**UPDATED 12th September**

Looking for the next step in your career progression and the opportunity to work for a dynamic charity that shapes young people's lives, boosts social mobility, and strengthens society? 

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious UK education charity that ensures young people are prepared to thrive as confident, informed and engaged citizens. We help young people have a sense of ownership and confidence in shaping their community and society, to create a more just and fair society and stronger democracy. 

About the Role 

This Head of Partnerships and Engagement role is a chance to join the charity's senior leadership team and progress to a Director role after the first year. The aim of this role is to drive our business development through leading the orchestration of how the charity approaches partnership working at the highest level alongside sector profile and credibility building with strong oversight of communication activities that align across all our teams.

An ability to cohesively deploy, plan and lead our communication functions and maximise our charity’s partnership opportunities, and how these are strategically structured, will be essential for this role.

With the vision of our new Chief Executive, we are aiming to build on our strong foundation of quality corporate programmes and create a wider offer that engages partners of all types across our partners - from courts to school networks, as well as companies. This role will support our programme teams and work with the SLT to look after the culmination of these priority areas for the charity that results in more opportunities, boosted credibility and strong partnership ways of working.

About You 

We are looking for a skilled relationship manager capable of working in collaboration across our programme teams to develop the charity’s sector offering and partnership opportunities alongside aligned communication strategies that support organisational growth, profile and reputation.
You will also work towards improving our educational impact as well as developing network growth that drives successful fundraising.

Your efforts will support the success of a partnerships team currently expanding their corporate offer and assessing ways of aligning this with our educational programmes. You will also lead a communications function with an effective understanding of how this function strengthens our relationships, increases engagement across audiences and boosts our visibility for growth.

For more information on the essential experience required to deliver this role successfully and how to apply please download the Recruitment Pack to find out more. 

How to Apply 

• For full details please be sure to see the Recruitment Pack that includes details of what to include in your application. In place of a generic Covering Letter (which will not be accepted or reviewed), please provide a personal statement answering the 3 questions which are outlined in the recruitment pack.  
• Closing date for applications: 9 am, Monday 11th October. Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore please do not wait to apply. 
• All candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK. 

If you would like to informally discuss this opportunity or have any issues with your application please contact the Recruitment email address outlined in the recruitment pack. 

If you have not heard from us within 7 working days after the closing date, it means your application was not shortlisted on this occasion. We apologise in advance but due to the volume of applications, we cannot provide individual feedback on unsuccessful applications that are not shortlisted.

Please note that Young Citizens is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people that we work with and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A background or DBS check may be required for any eventual appointment.

About Young Citizens

Young Citizens is an education charity working in primary and secondary schools to help educate, inspire and motivate the active citizens of tomorrow. Since 1989 Young Citizens (formerly known as the Citizenship Foundation), has helped millions of young people understand society’s democratic structures, and the rights and responsibilities of its citizens by running a range of programmes and experiences for young people, with the help of thousands of volunteers. We have a newly appointed CEO and growing remit to work with national partners to influence how we support young people as thriving, empowered young citizens. By joining Young Citizens you will be joining a team that is collaborative, ambitious and dedicated to producing amazing impact for young people through high-quality work with our corporate, foundation, and schools partners.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Development candidate who will help develop the capacity of new and existing BAME organisations by providing high quality advice, information and developmental support; to offer support in helping these organisations develop resources.

Key Tasks/Duties:

1. To work with the Director and other relevant people to implement transparent and effective grant giving, partnership and development services

2. To manage any grants programme contracted to Voice4Change England and ensure proper monitoring and reporting structures

3. To develop assessments frameworks to assess needs using different levels of frameworks to make sure these are suitable for small, information groups as well as larger organisations.

4. To base development work on identifying some of the structural discriminations faced by BAME groups and develop ways to help groups tackle this; to work with the Policy and Influence officer to ensure that research and trends are available for funders and other decision makers to develop more inclusive and anti-discriminatory services.

5. To develop and implement training and developmental support to help organisations build capacity to overcome barriers and develop; to develop a library of templates and tools that can help with this

6. To build a development programme that helps organisations with holistic development, covering all aspects e.g. governance, strategic planning, quality systems, policies, effective delivery, monitoring and evaluation; to organise this in a way that is appropriate for the level of the BAME group.

The post holder will work remotely but will be required to go into the office once or twice a week. 

Apply now to join our amazing organisation. 

Introduction to Borne

Funding for research into complications during pregnancy and childbirth lags far behind other medical conditions. Borne is a young, dynamic medical research charity with great ambition to strengthen the research base and bring about ground-breaking collaboration between clinicians and scientists in order to make scientific breakthroughs possible. We seek to bring about lasting change by finding answers, nurturing talent, and improving care in this pressing area of need. 

Preterm birth is the number one cause of infant death and disability worldwide.  Around the world, 15 million babies are born prematurely. One million children are born too early to survive; and those who do survive often suffer life-long disability. In the UK, over 50,000 babies are born preterm each year. Babies who are born too soon face many challenges. The earlier a baby is born, the more likely their organs will suffer damage or not develop as they should because they are less mature. Each day in the womb is essential to a baby’s healthy development and survival. We invest in world-class early-stage research projects aimed at unravelling the science behind the complex biomedical conditions that lead to premature birth.  We want the best ideas, backed up by the strongest science, to have the greatest chance to succeed.

We are looking for a dynamic Head of Development and Fundraising with the experience, drive and ambition to strengthen and grow Borne’s fundraising capability through major gifts, corporate partnerships and philanthropic trusts and foundations. The incumbent will be a key member of the charity’s senior leadership team, instrumental in driving forward strategic fundraising initiatives that are key to the charity’s continued growth and impact.

Thank you for your interest in Borne. We hope you will seriously consider joining us on our mission to ensure babies are not born too soon.

Borne’s Mission

Borne believes that every child should have the chance of a full and healthy life, unaffected by disability. A baby’s first hours should not be its hardest, or its last.

Borne brings scientists and medical teams together to advance our understanding of pregnancy, and to identify what causes premature birth so that outcomes can be improved.

Capacity building by attracting more of the best scientific and medical minds to this area of research is key to strengthen the base of research into pregnancy and childbirth, and the conditions in pregnancy that may lead to preterm birth.

By investing in big science –the latest technology and bioinformatics expertise – Borne aims to foster collaboration across institutions and geographical borders to accelerate scientific analysis and discovery.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Head of Development and Fundraising is responsible for shaping the charity’s fundraising and development strategy, and instrumental in executing the charity’s fundraising strategy in partnership with the Chief Executive, a very proactive Board of Trustees and a Development Board that the incumbent will be instrumental in helping set up.

You will work to secure new income, identify, and purposefully steward fundraising and development opportunities from new sources. You will strengthen relationships with a growing network of major donors, philanthropic entities and corporate partners and individuals, inspiring them with vision, passion, and opportunities to support the charity’s ground-breaking research work.

You will have substantial experience raising philanthropic income at the six and seven figure gift level from high-net-worth individuals, companies and trusts and foundations, and will be comfortable owning the steps it takes to secure that income. You will also have experience in creating fundraising plans and setting targets while initiating, developing, and maintaining excellent relationships with prospects and donors, and building corporate partnerships for long term mutual benefit.

Teamwork is key within Borne’s small, high performing team. The role will suit someone who enjoys working with others, rolling up your sleeves to get stuck in while excited about the prospect of accelerating the realisation of the charity’s ambition and impact.

Borne are ambitious to double its annual income from £1.5 million (pre-COVID) to over £3 million p.a. by delivering sustainable income growth from a strong network of support.

The Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a strategic thinker that can be target driven to deliver on objectives on time and within budget; able to demonstrate an ability to identify new opportunities for developing the charity’s development and fundraising programme.

• Has highly developed communication and interpersonal skills; persuasive with both internal and external stakeholders demonstrating a natural ability to understand donor motivations and able to be highly influential and responsive to senior-level individuals in articulating an inspiring and compelling case for major philanthropic support of Borne.

• Is comfortable engaging senior academics, scientists, clinicians, and researchers with an intellectual curiosity to understand and communicate complex scientific areas of research.

• Is a motivated self-starter who has a real ‘can do’ attitude working within a small team.

• Can craft and manage compelling bids and proposals for fundraising purposes; capable of negotiating funding agreements with follow-through on impact reporting and the proactive stewardship of relationships.

• Models leadership qualities and behaviours within the charity that is empowering of colleagues and team members.

• Is IT literate with experience of using Microsoft Office and can harness the power and potential of CRM to support a data and process driven approach to fundraising.

• Has a clear understanding and experience of relevant regulatory compliance, international tax codes, and ethical codes of practice associated with fundraising

• Is educated to graduate level or equivalent with experience of raising funds for higher education or medical research desirable.

Hours – 35 – Permanent

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing team within the Fundraising directorate. We play a key role in achieving Mind’s mission of better mental health for all: we positively influence working policies, practices and culture to generate income to fund Mind’s charitable activities and improve people’s working lives.

The purpose of this job is to deliver Mind’s strategic objectives and contribute to Mind’s corporate strategy by overseeing the ongoing development of Mind’s commercial workplace wellbeing products and services. This will include liaising with both external and internal stakeholders on progress, risks and issues, ensuring overall success and delivery. The role will also take a lead in identifying opportunities and partnerships to strengthen our offer including identifying new income streams.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for improving the working lives of people through the development of workplace wellbeing solutions.

You will have experience of leading on and managing income generating/commercial product and service development and delivery within the private or voluntary sector. You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a proven ability to establish personal credibility with key senior stakeholders as well as excellent networking and influencing skills to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally. Ideally, you will also have experience of digital product development.

Closing date: Monday 20th September 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current and potentially future guidance, be based from home. Post lockdown this role will retain some flexibility but post holders will be expected to be in the office a minimum of two days thereafter (or more, depending on the arrangements of your team).

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

Head of Corporate Business Development
Permanent
£54,000 to £60,000 per annum
Dual location: London & Home based

Would you like to innovate and lead a game-changing multi-million pound business development team for one of the UK's leading charities? Are you an experienced leader who inspires your team to attract and develop high-value and transformational partnerships? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role
Macmillan’s fundraising income has been impacted heavily by the pandemic. Now is a critical time for us to revolutionise our income methods and goals, so that we can continue to provide support to the millions of people who need us now, and in the future.

In this role, you will be responsible for shaping our Corporate Business Development strategy to increase our income over the next 3-5 years. You will be responsible for leading a team to attract new partnerships to join our award-winning portfolio including Boots, M&S, Virgin Money, Cazoo and many more. You will encourage innovation and embrace thought leadership, for Macmillan to continue growing a sector leading portfolio of partnerships. As the technical expert, you will support and inspire your team to secure commercial and strategic partnerships to deliver income and impact for people living with cancer.

About you
You have a track record in winning partnerships and leading your team to do the same. You have a proven ability to build excellent relationships and networks to deliver your team’s ambition. You are a strategic and critical thinker with experience in identifying areas of opportunity to increase income and creating the winning strategy to realise it.

You have experience in leading a team and securing £1m+ multi-year relationships with companies. You are an experienced leader who can motivate and manage a team and create a high-performing culture. You have proven commercial acumen in a public or private context, and have been responsible for delivering a minimum of £1m pa of income.

About us
Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest and most loved charities in the UK. We support millions of people living with cancer in the UK live life as fully as they can by providing emotional, practical and financial support.

At Macmillan, we understand how important it is that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and who support us. We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented in our organisation at this level.

We want to ensure roles are accessible and inclusive of everyone, which is why Macmillan offers a high degree of flexibility around ways of working. This role is ‘dual location’, split between home and our headquarters in Vauxhall, London, with flexible start and finish times. As an externally facing role with critical external stakeholder relationships, we would expect some flexibility in terms of travelling to see partners and prospects. 

Please note that internally this role is called “Corporate Business Development Lead”.

The deadline for applications is 26th September at 11.59pm.

Virtual interviews will commence w/c 11th October 2021 and there will be two stages.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the Macmillan People Services Team. 

Type of role: 4 or 5 days per week, permanent

Reporting to:            CEO

Annual Salary: £50,000 pro rata

Location: Central London - Tottenham Hale and/or Whitechapel

Start date:  Autumn 2021

Closing date for applications:  11.00 on Tuesday 28 September

Welcome to Ada!

We are a fast growing, high impact College that works with 50+ companies to attract, select and train the next generation of diverse digital talent, harnessing tech as a tool for social mobility.

As the first brand new Further Education College in England since 1993, we are blazing a new trail for young people with an interest in tech. We currently educate 400 students and apprentices and are entering an exciting period of growth that you will spearhead by identifying and nurturing new employer partners who are excited to partner with us.

Our values driven staff team work across campuses in Tottenham Hale, Whitechapel and central Manchester with our pioneering and diverse student body and broad range of partners ranging from large corporates like Salesforce, Deloitte and Bank of America through to SMEs like Accurx, Call Sign and Sykes Cottages.

What’s your mission? 

We are searching for a dynamic Head of Business Development to drive forward the identification, cultivation and sustained engagement with new employer partners to recruit and train their diverse technical apprentices with Ada, in particular:

• Reach growth targets for the number of new employer partners training apprentices with Ada
• Work closely with the CEO, Director of External Relations and other senior leaders to ensure a joined up approach to stakeholder engagement
• Grow a small dedicated Business Development team over the next 12-24 months
• Represent Ada to a wide range of stakeholders in a variety of different environments from seminars and conferences to private dinners and lunch‘n’learns at fast-growing tech companies

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• • Research, cultivate and manage senior relationships with new and existing industry partners that generate year-on-year growth in the volume of technical apprenticeships that Ada recruits and trains apprentices for
  • Work with our Board Members, industry advocates as well as the CEO and External relations team to identify and target new employer partners
  • Work with the CEO, Director of External Relations and relevant Board Members to develop and implement a defined growth strategy that gives ensures we will meet our medium term growth targets
  • Build a small but highly effective business development team that is laser focused on generating new technical apprenticeship opportunities for diverse young people in the South East, North West and ultimately nationally
  • Create a strategy for the on-going management of the wide variety of industry partners we have from large corporate and government departments & agencies through to 10-person start-up.
  • Work with External Relations team to conduct regular surveys and feedback, including NPS ratings, to measure our effectiveness and partner satisfaction
  • Build collaborative and effective internal relationships that are mutually reinforcing and help achieve more opportunities for young people as well as meet the College’s wider goals around fundraising and employer engagement through volunteering
  • Contribute to the on-going growth of our CRM database by ensuring all employer partner interactions are recorded and BD pipelines maintained and up to date.
  • Contribute to the annual refresh of the College’s marketing and communications strategy including employer and apprentice focused campaigns
  • Responsibility for the effective management of the Business Development budget

We’d really like to hear from you, if…

• You get a real kick out of identifying and cultivating new employer relationships that lead to the creation of life-changing employment opportunities for diverse young people
• You believe higher level and degree apprenticeships, especially in the tech sector, offer diverse young people a fantastic opportunity to launch their careers
• You love talking to people and are passionate about evangelising Ada’s mission to employer partners and wider stakeholders
• You are curious, data-oriented and proactive, always searching for, and following up on, leads and possible opportunities
• You enjoy responsibility and will take pride in representing Ada to stakeholders
• You enjoy and have experience of pitching and giving presentation talks and patiently answering people’s questions
• You enjoying being on the move, out and about and meeting people in-person or virtually
• You are a meticulous record keeper who loves a good quality CRM database
• You will feel a strong sense of ownership for the Business Development function at Ada and clearly understand it’s vital purpose in serving young people and driving forward Ada’s social impact
• You are committed to on-going personal development and comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• You enjoy the challenge of building and motivating a small team
• You are a collaborative, personable team player, also able to work independently and take ownership of your own workload.

Safeguarding

Ada, the National College for Digital Skill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references will be sought from previous employers prior to commencing employment. Other related pre-employment checks appropriate to the post will also be carried out.

We care about equity, diversity and inclusion

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

• To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
• To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;
• To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;
• To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;
• To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We, therefore, encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact us.

Sponsorship

Sadly, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role so can only accept applications from candidates who have the legal right to work and remain in the United Kingdom.

How to apply for the role

Please submit your CV to us and answer the question: ‘What excites you most about this opportunity?’ in your email. In the subject field please write “Application for Head of Business Development”  followed by your name.

Thank you for your interest in the role and good luck with your application!

Head of Fundraising

• Salary £42,000-£50,000 (depending on experience)
• Full time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week) flexible working available
• London Office
• Reporting to Safe Passage International’s CEO
• Line management responsibilities: 2 x Development Manager, Digital Campaigns and Fundraising Manager (0.5)

Safe Passage International is looking for a Head of Fundraising to take forward the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy. Building on strong foundations that have seen the charity grow income to £1.5m in our first 5 years, of which 60-70% is unrestricted, the successful candidate will lead the continued development and diversification of our income portfolio to support Safe Passage’s sustainable growth over the coming years. The successful candidate will be excited by the prospect of working for a ground-breaking and fast-growing international organisation with registered operations in Greece and France, they will be comfortable leading strategy development as well as taking a hands-on approach, and they will have a passion for work that delivers long-term solutions for refugees.

The successful candidate will manage a motivated team of high achieving fundraisers consisting of one Development Manager focusing on Community income and smaller Trusts, one Development Manager focusing on high-value donations, and one Digital Manager who generates income through Safe Passage’s digital channels.

About Safe Passage International

Safe Passage International was founded in late 2015 in response to what became known as Europe’s modern ‘refugee crisis’. In the past four years we have grown from a small UK project to an international organisation with 29 members of staff supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe with offices in the UK, France and Greece.

• Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
• We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights through strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
• We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.

To date over 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened. We won the 2021 Charity Awards Campaign and Advocacy Prize, and our work has been recognised with awards from Liberty, Sheila McKechnie, the European Parliament and EU Commission as well as chosen as Guardian Christmas ‘Charity of the Year’.

In a year when the need for safe passage for refugees has been brought into sharp focus, you will be joining an organisation at the forefront of advocating for safe routes to protection.

How do I apply?

Please visit our website to read the Job Description and Person Specification for this role and to view details of how to apply in full. 

Closing date: Sunday 3rd October 2021 at 11.59 pm

Please note that only candidates successful in being invited to interview will be contacted. We really appreciate your interest in this role and the time taken to submit an application

Head of Fundraising

The Head of Fundraising will be responsible for the development and management of the London Fundraising team ensuring that the annual financial targets, as agreed with the CEO, are met.  He/She will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of the London office, which largely comprises the London Fundraising Team.

The success of this role will be dependent on possessing a proven track record of successful income generation. Knowledge of fundraising techniques; including appeals, major gifts, legacies, corporate and trusts. An understanding of setting strategy, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting. It is important to have at least five years experience in this field in addition to a degree or equivalent through relevant training / experience. A working knowledge of Raisers Edge would be advantageous to this role. Please see the job description for more understanding about the responsibilities of the roles and the criteria needed for the post holder.

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) is the only charitable provider of expert eye care in the Palestinian Territories and East Jerusalem. We have been treating patients regardless of their ethnicity, religion, or ability to pay for over 135 years. Our sight-saving work is carried out against challenging and difficult odds to the highest international standards. 

As a charitable entity, we are faced with financial challenges as our direct patient related income is insufficient to cover the costs necessary to provide services of the highest quality and thus our fundraising teams, both in London and Jerusalem, have a vital role in the organisation. The Fundraising team in London is well established and has a clear strategy coupled with annual targets and plans. It is also responsible for external communication and marketing. We are looking for an outstanding candidate able to fit seamlessly into the existing near-term plans, manage the London team, as well as bring fresh ideas and experience.

The  Head of Fundraising will be a member of the senior management team, with responsibilities to drive income generation, contribute to strategic planning and cement long term goals. As such, their duties will include reporting directly to the Jerusalem based CEO, working with the Chair, Trustees and Chair of the Fundraising Committee. 

Additional aspects of the role include representing the charity at key networking events, providing support to the CEO and Chair on matters relating to fundraising and marketing, and working with specialist external fundraising advisers to generate and implement the fundraising strategy.  The role will require exceptional political and cultural sensitivity in relation to Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Middle East generally.

We offer an attractive benefits package including 25 days of annual leave, pension scheme, life insurance, season ticket loan, and training and development opportunities. We have a dynamic and hardworking employee environment based in a well-equipped attractive building only a 5 minutes’ walk away from Barbican and Farringdon station.

The closing date for receipt of application is 22nd  September 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Role overview

We have an opportunity for a Head of Business Development at Big Issue Invest (BII) to play a key role in the delivery of BII’s new strategy to achieve our 2020 mission statement.

Our strategy focuses on backing human potential through impact-first investing, pushing for social equality and providing more than money to our investees and the social sector. 

The Role

The Head of Business Development will be responsible for bringing new fundraising, income development and partnership opportunities for BII to deliver this strategy. This includes identifying and pursuing business development opportunities and delivering applications to funders, investors and strategic partners to engage with new products being developed by BII.

These products include new impact investing funds, blended finance projects combining repayable finance and grant capital and accelerator projects for social enterprises. The Head of Business Development will work with the key investment and impact team members in the design and funding of these new opportunities and will also have the opportunity to develop our current fundraising systems to best practice.

This role is ideal for a candidate looking to contribute to shaping the future of a leading impact investor in the UK. The successful candidate will be driven to engage with the development of new funds and projects and to ensure these are successfully communicated to potential supporters of Big Issue Invest

Main duties of the Head of Business Development include:

• Cultivating a pipeline of investors, funders and key supporters of BII, developing long-term relationships and prospects
• Reacting to new fundraising opportunities quickly, identifying good fit for BII. 
• Working against agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify, cultivate and apply to new business opportunities as agreed with the Chief Executive. 
• Coordinating with the wider Business Development and Fundraising functions within The Big Issue Group
• Identifying and managing the timely submission of quality proposals with BII team members
• Using your preferred portals and watchlists, ensure the timely review of potential funding opportunities or tenders for BII.
• Ensuring handover to the relevant BII delivery team in the Investment and/or Impact Team

Skills & Experience

We are looking for a Head of Business Development with the following:

• Experience of business development and fundraising with a preference for fundraising in the impact investing, and/or social enterprise development sector
• Ability to project manage grant and fund applications, bids and tenders in line with the funder’s/commissioner’s requirements
• Ability to communicate social investment and enterprise development information to non-technical audiences
• Experience of end-to-end management of grant applications, bid tenders or CSR applications to major donors, trusts & foundations, CSR corporates and/or public bodies
• Developing and managing fundraising pipeline and opportunities with cross-team input
• Experience managing fundraising processes for projects and/or funds between £100,000 and £25million
• Knowledge of key forums, databases and groups to identify new business opportunities

Salary and Benefits include:

•    Salary of £50,000 to £60,000 dependent on experience 

•    Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation

•    Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year

•    Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension 

•    Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

•    Comprehensive flexible working policy open to all staff

•    Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes

•    Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies

Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment.

Workplace details

This role can be based in London or Birmingham, with flexible/remote working. A location out of Big Issue hubs at Glasgow, Bristol or Cardiff is possible. 

Closing date: 22 September 2021

Big Issue Invest is committed to equal opportunities and committed to promoting and enhancing diversity, equality and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applicants from all members of the community and particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA, and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives. Over time our organisation has grown and now The Big Issue Group consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd and Big Issue Invest Ltd (our social investment arm). In addition, we also have our sister charity The Big Issue Foundation.

Your role is to lead a team to build and maintain partnerships with local authorities (LAs) and children’s trusts, in order to develop and support 600+ Fellows (alumni) annually through our key programmes. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.

This is a relatively new team created by consolidating activities and accountability across the organisation to become the lead interface to Frontline partners for all our programmes and initiatives.  We are looking for a Head of Partnerships and Placements to lead this team and ensure targets are met for partnerships, programme places, and overall partner satisfaction.  Additionally they will play an active role within Frontline’s Leadership Group.

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply and will keep applications open until we have satisfactory representation on the shortlist.

The Head of Finance role is pivotal to the success of the charity, ensuring all project, statutory and budget holder reporting is carried out to a high level of accuracy and timeliness.

The Head of Finance will work directly to the Chief Executive Officer as a key member of the senior management team. The postholder will have responsibility for strategic financial planning and for ensuring that the charity has robust financial management and oversight at all levels of the operation. The role requires a strategic, tactical and rigorous approach playing a pivotal role in ensuring the charity maintains a strong and credible position as we continue to grow.

This role will require a minimum of 2 days a week in the office, but flexibility on location on other days.

Key Responsibilities

1. Oversight of the organisations daily financial operations and line-management of the finance team;
2. To keep abreast of all the charity accounting requirements and provide sound and timely financial advice and information to The Executive Team and Board, including monthly management information;
3. To ensure that key financial processes, systems and practices are in place to ensure robust financial decision-making, budget setting, resource allocation and financial performance monitoring at all levels of the charity. Review and update of financial procedures, with reference to Charity Commission checklists, and changing requirements, at least annually;
4. To advise the Executive and Board of Trustees on financial risk and to ensure that financial risk is mitigated through having robust financial practices and contingencies in place;
5. To work strategically with the Exec Team and the Development and Sustainability Team to drive all aspects of income generation;
6. To act as a spokesperson for the charity to funders and in other settings, as required;
7. To act as Company Secretary to the Charity and to ensure that the statutory requirements of this role are fulfilled;
8. Organisation and preparation of information for the charity’s annual audit, liaising with the charity’s appointed auditors;
9. Oversight of income funds to ensure correct use of funds and ease of reporting back to funders, and correct allocation between restricted and unrestricted funds. Provision of financial support to project teams in creating budgets, business partnering and reporting back to stakeholders;
10. Maintenance of monthly bookkeeping and running of management information on Xero, Approval Max, Salesforce and related financial systems;
11. Through supervision of finance staff to ensure that internal and external financial reporting requirements are met by the charity. This includes cash flow forecasting, VAT, tax and Gift Aid issues and routine financial monitoring and reporting at all levels of the charity;
12. Oversight of the monthly payroll & pensions;
13. To manage external relationships with finance-related partners including banks, auditors, pension funds, investment managers and relevant others.
14. To inform the financial aspects of grant and funding applications and business proposals to ensure that all delivery contracts are costed to reflect agreed levels of core business overheads and profit margins;
15. Maintaining a schedule of all contracts held by the charity. To include monitoring and review of contracts in a timely manner that secures the best value and impact for the charity from all contracted arrangements;
16. Work closely with other teams to ensure CRM is robust, up to date and operationalised;
17. To act as a positive representative for the charity and to model the values and principles of the charity in all dealings with funders, strategic partners, staff and service users;
18. To work in accordance with Best Beginnings’ policies, procedures and values;
19. To undertake such other duties as may be required that are commensurate with the scope and level of responsibilities of this post.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Tuesday 28th September 2021

Salary: London £38,150 - £45,000 / Manchester & Birmingham £33,500 - £38,000

Location: London/Manchester/Birmingham

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.
 
In this exciting and varied role, you will be responsible for driving forward the corporate new business strategy across diverse sectors; predominantly Financial Services, Technology, Media, Travel and Pharmaceutical. Building on recent successes, you will be responsible for developing some of the largest, most exciting partnerships at The Trust.
 
You will have an income target of £1.3m + and support a wider Business Development team target of circa £3m. You will be an inspiring leader with line management responsibility for 1 Business Development Manager and 1 Senior Business Development Manager and work closely with the Senior Head of Business Development to create and implement the team strategy.
 
In this role, you will get the opportunity to work closely with our amazing senior volunteers and leadership groups, who advise and open their networks to build the biggest and best partnerships for The Trust. Alongside targeting prospecting techniques, you will have strong influencing skills to harness their support to meet your objectives.

Excellent relationship management skills will be second nature to you, with the ability to relate to people at all levels within potential corporate partners as well as within The Prince's Trust.  You will be organised and a strong project manager, confident in solving problems and securing financial targets. You will be positively encouraged to take a creative approach, building collaborative relationships with colleagues to create the richest proposals for prospects.
 
With a proven track record of securing six-figure strategic charity partnerships, you will have an excellent understanding of both the corporate responsibility agenda and the needs of the business.
 
You will be joining an organisation committed to being the best for young people, our supporters and our staff. Training and support will help optimise your own development alongside the rich and diverse nature of this role and The Trust’s commitment to innovation and thought leadership.
 
Your passion and commitment to the cause will be critical to your success in the role, as will your ability to articulate with great confidence, the huge impact that The Prince’s Trust has on those that it serves.
 

To learn more about the role click here to download the job description (you may need to visit our website to view this)

Why we need Head of Business Developments:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 1036 

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential. From Autumn 2021 we will have 35 centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

Our employees are at the heart of the high-quality service that we provide to our students. We currently have a staff team of around 200 and will be expanding this over the coming years. Working under the Director of Finance (who has overall organisational responsibility for HR), we are looking for an experienced HR professional to become our Head of People & Culture, to lead our HR function, to act as the charity’s organisational lead on its culture, and to sit on the charity’s Senior Leadership Team. You will act as the charity’s Senior Leadership Team lead for Diversity and Inclusion for non-programme matters, working with the rest of the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the charity is an inclusive place to work and there is equity of opportunity at IntoUniversity.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

Please note, we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to recruit earlier, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Fixed term – 12 months; maternity cover

Currently working from home

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

We are looking for an outstanding Head of Fundraising Quality & Compliance to join the Public Engagement directorate at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). This is a newly-formed directorate, and we are embarking on an exciting period of change to maximise the income, influence and impact we deliver for children.

As Head of Fundraising Quality & Compliance, you will lead on providing fundraising regulatory expertise to the organisation, working with teams to ensure our fundraising is open, honest and legal – in line with our commitment to the Fundraising Regulator. A key part of the role is the sharing of clear and easy to understand information to support teams’ understanding of what is expected of them from a regulatory and best practice perspective, and in doing so help create the environment for maximising income and influence.

To help achieve this, you will have a strong knowledge of factors shaping fundraising regulation and an excellent understanding of data protection as it impacts fundraising and marketing activities. You’ll be skilled at working collaboratively to deliver best practice fundraising outcomes and in considering the needs and wishes of our supporters to create an outstanding supporter experience.

Closing date: 5pm Monday, 20 September 2021.

Interview date: Thursday, 30 September 2021.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.  We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)