Fundraising Events And Campaigns Assistant Jobs in Westminster, Greater London
Role Summary
This role will support the expanding Fundraising & Engagement team with all fundraising activities to ensure that good relationships are maintained with all Alcohol Change UK (ACUK) supporters. The Fundraising and Engagement Assistant will undertake the financial administration and recording of all fundraising income as well as being the first point of contact for the team ensuring ACUK delivers high levels of supporter care.
Reports to: Fundraising & Engagement Manager
Direct reports: none
Location: Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9NW (minimum of 3 days per week in office)
Status, hours: Permenant
Salary: Grade E: salary in the range £24,551 to £27,586 (depending on skills, knowledge and experience) plus benefits
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Fundraising
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Coordinating ACUK’s CRM system (ThankQ) and ensuring data accuracy including:
- New donor details, communications with supporters, gift aid and consent purposes
- Championing data cleansing and monthly de-duping of contacts
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Coordinating all general fundraising enquiries including phone calls, fundraising & engagement email inboxes (providing holiday cover for the training & consultancy inbox) and post.
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Coordinating lead generation from third party challenge event companies and converting leads into participants
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Coordinating fundraising resources and merchandise including;
- Sending out materials to supporters
- Compiling fulfilment reports from online shop and sending over to fulfilment agency
- Monitoring stock levels of fundraising materials and shop merchandise
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Maintaining up to date filing systems
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Supporting with research for Trusts & Foundation applications
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Processing all physical (cash and cheques) and online donations received in accordance with ACUK’s cash handling procedures, including;
- Counting and processing cheques/cash
- Logging all donations on a central post sheet
- Processing and reporting on all donations received through the ACUK website and all third-party platforms
- Ensuring all donors are thanked in a timely manner in line with their communication preferences
- Importing all donation data to ThankQ
Engagement programme
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Act as the first point of contact for enquiries from our volunteers (Community Champions) and, alongside the Fundraising & Engagement Manager, steward our volunteers including the coordination of volunteer activities.
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Identify opportunities for supporters of different types to discover new ways to engage with them (for example helping donors become campaigners or encouraging cultural change activists to become community fundraisers, etc).
Cross-organisational Role
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Work closely with colleagues across the charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’.
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Work particularly closely with colleagues in the Communications team, optimising opportunities for joint working.
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Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies.
Other Duties
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Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it.
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Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times.
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Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times.
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Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity, time off in lieu will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Free Tibet is a small but effective campaign organisation based in south London. We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager who can transform our routine fundraising and lead expert strategies for income generation. This role is best suited to an experienced solo fundraiser who is confident in managing multiple streams of income, but we welcome applications from any fundraiser with a diverse skillset and collaborative way of working.
We are currently implementing a pay grading system at Free Tibet, offering increases with each year of service. The salary for this position starts at £40,000.
About Free Tibet and Tibet Watch
Free Tibet is a campaign group (UK company) that brings human rights abuses in Tibet to international attention through parliamentary advocacy, media outreach, and mobilising thousands of supporters for change.
We stand with Tibetans around the world. For their homeland, for their future and against China’s brutal occupation. We keep the eyes of the world on the atrocities being committed in Tibet and lead effective campaigns to push back.
Free Tibet’s work is supported by our research partner Tibet Watch (UK charity), which gathers crucial information from occupied Tibet, one of the most closed-off places in the world.
Tibet can be free. It must be free – and one day it will be. Together we bring that day closer.
Job Description
Fundraising
- Oversee all income-generation activity across Free Tibet and Tibet Watch. Ensure continuous improvement and innovation and an appropriate balance of fundraising activity across all streams. Current streams include postal appeals, online appeals, and the Free Tibet online shop.
- Manage applications for grant funding on behalf of both Free Tibet and Tibet Watch, working with the Fundraising Officer to build a strong portfolio of five and six-figure grants and steward them for renewal.
- Lead on the recruitment and retention of donors, especially Major Donors, and redevelop supporter journeys and stewardship programs.
- Evaluate new ideas for income generation and strategies for implementation, especially corporate and challenge events / community fundraising.
- Impact reporting of fundraising activity and the performance of quarterly appeals, with a view to improve internal processes for greater income innovation and ROI.
- Liaise with the Free Tibet Campaigns & Research Teams to ensure that campaigning, digital and fundraising activities are seamlessly coordinated.
- Managing relationships with third party agencies, like mailing services and digital mobilisation agencies, making sure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standard.
- Ensure that our new Client Relationship Management (CRM) system, Raiser’s Edge NXT, is used effectively and to its full potential.
- Take a supporter-facing role in managing relationships with Major Donors, leading by example in securing mission-critical income.
- When needed, providing on-the-ground support for direct marketing, including copywriting and editing.
Leadership & Management
- Line manage the Fundraising Team, which currently consists of a full-time Fundraising Officer, part-time Administrative Assistant, and part-time Supporter Care & Shop Officer, nurturing their professional development and working collaboratively to produce fundraising projects.
- Act as a leader within the organisation, representing staff to the board and executive committee where appropriate.
- Work with the Finance and HR manager to monitor expenditure against budget and prepare regular reports on expenditure and projected income for the Free Tibet and Tibet Watch boards.
- Develop annual and project-specific Fundraising Strategies, reporting on appropriate indicators.
General Responsibilities
- Participating in regular team meetings.
- Participate in events and actions as required, with protest attendance highly encouraged.
- Ensure that volunteers working with your team are managed appropriately.
- Participating in monthly finance/fundraising meetings.
- Provide regular fundraising reports for the FT-TW Boards and Head of Campaigns.
- Any other tasks, where appropriate, required to ensure the smooth-running of the organisation.
Person Specification
Essential
- Proven ability to look at the big picture of an organisation’s fundraising and prioritise what needs particular attention.
- Proven track record of delivering income across one or more of following income streams:
- Individual Giving: postal appeals, online appeals; emergency appeals; matched giving campaigns.
- Major Donor Fundraising: soliciting and stewarding donations from HNWIs; prospects research; Major Donor recruitment.
- Trusts and Foundations: soliciting and stewarding major grant
- Digital fluency with a deep understanding of how this relates to fundraising.
- Line management of other fundraisers, especially with agile working and diverse skill sets.
- Experience of overseeing the development of team members.
- Excellent knowledge of proper practice in fundraising data and compliance, especially with reference to The Code of Fundraising Practice and GDPR principles.
- Confident reporting directly to the Board of Trustees and representing staff interests.
- Commitment to Free Tibet’s mission.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a high intensity environment, working collaboratively and skillfully in response to fast-moving developments in global news.
- Personal achievement/s securing five or six-figure grants, especially for research or human rights projects.
- Experience of managing lead generation campaigns at both a strategist and practitioner level, especially Facebook ads, with past examples of success.
- Experience using RENXT, Mailchimp, and digital tools (e.g. Engaging Networks or Impact Stack).
Application Process
Completed applications must be received by 10:00 am on Monday 8th April 2024. There will be two rounds of interviews, with the first round of interviews on Wednesday 17th April 2024.
Your application should include:
- Your CV (1-2 sides of A4), attached as a PDF. We recommend including any qualifications or training from fundraising bodies and showcasing your personal achievements in fundraising.
- Cover letter (1 side of A4), attached as a PDF, detailing how you meet each point in the personal specification. We recommend highlighting your specific interest in working for Free Tibet and Tibet Watch.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Individual Giving Officer will work closely with the Director of Fundraising & Engagement and the Head of Fundraising to deliver significant elements of the charity’s fundraising strategy, in particular our Individual Giving income. The post holder will be responsible for growing our cash and regular donor income through both acquisition and retention activities, including through our flagship Dry January® campaign.
Reports to: Head of Fundraising
Direct reports: none
Location: 27 Swinton St, King’s Cross, London, WC1X 9NW
Status, hours: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Grade D: salary in the range of £31,437-£34,659 (depending on skills, knowledge, and experience), plus benefits.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Campaign project management:
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Plan, manage and deliver innovative and impactful supporter campaigns across a range of channels.
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Operate within set budgets and achieve income targets outlined in annual plans.
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Produce clear and succinct briefs to agencies, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
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Use marketing judgement to proof, edit and develop compelling creative, and make sound decisions on proposals and testing plans.
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Work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, Fundraising and Engagement Manager, Community and Challenge Events Officer and Communications team to successfully deliver campaigns and evaluations.
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Support the development of an effective welcome and supporter journey, to help increase the average lifetime value of donors.
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Continually test and learn across campaigns to improve performance.
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Deliver campaigns in a compliant way, adhering to GDPR and fundraising regulation and Code of Conduct.
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Lead on the research, design and implementation of key products including Mid-Level Giving and a new legacy proposition.
Supporter Care:
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Work with the Fundraising & Engagement Assistant to ensure excellent levels of supporter care is provided to all our individual giving donors. Including the reviewing and refining of existing processes.
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Oversee the maintenance of our individual supporter data within our CRM
Reporting and analysis:
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Closely monitor campaign results and provide updates on performance.
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Produce post-campaign analysis reports.
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Work with the Director of Fundraising & Engagement to develop and update existing reporting mechanisms.
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Make recommendations to improve the performance of future campaigns based on evidence and data.
Competitor analysis and industry perspective:
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Use existing research and insight, and where appropriate, undertake and commission new projects to derive new / further insight and analysis.
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Identify, research and develop new products, creative ideas and fundraising initiatives.
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Keep up to date with industry developments and act upon direct and digital marketing trends and statistics.
Administration:
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Manage the administrative tasks for the Individual Giving team, such as processing invoices, ordering stock and updating key documents and materials both online and offline.
Other Duties
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Work closely with colleagues across the charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’.
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Work particularly closely with colleagues in the Communications team, optimising opportunities for joint working, especially to champion the individual giving strategy to maximise its potential.
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Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies.
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Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it.
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Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times.
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Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times.
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Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity, time off in lieu (TOIL) will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.
Salary: £34,550 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: 9 April 2024 at 10.00am
Interview date: 17 April 2024 over video
This is a permanent role.
Who we are looking for
Volunteering is a growing area at JDRF with huge potential to connect with people who want to give their time to support the work we do by sharing their lived experience, their enthusiasm or their core skills. To do this we are looking for a passionate, organised and collaborative person to manage our centralised volunteer department.
You will work with teams across JDRF to recruit, retain and steward our amazing volunteers as they support the work JDRF delivers for people living with type 1 diabetes. Promoting the benefits of working with volunteers and ensuring that all teams within JDRF consider the impact volunteers can bring to our work.
You will lead on our volunteer programmes, the Insight and Experience Panel and Youth Ambassadors Programme. Ensuring volunteers receive excellent stewardship alongside delivering to the needs of JDRF. Reviewing and evaluating the programmes alongside agreed KPI’s alongside the administration of these programmes.
You will ensure there is a portfolio of volunteer opportunities that support organisational need and match volunteer motivations and that we review and evaluate the success of opportunities available.
As the first point of contact for volunteer queries, you must be a confident communicator both verbally and in writing. You should be as happy to pick up the phone as you are to write out an email and be able to judge what type of communication works best in different instances.
You will also be responsible for ensuring that all information relating to volunteering is recorded on our database. And that the data is used to help support decisions made within the department.
Above all we’re looking for someone who can get excited about volunteering and champion the benefits of getting involved.
Experience required
You’ll have previous experience of:
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Recruiting, retaining and stewarding volunteers
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Administration, data entry, record keeping, correspondence across different audience
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Recording and analysing data
About JDRF
JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.
Employee benefits
As an employer we offer:
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Hybrid working arrangements
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Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
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Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
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Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment
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Season ticket and cycle loan
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Pension scheme
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Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
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Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development
JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are recruiting for a Fundraising Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients
We are an ambitious Hospital charity with an exciting opportunity to join us on our team as a Fundraising Assistant, initially on a three month contract with potential to extend.
We currently raise between £1-2m a year for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust which has four sites local to Hertfordshire, including the Lister Hospital (Stevenage) and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (North London). We are proud to raise funds to enhance the care provided by our wonderful clinical colleagues and to contribute to a positive patient experience. We also support a number of wellbeing initiatives to support our staff. Working for the NHS offers a fantastic benefits package, including a generous pension, agenda for change pay progression, 27 days leave plus bank holidays and flexible working.
About you
Ideally you will already have experience in an administration or customer service role and looking to start a career in fundraising. You will be looking for 20-37.5 hours a week and can work flexibly including some evenings and weekends to support at fundraising events.
Main duties of the job
- Provide support to the department on a range of administrative tasks including, dealing with enquiries (postal, telephone, email, face to face), opening and sorting post.
- Work to build excellent relationships with donors to provide a high standard of customer care.
- Process one-off and regular donations ensuring procedures are followed and information is recorded correctly onto the database and thank you letters are sent.
- Work with cancer centre volunteers to support the team with administration tasks.
- To undertake specific fundraising projects and attend events as necessary or as required to support the department’s fundraising.
- To assist the fundraisers with administration of staff lottery, raffles and prize led promotion and fundraising as required.
- Support all fundraising activity and represent the charity at internal and external events.
- Manage ‘Gift in Kind’ donations and our ‘Gift in Kind’ Campaigns.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Major Gifts Manager, International Fundraising
Position Objective:
To solicit major gifts (£5,000 and above) to support PETA’s international programmes and campaigns.
To build and advance relationships with PETA entities’ major donors and prospects.
Term of Employment:
Full-time
Location:
London (hybrid) or remote, with travel to PETA international entities as required, throughout Europe
Reports to:
Assistant Director, International Fundraising
Salary:
£38,000 - £43,000
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop a strategy for international for major gifts fundraising
- Manage and maintain a portfolio major gift donors and prospects, across PETA international entities
- Effectively steward donors and prospects
- Develop personal engagement plans for donors, using knowledge and insights to plan appropriate communications
- Solicit major financial contributions from targeted donors
- Manage a pipeline of prospects, creating engaging opportunities for donors to increase their giving to a higher level
- Acknowledge, thank and recognise donors appropriate to their level of support, and ensure restricted gifts are appropriately allocated
- Maintain accurate records on PETA entities’ databases with relevant information and research
- Work with the prospect researcher to obtain useful information, helping make appropriate asks
- Participate in budgeting process
- Monitor donors’ motivations and interests – keeping accurate and up to date records in the database
- Develop cultivation events within regional hotspots throughout PETA entities
- Work collaboratively with PETA staff across PETA entities
- Maintain a clear understanding of – and the ability to articulate – PETA's objectives as well as details of specific PETA programmes
- Maintain departmental information, files, and records related to legacy estates
- Maintain and expand knowledge of relevant departmental software (e.g. ROI, ResearchPoint, Raiser's Edge, etc) in order to improve communication with donors
- Assist with the preparation and proofreading of mailings and other communications, as needed
- Work with the wider major gifts team and VP of International Fundraising on all aspects of cultivation and stewardship
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times
- Be aware of GDPR and its implementation in European territories
- Perform and manage any other projects or duties requested by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience of major giving fundraising
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
- Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to prepare professional business communications
- Proven ability to interact with donors in a professional and personable manner
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
- Proven ability to take initiative and work independently
- Commitment to PETA's objectives
- Adherence to a vegan lifestyle strongly preferred
- Ability to speak and write French (desirable)
This is an exciting opportunity to join Turner Contemporary at a pivotal moment. Under the new leadership of Clarrie Wallis as Director with Matthew Slotover (Founder and Director, Frieze) as Chair, our Development Manager will play a career-defining part in plans. You will help deliver our refreshed vision as we significantly shift our operating model.
We are looking for a Development Manager to work closely with the Director and Head of Development to develop and deliver Turner Contemporary’s fundraising strategy, predominantly focused on giving circles, major donors and unrestricted regular and one-off supporters, as well as supporting fundraising efforts and co-ordinating relationships with trusts and foundations.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced, high performing and target driven Manager, with a demonstrable track record of securing gifts and donations from mid-high value individuals and corporations, and a deep understanding of the principles of successful relationship stewardships, across a diverse group of donors, patrons and partners.
Please download the Development Manager Job Pack for more background information and the full job specification.
Deadline for applications: 12pm Friday 12 April 2024
First interviews to be held online: Thursday 25 April 2024
Second interviews to be held at Turner Contemporary: Date to be confirmed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Supporter Marketing Assistant in our Supporter Fundraising & Engagement Team.
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
Are you looking for a role that gives you variety and tonnes of development opportunities in a fast-paced fundraising team? Then this is the role for you!
We have created this role to give support across all areas of our Supporter Fundraising and Engagement Team. One day you might be attending appeal creative ideation sessions, the next helping our supporters with queries by phone, and the next writing thank you letters for people who have pledged a Legacy gift in their will. You might be giving Marathon runners advice and fundraising tips in the morning and in the afternoon creating a template to share results of our most recent newsletter.
Experience of working in a fundraising team either in Supporter Care, Direct Marketing or Community and Events would be beneficial, but mostly we are looking for someone who is flexible and excited to learn and get involved in whatever comes their way.
About you
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Hear more about working at FfT from our incredible staff by clicking
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard DBS check, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions).
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Samaritans is a charity providing a safe place for people to talk, round the clock, every single day of the year. They are dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide.
There are 201 Samaritans branches located across the UK and Ireland. People can get in touch by phone, email, letter or by visiting a branch. Volunteers also do outreach work, for example, at festivals, prisons, hospitals and schools. During 2021, around 22,000 people volunteered their time for Samaritans.
- Almost 20,000 trained listening volunteers responded to calls for help.
- Around 2,500 volunteers supported the running of more than 200 branches and locations across the UK and Ireland.
- Over 1,300 people in prison volunteered as trained Listeners.
As a vital part of the Trust and Statutory fundraising team, the Stratutory Manager will report to the Head of Trusts and Statutory and work closely with project teams across the organisation, including senior operational leads and the Communications and Campaigns Team. With a strong ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments, the prison estate and statutory agencies, the role has responsibility for co-ordination of operational and financial information for key strategy programmes, identifying statutory funding opportunities and ensuring timely, high-quality reporting.
As Statutory Manager, you will:
- Research and develop statutory funding sources at 5- and 6-figure level, identifying funders and scoping out funding opportunities, supporting a team income target of c£4.5m.
- Be responsible for applications, reports, relationships and stewardship communications with Statutory funders, including DHSC, and prison funders
- Proactively pull together application materials, wording, project outlines and budgets to create a compelling case for support against key programmes, projects or themes in line with likely statutory funding opportunities
- Engage and liaise with key stakeholders across the organisation, securing relevant sign off for timely submission of bids
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of statutory fundraising from government or lottery sources at 4- or 5-figure level
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage a portfolio of applications and funding relationships, developing strong cultivation, stewardship and engagement opportunities to grow partnerships with funders
- Build and maintain a personal and organisational profile with external stakeholders within relevant government departments
- Support Samaritans’ vision and values
Benefits include:
- Family-friendly policies
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days
- Matched pension contribution up to 5%
- Samaritans are a flexible organisation, and embrace hybrid working
JOB SUMMARY
- Defines and leads the Charity’s strategies for income development and growth, through a mix of traditional fundraising and marketing, as well as new initiatives;
- Creates and nurtures relationships (new and existing) with key stakeholders, organisations and individuals to secure philanthropic support and maximise income.
- Key member of Grief Encounter’s Senior Leadership Team (SMT), responsible for both developing and implementing strategic initiatives to generate income and for raising awareness of the Charity’s work and extending our reach.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides leadership for all fundraising, income development and marketing activity within the Charity by:
Staffing:
- Providing leadership and direct line management support to Assistant Directors and Seniors within the Income Growth & Development team
- Leading and developing a team of experienced fundraisers and the marketing lead, to sustain, develop and grow a range of fundraising, marketing and other initiatives to maximise income from new and existing sources.
Planning and Management
- Implementing and executing the annual Fundraising, Business Development and Marketing Plans to meet targets. Prepare and presents regular reports on progress towards income generation goals, to CEO, then Board of Trustees.
- Monitoring income and managing departmental budgets. Analyses of all fundraising activities, events, including a robust patronage programme as well as funding campaigns, for excellent return on investment,
- To embed a culture for learning, that celebrate successes, encourages feedback and identifies areas for improvement.
Brand and Marketing
- Expanding and diversifying supporter reach and engagement to further enhance the return and reputation of the charity nationally, creating strong ‘brand awareness’ of all areas of our work.
- Overseeing the creation and management of Grief Encounter’s messaging and branding across all platforms. Ensures consistency and clarity across print, digital, social media content and all public relations.
- Conducting extensive research to develop new marketing opportunities and overseeing evaluation of existing processes.
Fundraising Management and Income Generation
- Ensuring income projections are accurate and timely, embracing a culture of performance and ambition.
- Embedding processes to support swift identification of opportunities, as well as timely mobilisation of progress with identified plans.
- On-going review and identification of new Grants and Trust opportunities of significant interest to the Charity. Ensures robust and timely applications, including ones for creative growth and development opportunities, are submitted by team and that outcomes/learning is shared for future improvements.
- Developing and leading on other strategic plans and initiatives with support from SMT and colleagues, to create other new revenue generation opportunities for the charity.
Events and Campaigns
- Planning and overseeing the execution of flagship events (e.g. Gala Dinner) with the Head of Fundraising (Special Events) and ensures support from other colleagues across the Charity.
- Building cross-departmental staff involvement in all fundraising events and income generating initiatives. Working closely with SMT colleagues to regularly update initiatives and share developments, both within Grief Encounter and more widely in the sector.
- Exhibiting a high level of visibility by attending a range of income generating events and functions throughout the year.
Digital Fundraising and Engagement
- Development and drive appropriate digital marketing campaigns across a range of social media platforms to engage supporters and increase donations.
Relationship Management
- Nurturing existing relationships and long standing supported to ensure stability for regular giving is well maintained.
- Networking and maintaining regular contact with an expanding portfolio of philanthropists, and major gift donors and prospects to build strong relationships, negotiate a wide range of on-going opportunities for support as well as partnerships.
- Managing relationships with external agencies to maximise return on investment.
- Supervising and providing advice for other relationship management within the team.
This job description will be reviewed as necessary to meet the needs of the service on no less than an annual basis in consultation with the post holder.
This post is subject to pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS search
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
- Degree level education/equivalent.
- Recognised relevant professional qualification in Fundraising/income generation or qualified by extensive relevant experience.
Skills & Experience
- Previous role as a Director of Income Generation or similar position.
- Previous experience of working within a similar agency, ideally but not exclusive to the child bereavement world.
- Highly level of numeracy with excellent understanding of budget and resource planning.
- Proven donor management and income generation skills.
- Superb written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills together with the ability to pitch ideas and applications to a highly professional standard and to support others to do so.
- Strong understanding of income generation and business growth, including knowledge of grant and trust identification and application processes and event management.
- Leadership and team management skills with the ability to build a performance culture in a supportive and encouraging manner.
- Ability to actively listen, seek information, and ask questions to ensure the understanding of underlying concerns of others.
- Project management ability.
- Ability to raise interest in and promote the Charity’s work and to nurture others to do the same.
- Understanding of marketing techniques and processes including use of digital ad social media platforms.
- Proactive collaborating and networking skills to work across diverse stakeholder groups
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Tactfulness to professionally handle ambiguous and complex situations.
- Politically astute; is able to read situations appropriately and exhibit sound judgement.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise/organize a busy and varied workload to meet work deadlines.
Personal qualities
- Entrepreneurial. Devises new approaches and assesses effectiveness.
- Respectful, non-judgemental and empathic.
- Sets clear expectations, enthuses, encourages and supports others to achieve goals.
- Demonstrates respect for confidentiality and boundaries.
- Takes ownership and shows commitment to organisational excellence.
- Resilient and tenacious.
- Flexible, pro-active and open attitude to work.
- Able to work outside normal office hours as necessary. (Events, donor meetings etc.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mid-Level Giving Officer
Position Objective:
The Mid-Level Giving Officer will support PETA’s impact and growth through their work with an exciting portfolio of mid-level donors typically giving £250 - £999 size gifts. They will be responsible for managing all aspects of cultivating, stewarding and soliciting from this pool of valued supporters, including Vanguard Society Members, to provide a first-rate donor experience while deepening members’ engagement and financial support. The Mid-Level Giving Officer will also work collaboratively with other departments to enhance the mid-level donor experience, identify and refer major donor prospects to the appropriate team members, and ensure that efficient processes are in place.
Term of Employment:
Full-time
Location:
London (hybrid)
Reports to:
Assistant Director, International Fundraising
Salary:
£30,000 - £35,000
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain a portfolio of Vanguard Society donors and prospects
- Creating engaging donor journeys and presenting opportunities for deeper engagement
- Develop and implement donor-specific plans of strategic communication touches by phone, email and mail. This will include updates on PETA’s progress and victories, messages of gratitude, invitations to events, and asks to donors to increase their financial support.
- Manage a portfolio of Vanguard Society and mid-level donors, each giving £250 + or with the capacity to make annual gifts at a higher level (at one time as well as cumulatively), including cultivating and stewarding each donor to increase their engagement and giving.
- Solicit and close gifts from assigned mid-level donors.
- Regularly qualify new prospects and donors in their capacity, inclination, affinity, and readiness to give.
- Track and achieve key activity and revenue metrics, while meeting weekly with the manager to report on progress, challenges, and opportunities.
- Ensure that mid-level donors’ database records are updated in a timely fashion. Document pertinent information (meetings, correspondence, notes, etc.) for the purpose of enhancing and developing PETA's donor database.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other teams and colleagues, including legacy, direct response, data, prospect research and communications, to enhance the donor experience and ensure that efficient processes are in place.
- Stay up-to-date on mid-level fundraising techniques and methods used in the nonprofit sector and attend professional-training opportunities as well as weekly coaching and progress reporting meetings
- Conduct oneself in a professional, friendly and truthful manner to donors.
- Perform any other duties requested by the supervisor.
- Acknowledge, thank and recognise donors appropriate to their level of support, and ensure restricted gifts are appropriately allocated
- Work with key PETA staff to find ways to engage donors in our mission, including by meeting supporters face to face or over the phone
- Monitor donors’ motivations and help to contribute to tailor cultivation events
- Maintain a clear understanding of – and the ability to articulate – PETA's objectives as well as details of specific PETA programmes
- Keep all donors in the portfolio up to date on the campaigns and initiatives of PETA and our affiliates
- Document pertinent information for the purpose of enhancing and developing donor profiles, including demographic, donation, correspondence, membership, and personal information for Vanguard Society members
- Maintain and expand knowledge of relevant departmental software (e.g. Raiser’s Edge, NXT, etc) in order to improve communication with donors
- Assist with the preparation and proofreading of mailings and other communications, as needed
- Monitor the acknowledgment process at Woods, working closely with staff to ensure that acknowledgements and welcome packs are sent out efficiently and that queries are passed to us within the agreed timeframe
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times
- Perform and manage any other projects or duties requested by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- Fundraising experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
- Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to prepare professional business communications
- Proven ability to interact with donors in a professional and personable manner
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
- Proven ability to take initiative and work independently
- Commitment to PETA's objectives
- Adherence to a vegan lifestyle strongly preferred
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About Life:
Life's a national pregnancy support charity that helps over 60,000 people a year. Through our services, we help people - whoever they are - to meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish.
Our services include:
- Supported housing and community support
- Counselling and skilled listening
- Free pregnancy tests and baby supplies
- Crafting content that educates the public about pregnancy, pregnancy loss and our work
Our values:
All our work is underpinned by the following universal human values:
- Humanity – All people are special and equal.
- Solidarity – We’re with you and for you.
- Community – We’re better together.
- Charity – Doing good for one another.
- Common good – Building a better world.
We are looking for an outgoing and enthusiastic customer service professional with previous charity experience and experience of supporter relationship work to join our Fundraising team.
This is a new post that will oversee the development and implementation of a Supporter Experience strategy in line with income generation priorities and objectives.
We are looking for someone who is a data driven and innovative professional, passionate about delivering high class journeys for Life supporters with the overall aim of increasing net income and converting supporters into donors.
We are looking for a committed individual who can implement strategic plans and create operational business plans. You will manage and motivate a small team and have an advanced use and understanding of CRM databases to manage supporters and maximise their value.
Benefits:
At Life we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our:
- Generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year, plus 8 Bank Holidays, (for full-time positions, pro-rated for part-time positions)
- Paid DBS check
- Birthday Leave
- Extra annual leave for long term service
- Length of service awards
- Company Pension Scheme
- Signed member of the Menopause Workplace Pledge
Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding and Equality
Life is committed to protecting all staff, volunteers and service users from harm of any kind. Life expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and equality within our organisation by encouraging applications from all backgrounds.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. Life takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) which is paid for by the Charity.
How to Apply:
If you think you have the skills to offer us, please send a CV and covering letter to Life jobs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
The Philanthropy Coordinator will primarily deliver key administration support for UK Youth’s Avon Tyrrell Capital Appeal; including developing donor communications, managing the project plan spreadsheet, maintaining accurate CRM data records, conducting prospect research and drafting funding requests. They will work closely with the Director of External Relations (lead of the Capital Appeal) and PA to the Director of External Relations in managing the Avon Tyrrell Capital Appeal board, and support the wider Engagement team in core Philanthropy and Events administration.
This role is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start or transfer their career to the fundraising sector, motivated by ensuring young people in the UK are equipped to thrive. You will be exposed to a variety of fundraising activity and have the opportunity to contribute to some high-level philanthropy work.
The Avon Tyrrell Capital Appeal is on track to raise £6.4 million to regenerate and build a new experiential learning centre at UK Youth’s outdoor learning centre, Avon Tyrrell in the New Forest. The Avon Tyrrell Capital Appeal was launched in October 2023 by HRH The Princess Royal at an event in the New Forest. The event attracted many prospective donors with whom we are now in advanced positive discussions with on supporting the appeal, including our lead gift.
The role sits within the Engagement Team which collectively covers Philanthropy, Individual Giving, Supporter Communications, and Events. The Engagement team forms part of the successful External Relations department which is also responsible for Corporate, Trust and Foundation fundraising and the Digital, Marketing and Communications team.
You will be excellent at project management and able to write clearly and persuasively about the work of UK Youth and our outdoor learning provision.
Who we are
UK Youth is a leading charity that is unlocking youth work for all young people.
We bring together young people and youth workers with business leaders, teachers, social workers, doctors, policy makers and other professionals to learn, spread effective ways to support young people, and campaign for social change.
Only by working together can we tackle the systemic problems that keep letting our young people down.
Why work at UK Youth?
UK Youth wants all young people to be equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. Youth work can be life changing (and even life saving.) We have developed a strategy to unlock youth work so that every young person in the UK can benefit. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed, and delivers high-quality outcomes.
UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference, and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. Come and be part of this change.
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all.
- Closing date for applications will be 3rd April at 11:59pm (midnight)
- Interviews are scheduled to take place between 8th - 11th April 2024
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Starting Salary: £32,829- £35,856 (FTE including London weighting)
Contract: Permanent Part-time (17.5 hours per week) Job Share
Location: London – Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London Office (home-based contract may be considered)
Job Profile
The post is a pivotal role in CAFOD’s Asia & Middle East (AME) team supporting the Head of Region in the management and co-ordination of regional programming and organisational processes ensuring smooth administration, programme cycle management and communications. The post holder will be responsible for building effective working relationships with peers in the International Programme Group, as well as with colleagues across CAFOD such as funding, finance, and communications. They will act as the AME focal point for communications, supporting programme teams to develop materials for internal and external audiences.
CAFOD’s Asia & Middle East region currently has core programmes in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, Sri Lanka and Syria.
Key Responsibilities
The scope of the post falls into the following broad functions:
- Support and co-ordination: supporting the Head of Region in the management and coordination of cross-regional work and relevant organisational processes.
- Communications: supporting the effective communication and flow of information across the regional team and with the rest of the organisation, including supporting programme teams to prepare communications materials.
- Programme & financial support: supporting the Head of Region in the management of cross-regional partnership projects/programmes, providing similar support to Programme Officers in the region when their workload requires.
- Administration: providing administrative support to the Head of Region and the regional team,
- Representation: of the region across CAFOD (and occasionally externally), as requested by the Head of Region.
Support and coordination:
- Support and coordinate the region’s responsibilities towards relevant organisational and departmental processes and initiatives, including planning and reporting;
- Maintain and monitor cross-regional budgets and financial statements, working with the Head of Region on quarterly and annual financial reviews;
- Co-ordinate relevant regional/management team meetings, and ad-hoc meetings between members of the regional team and colleagues across CAFOD;
- Work with AME staff to ensure that there is a good level of understanding of CAFOD’s operating systems, policies and procedures, and where necessary provide training and induction.
Programme & financial support:
- Assist the Head of Region in the management of any cross-regional partnership projects/programmes, including correspondence with partners, approval and payment of grants, monitoring and reviewing reports, and maintaining paper and electronic project files.
- Support Programme Officers across the region in their work with partners, managing grants to partners and other aspects of programme support when programme workloads require.
Communications:
- Support the effective flow of information and communication within the regional team and across CAFOD.
- Act as a key point of contact for information on the region’s work and work collaboratively with programme staff and other teams to ensure that CAFOD’s work in the region is fully reflected in the organisational agenda (e.g. in campaigning, fundraising, communications or media work).
- Be an active source of internal communication, providing easy access to information by developing and maintaining a regional team SharePoint site, as well as other specific sites on the intranet, and engaging with the media team as appropriate.
Administration:
- Provide administrative support to the Head of Region, including correspondence, information systems, management of the team diary, preparation and follow-up of monthly team meetings, design and monitoring of filing systems, and maintenance of database and other systems to provide effective planning, communication and information flow,
- Accompany staff to ensure efficient and effective use of the Programme Cycle Management system, working in conjunction with other teams in CAFOD, to provide support when necessary (e.g. when access is disrupted),
- Be the first point of contact and/or provide essential administrative support to the regional teams.
- Organise and co-ordinate induction for new staff directly managed by the Head of Region
- Provide administrative support to other members of the team where required, including helping to organise programmes for overseas staff/partner visits, travel and accommodation needs, routine correspondence, and occasional cover for colleagues when absent,
- Coordinate the work of the region’s London-based volunteers and liaise with relevant staff on all volunteer-based issues.
Representation:
- Attend and represent the region in CAFOD networks, working groups and similar fora on behalf of the Head of Region, or other members of the team as required,
- In agreement with the Head of Region attend external meetings or events occasionally and identify and follow up on actions from these.
Focal Point Responsibilities
The Regional Support Officer is the AME regional focal point on Safe, Accountable, Dignified and Inclusive programming (SADI). This role is currently held by the other job-share, but this post-holder will deputise from time to time.
Your role is responsible for ensuring that the programming work you are accountable for is safe, accessible, dignified and inclusive, providing ongoing support and follow-up to our partners in this area.
Safeguarding
All CAFOD staff share the responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- An understanding of CAFODs faith-based partnership approach to development reflected in the Our Common Home strategic framework.
- Knowledge and some experience in budget planning and monitoring
- Knowledge and experience of Programme Management Cycle and PDMEAL
- Proficient in data management and usage, including the use of complex databases and programme cycle management systems and tools.
- Experience in managing robust systems and processes for information sharing, communication, and coordination.
- Excellent organisational skills and an ability to manage international conference calls/meetings & minute-taking.
- Understanding of effective and values-based partnership work between northern and southern organisations and communities
Job specific Criteria
- As part of CAFOD’s commitment to combating the climate crisis, CAFOD aims to minimise travel. There may be a requirement to travel up to 4 to 6 weeks per year.
Desirable
- Understanding and experience of programme management and quality standards in an international development context.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post may involve contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues. If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.
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CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Middlesbrough Programme on Gendered Poverty is an exciting collaborative programme bringing together Buttle UK, the Smallwood Trust and Turn2us to test whether a co-produced & collaborative approach to grant-making can transform the lives of women and their children.
The programme aims to:
- Shift power to people worst impacted by gendered poverty and work to end gendered poverty
- Develop the programme using co-production techniques so that the voices and experiences of the women and their children, who face issues created by gendered poverty, inform and shape the programme
- Deliver the programme with and to communities of the most marginalised women and their children
- Apply an evidence-based approach to our work and programme design
- Use grants as a primary response and tool, effectively and efficiently
- Learn as we go and work to understand how intersections of inequality impact on our grant making
- Identify opportunities to influence other grant makers and policies to support wider system change.
We are seeking an energetic, organised and passionate Programme Manager who will work with us to take this programme to the next level. We want this project to be led and informed by the women affected by gendered poverty because we know it will help us have a greater impact and shift power.
The Programme Manager sits with Turn2us’ Local Programmes Team alongside two other programmes working with communities to achieve financial security for all.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working, however regular in person work in Middlesbrough and London will be required.
Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and an advanced disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date: 17th April 2024
Interview date: w/c 22nd April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.