Fundraising Manager: Job description

Introduction

Clore Social Leadership is one of the UK’s most respected leadership development providers for the social and non-profit sector. Since 2010, and throughout the 2020 crisis, we have supported thousands of social leaders who are changing the world and serving disadvantaged and underserved communities across the UK and globally.

Since 2015, we have been on a mission to democratise social sector leadership and make it accessible to every social leader in the UK. Key to this agenda is the provision of low-cost online leadership development opportunities, which Clore Social is now offering along with our longer guided programmes. We are now looking for a creative, agile and enthusiastic Fundraising Manager to ensure our sustainability and growth moving forward. 

Job purpose

The postholder will work with the Chief Executive and senior management team to develop and secure the capacity and sustainability of Clore Social Leadership. The postholder will develop and execute our fundraising strategy, maintain relationships with our current donors, and grow our fundraising pipeline.

This is an exciting and varied role, with the opportunity to fundraise for two innovative new projects supporting UK third sector leaders, as well as Clore Social’s guided leadership development programmes: SharedPurpose, an online community platform for anyone working for positive social change, and the Social Leaders YOUniversity, a collection of accessible online leadership development products.

This role is best suited for someone who is self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic; and who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You should have demonstrated experience of fundraising from trusts and foundations and/or major donors. For the right person, this role has the potential to grow into a senior management position along with the organisation’s growth.

Main responsibilities

Fundraising

• Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to design and deliver an ambitious fundraising strategy to raise funds from a broad range of funding streams.

• Conduct prospect research to identify and cultivate key trust and foundation, statutory and corporate partnerships, and major donor relationships.

• Write compelling applications to funders to generate income for projects that support the strategic goals of Clore Social.

• Support the Chief Executive Officer to develop and maintain relationships with existing and new funders.

• Ensure reporting requirements are met and that funders are kept informed of how their support has enabled the charity to continue its work.

• Work with the Director of Operations to prepare financial reports and budgets.

• Carry out other duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Chief Executive Officer.

General

• Prepare fundraising reports for regular trustee board reports.

• Maintain orderly fundraising records and files, which are housed on our Google Drive system.

• Keep colleagues informed of current fundraising activities.

• Consistently demonstrate the values of the Clore Social Leadership in all its activities.

Skills and experience - (E=essential, D=desirable)

This role will suit someone with a strong track record of fundraising and developing relationships. You will be a confident and charismatic individual who is highly professional and hard working, with great attention to detail.

• Demonstrable experience of successful fundraising in the third sector with a focus on trusts and foundations (E)

• Track record of managing relationships with funders to secure 5- and 6-figure grants (E)

• Experience of preparing budgets and financial reports for funding applications and reports (E)

• Excellent communication and customer service skills (E)

• Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to work to deadlines (E)

• Strong project management and administrative skills (E)

• Strong attention to detail with a solid focus on quality, completion and consistent delivery (E)

• Experience of other fundraising methods, such as corporates, philanthropic individuals (HNWI), or crowdfunding (D)

• Demonstrable understanding of how charities demonstrate impact (D)

• Experience in a results-driven, professional environment with an ability to articulate and focus upon key performance indicators at all times (D)

Reporting Relationships

The CEO will be the line manager. The Fundraising Manager will also work closely with the senior management team, which currently  includes 5 directors.

Hours and place of work

This role is to be fulfilled over a 35-hour week and normally within office hours (Mon-Fri, 9.30am–5.30pm). The position will initially be offered on a short-term contract of six months, with the possibility of extension. It is currently partly remote-based, with attendance at our current co-working office space in London (Better Space, 127 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3DA) required once a week and at other events (sometimes in addition to normal hours) as necessary. We are open to discussing this further with the successful candidate.

Pay and benefits

Salary for this role will be £32,000-£35,000 per annum, depending on experience. The post holder is entitled to 25 working days’ holiday each year in addition to statutory holidays. Full time only considered.

Application process

Clore Social Leadership is committed to a policy of equality and diversity. We actively encourage applications from people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Please send a covering letter and CV.

(The cover letter should be no longer than one page and should illustrate your suitability for the role.)

Applications will not be reviewed without a covering letter.

Application deadline: Sunday 31 October 2021 at 11:59pm

1st round interviews: Thursday 4 November - Friday 5 November 2021

2nd round interviews: Tuesday 9 November - Wednesday 10 November 2021

Registered charity number: 1136727

Modern slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world.  There are an estimated 40 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.

Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, rescuing and caring for victims, dismantling criminal networks and bringing perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key partners. 

Our Vision: Every captive free. Every perpetrator brought to justice.

Our Mission: By bringing together specialists, we work to prevent slavery, to release and care for victims, to uncover and dismantle criminal networks and to spark systemic change.

Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:

• We are collaborative

• We are courageous

• We are experts

• We are relentless 

Due to the growth of our programmatic work over the past few years, we have an opportunity for a brilliant Institutional Fundraising Manager to join our team. To be successful in this role you will be: 

● An outstanding communicator - able to explain and inspire both in person and on paper

● Focussed on detail - You have strong attention to the small things (as well as the big!), including being able to interpret and develop project budgets and theories of change 

● Knowledgeable - You will have a good understanding of charity governance and best practice and will provide Justice and Care with an in-depth understanding of the Institutional Funding landscape, key trends, opportunities, and challenges

 ● People orientated - You will have the ability to network and communicate at a senior level with potential funders 

● Willing to roll up your sleeves - There is lots to be done and you won’t be afraid of hard work, working to tight deadlines. A team player, committed to making things work and helping get everything in place to do so 

Main responsibilities

Your key responsibilities include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Research new potential funding opportunities at a £30k plus p.a. level - including in particular institutional funding opportunities (FCDO, USAID, UK statutory funding for Victim Navigators, etc.)

• Plan and coordinate funding approaches alongside the Development Manager. This includes developing budgets, log frames and theory of change 

• Prepare applications for institutional and larger trusts and foundations in collaboration with the Development Manager 

• Lead on institutional donor grant agreement/contract negotiations and compliance with support from Development Manager

• Developing and writing proposals for High Net Worth donors and/or corporates as required by the Development Team 

Beyond the Streets is a small charity with a big determination to see routes out for women experiencing exploitation within the UK sex industry.  Your role is to lead on the maintenance and development of a strong pipeline of grant funding and relationship development of future and existing funding partners, including major donors.

We are looking for someone with great communication skills, high attention to detail, and a track record in building new partnerships and securing high-level funding from grant making trusts and foundations.

This is a full-time job, but with the possibility of a 4 day a week post for the right candidate. We have offices in Southampton and London and are open to flexible arrangements, including home working. We have the experience to invest in people who are interested in this work. 

You will be passionate about supporting women facing multiple disadvantages, as well as being able to support and motivate staff. You will have great communication skills and be able to champion the cause.

Your role will include:

 - leading on the ongoing development of the Beyond the Streets trust fundraising strategy;

 - overseeing the delivery of the Beyond the Streets trust fundraising strategy, ensuring that our relationships with large grant making trusts are well managed;

 - ensuring that all trust fundraising activities are coordinated and delivered to deadline with the Development Officer;

 - leading on the development of a major donor programme

Beyond the Streets is a charity inspired by Christian values. This belief inspires us to work with acceptance, value and mutual respect for all. We promote a healthy work life balance and regularly reflect on our boundaries and our strategy for the year. We genuinely seek to work as a team and ensure that no one is ‘rescuing’ or working outside their allocated hours.

Job Description

Role summary:

You will be a highly motivated and experienced Grants and Individual Giving Fundraiser with a track record of successfully raising funds. Your role as the main fundraiser will be to maximise income from grants, and individual and business partner giving as part of the charity’s strategy to diversify our fundraising income.

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead on generating new income to meet an agreed annual target for the charity. You will be responsible for developing a grant fundraising plan to meet KCAH’s funding requirements and for writing funding bids. You will lead on increasing income from individual giving by managing the relationship with our existing pool of donors and creating a compelling case to persuade others to donate to KCAH.

Specific responsibilities will include:

Grant fundraising

• Develop a fundraising plan to meet our grant fundraising target, working with the CEO and others to identify our funding needs and identifying potential grant making organisations.
• Write high quality, creative funding applications to grant making organisations, working with other teams to ensure bids are compelling and accurate.  
• Develop good relationships with funders, including by maintaining regular contact with them so they understand what we do and our impact, and ensuring all reporting requirements are met.
• Work closely with the CEO, accountant and other teams to ensure all grants are correctly used and conditions and targets are met.
• Maintain accurate records and information about all Trust and Foundation applications and ensure that KCAH’s database and records are kept up to date.

Individual and corporate fundraising

• Define the KCAH ‘supporter journey’, and lead on its implementing it in order to bring in new donors, increase donor retention and donor giving.
• Support the KCAH communications team to plan communications and events in support of our fundraising strategy
• Work closely with the KCAH communication team so that their communications plan and events are informed by our fundraising objectives in relation to individual donors.
• Communicate promptly and effectively with our donors, including acknowledging all income generated.
• Define our requirements from a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, identify and lead the implementation of the best CRM system to meet KCAH’s needs. In the interim, ensure that accurate donor records are kept in line with GDPR.

Other Requirements:

• Understand, uphold and work within the ethos, aims and objectives of KCAH
• Keep abreast of key fundraising trends and issues and the regulatory environment around fundraising
• Develop strong and productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Manage own learning and professional development
• Undertake any other duties which may reasonably be required in this post

Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising, Family Action Head Office, London (we will also consider home-based candidates)
37 hours per week (can be flexible for 4 days per week - 29.6 hours)

Grade 2 Point 11-16: £23,780 - £27,138 FTE inclusive of Inner London Weighting (dependent on experience)

Permanent Contract

Are you a highly motivated and organised self-starter with excellent communication skills? Do you want to be part of an award winning organisation that makes a difference? If so, Family Action has an exciting opportunity and would love to hear from you.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. Family Action won Charity of the Year at the 2021 Third Sector Awards.

We are looking for a Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to join our successful Fundraising Team within a highly dynamic and ambitious organisation. You will be responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of small and medium trusts and foundations, working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to create exciting projects and develop ideas into compelling applications.

We are looking for someone with initiative, a will to learn and who takes pride in producing high quality written work. This role is a great opportunity for someone who has relevant experience and is looking to further develop their skills in fundraising and/or the charity sector. You will be able to meet deadlines, prioritise your workload effectively and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Trusts and Grants Manager, you will help to expand our prospect pipeline and grow income from trusts, foundations and statutory funders, to have a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged families across the country.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we’ll invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing team and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative, non-hierarchal organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

Please complete an application form to be considered for the role. For an application pack and further information visit the current vacancies page on our website and submit your completed application form to the specified email inbox.

Closing date: Monday 1st November 2021 at 09:00am

Interview date: TBC

Could you be our next Snow-Camp London Programme Manager?

We are looking for a new London Programme Manager at Snow-Camp to manage and deliver our range of youth snowsports and wellbeing programmes.

This is a really exciting opportunity to play a key role in Snow-Camp’s development over the coming years. So if you love working with young people and have solid experience delivering youth programmes, combined with a passion for snowsports – and if you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role working with a committed team of staff at Snow-Camp and some amazing young people – this job could be the job for you!

Summary of Main Duties

The London Programme Manager, reporting to the Programme Director, is responsible for delivering and developing the full Snow-Camp London journey of programmes. Which involves a range of snowsports and life-skills focused youth activities run by Snow-Camp throughout the year, taking a young person form a beginner skier or snowboarder right through to a qualified Snowsport England Level 1 Instructor.

Experience of working successfully with disadvantaged young people in a range of settings will be essential to the post. Furthermore, experience within a snowsports field and passion for supporting young people generally will be a huge advantage!

Project management skills, logistical skills, managing relationships, communication and presentation skills, experience of delivering life-skills or similar courses to motivate young people, excellent IT skills – these will all make up the job.

This is a key post requiring at least 2 years’ experience involving the above skills, together with proven project management and budgeting experience.

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification attached below for further details of this position.

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter outlining why you are right for this role by using the Job Description & Personal Specification below. Deadline for applications is Thursday 11th November 2021.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 at the London House of Sport, near London Bridge.

For more information and an informal chat please contact Operations Director Lara Kinnear.

Snow-Camp is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Project Manager

• £39,768 rising to £42,771 in project year three (includes £4,000 per annum London weighting)
• 35 Hours per week FT (Open to Job share) 
• Plus 8% employer pension contribution
• 30 days annual leave 

About Us

The Civil Society Alliance is a new project which will empower civil society organisations, especially marginalised voices far from the Westminster, to scrutinise and influence constitutional, administrative and legal changes taking place in the UK policy landscape following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This new Alliance will bring civil society voices together from all parts of the UK and will be a key vehicle for navigating our complex and challenging post-Brexit landscape. The post holder will be contractually employed by the Human Rights Consortium who are initiating the Civil Society Alliance as a collaborative project with the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and the Wales Civil Society Forum on Brexit, but the work and direction of the Alliance itself will be influenced and developed in close collaboration with the broad range of civil society organisations that we anticipate will form this wide alliance.

About You

We seek an experienced and dynamic individual to lead this new project and manage the Alliance on a day-to-day basis. The Project Manager is a senior position within this new project and the postholder will be expected to be able to operate with a large degree of independence in managing both the programmatic and financial administration of the Alliance. A key part of the role will be developing and expanding the network of civil society organisations within the Alliance and in developing and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders at Westminster, so we need an individual with appropriate experience and capacity to work with both civil society and elected representatives and decision makers. The work of the Alliance will focus on helping civil society navigate the post-Brexit legal and constitutional landscape with an eye on maintaining important standards and practises that are important to civil society. So, a background in research and analysing the impact of Brexit on the UK would be particularly useful in this role. For further details on the type of individual we are seeking please see the full Job Description and Person Specification.

To Apply

Complete and return the Application Form and Monitoring Form available for download below.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 8th November 2021

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification below.

Are you passionate about social change?

Are you highly-organised and do you have project management skills?

Would you like to be part of an organisation that is opening up access to funding
and skills for exciting small charities and social enterprises?

The Fore is a seed funder for charities and social enterprises. We bring together social entrepreneurs, businesses and funders to unlock 21st century solutions to society’s greatest challenges. We support and scale-up fresh solutions to pressing issues including knife crime, childhood obesity, social isolation, food poverty and homelessness.

The Fore is now recruiting a Programme Manager to join our forward-thinking, welcoming team and play a pivotal role in ambitious plans to lead change in the funding sector. We are looking for someone who will bring initiative and enthusiasm. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with fantastic management, coordination and interpersonal skills. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and from all sections of the community.

ABOUT GREENWICH HOSPITAL

Greenwich Hospital is a unique 327-year-old Crown Charity. We provide charitable support including benevolence, annuities, sheltered housing and education to serving and retired personnel of the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM) and their dependants. We are also the parent organisation for the Royal Hospital School, a high quality HMC co-educational boarding school in Suffolk. The Hospital’s income comes from property portfolios in London, Suffolk and Northumberland, and a financial investment portfolio. There are no public funds donated.

We are a small friendly team, now working flexibly between home and office. Greenwich Hospital is committed to strengthening the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the nation and Royal Navy it serves and to broaden the thinking that inspires its work. We therefore warmly welcome applicants for this role from all backgrounds and those who will bring different perspectives. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be a key member of the Greenwich Hospital Charity team, and a valued colleague to the wider Greenwich Hospital team. You will bring fresh ideas, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn about this unique Crown Charity.You will share your personal experience in charitable giving with the organisation. You will be comfortable both making sure we get the detail right and taking a strategic view of what we need to do next. You will also be keen to look out for new developments in best charitable practice, and technology will be something that you enjoy using and applying to your work.

You will be keen to help us ensure that Greenwich Hospital is seen as a beacon for best practice in the charitable space and be a key shaper of closer GH co-operation with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. You will make sure that our policies and procedures are up to date and not overly complicated.

Greenwich Hospital envisages this role as a combination of home and office working, with some travel to UK Navy bases necessary.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you. 

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement describing why you would be the best person to join the team and help make Greenwich Hospital the best it can be. 

The closing date for this role is noon on Monday 01 November. Interviews will be held on Monday 15 November.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The what:

1. Deliver GH’s charitable output to RN/RM beneficiaries in accordance with the Hospital’s objectives, governing legislation, policies and budgets
2. Help shape GH’s charitable work, whether delivered with/through others or directly to be high impact and effective in helping our beneficiaries
3. Find unidentified need and develop new projects to deliver maximum impact to beneficiaries
4. Ensure suitable publicity is given to GH charity activity internally, on the GH website and social media, in national publications and by grant recipients
5. Strengthen current charity partnerships & establish new ones

The How:

1. Compile and manage the Hospital’s charity budget in consultation with the GH Charity Scrutiny Panel and Finance staff
2. Ensure all charity awards are authorised, paid and reviewed promptly.
3. Oversee educational bursaries and grants
4. Oversee and assist the Charity and Bursaries Coordinator (whom you will line manage) with cross-charity cases and administering of funds
5. Collect, evaluate and report on impact and effect of charitable giving and outcome of awards. Identify, implement and manage a suitable case management system for GH’s charity work
6. Produce charity and impact reports for the GH Advisory Board, Advisory Panel and sub-committees; provide material for publication
7. Ensure and promote adherence to good charity governance practice; periodically review funding guidelines/ policies and delivery
8. Develop and apply good understanding of RN ethos, personnel and beneficiaries.
9. Represent GH in discussions and negotiations with stakeholders and other charitable partners and beneficiaries and represent the Charity function at internal and external meetings

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Personal Qualities

1. You act with integrity, honesty and professionalism always
2. You are a strong ambassador to internal and external contacts
3. You treat all people with respect and dignity
4. You take responsibility for your actions and remain accountable
5. You are a team player

Expertise and Experience

1. You have in-depth knowledge and experience of charitable support to a beneficiary group relevant to GH’s work and of working in co-operation with other charities
2. You are familiar with introducing new, improved processes and developing joint working and giving mechanisms
3. You have excellent communication skills, written and oral
4. You are confident using IT including Microsoft Office, charity management and HR software
5. Familiarity with the Royal Navy and the Service charity sector would be an advantage but is not essential. An interest in and willingness to learn about the area is however necessary

The Mix hold a rich dataset on use of our services and conduct research with young people to better understand our users, their needs and how to improve our services to maximise positive outcomes for young people. One of the areas we’d like to grow is sharing our insights and impact externally through publishing our reports. To help us achieve this The Mix is looking for a full-time Research and Evaluation Manager.

The position will focus on data collection, analysis and report writing to enable us to share our insights externally and to inform the charity’s service delivery teams to ensure services are developed to match the needs identified through our insights.

The role responsibilities will include conducting surveys, research, monitoring performance against KPIs, evaluation of services and communicating this information to key stakeholders.

The job holder will be responsible for management of Data Officer, team development and performance management.

The Psychosynthesis Trust is at an exciting stage in our development. We see the core premise of psychosynthesis as being more relevant than ever in our changing world and recognise that dramatic change is necessary, to meet the interconnected nature of our existence, in order to thrive as a society and a collective.

The need is so great, that we are investing in a contract position of Social Impact Director to scope the work where the Trust can most add value. This may include communities, environment, and societal inequity but it may be wider.  This new role would also feed into our experimental flat leadership model, as the third equal member of our Leadership Team.

We welcome applications from self-starters with a knowledge of the third sector, perhaps with a background in project development and management or fundraising and a passion for improving lives.

We have a London office, with options for flexible working as we introduce a hybrid pattern of working.

About Bank Workers Charity (BWC)

The Bank Workers Charity is an occupational benevolent organisation that supports individuals and their families who are in real need. We offer independent advice, guidance, case management and grant giving for people encountering a wide range of challenges including financial, health, housing and wellbeing issues.  There is a growing need for our services and each year we’re supporting thousands of clients through our expert Helpline team and online resources. 

About the Role

We’ve made a significant investment in digital technology, including a Sitecore-based website and a new Salesforce CRM (due to go live in the autumn). We’re now seeking a Digital Delivery Manager to manage these functions, and help us realise our aspirations for enhanced service delivery.                                                         

As our Digital Delivery Manager you’ll be responsible for our digital plan. You’ll work closely with BWC staff to develop and deploy new business processes, monitor the digital budget, and be the point of contact for our digital suppliers and agencies. You’ll also have a specific personal responsibility for our website, liaising with our marketing and content specialists, and briefing our development partner.

About You

Our ideal candidate will blend an ability to see the bigger picture with pragmatic project management skills, and some general management experience.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary, along with a range of benefits, which include:

• 30 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
• Up to 13% employer contribution to BWC’s pension scheme
• Group Life Cover (three times annual salary)
• Season Ticket Loan (upon successful completion of probation)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

To apply please review the attached applicant pack, which includes the job description and person specification, and then send a completed application form, which includes a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.

Closing Date: Monday 1st November 2021 at 9am

About us 
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 

The Venture Studio supports, builds and invests in start-ups. We’re in fact a start-up within Crisis itself. We’re in full growth mode, building the future for social change within the charity sector. 

About the role 
As Venture Investment & Impact Analyst in the Venture Studio, you will be responsible for assessing early-stage ventures and assess how each company ends homelessness and fits our investment thesis. You will also use your research expertise to proactively identify new opportunities within certain sectors for Venture Studio and help us broaden our investment thesis. You will work with other teams within Crisis and support the development of internal investment cases through detailed financial models and your general analysis skills.

Working with the rest of the Venture Studio you will work to build a continuous pipeline of high-quality investment opportunities that can accelerate the end of homelessness. 

About you 
To be successful in this role you will have

- experience of assessing early-stage ventures and supporting a due diligence process 
- experience doing sector research and presenting back insights in a useable format

- demonstrable ability to manage senior stakeholder to achieve a successful outcome
- a curious and inclusive nature 
- good analytical skills 
- a structured and organised approach to execution 
We believe diversity is a strength and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis 
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. 

Closing date: Sunday 31st October 2021 (at 23:59)

Accessibility 
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Join the Lewisham Local team to become our new Local Giving Programme Manager! It is an exciting time to work in Lewisham. We are at the forefront of place-based giving and become the London Borough of Culture for 2022. You will lead an exciting and unique local giving programme, engaging new communities of givers, lead impactful campaigns to raise awareness of the good causes and needs in Lewisham and begin to develop a legacy of local giving.

We are looking for an experienced person to strategically lead our giving programme and team. You will have an excellent understanding of financial donors and the voluntary sector and have your finger on the pulse of current developments and opportunities. You will possess ideas, ambition and leadership qualities to make the most of future opportunities for local giving in Lewisham and build collaborative approaches. Strong in communications and marketing skills, you will be able to articulate a compelling vision that inspires people to give, and engages local charity partners.

If you would like more information on the role and/or even visit us to see how we function, please get in touch with Sam Hawksley, Director.

We are committed to our staff team reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve and strongly welcome applications from minority communities.

Shortlisted candidates who outline their skills and experience in the application form that matches the essential criteria will be interviewed. Two references from the previous and current employer will be taken up for the successful candidate, and where necessary employers may be contacted to gather further information.

We are committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children, where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.