Head of events and community fundraising jobs near Farringdon, Greater London

Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast moving, youth focused, charity and play a crucial role in enabling the charity to deliver innovative and exciting education programmes in partnership with a diverse range of private sector organisations that will inspire the next generation.

We are looking for an experienced Regional Fundraising Manager to research and secure new strategic funding partnerships and income streams from a range of sources across the Midlands, which will become your relationships to harness and develop. After recent successes in the team, there is space to think creatively, diversify our offer and craft bespoke partnerships that will have maximum impact for young people.

YE’s partnerships offer focuses on a rich and diverse range of volunteering opportunities, bespoke strategic education projects and programme sponsorship opportunities. YE partner with several leading Financial Services organisations, including high-value and multi-year partnerships, and as we diversify into new industries, there is real scope to shape the direction of travel for YE and its partnerships.

We are looking for:

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser who enjoys scoping and crafting innovative projects and successfully building a pipeline of potential funders in a variety of sectors. We are also looking for:

• Evidence of thinking strategically to deliver new programmes and initiatives.
• The ability to communicate and build relationships effectively at all levels, always dealing tactfully and professionally with colleagues.
• Excellent leadership skills
• Good organisational abilities with an analytical and goal-oriented approach.
• Personal resilience, with the ability to work under pressure, think on your feet, manage a varied workload and adapt to changing priorities.
• Right to Work in the UK, plus the ability to provide two professional references and to work from our London office at least 4 times per month.
• Experience within the education or training sector preferable but not necessary.

YE does not deliver COY/employee fundraising partnerships, so we are ideally looking for someone with experience of building partnerships focused around volunteer engagement and strategic projects, but we will consider candidates with transferable skills.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

This is a home-based role, however, will require significant travel, including to London for team meetings.

To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity via CharityJob by no later than midday on 14th September 2022. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Interviews will take place via Teams.

Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

For over 20 years, the Faith & Belief Forum has been running education, engagement, and action programmes that bring diverse communities together. In schools, universities, and community spaces we break down barriers and find ways for people to work together to improve society. We believe that young people should feel confident communicating and collaborating with anybody, regardless of their faith, belief, culture, or background.

In order to further the impact of our work we are now looking for a Design and Fundraising coordinator to drive our engagement forward

Person Specification:

It is essential to have sensitivity to the issues surrounding this area of work and a proven commitment to the aims of the Faith & Belief Forum.

We welcome experience and skills from all areas of a person’s life, including volunteering, community work, paid work, and education.

Essential

• Understanding of charitable funding streams and fundraising activities
• Experience and ability to write funding bids, including budgets
• Good organising and administrative skills
• Show own initiative to solve problems
• Experience of working to tight budgets and managing expenditure
• Willingness to travel in the UK and to be in the London office at least once a week
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player
• Good research skills

Desirable:

• Experience of working with High-Net-Worth Individuals
• Knowledge and experience of organising fundraising events

Raising Futures Kenya is looking for a passionate, experienced fundraiser to join our small UK team. The new Head of Fundraising and Impact will lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising and impact strategy and plans. You'll be part of a small passionate UK team and work closely alongside our fantastic team in Kenya, gaining unique insight into our programmes, helping to showcase and communicate our impact.

Hours: 25-28 hours per week, to be worked across 4 or 5 days. 

About Us

For 21 years Raising Futures Kenya has worked alongside local people in Kenya to develop projects which are owned by the community and create long-term, sustainable change to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. 

Through our award-winning Seed of Hope training and support programme we enable 14-25 year olds (75% girls) to secure employment or start a small business, generating enough income to live above the poverty line. We provide free technical/vocational education and business skills training, alongside counselling and wellbeing support which has led to over 90% of graduates being in employment, self-employment or further education.  Seed of Hope offers young people opportunity, dignity and hope. 

Role Description

As with any small charity, you'll get unique exposure and insight into most aspects of running a charity. You'll work closely alongside the team in Kenya to get to know the programmes and share the impact. We've got some exciting opportunities in the pipeline over the next year so it's a great time to join a growing organisation. We're on our journey of shifting the power to our partners in Kenya and diversifying our income streams. We have an incredibly passionate and dedicated team who value honesty, integrity and finding a good work/life balance.

Duties would include:

Fundraising

• Responsible for leading and implementing the fundraising strategy and meeting the fundraising targets of the charity (c. £250,000 annually), mainly from grants and individuals. 

• Responsible for grant fundraising. We have a healthy pipeline of funders to apply to each year with a pool of current and warm funders. You will review our case for support quarterly or sooner if data changes. You will manage the application cycle, periodically researching new funders to add to it, updating deadline dates and funding requirements etc. You will be responsible for submitting applications to funders identified on the cycle and meeting the agreed income annual target.

• Managing grant/funder relationships - including meeting with funders when appropriate, managing the reporting requirements and deadlines for all grants and researching new funding opportunities. Support the Kenya team, if required, with managing any reporting requirements for grants received directly in Kenya.

• Seeking new income streams, particularly grants from the USA and Kenya as these are potential growth areas for us. 

• Supporting the team in Kenya to apply for funding for local NGOs, which would go directly to Kenya. 

• Manage individual giving fundraising stream (with support from the part-time Fundraising Support Officer) including the marketing and communications strategy and implementation thereof to aid donor retention and acquisition.

• Oversee our annual matched-giving fundraising appeal, Big Give Christmas Challenge, in December.

• We have secured a Radio 4 appeal for February 2023, you will lead on promoting the appeal with current donors before, and overseeing the thanking and recording of donors as a result of the appeal.

• We have a marketing and communications plan for the year, you will oversee and update this as required and work with the Fundraising Support Officer to ensure it is implemented. The Fundraising Support Officer will lead on social media content, overseen by you. You will be responsible for writing the newsletters on MailChimp and creating a printed update for donors without email.

• Maintain our existing corporate partnerships, including attending events when required, and respond to proposals of new partnerships.

• Updating the website, blogs, events etc, in Wordpress.

• Overseeing the use and management of the donor database in Salesforce.

• Make excellent use of volunteers and pro-bono experts to support workload.

Finance

• Manage budgets. The UK and Kenya budgets will be created by the CEO and Kenya Operations Director usually, and then approved by the Board. You will use these to create fundraising budgets for applications and contribute to future iterations of the budgets as required.

• Track income and expenditure versus budget (in Xero), in order to prepare comprehensive budgets and accurate financial reporting for grants/funders. 

• Produce finance reports from Xero in order for the Treasurer to write finance reports for Board meetings, which may require insight from you on the source of income and likely future/pledged/secured income.

• As required you may be asked to make payments, if the CEO is unavailable.

• As required you may be asked to review the monthly requisition requests from Kenya to ensure they are aligned to the budget and to review income and expenditure reports from the previous month from Kenya, if the CEO is unavailable.

Impact

• Oversee the impact of the work in Kenya by coordinating MEL data collection alongside the team in Kenya (using the agreed MEL calendar), analysing results (survey results collected using Google Forms which are then downloaded to a spreadsheet), creating twice yearly impact reports (based on findings from the data analysis), reports for funders and impact stories for use in communications with donors and supporters. 

• Work alongside the team in Kenya to identify any areas of programme improvement or development for the next financial year in response to the impact data collected. 

• Facilitate quarterly reflection meetings with the Senior Management Team in Kenya to reflect on successes and challenges from the previous quarter, and plans/suggestions for the coming quarter.

Networking and Partnership Development

• Networking and partnership development with funders and other NGOs working in technical vocational training (TVET) or education programmes in Kenya or East Africa to share knowledge and learning. 

Senior Leadership Team 

• As a member of the senior leadership team, you will be required to support the organisational needs of the charity as required, deputising for the CEO when required. 

• Ensure that fundraising and impact activities are aligned to the UK and Kenyan Strategic Plans and complete activities/monitor progress towards achieving these. 

• Line-manage the Fundraising Support Officer. To include annual objective setting and quarterly performance reviews along with informal check-ins so ensure they feel supported and able to do their job to the best of their ability. Manage leave requests and absence.

Please download the Role Description and Application Pack for full details about the role, person specification and more importantly - what you can expect from us. You can also visit our website for more information.

In your cover letter please ensure you explain:

• Why you are interested in the role

• Your relevant experience (specifically include grant fundraising and impact/MEL experience)

• Your relevant skills and values

• Your availability to start

We look forward to hearing from you!

P.S. We've pledged to always show the salary, not require degrees and share interview questions in advance to make the recruitment process as stress-free and transparent as possible. We are committed to a culture of inclusivity. We are able to grow and learn better if we have a diverse organisation formed of the collective sum of individual differences, lived experiences, knowledge and self-expression. We support all accessibility requirements; our organisation is designed for everyone. We encourage participants from all backgrounds, so if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process better for you/allow you to show your best self, please let us know. In recruiting for our team we welcome the unique perspectives you can bring in terms of culture, education, opinions, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, values, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, beliefs, nation of origin and languages spoken. 

The Community Fundraising team at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is responsible for securing income from individuals, regional businesses and groups fundraising in the community, effectively managing relationships to maximise income.

The Regional Fundraising Officer role will play a significant part in contributing to a high-performing fundraising team. This role is a home-based role which will require someone to live within the East Midlands. The role will cover the East Midlands region including but not limited to, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. 

You will report to the Community Fundraising Manager and support the Head of Regional Fundraising to drive the continued growth of the charity’s community fundraising income in your area. You will also be required to show excellent relationship-building skills to support community partnerships and volunteer groups, driving towards agreed targets.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract, or on return of the substantive post holder, to cover a period of maternity leave.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Responsibility for 3 income streams within the East Midlands region
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £16,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £100,000
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Recruit new fundraising supporters in line with strategy.
• Support and extend volunteer networks within geographical area in line with strategy.
• To ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally to deliver budgets, targets and income in line with strategy. To achieve this by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across geographical area.
• Supporter Management; Provide excellent customer service to community fundraising supporters (including maintaining a polite, enthusiastic manner with prompt responses to enquiries), to acknowledge support and increase long-term loyalty.
• Provide high-quality account management to volunteer groups in geographical area.
• Support, motivate and develop local fundraising volunteers, ensuring they have a clear understanding of ARUK to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
• Increasing Community Support within geographical area; run volunteer events with both a recruitment and cultivation function, liaising closely with the Stewardship and Events team to ensure a seamless supporter journey, and with the Press team to include media volunteers.
• Liaise with local community organisations (e.g., golf clubs, educational institutions etc.) – both previous and new potential supporters – to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Initiate and roll out community fundraising events in geographical area with evidence of effective ROI and achievement of strategic goals.
• Monitoring and reporting.
• Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the CFM / HORF in line with the responsibilities of the post.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Experience and a keen interest in building long term relationships with supporters
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent organisational skills
• Full driver’s license with access to own vehicle. 
• Flexibility to work some unsocial hours and willingness to travel independently

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Remote ways of working you will be home based. You will only need to attend the office for specific requirements of the role and the business needs.

Roles that are classed as part of the Remote ways of working are able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abingdon, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 29th August 2022, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 12th September 2022. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.  Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via the channels on our website. 

How to apply:

Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV and covering letter to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK:

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100 Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Marie Curie
Fundraising Director
Location: Flexible, but some UK wide travel and regular travel required to Vauxhall, London.
Salary: c£95K per annum
Contract: Permanent. Full-time hours (35 per week)

Marie Curie, one of the UK’s most loved charities, is seeking an ambitious Director of Fundraising to help rejuvenate their fundraising, growing income from Individual Giving, Communities, Philanthropy & Partnerships, Events and Legacies. 

Every year Marie Curie has the privilege of caring for one in ten people who are at the end of their lives. That service is highly valued by the families of those they care for but the charity knows there are many other people who do not get the support and care they need and deserve at the end of life. Marie Curie wants to ensure that everyone affected by dying, death and bereavement has the best possible experience, reflecting what’s most important to them.

The Fundraising Director is a critical leadership role within the Fundraising, Marketing & Communications Directorate, working to help the charity grow their voluntary income and the audience of people who support them. The role will lead a team of c270 professionals, based around the UK, and is responsible for an income budget of c. £110m. In a time of change and growth, Marie Curie has big ambitions to more than double the number of people they help currently and need a strong leader to strengthen and diversify their income portfolio so that they can deliver more services than ever before.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in delivering growth in fundraising income and will have held key senior roles working at a strategic level, managing income streams across their portfolio. You will have previous experience of managing multi-million expenditure budgets and of engaging with major donors, trusts, corporates and volunteers. Alongside the ability to inspire and motivate people internally and externally, you will be able to lead and shape strategies to increase fundraising income and to translate strategies into operational plans

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced and supportive team and make a significant contribution to Marie Curie’s mission.
Marie Curie welcomes applications from a wide range of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds; diversity, equity and inclusion are key to their values.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest. 

Please click through to our Candidate Pack for further information, including details of how to apply.  

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 14th September, 9am GMT
 

WR Fundraising Recruitment is very proud to be working with a leading and inspirational hospice that offers world class palliative and end of life care to everyone that needs it, as well as caring for their families. They also offer community programmes that offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to many people in their area. They pride themselves on being a friendly and vibrant place and as unlike a hospice as they can make it.

This is an amazing opportunity for a fundraising professional to join this amazing charity as their Community and Events Fundraising Manager and lead their small but highly motivated team to raise funds through their varied and exciting events and community initiatives.

Community and Events Fundraising Manager

Hybrid Working (3 days a week in office)

Full Time – Permanent

London

Salary – £39,828 Per Annum

Duties will include:

• Leading the Community and Events team to maximise their fundraising, encourage multi-year funding and increase income
• Researching and maintaining knowledge of the community and event fundraising market to produce innovative and effective fundraising initiatives
• Working with the team to develop a fundraising strategy in order to reach the targets set
• Working with the Fundraising Senior Management Team to successfully deliver targets set and to develop a dynamic and effective fundraising team

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working within a fundraising environment – in particular the community and events sector
• Experience of achieving annual targets
• Excellent team leaderships skills
• A self motivated approach to a variety of tasks
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

To apply and for further information, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance.

WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

About Resources for Autism

Our vision is a society where autistic people can live life as equal citizens in their community. Since our founding in 1997, Resources for Autism has supported autistic people and those who love and care for them. We help over 2,000 beneficiaries and 5,000 family members, providing practical support for those facing physical, social or emotional challenges. In addition to developing resilient parents and resilient children, we work to create resilient services that are aware and inclusive of neuro-divergence.

Working across Greater London and the West Midlands, we are driven by an ethos of radical acceptance of each individual as they are, working within their environment to transform their outcomes. In addition to our core work, we provide high-quality, hands-on training and consultancy around autism.

This is a very exciting time in our organisation’s journey, with a new strategy (launched in June 2022), an incoming and high-profile Chair; and an increasingly prominent and relevant cause. We want to continue to grow our service delivery, and we now want to find an ambitious, open and strategic Head of Fundraising to allow us to support more people and grow our reach. As a charity, we pride ourselves on being flexible, open to new ideas, caring and culturally inclusive.

We hope you will want to join our team.

The Brief

Our Fundraising team enjoys strong, long-term relationships with many trusts and foundations, such as BBC Children in Need, the National Lottery Community Fund and Garfield Weston. We are looking for someone who can strengthen and expand our highly successful trusts and foundations fundraising, support the growth of our corporate fundraising and also build and develop a portfolio of major donors, an income stream that is so far untapped. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Board, you will harness and develop both existing and new supporters, ensuring that donor relationships are sensitively and professionally stewarded.

The Person

This role suits someone who is ambitious, with significant fundraising experience and a desire to take their career to the next level, within a charity that is growing, flexible and open to new ideas. We’re looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, who can build strong relationships at all levels and who can think creatively. Our charity operates at a fantastic pace, and colleagues are incredibly supportive of each other, so we are keen to find someone who will enjoy being part of this environment, and who will work closely with the CEO and Chair to find new ways of securing income.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who wants to make a real difference to the lives of autistic people, to share in the joys and successes that our team enjoys together each day – and who will be proud to see the real, meaningful impact they’re able to make.

Main Responsibilities

• Work with the Trustees, CEO and wider team to develop our fundraising streams (trust and foundations, corporates and major donors) to make asks, or lay the groundwork for an ask
• Steward and develop relationships with existing supporters and donors (we are already funded by 40 trusts and foundations)
• Research and build relationships with new trusts and foundations, corporates and major donors
• Ensure the case for support continues to be strong, up-to-date and relevant
• Support and develop the Senior Trust Fundraiser to grow in their role, and support our Regional Head of Service to develop our corporate fundraising work
• Be able to articulate our vision in a clear, passionate and confident way to potential and existing donors and supporters
• Develop and implement a process for gathering new potential funders/donors, ensuring no opportunity for engagement is ignored
• Use and develop our CRM to ensure there is a clear process for recording and managing fundraising activity
• Help to guide and lead the organisation through membership of the Senior Management Team
• Promote and comply with all policies and practices; undertake any other reasonable duties, commensurate with the level of the post
• Maintain client confidentiality, given the role’s access to sensitive information about service-users and their families

Essential Experience and Required Skills

• Track record of trusts and foundations, corporates and major donor fundraising
• Ability to think creatively and strategically about fundraising opportunities
• Excellent, engaging and inspiring writing and speaking skills
• Confidence in working with budgets and able to use them to create a financial story
  • Development of cultivation and solicitation plans
  • Event planning and management

Personal Attributes

Our team is full of colleagues who are hugely warm, compassionate and people-centred. We are looking for someone who will want to be part of our amazing team, who is self-aware, values-driven and who wants to make a difference in the world.

Raise (West Hertfordshire Hospitals Charity) is dedicated to supporting patient care across Hemel Hempstead, St Albans City and Watford General hospitals.

Charitable donations help fund the latest technology, environmental enhancements, staff development and extra comforts that make such a difference to patients, day after day.

You would be responsible for managing all community and corporate fundraising relationships. You will welcome new fundraisers, make them feel valued and provide them with all the ongoing help and advice they need to make their efforts a success. You will also proactively encourage others to get involved, by running fundraising events, engaging with corporates, liaising with schools, community groups and others.

In return, we hope will enjoy working at the heart of our charity which is lively, supportive, flexible and creative.

Do you want to use your fundraising event experience to make a positive impact? Then look no further.

At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.

Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve.

Do you want to play an integral part in our journey?

About the role:

We’re looking for an Events & Challenge Fundraiser to support all aspects of challenge and event fundraising, maximising income raised via a range of existing fundraising activities and through the development and delivery of new initiatives so that Back Up can help more people affected by spinal cord injury.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Manage the operational delivery of the Challenge Events
• Work with the Comms team to develop and deliver effective communications plans for the Challenge Events
• Recruit, manage and support participants for Challenge Events
• Support on the delivery of the Major Events

It is a hugely rewarding opportunity to bring the fantastic impact of Back Up’s work to life – helping us raise more funds and support more people affected by spinal cord injury.

About you:

We’re looking for someone with experience in fundraising events organisation to help us to reach our ambitious fundraising targets.

You’ll have excellent people management and interpersonal skills; a real people person able to connect with and engage a very wide range of people.  Be highly organised, able to plan, balance and cope with competing priorities. The role will suit a person who is confident working on multiple projects at once, planning ahead and has a proactive approach to work.

About us:

At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life. Each year, we reach over 1,000 people with our award-winning services that are designed and delivered by people affected by spinal cord injury.

Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.

Working with us:

We’re committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.  We actively encourage applications from people affected by spinal cord injury and ethnic minority candidates.

Other Terms & Conditions

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday), permanent contract.

Some flexibility in working hours may be negotiated to enable a better work/life balance or meet particular needs as required.

Salary: £25,000 - £28,0000 per annum dependent on experience (inc. 5% London Allowance).

Location: We offer flexible working with the opportunity to work predominantly from home (in the office two days a week) or office based (Wandsworth) depending on the candidate’s preference.

Closing Date: 29/8/2022
Interview Date: TBC
Full time
Permanent
The salary range will be £29,802 - £34,867 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

UCL Advancement
London

Events Officer
The appointment will be on UCL Grade 6.

We are UCL: a diverse community with the freedom to challenge and think differently. From climate change to plastic pollution, infant mortality to social inequality, the world is facing huge challenges and we’re determined to solve them. There has never been a more exciting time to join the Advancement office as we continue rapid growth in philanthropy and alumni engagement at UCL. We are a team of exceptionally ambitious, creative and passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact, and we would love for you to be part of this exciting journey and our success. Equity, diversity and inclusion is important to us. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to give their best in a place where their unique experiences, perspectives and skills are seen as valuable assets. And we particularly welcome applications from people of colour. As Events Officer, you will support the team with delivering impactful, engaging events for our key audiences. Our event portfolio includes high profile and bespoke engagement events, private dinners, webinars, receptions delivered via various formats including in person, online and hybrid experiences.

This is a great opportunity for an exceptional administrator interested in events to support a high performing events team with the delivery of a varied portfolio of fundraising, cultivation, stewardship and alumni events. Working with a range of partners within the team, across wider UCL and beyond you will take responsibility for event logistics and administration. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills, alongside an acute attention to detail and a positive and enthusiastic attitude. We are pleased to accept applications from individuals who possess transferable skills and experience drawn from sectors outside of Higher Education.

We are happy to consider applications from candidates seeking part-time opportunities (minimum 0.8 FTE – equivalent of 4 days per week, stated salary to be pro-rata). We know that our people are our greatest asset and in return we provide an empowering, values-based environment where personal and professional growth is invested in. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays.

To find out more about the role, please contact Clare MacInnes, Interim Head of Events. For any queries about the application process, please contact Marzena Kral, People Coordinator. 

When applying for a role, please do address the essential and desirable criteria from the job description in your supporting statement.

The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work

Latest time for the submission of applications: 23.59.
We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

 

About us

TGC is a small, multi-award winning charity, based in Islington. We provide our community (children and adults) with transformative outdoor experiences to encourage active lifestyles, promote self-discovery, inspire growth and stimulate respect for nature.

We have a wonderful and dynamic team of staff, contractors and volunteers supported by a diverse board of eight Trustees.

About the role

This is a new role for us. TGC has been growing steadily and we are now looking for a Head of Fundraising as we enter our next exciting phase of growth and development.

Our fundraising income predominantly comes from trusts and foundations. You will lead in developing engaging, persuasive trust and foundation applications and communicating our strategic ambitions, working closely with the CEO, Programme Directors and Finance Manager.

You will manage a portfolio of trust and foundation accounts, working to deliver long term partnerships and significant renewals, as well as researching new opportunities with trusts and foundations.

You will also lead on developing this new department for the charity, developing new funding streams – including building relationships with local companies, and developing an individual donor base.

You will provide appropriate supporter communication and fundraising strategies with the view to producing appeals, and managing relations with individual supporters and corporate partners. An additional skill would be generating income from high-wealth individuals.

As this is such a key role for TGC you will also attend Trustee meetings and produce reports and updates for the board. There is also the potential to grow the fundraising team over time.

About you

We are open to whether you are an established fundraising head, or if you are looking to take the next step in your fundraising career.

Mostly, you will have experience in either developing and delivering funding applications, or/and of community fundraising and developing individual supporter programmes.

You are able to write engaging and compelling content for different audiences, work with budgets and be confident in making fundraising approaches.

You will have experience of working to and achieving fundraising targets, with an organised and efficient approach. You are a good team player, with strong interpersonal skills, and can engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

What we offer

We offer very flexible working - this can be a full time or a part or full time role, 3 or - 5 days a week. We also offer the flexibility to work a 44 or 52 week year, with a gross 52 week salary of £38,000 (pro-rata).

We offer a Nest pension and 20 days holiday {depending on whether you work a 44 or 52 week year} plus 8 bank holidays. TGC currently has a small office on Newington Green, Islington N1 4RF, and you have the flexibility to work from there on Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays or from home.  Tuesdays are an important availability day to liaise with the senior level team.

Jangala is looking for an inspiring fundraiser to join our rapidly growing team in London, to help us create and deliver humanitarian technologies, focused initially on enabling internet access for communities around the world that need it the most.

The successful candidate will lead Jangala’s fundraising, supporting field deployments, open-source research and development, and organisation building that will positively impact millions of people in the coming years. We’re looking for someone with experience in creative fundraising, someone who will enjoy building on our established relationships with Lenovo, Arm and many others, and forging new partnerships and fundraising approaches as our impact and visibility grows.

About Jangala 

Beginning as a volunteer project providing Wi-Fi across the Calais Jungle refugee camp, Jangala has evolved into a rapidly growing charitably-owned/not-for-profit technology company. Our initial mission is to help every school, clinic and community resilience project worldwide access the internet, so societies everywhere have access to critical digital infrastructures in an era of climate catastrophe and unprecedented social strain. 

In just our first few years, using our self-designed open-source Big Box and Get Box internet delivery systems, we have provided internet access to over 50,000 people over 4 continents. By 2025, working with grassroots organisations and major NGOs, our goal is to have connected millions more.

Jangala are winners of the 2021 Cisco Global Problem Solvers Digital Inclusivity Prize as well as one of 50 Global Best Practice projects showcased at Expo 2020. We aspire to become one of the world’s leading humanitarian technology organisations.

Details of the role 

The Head of Fundraising will lead all aspects of Jangala’s income generation for its pro-bono work. They will be expected to take on and evolve Jangala’s current strategy and help manage our existing relationships with funders. They will manage and expand our small fundraising team (currently comprising a single associate).

More broadly the Head of Fundraising, as a principal level role, will play an influential role in Jangala as a whole, and be encouraged to engage widely within the organisation.

Jangala has significantly increased its income this year, and we are looking for someone to support us to sustain that momentum. The Head of Fundraising will play a key role in securing our ability to deliver internet access at scale to those in need. 

Specific tasks will include:

• Owning Jangala’s fundraising strategy, updating and evolving it so that it can meet the strategic goals of the organisation, encompassing existing and new avenues of funding and ensuring income growth

• Leading funding applications to trusts and foundations, setting the initial direction, delegating where appropriate, and preparing and delivering pitches

• Engaging in day-to-day management of our strategic partnerships with funders and corporate partners 

• Planning and leading our efforts in securing pro bono assistance across our work

The person we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is inspired by Jangala’s mission and goals, with a strong desire to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to distil Jangala’s unique story and organisation, and our ambitious goals into creative, concrete and actionable plans for income generation.

The following skills and experience are required:

• 4+ years of experience in fundraising or allied areas with success in meeting ambitious income targets

• Demonstrable professionalism and leadership needed to establish and grow a department, and to collaborate with other departments

• Ambitious, entrepreneurial and flexible/creative approach in line with Jangala’s plans

The following skills and experience are a bonus:

• Knowledge and understanding of the humanitarian and development sectors

• Background or expertise in technology or STEM or willingness to learn quickly 

Important details

We are committed to creating an environment that attracts, motivates, and supports the best people from all backgrounds. So far, this work includes: 

• Flexible working

• An emphasis on talent and motivation, rather than academic qualifications or CV specifics

• A quarterly bonus scheme, based on organisational achievements

• The chance for all members of staff to contribute to the direction of Jangala and for any future commercial activities to have a component of employee-ownership

We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs. We particularly encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the technology and charity industries.

The salary for this role will be £36,000-£45,000 per annum. We would consider part-time working for this role. Jangala provides 29 days paid leave per year.

How to apply

If you feel inspired by our work and this position we’d love to hear from you! To apply, please send a CV and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) explaining why you’re a good fit

Head of Fundraising
Salary: £50k- £55k depending on experience and qualifications
Location: Camden, London. Some flexible working considered.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, however, willing to consider part time (28 hours per week, pro rata £40-£44k) for the right candidate.

In the UK there are more than 1.3 million children and young people living with a disability and nearly four million children living in poverty. 

We exist to improve the lives of these children and since 1949 Variety in the UK has raised more than £270m in pursuit of this objective. 

Variety provides practical, tangible help that makes an immediate difference, which includes grants for specialist equipment as well as accessible transport used by schools and other non-profit organisations across the UK. Our Great Days Out are legendary.

As with many organisations we are re-calibrating to adjust to the changes that have been brought by the Coronavirus pandemic, which has only increased the demand for what we do.

Variety, the Children’s Charity, seeks an enthusiastic individual, particularly with extensive experience in all areas of charity fundraising to lead our Fundraising Department.

The impact of the Covid pandemic on our event income has highlighted the importance of growing even further our other income streams, and our trustees have approved new investment in fundraising to strengthen the team and its performance.

We aim to double non - event fundraising income over the coming five years, create a sustainable fundraising programme for the long-term and bring about a culture change that sees non - event fundraising income take an equally important role alongside our event fundraising income.

The Head of Fundraising is a pivotal appointment for Variety in achieving that ambition.

The Head of Fundraising will join our leadership team and be responsible for delivering a transformation in our fundraising activity, performance, and positioning.

This is a hands-on role and the Head of Fundraising will lead by example, undertaking as well as directing the fundraising, and managing relationships with a pool of major donors and other key stakeholders. This will also include leadership and management of the fundraising team and its programmes (corporates, trusts and foundations, legacies, community, individual giving, virtual and online fundraising, London special fundraising events) and growth, and development and implementation of a fundraising strategy, and financial management.

Closing date: Thursday 8th September 2022 at 5pm.

Please note: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, therefore, we advise candidates to apply at the earliest convenience and reserve the right to close the vacancy before the stated closing date. 

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Equal opportunities 

Variety is committed to equality and diversity. To help us assess the reach of our recruitment practices, we would be grateful if you would complete our attached equal opportunity form.

The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential.

Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to everyone who applies, so only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

No agencies please.

The Museum of London is running the most exciting cultural project for London for a generation. An entirely new museum will open in 2025 in Smithfield and is expected to cost £337m, with significant support from the City of London and GLA in place. The Museum is raising £70m through a fundraising campaign, and have already raised £37m towards that goal. Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the Museum of London to appoint their new Head of Fundraising to raise significant funds from individuals and other major funders and grant makers.

The Head of Fundraising will help shape and implement a fundraising that successfully delivers the Museum's £70m campaign. You will build, lead and inspire a newly expanded team of fundraising staff, transforming both capital and revenue funding performance and building on existing strengths to create a successful, sustainable and comprehensive fundraising programme. The Head of Fundraising will manage their own portfolio of major existing prospective donors, soliciting gifts often at the seven figure level. You'll have regular contact with the Chair of the Campaign Board and other key Campaign Board members.

The selected candidate for this role will be an outstanding communicator and relationship builder with a clear, demonstrable track record of building excellent relationships with external stakeholders. You will have substantial knowledge of the full range of fundraising methods and will have extensive major gift fundraising experience. The postholder will have significant staff management experience and will be able to work under pressure in a complex environment.

A truly special time join, please do get in touch with Ryan at Prospectus for an initial discussion about the role.

If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.