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Having already raised £9.9 million for our Up Against Time Appeal, London’s Air Ambulance Charity is currently in the final phase of our campaign to raise £15million by September 2024 to replace our two helicopters. With six months to go, the team are now looking at the opportunities presented by the new 15 year organisational strategy.
The postholder will provide the programme with the stability, expertise and guidance needed to steer the Major Donor team through the first year of a new strateg. They will also be LAAC’s expert on Major Donor fundraising during this time, developing and inspiring the team to be ambitious and results focused to ensure targets and objectives are met. The role is perfect for someone looking to invest in their leadership skills, whilst working in a high-performance environment.
You will be an experienced major donor fundraiser, looking to develop their leadership skills. You will need to be confident, ambitious and results-focussed, working closely with a dynamic team to make the most out of every opportunity offered. You will possess outstanding oral and written communication and influencing skills, and will have the presence, gravitas and sensitivity to operate effectively at all levels.
We pride ourselves on our dedication to being an employer that values diversity, we firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we serve, applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
CAMPAIGNS AND DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
Full Time, 35 Hours per week
(Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Salary Range £31,500 to £33,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)
Based at The Frances Hay Centre, Banbury with the possibility of hybrid working
We are looking for a creative individual to lead our campaigns and digital marketing activity.
Role purpose
The Campaigns and Digital Marketing Manager is responsible for attracting, converting and retaining supporters through our campaigns and digital marketing activity. The role will particularly suit a creative leader with a keen interest in supporter acquisition, data insights, analysis, testing and measurement.
About us
At Dogs for Good, we believe that dogs, and the bond we share with them, can help people lead happier, healthier and more independent lives. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on a bold, new strategy to move to a more community-led model, alongside a greater emphasis on training, education and advocacy. Over the next five years, this will increase the impact in our three priority areas – improving the quality of life for people and dogs; increasing the understanding of the value of connection with a dog; and creating a more inclusive society.
Why work with us?
We know how competitive the market is for hiring fundraisers with digital skills – that is why we are looking for someone with a digital background and experience in delivering campaigns, who can use these skills and apply them to our marketing activities, including income generation. While the puppies attract a lot of attention, we’re entering a new phase in our Communications team that will put continuous improvement at the very heart of everything we do, and this means not resting on our laurels! We know there is more we can do to attract, convert and retain audiences across our fundraising products and service delivery and we are in search of a creative team-player to help us achieve our ambitious targets.
Salary – £31,500 – £33,000. In addition we offer a range of great benefits, including 25 days annual leave, plus additional time off between Christmas and New Year (and not working your birthday!); a generous contributory pension scheme; hybrid working, a great office environment (shared with our dogs), on the edge of Banbury.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you are right for this role in accordance with the Selection Criteria,Please note we cannot consider your application for this vacancy without a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. If we receive your Covering Letter and CV without the Equal Opportunities Form, your application will not be considered in the short listing process.
When you send your application email, please make it clear which vacancy you are applying for.
Recruitment timeline
Closing date for applications – noon on Monday 22 April
1st interviews will take place via Microsoft TEAMS on Tuesday 30 April
2nd interviews will take place at our Centre in Banbury on Tuesday 7 May
Please note, previous applicants for the Website and Digital Marketing Manager role need not apply.
WEBSITE AND CONTENT MANAGER
Full Time, 35 Hours per week
(Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Salary Range £31,500 to £33,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)
Based at The Frances Hay Centre, Banbury with the possibility of hybrid working
We are looking for a creative and experienced individual to lead us through a period of continuous improvement and development across our website.
Role purpose
The Website and Content Manager is responsible for attracting and converting audiences through our website (WordPress) through the day-to-day operational management of content and features, including data insight, analysis, testing and measurement. Critically and fundamentally, it is expected that the postholder will drive improvements to the accessibility and inclusivity of our website and content.
About us
At Dogs for Good, we believe that dogs, and the bond we share with them, can help people lead happier, healthier and more independent lives. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on a bold, new strategy to move to a more community-led model, alongside a greater emphasis on training, education and advocacy. Over the next five years, this will increase the impact in our three priority areas – improving the quality of life for people and dogs; increasing the understanding of the value of connection with a dog; and creating a more inclusive society.
Why work with us?
We know how competitive the market is for hiring multi-skilled digital leaders who can simultaneously spot an opportunity to improve conversions on a website, have a conversation in Plain English with a developer and influence a team to get behind them… however, how many employers can offer daily puppy content? SO MANY PUPPIES!
On a serious note, we are looking for someone to join our small but dedicated communications team at a time when we are preparing for a website refresh (Discovery is due to complete imminently followed by Build) and we want to make sure that we optimise every piece of content and every feature available in the long-term. We know that this takes dedicated resource and continuous improvement.
Salary – £31,500 – £33,000. In addition we offer a range of great benefits, including 25 days annual leave, plus additional time off between Christmas and New Year (and not working your birthday!); a generous contributory pension scheme; hybrid working, a great office environment (that’s also shared with our dogs) on the edge of Banbury.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you are right for this role in accordance with the Selection Criteria, Please note we cannot consider your application for this vacancy without a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. If we receive your Covering Letter and CV without the Equal Opportunities Form, your application will not be considered in the short listing process.
When you send your application email, please make it clear which vacancy you are applying for.
Recruitment timeline
Closing date for applications – noon on Monday 22 April
1st interviews will take place via Microsoft TEAMS on Wednesday 1 May
2nd interviews will take place at our Centre in Banbury on Wednesday 8 May
The purpose of the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in the theatre’s new Stories Start Here campaign, building on our successful major donor fundraising programme. As the key relationship manager for a portfolio of some of our closest and passionate supporters, the Major Gifts Manager makes a vital contribution to this growing income stream. By identifying, cultivating, soliciting and securing major gifts of £25,000 and more, and working collaboratively across the department with other fundraising teams, there is lots of scope to build on your existing fundraising experience to develop an engaged and generous portfolio of major donors.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Experience in a fundraising capacity, with a successful track record of meeting targets and personally soliciting and securing 5-figure+ philanthropic gifts.
- Evidence of relationship management to proactively develop a portfolio of prospects employing creative strategies to engage them.
- Demonstrable prospect research skills.
- Evidence of ability to write persuasively, and experience of creating compelling fundraising materials.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the necessary listening, facilitation, negotiation, and diplomatic skills to represent the NT, and to achieve immediate credibility and influence with high net worth individuals, and internal and external stakeholders.
If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!
Working with us will give you...
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Complimentary staff tickets for shows and NT Talks and Events, subject to availability and policy.
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Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafes, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to local childcare providers & gyms on and around the South Bank)
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Access to interest-free season ticket loan and Cyclescheme partnership
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Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
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Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
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Generous sick pay
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Family-friendly employer with supporting policies
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Hybrid and flexible working, subject to agreement and policy
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Training and Development Programme via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role.
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On-site Occupational Health and welfare support
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Free-to-access Employee Assistance Programme, enabling counselling and mental wellbeing support, financial and legal advice, and advice on caring responsibilities.
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On-site staff canteen and bar
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Staff networks including Amplified: The Ethnically Diverse Network; Disability Staff Network; LGBTQ+ Network; Parents and Parents & Carers Network
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The NT is also a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
Please note
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 8th April 2024 at 12 noon.
We support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.
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Major Gifts Manager, International Fundraising
Position Objective:
To solicit major gifts (£5,000 and above) to support PETA’s international programmes and campaigns.
To build and advance relationships with PETA entities’ major donors and prospects.
Term of Employment:
Full-time
Location:
London (hybrid) or remote, with travel to PETA international entities as required, throughout Europe
Reports to:
Assistant Director, International Fundraising
Salary:
£38,000 - £43,000
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop a strategy for international for major gifts fundraising
- Manage and maintain a portfolio major gift donors and prospects, across PETA international entities
- Effectively steward donors and prospects
- Develop personal engagement plans for donors, using knowledge and insights to plan appropriate communications
- Solicit major financial contributions from targeted donors
- Manage a pipeline of prospects, creating engaging opportunities for donors to increase their giving to a higher level
- Acknowledge, thank and recognise donors appropriate to their level of support, and ensure restricted gifts are appropriately allocated
- Maintain accurate records on PETA entities’ databases with relevant information and research
- Work with the prospect researcher to obtain useful information, helping make appropriate asks
- Participate in budgeting process
- Monitor donors’ motivations and interests – keeping accurate and up to date records in the database
- Develop cultivation events within regional hotspots throughout PETA entities
- Work collaboratively with PETA staff across PETA entities
- Maintain a clear understanding of – and the ability to articulate – PETA's objectives as well as details of specific PETA programmes
- Maintain departmental information, files, and records related to legacy estates
- Maintain and expand knowledge of relevant departmental software (e.g. ROI, ResearchPoint, Raiser's Edge, etc) in order to improve communication with donors
- Assist with the preparation and proofreading of mailings and other communications, as needed
- Work with the wider major gifts team and VP of International Fundraising on all aspects of cultivation and stewardship
- Maintain strict confidentiality at all times
- Be aware of GDPR and its implementation in European territories
- Perform and manage any other projects or duties requested by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience of major giving fundraising
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
- Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to prepare professional business communications
- Proven ability to interact with donors in a professional and personable manner
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
- Proven ability to take initiative and work independently
- Commitment to PETA's objectives
- Adherence to a vegan lifestyle strongly preferred
- Ability to speak and write French (desirable)
Eden Brown is delighted to be partnering with an incredible Arts organisation who bring World Class ballet to a wide audience throughout the UK to recruit them a Head of Trusts and Corporates. This organisation bring dance to different communities and people of all ages.
About the Role
As Senior Major Gifts Manager, you will support both the organisations vision and the Development Department's strategy, to grow philanthropic income. Reporting to the Head of Major and Principal Gifts and line managing the Major Gifts Officer, you will nurture relationships with donors, develop the prospect pipeline and secure major gifts (£10k - £250k per annum ) from high-net-worth individuals. You will also act as the primary Development liaison with the Events team, jointly overseeing our cultivation and stewardship events.
You will be responsible for
*Identifying new donors and working with existing supporters, to secure 5 and 6 figure gifts.
*Proposing creative approaches to achieve personal and team income targets whilst providing excellent, engaging stewardship to donors.
*Overseeing the planning and execution of Development event, supported by the Events team.
*Managing the Major Gifts Officer, conducting regular 1:1's and supporting their development.
About You
To be successful as Senior Major Gifts Manager you will have had
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Experience of working in fundraising within the arts, higher education or third sectors and a demonstrable understanding of best practice in donor cultivation and stewardship.
*Experience of securing five and six-figure gifts from high net-worth individuals.
*Experience of working to targets, developing donor solicitation and stewardship plans.
*Experience or a good understanding of working for a performing arts organisation or in the broader arts and cultural space.
*Ability to understand of prospect research and network mapping
This role is Hybrid in the London office with some home working available. To hear more about this incredible opportunity please call Laura Iliff on 07442607841. Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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Barts Charity is seeking a new Senior Major Gifts Manager and Prospectus is excited to lead the search. At Barts Charity, their vision is to provide life-changing improvements to health for the people of East London. Thanks to the passion and dedication of the Barts Charity team, they are committed to investing around £150 million in new projects over the next five years in key areas of research and healthcare.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in raising funds for two major capital projects – a Clinical Research Facility at The Royal London Hospital and a Breast Cancer Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The Senior Major Gifts Manager will develop and manage a portfolio of prospects, senior volunteers, and clinicians with a view to securing six-and-seven donations whilst also providing excellent stewardship for existing partnerships.
The Manager will be a proven major gift fundraiser with a talent for identifying new funders, building a solid pipeline, and unlocking potential opportunities. A proven track record of securing significant asks is imperative along with the ability to present complex information in an interesting and accessible way. Knowledge of the health sector / medical landscape would be advantageous, passion for improving healthcare and the work of the hospitals, clinicians and researchers whom the Charity supports a must.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock or Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Senior Major Gifts Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Major Gifts Manager
Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university-level institution in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world’s number one art and design university for a remarkable nine consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.
We are seeking to appoint a proactive Major Gifts Manager.
Purpose of the role:
The Major Gifts Manager reports to the Deputy Director of Development & Alumni Relations and, working alongside the fellow Major Gift Manager, will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors giving 5 to 7 figure gifts to support the College’s mission and vision.
The current Development & Alumni relations team is small, comprising 12 members at present, operating in a small postgraduate university of only approximately 418 FTE. The team is responsible for all philanthropic income to the College, currently through the successful Generation RCA campaign and for the relationship with the Colleges over 26,000 alumni.
It is important that any prospective employee is comfortable with the scale and ethos of a small postgraduate university. There is a strong sense of collegiality that drives the RCA's success and team members at all levels work together to a shared goal and purpose. Pulling together as a team, a willingness to assist a colleague on an assignment, to have an open mind to new ways of working and indeed the desire to jump in and deliver a new project, are the attitudes and mindset we prize at the RCA and which have contributed to our sustained high performance.
The Major Gifts Manager will shape fundraising propositions from individuals both in the UK and internationally, dedicating time to stewarding and cultivating current and prospective donors to ensure renewals and developing new philanthropic income streams. As Major Gifts Manager, you will make a genuine and direct impact by working closely with academic colleagues to craft compelling and exciting fundraising proposals to actively support the RCA and its students.
The successful candidate will have experience of building relationships to successfully raise philanthropic gifts and meet agreed targets, an entrepreneurial flair with a high level of self-motivation and initiative, and a demonstrable desire to achieve results and make a difference. They will also have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage a portfolio of donors and prospects, while maintaining thorough attention to detail, whilst working to tight deadlines.
Closing date: 7th April 2024
The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values, diversity, and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.
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For over 500 years, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation have been a constant in London’s ever-changing landscape, at the leading edge of health. It is located in the heart of a global city that is vibrant and diverse, but that is also a place with stark health inequity.
As an independent organisation, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation invests, partners, engages and influences to come at big health challenges from all angles. Through a family of forward-looking organisations (Impact on Urban Health, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, Guy’s Cancer Charity & Evelina London Children’s Charity), they collaborate with communities, partners, and hospitals, and use assets to transform lives.
This is an opportunity to join the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation team, at a time where they are bringing their fundraising function in-house. This change, along with further investment in the Fundraising function, is expected to see growth in income – this is therefore an exciting time to join the team, and to have significant impact across the breadth of work covered by the Foundation and it’s family of linked charities.
The Gift Processing Manager works within Supporter Services, with line management responsibility of the Gift Processing Coordinator. You will manage and have oversight for all the processing of donations, and will ensure it is processed to a high standards, along with the successful monthly reconciliation.
You will collaborate with diverse teams on new fundraising projects and initiatives to assess how Gift Processing can best assist and add value, delivering training sessions to new starters, explaining sometimes complex financial processes to various stakeholders.
To be successful in this role you will have a passion for creating collaborative working environments, with interest in the nature of charitable giving and a background in financial administration, fundraising finance, or charity supporter services.
You will deliver high quality analysis, reports and dashboards for a wide range of stakeholders – ensuring they are equipped to drive improvements to their programmes. Your analysis will result in learning being shared across directorates, and with the rest of the data team you will ensure the structure and quality of the data they hold aids future analysis.
To be successful in the role you will have experience of using data from CRM databases such as Raiser’s Edge or Salesforce. You will have the ability to work systematically and accurate under pressure, as well as be an excellent team player who is willing to be flexible to support the wider team.
To apply, please either send an updated CV in response to this advert, or contact Chenda McManus at TPP Recruitment to arrange a confidential discussion. We will then be in touch with further details regarding the role, and the recruitment process.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation has a strong belief that better health for all is within our reach and by becoming a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation together we can achieve this. Therefore, they welcome and actively encourage applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds, with different lived and learnt experience.
Third Solutions are excited to be working in partnership with Pact to recruit a brand new role, Major Gifts Senior Manager.
Pact is a pioneering national charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their children and families, providing caring and life changing services at every stage of the criminal justice process in court, in prison, on release, and in the community.
This can be a 4 day working role, with the possibility to be 5 days, along with the option to be home working or hybrid, within easy reach of London for meetings with funders.
You will have experience of building and developing Major Donor Fundraiisng. The charity are in the fortunate position of having a strong Major Donor pipeline and lot of well connected supporters.
The Role
Manage existing major supporters, strengthening relationships and engagement through strong stewardship, including producing written reports and organising visits to meet beneficiaries.
Build and manage your own portfolio of major donors.
Develop the legacy strategy and offer, including to the wider base of individual supporters.
Implement a strategic work plan to secure new and repeat core income from family trusts as well as cultivating and maintaining excellent relationships with existing and new grant making Trusts and Foundations.
The Candidate
Experience of working in a fundraising team and with independence to raise funds from individuals and to lead on this area within a charity.
Proven track record and specialism in major donor giving.
Experience of writing proposals and reports.
Experience of researching and cultivating individuals including HNWIs .
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
We're looking for an enthusiastic, approachable and creative Major Gifts Officer to join a team of expert high value fundraisers. You'll be an excellent relationship builder, a strong communicator and will understand major donor fundraising and methods of cultivating and stewarding gifts of £1k and above.
The Major Gifts Team builds relationships with donors, creating long-term partnerships driving change for people with sight loss. We work with supporters who enable RNIB's programmes for blind and partially sighted people through their philanthropy.
What you'll be doing -
You'll identify new donors and build relationships with existing supporters to secure philanthropic gifts for RNIB's vital work. You'll manage your own portfolio of donors, refreshing and growing The Armitage Circle (our mid-value giving programme) with creative engagement ideas, developing income from existing supporters and reaching out to new prospects.
Your role will include developing creative cultivation plans and conducting telephone, email and face to face conversations with donors. You'll be involved in the planning and delivery of events and will be responsible for some reporting and administration tasks.
Here's what you'll need -
This role would suit someone who is confident meeting people face to face and building lasting and impactful relationships.
You'll thrive on developing creative approaches to achieve team income targets whilst providing excellent, engaging stewardship for donors.
You'll enjoy working on a wide variety of communications and events, be an attentive listener, and will have excellent attention to detail.
The Team -
Wherever you join us from, you'll be excited about working with an ambitious, flexible and creative team with a clear target to raise £1.35m in 2024/25 financial year. In this post you'll connect with staff working across the organisation, from roles in services and marketing and communications to relationship development, trust and foundations, legacies and individual giving fundraising. You'll relish the chance of significantly increasing levels of donor engagement and be keen to work collaboratively with colleagues and customers across RNIB.
This role can be worked on a hybrid basis with the expectation to work from RNIB's London office at least one day a week and attend meetings and events in person when required.
If you would like an informal chat about this role, please do get in touch. The hiring manager, Jo Clark, Senior Manager - Major Gifts would be more than happy to arrange a time to speak.
Interviews will be held on Monday 15th April.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
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We're the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we're here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK's biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.
Job Title:Finance Manager
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £35 – 40k pro rata
Job Type: Part Time, Permanent. 22.5 hours per week (Office days 2, 1 day choice of homebased or office)
About us:
Playskill is an award-winning specialist early intervention charity supporting pre-school children with physical disabilities and delays, and their families, in Hertfordshire. We are the only charity providing this type of support, free of charge, in the county.
Since 2006, our highly qualified and experienced team has supported over 440 physically disabled children and their families to access specialist therapy, advice and support, with the end goal of supporting the children to reach personal development milestones and to achieve better life outcomes.
About the role:
Skills and Experience Required:
· Previous experience as a Finance Manager in a similar role
· Experience in preparing monthly management accounts and year-end accounts for
audit
· Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
· Excellent organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage work to deadlines.
· A team player, proactive in supporting and communicating with finance and non-
finance colleagues
· Part-qualified from a recognised accountancy body
· Experience with Xero
· Experience in overseeing payroll processes
What we can offer you
The role is for 3 days per week, we will require you to be office based (Hemel Hempstead) on a Tuesday and Wednesday with the third day worked flexibly/remotely. You will be part of a supportive Senior Management Team helping to drive growth as we plan for the next 5 years of our development.
Benefits
· Wellbeing support
· Supportive colleagues
· Pension
Diversity statement:
Playskill is an equal opportunities employer and has a high number of team with caring responsibilities and is keen to encourage applicants from a diverse number of backgrounds.
Safeguarding statement:
Playskill is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Playskill has a full safeguarding policy and expects all staff to undergo safeguarding training and DBS checks.
Deadline for applications: 9am, Friday 5th April 2024
Interview date: 18th April 2024.
Interview location: Hemel Hempstead
Reg Charity no 1198233 (formerly 1122745). Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.in
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time to be joining the Development and Alumni Engagement Team (DAE) at the University of Warwick.
We’re entering the early planning stages of a new major philanthropic campaign, which will significantly scale the ambition for the University’s fundraising and engagement activity.
As a team, we have a major role to play in helping break down barriers to education and advancing research addressing some of our planet's biggest challenges.
Our donor community creates lasting value in society and the economy through supporting students, research and facilities at Warwick.
We’re looking for someone who has a passion for making a difference. You will be someone who can connect with global philanthropists to advance some of the most important research and education ambitions in the UK. The Associate Head of Philanthropy (Principal Gifts) will be responsible for managing and developing our portfolio of top L1m prospects, delivering transformational income for the University.
If this sounds like an exciting challenge, then I look forward to meeting with you.
We know that attracting the highest quality staff is fundamental to achieving our aims. We’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection practice is professional, fair and effective.
About You
The Associate Head of Philanthropy (Principal Gifts) will lead and develop a portfolio of Warwick’s top £1m prospects that will deliver new levels of transformational income for the University.
In this role, you will secure funding for a combination of project-led and donor-led fundraising opportunities, and on the latter, will be capable of convening groups of academics to develop bespoke projects that meet donor’s interests.
This role will require self-awareness, and the capacity for problem-solving through lateral thinking. You will regularly work with senior levels of university leadership and administration and be expected to lead donor meetings where necessary.
You will ensure that all prospects in their portfolio have been screened against the Fundraising Ethics Committee’s six conditions for gift acceptance and are GDPR compliant. You will also help build the Development Office’s profile by maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders across the university.
This role will require you to work within a hot-desking space within the Development and Alumni Engagement team on campus and has the flexibility for hybrid working.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About the Department
Our impact stretches far beyond the boundaries of Warwick’s campus.
Thanks to an educational experience driven by challenge, curiosity and ambition, we produce graduates with the skills, drive and business-ready outlook to succeed in the global workplace.
The University of Warwick was nominated for University of the Year by the UK Social Mobility Awards, 2023. Warwick’s commitment to widening participation has been recognised for making strides and creating initiatives to advance social mobility within our own workforce or beyond it.
Warwick was also recently rated as a Top 10 university in the UK by The Guardian, The Daily Mail and The Times. The National Student Survey meanwhile found that 82% of students at Warwick said they would recommend their University to future students.
The University of Warwick is extremely proud of winning a hat-trick of Golds after being rated as ‘outstanding’ by the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Warwick achieved the highest possible rating across all three categories of student experience, student outcomes, as well for the overall assessment.
Our researchers are world leaders in identifying solutions for climate change, pandemics, conflict resolution, disease diagnosis, designing sustainable materials and environments.
For instance:
- The University of Warwick is leading the research in behavioural science and climate policy with our researchers investigating individual attitudes to climate change and combining interdisciplinary approaches to tackle one of the worlds most urgent crisis.
- The University of Warwick has received a £3.5 million philanthropic gift to astrophysics, which will be used to recruit and support the next generation of astronomers in exploring the furthest reaches of our universe.
Philanthropy and alumni support is vital to fund and empower our researchers to solve global challenges and making education more accessible. Our ambitious new fundraising campaign aims to support this.
If you can inspire and engage others with this vision, please get in touch for a chat. We’re seeking talented applicants who bring a range of skills and come from a variety of different backgrounds. We have a history of welcoming those who wish to transition from other relationship building careers as well as experienced academic fundraising professionals.. We welcome and embrace diversity and offer work flexibility. If you’re looking for a role where you will directly make a difference to people’s lives, and the world we live in we look forward to meeting you.
About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
*QS World University Rankings 2024
** Research Excellence Framework 2021
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 11 April 2024 at 23.55
For further information or details on how to apply, please click the apply button.
Interviews to be held at the University of Warwick campus on Tuesday 23 April 2024.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Turner Contemporary at a pivotal moment. Under the new leadership of Clarrie Wallis as Director with Matthew Slotover (Founder and Director, Frieze) as Chair, our Development Manager will play a career-defining part in plans. You will help deliver our refreshed vision as we significantly shift our operating model.
We are looking for a Development Manager to work closely with the Director and Head of Development to develop and deliver Turner Contemporary’s fundraising strategy, predominantly focused on giving circles, major donors and unrestricted regular and one-off supporters, as well as supporting fundraising efforts and co-ordinating relationships with trusts and foundations.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced, high performing and target driven Manager, with a demonstrable track record of securing gifts and donations from mid-high value individuals and corporations, and a deep understanding of the principles of successful relationship stewardships, across a diverse group of donors, patrons and partners.
Please download the Development Manager Job Pack for more background information and the full job specification.
Deadline for applications: 12pm Friday 12 April 2024
First interviews to be held online: Thursday 25 April 2024
Second interviews to be held at Turner Contemporary: Date to be confirmed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Finance and Operations Manager is a key member of Tara Theatre’s team, overseeing the company operations and financial processes. They work alongside a Freelance Finance Director and the Executive Director.
Tara Theatre is a company limited by guarantee, and a charity. It has two trading subsidiaries, Tara Productions and Tara Enterprises. We currently have an annual turnover of circa £1 million.
We manage our finances and payroll in-house, using Sage accounting system.
We welcome applications from those looking to take on their first manager position, as well as candidates who may be returning to work after a pause in their career or looking to balance a role with their wider caring or parenting responsibilities.
For this role, we are open to conversations around either a full time or part-time contract and/or flexible working.