We are looking for a dynamic fundraising professional who can help lead us into our next stage of growth as a charity. We are looking for someone who is ambitious, visionary, creative, and compassionate, who recognises the challenges facing refugees as they rebuild their lives in the UK, as well as the great potential they possess, and the opportunities needed to realise this potential.

Imagine this…

You're packed in the back of a grubby van driving through an unknown land. You hear your smugglers exchanging a coarse joke. You look out of the tiny opening in the window beside you and watch the sun setting on another uncomfortable day. The smugglers promised you safety from violence. Right now, though, safety feels like a distant memory...

Refugees have been forcibly displaced from their home. Their lives have been invaded by violence, war or persecution.

Upbeat Communities is a Christian charity that exists to help refugees settle and rebuild their lives in the UK. We have been helping strangers become neighbours since 2005.

In line with the Christian ethos and values of Upbeat Communities, and due to the strategic importance and seniority of this role, there is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian.

About us.

Upbeat Communities was founded in response to the needs of refugees arriving in the UK and the stories they shared of their lives and their journeys. Through building relationships with those from refugee communities we were able to identify their needs and the best ways to respond.

One of the best resources a refugee can have to help them settle in their new home is a good social network. Relationships and connectedness can help overcome the many challenges faced by those seeking refuge. With this aim, we want to help connect refugees into community.

Our name reflects our vision to see thriving, positive communities where refugees can contribute and make the most of opportunities.

We greet new arrivals with our Welcome Boxes befriending project. We offer free English classes and community activities to help refugees (adults and children) integrate. We empower refugees to rebuild their lives through Host Derby (temporary accommodation), mentoring (careers guidance) and the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, which local authorities contract us to deliver. We also empower the local community through awareness raising. Our organisational values, lived out by our staff and volunteers, are:

We work to WELCOME
We create COMMUNITY
We are inspired to act with INTEGRITY

We exist to EMPOWER
We are committed to CREATIVITY
We run on RELATIONSHIPS
We are proud to be PROFESSIONAL

We have COMPASSION at our core

Upbeat Communities’ Christian ethos is the motivation for all our work. It is the reason why we do what we do. It is to work together to demonstrate God’s love to refugees who have been displaced by war, conflict or persecution. We are inspired by the message, life and example of Jesus through which God’s unconditional love for all people is expressed. It compels us to love our neighbours as ourselves. It is through relationships, with each other and those whom we seek to work with, that we practice and demonstrate our ethos. We seek to live out Jesus’ command to “welcome the stranger” by building mutually enriching relationships with those who are seeking sanctuary in our country.

Context of the role.

We currently have a diverse range of income streams including grants, local authority contracts, one-off donations, regular giving and earned income. Our 3-year strategic plan has identified a number of areas of development which will require increased funding for the charity. Our income for each of the last 2 financial years has been ~£500K but we are looking to increase this across all current income streams, in particular our grant funding, as well as developing new areas of growth including corporate and major donor giving.

In order to achieve this, we have created a new role of Head of Fundraising and are looking to fill this position as soon as possible. The Head of Fundraising will develop and lead on our long term fundraising strategy in line with our organisation-wide strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and love resourcing our team with the finances to deliver the best possible services to those we work with. The candidate will be committed to, actively demonstrate, and take a lead in the delivery of our Christian values, ethos and practice in order to achieve our mission and vision.

About You.

Are you passionate about communicating a message of hope and transformation that will engage current donors as well as recruit new supporters in financing our work of welcoming refugees and helping strangers become neighbours?

Are you a leader who can inspire the Upbeat team with a vision for fundraising and generating new income for the charity?

Are you committed to living out your Christian faith in the workplace through prayer, worship, leadership and action?

Are you a catalyst in cultivating long term relationships with individuals, churches, businesses and grant funders?

Are you meticulous in your approach to project/campaign planning and delivery and can work well at both the strategic and operational level?

Do you thrive in an environment that can change quickly and needs creative and agile responses, often needing flexibility to manage the competing demands on your time?

Are you comfortable working digitally, embracing new developments in tech, whilst also confident in more traditional approaches to fundraising including bid writing and engaging relationally with major donors and grant funders?

Are you committed to standing alongside refugees, providing welcome and support as they rebuild their lives as well as listening and learning from those who remain resilient in the face of great difficulty?

Are you an experienced Fundraising Manager looking for a new challenge, an ambitious fundraising professional looking to develop your skills and experience, or maybe someone who hasn’t worked in the charity sector previously but has some amazing transferrable skills gained in the public or private sector?

If that describes you, then you sound like the perfect fit!

Please read the full job description/ person specification attached before applying.

There is no set deadline for this post. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be scheduled accordingly. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

It is likely initial interviews will be carried out online, with second stage interviews taking place in person.

All applicants need to submit a CV and covering letter explaining why they would be a fantastic fit for the role.

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Start Date: October / November 2020
Duration of work: Full time 

Salary: £30,000-£32,000 per annum

Job Description: Temwa is looking for a Business Development Manager to provide leadership and growth to the fundraising department in our charity. The successful candidate will need to be experienced, confident and honest, with a passion for international development. 

The Business Development Manager’s specific role will include: managing expansion of corporate fundraising in particular through the Carbon Balance Programme; overseeing the team who manage the fundraising activities; day-to-day management of the UK fundraising office; creating an updated fundraising strategy; planning & forecasting fundraising activities; oversight of the team managing communications, marketing & promotion of fundraising activities, supporting them with information for PR & marketing; and growing & developing the current fundraising programme;

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to use their expertise and entrepreneurial spirit to expand the income for a dynamic and growing international development charity, as well as to grow the profile of an innovative organisation working in Northern Malawi. 

Key Duties:

Lead the fundraising strategy 

• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring and review of Temwa’s fundraising strategy, therefore ensuring targets are achieved.
• Report to the Board of Trustees on progress against the Fundraising Strategy.
• Ensure alignment of the fundraising strategy matches with the communications and marketing strategy. 
• Act as the organisational expert on all income generation, supporting the team to expand all relevant fundraising streams in the long term. 
• Ensure that all income generation is undertaken in an effective and efficient way, maximising the return on investment to the charity.
• Champion best practice, ensuring that all legal standards and best practice compliance standards are not only met but exceeded throughout all fundraising and marketing activities.
• Work closely with UK Programme Quality Advisor  and Programmes Manager in Malawi to ensure alignment of  income generation activities with community needs

Lead on donor relations:

• Play an active role with the charity’s most significant supporters, ensuring that excellent relationships are cultivated and maintained and effective asks are made, ultimately maximising income. 
• Keep oversight of current key donors and their specific requirements.
• Manage donor relations and communication together with the Managing Director, Programmes Quality Advisor and UK fundraising team.
• Contribute to donor reporting, circulate donor reports, and collaborate with Programmes Quality Advisor to ensure programmes yield donor-relevant impacts.
• Ensure that the team is effectively managing the donor journey for all contacts in Temwa. 

Providing leadership to and managing the fundraising team:

• Develop, coach, inspire and motivate the team to deliver their objectives and develop their own skills and expertise in their roles, providing ongoing guidance and support for the team. 
• Hold regular one-to-ones with direct line reports, ensuring effective performance management of the entire team, with a robust and timely system of appraisals and performance management. 
• Ensure every member of the team has clear work plans, understands their objectives and works in a focused way.
• Advertise for and recruit key fundraising team members when needed. 
• Support the fundraising team to ensure that they are designing and managing effective marketing and communications that support the fundraising efforts. 
• Communicate effectively, both internally and externally, ensuring a flow of communication across the organisation, sharing information, success and good practice. 
• Adhere to best practice within income generation and embed a culture of learning within the organisation.

Managing expansion of corporate sponsorship:

• Develop and implement a strategy for increasing corporate fundraising through the Temwa Carbon Balance scheme programme (See Temwa Carbon Balance page on our website)  (as part of wider fundraising strategy)
• Grow and& develop SME and corporate partners for Temwa, with support from the Managing Director.
• Act as a key external spokesperson, and play an active role in building the organisation’s profile locally and nationally.
• Make sure the strategy is followed, to ensure increased income in this area.

Managing expansion of individual giving:

• Develop and implement a strategy for increasing individual giving,  (as part of wider fundraising strategy)
• Manage individual giving campaigns and online activity with support for the fundraising team. 
• Devise a project schedule, researching relevant media, data and financial information. 
• Source individual stories and images, briefing internal and external teams and writing copy where necessary.

Growing income streams:

• Develop, manage and evaluate comprehensive budgets which provide performance information for the Senior Management Team and Trustees, ensuring there is shared ownership of budgets within fundraising team. 
• Research and develop business cases for new areas of income generation aimed to drive sustainability of income both within current fundraising streams and beyond. 
• Manage the implementation of new income generation projects and evaluate their effectiveness. 

Senior Management:

• Work with senior colleagues to ensure that the charity can reach all key audiences to successfully achieve its strategic goals.
• Ensure all parts of the organisation understand income generation and fundraising.
•  As a member of the Senior Management Team, play an active and integral role in updating the     organisation’s strategic plan and helping to shape the future direction of the charity.

Policies and& Procedures:

• Work on relevant policies for the organisation.
• Look at systems used and suggest improvements.
• Create procedures that will improve the efficiency of all our fundraising activities.

Experience, qualifications and requirements:

Essential 

• Experience of working in a senior fundraising role 
• Certificate or diploma from IoF essential
• Demonstrable track record of setting and achieving fundraising income targets
• Experience of leading a team to achieve an organisational goal 
• Experience of working within small and large NGOs or charities 
• Ability to write compelling bids/business cases and reports
• Excellent written and communication skills essential

Desirable

• Experience of leading the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy
• An understanding of trust and institutional fundraising 
• Experience of leading and managing fundraising departments 
• Experience of working within an international development charity 
• Experience of marketing and communications desirable
• Experience of working with websites desirable

Our goal at Temwa is to harness the power of bringing communities together. We partner with communities in Malawi, empowering local people to end poverty and transform their own futures. We inspire local communities in the UK to help bring about this change. When communities come together. Temwa means ‘love, within a community,’ in the language of Tumbuka. We are Bristol based charity committed to empowering remote African communities to end poverty and transform their own futures. 

We know that without the central involvement of the communities in a project we cannot do anything that lasts. Temwa draws on 17 years working with remote communities in Malawi to understand that many of the challenges faced by poor rural communities are linked and mutually reinforcing. To make a lasting change, we partner with the communities and work through local structures to tackle the various causes of poverty simultaneously, not just symptoms. 

We have a highly skilled team of 24 full time employees in Malawi implementing this work, based out of two offices in the Northern Region. Our UK office, based in Bristol, comprises a small fundraising and operations team of five staff (three are part time, two are full time), 1-3 volunteer interns and a wider family of volunteers and supporters, committed to achieving this goal. 

To apply, please send a CV (2 page maximum) and covering letter (2 page maximum) 

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Then join us as Creative Development Manager. In our newly formed agile marketing model, you are pivotal in shaping the creative direction of our mass marketing and alongside the Director of Brand and Creative, maintaining the highest level of creative excellence through innovative and brand inspiring assets.

Save the Children exists to help every child reach their full potential. In more than 100 countries including the UK, we make sure children stay safe, healthy and keep learning. We find new ways to reach children who need us most, no matter where they're growing up. For a century, we've stood up for children's rights and made sure their voices are heard. Together with children, supporters and partners, we're determined to help every child become who they want to be.

The role sits in the Brand and Creative team in the Fundraising and Marketing Division, and our purpose is to inspire, motivate and mobilise both existing and new supporters, to create positive change for children. Day to day you will be responsible for the overall creative output of our new marketing squads, both as generating and developing ideas and shaping creative output from agencies and our internal Creative team. In addition, you will:

• Review and analyse the success of our content output with the Director of Brand and Creative, applying these evaluation insights in the development of our future creative proposals

• Define emerging trends both at home and abroad and test fresh approaches to ensure our brand remains culturally relevant

• Proactively seek new creative partners, build and maintain relationships with prospective agencies, new artists and freelance talent

• Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the team

To be successful you will have demonstrable success delivering creative concepts to a client brief with a sound understanding of how audience profiles influence communications products. Strong presentation skills and the ability to ‘pitch' creative ideas are also essential, as is demonstrable knowledge of offline and digital platforms. In addition, you will have:

• Experience of creating content that can be successfully used for purposes of Fundraising, PR or news media exposure

• Exceptional communications skills both written and verbal with the ability to work collaboratively and inspire a team behind an idea or campaign.

• An understanding of customer experience mapping and experience creating content across a broad range of audience touchpoints 

• Experience visualising and presenting creative concepts, particularly storyboarding or scriptwriting.

• Solid knowledge of the ethical issues facing those who create visual content and experience of dealing with those issues in real world situations

• Experience working with audience insight to create relevant, distinctive communications across a broad range of platforms. 

• Experience art directing photography and video shoots 

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to inspire and mobilise people from diverse business areas, to deliver a coherent strategy meeting multiple objectives

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 23rd August 2020

Cruelty Free International is the leading organisation working to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals. Our dedicated team are experts in their fields, combining award-winning campaigning, political lobbying, pioneering undercover investigations, scientific and legal expertise and corporate responsibility to make a positive difference to animals in laboratories.

This is a full-time but temporary maternity cover position for between 9 and 12 months duration 

The role of the Development Manager is to drive, develop and oversee the organisation’s fundraising and income generation development programme, including direct mail (acquisition and retention), telephone and digital fundraising platforms, and high-value fundraising working with corporate partners and major donors. As a temporary placement, you will manage the entire portfolio and follow-through with the 12-month 2020/21 strategy, focusing on individual giving growth and diversification in philanthropy (major donors) and corporate partnerships.

About us

Synchronicity Earth is an enterprising charity with an ambitious vision: An Earth in which all life is valued, celebrated and flourishing. We act to address overlooked and underfunded conservation challenges for globally threatened species and ecosystems through research-led funding of partners who are working to deliver conservation and biodiversity outcomes. Synchronicity Earth currently funds work that is categorised in a set of programmes including: Amphibians, Asian Species, Congo Basin, Freshwater, Marine, Flourishing Diversity and Regeneration. We also run a series of engagement activities from convening ‘Deeper Thinking’ discussions on new ways of thinking about the conservation and biodiversity challenges; to hosting events showcasing the work of our partners to our wide-ranging audiences.

Our funding model is unique. Our in-house team of conservation experts make up the ‘Research Team’ and they work to build the programmatic portfolios of partners who are undertaking conservation work in those areas that most critically need support. Synchronicity Earth builds long-lasting relationships with these organisations and our ambition is to support them to grow and strengthen their capacity over time, to deliver increased impact.

Once these projects and partners have been identified, we use secure funds from external donors who trust our science-led analysis and wish to fund our strategies. Our due diligence process on potential partners is rigorous and as part of this we identify both core and programmatic needs, representing these needs as part of the ‘fundraising’ process. In addition to managing the grant paperwork, we work with the partners and grantees to prepare, and deliver, progress and impact reports to the donors.

Synchronicity Earth’s income is growing in the number and size of donations received. This means we have been able to increase our grant giving and increase the number of partners we are supporting.

Your role

It is an exciting time to join the organisation. We are establishing a new position – Head of Philanthropy – to join us to support our increasing collaborations with donors and our increased income growth through building internal systems and processes to manage the donor and grantee pipeline.

The Head of Philanthropy will be centrally situated in the organisation, working with the Research, Finance, Operations and Communications teams as well as the Chief Executive Officer and Trustees. It will play a central and key role in increasing donor income, processing and disbursing this out to partners, and ensuring timely impact and progress reports are produced.

This newly created role, will work with the CEO to develop and drive forward a donor income strategy, identifying opportunities for collaboration with donors as well as managing and overseeing the pipeline and processes.  You will build the infrastructure for a Philanthropy team and following on from successfully increasing funding, have the opportunity to utilise resources to grow this team.

Specific responsibilities will include the following:

Philanthropy strategy

• Work with the CEO to develop the organisation’s philanthropy strategy; and integrate this with the wider organisational 3-5 year strategy
• Work with the Heads of Programmes to match donor pipeline and strategy with programmatic strategy; and the Head of Finance & Risk to match the pipeline with partner financial needs
• Develop and drive forward the donor engagement strategy, supporting the CEO and Trustees.

Cultivation and stewardship

• Create, manage and oversee the pipeline process to ensure effective cultivation and stewarding of donors
• Work with the Research team to produce successful proposals; and produce impact and progress reports for donors
• Work with the Communications and Engagement teams to identify opportunities for cultivation and stewardship events; and work with the Head of Relationships & Operations to curate and manage those
• Identify and target relevant events for the CEO and Trustees to attend for pipeline cultivation

Systems and processes

• Work with the Head of Relationships & Operations to build on existing systems and processes in the organisation to develop an integrated and coherent system and process for donor pipeline management and management of grantee funding
• Manage and oversee all paperwork for both donors and grantees

Internal and external relationship management

• Work with all Synchronicity Earth’s teams to ensure effective and efficient information flow relating to donor management and grantee partnerships
• Build relationships with new donors, including but not limited to, the corporate sector and individual donors through providing a high-quality cultivation and stewardship service
• Oversee the management of relationships of existing donors across the portfolio

Skills and experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 7 years’ experience in development roles for the charity sector
• Ability to develop donor engagement and income strategies and embedding these with organisations
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and diplomacy skills
• Ability to write high-quality content for donors and proven track record of successful funding bids
• Experience and success building and maintaining fundraising pipelines; as well as managing grant and other donor paperwork
• Experience in working with a diverse range of audiences, particularly high net-worth individuals and corporate giving
• Experience and success in building and maintaining a range of databases and online systems and processes
• Demonstratable understanding and passion for nature

Desired skills, experience and work behaviours:

• Training or qualification in fundraising content
• Track record of working in the environment or conservation sector
• Experience of working with key internal and external partners to build relationships
• Other languages (French, Spanish)
• Flexible, team-oriented focus and adaptability to changing situations
• Strong problem-solving skills and innovative thinking

Reporting, location and work hours:

The position will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (based in London, UK). This position would normally be based in the Synchronicity Earth offices in Central London.  At the time of recruitment, Synchronicity Earth staff are working remotely as a consequence of the lockdown measures being in place. This is under constant review and a return to the office is anticipated in line with advice and latest science and health information.

The successful candidate must be already eligible to work in the UK.  The role will require infrequent travel in the UK and potentially overseas.

Salary: Competitive, plus benefits, dependent on relevant skills and experience.

Application Timing: Position to be filled asap

Closing date for applications: 17th August 2020

Expected interview Dates: 24th  August 2020

Contact details: Applications should be sent via email and addressed FAO Kirsty Schneeberger

Information required: Applications should include a letter outlining why the applicant has the skills and experience necessary for the role as well as a full CV.

Synchronicity Earth - Our workplace values and culture

We pride ourselves on having an open and inclusive culture within our workplace, from our London office to the remote workplace. Our team supports each other and encourages new ideas and creativity to help us develop new projects and reach new audiences with our work. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our work to our working environment and strive to make our working environment open and inclusive for everyone. You are also welcome to contact us if you have any accessibility requirements regarding the application process or the role itself.

Dig Deep is unlocking opportunity for Kenya's poorest residents, county by county, by ensuring everyone has clean water, safe toilets and hygiene - forever.

Where we work, 8 out of every 10 people lack access to clean water, safe toilets and good hygiene. Most residents live in rural communities and spend hours every day walking to collect dirty water or find a safe place to relieve themselves. Dirty water and poor hygiene spread diseases meaning even more time is lost to sickness that could have been used to learn and earn. By reducing the time lost to water collection and preventable disease we remove these barriers, allowing people to lift themselves out of poverty. 

The successful candidate will work to make the achievement of this mission possible by leading the growth and diversification of the charity’s income streams. The role will require you to bridge the gap between being hands-on and operating at a strategic level. You will play a critical role in leading the long-term strategic direction of the charity and will line manage, mentor and coach the fundraising and communications team. At the same time, you will be hands-on securing new business from corporate supporters and major givers. The outcome of your work will be the unlocking of opportunity for hundreds of thousands of people in the communities we partner with in Kenya.

Role overview

Responsible to - Chief Executive Officer 

Contract type - Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) 

Salary - £40k-£50k, depending on candidate experience and location

Location - home working, within 2 hours travel time of London

Would you like to work for an organisation that believes prevention is fundamental to effectively addressing the mental health crisis? If so, the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is recruiting for Head of Corporate Partnerships reporting to the Director of Fundraising and communications to support our Corporate Partnership Team.

The vision of the Mental Health Foundation is good mental health for all. We work to prevent mental health problems, driving change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk. The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week. We have pioneered change for over 70 years and are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Come join us!

Joining us as the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will provide strategic lead to the Corporate Partnership activities, including workplace mental health in conjunction with our wholly owned subsidiary Mental Health at Work CIC to achieve the mission, value and strategic objectives. This will involve managing the overall Corporate Partnership Programme to innovate, engage and develop partnerships that build sustainable income streams, through leading, shaping and managing team to deliver.

The Corporate Partnership Team raises £880,000 income per year for the Foundation with a budget of £330,000 - this role will contribute to the overall success of our key strategic aim ‘Building a strong Foundation’.

What does the role involve?

• Lead on the planning and implementation of strategies that enable the Foundation to build long-term sustainable income by managing and developing relationships with corporate partners. Using a range of fundraising and staff engagement approaches.
• Working with the Foundation’s Fundraising, Communications, Programme and Research Teams to identify the work that will appeal to a broad range of corporate sectors, engage companies in both financial and non-financial ways, across multiple years.
• Providing management and leadership across Corporate Partnership Team, ensuring fundraising objectives and targets are achieved, and that all project management, budgetary and planning expectations are met. Building on cross-organisation working including Trustees, the CEO and Directors to ensure that long-term developmental opportunities are maximised.

What are we looking for?

• Evidence of effective working knowledge and development of strategies for corporate partnership fundraising including both the acquisition of new partners and the ongoing account management of partnerships.  
• Experience at senior level of working collaboratively with colleagues in Programmes, Research & Policy and Communications to identify the work and stories most likely to be valuable to our fundraising approaches and to ensure that this is gathered and communicated effectively to current and potential partners.
• Proven leader with demonstrated experience using a coaching and collaborative approach to managing teams and stakeholders.

Why should you join our Mental Health Foundation?

• 25 days excluding bank holidays, rising to 27 after 5 years of service
• Generous non-contributory pension plan, up to 10% employer contribution
• Various flexible working options
• Enhanced Maternity pay
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to work scheme

The Foundation is fully committed to safeguarding all. Please note that all our roles require a DBS check.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. 

Diversity is valued at the Foundation and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. Should you have a disability and require any additional support or if you have any questions regarding the above role.

Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are currently operating digital recruitment and on-boarding processes. The successful candidate may be required to work from home until such time as our offices re-open. We are open to consider flexible working and we are currently working on a proposal, based on staff consultation, about how a return to the office, planned for September, could look like. This may include having a blend of working in the office and working from home, to allow for social distancing to be put in place, as well as supporting staff wellbeing in longer term.

Head of Fundraising (Maternity Cover)

The Head of Fundraising is a key post within Amref Health Africa UK, responsible for a significant portion of the organisation’s income generation, as well as a member of the Senior Management Team. The Fundraising team looks after several income streams, including individual giving, legacies, community & events, major giving, and trusts and foundations. The team is jointly responsible for corporate partnerships, working together with the Programmes team, who are also responsible for institutional fundraising.

Head of Fundraising Responsibilities:

• As part of a small Senior Management Team, support the CEO in implementing the strategy, ensuring the smooth and effective running of the organisation
• Champion fundraising within the organisation, taking an innovative, responsive and proactive approach to identifying and pursuing opportunities for income generation
• Provide input for, and contribute to, the Amref UK Board meetings
• Meet fundraising income targets by asking for and securing major gifts from high net worth individuals, trusts and companies
• Coordinate consolidation and growth of all fundraising streams for Amref UK, supporting team members to meet their income and expenditure targets
• Establish and lead a new Major Gifts programme
• Build personal relationships, manage and steward a dynamic portfolio of Amref UK's most promising high-value potential donors (individuals, trusts and companies)
• Support the Fundraising team to develop and manage relationships as well as produce quality proposals, reports, budgets and work plans – and provide sign-off for same
• Work with the Communications team to implement a strategic donor communication plan to enhance and build partnerships
• Update the reporting schedule and track fundraising streams through an effective system
• Develop and foster strong productive relationships with colleagues across the Amref family in Europe, North America and Africa to facilitate fundraising efforts in the UK and across the organisation
• Take the lead on identifying new fundraising networks and opportunities for Amref UK, by working with existing supporters, colleagues and the Board
• Keep abreast of current issues and good practice in domestic and international fundraising practices and ensure all fundraising activities are conducted in line with organisational policies and UK fundraising regulations

Head of Fundraising Requirements:

• Relevant senior-level experience of successful fundraising with an emphasis on high-value giving
• Significant experience of stewarding and growing high-value partnerships and supporters
• Relevant experience of strategic planning, target setting and high quality delivery in a team environment
• Demonstrable success in new business generation, securing six-figure (and above) gifts and partnerships
• Experience of leading and developing a team to achieve targets and maximise their personal potential
• Experience of using Raiser’s Edge or another customer relationship management database
• Budget management
• Experience of working or volunteering within the international development sector
• Strong communication and negotiation skills including the development of donor and partner agreements and project proposals
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues both in the UK and internationally

Please note: all applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Amref Health Africa UK is not able to support visa or work applications for this role.

We encourage and welcome applications from candidates with BAME backgrounds.

About Amref Health Africa - UK:

Amref Health Africa is Africa’s leading health charity. We work with women and girls to secure the right to health and break the cycle of poverty. Headquartered in Nairobi, we are truly an African organisation, partnering with communities across the continent to create lasting change.

Location: 15-18 White Lion Street, London N1 9PD

Job type: Full Time, 10-12 month contract (maternity cover), full-time but 4 days a week will be considered

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Benefits: High levels of engagement and involvement, Generous pension scheme, Holiday allowance (pa: 25 days, bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas), Season ticket loan, Cycle-to-work scheme.

All applications to be submitted by: 18 August 2020

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Executive, Senior Fundraising Officer, Head of Fundraising, Charity, Fundraising Director, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 93735

Are you looking for a Head of Corporate Partnerships role? This health organisation has a great brand and is searching for someone ambitious, with a strong track record of winning and managing corporate partners to join them to lead a team of two.

The organisation has identified strong propositions to win corporate support and they are looking for someone to build on this strategy, strengthen existing partnerships and lead the team to win new partners.

This organisation is known for their great culture and flexible working, they now need a leader with a strong corporate fundraising background to join them.

You will have:

• Demonstrable significant experience of corporate fundraising, ideally with a new business and account management background

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

• Excellent line management experience

• Drive, motivation and pro-activity alongside a collaborative approach

Closing date: 9th August

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

Charity People are excited to be supporting a national health charity in their search for a new Head of Corporate Partnerships

Position: Head of Corporate Partnerships
Charity: Health
Salary: £50k-£55k
Location: London based, with remote working considered for the right candidate (minimum 2 times/ month in London, plus attending partner meetings)
Contract: Full-time, permanent

This is relatively early days for the charity's corporate fundraising programme. We're looking for someone who's had experience of growing income from corporate partners, who's excited by the possibility of building the income stream and who has a strategic, impact-led approach to partnership development.

You be able to demonstrate:

- Significant experience of successful corporate partnerships fundraising across the full corporate fundraising mix, including strategic partnerships.

- A track record of meeting and exceeding challenging targets

- Experience of effectively managing six-figure, multi-year partnerships.

- Proven experience of leading, inspiring and empowering a team to deliver excellent results

- Excellent communication skills - written and oral with the proven ability to communicate with persuasion and credibility, conveying complex information simply and demonstrate tangible benefits of collaboration

To apply please send your CV and a supporting statement (max 1.5 pages), both in WORD format to our Senior Consultant, Philippa Bryant.

Deadline for applications is midday on Friday 7th August.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Head of Corporate Partnerships to join our busy, friendly and growing Engagement division.

Title:Head of Corporate Partnerships

Salary:£50k - £55k per annum (dependent on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Hours:35 hours per week

Location:Hampstead, North London (However, we are currently working from home and

                      will look at flexible options for this role moving forward.)

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the future of corporate partnerships at Anthony Nolan. You will be excited at the prospect of leading an area in its early stages of development and being able to bring all your expertise and knowledge to realise the potential impacts true partnerships can have to help us achieve our goals. We are looking for someone who is passionate, driven and whose ambition matches ours in terms of the change we want to create for everyone who needs a stem cell transplant.

You’ll be an inspiring team leader who takes a collaborative approach to working with colleagues across the organisation to unlock opportunities. You will have a proven track record in building and growing lasting corporate partnerships and will be able to spot and create opportunities to lead a change in how we work with companies.

You can be sure that this role at Anthony Nolan has a direct bearing on the lives we save. If you have the skills, experience and qualities we are looking for and you are inspired by what we can achieve, we’d love to hear from you.

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

• Pension (employer 5% when you contribute 3% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Wellbeing & Health

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

Family Friendly

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc

ClientEarth is looking for a Head of Business Development. We are a non-profit that uses the power of the law to bring about end-to-end systemic change: informing, implementing and enforcing the law, drafting and advising decision-makers on policy, building legal expertise, and ensuring citizens' access to the laws that defend them.

In this newly created role, you will be leading ClientEarth's Business Development team, and leading on identifying and securing new income from trusts, foundations and other statutory and institutional funders. You will be working across all of ClientEarth's programme teams and regional offices, establishing new funder relationships, developing winning proposals, and ensuring a growing and diverse funder base for ClientEarth.

You will also be supporting the Global Director of Development in the development and implementation of the organisation's next fundraising strategy, which aims to scale up ClientEarth's work in continental Europe, US and Asia.

This is a global role that is expected to manage a fast growing funder portfolio and requires working with funders from Europe, the US and Asia, and ClientEarth offices around the world.

In this role, your main duties will include:

• Leading on our global expansion into new fundraising territories in Europe, US and Asia
• Setting the organisation's fundraising strategy
• Translating objectives and targets into annual plans with the team
• Managing the team effectively staff have support and are empowered to lead on their funding portfolios

Role requirements

• Significant business development and income generation management experience, including experience managing multi-year and seven-figure proposals with complex funders
• Good knowledge of international foundations, institutional, and statutory income streams
• Excellent knowledge of relationship management, identifying prospects, and translating prospects into funders
• Good strategic thinker, with the ability to undertake strategic planning
• Strong influencing ability and gravitas for internal and external engagement
• Ability to understand and analyse budgets and financial information thoroughly

Further Information

This is a London based role, however will be considered

Have a question on this job? Please visit our .

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please note that ClientEarth will only be able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the country where this post is based.

Reporting to:  Chief Executive

Job Role: Develop a fundraising programme to include development of UKAHT’s membership.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be a well-rounded fundraiser with experience across a wide variety of fundraising sources that match the ambitions of the charity. A passion for heritage, environment and culture is essential - as is cultivating close and attentive relationships with supporters. We are looking for a collaborative worker who can roll-up their sleeves and enable the whole team to become fundraisers in their different capacities.

About You

• You are passionate about Antarctica, cultural heritage, public engagement and inspiring young people about the future of this fascinating continent.
• You feel confident representing the organisation to a variety of stakeholders, and creating bespoke cases for support for each audience.
• You are an experienced fundraiser, with a successful track record of helping charitable organisations to attract and grow income and funding from a wide range of public and private sources.
• You are entrepreneurial, ambitious but practical in your approach to fundraising and appreciate the balance of skills and requirements that this discipline requires.
• You are a proactive networker and collaborator. 
• You are a strong communicator - able to identify and build effective relationships across all stakeholder groups and at all levels of seniority.

Person Specification:

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE (essentials and desirables)

Proven experience of securing significant funding from a variety of sources, including high net worth individuals, corporates, trusts, and foundations, and through face to face negotiations

Track record of success fundraising and cultivation of donors for campaigns of £250,000+

Track record of designing and implementing development strategies, including revenue and capital fundraising activities

Experience of budget development and management, and an understanding of management accounts

Proven ability to manage and grow a list of active and significant donors

Knowledge of relevant charity and tax laws

Experience of fundraising for arts, environment or education causes

Extensive networks and existing relationships with public bodies, trust and foundations, businesses, and philanthropists

Experience of working with high net worth individuals and senior volunteer boards

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND ATTITUDES (essentials and desirables)

Ability to inspire and motivate colleagues to create an effective and efficient department focused on successful income generating initiatives

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of people

High attention to detail, particularly regarding written work, budget and event planning

Excellent influencing, negotiation, and diplomacy skills

Ability to think and operate strategically and provide flexible solutions

Able to deliver to demanding deadlines and with a hands-on approach

Good IT skills including databases

Ability to self-motivate, work as part of a small team, and support colleagues

Confident, resilient, and resourceful

A commitment to excellence and professionalism

Appreciation of and support for the aims and ethos of UKAHT

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Leading and managing fundraising activity across the organisation, ensuring that colleagues are alerted to relevant opportunities in their business areas and working with them to develop and curate effective relationships with funders, donors, partners and clients in a proactive and methodical manner.
• Leading in delivering new fundraising and projects, including time-bound campaigns and new creative initiatives to grow income sustainably and ensure that the organisation follows appropriate internal and external applications and reporting timeframes and processes.
• Supporting colleagues in drafting correspondence and documentation, such as reports, briefings, applications, presentations, or other communication items to support development activity.
• Designing and implementing systems to identify and assess relevant opportunities.
• Developing and managing effective policies and procedures in line with best practice in the sector.
• Ensuring income generation activity is produced, filed, and archived in a systematic and efficient way, for all research, contracts, reports, and other records relating to fundraising.
• Managing development budgets and other related resources.
• Deliver a successful income generation plan that enables the delivery of UKAHT’s strategic plans and has the support of the CEO and Chair of the Board of Trustees.
• Lead fundraising activities across cultivation events, stakeholder management, sponsorship, individual giving, legacies, and capital projects.
• Develop and maintain productive and positive relationships with Trustees and Ambassadors.
• Support the development of UKAHT’s business plan.
• Represent UKAHT at internal and external networking opportunities, developing existing and new donor relationships, and deputise for the CEO where necessary.

FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY

• Be personally accountable for successful generation of major income to support programmes and the delivery of the ongoing strategy, agreeing fundraising targets with the Director and regularly reporting on progress.
• Set and achieve fundraising targets, showing year on year growth in activity and results.
• Manage and motivate directly or indirectly effective use of the Chair, Trustees, and Ambassadors for cultivating prospects and developing projects.
• Develop and maintain UKAHT’s relationships with funders, including major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners, and statutory bodies.
• Develop and maintain supporter schemes, including introduction of a legacy group.
• Have responsibility for development events, including private views and patrons’ programmes, ensuring high standards of donor care are maintained. 
• Keep appraised of latest developments in the sector. 
• Work closely with the Digital Engagement Manager to maximise case for support messaging, develop advocacy materials, undertake successful digital campaigns.
• Ensure accurate and appropriate accreditation of supporters, sponsors, and partners.

ADMINISTRATION

• Produce reports for and make presentations to the Board of Trustees, as necessary.
• Ensure supporters are reported to in an appropriate and timely fashion.
• Manage development budgets and prepare financial data.
• Support the maintenance of an accurate database.
• Carry out any other duties as deemed appropriate by the CEO.

TERMS:

UKAHT is committed to providing excellent terms and conditions of employment for all employees.

Location

Pre-COVID this role was based in the UKAHT office in Cambridge:

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET.  However, as we adjust to a COVID world we envisage a flexible blend of homeworking with some office-based work.

Salary: £38,000-£40,000 pro rota + benefits

Working Hours: 3 or 4 days a week (working week 37.5 hours) with potential for full time in the future

Holidays: 25 days per year pro rota of paid leave plus the usual public holidays.

Expenses: All reasonable travel costs incurred as part of the role will be reimbursed as per UKAHT policy

Benefits: UKAHT operates a contributory pension scheme into which you will be enrolled.

Probationary period: The appointment will be subject to a six month probationary period

Notice period: Upon completion of the probationary period the period of notice will be two months by either party.

UKAHT is committed to equal opportunities and to learning how to increase the diversity of our people. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and encourage applications from people currently underrepresented in the Polar regions, including women in senior leadership positions, members of black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities and LGBTQI+ people. We also welcome flexible working arrangements.

The memcom recruitment team is looking for a Head of Business Development on behalf of a membership body in central London.

This role will play a key part in enabling the organisation to achieve their annual growth goals and secure long-term financial sustainability. You will be developing meaningful relationships with existing partners and pro-actively identifying and securing new relationships to scale their reach in industry and government.

Responsibilities will include:

• Growing, developing, tracking and delivering booking and revenue targets against annual growth goals across a mix of business
• Securing around £800K of business bookings within 12 months of joining the team
• Increasing recurring and high margin product and service led sales
• Working to advance existing relationships in a wide range of industries

You must have a range of experience in business development, sales and marketing and a highly consultative approach to building and forging trusted working relationships. We are looking for a confident, inquisitive and consultative networker who can quickly generate investment from existing and new partnerships. If this sounds like you, do not hesitate, apply!

Please note that due to the volume of applications we sometimes attract, it is not always possible to contact all candidates - but we will endeavour to do so and wish you luck with your application!