London Metropolitan University Students' Union (LMSU) is looking for a highly motivated individual to take up a new role of Head of Membership (Deputy Chief Executive). 

We are currently undergoing a period of significant change and development here at LMSU that has included re-founding the organisation, making changes to the way we are governed and working towards developing a new Strategic plan that maps out our future ambitions. A major part of this development includes looking at our people, with the next step in this being the introduction of this new and exciting role.

The Head of Membership will be responsible for developing and delivering high quality services and support to our members that postively influences their experience whilst at University. The Head of Membership will lead a team of staff who facilitate the provision of the Students' Union's membership services including advice provision, advocacy, campaigns & representation, democracy & governance, student activities, student media and volunteering.

We are seeking a dynamic, inspirational and collaborative person to help re-shape LMSU and bring about positive change and opportunities for our members. Supporting our on-going growth and development you will play a key role in the Union’s engagement with its members.

Ideally, you will have leadership experience in a member-focused role combined with demonstrable experience of managing change and service development, whilst managing a variety of competing priorities and stakeholder perspectives.

The Role

Key Areas:

• Lead, manage and develop the Membership Serivces functions including strategic planning and operational delivery.
• Act as a Senior Manager (Deputy Chief Executive) helping manage the human, financial and physical assets as well as supporting the financial sustainability and statutory compliance of the Students' Union.
• Support Elected Officers and Student Representatives through provision of advice, guidance, support and training.
• Line management responsibility for all staff working within the Membership Services including casual/ student staff.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Strategic Management & Leadership
• Service Development & Delivery
• Financial & Operational Management
• Staff Management

To apply please complete an application form and submit it to LMSU via email.

Please note CV’s will only be accepted when submitted alongside a fully completed application form.

Candidates will be shortlisted for interview based on how closely they demonstrate a match to the criteria outlined in the job purpose and person specification.

For an informal conversation regarding this role or if you have any additional questions please contact Graeme Hope, Chief Executive at LMSU.

St Luke’s Hospice provides specialist palliative care to people whose illnesses are no longer curable, helping them to live well, know that their family are supported and that they are able to die with dignity in the place of their choice.

We are currently seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Head of Retail, to provide strategic and operational leadership and business acumen to maximise income generated from our existing High Street Shops and E-Commerce activity. The post holder will also be expected to identify new opportunities thus driving growth in the business to support the strategic aims of the charity.

We have recently reviewed our current operation and would also expect the post holder to implement the recommendations.

To request a job pack and to register your interest please email.If you wish to have an informal chat or visit, please ask the HR team to arrange this.

icap is looking for a passionate and motivated person to lead our fundraising function. This is a vital role which enables us to provide much needed counselling and psychotherapy for the Irish community. You will be required to work 28 hours per week with an element flexibility based on the nature of the role. It is expected that you will attend all fundraising events, AGM and Conferences. If additional hours are worked, a time off in lieu system is operated.

icap is the only specialist British-based counselling and psychotherapy service supporting people from the Irish community who are experiencing emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety and stress.  We are committed to providing therapy for people who find it hard to access help, including those on low incomes, those facing disadvantage or discrimination.

A national health charity, urgently seek an interim Head of Media until end January 2020.

The Head of Media is responsible for the charity's media and social media activity across traditional and online media outlets at national and regional level.
Through multiple media channels, the charity's media team will support strategic objectives to influence behavioural and policy change, maintain trust and brand and drive income generation.

The Head of Media will lead on and drive forward media, press and social media profile and impact, working with tenacity, imagination and good judgement to develop a high performing and sector-leading team to help achieve dramatic change for service area users.

Duties:
Lead on the creation and delivery of a pipeline of proactive media activity and annual media and social media plans, collaborating with teams across the organisation and providing expert advice, to support the charity's strategic objectives.
Develop and lead the Media team to deliver and evaluate ambitious, analytically-driven PR and social media plans, that support strategic aims including communicating our key messages, increasing our reach and awareness, influencing behavioural and policy change and driving income.
Oversee the day-to-day running of the media office, including the management of social media channels and their content, ensuring fast, accurate and strategically-aligned responses to media
enquiries and that we capitalise on media opportunities presented by the news agenda. Ensure output is high-quality and effective in ensuring media cut-through to maximise impact for the charity.
Use a range of internal and external data to inform media activity and support innovation.
Advise the organisation on media matters to inform planning and responses to the media agenda, based on an in-depth understanding of the relevant external press, media and social media environment, trends.
Manage, motivate and support the Senior Media Officer and Senior Social Media Officer as well as leading the wider team, being an ambassador of best practice and professional development.
Develop and lead the media team to network and build relationships with key journalists to support the media team's objectives.
Lead the team to source and interview case studies and engage with celebrity supporters to support media objectives, complying with internal process and data protection legislation.
Be responsible for ensuring that the organisations spokespeople are trained and able to deliver effective media interviews - and deliver continuous coaching and development.
Lead our operational response as Incident Communications Lead for the organisation, playing an active role in preparing for and implementing responses to crisis or high-risk situations, and advising the Senior Leadership Team as appropriate.
Ensure there is robust business intelligence for the organisation and team. This would be achieved by setting KPI's and targets for our media, tracking effectiveness through monitoring, providing insight into how this effectiveness can be improved, and producing reports for the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees to inform future strategic direction.
Ensure that the work produced by the Media team adheres to organisational policies and positions and aligns with the strategy at all times for maximum effect.
Manage the Media team budget and monitor expenditure.
From time-to-time, as needed, create high-quality media materials including press releases and statements, comment pieces and spokesperson briefings.
Available to work outside office hours, including managing out of hours media office.

Experience:
Significant experience of developing creative media concepts, strategies and tactics and implementing on and off-line media plans.
Significant experience of securing on-message national, regional, trade and broadcast coverage to support policy, health advice and fundraising campaigns that creates tangible, measurable impact.
A digital mind-set and proven track record in devising, managing and evaluating successful media campaigns integrated with other activity.
Significant experience in interviewing case studies in a sensitive way whilst eliciting strong media angles.
Significant experience in analyzing complex data to identify newsworthy statistics.
Significant experience in building and developing relationships with journalists in a range of media.
Experience managing projects, budgets and timelines.
Significant experience of line management and team leadership including the ability to motivate and manage people effectively.

Day rate is based on an annual salary of £52kpa. The upper end of the scale is based on someone working through a Ltd or Umbrella company.

Job title : Head of Programmes

Reports to: Head of Operations

Responsible for: Programmes Team (see ‘our programmes’)

Salary range: Competitive

Hours: 37.5

Contract level: Permanent

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is a small charity with a national profile dedicated to improving the lives of young people and communities from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.  The charity has recently been awarded a national day of commemoration and celebration of the life and legacy of Stephen Lawrence.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice. 
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work. 
• Support people to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Head of Programmes to join the team and help us along our journey to achieving further growth.

Our Programmes:

Over the last three years, we have undergone an exciting journey to move from being London-focused to having national reach and presence through Stephen Lawrence Day and developing a portfolio of programmes.

We primarily work with young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice.We empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work.And we influence others to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish.

• Built environment – we support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into the career Stephen hoped to enter through our Building Futures Programme.

• Schools and further education – we give young people the knowledge, skills and confidence to pursue the career of their choice through our Pathways to Professions Programme.

• Communities – we run programmes that empower community groups and their leaders to maximise their impact through our Leadership Academy’s, BME Network.

• Stephen Lawrence Day, a day of celebration of Stephen’s life and legacy, was announced by Theresa May at the 25th anniversary memorial service in April 2018.  The purpose of the day is about recognising the part we all play in creating a society in which everyone can flourish.  It is an opportunity for children and young people to have their voices heard, make the changes they’d like to see and build a society that treats everyone with fairness and respect.

Our Objectives:

Our strategic objectives outlined below to realise our mission and to incorporate Stephen Lawrence Day into our core activities. 

• Strategic Objective 1: To deliver the Stephen Lawrence Building Futures programme supporting aspiring architects and young people wishing to pursue careers in the Built Environment.

• Strategic Objective 2: To deliver all-age community programmes with an emphasis on offering support for hard to reach citizens.

• Strategic Objective 3: To deliver Stephen Lawrence Day including Employment & Enterprise programmes to young people aged 13-30.

• Strategic Objective 4: To grow our social enterprise activity to be a highly effective social business.

• Strategic Objective 5: To maximise the use of the Stephen Lawrence Centre.

• Strategic Objective 6: To continue to grow our Voice of Transformation work in pursuit of achieving social justice for all.

The main purpose of this post is:

• Line management of programmes team providing leadership, motivation and development.
• Responsible for the strategic development, fundraising, communications (including social media), planning, management and delivery of programmes in line with SLCT objectives
• Lead, manage and develop the programme team
• Manage and monitor the budgets for programmes and staff, streamline processes, performance management and reporting to Head of Operations.
• Liaise with the Head of Operations and team on relevant fundraising and marketing initiatives
• Oversee on-going programme design, implementation and evaluation
• Develop and maintain key relationships with funders, stakeholders and partners
• Represent the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and support events delivered externally e.g the annual memorial lecture

MAIN DUTIES

• Management of programme delivery, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and on budget
• manage the strategic development and sustainability of programmes
• Line management of programmes team providing leadership, motivation and development.
• Delivering all contracts in line with grant agreements, ensuring that all monitoring and evaluation is compliant with grant requirements and that reporting is of a high standard to ensure future support from funders
• Supporting the Head of Operations to secure funding for programmes from a mixed portfolio of income generation including the Stephen Lawrence Centre, grants, corporate sponsorship and individual donations
• Maintaining the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trusts internal and external monitoring and evaluation systems, which allow for adequate reporting and impact sharing to the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees, funders and other bodies as appropriate
• Communicating the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trusts mission, values and aims to external and internal stakeholders, including volunteers, partners, funders and, if applicable, the press
• Promoting and representing the Trust, acting as an ambassador at external events and meetings, ensuring the Trust communicates its messages effectively
• Any other duties that may be reasonably required relevant to the post
• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

STEPHEN LAWRENCE CHARITABLE TRUST

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Head of Programmes

The post holder will need to be able to demonstrate the competences listed to a high level and want to use these to the full in their work. 

• Project management
• Leadership & Management
• Communication
• Relationship management
• Monitoring & evaluation
• Negotiation
• Financial Management

• Understanding of the needs of underrepresented groups in education sector and organisations

• Problem solving
• Managing multiple work streams
• Strategic thinker
• Fundraising

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of strategic planning of programmes, programme development and delivery
• Demonstrable experience of programme delivery preferably in the voluntary sector, including youth-led programmes
• Experience of managing projects with multiple partners and stakeholders
• Experience of leading and line managing teams to meet project outputs and outcomes
• Monitoring, evaluating and assessing impact of projects, and reporting to external and internal stakeholders
• Grant management and compliance
• Partnership working with the voluntary, statutory, corporate and education sectors
• Relationship building with a range of stakeholders – corporates, other charities, educational institutions, local authorities
• Managing budgets and financial reporting
• The ability to multitask and to meet deadlines

• Experience of working with funders, education sector, local government and grassroot community groups.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

Essential

• Managing teams and programme management
• Securing funds from trusts and foundations

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to influence across all levels
• An understanding of the issues that young people from marginalised and underrepresented backgrounds face, and of policies and practices addressing these issues
• Successfully contributing to income generation strategies, Trusts and Foundations, strategic alliances
• Budgeting and financial planning
• Motivational leadership qualities with ability to produce the best out of teams and young people

Desirable

• IT and digital media skills

• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Event management including community events

ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS / PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Willingness flexibly, e.g outside of normal working hours 
• Practical problem solver, able to quickly adapt to the needs of a growing charity

Job title               Head of Partnerships

Department         Fundraising & Development

Reporting to     Director of Brand & Development

Overall Purpose of the job:

To manage the partnerships, corporate and commercial teams at The Mix and raise funds to support young people across the UK.

Key areas of responsibility:

· Lead on delivering and growing our partnerships, corporate and commercial income generation activities to deliver £1million pa in three years’ time (2022).

· Lead on the account management and relationship management of our existing portfolio of corporate partners.

· Line manage the partnerships, corporate and commercial team members to deliver on our income targets for partnerships, corporate and commercial.

· Work across the charity, especially with the service delivery directorate, to collaboratively create exciting and impactful projects for funding.

· Working with the whole fundraising and development directorate to get those projects funded - through compelling proposals, creative pitches and appropriate applications to a broad range of partners, corporate funders and commercial opportunities.

· Working closely with Director of Brand & Development to report on and evaluate partnerships, corporate and commercial income, expenditure and ROIs.

• Work with the Director of Brand & Development to represent The Mix externally at fundraising and profile-raising events and relevant sector forums.
• Keep abreast of and share developments in partnerships, corporate and commercial fundraising and income generation.
• Any other related duties related to this role, as required.

Person Specification:

Essential

· Experience working in a corporate environment.

· And/or, experience working in new business development or sales.

· Ability to develop pitches, presentations and proposals and utilise them to close deals (up to 6 figures).

· Ability to manage and motivate teams and individuals, including senior staff, volunteers and Trustees, towards shared goals around income generation.

· Strong understanding of corporate responsibility, marketing, communications and all aspects of CSR trends, specifically commercial and sponsorship and customer engagement.

· Excellent negotiator – able to influence, persuade and close deals, with the ability both to influence new prospects and manage expectations.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of presenting to external audiences and internal stakeholders.

· Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.

· Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.

· Ability to take risks and learn from mistakes.

· A passion for working with young people.

· Interest and/or enthusiasm for using digital for good.

Desirable

· Experience working with or understanding of social enterprises.

· A proven track record of successful income generation from partnerships, corporate and commercial in a charity setting.

· Experience and/or understanding of other fundraising income streams.

· Experience line managing staff and/or volunteers, preferably in a fundraising environment.

· Experience working with Salesforce, or similar Fundraising database.

· Experience in project management – including budget development and day to day management, project planning and delivery, and project evaluation.

· A strong network within the charity and funding sectors.

· An understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and safe working practices.

Terms and Conditions

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Glentworth Street, London, NW1 5PG

Line Management: Senior Corporate Engagement Officer.

Pension: 4% employee contribution secures 4% employers’ contribution to stakeholder pension scheme.

Hours: This post is full time Monday to Friday with 35 working hours a week. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required for which time of in lieu will be given.

Annual leave: You will be entitled to 35 days of holiday pro rata, which includes the 8 Statutory Bank Holiday during each year.

Benefits:

· Flexible and remote working available

· Eyecare vouchers

· Life assurance

· Weekly staff socials, plus Summer and Christmas Party

· Colleague of the month – awarded half a day extra annual leave

· Central London location

· Coaching Environment

· Learning, development and training options

The Mix is a free, confidential support service for under 25s - making a massive difference to over three million young people in the UK each year. Whatever issue a young person is facing, The Mix is always there for them - online, over the phone or via social media. It connects young people to experts and their peers to talk about everything from money to mental health, from homelessness to jobs, from break-ups to drugs.

We are one of the eight charities forming the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Heads Together campaign to end stigma around mental health and will continue to work with them on raising awareness and providing vital help for people with mental health challenges. We work on high profile campaigns to change attitudes and raise awareness with the likes of Daniel Radcliff, Lady Gaga, and most recently Russell Brand. We work with TV shows like Hollyoaks to help young people understand sexual consent and big brands like River Island, Dixons Carphone and Lloyds Bank on everything from money to masturbation.

Today’s young people face an unprecedented range of challenges. They are possibly the first generation worse off in physical and emotional terms than their parents. The Mix’s mission is to ensure that every young person can make informed choices about their wellbeing – wherever and whenever they are...

We’ve looking for someone to join our fundraising and development directorate as our Head of Partnerships.

The fundraising and development directorate:

The team focuses on core and unrestricted income whether possible and over the past 18 months we have prioritised long-term strategic funders and partners. We now have a strong pipeline of secured income for the next three years (our strategic planning cycle). The team is made up of a group of enthusiastic and experienced experts who manage their own functions and work collaboratively across the charity to develop projects with the service’s teams and our network of young people.

It’s an exciting team to join the team, which has just finished a hugely successful year and is now growing in line with the charity’s needs and ambitions for the future.

Vision, Mission and Values

What we do: The Mix is here to take on the embarrassing problems, weird questions, and please-don’t-make-me-say-it-out-loud thoughts that people under 25 have in order to give them the best support through our digital and phone services.

Vision: To be the first point of contact for under 25s. We know that with the right skills and opportunities, you can take on anything that life throws your way.

Mission: To empower everyone under 25 in the UK with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make the right first steps in life. Life is hard, but support doesn’t have to be.

Values:

• Empowering - we lead, we train & support, we respect, we give space to grow, we give power to chose
• Brave - we innovate, we pioneer, we take risks, we tell it how it is
• Supportive - we listen, we encourage, we care, we’re understanding, we are empathetic
• Collaborative - we are open & transparent, we co-create, we respect, experience & expertise
• Proactive - we create situations, we make things happen, we get things done
• Non-judgemental - we do not judge, we do not criticise, we do not blame

The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) is a leading national heritage charity, protecting and opening 350 beautiful historic churches to the public across England, attracting two million visitors each year, including through its innovative activities such as Champing™.

We are currently developing arts, business and community centres in former churches, as well as delivering consultancy to a growing number of clients. We’re looking for someone to join our regeneration taskforce, delivering nationally important projects for historic churches.

You’ll have experience of working on social enterprise, regeneration or asset based projects and you’ll have a strong interest in the historic environment. For the manager role we are looking for experience managing teams, including remotely-based teams

Flexibility to travel extensively across England is essential.

If you are interested in this role or you require any additional information, please send a request for the job description to Recruitment (address on our website).

If you are interested in this role, please submit a personal statement detailing your interest and relevant information to Recruitment. To apply, please download an application form our website.

Regeneration Manager

Fixed term positions, one year contract with potential for extension

Full Time – 36 hours per week
Salary - circa £33,700 per annum, plus pension and benefits

Location – London or Home-based South East

Closing date: 21st October 2019

Union Chapel is seeking an interim Head of Fundraising & Development to develop and drive forward the fundraising strategy for all areas of income generation for the organisation.  These include public sector funders, trusts and foundations, corporate sponsorships, philanthropic giving and membership schemes.

The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator and networker; have demonstrable success in planning and raising five figure sums, a self-motivated approach to work and be confident in developing and managing a small team. A broad understanding of heritage, the arts and social justice projects, and substantial experience in a similar role are essential.

The current Head of Fundraising & Development is moving abroad in December, but will remain supporting Union Chapel’s fundraising efforts around the Sunday School remotely, as Project Consultant. This interim role will assist in the transition between the current Head of Fundraising and future appointments.

The Old Royal Naval College is one of London’s most popular visitor attractions, at the heart of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, welcoming 1.2m visitors annually. We are embarking on our most ambitious transformation to become an extraordinary cultural destination. We are doing this by living our values of Bold | Embracing | Imaginative | Resourceful.

The role

The role of Head of Commercial Events is essential and responsible for developing the ongoing private venue hire and public commercial events to grow our income, visitor numbers and opportunities to cross promote and sell our ticketed visitor offer.

Delivering exceptional experiences as an extraordinary cultural destination is at the heart of everything we do at the Old Royal Naval College and our audience development plan, brand positioning and values are our guiding principles.

This role will lead the development and delivery of two key areas which are essential to our success:

• Commercial hire strategy: positioning the Old Royal Naval College as the premier location for spectacular private events and grow our income
• Commercial public events and partnership strategy: developing a year-round plan of commercial public events which engage existing and new visitors and grow income.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following essential requirements:

• Strong commercial background and experience in delivering operational excellence.
• Has experience of event management in a similar sector, field or venue
• Great communication skills (written and oral), with the ability to connect and share knowledge with a range of audiences.
• Excellent project and time management skills
• Experience of setting and managing large budgets, delivering financial targets.

Applicants should apply by submitting a cover letter (2 pages maximum), outlining how you fulfil the requirements of the person specification, along with current CV.

If you want to be a part of a movement to create a society where everyone has an opportunity for a happy and fulfilling future then join us at Turn2us as our Supporter Development Manager. This is an exciting opportunity within the fundraising team for a collaborative and creative fundraiser to join the team at an exciting time for the Charity.

One in five of us in the UK are currently living in poverty, 14 million people. Disproportionally affected amongst those are the most vulnerable in our communities; 4.5 million children, one in three households in poverty that include someone with a disability or mental ill health; minority ethnic communities; single mothers and those fleeing domestic abuse; homeless people and care leavers.

Turn2us gives people essential support in the face of life-changing events to help avert a worsening crisis, and then supports them to build financial sustainability and thrive. We also collaborate with specialist agencies and other organisations to help tackle the causes and symptoms of poverty.

Turn2us has recently adopted a new and very exciting fundraising strategy and we are now looking for a new team member to support this strategy. This role requires a relationship fundraiser who is a creative and dynamic self-starter, able to grow engagement and long term commitment from our existing supporters using a combination of communication channels, and to generate new income from people who share our belief that no one in the UK should live in poverty.

You will use bespoke personal, written and face to face communications to build relationships with Turn2us supporters and secure their longer term commitment. You will lead the development of existing donor relationships through planned direct marketing appeals, building engaging supporter journeys and donor events.

Bloodwise is the UK’s leading blood cancer charity and we’re looking for a Corporate Relationships Officer to join the team to help us significantly grow our income from corporate partners over the next three years.

Bloodwise is the UK’s leading blood cancer charity and we’re looking for a Corporate Relationships Officer to join the team to help us significantly grow our income from corporate partners over the next three years.

Working closely with the Corporate Relationships Manager and the Head of Partnerships, the successful candidate will creatively employ their excellent communication and relationship building skills to ensure companies working with Bloodwise enjoy the best possible experience. 

The Corporate Relationships Officer will be responsible for managing our portfolio of small and medium sized existing partnerships and new business opportunities, as well as supporting on larger accounts. 

Please apply for this opportunity by submitting a CV, along with a cover letter setting out why you believe you are a great candidate for the role, via our website. 

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is: 9am on Wednesday 23 October 2019
 
Please note that we may bring forward the closing date at our discretion.

£18,564 to £26,000 FTE per annum, plus 6% contributory pension scheme

Full-time (35 hours per week;

London

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families maintains an annual revenue income of over £2 million per year, excluding tendered contracts, with a strategic emphasis on raising income from Statutory Funders, Trusts and Foundations whilst developing new income streams from Corporates, Major Donors and Community Fundraising. The Fundraising Assistant plays a vital role in supporting these fundraising activities. The Fundraising Assistant will work closely with the Centre’s Trusts and Foundations Manager and Head of Fundraising to help take the AFC’s fundraising strategy forward, with a particular focus on supporting the Major Donor income stream, individual giving, and Trust and Foundation income.

The role combines supporting the generation of new voluntary income and maintaining our relationships with current donors (approximately 45% time to be spent on generating new income and 55% of time on supporting existing relationships).  Working closely with the Trusts and Foundations Manager and Head of Fundraising the post holder will play a vital role in supporting the fundraising team to meet income targets and develop and maintain relationships with donors and prospects. 

This is an exceptional opportunity for motivated, hard-working candidate who is looking for a career in fundraising. The role covers many aspects of fundraising, including major donors, grant management, fundraising research, event support and income generation activities – an interest in working across and gaining experience in all these areas is vital.

Closing date for applications – Monday 4th November

Interviews to be held – Friday 15th November

12 months fixed term contract
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Based at Counting House, London Bridge

What the job involves

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our established, experienced and successful community fundraising team. As a team, we work hard to combine our strengths and motivate each other. We’re enthusiastic, open, supportive and driven. We’re looking for someone who shares our passion to achieve success.

You will be a customer-focused individual who has a talent for cultivating relationships and have an eye for spotting new opportunities. In a nutshell, you’ll be working across our portfolio of activity with individuals, groups, clubs and partners.

We need you to proactively grow and develop your income areas. To do this, you’ll have first class relationship building skills, a way with words, excellent writing skills and the ability to truly connect with supporters though emotive and compelling interactions. You’ll be working with supporters face-to-face, over the phone, online and in writing. You will help donors receive the ultimate supporter journey and get the absolute most out of their fundraising experience. 

You’ll contribute significantly to identifying new trends and testing ways to grow engagement and understanding of our supporters. You’ll work with your manager to develop and deliver our plans.

What we want from you

This is an exciting opportunity for a bright, personable and enthusiastic individual to really make their mark. You’ll ideally have a solid community fundraising background to enable you to hit the ground running. We want you to make the most of the opportunities given to you to flex your creative side, whilst still delivering on the day-to-day practices, and to enable the team to grow and be efficient. You’ll be joining a fun and experienced team who’ll help you grow your strengths and support your development.

Why work for us?

We have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and support, we can make prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear. Be part of a team that will put an end to prostate cancer being a killer.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance and a season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

Closing date: midnight, Sunday 27th October 2019.
Interview date: w/c 4th November 2019.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

When Life Gives You Sour Lemons, Make Lemonade...

We’re looking for someone who is excited by (and highly skilled in) finance, commercial management, processes, people, culture and compliance. Basically all the things that will build our infrastructure and set us up to succeed in the way we do business.

This is the HOW person: 

“ok, we’ve got a big vision, we’ve got funding to make it happen; HOW are we going to not only deliver what we need to, but create a future where Sour Lemons is sustainably bringing about change?”

We recognise the importance of having a senior member of staff who has 'got the charities back'. The Operations and Finance lead is a crucial role and the third position we've created. 

We need someone to lead on the business operations of Sour Lemons which will support the Founder and Chief Executive to focus on creating the next part of our strategy and generating the income to go with that.

The right candidate will be able to flip between digging down deep into the detail, to high-level imaginative problem solving that allows us to stay nimble in a challenging context. You will have varied experience of all aspects involved in running a small organisation and the knowhow to confidently lead in areas of finance, HR, governance, contracts and policies (including diversity and inclusion). 

What are you waiting for?