About the role

Are you a passionate and exceptional fundraiser with experience of working with trusts or major donors?

We are seeking a highly motivated, resilient and driven fundraising officer with excellent relationship management skills to support the growth and success of our Partnerships and Philanthropy Unit.

The Philanthropy Officer will manage and steward a portfolio of trusts and major donors working with colleagues across the organisation to identify and research donor prospects, produce compelling concept notes and funding proposals aligned to donor priorities.

About you

You will have good experience and understanding of fundraising, ideally in a trust or major donor environment. With excellent communications skills and an ability to convey complex ideas simply, you will also be great at managing a variety of donors and multiple projects including event coordination.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our modern, open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station, 

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required on an ad hoc basis, including attending events as a Practical Action representative.
• Flexible working hours are encouraged and enabled – depending on the role, remote working is possible.
• 26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays.
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Practical Action believe that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Additional information

• Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
• We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
• Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
•  The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Community and Events Fundraiser

We’re looking for a dynamic and creative Community and Events Fundraiser to build, maintain and manage fundraising relationships throughout Leicestershire.

Position: Community and Events Fundraiser

Location: Leicester – hybrid and homeworking arrangements with travel to Leicestershire

Hours: 30-37 hours, all flexibility considered.

Salary: Full time salary circa £26,000 per annum

Benefits: Excellent health benefits, a defined contribution pension scheme and access to an employee assistance programme.

About the role:

As Community and Events Fundraiser you will be responsible for:

• Manage local fundraising groups and supporters to deliver fundraising events
• Grow donors’ scheme, raffles and lottery
• Manage a portfolio of in-house and third-party challenge events
• Manage a fundraising income and expenditure budget and meet fundraising targets
• Attend fundraising events and meet supporters as required
• Own all relationships with community and corporate supporters and be responsible for managing and developing these relationships

About you:

The Community and Events Fundraiser will have a proven record of:

• Meeting and exceeding fundraising or sales targets.
• Experience of community, corporate, major donor or events fundraising
• Acquiring and developing new supporters/customers
• Excellent skills in communications, influencing and negotiation

You may also have experience as a Fundraising Manager, Regional Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Corporate Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Major Donor Fundraiser, Income Generation, Senior Community Fundraiser, Area Fundraiser, Challenge Events, Individual Giving, etc.

Income Generation Manager

We’re looking for a dynamic and creative Income Generation Manager to build, maintain and manage fundraising and retail for a fantastic Leicester based Charity.

Position: Income Generation Manager

Location: Leicester - homeworking and hybrid working available with travel to Leicestershire.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 30-37 hours, all flexibility considered.

Salary: Full time salary Circa £36k

Benefits: Excellent health benefits, a defined contribution pension scheme and access to an employee assistance programme.

About the role:

As Income Generation Manager you will be responsible for building and managing fundraising for one of the largest charities in Leicestershire. This will include community, corporate and retail with some individual and major giving, as well as taking a role in the charity’s capital appeal.

Key responsibilities for the Income Generation Manager will include:

• Managing and developing a team of 5 staff, plus management of fundraising volunteers, working in the office and the community.
• Manage a fundraising income and expenditure budget of c.£1 million + capital appeal targets and meeting fundraising targets
• Developing key relationships with potential to deliver future income
• Attending fundraising events and meeting supporters as required

About you:

The Income Generation Manager will have a proven record of:

• Meeting and exceeding fundraising or income targets.
• Proven fundraising experience in at least two areas of community, corporate, retail or major giving.
• Managing a budget and providing commentary on financial performance
• Knowledge of charity law and fundraising regulations
• Successfully managing a team.

You may also have experience as a Fundraising Manager, Regional Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Corporate Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Major Donor Fundraiser, Income Generation, Head of Fundraising, Senior Income Generation Executive, Income Generation Lead, etc.

Action Homeless are committed to ending the cycle of homeless and ensuring everyone has a decent and safe place to call home. Our mission is to ensure that no one has to sleep rough on the street in our City. We are passionate about ending street homelessness, and empowering people to achieve higher living standards and quality of life. 

We are looking for people with experience of working with vulnerable adults and providing housing related support, as well having experience of managing a small staff team.  You may already be in the homeless sector, or have experience working with adults in challenging situations and leading teams, and have transferable skills and competencies which we are looking for.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation that is working towards reducing rough sleeping, and ending cycles of homelessness in Leicester, supporting people to access suitable crisis and longer-term accommodation.

As a Service Team Manager you will:

• Be responsible for the day to day management of one of our projects
• Be responsible for a small staff team ensuring they have the necessary support, supervision and training required for their roles
• Be responsible for and the reporting of the projects outcomes
• Liaise with other agencies and ensure the project provides a safe and secure environment
• Need to work flexibly and on occasion unsocial hours as our services operate 365 days a year

To be successful you will need to have:

• An understanding of working with people experiencing homelessness or vulnerable adults and supporting them to access services.
• Experience of working within a housing related support environment and leading a team
• Management experience
• Excellent organisation and time management skills in order to remain strongly outcome focused and meet the projects requires with resources.
• A commitment to working in a challenging environment with the ability to be highly flexible throughout the working day.
• Good communication skills and confidence when representing Action Homeless to external organisations and forming strong working relationships with partners; being able to challenge them when required.
• Strong IT skills with the ability use online recording systems, client management systems, Excel, and Word, using all forms of technology.

While most of your time will be spent working office hours Monday-Friday, the role does require flexibility to include supporting your teams, who will work across the services, as they work on rotas, which include some early morning and late-night shifts, and weekend working. Being able to move across the City quickly and efficiently is essential for this post and a clean drivers’ license would be preferable, due to the locations of our properties on taking part in our on-call and emergency response system out of hours.  

As well as a great working environment, we also offer:

• Support to develop your case working skills and specialist knowledge.
• Extensive training and personal development opportunities
• Employee Pension scheme where Employee contributions are matched by the Employer up to 5%
• Generous benefits such as; annual leave, sick leave, compassionate leave, time off for dependants and death in service benefit.

The University of Leicester is seeking a dynamic Director, with a passion for championing diversity and inclusion, to take the Attenborough Arts Centre (AAC) to the next stage of its development both as a cultural leader in the sector but also as a ground-breaking, creative hub, fostering public engagement in the arts for university staff, students and communities.

Our Director, Michaela Butter MBE, will shortly be retiring after 12 years leading the AAC through a major period of growth supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio client. Audiences have increased from 25,000 in 2010 to over 110,000 and the venue doubled in size with the creation of a major gallery extension for the display of contemporary art.  A new commissioning programme, craft shop and award-winning education and outreach programme were established, alongside a new Creative Fellowship programme to foster links between artists and academic research.

The AAC now has a national reputation for the quality and range of its inclusive and multi-disciplinary programme, which fosters creative risk taking and talent development whilst removing barriers to access, working closely with a strong network of local, national and international creative partners.

The successful candidate will lead on developing a cultural policy for the wider university with links to research and teaching excellence.  You will have a proven track record both as a strategic thinker but also as somebody who delivers results. You will have strong negotiating and influencing skills for fostering creative and funding partnerships; recognise the opportunities and challenges of working within a complex environment and command respect from both staff and artists in recognition of your dynamism and strong inter-personal skills.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 13th January 2022 with an expected starting date of mid- April 2022 subject to notice periods, to allow time to feed into the next NPO funding application.

We are a leading charity and the UK’s expert voice for children with cancer and we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic science communications professional to join our growing team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and proactive individual with experience of communicating complex scientific topics to non-specialist audiences. As our Research Communications Executive you will play a critical role in engaging members, supporters and the public with childhood cancer research to maximise its impact and inspire people to support our life-changing work.

You will work to identify and showcase the incredible impact of CCLG-funded research, and that of members of our research funding network including The Little Princess Trust*, as well as support activities to promote CCLG as an authoritative, reliable voice on childhood cancer science. Working collaboratively with colleagues in the engagement, fundraising and research teams, and the research community, you will plan and deliver compelling, accessible and scientifically accurate research content in a variety of formats for a range of non-specialist audiences. As a science communications expert, you will provide advice and support to teams across the charity to ensure all our communications about our research are clear, accurate and effective.

You will be an enthusiastic, organised and proactive individual with experience of, and passion for, communicating complex scientific topics to non-specialist audiences. As a natural storyteller with a flair for writing you understand how to inspire and engage, and that the needs, knowledge and motivations of your target audience always come first. You have a background in science, a good knowledge of research methods, an ability to critique scientific papers, and an understanding of the childhood cancer research field. You are skilled at building excellent working relationships and collaborating effectively within a team and across an organisation. You can plan and manage multiple streams of work and meet deadlines while ensuring a high attention to detail and accuracy in all your work.

* As well as directly funding research, CCLG works in partnership with The Little Princess Trust to manage their research funding programme. We also have a network of research funding partners, primarily consisting of smaller charities whom we support to fund high-quality research. This role will work across CCLG, The Little Princess Trust and our research network partners. The post is employed and managed by CCLG, and part-funded by The Little Princess Trust.

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 campaigns, donations and family involvement.

Main purpose of the job

The Research Communications Executive’s focus will be on showcasing the impact of, and helping increase support for, CCLG-funded and Little Princess Trust-funded research, as well as promoting CCLG as an authoritative, reliable voice on childhood cancer science. The role will work collaboratively with colleagues across CCLG (and The Little Princess Trust) to plan and deliver engaging, accessible, and scientifically accurate research content for a range of stakeholders.

Closing date: 4 January 2022

About the Role

40 Hours per week

£37,944 - £48,616 Subject to banding*

We are currently looking for a National Equipment Manager to join our friendly, fast-paced Logistics team at St John Ambulance. Reporting to and working closely with our Head of Logistics, the National Equipment Manager will be responsible for ensuring outstanding operational delivery by ensuring that our people have access to appropriate and well-maintained equipment at all times. This is an excellent opportunity to join a developing team on a permanent, full-time basis, offering the flexibility of being based at any of our offices across England, as well as the opportunity for remote working.

In this exciting and varied role, you will ensure that all equipment and devices are procured, serviced, maintained, and repaired and disposed of in line with the needs of the organisation and manufacturers specifications. You will be responsible for leading on a variety of key tasks including leading on the relationships with suppliers, development of technical specifications for all SJA equipment and standardisation of medical equipment procurement.

You will also be responsible for maintaining a national asset register of all equipment and devices and advising senior managers on processes and building business cases for the procurement of new equipment.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

*Please note that this role is currently under review by our job banding team and the salary will be dependent on the final decision on the banding of the role in line with our current pay structure.

About You

You will have experience of managing a medical equipment servicing and inspection team and an excellent knowledge of medical equipment. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail as well as the ability to delegate and prioritise effectively. You will also have experience in standardisation and service improvement and ideally have experience in the purchase and supply of medical equipment.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive;

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work s
• Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
• Discounts - Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date: 20 December 2021

Application Review Date: 15 December 2021

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

HR Advisor

Location: Can be based anywhere in England, a hybrid working setup, partly office based, partly home based - diary flexible as per business needs

Salary: £27,250 - £29,697

Working Hours: 35

Working Pattern: 09:00 - 16:30, Monday to Friday

About the Role

Within this exciting and varied role, you will be responsible for providing advice, guidance, and support to senior managers on all aspects of engagement, policies and procedures including recruitment, inductions, PDRs, disciplinaries and grievances, change management programmes which will include consultation responsibilities along with any other matters that arise.  Project work will be undertaken from time to time within this role.  You'll also have a strong focus on making the role more proactive, rather than spending most of your time firefighting.

You will help our managers champion our values as well as help them to better manage their people supporting through coaching and guiding when needed . You will also liaise with our Shared Service Centre to help implement important changes to process and support,.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

The Successful Candidate

You will be a strong team player, with great attention to detail.  You won't be afraid to challenge in a professional way across the organisation at all levels.  You'll be keen to bring new ideas and past experiences to the table to help improve the way we currently do things.

You will be able to demonstrate sound experience of working in a range of generalist HR areas, working with stakeholders across a number of different functions to resolve situations quickly and effectively and advising both managers and employees/volunteers on a range of generalist HR queries across the life cycle of an employee, also supporting change management programmes, consultation and experience of TUPE would be useful.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

Want to join a great team?  We look forward to receiving your application.

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or SJA volunteers wishing to apply, please click here

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered for this role.