Director of Fundraising

Annual Salary: £62,000 - £66,000 + benefits package
Work location: Flexible. Home-based / Office-based, Amersham (minimum once/twice per month)

About the charity:

Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our work and the work of our Christian partners, in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, who run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities, really does make a difference. Together we lift up the vulnerable and marginalised, serving families escaping violence or persecution, people living with all kinds of disability, women and children deprived of access to vital education and health services.

About the role:

This is an important time to join Embrace the Middle East. In 2024, we will celebrate 170 years working with Middle East Christians.  We approach this point in our history, having begun our ambitious five-year strategy in 2021, Hope in Action, confident in our mission, and hopeful in our vision.

However, we are not complacent. We take neither our loyal supporters, nor our partners, for granted. We are conscious that they trust us to do everything possible to live up to the commitment and faithful work of our forebears.  Which is why we are committed to excellence in everything we do.  We are ambitious, but also realistic, in the face of sometimes daunting challenges. Amongst these is the challenge to raise sufficient funds to match our partnership, programme and supporter engagement ambitions. 

To lead this important work, we are looking for a Director of Fundraising to develop and implement our Fundraising strategy, encompassing an authentic and compassionate approach, aligning Embrace’s humanitarian and advocacy objectives and to develop and grow Embrace’s income.

About you:

You will be an enthusiastic fundraising leader with a strong track record of fundraising leadership in £3m-£10m charities and a good understanding of UK churches across many denominations. You will also need to have strong technical expertise in at least two fundraising areas – ideally major donors and individually giving. You will be a strong team player who thrives in a creative, collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Experience of leading and developing and coaching a Fundraising team to achieve their very best 
• Ability to engage others in setting a clear direction and in driving plans forward with energy and credibility
• Project management skills to deliver multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Sympathy for Embrace’s mission with the Christian faith

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to play a vital role in driving forward our five year strategy
• 30 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• A flexible working environment - flexi-time & remote working arrangements, and contribution towards home working expenses
• Generous contributory pension scheme of up to 10% employer contributions.
• Life Assurance of three times annual salary
• Enhanced sick pay
• Reimbursement of pre-agreed travel expenses.
• Training and development programme for all employees.
• Commitment to staff health & wellbeing.

About Embrace the Middle East  

Our vision is rooted in, and inspired by, the Gospel, in particular Christ’s invitation to care for those most in need. Every person is created in the image and likeness of God and is deserving of the dignity bestowed on them by God. 

Supporting our partners to transform lives and restore the dignity of the most excluded and marginalised, our work contributes to a culture of human flourishing in a war-torn region. We help our partners to sustain the declining presence of Christians serving the needs of the vulnerable in Middle Eastern societies, without regard to faith or background. 

Ours is a vision of love in action: where there is a need – for refuge, a home however temporary, for health care, for education, for safeguarding, for economic empowerment, for justice and human rights – we, with and through our partners, want to respond.  

For more information about Embrace the Middle East and the work that we do, please visit our website.

How to apply

For more details and information about how to apply, please download our candidate application pack which is available from our recruitment consultant’s website (link found in the job description attached below).

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 25 July.

Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer.  Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.

Thank you for your interest in Embrace the Middle East.

SICK! Productions is looking for a dynamic and proactive individual who will work with us to build on our successes and support our expanding global and local activity. With a secure foundation in place, and the presentation of our Festival in May 2022, this is an exciting time to join our ambitious and creative organisation.

SICK! enables diverse and marginalised communities locally and globally to experience their lives more positively, using art to navigate the physical, mental and social challenges that individuals face.

We’re looking for a dynamic and inspirational individual to join us, to work closely with me and our fantastic team to help us achieve our potential and grow our impact and reach. We’re looking for someone who brings experience of financial management, business planning, HR and general office management, who is also passionate about, and interested in, the areas in which SICK! operates – arts, health, diversity, community development and international work.

We are located at the Sharp Project, a creative office and production space, just a 10 minutes Tram ride from Manchester Victoria and with plenty on-site free parking. 

We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and we actively welcome candidates who are currently underrepresented in the arts including people who face discrimination as a result of racism, those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who self-identify as disabled.

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) is on a mission is to enable people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries, by providing quality learning opportunities. As the leading training platform in the humanitarian sector, the HLA is at the forefront of how high-quality humanitarian learning can be scaled through networks and digital technologies.

To develop and truly sustain this impact the HLA aims to achieve substantial growth as a social enterprise whilst maximising the benefits of its close relationship to Save the Children. We believe that this, more independent, more commercial and more focused business model is an archetype for the future of NGOs. This is an opportunity to push new boundaries in how NGOs can operate.

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic and creative Head of Business Development to help lead this expansive agenda and generate commercial, philanthropic and social investment income alongside more traditional restricted charitable funding.

We are looking for fresh thinking, so a strong charitable fundraising track record is not a pre-requisite. If you are excited by this proposition, have a track record of generating business and are strongly aligned to our mission then we want to hear from you!

Job Purpose

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy aims to substantially grow its business through the development of a profitable business model around its sector leading Kaya learning platform complemented by substantial growth in restricted, unrestricted and social investment income streams. Achieving this will enable the HLA to have impact at scale in the countries most affected by disaster, be transformative in the humanitarian sector through collaborative change and, deliver learning solutions that allow organisations to take ownership of their long-term learning needs.

The Head of Business Development will focus on a key element of the new strategy: increasing and diversifying HLA's income streams.

The role will be responsible for capitalising on the increasing interest and demand in our existing products and will; increase sales & profitability of existing products (Kaya portals, HPass and consultancy services), bring to market new products. It will also be responsible for the development of new funding streams outside of product sales. 

By introducing and selling new commercial products to a global audience via the proposed Kaya Marketplace, this position will showcase to the humanitarian and development sector, that organisations a commercial model that balances charitable and commercial activity is viable. Doing so will stimulate better quality and more widespread supply of humanitarian learning. 

Key Accountabilities:

Line management  and overseeing business development 

• Manage a growing team of fundraising and commercial business development professionals.
• Develop and manage income streams with the intention of growing to multimillion pound turnover from commercial revenue and social investment. 
• Oversee and diversify charitable income for the HLA.
• Pipeline management - Manage a healthy pipeline of commercial clients to grow and retain income. 
• Costing, pricing, budgeting, and profitability across the HLA - Accountability for costing. pricing, budgeting, and ensuring profitability across the commercial product portfolio and the award funded programme portfolio working closely with finance 
• Maximise sales, retention and business development - Using key success metrics (ROI, cost of acquisition, profitability, churn) and working closely with the HLA Fundraising Lead and HLA Commercial Lead, ensure products are profitable and programmes meet strategic goals
• Proposal and Programme Development - Working with colleagues across the HLA's programmatic portfolio and strategic partnerships, to identify strategic opportunities and identify opportunities for funding partnerships
• Accountable for relevant strategic projects that are a priority for the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, leveraging resource from across the entire unit to deliver on HLA's goals and priorities that are imperative to the HLA's success.
• Responsible for team budget management

As a senior member of the HLA team 

• Represent the HLA in public forums and contribute through wider thought leadership on strategic areas of this body of work, to include but not limited to advocating for the professionalisation of learning in the sector.
• Lead and manage a team of people, ensuring the development of an inclusive and supportive environment, strong and effective ways of working which motivates and encourages innovation and creativity across the team.
• Develop and build strong relationships with a cross section of stakeholders, including decision makers' influencers and partners, within the Save the Children movement and internal and external to the wider humanitarian sector. 
• As a member of the Senior Management Team within the Academy, and alongside the other Heads of Teams, ensure that there is a sense of collective responsibility to draw upon the resources and expertise across all four teams to drive forward sustainable, yet ambitious growth across the unit and that supports the localisation agenda.

Person Profile

You will be an expert in business development with experience in generating significant income (six figures plus) for ideally innovative social enterprises and/or charities on a global scale. You will have an entrepreneurial background with the ability to bring new products to global markets and create new fundraising products..

 Experience/Skills

• Significant, strategic business development experience in a charitable/impact driven organisation and/or social enterprise on a comparable scale with ambitious financial targets.
• Extensive experience leading on the production of professional high-value commercial proposals with a good track record of success.
• Entrepreneurship and business development skills - proven experience of establishing new projects initiatives and of developing strong relationships and productive partnerships 
• Demonstrable success and expertise in building and managing complex relationships, often through others, with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong evidenced project management experience including cross organisational or multi-stakeholder projects ensuring that targets are met within the timeframe and budget set.
• A proven track record of setting, delivering, and tracking strategic direction that supports financial decision-making at a leadership level

Abilities

• Ability to build and work as part of a high performing team and work effectively across the different functions to ensure maximum effectiveness and impact
• Strong representational and communication skills, able to articulate a vision, strategy, or ideas clearly and concisely
• Instinctively collaborative and able to develop and maintain strong relationships with partners and stakeholders

 Aptitude

• Passion and energy to work in pursuit of transforming humanitarian response globally 
• Market leading approach to progressive and innovative revenue generating initiatives
• An instinctively analytical and strategic thinker
• Undeniably positive with high levels of personal resilience and motivation to lead and manage a team
• Highly effective in influencing, negotiating, and lobbying

Please note we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and interviews will be scheduled as applications are received. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

This role can be based internationally outside the UK provided it is in a country with an SC office from which you would be able to and have the right to work - the salary will be based on local pay structures if not based in the UK. 

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Reporting to the CEO, we are seeking a commercially astute Head of Business Development to be the accountable lead across all areas of the Trust’s income streams, with a focus on developing new corporate partnerships and maximising the fundraising potential within our current partnerships. As part of the senior management team, you will seek to maximise value from opportunities across the organisation and ensure that fundraising is consistent with the charity’s broader goals.

You will be an inspiring, collaborative leader who seeks out opportunities whilst supporting your team to succeed and achieve their potential.  You will have a proven track record of designing, delivering and achieving ambitious income growth strategies, including demonstrable experience securing five and six-figure value corporate partnerships as well as an overall understanding of our wider key income streams, Grants & Trusts, Statutory, Education, Health and Corporate Personal Development & Employee Wellbeing products and services.

To be successful, you will need proven success in securing new income through business development and the ability to create strong networks, excellent team leadership and management skills, a highly skilled influencer and negotiator, project management and organisational skills (including financial management),

Whilst your income generation achievements are important, your mindset and the way you approach your work are equally important to us. You may be looking to transfer your skills from another sector, you may be looking to step up or you may be looking for a new challenge in a smaller agile organisation, if you connect to our purpose and our ambition and feel you can do the job, please do apply.

Key Areas of work

• Lead the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy, alongside the CEO, Board and Income Generation Committee to realise our fundraising ambitions of circa £1.2mil this FY.
• Responsible for developing and implementing business development strategies and raising both unrestricted and restricted income from corporate partnerships, charitable trusts, statutory bodies, the health sector and educational establishments.
• To seek out and maximise opportunities within our current areas of work, including the ongoing development of increasing our presence and impact at a local ‘hub’ level.
• Ensure consistent and professional presentation of the charity to all funding sources.
• Work closely with other Heads to maximise awareness and funding of our work to allow for continued meaningful engagement with existing supporters and to enable us to reach new audiences.
• Ensure all team members adhere to best practices in fundraising, including the use of data, confidentiality and acknowledgement
• Set and manage the fundraising budget, with direct responsibility for all fundraising lines, ensuring that income is accurately forecasted, and team members work to and report on set KPIs.
• Managing team members to ensure fulfilment of strategic objectives and values, ensuring efficient use of resources, and providing good communication and support.

Other key roles:

• Role model the Trust’s values and behaviours and coach individuals to do the same.
• To ensure that a positive image of Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is projected at all times.
• To contribute to other activities undertaken by Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
• To contribute to organisational effectiveness through positive team working.
• To adhere to Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Health and Safety & Safeguarding Procedures.

Head of Programme Delivery

Charlie Waller Trust
Full-Time, Permanent
£40,000 - £46,000
Hybrid - with Flexible Working

West Berkshire

Are you an empowering leader looking to lead and support the development of programmes which impact mental health in young people? Charity People is helping the fantastic team at Charlie Waller Trust find a talented Head of Programmes, to head up their national programmes and lead a busy team which delivers training, programmes, projects, and strategies.

Through offering free resources, training and information, the Charlie Waller Trust educates young people and those responsible for them about mental health. They have created a national network of parents and carers of children with mental health concerns and have piloted bespoke training for parents and carers who want to become peer support workers. As a result of the expansion of these projects, a brand new Head of Programmes role has been created.

About the role

You will have a varied role within the Trust and will be given the opportunity to make your mark by leading the development and planning of new programmes and projects from scratch. You will be heavily involved in establishing the future strategy for the Trust’s programmes.

You will lead and support the development of programmes in different stages, some which have been established previously, and others which can be developed further and grow. You will provide line management, mentorship and coaching to direct reports. You will embody the Trust’s values of warmth, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and openness, and will work closely with senior internal stakeholders; you’ll instigate and develop co-production with parents and carer, and liaise with mental health services.

About the person

•You will be a strong leader, with experience in line management, seniorleadership and managing projects at a high level. A particularly strong candidatewill have experience managing a remote team.

•You are an analytical and strategic person and have strong experience instrategy. You will have experience of developing operational plans and meetingstrategic goals. You can identify strengths and weaknesses within an organisationand are rigorous about risk management.

•You are passionate. You have an awareness of mental health issues within thecommunity and have a desire to impact this space for the benefit of young peopleand those responsible for them.

•You are creative and can use your strong interpersonal skills to engage withpotential partners and maintain existing relationships both within and outside theTrust.
 

If you are as excited by this role as we are, please send your most recent CV initially to Kate at Charity People, your consultant for this role. We’ll then be in touch with lots more information, including the role profile.

Closing date: Wednesday 6th July at 9am

Interview date: Wednesday 13th July

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), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Employee Benefits:

• Contributory Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• discounted food and drink at the Bar
• free tickets to shows
• Local privilege discount card

The Lyric is the civic and creative heart of Hammersmith, West London. We believe that everyone deserves to experience the life changing impact of theatre. In our big, beautiful theatre, we tell stories that matter and work with exceptional talent to make ambitious, entertaining, inspiring shows for our audience in West London and beyond

Head of Trusts & Foundations sits within our Development Team. This role will support the Director of Development in the formulation of strategies to develop income growth from Trusts and Foundations; taking a lead role in implementing those strategies and managing fundraising for the Lyric. The Development team have an annual revenue target to raise of £800,000, of which over £300,000 is generated through Trusts and Foundations.

The ideal applicant will have a proven track record in Trusts and Foundations fundraising and should be passionate about the organisational objectives of the Lyric theatre, the arts, and working with young people.

This role will suit you if you want to work within a friendly,  energetic team right in the heart of Hammersmith (great transport links, shops (IKEA) and loads of cafes tand street food to enjoy) Come and join us!

The Lyric encourages people from any background to apply for this post. We are committed to creating a workforce which is representative of our society, and to bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to help shape what we do and how we work. We are particularly keen to hear from people of colour or those who self-identify as disabled. All candidates that self-identify as disabled and who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria will be invited for an interview. The Lyric Hammersmith is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and an official partner of Parents in Performing Arts (PiPA).

Your new organisation

The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. Their vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all by helping to shape policy and practice through research and analysis; developing individuals, teams and organisations; promoting understanding of the health and social care system; and bringing people together to learn, share knowledge and debate. The organisation has a turnover of £15m and finance consists of a small very engaged team.

Your new role

As a result of a member of the team going on maternity leave, The King’s Fund are seeking to appoint a Management Accountant on a 1-year fixed term contract basis. This post reports to the Senior Management Accountant and will be responsible for specific budget areas including Policy, Events & Partners, Facilities and Communications. Two of these budget areas are income generating. The role will involve working with budget holders and others, to compile budgets and forecasts, monitor and report on financial performance and help them understand complex financial issues. You will ensure that at each stage, from presenting monthly reports to investigating variances, best practice is followed, and productive relationships are developed across the Fund. The postholder will join at a key time with the budgeting process happening in October. There are exciting projects planned within the budget areas over the coming year and the Management Accountant will get involved in the financial aspects of those.  

What you will need to succeed

You will be qualified or studying towards a qualification with experience in a management accounting role including budget holder interaction. You will be a strong communicator with the ability to liaise with different budget holders. Applications from candidates with experience within or outside the sector are both welcomed.

What you will get in return

First and foremost, you will join a welcoming team who will support you to succeed in the role. The organisation also offers excellent work life balance including flexibility with an openness to discussing hours that will suit you best and a minimum 40% in the office for the foreseeable future. The organisation contributes double your pension amount between 3% and 6% - i.e. They will contribute 12% if you contribute 6%. They offer 27 days annual leave excluding bank holidays. They offer a subsidised lunch scheme on days when you are in the office. The organisation has a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and this is championed in part through their employee networks.

What you need to do now

Please contact Peter O’Sullivan or Samir Ahmed at Hays Finance if you have any questions about the opportunity. Please apply ASAP to be considered and applications will be considered as they come through.

As an equal opportunities employer, The King’s Fund actively welcomes applications from all communities and backgrounds.

This is a great time to join our friendly team, working at the heart of ACF in a key role for our organisation. The events team works across the organisation and closely with colleagues in the marketing and communications team, investment learning programme as well as colleagues in the external affairs team.It is ideal for someone who wants to gain experience of events and the event lifecycle whilst ensuring high customer service levels are delivered.

The last 18 months have seen a lot of development for ACF. We have launched a new website and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system (called iMiS), adapted to hybrid working, grown our membership and developed our membership offer. But there is plenty more to come!

We are looking for an events officer to support the events manager and other key members of staff in the organisation and delivery of the learning and events programme. ACF’s events include network meetings, cross organisational events, seminars, and annual conference. This role is an integral part of the team who will ensure the learning and events strategy is delivered successfully and that ACF’s members needs are met.

You will gain hands-on experience of our new CRM system, website content management system which includes our event booking system, online event delivery platforms (Zoom and Microsoft Teams), email communications and administration. You will develop close working relationships with all colleagues, be able to see the impact of the team’s work and learn new skills for your developing career.

The role will suit someone who is organised, detailed, and enjoys following processes. We are a relatively small team (18-strong) so you will need to be both a self-starter and a team player, prepared to roll up your sleeves to get things done.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity. The Welfare Directorate is responsible for understanding and meeting the social welfare needs of those in the RAF Family, from those currently serving in the RAF and their families through to veterans of all ages. This is achieved through the delivery of a wide range of services, initiatives and programmes which last year helped over 55,000 individuals.

We are seeking two individuals to raise awareness of the Fund’s welfare offer amongst social welfare agencies across Kent and the West Midalnds county but also, crucially, to help address the issue of social isolation and feelings of loneliness experienced by some members of the ex-service RAF Family. This is a community based position involving frequent travel and visits to the homes of beneficiaries across Kent or the West Midlands county as well as potentially accompanying beneficiaries to social activities. Based at home, the post holders will be expected to undertake occasional travel to our Head Office in London and on occasion support the Fund’s caseworking function with visits to beneficiaries across the wider South East or West Midlands region.

The role will involve engagement with a variety of social welfare agencies to encourage those agencies to identify potential Fund beneficiaries, particularly those who are socially isolated. The post holder will be working with socially isolated individuals to identify socially enriching opportunities to reduce feelings of loneliness, to develop actions plans to connect the individual into these opportunities and coordinating support to overcome any barriers preventing successful connection into to these socially enriching opportunities.

The successful candidates will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals. They must have strong people and relationship-building skills, and a strong empathy with, connection to or understanding of the issues affecting the Royal Air Force ex-service community. Any successful candidates for this role will need to be DBS checked.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter stating which role (Kent or West Midlands county) that you wish to apply for, not longer than three sides, detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Martin Botting, HR Business Partner, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR or email.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am Tuesday 29 June 2022. Please note interviews will take place via Video Conferencing Platform on 5 – 7 July. Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

We are seeking an individual with the ability to identify new funding opportunities, and the confidence to lead on complex applications and develop relationships with new donors.

To do this, the post holder will build relationships with a range of supporters, potential major donors, corporate and strategic partners so that our income base is as diverse as our activity, in order to create income for the short, medium and longer term.

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is the leading Wildlife Charity in Herefordshire and one of the 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK.  The Wildlife Trusts recently launched the Strategy for 2030, which has three main goals:

1. Nature is in recovery with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder land and seascapes where people and nature thrive
2. People are taking meaningful action for nature and the climate, resulting in better decision making for the environment at both the local level and across the four nations of the UK
3. Nature is playing a central and valued role in helping to address local and global problems

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is committed to playing a proactive role in delivering these goals.  This role is pivotal to secure additional funding to support the Trust’s anticipated growth and success.

Key responsibilities

1. Lead the development of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s income generation strategy, with the support of Chief Executive and Senior Managers, to diversify our funding base
2. Liaise with funding colleagues across the national Wildlife Trust network to ensure that HWT capitalises on wider funding opportunities and initiatives, including national development in digital fundraising and online giving
3. Collaborate with Chief Executive, Senior Managers and staff across HWT in developing and delivering a pipeline of major grant applications with match funding and in monitoring and reporting on relevant outcomes and grant claims
4. Work with the Communications and Marketing Manager to make strategic selections for fundraising campaigns and activities, to deliver effective stewardship and to record and evaluate each fundraising activity
5. Develop and implement tailored stewardship of long-standing donors and potential major donors, leading to better supporter retention and income development
6. Create robust major donor and corporate sponsor fundraising plans, to solicit maximum major donations
7. Manage and build legacy income and in memoriam gifts. Work with the Chief Executive on the development and implementation of legacy marketing strategy and programme of communications/campaigns/events
8. Use our CRM and other tools to identify opportunities for e.g. future donors and major funders; track progress and evaluate and report effectively
9. Developing and supporting delivery of strategies to increase income derived from our supporters through a programme of insight led fundraising activities and events.
10. Investigate, innovate and implement new financing opportunities within the conservation sector
11. Coordinating the planning, recording and tracking of fund raising activity across the organisation through our bespoke CRM (and by other means as necessary).
12. Ensure that all Trust funders and donors receive timely and high quality professional feedback that meets their requirements (via formal reporting or otherwise).
13. Ensure Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s fundraising strategy is developed and refreshed on a continual basis

Full details and how to apply available via the website link.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Salary - £31,470 to £37,024
Hours - Full-time
Location - City Road EC1 with hybrid working pattern
Benefits - Excellent package including 27 days annual leave + bank holidays

We believe that people’s sight matters and wish to strengthen our committed and passionate team by appointing a grants officer to join our grants and research team.

About us

We are the main grant-making and fundraising charity for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), two world-leading institutions. The majority of our support funds innovation and research into eye health, and within that we have an emphasis on building capacity and developing the careers of researchers and clinicians.

We have ambitious plans. We are putting into action a new five year business plan that will see us grow to expand from our current commitment to raise and fund around £6m annually to become a £10m a year charity. In addition to our ongoing grant-making programmes, we have a phenomenal once-in-a-century opportunity to create Oriel, a new home for eye care, research and education, bringing together Moorfields and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. This new centre is expected to open in 2026-27 and will be located near St Pancras in London.

About the role

You will join a friendly and supportive grants and research team and support the entire grant management life cycle, both pre and post award, of a very diverse and growing grant portfolio. The charity have a number of grant-making programmes, which you will be central in helping to deliver. These include our response mode grant-making and philanthropy supported activities which together are focused on investing in world-leading eye research, education and care to transform the lives of people with sight problems.

You will be the primary point of contact for applicants and other stakeholders throughout the grant management process, ensuring they are supported and managed in a professional and timely manner. This would include communicating feedback to applicants on funding proposals following decision making. With the funding manager you will deliver drop-in advice sessions and assist with development of content that advertises funding opportunities and showcases the impact of the charity's funding.

Our close proximity, and working relationships, with Moorfields and its academic partner UCL (in particular the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) are very important to this role. A successful candidate will enjoy working with academics, clinicians and other hospital staff, supporting their engagement with, and applications to, our funding programmes.

About you

We are looking for an individual who is interested in developing or expanding their career in grants management within a growing grant-making charity. You will have a qualification in a biomedical sciences/health subject.

• You will also have research experience in an academic or clinical setting and an understanding of research funding processes in a grant-making charity.
• You will be an excellent communicator, able to build confident working relationships at all levels. An ability to network and liaise with scientific, clinical and research communities will be key to your success in this role.

To apply

The closing date for applications is 13.00 (GMT) on Tuesday 5 July 2022.
Interviews are expected to be held, ideally in person, between 12-15 July.

Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement (of no more than 2 pages) which addresses the following points:

• how your experience applies to the role
• why this role specifically appeals to you
• why you want to be part of the team at Moorfields Eye Charity

If you think you could do the role, but don't have all the desirable experience, we would still welcome an application from you.

Reporting to the Head of Business Development, we are looking for someone with a demonstratable track record of soliciting, managing and securing four, five & six-figure trusts and grants funding. We are looking for someone skilled in developing, maintaining and managing relationships with a range of stakeholders including funders, colleagues, beneficiaries, schools and partners.

You will strengthen and take ownership of our restricted income pipeline and action plan to raise funds, and work with peers and leadership at the organisation to manage the portfolio. You will have previous trust fundraising experience, preferably within the youth, sport for development or health & wellbeing sector, a track record of excellent relationship building with external sources, and will have superb writing skills. Crucially, you will be an excellent team player with a passion for the young people we are here for.

Key Areas of work

• Develop and manage a robust prospect pipeline to support the Head of Business Development to realise our funding ambitions in this FY of circa £1.2mil.
• Creation of a calendar of opportunities for grant submissions, engagement, cultivation and stewardship of funders.
• Responsible for raising both unrestricted and restricted income from charitable trusts, foundations and statutory bodies to deliver the programmatic ambitions of the charity.
• Create compelling propositions and proposals for trusts & foundation funders and ensure quality and timely reports back on funding gifts made.
• Ensure consistent and professional presentation of the charity to all funding sources.
• Work closely with the CEO, Head of Programmes and Head of Communications to maximise awareness and funding of our work to allow for continued meaningful engagement with existing and new funders.
• Proactive use of Raisers Edge (CRM) to manage current funder relationships and new prospects through active recording of information.
• Ensure all team members adhere to best practices in fundraising, including the use of data, confidentiality and acknowledgement.
• Work closely with the Finance, Governance and Compliance Senior Manager to ensure that income is accurately forecasted and updated accordingly, with direct responsibility for all restricted funding.
• Manage Fundraising and Insights Assistant to ensure fulfilment of strategic objectives and values, excellent funder communications and timely impact reporting.

Other key roles:

• Role model the Trust’s values and behaviours and coach individuals to do the same.
• To ensure that a positive image of Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is projected at all times.
• To contribute to other activities undertaken by Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
• To contribute to organisational effectiveness through positive team working.
• To adhere to Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Health and Safety & Safeguarding Procedures.

After 14 years in the role our CEO has moved onto new adventures, so we are looking for our next Chief Executive to lead our fabulous charity. This is a high-profile role that will require you to be an exceptional communicator who can work effectively and collaboratively with trustees, staff, stakeholders, and our partners.

As the new CEO you will have the opportunity to work in a truly unique, exciting, challenging environment, within a well-established charity leading the delivery of our charitable programmes of work. In this role you will see tangible results and bring positive benefits to countless children and young people living with complex needs and have a real impact on their quality of life.

We are looking for someone with ambition, passion and vision to collaboratively lead and empower the team to continue to strengthen the great work that they already do at WellChild. These have been unprecedented times for all charities and the Chief Executive will need to provide strong leadership and work collaboratively with the Chair and Trustee Board. You will be responsible for leading the strategic development, governance, and operations of the charity.

Working closely with Trustees and the Senior Management Team, the CEO will provide clear and inspirational leadership, building and empowering high performing teams and maximising capability within an inclusive culture. The Senior Management Team (SMT) consists of the Director of Programmes, Director of Operations, Director of Fundraising and the Director of Communications & Engagement and is supported by the wider team of approximately 30 employees. We are also looking for someone with demonstrable senior leadership experience within a charity or similar organisation.

You will direct a strategic plan which underpins a sustainable future, maximising growth into new and existing areas through forging new collaborative partnerships that create a fresh, positive and inspiring approach to our programmes of work. You will work with your team to establish and implement the next 5-year strategic plan, due to start in 2023.

As we look forward to our future, we are genuinely excited to find our next CEO. If you share our vision, values and passion for improving the lives of children with complex needs and believe you have the skills and experience we need, we look forward to hearing from you.

For the full CEO recruitment pack details please see the attached documents.

About FareShare

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 10,000 frontline charities and community groups. During 2021, we redistributed 127 million meals, the equivalent of 4 meals every second through our FareShare Regional Centres and our retail surplus model FareShare Go, reaching over 1 million people.

FareShare exists because of two hugely important and highly topical issues. As a consequence of supply and demand, huge volumes of food are grown or made in the UK and a small percentage ends up as unwanted surplus with little commercial value. At the same time, there are many thousands of frontline community groups and charities that are providing a vital safety net for the most vulnerable in our society. We seek to squeeze as much social good out of that uneconomic surplus by getting it to almost 10,000 such groups across the UK whilst they provide essential wraparound support services for their beneficiaries.

The Cost of Living Crisis and before it, the COVID-19, have shone a spotlight on the issue of food insecurity in the UK and with it, FareShare’s ability to get food to vulnerable communities nationwide. It is estimated that over 4.7m UK households are now experiencing food insecurity and whilst the equivalent of 1.3bn meals of good surplus food occurs each year, FareShare believes that it is wrong for these two situations to co-exist.

To combat this, FareShare is moving into an ambitious 4 year programme to achieve unparalleled growth in both our food volumes as well as our fundraised income. We are driven by the opportunity to secure even more of the food available at farm gate, manufacturing and retail levels and to do this, we need to maximise our new groundswell of public support to generate the funds needed to operate at this greater scale.

There has never been a more exciting time to join a relevant organisation which delivers both social and environmental impact, at such a crucial time.

By joining us you would be leading some of our most important work in helping us generate more support from donors, corporate food and fundraising partners, foundations and volunteers as we strive in our ambition to meet the demand for food to support the UK’s most vulnerable.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values:

Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients and customer

The role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative financial planning manager to join us at this time of growth. You will bring strong communication, analytical and systems skills, an open mind and a curious and innovative approach to our financial planning and reporting, focusing on system development, effective project management and empathetic communication with key stakeholders. You will have a desire and confidence to navigate through change.

This is an exciting time to be joining FareShare and the finance team as we continue our ambitious strategy to grow food volumes and income, and to develop long term sustainability. Your role will be pivotal working alongside Head of Finance and Director of Finance and Resources to deliver high quality financial planning to support the delivery of our strategy.

Main areas of responsibility

Planning, co-ordinating and managing the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes in association with departmental colleagues and management to agreed timetables.

Production and ownership of appropriate models to support the budgeting and forecasting. Making recommendations for improvements to financial planning tools and methods used at FareShare

Planning and co-ordinating the medium-term financial planning process in support of the organisation’s strategic planning.

Supporting the growing Fundraising team to develop the financial modelling needed to support the income growth plans.

Producing monthly organisational management information reports.

Working closely with the business partners to provide high level analysis on the organisational financial performance.

 Making improvements and developing management information and other financial reports in line with the changing organisational requirements and a number of new projects and initiatives being undertaken.

Leading on system development projects including the potential integration of financial systems with other operational systems used within FareShare. Making recommendations for finance system improvements and supporting the team with system related projects as and when required.

Providing project and business partnering support to various key stakeholders, as and when required, currently covering 3 regional centres. Some travel to the regional centres may be required.

Assisting the Head of Finance and Director of Finance and Resources with preparation of reports for the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees

Person Specification

Skills, experience and abilities

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification or non-UK equivalent
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Experience of managing and developing the financial planning cycle in an organisation undergoing significant change and development; Excel advanced level skills and knowledge of various accounting systems;
• A good track record in financial management, systems development and process improvement.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to adapt style and approach to different audiences.

• Ability to build effective relationships across teams, ensuring staff are supported, motivated and challenged to achieve objectives, ability to influence change.

• Experience in designing processes and delivering solutions to drive improvements and efficiencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

• Commercial financial management experience within the food industry or logistics industry.
• Experience of working in the third sector with a strong fundraising department

• . • Knowledge of Sharperlight reporting or utilising inbuilt reporting from financial systems

Values and behaviours

• Enthusiastic approach
• Ability to communicate to stakeholders clearly and succinctly
• Openness to change and ability to adapt • Flexibility and ability to work well as part of a team and alone
• A commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Curiosity and empathy with FareShare’s mission and strategy

Benefits 

• Salary £50,000 per annum
• Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
• 25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Employers pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Flexible working