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.

By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations 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.

We are looking for a driven marketing professional with the passion to change the future for those affected by dementia. The role of Direct Marketing Manager is a varied one, where you will be part of a team with one theme in common – engaging people with our work to bring about the first life-changing dementia treatment.

Throughout this role you will be required to working with different teams & suppliers, planning, leading, and delivering direct marketing activity online, offline and across a range of other channels. The programme is always evolving, with change and growth happening in a lot of interesting areas.

This position is a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment, or on return of the substantive postholder, to cover a period of maternity leave.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Lead a successful team of three
• Have an excellent eye for quality and compliance
• Deliver an excellent supporter experience
• Run detailed, varied plans and budgets
• Deliver the donor engagement programme and strategy
• Delivering exceptional fundraising campaigns to achieve ambitious targets
• Drive the future success of the programme and charity.

What we are looking for:

• Previous management experience
• Budget management experience, preferably across expenditure and income 
• Campaign management, specifically direct marketing campaigns
• Agency management, including creative agencies and other suppliers such as printers and market researchers
• Ability to understand complex data sets and compile meaningful reports and analysis
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strategic and critical thinking
• Getting the best out of people and agencies
• Understanding of compliance in direct marketing

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 21st June 2020, with interviews likely to be held on the 1st July 2020. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

In order to be considered, 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 a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

COVID-19 - The well-being of everyone is our highest priority.  We will be using phone, Skype or WhatsApp video calling to hold interviews for the foreseeable future.

About us
Leonard Cheshire is going through a significant period of transformation, so this is a particularly exciting time to join our charity.

Leonard Cheshire currently supports more than 70,000 people across the UK and around the world to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. With a turnover of £150m per annum, 5,000 staff and around 10,000 volunteers, we’re the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities, working at the forefront of the social care sector doing everything humanly possible to empower people to live their lives as freely and as fully as they choose.

About the role
Reporting to the CFO as one of a team of 3 Heads of Finance, you will provide strategic financial support for the £20m (and growing) income of our Fundraising and UK Programmes directorates, ensuring they deliver to both the strategy and the business plan.  You will lead on the overall provision of strategic financial analysis, processes and controls to these two directorates and our central functions, in close liaison with the respective directors, managers and teams.

You will be the lead business partner to the Executive Director, Marketing and Fundraising and will line manage a team of 2 Finance Business Partners. 

About you
You will be a qualified accountant - ACA, CIMA, ACCA (or equivalent) with demonstrable post-qualification experience.

You will have previous experience of operating and advising at board level, of supporting a Finance and Audit Committee and of line managing qualified accountants.

You will have experience of developing investment business cases, and driving income and ROI alongside a results-oriented marketing team, and be able to apply that experience into the Charity sector.

You will have substantial management accounting experience, as well as experience of co-ordinating and implementing financial strategy.  You will have a strong internal customer focus and have excellent presentation and written and verbal communication skills.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

Benefits

• Substantial annual leave
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• Flexible working and lot’s more.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community, and particularly encourages applications from disabled people.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable applicant has been appointed.

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you're as driven as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

This is a critical role in the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Leadership Team, developing and implementing a sector leading public engagement offering for Christian Aid.

This is a new role. Bringing together Christian Aid's marketing capabilities and aligning them with two of the largest income streams - legacies and individual giving. This role will lead the development and implementation of expert product strategies in these two critical routes to market, to achieve Christian Aid's growth ambitions. They will also develop an inspiring and cohesive audience-led comms strategy, working closely with the Head Community Fundraising and Public Engagement so that all our communications integrate and show the impact of Christian Aid's work, inspiring people to support us.

About you

You'll be a proven leader, with bags of energy, proven individual giving and legacy fundraising skills and a cutting edge marketer. You'll have a proven track record of meeting and exceeding income targets in these two areas and building high-performing and ambitious teams. As a brilliant marketer, you'll be able to deliver stand-out campaigns by collaborating with great agencies to think differently and make the best use of budgets. A team player but also a self-starter, you'll have great connections, role model accountability for our teams and be able to create an inspiring vision while being hot on detail. You'll collaborate effectively with teams across the organisation, prioritising resources to create the greatest impact for Christian Aid.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Windle International is looking for a highly-skilled and motivated Fundraising Manager to create and lead on the fundraising strategy for the organisation – helping people who have been affected by conflict and marginalisation in East Africa to get a quality education, so that they can contribute to sustainable development and the creation of peaceful societies. 

Windle International (WI) is an international NGO, comprised of independent charitable organisations – our members - based in and operating across East Africa, the UK, the US, and Canada.

What we do

Starting from humble beginnings in 1977 with the establishment of Windle International Kenya in Nairobi by founder Dr Hugh Austin Windle Pilkington, we now operate in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, the UK, the US, and Canada.

Together, we empower refugees and people affected by conflict to achieve their academic potential, and contribute to sustainable development, by acting as a lead provider of quality education and training. We run education and vocational training programmes, manage Early Childhood Development and Vocational Training Centres, primary and secondary schools, and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship programmes. Our vision is a world in which every child has the opportunity through education and training to make the most of their potential and contribute to sustainable development.

About the role

Windle International is the umbrella organisation responsible for representing, supporting and coordinating Windle’s work at an international level. Windle is at a crucial time in its development, and we have exciting plans to build on our reputation for being a trusted and well-respected organisation and to increase support for our work. We are seeking a highly-skilled Fundraising Manager who has significant experience of fundraising, including proven track record of writing successful proposals, negotiating, winning and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, companies, individuals, and major donors. Experience of delivering successful fundraising campaigns would be an asset.

This is a newly-created and pivotal position, and the successful post-holder will work closely with the recently appointed Communications and Advocacy Officer who is based in Oxford, UK. The role is part of a small, dedicated and friendly team and will have a lot of autonomy. It will involve close collaboration with the leadership and senior staff in our member offices in East Africa and Europe, and the trustees of the organisation. The role will require national (UK) and international travel. We welcome applications from people seeking to work from home, provided they can commit to spending regular time in the office in Oxford.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in shaping the organisation’s fundraising strategy whilst generating immediate impact. If you have a passion for humanitarian work, are experienced in setting up a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and securing funding, we would love to hear from you.

Download the Fundraising Manager Recruitment Pack for more information and detailed job description.

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Fundraising, you will be responsible for developing and leading the strategy for Community & Events fundraising, establishing clear action plans and leading the team to deliver the strategy to meet income targets, whilst managing the budget to bring in over £12.5million with a spend of £3million.

Managing a team of 45 within the Community and Events Department and providing line management to 6 direct reports, you will work with staff across Mind, whilst creating a culture of innovation, both in terms of creating new products and initiatives and continuous  improvement of working practices and processes.

We’re looking for candidates who have significant experience of planning, developing, implementing, delivering, evaluating and reviewing strategic and operation activities, with financial and budget knowledge within fundraising. You’ll have excellent IT skills to include MS Office packages, databases and above all excellent interpersonal and communication skills, managing relationships with external suppliers and a direct or indirect experience of mental health problems would be desirable, however is not essential.

Please refer to the full Job Description upon applying for the role

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

Purpose of Post

FACT’s mission is to enrich lives and shape the future through Film, Art and Creative Technology. You will be joining our team at an exciting time in the organisation’s development! The Head of Development will work closely with the CEO/Director, who joined the organisation in May 2019, and the new leadership team to identify, develop and implement opportunities for income generation in line with FACT’s Business Plan.

This role will be particularly focused on diversifying and growing income to help strengthen FACT’s business model, coordinating our upcoming Band 3 Arts Council England National Portfolio application, and leading on our capital fundraising campaign. The role will also be key in managing stakeholders including: local government, public funding distributors, trusts and foundations, EU funding, corporates and other strategic relationships.

The Head of Development will lead the Senior Management Team in the coordination and management of all bid writing and fundraising across the organisation, and take a lead role in the development, implementation and management of initiatives to maximise both contributed and earned income.

How to Apply

Please download the full job description and equal opportunities form. To apply, please send a detailed letter outlining why you are interested in the post and how your experience fits our requirements, plus a CV and a completed equal opportunities form.

Deadline

Sunday 29 March at midnight

Interviews

Interviews will take place on Monday 6 or Wednesday 8 April 2020.

This is a wide-ranging role for an experienced strategic and creative marketing and communications professional. We are looking for someone who has expertise in devising and implementing integrated communications and campaigns strategies to a diverse set of stakeholders. This role would suit someone with understanding and experience of the English Football sector and a passion for equality and inclusion.

We are looking for a strong leader to take Kick It Out’s marketing and communications to the next level to devise and manage innovative ways to better engage with more clubs, fans, football bodies’, grassroots organisations, young people and the media. You would be responsible for owning the consistent public tone of voice and being primarily responsible for setting and managing the tone of external communications.

Developing Strategic communications and marketing plans

The successful applicant will creatively develop and deliver inventive and effective multi-platform marketing, engagement and profile-raising strategies for Kick It Out’s various programmes. This will include showcasing our impact and success stories.

You must have the ability to engage with and work equally effectively together with our main stakeholder communities – (i) Football authorities and their equality and inclusion programmes (ii) our beneficiaries- that is those from minority communities and underrepresented groups (iii) players, fan groups and young people.

You and your team will be responsible for the development and management of our overall brand and industry presence. This will include our website, social media platforms, annual report, overall impact reports, promotional videos, materials for events and other marketing collateral, testing different approaches to marketing and finding the optimal practices and tools to drive traffic and engagement, and advising and reporting on outcome metrics.

A multi-faceted team player, you are as confident leading strategic discussions and developing campaigns.

Media engagement and campaigning

The ideal candidate will have the ability to articulate how Kick It Out relates to key policy areas such as inclusion, anti-discrimination work, hate crime and under-represented marginalised communities. You will be expected to raise the profile of Kick It Out’s work and its position as a thought-leader, and advocate for policy change. You will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key influencers, journalists and policy-makers to raise and strengthen the profile of the organisation.

Social Media

You will be expected to develop our social media presence so that the organisation can maximise it to the greatest benefit.  This will include developing relationships with different social media platforms and looking to use these to communicate Kick It Out’s different campaigns and impact both in the football and EDI arena.

Management Duties

This role is also part of the SMT (Senior Management Team) which means you will actively contribute to setting Kick It Out’s overall strategic objectives as well as management of our day to day operations, working alongside your peers on SMT.

You will be experienced at building internal relationships and working collaboratively across teams and departments on joint projects, effectively managing comms plans and delivering on timelines with multiple stakeholders and partners.

What we are looking for in you

• A strategic long-term visionary, with experience of developing and implementing integrated communications strategies across multiple channels (social media, digital, branding and media)
•  Significant senior marketing and communications experience, leading the marketing and communications function of an organisation
• An understanding of equality issues and designing influencing strategies and events
• An understanding of discrimination and its impact
• Ability to manage suppliers and agencies, ensuring high quality of work, deliverables and value for money
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to adapt tone and approach for different stakeholders
• Ability to craft and edit compelling content to a high standard from policy submissions to tweets
• Demonstrable experience of managing and executing creative and high-impact marketing campaigns and initiatives across multiple platforms and formats, in particular social media
• Good understanding of GDPR and experience of data management and CRM systems
• Team management experience of leading, growing and retaining talent
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• A good understanding of analytics and impact measurement methodologies and how to articulate impact at both an individual programme and overall organisational level
• Good understanding of the football sector.
• Experience of working with of equality/inclusion organisations
• Experience of working with corporate partners and managing stakeholder relationships at both strategic and project level.

This role will require some evening and weekend working, travel around the country and abroad, on occasions.

Director of Fundraising and Engagement

Location: Liphook, Hampshire – office based or remote working with regular visits.

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive 

Dreams Come True, a charity which creates life-enhancing and life-changing experiences for children and young people with serious and life-limiting conditions is seeking a hands-on Director of Fundraising and Engagement to build a fundraising team and deliver a strong, dynamic and achievable income generating strategy.

Dreams Come True has a big heart and a clear charitable purpose. They are the only wish-granting organisation that fulfils the dreams of children and young adults from a wide range of backgrounds, medical conditions, locations and ages and to transform their dreams into a reality, whether that is meeting their idol or Disney character or working on a fashion magazine.

The role of Director of Fundraising and Engagement will have direct responsibility for developing and delivering long-term fundraising and marketing strategies for Dreams Come True and, as a key part of the leadership team, help shape joined-up fundraising initiatives.

This is a critical time for the charity as they recover from the impact of COVID-19 and this is a fantastic opportunity for a fundraiser to make a name for themselves and build up a department that will grow and adapt with evidence of increased funding and success. That will involve identifying and then managing a team of expert consultants, delivering detailed plans for individual giving, legacies, trusts and foundations to increase impact, make a difference and be responsible for a step-change in how the charity engages and generates income.

Dreams Come True are looking for an experienced leader with a track record of securing new business and growing income from a small pipeline start and of creating a legacy of sustainable success. You will have a strong working knowledge of marketing and communications in the charity space and experience of devising, implementing and delivering fundraising strategies. You must be able to lead and motivate supporters, staff and consultants and be a positive and enthusiastic role model for your team. Finally, you will live the organisation’s values of honesty, empathy, respect and openness and support their aim to be the most impactful charity of its type in the UK.

For more details and to apply with your CV and cover letter, please select the button shown.

PLEASE NOTE: We are expecting a strong response to this great opportunity, so we will be shortlisting as we receive applications. We strongly advise you to apply early to register your interest.

CLOSING DATE: 9am, Monday 22nd June 2020. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We are currently seeking an experienced Marketing and Fundraising Manager for a 12 month maternity cover contract (30 hours per week). This role forms part of the Senior Management team and oversees both the marketing and fundraising functions, managing a small team. 

The post holder will be responsible for managing and maintaining the fundraising strategy, overseeing current fundraising activity and developing new fundraising streams. The Marketing and Fundraising Manager oversees all internal and external communications, increasing the charity’s reach and profile across our locality.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing local charity.

Plan International UK is recruiting for an exciting new post in our Communications, Campaigns and UK Programmes directorate. 

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life. To achieve this, we work in partnership with our stakeholders and supporters to push through change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels. We are going through an exciting period of transformation and this role is one of three newly created senior positions in the directorate.

As Head of Media and Campaigns, you will bring together three teams - media and PR, partnership communications, and campaigns and youth engagement – to create a high-impact, agile unit. Your team will deliver a real step change in media and campaigns output, generating wider and deeper engagement with the public, media and key stakeholders. You will play a vital part in producing an increasingly powerful humanitarian communications’ response and ensuring that Plan International UK models best practice youth engagement work throughout the organisation.

The experience we are looking for includes:

• Substantial experience in delivering high-profile media and social media activity, targeting a range of audiences 

• Demonstrable experience delivering cross-organisational campaigns from strategy to delivery, using a wide range of campaigning techniques to create change and wider support in society

• Managing and positively influencing relationships with existing senior contacts across media, communications agencies, government, NGOs and charities

• Developing a crisis communications strategy and managing communications risk issues

Exposure to humanitarian and international advocacy is desirable but what matters most of all is (apart from your expertise!) is that you are an inspiring people manager with a genuine desire to work with passionate and committed colleagues to make a real difference to the lives of millions of children, especially girls.

Please click on the button below to apply

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 9 June 2020

First interviews are planned for the week beginning 15 June

Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, we follow rigorous child safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

One of the UK's largest children's charities are looking for a Community Fundraising Officer to join their successful team at their London Head office.

Location: London-Essex Border
Salary: c. £28,500 - 31,000
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Key Responsibilities and Activities will include:
-Consultation with the Senior Community Fundraising Manager, devise an operational marketing plan for growth across allocated community programmes
-Monitor and evaluate financial targets and KPIs, raising any potential shortfalls with the Senior Community Fundraising Manager and planning in contingencies when required
-Lead on developing and maintaining a portfolio of high value supporters, fundraising volunteers and organisations providing first class stewardship management and supporter care
-Advise and optimise the fundraising of supporters who wish to fundraise through their own efforts for the charity
-Influence key supporters and stakeholders within the community fundraising environment to deliver the organisations strategic goals
-Own and develop a portfolio of high value supporters, following an excellent
reward and recognition programme to maximise retention and repeat giving
rates
-Implement, manage and execute a proactive programme of activity to drive growth across the allocated community programme

In order to apply for this position, you should have the following skills and experience:
-Significant experience within community fundraising
-Experience of working with individuals, businesses and community groups in a community fundraising context.
-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
-Excellent project management skills
-Strong organisational, multi-tasking and administrative skills
-Ability to build strong relationship

To find out more please send a copy of your CV to [email protected] Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information.

Here at Eden Brown we have an amazing opportunity to join a much loved health charity as a Regional Fundraising Manager in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, successful community fundraising team which will include supporting and delivering the local running of national campaigns, building relationships with supporters and representing the charity across your area.

In this role youll be working to make a difference to the lives of others by supporting, developing and inspiring volunteers and groups to maximise income generation in the area. You will work with your team to ensure that they are building strong relationships Working on both local and national campaigns you will provide excellent stewardship and support to groups and volunteers. You will have experience working in the charity sector, event marketing or PR.

You will have some previously managed a regional or Community fundraising team and be confident that you are able to hit the ground running. Your excellent communication and customer service skills will ensure you thrive in your new role. The role will be based in the Birmingham office covering the Birmingham area and therefore access to your own transport is essential. To discuss this exciting opportunity in more details please contact Laura Iliff on 01132207542. Please note the closing date is the 14th June.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Summary

SumOfUs is looking for an experienced digital fundraiser and campaigner to help grow our income and help us win campaigns against corporate power. If you love raising money online to fight for change, if you are excited about global economic justice, and if you are hungry to experiment with new technology to change the world, then this is the role for you. 

This role will report to the Fundraising and Campaigns Director and sits at the intersection of campaigning and fundraising. It is responsible for leveraging compelling campaigns to raise donations from members. SumOfUs is member funded, meaning we do not accept money from corporations or governments, and rely mostly on individual contributions to fund our work of holding companies accountable for their actions.

This position is full time and remote, and can be undertaken by anyone between GMT +2 hours (Western Europe / East Africa) and GMT -4 hours (East Coast Americas).

A bit about us

SumOfUs is a global movement of consumers, investors, and workers standing together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new and sustainable path for our global economy. We are a movement of more than 15 million people, brought together by a global team of 35 campaigners, fundraisers and operations staff. Our purpose is to challenge corporate power everywhere. We hold the biggest corporations in the world (and their political allies) to account by mobilising millions of people to take collective action.

We are aiming to fundamentally reshape the global economy to put people and planet over profit, but we know we can not do it alone. We build partnerships with on-the-ground activists and organisers, and we follow their lead. We innovate, experiment and embrace professional and organizational growth. We invest in people and we invest in how we work, because our vision calls on us to build the most effective, global, diverse, and talented team possible.

We highly value a diverse team and an equitable work environment where every member of our team is set up to thrive. We have taken steps to nurture this environment including an Anti-Oppression Leadership Team that leads work to transform injustice within the organization. We expect all team members to take responsibility for co-creating an equitable work community where everyone is able to do impactful, world-changing work. We offer benefits including additional sick days for parents and caregivers, flexible working hours, and professional development stipends. We review our policies and practices for equity frequently. We recruit and encourage people identifying with marginalized communities to apply.

What you will do as part of our team

• Write compelling emails that inspire our members to donate or take action. You will come up with strategic campaign tactics and compelling narratives about corporate power;
• Coordinate with campaigners on the most strategic tactics to win campaigns and build our movement;
• Work directly with fundraising team leader and deputy leader to achieve strategic objectives by leading projects including, but not limited to optimisation and team development;
• Make sure we are updating our best-practices to reflect global (and regional) trends in digital fundraising; and
• Support our team and work with contractors, including project management.

Skills and experiences you will need to bring:

We have no formal education requirements – if you can meet the responsibilities of the role and are willing to grow, that is all that matters.

All roles at SumOfUs require you to be:

• Dedicated to building a fairer and more sustainable global economy;
• An excellent communicator in written and spoken English, this is our primary working language;
• Committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace culture; and
• Able to work remotely.

And, this role in particular will require you to:

• Have experience with online fundraising, and able to run fundraising campaigns from start to finish;
• Be able to identify and develop inspiring and impactful campaigns
• Have excellent writing skills with a solid understanding of campaigning;
• Have an excellent understanding of donor behaviour and how to inspire people to donate, with good instincts for what can be viral and capture attention; 
• Be keen to learn and develop new skills, and find innovative solutions to challenges; and
• Have experience supervising and mentoring staff.

Big pluses

We know that no one can possibly have all these skills and experiences - you will likely be able to bring 2 or 3 of the following to our team:

• Be familiar with the Avaaz/MoveOn/38 Degrees/Campact model of digital fundraising;
• Experience managing a large email list (100,000+ subscribers);
• Understand basic data analysis, ideally in a fundraising environment;
• Experience designing and running experiments and A/B tests;
• Proficiency in major world languages other than English – especially French, German or Spanish;
• From or experience working closely with communities affected by corporate power -- from indigenous communities to low-wage workers;
• Experience with market campaigns or corporate accountability issues.

How to apply

We don’t find cover letters particularly helpful in seeing the way you might fit with this job. Instead, use the form on our website to upload your resume and respond to the three questions.

Applications close 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on June 7, 2020. Applications are only accepted through our website.

Further details

Compensation is competitive and will be determined based on a combination of experience, seniority, and where you live. (For some context: this position in New York City would pay between $66,000 and $74,000 per year and in London would pay between approximately £44,900 and £50,000 per year depending on experience and seniority; the compensation level will be adjusted in other regions based on cost of living.)

SumOfUs is a fully remote and distributed team, as such we offer stipends to offset cell phone and internet costs. We offer stipends to set-up home offices or to rent space in a coworking environment. We offer five weeks paid vacation (plus additional sick leave and all major public holidays off and 6 months paid parental leave), contributions to retirement, and the ability to work from home and work with a degree of flexibility outside our core hours of operation. We cover private health insurance premiums for employees and dependents who live in countries without public insurance. We are happy to answer any questions you have about our parental leave policies and other, similar benefits in interviews.

SumOfUs is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of SumOfUs to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and employees and not to discriminate because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, personal appearance, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, genetic information, or political affiliation. Equal employment opportunities will be provided in employment, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

There will be few times in your career as an Individual Giving specialist where you can make such a mark as in the role we are offering at Leeds Cares.

You will be the strategic lead in the development of our Individual Giving program. You will manage a small but growing team and will play a critical role in the charity’s next phase of development.  Reporting to the Director Fundraising, the Head of Individual Giving is a key role and will have the responsibility of developing and establishing our strategy to build and retain a broad and committed supporter base for Leeds Cares. The activities of you and your team will ensure we maximise income, securing the charities long-term future and ensuring we have the greatest impact by lifting us to the next level of fundraising and donor care.

You are already an experienced Individual Giving specialist with the highest of standards and a brilliant eye for detail. Health/medical background is not essential; more important is a track record of delivery, a proven ability to generate repeat, predictable income for the charity and an ambition to do more for our beneficiaries.

If you want to make a real difference and you have the experience to match our ambition please read on.