A fantastic opportunity has arisen to play a leading role at Cure Parkinson’s, as our Head of Philanthropy. This role will be responsible for leading the charity’s high-value fundraising, includes Trusts, Corporate and MD fundraising. You will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy that leads to sustained income growth.

As our Head of Philanthropy, you’ll be comfortable, splitting your time between team leadership and donor relations and well as ensuring the team and charity is always focused on the bigger picture.

You will be expected to review and develop the current philanthropy strategy and to develop strategies that build on our success and  increase high-value income.

You will be an engaging and inspiring leader and a team player who thrives on growing income across several streams

It is essential that you have experience of engaging donors of all types as well as motivating and developing a team. You will have personally secured significant gifts from different types of donors. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of current fundraising trends and possess good monitoring, reporting, and forecasting skills.

A key senior position within the team, you will focus on high value partnerships including corporates, trusts and foundations.

This is a senior position within income generation, operating in an agile and start-up like culture, built on collaboration and a mission aligned team. Taking a mixed approach when it comes to fundraising, this role will further develop the partnerships pipeline – identifying new opportunities and increasing the support of long term partners.

By adopting a whole business approach in many instances, you will also seek opportunities to support organisations with advisory services that add value in their own workplaces.

The focus for this position is to scale up fundraising by further developing existing relationships, identify new opportunities and increasing the average donation size in order to achieve long term commitments from funding partners. In practice this will mean establishing a core group of funders giving six-figure/multi year funding and building additional support around this.

As Head of Partnerships you will:

• Manage and create strategies for pipeline development – thinking analytically and strategically about long term funding opportunities;
• Secure and develop partnerships which allow for a whole-business approach, with bespoke partnership working;
• Act as the account manager for key relationships with a variety of partners, evolving their engagement by identifying new opportunities for support.

The role would best suit:

• An individual with high value fundraising expertise and a track record of securing partnerships from either corporate, trust or foundation sources (including those run by philanthropists);
• Someone with experience of delivering strategic partnerships with a variety of stakeholders;
• A strategically focused/analytical fundraiser who can identify new opportunities and adapt pipelines accordingly in line with organisational aims;
• An individual with an understanding and passion for social mobility.

The deadline for applications is Monday 7th February, please get in touch for further details.

About us

The King’s Fund is a leading charity that helps to shape policy and transform services to improve health and social care in England.

To increase its impact and reach, The King’s Fund raises additional income and support from a variety of sources. As such, fostering effective corporate relationships is an important area for the Fund. The strategy combines a corporate partnership and corporate supporter programme with event sponsorship and exhibition sales. All income generation is carried out in line with our Ethical Collaboration Policy.

About the role

Sitting in the Events and Partnerships team, the post holder will carry out income generation activity, primarily through new business. Adopting a consultative sales approach, the post holder will build relationships with potential Corporate Partners and Supporters and secure sponsorship and exhibition income for our conferences and online events.

Key responsibilities include:

• Generates funds from the private sector, by developing a pipeline for both the Fund’s Corporate Partnerships programmes and event sponsorship and exhibition for the Fund’s conferences and online events, while protecting the Fund’s reputation for independence and quality.
• Secures meetings with potential partners, supporters, or sponsors.
• Builds and maintains strong external relationships with commercial organisations through face-to-face meetings and extensive telephone work.

You’ll have a record of success in a new business/fundraising/sales role and experience of maximising opportunities from researching prospects to generating meetings and securing income to achieve targets.

The role will include working at occasional early morning and evening events.

Here at the Fund, we actively encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Our premises in London are open for staff. We are in the process of developing our working patterns in the longer term to incorporate hybrid working which we expect to include some time working from the office each week to better deliver our work and support our colleagues and clients.

In addition to a competitive salary, The King’s Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a £3 daily discount in our café and an on-site gym.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form. Please do not send CVs. No agencies please.

Please note that in order to apply, you must have documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Applications must be submitted using The King’s Fund application form.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 31 January 2022 at 9.00am.

We regret that we cannot respond individually to all applicants due to the high number of applications we receive.  If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview.  Please note that we are unable to offer feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. 

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Friday 4 February.

London WC1H (Hybrid working, with around 40% of your time per month being office based.)

The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them - we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.

We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.

We see business development as an important means of supporting our mission to build a better world through higher education. Through external funding and partnerships, we can create more opportunities for our members, and increase awareness of universities’ contribution to sustainable development. 

The Head of Business Development will work closely with the Director of Membership, Programmes and Development to design and deliver a strategic and innovative growth plan that recognises the ever- changing needs of our diverse membership base and a contract pursuit and bid strategy that supports organisational needs and shared services.

Alongside colleagues across the Research and Insight, and Strategic Communications  directorates, you will translate the evidence of our impact into new opportunities for funding.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with experience in successfully developing proposals for the FCDO, DFAT, EU, Global Affairs Canada or similar.

Please read through the recruitment pack on our website for more details on this role and how to apply.

Our benefits include 31 days holiday per year (including 4 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme (10% employer contribution plus 5% employee contribution), season ticket loan and excellent support for learning and development through a range of educational and networking activities.

At the ACU, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, race, religion, marital status, disability, age, and sexual orientation.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and from candidates with disabilities as these communities are under-represented at this level.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments in the application process or when you are invited to interview.

As Head of Business Development you will be employed by ACU Trading Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary.

How to apply

Closing date: 7 February 2022

Interview date: 14 February 2022

For further information and details of how to apply please visit our website.

About The Advocacy Project

We help people who are marginalised or vulnerable because of their circumstances make their own choices about their lives. We support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

•  voice their concerns 
• understand their rights
• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

About the role

The post-holder will ensure sustainable income generation for The Advocacy Project in line with the strategic plan. Our current focus is to grow and diversify our income through winning contracts in new areas, while maintaining our strong performance in delivering sustainable services in the local government and health sector. 

We are targeting growth in the following areas: 

•  central government
• trusts, foundations and community funds
•  corporate
•  training for health, social care, advocacy and safeguarding across all market sectors

The role is responsible for identifying, qualifying, bidding/tendering, negotiating and closing opportunities, while making sure any resulting contracts are financially sound and are operationally and contractually deliverable. 

The post-holder will work closely the Board of Trustees and CEO; they will coordinate the Business Development and Fundraising Sub Committee of the board.  They will also work closely with:

• Head of Communications and Governance to make sure messaging and communications are aligned with the strategic plan and with our income generation strategy 
• Head of Finance for budgets included in bids, and income projections
• Head of Service Delivery to establish whether a potential bid is operationally deliverable, and to hand over full information about contracts we’ve won and expectations around delivery so they can be mobilised and delivered.

The Fundraising Officer will report to this role (post currently vacant).

Key responsibilities

 Develop and deliver income generation plan to meet our mutually agreed income targets. 

 Actively lead on searching out opportunities for income and market development in line with our approach to qualifying opportunities. 

 Develop and maintain relationships with key commissioners (current and prospective) and with key influencers.

 Lead on creating and submitting all bids, proposals and applications. 

 Attend relevant training courses and be proactive in your own learning to ensure compliance with legal and service provision requirements. 

 Along with other members of the Senior Leadership Team, the post-holder will:

• provide corporate leadership

• provide guidance, coaching and support to staff 

• ensure clarity around priorities and goals for sustainable income generation

• work across functions with fellow SLT colleagues to ensure effective collaboration on shared goals

• meet timescales for quarterly reporting

• collaborate with fellow SLT colleagues for strategy and organisational development including leading strategic priority areas 

• make sure all work is inclusive and responsive to the needs of local communities particularly those who are marginalised and excluded (we describe this as prioritising those in greatest need, and having the voices of lived experience at the heart of everything we do)

• communicate operational results, emerging challenges, and key performance indicators to direct reports.

General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training.
• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.
• Contribute to monitoring reports.
• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.
• Work to our mission, vision, and values.
• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential:

• Strong track record of income generation and leading winning bids.
• Experience of successfully competing for, negotiating, winning, delivering and implementing strong relationship-based new business development opportunities, including statutory contracts and working collaboratively with commissioners.
•  Extensive experience of fundraising and income generation within the charity sector, able to evidence securing significant funds.
• Experience of successfully managing a mixture of short-term tactical opportunities and longer-term strategic opportunities.
• Evidence of substantial experience and a track record of achievement in senior management/leadership team role in a service delivery organisation. 
• Credible networker at a senior strategic level, with demonstrable experience of using your existing network to achieve outcomes.
• Demonstrable track record in financial management. 
• Passion for and commitment to The Advocacy Project’s mission and purpose, particularly making sure user voice is embedded in business development activities.
• Strong, clear and confident communicator, able to communicate very effectively at all levels outside and within the organisation, with excellent presentation skills.
• Solutions-focused self-starter with an ability to thrive in a busy environment. 
•  Ability to combine seeing the big picture with an eye for detail. 
• Relevant professional qualification or accreditation to a relevant body.
•  Evidence or commitment to ongoing professional development to ensure compliance with legal and mission requirements.
• Competent in using a range of IT tools, including databases, email, Word and Excel, Zoom and MS Teams.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.
•  Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.
•  Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and its services in line with our mission, vision and values.

Desirable:

• Understanding of issues faced by people with mental health conditions, physical health conditions and learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of current government policy and programmes and how they might influence the charity’s projects and services.
• Experience of digital service development and knowledge of the digital landscape. 

 Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.
Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.
All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. 

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.
It’s a legal requirement that you are eligible to work in the UK for all our posts.
Upload your application via our website.

Head of Finance 

Salary: £43,857 per annum (pro rata for part time) 

Working hours: Minimum 21 hrs (0.6WTE) up to 35 hours per week with flexible working required to suit the needs of the role.

Location: St Wilfrid’s Enterprise Centre, Hulme & other service delivery sites, as required.

Gaddum are actively seeking a Head of Finance to support us in delivering our organisational objectives through a financial management function and controls ensuring quality, governance and value for money.

The role will be responsible and accountable directly to the Chief Executive and be a member of Senior Leadership team and reporting to Trustee Board as required. 

Gaddum has been described recently as “a forward-thinking employer where people of talent gravitate towards.”

Our aim is to empower and enhance the lives of people in Greater Manchester. 

We currently work in four Greater Manchester authorities, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford and Stockport, delivering advocacy, carers support and therapy services. 

For further information contact call Gaddum to arrange a discussion with Chief Executive.

Interviews will be held mid/late February 2022. 

Join the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) in our mission to lead the fightback for plants, the planet, and our future at this critical moment for our natural world. The new Head of Membership will play an important supporting role in delivering a range of projects and programmes, including the high-profile Edinburgh Biomes project, a hugely ambitious estates masterplan that is central to our response to the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis. The project offers an exceptional opportunity to build our donor and member base and engage with new and existing audiences.

RBGE is one of the top four botanic gardens in the world and home to one of the world's best living collections of plants (13,500 species), a herbarium of three million preserved specimens and one of the UK's most comprehensive botanical libraries. With specialist expertise and resources built over 350 years, gardens across Scotland, and research and conservation programmes across the world, our aim is to understand, protect and restore the world's plant species and ecosystems, providing scientific solutions to safeguard our planet for future generations.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working in partnership with RGBE to recruit a new Head of Membership. The postholder will deliver high quality membership management, regular giving appeals, and services to underpin the delivery of the organisation's mission, vision, and strategy.

Key details
Job title: Head of Membership
Salary: 39,502 - 44,054
Location: within reach of Edinburgh office but remote/hybrid working may be considered
Closing date: 25th February 2022

The main duties of the post will include:
- As a senior member of the Development management team, work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve RBGE's Corporate Strategy and Plans.
- Lead the delivery of a membership services and development function, ensuring it promotes a culture of philanthropy throughout RBGE and continually develops for the future.
- Significantly grow membership numbers and income.
- Generate significant member value.
- Devise and implement creative member acquisition, renewal, upgrade, and retention strategies.
- Lead alumni relations at RBGE, working in partnership with education to build and sustain strong, lifelong relationships between RBGE and its global community of former students and staff.
- Manage the Regular Giving and Digital Fundraising Officer role, and one Development Administrator.

You will have the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience of business development, marketing and/or fundraising.
- Experience of working in a membership development role.
- Experience (or knowledge) of regular giving/mass fundraising.
- High degree of skill in cultivating long-term relationships and strategic partnerships.
- Expertise in managing people and teams.

We encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

If you would like to receive an information pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant Nick Shanks at [email protected]

For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Nick at the above address with your number and suitable times to speak. You can also call on 0207 820 7334 but please be aware the line can be busy, so a pre-arranged call is the best way to ensure availability.

Please note responding to this advertisement will not in itself be considered an application. We will need a CV and a supporting statement addressing the full person specification in the information pack.

Who we are

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change.

UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us; they are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders and empower social entrepreneurs. We want to create an organisation that’s the right fit for everyone we work with.

To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd, giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society.  We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic, LGBTQIA, people who are disabled, those with learning differences, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

About the role

Location: Due to Covid-19, this is initially an agile role so you can be based anywhere in the UK. As we start to re-open our offices for staff, you are welcome to use one of the UnLtd office hubs in London, Bradford or Birmingham, or a satellite office in Scotland or Northern Ireland. We welcome applications from anywhere across the UK and are open to discussing working from home.

Identify, develop and secure six and seven figure partnerships with trusts, foundations and statutory funders including both new and existing partners. Maintain oversight of partnership delivery and manage key stakeholder relationships with the goal of developing and extending existing partnerships

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Application Closing Date: Friday 28th January 2022 at 5pm

Interview Arrangements: First stage interview: W/C 14th February 2022

Final stage interview: W/C 21st February 2022

UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for.

Tools for Self Reliance is a rarity amongst charities – our work genuinely transforms lives.  Every tool we send, every new skill learnt, means a person, a family, a community, benefits.  And that means every penny we raise will help transform a life.  This job isn’t for the faint hearted – it’s fast paced, busy and demanding.  Our fundraising team raises almost every penny of our income.  So, an experienced fundraiser who genuinely wants to make a difference, really will. 

You must be passionate, determined and committed to making a difference in people’s lives. You will have a strong fundraising background and leadership experience, with experience across multiple income streams. You will need the drive to build on a successful programme, chase new and untested opportunities, and achieve significant income growth.

You will be able to think outside the box and have experience of developing and putting a fundraising strategy into practice to ensure key objectives are met or exceeded. Ideally you will also understand how effective communication can drive fundraising activity and be able to integrate consistent messaging across multiple channels.

You will be able to forge excellent working relationships and be able to support and challenge your team to thrive and deliver across a diverse income portfolio to achieve ambitious targets; with an overall income target in excess of £600,000.

You will be a resilient individual and a team player able to work flexibly and at pace to get the job done.

Praxis is a vibrant human rights charity rooted in East London, providing pan-London services and contributing to national and European debate, policy and practice.  We have over 35 years’ experience of working with migrant communities. Every year we support over 2,000 people; providing expert legal advice, welfare projects and peer support. We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and have invested in advocacy and campaigning to achieve better outcomes for more people. We have a new Strategic Plan that sets out these ambitions.

This is an exciting time in our development and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious, dynamic Head of Fundraising and Communications to work with the Chief Executive as part of the senior leadership team.  

You will have a proven track record in securing large multi-year awards, as well as experience of developing and expanding a trust fund portfolio and individual giving. You will work with the senior team and CEO to develop and implement an income strategy to underpin our strategic plan. You will lead on internal and external communications ensuring high standards and compelling copy that demonstrates our impact, reflects our policy aims and ensures Praxis can secure the funds and deliver the changes we want to see.

With a strong background in Trust fundraising, you will have a proven ability and passion for relationship management and producing successful and well written proposals.  You will also have experience and enthusiasm to lead and oversee strategies to build our individual and corporate giving.

Income generation: the post holder will have a critical role in developing ambitious and achievable targets to match our vision for growth. In 2020/21 our income was £2.4 million; approximately 44% of this was from trusts and foundations. Our target is to increase the number of trusts that support us and substantially increase unrestricted income. In 2021 we created a new role of digital engagement manager, and you will ensure the postholder is well supported and directed to achieve a step-change in our individual giving.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

Please note we reserve the right to close this campaign as soon as we find the right candidate, so early application (by CV and covering letter setting out why you are applying and how you meet the person specification) is recommended.

Closing date: midday Monday 24th January

About Us

Unique among members’ clubs, our vision is of a future where lasting good work, a secure home and a supportive network are a reality for those affected by homelessness. Our mission is to break the cycle of homelessness We deliver our mission through our Employment Academy, through which participants experience a holistic programme of long-term support, helping them secure good work, a secure home and a supportive network.

The Role

We are looking for a passionate Head of People and Culture to lead delivery of our fourth strategic goal: Invest in our people, become an employer of choice and a beacon of good work in hospitality.

A few of the - Specific responsibilities include:

Establish the House as a beacon of Good Work

• Ensuring we have a fair and transparent pay structure across the House
• Developing clear pathways for progression, with progression plans in place for all staff
• Ensure stability and security of contracted hours for hospitality team
• Embedding the above with attention to work/life balance and emotional wellbeing
• Pursue and retain external validation for our practices.

Lead the evolution of our culture and values

• Developing a clear set of expected behaviors aligned to our values and embedding these across the organisation
• Ensuring consistent high quality line management and support across the organisation
• Embedding our Inclusion strategy throughout all our people processes and interactions
• Champion and embed collaborative cross-team working across the organisation

Support and advise the Senior Leadership Team on workforce planning and pay

• Develop and implement a fair and transparent pay and progression policy for the House
• Support succession planning at all levels in the organisation
• Keep abreast of and advise the SLT on benchmarking and other reward structures in all relevant sectors
• Understand and explore new models of pay in the hospitality sector

For further information and to read the full job description, including salary and working hours, please visit our 'careers' page on our website!

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that outlines your skills and experience and what you would bring to the role (no more than 2 sides of A4) 

Timetable

Deadline for applications: Friday 4th February, 9am.

1st round interviews: Wednesday 9th February

Final round interviews: w/c 14th February

Intended start date: 1st April

Thank you for your time and interest in this role. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Job description

We are currently looking for a Partnerships Manager to join The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. 

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a non-formal education and learning framework operating in more than 130 countries and territories around the world, through which young people’s achievements outside of academia are recognised and celebrated.

We at The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation are the engine that drives and supports the Award’s growth, access, and impact across the globe.

It is our long-term ambition that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award. Our vision is that 20% of them are from at risk and marginalised communities for whom the Award can be truly life changing.

The Award helps to inspire millions of young people. And it’s not limited by the boundaries of one programme or place. There are more than 1 million young people currently completing their own unique programme, via hundreds of thousands of youth-focused partners and operators, including schools, youth organisations, examination boards and youth offender institutions.

This role will work with team members to secure income from sector leading global corporates, trusts and foundations which will contribute to the organisation's strategy and the Award's vision. 

About you

You will be a strategic, diligent, creative thinker with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and keen to use this opportunity to build on the strong foundations already in place. You will be joining a small but effective, supportive, and collaborative team in which being a team player is vital. You will be motivated to pay attention to detail, and take initiative and ownership of the responsibilities and tasks of the role.

This role is based in London, and you will need to be able to commute to the office. You will be required to attend meetings and events which will primarily take place within London, but occasionally may attend meetings in the UK or internationally. Please view the attached Job Description for further details on the role. 

The closing date for applications is the 11 February 2022. Interviews will take place shortly after, and we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

Application Instructions

To apply for this role, please ensure that you submit a cover letter (which should clearly show how you meet the requirements in the Job Description) and a CV. Your application will not be considered if you do not submit both documents. You must also have the right to work in the UK. 

London WC1H (Hybrid working, with around 40% of your time per month being office based.)

About the role:

The ACU is the world’s first and oldest international university network. Our mission is to build a better world through Higher Education, and we believe that international collaboration is the key to tackling the global challenges that we now face. We are looking for a creative and strategic communicator to help us reach new audiences with the work and impact of the ACU and our members.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our ambitious strategy to advance the position of universities and their contribution to sustainable development on the global stage and with funders and decision makers.

Working closely with the Director of Strategic Communications, this role will support the development and implementation of the communications and engagement strategy, ensuring our activity is insight-led and impact-focused, and our multi-channel approach to strategic communication is delivering the right messages, to the right audiences, at the right time.

About you:

You will be confident developing innovative, creative campaigns that deliver results, finding new ways to grow our influence and impact and engage our external and internal audiences, including 500+ member universities in over 50 countries, funders, multilateral agencies, and governments.

You will be tenacious at spotting opportunities to build and enhance the ACU brand and reputation, and profile our diverse membership, including overseeing the creation of a media relations strategy and building relationships with key journalists and stakeholders.

Working closely with the policy and strategic partnerships team to position our work on leading policy issues, you will be familiar with or have an interest in the processes and structures of national or international policy making and will be confident in developing communication and advocacy campaigns to reach and engage decision makers.

You will be responsible for leading the ACUs marketing and communications team, coaching and developing colleagues to build a high performing team and promote a team culture of professional development, learning and knowledge sharing. You will oversee the marcomms shared service, providing colleagues with professional and strategic guidance and promoting delivery against shared objectives and finding new ways to collaborate on joint campaigns, whilst developing a culture of measurement and evaluation to help demonstrate maximum impact from our activities.

This role will suit someone looking to lead, empower and motivate colleagues, championing a shared and inclusive work culture and developing a communications function that delivers high impact.

As Head of Communications and Marketing, your responsibilities will include:

• Support the development and implementation of the ACU communication and engagement strategy, working with the Director of Strategic Communications, Head of Policy and Strategic Partnerships, and with other ACU teams to deliver the ACU strategic priorities within The Road to 2030 strategy
• Lead the development and management of proactive and impactful communications, marketing, and public affairs campaigns to find new ways to grow our influence and impact and engage our diverse external and internal audiences
• Lead the creation of a media strategy to enhance and build the ACU’s reputation, profile our diverse membership, and support our policy influencing; including building relationships with key journalists
• Develop engagement strategies to build influence with partners and profile members at key national and international events
• Represent the ACU at external meetings and build an extended network of relevant external relationships to build the ACU’s profile and develop partnerships which support the ACU’s strategic objectives
• Develop and maintain the identity and brand of the ACU and support the individual brand identities of ACU-managed scholarship schemes and (where appropriate) programmes.
• Champion the strategic role of MarComms, providing professional and strategic guidance and leadership to colleagues within the team and across the organisation.
• Lead the marketing and communications team, role modelling our values and coaching and developing colleagues to encourage innovation and high-performance and the development of an outcomes-focused, collaborative shared service
• Develop the team’s monitoring and measurement of the effectiveness of all MarComms activity, in line with agreed KPIs and business partner agreements, and use this insight to make recommendations to enhance impact
• Be responsible for developing, leading, managing and quality assurance for the Marcomms shared service, including effective planning, business partnering and reporting, to achieve agreed KPIs and SLAs which meet the needs of ACU teams and clients.
• Be responsible for the operational performance of the Marcomms team including communications methodologies and content, processes, tools and formats, financial management, delivery models, continuous improvement and team performance.

Some of the skills you need to be able to demonstrate include:

Leadership/ Team Management

• Strong track record of managing and building the capacity of Marcomms teams, experience of leading, empowering and motivating teams to promote a high-performance culture
• Extensive experience of business planning, including KPIs, shaping strategies, and developing and leading Marcomms work/projects
• Ability to champion a shared culture working across teams and integrated shared services
• Strong commitment to the values of the ACU – Quality, Collaboration, Innovation, Respect, and Inclusion.

Experience and Knowledge

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline
• Demonstrable knowledge and extensive experience of strategic communications, public relations, media and digital communications
• Strategic thinker, with significant experience of working at a senior level in marketing or communications, skilled in devising and implementing successful communication strategies and plans, audience segmentation, content creation, delivery and the use of the various channels for effectiveness
• Knowledge/ interest in processes and structures of government in the UK, in key Commonwealth countries, or international/multilateral bodies, including the UN would be an advantage
• Strong commitment to higher education and its influence throughout the Commonwealth and beyond

Communication 

• Track record of effective external relationship management and experience of complex stakeholder relations/management
• Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiating skills, including an ability to present complex ideas and information in a clear, succinct and persuasive manner and make effective presentations 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor content to a wide range of audiences taking into consideration sensitivity for different cultural contexts
• Client and account management experience and the ability to instil customer service principles

Financial Management

• Proven financial skills, with knowledge and experience of budget development, financial monitoring and reporting. 

Closing date: 2 February 2022

Interview date: 9-10 February 2022 (possible 2nd interview 16 February 2022)

For further information and details of how to apply please visit our website.

Keen to join a growing Charitable Partnerships Team that loves to connect the best in academic research and education with leading donors?

Join us in the ambitious Birmingham In Action campaign, which commits to raising over £400 million of charitable funding and one million volunteer hours, positioning the University of Birmingham as one of the world leaders in University development.

We are recruiting a Corporate Partnerships Officer to support the Head of Corporate Philanthropy to maximise philanthropic funding from local, national, and global businesses. As the Corporate Partnerships Officer, you will have experience of managing and building a portfolio of donor relationships or corporate partnerships (preferably five – seven figure value) to deliver specific gift or financial ambitions. You will enjoy engaging with people from all walks of life (including high-level corporate professionals, academics, and students) to help deliver positive impact. Experience of successfully operating within and across Corporate, Higher Education, and wider Charitable sectors will be helpful. There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to help shape and develop the portfolio in conjunction with the Head of Corporate Philanthropy. For example, it is anticipated that corporate philanthropy will play a pivotal role in supporting scholarships, providing internships and mentors, research funding and wider knowledge transfer activities.

The Corporate Partnerships Officer post is part funded for the first year by a generous gift from Goldman Sachs to support the delivery of the Goldman Sachs Scholars' programme. This programme will provide 50 Pathways to Birmingham scholars per year the opportunity to engage and improve their employability through activities with Goldman Sachs. Due to the funding arrangement, part of the post holder’s time will be spent managing the Goldman Sachs Scholars' programme, and the remaining time will be supporting the account management, stewardship, and coordination of other philanthropic corporate partners, as directed by the Head of Corporate Philanthropy.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners.  Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and COVID-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. Through ‘Birmingham In Action’, philanthropy will continue to play a vital role in delivering projects to change lives locally, nationally, and internationally. 

We are committed to supporting hybrid working and look forward to receiving your application.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place week commencing 7 February 2022.