A fantastic opportunity to make a difference for older people across Surrey by writing compelling and engaging applications to funders.  You will be part of a small and supportive marketing, fundraising and volunteering team and work with colleagues across the charity.

It is an exciting time to join us as we grow and develop our services and activities across Surrey.

Job purpose:

• To write and design bespoke proposals, grant applications, cases for support and fundraising materials aimed primarily at Trusts and Foundations, but including individuals and corporates, in order to generate significant philanthropic support for a variety of projects.
• To assist with Legacy administration.
• Develop stories and case studies to support applications and fundraising activities.

Main Duties:

• To research, identify and prioritise appropriate grant opportunities, trusts and foundations, with a view to identifying potential donors.

• Successfully execute a rolling programme of grant applications for revenue and capital campaigns to meet fundraising targets.

• To engage proactively with targeted trusts and funding bodies to identify opportunities to plan and explore proposals prior to submission whilst developing positive relationships.

• To write, within the agreed timeframes high quality applications, impact and end of grant reports.

• Liaise with internal colleagues (services and marketing) to obtain and write up stories and case studies to support applications, fundraising activities and marketing.

• Liaise with internal colleagues to obtain services and client data to support applications and end of grant reports.

• Ensure consent for stories is obtained and recorded on the database, prior to marketing publication/grant submission.
• Assist the head of department with communications to solicitors regarding legacy bequests.
• Assist the head of department in developing ‘Cases/appeals for support’.

• To carry out any other duties as requested by management for the efficient running of the organisation.

Person Specification:

Essential Skills

• Previous experience of writing successful grant applications
• Excellent writing skills with attention to detail and grammar
• Clear and concise communicator
• Relationship builder with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to organise work
• Innovative and enjoys new ideas
• Adaptable, flexible and self-motivated
• Agile in a dynamic and changing organisation
• Excellent IT and Microsoft office skills
• Team worker and able to work on own initiative

The Trust Manager is a member of a dynamic and award-winning team of committed and passionate individuals working together to raise the profile of Challengers and maximise revenue funding in support of play and leisure opportunities for disabled children and young people.

The purpose of this role is to foster, facilitate and steward the growth in revenue funding for trusts, foundations and grant-giving bodies in support of Challengers. You'll be assisting the Head of Fundraising and Communications with the strategic direction of the department, working across the organisation to bid for significant funding projects and manage a small team of fundraisers that embody Challengers values of inclusivity, playfulness, trustworthiness, ambitious and accountable.

What we offer

• £28,000 to £33,000 per annum (dependant on experience)
• Permanent position
• Location: Guildford Office with travel to other sites
• Hours: Full Time (35 Hours per week, Monday to Friday)
• Flexible working environment with agile working policy in place
• 24 days annual leave, including 4 days for extended Christmas break
• Regular training opportunities, NEST Pension, Health Care Cash Plan available, parking and DBS, annual leave increases with service.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications to drive the department forward through strategic planning, detailed analysis of the financial data, the processes, and deputising where appropriate.

2. Represent the fundraising team within the Senior Managers Group and liaise with teams across Challengers to ensure a joined up approach across the organisation.

3. Support the development of the fundraising team through training and excellent leadership, line managing fundraisers to ensure the delivery of targets and the ongoing development of team members.

4. Implement the strategic approach to researching and identifying funding opportunities, developing a multiyear strategy for engagement, application and stewardship, setting out an ambitious but achievable pipeline for trusts, foundations and grant giving bodies.

5. Maintain a good knowledge and understanding of the aims and objectives of trusts, foundations, grant funding bodies and major donors to help target approaches to these organisations promptly.

6. Deliver funding proposals and applications for existing and new projects including creating budgets, ensuring that Challengers brand is used effectively, represented correctly and presented in line with current policies and vision.

7. Ensure that the monitoring, preparation and submission of required evaluation forms and progress reports meet deadlines and adhere to the terms and conditions of the funding given.

8. Work with the Trust Fundraising Officer to obtain grants from Local Councillors allocations by applying for suitable projects in their local areas and monitoring, preparing and submitting evaluation and progress forms to satisfy funders’ requirements.

9. Manage existing funders relationships, as well as identifying, cultivating and securing funding relationships with new supporters.

10.Maintain clear records of all contacts, activities and funds raised on the Challengers database and produce reports as and when required by the Head of Fundraising and Communications.

11.Support in the whole team approach of Crowdfunding campaigns, utilising the knowledge of Challengers individual givers and supporter engagement.

12.Support the wider Fundraising Team with the delivery of fundraising events, including some direct work on the event day which may include ad-hoc evenings and weekends for which time off in lieu will be given.

13.Represent the charity to foster existing and cultivating new relationships through great stewardship by providing presentations, meetings, centre tours and other functions to promote the work of Challengers and advocating for The Challengers Approach which is based on the Social Model of Disability.

Personal Specification

Essential

1. A team player who embodies Challengers’ values – Inclusive, Playful, Trustworthy, Ambitious and Accountable

2. Experience in managing Trust income stream.

3. Results-orientated with evidence of achieving targets and delivery against ambitious funding plans, across diverse funding streams. Experience in establishing and cultivating strong donor relationships that have delivered substantially increased income, demonstrating evidence of bringing in five to six-figure gifts including multi-year funding opportunities.

4. Strong written and verbal communication skills: persuasive and influential; diplomatic; effectively builds rapport with individuals and groups; presents information accessibly and in a format appropriate to the audience.

5. Highly developed interpersonal skills: able to build and manage relationships and network effectively; promotes a collaborative team environment; resolves conflict and represents alternative points of view.

6. Able to use Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook amongst others, as well as experience of using a database.

7. An ability to relate to a range of people, including potential donors, disabled children and their parents and carers, the media, colleagues, a range of charitable trusts and the general public.

8. Analytical clear thinking and the ability to prioritise tasks, apply common sense and sound judgement.

9. An ability to work on their projects as well as work as a team member.

10.An understanding of the Social Model of Disability and a commitment to deliver programmes to this ethos.

Desirable

1. Experience in working with the senior leadership team on strategic direction.

2. Analytical understanding of funding plans, budgets and forecasts, an ability to review financial information and relate this to strategic decisions.

3. Full clean driving license with ability to use own vehicle for travel to meetings and events and therefore hold the necessary business use insurance.

4. Transferable fundraising experience.

5. Flexibility to work outside conventional office hours when required.

6. Experience or understanding of the issues facing disabled children and young people, their families and carers and of issues surrounding social exclusion.

Closing Date

We're passionate about recruiting the right person for this role, so there is currently no closing date for applications. We will review applications as they come in and stop advertising once we've found our perfect fit, so if that sounds like you we'd love to hear from you soon!

What we offer

• £28,000 to £33,000 per annum (dependant on experience)
• Permanent position
• Location: Guildford Office with travel to other sites
• Hours: Full Time (35 Hours per week, Monday to Friday)
• Flexible working environment with agile working policy in place
• 24 days annual leave, including 4 days for extended Christmas break
• Regular training opportunities, NEST Pension, Health Care Cash Plan available, parking and DBS, annual leave increases with service.

We Thrive, the Gardening for Health Charity are looking for an experienced all-round Fundraising Manager who can lead a new team of passionate and committed fundraisers to generate income from a varied portfolio of activities for us.

A natural relationship builder, you will work across all areas of fundraising including digital fundraising, with a specific focus for this role on legacies, corporate partners and major donors. The money you raise will enable us to improve the lives of people living with disability and long-term health conditions.

If you are a confident manager and have experience of working with vulnerable people, we can offer you a new and rewarding challenge.

Broad Outline of Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Develop & deliver our fundraising strategy both existing activities and new initiatives
• Play a key role in understanding and engaging with our audiences
• Develop the donor journey
• Ensure best use of data, including GDPR compliance
• with support and guidance from the Head of Marketing & Engagement
• ·To develop and manage a portfolio of fundraising plans, initiatives and campaigns aligned with the Strategy to achieve the Fundraising Team’s income targets

Stewardship & Engagement

• Manage relationships with key stakeholders
• Identify and a develop new partnership

Raising Funds 

• Lead on the delivery of legacy, corporate and major donor programmes and identify new opportunitites 
• Ensure best use of digital fundraising actrivities and platforms
• Prepare and present business cases for new fundrasining initiatives

Team and People Management

• Report on KPIs and other data
• Manage and develop the fundraising team
• Set annual objectives and delivery targets
• Manage the fundraising income and ecxpenditure budget.

To apply pleasedownload the information pack and submit a full CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the job and person specification and what you can bring to Thrive.

Closing date 31st January 2022

Are you a dynamic individual with excellent experience of fundraising and impressive interpersonal and project management skills? 

Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership is keen to appoint a Fundraising Manager to join our friendly team to make grant applications, organise funding raising activities, and communicate the success of our projects. 

About Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership 

We are an ambitious, well-established charity supporting people who are disadvantaged to re-engage in learning and change their lives.  Each year we help 600 people through our skills hubs, community learning centres and Bike project social enterprise.One third of those we support gain employment; others gain the skills to allow them access local services, improve their sense of well-being or to progress to further learning and qualifications.

Fundraising Manager Role 

The key responsibilities are to: 

• manage our fundraising portfolio, identifying opportunities for growth and diversification of income streams across the charity. 

• work closely with the Chief Executive and management team to develop a fundraising strategy and action plan to ensure all activities are developed and financial targets are achieved. 

• collate and write compelling evidence statements to excite potential funders and sponsors. 

• submit multiple proposals, bids and applications. 

• liaise with staff and partner organisations to ensure funding proposals address the needs of our beneficiaries, and/or priorities for core and delivery services. 

• support funding applications from start to finish, including follow up after submission and responding to queries from funders.

• explore and evaluate alternative sustainable funding models. 

• explore and evaluate ways of maximising the potential sales and grant income of our social enterprise, the Bike Project. 

• manage relationships with existing and new donors to maximise fundraising potential and support donor retention. 

• work closely with the Finance Officer to develop and manage the fundraising budget, ensuring that all expenditure is within agreed budget limits. 

Essential requirements of the postholder include: 

• proven working background in a fundraising role with the ability to demonstrate consistent success in meeting and exceeding financial fundraising targets. 

• excellent report writing and presentation skills. 

• ability to assess costs, impact and added value of fundraising activities through KPI's. 

• proven background in working with teams of people. 

• experience of research and development of funding proposals. 

• organised and able to prioritise tasks. 

• excellent report writing and presentation skills. 

• good interpersonal skills. 

• proficient in use of social media. 

Desirable but not essential attributes include: 

• educated to Degree Level or equivalent. 

• member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. 

• good knowledge of using CRM System. 

• evidence of continuing professional development in income generation. 

Hours and Location: 

9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.  Part-time appointments will be considered. 

Role to based at SLLP head office, Knaphill. 

Salary: 

£27,000 to £30,000 for full-time role. 

The Strategic Finance Business Partner helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by providing finance business support to the Strategic Finance Lead to support the development of integrated strategic operational and financial plans and define and quantify appropriate delivery and productivity metrics to track the delivery of plans.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year pro-rata.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Degree educated or equivalent experience.
• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified.
• Qualified Finance Professional with experience in a project or change environment.
• Evidence of managing prioritisation processes.
• Evidence of defining and building adaptive models in excel, including scenario planning.
• Financial Business Partnering experience.
• Business case writing and review experience.

Desirable

• Experience with the third or charity sector.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.

Our client seeks a Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Statutory) to join their Philanthropy team in raising significant gifts to transform the lives of the older people they support.

Reporting to the Trusts Funding Manager, the Fundraising Officer will be responsible for identifying and developing relationships with grant-making organisations who have, or may, support key charitable projects run by the organisation.

The successful candidate will inherit an established portfolio of organisations to continue working with and updating. With a new range of exciting and innovative charitable projects coming up, this is an exciting time to join their Philanthropy team.

They can be flexible on contracted hours, so if this role excites you, and you are looking for a role on a Part Time (from 25 hours a week) or Full Time (35 hours a week) basis - or anywhere in between - then please do apply – they look forward to hearing from you. The role is based at their central office in Winchester. You will also have plenty of opportunities to visit their homes and clubs across the south of England as part of the role.

In return they offer a salary of £24,000 - £28,000 depending on experience (Per Annum, Pro Rata), 23 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays), increasing to 25 days after five years’ service. In addition they provide training and continuing personal development and a free DBS check.

Why Work For Them?

Our client is a registered charity, dedicated to improving the quality of life for older people. Care, choice and community are at the heart of what they do.

They currently have several care homes across the South of England, all offering a person-centred approach to the residents they care for. In addition, they have dozens of social care clubs throughout Hampshire and Dorset.

Location: Winchester, Hampshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full or Part Time, 25-35 hrs per week
Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 per annum (Pro Rata for part-time)

You may have experience of the following: Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Trusts Fundraising, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Business Development, Legacy, Charities, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Officer, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Charity Worker, Charity Fundraiser, Charity Fundraising Officer, etc.

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The Financial Controller helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by maintaining strong financial governance both in relation to day-to-day running of the Charity and strategic planning, ensuring effective use of the donor pound and long-term sustainability of the organisation.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified finance professional, to be able to confidently deal with complex financial and technical disclosure standards.
• Significant range of post-qualification experience.
• Change management skillset.
• Coaching and developing staff.
• Preparation of statutory, consolidated accounts.
• Working with external bodies such as HRMC, External and Internal Auditors.
• Significant experience working with a variety of financial systems.
• Experience of working within a Risk Based Control Environment.
• Strategic overview.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial and organisational/business context.
• Working knowledge of a wide range of Tax issues, including Gift Aid, VAT, and Corporation Tax.
• Strong understanding of accounting processes and controls.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

 

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.

As a member of the management team you will be responsible for the delivery of - and future development of - our projects and services. You will provide leadership and supervision to the people delivering those services to our clients.

The key responsibilities for this role are:

1. Ensuring service delivery - meeting KPIs, contract performance and service delivery plan
2. People management - line manager, coaching and support for direct reports and wider team
3. Project management - introduction of, management and exiting of funded projects

So if you can meet those responsibilities we would love to hear from you.

As Head of Operations you will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and collaboration skills to support an inclusive working environment for staff and volunteers and work pro-actively with a range of stakeholders across the borough.

The successful candidate will be a confident and positive leader who is resourceful and highly organised. An understanding of Citizens Advice is an advantage but is not essential.  More important is someone who will relish change and be curious as to how we can do things differently, reviewing processes to save time for our teams and support better outcomes for our clients.

For a job pack please contact Gael Holloway at Citizens Advice Wokingham. For an informal chat about the role contact Jake Morrison, Chief Executive.

The Citizens Advice service values diversity promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Reading University Students' Union (RUSU) is looking for an Academic Adviser to join the Advice Service. Our advice work includes providing confidential and specialist advice for students in four key areas: housing, money, academic and welfare. All advisers undertake general student advice, guidance and support as part of the Advice Team.

The Academic Adviser has responsibility for the provision of specialised advice on academic and educational matters. This role will develop working relationships with key stakeholders, support initiatives which develop campaigning activities and work with University support services, schools and departments on educational and academic matters.

We are looking for a friendly and approachable individual with a keen interest in working with students as well as an understanding of the key issues affecting students in higher education.

The Advice Service is accredited by the Advice Service Alliance Advice Quality Standard.

Reading University Students’ Union is a student-led charity which exists to support students and enhance their University experience. We are a dynamic, forward thinking organisation aiming to bring inclusive services and facilities to our members. Our members are 17,000 students from over 150 countries who are registered and study at the University of Reading.

The ideal candidates should have the following knowledge or skills:

• Good knowledge of higher education system and issues affecting students
• Awareness of legislation affecting higher education students
• Awareness of legislation relating to housing
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Understanding of confidentiality and conflict of interest
• Organisational and time management skills
• Able to give written and verbal information in a clear and concise manner
• Able to process and understand complex information
• Understanding of diversity issues

The ideal candidates should have had previous experience of:

• Studying or working in higher education sector
• Working or volunteering in an advisory or support role
• Working or volunteering with a culturally diverse client group
• Managing multiple tasks and a diverse workload
• Undertaking administrative duties
• Working effectively on own initiative

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about RUSU and the role, please download the Recruitment Pack.

• A completed RUSU Application Form
• A completed RUSU Diversity Monitoring Form

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further, please contact Loretta Cashley and she will pass you onto the relevant person.

RUSU is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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