The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

This position, as part of the senior leadership in the Group Finance Department, acts as a functional lead and expert in financial accounting with global responsibilities. The role encompasses responsibility for management oversight of key functional tasks in finance globally across Plan International countries.

You will ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting standards for Plan Worldwide reporting purposes and also compliance with donor reporting across our complex and demanding institutional donor portfolio, including USAID and the Uniform Guidance audit.

You will manage and develop the Group Financial reporting team whilst working in a technical matrix relationship with all Regional and Country finance positions to deliver on results.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an individual with good leadership and influencing skills who has an ACA or equivalent professional qualification with significant post qualification experience. You will have a strong knowledge and experience of applying financial controls and you will ideally have experience in using SAP BPC and SAP’s Finance module.

It is essential that you can manage and prioritise multiple demands and tasks to meet deadlines. You will also be able to work well with others and demonstrate a high level of adaptability and cultural and contextual sensitivity.

To be successful in this role you will have the ability to work on your initiative and take ownership for the completion of tasks. You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels whilst promoting continuous improvement, innovation and learning.

Location: Global Hub, Woking

Type of Role: 15-month fixed term maternity cover

Reports to: Director of Finance

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 2nd February

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Child Protection Policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.

Interim Head of Fundraising Intelligence & Operations

Cancer Research UK

Salary to be discussed upon application.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis so please don’t hesitate to confirm your interest in this vacancy. This advert will be taken down midnight Saturday 8th February.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research.  The role of Interim Head of Fundraising Intelligence & Operations will enable you to be part of a collective force pioneering life-saving research in the relentless fight against cancer. 

The postholder will play a leading role in CRUK’s Philanthropy & Partnerships team and work to help deliver the charity’s significant fundraising potential. The purpose of the role is to ensure intelligence is developed and utilised so that high value fundraising at CRUK has the best chance of success.

Leading a team of 18, with two direct reports, the Interim Head of Fundraising Intelligence & Operations will achieve this by managing the prospect research, due diligence, data, insight and reporting functions, whilst also working to embed and deliver intelligence principles at every level of Philanthropy & Partnerships.

The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with the ability to motivate and inspire a high-performing team. Crucially you will have proven experience influencing at the highest levels as well as a great understanding of delivering intelligence or insight within a high value fundraising environment.

If successful, all teams within Philanthropy & Partnerships will understand their pipeline performance and areas for optimisation or improvement. Strategy development will have intelligence at its core, with fundraisers equipped with the knowledge to build successful and long-lasting relationships with CRUK’s partners and high value donors. 

CRUK’s benefits package includes 30 days annual leave and pension allowances along with additional discounts on a variety of lifestyle subscriptions and events. Ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll be changing lives through your work.

With its head office in Stratford, London, the role is offered on a full-time or part-time (4-day week) basis. CRUK appreciate not everyone has the same working needs and is open to exploring different ways of working. Please advise of your preferred working pattern at point of application.

To download the job description for the position and for further information about how to apply, please click the link to apply where you will be redirected to the Execucare website.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews held on an on-going basis.

Execucare is a recruitment and executive search company working in the not-for-profit sector.

We’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the past 150 years. But the way we look at ageing is changing, which is why 2020 marks a highly exciting time to join the charity. We aim to not only drive positive change in key areas affecting our rapidly ageing population but also confront stereotypes and everyday ageism, working with older people and their families to show the world what old can be – right here and right now, in the UK.

The Head of Policy and Influencing will play a critical role in helping us achieve this. Working closely with the Director of Policy and Communications and Chief Executive, the post holder will lead an ambitious agenda of change, overseeing the development of robust evidence based policy positions and for the development and delivery of campaigns to drive positive change in our priority areas - health and social care, financial security, wellbeing and ageism. 

If you have extensive experience in this field, including demonstrable experience in leading a function to deliver impactful policy and campaigning activity, of commissioning, research and evaluation, and knowledge of parliamentary activity across the four nations, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a pension scheme with up to a 10% employee contribution and life cover, excellent learning and development opportunities, and a range of lifestyle benefits.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and we expect all colleagues to share in this commitment. As part of our recruitment and selection process, we require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check for all individuals who work with our service users.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter, which should explain in detail your suitability for the role and your motivation for applying (up to two pages).

Closing date: wednesday 5th February

Interviews: Friday 14th February 2020 at our London Office

 

The Head of Corporate Partnerships will be leading a highly successful function with many high profile corporate multi-year partnerships and new business opportunities. It is an exciting time as the department has ambitious plans to grow income to support the strategy to end the need for foodbanks in the UK.

About you

You will have extensive experience of managing income generation through Corporate Partnerships, building strong relationships that meet mutual needs to enable partners to fully participate and engage in the strategy, unlocking expertise, employee engagement and other opportunities. You will be experienced in developing and implementing strategies, building compelling cases for support, have excellent presentation and communication skills and have a strong track record of building up high performing teams.

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Monday 3 February 2020.  We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on the 19 February 2020 in London.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

New Schools Network

New Schools Network (NSN) is an independent charity improving the life chances of young people by supporting the creation and long-term success of new schools. NSN finds talented people and organisations, supports them to establish new free schools across the country and, through the Academy Ambassadors Programme, places high calibre business people as non-executive directors on boards of multi-academy trusts. The organisation is particularly focussed on supporting new schools in areas of high economic and social disadvantage and low educational performance.

By offering advice, guidance and support, the charity has been instrumental in helping hundreds of groups of parents, teachers, charities and schools to establish new schools, and has placed over 1,400 non-executive directors on boards of multi-academy trusts. Over the last six years, NSN has expanded its activities to support the ~740 or so free schools that are open or have been approved to open. With over 500 free schools already open and more in the pipeline,  this is an exciting time to join NSN to improve the quality of education in England by managing the work of NSN’s Delivery Team.

Next challenge for NSN? 

1. The Government has reitereated its commitment to free schools.  There has never been a better opportunity to drive the creation of new schools especially in parts of the country where the quality of existing local schools is not good enough.
2. In 2017, NSN launched an income-generating service that provides intensive support to groups during pre-opening. We believe there is potential to extend the support we provide to ensure that, once open, these schools have the support and tools they need to succeed.
3. The Academy Ambassadors programme has delivered consistently beyond expectations on the DfE grant to recruit to boards and now needs to consider enhancing and developing its services,  including looking at income-generating services and potential for philanthropic funding.
4. NSN has offices in London and Manchester and around 40 members of staff. The organisation currently has an annual turnover of ca. £2.5 million, which is comprised of a grant from the Department for Education and charitable donations.
5. Demand for NSN’s services to the education sector is increasing and we need to grow our income in order to meet the need. So we’re launching an ambitious programme to increase our fundraising income in the next five years.
6. To achieve this, we are keen to appoint a new Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to shape and deliver the future organisational funding for NSN . This is a genuine opportunity to influence and collaborate to take the organisation to the next level. We are hoping to meet with candidates who will have strengths in a range of fields - even if they do not have every element of experience highlighted below.
7. If you thrive on challenge, can handle high levels of accountability and have a proven track record of success, we can offer you the chance to engage in an interesting challenge, whilst contributing to changing the face of education across England.

Head of Fundraising and Partnerships

Key Responsibilities  

• You will lead from the front in cultivating and managing donor relationships and serve as an active ambassador for us in the charity fundraising world.
• You will be a key member of NSN’s Senior Management Team and will play an active role in cross-organisational strategy-setting, operational planning, resource allocation and  governance.
• In collaboration with the Director, you will set and lead the implementation of NSN's fundraising strategy, to drive the organisation forward, whilst working in partnership with the senior management team and the Trustees.
• You will enjoy building new partnerships and relationships to further the charity’s aims and seeing the financial returns for your efforts as reflected in the donations received.
• You will devise and deliver a new 5-year strategic funding plan for NSN, that will include exploring and developing new sources of funding to ensure the charity’s long-term financial sustainability and future proof the people capabilities within the organisation.
• You will develop and lead a multi-faceted campaign to identify and/or build new donors for NSN. The result of your efforts will be a robust, reliable and diverse income streams from individual donors, grant making trusts and corporate supporters.
• You will be accountable for managing the relationships with donors and ensuring an effective stewardship and retention plan is in place.
• You will be a key contribution to the financial management of NSN, with accountability to ensure NSN’s financial viability and longer term sustainable future.
• NSN is recognised as a thought leader in education – as the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships you will play a vital role in enriching the debate and driving change in education, through creating and enhancing the strategic partnerships with key public, private and philanthropic partners.
• You will be comfortable acting as a high-profile advocate for NSN, both publicly and privately, to build public awareness and influence policy-making around new schools policy.
• You will focus on making decisions using data, whilst you work with the Director of Finance and Corporate Services to monitor and evaluate the success and quality of NSN's work, whilst shaping future strategic initiatives.

Key Skills

• You will have prior evidence of having successfully cultivated new relationships and partnerships that have resulted in tangible outcomes, including a track record of securing multiple five and six figure donations.
• You will bring good strategic and analytical skills, coupled with the gravitas and credibility to represent NSN and the sector with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences.
• You will be a credible senior leader with a strong track record in developing and managing a complex donor pipeline,  from cultivation, to bid presentation and ongoing relationship management.
• In the past you will have set and implemented a fundraising strategy and vision (within a medium sized business).
• You will be able to demonstrate that you are comfortable enagaging with, shaping and presenting organisational messages effectively to a variety of difference audiences.
• You will have extensive experience of developing and implementing new commercial offerings; especially knowledge of sponsorship and and/or developing new funding streams for a not-for – profit organisation.
• You will be politically astute with an excellent understanding of Government and Parliament and the ability to build cross-party alliances.
• You will be able to demonstrate a belief in the importance of a good education for all children, you will believe in the free school policy and the potential for high quality multi-academy trust boards to improve education across England.
• This is a hands-on role, you will be self-motivating and enjoy inspiring others to thrive in a dynamic environment. 

Details and how to apply

Salary

£40,000- 45,000 dependent on experience.

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, with an additional day for each year of service

• Office closure between Christmas and New Year- additional leave not taken out of your annual leave allowance

• 2 days of study/charitable leave per year to allow you to take on charity work, further study or school governor activities

• Season ticket travel loan scheme and cycle to work scheme

• 10% pension contribution

Contract

Full-time, permanent.

Closing date

5pm, 24th January

Location

Vauxhall, London. The role will require travel across England from time to time. 

Reporting

• Reports to: Director / Director of Finance and Corporate Services

How to apply

To apply for this role, please e-mail with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are the right person for this job. Please also include details of your current salary and notice period.

Interviews

Candidates must be available for a first interview on 30th January, there may be a short telephone interview depending on the number of strong applications.

Major Donor Manager

London

£44,365 to £46,973 per annum depending on experience (+ £4,105 per annum London weighting)

Permanent

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as the Major Donor Manager based at Thanet St, London.

The role

You will have responsibility and accountability for an individual and team major donor income target and associated Key Performance Indicators.

As the Major Donor Manager, you will play a pivotal role in building a sustainable revenue ‘pipeline’ from major donors to support continued vital service growth. Focusing primarily on new business, you will identify and cultivate major donor prospects to increase and secure future significant gifts of £50K and higher, leading the growth of major donor income across the team.

Who we’re looking for

You will have substantial proven ability in major gift fundraising and the ability to build on an emerging major donor pipeline, through excellent networking and interpersonal skills, to develop strong relationships with a wide range of people.

To find the full list of requirements, please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

Benefits

This role is 9am to 5pm, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

How to apply

Applications can be made using the online application form. You will need to evidence the criteria as set out in the attached job description. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Who are we?

Recently named Third Sector Charity of the Year 2018, we are a rapidly growing charity, committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

Our exciting job role!

We are looking for an experienced partnerships account manager who has the creativity, energy and insatiable eye for opportunity to drive the utmost value from The Charity’s fantastic corporate partnerships. You will be joining a fun and dedicated team who are passionate about defeating brain tumours. 

This role is full time - 37.5 hours and will be based in our Farnborough office, with some out‑of‑hours working.

What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community.

According to the job description you should also be a highly innovative, proactive and driven self-starter with exceptional account management.  You should also have a great track record of maintaining and developing high-value strategic partnerships.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro rata for part-time contracts (we also close at Christmas in return for you volunteering 3 charity days per year*) 

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Loads of other great benefits, plus an amazing culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

Advert close date: Wednesday, 29th January 2020

More about us:

Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team: 

Don’t forget to check out our short videos (you can find the on our You Tube channel) to find out more about our culture and what it is like to work at The Brain Tumour Charity. 

Did you know that in addition to being recently crowned Third Sector Charity of the Year, we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey? Whilst we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

For more information, please visit our website!

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of receiving a sufficient number of applications and may extend the advert if we don't find our perfect team mate!

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

*subject to qualifying criteria

Mission Without Borders (MWB), an international Christian charity, works with over 20,000 children and 9,000 families in Eastern Europe every year.   Our vision is to bring practical and spiritual support, enabling and encouraging people to lift themselves out of poverty, and sharing the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.

We have a bold ambition for the future and recently undertook a major strategic review including a new mission, vision and values. Raising awareness for the work we undertake with children and families in Eastern Europe as well as achieving a significant increase in our voluntary income is vital if we are to respond to the growing needs of those living in poverty.

MWB are investing significantly in the UK and this position is one of several new roles being recruited for, to create a new, dynamic, collaborative and integrated fundraising team reporting into the UK Country Director.

Do you have experience securing grants and major gifts to help fund change? Are you passionate to see people lifted out of poverty and fulfil their God given potential? Trust and Foundation income will be a vital revenue stream in realising our vision.  This role requires a dynamic individual who has the experience to build and develop a Trust and Foundation programme in line with our strategic priorities, writing compelling proposals / applications and securing significant income maximising immediate and long-term income opportunities.

You will be working within a growing UK Country Team as well as MWB’s passionate Field staff. This exciting new position is about building great relationships, both internally and externally, as well as developing a Trust portfolio so you will need to be self- motivated and confident.

The role is based at our offices at 175 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 2AG. The hours are 35 per week and the successful candidate will be entitled to 25 days annual leave and a contributory pension scheme. All applicants must be committed to Mission Without Borders’s Christian beliefs.

To apply please read the enclosed Job description and Person specification and send in your CV with a supporting letter. 

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 29th January 2020.  We plan a rolling programme of informal first interviews as soon as possible either face to face or by telephone with a final interview during the week beginning February 10th2020.

Head of Operations and Partnerships Ed Tech Hub

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £51,467 - £64,888 per annum

Location: London

Ref: Edtech 09/19

An independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable
and peaceful world in which every person thrives.

About us

ODI is an independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. We harness the power of evidence and ideas through research and partnership to confront challenges, develop solutions and create change.

The EdTech Hub is a newly launched consortium-based project funded by the UK government (DFID). With budget envelope of £20m spread across 8 years, the programme aims to establish a platform for research on innovation and application of technologies to close the gap in provision of education worldwide. This will be achieved through research, innovative testing of solutions for education and engagement with the stakeholders.

ODI serves as lead of the EdTech Hub consortium and is responsible for Programme Management and Governance of the Hub, contributing across Research, Innovation and Engagement spheres.  The core partners in the consortium include University of Cambridge, Jigsaw, Brink, Open Development for Education, and Results for Development, along with several regional partners. The EdTech Hub is currently partway through its Inception Phase, lasting until December 2019, after which there are plans for the project to continue until at least March 2027.

Person Specification

The EdTech Hub programme are looking for an exceptional individual to lead overall programme operations and manage consortium partnerships for the EdTech Hub, including financial management, the coordination of work planning, and knowledge management and communications activities, under oversight by the EdTech Director of Programme and with support from a Programme Manager, Programme Office, Programme Administrator and a Senior Digital Officer and Communications Officer.

Essential

The Head of Operations and Partnerships will lead the day-to-day management of EdTech Hub Secretariat and provide oversight and information to the Directors and donors. Leading this Secretariat will involve complex consortium and stakeholder management, intensive work planning and delivery tracking, oversight of the consortium budget, leadership of programme management and communications teams, external representation of ODI and the EdTech Hub and other management aspects involved with an assignment of this size and complexity. The EdTech Hub is committed to adaptive management and agile programming structures, with this role leading on delivery of the Hub’s ways of working in this regard.

Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience of managing major donor-funded programmes/projects

• High level of numeracy with particular focus on management of complex budget planning and monitoring tools

• Masters degree in a relevant discipline

  Experience

• Substantial experience of development and management of large, international development context

• Substantial experience of managing staff to tight deadlines in a team environment.

• Experience of establishing complex systems and procedures, including on adaptive and agile programmes

• Experience in management and monitoring of multi-million budgets

• Experience of donor relationship management, including donor narrative and financial reporting, particularly experience of reporting to donors such as DFID, World Bank and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Substantial experience of managing staff to ensure delivery within tight deadlines in a cross-institutional environment

  Skills/abilities

• Strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills

• Project and personnel management skills, with excellent time management

• Advanced IT skills including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint and databases. Familiarity with GoogleDrive

• Communications skills to manage a complex consortium with many partners and a wide variety of audiences from different countries and cultures.

• Proven skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making

• Ability to innovate in order to overcome problems and work as part of a team

• Understanding of complex monitoring and evaluation systems

• Ability to support and design cross-programme learning processes.

• Exceptional planning and execution skills

  Desirable

• Familiarity with digital communication and information sharing tools such as Kanban, Slack etc.

• Experience as an Agile scrum master

• Experience working in a developing country or with developing country partner organisations

• Knowledge of education and/or digital for development issues.

• Experience of working in a developing country

• Experience of managing major programmes funded by DFID and/or the BMGF

• Experience of working in a private sector fund management setting.

  Closing date: 23rd January 2020

  Interview Date:  Week of the 27th Jan 2020

  ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

About Alfanar

Meaning ‘beacon’ in Arabic, Alfanar is the Arab region’s first venture philanthropy organisation, using social investment to change dynamics in slums, villages, refugee camps and other vulnerable communities.  We identify and back ambitious social enterprises working in vulnerable communities to sustainably educate children, employ youth and economically empower women. We multiply the impact of our funding with high-engagement management support and a relentless focus on impact growth and financial sustainability.  The social enterprises Alfanar backs represent a bold and hopeful side of the Middle East often overlooked in the headlines. Over the past 15 years, we have invested in 34 social enterprises across Egypt, Lebanon and refugee communities, tangibly improving over 65,000 lives.  We began work in Jordan in 2019.  For more on Alfanar, see our annual reports on the website. Alfanar is a registered charity in the UK, with a registered branch in Egypt.  Alfanar has a sister 501(c)3 in the US and affiliate in Lebanon.  We currently have representatives in London, Cairo, Beirut and Amman.

Scope of the Job

Are you a strategic thinker and a relationship builder?  We are looking for an experienced fundraising professional in the non-profit space who can help envision and oversee the future of Alfanar’s fundraising, partnerships and outreach strategy.  Working alongside the Executive Director, senior management and Trustees, in this brand-new role, you will develop and lead on the execution of Alfanar’s global fundraising strategy, with a focus on: a) steadily growing and diversifying Alfanar’s streams of income, among institutional donors, including corporates, foundations and international aid organisations, b) ensuring greater funding certainty and stability for our venture philanthropy work and c) enhancing Alfanar’s brand by developing strategic partnerships. The Development Director will be supported by a full-time Development Coordinator and will have access to support from a full-time Administrative Coordinator.

In 2019, Alfanar approved an ambitious growth strategy, which aims to deepen the impact of our venture philanthropy work in Egypt, Lebanon and refugee communities, while growing our venture philanthropy work to new countries, scaling one of our successful social investments, and exploring impact investing.  To grow our impact along these lines, Alfanar’s income and pool of partners must grow, income sources require diversification, and our fundraising systems need full time attention and professionalisation. 

Alfanar’s Development Director will be responsible for developing and delivering a global fundraising strategy that allows us to achieve the goals of our growth strategy, ultimately enabling Alfanar to expand its reach and impact through social enterprise. This will mean developing a clearer and more effective fundraising and partnership strategy.  The position requires a candidate who can draw on Alfanar’s wealth of experience partnering with individuals, institutions and through events, and will be open to applicants based in the UK (we are open to considering candidates based in the US or the Arab region).

Responsibilities

- Fundraising Strategy: develop and execute on Alfanar’s three-year fundraising strategy, with a focus on growing voluntary income and corporate support.

- Donor Stewardship: set efficient and tailored strategies for communicating with and deepening existing donor relationships.

- Major Gifts: develop relationships with donors who can make major gifts.

- Corporate Partnerships - develop partnerships with growing number of corporates that can committed to changing the region.

- Donor Reporting: improve and manage Alfanar's donor reporting system to ensure greater engagement and more efficient reporting. Ensure financial and narrative reports to donors are timely and of high quality.

- Communications: ensure that Alfanar’s fundraising messages are in line with brand guidelines and coherent across fundraising documents and public channels

- Events: work with Executive Director, Board members and event organisers to support the planning and delivery of high-quality fundraising events that build Alfanar’s brand awareness and generate support for Alfanar’s venture philanthropy work.

- Staff Support: supporting Alfanar’s senior management and Country Directors to fundraise in their own jurisdictions, from companies, foundations, and donor agencies.

- Keep abreast of opportunities and current trends in fundraising to achieve the organisation’s fundraising targets.

- Monitor income and expenditure against allocated budget and identified targets.

- Work closely with the Executive Director on special projects, as needed.

- Manage Development Coordinator to achieve goals of new fundraising strategy.

Personal Specification

- Strong non-profit fundraising experience, preferably in major gifts or corporate fundraising.

- Proven experience in securing significant support from major individual donors and corporates

- Fundraising experience with foundations and other institutions is desirable.

- Experience in developing a growth-oriented fundraising strategy and delivering on it.

- Experience in developing strong relationships at senior levels.

- High level of comfort with face-to-face solicitations.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation and negotiation skills.

- Passionate about sustainable social development, venture philanthropy, social enterprise and social investment in the Arab World; experience in the sectors of education, women’s economic empowerment and youth employment is desirable.

- Fluent in English; good command of Arabic highly desirable; French is also desirable.

- Optimism, flexibility and creativity in recognising and responding to opportunities, whilst working within parameters set by the organisation.

- Demonstrable evidence of working collaboratively in a small team.

- Evidence of demonstrating leadership in setting, achieving and stretching goals.

- Ability to travel internationally as required (4-8 weeks per year)

- Ability to occasionally work out of office hours as required

Access to justice should be equally available to everyone, regardless of their financial situation. Receiving the legal advice they need makes a huge difference to people's lives, reducing debt, poverty and homelessness, and combatting discrimination and injustice.

The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) works to support law centres and legal advice agencies in London and the Home Counties by providing them with grant funding alongside other forms of support. We do this by holding large fundraising events, most notably the London Legal Walk, which raised £869,000 this year, and providing the funds through grant rounds to the agencies where they are most needed. We offer our knowledge and experience of the sector to help the agencies become more sustainable. We also work with other grant-making bodies.

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser with excellent communication skills and a successful track record of exceeding targets across a range of income streams.  They will be able to influence and motivate others, build positive relationships with key stakeholders and work collaboratively throughout the organisation.

Working in a small, energetic, friendly and busy team, you will be able to make a significant and positive contribution from the start. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to have a real impact on the fundraising, communications output, marketing and organising of events. You will work very closely with the CEO of LLST as well as Head of Fundraising and Events Manager.

Flexible working and part-time options are available for the right candidates.

This is an ideal position for a senior fundraising professional to make a significant contribution to reducing the suffering of animals raised for food. 

The Humane League UK is seeking an experienced individual to build our development work in the UK. You will have at least 5 years of experience managing a team and working with large donors and have a detailed understanding of how to manage grants from end to end. A credible influencer and communicator, you will have an inclusive, consultative and adaptive approach to decision making. This is a full-time, remote position, however, travel to London and the US may be necessary occasionally. 

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented fundraiser to make their mark and build The Humane League UK’s successes to reduce the suffering of animals. The individual will have exceptional interpersonal skills: tactful, diplomatic and confident in managing and developing relationships with a diverse range of donors and volunteers. This role is reporting to the Managing Director.

The key focus of the role will be:

1. Seeking, managing and maximising key large donors (who give more than £5,000), grant-making trusts and foundations 

2. Developing a 3-year strategy to secure funding

3. Ensuring a focus on new opportunities, undertaking the necessary research to identify
   potential funders

4. Developing a range of engaging proposals around key aspects of The Humane League UK’s work

5. Establishing and managing the Development team as The Humane League expands and ensuring delivery of their objectives

Primary duties include:

Developing and implementing a comprehensive, annual fundraising plan and timeline to include:

Major gifts program (40%)

• Analyse prospects, oversee cultivation and solicitation

• Write proposals based on organisational needs and donors’ interests

• Prepare regular updates and facilitate frequent communication with major donors

• Attends meetings to develop contacts and maintain relationships with major donors

Effective Altruism Grants, Charitable Trusts & Corporate Foundations (25%)

• Attend Effective Altruism events, liaise with the community and manage funding opportunities & reports

• Research prospects, write proposals & reports

• Relationship management and stewardship of funders

Peer-to-peer fundraising & grassroots (15%)

• Recruit and liaise with Team Advisors

• Develop recruitment and support materials

• Manage communications (e-newsletters, national posts in team FB groups, Twitter, Instagram)

• Advise Volunteer Coordinators on strategy

Online giving and annual campaign & special appeals (10%)

• Manage the production, coordination, and utilisation of solicitation materials

• Develop and implement a stewardship program for donors that will include cultivation events, special programs, and gift-recognition policy

• Oversee and refine donor files and acknowledgements

• Manage content of donation web pages

• Manage relationship with vendors

Establishing and managing a growing team (10%)

• Establish the development program and team in the UK, working closely with the Managing Director 

• Leads hiring/promoting/termination of members within the Development team

Skills Required

• Thought Leadership - An informed opinion leader on fundraising and the go-to person for the organisation. A breadth of knowledge to provide guidance on implementing development throughout the organisation. 

• Strategic-thinking - As the department grows and as we build support for the team you will have the foresight and experience to deliver a strategy to secure the funding we need year on year. 

• Management - Builds a team of high-performing staff members, appropriately structures jobs so that staff members can succeed, develops and motivates staff members, and acts from the perspective of an organisational leader that empowers their team.

• Productivity / Time-Management - Handles a significant volume of work under deadlines and without sacrificing quality. Oversees and structures complex projects, plans backwards, and ensures quality end-products are delivered on or ahead of schedule.

• Communicator: you are an exceptional communicator and can adapt to different tones and styles.

• Team player: you enjoy working with people and understand the benefits of collaboration.

Our recruitment process consists of intital application, skills test/s, 1st, 2nd and final interview stages.

The Humane League is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Martin House provides vital care and support to babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. Our work spans across Yorkshire, supporting families to celebrate the very best in life when faced with the very worst, both in their local communities, and in our Hospice in Boston Spa.

Due to internal promotion, we are seeking an ambitious and motivated Partnerships Manager to join our team in what is an exciting period of development. Key responsibilities of this role will include prospecting and securing high-level partnerships, primarily based within the North & East Yorkshire area, including financial support, CRM, strategic support, sponsorship, COTY, GIK and volunteering. Alongside this, you will perform account management of a range of corporate partnerships to develop and secure multi-year support.

We are looking for an energetic candidate who can help maximise and grow our corporate partnerships income. The successful application will have experience in a charity, sales or marketing background and will enjoy an externally focussed role. You will be an effective communicator with the ability to build and influence relationships at all levels. If you are looking to flourish in a high-profile environment, our team is supportive and passionate with substantial fundraising experience.

Benefits include 40 days’ annual leave including statutory holidays, and recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme (alternative stakeholder pension also offered).

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

Closing date: Midday on Wednesday 22nd January 2020.

Interview date: Tuesday, 4th February 2020.

If you have not heard from us by 27th January 2020 please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Registered Charity No. 517919

Company Registration No. 2016332, England

Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Fundraiser

We are seeking an experienced Fundraiser to work across our Philanthropy and Partnerships team. The Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Fundraiser will be responsible for developing high quality funding proposals for a range of charitable trusts and foundations. The role also includes a focus on supporting and writing applications for funding for potential corporate partners and major donors.

Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Fundraiser Responsibilities:

To support CLIC Sargent’s income from high value supporters, you will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with donors capable of giving grants upwards of £25,000. You will work collaboratively to develop and write compelling funding proposals as well as impact reports for donors. Working as part of a supportive team, this role is an incredible opportunity for someone looking to further their fundraising career whilst working for a fantastic cause.

Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Fundraiser Requirements:

The successful candidate will be an experienced fundraiser who can demonstrate success of winning five and / or six figure grants as well as having a strong track record of achieving income targets. With a flair for proposal and report writing, you will be able to communicate concepts and impact creatively in an accessible and engaging manner.

With a good understanding of relationship fundraising, you will have the ability to develop personable relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. You will be self-motivated, highly organised and a strong team player. You will have proficient IT skills including experience of using a fundraising database to manage donor relations.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with CLIC Sargent.

CLIC Sargent is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About CLIC Sargent:

We’ve got a fight on our hands and we’re looking for a truly exceptional candidate to join the team. The bottom line is that today, 12 children and young people will be told the devastating news ‘you have cancer’. This is not right. CLIC Sargent can only reach two out of three children and young people with cancer, and we need you to help us change that.

CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, and provides them with practical, emotional and financial support. You can be a part of helping children and young people cope with cancer and get the most out of life.

Location: London - Office

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £32,785 to £35,728 per annum

Benefits: We offer great benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, enhanced family leave, professional development opportunities and much more.

Closing Date: 31 January 2020

We are looking to find the right candidate and appoint to this role as soon as possible. Therefore, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.

You may have experience of the following: Philanthropy Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Head of Fundraising, Not For Profit, Voluntary Sector, High Net Worth, Donor Management, Charitable Trusts, Business Development, Major Donors, Partnerships, etc.

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