War Child has an exciting vacancy for a Head of Gaming as part of our growing Fundraising and Marketing department. We’re looking for a dynamic person with expertise from the video games industry to lead our award-winning team of specialist gaming fundraisers. The successful candidate will be able to deliver and build upon our gaming strategy as well as inspiring the team to continued success. As a result, they will have a direct impact on the lives of children who have been affected by conflict.

The Head of Gaming is responsible for leading War Child’s award-winning Gaming team as part of the wider Fundraising and Marketing department.
Your key objective is to deliver on the organisation’s gaming strategy and to grow income by working with the International video games industry as well as gamers themselves to help War Child deliver quality programmes to an increased number of children in conflict zones.
Gaming has been highlighted as one of War Child’s most important target sectors for innovation and growth. As the strategic lead for all of War Child’s approach to the video games industry, you will be uniquely placed to deliver a lasting impact on War Child and the children we serve.

• Lead the Gaming team to maximise the value War Child receives from current or future gaming partnerships.
• Accountable for building and delivering the Gaming Team Strategy.
• Accountable for the development and delivery of the Gaming annual plan and income and expenditure budget ensuring we maintain a high return on investment.
• Accountable for marketing and promoting all gaming activations to maximise audience engagement with support from War Child Digital teams.
• Accountable for wider operational decisions and communications on behalf of War Child as part of the Management Team including shared accountability for the Operational Risk register, a key management tool.
• Bring your global experience and understanding of international trademarking to international activations and collaboration with global partner charities.
• Line manage the Gaming team, ensuring they are contributing to team objectives while supporting them with their personal and professional development.
• Manage the external Gaming Committee comprised of senior leaders in the industry ensuring we can maximise their impact for War Child.
• Manage risks related to all Gaming Partnerships

Vauxhall, London

Competitive salary package (Grade F)

35 hours per week / Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 15th March 2020

Interview Dates:

Round 1: 23rd March 2020 (presentation requirement)

Round 2: 26th March 2020

We are seeking a Head of Corporate Partnerships to lead the team to support our ambitious long-term growth plans. We are not only aiming to significantly grow income over the next five years, in parallel we are also seeking to develop mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with forward-thinking companies which will enable us together to reach more people, and to lead in the delivery of a good end of life experience.

This role is responsible for the development of Marie Curie's Corporate Partnership strategy; including existing partnership management and notably corporate new business development, as well as long-term, strategic partnerships. The postholder will develop and drive a strategy that delivers growth, significantly increasing corporate income from new partners over the next five years and developing long-term strategic relationships with new and existing partners.

The role will maximise opportunities with existing partners, providing exceptional partnership management. Leading a team of 13, the role requires proven, excellent line management and leadership.

You will have a proven track record of securing new business partnerships (COTY, CRM, Strategic & Sponsorship) and income growth within a fundraising environment. You will also have extensive experience of prospecting and managing high-value strategic partnerships.

As this role with require working with colleagues from different functions of the Charity, you will be collaborative by nature and be able to create cross-functional management strategies.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Marie Curie is an inclusive employer who values diversity and is a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Head of Corporate Partnerships
Dogs Trust
Highly competitive salary

Dogs Trust is looking to appoint an outstanding individual as their new Head of Corporate Partnerships. 

This is a new role which has been created to support the growing work of the Corporate Partnerships and Corporate Development Teams, with responsibility to develop a strategy that will deliver a significant increase in corporate income to support the work of the Dogs Trust.

The successful candidate will be joining one of the fastest growing brands in the charity sector and be responsible for converting the high public awareness and love for the Dogs Trust’s work into relationships with some of the best-known brands in the UK and globally.

The mission of Dogs Trust is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. Although it has well over a hundred years of history, it was the charity's decision to embrace a non-destruction approach to dog welfare, 50 years ago, that defines Dogs Trust. From that point on Dogs Trust has led the dog welfare sector in every venture; the proactive and reactive measures the charity has delivered since then have brought the numbers of dogs put to sleep in government shelters down by 97%. Today Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity but as a charity solely funded by the donations of its amazing supporters, they know that success through their Corporate Partnerships has never been more important. 

Based in London and reporting to the Deputy Director – Philanthropy & Corporate Partnerships, this role is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on Corporate Fundraising at Dogs Trust. The successful candidate will lead on the charity’s commercial relationships and play a critical role in developing the Corporate Partnerships Strategy. Providing expert leadership in the development of new-business strategy as well as retaining and uplifting existing corporate partnerships, the they will hold specialist knowledge in new business and account management at a senior level within a national charity setting. They will also have extensive experience of leading teams to six and seven figure partnerships in a charity setting, the ability to think strategically, and the skills to both develop and implement strategy.

The people who work at Dogs Trust bring ambition, passion and a determination to succeed in all they do, coupled with warmth, integrity and a sense of fun. The person we are looking for will combine a genuine love for dogs and their welfare with a professional, ambitious and can-do attitude – they will think big and get the job done in a collaborative and engaging way. 

If you are a highly-talented fundraising leader, passionate about dog welfare and hungry for a career-defining leadership challenge, then we want to hear from you. 

For further information, including details of how to apply, please click the ‘Apply on Website' button.

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Background to the role:  

Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the UK’s pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority, established in 1986 following the disappearance of 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh whilst at work. We work towards creating a society in which people are safer - and feel safer - from the prevalence of stalking, harassment, aggression and violence, achieved through supporting people; education; and campaigning.

Our stalking helpline advice and advocacy service offers support and advice to thousands of victims of stalking every year.  Caseworkers advocate on victims’ behalf with police, social services and other statutory or victim support agencies.  The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has awarded funding to Suzy Lamplugh Trust and partner agencies to continue the proof of concept Multi-Agency Stalking Intervention Programme (MASIP) in London.  This is an intervention programme for stalking perpetrators, in an interdisciplinary setting involving partners from the health and criminal justice services as well as the voluntary sector. We have also secured funding from MOPAC to develop a trauma-led approach to advocacy as part of the London Stalking Support service.

The post will be primarily based at the Suzy Lamplugh Trust office in Vauxhall, but regular travel to other locations across London, including the Stalking Threat Assessment Centre (STAC), will be required. Travel to other locations in the UK may also be required occasionally.

We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic leader to lead this team and ensure that its work has maximum impact and is embedded into the core output of the charity.

Overall purpose of role:

• To work closely with the CEO and Head of Policy to ensure robust management of operational activity across the Trust, with specific focus on the National Stalking Helpline, advocacy service, Stalking Threat Assessment Centre, and London Stalking Support Service.
• To support the CEO in external representation of the organisation.
• To ensure the safe and effective delivery and development of the Trust’s provision for victims of stalking.
• To promote the work of Suzy Lamplugh Trust including the National Stalking Helpline and advocacy services, strengthening our voice as an authority on stalking and personal safety - both at work and in everyday life.
• To be a key part of the Trust’s leadership team, deputising for the Chief Executive as required.

To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter.   Note: applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

If you do not receive a response within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Job Description:

Service delivery and development

• Provide strategic support, leadership, safeguarding and oversight to all areas of service delivery, including the work of the National Stalking Helpline, stalking advocacy services and London branch of the MASIP programme.
• Work with the commercial and finance teams to develop financially sustainable new projects, ensuring that timely information is provided to support the design and development of funding bids and any reports to funders on activities delivered.
• Proactively develop relationships with other agencies which enable effective collaborations and two-way signposting/referral to ensure beneficiaries get the best advice and support available.
• Perform the role of safeguarding lead for the Trust, ensuring staff have appropriate training and ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies.
• Support frontline staff and volunteers in dealing with complicated or sensitive enquiries.
• Ensure quality assurance of the operational services of the Trust.
• Support in the delivery and development of stalking training and consultancy packages, including briefings to other services.

Policy and research

• Support Head of Policy and Chief Executive on the co-ordination of responses to policy consultations, development of research, representing Suzy Lamplugh Trust at external meetings with funders, stakeholders, influencers and decision-makers. 
• Ensure that the Chief Executive and other Suzy Lamplugh Trust colleagues are appropriately briefed to represent the organisation’s position on a range of practice related policy issues.
• Identify opportunities for new partnerships, services, and influencing opportunities that will strengthen the Trust’s voice and expand its reach.

Management and leadership

• Lead a team of staff and volunteers
• Identify and address skills gaps or development needs of staff, particularly in respect of new product development
• Manage relevant departmental budgets
• Represent the Operations department on the leadership team

• Deputise for the Chief Executive, internally and externally, as required, including with the media
• Manage projects and budgets for the Operations team and restricted projects within the department remit, ensuring all service responsibilities and project deliverables are met within approved budget.
• Engage with Trustees via sub committees

Person specification:

(‘s’ denotes shortlisting criteria which must be addressed in covering letter)

Skills and abilities

• Ability to represent the Trust externally and deputise for the Chief Executive as required

• Significant experience, at least 4 years, offering strategic and operational direction to front line VAWG services (s)

• Demonstrable ability to synthesise large amounts of complex information into accurate, persuasive arguments
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Convincing influencing and negotiation skills with people at all levels (s)
• Understanding of the policy contexts in which Suzy Lamplugh Trust operates
• Leadership skills: the ability to inspire a team to strive to meet challenging goals 
• Management skills: proven ability to coach and support others while delivering testing personal objectives, interpreting corporate targets into clearly communicated work plans
• Collaboration and teamwork: proven ability to work collegiately with other senior leaders, represent the Trust externally 
• Ability to lead effective and engaging meetings
• Ability to design, develop and deliver projects and robust project management skills in order to direct projects (s)
• Understanding of the financial constraints of working in a small charity, and funding mechanisms within the sector, with proven ability to manage budgets (s)

Experience

• Representing an organisation to senior external stakeholders, including government and the media (s)
• Providing briefings to senior leaders to represent the organisation on key issues
• Experience of delivering training courses and/or presenting material at conferences
• Developing and managing services to people in challenging circumstances (s)
• Crisis and change management, maintaining high quality of delivery of new and existing services in changing environments (s)
• Designing and contributing to successful funding proposals or bids and reporting back to funders (s)
• Line management including setting targets and appraising individuals’ performance
• At least 4 years’ experience in senior management positions, operating at a strategic level and contributing to strategy development and delivery (s)

Personal attributes

• Committed to the aims and values of Suzy Lamplugh Trust: we expect all staff to uphold and reflect the ethos of Suzy Lamplugh Trust in all their work

• Ambitious: with responsibility for growing the organisation’s work in a number of key areas, you will be motivated to enable the Trust to compete as a significant voice within the sector
• Authoritative: you will be expected to deputise externally for the Chief Executive as required
• Results-driven: the Head of Operations will provide strategic direction to the team
• Approachable: as a senior representative of the organisation, you will need to be able to communicate effectively with a range of key stakeholders to get them on board
• Adaptable: you will need to be willing to take on tasks beyond the immediate scope of their job description from time to time including travel and occasional overnight stays
• Visionary: as part of the leadership team, your ideas will help to shape the organisation’s strategic plan 
• Resilient: able to operate within tight deadlines, in a changing environment

Head of Programmes

Full-time at 35 hours (Office Based, London, UK)

Salary: £52,000 - £62,000

Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of advice and support to problem gamblers and their loved ones.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Head of Programmes to strategically develop and lead on GamCare’s programme of engagement and awareness-raising projects.

After a number of successful fundraising initiatives in 2018/19, GamCare has developed several large-scale projects and significantly grown its engagement and awareness-raising activities in the past year. This growth has resulted in the formation of a Programmes Team, whose function is to deliver these varied projects coherently and consistently in line with GamCare’s mission and strategy. 

Programmes currently include two national programmes (focused on women and young people), seeking to raise awareness of gambling issues and provide outreach into communities, as well as several more developmental areas of work such as activity in the criminal justice system and with the armed forces community.  Funding is from a mixture of corporates, trusts and foundations and statutory sources.

As Head of Programmes you will lead this team with passion and energy, building commitment and driving a learning culture across it with a focus on knowledge sharing and evaluation.  You will have significant experience of project operations and oversight, including budgeting and risk management.  You will be able to think and engage strategically – ensuring projects fit into wider organisational goals, but with an operational focus, having a clear view across the projects and an eye for detail.

As the issue climbs the social, political and media agendas, it is an exciting time to join both GamCare and the gambling support sector as a whole. As Head of Programmes you will work closely with the Head of Development and Director of Development to identify and prioritise opportunities for further growth within this context. The successful candidate will be a senior leader able to communicate a clear vision and with a passion for supporting those affected by gambling harm.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Please note we do not accept CVs

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

Previous applicants need not apply

To discuss the role further please email Mike Kenward (Development Director). Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications is 11th March 2020

Interview dates: 16th-18th March 2020

Interviews are scheduled to take place in London

As our Head of Operations, you will oversee the performance and delivery of GoodGym’s highly impactful work tackling isolation and loneliness, and creating happier healthier and better connected communities.

You will manage our operations across the UK and our office in London. This is a pivotal role in our senior team and your work will have significant social impact on a national scale.

The post will be based in our central London office.

About GoodGym
GoodGym is a multi-award winning social enterprise that connects exercise with volunteering. Across 57 cities and boroughs its members run to help isolated older people and community projects. It’s shown to reduce isolation, improve community cohesion and to improve wellbeing for all involved. It is frequently cited as a leading social innovation by the government, mainstream press and leading think tanks. GoodGym’s impact and activity continues to grow and in this role you will play an important part in increasing our impact

For more information, please visit our website.

Job Purpose
The post holder will have oversight and responsibility for the management and delivery of GoodGym’s operations.

Responsibilities:

Performance of operations

• Lead the effective day-to-day running of our operations
• Ensure targets and objectives are met.
• Supervise the performance of our team
• Ensure agreed targets for coach runs and missions are met.
• Work with the Head of Partnerships to improve performance by identifying areas in need of improvement and developing solutions.

Support and manage staff team

• Line manage and lead the Older People Operations Team (4 members of staff)
• Line manage and lead the Group Runs team (2 members of staff)
• Ensuring the team is performing at it’s best through developing a culture of responsibility, measurement and accountability
• Encourage, support and maintain a productive, positive and engaged team.
• Manage the day to day operation of our office in London.
• Coordination of recruitment of new staff.

Safety and compliance

• Manage the processes by which the safety of participants is ensured including volunteer and staff recruitment, training, DBS checking and management.
• Oversee the management of safeguarding matters arising in line with GoodGym’s Safeguarding Adults policy.
• Ensure adequate processes are in place to effectively support and manage relationships with volunteers and older people.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, guidance and best practice related to GoodGym’s operations

Person Specification

The successful candidate should demonstrate a passion and ability for developing interventions that make real impact.

Essential

• Target-oriented with a track record of improving performance
• Significant line management experience
• Excellent communicator
• Project management experience
• Systematic and data-driven decision maker
• Excited about growth, energetic and proactive; loves getting things done
• Highly organised and able to prioritise tasks, with strong time management skills

Desirable

• Experience of working with older and/or vulnerable adults and understanding of the issues affecting them, and the services which support them.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and safety processes
• Experience or knowledge of scaling up operations
• Experience of reviewing, developing and delivering training
• Experience of volunteer management

Why join us?

• Be part of our important mission to bring communities together and reduce loneliness and isolation. GoodGym is a scalable approach to tackling major social issues and you’ll play a central role in it
• Friendly, positive team with real purpose
• Growing organisation with national reach
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Central London location; Somerset House, free entry to many exhibitions and events

Contract type

• Job title: Head of Operations
• Full time, starting April 2020
• £36,000
• Working from the GoodGym office at Somerset House
• 5 days (37.5 hours) per week

How to apply:

Please apply with CV and a concise, relevant cover letter in which you clearly demonstrate your understanding of our work.

Schedule: Applications will close midnight 1st March 2020.
Interviews will be scheduled for the weeks following

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity as an organisation. We particularly welcome applications from women and BAME applicants in order to represent the communities we operate in. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status.

The information collected during our recruitment process is only used for monitoring purposes to assist us in analysing the profile and make up of individuals who apply, are shortlisted for and appointed to each vacancy. In this way, we can check we are complying with the Equality Act 2010 and with our own Equality Opportunities and Diversity policy.

Background to the role:

Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the UK’s pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority, established in 1986 following the disappearance of 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh whilst at work. We work towards creating a society in which people are safer - and feel safer - from the prevalence of stalking, harassment, aggression and violence, achieved through supporting people; education; and campaigning.

Over the last two years, the Trust’s policy and development function has continued to develop and deliver hard hitting campaigns and projects. In addition to our personal safety and stalking training, we are now delivering more bespoke consultancy services to organisations, in order to improve personal safety in the workplace, which we hope to continue to grow in the coming years. The Trust’s policy function also continues to deliver personal safety projects to small charities and communities at risk of violence and aggression, such as young people facing homelessness.

Building on the success of our annual National Personal Safety Day campaigns, National Stalking Awareness Week and leadership of the National Stalking Consortium, we have secured a further three-year grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to accelerate our campaigning on stalking. We have also identified a need to build up our evidence base on broader personal safety issues in order to increase our campaigning on personal safety at work, safer transport and online safety.

We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic leader to lead this team and ensure that its work has maximum impact and is embedded into the core output of the charity.

Overall purpose of role:

• To lead and develop Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s work in research, policy, campaigns and community development, ensuring the delivery of key, strategic projects 
• To promote the work of Suzy Lamplugh Trust including the National Stalking Helpline and advocacy services, strengthening our voice as an authority on stalking and personal safety - both at work and in everyday life
• To be a key part of the Trust’s leadership team, deputising for the Chief Executive as required

To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter.  Note: Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

If you do not receive a response within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Job description:

Policy, research, campaigns and communications

• Maintain a robust understanding of the external policy environment, ensuring that the Trust is able to respond to emerging trends and needs as appropriate
• Lead the development of robust, innovative policy positions around personal safety and stalking, commissioning research as required
• Develop and implement influencing strategies to deliver on Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s policy priorities, establishing and maintaining strategic relationships with key decision makers and policy makers
• Lead on the co-ordination of responses to policy consultations, representing Suzy Lamplugh Trust at external meetings with funders, senior stakeholders, influencers and decision-makers
• Lead the planning and delivery of Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s campaigning strategy including identifying and steering individual campaigns
• Lead the development and implementation of an organisational communications strategy, including digital communications, which both promotes and safeguards the organisation
• Ensure that the Chief Executive and other Suzy Lamplugh Trust colleagues are appropriately briefed to represent the organisation’s position on a range of policy issues
• Identify opportunities for new partnerships, services, and influencing opportunities that will strengthen the Trust’s voice and expand its reach
• Act as a key Suzy Lamplugh Trust spokesperson to media at both a local and national level

Service development

• Work closely with the chief executive and other members of the leadership team to plan and implement strategies for the Trust’s community development offer
• Work with the commercial and finance teams to develop and implement financially sustainable new projects, including policy support to organisations implementing Suzy’s Charter on Workplace Safety.
• Ensure that timely information is provided to support the development of funding bids and any reports to funders on activities delivered

Management and leadership

• Lead a team of staff and volunteers and manage support from external consultants on policy topics
• Represent the policy and development team on the leadership team
• Deputise for the Chief Executive, internally and externally, as required, including with the media
• Manage projects and budgets for the policy team and restricted projects within the policy remit, ensuring all service responsibilities and project deliverables are met within approved budget.
• Engage with Trustees via the Policy Sub-committee

Person specification:

(‘s’ denotes shortlisting criteria which must be addressed in covering letter)

Skills and abilities

• Demonstrable ability to synthesise large amounts of complex information into accurate, persuasive arguments
• Proven analytical, research and problem-solving skills (s)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills(s)
• Convincing influencing and negotiation skills with people at all levels
• Understanding of the policy contexts in which Suzy Lamplugh Trust operates
• Ability to inspire a team to strive for challenging goals  
• Proven ability to coach and support others while delivering testing personal objectives, interpreting organisational targets into clearly communicated work plans
• Proven ability to work together with other senior leaders
• Ability to represent the Trust externally and deputise for the Chief Executive as required
• Ability to lead effective and engaging meetings
• Ability to create and monitor robust project plans, managing timescales, risks and budgets and taking mitigating action where necessary (s)
• Understanding of the financial constraints of working in a small charity, and funding mechanisms within the sector, with proven ability to manage budgets

Experience

• Significant experience of gender-based violence policy (s)
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a leadership position, operating at a strategic level and contributing to strategy development and delivery(s)
• Experience of policy work developing and implementing campaigns with a proven track record of success in influencing public policy (s)
• Representing an organisation to senior external stakeholders, including government and the media, with good understanding of parliamentary processes and structures (s)
• Developing policy positions and providing briefings to senior leaders to represent the organisation on key issues (s)
• Developing and managing services to people in challenging circumstances
• Change and crisis management (s)
• Designing and contributing to successful funding proposals or bids and reporting back to funders (s)
• Line management including setting targets and appraising individuals’ performance (s)
• Leading campaigns promoting positive behaviour change
• Designing and delivering new projects for commercial development and / or social enterprises (s)

Personal attributes

• Committed to the aims and values of Suzy Lamplugh Trust: we expect all staff to uphold and reflect the ethos of Suzy Lamplugh Trust in all their work

• Ambitious: with responsibility for growing the organisation’s work in a number of key areas, you will be motivated to enable the Trust to compete as a significant policy voice
• Authoritative: you will be expected to deputise for the chief executive as required
• Results-driven: the head of policy and development will provide strategic direction to the team to ensure that campaigns have maximum impact
• Approachable: as a senior representative of the organisation, you will need to be able to communicate effectively with a range of key stakeholders to get them on board
• Adaptable: you will need to be willing to take on tasks beyond the immediate scope of your job description from time to time including travel and occasional overnight stays
• Resilient: able to operate within tight deadlines, in a changing environment
• Visionary: as part of the leadership team, your ideas will help to shape the organisation’s strategic plan 

We are working with an education and youth empowerment charity to recruit for their Head of Development, this role will line manage two people who are talented and performing well. This role will secure funding from high-value sources (including major donors, trusts and corporates), the initial focus will be on trust fundraising.

This role sits within a small team, you will work closely with the programme team and you will need to be ambitious and personable, the team is full of energy and they’ll want you to lead in that style.

You will have:

• Strong experience in high-value fundraising, ideally with a mix of trusts, corporate and major donors but they will consider someone with a strong background in one area


• Demonstrable experience of working creatively and with an entrepreneurial flair


• Drive, motivation and pro-activity alongside a collaborative approach

Closing date: 14th Feb

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000

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

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a small independent mental health charity, recruiting for their Head of Fundraising. This is an exciting role for someone who wants to lead a fundraising function. You will be developing and leading on strategy, building expertise across different fundraising channels, as well as leading as part of the senior management team. They are a wonderful charity who pride themselves on their unique working environment which is instantly infectious and compelling for prospects and donors when they arrive. Every day you will work amongst people whose lives have been changed by the organisation, and you will see first-hand how fundraising makes a massive difference.

Responsibilities
- This role is an exciting opportunity to take the next steps in your fundraising career; to lead on fundraising for a small and growing organisation.
- Develop and lead on strategy, building expertise across fundraising channels.
- Produce all bids and submissions on managing partnerships
-Lead on developing corporate partnerships and co-ordinate any Community fundraising
- Building relationships internally and externally.

Person Specification
- A demonstrable track record of success in raising funds, particularly from Trusts and Foundations.
- Experience of developing fundraising plans
- Experience of developing fundraising initiatives from a range of sources.
- Experience of successful relationship building and stewardship of funders.
- A passion for building excellent quality mental health services.

Flexible working, lovely office environment. Option to work from home up to two days per week too.

If you have these skills then please send Hannah Laking at Harris Hill your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information

We are working exclusively with Praxis to recruit a Head of Fundraising, they are looking for a successful fundraiser who is a strategic thinker, you will need to have a strong Trust Fundraising background and also take responsibility for the IG programme.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is new and innovative and was formed as a charity in 2014. Its sole aim is to be a vehicle to develop and strengthen the charities that are within it, so they in turn thrive and do social good.  Currently supporting Penrose Options and Equinox Care.  Penrose Options provides person-centred support, health and social care for people with a history of offending and mental ill health. Equinox Care provides personalised support, care and recovery to people with multiple and complex needs. This includes people who experience mental ill health, drug dependence and alcohol dependence.

We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate Head of Fundraising and Relationships to lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy.

This is a crucial role within the organisation and involves building funding relationships with existing and new strategic donors, applying for funding, and working with the Director of Development, Marketing and Communications and other colleagues, to diversify funding streams. The Head of Fundraising and Relationships focuses on generating unrestricted income through developing large, multi-year and strategic funding proposals, securing new funding relationships and managing a small but well-performing team.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Lead from the front in cultivating and managing donor relationships and serve as an active ambassador for the Social Interest Group in the charity fundraising world.
• Responsible for all elements of applying for funding applications including identification of opportunity and writing. Support will be provided by the Bid and Marketing Coordinator as well as the Assistant Bid Writer.
• In collaboration with the Director, set and lead the implementation of the Groups fundraising strategy, to drive the organisation forward, whilst working in partnership with the Executive and Senior Management Team and the Trustees.
• Devise and deliver a strategic funding plan for the group, that will include exploring and developing new sources of funding to ensure the charity’s long-term financial sustainability
• Play an active role in cross-organisational strategy-setting and operational planning for Fundraising and engagement

What we are looking for in the successful candidate:

1. Evidence of having successfully cultivated new relationships and partnerships that have resulted in tangible outcomes, including a track record of securing multiple five and six figure donations
2. Track record in developing and managing a complex donor pipeline from cultivation, to bid presentation and ongoing relationship management.
3. Set and implemented a fundraising strategy and vision
4. able to demonstrate that you are comfortable engaging with, shaping and presenting organisational messages effectively to a variety of difference audiences.
5. experience of developing and implementing new commercial offerings; especially knowledge of sponsorship and and/or developing new funding streams for a not-for – profit organisation.

Why work for us?

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

Head of Philanthropy
Dogs Trust
Highly Competitive Salary

Dogs Trust is looking to appoint an outstanding individual as their new Head of Philanthropy. 

This is a new role which has been created to support the growing work of the Philanthropy Team, with responsibility to develop a strategy that will deliver a significant increase in philanthropic income to support the work of the Dogs Trust. It is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the best-loved and fastest growing brands in the charity sector, and to be responsible for establishing and nurturing Dogs Trust’s most valuable relationships with High Net Worth Individuals which will lead to significant financial support.

The mission of Dogs Trust is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. Although it has well over a hundred years of history, it was the charity's decision to embrace a non-destruction approach to dog welfare, 50 years ago, that defines Dogs Trust. From that point on Dogs Trust has led the dog welfare sector in every venture; the proactive and reactive measures the charity has delivered since then have brought the numbers of dogs put to sleep in government shelters down by 97%. Today Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity but as a charity solely funded by the donations of its amazing supporters, success through Philanthropy has never been more important.

Based in London and reporting to the Deputy Director – Philanthropy & Corporate Partnerships, this role is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on Philanthropy at Dogs Trust. The successful candidate will lead on the charity’s Philanthropy and Special Events programme, and will have an extensive and highly developed specialist knowledge of the philanthropy market in the UK, and ideally in other global markets. They will also personally manage a portfolio of the charity’s most valuable relationships with high net worth individuals to secure six and seven figure gifts.

The people who work at Dogs Trust bring ambition, passion and a determination to succeed in all they do, coupled with warmth, integrity and a sense of fun. The person we are looking for will combine a genuine love for dogs and their welfare with a professional, ambitious and can-do attitude – they will think big and get the job done in a collaborative and engaging way. 

If you are a highly-talented fundraising leader, passionate about dog welfare and hungry for a career-defining leadership challenge, then we want to hear from you. 

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National Head of Corporate Fundraising & Events

Full Time, permanent

35 hours per week

Location: London, Head office

The Organisation:

The Springboard Charity helps supporting young people achieve their potential, relieves unemployment for people of all ages and alleviates poverty by supporting people into employment within Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Industries.

Its trading subsidiary, Springboard UK is committed to promoting the industry as a “first choice” career through sustaining brand awareness, promoting careers, attracting talent and providing services to its Business Partners.

We provide a specialist careers advice and guidance service, educational services in schools, work experience, and programmes that support vulnerable people into employment. At the same time we deliver effective careers campaigns, engage in fundraising activities and support the industry.

The Role:

The National Head of Corporate Fundraising & Events is responsible for generating income to support work of both The Springboard Charity and its trading subsidiary Springboard UK through private sector sales and fundraising events.

The principal accountabilities of the role are:

• Income Generation: supporting the achievement of an annual income target currently circa £3.2M with a target of £4.3M by 2021/22 (the target is shared with National Fundraising Partner) primarily through securing sponsorship, industry investment through Business Partnerships, sales, Corporate Patrons and fundraising events and challenges.
• External Relationships Management: developing and fostering productive relationships with allocated existing and new national sponsors, industry partners, suppliers and Corporate Patrons.
• Internal Communication: communicating effectively on a regular basis internally to keep relevant staff fully aware of sponsor and other funder commitments and deliverables and share information on good practice.
• Team Management: providing leadership and guidance to the Business Relationship Managers and Events Manager.

The Person:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong profile and connections within the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industry.
• Proven track record in developing and successfully delivering against an annual budget, including both income and expenditure fundraising across all streams & knowledge of funding sources
• Strong experience of securing enough income through private sales, fundraising events, donors.
• Proven experience of working with, and influencing, individuals at the highest management level as well as managing key strategic relationships with a range of different funders (such as sponsors, industry partners, suppliers) and delivering demonstrable benefits to both parties
• The ability to cost projects and ascertain financial viability and risk
• Excellent negotiation and deal closing skills; ability to ‘Package’ a proposition and, through effective persuasion and negotiation, ‘sell’ the proposition to key target audiences.
• Knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM platform
• Strong leadership skills of managing teams across the UK
• Strong ability to produce effective reports/proposals, consistently to a high standard that have persuaded individuals and/or groups at a senior management level.
• Strategically minded and able to look at the ‘bigger picture’ but prepared to get stuck in no matter what challenges are thrown at you

The Rewards:

Salary £45,000 - £50,000 annum dependent experience, plus performance bonus, 25 days’ annual leave and a great opportunity to develop your career in a growing Charity.

Do you want to play a key role in the only organisation which supports disadvantaged young people of Irish heritage in the UK?  Are you a dynamic self-starting individual who will relish the opportunity to lead the Irish Youth Foundation (UK) as it celebrates its 30th anniversary and plans for the next 30?

More information on the organisations we support can be found on our website.

The Role:

As Head of Fundraising and Development you will identify, develop and nurture relationships with new and prospective supporters for the IYF whilst maintaining the valued support of existing philanthropic and corporate donors.

You will have the support and expertise of IYF’s newly appointed Patrons, Board of Trustees and development advisors.

This position affords considerable flexibility in hours and location of work.

The Organisation:

The Irish Youth Foundation (UK) was established in 1989 and is the only national charity in the UK specifically aimed at helping disadvantaged young people of Irish heritage and their families.

IYF has awarded more than £5 million to help improve the lives and opportunities of young Irish people in Britain and Northern Ireland. Grants are awarded annually to a wide range of organisations and community groups, along with Irish students at UK colleges and universities.  The IYF (UK) supports charities tackling poverty, mental health issues, education and a variety of other needs. Recipients include Artillery Youth Centre in Belfast, Irish Community Care in Liverpool and Irish Film London.

At IYF we are proud of our reputation as a lean and nimble foundation where the vast majority of the funds raised go where they are most needed:  projects supporting the young people themselves.

Remit:

• Work with the Board of Trustees to develop the Strategic Fundraising Plan, targets and KPIs
• Income generation from new revenue streams: particularly focused on corporate philanthropy and CSR.  Consolidate existing philanthropic sources, including revenue from the extensive support base
• Devise and implement donor acquisitions strategies and, in consultation with the Board, develop a committed group of financial supporters
• Manage the fundraising budget and ensure industry guided ROI
• Have regular interaction with the Development Group alongside strategic support from the IYF Chair

Person Specification:

• An affinity with IYF’s mission, belief in the power of philanthropy
• Strategic capability and commitment to increase charitable income generation from private sources
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with staff, companies, high level donors, volunteers and the public
• Confident presenting to senior people
• Strong self-motivation and ability to work independently and attend evening events as required