The Family Holiday Association is the leading national charity dedicated to providing breaks and day trips for families coping with some of the toughest challenges life can bring.

The Philanthropy Fundraiser sits within the Fundraising and Communications department, which encompasses brand, marketing, communications and fundraising. Working with trust and foundations and individuals you will raise funds to support the charity in its mission.

Many of the families we help have never been away before. A simple break from a stressful situation can create precious memories, strengthen bonds and develop a new sense of optimism. A new position, this role has arisen through a desire to grow our fundraising capability to allow us to make a bigger difference to the families who need it most.

The Philanthropy Fundraiser will work with the Trusts and Foundations Manager and Head of Marketing to strengthen current relationships and build their own portfolio. You will enjoy the support of a dynamic and ambitious new CEO, Senior Leadership team and Board of Trustees.

Working closely with colleagues in the grants and projects team to understand their work and identify areas of potential interest to funders, you will develop compelling proposals and cases for support.

With the right projects against which to fundraise, interesting prospective and existing supporters and an organisation which is ambitious to grow and do more, this is an ideal time to join us as we review our current strategy and build a new strategy for transformational growth in philanthropic income.

To succeed in this role, you will be an excellent networker, capable of building and maintaining strong personal relationships with a wide range of individuals. You will already have experience in a fundraising role and a solid understanding of philanthropic giving with the motivation and ambition to drive performance in an area of development for the charity.  

For further information please see attached job description.

Please note only applications including a CV (preferably no more than 2 pages) and a covering letter will be considered.

Interviews: w/c 30th March

Main Responsibilities

• To develop manage and grow the supporter journey for an increasing number of individuals, churches, businesses, organisations and groups through a balanced fundraising programme through tailored programmes to target audiences.
• To develop, and lead on an agreed strategy for appeals, and regular and individual giving.
• Undertake and increase stakeholder engagement including
  • Management of the supporter database.
  • Acknowledging gifts as part of the supporter engagement journey.
  • Increasing links to trusts and other funders
• Manage an effective grants programme to increase overall funding levels in line with agreed targets particularly multiyear funding
• To manage and oversee the Friends of Willows (the volunteer fundraising group for Willows) including assisting in the organisation and promotion of events
• Lead on the development and implementation of an effective marketing and communications strategy.
• Leading on all copy for fundraising, marketing and communications including but not limited to multi-media strategies to reach target audiences and achieve desired outcomes and the Willows website and social media activities.
• Working with the Finance Manager and other staff assist in the preparation of budgets for income and expenditure and other reports as required
• To uphold confidentiality and professional good conduct at all times.
• Other duties as required

Job Requirements

Essential

• Excellent track record of stakeholder engagement and management including demonstration of influencing and networking skills to achieve results. Understanding of best practice and theory in stakeholder management and insight, including the ability to segment audiences and develop innovative engagement plans
• Effective interpersonal skills: ability to work collaboratively, and deal tactfully and diplomatically with people at all levels; ability to establish and maintain good working relationships within Willows and across professional networks; experience of ability to establish and maintain credibility with relevant communities; a strong track record of success in managing relationships
• Ability to think and work creatively to tackle problems and challenges, demonstrating own initiative and judgement within given constraints; asking for and giving help when needed
• Excellent organisational skills: able to plan and prioritise a varied workload to ensure that work meets deadlines, and be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and demands
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with good attention to detail: ability to develop and deliver well-structured and clearly-articulated documents and presentations for internal and external audiences
• To be in sympathy with the Christian values underpinning the work of Willows Counselling
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and databases

Desirable

• Professional qualification in communications or fundraising, and/or or equivalent experience gained working in a relevant context including experience of applying for grant funding.

Junior Fundraising Researcher

Are you interested in pursuing a rewarding career within fundraising research?

They are looking for someone to join the Fundraising Research team as a Junior Researcher, in a new role in which they will support the growth of high value giving with our client.

The dynamic role will include responsibility for identifying significant fundraising opportunities for the Philanthropy team. It will also provide key support to the Corporate Partnerships and Special Events teams to help drive wider high value income generation.

The role will encompass all aspects of fundraising research and prospect management, from the identification and proposal of new high-value prospects, to the production of biographies and profiles to support solicitation asks, corporate pitches and event management. You will also learn how to assess risk and deliver essential due diligence practises.

This position represents a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is looking to build a career in fundraising research and looking for that first step in working for a leading charity, or for someone with transferable skills who is looking for a career change.

You will be joining a much-valued Fundraising Research team at an exciting time for the charity, as it embarks on a new and ambitious fundraising appeal to rebuild key areas of the hospital campus.

Junior Fundraising Researcher Requirements:

You will be a bright, creative and driven individual, who won’t be phased by having to work to tight deadlines or take on some administrative tasks. You will be passionate about developing your knowledge of fundraising research and awareness of philanthropic trends and the high net-worth landscape.

In return, you’ll get to work in a busy and highly motivated team and receive training in fundraising research, due diligence and GDPR, as well as access to a range of business and information tools, including Factiva, Eikon and MINT.

Specifically, you will have:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a high attention to detail.
- An interest in Philanthropic donors and trusts and foundations.
- Proven analytical and research skills and an ability to assess information rapidly from a variety of sources.

The ideal candidate will also have:

- Previous experience of working or volunteering for a charity.
- An enterprising attitude, bringing new ideas and showing drive to develop and innovate research processes.
- An understanding of corporate social responsibility and the principles of due diligence.

This role is open to people at different stages of their career, whether you are a recent graduate, looking for that first step in the charity sector, or someone with more experience looking for a career change, they would be happy to hear from you.

About our client:

Every day brings new challenges for our client. Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, our client can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Their staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - they offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Location: WC1N, Central London

Job type: Full Time, 12 month Fixed Term Contract, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £Competitive

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, generous pension scheme, flexible working, discounted season ticket loan and many more!

Closing date: 5pm 13 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Junior Fundraising Researcher, Researcher, Prospect Researcher, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, Third Sector, Major Gift Fundraising, Database Analyst, CRM etc.

Ref: 92084

Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Manager

Migraine is the third most common disease in the world.  10 million people across the UK are living with this often complex and debilitating brain disease right now, and it is ruining far too many lives.

The Migraine Trust has been investing in migraine research, providing high-quality, evidence-based information and support, and campaigning for change for 55 years. 

We are already the largest migraine charity in the UK, but with the arrival of a new CEO in March 2019, we are starting to set out new plans to reach more people affected by migraine, involve more people, help more people, and improve more people’s lives.  We launch a new and exciting five-year strategy at the end of February!

Outstanding fundraising will be the engine for our new ambition.  And we are looking for an outstanding new Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Manager to lead our three-person Fundraising Team and transform our charity’s fundraising activities.

We want to grow the number of people supporting our charity from just over a thousand currently to several thousand over the next decade.  We want the Fundraising Team to use as many effective, innovative and engaging fundraising approaches as possible to get us there, while delivering an amazing experience for our donors.

We are looking for a brilliant fundraising all-rounder with strategic vision, creativity, limitless enthusiasm and determination, and the ability to not only inspire and lead their own Fundraising Team exceptionally well, but also to work collaboratively and effectively with other teams from across our charity.

If that’s you, in return we offer a competitive salary and generous employer pension; an informal, family-friendly and inclusive culture in a newly refurbished central-London office; an absolute commitment to your personal development; and the opportunity to work with some of the most passionate and ‘can do’ people in the charity world.

We want to help you to do amazing things, we want you to be as ambitious for yourself as you are for our charity, and we want you to have fun and challenge yourself at work.

If you’re interested, please send your CV and a cover letter (two sides of A4 max) outlining why you want this job and why you think you would be right for it to our Chief Executive Gus Baldwin by clicking on the 'apply' button. The deadline for all applications is Sunday 8 March 2020.  Interviews will be on Tuesday 24 March 2020 at The Migraine Trust.

We are seeking a pro-active and engaging Corporate, Community and Events Fundraiser to raise the profile of the charity, grow supporters and corporate sponsors, increase fundraising volunteers and help raise funds for HorseWorld Trust through internal and external activities and events.

You will need to be confident, with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrable experience of running fundraising events and community fundraising activities, developing corporate partnerships and volunteer engagement.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with drive and ambition and a minimum of 12 months experience in corporate and/or community fundraising / sales / event management.  A full driving licence and the use of a car are also essential.

For more details and to apply for this role please download the Role Profile/Person Specification and Application Form.

JOB TITLE: Regional Volunteer & Fundraising Coordinator (East of England)

LOCATION: Home based – East of England- Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire

SALARY BAND: £21,000 - £24,000 Dependent on experience 

JOB TYPE: 12 month contract initially, with expectation of renewal

HOURS: Full-Time with some evenings and weekends (Time Off in lieu given)

 

Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives.

We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving alert assistance dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with other researchers, NHS Trusts and Universities internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small but fast-growing charity that is a world leader in its specialist innovative field.

 

 

 

THE JOB

We are a small charity that punches above its weight.  We receive no statutory funding and rely on the generosity of our many volunteers and supporters who raise awareness of our work and much needed funds. 

The main purpose of this role will be to build and develop local volunteer groups in your region with the aim of increasing both awareness of the charity’s life-saving work and local fundraising.

Your role will be to support, develop and enthuse volunteers and fundraising groups to increase our supporter base and ensure fundraising activity is as effective as possible to achieve maximum income in your region.

We are looking for someone committed, passionate and full of ideas about how to engage with the many different communities and groups who support our work, and to reach new audiences so that our supporter network continues to grow to meet our ambitions.

 

 

Reports to: Regional Coordinator Supervisor who reports to the Volunteer Manager

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

· Develop our community engagement to increase awareness of the charity, the number of volunteers and income in your region

· Embed a volunteer led fundraising approach in your region to increase volunteer support and net income

· Ensure that the volunteering needs of the region are analysed, understood and met through engagement with colleagues

· Regularly review and refine the strategy for meeting that need

 

 

Recrutiment, Retention and Engagement of Volunteers

 

· Engage with established volunteer support groups as well as local communities, groups, societies and businesses in the region building new relationships and strengthening existing ones to raise awareness of MDD with the objective of increasing the number of active volunteers and growing our supporter base

· Create and promote a range of suitable volunteering opportunities to include volunteers from all walks of life

· Work with corporate supporters in the region to encourage employee supported volunteering

· Ensure that all MDD volunteers in the region are properly supported and managed so that they find fulfillment in their role and the needs of the charity are met

· Provide opportunities for volunteers in the region to give feedback and follow up as required

· Deliver induction and training to volunteers in the region

· Work with colleagues across the charity to ensure that volunteers have the resources they need to complete their role

 

Income Generation and Events

 

· Manage the relationship with established volunteer support groups in the region, giving them advice and guidance on community fundraising activities and events including the preparation of information that will inspire them to raise awareness and increase fundraising in line with targets

· Monitor and evaluate community events to ensure our limited resources are used to the best effect and that income is maximised

· Work with the Marketing Manager to use local media, the charity website and social media to promote community events and acknowledge specific fundraising achievements

· Provide a consistently high level of support, advice and encouragement to groups and individuals who want to raise funds in aid of MDD

· Assist the Fundraising Manager to maximise income from corporate charity of the year partnerships, supporting them in the local community

 

 

 

 

Marketing

 

· Maximise the sale of merchandise products through community events, ensuring that merchandise and promotional material is distributed to volunteers and accounted for

· Collection pots – work with the regional groups to manage all national supermarket and shopping centre collection pot records including ensuring all licenses are organised (if applicable) and ensure that the collection pots are distributed and collected as necessary

· Update the Harlequin CRM database as required to ensure all information on our supporters and their activities on our behalf is as accurate and up to date as possible.

Other tasks or ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager required to ensure the successful running of the charity

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

· Experience in a similar role with a national charity where you have a proven track record of raising funds

· Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers

DESIRABLE

· Familiarity with social media

· Experience of giving presentations

· Familiarity with CRM Systems

SKILLS

· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people

· Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

· Confident presentation skills

· The ability to deal with information in a confident manner and respond with sensitivity

· Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a variety of tasks

· Good IT skills across a range of MS Office applications

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Inspiring, with a creative streak that helps you to bring ideas and motivate people

• A positive attitude and ability to use initiative and work effectively and efficiently without supervision

• Attention to detail

• Interested and passionate about the work of the charity

• Prepared to work longer days, evenings and weekends on occasion

• Comfortable working in vicinity of dogs

Values & Behaviours

 

Working at Medical Detection Dogs will be a richly rewarding experience. Our Values & Behaviours encapsulate who we are, what we stand for and what it will feel like to be part of our team:

1. We treat each other with respect and courtesy

2. We act professionally at all times

3. We accept responsibility for our own performance and behaviour

4. We are honest and open in our dealings with each other

5. We are inclusive and open minded

6. We provide a safe space for challenging opinion, behaviour and decisions

7. We give credit when and to whom it is due

8. We support one another in achieving our goals

And of course, we advocate for Medical Detection Dogs whenever we get the chance and we pride ourselves on our role as ambassadors.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

the successful candidate will also be expected to:

- Hold a full UK Driving Licence

- Provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK.

- Undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

- Work some evenings and weekends for which time off in lieu will be given

- Initial training and induction will be carried out at Great Horwood.  Accommodation and travelling expenses will be paid

It is anticipated that initial interviews will be via video link and if successful a further interview will be held at Great Horwood w/c 23 March 2020.

 

TO APPLY: Please send your CV with covering letter 

CLOSING DATE 04 MARCH 2020

 

Early application is advised as we reserve the right to end the process early subject to the number of applications received.

 

 

 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Community Fundraising Manager to join a busy and successful team at a leading children's charity.

This role is responsible for leading the charities community fundraising programme and ensuring income and long-term value is maximised. You will be involved in introducing new products, produce a community fundraising strategy and lead a team of 4.

Key responsibilities:

* Develop and report on the team strategy, operational plans and budget in order to generate long-term and sustainable income
* Implement a fundraising strategy that will build on existing work across the community programmes, identifying areas of improvement and exploring new opportunities for growth
* Implement new fundraising products and resources in line with the Community Fundraising strategy, working closely with the Fundraising Product Marketing and Innovation team
* To ensure the team develop appropriate processes, procedures and guidelines to ensure that supporters receive a consistently high level of support and are recognised appropriately for their efforts
* To mentor, support and manage direct line reports (3 Community Fundraising Officers and the Community Fundraising Manager), ensuring they meet individual and team targets
* To maintain accurate records on income and expenditure providing reports to the Head of Community and Challenge Events as required

Experience & skills required:

* Substantial experience of growing Community Fundraising income, across a number of programme areas
* Experience of establishing, managing and evaluating new fundraising initiatives/processes to generate growth
* Experience of establishing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across functions and levels of seniority
* Substantial experience of managing people
* Experience of change management in order to deliver increased efficiency and growth
* Strong influencing and negotiation skills

To find out more please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis. so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment. Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.

Demelza provides specialist care and emotional support for children and young people with terminal conditions and their loved ones, across Kent, East Sussex and South East London.

Every role at Demelza contributes and impacts on our ability to support each child, young person and their family achieve the best possible life, whatever their challenges.

We seek a dynamic individual to join our operations function within the Fundraising and Marketing team. This is a new role to provide essential administrative support to the team, in areas such as project management, financial administration and reporting.

You will have experience in an operations and/or administration role, providing support on key tasks and projects for multiple stakeholders and colleagues. You will be a proficient organiser, able to re-prioritise a changing workload, as well as an excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, and be a highly motivated team player.

Proven experience of project management, and the ability to identify, understand, resolve and learn from problems, is desirable.

Apply now to join #TeamDemelza and be part of our passion and dedication to be there when we are needed the most.

Closing Date – Thursday 12th March 2020

Interview Date – Monday 23rd March 2020

Grow a challenge events portfolio, which includes existing runs and bike rides, by introducing new events

Barts Charity funds groundbreaking research, state-of-the-art equipment and innovative healthcare projects that change lives and bring extraordinary healthcare to 2.5million people in East London and beyond.

Their grant-making programme goes above and beyond NHS funding to support the five hospitals of Barts Health NHS Trust and six medical research institutes.

They are ambitious about the future and have committed to increasing their funding to £30 million a year, supported by developing a new proactive fundraising strategy.

At this stage of their fundraising development, Barts Charity are seeking an Events Officer to grow their challenge events portfolio. They need an ambitious and driven fundraiser who is supporter-focused and strategic in approach. The right person should be driven by the opportunity to take ownership of this income stream, increasing long-term supporter engagement and furthering support of the charity’s work.

There is a growing events portfolio which currently includes the London Marathon, Royal Parks Half Marathon and London Santa Run, to name a few.

Person specification

The role would best suit:

• a proven fundraiser who has worked on challenge events and has a commitment to providing exceptional supporter stewardship
• someone motivated by all areas of challenge event management, from the recruitment and ongoing support of participants, to on the day logistics
• a keen marketeer able to create a marketing plan, develop marketing collateral, and use digital platforms and social media to recruit, motivate and engage supporters
• someone who has experience recruiting and working with volunteers
• someone who is proactive and solution focused, with good project management skills and experience working to budgets and increasing ROI from events
• someone with experience of CRM databases and analysing supporter data
• a strong relationship-builder and a champion for the work of the charity

                                     

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

What the job involves

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, develop and gain valuable skills and experience, in our established Community Fundraising team. You will be part of passionate team fighting to stop prostate cancer from being a killer. This is an integral role where you will be working to generate income across our Community Fundraising programme including Walking, Cycling, Skydiving and Beneficiary Events.

You’ll support the team by assisting with enquiries, managing some income streams and the recruitment of new supporters for the team, as well as providing excellent customer experience to supporters. You will also work closely with the Community Fundraising Executives and Communications team to manage supporter journeys of third-party events (e.g. Walking Challenges and Skydives) and their marketing plans. You will also provide support with general team duties – updating the website, coordinating content and liaising with case studies to complement the Community Fundraising programme.

This role also involves some general administration associated with fundraising, especially maintaining high quality data on the Raiser’s Edge database, whilst ensuring information gathered is recorded in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What we want from you

You will have the energy and passion to manage this wide-ranging role and make a valuable contribution to the success of the team by having excellent communication skills, being proactive in supporting participants, as well as having a strong eye for detail in carrying out administrative duties. You can prioritise a busy workload to ensure we are able to deliver excellent customer experience, be self-motivated, coupled with excellent organisational skills and have an outgoing and positive approach to the role.

You will be excited to build and manage relationships with existing and new community fundraisers as you will be the first point contact for enquiries for the team. You will also be able to motivate and offer fundraising advice, to ensure excellent experiences, from sign-up through to thanking. Whilst the role is office based, there may be occasions when travel to events around the UK is expected.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance and season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

Closing date:  23:45pm, Sunday 1 March 2020.

Interview date: week commencing 9 March 2020.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

Demelza provides specialist care and emotional support for children and young people with terminal conditions and their loved ones, across Kent, East Sussex and South East London.

Every role at Demelza contributes and impacts on our ability to support each child, young person and their family achieve the best possible life, whatever their challenges.

Are you looking for a new challenge? We seek an experienced individual to manage our operations function within the Fundraising and Marketing team. This is a new role to provide essential support in areas such as budget management, project management and compliance.

You will have extensive experience in business support and administration, with significant knowledge of budget management and proven project management experience. You will also have experience of using and planning the resources you have responsibility for to ensure delivery of agreed plans and priorities

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisation skills, and have the ability to maintain strict deadlines with flexibility to manage multiple demands on your time.

An understanding of confidentiality and data protection is essential to the role. Previous experience within the charity or hospice sector is desirable.

Apply now to join #TeamDemelza and be part of our passion and dedication to be there when we are needed the most.

Closing Date – Tuesday 25th February 2020

Interview Date – Friday 6th March 2020

Enhanced DBS Disclosure check may be undertaken dependant on role. Demelza is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No 1039651. Demelza is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To see how we process your data, please visit our website and view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Events to join the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), providing effective leadership of the Events Team to support and advance the aims, objectives and values of the College.

About us:

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area and are approaching our 90th year, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Part of the Business Development directorate, the Events Team is responsible for the delivery of approximately 120 RCOG events per year, including a wide range of courses, conferences and the RCOG World Congress. The team cover all aspects of events organisation, from inviting speakers and chairs to gaining sponsorship, effectively publicising events and on-site logistics management.

About the role:

As Head of Events, you will be instrumental in the development of close and effective relationships with key stakeholders and partner organisations, maximising the impact and influence of RCOG events globally. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of events both financially and educationally, including the RCOG World Congress and UK and international education and professional conferences, congresses and meetings. The RCOG World Congress takes place every year and last year attracted 4,000 delegates from over 100 countries. The Congress is being held in Oman in 2020.

Reporting to the Director, Business Development, you will play a key role in delivering the College’s objectives by evaluating the educational and financial effectiveness of meetings and managing income and expenditure.

An experienced leader, you will be responsible for the management, training and development of the Senior Event Co-ordinator, Event Co-ordinators, Administrators and the Sales and Exhibition Lead.

Requirements:

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Significant experience of conference management
• Proven track record of effective management of a team of staff, including experience of appraising staff
• Experience of producing and managing budgets
• Ability to manage change effectively

Please note, occasional travel within and outside the UK will be required.

Benefits:

As an important member of the team, you will be located in our brand new, bespoke offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working hours
• First class pension scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Free staff lunch

At RCOG we are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Age UK Exeter is a local, independent charity with its own locally elected board of trustees.  We have grown a strong reputation for putting the individual older person at the heart of all we do, providing a wide range of support and opportunities to over a thousand older people in the city each week. We achieve this through our 110 dedicated staff, 300+ fantastic volunteers and the ability to find the funds we need to keep all our plates spinning!

This is where you come in. We’re looking for a Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager with the qualities and skills to take our community fundraising to the next level. By building on our supporter base of 1,000+ local people, many local businesses and our great reputation in the city, you will let people know the importance and value of what we do, engaging public support to realise our vision of a city where every older person is able to get the most out of life, whatever their circumstances. Our focus is on developing community, civic and business support to raise funds for us, growing the number of individual regular donors who want to support the charity and creating successful events.

We’re looking for someone with a proven track record as a charity fundraiser in a community, corporate or events team, who has the ability to lead, motivate and support a small fundraising team and can engage, enthuse and encourage a wide range of audiences to bring them to our cause.

Job Description

Main Duties:

• Build and maintain positive relationships with individuals, supporters, community groups and local businesses to increase their fundraising and encourage participation in events and activities
• Promote the fundraising needs of the charity to a wide range of audiences through the most appropriate channels
• Maximise individual, community and corporate engagement in the charity’s ‘Eat Together for Age UK Exeter’ fundraising campaign, 10k Run, Gala Dinner, Sponsored Walk, Big Knit  and Christmas Appeal
• Promote and increase regular giving by Direct Debit or via the website and substantially grow our ‘Friends’ supporter base
• Plan, develop and implement new initiatives, activities and events that will maximise fundraising income
• Line manage the Marketing and Digital Fundraising Co-ordinator (12 hrs pw) and the Community Fundraising Assistant (12 hrs pw)
• Recruiting, supervising and supporting fundraising volunteers within the team
• Give talks and presentations to local groups and businesses to encourage their support and participation in our fundraising activities and increase the number of Charity of the Year nominations we win
• Oversee our Blackbaud eTapestry CRM system to ensure it is up to date, using its data to manage relationships, understand what motivates supporters and provide good stewardship
• Work with Marketing Co-ordinator and Fundraising Assistant to produce engaging content for the charity’s social media and print channels
• Optimise press and media publicity associated with our supporters through press releases and radio/TV interviews
• Ensure all gifts and donations are appropriately acknowledged and enquiries are dealt with in a timely manner 
• Monitor and evaluate community fundraising activities against agreed targets reporting back to the Chief Executive and Board on a regular basis
• Keep abreast of developments, issues and best practice relevant to community fundraising
• Work within Institute of Fundraising guidelines
• Undertake any reasonable additional and ad hoc tasks as required

Probation Period: 6 months

Notice Period: 2 months on either side.

Annual Leave: 7 weeks per annum including Public Holidays on a pro-rata basis

Pension: Staff aged between 22 and state retirement age earning above the threshold for income tax will be automatically enrolled into the Scottish Widows Age UK pension scheme based on a 5% contribution by both employer and employee. Staff may opt out of the scheme within 30 days of receiving the scheme’s joiner’s pack for a full refund of any contribution made.

Travel: A mileage allowance of 40p per mile is paid for essential travel.

Time off in Lieu: At times some work may be required to be undertaken outside of your contracted hours for which time off in lieu will be granted.

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven track record as a fundraiser in a community, corporate or events fundraising team
• Ability to lead, motivate and support a small fundraising team
• Experience of working to and delivering targets
• Ability to plan and achieve set goals within realistic time frames
• Good understanding of fundraising principles and practice
• Knowledge of budget setting and the principles of cost-effective fundraising
• Well organised, with good initiative
• Excellent people skills and a confident and persuasive communicator with people at all levels both written and oral
• Confident IT user including internet, email, CRM databases and MS Office
• Understanding and experience of role social media platforms play in fundraising
• Networking skills that enable you to quickly make connections and build positive relationships that will help us reach our goals
• Ability to manage and prioritise competing demands
• Good understanding of fundraising best practice and the role of the Fundraising Regulator
• Empathy with and commitment to the work of Age UK Exeter
• Resilient in the face of the challenges fundraising can present
• Understanding of confidentiality and the requirements of General Data Protection Regulations

Desirable

• Experience and understanding of issues such as loneliness and isolation and dementia and the impact they have on individuals and families
• Experience of recruiting, supporting and supervising volunteers or working with or as a volunteer
• Understanding and experience of editing and updating websites within a content management system. 
• Sales and/or Marketing experience
• Sense of humour

Background Information 

We’ve been helping older people in Exetermake the most of life for over 30 years

Come and join us!

We’re looking for a Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager with the qualities and skills to take our community fundraising to the next level. In the last financial year we achieved nearly £50,000 in donations and over £77,000 from fundraising activities from a total income of nearly £1.5m. Of the fourteen different services we provide, three are free to the public and are therefore reliant on fundraising income survive and prosper. These are our Befriending services that link people together, our Dementia Carers Support project that provides practical and emotional support to over 120 carers of people living with dementia and our Information and Advice service which each year responds to around 2,500 enquiries and helps older people in Exeter gain an additional £1.1m in unclaimed benefits.

We need your energy, skills and resourcefulness to unlock the funds that can secure these services and also make a valuable contribution to the core costs of the charity. By building on our supporter base of 1,000+ local people, many local businesses and our great reputation in the city, you will let people know the importance and value of what we do, engaging public support to realise our vision of a city where every older person is able to get the most out of life, whatever their circumstances. Our focus is on building community, civic and business support to raise funds for us, growing the number of regular donors who want to support the charity and creating successful events. We use Blackbaud eTapestry donor management software to maximise our effectiveness and ensure we respond to our donors appropriately.

Here’s the back story

Age UK Exeter is a local, independent charity and part of a national network of 130 Age UKs across England. We have grown a strong reputation for putting the individual older person at the heart of all we do and now provide support and opportunities to over a thousand older people in the city each week. We achieve this through our 110 dedicated staff and over 300 fantastic volunteers who give their time and skills so generously for the benefit of others.

We’re an independent charity with our own locally elected Board of Trustees, responsible for our own funding and governance and part of the national Age UK network. We have our main centre and offices in Cowick Street, St Thomas, a further large centre in Mount Pleasant and provide community services right across the city.

A lot of what we do is about combating the loneliness and isolation that still faces so many older people in Exeter. Of the 20,000 older people in the city, over 7,000 live alone and a survey we conducted a little while ago showed that nearly a third of local people aged over 80 said they felt lonely most or all of the time.

Because we know everyone is different, we work hard to offer a wide range of opportunities for people to come together in ways that suit them. This could be anything from one to one befriending and telephone support to special interest groups, weekly social groups or a ‘Men in Sheds’ workshop where older men come together to refurbish old tools and gardening equipment for sale to the public.

We also support people with more complex health and social care needs through our Day Care clubs, Enabling, Home from Hospital, Dementia Carers Support and Wellbeing Exeter services. In addition to these we provide a comprehensive Information and Advice service that helps older people and their families navigate an increasingly complex world, claim the benefits to which they’re entitled and plan ahead for the future.

How We Make a Difference

In 2018/19 we provided the following:

• Information and Advice – responded to over 3,000 enquiries for help
• Benefits take-up – helped local older people gain an additional £1.1m in benefits
• Day services for older people with complex needs – 10,000 attendances
• Café offering good value, freshly cooked meals – 12,500 meals served
• Activity groups - Tai Chi, exercise, choir, computer training – 9,000 sessions
• Wellbeing and social inclusion – 200 older people supported
• Support for carers of people with dementia –  over 120 families supported
• Home from Hospital – 818 people supported at the RD&E
• Enabling & Home Help service –  over 24,000 hours of support to 250 individuals
• Volunteer visiting for older people who live alone – 2,500 visits
• Telephone contact-line for people living alone – 4,500 calls
• Men in Sheds refurbishing donated tools and garden implements – 60 men involved, raising nearly £60,000 in sales through our shop in Paris Street
• Drop-in social groups  – over 50 attendances per week
• We received 30,000 phone calls to our office
• And 11,000 visitors to our reception
• And we’re just completing a three year research project with the University of Exeter and the Open University looking at how older people’s formal and informal support networks can be enhanced and strengthened through the use of technology.

We need to realise nearly £1.5m every year to maintain all that we do and this is achieved by a mixture of fundraising and donations (9%), contracts with Devon County Council and the RD&E Hospital Trust (32%), fees (35%), grants (14%) legacies and our Men in Sheds social enterprise and shop (4%).

Closing Date for Applications:  12 noon, Wednesday 11th March

Interviews: Week commencing 16th March at 138 Cowick Street, EX4 1HS

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by telephone but in the interests of economy we regret we are unable to acknowledge other applications.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Martyn Rogers, CEO

Cruse Bereavement Care, the largest bereavement support organisation in the UK is looking for an excellent Community Fundraising Manager to work across Yorkshire and Humberside.

Despite being a well-established charity, excelling in utilising a vast network of volunteers, the national fundraising programme is still in its infancy. The charity has ambitious plans, and the fundraising team is growing to fund them.

We’re looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and driven Community Fundraising Manager to recruit, inspire and support fundraising supporters and volunteers across Yorkshire and Humberside - and in turn successfully deliver challenging fundraising targets.  

Lead by the Head of Community and Events Fundraising, you will be responsible for all Community and Events fundraising income across the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside. You’ll provide all fundraisers with a superb experience, helping them feel valued, supported and aware of their impact.

This is a home-based role in Yorkshire and Humberside.

This is a full time and permanent role, working 35 hours per week (some weekend and evening work will be required)

A full UK driving licence and permanent access to a car is essential.

Closing date Weds 11th March

Interview date:  Tues 17th March

Your application should consist of CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.