The opportunity

Could you motivate, inspire and influence individuals, groups, and corporations to support the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and achieve their fundraising goals? Do you love meeting and exceeding targets?

Would you like a people-focussed role where every day you have a direct impact on funding life-saving science?

If so, you could be our new Fundraising Manager for Greater Manchester West. This is a great opportunity to cover a fundraising patch which has massive potential for growth.

About the role   

When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need, they turn to us. With our research we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. In this role you'll have a direct impact by helping fund our life saving research and helping to build a healthier world for everyone.

In this role, you’ll recruit, manage, and support volunteer fundraisers within the community. You’ll identify, develop and steward new relationships with corporate supporters, fundraising groups, and high value prospects.

You’ll inspire and bring out the best in our supporters, corporate partnerships and fundraising groups, enabling them to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals and reach their potential.

Joining a brave, informed, compassionate, and driven team, you’ll work with BHF colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference and impact in your community, help grow our BHF supporter network, and raise funds to power remarkable research breakthroughs.

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a regional field team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups, and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions.

This is a field-based role covering Greater Manchester West. 

Please note this is a 14-month fixed term contract, covering family leave.

About you 

Ambitious and tenacious, you’ll have strong planning and prioritisation skills, and enjoy working at pace and managing multiple deadlines. You’ll be data driven you’ll be able to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities. 

A creative thinker, you'll have exceptional problem-solving skills only matched by your ability to bring the BHF to life and tell stories about our research that influence and motivate.

The team combines experience from the private, public and third sector and we're looking for someone to join us with:

• Business acumen with proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people
• Strong communication and networking skills and a proven ability to build long last relationships
• Proven ability to track and report on income 
• A track record of writing proposals that are engaging and concise 

You'll need to live in Greater Manchester or be able to relocate to this region.

You'll need a full UK driving licence, access to a car, and the ability to work evenings and weekends where required. You can work under your own initiative from a home base whilst still contributing positively to your regional team.

In your supporting statement, we would like you demonstrate: 
• Pitching and winning a partnership or project with a focus on identifying and securing the opportunity 
• An example of growing income and networks 
• Experience of managing high-value corporate and/or individual relationships 
• Your passion for our cause 
• Whether you plan on relocating to the region (if not already living there)

About us

Everything we do comes back to funding life-saving research into all heart and circulatory conditions including heart failure, stroke, and vascular dementia. Every hour of research we’ve ever funded, every item we’ve ever sold, every campaign we’ve ever run, all the support we’ve ever given. The donations we receive are used to make people’s lives healthier and longer.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our People Experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

We offer excellent benefits including generous annual leave, private medical insurance, dental health cover, pension, and flexible working. We commit to actively developing you and offer learning and development opportunities to support, inspire and help you unlock your full potential. To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document on our website.

Interview process

There will be 2 stage interview process first interviews will be held on Tuesday14th December 2021.Interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams.

How to apply

Important note: If you do not currently live in the region specified, please clearly state your plan to relocate within your supporting statement.
 
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria. 

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

The Prince’s Trust is looking for an experienced individual giving fundraiser, to manage our individual supporter programme. This role will be managing income for the whole individual support programme, putting in place the essentials to allow for future growth, and recruiting new donors while deepening support with our current donors. This role will be line managing an individual supporter executive.

The Prince’s Trust is ambitious to grow our unrestricted income, and this role will be essential for that. You will be leading a small programme, with the aim to transforming it so that we have a significant larger, more sustainable income which can meet the long term need to support more young people. You will be working closely with colleagues in our legacy and mass events teams to maximise life time value from our supporters.

The successful candidate will be experienced in delivering direct marketing and multi-channel campaigns; able to create new products from scratch to create growth – not being scared to take the charity into totally new markets and spaces; have a good knowledge of the individual giving charity market; be supporter focused – able to respond to the needs of supporters; be able to use data and insight to make informed decisions, and build business cases; be able to work with multiple internal stakeholders to ensure that processes and infrastructure work to create world class supporter experience; experienced in testing, learning and scaling fundraising products; understanding of the role of branding and propositions in driving IG.

Are you a dynamic, focused and inspiring fundraising leader who could lead a small, motivated team to deliver a step-change in voluntary income to deliver life-saving aid? Can you develop transformational strategic partnerships with philanthropists, private trusts and foundations and corporates to ensure everyone gets the healthcare they need when disasters hit?

A career-defining opportunity to lead the fundraising and communications function of a fast-growing charity delivering frontline medical aid. We are looking for a passionate and skilled individual to drive our voluntary income growth to deliver life-saving emergency healthcare to the world’s most vulnerable people.

UK-Med has an ambitious five-year strategy (you can view it here) and a goal to generate £1 million per year from voluntary sources by 2026 to fund emergency responses and training for health staff. UK-Med’s income is currently primarily statutory and the charity is relatively new to fundraising, however voluntary income has quadrupled year on year for the last three years. Earlier this year the board invested in the team to support the delivery of the 2021-2026 Fundraising and Communications strategy. The new Fundraising and Communications Director will build on the promising foundations laid to deliver an exciting chapter in the charity’s development.

You will be building on significant work already undertaken in all of these areas. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, determined and passionate individual to make a real difference to people who have their lives impacted by disease outbreaks, disasters and war. Experience in the humanitarian or international development sector is desirable, however a keen interest in global affairs and a commitment to UK-Med’s humanitarian mandate are essential.

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser who is passionate about making education fair for every child. This is a critical role in the Partnerships Team at Teach First and will suit a strategic thinker with brilliant relationship skills. The Partnerships team at Teach First manages over £4m of the charity’s voluntary income. We work with over 35 businesses from a variety of sectors from finance to fashion. The team is focused on growing long-term strategic relationships with our partners to meet our annual fundraising targets, so that we can recruit great teachers, develop brilliant leaders and support thriving schools.

As Partnerships Manager, you will oversee corporate accounts, many from the FTSE 100 and you will be responsible for managing and growing their income.  As a creative person you will thrive on delivering memorable donor experiences. We are looking for two Partnerships Managers to join our team.

• Do you have proven experience of Partnership Management with a track record of growing your own accounts and/or supporting senior fundraisers to do so?
• Can you network and develop relationships at all levels?
• Do you have persuasive verbal and written communication skills?
• Do you have initiative and the flexibility to deal with multiple tasks / multiple internal and external stakeholder needs?
• Are you confident in project management including project design, planning and delivery?
• Are you a strong team-player able to work with both national and regional teams?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Partnerships Manager.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

FBB is one of the leading educational charities and youth brands in the UK. Established in 2014, we have undergone impressive growth in the past couple of years and are now at an exciting stage of our journey. We support young people who are passionate about football but disengaged at school, in order to help them finish school with the skills and grades to make a successful transition into adulthood. We do this by providing long-term, intensive support, built around relationships and young people’s passions, in the classroom and beyond.

We are an asset-based organisation with a view that all our support must build from a young person’s strengths and passions. We are commissioned by schools to support students who are at risk of exclusion to re-engage with learning and develop positive relationships with peers and adults. We currently work with 1,500 students who are 12 to 16 years old across 99 school programmes in Greater Manchester, London, Kent and Essex. Alongside this, we have built strong partnerships with a host of reputable brands including Nike, Gillette, the
English FA, and Salesforce.

FBB is looking for a talented individual to help manage and grow these partnerships, to drive forward our ambitious plans to become the leading specialist charity for disengaged young people across the UK. We are looking for a Partnerships Manager with relationships management experience who represents the diversity of our local community. The successful candidate will manage relationships with our existing partners and look
to expand our networks further. Though experience of charitable fundraising is helpful, it is by no means essential. We are looking for someone with a track record of building successful long-term relationships, regardless of which sector you have previously worked in.

Key Responsibilities:
● Deliver and grow a portfolio of FBB’s corporate partnerships to generate income
and engagement.
● Build and maintain new partnership opportunities, using new business tools and
processes to maximise long and short-term income generation for the charity.
● Ensure delivery plans, KPIs and agreements are in place for all partnerships.
● Deliver planned partnership activations, communication and reporting in a timely
and professional fashion, always aiming to exceed expectations and targets.
● Liaise regularly with relevant internal teams to ensure partnership objectives are
achieved e.g. Programmes and Finance Departments.
● Represent FBB at partner meetings, presentations and events.
● Ensure cultivation plans are in place and executed for all partnerships, with the
view of extending length, remit and value.
● Provide excellent stewardship to each corporate contact, giving them a first-class
experience of FBB.
● Work with colleagues across the organisation to leverage FBB assets and build
strong and creative partnership proposals to target CSR teams and Marketing
teams.

● Ensure income and activity is recorded according to FBB’s policy and
procedures.
● Ensure all partnership activities comply with Fundraising Regulator guidelines,
GDPR, VAT and other legal requirements. Contribute to the wider Account
Management and Corporate Partnerships strategies, including taking on
management of special projects as and when required.

Person Specification:

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

● Experience building relationships with
an extensive network of partners
● A commitment to generating
opportunities that improve the lives of
young people, including non
income-generating benefits such as
advocacy, volunteering and
networking
● Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
● Commitment to FBB’s Values
● Experience of working to targets
● Effective processes for managing a
caseload of donors
● Written competencies

Desirable

● Knowledge of professional fundraising
(Major Gifts, Legacy Giving and
Community Fundraising)
● An interest in football
● Experience with a CRM and/or data to
effectively manage donors (especially
Salesforce)

TO APPLY:

Please submit a covering letter on the following 3 areas: 

1. Why are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their goals both at school and in wider life? 

2. Why do you want to do this job and work for FBB? 

3. How do your skills and experience relate to the role advertised?

Please also submit a CV that includes:

● Personal details including current address, contact details and N.I number.

● Education and Training history including details of all qualifications.

● Details of 2 referees, including your current employer. 

● A description of your employment history, including reasons for leaving a post and explanations for any employment gaps.

Recruitment process
FBB is committed to adopting a safe recruitment process and follows the NSPCC safer
recruitment procedures that have safeguarding at their heart and aim to discourage
unsuitable applicants.
The successful applicant will be expected to comply with all of FBB policies, in
particular:
● Equality and Diversity
● Health and Safety
● Safeguarding
Disclosure
The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Shortlisting, interviews and reference checking
Only those applicants who meet the right criteria will be taken through to the interview
stage.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. References from the previous and current
employer may be taken up for shortlisted candidates. Please let us know about the
sensitivity of taking up references prior to an interview.

We are seeking a passionate and confident Corporate and Community Fundraiser to provide excellent supporter care and develop and deliver a range of corporate and community fundraising initiatives.

The Income Generation and Communications team currently raises £4 million a year to support the work of Bolton Hospice. Our consultant-led team of doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home. We not only take care of patients' physical needs, we consider their emotional, spiritual and social needs too. And we support families and close friends, both during illness and in bereavement.

We care for patients throughout their illness, helping to improve their wellbeing and quality of life. We also provide compassionate, dedicated and dignified care for patients at the end of their life. As our services and reach increase, so does our income target, so the successful candidate will build on our previous fundraising success and ultimately help us reach more of the people in Bolton who need us.

The Role

The post holder will act as the first point of contact for individuals, groups and companies fundraising on the hospice’s behalf, providing information, support and advice and delivering excellent supporter care.  You’ll be responsible for maximising participation in community fundraising activities through effective promotion of the wide range of opportunities to organise events and raise funds on the hospice’s behalf including the planning and delivery of corporate and community-based mass participation events such as the Bolton Hospice Jolly Jumper day.  You will inspire support and help raise the profile of the work of the hospice from community groups, associations, companies and schools by providing talks and presentations about the organisation.   Developing new and existing relationships, networking and identifying and approaching potential supporters is key to the role.

What you need

The successful candidate will need to be creative and flexible in order to continually adapt to the changing fundraising climate and evolve the hospice’s fundraising appeals programme as necessary.  It’s a busy role, and no two days are the same, so you’ll be highly organised in order to develop thorough plans, juggle competing priorities and problem solve effectively.  You will be an inspiring and enthusiastic communicator and relationship-builder and be passionate about providing excellent supporter care. You’ll be able to use your talents to negotiate and influence stakeholders when required.  Proactive and dynamic, you’ll be able to manage an ongoing calendar of appeals whilst constantly looking to develop new fundraising initiatives. Experience of working for a charity would be an advantage, but not essential.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and committed team in modern, open plan offices (with flexible working and some home working if this suits you). Working together with the fundraising team and reporting directly to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your own ideas to maximise fundraising income and use your skills to make a real impact. We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including generous annual leave (starting at 35 days a year including bank holidays, pro rata for part time), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, membership of a healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities.

St Ann's Hopsice

We’re continuously developing our plans for delivering world-class, innovative care and to ensure St Ann’s is in the best shape possible for future generations.
You’ll be challenged, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our purpose and to play your part in making a difference.
We now have an exciting role in our team – supporting our fundraising and communications team

Have you got what it takes ?

•  Are you positive, hardworking and determined to deliver objectives?
• Can you provide our donors with exceptional supporter journeys? Can you drive our legacy campaign forward to secure pledges and future income?
•  Are you willing to work collaboratively in a high performing team?
•  Are you able to engage the community around St Ann’s to support us as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary?

We are pleased to be able to offer this ost as a permanent full time position with a working pattern of 37.5 hours per week.

You will be cross site working at our Heald Green and Little Hulton sites with some home working. 

The pay scale is set at St Ann's Hopsice Band 5 £25,888-£30,972 per annum, depending on experiance. 

This is an exciting time to join an ambitious, much loved charity and help us achieve our goals. If you’re looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

A Standard DBS is required, the cost of which is covered by the hospice.

St Ann’s Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and children.

How to Apply:

For a recruitment pack please visit our St Ann's Hospice website.

Closing Date on the St Ann's Website: 2 January 2022

Interview Date: 12 and 13 January 2022

Please note: This is a face-to-face interview; all COVID restrictions will be applied. Medical facemasks are be worn in the Hospice unless except from doing so and all visitors must be able to provide a negative Lateral flow test when entering the Hospice.

Are you a proactive and organised fundraiser looking to make a difference at a well-loved local charity? You’ll have the opportunity to manage and develop our existing income streams and evaluate new ones to help us provide more of the compassionate and life-changing care we are renowned for in Bolton.

The Income Generation and Communications team currently raises £4 million a year to support the work of Bolton Hospice. Our consultant-led team of doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home. We not only take care of patients' physical needs, we consider their emotional, spiritual and social needs too. And we support families and close friends, both during illness and in bereavement.

We care for patients throughout their illness, helping to improve their wellbeing and quality of life. We also provide compassionate, dedicated and dignified care for patients at the end of their life. As our services and reach increase, so does our income target, so the successful candidate will build on our previous fundraising success and ultimately help us reach more of the people in Bolton who need us.

The Role

The post holder will be responsible for our established individual giving and in memory programmes including our annual Light up a Life Appeal, Sponsor a Nurse and Tree of Life and you will have the opportunity to evaluate and improve on their success.  You’ll work with the Fundraising Manager to write persuasive and inspiring appeals to an existing portfolio of charitable trusts and undertake research into prospective ones. You will also help inform and steward our legacy programme.  With support, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our income from individuals and trusts.

What you need:

The successful candidate will be highly organised and must have excellent relationship building and communication skills, both written and verbal.  You will deliver our individual giving, legacy, and trust fundraising programmes with intelligence, drive and importantly, care.  You should have a good eye for detail and ideally, already be accustomed to using databases to extract and analyse data and have demonstrable experience of writing persuasively to different audiences.  You’ll need to be able to work well within a busy team in order to support the whole team to achieve targets.  Some knowledge of our catchment area (the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton) would be an advantage.

If you aren’t from a third sector background, but believe you have transferable skills, we would be happy to hear from you.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and committed team in modern, open plan offices (with flexible working and some home working if this suits you). As part of the Income Generation and Communications team and reporting directly to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll have the flexibility to develop your ideas and make a positive impact on income. We offer our employees an attractive benefits packages, including generous annual leave (starting at 35 days a year including bank holidays, pro rata for part time), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, membership of a healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities.

Development Research Officer (Maternity cover)

Manchester Metropolitan University is a thriving modern University located in the heart of a global city. It is committed to developing its outstanding buildings and facilities whilst striving to ensure that bright, young people from all backgrounds have access to an unrivalled education and are adequately supported throughout their studies at the University.

The Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) team supports these strategic priorities by building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with its alumni, other influential individuals, companies and charitable trusts and foundations. Working towards an ambitious three-year plan that aims to significantly grow alumni volunteering and its beneficial impact on student success and grow fundraising income ten-fold, the Development Research Officer will play an important role towards these goals in the DAR team.

The role

We are seeking a Development Research Officer (maternity cover), who will play a key role in developing and delivering the identification of and research into potential supporters, partners and influencers. This will include individuals, trusts, foundations and companies, with a view to maximising support for the University's priority fundraising projects and enabling colleagues in both alumni relations and development to reach their goals.

You will support the alumni team by identifying alumni that may help support our alumni volunteering and ambassador programmes and you will support and assist all fundraisers in the management of their portfolios of key relationships.

The ideal candidate

You will have significant proven experience of delivering high quality research, ideally in a similar setting in higher education or Development Office. You will have excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills and be comfortable working with a number of fundraisers closely to proactively develop their pool of prospects to tight deadlines.

You will have recent experience of implementing prospect research strategies, gathering and cross-referencing high quality information from a wide range of sources in a timely manner and will be able to demonstrate effective use of CRM databases, preferably the Raiser's Edge.

Tenacity and the ability to use your own initiative is a must in this role, whilst having the flexibility to work in a close-knit team on a number of projects at any one time.

How to apply

Please submit your CV with a Covering Letter detailing your relevant experience in relation to the Person Specification in the Job Description.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 6th January.

This role is a maternity cover and will run for 12 months or the earlier return of the substantive post holder.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations about this throughout the application process.

Closing date: 13 December 2021

Springhill Hospice provides the highest standard of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual care for patients with life limiting illnesses, along with their families, friends and carers. It encourages patients to maintain independence and control and to make informed choices, whilst respecting privacy and dignity. Springhill Hospice quite simply provides an unrivalled support package at a time when patients, families and carers need it more than ever. 

We have a hugely exciting opportunity for someone to join the small but ambitious fundraising team as Individual Giving Fundraiser. As Individual Giving Fundraiser you will be responsible for developing engaging activities to generate income that will contribute to, and grow, the annual individual giving and in memory target. You will oversee the delivery of multiple appeals and initiatives aimed at in memory and individual giving prospects, using a variety of channels (including digital, direct mail, telephone and events). The formation of long lasting and diverse relationships with Springhill’s local community is incredibly important to the charity so as part of this role you will also ensure excellent donor care is provided to supporters for all fundraising activities. 

To be considered for this role you will ideally come to us with experience working in a fundraising environment, however we are also keen to speak with people looking to transition into this rewarding and impactful area of Individual Giving and In-Memory Fundraising. It is essential you are comfortable and competent working towards income targets and KPIs and perhaps most importantly you must have excellent written communications skills. You consider yourself to be a creative writer with the ability to pull together compelling content that will ensure positive engagement and an effective customer journey for multiple audiences. 

This really is a truly exciting opportunity to join a team in a capacity where you will have huge impact on growing income for a charity that helps so many in their time of need. 

The role will allow for some home working and some time spent in the offices in Rochdale. The charity offers 35 days holiday (inc. banks) and has a generous pension scheme with flexible working and TOIL scheme. 

To register your interest, or find out more, contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

We are looking for a self-starter who is also empathetic to become our Legacy Manager on a fixed term contract. This is a varied role, where you will be managing the full breadth of a small legacy programme, which has huge ambition for growth.

You will be managing our entire legacy marketing programme – to inspire more people to leave a legacy to the Prince’s Trust to ensure that we can help more young people in the future. You will be developing a 12 month plan to ensure we maximise the opportunities available to encourage supporters, and potential supporters to leave a gift in their will. You will also manage our legacy administration, alongside the support of our in-house legal team, to ensure that all estates are correctly administration, and that we realise the full value of the legacies left to the Prince’s Trust. You will be working with supporters to answer their questions about legacy giving, and working with the next of kin to ensure that their loved ones legacy is cherished.

If you are an experienced legacy fundraiser, who is empathetic, and able to think about the motivations of supporters then this is the role for you.

Here at Charity Horizons we are delighted to be representing a global humanitarian and advocacy charity who are looking for a Digital Fundraising and Engagement Manager to join the team on an interim basis.

As Digital Fundraising and Engagement Manager you will lead and deliver the charity’s digital fundraising programme and be responsible for implementing a new digital fundraising strategy to drive online action and engagement with key target audiences. You will be tasked with the exciting challenge of growing the database and managing the email programme to ensure supporter-focused communications that drive action and maximise both retention and engagement. You will also be required to develop paid social media campaigns and manage the fundraising and donation content on the website to optimise content and ensure a high quality supporter experience. The digital work stream is an incredibly important one for the organisation, so this role presents a fantastic opportunity to play an integral role in growing income through this channel and in positively impacting the charity’s digital engagement.

To be considered for this role you should come to us with previous experience of working in fundraising and experience of day to day project management. Experience and understanding of delivering successful digital fundraising or engagement campaigns is essential, as is the ability to develop creative and compelling fundraising propositions to engage and inspire prospective donors. Additionally, you should be comfortable and competent producing effective copy, appropriate for a range of audiences and media.

This really is a hugely exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and supportive team in a capacity that will allow you to have a real impact on the digital reach of the charity. The charity really values it’s staff and puts huge focus on a successful work life balance so this role is largely home based with just some travel to the offices in Manchester.

Due to the temporary nature of the role, working hours can be flexible our client  would ideally like the candidate to work 22.5-30 hours a week however this could be flexible. 

To register your interest, or find out more, contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Working for one of Manchester's leading medical charities, we're looking for an extremely organised professional Legacy Officer to join the Major Relationships team.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising you'll lead the legacy fundraising programme which aims to manage an effective legacy administration function and to be the first port of call for all enquiries relating to legacies and bequests.

We are looking for someone who is incredibly organised and who can manage sensitive conversations with gravitas and empathy. You'll be understanding and be able to speak confidently with executors and solicitors. While we would love to hear from candidates with legacy fundraising experience we are really open to applications from candidates who are not legacy trained.

This role is part time 3 days per week with a mix of office and home working. This role is an NHS band 5 £25,654 - £31,533 FTE. This is a 12 month Maternity contract to start in January 2022 which will give the opportunity for a solid handover.

For more information about this opportunity contact Ellen Drummond or Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Closing soon; please get in touch ASAP so we can start the conversation!
Interviews: TBC

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Oxfam Purpose

To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering 

Trading Purpose

To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering

About our Oxfam Shops

Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.

The Role of our Deputy Shop Managers

Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, deputy shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.

The role of the deputy shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence.

Often the only paid member of staff, our managers and deputy managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.

Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Key Skills and Competencies required

• Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
• Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
• Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
• Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
• Excellent communication skills.(E)
• Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
• High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
• Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
• Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
• Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
• IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here).  (E)
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)

How to apply 

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB 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), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.