Head of Fundraising
Racing Welfare is a registered charity supporting the workforce of British horseracing. It offers professional guidance and practical help to all of racing’s people – including stud, stable and racecourse staff, alongside those working in associated professions – whose dedication is vital for the wellbeing of racing. The charity aims to help people, from recruitment to retirement, to thrive in day to day live and through a range of life’s challenges.
Racing Welfare is seeking a Head of Fundraising to lead it’s high-performing and dynamic fundraising team. Forming part of the charity’s senior management team, this is a key role in the organisation which would suit a progressive and highly motivated individual to help Racing Welfare achieve its ambitious plans for the future.
As Head of Fundraising you will report at board level, attending Trustee meetings throughout the year. You will be responsible for steering the strategic direction of the charity’s growing fundraising portfolio, including a variety of fundraising events and initiatives, empowering your team to innovate new sources of charitable income.
Other key responsibilities include:
- devising and implementing the charity’s fundraising strategy, in conjunction with the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, and ensuring that all appropriate measures are taken to ensure its success;
- evaluating campaigns and managing budgets;
- line managing the fundraising team, ensuring their personal and professional development;
- supervising applications to trusts and foundations;
- overseeing our partnerships function to develop sustainable and mutual benefit corporate associations and relationships
You will need:
- demonstrable experience of working within fundraising or commercial management/marketing and recruiting donors/sponsors;
- to be a motivational leading and people manager;
- experience of managing budgets, both income and expenditure;
- excellent communication skills and be highly driven.
Experience of the horseracing industry is desirable.
The role is home based with flexibility to work from our Newmarket office if desired, although some travelling should be expected across the UK including some evening and weekend work.
If you wish to play a pivotal role in the future of Racing Welfare, please submit your covering letter and CV.
We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.
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Closing date for applications is 31 January 2021.
Racing Welfare is committed to safeguarding and will always recruit all personnel in line with government guidelines, relevant legislation, and the Charity Commission's best practice guidance.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We only ask applicants to disclose convictions which are not yet spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Racing Welfare’s Safeguarding Statement of Intent can be found on our website
Racing Welfare is an equal opportunities employer.
About Caring Together
Caring Together is a leading charity supporting carers of all ages across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk.
We provide information and advice, run services in our local communities and campaign so that carers have choices.
We are proud to support over 12,000 carers and their families every year.
Our vision is of a world where carers have choices.
About the role - Fundraising officer – trusts and foundations
It is an exciting time to consider being part of our Caring Together team. We are focussing on growth to reach more carers. Working as part of the Fundraising and engagement team, your days will be varied and might involve researching new funding opportunities, developing a case for support for a project, collaborating with senior leaders in developing a funding bid to building a new relationship with a potential funder.
You will you to get to know all areas of the charity from carer services to digital transformation.
This is a permanent, part time post, working 14 hours flexibly per week. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 - £27,000 FTE, and company benefits as detailed below.
The perfect candidate is an experienced, organised and determined trust and foundations fundraiser with the commitment and enthusiasm to develop and grow income against ambitious fundraising targets.
Key accountabilities of the role
- To collaborate with relevant colleagues to research, develop and produce accurate and compelling funding proposals.
- To grow and develop a funding pipeline in support of the charity’s strategic objectives.
- Develop and manage a portfolio of existing and new funders to maximise voluntary income.
Benefits
- Opportunity to experience working in a charity that makes caring rewarding.
- Competitive salary £25,000 - £27,000, FTE.
- Flexible working including homeworking but with occasional travel to our Cambridgeshire office (St Ives) and Norfolk office (Swaffham).
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing development.
- 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays (eight days). Option to buy annual leave in accordance with our terms and conditions.
- Pension scheme.
- Long service awards.
- Refer a friend bonus.
- Permanent post working 14 hours per week.
Skills and knowledge
- Experienced trust and foundations fundraiser who can demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and a proven track record of generating charitable income from trusts and foundations in the voluntary sector and or health and social care sector.
- Ability to effectively monitor, analyse and evaluate projects.
- Experience of engaging with a diverse range of users and stakeholders with excellent customer service ethos.
For further information or for an informal chat about this opportunity please contact Hannah Crouch, Head of Fundraising and engagement at Caring Together. Her email address can be found on our website.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is important to read the full Job Pack which can be downloaded below. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement of how you meet the criteria and short application form.
The closing date for all applications is 9am on 1 February 2021
Caring Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are inclusive. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view.
We are an equal opportunities employer and expect staff to respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues, carers, and people with care needs. We welcome applications from those with different strengths and the value that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community.
Caring Together is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
No agencies please.
SOS Children's Villages UK is going through an exciting period of growth, as part of which we are strengthening our programme funding team.
Reporting to the Head of Programme Funding, the Grant Fundraising Manager will secure charitable income from grant making organisations and support applications to statutory and lottery funding, prioritising restricted funds and projects with the greatest need, while ensuring unrestricted funding opportunities are maximised. With a passion and creativity for developing high quality grant applications and reports, you will be responsible for research to ensure a regular and reliable pipeline of new prospects, developing grant proposals and reports, whilst also leveraging existing relationships.
The SOS Children's Villages UK offices are in Cambridge but this role can be largely home-based with travel to Cambridge, London and partners as required. Everyone is currently working from home as per government guidelines.
Please see the attached job description for further information about our Grant Fundraising Manager role, how to apply and employee benefits (including a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme and a Training & Development Policy)
Applicants must be UK based (as must be able to travel if required as mentioned above), have the right to work in the UK and be able to produce the relevant valid documentation.
We will be unable to consider applications that do not have a cover letter.
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SOS Children's Villages UK is going through an exciting period of growth, as part of which we are strengthening our corporate partnerships team.
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will help grow SOS Children’s Villages UK’s income from companies through a range of mechanisms including employee fundraising, Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and strategic partnerships.
The SOS Children's Villages UK offices are in Cambridge but this role can be largely home-based with travel to Cambridge, London and partners as required. Everyone is currently working from home as per government guidelines.
Please see the attached job description for further information about our Corporate Partnerships Officer role, how to apply and employee benefits (including a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme and a Training & Development Policy)
Applicants must be UK based (as must be able to travel reguarly if required as mentioned above), have the right to work in the UK and be able to produce the relevant valid documentation.
We will be unable to consider applications that do not have a cover letter.
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SOS Children's Villages UK works to ensure that every child has a safe home to grow up in where they can feel safe, loved and supported. We simply couldn't do this without our incredible supporters, and that's why we need you to help us nurture, recruit and retain new individual donors.
Reporting to the Director of Individual Giving, the purpose of the role is to acquire cash and
committed individual donors to grow the SOS UK supporter base.
This is a critical role to ensure the success of our fundraising activity. You will co-ordinate our face-
to-face, media buying, creative, and telephone agencies. You will be primarily focused on recruiting new donors and retaining them until they fall into a regular stewardship cycle managed by the Supporter Care team. Further, you will co-ordinate the production of acquisition and welcome fundraising materials, across online and offline channels.
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Principal purpose of the post: To plan, implement, and oversee the well-established ISA National Training Programme, which includes online, residential and non-residential courses and conferences. Responsibilities include all aspects of planning and running the annual training programme, budget monitoring, reporting on key metrics to the CEO and line managing two colleagues, who support in delivering the objectives. An agile and innovative approach is essential to deliver on the key accountabilities and to adapt to the changing market and environment.
Full details of the core duties and person specification are available on the vacancies section of our website.
How to apply: You must email to us a letter of application, as well as your CV.
Contract: The post is temporary (fixed-term: 12 months, extended by agreement) and subject to checks that include the right to work in the UK.
Effective: from 15 March 2021
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break), normally 9.00 – 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday (flexibility and some weekend working will be required).
Holiday entitlement: 25 days per annum, plus public and bank holidays. Holidays must be taken outside of published school term times.
Location: Great Chesterford (Essex)*, although may include working from home due to Covid-19. The role will involve supporting the Association’s activities offsite, including the Association’s conferences and other training events.
*Availability to work full-time from our office in Great Chesterford after the Covid-19 crisis passes is highly desirable. Candidates unable to commit to this will need to explain in their cover letter how they would prepare for events and manage colleagues without being physically present.
Interviews will be held online on 12 February 2021
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description - Part-time Senior Fundraiser (Trusts) and Communications Officer
Tom’s Trust provides psychological support for children with brain tumours and their families, currently in the East of England and in the North East. We are a small, dynamic, charity, with a vision that all families will in the future have this support and a new strategy to make this happen.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a motivate, skilled, supportive individual to join our dynamic fundraising team.
Role: Senior Fundraising and Communications Officer
Based: Cambridge (Whittlesford) but with some homeworking if wished
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week, with flexibility
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years fundraising experience, specifically with success in applying for grants and trusts; good communication skills both in writing and in person, ideally including writing for websites and other digital work
- Drivers Licence and use of car
- Good IT skills essential
- Some experience of marketing useful
- Salary: £15,000 - £20,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
As Senior Fundraiser and Communications Officer, you will be responsible for continuing to develop our Case for Support and for putting together large applications for grants and trusts, including creating project budgets. You will have experience with Wordpress and maintaining website content, with skilled and inspiring writing, and good technical skills creating images for social media, websites and newsletters.
You will be confident using Microsoft programmes, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with Donorfy or a similar database would be a bonus.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies and ability to create motivating and inspiring proposals to trusts and foundations. You will be a confident speaker for presentations and talks and have an experience in building trust and relationships with supporters.
Closing date: 12 January 2021.To Apply and for More Information, please email your CV. Interviews in January with the aim to start asap. No agencies please.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.
This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious team player with supporter care/customer service experience to develop their career as part of the UK’s leading dementia research charity. Working closely with the Supporter Care Manager and other team Officers, you will work in a supervisory capacity to the rest of the team line managing 3 Supporter Care Executives and ensure that the charity’s supporters receive an excellent standard of service.
This is a fixed term role for a period of 12-months, or on the return of the post holder, to cover a period of Maternity leave.
Main tasks of role:
- Act as the first point of contact for the resolution of complex queries and complaints.
- Assist in managing the day-to-day work of the Supporter Care team, including managing turnaround times.
- Assist the Supporter Care Manager with projects involving Supporter Care and be the team representative on some cross functional projects.
- Deputise for the Supporter Care Manager, assuming responsibility for the team in their absence.
- Recognise fundraising, engagement and retention opportunities when talking to supporters.
- Respond to queries received by phone, email and post and assist the team in doing the same.
- Process donations, standing order payments and gift cancellations, acknowledging supporters and sending out materials as appropriate.
- Ensure there is always enough telephone cover in place, arranging lunch breaks, meetings and assisting with any voicemail arrangements.
- Compile routine reports including all feedback received by the charity.
- Assist the Supporter Care Manager with monitoring performance of external suppliers.
What we are looking for:
- GCSE in Maths and English, or equivalent
- Confidence working with computers – good knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and databases.
- Experience of working in an office based, customer facing role (within the charity sector would be advantageous).
- Experience of handling complaints and queries.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills with an exceptional telephone manner.
- Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
- Professional and hard-working team player.
- Outgoing, enthusiastic and able to remain calm under pressure.
Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.
Salary: Circa £27,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.
The closing date for applications is the 7th February 2021 with interviews to be held on the 15th February 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.
In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.
To view further details about this role, vacancy pack and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.
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Director of Development
Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
Highly Competitive Salary
Fitzwilliam seeks to appoint an experienced professional into the role of Director of Development, a lead for philanthropic fundraising across the College. This is a key senior, strategic position and comes at an exciting time, with the recent appointment of Baroness Sally Morgan as the College’s ninth Master.
Fitzwilliam is a large, modern, diverse and friendly college and enjoys a seven-acre tranquil site within ten minutes' cycle ride of all the major faculties and departments. Most of its award-winning contemporary architecture dates from the 1960s onwards, including some of the best student accommodation in Cambridge, a state-of-the-art auditorium and the Olisa Library. Fitzwilliam's beautiful gardens are one of Cambridge's best-kept secrets.
The community is a dynamic, forward-looking one, reflecting Fitzwilliam’s motto of ‘The Best of the Old and the New’. The College combines a drive for academic excellence and inquiry, with a commitment to widening access to a Cambridge education. Fitzwilliam has one of the highest proportions of state school pupils in Cambridge and can demonstrate through its results that widening participation and academic success go hand in hand.
Fitzwilliam maintains close relationships with a community of over 10,000 alumni, who give support financially and in other ways. The 150th Anniversary Campaign that concluded two years ago, having raised £23.5 million over a ten-year period, was an illustration of that support. With the arrival of the new Master in 2019 and a new Bursar in 2020, the College has embarked on the development of a new strategic plan, which will enable Fitzwilliam to redefine its mission, to be confident about its identity as a college and to develop clear priorities for the years ahead. The components of this refreshed strategic vision will be used to form the basis of a new and ambitious fundraising campaign for the College.
The College sees this appointment as an exciting and challenging opportunity for a strategic and motivated individual who will actively seek - and seize - new fundraising opportunities, be they within Fitzwilliam’s alumni community or beyond. Supported by a new Communications & Alumni Engagement team, which sits alongside Development, the Director will lead a dedicated team of three with scope to reorganise and/or build the team as needed. The Director will report directly to the Bursar and will carry a dotted reporting line to the Master. Both the Master and Bursar are committed to give generously of their time and networks in the pursuit of ambitious philanthropy for the College. The Director will be expected to spend a significant proportion of time meeting with current or prospective donors in the UK and overseas.
As the College’s principal fundraiser, you will carry your own portfolio of major gifts prospects and will have a lead role in the solicitation of major donations. You will be a confident communicator with well-developed interpersonal skills and an enjoyment of people. You will have a strong sense of integrity and a proven track record in securing philanthropic gifts from major donors, together with experience of a variety of styles and types of fundraising campaigns, expertise in relationship management, outstanding organisational and management skills and a passion for the mission of Fitzwilliam College.
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the world’s leading academic institutions and, with the full support of the new leadership, to deliver a step-change in philanthropic fundraising.
The College recognises the importance of this position and a Fellowship will be awarded to the successful candidate.
SOS Children's Villages UK works to ensure that every child has a safe home to grow up in where they can feel safe, loved and supported. We simply couldn't do this without our incredible supporters, and that's why we need you to help us ensure they get the best possible experience whenever they contact us.
Reporting to the Supporter Care Manager, you will ensure excellent supporter care is provided to all
SOS UK’s Individual Giving supporter types, including sponsors, committed givers, cash supporters,
community fundraisers, groups, challenge eventers, and general enquirers.
The role has a particular focus on cultivating mid- and high-value supporters, and legacy pledgers.
With excellent communication skills and outstanding attention to detail, you will be self-motivated
and capable of multi-tasking and prioritising.
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Pembroke College seeks to recruit a highly able person to be their Undergraduate Admissions Officer from 15 March 2021.
Undergraduate Admissions Officer
£31,865 - £35,845 (Points 40-44 on the University of Cambridge single salary spine)
Cambridge
36.5 hours per week, but flexibility will be required and time in lieu will be offered in accordance with the College’s policy on this.
Working alongside academic and non-academic colleagues, the Admissions Officer is responsible for running the selection process for the admission of undergraduate students. This is an administrative post requiring significant technical skills. It also involves a great variety of human contact and permits creative and strategic thinking. It might appropriately be filled by a range of people with different backgrounds and skillsets, though excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
About you:
- Educated to undergraduate degree standard or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the structure and systems of UK higher education.
- Knowledge of the structure and systems of UK secondary schools and colleges.
- Knowledge of the Cambridge undergraduate system or recent teaching experience and /or experience of UCAS admissions processes.
- Excellent knowledge and experience of IT systems including word processing, MS Word, Excel, Publisher and Powerpoint, databases and database management.
- Knowledge of and experience of Zoom and MS Teams.
- Excellent knowledge and experience of maintaining websites and working with online booking systems.
- Awareness and understanding of the issues that affect recruitment, especially of under-represented groups, to Cambridge.
- Ability to produce written reports.
- Excellent communication and presentational skills, capable of interacting with different sized groups of students of various ages from schools and colleges across the UK, as well as academic and administrative colleagues.
- Excellent interpersonal, listening and negotiating skills.
Closing date: Monday 1 February 2021 at 5pm
Interviews will be held on: Monday 8 February
How to apply:
Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you will find further instructions on how to apply for the role. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.
Candidates are advised that the appointment process will include both an online interview and a technical exercise.
No applications from Employment Agencies, please.
Applicants should note the conditions laid out in the Asylum and Immigration Act when applying for this post.
Who we are
In response to extreme emergencies, Magpas Air Ambulance bring the very best pre-hospital medical care, in the air or on land, including treatments usually only available in a hospital. Our service operates 24/7 and, on average, answers four calls for help a day treating around 900 patients in life-threatening emergencies every year.
We serve the communities of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and across the East of England and are dispatched by both the East of England and the East Midlands Ambulance Service Trusts – caring for a population of over 10 million.
What is involved
We have an exciting opportunity for two committed and passionate Trustees to help guide and support the leadership of our organisation. By volunteering as a Trustee of a local charity, you will be part of a team of 12 Trustees that come together in a mission to care for and positively impact the local and wider communities that we serve.
Our Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the Charity, it’s financial health and the probity of its activities in accordance with our governing, legal and regulatory guidelines. Trustees work closely with our Executive Leadership Team and Chief Executive and play a valuable role in the development and sustainability of our service.
You will be required to attend a minimum of 4 Trustee board meetings each year and ad hoc subcommittee meetings throughout the year, the voluntary time commitment varies but is on average no more than 8 hours per month. Trustees with the relevant skill set may also be required to join a subcommittee, which includes; Clinical Governance, Executive Leadership, Capital Campaign, Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee,(all meetings currently take place virtually). Meetings in the future may be a mixture of virtual and in person, usually at Magpas Headquarters or the Air Base, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Trustees are also expected to take part in Board development/planning sessions (typically one per year) and are encouraged to represent the Charity at public events and take an active part in promotional activities, training and development.
What we are looking for
We are looking for individuals who share our passion and drive for outstanding emergency care and are willing to contribute their knowledge, skills and experience in support of the critical services that our charity provides.
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have skills and experience of at least two of the following areas:
- Practising Clinician in any area of medicine
- Strategy management and development
- Corporate governance
- Clinical management and/or governance
- Monitoring financial performance
- Risk and compliance management
There is also an open post for a substantive Deputy Chair and one of these positions could be considered for that role which also acts as Chair of the charity’s Nomination and Remuneration committees.
Our new Trustees will receive an induction, and training and 1-2-1 support will be available where needed.
Magpas Air Ambulance are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to create an environment where everyone can be the best they can be, where they feel welcome and are free from bias and discrimination. We are working to increase the diversity of the board and would particularly welcome applications from groups that are currently under represented, including females and those from a BAME background.
Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the ‘apply' button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack and find details of how to apply.
Closing date: 18th January 2021
Virtual interviews to be held on: TBC
Your principal responsibility is to provide comprehensive administrative support for the Executive Director, Director of Services and Board of Trustees. This will include assisting with a wide range of activities including managing diaries and emails, planning and coordinating meetings, creating reports and other supporting documents for the strategic office and responding to all manner of queries.
You will be pro-active and thorough in your approach, identifying and managing priorities for the executive office and will have the ability to communicate key messages and tasks confidently.
You will be privy to sensitive information and a commitment to confidentiality and discretion is vital.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will have no problem in multi-tasking or planning and prioritising your workload.
You will be organised and efficient with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to work independently and on your own initiative.
A commitment to the values of Centre 33 is essential.
This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
Applications must be received by 12pm, on 8th February 2021
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.
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Data Scientist
The RSC is the world’s leading chemistry community, an internationally renowned publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK. We connect the world of science to advance chemical knowledge for a better future.
Location : Cambridge or home-based within the UK if suitable, in line with Covid-19 guidance.
Salary: £50,184 to £55,760 per annum plus benefits
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, subsidised staff restaurant (Cambridge office), staff sports and social club, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, free on-site parking (Cambridge office), season ticket, car/motor cycle and cycle to work schemes, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC, two discounted staff flats on-site (Cambridge office) and more.
Closing Date: 31 January 2021
About the Role:
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) seeks a Data Scientist to join us on a permanent full-time (35-hour week) basis. You can be based at either our Cambridge office, or home-based within the UK if suitable, in line with Covid-19 guidance.
The Royal Society of Chemistry's Data Science team plays an important role in our mission to shape the future of the chemical sciences – for the benefit of science and humanity. The team use their knowledge to help produce reports on topics such as inclusion and diversity in the chemical sciences, to help prepare briefs to guide government policy on research funding and education, and to take part in international competitions to improve the state of the art in machine learning. They focus on projects that make a measurable difference.
The Data Scientist employs techniques and theories drawn from many fields within the broad areas of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Specifically, the role includes an understanding of domain knowledge, along with corporate data to drive insights and find strategic opportunities for the Royal Society of Chemistry.
As a Data Scientist for the Royal Society of Chemistry, you will have expertise in machine learning and applied statistics, programming, and domain knowledge. The role is highly technical and hands-on and involves running projects to mine complex data sets to discover knowledge that is valuable to the business and requires a level of project management experience.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Advise on and investigate the feasibility of data science solutions and ideas.
- Conduct hands-on machine learning and applied statistics projects.
- Collaborate with a diverse set of users and stakeholders with different levels of statistical knowledge to adapt approaches to new insights based on data findings.
- Clearly and objectively communicate results, as well as their associated uncertainties and limitations.
- Present complex findings in an intuitive and understandable manner.
- Extract meaning from data and to produce data products that convert raw data into a strategic asset, both in terms of chemical science data as well as with corporate data.
About you:
- Qualification in machine learning, natural language processing, statistics, or another numerate discipline. Higher degree required (Ph.D. preferred).
- Comprehensive expertise in data science, preferably with a science focus.
- Experience of applied statistics and machine learning.
- Experience in handling large datasets.
- Skilled in R, including the Tidyverse, Shiny and commonly used statistical modelling/analysis techniques using and/or Python, including NumPy, SciPy and Pandas.
- Skilled in database technologies such as SQL and MongoDB.
- Expertise in Cheminformatics/Chemistry data and handling large datasets desirable.
- Natural language processing and text mining highly desirable.
- Experience of different software development methodologies including Agile techniques and continuous delivery.
- Well-organised, self-motivated team player; aptitude for project management.
- Able to clearly communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Negotiating skills to quickly resolve customer issues.
- A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we support development and offer excellent benefits.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply before the end of our closing date.
You may have experience of the following: Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Support Data Analyst, Data Analysis, Technical Support Analyst, Account Manager, Account Management, Data Manager, Database Manager, Statistics, Machine Learning, etc.
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