Job description: Grants & Development Officer

Reports to: Membership Engagement Manager (MEM)

Salary: £26,500 rising to £28,000 upon successful completion of probation period.

Location: We will strongly prefer candidates who can be based in our East London HQ

Contract: Permanent with 6 months’ probation

Humanists International is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Grants & Development Officer to join our Growth & Development team.

Since 2017 Humanists International has been running a Growth & Development Plan with the main goal of supporting our 170+ Members and Associates around the world. The tasks attached to the G&D Plan are various and diverse, therefore this position is suited to someone who is creative, flexible and with a wide set of skills. 

This year we are increasing the number and amount of funding we make available through grants: humanists.international/growth-and-development. Therefore we require a Grants and Development Officer to help us implement a robust process for administration and monitoring and development.

The successful applicant will join a small, dedicated and hardworking team based mainly in London and will work under the management of our Membership Engagement Manager. The successful applicant will contribute to Humanists International’s G&D Plan via the following tasks:

• Management of the grants scheme - open of the application process, evaluation of the applications, award of grants, monitor and report of the projects.

• Identifying new fund development opportunities and apply for grants with Governments and other national and international grant making bodies.

• Support the MEM in events management (General Assembly, Café Humaniste, training and fundraising events, etc.)

• Provide support and advice to our Members, Associates and Individual Supporters.

• Support the MEM in the creation of social media content (posts, info-graphics, videos, etc.) 

• Keep an updated and detailed database of contacts.

• Providing reports, stats and other updates to the MEM, the CEO and the Board.

• Attending and speaking at public events and conferences.

• Any other reasonable duties as requested.

Person specification:

Essential

• Excellent general IT skills (Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail, Wordpress etc.)

• Grant management skills. Basic understanding of budgeting and financial reporting would be an asset.

• Experience in the charity fundraising sector writing winning, technical and high-quality grant proposals, working with key institutional and government donors and identifying partnerships and funding leads.

• Work or voluntary experience in any NGO or charity, especially if at the international level.

• Demonstrated ability to convey messages and to build strong relationships with members and stakeholders.

• Excellent writing skills and an excellent command of English. Other languages (especially Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Hindi or French) would be an asset.

• Masters degree in International Development, Project Management, Human Rights, Philosophy, Political Science or any other related field. Or a Bachelor's degree with significant experience.

• Experience of dealing with members and supporters.

• Ability to synthesise complex information and communicate it effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Excellent time management skills. Well-organised, efficient and able to work independently.

Desired

• Experience or knowledge of the following programs would be an asset:

  • Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator or similar

  • Adobe Premiere or similar

  • CiViCRM or any other Customer Relationship Management software

• Activism in a local or national humanist organization

• Experience or knowledge of humanism, and the role of humanist organisations. 

• Excellent understanding of, and sympathy with, the philosophy and policies of Humanists International.

• A good knowledge of other international NGOs and their role and scope.

• A clear and convincing communicator.

Completed application forms should be submitted by 10am on Monday 9th March 2020. Successful shortlisted candidates will be notified by Wednesday 11th March 2020. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place in our East London HQ on Wednesday 18th March 2020. 

Background information: Humanists International and its Growth & Development Plan

Humanists International is the global representative body of the humanist movement, uniting a diversity of non-religious organisations and individuals. Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, our vision is a world in which human rights are respected and everyone is able to live a life of dignity. We work to build and represent the global Humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes Humanist values worldwide.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Humanists International is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with 170+ Members and Associates worldwide. Our network is composed by local, national and international humanist organisations that share the same values contained in the Amsterdam Declaration, the official statement defining modern humanism: humanists.international/the-amsterdam-declaration

Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Contract: One year fixed term.

Part time:  (21hours p/w)
Salary range: ££ 26,000 (pro rata) (£15,600 actual salary)

Closing Date:  3rd March 2020

Core Arts- a leading creative mental health charity in London  are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to become part of our Fundraising team to assist the Deputy Director in fundraising bids. Ideally we are looking for someone who loves working as part of a team and is willing to learn and support applications for funds.  The role involves fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds plus assisting in the PR of the Charity.

The person needs to be organised and efficient, eager to learn about our ethos and personalised way of working. The ideal candidate would have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be excellent administrators with good attention to detail, with an understanding of how the creative arts improves wellbeing. 

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills -both written and oral; be happy working independently but also in collaboration with others; have good arithmetic ability. Fundraising experience is preferred but not necessary.  More important is an understanding of the importance of creativity and education to improve adults mental health.

To apply please email a relevant CV and a Covering Letter explaining what has motivated you to apply for the role and how you feel you meet the requirements of the role to  Giuliana Molinari 

Please look at the Core Arts website for a full job description.

Location: Fulham, London with travel across London and to other sites  

Contract – Permanent

Salary – £34,697 per annum plus benefits

Hours of work – 35 hours per week

Stoll is the leading provider of housing and support services to vulnerable Veterans. Stoll is seeking a dynamic communications officer to join our energetic fundraising team working to ensure that our beneficiaries can live independently and reach their full potential.

This is a great opportunity to join Stoll and work with the Director of Fundraising and Communications on this successful area of fundraising at the organisation. Working in a team five you will be responsible for maintaining and stewarding current funder relationships across trusts, strategic partners and statutory funders. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement a robust strategy for securing significant gifts from trusts and foundation including producing cases for support, conducting prospect research, preparing funding proposals, and cultivating relationships with grant makers.
• Secure income from trusts and foundations against agreed income objectives and deliver fundraising and cultivation activities.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with a wide range of Trusts and Foundations
• Lead and manage the drafting and application process including involving other departments
• Lead and manage reporting to existing funders with reports, annual meetings, regular communication and record keeping
• Research new funding opportunities and develop the Trusts and Foundations fundraising plan
• Develop and implement appropriate thank you strategies ensuring that gifts are acknowledged quickly and that every grant maker receives appropriate care and attention needed to stay connected to Stoll.
• Act as the main point of contact for all Trust and Foundation funders
• Manage the annual trust and foundation activity plan and budget
• Contribute to applications to major grants and institutional donors

For this role you will need:

• At least 3 years’ experience of raising funds from charitable trusts and foundations
• Proven experience of raising funds from trusts and foundations with evidence of personally securing gifts of £100,000+
• Ability to produce a range of written and oral communications including high quality presentations, report and proposals for donors
• Be highly accurate with strong attention to detail, and able to review a high volume of information quickly and accurately, taking responsibility for its quality
• Experience using and updating a donor database

Closing Date for Applications: 23/02/2020

Interview Dates: 04/03/2020 & 05/03/2020

Stoll strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  We particularly welcome applications from ex-Service personnel.

Stoll appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Fundraising Assistant/Administrator (Trusts and Grants)

You will join our client as a Fundraising Assistant/Administrator. This role plays an important part in researching funding opportunities, supporting the writing and developing of trusts and grant applications and reports, as well as providing administrative support to the Trusts and Grants Officer.

Fundraising Assistant/Administrator (Trusts and Grants) Responsibilities:

- Increasing the prospect base and pipeline by identifying potential new funders.
- Implementing their Trust fundraising strategy for Trusts, developing and writing high quality funding application to key funders.
- Monitoring income from Trusts and reporting against key performance indicators.
- Identifying and cultivating relationships with potential new funders through a range of communications.
- Maintaining accurate funder records on their CRM database.

Fundraising Assistant/Administrator (Trusts and Grants) Requirements:

- Proven experience of effectively managing relationships with external supporters.
- Experience of writing charity funding proposals.
- A very high standard of written English and close attention to detail.
- Proven track record of effective and efficient administration, providing support and the use of ICT.

Along with strong research skills and the ability to plan, prioritise and meet multiple deadlines, you will be able to analyse, understand and evaluate financial information. You will be a first class communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a wide range of people both internally and externally in person, by phone and email.

Our client offer a comprehensive benefits package including a generous annual leave allowance, access to an employee assistance programme, wellbeing portal and discounts on goods and retail vouchers and cash back on purchases from eating out, entertainment, supermarkets, clothing and travel.

They are a disability confident committed employer and welcome diversity, promote equality and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

About Our Client:

Our client is an assistance dog charity which transforms the lives of disabled people through partnership with their specially trained assistance dogs.

Location: Heyshott, West Sussex

Job type: Part Time, Permanent, 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £18,321 to £20,611 depending on experience pro rata to £10,992.60 to £12,366.60 for part time (depending on experience)

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Annual Leave, wide range of discounts at high street shops

Closing date for applications: 01 March 2020
1st Interview: 17 March 2020
2nd Interview: 24 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Trusts and Grants Assistant, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Executive, Assistant Trusts Fundraiser, Assistant Grants Fundraiser, Business Development Executive, etc.

Ref: 91672

FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT

Context

Established in 2012, The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre (MDSC) was set up and is led by people with Muscular Dystrophy and their families. Our Board of Trustees all either have muscular dystrophy, including our Chair Ruth Hereford, or have a family member with muscular dystrophy. Our long-term aim as an organisation is to transform access to specialist physiotherapy for all people with MD (18+) in the Midlands region who need it.  From our Centre in Coventry, and with satellite clinics currently in Birmingham and Loughborough, we support people with MD primarily by providing specialist physiotherapy on a long-term basis.  We are the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so, and one of only two in the UK. 

Purpose of the role

In September 2019 we secured a five-year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) to build a platform for expansion to meet increasing demand for our service.   As part of this capacity-building project, our fundraising team is growing, and this necessitates the need for a new post of Fundraising Assistant.  The Fundraising Assistant will provide administrative support to the fundraising function and be an integral part of our small and friendly team at the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre. Through their work, they will contribute towards our mission of transforming access to therapies for people with MD. Whilst prior experience in fundraising is not required as training and coaching will be provided, a natural curiosity, aptitude and determination to learn will be essential. There will be potential for progress in this role and develop fundraising knowledge and skills.  This is an exciting time to join the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in a new role of Fundraising Assistant.  We are a small but growing charity, at a key point in our development. The Fundraising Assistant will help increase the capacity of our fundraising team to deliver additional income that will support the charity’s goals.

We are looking for a committed and highly organised assistant with strong written and verbal communication skills to join our small and friendly team. Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager, you will be a self-starter with a high degree of motivation to provide the best possible experience for the charity’s supporters and bring effective administrative skills to ensure the efficient running of our fundraising team. You will have the opportunity to recruit and line-manage fundraising interns, with support as appropriate from the Philanthropy Manager.

Initially we are offering 14-21 hours per week, with the potential for flexible working arrangements including some home working and/or specific hours. The nature of the role will involve occasional out of hours work, for example at fundraising events. Other benefits include a salary of £18,000 - £20,000 per annum dependant on experience (pro rata), 28 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays (pro rata); and a 3% employer contribution pension scheme.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natasha Sweet, Philanthropy Manager.
 

How to apply

Applicants are requested to apply online with a CV and covering letter. The closing date for applications is 2nd March 2020. We will be holding interviews 18th March 2020.  We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities.

Please note this position requires full references and a DBS check which will be carried out prior to employment.

This is an exciting time for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin as we celebrate our 70th anniversary with our Platinum Appeal. Help us deliver our new income generation strategy and meet the challenges of supporting the growing demand for our services through a variety of fundraising methods.

If you have a genuine passion for improving the lives of older people and enjoy being part of a successful fundraising team, then we’d love to hear from you.

The role involves:

• Supporting the Head of Income Generation with the implementation of the income generation strategy to increase the charity’s income through a range of fundraising methods.
• Take a lead role in major fundraising appeals, such as the charity’s 70th anniversary Platinum Appeal and engage locally with appeals and campaigns led by the national charity.
• Identify, engage and encourage new donors and to steward existing donors to expand our supporter and donor database.
• Support individuals undertaking challenge events for Age UK STW and assist with delivery of the charity’s own fundraising events.
• Seek out and make applications for small grants from a range of funding bodies and to support our service teams with community fundraising applications as appropriate.
• Champion our volunteer Supporter Groups and assist the Head of Income Generation to set up additional groups in new areas.
• Develop relationships with corporate supporters, local businesses, supermarkets and large retailers and work with them on ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships.
• Liaise with the volunteer recruitment team to grow our team of fundraising volunteers to support with community fundraising initiatives.
• Work with the marketing officer to promote digital fundraising to support events, appeals and individuals wishing to fundraise for us.
• Work with the Head of Income Generation to develop our legacy fundraising plan.
• Support the Senior Shop Manager and promote fundraising opportunities in our charity furniture shops.
• Deputise for the Head of Income Generation as and when required and support the Income Generation team.

Closing date: 12 Noon 28 February 2020

Interview date: 06 March 2020

CV’s will not be accepted, application forms only please. We want to hear all about your experience and skills and why you wish to join our exciting fundraising team.

An application pack can be downloaded from the Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin website, go to ‘Get involved, Work for us’.

Salary £22,410 (from 01 April 2020)

This is a permanent, full time post (part-time will be considered). The post holder will be required to provide a motor car for official duties for which an allowance will be paid. It is a condition of employment that the post holder remains eligible at all times to drive such a vehicle.

Award-winning Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity, is seeking an outstanding individual for the newly created post of Trust Fundraising Officer. This will be an exceptionally rewarding role for a first-class and bright individual, who has excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Working alongside the Philanthropy Manager and the Trust Fundraising Executive, this position will be responsible for building upon the established pipeline of grant making trusts, writing compelling proposals, successfully researching, cultivating and stewarding donors, and growing The Grand Appeal’s support from trusts and foundations to facilitate future support.

This role will be based at Grand Appeal HQ in the charity’s newly renovated building on Upper Maudlin Street opposite the Bristol Children’s Hospital, close to the beautiful Bristol Harbourside and the range of shops in Cabot Circus and Quakers Friars. 

The Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  With a multi-million pound programme of investment in the hospital, from research to family accommodation to patient, family and staff wellbeing, and a growing supporter base, The Grand Appeal is expanding fast.  The Grand Appeal is the charity behind the internationally successful and multi award-winning Gromit Unleashed and Shaun in the City art trails which are now part of the fabric of the city and which have brought millions of visitors to Bristol from all over the world. 

Based across 6 sites in Bristol, The Grand Appeal offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for its approx. 50 staff.  The bedrock of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an important part.  Our staff are talented, creative, ambitious and The Grand Appeal’s most important resource.  If this sounds like the right workplace culture for you, you have the required skills and experience, and you are looking for a new challenge, please do get in touch. 

Work for The Grand Appeal and you’ll do more than just a job. The work we do really makes a difference to sick children, their families and the staff who care for them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Together, we help save lives.

We are a grant-making charity supporting Anglican clergy and their families and are looking to expand our small team with the appointment of an additional full-time grants officer. You'll be based in our pleasant office near Westminster Abbey and report directly to our Director of Charitable Services.

This is a key role for the charity. You will be the main point of contact for all individual applicants to the charity and will work with colleagues to ensure that grant applications are processed efficiently, in line with our grants policy, and that applicants are dealt with compassionately and professionally.

This is an exciting time to be joining us us. Ours is a small friendly office with just eight staff, but the charity is definitely going places. In 2019 we re-launched the charity with a new brand, website and a fresh four-year strategy to 2022, with the aim of reaching more Anglican clergy families in need of our support.

We are looking for a strong team player with excellent attention to detail who is highly motivated with a 'can do' attitude and who is willing to contribute to the overall success of the charity. Experience of working in a grant-making role or knowledge of the occupational benevolence sector are essential. Candidates will also need to demonstrate good client service skills and IT literacy. Knowledge of the Church of England and the challenges facing those in ordained ministry would be an advantage. Candidates will need to demonstrate sympathy with our Christian ethos, without necessarily being practising Christians. 

We offer an attractive package, including non-contributory pension equal to 10% of gross annual salary, 35-hour week and flexi-time policy.

Clergy Support Trust is an Anglican clergy support charity governed by Royal Charter and with origins dating back to 1655. Our Patron is Her Majesty The Queen. Our purpose is to promote, sustain and renew the wellbeing of Anglican clergy, whether serving or retired, and their dependants, so that they can flourish in their ministry. Our main focus at present is the provision of financial grants to the households of eligible Anglican clergy in times of poverty or other financial hardship. In 2019 the charity gave out grants totalling over £3.1 million to 906 clergy households facing hardship or other difficulties. Income comes principally from largely unrestricted investments built up over the years, totalling almost £120 million as at 31 December 2019.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our dynamic team and work closely with the Fundraising Manager to look after our donors and help take our work national.

This role focuses on thanking and looking after our large network of donors (1500+ monthly donors and many more one-off donors). As Fundraising Officer, you will be the first line of support for fundraising enquiries and be responsible for updating the fundraising database, thanking all new donors and conducting research into new funding opportunities. It’s a very rewarding post, in which you’ll interact with lots of interesting and generous people, and play a role in transforming young people’s life chances.

Arts Emergency has grown very quickly, with projects well established in London, Manchester and Thanet and plans to expand further starting with Bristol, Cardiff and Merseyside in 2021. This role offers huge potential for growth and development for the successful candidate.

As this role will involve working within marginalised communities, we are keen to receive applications from people within those communities, particularly people of colour/BAME people, people who identify as being LGTBQIA, people who identify as working class or have done so in the past, people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and people with mental health conditions.

Full details of how to apply are found in the attached Fundraising Officer Job Description. Deadline is midday Monday 2 March 2020.

Interviews likely to be held week commencing 9 March 2020.

Additional information:

· This is an office-based role

· Arts Emergency is based at Unit W3, 8 Woodberry Down, London N4 2TG

· This role is 0.6 FTE and we are open to flexible working arrangements within our core office hours (10am – 6pm)

· There may occasionally be evening/weekend work, we operate a time off in lieu system (TOIL).

Hours: 22.5 hours (3 days per week)

Contract: Permanent

Location: St Paul’s, Bristol

The Green House is a local Bristol-based charity dedicated to providing free, specialist counselling for people affected by sexual abuse and rape. Based at our purpose-built therapy centre in St Paul’s, we have been pioneering therapeutic provision in our sector for over 30 years. Each year our teams work with over 300 adults, children and young people and we witness daily how the impact of therapy can be truly life changing.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Fundraising Officer to join our dedicated team, helping to champion The Green House and our vital work. We have exciting plans to grow our impact and fundraising and this varied role will play a crucial part in bringing them to life. Working across all areas of our voluntary income, you will primarily be responsible for developing The Green House’s individual giving and community fundraising, as well as inputting into our grant funding, social media and wider communications.

Passionate about building relationships, the right candidate will be an excellent communicator with an ability to inspire donors and supporters. You will be proactive and able to think creatively, as well as organised and confident working with detail.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a successful track record who is keen to develop their skills and work in a friendly and supportive organisation. For more information please download the full Application Pack from our website.

The closing date for applications is 9am Tuesday 25th February 2020.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 5th March 2020.

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

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

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

Job Description

Main Duties:

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

Probation Period: 6 months

Notice Period: 2 months on either side.

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

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

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

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

Person Specification

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Background Information 

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

Come and join us!

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

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

Here’s the back story

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

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

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

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

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

How We Make a Difference

In 2018/19 we provided the following:

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Grants Controller within our Finance and IT team. This role is a one year backfill for the Grants Controller now fully involved in process review and system testing for the new ERP. The role will maintain stability of the grants finance operation throughout the transition by supporting the Head of Grants Finance with collating information, determining accuracy, and coordinating corrections throughout the network.

In this role you will support the Head of Grants Finance to maintain the global grants system and provides advice to all parts of Plan International regarding financial grants management through the financial systems.  You will also collaborate with the Grants Controller to ensure smooth transition of data and processes.

The Individual

Qualified accountant or part qualified accountant with good financial systems expertise. You will need extensive demonstrated experience of the financial aspects of grant management from institutional donors in an INGO.

Expert command of Excel and multi-currency accounting packages, as well as demonstrable knowledge of how financial accounting and grant accounting interact.

Experience of managing teams and building internal networks. Strong written and spoken English (French or Spanish is an added advantage).

Location: Global Hub, Woking (approximately 23 minutes from London Waterloo). You must have the pre-existing right to live and work in the United Kingdom

Type of Role: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Reports to: Grants Finance Manager

Salary: £36,000 - £45,000

Closing Date: Sunday 15 March 2020

Interviews expected to take place 19/20 March

We’re seeking a talented, seasoned and proven Grant Coordinator to join our team right now at an exciting time for our business. You’ll be helping to grow our success as an AI-first platform, creating traction in the market and laying the foundations for scale across key sectors and geographies.

From the outset you’ll be working to identify sources of grant revenue from a potential wide array of funding sources, ranging from key multilateral organisations, government agencies, scientific and research councils as well as foundations.

You will report directly to the Chief Policy Officer, Sachin Kapila, and you will play a crucial role in working with grant making bodies and Cervest’s amazing team of scientists, engineers and business

The role offers a unique opportunity to join an early-stage, highly mission-driven team where you’ll have the ability to make a significant impact on our company and our users.

We are a pro-diversity company and passionate about bringing together people of all backgrounds, because we know that a diverse team will help us achieve our mission sooner.

What you’ll be doing – main responsibilities

Ideally, you have a minimum of 3-5 years of working in the grant coordination and grant writing space. You will have been successful in winning grants and know how to prepare a successful grant bid depending on who the funding source is. Over this period, you will have built some critical insights and relationships within the grant making community. Specifically, you will be expected as part of this role to:

• Identify key grant making bodies (multilaterals, Government agencies, Foundations etc) that are of relevance to Cervest
• prepare an overall strategy and outline of the grant landscape
• prepare a pipeline of opportunities with recommendations for which grants to apply for commensurate with the internal resources capable of a) completing the grant application and b) executing the grant if successful
• put in place a  process for completing each grant with the governance (management, editor, writing team, reviewers etc)
• further build relations with key grant making bodies so that Cervest gets early warning of grant opportunities

You will need to coordinate with Cervest’s team of scientists, engineers, general counsel and the social media coordinator as part of your day to day work. 

Must haves:

• Solid understanding of the policy landscape related to climate within Europe
• Ability to bring together a clear understanding of resources needed and available to support a grant,both internally and externally with Cervest partners
• Demonstrated experience of winning grants from the following types of grant making bodies:
  • UK Government agencies (e.g. DEFRA/DFiD/BEIS)
  • UK scientific and research councils (e.g. NERC and ESRC), UK Innovate, UK Space Agency, 
  • European Commission and grant funding bodies (e.g. European Space Agency and Eureka Eurostars) ,
  • Multilateral institutions (e.g. World Bank and other regional development banks)
  • Foundations (e.g. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation),

This is a full-time role and you will be expected to work 37 hours a week, primarily based in Cervest’s offices at 69 Old Street, London EC1V 9JB.  You will be expected to travel at times to visit grant making bodies to build relationships as is necessary. The salary range for this post is £40-50,000 per annum depending on experience.

FareShare Midlands is looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to help deliver our fundraising strategy. This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as we develop and expand our operations across the East and West Midlands and look to grow our fantastic portfolio of trust, grant and foundations supporters, as well as corporate partners and community supporters.

We are looking for someone ambitious who wants to take a lead on the creation, submission and management of a portfolio of trust and grant applications in order to achieve financial targets in line with our growth plans. If you have demonstrable experience in securing income from trusts, foundations and grants, as well as relationship building and stewardship of donors, this role is for you. 

FareShare Midlands is looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to help deliver our fundraising strategy. This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as we develop and expand our operations across the East and West Midlands and look to grow our fantastic portfolio of trust, grant and foundations supporters.

We are looking for someone ambitious who wants to take a lead on the creation, submission and management of a portfolio of trust and grant applications in order to achieve financial targets in line with our growth plans. If you have demonstrable experience in securing income from trusts, foundations and grants, as well as relationship building and stewardship of donors, this role is for you. 

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. An independent charity, we work in partnership with FareShare UK to access and receive food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers and engage many volunteers to help redistribute this to local charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people including families and individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated or recovering from addiction.

FareShare Midlands supports over 400 local charities and community groups. In the last twelve months we redistributed over 2,700 tonnes of food, helping to create 6.4 million meals and feed 35,000 people each week. 

Responsibilities

Income Generation

• Deliver the fundraising plan for trusts and grants in order to achieve the income target and year on year growth
• Research and maintain a varied portfolio of trust and grant funders in order to diversify income
• Develop persuasive fundraising proposals and reports to increase donations from new and existing supporters
• Maintain records and analysis of new business secured
• Attend networking events as required to meet new potential donors
• Manage own workload to deliver of set objectives and KPIs

Account Management and Donor Care

• Manage a portfolio of trust, foundation and grant supporters to cultivate strong, long-lasting partnerships
• Inspire and motivate funders through creating a portfolio of materials that demonstrate impact
• In conjunction with the development team, support the management of corporate partnerships/foundations including meeting with stakeholders, stewardship and impact reporting
• Manage income and expenditure of project budgets communicating with both internal and external stakeholders
• Manage and steward funders in accordance with the Fundraising Code of Practice and ensure high standards of supporter care are maintained at all times

• Work closely with the FareShare UK fundraising team to maximise funding opportunities and share learning
• Ensure funder interaction points (telephone, post, email) adhere to the highest standards
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time

Administration

• Keep account plans up to date and internal stakeholders informed of key partnerships
• Maintain accurate financial records and budgets for all partners
• Keep application and reporting pipeline up-to-date and accurate

Communication

• Work with the development and marketing team to create impactful materials and case studies
• Develop communication plans to keep supporters regularly informed of our impact
• Be prepared to act as spokesperson and ambassador for FareShare Midlands

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of delivering against an income targets
• Significant experience of securing gifts from trusts, grants and foundations
• Experience in writing compelling funding applications and impact reporting
• Experience in prospecting for new business and stewarding funders face to face
• Experience of customer care in a charity or sales environment
• Experience in keeping good administrative records
• Experience of presenting to a range of audiences

Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Detailed knowledge of trust, grant and foundation fundraising, particularly around restricted funding
• Ability to manage and steward funders in line with the Fundraising Code of Practice.  
• Knowledge of third sector fundraising streams and the complex charity fundraising climate
• Skilled at managing donor relationships
• Excellent communication skills, persuading skills and writing skills
• Excellent numeracy skills and use of Excel
• Good relationship building skills, both inside and outside an organisation
• Ability to work to meet objectives and deadlines
• Ability and experience of working well in a team

Values and behaviours

• A commitment to Equal Opportunities
• An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and strategy
• Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team
• Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

Application process

If you would like to apply for this role, please send a copy of your CV and a supporting statement showing how you meet the essential experience outlined in the person specification.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 11.59pm, Sunday 1 March 2020. Interviews Wednesday 11 March 2020.