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About the role:
Do you want to play a key role developing and delivering partnerships to support Peer Power Youth’s mission, which is “to enhance the lives of young people dealing with trauma and work with them to create positive change in services for others”? The young people we connect with at Peer Power Youth are at the heart of all we do, and we are looking for someone who shares our vision, passion and commitment to see a world where ALL young people can achieve their dreams and live their best life.
Experience – Proven track record of either corporate partnerships/CSR or major donor/philanthropy fundraising, or both. If you are a specialist at income generation in one area and would like to develop skills and experience in the other area, please do apply. You will be supported with training, mentoring and specialist contractor support to support your development.
You may be in a charity fundraiser role already, or from a different sector with transferable experience of business development or partnerships.
You will have autonomy in your role in a supportive and flexible environment, as well as having a collaborative team working with you, including the lead Co-CEO for income generation, youth engagement team managers, the Head of Communications & Marketing, a fundraising contractor (trusts and foundations) and two experienced lead Trustees for income generation and communications. See role description, person specification and application pack for more information.
Peer Power Youth has a successful track record of securing income from Trusts and Foundations and earned income through training sales, contracts and consultancy, which has enabled us to achieve individual impact for young people and tangible system change impact for thousands more children and young people.
Now is a great time to join Peer Power Youth. Last year we refreshed our brand and messaging, and we’ve started some of the groundwork needed to develop our Corporate and Major Donor income streams. We have great impact stories to share around the individual impact we have had, and the real tangible system change that has happened in youth mental health, social care and justice systems as a result of our work, that will go on to positively impact many thousands more young people! There is so much to engage potential corporate partners and donors with.
The successful candidate will have excellent commercial awareness, strong communication and inter-personal skills and a demonstrable track record in achieving income targets. A natural at developing and sustaining trusted relationships, you are excited by developing our approach, generating new brand and corporate partnerships, with creative ideas that link to our charity mission and brand.
Benefits & Culture Package
- Wellbeing and Team focussed culture, with events, socials and ‘away days’ in work time
- Diverse and Inclusive Workplace with Shared Decision Making processes eg policies, strategy, new projects and events etc
- London Fivefields office ‘perks’ – social offer across building, lunch and learns, free fruit, breakfast bar, hot drinks, etc
- A working environment that enables flexible working arrangements (hours, days, location), providing the needs of the organisation are met, including:
- A 35 hour working week (at full time) / Condensed hours/reduced working week / Hybrid working offer for relevant roles
- A generous holiday entitlement of: 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 3 discretionary days between Christmas and New Year + 2 personal days for well-being (at FTE)
- Opportunities for career progression including sabbatical leave, individual training budgets, e-learning platform, structured talent progression, reflective supervision, and appraisal.
- Generous and flexible maternity, paternity and shared leave arrangements.
- Employee Assistance Programme (counselling, advice, legal line etc)
- An 8% pension with NEST (3% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution).
Flexibility, Travel and Workspace - We know that both flexibility, relationship development and the time to really understand our work and impact is vitally important in this role. You will need to travel around London and South East for partnership meetings, team meetings and events to build relationships to generate income and support for the charity. We support a flexible approach to the times you work and where from, providing the needs of the role are met.
You can either base yourself from your home (ideally London/South east or nearby due to the nature of the role) or from our lovely new office at Fivefields, right by Victoria station or from a workspace in Worthing or Brighton.
Equal Opportunities: We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, especially those who are underrepresented in charities. We aim to be representative of the community we are working with. We encourage applications from people of colour, those who identify as LGBTQIA, working class as well as differently abled people, those living with mental health conditions, refugees and migrants. We welcome people from all identities who are made to feel marginalised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role: Senior Supporter Acquisition Manager
Location: London, Haig House, Hybrid 2 Days Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 35 Hours
Hours: Monday to Friday
Salary: £47,112 to £48,132 (Inclusive of London Supplement)
Are you looking for a senior marketing manage role, where you can help implement an exciting new fundraising strategy?
We are looking for Senior Supporter Acquisition Manager to join our Fundraising directorate and lead a brilliant team to develop and implement a range of supporter acquisition marketing programmes and to achieve the growth ambitions of our Fundraising strategy.
The Supporter Acquisition team is responsible for all marketing to attract new supporters across a large portfolio of appeals/products and media. We are looking for someone to join us who has significant expertise with a wide range of marketing channels and can really add value to large well-established programmes with their experience, knowledge and drive to continually improve, identify appropriate new opportunities and shape supporter acquisition programmes.
The role involves managing an experienced team of two managers and a co-ordinator, and leading relationships with a number of suppliers. The marketing programmes currently include face-to-face fundraising (from stands in retail space or at expos/outdoor events), DRTV and other forms of advertising, print – door drops/partially addressed mail/inserts and payroll giving. An important part of the role is developing advertising for the nation’s largest charity appeal, the Poppy Appeal each November.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
The Royal British Legion holds a special place in the hearts and minds of generations of people in society. As the largest military charity in the UK and home of the extraordinary Poppy Appeal it has provided support to members of the Armed Forces community for over 100 years. Today is no different. The needs of veterans, young and old, serving personal and their families are growing and complex. To support them we must raise awareness and donations, and that is where you could come in.
We introduced a new fundraising strategy last year to deliver longer term and focused growth, so now is an exciting time to join the charity and help to implement the strategic change and be a key stakeholder or lead in a variety of cross-team workstreams.
As an experienced senior marketing manager, you will hit the ground running to optimally deliver plans with your team and whilst helping to shape programme strategies and review supply requirements. You will need experience of managing and coaching teams and working in a truly collaborative way with colleagues, teams and suppliers, leading by example in accordance with RBL’s values.
You won’t shy away from complexity and getting to grips with the details of the broad array of appeals/products your team will be marketing and associated systems, budgeting, reporting and KPI measurements for each of them. You’ll strive for excellence, ensuring campaigns are compelling and effective and will be able to capably resolve issues at a senior level and take on new challenges.
Our new fundraising strategy is called ‘Three Giants’ to focus our income generation work on protecting and strengthening on the three vital areas of the Poppy Appeal, our Individual Giving and Legacy activities. You’ll be joining a welcoming and capable team focused on serving the thousands of beneficiaries who need our help every day.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to join the leading Armed Forces charity and help to deliver evolving fundraising programmes that will raise donations today and also provide longer term opportunities to help fund our much-needed welfare services in the years ahead.
If this opportunity sounds right for you and you have the experience and skills to help us achieve fundraising growth and development, then we’d love to hear from you today. If you want to learn more about the role, we’ll be delighted to tell you more.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
You will be contracted to our London Hub, Haig House. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
Closing Date: 28th April 2024
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Alzheimer’s Research UK is a leading voice on dementia and research, and this postholder will develop a credible and comprehensive policy base for the charity and maintain strong external stakeholder relationships activity with civil servants, researchers, clinicians and decision makers. They will lead a team covering policy across our whole portfolio: prevention and Brain Health, early detection and diagnosis, dementia research, access to new treatments and clinical engagement.
The Senior Policy Manager plays a vital leadership role in the team management and delivery of ARUK’s influencing strategy. The role leads a highly engaged and high-performing policy team that brings Alzheimer’s Research UK’s influencing priorities to life. Through our deep expertise and understanding of what needs to change for people with dementia, we advocate for greater investment in dementia research, greater government action to protect Brain Health and better pathways and practice in the NHS to ensure people with dementia can benefit from breakthroughs. We have a strong reputation for identifying solutions as well as raising awareness of problems.
The Senior Policy Manager brings expertise in developing policy positions, producing compelling and influential policy publications and leading the team to develop new thinking and solutions on dementia and dementia research. Their broad remit will also lead our work to engage the dementia clinical community to build our understanding of care pathways within the NHS and new models of care including Brain Health Clinics.
The Senior Policy Manager reports into the Head of Policy and Public Affairs and works closely with colleagues across our Communications, and Information and Involvement teams to ensure that Alzheimer’s Research UK continues to be positioned as the go-to organisation on dementia and dementia research. The postholder will be experienced at managing people to achieve impact and working across multiple projects.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
· Leadership of the Policy team, line managing four Managers and a team of around 9 people.
· Manage the day-to-day budgeting and reforecasting process with an expenditure budget of circa £200,000 ensuring that the team operates cost effectively in meeting its objectives.
· Provide a high level of expertise on dementia and dementia research across the organisation and externally, through leadership of the policy team.
· Develop, manage and deliver a substantial programme of high-quality policy analysis and proposals for change.
· Lead the delivery, from conception to launch, of influential policy publications of the highest quality that have significant external and media impact.
· Leadership of working groups to deliver the strategic and influencing priorities for ARUK.
· Responsible for producing and maintaining policy briefings for senior colleagues, often at short notice, to support their attendance at meetings with key stakeholders.
· Representation of ARUK on external working groups, at events, and in the media.
· Provide strong leadership and support to the Policy team, through coaching, mentoring and developing individuals to create a thriving policy function.
· Facilitate team building and collaborative working to deliver the strategic and operational plans.
Policy development
· Lead the team to keep abreast of the policy environment, building and maintaining a deep understanding of current issues and trends and producing insight and analysis for the organisation.
· Work with policy managers to develop and implement a structured programme of policy work that identifies the key factors that need to change in order to ensure that the Government is taking action to ensure a pioneering and protective dementia research ecosystem, protect Brain Health, ensure people receive an early and accurate diagnosis of dementia, and new treatments are made available without delay, bringing new innovative policy ideas and solutions to make this happen.
· Identify policy areas in which ARUK is seeking greatest action and develop strategies to influence and effect positive change, ensuring a coherent narrative and strategy sitting across our various programmes of policy work.
· Commission strategic research projects or commission analysis to further the aims of the organisation.
· Responsible for working closely with the Information and Involvement team to ensure the involvement of people affected by dementia in the development of ARUK’s policy priorities and positions.
· Overseeing the timely delivery of effective and credible policy outputs of the highest quality – including reports, briefings and discussion papers.
Stakeholder relations and influencing
· Support the development of the department’s influencing strategy and deliver policy work that provides a strong evidence base and clear recommendations for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
· Work across the organisation to develop good forward planning and stakeholder management processes and mechanisms that help us to manage and derive insights from key organisational relationships and maximise the impact of our influencing work.
· Represent ARUK to a range of decision-makers and stakeholders; this will involve participating in public events, making presentations and acting as a media spokesperson.
· Build relationships with civil servants, academics, dementia organisations, think tanks and other key stakeholders, establishing opportunities for partnership working and commissioning new insights
· Work with the Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager to develop a synergistic Public Affairs and Campaigns strategy that embeds and exploits our policy work
· Work across Policy and Public Affairs department to ensure there is good co-ordination and communication of policy throughout the charity in order to foster a shared understanding of ARUK’s policies and issues.
· Work closely with colleagues across the charity to ensure that ARUK’s external messaging and activities reflect our policy priorities and positions.
· Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Head of Policy and Public Affairs in line with the responsibilities of the post.
What we are looking for:
· Experience working in a policy role in a national organisation in the private, public, or voluntary sector.
· Experience working with the policy makers, including managing complex health, science or policy issues.
· Experience developing and delivering a range of policy publications, with a track record of influencing policy change.
· Experience commissioning think tanks and other research agencies and using insights to shape policy outputs and framing.
· Experience working with clinicians or expert professionals to inform policy activity and for influence.
· Experience working with people affected by dementia, and ensuring policy outputs reflect their experiences.
· Knowledge of how to develop inclusive communications, particularly producing accessible resources.
· Detailed understanding of the medical research environment.
· Exemplary leadership with both short- and long-term strategic vision.
· Excellent policy development skills and an understanding of how to influence through thought leadership and in the media.
· Strong leadership skills and experience of managing diverse teams.
· Excellent organisational skills; the ability to manage a large number of tasks to meet multiple deadlines.
· Strong accountability, making decisions collaboratively with colleagues and clearly communicating the reasons for these decisions.
· Excellent communicator with an ability to build relationships and inspire confidence and respect at all levels. Demonstrates strong negotiation and decision-making skills.
· Excellent listening skills, receptive to feedback and demonstrates flexibility, curiosity and an ability to learn.
· Strong team player who can work both independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
· A self-starter, able to work with independence, intelligence, drive and initiative to identify new opportunities and areas of strategic growth.
· Focus on impact and keen ability to prioritise.
· An eye for detail, able to write compelling accurate content for a variety of policy outputs.
· Ability to spot opportunities and develop them for the benefit of ARUK and its beneficiaries.
· Ability to explain complex information to all stakeholders.
· A confident speaker, able to represent the charity to the highest level in meetings, at conferences and in the media.
· Demonstrates and encourages ownership and responsibility; builds drive and motivation in others – has a ‘can-do’ attitude and is committed to delivering results and strives for continuous improvement.
· Strong ethical standards and a high level of personal integrity.
· Willingness and ability to travel independently in the UK and beyond, to work outside of regular office hours.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £54,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 28th April 2024, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 6th May 2024. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, your CV will be anonymised as part of the selection process. Should you need any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, then please do contact us via our website.
How to apply:
Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.