Ensemble Pour la Différence is an innovative and developing charity that works to improve livelihoods and wellbeing in Eastern Congo by helping to build the capacity and impact of social businesses in the Kivu region.

By 2024, Ensemble plans to establish their Bukavu office as a financially-independent, successful and highly effective organisation that helps local entrepreneurs to develop businesses that have a significant positive impact on society.

Today, Ensemble's offices in Bukavu and London (and networks of partners in Europe) offer social businesses in the region the financial, technological and consultative support needed to help bring their brilliant ideas and energy to life.

Despite the political and economic challenges, in a short time Ensemble has had a significant and meaningful impact across agriculture, energy, digital technology and healthcare.

Initially funded by private philanthropy, Ensemble has developed exciting partnerships with multinational corporations, funded relationships with trust and foundations, and built a network of individuals passionate about supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in Central Africa.

Ensemble are looking for a Head of Development to:

• Establish a giving circle or small community of high value donors amongst "non-traditional" philanthropists from contacts in London, Stockholm and New York with the capacity to contribute in excess of $40,000 annually
• Develop tailored donor journeys and engagement opportunities for existing high value donors to maximise partnerships secured in 2019
• Support the development of a 200-head sponsored gala event in Stockholm, to take place in September 2020
• Further develop their excellent impact reports and cases for support together with their team in Bukavu, reflecting plans to transfer all expertise and staffing capacity to Bukavu by 2024.

The role would best suit:

• An experienced fundraiser with an excellent grounding in the mechanics of major donor fundraising, able to articulate precisely how they have built high value major donor partnerships and how they would apply that expertise to Ensemble
• Someone able to find and engage audiences interested in "Tech for Good", mobile/digital connectivity sectors, and investment and finance communities with an interest in DRC, entrepreneurship, and innovation
• A personable, passionate and enthusiastic personality, able to work well in a small but fast-paced organisation.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Martin Bartlett at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) champions, funds and connects young people across the Commonwealth who are working hard to drive positive change in their communities. QCT is made up of a small, dynamic and highly passionate team working collaboratively with aligned values and an agile culture to bring the mission to life.

We are looking for an established fundraiser who will play a key role in building and delivering the fundraising strategy for QCT. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an energetic and talented fundraiser who is passionate about social impact and keen to use their skills to connect supporters with a youth-focused cause.  The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in high value relationship fundraising from UHNWIs and/or companies. Experience in raising money internationally would also be an advantage.

Given the start-up stage of QCT, this is a flexible and dynamic role. The Head of Fundraising will focus on recruiting new supporters – both face to face meetings with prospects and preparing proposals and presentations. 

Please see the attached job description for more information.

To apply, please submit:

• A CV detailing your relevant experience and
• A covering letter of no more than two pages in length, showing any experience of the responsibilities outlined in the job description

Closing Date for applications: 1st November 2018

Posted on: 14th October 2019

Closing date: 1st November 2019

1st Interviews: 8th November 2019

2nd Interviews: w/b 11th November 2019

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

Do you want to help make a positive life changing difference to people with mental health issues? Are you ready to lead fundraising at a unique mental health charity with a national and international reputation for impact?

Mosaic Clubhouse in Brixton is looking for an exceptional Head of Fundraising to fill this unique and hugely rewarding position. You will be part of a small staff team in a role that sits at the heart of a mental health community organisation that is driven by an ethos to work side by side with people with mental health issues every day. You will live and breathe the impact of your work.

This role will attract someone who is looking for career development and wants to lead a fundraising function in a successful charity. It is the only fundraising role in the organisation, but members, staff and the Chief Executive provide hands on support.  The Head of Fundraising is responsible for leading the drive to raise 30% of our annual income, which is currently £1.2M per year.

Want to know more? To arrange an informal conversation about the role and about Mosaic Clubhouse, please contact Chris Thomas, Chief Executive. 

Applications will only be considered on the application form 

Salary: £40,000

Closing Date:  4th November 2019

Interviews:  To be confirmed – mid November

Head of Technology 

Circa £70,000 per annum
Permanent – 5 days per week
(Monday - Friday)
Location: 175 St John Street, London EC1V 4LW

Your new employer:

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert training to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff.

We provide emotional and therapeutic services in over 600 primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales, reaching a school population of approximately 350,000 children - building children's resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play.

Place2Be also provides training on mental health and wellbeing for teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build "mentally healthy" schools and communities where all children can thrive and grow up with prospects, not problems.

Are we the type of life changing organisation you’d like to work for? Yes…. read on

Your role:

Based at our head office in Central London, as our new “Head of Tech” you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering Place2Be’s IT and digital strategy. You will develop and implement Place2Be’s tech strategy in order to enable us to deliver our vision of all children in schools nationally, having access to high quality mental health support. You will manage the current IT Infrastructure in order to support the day to day needs and operations of Place2Be, with an appropriate level of availability, support and maintenance. Accountable for the successful delivery of all IT and digital projects (On Time, In Scope, In Budget), you will be a strategic thinker with strong team leadership skills. Accountable to the CEO and the board of Trustees, for the Security of the Place2Be IT and digital systems, network and data. You will also present to the executive management team, on the operational performance of Place2Be’s IT and digital systems and environment including mobile IT.

Key duties & accountabilities

• Ensure effective delivery and continuous improvement of Place2Be technology services and solutions
• Regular reporting on the status of the IT and digital systems and environment through a dashboard
• Line management of the IT Manager who manages the IT help desk and maintains the P2B IT environment
• Development of strong partnerships with our key IT and digital service providers and partners (including telephony) through a structured relationship management approach
• Development and delivery of standards of service for IT Support
• Manage the IT and digital Infrastructure & operations budget
• Reporting on performance to Senior Stake holders, CEO, The Board as well as Trustees

The Successful candidate will have:

• Proven successful experience of developing and implementing an IT and digital strategy to deliver an organisations vision

• Knowledge and experience of developing IT Systems and Data Architectures
• An excellent understanding and experience of digital particularly in the context of third sector / charity and service delivery
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading on large organisation-wide projects
• Experience of leading multi-functional teams and fostering a culture of learning, growth and professional development
• Experience of successfully leading change across an organisation

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Amazing offices in the heart of the city, a brisk walk from Farringdon Station
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended maternity/paternity pay

A supportive organisation we offer strong and clear leadership as well as a fantastic working environment to ensure your early success.

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd Nov 2019 at 11:59pm
1st Interview: W/C 11th November 2019
2ndt Interview: TBC 2019
Start Date: Jan 2020

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping give young people brighter futures.

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to reflect the diversity of the partner schools we work in and are particularly interested in attracting applications from male candidates, as well as candidates from Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Our Package

We offer flexible working, a competitive benefits package:

• Salary - £50,000 to £55,000 gross per annum
• 8.5% employer pension contribution
• Scope for flexible working, including working from home
• Opportunity to work for a leading organisation working with and for older people globally

Other benefits include 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), life insurance, enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE EXISTING RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL

HelpAge International is global network of organisations working towards a world where older people fulfil their potential to lead active, dignified, healthy and secure lives. The HelpAge global network is made up of 140 members in 90 countries working to support older people and promote their rights, with programmes managed by hubs in London, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

The world HelpAge wants to see is one where everyone, whatever their age, can say:

• I have the income I need

• I enjoy the best possible health and quality of life

• I am safe and secure, free from discrimination and abuse

• My voice is heard.

HelpAge is the only global network working with and for older people’s organisations, undertaking grassroots programming and local, regional and international advocacy work. This is an exciting time to join HelpAge as we develop our global ten-year strategy. 

The Role

HelpAge are looking for an experienced Head of Operations to join our small and friendly Finance, Operations and Support Services (FOSS) department in London. You will be responsible for a team of four people, directly line managing two, working collaboratively with operational teams in regional hubs and country offices.  This is an exciting time to join HelpAge as we develop our strategic vision for the next 10 years, working in a broad and varied role, where you will be able to make a positive contribution.

Key Responsibilities

For efficient and decentralised operations:

• Ensuring that appropriate Standard Operating Procedures and systems are in place and followed throughout the organisation for contract management, partnership management, data protection, environmental impact,
• Ensure an effective duty of care that includes safety and security, and wellbeing policies and procedures are in place throughout the organisation.  
• Develop and implement a digital strategy throughout the organization.
• Monitor operational risks and ensure risk mitigation steps are in place.
• Implement organisation KPI monitoring system throughout the organisation.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Proven track record in developing and implementing business systems development strategies to ensure the effectiveness of the organisation with an ability to investigate new solutions.
• Knowledge of information and technology-based solutions to integrate and streamline business systems. 
• Proven ability to lead, inspire and manage a diverse team including IT and System development team.
• Experience of working and supporting teams working remotely in matrix management structure.
• Knowledge of security management i.e.  personnel, assets and cyber security.

Our Values

At HelpAge International we work hard to achieve our goals together as a team with a clear shared purpose. Our values inform how we work together:

Inclusive - We respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality.

Impact - We value and recognise the contribution of our staff and network members, as we put older people at the centre of everything we do.

Partners - We work alongside network members and others to increase reach, influence and impact. We are committed to a culture of collaboration and building positive relationships.

Learning - We are passionate about learning, accountable and work together to find creative solutions.

Everyone who works at HelpAge share our values and are committed to behaviours that demonstrate and support them.

Equal Opportunities

HelpAge International is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities and respecting diversity in employment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their age, gender identity, race, sex, disability, religion/belief and sexual orientation. We encourage and facilitate a flexible working environment.

Safeguarding

Everyone has a role in creating and sustaining a safe and respectful working environment, where no one comes to any harm or is maltreated. At HelpAge we take our responsibilities very seriously and will take action against wrongdoing. We will do everything we can to ensure that we do not engage peopel that pose a safeguarding risk and will undertake criminal record checks as required.

The Brent Centre for Young People (BYCP) exists to improve young people’s lives so they can manage their challenges now and become happy and healthy adults. Set up 50 years ago to focus on preventing mental breakdown and suicide amongst adolescents, and working in the heart of the community, we expanded into schools in the 1990s, and work closely with the NHS and other partners to treat a wide range of young people. 

As part of an ambitious new plan the BCYP is enhancing its  leadership team to support the CEO and board of trustees in positioning the Centre to help many more young people struggling with mental health challenges.   

An experienced finance professional with a proven track record in financial leadership is needed to support the development and implementation of a new strategy and ensure robust and sustainable financial management. In this role you will provide finance leadership to existing and future in-house, outreach and private service areas, leverage existing assets, and work with clinical and non-clinical senior management colleagues to ensure our new strategy is informed by financial intelligence and analysis. The Head of Finance and Resources will have the professional and personal credibility to build confidence in the charity both internally and externally. 

The responsibilities of the Head of Finance and Resources will encompass oversight of HR and facilities as well as information systems. Excellent interpersonal and people management skills are essential as is the ability to play a key role supporting the trustees to deliver strong governance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified accountant to join the leadership team of a well- respected charity at a time of not only change and growth, but when its work has never been in greater demand.  In addition to candidates with charity experience, we are interested to hear from accountants with commercial sector backgrounds seeking to work in the charity sector. 

Summary

Forward Action is looking for a Head of Web Development to join our friendly, fast-moving team.  

As the leader of our development team, you’ll build our strategies, ideas and designs into tools that deliver real-world impact for our progressive clients. As well as managing two developers and a group of freelancers, you’ll take ownership of our technical work right from project conception through to delivery. You’ll map out technical solutions to new briefs, and ensure we consistently deliver high quality development work that helps our clients hit their campaign goals.

If you have a solid development background, great communication skills and are passionate about making the world a better place, this job is for you.

This is a permanent role, with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely anywhere in the UK. You can work either four or five days per week.

Applications close Sunday 3 November 2019.

Who we are

Forward Action is a full service digital agency for progressive causes. We come up with ideas for campaigns that get results, then do the work to create them. We have been in the engine room of some of the most successful election and charity digital campaigns of the last few years, helping our clients add millions of new supporters to their email lists, raise more money online (from more donors) and create campaigns that have led to real-world change.

Our clients are some of the most exciting and impactful organisations in campaigning, including Greenpeace, Cancer Research UK, Amnesty International, WaterAid, The Labour Party and SumOfUs.

Our development team consists of two developers and a group of freelancers. We mostly deliver front-end development solutions for our clients that work at scale (our work is seen by millions of people each year) and help them hit their campaigning goals. We also do some backend work to integrate our solutions with our clients’ CRMs and occasionally do other larger pieces of backend work.

What you’ll do as part of our team

• Manage the development aspects of projects, including:

  • Managing developers working on the projects

  • Making sure developers have assets and support

  • Quality assuring builds

  • Liasing with the clients via email, Trello and video calls throughout the entire process

  • Giving feedback on designs and wireframes from a development-feasibility perspective

  • Contributing to and sometimes leading project evaluation calls with clients

• Come up with technical strategies, specifications and quotes in response to briefs from clients

• Ensure we have the right development skills and capacity to deliver for our clients. That will include:

  • Building and maintaining relationships with freelancers

  • Overseeing training of the development team to make sure we're making the most of modern frameworks and our clients’ technology stacks

• Lead on how we innovate technically to improve results for our clients

• Help make our project-delivery processes more efficient and effective by managing the development of innovative internal tools

• Ensure our development processes and standards are appropriate to the work we’re doing

• Quality assure development work, leading on making sure the quality of our development work is consistently high

• Ensure our development work complies with our own data and security requirements and those of our clients

• Line manage two members of our development team

• Help us communicate about our development work as part of our marketing

Benefits and location

Pro Rata Salary: £50,184 if you live inside London, £44,807 (plus £3,000 travel expense allowance) if you live outside London.

Contract Term: This is a permanent contract. The role can be either full time or four days a week.

Location: In our Hoxton office, with the option to work remotely. Ensuring our team is open to people who live outside London and enabling staff to work flexibly are important values to us, so you’ll have the freedom to work from home regularly. Most of our meetings are held via video conferencing, but you will occasionally need to attend meetings with clients in London - once every two-to-four weeks on average.

Holiday: 25 days/year (pro rata), plus bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.

Maternity and Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: Maternity leave - 12 weeks full pay, 14 weeks 50% pay. Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: 6 weeks full pay.

Why work at Forward Action?

Our values are critical to us: we will only work with causes that make the world a better place. You will get to work with some of the most inspiring and impactful organisations in the sector, and spend your days helping win progress on everything from climate change to clean water.

You will be working at the cutting edge of digital campaigning. We recognise that what we do can always be tested and improved, so we constantly pursue innovation. We are an agile, fast-moving team, and you will have the opportunity to rapidly develop and expand your skills and experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to giving equal employment opportunities to everyone who applies for this role. Our team is open, inclusive, friendly, respectful and kind.

Abilities and experience you’ll need to have

• We think you'll probably have 4+ years of experience as a developer building user-focused products, but we're more interested in the quality of your experience than exact timing.

• Excellent frontend development experience using a modern JavaScript framework such as Vue.js or React.

• Backend development experience with modern PHP and/or Node.js and SQL databases

• Knowledge of WordPress development

• The ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing

• Experience managing development projects

• Experience working out a technical solution for a brief

• The ability to balance engineering excellence with tight budgets and timelines

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent organisation and attention-to-detail

• Dedication to helping build a fairer, more progressive society

• Fluency in spoken and written English

We’re also looking for a quick learner. We don’t expect you to know or have done everything when you start - instead, we’ll be looking for you to pick up new skills and knowledge quickly, then run with them.

Abilities and experience that are nice to have

We know it’s not possible for any applicants to have all these skills - it’s likely you’ll be able to bring 3-5 of the following to our team:

• Experience working in the charity sector

• Experience working as a freelancer and/or at an agency

• Experience managing at least one person

• Experience working with email marketing tools like Mailchimp

• Experience working with CRMs that are popular in the charity sector, such as Engaging Networks or Blue State Digital tools

• A solid understanding of online user experience (e.g. how to lay out a web page to improve conversion rates)

• Experience working with a variety of software development approaches (Agile, Waterfall etc)

• Experience working with a variety of software development project management tools

• An understanding of WCAG criteria and experience building accessible web applications

• Experience with cloud hosting services: Google Cloud, Netlify, Heroku

How to apply

To apply for this job, please click the "Apply" button and complete the form you land on.

To ensure our hiring process is as fair as possible, we run an anonymised application procedure. So please remove your name and contact information from your CV before uploading it, and only enter these details in the online form. 

To apply, you will need to include:

• your CV (with name and contact details removed)

• up to 250 words explaining how you’re suited to the role and why you want this job

• links to three examples of your front-end development work. If possible, please provide these in a format that doesn’t include your name.

• up to 200 words describing the most difficult technical challenge you’ve faced on a project and how you resolved it

Applications close on Sunday 3 November.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written online task from home - this can be any time that works for you between Friday 8 November and Monday 11 November. Selected candidates will then be invited to attend an interview (either in person in London or via a video call) on Tuesday 19 November.

Questions?

If you’re unclear about anything to do with the role, you can contact our team via our website.

Head of Development Delivery - National Housing Association - London

Head of Development Delivery

A National Housing Association is looking for a Head of Development Delivery to work across London & The South

Your new company
A nationwide Housing Association established over 100 years ago with a plan to build a further 10,000 homes over the next 5 years .

Your new role
A Technical Director role that will see you take the lead on complex development & regeneration schemes for new homes. Ensuring not only the timely delivery of projects but also the contract compliance with construction, design and contract teams. With a large property portfolio spanning Milton Keynes to Portsmouth this role will require extensive project management experience on complex, technical regeneration projects. Embedding the ethos of the Hackitt Review, you will be expected to conduct technical report writing on fire safety, building safety controls, whilst managing multiple stakeholders (external and internal). As the 'Head of' this role will have a team of 6 Development professionals reporting into it.

What you'll need to succeed
Construction/Project Management background of delivering large complex regeneration schemes ideally within Social Housing. You will also need to have knowledge of the Health & Safety regulatory requirements for Housing and how that fits into the Development stage.

What you'll get in return
A good salary of up to £89K plus a generous benefits package of holiday days, pension and a selection of flexible benefits.

What you need to do now
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If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Head of Development Operations

University of the Arts London

Holborn, London

Competitive Salary and Benefits

The University of the Arts London (UAL) is a global leader in arts, design, fashion and communications. 

The 2019 QS Rankings for Art and Design rank us as second in the world, as well as the world’s leading art and design university with undergraduate provision.  We have a clear strategic vision set out until 2022 which is focussed on providing transformative education, developing world-leading research and enterprise, becoming the centre of public debate for the future of arts, design, fashion and communication, and building an inspirational, physical environment that supports its students, staff and wider communities.

To support this ambition, we are in the final planning stages of our first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign.  The campaign is part of the university’s largest-ever investment in Development posts and activity, and support for our work across the university could not be stronger.  Our fundraising activity since 2014 demonstrates a steady, upward trajectory and we have achieved significant results already.  We are now seeking 3 talented individuals in a Head of Development Operation, Head of Campaign and Head of Events, to join and help us fulfil UAL’s potential. 

The Head of Development Operations will play a significant role in ensuring the success of the wider department. This role is a key appointment within the team and will provide oversight of the Development Department as a whole across fundraising and alumni relations activities.

Your expertise in data and information management and an understanding of their strategic value, experience of building relationships and working collaboratively, and excellent leadership and management skills will underpin your success in this role. Whilst your experience may have been developed outside of a university setting, an understanding of the value of philanthropy for higher education will be important.

If you are interested in a unique chance to play a part in a substantial fundraising campaign which will change the landscape of London and make a significant impact on the future of this institution and Britain’s creative future, we’d like to hear from you.  To view the information pack for this unique opportunity, please visit the Richmond Associates website or to arrange a confidential discussion with the consulting team please contact Sonja Dunphy, Managing Director at Richmond Associates on +44 (0)20 3617 9240.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 9AM TUESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2019

We particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UAL at this level.

Head of Business Development
Hammersmith, London

About Us

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending.

As a result of significant growth over the past two years to £4m income and 100 staff, Advance is now able to provide vital specialist women’s services across London and in partnership on national projects.

We are now looking for a Head of Business Development to join our head office team in Hammersmith and lead our fundraising strategy.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (based on experience)
- Pension
- 30 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- A day off for International Women’s Day

This is an incredible opportunity for a fundraising professional to join our supportive organisation as we make a huge difference to women’s lives.

As a women-only organisation, our cause resonates with our employees on a personal level. We are passionate about empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and, ultimately, help to create a better world.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, to collaborate and innovate and remain accountable in all we do. If you believe you could bring about change as part of our team, we want to hear from you.

Your Role

As the Head of Business Development, you will be responsible for leading our ambitious fundraising strategy that will enable the continued development of our services and programmes.

Seeking to both grow and diversify our income, you will focus much of your efforts surrounding our growth from trusts and foundations, institutional and statutory partnerships, as well as major donors.

At this key turning point for our organisation, you will:

- Support changing attitudes towards funding and investment into its capacity and capability
- Work across Advance to deliver change in the way we identify, secure and manage our funding
- Lead the development and execution of fundraising and partnerships
- Establish grants, partnerships and major donations strategies and income streams
- Cultivate funder relationships
- Work with other teams to develop packages for our conceptualised ideas, compelling approaches, proposals and outreach materials
- Manage and support the Fundraising Manager
- Help to develop bids for grants and contracts

About You

To be considered as the Head of Business Development, you will need:

- Significant experience of creating and developing effective relationships with senior external stakeholders relevant to the sectors that Advance works in, including at least one of trusts and foundations, institutional donors and philanthropists
- A track record of successful fundraising through partnerships and of meeting ambitious fundraising targets
- Fundraising leadership experience at a strategic level, including overseeing and ensuring proposals are high quality and reflect strategic approach
- An understanding of fundraising compliance requirements
- To be educated to at least degree level or possess equivalent experience, or a recognised marketing or business qualification

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

An understanding of the fundraising environment for the women’s sector, including knowledge of organisations and individuals likely to work with the sector to fund projects, would be highly beneficial to your application.

Other organisations may call this role Head of Fundraising, Head of Fundraising Strategy, Head of Income Development, Fundraising Manager, Head of Partnerships, or Head of Corporate Partnerships.

The closing date for applications is the 29th October 2019.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community.

So, if you are ready for a career defining role as the Head of Business Development, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Head of Campaign

University of the Arts London

Holborn, London

Competitive Salary and Benefits

The University of the Arts London (UAL) is a global leader in arts, design, fashion and communications. 

The 2019 QS Rankings for Art and Design rank us as second in the world, as well as the world’s leading art and design university with undergraduate provision.  We have a clear strategic vision set out until 2022 which is focussed on providing transformative education, developing world-leading research and enterprise, becoming the centre of public debate for the future of arts, design, fashion and communication, and building an inspirational, physical environment that supports its students, staff and wider communities.

To support this ambition, we are in the final planning stages of our first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign.  The campaign is part of the university’s largest-ever investment in Development posts and activity, and support for our work across the university could not be stronger.  Our fundraising activity since 2014 demonstrates a steady, upward trajectory and we have achieved significant results already.  We are now seeking 3 talented individuals in a Head of Campaign, Head of Development Operation and Head of Events, to join and help us fulfil UAL’s potential. 

The Head of Campaign is a key role in the planning, development and implementation of our campaign and delivery of a multi-million pound target.  You will design a campaign that will incorporate hugely ambitious capital plans (including entirely new campuses in London within the next five years) and support for students facing increasingly difficult living conditions in London. 

Critical to your success in this important role is your track record of working on successful multi-million pound fundraising campaigns.  You will bring excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, and a strong ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve.  Your enthusiasm, pragmatism and resilience will help you win the support of those around you, and experience of securing major gifts is also highly desirable.

If you are interested in a unique chance to manage a substantial fundraising campaign which will change the landscape of London and make a significant impact on the future of this institution and Britain’s creative future, we’d like to hear from you.  To view the information pack for this unique opportunity, please visit the Richmond Associates' website or to arrange a confidential discussion with the consulting team please contact Sonja Dunphy, Managing Director at Richmond Associates on +44 (0)20 3617 9240.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS AM TUESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2019

We particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UAL at this level.

We are so delighted to be recruiting for the Head of Fundraising for this wonderful international development charity. This role will work closely with a Director of Fundraising who is truly inspiring, an amazing fundraiser and excellent leader. The organisation, despite being young already generates £1.2m from high value sources and they are looking to grow this in the next three years.

The role will oversee income from a variety of sources, with a particular focus on corporate, high-value donors and trusts. You will be responsible for building relationships with new donors, connecting them to projects across the globe.

This organisation has flexible working.

You will need:

• Strong experience of generating income across one or more of the high value income streams


• Ability to manage budgets and forecast


• An ambition to help communities across the globe and build long-lasting relationships with donors

Closing date: 5^th November

Salary: £48,000 - £55,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

Head of Fundraising 

£58k+ pa + benefits

12 Months Maternity Cover

London or Johannesburg or Nairobi

(Local terms and conditions of employment of the Country Office will apply)

Where better to use your experience of successfully leading fundraising teams in the development sector to good use than with one of the world’s leading international NGO’s. We want you to become part of the global movement of people fighting for women’s rights, social justice and an end to poverty. Your challenge will be to provide overall leadership for our global voluntary funding strategy, inspiring our global fundraising community to deliver innovative approaches to income growth.

Join us and you will mobilise people and resources across the ActionAid federation to deliver highly innovative strategies and tactics to sustain and increase our global voluntary giving income. We will look to you to manage and develop relationships with key stakeholders as well as use your expertise to develop systems, processes, practice and culture across the organisation to ensure that we work to the highest standards. You will also design and implement the Global Fundraising Skills Share and other initiatives to increase our ability to grow and evolve our fundraising methods. You will ensure compliance as well as monitor and evaluate effectiveness of our global strategic fundraising investments too. Important will be the ability to provide oversight of the strategic direction for fundraising trends and their implications to ensure we continue to meet ambitious income targets today and in the future.

You will have operated at a senior management level within the fundraising sector and gained an extensive understanding of individual giving operations. You will also have significant experience within a large INGO, a record of overseeing the successful delivery of complex change projects and a solid understanding of fundraising regulation and best practice. Important too, will be a detailed awareness of key trends in voluntary fundraising.

Excellent at developing partnerships you will be a real team player who enjoys working in a collaborative way and delivering highly creative ideas. Good at managing stakeholder relationships, you will possess strong communication, diplomacy, coaching and presentation skills too. You will also be effective at developing high performing and highly motived teams.

If you have the right skills and experience, please send your CV and motivation cover letter to us via the link by Midnight Sunday 27th October 2019, in the subject line please write ‘Head of Fundraising – Your Name’. Interviews will take place on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November 2019.

You are requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role. To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in UK or in another ActionAid Country Office. 

If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community in particular women who are currently under represented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

Civitas Recruitment are exciting to be working with a great charity focused social welfare and community development through the arts. The charity utilises (and is in the process of restoring) a historic listed building in central London for the continued use of the wider community. An opportunity exists for an experienced Fundraiser to join their team as Head of Fundraising for an initial six-month period. The role is likely to be extended or made permanent at the end of the contract.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will come with a wealth of fundraising experience and have knowledge and understanding of capital appeals and working with Heritage Lottery Funded projects. Prior experience of developing fundraising activities by utilising large public venues for events and programmes will also be an advantage. You will be a natural communicator who is able to engage with both internal and external stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach will be a prerequisite to working in this small yet successful team. You will also be well organised and be able to assist in devising fundraising plans and budgets with the finance teams. This is a great opportunity for those seeking to gain wider experiences and broaden their fundraising experience. Please do apply directly or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD.