Loughborough Schools Foundation is recruiting a Director of Development. The successful candidate will bring their substantial fundraising experience to lead on the delivery of increased philanthropic returns and developing relations with the broader Foundation alumni community. They will manage an established Development team and oversee an extensive programme of communications and events.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of fundraising for a complex organisation and the ability to develop a programme of strategic donor development. They will have gained senior management experience, be strategically minded and resourceful. An understanding of and empathy with independent schools would be a distinct advantage.

The post attracts a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package which includes a generous school fee discount. Candidates should be aware that this post does involve regular travel and some weekend/evening working.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 23.59 on Sunday 20 June 2021, interviews to take place w/c 28 June 2021

No agencies, thank you.

The Mighty Creatives is a charity committed to improving the personal, educational, cultural and social lives of children and young people (CYP) through creative and cultural education. 

Our charitable purpose is to provide arts and cultural opportunities for CYP from birth to 30 years old, particularly those who are the most disadvantaged and excluded, in order to contribute to the fight against child poverty.

Our vision is of a world where all CYP will harness the power of arts, creativity, and culture in order to transform themselves, their communities, and their futures.

We are looking for an Income Generation Manager to join our team. We want you to lead on the development and delivery of a comprehensive fundraising / income strategy and action plan for the charity’s work, and to develop new fundraising and income generation opportunities for the charity to ensure its sustainability beyond the next three years. You will have a proven track record in fundraising and securing major grants, gifts and sponsorship.

New Futures Pilots Manager

Leicester, London or Cardiff based

Fixed term for 12 months; 3 days per week

Learning and Work Institute is an independent research, development and policy organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion.

We're focused on the big questions. What impact will coronavirus have on the labour market and how should policy respond? How do we help more people to develop their skills in a changing job market?

We’re looking to recruit a pilots manager to join our team delivering the “New Futures” programme. New Futures will support more than 6,000 people to upskill and reskill into new jobs. Five place-based pilots (two in England and one each in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) will deliver targeted outreach to people whose jobs may be at risk as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, high-quality careers advice and coaching, and flexible models of training.

The pilots manager role involves the management of partners delivering the five UK pilots to ensure activities are implemented as planned; supporting delivery partners to embed evaluation activities; and proactively working with the L&W project team.

The ideal candidate will bring strong project management skills, a track record of designing and delivering development or pilot projects, and experience in the delivery context for learning, skills and employment.

In return, you will have the opportunity to learn from renowned experts. We are a friendly and supportive team, passionate and enthusiastic about our work. We support each other to develop and flourish.

L&W is a Silver Investor in People award holder, committed to equal opportunities and staff development including support for formal qualifications when applicable.

L&W prides itself on being a supportive and flexible employer. We recognise the importance of work-life balance for our staff and will consider flexible working arrangements.

The successful candidate will have to undergo an enhanced DBS check. 

For more information and to apply, please visit our website by clicking "Apply".

Welsh version also available on our website.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 18 June 2021.

We anticipate that interviews will take place via Zoom week commencing 28 June 2021.

Should you require any adjustments to participate in this recruitment process, please make this clear when you apply.

Why work for The Bridge? There are a hundred reasons.
Maybe you have known someone or heard of someone who has suffered without help, or perhaps you’re tired of seeing the same new stories about homelessness? Why not join us and lead our organisation to help change lives.
We are a dynamic well established and outstanding organisation with a mission to find someone to lead our organisation to deliver first rate services to those in need.
Everyone at The Bridge has heaps of energy and positivity, and we are fortunate to say we start every day knowing we can make a difference to local people. We are a small charity, but we are also a close-knit community that’s organised, focussed and ambitious.
There are range of great benefits to working for The Bridge, including extra holiday days. However, benefits are not why individuals join an organisation like ours. Or why our staff stay. We value our staff not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it really helps and develops them. As our new Chief Executive Officer, supported by great staff and a highly supportive Board of Trustees, we will help you to achieve what you came to The Bridge for: to change people’s lives for the better. The CEO will be responsible for leading The Bridge to deliver the strategic vision of the organisation, and sustaining the values, ethos and service quality to which it is committed. The person we are seeking should share our passion for meeting the long-term needs of vulnerable service users delivering a range of services in conjunction with our partner organisations covering Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. That person will have a strong track record of shaping and delivering a clear vision through senior leadership, partnership working and effective business and financial management in the voluntary, public or related private sector.
The successful candidate will be an inspiring, collaborative, dynamic and creative leader. There is no essential requirement for the successful candidate to be a person with a professional background in homeless and vulnerable social care, though candidates should be able to demonstrate that they have relevant experience and a capacity to work and lead effectively with the culture and principles of an organisation that supports the prevention of homelessness.
A strong educational background to degree level. Our values are respect, quality, partnership, empowerment and positivity. As an organisation we also aim to be fair, inclusive, flexible, ethical and celebrate differences. If you are passionate about what we do and believe you can lead this organisation we would be very interested to hear from you. • Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. An Enhanced DBS check will be required.

Closing Date: Tuesday 18th June at 5pm
First stage interviews: Tuesday 28th June 2021

38 Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2AG
Charity No 1050596 Company No 03114996

About the role

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and ambitious high value fundraiser to work as a Senior Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer.  The post-holder will play a key role in our fast-growing and high performing Partnerships and Philanthropy Unit. 

The Partnerships & Philanthropy Team has seen significant growth over the last few years, built around strong partnerships with major funders.  We have ambitions to increase income to £9m+ a year. 

The Senior Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer will play a vital role in supporting this ambition, and in helping Practical Action achieve its wider goals. You will have a strong aptitude and proven success in winning new business and subsequently developing and managing a portfolio of donors and prospects capable of making five, six and, potentially, seven figure grants.  These donors and prospects are sophisticated grant-makers and major donors, drawn from the UK, Europe and the US, giving large, multi-year grants to complex projects and campaigns.

Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to identify, research, engage, communicate, build relationships and win support from donors and prospects. The role will also require you to engage, communicate and work with colleagues across the organisation to secure new donors. You will need to quickly understand often complex projects and strategies and engage and communicate about these with donors.  You will also need to work collaboratively with colleagues and donors to negotiate and develop proposals and steward supporters.

The role offers an amazing opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser who is seeking a challenging but, ultimately, incredibly rewarding role.

About you

You have a solid understanding of high value fundraising (trusts and foundations and major donors), and you have most likely had at least 3-4 years winning new business and managing and developing a portfolio of high value donors.  Ideally you will have some experience of international development and/or some experience of European or US funders.

You are confident at identifying and seizing opportunities, quickly building relationships and securing support.  You are a confident communicator with the ability to work with a range of people to help secure grants and manage donor relationships, ideally on complex projects.

You are great at organising yourself and you are a confident problem solver.  And whilst you will need to be passionate for the cause, you will also need to be a calm head when things don’t go right.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station but we also offer free parking.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Flexible working/hours – full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Most staff in the UK are currently working from home due to coronavirus and we expect to it be this way for some time. It is however our practice normally that we operate an agile flexible working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working (between 2-3 days per week depending on the  role).
• 26 days holiday in addition to public holidays.
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Additional information

We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing date for applications:  1st July 2021

The Charity Operations Manager will play a key role in ensuring the management and smooth running of Grange Park Centre charity and The Arc Community Hub. Working closely with the board of Trustees, and other members of staff, the Charity Operations Manager will ensure that the Centre is a vibrant, well-run facility for members, groups and other users and that it works to meet the needs of local residents.This will include managing bookings and payments to help ensure the financial sustainability of the community centre. All work will be in line with the charity purpose to help people to come together sustaining a stronger community and in accordance with our vision, mission and values.

30 hours per week.Salary is dependent on experience in the range £12-18 per hour.

This will initially be a one-year fixed-term contract, whist we establish and verify the centre staffing structure, but we strongly hope to make this into a permanent role.