About the Lambeth Youth Opportunities Fund

Lambeth Council and The London Community Foundation have partnered to create the Lambeth Youth Opportunities Fund (LYOF). The aim is to provide support and funding for local children’s and young people’s voluntary sector. The LYOF aim is to help young people to be safe, resilient, healthy and achieve their potential. We want to identify, test and scale the most innovative and effective initiatives to reduce inequality amongst young people in Lambeth.

The Lambeth Youth Opportunities Fund is focused on improving the life chances for the most vulnerable young people in the borough: children living in poverty, children with special educational needs and disabilities, looked after children and care leavers. The Fund will also prioritise supporting young people from communities that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 such as black African and Caribbean communities.

Background

In consultation with Lambeth’s voluntary community sector, the LYOF was launched in December 2020 with an individual giving campaign. Letters were mailed to residents and local businesses introducing the LYOF and seeking donations via the online payment platform.

Adverts raising awareness of the fund ran in a number of local publications and a video featuring (then) Leader of the Council, Cllr Hopkins was posted on Lambeth Council’s Linkedin page. Links to the donation platform were posted on the council’s twitter and Instagram pages.

The Fund has raised £42,000 to date and continues to receive donations from residents.

Request for Proposals

Supported by Lambeth Council and the London Community Foundation, LYOF is seeking a fundraising consultant or consultancy to develop and implement a fundraising strategy to raise £250,000 to support the first year of the Fund’s grant process. Subject to performance it is envisioned that this work could be extended to support LYOF’s future fundraising and communication needs.

Overview of the proposal:

• Deliver a fundraising campaign and raise £250,000 from major donors, companies, and individual giving.

• Work with key stakeholders (councillors, council teams and others) to identify prospects, engage donors, and put in place a fundraising and communication programme.

• Mid project report to councillors and senior council officers

• Final report and proposed next stage fundraising and communication plan

Support from Lambeth Council

• Access to council corporate teams, account managers and business lists (GDPR compliant)

• Access to members and councillors as ambassadors of LYOF

• Access to Lambeth Council’s social media channels (Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram) to to support the fundraising campaign

• Campaign coverage in Love Lambeth and local media

• Regular meetings with the Lambeth Council officer responsible for LYOF and the London Community Foundation

We are seeking fundraising professionals or consultancies that can deliver social value beyond the commissioned scope of the contract

Fundraising Manager: Individual Giving, Legacies and Trusts, St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Eastbourne

Hours:37.5 hours per week  

Contract: Permanent

Salary:  £36000 - £46000 per annum

Closing date: Thursday 26th August 2021

Interview Date:  TBC

DBS: N/A

About us:
St Wilfrid’s Hospice provides end of life support to the population of Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex, from our stunning hospice building and through our highly skilled community teams. We are rated an ‘outstanding’ provider by the Care Quality Commission and have a clear vision of reaching increasing numbers of local patients and their families, in close collaboration with our community. 

We provide a supportive working environment, which is demonstrated through our values: compassionate, professional, progressive and respectful, and these are embedded in our culture. We have a dynamic learning environment which actively promotes and facilitates opportunities for career progression.

The Role:

Our people are vital to the future of St Wilfrid’s Hospice and it is essential that we recruit and retain the very best individuals and offer a supportive, engaging and rewarding working environment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Fundraising Manager to join our team and grow our well-established Individual Giving, Legacy and Trust programme.

The post holder will develop, implement, and monitor strategies to raise essential funds to support our patient care.  They will lead an experienced and committed team to develop effective supporter journeys, identifying and cultivating individuals to feed into the organisations Mid Value, Major Donor and Legacy Programme.  Reporting into the Development Director, they will be an important part of the Income Generation and Communications Management Team.

The role provides the opportunity to develop campaigns and activities across a range of channels: including direct mail, face to face, telephone and digital.

The postholder will manage our Database and Supporter Development Lead to ensure that the fundraising database, Raiser’s Edge is used to its maximum potential to support our plans.

St Wilfrid’s enjoys a high profile within the local community with a strong legacy pipeline and Trust Fundraising Programme. A strong communicator, the postholder will manage relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders including donors, solicitors, and trust funders.

Training and Development opportunities, for example Institute of Fundraising Diploma and training with the Institute of Legacy Management will be available to the right candidate.

Benefits included:

• We offer a generous holiday entitlement of 27 days per year plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Employee assistance programmes
• Additional training opportunities
• Supportive working environment

Please note that CV’s will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete our application form due to a disability.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Central Community Fundraising & Engagement Assistant is interesting and fulfilling.

• Do you have proven experience of delivering exceptional fundraiser or customer care?
• Are you highly organised with excellent project management skills?
• Do you have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for internal and external audiences?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Senior Regional Corporate Manager, the Central Community Fundraising & Engagement Assistant will be responsible for providing operational and stewardship support across the Regional Fundraising & Engagement department.

The Central Community Fundraising & Engagement Assistant will be the first point of contact for incoming enquiries and will use relationship fundraising techniques to provide an excellent supporter experience whilst driving fundraising & engagement.

The role holder will also be responsible for developing and delivering key processes, tools and materials that enable staff and supporters to carry out fundraising and engagement activities efficiently, effectively, and compliantly.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Central Community Fundraising & Engagement Assistant will be responsible for providing operational and stewardship support. Key duties include:

• Being the first point of contact for Regional Fundraising & Engagement supporters. Using experience and knowledge to provide an excellent supporter experience

• Ensuring supporters have the fundraising and engagement guidance and materials needed to deliver successful, enjoyable, and compliant activities

• Playing a lead role in ensuring the accurate and timely recording of departmental income and expenditure. This includes acting as the liaison between volunteer fundraising groups and the organisation’s central Finance team

• Assisting in the creation and delivery of regular and engaging communications to both internal and external audiences, ensuring data is accurate and contact preferences are adhered to

• Maintaining the department’s SharePoint site. Ensuring contents remain accurate, up-to-date, engaging, and tidy

• Providing operational support for key projects and campaigns, including emergency appeals

• Supporting the stewardship journey, including phone calls, for key supporters as required

• Coordinating departmental meetings and events

Person Profile

Experience

• Proven experience of delivering exceptional fundraiser or customer care

• Confident user of all key Microsoft programmes, including Word, Excel and Outlook 

Abilities

• Ability to establish professional credibility quickly with colleagues, and to interact effectively with staff at all levels and across all departments

• Experienced relationship manager with ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, supporters and suppliers

• Ability to prioritise multiple projects and their competing demands

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

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.

The Role

Community and Events fundraising is a key income stream for Crohn’s & Colitis UK bringing in over £1.5 million a year. We aim to be the charity of choice for anyone who has an interest in Crohn’s and Colitis. The Community and Events Fundraising Manager is a vital role within the Income Generation team.

The postholder will lead on Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s community fundraising and events income streams, supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through activities and mass-participation events by consistently delivering the best fundraiser experience possible, high-quality events and inspiring long-term supporter loyalty.

The role holder will develop and deliver our Community and Events fundraising strategy. They will explore new activities, channels and introduce new Community fundraising products as well as managing our invested events programme which includes London Marathon and Great North Run and our flagship mass-participation events including our award-winning Walk IT event. The postholder will also oversee our growing Facebook fundraiser income, ensuring we are delivering excellent stewardship and implementing strategies for growth.

The Charity

Our fundraising campaigns have gone from strength to strength, and we have been delighted and inspired by our community which has responded to our new, and in some cases virtual, fundraising activities with enthusiasm. The continuation of their support has been so great to see and we’re extremely grateful. In 2020 we surpassed our income predications despite changes in our fundraising due to the pandemic, and we are on track to surpass them again in 2021.

We are looking ahead to a period of growth as we put the impact of the pandemic behind us and innovate and adapt further. We are confident the charity can continue to support those who need us, and our new organisational strategy will give us the direction and drive for the next exciting chapter in the charity’s future.

About You

You will be a highly motivated and target driven individual who has successfully managed large-scale, high-quality events and run marketing campaigns to recruit event participants or fundraisers, as well as producing new fundraising products, events or community fundraising activities. You will be experienced in and enjoy developing engaging supporter journeys for your fundraisers and event participants to inspire and engage their long-term support. 

You'll have significant experience of leading and managing teams as well as budgetary and financial management responsibilities, and be adept at negotiating with suppliers to achieve the best deal, and analysing activities to asses ROI and financial success. You will have a keen interest in the Events and Community Fundraising sector, keeping a close eye on developments and trends and enjoy exploring new income channels including digital and virtual.

Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will enable you to engage effectively with key stakeholders, supporters and colleagues from across the charity.

To apply, please email your CV and supporting statement to jobs at Crohn's & Colitis UK, ensuring that your application fully addresses the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 11th August (9:00 am)

Interview dates: Week commencing 23rd August.

To find out more about this exciting role - visit Crohn's & Colitis UK's website. 

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Head of Fundraising to join our team based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis (37.5 hours per week) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £43,000 - £46,000 per annum.

Are you a natural and persuasive communicator who is looking to apply your skills in a charity setting? 

About us and the role:

As part of our organisation’s investment, YMCA DownsLink Group are now seeking a Head of Fundraising to support us to continue to develop and deliver our ambitious fundraising and communications plans. 

We achieved our first year’s income target and are now looking for an experienced, commercial, target driven, fundraiser to help drive us towards generating an annual income of £1 million in five years-time.  We adapted our fundraising plans last year due to the restrictions of covid but as the country prepares to open up, so will the opportunity to generate fundraising partnerships and relationships. We are looking for a natural and persuasive communicator who flourishes in external facing forums and who is able to develop relationships at all levels. 

What we are looking for as our ideal Head of Fundraising:

The successful candidate will be target driven, enjoys making connections and building relationships and will have natural commercial acumen and a positive, creative energy. ?Someone who is brave enough to sometimes take the more challenging path because this is the right path towards real change. This person will enjoy the challenge of creating shape where there may be ambiguity and creating a sense of possibility across an organisation. 

Key Requirements for our Head of Fundraising: 

- Demonstrable experience of growing fundraised income across all fundraising streams including specific experience of individual and high net worth income fundraising
- Very strong, persuasive, communication skills, able to influence audiences at all different levels of seniority and experience
- Previous sales training is desirable but no essential 

Closing date for applications: Monday 9th August 2021

Interview Date: Monday 23rd August 2021

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

If you feel like you have what it takes to become our Head of Fundraising click apply today, we would love to hear from you!

Job Title: Head of Fundraising

This position is a home-based role with regular online meetings with colleagues.

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 dependant on experience and track record.

6 months probationary period

Annual leave: 25 days plus statutory holidays

Pension: 3% employer contribution

Reporting to COO

To apply: please send a CV and 1-2 page (max) cover letter explaining how you meet the job criteria.

Job overview:

We are at a crucial and exciting time in our development and have ambitious plans to grow.

We require a senior fundraising professional to support the strategic goals of the World Literacy Foundation’s UK and global initiatives through targeted and persuasive Trust and Foundation applications, Major Donor development, Institutional fundraising and approaches to Companies.

We are looking for a highly experienced fundraiser who aligns with our mission to support the most disadvantaged children with access to literacy support and quality education.

Given the impact of the pandemic on children's welfare, there has never been a more important time to support education in the UK and globally.

The main funding market you will be responsible for is Trusts and Foundations. You will therefore have a proven track record of maximising and growing income through Trusts and Foundations and securing 5 – 6 figure donations.

You will be excellent at researching, developing and creating a concise and strong case for support, complex bids and where required, working with the COO/CEO to develop partnerships to enable the organisation to raise large sums (6 figures) 1- 3 years.

You will have outstanding relationship management skills and experience of producing detailed reports and project monitoring. You will enjoy a varied working day and you will have a persuasive communication style and passion for storytelling.

Your compelling communication skills will be integral to our growth to meet an unprecedented need for child literacy support across the world. The focus of this role is 60% UK funding, 20% Africa funding and 20% rest of the world

What we do

Our vision is a world in which every child has the opportunity to read and write and reach their full potential.

Established in 2012, we have developed and implemented crucial literacy interventions across the world to improve literacy rates amongst highly disadvantaged children. 

As a leading international literacy organisation and NGO, we facilitate a bi-annual global conference at Oxford University to foster collaboration and improve dialogue in the literacy sector. 

Job Description

• To develop and deliver Trust and Foundation strategy that significantly increases income.
• To support corporate and major donor proposals, relationships and implementation.
• To implement strategic processes for efficient execution of Trust applications and reporting.
• Manage multiple application, proposal, report and relationship requirements to deadlines.
• Work closely and effectively with colleagues and key stakeholders.
• Lead on national and international funding applications and reporting.
• Proactive and thorough research of new Trusts, Major Donors and Companies, consistently developing the charity’s pipeline and initiating new and long-lasting relationships.
• Work closely with the global team to understand funding requirements.
• Work with Project Managers to develop new project templates, monitoring and evaluation systems that demonstrate impact of funding.
• Collate monthly financial and impact data reports against the set targets and KPI’s, manage budget forecasts and pipeline reports.
• Collaborate with the global team to ensure an efficient and cohesive flow of information that can support the global team objectives.
• Tasks as directed by COO and CEO which are in alignment with the responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification:

• 3+ years’ experience of Trusts and Foundations fundraising with proven record of leading, managing and writing winning applications, including multi-year funding within the NGO arena.
• Proven track record of generating 5 – 6 figures from Trusts and Foundations.
• Experience of developing and implementing a Trusts and Foundations income generation plan.
• Proven track record of building relationships with companies and major donors
• Ability to collate thorough pipeline research and identify funding opportunities (including Trusts, corporate and major donors)
• Compelling and persuasive communicator across multiple formats to varied key audiences.
• Exceptional organisational and planning skills, with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets and deadlines.
• Outstanding communication skills and a confident presenter.
• Prioritise workload with immediate and pipeline requirements.
• A determined self-starter with the ability to self-motivate and be solution focused. 
• Ability to travel to meet with funders, to visit projects and attend events regularly across the UK when travel restrictions are lifted, and it is safe to do so.
• To work flexibly including some evenings due to teams in multiple time zones.

Kidney Cancer the UK is looking to appoint an individual to Head its national fundraising activities; as Head of fundraising. Your personal aim will be to build relationships with individuals and groups and exploring new fundraising opportunities with various sources and strategies moving forward.

Responsibilities and Duties

- Motivate and facilitate the supporters to maximise the funds they raise.

- Inspire new supporters to raise money while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters.

- Organise traditional events, such as sponsored runs, coffee mornings etc

- Assist in the development of fundraising activities such as community collections.

- Development of new imaginative fundraising activities.

- Develop and coordinate virtual fundraising, online auctions, and merchandise sales.

- Manage the existing small fundraising team

Qualifications and Skills

- Excellent organisational and administrative skills with an ability to prioritise, plan and manage a complex and varied workload

- Project budget creation.

- Working with a fundraising database and CRM

- At least two years of experience in fundraising.

- Enthusiastic and friendly personality with confidence in communicating with supporters

- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team

- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, Photoshop, Internet, and Email.

- Ability to influence and negotiate

- High level of numeracy

- A willingness to travel in the UK on a regular basis and to attend and assist at events during evenings and weekends

- Full clean UK driving license and use of own vehicle essential.

Benefits

- Non-contributory pension.

- Reasonable out of pocket expenses.

- Charity Laptop.

- Charity Mobile or contribution to personal mobile.

- 5 weeks annual leave plus public holidays.

No contact from agencies or media sales

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

Evolve HR Consulting are delighted to be supporting the UK’s leading charity in its field in their search for a Head of Fundraising.

Are you an experienced and dynamic leader of a fundraising or sales team? Do you have the track record of achieving a high level of success in either charity fundraising on a national basis, or have been successful in sponsorship, sales, business development, account management or similar role outside of the charity sector? Are you driven by stretching targets and can you motivate and drive a team to achieve those? Then this could be the opportunity you are seeking.

Our client is a pioneer in its field. They have led the way in their sector for a quarter of a century and are recognised by all as being innovators, drivers for change within the sector and are an organisation that creates and sets the standards.

Key Responsibilities

• work with the Chief Operating Officer to develop and set with the approval of the charity’s finance committees annual fundraising targets and work plans that are ambitious yet planned to achieve.
   
• be the lead officer sourcing, developing and sustaining increased corporate and major donor funding through your own work, intelligently and effectively networking and landing major deals and collaborative partnerships that are sustainable and contribute to achieving the charity’s strategy jointly through long-lasting relationships and planned joint working;

• lead and manage our small and goal-focussed fundraising team, setting clear smart goals and pace to enable them to succeed, using agile working practices (such as stand-up meetings, training, sprints, retrospectives);

• ensure the fundraising team understands and is articulating charity strategy and funding need in ways that are accurate and energised, with a cutting edge fundraising tool kit (for example, fundraising policies, proposals, presentations, pdf brochures, etc.);

• monitor and evaluate the pipeline, funds, relationships and work of team members, ensuring you have the systems and protocols in place to do this effectively; report progress and challenges to the COO and assist them to forecast income to the CE;

• horizon scan, and stay abreast of developments in the charitable sector, and work within your team to prepare proposals for innovation for consideration by directors;

• embed a cross-team fundraising culture for all staff, enabling them to identify and pursue fundraising opportunities whatever their role and with the support of the fundraising team;

• work closely with the CEO, COO and other managers to provide leadership to the organisation as a whole, being a champion both internally and externally for the charity and its vision and strategy and values, and contributing to the improved implementation of the charity’s plans through provision of ideas and thoughts.

Head of Fundraising

Could you lead the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy, have a lasting impact on the issues surrounding gambling-related harm and play a leading role in preventing the unnecessary loss of young lives?

Location: Flexible with the offer of a budget to pay for a hot desk in a convenient location or to work from a current office location in London or Manchester.

Appointment of a Head of Fundraising

Gambling with Lives (GwL) has had a remarkable impact on the discourse surrounding the risks of gambling since it was established in 2018. Prior to GwL’s contribution there was little to no mainstream recognition of the link between gambling and suicide. The charity’s founders have become central to the case for gambling reform and were instrumental in campaigning for the review of gambling legislation in the UK which was announced at the end of 2020.

The campaign and the charity’s broader development are now at a critical and exciting juncture, which makes the role of Head of Fundraising a fantastic opportunity.

The purpose of this newly created role is to develop and deliver a fundraising strategy for the long-term sustainability of the charity which will allow it to grow its impact through the campaign for change and through the development of its programmes across areas including family support, research, education and treatment. 

The financial position of the charity is strong, having received a significant donation in lieu of a regulatory settlement (fine) levied against a gambling operator in 2020, however the ambitions of the charity are such that new and sustainable income is required. The challenge for the successful candidate will be to find and develop sources of income that are free from the influence of the gambling industry. One of GwL’s values is independence from the gambling industry which it will resolutely defend and promote in others.

The work of developing the strategy will involve scanning the funding landscape to find sources of income that fit the charity’s values, goals and ambitions. The charity’s leadership believe these will likely lie within corporate giving as well as trusts and foundations with interests in the charity’s programmes (mental health, family support, research, education and treatment).

We are looking for someone with a significant track record of raising funds from multiple income streams, including government and public bodies, high net worth individuals, corporates and trusts, foundations or other funding bodies as well as experience of growing and developing an organisation’s fundraising and income generation capability.  The role holder will work as part of a senior management team and will become an important advocate in their own right. They will take a leadership role in steering the charity’s strategy and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a start-up environment, and to create a role with the backing of a charity that has substantial resources for its stage of development.  We are looking for a Head of Fundraising who shares our passion and determination for the work we are doing. If you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of GwL, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please download the candidate information pack for further information before you apply. Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements.  The role is permanent and ideally full time, however flexible and part-time working will be considered for the right candidate.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The closing date for applications is Friday 6th August but applications will be considered as they come in so please do apply at your earliest convenience.  Interviews will take place through August.

We would look favourably upon candidates who are experts by experience of either gambling related harm or suicide.  GwL is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people we aim to support. We warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates

Leading UK charity focused on eating disorders, which exists to end the pain and suffering and loss of life among people affected by eating disorders, is seeking a Head of Public Fundraising, to maximise income generated by mass engagement fundraising (Individual Giving and Community Fundraising), through deeper and longer-lasting supporter relationships.

Key responsibilities:
- Achieve income targets and ROI, as agreed with Director of Marketing & Income Generation.
- As part of the Senior Marketing & Income Generation Team contribute to improvements in the charity's ability to engage new supporters, deepen relationships and raise increased and sustainable income with a particular focus on supporter experience and donor care.
- Provide high-quality line-management and support to direct reports, championing the charity's values.
- Devise growth strategies for Individual Giving (includes legacy and in memoriam) and Community Fundraising, the latter by supporting the Community Fundraising Manager, who is responsible for the operational plan in this area.
- Align systems and processes to optimise the quality of the supporter experience.

Skills / experience required:
- Success in achieving ambitious income targets within Individual Giving programmes, at Manager level or higher.
- A proven track record of successfully growing the supporter base, total income and improved returns on investment.
- Proven ability to develop and monitor the implementation of fundraising strategies, budgets and operational plans.
- The ability to analyse fundraising and marketing data, create hypotheses and adapt strategy and practice to improve both income and supporter experience.
- The ability to line manage effectively; building, managing and operating in a highly cohesive, high performing team based on the principles of trust, mutual respect and empowerment.
- Ability to work across teams and departments in a collaborative manner and to proactively engage colleagues on projects and initiatives.

About Glitch

Glitch is a UK based charity committed to ending the abuse of women and marginalised people online. Through workshops, training, reports and programmes, we equip our intersectional community to become the digital citizens we need in the world today. From grassroots to systemic change, we advocate for an online world that is a safe space for all. Glitch was founded in 2017 by Seyi Akiwowo, a former politician and Digital Leader of The Year 2019. We focus our effort on three key areas: Awareness, Advocacy and Action.

Job Description

Role: Head of Communications and Public Fundraising 

Reports to: Rachel Grocott, Interim Head of Communications and Public Fundraising; and later Chief Operating Officer (new position currently being recruited)

Responsible for: executing the organisation’s communications and fundraising strategies, specifically: 

• Communications, 60% of role: brand management and development, PR and media relations, social media, website and email communications, ambassador strategy and relations 

• Fundraising, 40% of role: corporate partnerships, community fundraising, individual giving and regular giving (for clarity this role does not include Trusts and Foundations fundraising).

Will manage: Communications Manager role, to be recruited in 2022

Working pattern: Full time, remote and flexible working available- option of working 4 days per week (heavily encouraged as an organisation) 

Salary: £40,000 FT

Pension: 3% employer and 5% employee pension contribution

Contract: Permanent 

Holiday: 28 days including Bank holidays and 3 days over the Christmas period. After three years continuous service you will be entitled to two extra days annual leave for every completed year of service, up to a maximum of 10 extra days of leave.

Employer: Glitch ( Charity Number 1187714 )

Hiring Manager: Rachel Grocott, interim Head of Communications and Public Fundraising 

Place of Work: Remote working with some travel required for in person meeting once restrictions lifted

Benefits:  Our team’s mental health and wellbeing is a top priority. We aim to support creating an environment where everyone can bring their best selves by creating an open culture through regular check-ins, group meditation sessions and complimentary access to the She can. She did. benefits programme, including Vala Health support.We also have a supportive parental leave policy.

Glitch will consider job share applications from two candidates who choose to apply for the role together via a shared application.

Role Overview

This Head of Communications and Public Fundraising is a pivotal role in Glitch’s future-proofing plans and ambitious growth, with responsibility for delivering our ambitious communications and fundraising strategies. The postholder will play a significant role in establishing Glitch as a known, credible thought leader on digital citizenship internationally as well as develop our multiple income streams. The Head of Communications and Public Fundraising is specifically responsible for all non-trust and foundation fundraising, marketing, brand development, press and media, partnerships and social media.

This role would suit someone with significant and varied experience in communications that is highly organised with demonstrable experience of taking the reins on communications and income generation, in a small charity or start-up environment. We’re looking for somebody innovative, proactive, extremely strong on communication processes and systems, and open to developing and learning with the organisation. Our environment is exciting and fast-paced, though also balanced with meaningful self-care and development. We would love to welcome a new team member who will flourish in this very special environment. 

The postholder should have an understanding and passion for intersectional feminist values and be deeply committed to diversity and equality in society. 

Role Responsibilities 

Implementing our Communications Strategy

• Delivering and reporting on Glitch’s communication strategy, content, and distribution channels, press and media to support our strategic goals 

• Designing strategic press and social plans around key campaigning periods, policy moments, and research launches as well as tracking ROI and KPIs to ensure relevancy, quality and effectiveness

• Ensuring Glitch has a strong, consistent voice on all communications in the political, tech and activism spheres

• Managing a high-volume of communication requests simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines and working well under pressure

• Representing Glitch at relevant events with donors and supporters, as well as one-on-one meetings

• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of all aspects of the work of Glitch and its related issues and keep informed of external affairs that may affect the organisation

Brand management: 

• Developing and delivering clear, consistent comms across the wide range of Glitch’s work, both proactively and in response to external events and issues, in line with our brand

• Acting as a brand steward for all communications outputs, assets and activities; guiding internal stakeholders and driving external agencies to utilise the brand in a consistent, fresh and audience-appropriate way 

• Developing relationships with existing and new Glitch Ambassadors to enlarge the amplification of our messaging and achieve our strategic goals

• Managing external agencies including branding, web development and PR

• Overseeing and scheduling website content, using analytics to inform future content

Media relations

• Identify key press targets based on organisational and campaign goals

• Maintain and nurture relationships with key journalists and titles, ensuring best practice and adherence to relevant legislation

• Write and pitch op-eds, blogs, podcast appearances etc 

Social media management:

• Proactively managing our social media channels in order to achieve our objectives, with a focus on Twitter

• Coordinating social media calendars and delivering on communication processes ahead of Glitch events and workshops to help increase attendance 

• Planning, editing, sourcing and developing content for social media and website platforms

Growing and nurturing our email subscriber lists: 

• Create and execute email journeys that deepen supporters’ engagement with Glitch and our mission, while helping us to achieve our financial and campaigning goals

Online and public fundraising 

• Further developing individual donor, community, and corporate donations, growing income and identifying new opportunities, including development of relationships with existing and new corporate partners, major/mid-level donors, and individuals

• Ensuring high quality stewardship and communication with individual, corporate, and community donors

• With the help of the Fundraising Consultant, maintaining our records of supporters and donations ensuring best practice and adherence to relevant legislation

• Working with our Finance team to ensure all donations are collected and recorded correctly

• Budgetary oversight for Fundraising and Comms and that all funds are raised in line with Glitch’s ethics and values and Partnership and Fundraising Policy

Team 

• Working closely with our Programme, fundraising, and policy teams to build a strong narrative around our work, the needs of our community, and our services

• With the COO and CEO creating and delivering an internal communications plan

• Creating a healthy and positive and inclusive culture in your team through role modelling, in line with our values

• With the COO, CEO and Fundraising Consultant embed a fundraising culture within Glitch and design our multi-year public fundraising strategy, with realistic returns and achievable growth

• Work with our external grant writers to bring in additional funding from trusts and foundations in line with broader strategy

• Ensure the Board of Trustees, (particularly the Comms Trustee) are regularly updated on the progress of fundraising and our comms engagement, using a transparent and consistent reporting framework and attending Comms Committee meetings.

Person Specification 

Essential Experience and Skills

• Ability to understand multiple, diverse audiences and translate complex issues about policy and campaigning into clear, simple and consistent messages and themes

• Ability to see the ‘big picture’ while still being able to ‘work in the weeds’ when needed, and prioritise multiple demands on limited time, in line with our overall strategy 

• Ability to work with journalists and media, including writing and pitching releases and op-eds

• Excellent grasp of communications tools and analytics, and a strategic understanding of how  to use and deploy them including social media scheduling tools

• Strong experience of writing and editing, with a compelling style and outstanding spelling, grammar and clarity

• In-depth knowledge of proactively managing all social media platforms, particularly Twitter and Instagram

• Experience of delivering successful email and social media campaigns

• Strong track record in generating income and experience of developing individual donor, community, and/or corporate income, including bringing in new donors

• Experience of developing and implementing a strong stewardship programme, alongside clear understanding of best practice around management of donor data

• Excellent leadership, project management experience and team working skills

• Strong understanding of discrimination and intersectionality

Desirable Experience and Skills

• Experience of overseeing strategic comms within a small or start up charity

• Experience of working as a senior leader within a third sector, public sector, or voluntary organisation, including setting strategy and managing change

• Experience of working with a Board of Trustees

• Experience in public and online fundraising, including individual and regular giving and corporate partnerships

• Experience of successful paid advertising campaign

• Experience of marketing products, services and supporting sales strategy 

• Knowledge or experience of tech or gender rights or human rights. ​

Application Questions

Please see Glitch’s vision and values in our application pack. Our organisation and community includes feminists from a range of backgrounds and all genders, centring the voices and liberation of people who experience online gender based violence. Does this align with your values? (Yes/No)

Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No)

Initials (We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name):

Email address:

Phone number:

You and Glitch. Why are we such a great fit? (300 words) 

What is your understanding of intersectionality and how it could shape communications for a charity like Glitch?  (300 words)

From your portfolio, send us one example of each the following. Each one should be accompanied by 2 sentences telling us: 1. Your role in creating it, and 2. Reasons you are proud of it. 

• Website design/production

• A press release, blog, op-ed, opinion piece or other article 

• Social media posts, ideally on Twitter or Instagram, which includes visual assets of your creation and a caption. 

Submit your CV (We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name and leave identifying details such as email addresses off your CV):

For Equality Opportunity Monitoring (optional):

How would you describe your gender? 

How would you describe your race? 

How to Apply

Deadline to apply: Tuesday 31st August, 2021, at 12pm BST.

Only applications sent via application link will be accepted. You will need a gmail account to sign in and receive a copy of your application. Please remember to attach your CV and on your CV include contact details of two references. 

There will be two Q+A drop-in sessions in August, this will be an opportunity to find out more about Glitch, the team, our work and ask us questions. Please keep an eye out on our social media and website for confirmed details of these sessions.

We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name and leave identifying details such as email addresses off your CV.

Please note that to keep our recruitment process open and fair, we will not negotiate salaries outside the advertised range.

Applications via email will not be accepted. Please note that, as we receive a huge volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Position remains open until filled. 

The Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process aims to see candidates at their best. That’s why we set out the process from the beginning. We will ask you to show your skills, not just talk about them—through examples of your work or an exercise. 

We start with a 30 minute initial phone (not video) interview with Rachel Grocott, our Interim Head of Communications and Public Fundraising. This will focus on your experience and application questions. Preparation is not needed. These are currently scheduled for w/c 6th September. 

The second interview will be a values and part 1 competency based interview, based on the person specification. This interview will be with Rachel Grocott and Seyi Akiwowo, Glitch Founder and CEO. These interviews will be scheduled over 9th and 10th September. 

The third and final interview will be with Rachel Grocott and one of the Glitch Trustee team. There will also be a timed interview exercise before the final interview. Before appointment you may also meet again with the CEO. 

During the process, we will ask to talk to referees including people you have previously managed.

We will update you with as much notice as possible if we have to adapt our recruitment process.

St Joseph’s Hospice in East London is one of the largest hospices in the UK. We provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to people in the diverse community of East London who are living with a life-limiting illness. We treat each person as unique, encouraging and enabling them to reach their full potential until the end of life.

We are looking for someone passionate and personable who is organised and can think strategically and enable the Philanthropy & Partnerships Team to deliver great, tactical, hands-on fundraising activities. Although a background in charity fundraising is not essential, we are seeking someone with a genuine drive and passion for our cause with a basic understanding of fundraising and the broader third sector.

You will need:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of GDPR and Fundraising Best Practice Guidelines
• Experience of providing stewardship to event participants/fundraisers to maximise fundraising goals

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 8 August 2021.
Interview date: TBC.

Applicants are subject to a DBS check.

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

The opportunity

This is a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to work as Fundraising Manager for Sight Life. As Fundraising Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the continued success and development of the charity’s services.

About us

Sight Life (the new public name for Cardiff Institute for the Blind (CIB) provides local services and lifelong support, so that blind and partially sighted people across the majority of South Wales can enjoy independent, fulfilled lives. We particularly focus on providing local, face to face contact through home visits and peer support groups. This allows us to really get to know our service-users, build trust and ensure we make a significant difference to their lives.

About the role

You will lead on developing and implementing strategies to generate new income streams to improve Sight Life’s financial stability and fund service expansion, supporting your colleagues to meet annual income targets with an initial focus on writing bids to trusts and other funding bodies.

About you

You will be a highly experienced fundraising professional who has operated previously at a similar level. You will have a track record of delivering fundraising success and be passionate about meeting and beating fundraising targets. Naturally you will be well organised and an excellent communicator who is able to converse with a wide variety of stakeholders.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this great job opportunity please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 9th August 2021.

In exchange we offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment and a benefits package including:

• 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increase with service
• Flexible working
• Excellent pension schemes

APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK AND RELEVANT BARRED LISTS CHECK, IF APPROPRIATE.

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of Sight Life’s values and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with equality of opportunity for everyone.

As Disability Confident Leaders we welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you would like to be considered for this.

As Beechwood’s Fundraising & Marketing Manager, you will manage and develop all aspects of the fundraising function of the Charity and be responsible for the promotion of the Charity across different marketing mediums. Broadly, the role will encompass the following:

• Lead on the development and implementation of the Charity’s post-pandemic fundraising and marketing strategy.
• Identify a range of income generation initiatives, using experience and knowledge of the global pandemic and the impact and restrictions to charities.
• Demonstrate confidence, skill, and initiative to drive a range of campaigns and appeals.
• Broaden the Charity’s reach on a community and corporate level, whilst remaining true to the Charity’s values and ethos
• Oversee the promotion of the Charity across all social media platforms