FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. We're looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to help deliver our fundraising strategy.
This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as we develop and expand our operations across the East and West Midlands and look to grow our fantastic portfolio of corporate partners, trust, grant and foundations and community supporters.
We are looking for someone ambitious who wants to take a leading role in developing and driving forward our fundraising strategy to meet our growth plans. If you have experience in trust, foundation and grant writing, relationship building, engagement and stewardship of donors, this role is for you.
About FareShare Midlands
FareShare Midlands' mission is to save good food from going to waste. An independent charity, we work in partnership with FareShare UK to access and receive food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers and engage many volunteers to help redistribute this to local charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people including families and individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated or recovering from addiction.
FareShare Midlands supports over 400 local charities and community groups. In the last twelve months we redistributed over 2,700 tonnes of food, helping to create 6.4 million meals and feed 35,000 people each week.
Responsibilities
Account Management
- Manage a portfolio of trust, foundation and grant supporters to cultivate strong, long-lasting partnerships
- Develop persuasive fundraising proposals and reports to increase donations from new and existing supporters
- Support the management of a portfolio of corporate partnerships including meeting with stakeholders, stewardship and impact reporting
- Build strong relationships with funding partners, both face to face and on the telephone
- Manage income and expenditure of project budgets communicating with both internal and external stakeholders
- Work closely with the FareShare UK fundraising team to maximise funding opportunities and share learning
New Business
- Identify a pipeline of new opportunities in trusts, grants, foundations and corporate to secure new income for FareShare Midlands
- Maintain records and analysis of new business secured
- Attend networking events as required to meet new potential donors
Donor Care
- Stewardship of some of our donors, corporate groups, volunteers and other supporters of FareShare Midlands, in line with our fundraising strategy
- Act as first point of contact for individuals enquiring to support FareShare Midlands
- Send donors information and fundraising materials to support their fundraising for FareShare Midlands
- Ensure supporter interaction points (telephone, post, email) adhere to the highest standards
Administration
- Keep account plans up to date and internal stakeholders informed of key partnerships
- Maintain accurate financial records and budgets for all partners
- Keep application and reporting pipeline up-to-date and accurate
- Write and send outgoing thank you letters to individual donors and groups
Communication
- Ensure the activities of individuals and milestones of donors are promoted and celebrated through our social media and PR channels
- Develop communication plans to keep donors regularly informed of our impact
- Oversee content including proposals, presentations and fundraising packs to ensure high quality and brand adherence.
- Work closely with the FareShare UK marketing and PR team on communications activity
Person specification
Experience
- Experience of supporting or developing fundraising partnerships and maximising fundraising opportunities
- Experience of securing gifts from trusts, grants and foundations
- Experience in writing compelling funding applications and impact reporting
- Experience in prospecting for new business and stewarding donors face to face
- Experience of customer care in a charity or sales environment
- Experience in keeping good administrative records
- Experience of presenting to a range of audiences
Skills, knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge of trust, grant and foundation fundraising, particularly around restricted funding
- Skilled at managing donor relationships and knowledge of corporate or community fundraising
- Excellent communication skills, good persuading skills and good writing skills
- Excellent numeracy skills and use of Excel
- Good relationship building skills, both inside and outside an organisation
- Ability to work to meet objectives and deadlines
- Ability and experience of working well in a team
Values and behaviours
- A commitment to Equal Opportunities
- An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and strategy
- Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team
- Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences
Closing date for receipt of applications is 11.59pm, Sunday 2 February 2020. Interviews Wednesday 12 February 2020.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Fundraising Manager
You will join our clients team as Community Fundraising Manager and lead their Community Fundraising Executives on their next period of growth. They have launched their two new Children’s Air Ambulances which now operate UK wide alongside their regional services. All their services are funded by their incredible supporters and your role will be to grow this area of their Charity by leading their fundraisers and designing their Challenge Events strategy over the coming years.
The role holder will be based at Blue Skies House, Rugby, Warwickshire (or home based in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire or surrounding) with travel within the UK as required to fulfil the role.
Community Fundraising Manager Requirements:
This is the ideal role for an Experienced Community Fundraising manager who has the experience to inspire, motivate and lead a team of talented Fundraisers. We can give you the opportunity to have autonomy with the team to guide them to exceed their targets. As well as they day to day management we will also being looking for you to create a challenge events strategy that will raise both awareness and funds for our clients Charity.
They are on a journey to be the organisation of choice and opportunity for the most talented and driven people from diverse backgrounds.
About Our Client:
Our cleint provides two very important functions, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and The Children’s Air Ambulance which provides paediatric transfers across the UK. Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with our work centred on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.
They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care and we challenge boundaries. None of this can be achieved without a hugely dedicated team of colleagues, volunteers and the general public.
Location: Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3RQ
Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 per annum plus car / allowance
You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Senior Fundraising Officer, Senior Fundraising Executive, Fundraising, Community Fundraising, Business Development Manager, etc
Ref: 91058
Regular Giving Officer
Vacancy ID: 1723
Location: Leicester
Department: External Relations
Vacancy terms: Full-time and Permanent
Salary details: Grade 6 - £28,331 to £32,817 per annum
Hours per week: 37.5
About the role
As we approach our Centenary, the University is looking to recruit a Regular Giving Officer to develop our existing activity into a comprehensive and sophisticated regular giving programme.
Since 2004, our regular giving appeals have raised over £1.75m, which has supported our students, researchers and campus environment. You will have responsibility for analysing our fundraising data and using this to create multi-channelled direct mail, digital, and telephone campaigns. Working closely with our supporter engagement team, you will ensure exceptional stewardship that promotes the highest quality donor care and engage the whole University community to raise awareness of the impact of philanthropy at the University.
This role presents an exciting opportunity for you to develop your career in fundraising. Experience of working within fundraising is desirable, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and an eye for detail, analysis and digging into the numbers. You will also have the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills as you will recruit, train, manage and inspire our student telephone fundraising team.
About you
To be successful in the role, you will ideally have experience of fundraising or a similar role, such as alumni relations or marketing, ideally within a higher education environment or broad vocational experience, acquired through a combination of job related vocational training and considerable on-the-job experience, demonstrating development through involvement in a series of progressively more demanding relevant work/roles.
You will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, with good working knowledge on Microsoft Office applications and the ability to manipulate data and problem solve.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Additional information
Informal enquiries regarding this opportunity are welcome and should be made to Jonathan Angell, Head of Development Services.
We anticipate that interviews will take place during week commencing 10 February 2020.
Leicester is a leading University committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. The University is ranked within the top 25 UK Universities in all international league tables and we are strongly committed to inclusivity, promoting equality and celebrating diversity among our staff. Located in the heart of the UK, you will have the opportunity to progress your career in a supportive and varied environment that values hard work and recognises individual achievement.
In return for your hard work, we offer a working environment that is committed to inclusivity, through promoting equality and valuing diversity. We offer a competitive salary package with excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance. Located close to Leicester city centre, our award winning campus benefits from a wide range of cafes, a fully equipped sports centre and nursery facilities. Further information regarding our extensive range of staff benefits is available on our website.
Advert closes midnight on: 31 Jan 2020
Swadlincote, Derbyshire
About Us
The National Forest Company (NFC) is leading the creation of a restored forest landscape in the heart of the midlands, an area left badly scarred by years of coal mining and heavy industry.
Since 1995 we’ve been creating a forest on a scale not seen in England for 1,000 years and so far we’ve planted nearly 9 million trees across 200 square miles across parts of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. And we aren’t finished yet…
We’re now looking for a Database Administration Officer to join us in Swadlincote and play a lead role in the development of our CRM database.
The Benefits
- Salary of £28,890 - £32,000
- Staff bonuses
- Civil Service Pension Scheme
- 30 days’ annual leave and 10.5 days’ public and privilege holidays
- Learning and development opportunities
- Flexible working
This is an exciting opportunity for a database expert with fundraising systems experience and a good grasp of GDPR to grow their career prospects as part of our innovative, environmental organisation.
You’ll discover that we are on a mission to restore 200 square miles in the heart of England back to its former natural beauty and, with nearly nine million trees planted so far, we’re well on our way. However, we are so much more than just planting trees. We’re pioneering new ways of working so that people and businesses can engage with the Forest, so that it can provide a lasting benefit for generations to come. And we’ve got an amazing vision for the future.
We now need you to drive forwards our internal processes so that we have the infrastructure to build on the successes of the past two decades. Your efforts will ensure we can continue our mission of making the National Forest a fully restored visitor destination that actively supports local communities.
So, if you think it’s about time you gave something back and worked towards a better, greener environment, we’re waiting for hear from you.
The Role
As our Database Administration Officer, you will be tasked with developing and administering our CRM database. Implementing and maintaining processes, you will ensure that high-quality information is delivered to our organisation.
Joining our Corporate Services Team, you will also be involved in creating robust reporting systems and supporting the Admin and Finance functions in their use of the database.
Specifically, you will:
- Lead the management of data within the database
- Maintain links with other data sources such as the website, email software and data imports
- Oversee the development, implementation and management of the data hygiene plan
- Ensure regular housekeeping tasks are completed for the database
- Make sure that all records are GDPR compliant and in-line with organisational standards
- Lead the development of CRM-related policies and processes
- Producing regular reports for admin and finance purposes
- Develop systems to record data that relates to all NFC operations
About You
To be considered as the Database Administration Officer, you will need:
- Proven relevant experience and sound working knowledge of databases, including imports, exports and reporting
- Experience of working with ThankQ or other fundraising CRM systems
- Knowledge and an understanding of data protection legislation and GDPR
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, at intermediate level or above
An understanding of Gift Aid and reporting processes would be beneficial to your application. Experience gained within a similar role, preferably working in the charity sector would also be an advantage, as would experience of leading a team, providing training and support to end users.
Other organisations may call this role Database Administrator, Database Officer, Database Admin Officer, Database Developer, CRM Administrator, CRM Database Admin, Business Systems Administrator, or IT Systems Administrator.
Webrecruit and NFC are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re ready to do something incredible with your career as a Database Administration Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Leicester, Leicestershire
£15,457 per annum
If you are a proactive Administrator looking for a rewarding new role, this is a fantastic opportunity to take your next step with a pioneering charity.
Royal Voluntary Service is an innovative charity that focuses on inspiring people to give the gift of voluntary service to support the NHS and older people at home and in the community. We are now looking for an Administrator to join our team in Leicester on a contract until the 31st March 2021.
Within a friendly and supportive environment, you’ll have the chance to increase your skill set and play a key role in our day-to-day operations.
As an Administrator, you will facilitate the smooth running of our Leicestershire and Rutland hub.
This role involves carrying out a high volume of data entry activities, so an excellent eye for detail and methodical approach are essential.
Specifically, you will:
- Act as the first point of contact for all calls into the office
- Create, update and maintain management information systems
- Manage and update database applications with volunteer, client and staff data
- Analyse and interpret financial statistics
- Support the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers
- Assist with a range of projects, events and fundraising activities
To be considered, you will need:
- Experience of general administrative processes and maintaining databases
- Previous experience of recording data, and monitoring and evaluating processes
- Proficiency in industry standard IT systems, such as MS Office, email, the internet and social media
- The ability to deliver excellent customer service
Organised and proactive, as an Administrator, you’ll have excellent communication skills and a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. The ability to work well both individually and in a team, is also key.
Experience of working with volunteers and/or volunteer-led support groups would be beneficial to your application.
This is a full time role, working 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
Please note, the closing date for applications is the 2nd February 2020.
To apply for the role of Administrator, please apply via the button shown.
This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Other organisations may call this role Office Administrator, Admin Clerk, Admin Assistant, EA, PA, Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or Office Assistant.
- We put ingenious ideas to work, so people in poverty can change their world
- Opportunity to support and drive change within finance and wider organisation
About Our Client
Practical Action is an international development organisation focused on unconventional, multi-disciplinary change. They are a complex organisation with a £35 million turnover, located in 11 different countries across the globe. They support communities to find solutions to some of the worlds toughest problems and have three focus areas -
- A highly innovative community development charity operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Practical Action community projects use ingenious ideas to design, test, refine and prove new ways to overcome poverty and disadvantage and then 'open-source' knowledge of what works so that it can be implemented at a greater scale by others.
- A world-class consulting operation that helps socially responsible business, government policy makers and other development organisations. This draws on learning's from our own development work as well as the combined brainpower of a roster of over 2,000 expert consultants. Practical Action Consulting helps to extend the reach of our influence by providing the best advice to others, whose work can make a bigger difference.
- A well-respected specialist development publisher. Practical Action Publishing brings together development practitioners, researchers and thought leaders to create publications that stimulate discussion, strengthen people's capabilities and inspire sustainable change.
Job Description
This role reports into the Director of Finance, People and Culture & Business Service and operates at the most senior levels within the organisation providing support and advice to the Group Directors, the CEO and the Finance Audit and Risk Committee.
The role will involve the following -
- To deliver regular, timely and reliable group level reporting and analysis including the monthly group management accounts.
- To deliver the annual report and accounts for the group and subsidiary entities.
- To manage and coordinate the global annual statutory audit and support
- Monitor and oversee all donor and project audits to gain the fullest possible picture of control weaknesses and risks across the organisation.
- To coordinate and deliver the financial plans as part of annual strategic business planning process
- Lead changes in financial management and accounting practices to support evolving information, control and compliance needs.
- Work closely with the Head of International Finance and other stakeholders to develop, maintain and implement a global group finance manual, accounting policies and procedures
- Understand and monitor key financial risks and ensure that appropriate mitigating actions are taken. To oversee fraud and financial mismanagement investigations.
- Work closely with Internal Audit, to provide adequate assurance to Directors and Trustees as to the effective functioning of the global financial control environment.
- Engage with operational financial managers across all Regional Country Offices (RCOs), particularly in the development of group policies and standards and in the management of audit and assurance processes
- Liaising closely with UK fundraising teams, whilst supporting a more sophisticated funding model and fully integrated fundraising and programme operations.
- Responsible for managing financial risks, developing financial policies, procedures and reporting that support strategic business needs
- Introduce, develop and oversee a range of assigned organisational policies, e.g. expenses, financial crime.
- Responsible for supporting, driving both organisational and strategic change across finance and the wider business
- To manage and develop a high performing finance team of 9 within the UK
The Successful Applicant
The successful individual must be -
- Fully Qualified Accountant within a minimum of 5 years PQE
- Strong technical accountancy skills and a high degree of numeracy
- Prior experience of driving organisational change successfully
- Experience of working in a complex, multi-entity, multi-currency financial environment
- Ability to think strategically and develop operational solutions to meet strategic needs.
- Strong IT skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts in straightforward ways and across language and cultural barriers.
- Track record of managing successful teams and developing individuals
- Expertise to organise, manage and deliver on complex and changeable priorities
- Excellent stakeholder management experience with the ability to influence senior stakeholders positively and work to common agendas.
- High levels of resilience and tenacity: proven ability to overcome obstacles.
- Prior knowledge and experience of the International Development and / or Charity Sectors is desirable but not essential.
- Passionate about Practical Action's vision, mission and values.
- Ability to travel overseas occasionally
What's on Offer
£47,000 - £55,000 plus excellent benefits
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
Ref Code: MPCY14069388Z