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This role will play a vital part in helping us to reach our ambitious targets by providing the team with detailed and accurate research to grow income from trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships and major donors.
You will be identifying, researching and creating reports on new prospects for the team in line with our existing long-term strategy. As the Corporate and Trusts Researcher you will be diligent, creative and have the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment. You will also be able to build relationships across the teams in Compton Care to explore and build wider networks.
2022 sees Compton Care celebrate 40 years of caring for adults living with incurable conditions and their families. Throughout that time we have been and continue to be a highly regarded and important organisation in our community. We are very ambitious and we have some exciting plans for the future. Our Corporate and Trusts Researcher will play a pivotal role is helping us to achieve this!
Role requirements:
- In line with existing strategies, work collaboratively with the Trusts and Corporate Fundraisers to identify businesses, trusts and foundations and major donors that we can approach to support Compton Care in order to create a continuous pipeline of new prospects.
- Produce accurate and high-quality prospect research that meets briefs - including research on prospect capacity, affinity, propensity, peer links, and ethical screening reports.
- Create research profiles in a variety of written formats (long and short) drawing on a range of external sources to provide fit-for-purpose insight that adds genuine value to solicitation and stewardship plans.
- Identify potential connections between existing and new donors through our database and by working together with fundraisers at all levels to provide bespoke network maps of these connections as briefed.
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to understand the various suppliers, stakeholders and networks that exist and can be utilised for prospect research.
- Support fundraisers with the preparation of compelling proposals and presentations for prospective corporate partners or grant-making organisation.
- Ensure that all contacts and communications are recorded in a compliant manner on Compton’s CRM fundraising database, establishing excellent record keeping so that contact with Trusts, corporate supporters and their staff is appropriate.
- Create and manage processes for monitoring prospect research requests and prospect prioritisation
- Produce regular reports on the prospect pipeline and other areas of activity.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience:
We are looking for a confident and organised individual with experience of prospect researching using a range of sources and methods. The ideal candidate will be able to analyse and interpret a range of data to produce clear and accurate reports. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and presentation skills, who will use these skills to build strong and long lasting internal and external relationships. It is essential that you are able to manage a complex and demanding workload through great planning and organisational skills. As no two days are ever the same in this rewarding role. Most importantly you will be a team player who shares the passion to make a significant difference to the future of Compton Care and the people we support.
Interested applicants should be able to evidence how they meet the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.
For more than 35 years, Compton Care has been supporting people across the Black Country and beyond to live the best life possible. Read more
We are looking to appoint a new FD from either within or outside the Age UK community to work with the Chief Executive, Trustees, and wider organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic financial leader.
As part of the brief for the incoming FD, we want someone who can work with the Trustee Board, Leadership Management Team, staff and volunteer team, our partners, service users and the community so the charity has the maximum impact on improving the lives of elderly people in the community. Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector is essential.
Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire has circa £5 million turnover, employs over 250 staff with over 300 volunteers. The Charity delivers Dementia care services, Information & Advice, Money Management services for vulnerable adults, Domestic support services, Social Prescribing, social activities, Counselling and Befriending, Charity shops and Waste recycling shops.
The successful candidate should have:
- A CCAB accountancy qualification
- Be highly organised, an eye for detail and able to see the bigger picture
- A track record of initiating, driving, developing, and implementing strategies and plans relating to outcomes and impact
- Be fully conversant with UK GAAP, Charity SORP, FRS102, and Charity Law
- A proven track record of leading and inspiring diverse teams to high level achievement and innovation
- Ability to translate complex financial data and present targeted messages to different audiences
- The ability to balance IMPACT with financial sustainability.
The FD recruitment pack can be downloaded here or alternatively from our website.
Applications are by form, not CV. No agencies please.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 6th December 2021
Initial & Final Stage Interviews – w/c 13th December 2021
Return completed applications to Emma Stoney – Admin Team Leader via the contact details provided in the recruitment pack.
Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire was officially launched in April 2019 following a successful merger of Age UK Coventry and Age UK Warwickshi... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd is a registered charity based in the centre of Birmingham. We are dedicated to providing a low cost first class counselling service for adults from Birmingham and the surrounding area. We are also now able to provide counselling by telephone. Our clients are mainly from low income households, unable to afford private counselling costs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced commercially minded Fundraiser to join our team to help us secure the resources we need so that we can deliver our proactive strategic plan, and continue to provide such a vital resource for the local community. As an ambassador for the Centre, you will be building relationships and networks and identifying opportunities to raise funds. It is an exciting time to join us, as we continue to adapt to new ways of working since the pandemic, and the ever increasing demand for our service.
We hope to hold interviews for this position by Zoom, week commencing 13th December, 2021
Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd.
Fundraiser – Job Description
Job Title: Fundraiser
Responsible to: Board of Trustees
Salary: £13.50 per hour. To be reviewed annually.
Hours: Variable between 24 – 35 hours per month with an expectation of between 6- 8 hours per week. This flexibility will also include attending trustee meetings which are currently held through zoom
Contract: Self-employed; subject to performance for 12 months from start date with possibility of extension if both parties agree.
DBS Check: Required
Overview:
The counselling centre operates as an independent charity/company limited by guarantee, although supported by The Church at Carrs Lane, where the counselling centre facilities are currently based. Present turnover is approximately £60K.
The fundraiser will report to and work with a named member of the trustee body, who will hold regular supervision sessions to set targets, monitor workload and effect post-holder performance appraisal, training and development. The fundraiser will be expected to work collaboratively with other members of the Counselling Centre, particularly the manager and the treasurer. In most instances the work of this position can be done remotely from home.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The post holder will:
[1] Take lead responsibility for researching and identifying new trusts and foundations
[2] Develop and maintain key contacts for all small and medium sized trust relationships
[3] Write funding proposals for new and existing projects in consultation with centre manager and named trustee
[4] Will be expected to use and develop the existing rolling programme of submissions to trusts and foundations for both core and project grants
[5] To use, maintain and develop the existing spreadsheet trust records to enable accurate reporting and timely funding applications and reporting
[6] Develop and implement appropriate donor care programmes for small trusts, ensuring that quality standards are maintained and support increased from this source
[7] Produce reports for trustee meetings on a regular basis and end of grant reports
[8] Reconcile departmental accounts with treasurer periodically and as required.
[11] Respond to inbound communications about fundraising as appropriate.
[12] Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time
[13] Take advantage of any community fundraising activities that might present themselves
Review of this Job Description:
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended, in consultation with the Fundraiser in the light of the changing needs of Carrs Lane Counselling Service.
Please complete an application form and submit with a covering letter.
Carrs Lane Counselling Centre, based in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, provides a professional, confidential and non-judgemental counsell... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Flexible within England & Wales
Employment type: Fixed Term
Department: Funded Programmes
Contract Duration: 31 March 2022
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
As a Service Delivery Coordinator you will sit within the Wales Funded Services Team which is responsible for the operational design, implementation and delivery of core client facing services in Wales delivered by Citizens Advice at its network of local Citizens Advice.
You will work with Service Delivery Managers to support the effective management of delivery of Wales Funded Services, in accordance with agreed grant requirements.
Monitoring the performance of our projects is vital to ensuring that our services achieve what we set out to deliver. We are looking for someone who is driven to ensure we make a difference to people's lives.
The role will involve monitoring sub-grant compliance and performance of the delivery partners through effective communication and reporting and you will be their first point of contact for support with delivering the projects.
You’ll also contribute to developing the services and implementing best practice systems and processes to ensure that the Citizens Advice Cymru service is ready to take advantage of opportunities.
Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.
The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.
This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.