Programme Manager (Violence Reduction)

Salary: £32,640 - £35,700 pa + 6% pension

Employment type: Two Year Fixed Term, 36 hours per week

Location: Haringey

Closing date: Thursday, 22/04/2021, 12 noon

Interviews:  Wednesday, 28/04/2021

Do you have a passion for reducing youth violence? Do you want to help drive an exciting and innovative community-led violence reduction partnership programme in Tottenham?

The Bridge Renewal Trust and consortium partners have secured a £750,000 contract to deliver targeted interventions to tackle violence in the Tottenham Hale ward area as part of the GLA Violent Reduction Unit’s flagship My Ends programme.

We are currently recruiting a Programme Manager to work with our consortium partners and stakeholders to lead of the delivery of our Home Cooked programme including programme management, delivery of violence reduction interventions, monitoring and evaluation.

We are looking for someone who is: experienced in developing and co-ordinating interventions to tackle youth violence with partners and residents; able to co-ordinate capacity building support and training for grassroots community organisations; skilled leader and able to manage relationships and motivate others; and conversant with a wide range of communications tools to engage a diverse range of stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive organisation where we value and reward the performance of our staff.

To apply, please email your CV with contact details of two referees, a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification and completed equal opportunities monitoring form.

For a full job description, please visit the Bridge Renewal Trust website.

This is a new and exciting role which will lead and develop the communications and marketing strategy for the organisation, driving stakeholder engagement and working collaboratively across the charity. You will be responsible for raising awareness of our helpline, patient projects and our policy work, building on our excellent relationships externally.

Please provide a covering letter to your CV outlining your experience for this role.  Interviews will be held on the 4th May 2021

Role Description:

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Head of Fundraising to lead our small, dynamic Schoolreaders fundraising team and help grow income in line with the charity’s ambitious, exciting plans. This is the ideal opportunity for someone hoping to achieve great results within a rapidly-growing charity which is impacting the lives of thousands of children every week.

The role is flexible – partly home-based by arrangement, but travel to our Bedford office will be required at least two days a week and for management meetings as necessary, plus occasional travel to meet with supporters. The office is a 15 minute walk from Bedford Station.

About Schoolreaders:

Schoolreaders was launched seven years ago in Bedfordshire with the aim of recruiting volunteers to provide one-to-one reading support for children in primary schools across the country.  Before the pandemic over 12,700 children in over 650 schools were receiving weekly reading sessions from a Schoolreaders volunteer.  Pre Covid-19, one in four children was leaving primary school unable to read to the expected Government standard.  School closures over the past year mean that many children have fallen even further behind with their reading. Our service is needed more than ever before with 10% of primary schools across the country asking Schoolreaders for reading volunteers. Building on past successes, we now have ambitious expansion plans to address the need.

What you can expect:

A highly rewarding, senior fundraising role where you can develop your own skills whilst making your mark on a fast-growing national children’s charity. Schoolreaders is a highly professional charity which values every team-member’s contribution to our team efforts. We offer a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, an employee assistance programme, plus training and development opportunities. If you want to lead a great team in a fast-moving, welcoming environment whilst making a huge impact on children’s literacy across the country, this could be the perfect role for you!

Closing date for applications is 23.59 on 30th April 2021.

Further details including the job description and application forms can be found on our website.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Schoolreaders is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and requires staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a basic disclosure check of unspent criminal convictions.

Schoolreaders is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in England and Wales (1159157)

Pump Aid is a dynamic, award winning and growing organisation, which is promoting radically different approaches to aid and international development in the WASH sector in sub-Saharan Africa; providing opportunities for water entrepreneurs to establish small businesses, improving access to sanitation for children under five, and enabling rural Malawians to self-invest in water pumps and services: ending aid dependency for good.

To support this new approach, we are recruiting a Programme Funding Officer to help deliver a step change in our fundraising from trusts and foundations, with an active focus on those donors who both recognise the need for change and who want to support the innovative approaches we are delivering.

Your skills in communicating with others, putting together powerful content and a passion for doing aid differently will help us to achieve these aims and improve the lives and life chances of farmers, families, women, young children and girls for decades to come.

To apply; please send a CV and a two page covering letter explaining why you are right for this role.

• Progressive organisation with clear growth plans
• Excellent Head of Finance role with future career opportunities and development

About Our Client

Founded in 1988, ExtraCare Charitable Trust is a registered Charity based in Coventry. The Trust build, develop and operate retirement villages and smaller housing developments across the UK.

Their vision is to provide better lives for older people supported by their mission to create sustainable communities that provide homes older people want, lifestyles they can enjoy and care if it's needed.

People over 65 now outnumber those under 16 and those over 80 are the fastest-growing age group. Extracare have 21 retirement villages and housing schemes which are made up of a diverse community of residents ranging from 55 and upwards, couples, singles, people who are fit and well and those who need care and support.

Job Description

Successful individual will be responsible for -

• Leading the Finance team to provide accurate financials and a high-quality service provision to its stakeholders
• Management of the finance business functions of Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Planning and Treasury
• Robust and reliable cashflow management
• Leading the annual budgeting process for the Trust and subsidiary.
• Ensuring that all new development opportunities are properly evaluated via a robust appraisal model.
• Supporting the Executive to shape and provide insight to their corporate planning ambitions with a robust financial plan and strategy, whilst ensuring funding streams are available
• Key member of the Senior Management Team ensuring finance are involved in all key decisions, supporting business strategy and policy development and change
• Liaising with the auditors and leading on the production of the Statutory Annual Report and Accounts for the Trust and subsidiary.
• Responsible for all tax matters including VAT
• Maintaining tight financial controls
• Supporting third party relationships such as the organisations auditors and bankers
• Managing, coaching and continuous development of a capable finance department

The Successful Applicant

• Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACMA, ACCA
• Experience within Housing or Charity sector would be an advantage
• Excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Experienced at presenting at Committee and Board level
• Strong commercial awareness combined with excellent influencing skills
• Ability to focus on continuous improvement of the department and team
• An innovative forwarding thinking individual with a flexible style
• Self-motivated individual who sets high standards
• Strong people management skills with evidence of driving teams
• Good strategic thinker with the ability to problem solve complex issues
• Potential to become Finance Director within 5 years

What's on Offer

£75,000 - £85,000 plus excellent benefits

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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Islington Mind is dedicated to promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health. We support the recovery process of people who experience mental distress and provide for the relief and the wellbeing of their carers.

We want everyone to have better mental health and wellbeing, to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives, their relationships and their communities.

As the leading independent mental health organisation in Islington we offer high-quality services to local residents seeking mental health advice and support.

We are looking for a Head of Finance, HR and Resources to hold lead responsibility for the management of the charity’s finances, the annual budget setting cycle and the preparation of the charity’s statutory accounts as well as operating framework for the charity’s resources and have responsibility for HR, administration and IT.

Background

Union Chapel, is a unique multi award-winning performing arts venue, with a global reputation for international cultural events engaging diverse audiences. For 30+ years events have been our lifeblood and income, annually engaging 100,000+ visitors through 250 events.

And Union Chapel is more than a venue. A Grade I listed Gothic architectural jewel, it is also home to charities tackling homelessness, social justice, empowering local communities with creative groups, training and employability programmes for local communities. Profits from events substantially support our vital charitable work with local communities and we are a model of good practice for community engagement.

When Union Chapel closed as a venue in March 2020, Union Chapel pivoted our spaces to become a COVID community emergency hub, maintaining and escalating our work for the hardest hit, setting up a foodbank, outreach, befriending services and support packs for those most in need.

However, Union Chapel’s trading subsidiary lost £1.5m venue revenue, and UCP faced being insolvent by the end of the financial year. UCP had until this point had relatively little income from fundraising, with 80% of the charity’s income from the venue. However, with a skeleton team, several staff pivoted their work to focus on fundraising, and they subsequently raised over £600,000 in emergency funds primarily from trusts and foundations, opening up new relationships, as well as developing new sources of income through live-streaming and recorded events.

This role joins UCP at a critical time. With a fundraising target of £1.2m for FY 21-22, you will be joining a small but dedicated team helping to ensure Union Chapel’s survival through 21-22, towards a bright, bold, exciting future as a leading ethical arts venue for all, where culture, community, heritage and social justice come together in union.

About the role

The Head of Development will lead on the development and delivery of fundraising & income generation (including trusts, foundations and particularly corporate partners and individuals). The role will lead and add capacity to the Development Team, working to secure new revenue, support fundraising and development opportunities from new sources; through fundraising, membership, corporate opportunities, and other income generation.

The role will also have oversight of all key stakeholder engagement through our marketing, PR, digital & communications strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. INCOME GENERATION

1. FUNDRAISING

• Work with the Development Team to achieve an unrestricted fundraising target.
• Work with the CEO and wider Development Team to review and produce UCP’s future Fundraising Strategy. (Currently the unrestricted target for 2021-22 is £ 350K).
• Lead on relationships management and networking with key partners, inspiring them with our vision and motivating them to action in support of our work
• Lead the shaping and writing of fundraising applications and accompanying budgets, gaining input from wider team members
• Harness fundraising support and expertise from our Board and stakeholders
• Ensure Development Team resources are focussed on supporting UCP programmes and projects in a way that matches organisational priorities;
• Set and deliver annual fundraising targets, including charitable trusts and foundations, individual giving, corporate partnerships and community fundraising
• Feed into the and plans to develop an effective Fundraising Team to secure funds for UCP programmes and future capital projects to upgrade and repair remaining areas of the building. This will also include further exploring and diversifying income through sources including the Membership scheme, sponsorship, donations, grants and legacies.
• Deliver the activities and fundraising for the Sunday School Stories capital project, securing required match-funding (currently £650k to be reviewed), and submit a Round 2 application to NLHF for a successful outcome by November 2021.

2. INDIVIDUAL GIVING, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS & AMBASSADORS

• Cultivate new relationships with donors through promoting Union Chapel’s charitable and artistic work and creating relevant and enticing opportunities for engagement
• Identify, develop and maintain 1-2-1 relationships with philanthropic and high-level donors, with the ability to build strong and trusting relationships
• Develop and launch Union Chapel’s legacy giving programme
• Secure and manage at least 4 new corporate partnerships in 2021, for our live events, digital programme, community programme and other opportunities.
• Grow and steward our Ambassadors programme to support fundraising events and initiatives, ensuring they are high profile persons from differing cultural backgrounds.

II. DIGITAL, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Oversees all key stakeholder engagement through our digital programme and social media strategy, alongside our wider marketing and communications strategy.

MARKETING & DIGITAL CONTENT STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATION

• Oversee and implement a marketing, communications and brand strategy and review, working with the CEO, key staff, freelancers and stakeholders to develop and maintain the marketing, communication strategy,  maintaining existing and engaging new audiences and securing new support, and ensuring branding guidelines are consistently followed
• Line manage the Digital & Marketing Manager to deliver the project management of the digital strategy, platform and website development, content and quality assurance; working with our internal team, web developers and digital project managers to deliver a high-impact, successful digital platform
• Support the Digital & Marketing Manager in overseeing our social media strategy, ensure social media channels are regularly updated and develop our social media channels (currently Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram)
• Working to raise our profile, through marketing, multimedia, and new approaches
• Working with the Programming Team and wider teams to develop a new, broader audience development strategy

• Manage our appointed PR agency to provide in depth support for general PR coverage and internally produced events, ensuring campaigns have the highest profile.
• Work with the Head of Building and Conservation on the strategy to disseminate and promote our Archive/heritage programme and fundraising for capital projects.

LINE MANAGEMENT

• A strong team player, with a positive, inspiring and motivational in your approach to lead a team
• Direct, manage and support your departmental staff and volunteers to ensure the effective performance of their roles including undertaking support & supervisions, annual staff appraisals and training, in line with Union Chapel line management and appraisal processes.
• Ensure that your staff workload is appropriate including managing TOIL and holidays and arranging cover for holidays
• Communicate board strategy and decisions to your staff
• Attend training courses, as agreed with line manager

GENERAL

• Work closely with the Development Working Group to achieve UCP targets
• Adhere to GDPR and PECR Data Protection legal requirements, utilising Spektrix (our CRM) effectively to help identify prospects from our existing Database
• Support Board communications and other departmental systems to ensure all new contacts for Union Chapel are researched and notes kept up to date
• Work closely with external consultants, where required
• Keep up to date with policy and trends and help identify funding opportunities

FINANCE

• Work with the Head of Finance and Operations to produce the annual budget, operational plans and commentary for management accounts
• Manage the fundraising pipeline effectively, in order to secure income from existing donors and build-in new prospects
• Prepare Annual operational plan and budget for your department, for board approval. Review and revise on a quarterly basis.

GOVERNANCE

• Attend board sub-committee meetings, as required
• Contribute to effective governance of the organisation as a whole, by providing advice and information to support and inform discussion, decision-making and monitoring
• Make a presentation of department activities at the charity’s AGM, as required
• Undertaking any other duties that may reasonably be required by the CEO

POLICIES & DEVELOPMENT

• Work with colleagues and directors to coordinate the future strategic plans
• Produce and manage procedures and marketing policy documents, as required

Person Specification:

Essential

• Substantial experience of developing and managing £500,000+ fundraising targets, including corporate and individual funding relationships in an arts, cultural, heritage and/or charitable setting
• Confidence in implementing and creating ambitious fundraising strategy
• Excellent stewardship of funders and donors
• Experience with NLHF grants management
• Excellent project management, planning and time management skills
• Excellent communicator with the ability to engage with a wide range of people, including public speaking.
• Understanding of using a range of marketing tools and media for different audiences, from print to online & social media
• Strong copy writing and proof reading skills for a variety of communication channels, eg: web, social media, press, annual report, funder reports
• Strong interpersonal and line management skills, with the ability to motivate a team of people working in the office or remotely
• A passion and commitment to arts, heritage with a social justice and purpose
• Experience of managing fundraising pipelines, forecasts and budget control
• High level computer skills including, Word, Excel, databases, websites
• Ability to work flexibly - remotely or in the office, in a busy fast-changing, environment and manage a varied workload.

To apply: Please submit either a 2 page covering letter & CV; OR 4 minute video and CV, addressing the person specification above. 

Applicants will be asked to complete an Equal Opportunities Form as well

Pump Aid is a dynamic, award winning and growing organisation, which is promoting radically different approaches to aid and international development in the WASH sector in sub-Saharan Africa; providing opportunities for water entrepreneurs to establish small businesses, increasing access to sanitation for children under five, and enabling rural Malawians to self-invest in water pumps and services: ending aid dependency for good.

To support this new approach, we are recruiting a Head of Fundraising and Engagement to maximise our use of digital and print media and, through effective stewardship, warm engagement and positively communicating the life-changing impact of our work, increase the income we generate from major donors, corporate partners and the general public. To support this role we are also recruiting a Programme Funding Officer to help deliver a step change in our fundraising from trusts and foundations, with an active focus in both cases on those donors who recognise the need for change and who want to support the innovative approaches we are delivering.

Your skills in communicating with others, putting together powerful content and a passion for doing aid differently will help us to achieve these aims and improve the lives and life chances of farmers, families, women, young children and girls for decades to come.

To apply; please send a CV and a two page covering letter explaining why you are right for this roile.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of our growing Finance team, to help build our capability to drive financial innovation and accelerate our capability to achieve our goals as an organisation. This is an exciting time to join Stewardship as our growth ambition, is to increase the flow of funds to churches and Christian charities to beyond £250 million a year by 2025, and to extend the joy of generosity to new generations.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, your role will be critical, in achieving this mission – using your partnering abilities and financial management expertise to deliver a step-change in growth, identifying opportunities and aiding decision making.

This will be a role that will help you grow as a finance professional, a Christian and a leader, and if you’d love to use your skills to help increase the flows of generosity to the Church and Christian causes to transform the world, get in touch.

Main responsibilities and duties include, but will not be limited to:

• Budgeting and Forecasting – Lead this process, working with budget owners across the organisation, to ensure the budget and long-range forecasts ensure strategic alignment of resources. This includes not only the delivery of the annual budgeting process but the design and implementation of revised forecasts throughout the financial year itself.
• Management Accounts & Information – Oversight and design of the management accounts to present information to budget holders, senior leadership and trustees. This includes designing and producing high quality information and analytics to monitor performance against budget, understanding the key drivers of those variances, working to proactively manage risks and identify opportunities.  
• Business Partnering – Provide financial expertise, guidance and support across the organisation as required, challenging and influencing thoughts and existing practices where required. This includes providing financial and commercial insight and challenge to ensure best value for money and assisting budget holders in building business cases for investment spend within their areas.
• Financial Project Support –  Provide finance project support to strategic organisation-wide initiatives as directed by the CFO (e.g. cost allocation project, pricing strategy or other process improvement initiatives)
• Line Management – Responsible for the staff development and line management of the Finance Business Partner.
• Other duties as directed by the CFO.

Closing date: 
9am on 12th April 2021 with interviews commencing week beginning 19th April 2021.

We are excited to be working with this social welfare charity who help people in financial hardship to recruit this newly created role. You will target, cultivate and secure funding from Trusts & institutional funders for key programmes and look to create long-term relationships with funders. You will be a strong Relationship Fundraiser with a track record of securing income from Trusts & Institutional funders.

The Role
Increase the range and scope of bids, applications and approaches to institutional funders
Create and drive high quality funder and partner relationships
Lead on high quality tailored bids, tenders and case for support
Identify sources of strategic funding for both core and programmatic work, and opportunities to create multi-year funding relationships.
Provide day to line management support for one Trust and Foundations Officer

The Candidate
Demonstrable experience of securing at six figure plus funded programme income from a range of charitable trusts, corporate foundations and statutory sources.
Proven experience of leading, motivating and managing people and individual performance.
Demonstrable experience of operating at a senior management level
Demonstrable success in writing competitive funding bids
Knowledge of the UK funding landscape, philanthropy and fundraising methods

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Major Donor Manager

If you are a passionate fundraiser who is excited about connecting and inspiring people to support a charitable cause, this could be the role for you. Canine Partners’ mission is to transform the lives of adults with physical disabilities through partnership with our specially trained assistance dogs.

To help us create these amazing partnerships, we need amazing people and Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a talented Major Donor Manager to take on the responsibility of managing and delivering the charity’s major donor strategy.

Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for implementing the major donor strategy with the aim of expanding the funding base of high net worth donors and increase overall giving.

You will review and implement the major donor strategy and support the Head of Fundraising by setting income and expenditure targets. You will identify, secure and lead the development and management of a range of significant high value relationships with major donors.

By using proactive and extensive networking skills you will inspire existing and prospective donors to engage with and support Canine Partners' work. You will represent Canine Partners at the highest levels to develop engagement and interest. You will develop funding propositions and supporting materials to illustrate the benefits of giving, including share giving and tax effective giving. All while maintaining full and accurate records ensuring that GDPR and fundraising codes are complied with.

Requirements:

• Proven experience of effectively managing high value relationships.
• A successful track-record of meeting challenging income targets.
• Exceptional interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, managing several tasks at a time.
• Administration skills, including setting up and maintaining accurate records systems.
• Ability to construct written materials, reports, manage and analyse data.
• Experience of budgeting and financial management.

You will have significant experience in developing funding proposals, innovative propositions and cases for support. You will be professional, proactive and self-motivated and strive to deliver high quality work to the best of your ability.

Location: This position can be based remotely from home. This role has a national remit and regular travel will be required within the UK.

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £28,463 to £31,625 per annum (depending on experience)

Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, pension scheme, life assurance, access to an employee assistance programme, wellbeing portal and discounts on goods and retail vouchers and cash back on purchases from eating out, entertainment, supermarkets, clothing and travel.

Closing date for applications: 11th April 2021
1st Interview: Wednesday 28th April 2021 (location TBC/remote video call)
2nd Interview: Wednesday 5th May 2021 (location TBC/remote video call)

We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome diversity, promote equality and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Major Donor Manager, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Major Donors, Major Donor, Business Development, New Business Development, Senior Fundraising Officer, Major Donor Fundraising, Supporter Engagement, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

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Want to use your skills in business development, donor management, and consortia building to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as Partnerships Manager, Institutional Funding to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The Institutional Funding and Partnerships (IFP) Team act as a custodian of WaterAid's International Programme's Restricted Programme Funding Strategy, and is responsible for supporting WaterAid to secure and manage sustainable restricted funding to deliver on its programme ambition through:

* Cultivating and securing income from WaterAid's Institutional Donors for all WaterAid Federation programmes
* Supporting the effective design of restricted funding programmes/bids (esp. on strategic, high value and/or complex opportunities) across all income streams
* Ensuring the enabling environment is in place for the effective management of all restricted income

The Business Development & Partnerships functional area sits within IFP, and leads on developing relationships with key institutional donors, scoping and creating funding opportunities, and positioning and partnership development.

As the Partnerships Manager, Institutional Funding you will be critical in building the profile of WaterAid with key institutional donors, identifying and creating funding opportunities, and working across the whole federation and with key suppliers / contractors to position WaterAid to be the partner of choice for WASH.

We are looking for a strategic networker with the ability to identify and transform opportunities into tangible results. With a strong business development and partnership development background, you will have significant expertise and knowledge in the ways of working of key donors such as the FCDO, EU, SDC, World Bank, and other bilateral and multilateral institutional donors.

This is a 12-month, full time fixed term maternity cover, with possibility of extension. The post holder should be located in the UK or in a country where WaterAid has a presence (WaterAid programme countries) with a reasonable overlap in working hours with the UK.

Salary:

The UK-based salary for this role is c.£46,000 with excellent benefits. Salaries for different countries will vary in line with WaterAid's country salary scales.

WaterAid pay and benefits vary depending on the country of the successful candidates. For UK-based posts this includes:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangements
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

How to Apply:

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into the same document in either Word Document or PDF format. Please name the file with your full name.

Applications will close 23:59 on 28 April 2021. Shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if suitable candidates are found prior to the advertised closing date. Early application is strongly encouraged.

Additional Information:

WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London. Due to current restrictions on office capacity the majority of our staff are working from home. All aspects of this including how we are supporting homeworking and the office transition will be discussed at the interview stage with you.We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.

In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the country you indicate in your application.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

We're proud to be partnering with a dynamic charitable foundation in the creation of a brand-new opportunity leading a varied programme of work across one of their core areas of interest: women in the criminal justice system.

Their new Head of Programme will help shape an innovative programme of activity with remit to review, challenge where necessary and, ultimately, create real and lasting change for women. The foundation's passionate belief is that women's centres should be at the heart of a fresh, alternative approach across the country - fuelled by sustainable funding - for the benefit of women, their children, families and society.

The foundation is funded by a Birmingham-based family who have given in excess of £25 million to good causes to date. You will report directly to the Board of Trustees with four key focus points:

* On-going development and delivery of ambition for a best practice and evidence-based women's centre in Birmingham
* Influence at national policy level to ensure that the voice of women's centres is clearly heard by funders and government
* Continued development of evidence-based monitoring and evaluation tools in collaboration with University of Birmingham
* Review existing and future grants to ensure they deliver maximum impact for women

This is a unique opportunity to tackle the challenges facing women at every level: on the ground, through evidence-based research and by influencing national policy. To apply, you'll be a recognised, active and passionate voice in this specialist field with significant leadership experience and a track-record of strategic programme planning.

On our 'wish list':
You're well-versed in the political landscape around women in the criminal justice system and able to confidently navigate the terrain with diplomacy and discretion, managing senior stakeholders with sensitivity. A natural people person with exceptional communication skills. A brilliant listener, rapport builder and effective spokesperson for the foundation. You'll be committed, driven and motivated to drive change with a strong connection to the organisation's vision.

£45-55k pro rata
This is an initial 2-year fixed term contract with potential for extension.

Life and family-friendly employer; open to between 3-5 days dependent on candidate preference.

Flexible on location with regular travel to Birmingham.

If you are as excited by the scope and ambition of this role as we are, then we want to hear from you!

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to Charity People's regional consultant, Amelia Lee, for more information on this exciting, brand-new role.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 15th April
First round interviews to be held w/c 26th April

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Location: Central London, W1B

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Circa £85,000 per annum

The RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, is seeking an ambitious fundraising professional with extensive experience in the charity sector who knows how to lead and build successful teams, and who can deliver sustainable results. 

The RAF Benevolent Fund has a proud tradition of looking after its own, supporting current and former members of the RAF and their partners and families, providing them with practical, emotional and financial support. We know that there are many members of the RAF Family that are in urgent need of help today, a situation only compounded by the pandemic.

The post holder will play an active role within the charity’s Senior Management Team and will provide vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the Fund’s fundraising and communication strategy. Part of that strategy will have a focus on growing overall fundraising income by more than 20% over five years, including strengthening all fundraising income streams.

The Fund is seeking a highly motivated and strategic individual who can help deliver their mission to support the RAF Family for the next 100 years.

The ideal candidate will know how to lead, build and sustain teams to deliver results. You will have broad senior fundraising experience in a number of income streams including corporates, major donors, direct marketing/individual giving and legacies, as well in developing and implementing new business ideas. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong networking capabilities and a proven ability to lead and deliver change.

Ideally, you will also have experience in communications, marketing (including digital) and brand management and share an understanding and appreciation of the RAF and the military charity sector and its vital impact.

 This is a great opportunity to work for an organisation that makes an enormous difference to the lives of people who have done their duty and made a personal sacrifice for this country.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315