The Charity

Best Beginnings is a national charity established to help give every child in the UK the best start in life and reduce inequalities in outcomes. Their aim is to improve the health, wellbeing and life-chances of young children of all backgrounds, with a firm focus on tackling inequalities. They forge partnerships and collaborate with parents, local communities, front-line professionals, service providers, professional bodies, academics and policymakers to create, disseminate and evaluate innovative interventions and drive positive change.

The Role

The Head of Delivery will report directly to Chief Operating Officer and will be a member of the Senior Management Team. The postholder will need strong strategic project planning and management skills and use their own initiative to seek solutions and keep programme planning and delivery on track. A good knowledge of community development principles and exceptional reporting and communication skills, along with a passion for social justice for seldom heard communities is required. This role will be responsible for directing all aspects of programme management including planning, budgeting, delivery, impact reporting, evaluation management, training and management of the delivery team colleagues. They will be a confident manager and communicator, with a strong track record of building and maintaining successful relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, as well as providing support and advice across multiple teams and organisational functions.

• Reporting to the COO, partner with them on the development of the delivery strategy including establishing and formulating robust operating and delivery procedures.
• Developing and implementing organisational programme and project management processes and systems, ensuring tools are applied effectively and consistently across the organisation.
• Working with the delivery team to plan for the delivery of each programme that ensure maximum impact and success for recipients participating in each programme.
• Ensuring that each programme and project has a fit-for-purpose project plan which will enable efficient delivery and successful impact monitoring.
• Responsible for the management and collaboration across all Best Beginning teams and funders to ensure the successful delivery of all aspects of the projects, supporting colleagues to translate programme plans into effective and high impact delivery and measurable outputs and outcomes.
• Working with the finance team to ensure alignment of budget and spending within programme plans.
• Overseeing risk management in  the delivery of each project and ensuring that safeguarding, privacy and dignity of the recipients of the programmes are respected at all times.
• Working with the fundraising and sustainability team to create winning pitches for programming opportunities, ensuring all aspects of the delivery, impact and evaluation process are outlined fully and are costed and budgeted for accurately.
• Working with the engagement and marcomms teams, ensure all programmes implement robust communications and marketing campaigns to raise awareness across a wide range of stakeholders and to enable strong content gathering.
• Working with the policy, evaluation and impact team to ensure robust policy making, evaluation and impact reporting frameworks are in place and delivered across all Best Beginnings projects.
• Representing and carrying out the role of Best Beginnings programmes spokesperson at meetings, conferences and events, as required.
• Delivering high quality monthly/quarterly/annual internal and external reporting within specific timelines.
• Line-manage and matrix-manage relevant roles and consultants, as necessary.

Person Specification

• Exceptional delivery and project management skills in a similar senior-level role, with experience of managing multiple projects concurrently, including report writing and adhering to reporting deadlines.
• Experience of community development and a proven track record of bringing the seldom heard voice into the decision-making process.
• Proven ability to successfully design, implement and develop processes and systems in line with best practice.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills and the ability to appraise options and adapt plans as required.
• Proactive and able to confidently take initiative and make appropriate decisions.
• Proven experience of good business writing skills, excellent communication, organisational, prioritisation and time management skills.
• Highly organised with excellent information and database management skills.
• Proven track record of converting data dissemination into meaningful presentations.
• Proven experience of working with a range of stakeholders including communities, health professionals and voluntary sector partners.
• Competent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and competent in using digital technology to support delivery: Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Eventbrite. 
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure/pivot and available to work evenings and weekends as required.

About this vacancy

Vegetarian for Life is the leading authority on diet and healthy living advice for older vegans and vegetarians. We work with a diverse variety of stakeholders, including some of the UK's biggest care chains and food suppliers; government; and partner NGOs, to support and protect older vegans and vegetarians.

As we continue to expand our work, we have an opportunity to create the charity’s first Head of Research and Policy. This critical role will help to drive our lobbying, campaigning, advocacy, and research forward at a critical time for our organisation.

We are looking for an exceptional and passionate individual with proven experience of managing and developing successful integrated campaigns and campaign strategies.

The ideal candidate will drive our impact by using their skills and experience to effectively shape policy and research interventions. They will help Vegetarian for Life to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of older vegans and vegetarians across the UK – both now and in the future.

You will have experience of developing and implementing successful research and campaign proposals and activities. With a good understanding and experience of the UK legislative, regulatory, and governmental framework, you will understand how to navigate and steer stakeholders to achieve legislative change. You will understand how to drive public and media awareness to enable this.

You will be used to working with a variety of stakeholders, and will be a confident and effective communicator at any level – from the general public, through to business leaders, senior government, and regulatory bodies. Management experience is preferred.

Candidates will ideally be based in, or close to, either Greater London or Greater Manchester. The role will include regular travel to both cities and may include overnight stays. Other UK travel may be required, and you must be prepared and willing to travel for this role. The role is primarily home based, with regular attendance at the Manchester office.

In line with the charity’s core values, you should be a committed vegan or vegetarian.

Salary and benefits:

• From £35,000 p.a. (£17.95 per hour)
• In the region of 37.5 hours per week – full time
• Flexible working hours
• 6% contribution to group personal pension plan
• Generous 38 days of annual leave p.a.
• Supportive and positive working environment

Closing date: 31 May 2021

More information: For more details, including the Person Specification, please download our Job Description. Applications should be made with a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4) along with a CV and details of current salary.

12 Months Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Role to Start 1st July 2021

Main purpose of position

The Head of Events, Sports and Community will lead the development of the Special Events, Sports Events and Community Fundraising for Children with Cancer UK.

COVID-19 saw the majority of our events cancelled or postponed, resulting in a 57% income decrease in the 2020 financial year compared with 2019 across Events, Sports and Community fundraising. The post holder will lead a team of nine to deliver our 2021-2023 strategy to get back to pre-pandemic income, £4.549m from Sports Events and £2.641m from Community and Special Events by the end of the 2023 financial year.

Children with Cancer UK

Established in 1988, by our Chairman Eddie O’Gorman, following his youngest son Paul O’Gorman passing away from Acute Lymphoid Leukaemia, ALL, Children with Cancer UK has gone on to become a leading force in paediatric oncology.

In the last 33 years we have raised a staggering £275m in the fight against childhood cancer. Over the years, working with the scientific community, we have made significant breakthroughs in the treatment of ALL, and have contributed to raising survival rates from 63% to 84%. Alongside this we have also invested in patient family accommodation and grants to families, in addition to supporting family days out and welfare programmes throughout the UK, helping children and their families to maintain as normal a life as possible during their treatment.

We are moving into a new phase of growth and are investing in our teams to expand our reach, grow our awareness and deliver greater income to ensure we can continue our fight against childhood cancer. Our leading pillar of work continues to be research into the cause, treatment and cure of this cruel disease, and we will not stop until every child survives.

Key priorities and relationships

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver the fundraising strategy for Special Events, Sports Events and Community Fundraising.
• To work collaboratively across the organisation, removing Silo working and engendering a team spirit to maximise fundraising efforts.
• To build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders across the charity.
• To ensure smooth delivery of Children with Cancer UK’s portfolio of events and fundraising activities.
• To maintain, develop and diversify fundraising activities to maximise ROI.
• To play an active role in the Children with Cancer UK’s Senior Leadership Team. To contribute to a positive working environment and culture.
• To remain proactive and adapt to the changing sector.
• Measure success and impact of the fundraising activities through agreed KPIs and objectives
• Represent the fundraising team both internally and externally.
• To develop new or update guidelines or procedures where needed.
• To ensure that all supporters receive excellent supporter experience.

Budgetary

• Responsible for setting and delivering departmental yearly budgets and completing quarterly reforecasts. Providing budgetary commentary for the CEO and Trustees.
• To analyse monthly income and expenditure progress against budgets. Providing commentary for monthly management pack identifying any problems (actual or potential) and remedial steps.
• To ensure all campaigns and events have KPIs and objectives, reporting on these on a regular basis.
   

Development

• Lead and inspire a team of nine fundraisers ensuring consistent communications across the department.
• To carry out regular one to ones and half yearly performance appraisals for team.
• Develop excellent working relationships across the Children with Cancer UK teams
• Monitor current fundraising environment and trends to identify new fundraising opportunities
   

Additional responsibilities

• Public speaking; prepare and deliver presentations to staff, supporters and key stakeholders.
• Undertake any other duties that are relevant to the job requested by the line manager.

Person Specification

Skills / Abilities

• Experience of managing a Fundraising Team
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong networking and relationship building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills and an ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
• Public speaking
• Demonstrable success in increasing fundraising income targets
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes, such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Experience

• Experience of setting and managing budgets
• Line management experience
• Experience building relationship with variety of stakeholders
• Understanding of the Sports events, Community Fundraising and Special Events.
• Experience using Raiser’s Edge

Other requirements

• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• A self-starter who is able to work independently and uses judgement to make day to day decisions without referral
• Well organised with a systematic approach
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to a positive working environment and culture
• Creative and innovative

At Children with Cancer UK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

We are looking for looking for a Head of Local Development to lead projects in our early years and vulnerable children portfolios, including our work with local areas on parental conflict, family hubs and early childhood services and two Local Development Advisers to work closely with local leaders and commissioners to support the use of evidence in local early intervention strategy and delivery.

This new team will drive our work with local areas to apply evidence to practice.  We are looking for people who understand the local public service context and have experience of strategy development in child and family services, as well having an understanding of national policy and local public sector strategy and delivery relating to early intervention. You will also have strong stakeholder management skills, able to build and maintain strong relationships with Whitehall, sector bodies, national charities and local public services. 

To be successful, you will be a confident communicator, and have a strong appreciation of how evidence can support local decision-making and service delivery. Above all, you will be passionate and committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families, flexible and a strong team-player.

Some travel across England to work directly with local areas is required for all three roles.

Closing date: 9.00 am 25 May 2021 

Panel Interviews (virtual): 10 June 2021 (Head of Local Development); 9 and 11 June 2021 (Local Development Advisors) 

An exciting opportunity to become the first Head of Fundraising and Development of ALQST for Human Rights, an award-winning independent NGO established in 2014 that works to defend and promote human rights in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. We conduct on-the-ground research, engage in international advocacy, and campaign on behalf of victims of human rights abuses. 

Reporting to the Executive Director, and working closely with our small and dynamic team, you will be responsible for initiating and leading our fundraising strategy in order to maximise donor engagement and funding opportunities. 

We are seeking to recruit a Head of Fundraising and Development who will raise income from trusts and foundations, diversifying our portfolio of institutional support and enhancing our financial resources. 

You will manage a portfolio of trust and foundations relationships and will develop strong partnerships with funders, working collaboratively across the organisation to develop proposals for new projects and core support, playing a key role at an exciting time of growth for the organisation.

Here at Doorstep Library we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of families across London who need our support, reading with them and their children to inspire a love of books, of stories and storytelling, and to instil a lifelong passion for reading.

Equipped with a reading stool and a supply of books, our volunteers are right on the doorstep, ready to use books to fuel children’s natural love of stories, fire their imaginations, and encourage their appreciation of reading. Our goal is to help each child develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life. Whether in person, or online, we are there to support children and families who need us most. 

The organisation has gone from strength to strength and the postholder would be joining the organisation at a time of growth. In 2020, we had a successful year of fundraising in which we met targets and expanded our donor base. Now in our 10th year, we will shortly be expanding into our fourth London borough as well as launching our new Virtual Reading Corner service – bringing our unique service to even more families. In the 3 years ahead our organisations income will need to increase to support these plans and extend our reach.

Job Purpose:

• Strategic responsibility for fundraising, including partnership development and maintaining the charity’s strong relationships with our wide range of funding partners;
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;
• To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;
• To manage the charity’s fundraising operations including coordinating prospect research and prioritisation, managing workflows, and ensuring effective stewardship of donors, corporate supporters and trust and foundations grants.

Responsible to: CEO;

Responsible for: Fundraising strategy, partnership development and relationship building.  Managing the Fundraising Manager.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to report to the Chief Executive Officer. The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO, Head of Operations, Head of Programmes and Head of Marketing & Communications.

You will have substantial, proven experience of working in fundraising and of developing and sustaining partnerships, ideally in the third sector, and of how to build financial sustainability into a fast growing organisation. You will be a highly organised people-person and will be responsible for line managing the Fundraising Manager.

You will bring excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire others about our work.  With outstanding interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to forge new relationships and you will thrive on enhancing our current partnerships, and identifying and creating new ones. 

Finally, you will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London. As part of our expansion we are currently setting up new on-the-ground projects and launching our brand new online reading service (Virtual Reading Corner).

Role Specification

Development and delivery of the charity’s fundraising strategy

• To work closely with the CEO and trustee board to lead on the development, planning and delivery the Doorstep Library’s 3-year fundraising strategy, with further development of a longer-term strategy beyond this initial period;
• To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;
• To take a lead on application bids, including managing, monitoring and evaluating all funding applications;
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;

Grow, develop and sustain our partnerships and income streams

• To lead, deliver and grow our existing relationships with all of our funding partners; foundations, corporates, independent schools and individual donors;
• To identify new potential partners, working closely with the CEO and board of trustees to develop these partnerships;
• To establish a corporate supporters programme and individual giving campaigns, plus develop effective stewardship systems;
• To have responsibility for retaining and engaging the charity’s supporters, this includes providing formal reports and updates on the work of the charity;
• Working with the Marketing and Communications teams to effectively communicate the impact of our work to internal and external stakeholders;

Line Management

• To have direct line management responsibility for the Fundraising  Manager;
• To create an environment where the team feels fully supported and enabled to grow and develop under your management;

General

• To carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with Doorstep Library’s policies and procedures;
• To undertake additional duties as from time to time may be required.

Salary - £40,000 per annum – permanent

Hours – 35 per week

Benefits – 6% pension contribution, 25 days per annum annual leave, flexible working arrangements (including working from home part of the week).

Head of Fundraising, London with some remote working, full- or part-time, £48,000 - £52,000 (pro rata) plus benefits

The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is a rapidly-growing charity seeking a Head of Fundraising to join its friendly and supportive team.  This role is an excellent full- or part-time development opportunity for a talented fundraising professional looking for career growth. 

AREF invests in developing talented young African health researchers. Our vision is to improve the quality and impact of health research in Africa by building a community of inspired African health researchers who deliver world-class, life-saving research to all – in Africa, by Africa, for Africa.  With the rapid growth in demand for our capacity-building awards, the Head of Fundraising will join our time at an exciting time to lead our fundraising activity and build on our successes to date.

About the role

You will be responsible for leading and managing our fundraising activities.  We seek someone that is skilled, knowledgeable and experienced in fundraising from major donors, philanthropists, corporates, trusts and foundations and grant-making bodies.  Working closely with the AREF Chief Executive and with the support of an Executive Chair who has extensive international networks, you will be located in the UK and will undertake occasional travel in the UK and possibly internationally to raise funds.

What you will do:

• Build on existing relationships and develop new opportunities to secure gifts from trusts and foundations, corporates, major donors and other grant-giving bodies
• Ensure excellent relationship management with all prospects, donors and funders
• Refresh the fundraising strategy to maximise income for immediate and long-term needs
• Prepare bespoke cultivation plans and develop compelling cases for support
• Build on existing monitoring systems, reporting procedures and due diligence processes to support continued growth of fundraising income

What you will bring

• Substantial experience working in a senior charity fundraising position
• Track record of securing at least four- and five-figure donations
• Significant experience of trusts & foundations and major donor fundraising
• Experience of fundraising for health research or international development
• Excellent writing skills
• Outstanding skills in relationship-building with prospects, donors, trustees and colleagues
• Strong organisational, analytical and budgetary management skills

What we offer

• The opportunity to make a real difference to health in Africa.
• A salary in the range of £48,000 - £52,000 (pro rata), dependent on experience.
• 36-hour flexible working week, usually worked over 5 days (hours from 0.6-1.0 FTE considered). 
• 30 days annual leave
• Double-matched pension contributions for eligible employees (up to max 10% employer contributions)
• Health-related benefits e.g. and employee assistance programme
• Hybrid working (office and remote)
• Working with a dedicated and friendly team

How to apply

• provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, memberships of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process.
• complete our equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form.
• let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form are attached as separate documents to download.

Closing date:  27 May 2021 at 09:00 am

Interview date:  10 June 2021

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced institutional funding professional to join our new business development function to drive donor engagement and new funding at Alert. You will be responsible for identifying and tapping into new funding markets and coordinating HQ-led engagement with the top peacebuilding donors.

You will also work closely with regional and country teams to share information and intel to support business development in-country. We are looking for someone adept at networking and building relationships internally and externally, with a proven track record in securing new funding. You should bring a deep knowledge of key peacebuilding multilateral and bilateral institutions, ideally with a specialism in the UN, EU, FCDO, USAID, and/or other European bilateral funders.

In return, you will have the opportunity to join a dynamic and creative team, working with senior leadership in HQ and within Alert’s country programmes to drive new funding opportunities for the organisation. As a new position you will also have the opportunity to shape the role, and so a proactive, entrepreneurial approach is a must.

Details

• Salary: £45,372 per annum plus excellent benefits
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: London or The Hague
• Closing date: 14 May 2021 (23.59 UK time)

Job Role: To provide strategic leadership and direction on all Choose Love's safeguarding activity.

In this recently created role, Choose Love is looking for an experienced Head of Safeguarding to lead, implement and oversee our UK and international safeguarding strategy. You will ensure that our safeguarding policies and their implementation are comprehensive, robust and effective, and serve to keep all those with whom Choose Love has contact informed, empowered and safe.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will work across both our UK and International contexts, building on our existing safeguarding architecture and approaches and leading on our strategy to keep people safe.

This exciting opportunity has significant influence. The post holder will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and has accountability at board level. You will manage Choose Love’s team of safeguarding specialists and lead on work with our UK and international operating partners to ensure that safeguarding principles – as expressed in its policies - are integrated into organisational culture, function effectively and are supported by good governance, staff supervision and management.

Choose Love

Choose Love started in August 2015 as a hashtag that called for donations for refugees in Calais. Within a week, it had raised 56,000 and was soon receiving 7,000 items every day. Within five years Choose Love had developed a corporate funding base and was supporting over 120 projects across Europe, the Middle East and on the US-Mexico border. Our work now reaches over one million people – all powered by the hard work, dedication and love of over 35,000 volunteers. This growth has been accompanied by institutional change and organisational growth and development. In 2021, following a period of reviews and consultation, it introduced a suite of safeguarding policies.

As Head of Safeguarding, you will create and foster a safeguarding culture that embeds learning, facilitates safe reporting, prevents harm and ensures that we and our grantees do all we can to meet our obligations to be accountable to all those with whom we have contact. You will ensure the effectiveness of procedures and processes for responding to all safeguarding concerns received by Choose Love. In addition, you will:

• Ensure that standards of safeguarding are maintained across all directly delivered programmes and activities.
• Develop and implement a programme of support and assurance for partners, to ensure that suitable safeguarding arrangements are in place across all Choose Love’s programmes and activities and those that are delivered by others in our name, and those who receive grant funding from Choose Love
• Provide support to the safer recruitment process to ensure that all those appointed to act on Choose Love’s behalf are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
• Deploy globally to support partners in the investigation of safeguarding breaches or act as a tactical advisor to those conducting such investigations. You will do this in liaison with Prism the Gift Fund, which is a a registered charity responsible for the governance of Choose Love.

You will have a relevant qualification in a safeguarding related field and/or a minimum of two years professional training/experience in preventing, detecting, and responding to sexual abuse and exploitation. You will also have sound knowledge and experience of survivor centred approaches in the management of safeguarding concerns reported to CL and/or its partners in the field. You should also have substantial experience of managing and supervising staff engaging in safeguarding casework, preferably with a focus on child and / or vulnerable adult safeguarding or working in vulnerable communities. In addition, you will have:

• Extensive experience of safeguarding case work, liaison with statutory partners and the management of organizational responses.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of safeguarding in varied settings, preferably with experience of working in/adapting to differing legal jurisdictions.
• Proven experience of investigating allegations of abuse against children and vulnerable adults or other areas of sexual misconduct.
• Proven record of accomplishment of strategy development and implementation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience of training or public speaking.

At Choose Love, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those with whom we have contact, especially refugee children and vulnerable adults. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children, vulnerable adults and displaced communities and are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Your suitability for the post.

• With extensive knowledge of safeguarding children and/ or adults at risk of abuse and Protection against sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) in the UK and internationally, you will have demonstrable experience of developing and implementing measures to keep people safe from abuse and harm (safeguarding) and misconduct and bullying in a complex organisation.
• Your safeguarding decision-making processes are informed, rigorous and timely. You exercise effective delegation where this is appropriate based on situational risk-assessments You put in place safeguarding management systems and monitor them.
• You are an inspirational leader with excellent judgement, diplomacy and decision-making skills, with proven ability to analyse complex issues, draw conclusions and make clear recommendations. You have experience of directly leading and managing a team of safeguarding focal points; focused on developing, supporting and motivating people to work at their very best.
• You will be experienced in overseeing responses to serious and often traumatic incidents; ensuring that the right people are involved, good decisions are made, and appropriate actions taken with learning shared and incorporated in policy reviews.
• You will be confident in your ability to develop corporate strategies, delivering on associated, planned objectives having previously operated at a senior level in a large and complex organisation that works in a political and contested public space. You use insight and evidence to report to and brief at Board and Executive level.
• You are committed to the values of Choose Love and to upholding the organisation’s fundamental principles and act with integrity.

Benefits

• Working location flexibility
• 30 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - pro rata for part time working
• Up to 8% contributory pension (employer plus employee)
• Flexible working policy
• Opportunities for personal development.

As Head of Frontline Innovation, you will lead the first half of the Year Here Fellowship. This will involve securing paid partnerships with frontline organisations across London and curating a powerful learning experience for our Fellows.

Frontline service sits at the heart of Year Here – giving the Fellows a chance to gain the insight and legitimacy that comes from working with people living through tough realities. You’ll make sure that our Fellows make a meaningful contribution in their placements and drive innovation that has lasting impact.

It’ll be really varied. In any given day you might be trying to sign up new placement partners, designing a learning session or coaching a Fellow on their frontline innovation project idea.

As part of Year Here’s management team, you’ll also contribute to strategic initiatives across the whole Fellowship. The Head of Frontline Innovation will report to the Fellowship Director.

This is a London-based role. We are open to full-time or 4 days per week.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Co-create the frontline phase of the Fellowship – working with faculty to impart the curriculum and create a powerful learning experience.
• Secure paid partnerships with frontline services across London.
• Lead programme setup, guiding Fellows from offer through to day one.
• Draw on your frontline experience to coach our Fellows to success.
• Be the face of Fellows’ frontline learning experience.

Who we’re looking for

• You have a solid frontline background – with a track record of improving services and innovating new solutions.
• You’re a confident manager of projects and commercial partnerships.
• You’re a bold and creative facilitator.
• You’re insatiably curious about how people learn and grow.
• You’re committed to social justice, diversity and inclusion.
• You’re not afraid of working hard in pursuit of a big vision.

2021 is shaping up to be a significant year for climate action. With major international climate talks planned for November and governments and businesses alike making big announcements, change is in the air.

Bioregional’s communications team is vital to ensuring that we play our full part in maximizing the opportunities of unprecedented environmental awareness and action, and helping set the world on a path to net zero emissions.

We are looking for a strategic communicator. Someone who can help us cut through the noise to reach our target audiences within the built environment, retail and local government sectors, and to lead our small but mighty communications team in raising our profile, promoting our services, and sharing our brilliant stories. Our aim: to show others that a better future is still within our grasp, and inspire them to take bold action now.

Responsibilities and experience required

Our Head of Communications oversees all communications and marketing activities. This includes working with our advisory teams to promote their services and expertise through digital communications and PR, overseeing a programme of events, and supporting our CEO to add our constructive voice to relevant policy debates.

They are also responsible for promoting wider use of our internationally recognised sustainability framework, One Planet Living®.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A strong track record of achievement in a communications, marketing or PR role
• Excellent writing and editing skills for a range of audiences
• A good working knowledge of a broad range of digital communications channels and tools
• Experience in leading teams, able to bring out the best in people
• Experience of working within a sustainability or purpose-led organisation
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
• A deep personal commitment to sustainability

About Bioregional

Bioregional has been winning awards and creating cutting-edge solutions to sustainability for over 25 years. Our ambition is simple. We want to inspire people to live happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. We call this One Planet Living.

Bioregional is known for being an exceptionally friendly place to work, with a strong team culture that continues to thrive even during the pandemic.

Diversity and inclusion

Bioregional is committed to increasing diversity within our organisation, and the environmental sector as a whole. We welcome job applications from everyone, and treat all applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We expressly welcome applications from people of a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background.

More information

The post is permanent and full-time and is normally based at our offices at BedZED in South London, on the mainline Victoria and Thameslink train lines.

Salary: £49,000 to £55,000 depending on experience, plus 6% employer’s ethical pension contribution and 25 days of annual leave, rising by one day a year up to five years’ service.

Deadline for applications

9am, Monday 24 May 2021

We aim to hold interviews on either 3 or 4 June 2021. We regret that as we have limited resources, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Streetwise Opera is recruiting an enthusiastic Development Officer with inspiring and engaging communication skills, and experience in individual giving, community or events fundraising roles. The ideal candidate will be able to develop strong relationships with individual supporters and be committed to providing an excellent supporter experience.

We are looking for someone who is keen to use and develop their skills and experience in a small team. This new role will work on a range of individual fundraising for the delivery of our work, with a focus on coordinating and growing our Friends programme, delivering fundraising and stewardship events, and assisting with our major gifts programme.

You will be joining an award-winning performing arts charity that, since 2002, has inspired and empowered people affected by homelessness through singing and creativity. We are an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation (2018-22), we were recognised as one of the Big Issue’s Top 100 Changemakers 2020, and we’ve been described by The New York Times as “combining social purpose with serious artistic endeavour”.

Homelessness is a complex issue that requires a range of joined-up approaches to solve. Frontline services are vital, however people need more than a bed and a roof to recover from homelessness; they need to feel that they are seen and heard, and they need to know that they have a legitimate place in society. That’s why we work closely with partners in the homeless sector to enable Streetwise Opera participants to build confidence and skills and become part of a supportive and creative community.

As an employer, Streetwise Opera offers a range of benefits including professional development and training opportunities, time off for volunteering, and season ticket loans. You will be joining a friendly, committed and supportive staff team and have the opportunity to make a real difference to our ambitious and life-changing work.

We seek applications from all ages and backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the arts and homelessness sectors.

We especially welcome applications from people who have been affected by homelessness. Those who can demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be guaranteed a first round interview. Please ensure that you communicate this clearly in your application.

The Burdett Trust for Nursing is an independent charitable trust named after Sir Henry Burdett KCB, the founder of the Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses (RNPFN).

The Trust was set up in 2002 in recognition of the foundation, philosophy and structure of the RNPFN. Nurses, midwives and the allied health professions make up the majority of the healthcare workforce and play a pivotal role in direct care to patients. The Trust makes grants in support of nurse-led projects, using its funds to empower nurses and make significant improvements to the patient care environment.

We are delighted to be working with the Trust to recruit a Head of Grants to join its team.

The role:

This role will be responsible for supporting the CEO in the management and development of the charity in addition to leading on engagement with external stakeholders. This will involve developing the grant-making activities of the organisation to maximise the benefit of the charity's support to the nursing community. This new role will work closely with the CEO to manage all grant giving which includes some global projects with the aim of meeting organisational objectives and financial performance. This will entail responsibilities such as deputising in the CEO's absence, supporting future strategy, assisting existing grant applicants with all enquiries, due diligence, governance and compliance and developing strong relationships with Trustees and a wide range of relevant stakeholders. Leading on the external communications of the organisation including brand management, website, social media and events will also be important components of the key role.

The person:

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience of having worked for a similar grant making organisation with a similar level of responsibility. Highly numerate, organised and approachable, this person will have excellent communication skills, will be empathetic and customer service driven. Being the first port of call for all enquiries from grantees and stakeholders this person will be warm, friendly and professional with confidence drawn from substantial experience in the grant making sector. Attention to detail is vital to success in this role as is an appreciation of the value and importance of the support given to nurses and the essential and demanding work that they carry out on a daily basis.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a senior grant maker keen to work and support the nursing community and to have excellent potential for professional development with the organisation.

If this sound like you, please apply now!

Change Please is an award-winning social enterprise operating in the homelessness sector. We want to see a world in which there is no more homelessness. We train and employ people experiencing homelessness as baristas, support with housing, the Living Wage, mental well-being and then into onward employment with our partners in the hospitality and catering sector.

We are looking for a senior fundraiser to join our team as a Head of Fundraising. Reporting directly to the Director of Impact and Fundraising, this is an exciting time of organisational growth and impact following Covid-19. The postholder will build the department and lead on funding strategy.

Following a successful year, we are looking for someone who can deliver on our organisation’s strategy and vision. The Head of Fundraising will recruit and lead a dedicated team of fundraisers and consultants to bring in funds to help us achieve our mission.

We want someone who can provide the vision, leadership and fundraising skills to achieve our targets and development programme. We want someone with substantial fundraising experience from Trusts and Foundations, excellent at building relationships, organising funding pipelines, reporting and securing funds from a variety of sources. Experience in more than one discipline will be an advantage.

Main Job responsibilities

• Strategy and planning
  • Create and update fundraising strategy with Director of Impact to develop and achieve income targets
  • Maintain up-to-date list of prospects and opportunities for funding from a wide range of sources
  • Lead the annual fundraising planning process to produce effective strategies to achieve income targets
  • Identify new funding opportunities to achieve agree long-term goals and targets
• Monitoring and evaluation
  • Develop and review monitoring and evaluation systems in line with funders’ and Change Please’s requirements
  • Maintain calendar and organise reporting requirements for funders
  • Writing clear reports for funders
• Fundraising / writing
  • Write excellent and persuasive written applications and material
  • Develop new donors
  • Lead on new funding streams for Change Please
  • Oversee management/reporting of Trust income/expense programmes
  • Writing applications for awards relative to Change Please’s work
• Budgeting and finance
  • Ensuring that the department is in budget
  • Produce effective project and funding budgets with fundraising team
  • Working with Finance Team and Treasurer
  • In cooperation with the executive director, lead the development of any long-term strategy to achieve
• Management and people
  • Overseeing work of freelance fundraisers and fundraising team (to be recruited)
  • Managing workload and performance through regular one-to-one line management discussions
  • Plan and implement personal development programme for team members in all relevant skills
  • Undertake annual performance reviews

Person Spec

• At least five years’ experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable track record of Strategic Fundraising
• Successful, significant and relevant achievement at management level in a comparable organisation
• Experience of utilising the strength of an organisation brand for charity/business development
• Proven track record of meeting challenging income targets
• Proven ability to build, manage and develop key stakeholder, client and donor relationships
• Experience of developing and implementing strategic and business plans
• Proven track record in fundraising that has directly resulted in increased income for an organisation
• Effective dissemination of information to large and diverse groups
• Strong leadership skills.
• Track record of bringing innovative creative thinking and fresh ideas to an organisation and/ or its services
• Commitment to Change Plesae’s work and beneficiary group