MSF UK AND IRELAND’S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

MSF UK and Ireland (MSF UK/IE) is in primary partnership with the Operational Centre Amsterdam (OCA) and upholds the OCA Staff Vision and Strategy. People are key in achieving MSF’s social mission, and HR is a strategic partner to OCA Operations in contributing to the definition and implementation of the organisation’s objectives.

MSF UK/IE’s Strategic Direction for 2020-2023 has key pillars around Valuing People and Ways of Working that will shape the objectives of the MSF UK/IE HR Department.

The HR Function is responsible for attracting, selecting, developing and retaining high-quality medical and non-medical staff for MSF operations and for the MSF UK/IE offices. The members of the HR Department safeguard the respect of OCA’s leadership and management values at MSF UK/IE and ensure MSF UK/IE fulfils its obligations as a responsible employer.

The department consists of a Head of Department, 4 departmental managers in charge of field staffing, office HR and Services, one of whom (Field HR Lead) deputises for the Head of Department role.  There are a total of 21 staff located in both London and Dublin and a further 2.8 staff in Jordan and Tunisia.  Field HR staff in Dublin and Amman report to the Executive Director in Ireland and the Head of OCA’s Amman office respectively, with a functional line into the HR department.  The HR department has direct line management responsibility for the Field HR staff member in Tunisia. 

The activities of the department focus on two main areas:

1. Secondment of field staff to MSF's field operations worldwide. This includes the sourcing of staff profiles required for field operations, active recruitment, selection, development, retention and all related administrative aspects.
2. HR support for the MSF UK/IE offices in London and Dublin. This includes HR planning, recruitment, contracting, reward and benefits, staff development and retention, HR policy development, management support and all related administrative aspects.

The Head of HR participates in the OCA Heads of HR Platform consisting of the Staff Director for OCA and the Heads of HR of MSF UK, MSF Germany and MSF India, responsible for the implementation of the OCA Staff Strategy for the coming 5 years.  The Head of HR is also a member of MSF’s international Heads of HR platform. 

Finally, the role is a member of the UK/IE Management Team and contributes to the overall leadership and management of MSF UK/IE.  The role has a specific responsibility to follow and advise the MT and UK and Ireland Boards of Trustees on relevant legislation and regulation and ensure MSF acts as a responsible employer. Being part of the MT also includes responsibility to support the Executive Director(s) in the delivery and the strategic development of MSF UK/IE as an institutional member of MSF, as well as responsibility to drive and develop strategic staff related priorities within the MSF movement overall.

JOB PURPOSE

• To lead on all aspects of staff and staffing, in line with the strategy of MSF UK/IE and MSF UK/IE’s commitment to support OCA’s staff needs as well as that of other MSF Operational Centres.
• To provide leadership and management of the HR Department in London and Ireland, and the LEAP Project Manager.
• Ensuring the development and implementation of HR strategies and policies.
• As a member of the OCA Heads of HR Platform drive the implementation of the OCA Staff Strategy support objectives as defined in the OCA Strategic Plan for the period 2020-2023.
• The Head of HR has overall accountability for the activities of the HR department, ensures the integration of the office and field HR function, effective collaboration across London, Dublin, Amman and Tunis and advises the Executive Directors in UK and Ireland on all people management issues for MSF-UK/IE.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Senior manager, with proven management experience in MSF or another similar organisation including leading other managers.
• Proven significant experience with HR management in the international NGO sector.
• Academic degree, preferable in Human Resources or other relevant area (CIPD qualification).
• Experience of developing and influencing strategy at a senior level in an international organisation.
• Experience of working with issues of equity, diversity and inclusion as they pertain to a global and national workforce.
• Strong leadership skills with experience of leading senior managers and sub-teams.
• Experience of working as part of a network of HR colleagues, across a global organisation, and advancing strategic objectives.
• Change-management experience including in organisational design
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, unpredictable and demanding environment.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally including to MSF field projects.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Commitment to aims and values to Médecins Sans Frontières.

Please visit the MSF UK website for the full job description and person sepcification.

MSF UK/IE is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community.  

HOW TO APPLY  

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document) by the closing date.

RECRUITMENT TIMETABLE  

Closing date for applications: 6th September 2020, 11.59pm (BST)

The memcom recruitment team is looking for a Head of Business Development on behalf of a membership body in central London.

This role will play a key part in enabling the organisation to achieve their annual growth goals and secure long-term financial sustainability. You will be developing meaningful relationships with existing partners and pro-actively identifying and securing new relationships to scale their reach in industry and government.

Responsibilities will include:

• Growing, developing, tracking and delivering booking and revenue targets against annual growth goals across a mix of business
• Securing around £800K of business bookings within 12 months of joining the team
• Increasing recurring and high margin product and service led sales
• Working to advance existing relationships in a wide range of industries

You must have a range of experience in business development, sales and marketing and a highly consultative approach to building and forging trusted working relationships. We are looking for a confident, inquisitive and consultative networker who can quickly generate investment from existing and new partnerships. If this sounds like you, do not hesitate, apply!

Please note that due to the volume of applications we sometimes attract, it is not always possible to contact all candidates - but we will endeavour to do so and wish you luck with your application!

ClientEarth is looking for a Head of Business Development. We are a non-profit that uses the power of the law to bring about end-to-end systemic change: informing, implementing and enforcing the law, drafting and advising decision-makers on policy, building legal expertise, and ensuring citizens' access to the laws that defend them.

In this newly created role, you will be leading ClientEarth's Business Development team, and leading on identifying and securing new income from trusts, foundations and other statutory and institutional funders. You will be working across all of ClientEarth's programme teams and regional offices, establishing new funder relationships, developing winning proposals, and ensuring a growing and diverse funder base for ClientEarth.

You will also be supporting the Global Director of Development in the development and implementation of the organisation's next fundraising strategy, which aims to scale up ClientEarth's work in continental Europe, US and Asia.

This is a global role that is expected to manage a fast growing funder portfolio and requires working with funders from Europe, the US and Asia, and ClientEarth offices around the world.

In this role, your main duties will include:

• Leading on our global expansion into new fundraising territories in Europe, US and Asia
• Setting the organisation's fundraising strategy
• Translating objectives and targets into annual plans with the team
• Managing the team effectively staff have support and are empowered to lead on their funding portfolios

Role requirements

• Significant business development and income generation management experience, including experience managing multi-year and seven-figure proposals with complex funders
• Good knowledge of international foundations, institutional, and statutory income streams
• Excellent knowledge of relationship management, identifying prospects, and translating prospects into funders
• Good strategic thinker, with the ability to undertake strategic planning
• Strong influencing ability and gravitas for internal and external engagement
• Ability to understand and analyse budgets and financial information thoroughly

Further Information

This is a London based role, however will be considered

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ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please note that ClientEarth will only be able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the country where this post is based.

The Opportunity

Working alongside the Head of Corporate Partnerships, the post holder will be responsible for driving growth to the organisation through approaching and securing new corporate partners who will champion the rights of people from a refugee background and increase their access to bespoke training and employment opportunities.

At Breaking Barriers, we put corporate partners at the heart of our mission to help refugees find meaningful employment, and we already have a number of successful partnerships with businesses including IKEA, Gucci, Bank of America and Grant Thornton. The key focus of this role will be to find and secure new companies to add to this portfolio.

The role will also be responsible for helping Breaking Barriers launch its next strategic corporate aim, the launch of a Refugee Integration and Business Network (RIBN). This network will be formed of members from the private sector and business world, each committed to supporting the successful integration of people from a refugee background.

Role Summary:

• To demonstrate the value to private sector organisations of supporting refugees and partnering with Breaking Barriers.
• To launch and run the Refugee Integration Business Network, a new venture that will engage with existing and new corporate partners.
• To identify and secure new strategic, long-term corporate partnerships that align with Breaking Barriers’ organisational objectives. These partnerships will be programme-led, as well as income generating, ensuring their long-term sustainability.

The charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, start-up charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home.

We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations.

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year and have ambitious plans to expand this as part of our strategic plan. We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute.

We are a team of around 30 staff supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values:

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else.
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us.
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

The recruitment process

We will be actively interviewing candidates as and when we receive suitable applications, so please do not wait until the deadline to submit an application. Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please note, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, all Breaking Barriers staff are working remotely and we will be conducting all interviews virtually for the foreseeable future.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

LifeLine Projects are recruiting for a dynamic business development manager to expand our range of exciting work with young people in East London and with faith and community groups, nationally. We are looking for someone who can drive, develop, and oversee the organisation’s income generation, focussing on grant and trust-funding proposals, catalysing corporate funding partnerships, and advancing opportunities and tenders with existing and new commissioners. The successful candidate will be a good team-worker, who will support a close-knit senior management team to mature existing funding-streams, discover new opportunities and advance the organisation’s business and fundraising strategy.

LifeLine Projects has a strong values-based work ethic, which flourishes because of our faith-inspired roots. We are all about impacting individuals and influencing systems:  Our vision is to build thriving communities, where no-one is isolated or lonely and everyone can contribute. Our values pervade all areas of work and are the drivers behind the way our programmes support people to become agents of change within their communities.

The creative individual will be hungry to build on our heritage that has seen the charity grow from its seed-bed grant of £20,000 to one of the largest charities in east London, with a  multi-million pound annual turnover, bringing over £60m to the region in its 20 year lifespan.

This role is a unique opportunity to be part of growing the charity to the next level by:

• Identifying relevant funders and funding opportunities to support continued growth and evolution of LifeLine’s core activities in public health, community programming and young people’s services
• Generating new business leads through relationships with a range of funders and partners, including corporate contacts
• Managing an active bid pipeline to ensure an efficient and effective work rate across the team, with a focus on quality, consistency and impact of submissions
• Producing high quality, competitive funding proposals and tender submissions (typical values range from approximately £25,000 to £2 million)
• Overseeing the bid production process, supervising the work of internal and external bid writers, and ensuring input from relevant operational and technical managers
• Supporting, through guidance and insight, the application of evidence and relevant project evaluation to the bid writing process and to organisational knowledge and expertise
• Managing relationships with funding partners, delivery partners, stakeholders and external consultants to ensure LifeLine’s business interests and objectives are achieved and that we continue to build on our strong reputation for approachability, positivity, and being practically minded
• Identifying and managing risk during the tender process to support successful project implementations and handover to operational leads
• Working with project managers and operational leads to develop implementation plans to ensure management and resourcing requirements are met and key milestones achieved
• Working closely with the SMT to develop LifeLine’s business and fundraising strategies
• Contributing to the vision and values of LifeLine as a community-focused organisation

Applicants must have a proven track record of effective bid-management and administration at a senior level, and management of multi-disciplinary teams. This must include a proven track-record of successfully securing significant funding. You will also need to have a thorough understanding and experience of the voluntary sector’s business development world, along with experience of community and trust or grant fundraising. You will also be:

• Highly articulate with excellent writing and communication skills
• Highly analytical with the ability to distil and summarise information clearly and engagingly.
• An excellent researcher, including into Government Policy with the ability to obtain and update varied demographic information
• Commercially astute and detail focused with negotiation skills
• Resilient with the ability to manage multiple initiatives
• Self-motivated, solutions-oriented and flexible
• Able to manage staff, associates and the business development process including finance and operations

For full details of salary, benefits, role requirements and features, please refer to the job description.

Please note that in the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all employees are working remotely, and all interviews will be conducted virtually for the foreseeable future. This guidance is subject to change as government guidelines are updated.

• Closing date: 9am 7th September
• Shortlisting date: 7th & 8th September
• Interview dates: 14th & 15th September

Business Development Manager 
London, SE1

Are you a driven business development professional looking to do some real good with your career? Want to play an integral role in the ongoing success of a progressive criminal justice charity? If so, we want to hear from you.

About Us

User Voice is dedicated to making the criminal justice system work for everyone and improving rehabilitation through collaboration. 

Our work is led and delivered by ex-offenders who consistently foster dialogue between the users and providers of services within the criminal justice system. This is crucial in giving us the insight, credibility and access to do our job well.

We’ve been delivering significant change in the criminal justice system for a decade by amplifying the voice of users and enabling them to make a real difference. 

We’re currently looking for a Business Development Manager to join our Head Office in London and support our fundraising activities. 

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £35,000 per annum
- 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays 
- Join an innovative charity that is making a real impact 
- Become part of a determined team who are passionate about what they do

This is a great opportunity to join us at a key point in our evolution. With a newly recruited senior management team and our inspirational CEO/Founder, we have ambitious plans to scale up our already highly successful initiatives – and that’s where you come in. 

You will have the chance to shape our business development strategy, which will enable us to continue our vital work, reach more people in need of our support and ignite real change. 

The Role

As the Business Development Manager, you will develop our income from a diverse range of trusts, foundations, statutory bodies and other funders.  

In this key role, you will identify future business development and funding opportunities, and write and submit compelling applications and grant proposals in support of our organisational objectives.

Specifically, you will:

- Develop, deliver and refine our business development strategy 
- Understand our mission to develop and maintain your knowledge of the marketplace, competitors, and opportunities for partnerships
- Build a strong network of external contacts 
- Develop more effective and sustainable systems and processes for managing the bid lifecycle, from research to pipeline to submission

About You

To join us as a Business Development Manager, you will need: 

- Demonstrable experience of leading, planning and reviewing strategic business development 
- Experience of delivering bid success and developing a new business pipeline 
- Knowledge of the criminal justice system and the transforming policy agenda, including the nationalisation of services
- Excellent judgment and the ability to advise and influence at a senior level 
- Great organisational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and deliver them on time

Other organisations may call this role New Business Development Manager, BDM, Fundraising Manager, Partnerships Manager, or Fundraising and Partnerships Manager.

User Voice works with children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to a basic criminal record disclosure check via the new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) processes.

We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applications from people who have been in prison or on probation. Diversity and inclusion matter to us. Working with people from a diverse background means a diversity of ideas so we can look at the world with fresh eyes and continue to challenge and change established ideas. We champion diversity, value all experience and believe in removing barriers.

So, if you’re looking for a new challenge as a Business Development Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Summary

Just Like Us, the LGBT+ charity for young people, is recruiting a Head of Comms and Media in a brand new role to join this award-winning startup and lead our comms and media strategy. You will be responsible for helping to grow our profile and managing our reputation through leading our external and internal communications, including our media engagement, social media channels, public-facing campaigns and communications with our people and young ambassadors.

You'll be responsible for working alongside the Chief Executive to ensure that more schools, teachers and young people than ever are aware of and connected to our work, as well as holding responsibility for our brand and externally-facing content, including social media. You will actively seek out media opportunities and develop relationships with press contacts across mainstream media outlets and the LGBT press as well as providing a final quality check on our school resources and other content. In doing so, you will build on our ongoing commitment to give a voice to the young people we serve.

about Just Like Us

our work

Just Like Us (JLU) is the LGBT+ charity for young people working for a world where LGBT+ young people live awesome lives. Our mission is to empower all young people to be the champions of LGBT+ equality at school and work. To do that, we run three programmes:

• Ambassador Programme: we partner with employers to train LGBT+ young adults to give talks and workshops in schools that use their own stories to champion LGBT+ equality and challenge prejudice

• School Diversity Week: our annual initiative empowers teachers and pupils across the country to tackle homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying by organising activities that celebrate LGBT+ equality in education

• Pride Groups: a new programme training teachers to support students in establishing and running Pride Groups - student-led, school-based clubs for LGBT+ students and allies

our achievements

• Trained 300 LGBT+ young people as Ambassadors who’ve delivered talks to more than 56,000 pupils in schools across the UK 

• Involved more than 1,950,000 young people and teachers in celebrating LGBT+ equality through School Diversity Week

• Mentored 60 young people as part of our LGBT+ Senior Role Model programme

• Won Pink News Community Group of the Year, Business Charity Award, Guardian Change Hero and Prime Ministerial Point of Light. Featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC News, ITV News, Channel Five news, PinkNews, Attitude, DIVA, and Gay Times

• Partnered with leading companies including Facebook, J. P. Morgan and Travers Smith to provide training, mentoring and career opportunities to our young volunteers

• Built relationships with the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and successive Secretaries of State for Education

the position

Salary: £35,000- £40,000    Pension: 6% matched

Holiday: 25 days (excl. public holidays)  Reporting to: Chief Executive

key responsibilities

• Work with the Chief Executive to develop and implement our comms and media strategy, including ongoing development of the Just Like Us brand identity

• Build and maintain strong relationships with national and regional press, tv, radio and media outlets in order to place stories and interviews for JLU

• Manage all responses to media enquiries as well as proactively seeking opportunities to raise JLU’s profile and protect its reputation

• Identify opportunities to amplify the voices of the young people that we serve

• Write, draft and edit news releases, blogs, case studies and other online content as well as email newsletters and other email communications

• Manage relationships with celebrities and other notable individuals

• Develop an annual communications and media plan,  identifying and managing media and communications opportunities for Just Like and ensuring messages reach our key audiences in accordance with our annual time table and strategy

• Line-manage our Programmes Assistant, who holds responsibility for our social media channels

• Develop Just Like Us and our position as a “thought leader” within the sector.

• Support the production of content, video and graphics for social media channels

• Manage communications and brand-related risks associated with reputation and quality, leading on crisis communications projects when needed

experience, skills and attributes 

As Head of Comms and Media at Just Like Us, you'll have:

• A genuine interest in the LGBT+ Education sector and a commitment to Just Like Us and our values

• At least four years’ experience of working in a communications and/or media role, preferably within an LGBT+ or education setting

• An ability to develop longer term strategic plans while being responsive to risks and opportunities

• Experience managing journalists, building relationships and managing press responses

• Experience in collating, analysing and making informed decisions using analytics (including social media)

• Exceptional written communication skills, an eye for design and the ability to produce high-quality content for a range of audiences and channels

• Line management and the ability to motivate others

Closing date: Monday 17th August 09:00am.

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with DFN Project SEARCH to source their new Head of Development (Major Donor and Trusts and Foundations fundraising). This organisation hold equity, diversity and inclusion at the centre of their work and reflect that in this recruitment process.

DFN Project SEARCH believes that all people with learning disabilities and autism should have the opportunity to access evidence based, high quality transition to work support and training, in their local community, in order to secure full time paid employment. If you are passionate about reducing the employment gap between those with learning difficulties and autism and the rest of the population then this role could be your chance to make a substantial difference.

As Head of Development, you will design and deliver a new fundraising strategy in line with the organisational strategy. You will establish fundraising systems, policies and procedures and will work closely with the Trustees and CEO to expand DFN Project SEARCH's network of supporters and advocates at the highest levels of influence. You will increase funding relationships through cultivation and stewardship of high net worth individuals and trusts and foundations. Your successes will enable the programme to consistently deliver the best employment outcomes for students with learning disabilities and autism.

DFN Project SEARCH take an evidence-based approach, they have strong data on their impact and a robust plan for the future. This, in addition to great potential of high value networks, makes for an incredible opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser.

DFN Project SEARCH is looking for their new Head of Development to have prior experience of designing and delivering a successful fundraising strategy encompassing grant and high net worth individual income. You will need to have expertise in building high value relationships and experience of securing 6+ figure gifts. Crucially, you need to have a real enthusiasm for supporting DFN Project SEARCH's mission and want to be a true advocate for the cause.

DFN Project SEARCH offer a flexible working policy as well as other benefits.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK)

Head of Marketing

BASE LOCATION: London, UK

REPORTING TO: UK Director

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

4 Direct reports

Digital Engagement Manager

Marketing Manager (Offline)

Digital Marketing Manager

Executive Assistant

(Total department staff: 9)

Islamic Relief:

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development agency striving to alleviate poverty and suffering around the world regardless of colour, race or religion. Established in 1984 in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to be a key, well known and respected aid agency in disaster relief and the ongoing development of people in over 25 countries.  It specialises in Education & Training, Health and Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Income Generation, Orphans’ Support, Emergency Relief and Disaster Preparedness.  Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and is an implementing partner for DFID, ECHO, the World Food Programme and UNHCR.

PURPOSE OF DIVISION (IRUK)

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT (MARKETING):

The Marketing Department will liaise with key stakeholders to ensure IRUK campaigns and products are effectively promoted to its targeted audiences through intergrated and creative marketing and fundraising techniques.

The department seeks to raise awareness, funds and understanding of IRUK, grow influence, drive action and ultimately bring key audiences closer to our purpose.

JOB PURPOSE:

Working with the UK Senior Management Team (UK SMT), the Head of Marketing has strategic and operational responsibility for all aspects of marketing and brand management for Islamic Relief UK.

The Head of Marketing will have overall responsibility for the quality, consistency and strategic direction of our Marketing services. This will involve the delivery of cross-channel, high profile impactful marketing campaigns that drive action and engagement with IRUK.

This role will understand emerging trends in marketing, and work to understand how these innovations can be applied to the organisation’s context.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• UK Director
• Heads of Department and Managers
• Creative agency
• Regular contact with IRW Directors and Department Managers

SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Scope of the Role:

• Lead the development and implementation of the marketing strategy with plans and activities to raise brand awareness including the adoption of IRUK’s brand and values across the organisation and to deliver impactful fundraising and advocacy campaigns.
• Provide effective leadership and build strong working relationships with departments across the organisation to ensure integrated marketing plans are developed and implemented to achieve maximum impact with external audiences.
• Play a key role as a member of the UK SMT in developing IRUK’s strategic priorities and implement plans to raise awareness of the Organisation’s activities and their impact.
• Provide effective leadership for team members delivering marketing activities, ensure digital marketing and branding plans are in place and act as an inspiring role model at all times.

Responsibility for Resources:

Manages the Marketing Department budget, operating within the budgetary limits of the Department, and in accordance with IR policies/processes. Overall responsibility for all technical equipment within the Marketing department..

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The job holder is accountable for fulfilling their roles and responsibilities in line with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of their colleagues and staff. The following are the main responsibilities that the role holder will be accountable for:

1. Developing and implementing the Marketing strategy, related plans and brand management to ensure campaigns achieve maximum impact

• Identifies and prioritises the marketing needs within IRUK in line with strategic priorities and campaigns.
• Lead the development and delivery of the marketing strategy to raise IRUK’s profile, funds and improve understanding of our work with key external audiences including potential beneficiaries, donors, supporters and other stakeholders.
• Develop and implement supporter journeys across direct marketing channels.
• Assist in the development and annual review of IRUK’s marketing strategy to ensure it is fit for purpose to support IRUK in its work.
• Develop and implement plans to provide advice, support and resource materials to assist stakeholders in the marketing and positioning of their activities.
• Work with internal stakeholders to plan content for all major campaigns and areas of work.
• Ensure that strategies, campaigns and activities across all departments optimise the way IRUK is viewed by the public and external stakeholders, and ensuring that our purpose and impact is relevant and understood across all owned, earned and paid channels.
• Work collaboratively with Islamic Relief Worldwide to maximise our brand’s ability to enable positive emotional connections with our audiences in a way that drives long-term engagement.
• Provide strategic input to cross-organisational projects and seek to identify steps to accelerate progress and maximise the impact of IRUK’s campaigns activities.
• To offer senior level marketing expertise to relevant stakeholders at IRUK.
• Overall responsibility for the content and appearance of all print and digital materials to ensure consistency with the brand and brand values (consulting stakeholders where appropriate).
• Work with the Head of Comms and Creative Content on editorial direction, design and production and distribution of publications.
• Work with the Head of Comms and Creative Content to produce copy and design of all marketing content both online and offline ensuring they are high quality, up to date and align with relevant policies.

2. Management of the Marketing Department developing and implementing strategies/workplans and Key Performance Indicators

• Responsible for the provision of an effective Marketing department to deliver accurate and timely work. Provide support and guidance where required.
• Keep the marketing department’s work plan under review to ensure congruence with a developing and changing organisation.
• To be accountable for setting and achieving annual Marketing KPI targets, and for contributing to broader departmental, divisional and organisational KPIs as agreed with the UK Director.
• Analyse and report against the KPIs and create action plans to address any areas of concern/risk.
• Ensure the use of KPIs/metrics to evaluate the impact of marketing services and initiatives – ensure they are understood, valued and adopted across the department.
• Support the Marketing Manager (offline) to provide best practice expertise and support across offline and direct marketing channels and techiques.
• Support the Digital Marketing Manager to provide best practice expertise and support across digital marketing channels and techiques.
• Play an active role with senior colleagues to ensure IRUK meets the compliance requirements of the regulatory bodies and also provide formal reports and advice as necessary to the UK Director to enable the fulfilment of their responsibilities.
• Manage the Marketing budget and participate in forecasting and budget setting processes and reviews to ensure effective use of resources for advertising and marketing campaigns.
• Working with the Heads of Fundraising and Comms and Creative Content to ensure donor journeys are effectively implemented across all marketing channels.

3. Support fundraising and income generation with an effective digital strategy and digitial marketing plans

• Oversee the development of a digital strategy and integrated digital marketing plans to enhance our reach and engagement with targeted external audiences.
• Responsibile for the content, editorial policy and quality control of IRUK’s website and and social media channels to maximise opportunities to reach and engage with new and existing supporters/donors and raise funds.
• Inspires and mentors creative excellence in the immediate team and any external providers so that creative output is on brief, on brand, and supports Islamic Relief’s cause.
• Ensure that IRUK’s digital marketing strategy is maximising on digital opportunities available, keeping fully informed of the latest digital marketing trends, tools and innovations.

4. Development and growth

• To lead on the creation and development of key building blocks, processes, systems and guidelines for the Marketing department to deliver effective and sustainable growth and high-quality materials, consistent with Islamic Relief’s brand, across all departments. 
• To future-proof IRUK by building a network of external contacts, undertaking regular competitor analysis and sector research, investigating ways to improve effectiveness, seizing opportunities, anticipating risks and encouraging innovation and improvements. 
• To build, develop and manage strategic partnerships with business suppliers ensuring cost-effective service, clear compliance and commitment to IRUK’s values/goals.
• Oversee and advise on the quality of marketing materials IRUK’s delivers – in creativity and by technological platforms.
• Review and audit IRUK’s existing marketing materials, developing roadmaps for future improvements.
• Ensure maximum return on investment from marketing budgets.

5.  Provide effective leadership, motivation and development of the  Marketing Department and act as an inspiring role model

• Provide on-going expertise and quality checking of IRUK’s marketing materials involving other stakeholders at every possible opportunity.
• Lead by example to create an effective and motivated marketing department which delivers strong customer service ethics and in partnership with all aspects of IRUK.
• Carry out regular one to one meetings with direct reports.
• Ensure that the annual performance review process is managed within IRUK’s policies, processes and timelines, agreeing objectives and training needs for team members.
• Address and manage effectively any areas of underperformance, within IRUK’s policies and procedures.
• Regularly review the performance of individuals and teams, providing advice, support, coaching/mentoring/learning and development as appropriate.
• Develop and lead all aspects of work of the Marketing department including budgetary management.

6. Deliver a full and comprehensive role as a Head of Department

• Identify and influence key decision makers and capitalise on opportunities to maximise IRUK’s reach within the marketing context.
• Have a positive impact internally and externally – with the people and communities that IRUK works with and for.
• Undertake corporate assignments as required by the UK Director.
• Work and lead collaboratively as part of the UK SMT and in the spirit of IRUK’s values.
• Support UK SMT colleagues in resolving significant operational issues.
• Attend UK SMT meetings to update colleagues on Marketing and other key strategic matters, as outlined above, and to support the UK Director.
• Communicate the work of IRUK positively both internally and externally.
• Represent IRUK with both internal and external audiences.
• Identify new, creative and innovative solutions as well as practical approaches to organisational issues.

7. Other

• esponsible for decisions regarding the interpretation of brand guidelines and working with the Head of Comms & Creative Content to set the creative standards of content produced by and for IRUK.
• By virtue to being a member of the UK SMT, contribute to IRUK’s decision-making process.
• Represent IRUK at key external events and initiatives when required.
• Promote Islamic Relief’s vision, mission and values.
• To work closely with the Media and Advocacy teams in the Comms & Creative department  to ensure that opportunities in these areas are maximised in an integrated manner and that public communication by these teams supports the overall marketing strategy.
• To ensure that all marketingactivities adhere to charity law, compliance/best practice, including in the area of data protection, marketing consent and vulnerability.
• Build strategic relationships peers from third sector and other organisations where relevant, ensuring quality outputs, evaluation and value for money across all activities.
• Research marketing and brandingtrends and innovations with a view to improving IRUK’s marketing work.
• Take a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

General Duties

• Be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
• Comply with organisational policies and practices.
• Encourage effective cross departmental working through personal example.
• Keep professional knowledge and expertise up to date.
• Attend internal and external meetings as required and contribute positively.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the UK Director.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to IRW’s vision and mission.

Essential Criteria

Experience:

• Substantial experience operating at a senior level in an INGO/Charity sector to develop successful integrated marketing strategies and plans
• Proven experience of leading insight-driven, multichannel marketing campaigns and delivering on large scale campaigns
• Experience of working within a diverse, multidisciplinary team 
• Practical experience of successfully developing and managing marketing  budgets, KPIs, evaluation and monitoring systems, and insightful performance reports
• Extensive experience using audience, consumer and/or data insight and research to drive brand and marketing planning
• Experience of capitalising on digital and social media channels, technologies and platforms to cost-effectively grow and develop supporter bases
• Proven experience in planning and project management, with the skills to engage colleagues and support at all levels
• Experience of working with data management/analysis teams, and related CRM systems, to optimise data and data capture opportunities to help drive growth
• Experience of building, developing and managing strategic partnerships with business suppliers (including creative and buying agencies), ensuring development of clear briefs, value-for-money, achievement of results, compliance and commitment to an organisations values and goals
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading teams with responsibility for effective performance management and motivation
• Solid experience of stakeholder management.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to enthuse and motivate a team during a period of change
• Ability to work in partnership with other teams but with the presence to introduce innovation
• Ability to create and deliver impactful audience focussed content
• Authentic and trusted leadership style
• Highly motivated, positive and solution focussed
• Ability to apply creative thinking and problem solving skills to deliver innovation
• Ability to manage high level projects, from inception to successful conclusion
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to negotiate agreement on expectations and outcomes in a busy environment, with changing priorities
• Ability to think laterally and creatively
• Initiates collaborative working in a diplomatic manner
• Clear understanding of confidentiality
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects with overlapping milestones
• A strong working knowledge of a wide range of digital and social media technologies, platforms and marketing
• Senior level understanding of current marketing trends
• Knowledge and understanding of the current marketing context for Islamic Relief
• Strong understanding of international development and humanitarian work
• Working knowledge of Macromedia Creative Suite
• Self-sufficient in production of documentation etc, with the use of Microsoft Office, and other relevant IT packages as appropriate
• Educated to degree level, or to have equivalent relevant experience
• Suitable accredited marketing qualification such as CIM Certificate in Marketing
• A good knowledge of general data protection regulation legislation and evidence of developing policies to ensure compliance and best practice.

Desirable:

• Membership(s) of the Institute of Direct Marketing or equivalent professional organisation.

Personal Qualities

• Strong motivation for and empathy with the aims and objectives of Islamic Relief
• A genuine passion for making a difference
• Understanding of and affinity with Islamic Relief values
• Confident and positive approach to work.

Other requirements

• Willingness to travel and work outside of normal office hours when necessary – particularly during emergency campaigns.

Artsadmin is looking for a new Head of Finance to join our small finance team.

If you thrive on variety and would like work for a leading performing arts charity that specialises in producing new work to tour to venues and festivals in the UK and worldwide, we’d love to hear from you. We are a friendly, values-led organisation with an impressive track-record in European co-production. Environmental sustainability and accessibility are at the heart of how we run Toynbee Studios in London’s east end, providing rehearsal spaces for artists whose projects span theatre, dance, opera, music, live art, and interdisciplinary practice. Our artist support programme offers professional development opportunities to artists throughout their careers and our creative engagement programme provides innovative projects for children, young people and adults.

For more information, please visit our website to download the job-pack and submit an application.

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you're as driven as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

This is a critical role in the newly formed Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Leadership Team, leading the team responsible for enabling the delivery of our fundraising strategy. You'll do that by making sure we have the right data, digital, insight, planning and prioritisation expertise, making sure we are a fast-paced and effective department.

The role will lead our ongoing strategic planning and reporting, holding us to account to ensure goals and objectives are met. It will be responsible for digital transformation across Christian Aid, focussing initially on our Fundraising and Supporter Engagement. It will also deliver a culture of using actionable insight, research, analysis and business intelligence to inform all FSE strategies, projects and activities, and provide a wider understanding of our audiences and their preferences.

About you

You'll be a proven leader, committed to working collaboratively and developing, coaching and motivating your team. You're a strategic thinker, with strong analytical skills and practical experience in project management including planning, budgeting and evaluation. You'll have experience of digital leadership, CRM initiatives and database management. Influencing and working with staff, volunteers and external stakeholders at all levels isn't a problem for you, so you'll collaborate effectively with teams across the organisation and will build good relationships both internally and externally. You'll be comfortable making decisions and prioritising, ensuring Christian Aid uses its resources effectively and delivers the greatest possible impact.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Our partner, a well-respected charity, works to support & empower people to live their lives fully, and educates and advocates for inclusiveness. It seeks a Head of Finance to ensure that the charity is able to deliver on its strategy and programmes in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the production of the annual budget, working with department heads to maximise income, recover costs as fully as possible, and ensure that programmes are being delivered on a value for money basis.
• Act as a strategic business partner to department heads, providing financial advice and supporting them in delivering strategic objectives.
• Working with the broader finance team to develop & strengthen reporting and performance; ensure that annual financial statements are produced in a timely manner, and that the charity remains compliant to statutory requirements; and ensure risk management is embedded in individual departments and the organisation overall.
• Support the CFO in preparing the annual report & accounts, and in providing an appraisal of the financial health of the charity

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with demonstrable experience heading up the finance function of charity, and experience of offering strategic analysis and advice to Board of Trustees and Finance & Audit Committees.
• Strong experience and skills in technical financial accounting (including an awareness of UK GAAP and charity SORP requirements), management accounting (developing budgets on a full cost recovery basis for the organisation as well as for individual grant proposals), and analysis (advising on business cases for proposals and fundraising).
• Experience of developing and strengthening internal controls, and of risk management.
• Experience of managing a complex grant portfolio within a charity setting.
• Strong communicator, with developed presentation and verbal communication skills
• Able to work with a range of stakeholders, both within the organisation and externally.
• Advanced Excel skills

This role is only open to those candidates with the right to work in the UK. 

£57,034 - £67,970 + £4,000 Accountancy Allowance

Two year fixed term contract

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

This role will lead a team that supports one of the three Director Generals (DGs) and their teams to effectively discharge their financial accountabilities. This includes supporting directors’ responsibilities for effective financial oversight of the arm’s-length bodies sponsored by each DG group.

You will work closely with the Deputy Finance Director and other A(U) Heads of Finance to lead and develop the finance business partnering team - fulfilling the team’s vision to support strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

You will be responsible for the provision of a valued, efficient and effective finance business partnering function across your areas.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and engender a culture of continuous improvement and personally demonstrate DCMS’s values. Lead, manage, develop and support a high-quality team of individuals to achieve these aims.
• Provide high-quality finance advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, auditing and the government’s Estimates processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to your areas of responsibility ensuring that senior stakeholders have the right support to make good policy decisions in line Managing Public Money and other government finance rules.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on all finance matters to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Executive Board and Departmental Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead the team in scrutinising, challenging and guiding budget holders ALBs in the provision of timely and accurate forecasts against budgets, re-forecasting exercises, end-of-year reporting exercises, main and supplementary estimates and other fiscal events.
• Lead the team on scrutiny, challenge and the provision of financial advice on business cases, policy announcements including attendance at Finance Committee, Investment Sub-Committee in the capacity of the expert finance business partner.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be strong leader with a solid history of delivery; be able to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally; and be able to routinely communicate complex financial, accounting and budgetary issues
• Be a fully qualified accountant with excellent interpersonal skills, along with excellent literacy and numeracy and a collaborate, solutions-oriented approach.
• Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th August at 11:55pm.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at St Hilda's East Community Centre, a long established and award-winning voluntary sector organisation in the East End of London. They have created the new post of Head of Funding to help secure resources to take the organisation forward into the next decade.

St Hilda's is a locally managed and well-respected community organisation, combining life changing neighbourhood Community Development Projects with local authority commissioned Social Care delivered across the borough of Tower Hamlets. They currently run twelve Services, from children's and youth projects, award winning Legal Advice provision, a highly popular volunteer run Food Co-op, a Boundary Women's Project working with local Bangladeshi and other women, to a LinkAge Plus over 50s' project and borough wide Day Care.

Funding for their work comes from a range of sources: charitable trust grants, livery companies, local Council contracts, sponsored events, corporate companies, community fundraising and donations - as well as income generation from hiring out space in our freehold community centre premises.

This role will require you to be responsible for developing multiple income streams for the Charity. It would be advantageous if you have experience in business development along with traditional fundraising techniques, as a proportion of the centre's income is currently generated through lettings to local organisations on both long term and casual hire.

St Hilda's East Community Centre - Head of Funding

Location: 18 Club Row, Shoreditch, London E2 7EY

Salary: 40,000 p/a

Contract: Permanent / full time

Other: Candidates looking for four days per week can be considered.

For further information please contact Natalie Lawford at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7336 / [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 9.00 am Tuesday 1st September
First stage interviews: W/C 7th September
Second stage interviews: TBC