Diverse Communications Assistant role working within the Fundraising Department for an established animal rescue and rehoming centre in rural Leicestershire.

This is a varied and exciting opportunity to combine a love of animals with a passion for online fundraising and event co-ordination. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm for the charity sector and ideas on how we can continue to grow our supporter base. There is some flexibility with hours of work and there is potential for the right candidate to start or continue on the path towards an interesting and rewarding career in charity fundraising.

Candidates looking for career changes from the fields of marketing, copywriting, digital marketing, administration, communications or events management may find this a good fit. However, we are open-minded about candidates’ backgrounds. The role is office-based and while there are annual events to attend and some ‘hands-on’ work, good administrative skills and attention to detail are more important.

The Mighty Creatives is a charity committed to improving the personal, educational, cultural and social lives of children and young people (CYP) through creative and cultural education. 

Our charitable purpose is to provide arts and cultural opportunities for CYP from birth to 30 years old, particularly those who are the most disadvantaged and excluded, in order to contribute to the fight against child poverty.

Our vision is of a world where all CYP will harness the power of arts, creativity, and culture in order to transform themselves, their communities, and their futures.

We are looking for an Income Generation Manager to join our team. We want you to lead on the development and delivery of a comprehensive fundraising / income strategy and action plan for the charity’s work, and to develop new fundraising and income generation opportunities for the charity to ensure its sustainability beyond the next three years. You will have a proven track record in fundraising and securing major grants, gifts and sponsorship.

Supporter Recruitment Executive

It’s not often you see a truly unique role but our clients brand new role, Supporter Recruitment Executive is just that.

In its simplest terms the roles’ key objective is to grow the numbers of signups that they have by engaging with youth organisations and schools across the UK and turn them into Fundraisers for our client. You can shape this role how you want to and you will have plenty of opportunity to use your creativity be it creating events, activities and challenges to inspire their young fundraisers. There will be a large amount of stewardship with this role which means you will be communicating regularly with both their members and their guardians and developing the processes to support their activity,

Supporter Recruitment Executive Requirements:

• They need someone who has experience of working with and understanding children. Being outgoing is a must and you will need to be able to motivate and inspire them whilst being able to articulate the benefits of joining our client. Alongside this you will have a good commercial awareness and be able to understand the return on investment with activities.
• This role will involve speaking to large groups of people either in person or remotely so you will be confident with this.
• It’s a target driven role and you will need to be comfortable with this as it forms a key part of the Charities strategic aims.
• The role will involve national travel and have a flexible working pattern to include weekends.

About our client:

They provide paediatric transfers across the UK. Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centred on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.

What is the project?

This is their exciting club for children linked to the charity, where children can learn about saving lives, helicopters, medicine and how a charity works. Their members get to go to special events where they can see helicopters and enter fantastic competitions. What greater gift can you give a child than learning, experience, and achievement in actually helping to save lives.

The Environment:

They are on a journey to be the organisation of choice and opportunity for the most talented and driven people from diverse backgrounds

Location: Rugby

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 plus Car allowance

Benefits: Competitive + Car allowance

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Administrator, Supporter Engagement, Sales Support, Sales Administration, Project Support Project Coordinator, Telemarketing, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Executive, Fundraiser, Membership Services, Youth Organisations, School Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

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We are a leading UK charity and expert voice for children with cancer and have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Trusts, Foundations and Grants fundraiser to join our fundraising team.

This is a new role and the first time we have had a role exclusively devoted to Trusts and Grants Fundraising. We’re looking for someone to develop and implement a Trusts and Grants strategy and grow our income from this stream, developing compelling funding proposals and building relationships with grant funders.

Our work

Each week in the UK and Ireland, more than 30 children are diagnosed with cancer. Our network of dedicated professional members work together in treatment, care and research to help shape a future where all children with cancer survive and live happy, healthy and independent lives.

We fund and support innovative world-class research and collaborate, both nationally and internationally, to drive forward improvements in childhood cancer. Our award-winning information resources help lessen the anxiety, stress and loneliness commonly felt by families, giving support throughout the cancer journey.

Main purpose of the role

This new role with support the Head of Fundraising to develop a Trust and Grants strategy and develop and manage a portfolio of new trust and grant income. The role will be responsible for maximising income from charitable trusts and foundations for projects and core work, building and maintaining good relationships with funders and managing our trust and grant fundraising activity.

This role is offered as 0.5FTE (19 hours per week), initially on an 18 month fixed term contract with possibility of extension subject to available funding. The role can be home working, based anywhere in the UK, with occasional travel to our office in Leicester once COVID restrictions allow. 

Closing date: 23 May 2021

The Data Officer takes a proactive role within the ambitious Income Generation team compiling, collating and analysing the data required to drive our business forward and support the department in achieving demanding targets. Working collaboratively across the department, you will be taking responsibility for the delivery of high-quality data processing, ensuring our systems capture the right data about our supporters so we can plan more defined activity to raise the voluntary income we need to deliver our services.

Our fantastic Income Generation team have done an amazing job during the pandemic, working with our donors and supporters to generate similar levels of income to pre-pandemic times.

Our challenge now is to improve the way we organise and use our data to help us build stronger relationships with our supporters and increase the level of income we bring in to sustain the organisation for the future.

Your role will focus on streamlining the collection, management and use of our data which comes from a wide variety of sources, providing our team of fundraisers with the best possible information to raise the money we need.

You will be organised, familiar with data capture and storage, understand how different systems work together and how technology can support data development.  You will have an understanding of Data Protection and GDPR, and the importance of communication preferences.

If this sounds like you, why not come and join our amazing, successful team and help us develop the way we use data for the benefit of our patients and families in the future.

This position is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.  The position may become permanent at the end of the fixed period.  Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate.

There will be the opportunity to work from home.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Hannah Morris, Supporter Engagement Manager, The Myton Hospices.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.8 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals. 

The Midlands & East England Supporter Engagement Officer will play a key role in the development and implementation of fundraising activities by Mary’s Meals in the UK. The officer will help to develop local strategies and plans, to secure increased support and funding for Mary’s Meals school feeding programmes around the world.   

The Supporter Engagement Officer has particular responsibility for prioritising the growth and nurturing of the volunteer network by building relationships with and resourcing our community volunteers – including co-ordination of our extremely dedicated volunteer speakers.

This role is community based and is a one-year fixed term contract.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information on our website by selecting the APPLY button.

We are looking for an experienced professional to join our friendly team to develop and implement assessment processes for evaluating and certifying provided by Member Agencies delivering services to victims/survivors of childhood sexual abuse and sexual violence, according to The Survivors Trust (TST) National Service Standards.  The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and tracking project deliverables and ensuring survivors are involved at all stages in the process development.

The TST is a UK-wide national membership organisation for 120 specialist voluntary sector rape and sexual abuse support services providing support for women, men, children and young people.  TST provides support and networking for member agencies; delivers accredited training; raises awareness about rape and sexual abuse and its effect on survivors, their supporters and society at large; promotes effective responses to rape and sexual abuse on a local, regional and national level.

The right candidate will have previous experience in developing policy and practice in relation to services for survivors of sexual violence and sexual abuse.  They will be familiar with processes for implementing and verifying standards, have a good understanding of the issues facing survivors of rape and sexual abuse and the work of specialist voluntary sector rape and sexual abuse services.  They will be excellent communicators with an ability to engage positively with Member Agencies and  Government Departments.  Their work will include providing the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. A good level of education, the ability to articulate themselves in a friendly and professional manner and IT competency are essential.

The role will be based at our head office in Rugby, Warwickshire, and at regional locations with flexible home working as agreed.

You will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance to work at The Survivors Trust and references will be sought.

Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 (Regional salary weighting may apply)

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Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location:This role will be working across CPA 1 - Central England - Geographical areas include: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire

Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services Work and Health Programme Job Entry: Targeted Support (WHP/JETS) and looking for Employer Account Managers.

Reporting directly to the Regional Employer Manager, the Employer Account Manager WHP-JETS role is responsible for winning, developing and retaining key employer partnerships to support the contractual requirements of the WHP-JETS programme.

You will work in conjunction with Operational teams to provide employer relationship management to drive performance objectives, deliver sales tools, manage accounts, support recruitment initiatives, and drive employment outcomes for participants.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

The ideal candidate must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within one of two geographical areas – Central England and Home Counties and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we support at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
• Enhanced annual leave

For further information and to apply online, please click the Apply on Website button quoting the reference number 21520.

Closing date: 30th April 2021.

Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Eden Brown is thrilled to be recruiting for a Community and Events Fundraiser to join an award winning Charity in Leicester. You will be office based with regular travel across the East Midlands, This role really is one where you can make a real impact on a Charity that has an exceptional vision for the future.

As the Community and Events fundraiser you will be responsible for devising and implementing a fundraising strategy and it is a real opportunity to take this Charity to the next level. You will be working effectively within the region to both maximise and drive forward income generation and you will do this by building relationships both in the Community with supporters and through relationship management with new supporters.

You will have a proven track record as a fundraiser. You will be joining an established, friendly, hands on team. Previous experience in a Community/Events Fundraising role is essential. For more information on this fantastic opportunity please call Laura Iliff on the fundraising team on 01132207540. Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

We are a leading UK charity and expert voice for children with cancer and we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Digital Marketing & Communications Manager to join our Engagement team.

You will form an integral part of the team in connecting with our audiences and driving awareness, engagement and conversions. This is a new and exciting role for a forward-thinking and creative professional who is looking for variety and is interested in taking the next step in their marketing career.

Our work

Each week in the UK and Ireland, more than 30 children are diagnosed with cancer. Our network of dedicated professional members work together in treatment, care and research to help shape a future where all children with cancer survive and live happy, healthy and independent lives.

We fund and support innovative world-class research and collaborate, both nationally and internationally, to drive forward improvements in childhood cancer. Our award-winning information resources help lessen the anxiety, stress and loneliness commonly felt by families, giving support throughout the cancer journey.

We are a registered charity and fundraise for our important activities through national campaigns, donations and family involvement.

Our sister organisation, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) is also part of our overall brand.

Main purpose of the job

To develop and implement cohesive communications and marketing activities across all communication channels to positively promote our brands in line with strategic objectives. 

Closing date 23 May 2021

We are a leading UK charity and expert voice for children with cancer and we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Digital Communities Executive to join our Engagement team.

You will form part of our brand voice using compelling messages and meaningful content to tell our story online through our social media accounts. This is a fantastic new role for an aspiring professional who is social media savvy and is interested in growing their career in digital marketing.

Our work

Each week in the UK and Ireland, more than 30 children are diagnosed with cancer. Our network of dedicated professional members work together in treatment, care and research to help shape a future where all children with cancer survive and live happy, healthy and independent lives.

We fund and support innovative world-class research and collaborate, both nationally and internationally, to drive forward improvements in childhood cancer. Our award-winning information resources help lessen the anxiety, stress and loneliness commonly felt by families, giving support throughout the cancer journey.

Main purpose of the role

To create and coordinate digital content for day-to-day posting on, and engagement with, our social media channels and online community groups, working across teams to engage and communicate with our audiences in line with business and marketing objectives.

Closing date: 23 May 2021

We are a leading charity and the UK’s expert voice for children with cancer and we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Administrator to join our Research team.

We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated, and organised individual who can work well as part of a small team, and independently too. The post holder will be required to build strong relationships with our researchers and peer reviewers, which means excellent inter-personal and communication skills are required.

Our work

Each week in the UK and Ireland, more than 30 children are diagnosed with cancer. Our network of dedicated professional members work together in treatment, care and research to help shape a future where all children with cancer survive and live happy, healthy and independent lives.

We fund and support innovative world-class research and collaborate, both nationally and internationally, to drive forward improvements in childhood cancer. Our award-winning information resources help lessen the anxiety, stress and loneliness commonly felt by families, giving support throughout the cancer journey.

Main purpose of the role

The post-holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive administrative service to our medical research funding operation and supporting the Research Manager to deliver on the aims and objectives for our growing research function.

This role is offered as home working during COVID restrictions. As restrictions are lifted, we anticipate moving towards a flexible working pattern, with a mix of home working and office working from our offices in Leicester city centre.

Closing date: 23 May 2021

We are a leading UK charity and expert voice for children with cancer and we have an exciting opportunity for a talented Graphic Designer to join our Engagement team. 

You will have a strong design portfolio demonstrating a wide range of skills with a particular focus on branding, creativity and digital content. You will have an eye for visual impacts and be able to translate requirements into ideas and eye-catching designs. This is a busy role for a design professional who is looking for variety and an outlet to develop their artistic skills.

Our work

Each week in the UK and Ireland, more than 30 children are diagnosed with cancer. Our network of dedicated professional members work together in treatment, care and research to help shape a future where all children with cancer survive and live happy, healthy and independent lives.

We fund and support innovative world-class research and collaborate, both nationally and internationally, to drive forward improvements in childhood cancer. Our award-winning information resources help lessen the anxiety, stress and loneliness commonly felt by families, giving support throughout the cancer journey.

Main purpose of the role

This role is to provide professional design and artwork services for CCLG’s print and online communications within the framework of our brand identity. The work will also focus on CCLG’s portfolio of patient information including Contact magazine; fundraising campaigns; and assist with digital marketing activities.

Closing date: 23 May 2021