• Can you contribute to the transformation of health and care locally?
• Do you have experience of driving system change and of empowering communities?
• Are you a skilled, values driven and ethical negotiator who can ensure the needs of communities are central to system thinking?

Hackney CVS is looking for a new Director of Health Transformation & VCS Networks. You will oversee the development of a new Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Assembly which will meet quarterly to discuss the big issues, then work with the Assembly Executive and our public sector partners to develop plans and strategies.

You will be able to operate at all levels – whether that be supporting the voices of frontline organisations or negotiating resources from health & care system leaders – to maximize the role that community and voluntary organisations can play in long term change.

Conditions of work

Salary: £50,000pa

Contract: Fixed term until 31.03.22.  Continuation funding will be sought. Role subject to a 6-month probationary period and a 3-month notice period

Hours: full time

The deadline for applications is 9.30am, Thursday 6 May 2021.

Interviews will be on Tuesday 18 May, and successful candidates will also be asked to attend a more informal meeting with staff and VCSE TLG members on Monday 17 May.

Hackney CVS positively celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.

Purpose of Position

Located in London’s Mayfair, overlooking Green Park, the Royal Air Force Club offers first class surroundings and a ‘home from home' to its 24,000 members, predominantly serving and former officers of the RAF and Allied Air Forces and their families. Founded in 1918 and opening its doors in 1922, the Club’s charitable aim is to continue to support the Royal Air Force by preserving and fostering the esprit de corps and traditions of the RAF.

The Royal Air Force Club is a registered charity and over the past 6 months, in response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Club has launched and executed a successful £500,000 appeal.

We are seeking a specialist fundraiser who will be instrumental in setting up an infrastructure, scoping the tools and developing the income generation strategy for corporate sponsorship, major donors and high net-worth individual givers for the short, mid and long term.  

You will have a strong track record of cultivating relationships with a wide range of supporters and stakeholders and will take ownership of the Club’s income generation strategy for corporate sponsorship and major donors, to develop and deliver a costed annual plan to meet an annual income target. 

The role would suit a highly experienced, self-motivated fundraiser with specialist knowledge and experience in the high/exclusive end of corporate income generation and major donors.   

As a specialist fundraising resource, you will be ‘hands on’ and adept at working under your own initiative, however, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and Club Manager. In addition, the Club also has a Trustee-led Fundraising and Legacies Sub-Committee in place and this individual would work alongside the Committee to help support and guide activity.

You will be joining an organisation committed to delivering outstanding provision for its members, and a staff team committed to the ethos of the Club. 

Your passion and commitment to the cause will be critical to your success in the role, as will your ability to articulate with great confidence, the huge impact that the RAF Club has on its membership, past, present and future. This is a new post, which will be reviewed after one year.

Job Description

The Head of High Value Income Generation will be expected to:

• Develop long term income generation from appropriate local, national and international corporates
• Support Club leadership in developing an income stream from High-Net-Worth Individuals
• Be an ambassador for the Club embodying and communicating our values at all times 
• Lead on development of an income generation plan, alongside the General fundraising plan, to provide a pipeline of income that will grow the existing programme and ensure the Club’s future financial resilience
• Prepare timely follow-up reports, working to demonstrate evidence of impact, outcomes reached, measure value for money and evaluate success and learning
• Utilise the Club’s existing membership and hospitality database to full effect, ensuring GDPR is adhered to at all times
• Accountability for Gift Aid compliance and claims alongside the Director of Finance
• Accountability for compliance and control of the Fundraising Code and GDPR pertaining to fundraising activity

Person Specification

To be appointed the candidate must be able to evidence and demonstrate the following:

Essential:

• At least 3 years’ relevant experience, including the development and co-ordination of corporate and major donor fundraising, to help support successful capital project appeals
• Sustained and demonstrable success in raising substantial income for similar sized charities from a mix of sources including major gift, community and corporate activities.
• Ability to operate effectively at the highest/senior levels of corporate and major donors
• An excellent knowledge of the corporate world and how best to match appropriate potential sponsors with the Club 
• Expertise in strategic planning and working to and achieving set KPIs
• Ability to manage information and record the profile and fundraising activity of donors on a database
• Ability to multi-task to overlapping deadlines and a good eye for detail
• Ability to make risk analyses and time-cost ratios to focus effort on the fundraising activities that are most appropriate and will have the highest chance of success
• Ability to budget manage to ensure targets are met
• Excellent interrelationship, communication (written and verbal), presentational and arithmetical skills, leading to income generation
• Up to date knowledge of GDPR and fundraising legislation.

Preferred:

• Relevant knowledge or experience of the Royal Air Force, RAF Charities or military heritage
• Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising/Member of Institute of Fundraising

Benefits:

The Royal Air Force Club is a wonderful working environment and we are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a generous pension scheme, an extensive employee discount programme, learning and development programmes and regular engagement activities.

• Sunday Times Top 100 Not for Profit Employer
• Caterer Top 30 Best Places to Work

As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Club is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Royal Air Force Club.

Opportunity Overview

The Connection at St Martin’s is seeking an interim Director of Fundraising and Communications with a track record of delivering successful Individual Giving schemes to join us for 4 months (mid May – mid September maternity cover). The post will oversee a high performing fundraising and communications team. We welcome candidates looking for flexible/part time working arrangements (minimum of 21 hours a week) and freelancers/consultants, as well as individuals looking to gain short term experience at Director level.

In 2020-2021 the Fundraising and Communications team raised £3.6 million across a range income streams including Community, Legacies, Statutory Grants, Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations, Individual Giving and Events. On top of this, The Connection at St Martin’s benefits from our partner charities important and valued support, St Martin’s Charity (through the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal) and the Friends of The Connection. In the last year, our partners raised £1.3 million. In total over the last year, fundraising income increased by 31%

We are seeking a candidate who can hit the ground running and support the team to continue on this impressive growth trajectory. We are interested in candidates who can also demonstrate experience of membership` programmes and digital marketing.

About the Connection at St Martin’s – Being with people at the heart and on the edge

The Connection at St Martin’s exists to be with people as they recover from life on the streets and move on to meaningful, fulfilling futures. We work with people, not for them, and put every individual person at the centre of their recovery. As part of St Martin’s, we have been on the front line helping those in crisis for over one hundred years, right in the heart of Westminster – which has more rough sleepers than anywhere else in the UK. We have helped thousands of people to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London.

We empower people who are on the edge of society to take control of their lives by:

• Supporting people to build on their strengths, recover from crisis and move away from the streets for good;

• Collaborating with other specialist services to ensure that everyone receives the right support at the right time;

• Giving a voice to people we support and sharing their experiences with those in power, to create a society where nobody has to sleep rough.

To apply, please submit a CV highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached.

Salary is dependent on experience.

Closing Date: Monday 3 May 2021 – 5pm

Remote Interview Date: Thursday 6 May 2021

Details of the role including the person specification can be found attached.

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering up with the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity (RNOH) in their search for their new Head of Fundraising. The RNOH Charity strengthens the vital work of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital on an ongoing basis by providing extra services and facilities that are beyond the reach of the hospital's NHS budget. The Head of Fundraising is a key post providing strategic leadership and direction for all fundraising activities within the RNOH Charity.

You will be responsible for leading and managing the fundraising team to develop a broad and balanced portfolio of fundraising activity, developing new sources of fundraising to achieve the Charity's strategic objectives relating to a step change in income levels and public profile of the RNOH Charity's work

You will be part of the senior management team. Working with the Chief Executive, you will develop strategies, annual action plans and budgets to ensure work is focussed and targets achieved maximising return on investment.

For this instrumental role you will ideally have clear experience in:

* Significant experience (over five years) operating at a senior level in fundraising or a commercial sales/marketing environment.
* Significant experience of delivering income through multiple income streams, but ideally through philanthropy.
* The ideal candidate will ideally have experience of managing an income budget in excess of 1m.
* Experience of leading and managing a team effectively.
* You need to be an excellent relationship builder within a team and also with external stakeholders.

If you would like a full job description or to have a chat to learn more about this role, then please contact Hannah at Harris Hill. You can email her on [email protected] or you can call her on 02078207331.

The role closes on Wednesday 24th of March and interviews will be held from the 31st of March.

Salary - £45,000 - £50,000

Candidates should send a Word document CV with a 500-word statement addressing how they meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification: qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge and personal qualities. Please ensure they include their last employer and dates of employment within their CV.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

Just for Kids Law (JfKL) is a dynamic charity working with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform. We do this by providing legal representation and advice, direct youth advocacy and support, and through strategic litigation, campaigning and equipping others to work for children’s rights.

We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Fundraising and Development to join our Central Team. Reporting to the CEO, the successful applicant will be passionate about JfKL’s work and be able to communicate its values to funders and stakeholders.

Our work depends on successful fundraising. This newly created role will build on our previous success achieving income from trusts and foundations and major donors, but will also be responsible for diversifying our approach to income generation. 

The successful candidate will have held similar positions in other small and growing organisations and will be able to think strategically and demonstrate exceptional skills in all forms of communication. An up-to-date knowledge of charity fundraising is essential as is experience in delivering income from a range of sources, as well as the ability to develop and nurture relationships with partners and stakeholders.

It is an exciting time to join JfKL as we start to develop our new three-year strategy. The Head of Fundraising and Development will play a key role in the development of the strategy as we go forward into 2022.

Just for Kids Law believes in the value of a diverse workforce and encourages applications from people from all ethnic, cultural, religious and social backgrounds: in particular, people from Black and minority ethnic groups and LGBTQI+ communities. We strive to create a diverse working environment where everyone can thrive.

To apply, please complete (attached) application form.  CVs will not be accepted.

The closing date for all applications is 9am on Tuesday 4th May 2021.

Interviews will be held via Zoom on the 10th and 11th May 2021.

If you have not been contacted by us by 7th May 2021, unfortunately you haven’t been selected for interview.

About you

You will be organised, a team player with strong attention to detail, and thrive in an environment where your day to day work is varied. You may already work for a charity or may be looking to join the sector. You will be a highly numerate problem solver who relishes implementing efficient administration and information management systems. You will enjoy juggling conflicting priorities and delivering for the team.

About the role

The Fundraising Support and Programme Assistant will support Carers UK’s growing Fundraising team to achieve our voluntary income target through administration, prospect research and coordination of the legacy and payroll giving income streams. This is a diverse role providing opportunities for the post holder to develop skills across several fundraising disciplines.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity, supporting, advocating for and connecting unpaid carers across the UK.

Established in 1965, Carers UK has a long heritage of making life better for carers, wherever they may be, through providing advice, information and support and campaigning for improved rights, recognition and support. With over 37,000 members Carers UK is the voice of unpaid carers in the UK.

With over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and 6,000 individuals becoming a carer every day the need to support them is growing and urgent. Unpaid carers save the UK state an estimated £530 million each day, and are vital to the friends and family members they support, as well as to the wider community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected carers across the country. Our recent polling suggests that the figure for unpaid carers could now be as high as 13.6 million, with an estimated 4.5 million people literally starting to care overnight due to the impact of coronavirus on services and individuals.

This is an exciting time to join Carers UK as we enter our new strategic period, Vision 2025 taking us to our 60th anniversary.  Rather than producing a detailed five year plan we have developed an ambitious direction of travel, recognising the challenges of planning in the ongoing and uncertain environment created by COVID-19. We believe our flexible approach throughout 2020 enabled us to react quickly to the needs of carers, and by adopting a direction of travel, backed up with annual business plans, we will continue to meet the growing needs of carers.

Carers UK relies on voluntary income, our future plans will depend on unrestricted income to meet the growing need.

Deadline: 7th May 2021 at 5pm

First interview: 12th May 2021

Location: Remote working currently.

Contract: Three days a week for a three month period.

Salary: £400 daily rate.

SolarAid, which aims to light up every home, school and clinic in Africa by 2030 is seeking an interim Director of Fundraising with a strong individual giving background, to manage an exciting new campaign whilst a permanent Director of Fundraising is recruited.

SolarAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to clean, renewable, energy. The charity was founded in 2006 to combat poverty and climate change, and through its social enterprise, SunnyMoney, provides access to solar lights in Malawi and Zambia to help catalyse solar markets with renewable light.

The role will be responsible for leading preparation work for an October launch for a new ambitious fundraising campaign End the Darkness with a campaign target of £25 million. The charity has a strong base of diverse income and supporter-focused fundraising.

The focus of this interim role will cover four main areas: 

1. Design of SolarAid’s predictive fundraising model: taking fundraising plans for the £25 million target and plotting these in a working predictive fundraising model for the five year journey to meet this target. You will install the next level of performance tracking and measurement for fundraising, helping the charity identify the key indicators (beyond income) and predictive KPIs they will use to measure fundraising success. 
2. Design tests to grow the charity’s supporter base with the new campaign and surrounding PR providing a fantastic opportunity to test supporter acquisition strategies which could be employed to grow the charity’s supporter base in the future. 
3. Support the public appeal development.
4. Handover to the full-time Director of Fundraising, providing insight and support as the charity recruits a full time member of staff, as well as supporting the Supporter Engagement Manager, Supporter Experience Administrator and engaging with the Communications team.

The above responsibilities will largely be around the individual giving space. 

CLOSING DATE: Rolling recruitment - will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

Job title: Fundraising Administrator

Responsible to: Fundraising Manager

Line management: None

Contract type: Permanent

Location: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London - currently working from home during Covid restrictions but office-based work will be essential on a regular basis

Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 per annum dependent on experience

Main purpose of role: To support the Fundraising Team with administration needed to deliver fundraising strategy

Role Summary

To support our small, friendly and dynamic Fundraising Team to deliver fundraising strategy and maximise opportunities to realise growth and achieve our targets.

The Fundraising Administrator will be the first point of contact for fundraising queries. We need someone who is a friendly, outgoing communicator, able to handle queries from our donors, volunteers and the public.

The role will provide general administrative support to the Fundraising Team, particularly during the Christmas Appeal to ensure operations run smoothly. This will include opening post, processing cheques, thanking our donors and ensuring we are able to manage the high volumes of queries, traffic and donations we receive particularly over the Christmas period.

The role will also focus on managing our database and ensuring processes are effective and fit for purpose. As such, we would welcome applicants who are able to demonstrate strong attention to detail as well as organisational and time management skills.

Main duties and responsibilities

• To carry out day to day tasks such as opening post, processing cheques and banking
• Act as first point of contact for internal and external queries, answering phone calls, emails and letters, and providing information and thank you communications/acknowledgements
• Maintain and update our donor database Donorfy to ensure records are kept accurate and up to date
• Accurately importing donations to our donor database across a range of platforms
• To have a sound understanding of, and adhere to, Gift Aid - in terms of record keeping, securing, scanning, submitting and storing declarations
• To administer Regular Givers and ensure all information held on them is up to date
• Maintain legacy record, liaising with those who wish to leave a gift in their will as well as family members, solicitors and executors
• Provide administrative support and exceptional supporter care to Community Fundraisers including managing platforms such as JustGiving
• Collate data and report back  on key performance metrics across the team
• Provide tech support where needed, for example building emails
• To carry out research to support the team, for example on Trust Fundraising
• To oversee the recruitment and training of volunteers, particularly in anticipation of our busy Christmas Appeal period
• To assist the Fundraising Team to deliver the fundraising strategy and support the organisation as required to deliver the overall organisational aims and objectives

Person Specification

We are looking for a flexible and positive individual with strong organisational and time management skills as well as excellent attention to detail. We are looking for someone who is happy to support across the team but who can work independently. 

Essential

• Experience of maintaining a database and keeping accurate records
• Excellent customer service / supporter care
• Strong numeracy and data management abilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Takes the initiative to support the team with any jobs, as needed
• Willingness to learn and ability to get stuck in!
• Able and competent user of Microsoft Office software
• An interest in developing a career in the charity sector with a specific interest in fundraising
• An understanding of and interest in the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity and supporting people away from homelessness

Desirable

• Experience of working in fundraising, particularly Individual Giving
• Experience of using Donorfy or another Customer Relationship Management database
• Experience of identifying improvements which can be made to existing processes

How to apply

If you are passionate about our work to address homelessness, please provide:

• A current comprehensive CV outlining your key achievements in previous and current roles with details of two referees (who will not be contacted without your prior consent)
• A supporting statement (no longer then two A4 pages) supporting how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role and the person specification

Deadline for receipt of completed applications: Sunday 25 April 2021 at 11.59pm

Interviews to be held from the week beginning 3 May 2021 and will be conducted online. 

About The Hilden Charitable Fund

The Hilden Charitable Fund is dedicated to funding community groups to work with asylum seekers and refugees, disadvantaged young people, penal affairs, homelessness and small projects in developing countries. The fund is committed to social justice and focusses its funding on grassroots organisations, which make a big difference at the community level.
As we begin the journey into a post-Covid and post-Brexit country the Fund approaches its 60th anniversary and there will undoubtedly be challenges and opportunities to be faced. So, we are now seeking a Director who will work closely with the Trustees to help shape and develop the Fund going forward.

A high impact, hands-on role, with scope for creativity and innovation!
The opportunities for the Director to make a real contribution are manifold, including:

• Working with the Board to develop strategies, plans and ways of working for the future, including supporting the trustees to set grant making policies.
• Managing the grant making process, including assessing applications for funding and presenting them to the trustees at quarterly meetings.
• Engaging with grassroots voluntary organisations in a period of major change.
• Building on our collaboration with the community and voluntary sector, other funders, and networks such as ACF and IVAR, enhancing Hilden’s profile and enabling its involvement in innovation.

About you

The Director could come from a range of relevant backgrounds and be someone who is ready to lead a small organisation for the first time, or who already has experience of being a Director. Whatever your background we should be delighted to hear from you, especially if you have a strong track record of:

• Voluntary sector experience at grassroots level and knowledge and understanding of grant making,
• Managing in a collaborative environment, and
• Relationship building and networking.

We value and respect all the differences that make us who we are, including: age, cultural background, disability and mental health, ethnicity and race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and social background.

Fantastic Head of position leading a newly established Philanthropy & Partnerships department across high value income streams.

As Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships you will lead a team of 10 (direct line management of 3) with an income budget of £2.7m across trusts and grants, major donors, corporate partnerships and special events.

You will develop and deliver an ambitious high value fundraising strategy, focused on income growth, which fosters a culture of innovation and relationship focused fundraising.

By identifying new high value funding opportunities you will lead the strategic development of fundraising across these income streams while personally leading on the relationship management of high value/profile funders which includes some of their largest trusts and major donor supporters.

Person specification

The role would best suit:

• An experienced high value fundraiser with personal expertise in at least two of the aforementioned income streams;
• An individual with personal success of securing six-figure donations from high value supporters;
• An experienced line manager, able to lead a team across multiple income streams to ensure targets are achieved/exceeded;
• Someone with expertise of strategy development who can develop rolling 3-year pipelines and report on potential future income/expenditure;
• A fantastic relationship builder – focused on developing effective relationships with key stakeholders (internally and externally) which includes senior leadership and high profile supporters.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 28 April, please get in touch for further details.

We are recruiting for a Fundraising Manager within a small organisation who have been really stable during COVID. They have a well-established fundraising team with a large portion of their funding coming from trusts and foundations.

This role will oversee a team of three to deliver income across trusts, major gifts, individual giving, community and events, so they need someone with experience of working across at least two of these areas (experience of trust fundraising is key).

This role will lead on the strategy across these areas but will have a more hands-on approach with the major donor programme and individual giving whilst supporting the team to deliver in the other areas. You will report into the Director of Fundraising, who is excellent.

You will need:

• Strong experience of working across multiple income streams, ideally with some exposure to trusts and foundations and major gifts.
• Experience of managing people, ideally with two or more direct reports
• Experience of working with different teams and building strong relationships internally
• A clear, engaging and strategic approach to fundraising

Closing Date: 21^st April 2021
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787or email [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

Position: Fundraising and Communications Manager

Reporting to: Director-Designate and Chief Executive Officer of Connect: North Korea

Based at: London, KT3.

Contract: Full-time, 9am - 5pm.

Annual Leave: 28 days.

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000, depending on experience.

Context:

Connect: North Korea works with North Korean refugees to build better lives and better communities by gaining personal, professional, and academic skills and qualifications to enable them:

1)     to individually thrive; and

2)     to support fledgling change-makers in driving positive social change in their communities.

2021 marks a new beginning for the charity: we are moving from providing community support for integration to North Koreans in the UK to supporting North Koreans through vocational training, community support, and scholarships for tertiary education.

Overall aim and objectives of the post

After 3 years of successful growth, we are looking to appoint our first fundraising and communications staff member to grow Connect: North Korea into a well-renowned self-sustaining organisation by consistently growing our restricted and unrestricted income year on year from trusts and foundations.

If you are a communications and/or fundraising professional with at least three years of experience within education, social welfare and/or human rights sectors, this is an excellent opportunity to take on a challenging, yet highly rewarding role supporting our work. As part of a small, ambitious team you will be responsible for expanding income streams from trusts and foundations, administering ongoing grants, and leading on communications.

Job Description

Fundraising

• Research and identify trusts, foundations and other grant-givers with the propensity to support the work of Connect: North Korea and adding them to our pipeline of potential prospects.

• Develop and submit high-quality proposals to small, medium, and large trusts, foundations, and institutional funders in the UK and overseas.

• Contacting trusts and foundations and other grant-givers in order to cultivate new donor prospects and to strengthen relationships with existing supporters.

• Work with the senior management team to create robust cases for support.

• Organise donor cultivation events and meetings to attract new supporters and keep existing funders updated as to our impact.

• Provide administrative support to prepare timely and accurate reports to funders.

• Recruit and co-ordinate fundraising volunteers, companies, community groups, etc for fundraising on our behalf - e.g. the London Marathon, 10ks, coffee mornings, Facebook fundraisers, etc.

• Working with an external consultant, lead on the development and execution of an individual-giving strategy over the next few years.

• Lead on Connect: North Korea’s fundraising online and in-person events - for example, our annual cooking class.

• Engage more people with what we do.

• Be the main point of contact for individual donors, ensuring they receive excellent supporter care including thank you letters and updates.

• Any other task as required.

Communications

• Manage all of our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.

• Create engaging content for our social media, newsletter, website, and other marketing and communication materials

• Lead on the design and production of communications materials.

• Work with the senior management team to test different communication approaches and create reports on all digital activities by assessing our performance against KPIs.

• Maintain our website and regularly update it with articles

• Write press releases and be the main contact point for press engagement.

• Any other task as necessary.

Essential skills and experience

• At least 3 years of experience working in a fundraising and/or communications role, ideally including experience of administering grants.

• Demonstrated commitment to the values and mission of Connect: North Korea

• Experience in researching trusts, foundations, and other grant-giving organisations/institutes.

• Knowledge of the human rights sector. Experience of successfully fundraising from trusts, foundations and/or statutory bodies who support human rights.

• Demonstrable experience of writing and editing high-quality written content. 

• Korean-language fluency is highly desirable.

You:

• Are friendly with a positive attitude

• Have demonstrable experience of producing high-quality written content.

• Have a track record of working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Are highly organised, able to act on own initiative and meet deadlines

• Are creative and confident in putting forward and discussing new ideas

• Have the capacity to work collaboratively and constructively in a small team with an entrepreneurial feel

• Are keen to build and develop the role as suits the needs of the organisation

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), LGBTQI+ or relationship status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, gender or social class.

Application

The deadline for applications for this role is May 9th. Interviews will take place in the week after with an expectation of a start date in June.

Oasis Charitable Trust is a ground-breaking group of charities that have been pioneering models of sustainable and holistic education and community development over the last 35 years.  We are now seeking a dynamic and transformational leader as the Director of Learning and Enrichment for Oasis Restore – the UK’s first secure school. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our bespoke integrated care and education for young people in custody.

Oasis Restore will offer a reparative opportunity to children and young people, who have become criminally involved, often as a result of high levels of trauma, vulnerability and threat. Our vision for Oasis Restore is focused on restoration, rather than retribution, on creating a safe environment with a holistic approach to life where every child is given opportunities equal to those offered their peers; ones that enable young people to make different choices and lead positive, productive lives.

We are looking for an organisational leader with the ability to lead and develop an education offer that is highly differentiated and innovative to achieve our shared vision. You will be values-led and have sustained, relevant leadership experience of working with children who are neurodiverse and those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties, challenging behaviour and experience barriers to learning.

For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit the Oasis UK charity website or download the documents from this page. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Applications should be received by noon on Friday 30th April 2021.

Leadership interviews will take place on the 6th and 7th May via Teams.

Assessment and final panel interviews will take place on the 12th and 14th May and are being held at South Quay College, East London.

Job title: Director of Learning and Enrichment

Job reference: OR-DLE

Closing date: Friday 30th April 2021

Contract:  Full-time, Permanent

Salary:  £67,364 - £74,295 (L20 - L24)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and should have the ability to speak fluent English for this role.

Role: Fundraising Manager

Salary: £35k-£38k depending on experience

Longevity: Fixed term contract for one year, extension based on success in role

Location: The post holder needs to be within easy reach of the Why me? London office

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week). A part-time option may be available for the right candidate.

Holiday: Holiday entitlement is 28 days per year including bank holidays and on completion of six months service, the 3 days period between Christmas and New Year. Terms and conditions on request.

Application deadline: 28th April 12:00pm. Interviews will be held on the 5th and 6th May.

Start date: As soon as possible after appointment

About Why me?

Why me? are the national charity delivering and promoting Restorative Justice for everyone affected by crime and conflict. 

Restorative Justice allows people affected by criminal and other harmful behaviour to communicate with the person responsible, often with the aim of a face to face meeting. This gives the person who has been harmed the opportunity to seek answers, express how they were affected, and explain what could be done to put things right. It also helps the person responsible to see the real impact of their actions and encourages them to change their behaviour. Restorative Justice is managed by trained facilitators and can be used to address any crime or conflict, as long as both parties consent. It is not used as a substitute for other measures, and can take place while people are serving time in prison.

Why me? deliver Restorative Justice through our accredited service and campaign for greater provision of RJ across the country, especially for groups that do not receive equal access to restorative services at the moment.

About the role

This is a new role which will help Why me? to continue to grow.

As the leading national voice supporting people affected by crime to access Restorative Justice, we want to scale up our work even further over the next three years. We plan to double the size of our core programmes, including delivering Restorative Justice, working with providers to improve their practice, and our influencing work. 

The Fundraising Manager will work with the Director to allow this growth to happen. They will build on our existing success to generate new funding opportunities, oversee existing partnerships, and help to develop an effective fundraising strategy. 

About you

Are you enthusiastic about shaping a better justice system? Do you have a track record of high-value fundraising? Have you written successful applications to trusts, foundations and other donors? We’d love to hear from you if so!

You’ll be a great fit at Why me? if you have these fundraising skills, enjoy working in a small team, and value open and honest communication. We are a hard-working and dedicated team, but respect employee’s work/life balance as well. 

We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of people, and particularly welcome applicants who are ethnic minorities, have a disability or are from the LGBT+ community. If you do not meet the specific criteria of the job, but can demonstrate that you have the skills and experience to do well in this role, feel free to contact us to ask about sending in an application.

Please send a CV and a Cover Letter (no more than two pages) addressing how you meet the person specification criteria. 

Applications close on 28th April at 12:00 pm.