I CAN is looking for an experienced systems accountant or a management accountant with experience of implementing new or upgraded financial systems, with the ability to make a start before Christmas.

The successful candidate will report into the Head of Finance & IT and will be responsible for:
• Supporting the management of a process (currently ongoing) to review the needs of our new or upgraded finance system.
• Supporting the quarterly reporting and forecasting process for Q3.
• Supporting the documentation of current processes underpinning our ways of working.
• Supporting the implementation of procedural changes to provide greater transparency of income and expenditure from trading activities.
• Capture requirements from different teams to ensure that automated workflow for purchasing and expenses can work to its highest potential.
• Gathering business requirements to inform revised systems structure and future reporting.

I CAN is the UK’s leading children’s communications charity, established in 1888. The charity runs two special schools, a social enterprise developing and selling resources to support children with communication difficulties, an enquiry service for parents/carers and professionals, a number of bespoke voluntary income and government-funded programmes, initiatives to influence key government departments about the plight of children with SLCN and a grant-giving communications consortium of 36 charities and social enterprises with a focus on children’s communication.

To apply, please send in your up to date CV, along with a covering letter before the closing date. Interviews are scheduled to take place, via Zoom, on Friday 11 December 2020. Your covering letter needs to be no more than two sides of A4 evidenced against the five points detailed below, which will inform our shortlisting process:

• Qualified accountant with experience of SORP and evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience of upgrading and/or being involved in implementing new finance systems.
• Experience of analysing and producing management accounts and forecasts.
• Good knowledge of cost accounting and analysis
• Experience of managing process improvement tasks or projects.

For more information download our job description and recruitment pack provided below.

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

I CAN is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Grants Manager
Location: King’s Cross, London
Contract: 12 month FTC
Salary: £36,000 per annum

Since 1903 Art Fund has supported the development of museum and public collections. We are looking to recruit a full-time Grants Manager (12 months fixed term contract) to play a key role in delivering Art Fund’s charitable programme through the assessment of applications, distribution of funding and management of relationships with individual applicants across Art Fund’s grant making portfolio. To take a lead in managing the delivery of the second phase of Art Fund’s support for museums and galleries in response to Covid-19 plus other strategic programmes as required.

The perfect candidate will be an experienced grants manager who has experience of managing funding with museums, arts, cultural or heritage organisations. The successful candidate will also have an excellent track record working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Closing date: 7th December 2020

For more information:
Please download the Job Description included below and click the apply button to attach your CV, it will be sent automatically to us. 

Thank you for your interest in Art Fund. We will review your application and will contact you if you have been selected for interview.

We receive an overwhelming number of responses to our posts and unfortunately, are unable to reply individually to every applicant or provide feedback.

No agencies please. 

Grants Manager

Join our award-winning team and help change billions of lives. Including yours.

Compassion in World Farming International is the leading international farm animal welfare organisation. Factory farming affects billions of animals – and every human on the planet. There are humane alternatives to this global crisis. Will you help us tell this story?

In an age where the debate about food provenance, sustainability and safety has never been more urgent, the challenge for Compassion in World Farming International is to combat the spread of factory farming and ensure that animal welfare becomes a fundamental consideration within the global food system.

This role will play a critical part in delivering a new re-granting project aimed at supporting grass roots organisations in Asia seeking to start or grow their farm animal welfare advocacy capability.

Grants Manager Requirements:

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate prior experience of grant making, be highly numerate, demonstrate strong planning and project management skills together with excellent research and data-analytic skills.

They will demonstrate excellent communications and interpersonal skills together with the ability to work with people at all levels and from diverse backgrounds. Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high standards

They will have operational responsibility for ensuring the development and provision of high-quality grants administration and related processes. They will also be responsible for developing and implementing compliance policies and control and designing and providing appropriate training and support to colleagues on the same

The post is based at the Compassion in World Farming international headquarters in Godalming, Surrey (45 minutes from London Waterloo). The office is a 3 minute walk from Godalming mainline train station.

About CiWFI - Compassion in World Farming International:

Compassion in World Farming International is the leading international farm animal welfare organisation. Factory farming affects billions of animals – and every human on the planet. There are humane alternatives to this global crisis. Will you help us tell this story?
In an age where the debate about food provenance, sustainability and safety has never been more urgent, the challenge for Compassion in World Farming is to combat the spread of factory farming and ensure that animal welfare becomes a fundamental consideration within the global food system.

Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed regularly and interviews may take place on a rolling programme.

Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification of the job description

Location: Godalming, Surrey GU7 1EZ, Initially to work remotely. Expectation of regular attendance at Godalming HQ during the contract period.

Job type: Full Time, 15 to 16 months (depending on start date), Fixed Term Contract (37 hours per week)

Salary: Up to £37,500 p.a. (depending on experience)

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd January

No Agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Grants Manager, Research Funding, Fundraising Manager, Research Funding Manager, Grants Management, Fundraising, etc.

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE HAVE NOW CLOSED. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR ROLES, PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR CV.

Interim Programme Manager

Position: 4-6 months FTC

​Location: UK, Flexible/Remote

Deadline for applications: Open until filled

The position:

Our international women’s rights charity client is recruiting a Programme Manager. This role will lead and manage the inception and start-up of an ambitious and exciting 5-year global advocacy focused programme.  Working with 6 programme partners, you will ensure that all key management documents and tools are in place and that all partners understand their roles and responsibilities.  You will set up systems and ensure compliance. 

Requirements:

• You will have experience of all key aspects of the project cycle management including inception and project start-up.
• Experience of implementing large scale, multi-country programmes.
• Experience of working on projects funded by statutory donors.
• A strong administrator, with good financial management skills and grant compliance experience.
• Available to start 2nd January 2021 (or soon after)

Grant Assessor – Remote Work - 3-month contract

Our client is looking to recruit a Grant Assessor to join their company on a 3-month contract to work on an exciting new funding programme.

The successful Grant Assessor will be working on behalf of a government department to assess grant applications by completing assessments via an online portal. You will have experience in the not-for-profit sector ideally working on a large scale grant making programme. This is an urgent contract so please apply if you have experience working as a Grant Assessor or similar.

Key Responsibilities as a Grant Assessor :
• Assessing grant applications submitted on the Blackbaud portal
• Providing recommendations against each application.
• Providing inputs to ongoing planning with Grant making team
• Ensuring that grant assessments are completed according to the operational and financial needs of the programme in a time-pressured environment.
• Keeping the relevant internal stakeholders informed about progress against upcoming deadlines and deliverables.
• Identifying and developing strategies to optimise the speed, transparency and accuracy of grants assessments within the programme.
• Reviewing briefings and other related information connected with the grant-funded programmes
• Providing advice on good practice in grant management, lessons learnt, scaling programmes and giving effective feedback to grantees

Please apply as directed.

Key responsibilities

Tasks will vary from week-to-week depending on priorities, but regular tasks will include:

Line management

• Provide effective monthly line management to up to 3 employees
• Line Management tasks will include; coaching and performance development, probation reviews, 1:1’s, supervisions, team meetings, annual appraisals, development plans, identifying training opportunities/needs and responding to ad-hoc support requests.
• Ensure staff understand and follow organisation and department policies and processes, including prompt and accurate completion of assessments and other administrative tasks.
• Ensure excellence in the recruitment, training and ongoing support of volunteer counsellors including organising an annual volunteer development calendar and a celebration event.
• Work to implement and embed new HR handbook and associated policies
• Work to implement service agreements
• Support the Service Director as the day to day operational arm of the organisation

Service day to day management

• Coordinate, manage and lead a safe, professional and accessible suite of services  
• Develop and review appropriate contracts, policies and procedures, including referral, cancellation, assessment, financial and administrative procedures
• Support the implementation of internal digital transformation – a new CMS is being installed and this post would be one of a few system champions identified
• Ensure the organisational team carries out the following duties:

• Client access channels are responded to immediately with appropriate information;
• Support the administrative process for allocation and booking in clients for assessments;
• Support the process for administrative aspects of allocate/book in clients to suitable counsellors
• Oversight of the waiting lists
• Ensure service outcomes and outputs are effectively monitored and evaluated and prepare service statistics monthly.
• Respond to information requests from staff, clients or external organisations efficiently in a timely manner.
• Keep bookings/diaries/room allocations up to date and keeps clients informed of where they are within any waiting lists (if appropriate).

• Hold regular team meetings with both staff and volunteers to collaborate, discuss and agree upon any required changes to service specifications and communications in association with clinical colleagues
• Ensure Somerset Counselling Centre retains organisational membership of BACP alongside clinical colleagues
• Ensure all clients have terms and conditions of service/agreements/contracts signed and signed GDPR consents are also in place
• Ensure that the counsellor’s ‘agreement of services’ are kept up to date, that all counsellors have clearly explained the terms and conditions of service to clients who have signed the relevant administration forms and have agreed to have their fees collected as agreed. 
• Support the finance co-ordinator to manage income from counselling clients either via card, charity checkout or similar and ensure all money fees are kept surely and banked where appropriate.
• Monitor all client records are kept in line with all Somerset Counselling Centre GDPR policies and procedures. 

Business Management

• Work with the business plan to implement business as usual growth trajectory
• Manage sales and marketing requirements including meeting new client targets and social media presence and management daily
• Work with the Clinical Lead and Service Director to manage the services across the organisation effectively and in line with organisational values and performance KPI’s within the dashboard.
• Continuously develop and implement a business plan and a sustainable business model for our counselling services to thrive
• Attend and participate in any reviews of project work
• Monitor grants and collect evidence against KPI’s for end of grant/funding reports and evaluations – write up reports in collaboration with Service Director.
• To interpret performance and impact data and be responsible for reporting against service targets to the Service Director as and when required.
• To continually drive enhancements to operational effectiveness and maximise outcomes against targets from service delivery.
• To support the Service Director to mobilise new services in line with agreed project plans.
• To pro-actively develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to improve and develop service provision for people with mental health needs.

Financial Management

• Offset any gaps/shortfalls in counselling income generation forecasts by writing, or assisting in writing bids, for grants and trusts fundraising and meet annual targets to be able to support low cost counselling increases
• Manage the counselling budget, including forecasts and income targets; collaborating with the Operations and Finance coordinator, and Service Director as required.
• Client fee generation; working with the Senior Clinical team ensuring all counsellors follow protocols and adhere to policies regarding fees.
• To work with the Service Director and Service Delivery Manager to ensure sound day to day financial management and work within agreed operational budgets; contributing to the annual budgeting cycle.

Quality and Compliance

• Ensure Safeguarding is maintained within services and monitored
• Ensure GDPR and Health and Safety policies are updated and implemented
• Premises compliance and fit for purpose is maintained
• Support the mandatory online training modules for safeguarding, information governance and record keeping as minimum for all and report on compliance
• To support the Clinical team or Service Director to draft and update operational policies when required and ensure a consistent approach throughout the organisation.
• Ensure that client complaints are investigated and dealt with appropriately in association with the Service Director

Service User Involvement

• To ensure high levels of meaningful service user involvement in service provision; responding to the needs of service users locally.
• Ensure bi-annual service users satisfaction surveys are undertaken and end of counselling client feedback collated.
• Review client evaluation and feedback to maintain and improve provision of service. 
• Use client evaluation as evidence of efficacy of service for funding opportunities.

Organisational

• Attend meetings and action tasks as appropriate.
• Represent Somerset Counselling Centre at external meetings as agreed with the Service Director
• Work alongside line managed staff; establishing proactive working relationships
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure operational issues are co-managed effectively
• Assist the Service Director to produce quarterly Operations reports for the Board of Trustees.
• Keep the Service Director fully informed of matters relating to operational delivery.

• To support the Service Director in the delivery of the organisational strategy with the aim of ensuring the sustainability of Somerset Counselling Centre

Overall

• Contribute to team meetings, counsellor meetings with both staff and volunteers to collaborate, discuss and agree upon any required changes to service specifications and communications
• Attend elements of Trustee meetings if required
• Confident and positive representations of self and SCC externally to promote the work of psychodynamic therapy
• Undertake such duties not included in the job description relevant to the level of role as reasonably discussed with clinical lead and service director
• On occasions this might involve out of core hours working and a willingness to work flexibly

Person specification

The person specification seeks to define a person most likely to be suited to the job of Somerset Counselling Centre: Business Manager.  Candidates are required to meet all the essential conditions and requirements listed (E) and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these conditions and requirements in your supporting statement that accompanies your application as they will be used to help select candidates for interview.

Conditions

• Positively supports the aims and work of the Somerset Counselling Centre (E)

Qualifications and experience

• Recognised management qualification (Diploma) or equivalent and up to date experience of 5 years (E)
• Significant safeguarding experience (E)
• Sales (income generating) experience (E)
• Marketing experience and newer digital platforms (E)
• Experience of managing budgets (or other similar budgets) including annual budget forecasts and planning income targets. (E)
• Experience of bid writing/ applying for grant funding from Trust and Foundations and/or local Council funding pots. (E)
• Experience of delivering talks and presentations. (D)
• Significant experience of managing, motivating, developing and training staff/volunteers (E)
• Developing and implementing policy and procedure. (E)
• Compiling and interpreting performance data and reporting against service targets. (E)
• Successful track record in planning and project management. (D)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of and empathy for the issues facing people with mental health problems. (E)
• Knowledge of the day-to-day application of relevant legislation e.g. GDPR, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding, HR Practice. (E)
• Knowledge of BID writing or equivalent ability (E)
• Knowledge of sales and marketing

Skills/attributes/abilities

• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences. (E)
• Skilled in promotion and communications around sales/income generation campaigns including; new digital platforms externally social media, website management and production of leaflets and posters. (D)
• Commitment to service user involvement and able to work with service user groups to develop this.  (E)
• Is committed to working to create equal opportunities for all people (E)
• Commitment to working within the policies of Somerset Counselling Centre including equal opportunities and confidentiality. (E)
• Positive attitude, passionate about working for Somerset Counselling Centre and able to inspire people to higher levels of performance. (E)
• Team player and able to form positive, professional relationships with staff at all levels. (E)
• Able to work effectively with external stakeholders and the Board of Trustees. (E)
• Creative approach in identifying appropriate opportunities to take Somerset Counselling Centre forward. (D)
• Strong organisational skills and able to take control of own workload and meet deadlines. (E)
• Confident in challenging poor performance assertively, constructively and successfully. (E)
• High professional standards and the ability to communicate these clearly to others. (E)
• IT literate to aid communication and analysis of data. E.g. Excel formatting/formulas word tables/publications and use of Microsoft Teams. Work with a CMS essential (E)
• Willing to undertake training and development. (E)
• Access to own vehicle with appropriate licence and insurance

We are looking for an experienced finance professional with expertise in Institutional Donors to join our team as Programme Finance Advisor. You will be the focal point for our Country Programmes in any matters related to accountancy, finance, and grant management, and will analyse and present information for the Programme Coordinators and Senior Management in London. You will lead in reinforcing capacity of our country teams and promoting internal guidelines and policies. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, extensive experience of INGOs, and a proactive approach to strengthening the effectiveness of Country Programmes to support children affected by conflict.

Your role

The Programme Finance Advisor is the primary focal point for Country Offices for issues related to accountancy, finance, and grant management. You ensure internal policies and regulations are well understood and applied in Country offices. Through your support, capacity of Country finance teams is strengthened. You ensure the timely and appropriate reporting of in country trends, financial and grants, to your counterparts in Programmes and for monthly reporting.

Your responsibilities

• Review and validate the monthly financial reporting package from country offices, (balance sheet reconciliations, cost allocation to Restricted and Unrestricted grants, intercompany transactions, FX Revaluation, completeness of the submission), provide feedback on necessary corrections and ensure these are actioned by the country finance team.
• Verify accuracy and correctness of country monthly cash requests, collect the required validation to allow London finance team and Head of Finance to process the payment.
• Review the monthly BVA from the country teams, together with the Programme team in London, looking at variances, burn rate, and project cash flow, identifying and advising the Country team on actions to be taken.
• Analyse and consolidate country finances and grant management each month, and present to the SMT, highlighting delays, risks and advise on appropriate action to be taken.
• Inform the Programme and Funding teams and the Finance Manager and Country Director on donor financial requirements at any stage of grant management, from proposal to final reporting.
• Revise grant financial reports, sign off intermediate reports and submit the final financial report to the Programme Finance Manager for sign off.
• Review budgets for new proposals, ensuring appropriateness of cost recovery, coherence with log frame, respect of specific donor requirement and WCUK internal parameters for Budgeting. Provide necessary feedback and request corrections to the Country Team, ensuring they are properly addressed. Prepare the Budget summary including potential risks, to the Programme Finance Manager for action and sign off.
• Collaborate with country directors and country finance mangers on the development of the annual country budget, and ensure guidelines and priorities set by SMT are addressed. Ensure the coherency, the accuracy and correctness of the Annual budget calculation, prepare the summary and highlights for the Programme Finance Manager’s final revision before consolidation.
• Induct new country finance team members, and provide day to day coaching, technical support and trouble shooting in the use of the WCUK financial system, tools, procedure and policies.
• Ensure that country teams adhere to organisational financial policies & procedures by sharing best practice, raising breaches of policy with senior colleagues when appropriate, and highlighting needs for improvement.
• Periodically travel to War Child country offices to deliver direct support to the finance team.

12-month contract (potential to extend)

We are looking for a creative, driven, and experienced professional to join our Business Partnerships Hub as Corporate Programme Development Manager to build our capacity to identify sector-leading partnership models with the private sector, design innovative programmes with our business partners that can achieve transformational change for children, and write outstanding proposals to secure these partnerships.

We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We stand side by side with children in the toughest places to be a child. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they’re in danger, and have the chance to learn. In the UK, we work to reduce the level of child poverty and its impact on children’s early learning and development. We work closely with the communities we aim to support.

As Corporate Programme Development Manager, you will oversee the development and writing of high quality, bespoke pitch decks, concept notes, and proposals for business and philanthropic partners. You will project manage the opportunity development process to ensure we are designing programmes that truly leverage the unique assets and capabilities of the private sector – beyond philanthropic funding – to create transformational change for children. This includes designing innovative, sector leading partnerships that emerge through a process of co-design which you will facilitate in partnership with colleagues across the organisation in the UK Impact, Global Programmes, and Fundraising and Marketing Departments. You will:

• Identify and develop innovative partnership opportunities that leverage the unique resources and capabilities of prospective business and philanthropy partners, working closely with the UK Impact, Global Programmes, and Partnerships & Philanthropy departments to ensure alignment between partner and Save the Children priorities
• Work with Partnerships & Philanthropy to proactively steer new opportunities and enquiries with business and philanthropic partners towards Save the Children’s strategic objectives and priorities
• Lead on writing high quality, bespoke and engaging pitch decks, concept notes, and proposals for business and philanthropy partners, as well as cross-sectoral proposals that bring together partners across business, philanthropy, and government.
• Project manage the proposal development process, including ensuring quality assurance of the programme design, including theories of change and budgets.
• Build excellent working relationships with colleagues in the UK Impact, Global Programmes, and Philanthropy & Partnerships teams to ensure our business development materials are compelling for potential partners whilst driven by Save the Children priorities and needs
• Maintain updated systems and databases that track our funding and grant management activities

To keep our promises to children, to safeguard our staff, and to meet our obligations to those who support us and give us funding, we must identify – and effectively manage – the risks we face in all we do.  We believe that managing risk is the responsibility of everyone within Save the Children UK, so you will be expected to play your part by:

• understanding what we mean by risk, and by identifying, reporting and managing the risks associated with your role as an integral part of your daily work;
• operating within the policies, procedures and controls set out by the charity from time to time and ensuring your team (if you have one) does the same; and
• ensuring that specific controls are in place to manage the risks within your direct area of responsibility.

You will have passion to work for Save the Children and a commitment to develop well designed proposals, whilst building excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders. With a keen eye for detail, demonstrable technical knowledge, and unrivalled problem solving and decision-making skills, you will have:

• Experience working in or with business to develop private-public partnerships, preferably including shared value partnerships, strategic CSR partnerships, and/or multi-sector collaboratives (between business, foundations, institutional donors, and/or specialized institutions)
• A deep understanding of corporate engagement with society and business motivations for societal engagement, including corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and shared value creation
• Exceptional proposal writing skills – a proven track record of producing high-quality written concept notes and proposals for business and/or philanthropy partners
• A proven ability to conduct analytical research on business to identify corporate opportunities to contribute to development outcomes through core business investments
• A keen ability to tailor your work into persuasive and visually appealing materials for different audiences, including business, philanthropy, and government partners
• Outstanding project management and coordination skills, including an ability to manage high workloads and meet deadlines
• Experience of working in programming and a solid understanding of programme design and programme management

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 10th December 2020

To apply please visit our website.

New Operations Manager role for lively Baptist Church in West Sussex. This post is key in enabling growth in the ministry and mission at Haywards Heath Baptist Church (HHBC), in line with our vision.

The purpose of the role is to manage the delivery of operations of the church to ensure alignment with the regulatory environment the church operates within. 

This position requires professionalism working in close co-operation with the Minister, Staff team and the Officers of the Church. The post holder will need confidence and proven organisational, financial, IT, communication and interpersonal skills.

The role is for an 18 month fixed term, part time, (20 hours per week) preferably over 5 days.  £29,000 (pro-rata).

How to apply: Please click on 'How to Apply' button to access the full application details.

Closing date: The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 11.30pm on Tuesday 8 December 2020.

Interviews will be held Thursday 17 December 2020.

Rushmoor Voluntary Services is evolving through a period of positive and progressive change. This year we have also been working with key partners to lead the local response to the Covid emergency. Next year, we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary.

We are currently seeking a forward thinking individual to join our team on the next step of our journey. You will be motivated, driven, energetic and enthusiastic about supporting the community of Rushmoor.

This new role of Operations Manager will have an overarching responsibility to manage our organisational regulatory compliance.

They will also focus on developing our client services activities; to oversee and implement a new model of working and to develop our client services so that we can better serve the vulnerable people in our community.

Please apply by sending your CV (including current salary) and a supporting statement. Your statement should explain why you’d like the role, what you will bring to the organisation and how your skills and experience reflect those specified.

Your statement should be no longer than three pages.

We will be assessing applications as we receive them and interviewing on a rolling basis. We may therefore close the recruitment at anytime so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

The International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation is looking for a talented and motivated Project Manager to support its virtual training and meetings including the coordination and facilitation of a series of Project ECHO® telementoring initiatives that will connect learners with an interest in PWS from around the world using Zoom technology.

• Home-based in UK (travel to Cambridge may be required from time to time).
• Full-time (37.5 hours a week), one-year contract.
• Working hours are flexible but up to 20% of the time may be outside of normal working hours to facilitate evening meetings.

Who we are

IPWSO was founded in 1991 by a group of parents and professionals to promote better information, support and international co-operation to bring about improvements in the lives of people with a rare genetically determined disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Since then we have grown to become an international membership body with 38 full (fee paying) country members and 73 associate country members.

IPWSO registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2019 has several major projects planned for 2021 and 2022.

We are looking to expand our small team

We are seeking a Project Manager who will have two key areas of responsibility:

1. In conjunction with an IPWSO colleague, to coordinate and support IPWSO’s ECHO® program;
2. To establish and support virtual workshops and meetings required by IPWSO and to provide advice and support to IPWSO members and other stakeholders on the most appropriate means of holding virtual events.

Please see the application pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification.

To apply for this role please submit (via Charity Jobs) a CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the Person Specification (2 sides of A4 max), in particular highlighting experience related to virtual conferencing services, along with the contact details for two referees (please advise us whether you are happy for us to contact them at this stage). Please also confirm that you have the right to work in the UK.

If desired, a video application may be submitted instead of a covering letter, in which case email the video to us (see address in Job Description) and submit the CV via Charity Jobs. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday, December 4th.  Although subject to change, it is expected that interviews will be held by Zoom during the week commencing Monday, December 14th.

An exciting new role in our fundraising team, supporting a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights.
 

• Job Title: Fundraising Manager - Parental Leave Cover
• Department: Fundraising
• Line Manager: Head of Fundraising
• Location: UK,Remote.
• Hours of work: 1.0 FTE (equivalent 37.5 hours per week) 
• Salary: £31,830 (FTE per year) + London allowance (if appropriate). We are a flexible and supportive employer. You’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, we will contribute to your pension and give all employees paid sick leave and personal days.
• Contract type: 12-14 months
• Application deadline: 09:00 am, Monday 20th December 

Purpose:

1. Meeting income targets
2. Supporter stewardship
3. Internal stakeholder management to further the organisation’s objectives
4. Support the administration of the Fundraising team
5. Actively contributing to the management of the fundraising team and wider organisation. 

Job Responsibilities 

Meeting income targets:

• Research, write, submit and manage fundraising proposals to foundations, including funder friendly budgets.
• Researching, cultivating and applying to new foundations. 
• Preparing funding proposals, donor reports (including budget reconciliations), donor updates and other related outreach material.
• Supporting the Head of Team with setting fundraising targets, producing forecasts and achieving the fundraising strategic objectives as set out Campaign Bootcamp’s 2020-22 Business Plan.
• Represent the fundraising remit of Campaign Bootcamp at external networking events, sector conferences and funder meetings.
• Supporting the Head of Team with diversifying income streams, including public donations, individual giving and the sale of scholarship places and workshops to NGOs.

Supporter stewardship:

• Managing day-to-day relations with a portfolio of current and prospective foundation donors. 
• Managing grant awards, including grant agreements, interim reporting, project visits, end of grant reports and budget reconciliations.
• Managing aspects of the development and implementation of a supporter engagement plan for individuals.
• Ensuring all external meetings are well prepared for, and relevant team members are well consulted and prepared.

Internal stakeholder management to further the organisation’s objectives:

• Working with the programme team to ensure our applications and reports are as strong as they can be; this includes managing regular catch-ups, project visits and regular communications through in-person/Zoom meetings, emails and via Slack.
• Ensuring that the Finance and Programme delivery teams have the information they need from the Fundraising team to deliver on grant objectives, primarily through utilising the Salesforce database and regular team catch-ups.
• Supporting the programmes team with their fundraising objectives; this includes funder briefings ahead of meetings, researching new avenues of income (e.g. sales of workshops and places to NGOs) and writing funding applications.
• Supporting and actively contributing to our work to evaluate and improve our programmes.

Support the administration and reporting of the Fundraising function:

• Ensure the CEO and Trustees have access to accurate reports, by ensuring your key accounts are always updated in the Salesforce database. 
• Contribute to the design and management of the Fundraising team budget.
• Managing and further developing the relevant administrative infrastructure, including Salesforce.
• Ensuring that the Salesforce database is always up to date with relevant information on donations, donor tracking and reporting systems.
• Contribute to the management of the general fundraising communication channels.

Actively contributing to the management of the fundraising team and wider organisation. 

• Delivering excellent line management, developing, supporting and holding colleagues to account. 
• Delivering excellent upwards management to relevant managers and project leaders
• Being an active member of the management team, supporting the organisation to develop and apply policies which identify and manage marginalisation.

Other duties:

• Represent Campaign Bootcamp and uphold the organisation’s values at all times
• Work in a sustainable manner with consideration of the natural environment
• External customer service: answer the general Campaign Bootcamp phone via Circleloop and emails relating to fundraising 
• Any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager or the senior leadership team

Fundraising Manager - Person Specification

Experience 

Essential 

• At least three years of fundraising experience in the charity sector, preferably in trusts and foundations

• Stewardship of five-figure grants/donations, including meeting funders, writing reports and completing budget reconciliations
• Using databases, or spreadsheets, to record and manage funder relationships
• Proven track record of building and managing successful funder relationships
• Experience in delivering excellent line management, developing, supporting and holding colleagues to account.

Desirable 

• Fundraising from individual donors and/or community fundraising
• Familiarity with cloud based systems like Slack, G-Suite, Salesforce and Zoom
• Experience in playing an active part in a management team

Skills

Essential 

• Communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, with exceptional interpersonal skills
• Excellent written skills and ability to breakdown complex information for funders
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to prioritise a fast-paced workload and deliver to deadline
• Financial literacy and confident in creating funder friendly budgets and reporting on these
• Excellent time management and administrative skills

Desirable 

• Researching and prospecting skills, as related to fundraising

Behaviour

Essential 

• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Being proactive in the face of new challenges
• Working well with colleagues dispersed across different locations

Desirable 

• Awareness of how systemic injustice operates in our society (things like economic inequality, racism and heterosexism), and excitement about the opportunity to be part of the team that is exploring how best to confront those issues in the workplace and in wider society.

 
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Role overview

The Right to Education Initiative (RTE) is looking for a Communications Manager 

The successful candidate will be responsible to develop and implement an exciting and audience-focused communications strategy in line with RTE’s strategic plan. The communications manager will be responsible for the management and development of RTE’s website, ensuring the content is always relevant and up to date, sharing information to targeted audiences and raising RTE’s profile. He or she will play a key role in supporting RTE’s priority activities and programmes.

This position includes possible travels  to attend work-related meetings and events worldwide.

Areas of responsibilities and key tasks

Communications strategy

• Develop an exciting and audience-focused communications strategy, together with RTE staff and executive board, to help deliver our organisational strategy and objectives.

• Oversee the implementation of the communications strategy.

• Oversee the development and delivery of strategies for digital channels, as well as communications strategies for specific campaigns.

Website and social media presence management

• Produce, consult on, and implement an annual plan for RTE’s website in line with the communications strategy, including the implementation of our planned core activities.

• Web and content management

• Ensure RTE’s website is easy-to-use, meets the needs of our audience in terms of content, functionality, and user experience.

• Day-to-day management of RTE’s international web presence (websites is English, French, Spanish, and Arabic) according to the organisational objectives and priorities.

• Lead on liaising with a web agency to redesign RTE’s websites.

• Analyse, using analytics, and draw actionable insights across all digital channels.

• Source external content contributions, particularly blog posts.

• Coordination of alternative language websites, to ensure content is regularly updated, relevant items are translated, and contributions sourced.

• Recruit and supervise the work of community language facilitators.

• Track developments related to the right to education, human rights, and development, as well as RTE’s media presence.

• Identify and pursue opportunities to maximise the impact of advocacy and increase use of online resources and tools.

Maintain social media and media presence  

• Develop and advise on the strategic use of social media, tailoring content to different audiences and channels. 

• Maintain an active profile of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

• Cultivate and manage media contacts and relations.

• Produce press releases on news-worthy pieces of work.

• Track global media for key development on the right to education and support rapid responses to relevant news articles.

Production of communication material

• Produce high-quality, engaging, and original content, including videos, infographics, press releases, news items, and reports, using desktop publishing, video editing, and photo editing software.

•  Oversee editing, translation, design, and dissemination of regular publications, including monthly e-Bulletin, calendar, and annual report.

• Produce high-quality and on-brand templates for RTE content, including for: case summaries, case studies, monthly e-Bulletin, reports, factsheets, etc.

• Adhere and implement RTE’s style guide for online and print content.

Other

• Management of RTE’s internal communications systems, for example, CRM. 

• Propose tools to improve RTE’s internal communication

• Support RTE staff members in media and communications for research and advocacy efforts.

• Facilitate strategic discussions to clarify objectives, audience(s), key messages, and potential risks related to communications efforts.

• Provide final edit and layout for grant proposals and report narratives.

• Publicise and support facilitation of periodic events.

• Keep abreast of social, communications, and fundraising trends and network with appropriate external organisations to inform thinking.

• Keep tracks of RTE’s impacts, including on media and social media

• Act as a point of contact to external consultants, and coordinate the delivery of their work.

• Oversee the work of interns where applicable.

• From time to time, carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job.

Note: This role could expand to a full-time role if resources permit – in which case additional responsibilities may be added such as digital marketing, development of multimedia materials etc. 

Candidate profile

We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Communications Manager to join our team and lead RTE’s communication activities.

This is a new position and a key role, and the successful candidate will have proven experience in communication. It will be essential for the candidate to be committed to human rights, particularly the right to education.

Aside from sharing our values, we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a multicultural environment and who is happy to take on new tasks and support the team when needed.

We will provide the candidate with the opportunity to work as part of a small team of dedicated and passionate people and the real opportunity to shape the growth of the organization.

In addition to an expert, we are looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will have:

Education & qualifications

• Graduate and/or postgraduate degree in relevant fields, including journalism, political sciences, communications, human rights, or development and/or relevant experience in these fields.

• Substantial experience in communications or related fields.

Essential knowledge

Required

• Good understanding of the international human rights context.

• Familiarity with civil society activism and advocacy, including rights-based approaches.

• Good understanding of the global communication landscape and technics

•  Interest in and understanding of new developments in visual imaging and multimedia.

Desired

• Familiarity with international human rights law, education and development issues, or related

Know-how 

Required

• Experience using Content Management Systems, web editing software packages, and other emerging technologies.

• Experience of using social media platforms and the role/utility of social media for a small human rights organisation.

• Experience of creating and promoting social media content tailored for different channels, as well as monitoring and responding to comments.

• Experience of writing and building emails tailored to relevant audiences.

• Strong written communications skills, in particular an ability to translate dense and technical information into easy to understand and accessible content.

• Strong editing and proofreading skills. A keen eye for detail.

• Fluency in English and one or more of either French, Spanish, or Arabic. 

Working to tight deadlines.

Desired

• Experience handling media and communications for  human rights or social justice organisations.

• Confident editing html.

• Experience of working with multiple language media and media in different contexts.

• Web development expertise.

• Experience in digital marketing.

• Experience in making videos

Personal skills/qualities

• Commitment to human rights, children’s rights, and the right to education.

• Ability to think strategically.

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, including from distance, as well as external partners.

• Flexibility and adaptability - can adapt to changing work priorities at short notice, take on the ideas of others, adapt own way of working.

• Ability to manage relationships based on respect for each other and mutual trust.

• Positive attitude.

•  Curiosity and creative thinking.

• Open-minded, including open to constructive feedback.

• Good time management and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in an independent and autonomous way. 

• Willingness to learn new skills.

• Willingness to “pitch in” and support colleagues outside the parameters of the job description where necessary

Status & location 

• Part-time position (3 days a week, 21 hours).

• One-year contract, with possible extension depending on funding

• Our office is based in London, with flexibility to work from home. Possibility to work from another country can be considered.

Salary range                                                                                                     

£35,000 - £39,000 per year for London-based reference (prorated  £21,000 to £23,400)

How to apply

Please send a CV and cover letter with the subject line ‘Communication manager application’

We expect your cover letter to explain:

• Your interest in joining Right to Education Initiative

• Your interest in this role

• Your relevant experience as per the skills and competencies outline above

Deadline to apply: 29 November 2020. 

Interviews: the two first weeks of December.

In view of the volume of applications anticipated, we regret that we are unable to answer individual queries in relation to posts or on the progress of individual applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after 29 November 2020.

About RTE

The Right to Education Initiative (RTE) is a global human rights organisation focusing on the right to education. Established in 2000 by the first UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Katarina Tomaševski, RTE was re-launched in 2008 as the 'Right to Education Project', a collaborative initiative supported by ActionAid International, Amnesty International, Global Campaign for Education, Save the Children, and Human Rights Watch. Since May 2017 the Right to Education Initiative is a charity registered in England and Wales with the charity number 1173115.

We stand for the full recognition of education as a human right, essential for the wellbeing and development of every individual, regardless of their status and circumstance over their life course. This commitment is underpinned by the principles of universality, indivisibility and interdependence. We recognise that education is key for the realisation of other rights and for building societies where respect for human rights, tolerance, inclusivity and diversity are valued. 

RTE promote education as a human right, striving for a world where everyone, without discrimination of any kind, can fully enjoy the right to education in all its dimensions. We do this by advocating for states to both legally commit to and implement the right to education - to make it a reality for all. In so doing we also seek to ensure that governments are held accountable for meeting their human rights obligations. We believe that human rights law can be a powerful tool for lasting change. We seek to empower all rights-holders to claim and enforce their right to education, by making law accessible and usable including through online resources. We also work at the frontiers of the right to education, breaking new ground and helping to clarify and deepen understanding and action on critical emerging issues.

RTE builds bridges between diverse fields (human rights, education and development), stakeholders, (including civil society organisations, international organisations, academics, and states) and diverse language communities (including English, French, Spanish and Arabic). We link global, national and local research and evidence-based policy dialogue to campaigning and advocacy with the aim of accelerating progress towards the realization of the right to education for all through positive and concrete changes on the ground.

RTE is a small and agile organisation which combines being a definitive reference point on the right to education and being a cutting-edge actor addressing current and emerging education issues. We play a dynamic and catalytic role to influence the changes needed in law, practice, and societal attitudes, to advance the right to education.