Digital exclusion has always been an issue for older people, particularly for those living in the boroughs we serve which are the 3 poorest areas to live in the UK for the over 65s. Being able to get the cheapest utility deals, bid for more suitable social housing or simply find out about what’s going on in their area is something many of us take for granted. The COVID-19 health crisis has further highlighted the digital divide between those who have the means to access the resources and opportunities available on the internet and those who do not.

We are excited to be re-focusing on a broad digital programme, which aims to genuinely connect older people to each other, to information and to activities.  This is one role within an expanding team which will be delivering and testing a range of existing and new initiatives and embedding the learning across our services.

Job description

Project background

Digital exclusion has always been an issue for older people, particularly for those living in the boroughs we serve which are the 3 poorest areas to live in the UK for the over 65s. Being able to get the cheapest utility deals, bid for more suitable social housing or simply find out about what’s going on in their area is something many of us take for granted. The COVID-19 health crisis has further highlighted the digital divide between those who have the means to access the resources and opportunities available on the internet and those who do not.

We are excited to be re-focusing on a broad digital programme, which aims to genuinely connect older people to each other, to information and to activities.  This is one role within an expanding team which will be delivering and testing a range of existing and new initiatives and embedding the learning across our services.

Job purpose

• To support older people to develop the skills and knowledge to use the internet to access information and activities which combats loneliness and supports their ability to remain independent and connected.
• To deliver 1-2-1 or group support sessions in various localities.
• To work with colleagues across Age UK services (e.g., Befriending, Volunteering, Community Services) to develop solutions to the digital divide and identify participants for test and learn initiatives.
• To administrate and contribute to updating the Caxton Online website.
• To administer device loans, device loan agreements, device delivery/collection and data resourcing.
• To conduct questionnaires, surveys and other data collection for evaluation of new and ongoing initiatives.

Main tasks

Digital Training

• To identify and work with older people individually and in groups to ensure older people have the skills and knowledge they need to access the internet for activities and information.
• Administration and stock management of device loans and data resourcing.
• To arrange and deliver the Digital Buddy volunteer training sessions.  

Caxton On-line

• To ensure  up-to-date relevant information is uploaded to the website.
• To maintain the website including issuing of permissions to older people who wish to contribute to the website via the blog function.
• To promote the website to clients and to partner organisations across our boroughs.

Programme Development

• To work with colleagues and support development of the wider digital programme with research and input into design, delivery and review. For example, working on the training content for the new Digital Buddy programme.
• To proactively engage older people in the co-production of new initiatives and website content and to feed this into programme development.

Admin

• To ensure an adequate and robust referral system is operating for older people to receive IT training and support.
• To ensure adequate and robust monitoring systems are in place for recording engagement in digital inclusion activities, including website activity and analytics.
• To ensure digital inclusion workshops and other opportunities, including live consultations on the website for example, are promoted widely and in a timely manner across our networks.
• To use word-processing software for the production of correspondence and reports in accordance with relevant policy on confidentiality and data protection.
• To collect monitoring information, including outcomes and customer satisfaction surveys, to enable services and new initiatives to be evaluated.

General

• To develop good relationships, with all agencies and services, to ensure they work together for the benefit of older adults.
• To undertake other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.

Person specification

• Experience of working on a one-to-one basis with a vulnerable and isolated client group.
• Experience of delivering digital inclusion activities/training for older people in groups and individually.
• Experience of maintaining paper and electronic records and statistical data.
• Experience of providing high quality and fast-paced customer service.
• Experience of co-ordinating peers to deliver activities.
• Experience of maintaining paper and electronic records and statistical data.
• Experience of training others to train.
• Experience of working with volunteers.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Understanding confidentiality policy and practice.
• Understanding and commitment to equal opportunities in practice.
• Understanding and commitment to empowering service users.
• Excellent understanding of user involvement and co-production.
• Knowledge of the challenges and issues of growing older in East London.

Skills/ Attribute

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent numeracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience of using databases.
• Excellent practical knowledge of general IT and technology, including conferencing software e.g., Zoom, Teams etc.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

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Starting Date: 01.04.2022

Contract type: Permanent, open-ended

Salary:  35,000 – 40,000 GBP

Location: London, United Kingdom

Application closing date:  Midnight 31.01.2022 GMT

Background

Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries in more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.

About this role

Better Cotton is now seeking a Grants compliance and reporting coordinator to manage all phases of Better Cotton grants from award through to close-out; including contracting, grants administration, reporting, compliance and audit. The role will support other areas of work in the Fundraising team and will report to the Director of Fundraising. This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

Contracting and Due Diligence  

• Coordinate donor due diligence requirements and contracting of grants
• Mange contracting with grant partners/sub-grantees – develop MOUs in collaboration with project lead
• Oversee Better Cotton’s contract signing process and contribute to timely processing of contracts from all parties.
• Participate in contract negotiations and ensure contracts serve Better Cotton’s best interests, flagging and escalating issues where necessary.

Grant monitoring and compliance

• Ensure grants or contracts are well administered in full compliance with donor regulations to support timely and on-budget implementation.
• Carry out regular grant monitoring, using appropriate grant management tools and tracking of budget vs expenditures.
• Host regular grant management review meetings
• Participate in project kick-off meetings
• Oversee a comprehensive information management and filing system, ensuring donor contractual documents, reports, and key correspondences are filed.
• Coordinate grant revisions, modifications, no-cost extensions, or budget realignments in conjunction with the implementation/project management team.
• Proactively identify compliance risks and advise finance, project teams, programmes and Director of Fundraising of necessary actions.
• Collaborate with the Grants Finance manager on grant-related financial procedures required by donors and auditors.
• Coordinate Better Cotton’s registration and compliance for Zewo.
• Ensure donor visibility requirements are met.

Reporting

• Coordinate all external reporting to ensure timely delivery of reports
• Develop reporting templates that meet donor expectations
• Follow up and compile reports from grant partners/sub-grantees
• Coordinate closure process and responding to donor administrative queries

Team and administrative support

• Support fundraising efforts in designated thematic and country areas as needed
• Ensure partner due diligence during proposal development and contribute towards risk matrix
• Contribute materials to communication pieces in order to build Better Cotton as a well-known and respected brand within and beyond the sustainable cotton sector

• Managing Salesforce processes and ensure salesforce is a useful grant management tool (updating salesforce fields, conduct necessary training for team)

Profile

The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Excellent understanding of grant cycle management

Previous experience in managing a diverse portfolio of grants

Excellent knowledge of current donor regulations and compliance requirements

IT literacy, to include: Word; PowerPoint; Excel; Outlook

Experience in basic programmatic budget development

Attention to detail

Organised and methodical

Strong project management and coordination skills: organisation, time management, ability to work independently

Comfortable working to multiple deadlines with the ability to prioritise tasks

Positivity, determination and resilience

Demonstrated interest in sustainability and international development including but not limited to child rights, worker’s rights, gender equality, water stewardship, biodiversity, farmer training programmes or sustainable agriculture.

Desirable

Knowledge of the agriculture sector

Grant management/project management qualification

Knowledge of Salesforce

Ability to read and present ‘audited accounts’

Ability to escalate and delegate

Fluent in French or other languages relevant to Better Cotton’s work: Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the London office. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10am – 4pm and the option to work from home one day per week.

Travel will be required

Applications

Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send, in English, a detailed CV and a brief cover letter (2 pages maximum) to Better Cotton by email with subject “Application for Grants compliance & Reporting Coordinator

Application deadline:  31 1 2022

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates short-listed for a telephone interview will be contacted. Better Cotton is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human, and financial resources.

The Cares Family’s mission is to help people find connection in a disconnected age. Our objectives are to reduce loneliness and isolation; improve people’s connection, belonging, purpose and power in a changing world; and bring people together to reduce social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.

Over the last decade our model has grown from a tiny idea in a single place into a national leader. Combined, North London Cares (founded in 2011), South London Cares (2014), Manchester Cares (2017), Liverpool Cares (2018) and East London Cares (2019), have connected some 25,000 older and younger neighbours to share nearly 1 million interactions and 250,000 hours.

As well as having an impact on individual lives and communities, in the past three years, The Cares Family has started to have an impact at the systemic and cultural levels too – through new projects, storytelling and campaigning that are rapidly increasing our profile and making an even bigger difference.

As The Cares Family’s Grants Coordinator, you will work closely with our Head of Development, Partnerships Manager, and the wider Development Team of 11 fundraisers to provide exceptional relationship management for our active grants and portfolio of hundreds of Trusts and Foundations.

In this role, you will be tasked with identifying new opportunities and engaging with new and existing funders by composing timely and high quality written proposals and impact reports. Your excellent stewardship and relationship management face to face, on the phone and in writing will enable you to maximise opportunities, uplift gifts and secure new income for The Cares Family.

You will generate a minimum of £100,000 a year from small and medium sized Trusts and Foundations(grants of up to £25,000 each) across the five branches of The Cares Family.

This is an exciting time to join our friendly, high performing and ambitious fundraising team. Our Trust function has grown significantly over the past three years. This role will crucially enable the team to build on its successes to date to maximise opportunities, steward our growing portfolios, secure new partnerships and raise vital new income.

With so much of this role depending on excellent account management, we need a real people-person, someone who considers themselves to be an excellent communicator and writer, who can build relationships and craft compelling written narratives, often at pace.

To apply for this role, please read the job description and application task descriptions carefully, and submit your application by Wednesday 2nd February 2022, at 23:59. 

Head of Grants (12-month contract), joining a Social Welfare Charity, based in Central London.

Starting ASAP. 12-month contract to cover maternity leave. Hybrid work pattern.

As the Head of Grants, reporting to the Operations Director, you will be responsible for the grants programme at this exciting stage of the department's growth and development. You will lead and implement the grant making programme, providing the relevant Committees with the support they need. You will:

• Lead on the strategic direction of the department, supporting a Grants Manager with overseeing the Team to deliver a varied grant program. You will have the opportunity to help shape, deliver and monitor a new application process at a very pivotal point in development.
• Be accountable for the development and management of a grants team, budget analysis and reporting, relationship management and operations, including the appropriate tracking of grant applications, award decisions, grant payments and grant outcome reporting.
• Also recommend changes to grant scheme eligibility and criteria as required and will use best practice and evidence-based learning to guide good governance and process in quality assuring the grants function.

Our client is looking for a Senior Grants Manager who has significant experience within the third sector and have a background in grant-making, with extensive people management experience, along with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including experience of working with Boards and Committees.

Head of Grants (12-month contract), joining a Social Welfare Charity, based in Central London.

Starting ASAP. 12-month contract to cover maternity leave. Hybrid work pattern.

As the Head of Grants, reporting to the Operations Director, you will be responsible for the grants programme at this exciting stage of the department's growth and development. You will lead and implement the grant making programme, providing the relevant Committees with the support they need. You will:

• Lead on the strategic direction of the department, supporting a Grants Manager with overseeing the Team to deliver a varied grant program. You will have the opportunity to help shape, deliver and monitor a new application process at a very pivotal point in development.
• Be accountable for the development and management of a grants team, budget analysis and reporting, relationship management and operations, including the appropriate tracking of grant applications, award decisions, grant payments and grant outcome reporting.
• Also recommend changes to grant scheme eligibility and criteria as required and will use best practice and evidence-based learning to guide good governance and process in quality assuring the grants function.

Our client is looking for a Senior Grants Manager who has significant experience within the third sector and have a background in grant-making, with extensive people management experience, along with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including experience of working with Boards and Committees.

As part the Digital Team you will play a key role in helping to raise awareness of Blood Cancer UK and ensuring we reach the people that need our support the most.

You will also be important to the success of major campaigns, brand initiatives and fundraising events online with the intent to maximise engagement and conversions. You will create and nurture good relationships ensuring digital expertise is at the forefront of key activities and initiatives.
 

You will work in a friendly environment where we encourage new ideas, failing fast, thinking differently and being able to express your thoughts without judgement.

This role is a fixed-term contract because over the next few months we will be thinking about our long-term digital needs, and so it is possible that this could lead to a permanent contract. In particular, we’re looking for someone who can start as soon as possible, so this would not be right for someone with a significant notice period.

We're looking for someone able to start soon and as well as being open to full-time applications, we are open to applications for 3-4 days per week, as well as people wishing to commit to a shorter contract than six months. Please specify in your cover letter. As an organisation committed to agile working we are able to offer considerable flexibility in working patterns. We will start interviewing  before the closing date and encourage applicants to apply early.

We want to reach as many people affected by blood cancer as possible. Improving our website will be core to this, and we need to make sure it is as effective as possible at driving engagement – in terms of donations, e-news sign-ups and consumption of our health information content. 
 

Working as one of two web officers, you will achieve this by working closely with key teams across the organisation, including marketing, fundraising, research, health information and support services to develop engaging new content and improve and optimise existing content making it more accessible and aligned to user needs. 
 

You will work on a programme of website development that puts user experience at the centre of setting our navigation, design, and functionality.
 

You will measure website performance for specific content areas and advise on how we can improve them, as well as using the website to support the work of teams across the charity. All of this will be done collaboratively and working alongside other members of the digital team to ensure that digital tools and expertise is helping drive forward organisational imperatives.

I am excited to be working with an amazing membership organisation for an experienced and dedicated Grants Case Worker. Your role will be to provide an effective casework service by maintaining an individual caseload at the required level and standard to ensure the delivery of a responsive, consistent and high-quality service.

Your key responsibilities:
Consistently manage a demanding caseload in a timely, efficient and effective manner ensuring a quality service and in line with targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Review and assess grant applications analysing information against criteria, interprets financial information, collaborates with welfare volunteers and other professionals and, reaching recommendations on financial assistance.
Ensure members receive the highest level of service to include:
Advice on income maximisation
Advice on any additional support which may be available
Assisting members in accessing this support or their contact with authorities, welfare providers and other organizations.
Advocating and negotiating in consideration of individual circumstances and vulnerability.
Co-ordinating applications to other grant giving charities and organizations
Provide advice and guidance to volunteer branch welfare officers in relation to their role and cases they are dealing with.
Ensure all communications are personalized, reflective - always demonstrating empathy and understanding of individual circumstances.
Authorise the payment of crisis and other grants within levels of delegated authority.
Draw on all available resources to inform the support offered to members.
Produce clear assessment summaries for internal review or, reports for Trustee decision making meetings.
Maintain detailed and accurate case and financial records (paper and electronic) recording data received and actions taken in line with current policies and procedures so that we hold a solid picture of the work we do.
Maintain confidentiality in all areas of the role in line with procedures and, Data Protection regulations.
Support the Team Leader in identifying trends and ongoing development of grant making policy and casework procedures.
Share in team related tasks including daily case prioritization, first line assessment, emergency applications and payments and, bank transactions.
Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of all areas relevant to the role and develop specialist knowledge related to the role as directed.
Proactively keep abreast of developments within the wider organization and issues affecting members.
Contribute to the Volunteer Training, Development and information Programme through:
Delivering the welfare officer induction training and, the planning or delivery of other presentations, training as directed.
Advising welfare volunteers and others in the organisation on issues such as debt/money management, benefit entitlement, policy as it affects casework and alternative sources of help.
Drafting materials such as factsheets and bulletins.
Identify potentially suitable beneficiary cases that could be used to encourage support and understanding of the charity's work or wider organization campaigns.
Collaborate with colleagues to foster a co-operative, flexible and team- working environment
Attend meetings, contribute to projects, the development of annual work plans etc as required
Participate in training as required to maintain and improve the relevant level of knowledge and skills needed to deliver a quality service.
Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and relevant to key tasks and responsibilities of this post.

SPECIALIST & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:
Substantial experience of working in a welfare related environment - possibly gained in the voluntary sector ideally working as a charity grants officer or, as a specialist or generalist advisor.
Must have up to date knowledge of and, the ability to explain these in clear terms (due to the holistic nature of the service, the role will involve giving generalist information and advice across all subject areas):
The key principles of income maximisation/debt advice/money management
Welfare benefits and statutory funding
The main recovery proceedings used by creditors, the legal implications and strategies for responding
Ombudsman relevant codes of practice e.g. Financial Services
Awareness and understanding of the impact that financial hardship can have on individuals and families.
Demonstrable understanding of the need for confidentiality and data protection requirements.

Must be able to develop strategies, solutions and/or plans to solve difficult problems requiring:
Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills
Skills in scrutinising complex information including financial data and, asking probing questions, where needed
Identifying other organisations that can help and working with them when appropriate.
Experience of taking responsibility for recommendations and decision-mak

Victoria, London and home based, minimum of 2 days per week in the office

About the role

We have a great opportunity to join our high performing Trusts and Statutory team as a Trusts Officer. 

Maximising the value and contribution of our funders is fundamental to Parkinson’s UK delivering the impact we want to see for people affected by Parkinson's. Building networks, understanding what motivates our supporters, and aligning our programmes to their grant making strategies is key to our growth plans for Major Gifts. Our Major Gifts and Special Events function are a dynamic and high-performing team. We have a well-established programme raising between £5 - £7million a year across the department to fund our vital work but big ambitions to grow that further by 2024. 

In this role you will coordinate trust fundraising activity, identifying trusts and foundation prospects and writing high quality proposals and reports in collaboration with supportive colleagues in the team and across the charity. It is a permanent, full time position with an established portfolio of four and five figure trust donors, and the opportunity to grow this significantly in the coming years.

Together with our other Trusts Officer, you’ll also oversee the small trusts programme of regular supporters, create tailored approaches to bigger funders in your portfolio, and support other team projects and cultivation events.

What you’ll do

• Cultivate strong working relationships with a portfolio of trust and foundation supporters increasing their engagement with and support of the charity.
• Maintain an active portfolio of small and mid-sized trust funders, and research new trusts increasing your own portfolio. 
• Create clear and concise proposals and reports for trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including for project and region-specific funding requests.
• Identify the most appropriate approaches for specific trusts and opportunities to increase giving and secure multi-year gifts, thanking promptly and appropriately.

What you’ll bring

• Excellent research and writing skills, preferably with experience of successfully securing four- or five-figure gifts from charitable trusts and foundations and managing a funding portfolio.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external people, including trust administrators and trustees, influencing them to support new projects through written proposals, meetings, site visits and calls.
• Knowledge of the requirements of trust funders, the principles of bid-writing and effective project reporting, including strong research skills and excellent writing.
• Knowledge of the trust fundraising environment in the UK, especially those supporting health causes, welfare, disability and scientific research.

Sounds like you? We would love to hear from you. 

Closing date: 31 January 2022

Interviews will be held 10-11 February 2022 

As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home, on an agreed working pattern.  You will be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

Job description

RFEA – The Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated Trust and Foundation Fundraising Officer to join its Development Team based in Victoria, Central London. The principal role will be to work closely with the Development Manager to research and identify new fundraising opportunities from trusts, foundations and companies and convert these into long term business relationships. The successful applicant will work within a dynamic Head Office team to produce high quality, bespoke proposals and reports to demonstrate impact and outcomes to help drive the existing and future delivery of RFEA across the UK. This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic team player possessing sound bid writing skills to advance their career portfolio and enhance the vital delivery of a leading employment charity.

Person Specification

The successful applicant will be a self-starter with strong ability to work as part of a small and dynamic team working to finite deadlines and producing well written funding bids. Strong communication and organising skills are essential.

Specific Responsibilities:

• To work closely with the Development Manager, developing and implementing the charity’s income development strategy.
• Develop, prepare and submit high quality funding applications to trusts in line with their requirements as part of the overall fundraising strategy and contribute to the achievement of the charity’s overall fundraising target.
• Identify new funding opportunities, including charities, trusts and foundations and corporate philanthropists and developing ideas into compelling applications.
• Support in the management of monthly reporting requirements and demonstrate impact and outcomes according to grant agreements.
• Record all activities using the RFEA Salesforce CRM database.

Essential Competences:

• Good attention to detail and accuracy in preparing proposals
• A highly motivated, supportive and collaborative team worker
• Engaging personality with excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Proactive and professional approach to work, with the ability to work independently and manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively
• Highly effective communication skills
• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges they face in finding appropriate and sustainable employment; including vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals.

Desirable Competences:

• Degree educated (not essential)
• Strong ability to plan ahead and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Experience in supporting and managing research grant applications (not essential)
• Excellent IT skills preferably including experience of working with a CRM database (Salesforce) - Training opportunities will be available as part of your role.

This is a Full-Time position (35 Hours Per Week). A competitive salary package of £26,000 depending on experience including attractive employee benefits.

To apply, please submit a Covering Letter and CV. Closing date for this position is midnight 1st February 2022.

Location: London office, Chesterfield office or home worker
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £41,249 per annum (London office-based), £38,158 per annum (rest of UK)
Benefits: Read more about what we offer on our website
Contract type: Maternity Cover - 12 months fixed term
Travel: Occasional travel to London and Chesterfield offices
Closing date: 27 January 2022

Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.

Summary

Versus Arthritis is the UK's largest charity dedicated to supporting people with arthritis. We pride ourselves on cultivating a society that creates change and gives strength to people living with arthritis and related conditions in the UK.

We are recruiting a 12-month maternity cover for an experienced Senior Procurement Officer to join our Procurement team. It's a great time to join the Procurement team, having just gone through a very successful audit of processes and compliance. This role is based within the Planning and Operations Directorate and will help to deliver cost effective, compliant contract delivery and ensure fit for purpose innovative sourcing solutions. This is critical in delivering a strategic and commercial service

About the role

As one of our Senior Procurement Officers, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, having your own portfolio of contracts and projects.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Awards and Procurement team, delivering professional procurement & contract management to stakeholders on a diverse range of procurement activity. You will work on a number of tactical and strategic procurement activities including the implementation and management of category strategies and the creation and delivery of new contracts. You should have significant experience of preparing tender documentation and using e-procurement systems and will be responsible for developing effective analytical tools to track spend and supplier performance feeding into commercial insight by identifying and mitigating risk and areas for improvement.

You will also be key in helping the Procurement Manager to develop and deliver a new Procurement Strategy and Procurement Policy.

Key requirements

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience of leading, planning, managing and delivering high value procurement projects from end-to-end market engagement.
• A passion for delivering excellent customer service with the ability to problem-solve, accompanied by excellent planning and organisational skills with a keen eye for accuracy and detail.
• Professional qualifications in Procurement such as MCIPS would be a distinct advantage or be able to demonstrate evidence at a strategic level.
• A high level of commercial acumen.
• The ability to influence, negotiate and persuade others, including senior leaders in the organisation, external stakeholders and internal colleagues, and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.
• The ability to read, write and develop key elements of commercial contract terms.
• Desirable experience in managing IT type contracts, with knowledge of SAAS terms.

How to apply

To apply you MUST submit:

1. a concise, up-to-date CV
2. along with a completed supporting statement form demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the job description and person specification for the Senior Procurement Officer role
3. please include where you've seen this role advertised.

Email your completed application by 27 January 2022.

Interviews

Interviews expected: 9 February 2022

About us

There are 18.8 million people living with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition like arthritis in the UK. Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don't accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We're reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we'll keep running, researching, in?uencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening. We won't stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

Read more about what we do, working for us and what we offer on our website.

Promoting equality in the workplace.
Promoting and supporting diversity in the workplace.

Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156.

The Role

National Philanthropic Trust UK (NPT) and NPT Transatlantic are independent charities driven by our mission to make philanthropy  more convenient and efficient for donors. We offer donor-advised fund (DAF) giving vehicles to individuals, family offices, and wealth managers. A donor-advised fund is a philanthropic fund established under an umbrella charity, like NPT UK or NPT Transatlantic, that administers the fund on behalf of the donor.

The Head of Grant Making is responsible for managing all aspects of grant making for NPT UK and NPT Transatlantic, including assuring that grant recommendations from donors are processed in a timely manner, determining appropriate compliance, overseeing the process from initial recommendation through approval and payment of grants, communicating as needed with donors and grantee organisations, and assuring that grant processes and payments are always in compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements. 

In addition, this position manages all aspects of the NPT Transatlantic Designated Fund programme, including contributions in and grants paid, as well as communication with both donors and grantees. 

The position reports to the CEO and works closely with Operations staff on overall grant making and with the Philanthropic Services team in the US on bespoke DAFs and any other special projects

The Candidate

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in philanthropy, financial services, grants management or related fields
• Passion for philanthropy and the need to make giving easier for donors and charities.
• Knowledge of best practices in philanthropic giving globally, including UK, Middle East, and US preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and operate tactically to achieve results.  Ability to work independently. Comfort with ambiguity and proven ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce.
• Ability to balance the needs of donors and advisors with the capabilities of the organisation.
• Extensive knowledge of compliance, governance, grant making, philanthropy marketplace and donor community preferred.
• Flexible and able to meet competing demands on time and focus.
• Strong project management and organizations skills, capable of multi-tasking.
• Track record of analyzing and implementing process improvements to improve efficiency and enhance risk management
• Strong conceptual skills; a strategic thinker.
• Must have strong interpersonal and communications skills.  Excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Demonstrate an ability reviewing, proof-reading, editing and drafting technical documents. 
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and possesses high sense of initiative.
• Poise and tact in donor relations; great people skills.
• Possess fine balance between being team player while capable of effective independent work.

For an informal and confidential discussion, please speak with our advisors at Berwick Partners:

William Pringle

Partner

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 8th February 2022.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to use their supporter care, fundraising and organisational skills to make a difference to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust’s staff, patients and wider community. This role will support the Head of Charity on a range of administrative, fundraising and financial activities to harness, develop maximise support and engagement from a variety of stakeholders.

This is a critical role in enabling our charity to achieve its goals - through drawing in supporters, developing them into donors and communicating the organisation’s work to build relationships and future support. It is an important link between our charity and our local community. As a small, busy, team we need an individual who can really ‘hit the ground running’ and be confident in being a main point of contact for our charity.

This is a great time to join our charity, and the successful post holder will play an important role in its growth, actively supporting the aim of making Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Charity the charity of choice for the community our Trust serves.

Are you a dedicated, professional fundraiser passionate about helping improve lives through your work? We’re looking for a creative problem solver who enjoys bespoke donor stewardship and developing events to build and grow relationships with high-value supporters.

Autistica is the UK’s leading autism research charity with a mission to create breakthroughs that enable all autistic people to live happy, healthy, long lives. We are a small but dedicated team of people with big ambitions. But we can’t do this on our own. To create real change, we have to make sure we can pay for the research that will change lives, raising more money than ever before.

This is an exciting time to join a growing team of dynamic, progressive and talented team of fundraisers who have been exceeding their targets throughout the pandemic, despite the many challenges it has thrown up.

You will need to have excellent time and project management skills, experience of and confidence in building and maintaining relationships, and experience of organising and managing donor events from gala dinners to exciting challenges. We’re looking for someone who will fit in with our culture here at Autistica, which means you’ll need to be kind, compassionate and eager to develop yourself and the role.

We particularly encourage applications from autistic people, people with other neurodevelopmental conditions and people from all under-represented groups within the sector.

Applications close at midday on Monday 25 January with interviews via Teams on Thursday 27 January.

Are you highly organised with good grant management skills? Are you committed to improving humanitarian outcomes and do you believe that research and innovation should be at the centre of efforts to improve humanitarian effectiveness? Could you communicate effectively with a range of external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority, both verbally and in writing?

We are looking to recruit a highly effective programme officer to join our dynamic humanitarian innovation team. You will provide effective management across our portfolio of innovation grants and support the operational delivery of the programme and innovation management activities.

You will need to demonstrate

• Experience of coordinating grant management processes or similar, including excellent administration and organisation skills 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with a diverse range of grantees 

• Ability to understand and monitor financial expenditure reports 

• A resourceful, proactive approach with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment. 

• A strong interest in humanitarian innovation and the impact it can have on those living in crises 

About Elrha 

Elrha is a global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach. We’re an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen. 

Remote Working 

Elrha employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. In Spring 2022 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease. 

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview. 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion 

Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Salaries and benefits 

Elrha is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff. 

Elrha also has a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday entitlement which increases year on year, 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution) and life cover. 

Pre-employment Checks 

Any employment with Elrha will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date: 

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable) 

• receipt of satisfactory references 

• proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role 

Elrha is a wholly owned subsidiary of Save the Children. We are able to benefit from a range of support services provided by Save the Children UK, including recruitment systems. For this reason you will be directed to Save the Children UK’s job portal upon clicking ‘apply’. 

Please ensure you read the full job description and complete the Personal Statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Closing date: 30 January 2022 Interviews: w/c 7 February 2022