people in ex-mining communities of the South Wales Valleys.  We are looking for a charismatic, experienced, forward thinking individual with financial acumen, innovative ideas and the commitment to implement them as our Director of Business & Finance. 

This post will be responsible for income generation, driving social enterprise and financial management. It is being recruited in conjunction with a Director of Programmes. There is a potential crossover of skills and abilities, so potential candidates may wish to be considered for either role

Please see the job pack below for a full job description for both roles. 

Job title: Director of Business and Finance

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working 

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

The Director of Business Development will be responsible for ensuring that Valleys Kids has the resources, people, systems and processes  to continue to thrive and grow. 

You will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery of the organisational infrastructure, collective innovation, staff development and well-being . 

You will facilitate delivery of the business development strategy and annual income generation plan. Initially, you will have specific oversight of three areas: income generation, fundraising and marketing;  financial and administrative operations; and our rapidly developing social enterprises. 

This role forms part of the Senior Leadership Team at Valleys Kids and contributes to overall strategy development of the organisation. Working with the CEO, you will also support Valleys to develop a strong profile for its work at a local and national level.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy: Developing the organisation’s strategic approach to resources management (including financial planning processes, analysis of current and future spending needs, budget-setting, use of assets, implementing the business development strategy and annual income generation plan).

Organisational Development: Working with the CEO and other members of the senior team to ensure that Valleys Kids is a well-managed and successful organisation, with a focus on Quality assurance and continuous improvement in strategy formulation, systems and processes.

Finance and Administration: Managing the finances of the organisation (including oversight of the finance and administration team), linking resource decisions to strategic and service planning priorities, monitoring and reporting expenditure, managing external contracts (including systems for performance and impact evaluation), overseeing HR processes. 

Business Development: Leading income generation initiatives to ensure a strong blend of income stream and overseeing the fundraising team and the social enterprises team.

Social and Community Enterprises: Providing strategic management for the work of Valleys Creative and other initiatives that provide high quality management of community assets and social enterprises.

Innovation: Together with the Director of Programmes, leading on developing new approaches to meeting the needs of communities and working with partners in assessing need and making plans for working together in meeting those needs, 

Corporate Governance: Overseeing arrangements for making the work of the Board of Trustees effective across the whole range of strategic functions it performs.

Person Specification: 

Values:

• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.

Experience:

• At least 5 years experience of Senior Management 

• At least 5 years experience of leading income generation for an organisation or enterprise, ideally a mixture of traditional fundraising, social enterprise and contracts

• Experience of budgeting and financial management, ideally with budgets over 1 million

• Evidence of successful staff engagement and development practice, linking organisational values with employee behaviour

• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships 

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.

• Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundations, trading income, contracts and individual giving.

• Ability to manage multiple income streams ensuring full compliance to agreements and contracts

• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully

• Ability to understand and implement effective systems and processes 

• Committed to leading from the front and demonstrating to staff and stakeholders that community development and service delivery are the foremost priorities for the organisation

We offer an exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new senior management team in Valleys Kids, led by our newly appointed Chief Executive. We are a community regeneration charity, committed to changing the lives of disadvantaged people in ex-mining communities of the South Wales Valleys.  We are looking for an exceptional manager able to inspire staff, volunteers and local people to engage in positive change. You must be dynamic, resourceful with a high level of people management skills and experience of managing key relationships with a range of stakeholders and manage our Community & Family Hubs in line with our ethos and values. 

It is being recruited in conjunction with a Director of Business and Finance There is a potential crossover of skills and abilities, so potential candidates may wish to be considered for either role.

A full job description for both roles can be found in the job pack below. 

Job title: Director Programmes

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working 

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

The Director of Programmes will be responsible for the strategic leadership, operational delivery and expansion of Valleys Kids Programs. You will manage the Core Program team, ensuring successful provision of services, staff development and wellbeing and collective innovation amongst the managers. 

You will facilitate delivery of the overall strategy and annual plans while helping to generate a strong evidence base to underpin further development. Working with the CEO, you will also help to ensure that Valleys Kids has a strong profile for its work at local and national levels. 

You will be responsible for ensuring that Programmes are sustainable,  working with the Business Development and fundraising team to put in place a strong funding pipeline and undertaking future development work as needed.  This role forms part of the Senior Leadership Team at Valleys Kids and contributes to overall strategic management of the organisation.

Strategy: Developing and implementing the overall programmes strategy. 

Programme Oversight: Ensuring locality facilitators and core team are working together to deliver successful projects which help Valleys Kids to fulfil its mission while also meeting outputs and outcomes agreed with partner stakeholders and funders and  capturing evidence of impact through appropriate evaluation.

Business Development: Ensuring that existing programmes are sustainable and developing purposefully and initiating new programmes and models of future funding. 

Innovation: Leading on work to examine the potential for adopting new service delivery models and helping communities to play a full role in decision-making and setting the agenda.

Organisational Development: Working with the CEO and other members of the senior team to ensure that Valleys Kids is a well-managed and successful organisation, with a focus on continuous improvement in strategy formulation, systems and processes.

Profile raising: Developing ways in which Valleys Kids communicates and engages with stakeholders, in order to create an enabling environment for our work both nationally and regionally.

Person Specification:

Values:

• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.

Experience:

• At least 5 years experience of Senior Management 

• At least 5 years experience of leading program co-design, implementation and evaluation 

• Evidence of leading the delivery of multiple programme that have significant social impact

• Evidence of successful staff engagement and development practice, linking organisational values with employee behaviour

• Experience of project budgeting and financial management

• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships 

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations

• Resourceful, resilient and innovative, with the ability to manage different priorities, understand a wide range of activities and effectively manage a diverse team of professional, technical and commercial staff

• Committed to leading from the front and demonstrating to staff and stakeholders that community development and service delivery are the foremost priorities for the organisation

• Ability to delegate effectively and to hold people to account

• Organised, with excellent time management skills and high levels of self-motivation

• An effective communicator orally and in writing, able to articulate our work to a broad range of stakeholders and to negotiate well

• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully

Other requirements

• Flexible with a willingness to work outside normal office hours.

Fundraising Coordinator Supporter Care - Sully

Vacancy type: Paid Vacancy
Function: Fundraising
Location: Head Office - Sully
Salary: Up to £19,000 (based on experience)
Contract type: Fixed term
Contract length: Fixed Term Contract (covering maternity leave) until 31st December 2021
Contract hours: Full time
Weekly hours: 37.5

We are seeking a highly motivated and customer focused Fundraising Co-ordinator to join the Tŷ Hafan team, working to keep our supporters inspired and engaged.

About Ty Hafan

Ty Hafan is one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities and offers care to children and support for their families throughout Wales. We offer comfort, care and support to children and young people with life-limiting conditions, supporting them and their families at our hospice, in the community and in their homes.

Our vision is to see a Wales where children who may die in childhood live a fulfilling family life.

Our mission is to offer a high standard of free care to children in Wales who may die in childhood in order to enrich their quality of life, and support their families during life, at end of life and through bereavement.

Our values are caring, collaborative and professional.

About the role

Our Fundraising Co-ordinators, form part of our in-house Supporter Care Team, and are the first point of contact for our individual supporters, as well as community groups and businesses. The team support the delivery of our stewardship programme and motivational account management to ensure our supporters receive a consistent and positive experience with Tŷ Hafan.

This role will initially be based from home, with weekly attendance at the office, due to COVID restrictions. Please see the job description for more information on the role.

About you

You must be confident and able to respond to array of supporter and public enquiries, by telephone, email and on-line, helping people to design their own activity, and supporting people through a journey of engagement with Tŷ Hafan. You will have a genuine passion for Tŷ Hafan’s work, speak enthusiastically about what we do and talk with confidence about why supporting our beneficiaries is so important.

The benefits of working at Ty Hafan include:

• Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5%
• Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days plus Bank Holidays (rising to 32 with service)
• A comprehensive induction plan
• Shopping discounts and an employee assistance program
• Offices based in a beautiful location in Sully overlooking the sea; onsite benefits include free parking and free tea/ coffee.

All applications must be submitted through the Ty Hafan website.

The role is subject to the outcome of a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) basic disclosure check and satisfactory references.

Tips for candidates – all applications and interviews will be assessed using the person specification included within the job description.

The listing will be closed as soon as sufficient applicants have been received.

Closing Date: 16/05/2021
Interview date - Friday 21st May 2021
Ref No: 570

The Role

We are looking for a talented and experienced Legacy and Individual Giving Manager to grow our individual giving and legacy fundraising with a focus on digital and innovative new approaches to generating income from committed giving.

In what is a new role, the Legacy and Individual Giving Manager will be responsible for developing and delivering new targeted and cost effective Legacy and Individual Giving programmes. Overseeing a broad portfolio, this is a fantastic opportunity to play a leading role in the development of two of the charity’s largest income streams.

The post-holder will also be responsible for developing a brand new donor acquisition and development programme to grow sustainable income from regular giving, in-memoriam and legacy giving activities.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in donor marketing, with the ability to think digitally and innovatively to maximise supporter engagement from new and existing donors. They will be a passionate and effective communicator, both written and verbally, and highly proficient in analysing data. They will have the creative flair to lead in the production of imaginative and effective bespoke fundraising campaigns.

Our Fundraising, Marketing and Communications team exists to inspire supporters to take action in the name of creating a better future for people affected by cancer in Wales.

If you are ambitious, innovative and self-motivated and would like to work for a forward-thinking charity committed to transforming cancer outcomes in Wales through world-class research, then we would love to hear from you!

How to apply 

Please visit our website at Cancer Research Wales for further information and application form.

Closing Date:     20 May 2021 (12 noon)

Interview Date:   tbc

Liveable Cities & Towns Project Manager

£27,804 per annum

(Ref:  SUS3176)

37.5 hours per week - based in Swansea/ Barry Area (Home Working)

Fixed Term to 31st March 2023

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to join the movement and make a difference as our Liveable Cities & Towns Project Manager!

Your role will play a key part in developing and supporting the delivery of projects and initiatives that help to realise our ambition of making places more liveable for everyone.

You will co-ordinate and manage existing activities whilst also developing new opportunities and projects.

You will also have the opportunity to oversee and manage the running of a community e-bike loan scheme in four locations across Wales and manage the delivery of an e-cargo bike pilot in Aberystwyth and Swansea.

About You

We believe in working collaboratively, so are looking for someone with good interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and motivate others.

You will be somebody with excellent organisational skills and experience of developing and project managing multi-faceted programmes.

So, if this sounds like you and you’re passionate about the promotion of Sustainable Transport, apply today!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 17 May 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Tuesday 25 May 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Rheolwr Prosiect Dinasoedd a Threfi Byw

£27,804 y flwyddyn

(Cyf:  SUS3176)

37.5 awr yr wythnos – lleolir yn ardal Abertawe / Y Barri (Gweithio Gartref)

Ynglŷn â Sustrans

Ni fu ein gweledigaeth a'n cenhadaeth erioed mor berthnasol. 

Mae llywodraethau ledled y DU yn addo buddsoddi a gweithredu ar gerdded a beicio.

Rydym yn gweithio gyda'n gilydd i greu newid gwirioneddol – yn creu lleoedd lle gall pawb fyw a theithio'n hapus ac iachus, lle cynhwysir pawb.

Ni fyddai ein gwaith yn bosibl heb ymrwymiad ac ymroddiad ein cydweithwyr.

Rydym yn falch o'n sgôr hyrwyddwr net cyflogeion, o fod ymhlith yr 20% gorau o holl gyflogwyr ledled pob sector yn y DU, oherwydd ein gweithlu egnïoledig, cyfeillgar a llawn cymhelliant.

Ymunwch â Sustrans heddiw a'n helpu i gyflawni pethau gyda'n gilydd.

Ynglŷn â'r Swydd

Bellach, mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i chi ymuno â'r ymgyrch a chreu gwahaniaeth fel ein Rheolwr Prosiect Dinasoedd a Threfi Byw!

Bydd eich swydd yn chwarae rhan bwysig yn y gwaith o ddatblygu, cefnogi a darparu prosiectau a mentrau sy'n helpu i wireddu ein huchelgais o greu lleoedd haws byw ynddyn nhw i bawb.

Byddwch yn cyd-gysylltu a rheoli gweithgareddau sy'n bodoli eisoes, ynghyd â  datblygu cyfleoedd a phrosiectau newydd.

Hefyd, cewch gyfle i oruchwylio a rheoli cynnal cynllun llogi e-feiciau cymunedol mewn pedwar lleoliad ym mhob cwr o Gymru, a rheoli darparu peilot e-feiciau cargo yn Aberystwyth ac Abertawe.

Eich hanes

Rydym yn credu mewn gweithio'n gydweithredol, felly rydyn ni'n chwilio am rywun sy’n meddu ar sgiliau rhyngbersonol da a'r gallu i arwain a hybu eraill.

Bydd gennych sgiliau trefniadol rhagorol a phrofiad o ddatblygu a rheoli prosiectau amlweddog.

Os yw'r swydd hon yn apelio atoch chi a rydych chi'n angerddol dros hyrwyddo Trafnidiaeth Gynaliadwy, ymgeisiwch heddiw!

Cyfweliadau

Dyddiad cau derbyn ceisiadau wedi'u cwblhau yw 9yb, dydd Llun 17 Mai 2021. Cynhelir cyfweliadau dros MS Teams ddydd Mawrth, 25 Mai 2021.

Pe bai Sustrans yn derbyn nifer fawr iawn o geisiadau ar gyfer y swydd hon, efallai y penderfynir ei chau cyn y dyddiad a hysbysebwyd, felly sicrhewch eich bod yn cyflwyno'ch cais cyn gynted â phosibl.

Er mwyn ymgeisio, llenwch ein ffurflen gais ar-lein os gwelwch yn dda. 

Cydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant

Mae Sustrans wedi ymrwymo i leihau anghydraddoldeb, gweld gwerth mewn amrywiaeth a galluogi cynhwysiant.

Croesawn geisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o'r gymuned, yn arbennig lle cawn ein tangynrychioli. Ar hyn o bryd, mae hyn yn cynnwys pobl a chanddynt anabledd, a phobl Dduon ac Asiaidd a grwpiau ethnig lleiafrifol.

Liveable Cities & Towns Officer, North Wales

(ref: SUS3156)

£24,938 per annum

37.5 hours per week – Contract to 31 March 2023

Flexible base, including home working – to cover Rhyl area

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team and support us with our vision to make places more liveable for everyone – places that connect us to each other and what we need, and where everyone can thrive without having to use a car. 

Working alongside stakeholders, communities and businesses, your role will support our partners to develop and deliver projects and initiatives such as an e-bike loan scheme, using it to inspire other changes in the community.

About You

We are looking for a creative and innovative individual with a community development background. 

You will understand the challenges that communities and individuals face in moving around their town or city healthily.

You will be a well-organised self-starter and have experience of delivering projects that benefit the community.

So if you are a confident advocate for the benefits of walking & cycling and understand the role both have to play in making better places to live & work, apply today!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on 10 May 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during week commencing 17 May 2021

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Swyddog Dinasoedd a Threfi Byw, Gogledd Cymru

(cyf: SUS3156)

£24,938 y flwyddyn

37.5 awr yr wythnos – cytundeb hyd at 31 Mawrth 2023 – lleoliad hyblyg, yn cynnwys gweithio gartref – i gynnwys ardal y Rhyl

Ynglŷn â'r Swydd 

Mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i chi ymuno â'n tîm a'n cefnogi yn ein gweledigaeth i greu lleoedd byw i bawb – lleoedd sy'n ein cysylltu â'n gilydd a'r hyn rydym ei angen, a lle gall pawb ffynnu heb fod angen defnyddio car. 

Gan weithio ochr yn ochr â rhanddeiliaid, cymunedau a busnesau, eich swydd fydd cefnogi ein partneriaid yn eu gwaith yn darparu prosiectau sy'n peri i drefi a dinasoedd fod yn lleoedd mwy iachus i fyw.

Amdanoch chi

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn creadigol ac arloesol gyda chefndir mewn datblygiad cymunedol. 

Byddwch yn deall yr heriau y mae cymunedau ac unigolion yn eu hwynebu wrth iddynt symud o gwmpas eu tref neu ddinas mewn modd iachus.

Byddwch yn gallu gweithio o'ch pen a'ch pastwn eich hun, yn berson trefnus a bydd gennych brofiad o ddarparu prosiectau sy'n lles i'r gymuned.

Os ydych chi'n eiriolwr hyderus dros fanteision cerdded a beicio ac yn deall eu swyddogaeth o ran creu gwell lleoedd i fyw a gweithio ynddynt, gwnewch gais heddiw!

Cyfweliadau

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 9yb, dydd Llun 10 Mai 2021 2021.  Cynhelir cyfweliadau drwy MS Teams yn ystod yr wythnos yn dechrau 17 Mai 2021.

 Pe bai Sustrans yn derbyn nifer fawr o geisiadau am y swydd hon, efallai y penderfynir pennu dyddiad cau cynt na'r un a hysbysebwyd. Felly, ymgeisiwch cyn gynted â phosibl os gwelwch yn dda.

Cydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant

Mae Sustrans wedi ymrwymo i leihau anghydraddoldeb, yn gweld gwerth mewn amrywiaeth a galluogi cynhwysiant.

Croesawn geisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o'r gymuned, yn arbennig lle cawn ein tangynrychioli. Mae hyn yn cynnwys pobl a chanddynt anabledd a rheini o grwpiau Du, Asiaidd a lleiafrifol ar hyn o bryd.