Grants and Trusts Officer
Salary: £26,000 – £29,000 per annum pro rata dependent on experience
Hours: Part - time (15 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Arthur Rank Hospice, Shelford Bottom Cambridge (with an option to work from home)

About Us:

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity has an outstanding reputation for excellence in palliative and end of life care. We support people in Cambridgeshire, who are living with life-limiting illnesses and advance conditions. Our positive and practical services deliver care, counselling and education, helping patients to live well and their families to live on.

About the role:

The is an exciting opportunity for a Grants and Trusts Officer to help secure significant income through building relationships with and applying to Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Non-statutory Funding Bodies to fund general and specific hospice projects. You will be researching and identifying appropriate funders whose criteria match hospice needs for development, preparing cases for support and submitting compelling written bids and complex grant applications as appropriate. You will be the key to helping the hospice grow it’s income in a sustainable way to continue its abilities to supporting families throughout Cambridgeshire.

Main duties include:

• Developing a strategy for how the hospice can maximise income generation from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Non-statutory Funding Bodies.
• Monitoring the Grants and Trusts sector to ensure all sources of available funds are maximised.
• Analysing and managing the research into who to approach so that the hospice can have the best chance of securing income including analysis of the hospice’s databases. This will require extensive research, analysis and relationship building.
• Developing a calendar so that the hospice can plan for bids and meet all external submission deadlines.
• Preparing bids for submission ensuring they present an effective case for support and provides all relevant information requested by the prospective funder.
• Maintaining an accurate, effective database on the hospice system of all contacts and relationships with supporters.
• Providing evaluation reports for Trust and Grant bodies to update on progress.

What we need from you:

• Ability to fundraise from charitable trusts and foundations and statutory bodies
• Ability to produce in depth, motivating and inspiring proposals and funding reports
• Excellent bid writer, with experience of winning a variety of grants and trusts and building relationships with funders or stakeholders

We know we wouldn’t be able to do any of this without our amazing staff, so we offer a range of benefits including:

• Personal Pension Plan (with ability to retain membership of NHS Pension Scheme subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Study leave
• Lease cars (eligibility criteria applies)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Staff Survey and staff Forum
• Access to Occupational Health Services
• Flexible working
• Ongoing training
• Payroll Giving option
• Group Life Assurance
• Long Service Awards
• Social events
• Christmas savings scheme and staff discounts to our in-house Bistro and Salon HD.

Closing date: Sunday 4th July 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form. 

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters.

We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

No agencies please. 

Senior Philanthropy Officer
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 per annum
Contract: Full time Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Centenary House, St Mary’s Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3PE & Homeworking 
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising

Magpas Air Ambulance is an emergency medical charity saving lives across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and the East of England. Operating 24/7, by air and land, Magpas Air Ambulance are called to the sickest patients in our community and are specially trained to carry out treatments and procedures usually only available in hospital. This saves vital time, protecting lives and reducing disability.

Our award winning fundraising team are looking for an experienced Senior Philanthropy Officer to lead and develop our portfolio of trusts, corporates and major donors.  You will use your fantastic fundraising, stewardship and proposal writing skills to build relationships and inspire donations managing your own pipeline of prospects and funders as well as supporting our £3million Capital Campaign to fund our new airbase.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and passionate team and an organisation focused on growth and development. If you think you can lead the development of philanthropy at Magpas Air Ambulance, then please get in touch.  We would love to hear from you.

Role Summary:

• Identify, develop and manage a portfolio of funders including trusts, foundations, corporates and major donors to meet financial targets
• Maximise income through the development of co-ordinated stewardship and excellent relationship management
• Produce compelling proposals, reports and presentations through in depth research and attention to detail
• Proactively research and source funding for and in relation to specific projects and programmes of work
• Effectively manage pipeline ensuring new funders are identified and approached, report monthly on progress against target
• Support the Chief Executive, Director of Fundraising and the Capital Campaign Committee to raise £3million from the Future 50 appeal to build a new airbase for Magpas Air Ambulance

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Significant fundraising experience with at least 3 years in a senior fundraising role raising income through trusts, corporates or major donors
• Proven ability to secure four and five figure gifts (experience of six figure gifts desirable)
• Effective relationship management skills and a proven ability to cultivate long term relationships with funders
• Experience of developing a strong case for support and compelling propositions and presentations
• Experience of working on and contributing to a capital appeal
• IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office and a familiarity with grant-making IT applications
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial and operational statistics and other complex data sets 

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent writing and proof reading skills required
• Can communicate confidently and appropriately with people at all levels internally and externally
• Ability to present with confidence in front of various audiences
• Ability to take on challenging situations whilst maintaining a systematic approach to solving problems

All offers of employment are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing date: 5pm on 2nd July 2021. 
Interview date: 7th July 2021

Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

We are currently operating on blended working from home and the office, following COVID -19 safe working practices. Please make sure that any application clearly demonstrates that you live, or will be living within a commutable distance of the main place of work.

If this opportunity interests you, please click the Apply button to be directed to our recruitment page, where you can download the job description and complete your application for this position.

Magpas Air Ambulance is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to create an environment where everyone can be the best they can be, where they feel welcome and are free from bias and discrimination. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

If you do not hear from us in 2 weeks from the closing date, unfortunately this means you have not been shortlisted to the next stage of the selection process.

No agencies please

Finance Officer - Flexible within England
Reference: MAY20211087
Location: Flexible within England
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum, pro rata
Benefits: Pension, 34 days Annual Leave (pro-rata), Life Assurance

Do you have a flair for analysing financial information, overseeing budgets and working with others to get the most from limited resources? We are looking for a Finance Officer to support the RSPB's operational managers across Southern England, delivering our mission to give nature a home.

This role will be responsible for providing comprehensive business support for financial and budget processes and will be the main point of contact for the Finance Business Partner on all major budget and forecast queries.

You will need to work closely with budget managers and Fundraisers across the RSPB's Southern England team and take a flexible approach to ensure that financial support requirements are met.

You will need to develop and nurture effective working relationships with people at all levels and ensure confidential and sensitive financial matters are handled professionally.

The role is 0.6 full-time equivalent, meaning an average of 3 days per week, although we expect this to flex occasionally in response to peaks in workload, for instance at the end of the financial year.

This role is based flexibly and can be based at home - where a suitable home-working environment is in place - or within an RSPB office. Because this role will primarily be supporting the team across Southern England, our preference is for candidates to be based in the south. However, given most aspects of the role can be conducted remotely, consideration will be given to candidates across England.

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as Finance Officer for operational regions and functional teams; and the main point of contact for the Finance Business Partner on all major budget and forecast queries
• Coordinate and support timely receipt of budget forecasts and check accuracy of data in order to meet internal budget deadlines, including managing budget spreadsheets and working with budget holders to populate this for at forecasts and annual budget setting
• Establish, maintain and develop effective relationships with people at all levels on behalf of the Operations Director, to ensure confidential and sensitive financial matters are handled appropriately and professionally, for example when dealing with salary information
• Coordinate and attend budget review meetings in order to provide advice and support and contribute to the examination and challenge of data and budget assumptions
• Provide an overview of monthly management reports and transaction reports, highlighting any anomalies or errors to budget holders and provide support to make transaction amendments in order to ensure accurate tracking of all income and expenditure
• Co-ordinate and support year-end processes and raise paperwork required by the Finance Department to support accurate completion of yearly annual accounts, including grant accruals, carry forwards and compliance within given timeframes
• Provide support on country and/or UK-wide agri-environment payment schemes in the region, to include tracking payments, monitoring income, providing information for grant accruals, identifying agreements that are ending and supporting any transition to new schemes as applicable, working closely with the reserve and Rural Surveyor teams where required
• Provide support to Project Managers in setting up and establishing project budgets and for all project lifetime forecasts thereafter
• Work with the England Fundraising team to support budgeting, tracking, forecasting and claiming of externally grant-funded projects
• Provide eBIS support to the Operations Director and Area Managers as required, including processing of invoices.
• Provide timely and accurate information and support to Operations Director and Area Managers, enabling them to complete periodic budget reviews at key points in the year
• Provide basic finance training for new staff as part of their induction and ongoing development

What we need from you:

• Five GCSEs (or equivalent) to include Maths and English.
• Good working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and ability to use other Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience of working with and understanding complex budget information.
• Sound financial analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people within and external to the RSPB, both verbally and in writing.
• Good organisational and time management skills

Closing date: 23:59, 18 July 2021

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Job Description

Job Title:            Development Officer – Institutions

Reporting to:      Head of Trusts and Foundations

Hours:                   Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)

Location:              Cambridge, UK

Start Date:          ASAP

Overview

CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) is an international non-profit organisation tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalised girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Since 1993, CAMFED’s innovative education programmes in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania and Malawi have directly supported more than 4 million students to attend primary and secondary school.

Job Purpose

As a key member of the fundraising team, the Development Officer - Institutions will primarily support the development and delivery of the Institutional fundraising objectives, covering both Trusts and Foundations, and Corporates, working closely with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations. S/he will also provide support to the wider Development Fundraising team to increase income through prospect research, proposal support and effective data management.

Specific Accountabilities

Research and administration

• Support the Team with research and due diligence profiles, particularly on Trusts and Foundations and Corporates
• Work with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations to create information, materials, thank you letters and acknowledgements for Institutional donors, according to the Global Fundraising Structure and SOPs
• Maintain accurate data records in Salesforce
• Uphold GDPR regulations at all times and manage complaints within best practice guidelines
• Other duties as assigned.

Proposal support and development

• Support the development of 12-20 proposals or reports per year for the Development Fundraising Team in the role of “proposal support” or “relationship support” within the institutional fundraising stream
• Develop good knowledge of CAMFED’s current programmes and grants through working with the development operations team to support in the development of proposals
• Research country and programme specific statistics, contextual and organisational information for proposal development
• Write elements of proposals for the institutional team
• Maintain accurate salesforce records in accordance with the Salesforce for Fundraising protocols and Global Fundraising Structure and SOPs.

Coordination of Institutional programmes

• Support the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations in the development and delivery of the Trusts and Foundations and Corporate programmes
• Create and maintain reports and data in Salesforce that inform the Trusts and Foundations and Corporate programmes, including dashboards
• Support the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations in effective stewardship of existing donors through outreach, developing materials and event support
• Work with the Manager of Corporate Relations on the CRM strategy, as a subsect of the Corporate strategy, to respond in a timely manner to requests for partnerships and steward appropriately
• Proactively identify and research potential prospects to add to the Institutional pipeline of opportunities
• Any other duties as required.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills Required

• Commitment and passion for CAMFED’s values, mission and vision
• Strong communication skills - written and verbal with the ability to develop content for a variety of audiences
• Proactive, ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise tasks and manage multiple workstreams
• Ability to research, analyse and collate information
• Working knowledge of databases and Google Suite would be advantageous although training will be given
• Ability to take initiative and develop solutions to challenges as they arise
• Effective team-working skills
• Attention to detail
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Part-Time Learning and Development Adviser
Reference: JUN20212499
Location: Flexible
Salary: £25,280.00 - £28,045.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata)

The work that we do at the RSPB makes a real difference to the world we live in and we can’t do that without our people. Our Learning and Development Team are at the heart of this and we are looking for an enthusiastic and talented L&D professional to join us as we drive forward in supporting our people to be the best they can be.

We believe that learning can happen anytime and anyplace and with a dispersed workforce it’s important that we can utilise technology to support or sit alongside our workshops.

What's the role about?

As a Learning and Development Adviser you will be supporting the workforce to build their skills and capability. You will be line managed by the Learning and Development Manager and be a part of the core L&D team. At times you may also be working on organisational wide projects or bespoke content to meet a business need.  This is an exciting and varied role working in a fast paced team where together we can shape the learning and development offer.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be collaborating and leading on a variety of interventions from planning, designing and delivering. Including the scoping of topics, creating and delivering workshops (face to face and virtual), drop-in sessions and action learning sets, as well as creating materials such as workbooks, topic guides, worksheets and job aides.

You will also be supporting our workforce on an ad hoc basis – with bespoke training needs, team development, coaching, facilitation, performance support, career development, MBTI, conflicts, personal development and training needs analysis.

You may also be involved in supporting graduate schemes and wider organisational programmes.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience in design and delivery of interactive and engaging workshops
• Experience in creating and designing engaging learning products (such as topic guides, pocketbooks, workbooks, worksheets, e learning, videos)
• Knowledge and experience of key management skills
• Ability and experience to effectively coach others
• Strong facilitation skills
• A delivery focused attitude with the ability to drive tasks forward and meet demanding deadlines.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working with L&D teams to collaborate and ensure constancy
• Experience of psychometrics (such as MBTI and Thomas International)
• Self-starter who can manage complex pieces of work and programmes

This is a permanent role, for 21.5 hours per week.

Travel around the UK will be essential when required (Covid 19 dependent).

Closing date: 23:59, 30 June 2021

Interested?

Please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Cambridge City Foodbank are looking for a Signposting Coordinator to enhance our signposting activities and train and support our volunteers. We want to be able to offer our visitors more than just help with food.

The role involves maintaining details of local signposting contacts, and training and supporting our team of volunteers in offering signposting to Foodbank visitors. You should have a good knowledge of Benefits, money management and local support agencies.

The role is part-time but requires availability Monday to Friday.

Cambridge City Foodbank has a Christian foundation and you must be comfortable with the values and principles of the charity.