Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Foundations) Maternity Cover

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Pact is a highly respected independent charity, which together with its subsidiary, Pact Futures, works across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services, providing practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, to prisoners, and to ex-prisoners.

Position: Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Foundations)
Location: Home based with travel across England and Wales
Job Type: Maternity Cover (Contract end date 31.12.2021)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,000 per annum (Plus £2,000 London Weighting if applicable)

Closing date for applications: 31st January, 2021
Interview date: TBC

About the role:

As the Fundraising Officer (Trusts & Foundations), you will support the Development Manager (Trusts & Foundations) to raise vital grant income to support Pact’s charitable services and activities. This is a varied role which will involve you helping to identify potential new sources of grant funding from charitable trusts & foundations, whilst ensuring the very best stewardship of all our existing relationships. Working with colleagues across the charity, you will ensure that funders receive well-crafted and timely reports, which demonstrate the positive outcomes of their support on the lives of the people we serve, and inspire them to continue supporting our work. You will ensure excellent record-keeping on our database. You will also be tasked with drafting and writing applications for core funding and specific projects and initiatives.

About you:

We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our Fundraising Team providing maternity cover. This is a key role in the team, you will report directly to the Development Manager (Trusts and Foundations) and be involved in senior level and organisation wide meetings. As the Fundraising Officer (Trusts & Foundations), you will raise vital grant income to support Pact’s charitable services and activities.

This is a varied role which will involve you helping to identify potential new sources of grant funding from charitable trusts & foundations, whilst ensuring the very best stewardship of all our existing relationships.

You will be proactive, capable of managing a busy workload and a team player with excellent communication and people skills. You will develop our relationships with our supporters, and inspire them to continue supporting our work.

This is a maternity contract up to 11 months. We would be looking for the successful individual to start in the role by the beginning of February 2021.

What Pact Offer:

Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme, Life Assurance, Spec Saver eye care vouchers plus more.

You will undergo a thorough induction process, attend training and be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to Apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements for this role, please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Engagement Manager, Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Engagement Manager, Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Sales Executive, Business Development, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

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The Organisation

The Brilliant Club is an award-winning charity that exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds who progress to highly-selective universities. We do this by mobilising the PhD community to share its expertise with state schools. We recruit, train and place PhD researchers to work with state schools: either part-time as tutors through The Scholars Programme or our new Brilliant Tutoring Programme; or full-time as classroom teachers through Researchers in Schools (RIS).

The Opportunity

With a charity fundraising target of over £800,000 per year, The Brilliant Club is looking for a Senior Fundraising Officer to grow our income from Trusts and Foundations, build our corporate partnerships and engage our supporters in the work of the charity.

The Senior Fundraising Officer will lead our Trust and Foundations and corporate fundraising, and they will work closely with the fundraising and operations team to grow these strands. This will include new business development, writing high-quality applications, and managing our supporter relationships.

The Senior Fundraising Officer will also ensure that that the charity’s fundraising is in line with sector best practice. The Senior Fundraising Officer will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and the External Affairs Director to track fundraising progress, escalate and manage fundraising risks and ensure that fundraising practices are aligned with the strategy and vision of the charity.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with external stakeholders in a fundraising capacity, with experience of building relationships, writing successful fundraising applications, producing high-quality reports, and delivering positive supporter engagement opportunities. They will also have experience in delivering cross-organisational projects and working with senior stakeholders.

The Brilliant Club has three core values, which we expect all employees to embody: 1) We get to a solution, 2) We seek and act on the best data available, and 3) We understand that little things go a long way. The successful candidate will have examples of where they have demonstrated these values in the past.

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team at our airbase in Newquay, working within a supportive team culture, where everyone is Proud to be Cornwall Air Ambulance.

A pivotal role within the charity, the post holder will be responsible for providing excellent customer service to the charity’s supporters via personal interaction, telephone or email.  They will also be responsible for the data management of supporter records, including processing high volumes of data accurately and extracting information for use in fundraising campaigns and initiatives.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support including telephone and general enquiries, meet and greet supporters, dealing with incoming correspondence and appropriate responses.
• Responsible for the efficient and consistent data entry and maintenance of supporter records on the CRM system, including importing and reconciling online payment and donor data.  Compliance with data protection legislation.
• Filtering of data for segmentation purposes, including analysis and preparation of campaigns and mailshots.
• Weekly and monthly banking and reconciliation.
• Supporting the recruitment and training of volunteers to assist with administrative support for the charity.
• Managing efficient and appropriate filing and administration systems.
• Undertaking research as and when required, to support fundraising activities.

By joining our incredible team, you can be part of the future to help and sustain the income of the charity, so “future lives depend on you”.

A full job description and person specification is attached.

To apply please complete the application form attached and forward this with your CV and covering letter, carefully setting out how your qualifications, experience and knowledge matches the principal accountabilities of the role and person specification.

Closing date: Monday 15 February 2021

Interviews will be held week commencing 22 February 2021

I CAN is the UK’s leading children’s communication charity.  We exist solely to help children and young people with speech, language and communication needs find their voice, and develop the skills they need to thrive and fulfill their potential.

The issue we are tackling is enormous, and so will be your role in helping us achieve our mission that no child should be left out, or left behind, because of a difficulty speaking or understanding.

Following a restructure of the team, as we gear up towards achieving our goal of reaching a quarter of a million children by 2023, we are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Trusts Fundraiser within our Philanthropy team.

Your work will make a concrete difference to the lives of children affected by speech, language and communication needs in the UK.  As such, we seek professionals who share our ambition and donor-centred approach, are target-driven, and have strong work ethic.  This is your opportunity to be an exceptional fundraiser as part of a dedicated, hardworking team that loves nothing more than supporting one another succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Trusts & Statutory Fundraising and an active member of the team, you will raise income from grant making organisations and build strong relationships with them.

We are keen to hear from you if you match the criteria outlined in the person specification and can fulfill the requirements of the job description.  However, we expect the postholder to unequivocally demonstrate:

• Experience in fundraising
• Aptitude for developing relationships
• Ability to deliver against agreed targets
• Excellent written communication skills, and ability to develop compelling funding applications.

To apply, please send a one-page cover letter and your CV by the closing date. Your cover letter must address the above 4 points to support the shortlisting process.

For more information download our job description and recruitment pack.

Interviews will be held via video call on Thursday and Friday, 11th & 12th February 2021.

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

I CAN is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. 

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

***Senior Public Fundraising Manager***

Scope of the role

This role is responsible for the strategic development of the Public Fundraising portfolio, covering Individual Giving, Legacies, In Memory, Events and in time our fledgling Community programme.  It is an exciting time to join our team, with huge potential for the right person to come in and develop a new audience led approach to Public Fundraising, based on data and insight.  We’re keen to do more digitally, and aren’t afraid to test and learn.  

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead on the development and delivery of SeeAbility’s Public Fundraising strategy, in order to meet agreed financial targets and KPIs.
• Use a range of direct marketing channels and techniques to recruit and retain supporters across multiple products, including cash, regular giving, lottery, events, legacies.
• Responsible for ensuring efficient and effective Supporter Care is carried out by the team, and building good relationships with supporters to maximise income generation.
• Develop and deliver high-quality, creative and effective new fundraising products and initiatives, and drive forward innovation in digital fundraising.
• Develop and oversee SeeAbility’s supporter journey, using data analysis and insights to ensure the effective stewardship of supporters.
• Lead and manage the Public Fundraising Team, developing talent, and creating a high performing team who work closely with colleagues across the organisation.

A full Job Description is enclosed.

Who are you?

You’re a talented fundraiser with proven experience of developing and implementing a fundraising strategy across individual giving and ideally one of either legacy, in-memory, or community fundraising programmes.  Your direct marketing skills are excellent, and you’ll have a proven ability to successfully apply these to a range of products and audiences in order to increase income.  You are audience led, and make decisions based on the right thing for them, not you. Ideally, you’ll also have experience of managing either third party or owned events, and genuinely care about giving outstanding support to your participants in order to generate more money for SeeAbility.

You’re a people person, able to build great relationships with supporters, colleagues and suppliers alike.  You’ll be familiar with using relational databases, and enjoy getting to grips with data, numbers and processes, and be able to interrogate and communicate complex financial or data analysis to a range of audiences.  You’ll be passionate about creating a strong team around you, willing to flex and support each other and their colleagues, and able to develop the talent your team has.  We’re a small team so you’ll also have a ‘can do’ attitude, and be willing to give things a try.

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 subject to experience

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Fully paid mandatory/statutory training
• Leadership Development Academy and talent programme
• Annual Excellence Awards to celebrate outstanding work
• Long service awards to recognise loyalty and commitment
• Life events: leave for when you need it the most
• Rolling pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates of pay
• A competitive pension scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Life assurance twice annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount gym membership
• Health care cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme for support in times of need
• Eye care vouchers
• Opportunities throughout the year to visit services, meet colleagues and people we support

Are you keen to develop a career in fundraising?  Do you want to develop your skills and experience in a range of fundraising activities? It can be tough to get a good start in charity fundraising when employers want candidates who already have all the knowledge. But we’re looking for just that, someone who is a great communicator and shows all the signs of being a successful fundraiser, and just needs to start doing it.

As a charity, we have been fortunate to have increased our fundraising activity and income this year. We are looking forward to continuing to adapt to the new fundraising landscape in 2021 and you can be a key part of this.

We are looking for someone who shares our values and can help us achieve our vision through generating donations and funding income. You will help us deliver our fundraising strategy, focusing on the UK Food Plan (the charity's new and ambitious plan to transform vegetarian options in targeted contexts). We will support you in developing your skills through training, networking and building experience in delivering fundraising activities.

If you embrace the vegetarian lifestyle and want to use your strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to help us deliver a sustainable funding strategy, then this role might just be for you. This is a trainee role, and the successful applicant will commit to undertaking a training programme in order to progress to Fundraising Officer level.

How to apply

To apply for this post, please send a letter detailing how you meet the criteria set out in the job specification along with your CV.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am Monday 1st February 2021.

Interviews will take place on Friday 12th February 2021.

The Vegetarian Society aims to be a positive employer. We operate a 35-hour week, flexible working-time scheme and stakeholder pension. We offer 33 days annual leave including public holidays, among other benefits.

If you have any queries regarding the post, please contact the Vegetarian Society and ask for Fay 

Home Based covering areas in and around South East Oxfordshire

Full Time - working a 35-hour week

Applications are invited for the position of Dog Training Instructor. This position will be based in and around South East Oxfordshire.

Working as a Dog Training instructor, you will be fully responsible and accountable for overseeing the entire training lifecycle from puppyhood to the moment they qualify as a Hearing Dog. This is a highly rewarding role where you can directly impact a person’s life.

We are looking for a self-motivated and positive individual with practical and theoretical experience in dog training and behaviour, with skills in teaching, mentoring and coaching people. The ability to develop and train dogs using the skills of our volunteers is essential so we are looking for someone who finds value in working with both people and dogs and is driven by the overall goal to help train more dogs for deaf people.

You will need resilience and a high degree of efficiency to be a successful Dog Training Instructor and will preferably be educated to degree level or equivalent in the relevant subject area. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.

If you are interested in working with us in this varied and immensely rewarding job, please click the Apply button to be redirected to our website for application details.

Closing date: 19th February  

Interviews (virtual) will be held from w/c 22nd February

Registered charity in England and Wales (293358) and in Scotland (SC040486)                                           

At Depaul UK we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Research and Fundraising Support Officer to join our team in London. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,450 per annum.

Depaul UK helps people around the UK who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged, with a special focus on young people. We are now looking for locum Project / Support Workers through Accommodation, Floating Support, Family Mediation, Administration, and Nightstop.

We are a homelessness charity with the largest network of emergency accommodation for young people in the UK, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people each year. We are unique, innovative and very passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.

The Research and Fundraising Support Officer role:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player with experience of fundraising, research into new sources of income and managing a pipeline.

The Research and Fundraising Support Officer role will lead the Philanthropy and Partnerships team’s approach to research and will manage a number of Trusts, Major Donor and Corporate prospects through their respective acquisition pipelines.

What makes this role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’
- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model
- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner
- Access to a total rewards package including a health plan and generous pension contributions

What will ideally support your success as our Project and Support Worker?

- Strong research and project management skills
- Good ability to manage new business prospects through acquisition stages and convert to fundraising results
- Strong written skills for funding bids, proposals and stewardship materials
- Knowledge and understanding of writing KPI reports
- Computer literate

Benefits of becoming our Research and Fundraising Support Officer:

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible and values-led organisation, and will receive:

- Competitive salary
- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance

Closing date:  Midnight on Sunday 24th January
Interview date: TBC

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Research and Fundraising Support Officer then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Community Fundraising and Events Manager

Based at Allet, Truro, Cornwall but supported to work regularly from home

Full Time

Permanent

£23,000 - £27,500 per annum

Our client is the leading conservation membership charity in Cornwall. They work with one and all to create a wilder Cornwall with people close to nature, and with land, rivers and seas rich in wildlife.

This is an exciting time to join our client’s People and Engagement Team (which includes marketing and fundraising). The team is developing and testing new fundraising methods for the charity, and recently reviewed its priorities and structure to enable growth. The successful candidate will join a driven, supportive and friendly team and be integral to its future.

The Role

Our client is currently seeking a Community Fundraising and Events Manager on a permanent, full time basis. The main purpose of this role is to lead the community fundraising and events, creating and delivering opportunities for people to connect with and support their work to protect wildlife, enable nature’s recovery and deliver natural solutions to issues such as climate change.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering a flagship event and / or campaign that engages people with our client’s work and generates funds

• Supporting major volunteer-led events

• Assessing the suitability of, adapting and delivering events to secure significant engagement and funds

• Promoting the Trust as a charity for which people can fundraise, creating a pipeline of voluntary fundraising activity

• Establishing and managing a network of trained volunteers who can speak / represent our client to audiences across Cornwall and can deliver a series of events to engage children and families with their work

About You

Our client is looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Experience of developing and delivering community fundraising activities for a charity, including supporting volunteer fundraisers

• Experience of creating and managing events

• Keen to deliver an outstanding supporter experience / customer care

• Able to use audience insight to shape and inform strategy and activity

• Knowledge of current fundraising trends and of rules and regulations relating to fundraising

• Excellent communication skills

• Skilled at managing volunteers

• Holds a full, clean driving licence and can work flexible hours where necessary

If this sounds like you and you’re committed to environmental conservation and sustainability issues, then our client would love to hear from you.

The closing date for this role is Sunday 31st January.

Interviews will be held Wednesday 10th February.

Trusts and Grants Fundraising Officer  

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Based in Thatcham, Berkshire

Salary range £18,000 - £25,000 depending on experience 

The Charlie Waller Trust is looking for an experienced Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to join our dynamic, growing mental health charity, focussed on children and young people.  

The successful candidate will have a genuine interest in improving the lives of young people through educating them to look after their mental health. You’ll have an excellent understanding of researching, preparing and submitting high-quality funding applications and will be confident in developing strong relationships with current and potential funders. This is an exciting, varied and vital role, and your enthusiasm and ability to plan effectively and positively contribute to a small but dedicated team will be key.

Application is by CV and covering letter; there is no application form. In your letter, please tell us how you meet the person specification which can be found in the attached job description.   

We will be reviewing all applications and shortlisting candidates as they're received and will try to establish a shortlist as quickly as possible. We will notify all successful and unsuccessful applicants by email once the shortlist has been established.  

Closing date: 29th January 2021 

Shortlisting date: 5th February 2021 

Interview date: week commencing 8th February 2021 

The advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if more than 30 applications are received.

The Philanthropy Manager plays a critical role in implementing a major donor program that supports Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s strategic conservation and community development goals. He/she will primarily focus on UK and Europe based opportunities.

The Philanthropy Manager is a key member of an effective nine-staff development team, led by the International Executive Director. Lewa’s international team is currently based across the USA and UK, working in close collaboration with the team in Kenya. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Development, currently based in New York, for day-to-day management and ultimately reports to Lewa’s International Executive Director, currently based in London. The position is based in London (or within commuting distance to London) and sits within Lewa’s International Fundraising Department.

The Philanthropy Manager is entrepreneurial, experienced in nonprofit management and development, and passionate about both fundraising and donor cultivation. This challenging role demands a highly organized, detail-oriented, entrepreneurial individual with strong verbal and written communications skills and the ability to work independently. He/She understands the importance of data management, nonprofit administration, and budget oversight. A deep commitment to and interest in the protection of wildlife and natural heritage is advantageous.

Occasional domestic and international travel will require adjustments in personal schedule. The Philanthropy Manager should be flexible to work from a home office or shared Lewa office in central London post pandemic restrictions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Major Donor Management and Stewardship

• Manage a portfolio of 100+ individuals, institutions and corporations giving between £5,000 and £100,000 including:
  • Regularly conduct prospect research. Qualify prospects and present information and strategies to Deputy Director
  • Cultivate meaningful relationships through substantive contacts and visits, as appropriate
  • Develop and execute solicitation strategies
  • Steward existing donors
  • Build a robust international donor base, primarily focused on the UK and Europe
  • Lead and/or assist team in writing thorough reports and grant-winning proposals
  • Lead development and submission of some reports and proposals that require coordination among offices, including international offices and Lewa Kenya, and across LWC programs
  • Meet or exceed growth oriented fundraising targets annually
• Support development and communications goals related to annual giving by participating in campaign discussions and strategy development; increasing awareness of campaigns among donors; and securing matching gifts to be offered during campaigns.
• Manage all aspects of Lewa UK’s participation in the annual Big Give campaign.

2. Special Events 

• Develop strategies to raise Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s visibility and attract new major gift donors.
• Primary contact for bi-annual gala in London (currently scheduled for fall 2021). Work with team and event consultant to plan and execute this 300-400 person fundraising event and live auction. Mobilize signature sponsors for the event.
• Support US-based team members as needed on planning and executing a bi-annual gala in New York City (currently planned for fall 2022).
• Work with Lewa’s International Advisory Council and Board members to plan and staff smaller cultivation or fundraising events.
• Work with Kenyan colleagues to plan and conduct visits, presentations, and events in the UK and Europe.
• Support the annual Lewa Safari Marathon held in Kenya and virtually. Help manage sponsorship, donor relations, and travel for the marathon.
• Support team in preparations for International Board and Committee meetings (both virtual and in-person).

3. Fundraising Data Management

• Track all development actions and donor information daily in Salesforce; input fundraising projections according to team protocols.  
• Help manage online campaigns on Classy as needed.
• Monitor and evaluate all fundraising activities to ensure that fundraising goals are being achieved.
• Utilize team tools like Dropbox, Salesforce, Google products, and Basecamp to manage tasks and projects.

Qualifications and Competencies

This challenging role demands a highly organized, self-driven, entrepreneurial individual with strong communications skills and the ability to work independently. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a genuine commitment towards Lewa’s mission and vision. 

The post holder must demonstrate:

Track record of success in fundraising from individual, foundation and corporate donors. He/she must be able to identify, solicit, engage and steward current and new donors to meet or exceed growth oriented fundraising targets.

Excellent written & verbal skills in English, great attention to detail and commitment to high standards is required.

Professional Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in major gift fundraising required
• A successful track record of stewarding and securing gifts from major donors
• Experience writing/editing successful technical proposals highly preferred
• Experience working with Boards and/or fundraising volunteers
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills
• Very strong attention to detail
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM required
• Knowledge of conservation/international development issues is preferred
• A general-to-good understanding of the Kenyan/African social-political context is essential.  Experience in Kenya, East Africa and or other parts of Africa is desirable

Personal Qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity and ability to foster positive working relationships that contribute to a healthy organizational culture in a multinational, multicultural environment
• Self-driven and able to take direction
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically
• Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently against pressing deadlines, with problem solving mindset.
• Ability to work in harmony with teammates, enthusiastic contributor to team goals, and able to accept and incorporate feedback
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and integrity
• Dedicated to personal professional development.
• Willingness to adapt schedule and work outside of typical hours when required.

 Education and Training

• Relevant University degree required; MSc in Conservation/ relevant field preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in similar role at a conservation or sustainable development NGO in an international setting
• Skilled in Microsoft Office and use of a CRM database (Lewa currently uses Salesforce)

Compensation and Benefit

• Lewa provides a competitive salary between £42,000 and £52,000 depending where based/ level of experience, plus holiday compensation package 
• Will consider flexible work from home/work from Lewa office (post pandemic) arrangement

Director of Membership, Professional Development and Corporate Partnerships

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £70,000 (FTE) per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday, occasional additional hours as required, reclaimed as time off in lieu of payment

Direct reports: Head of Volunteering, Membership and Events

Head of Professional Development

Location: Currently working from home.  Usually, Central London, with travel as necessary.

Benefits: 25 days holiday per annum

Flexible working

Pension

We are looking for an exceptional, confident, senior leader used to delivering complex and varied customer-focused services and generating the income, corporate relationships and goodwill of stakeholders, customers and colleagues for this key role supporting our exceptional profession.  This sophisticated role leads high performance teams to support our membership, volunteers and corporate partnerships and deliver high quality professional development programmes, events and our flagship annual Fundraising Convention.

Our values underpin all areas of our work and guide us in all we do:

• Passionate: taking pride in what we do and driven by success.
• Professional: championing and achieving high standards and governed by professional integrity.
• Enabling: helping others and empowered to take ownership, find solutions, make decisions and collaborate.
• Enterprising: open to new solutions and committed to delivering where we already excel.
• Respectful: honest and fair, treating everyone with consideration and respect.

About the Chartered Institute of Fundraising

The Chartered Institute is the national membership organisation for professional fundraisers in the UK.  We support and provide services for 5,700 individual members, 600 organisational members and over 100 corporate members.  The Chartered Institute facilitates 36 volunteer-led national, regional and special interest groups and provides training, qualifications, conferences, events, policy and guidance.  Volunteers created the organisation and remain at the heart of our work.

Our vision is Excellent Fundraising for a Better World.  We believe that an equal, diverse and inclusive fundraising community is integral to delivering excellent fundraising.

Further information on our new website: 

About you

We welcome applications from people from the learning and development community, from across the charity sector and from the public or private sector with appropriate transferrable skills and experience.  You will have proven:

• Senior organisation/directorate level experience of managing complex, high performance teams in at least one relevant service area: customer services, events, professional development, volunteer leadership and corporate partnerships
• Income generation in excess of £1m per annum
• Experience of building and managing constructive and effective relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Enterprising and creative skills and attributes to generate and convert ideas into strategy and then into deliverable plans
• Ability to be a confident role model for your team, colleagues and stakeholders, embodying our commitment and approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Chartered Institute is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be our ourselves and succeed on merit.  We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people and individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

How to apply

Please apply via this portal  and complete all application questions. This will be redacted; the panel will not see any identifying information.

Your application will not be considered if you submit a CV and supporting statement.

Next Steps

Closing date: Midday, Thursday, 11 February 2021

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by: By Friday, 19 February 2021

Test: Between 19-23 February 2021

First Interviews: Thursday, 25 February 2021

2nd Interviews: w/c Monday, 1 March 2021

Please note that the interviews will take place via Zoom.

What the job involves

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious fundraiser to join our small, dynamic Fundraising team, with the chance to really make your mark.  Your role is to engage influential and high-profile individuals and Family Trusts in the UK, connecting them to the difference they can make by enabling 1.5 million people to live a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.

Providing the highest level of stewardship, you will ensure existing and new supporters feel valued, inspiring them to make five, six and seven figure gifts, which will significantly improve the lives of men, women and children living in poverty today. You’ll also harness the support of our enthusiastic and influential Trustees and Leadership Team, involving them in ‘making the ask’, thanking, as well as attending events.

What we want from you

You will be a strong team player, with the enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible in achieving targets and outcomes. With significant experience of major donor and/or Trust fundraising and a proven track record of achieving five and six figure gifts, you will have outstanding persuasion, negotiation and communication skills, along with the ability to develop strong relationships

You’ll be highly organised and adept at juggling multiple tasks and deadlines, with an  ability to balance management of existing donors with exploring potential new support.  You’ll be able to dive into the detail of individual engagement plans whilst keeping an eye on the big picture potential of the overall programme and how to achieve it so we can transform more lives. 

Why we’re here

Opportunity International unleashes the power of entrepreneurs in some of the world's poorest countries. Through innovative partnerships, our programmes enable people to access financial services and training to expand their businesses, feed their family, access quality education for their children, create jobs and change the world.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an agile, dynamic charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, and life insurance,– but much more besides. We are also committed to flexible working. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future  people can live free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.

Closing date: 5th February 2021

Interview date: Week commencing 15th Feb 2021

This leading international aid charity is recruiting for a Face to Face Fundraising Manager to lead, inspire and develop an internal Face to Face Fundraising team. A ten-month contract to cover an internal sabbatical this is a chance to lead a passionate, successful and valued team within a charity that genuinely believes in quality of ask and has a fantastic donor as well as fundraiser retention rate.

Key responsibilities within the role will include:

- Produce F2F fundraising strategy to reach regular new supporters and increase income from monthly donors

- Work in collaboration with the Campaigns Manager to manage Face to Face fundraising budget, ensuring regular monitoring of expenditure

- Manage the strategic for Face to Face private sites through specialist agencies

- Manage all F2F suppliers to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the organisation's F2F campaigns

- Management responsibility for the overall F2F programme including recruiting and training internal F2F fundraising team; day to day management of direct reports; regular performance reviews and developmental support

- Ensure and improve the safety of F2F team at work

The charity is keen to see applications from individuals with experience of face to face fundraising; this is essential to enable the postholder to undertake the role successfully. In addition, the successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:

- Ability to think strategically with a demonstrable track record of problem solving and of seeking solutions to challengers

- Experience of management against budgets, timescales and deadlines

- Excellent planning skills with a proven ability to carry out different tasks simultaneously and prioritise time and resources accordingly

- Good interpersonal and negotiating skills with an ability to build and maintain relationships with external suppliers and internal stakeholders

- Creativity, ability to be innovative, and analytical skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders

- Strong verbal, written and face to face communications skills

- Ability to communicate successfully with people from a wide range of background

- Line management experience

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.

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

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.