About this vacancy

Vegetarian for Life is the leading authority on diet and healthy living advice for older vegans and vegetarians. We work with a diverse variety of stakeholders, including some of the UK's biggest care chains and food suppliers; government; and partner NGOs, to support and protect older vegans and vegetarians.

As we continue to expand our work, we have an opportunity to create the charity’s first Head of Research and Policy. This critical role will help to drive our lobbying, campaigning, advocacy, and research forward at a critical time for our organisation.

We are looking for an exceptional and passionate individual with proven experience of managing and developing successful integrated campaigns and campaign strategies.

The ideal candidate will drive our impact by using their skills and experience to effectively shape policy and research interventions. They will help Vegetarian for Life to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of older vegans and vegetarians across the UK – both now and in the future.

You will have experience of developing and implementing successful research and campaign proposals and activities. With a good understanding and experience of the UK legislative, regulatory, and governmental framework, you will understand how to navigate and steer stakeholders to achieve legislative change. You will understand how to drive public and media awareness to enable this.

You will be used to working with a variety of stakeholders, and will be a confident and effective communicator at any level – from the general public, through to business leaders, senior government, and regulatory bodies. Management experience is preferred.

Candidates will ideally be based in, or close to, either Greater London or Greater Manchester. The role will include regular travel to both cities and may include overnight stays. Other UK travel may be required, and you must be prepared and willing to travel for this role. The role is primarily home based, with regular attendance at the Manchester office.

In line with the charity’s core values, you should be a committed vegan or vegetarian.

Salary and benefits:

• From £35,000 p.a. (£17.95 per hour)
• In the region of 37.5 hours per week – full time
• Flexible working hours
• 6% contribution to group personal pension plan
• Generous 38 days of annual leave p.a.
• Supportive and positive working environment

Closing date: 31 May 2021

More information: For more details, including the Person Specification, please download our Job Description. Applications should be made with a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4) along with a CV and details of current salary.

About us

The King's Fund is a charity working to improve health and care in England. We have a high profile and strong reputation for influencing health and care policy, providing leadership development and producing excellent communications.

About the role

The Communications Assistant role is an opportunity to gain a wide range of experience working in our dynamic and fast-paced team, covering issues at the top of the news agenda. Amongst other things, you will work with the media, support us to build relationships with key contacts, analyse our impact, and get involved with our website and social media work.

We are looking for applicants who are proactive, can use their own initiative, and are eager to grab the opportunities this job provides. Our ideal candidate will have strong planning and communication skills, a good knowledge of news and current affairs, and some experience of working in a communications team. You will also need to demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. In return, we are offering the opportunity to work on some of the biggest issues facing the country, working alongside leading experts in a friendly and supportive organisation.

At The King’s Fund we actively encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, you may initially need to work remotely. Once our offices in central London fully reopen, you will be expected to spend some of your time working in the office.

Salary £45K+

Drinkaware is an independent UK wide alcohol education charity which exists to help reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking. 

Never has it been more important to deliver brilliant communications to reduce alcohol harm across the UK. As we emerge from the pandemic, our sector-leading research programme has found that certain groups have been drinking more (as well as many others drinking less).

We are looking for a top-notch communications and media expert, passionate about the power of brilliant communications to deliver positive change. If you have a strategic brain but also love to role your sleeves up, then this is the role for you.

Our next media and communications manager will oversee Drinkaware’s integrated strategic communications approach, leading a small but brilliant media and communications team whose remit spans media, PR, stakeholder engagement and internal communications. They will also support our social media and content agendas.

They will be an all-rounder, great with both words and people. They will be able to take a step back to see the bigger picture and plan for the future, yet keen to leap on important opportunities as they arise.

Please download and read the attached job description carefully before deciding to apply. This role is a full-time role of 35 hours a week.

Drinkaware offers 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, a matched 5% pension scheme, life assurance cover, a range of discounted offers and perks, an Employee Assistance Programme, remote working one day a week (although all teams are working from home at present), a season ticket loan, support for your professional development and a fantastic office in a great, central location near Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations. 

To apply, please reviewed the attached job description and person specification and then submit your up-to-date CV with a personal statement of not more than 2 sides of A4 demonstrating how you meet the requirements. It is essential that you include a personal statement to fully demonstrate how you meet the person specification for this role. Submit your CV and personal statement via email by 5.00 pm on 31 May 2021.  Interviews will be held on Friday 11 June and shortlisted candidates will be notified by 4 June.  Please be aware that regrettably, due to the anticipated volume of applications, not all candidates will receive a response.  If you have not been contacted by us by 7 June please know that you have not been shortlisted for an interview.  You must be able to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note that you must submit both your CV and a personal statement detailing how you meet the person specification requirements. Without both of these it is unlikely you will demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge and experience needed for the shortlisting process. 

Interviews may be conducted in person or remotely via Teams or similar video call facility dependent upon Covid safety considerations.

Location: UK Office (Moorgate, London) and home-based*

*Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are unlikely to be fully reopening our London office for a period of 2021. Therefore, the role will involve a mixture of office and home working.  We will continue to review the situation in line with government guidelines.

We are not seeking agency support at this time.

This is a really exciting role in a small, focused charity which will provide the successful candidate with a range of powerful, challenging and rewarding opportunities. The position is central to our core goals and includes working with young people, children and their families, much-admired corporate partners and providing innovative campaigns across traditional and social media channels. Fundamental to the role is placing moving and inspirational stories in the press about the impact of a child’s cancer diagnosis on both the child and family, helping to raise awareness thereby driving early diagnosis and ensuring the charity has a strong digital and social media presence.

We are looking for a talented, experienced, highly motivated professional to continue to develop our communications ensuring the effectiveness of all our engagement with supporters, stakeholders, healthcare professionals and the general public.

Full details including a Job Description and Person Specification are contained in the Recruitment Pack attached below.

The deadline for applications is 30th May 2021, however we will be calling the strongest candidates for interview as soon as possible so please do not delay your application.

2021 is shaping up to be a significant year for climate action. With major international climate talks planned for November and governments and businesses alike making big announcements, change is in the air.

Bioregional’s communications team is vital to ensuring that we play our full part in maximizing the opportunities of unprecedented environmental awareness and action, and helping set the world on a path to net zero emissions.

We are looking for a strategic communicator. Someone who can help us cut through the noise to reach our target audiences within the built environment, retail and local government sectors, and to lead our small but mighty communications team in raising our profile, promoting our services, and sharing our brilliant stories. Our aim: to show others that a better future is still within our grasp, and inspire them to take bold action now.

Responsibilities and experience required

Our Head of Communications oversees all communications and marketing activities. This includes working with our advisory teams to promote their services and expertise through digital communications and PR, overseeing a programme of events, and supporting our CEO to add our constructive voice to relevant policy debates.

They are also responsible for promoting wider use of our internationally recognised sustainability framework, One Planet Living®.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A strong track record of achievement in a communications, marketing or PR role
• Excellent writing and editing skills for a range of audiences
• A good working knowledge of a broad range of digital communications channels and tools
• Experience in leading teams, able to bring out the best in people
• Experience of working within a sustainability or purpose-led organisation
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
• A deep personal commitment to sustainability

About Bioregional

Bioregional has been winning awards and creating cutting-edge solutions to sustainability for over 25 years. Our ambition is simple. We want to inspire people to live happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. We call this One Planet Living.

Bioregional is known for being an exceptionally friendly place to work, with a strong team culture that continues to thrive even during the pandemic.

Diversity and inclusion

Bioregional is committed to increasing diversity within our organisation, and the environmental sector as a whole. We welcome job applications from everyone, and treat all applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We expressly welcome applications from people of a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background.

More information

The post is permanent and full-time and is normally based at our offices at BedZED in South London, on the mainline Victoria and Thameslink train lines.

Salary: £49,000 to £55,000 depending on experience, plus 6% employer’s ethical pension contribution and 25 days of annual leave, rising by one day a year up to five years’ service.

Deadline for applications

9am, Monday 24 May 2021

We aim to hold interviews on either 3 or 4 June 2021. We regret that as we have limited resources, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Head of Public Policy

We are seeking an individual to head up our public policy work across the UK. You will work with public policy officers in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England (Westminster) to analyse government policy, develop appropriate responses and proposals.

You’ll have significant experience of lobbying or working with political decision-makers/policy advisers as well as considerable research experience which includes the analysis of complex written materials.  Your knowledge of the political structures and processes in Westminster and how they interact with those of the devolved parliaments and assemblies will be excellent.

You’ll be a clear communicator, and a networker with existing relationships in the political and policy environment and  you’ll be at ease communicating evangelical values and principles. 

You’ll have a strong instinct for analysing political ideas and debates and interpreting them from a biblical perspective clearly and concisely.

Most importantly, you’ll be actively engaged in an evangelical church and be comfortable sharing about Jesus and your relationship with him, applying your faith to your areas of expertise.

Are you passionate about the Church having a voice in public life? Now more than ever Christians need to speak into a vast range of issues in government, politics and the media.

The Evangelical Alliance is the largest and oldest body representing the UK’s two million evangelical Christians. For over 170 years, we have been bringing Christians together and helping them to listen to, and be heard, by the government, media and society.

Terms and Conditions and how to apply

Location: King’s Cross, N1, London   (currently some remote working)

Salary range: up to £40,000 depending on experience

Type: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Monday 24 May 2021. 9.00am

Interviews: Likely to be week commencing 31 May 2021

To apply please go to Apply Now for the link to our website and to download an application form.

All applicants must be committed to the basis of faith, vision and ethos of the Evangelical Alliance.

Please read our privacy notice for details of our use of your information.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the postholder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Here at Doorstep Library we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of families across London who need our support, reading with them and their children to inspire a love of books, of stories and storytelling, and to instil a lifelong passion for reading.

Equipped with a reading stool and a supply of books, our volunteers are right on the doorstep, ready to use books to fuel children’s natural love of stories, fire their imaginations, and encourage their appreciation of reading. Our goal is to help each child develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life. Whether in person, or online, we are there to support children and families who need us most. 

The organisation has gone from strength to strength.  Now in our 10th year we will shortly be expanding into our fourth London borough and launching our new Virtual Reading Corner service – bringing our unique service to even more families.

Job Purpose:

• Strategic responsibility for the operations of the charity, including finance, IT and human resources;
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;
• To ensure the effective day-to-day running of the charity.

Responsible to: CEO;

Responsible for: Operational management and strategy, finance, IT and human resources.  Managing the Finance Officer.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Operations to report to the Chief Executive Officer. This full-time role will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring adequate resourcing and managing programme budgets.  The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO, Head of Marketing & Communications, Head of Programmes and Head of Fundraising & Partnerships.

You will have substantial, proven experience of working in an operational role, ideally in the third sector and in managing financial systems. You will be a highly organised people-person and will be responsible for line managing the Finance Officer.

Finally, you will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London.   As part of our expansion, we are currently setting up new on-the-ground projects and launching our brand new online reading service (Virtual Reading Corner).  To support this expansion we are growing our team and this position will be key to ensuring we have the infrastructure in place to enable us to attract, develop and retain staff. The right person will be able to hit the ground running to help us deal with the challenges of the coming year, creating a return to the office strategy and supporting a new mixed model of delivery.

Duties

Strategy

• Strategic responsibility for the operations of the charity, including finance, IT and human resources
• Ensure the effective day-to-day running of the charity
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity

Finance and Operations

• Long term strategic financial planning, including costing and modelling for longer term expansion
• To ensure that budgets are monitored and maintained across the network
• Overall management of operational budgets, forecasting, targets and financial performance against business plans
• Working with the Finance Officer to produce annual accounts
• Ensure that all services/goods received in kind are recorded and used for maximum benefit
• To ensure that finance systems are in place across the charity for transparency and monitoring purposes
• Support the fundraising and marketing teams with budgets and financial reporting to stakeholders
• Oversee the overall governance of the charity, including full compliance with statutory requirements, charity and company law, quality assurance and health and safety
• Ensure appropriate risk and contingency plans are in place to anticipate risks and outline appropriate action to be taken to minimise impact
• Oversee the equipment needs of employees and the charity as a whole
• Oversee the management of contracts and services for IT hardware, software and communications

HR and Line Management

• Oversee processes relating to human resources need, including personnel development, performance management and objective setting and reviews for all staff
• Lead on staff recruitment, and where relevant, to work in partnership with the other members of the SMT including preparing job specs, advertising and short-listing
• Ensure all policies and procedures are revised and up to date at all times
• Ensuring that all contractors, staff and volunteers are appointed in compliance with our equal opportunities policy and in line with Doorstep Library values

General

• To carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with Doorstep Library’s policies and procedures
• To undertake additional duties as from time to time may be required.

Salary - £40,000 per annum – permanent

Hours – 35 per week

Benefits – 6% pension contribution, 25 days per annum annual leave, flexible working arrangements (including working from home part of the week).

WHFS is looking for an experienced financial specialist to join its team.

As the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the charity’s financial management and with the Chief Executive, have oversight of HR and IT operations.  A member of the senior team, you will help shape the organisation’s strategy and provide financial modelling to support sustainability and expansion. You will report directly to the Chief Executive and liaise with our Treasurer.

You will be professionally qualified, have a least three years' experience in a finance role and previously acted in a company secretarial role or providing support to Trustee Boards in a finance capacity. Highly experienced in accounting software packages and experience of transitioning from external accounts provision to in-house is desirable.

WHFS is a women-led charity supporting marginalised women in East London. We are best known for Maternity Mates which supports vulnerable pregnant women and our FGM/C survivors and women's health programme. 

Our aim is to support women to improve their health and wellbeing in a meaningful and sustainable way, by giving them the knowledge and confidence they need to do it for themselves. One of the key ways we do this, is to recruit and train local women volunteers to provide emotional and practical support through meaningful relationships.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. As a women-led charity, our team is representative of the local communities we work with in London.

Interviews will be held on Friday 28th May 2021.
 

Here at Doorstep Library we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of families across London who need our support, reading with them and their children to inspire a love of books, of stories and storytelling, and to instil a lifelong passion for reading.

Equipped with a reading stool and a supply of books, our volunteers are right on the doorstep, ready to use books to fuel children’s natural love of stories, fire their imaginations, and encourage their appreciation of reading. Our goal is to help each child develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life. Whether in person, or online, we are there to support children and families who need us most. 

The organisation has gone from strength to strength and the postholder would be joining the organisation at a time of growth. In 2020, we had a successful year of fundraising in which we met targets and expanded our donor base. Now in our 10th year, we will shortly be expanding into our fourth London borough as well as launching our new Virtual Reading Corner service – bringing our unique service to even more families. In the 3 years ahead our organisations income will need to increase to support these plans and extend our reach.

Job Purpose:

• Strategic responsibility for fundraising, including partnership development and maintaining the charity’s strong relationships with our wide range of funding partners;
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;
• To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;
• To manage the charity’s fundraising operations including coordinating prospect research and prioritisation, managing workflows, and ensuring effective stewardship of donors, corporate supporters and trust and foundations grants.

Responsible to: CEO;

Responsible for: Fundraising strategy, partnership development and relationship building.  Managing the Fundraising Manager.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to report to the Chief Executive Officer. The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO, Head of Operations, Head of Programmes and Head of Marketing & Communications.

You will have substantial, proven experience of working in fundraising and of developing and sustaining partnerships, ideally in the third sector, and of how to build financial sustainability into a fast growing organisation. You will be a highly organised people-person and will be responsible for line managing the Fundraising Manager.

You will bring excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire others about our work.  With outstanding interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to forge new relationships and you will thrive on enhancing our current partnerships, and identifying and creating new ones. 

Finally, you will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London. As part of our expansion we are currently setting up new on-the-ground projects and launching our brand new online reading service (Virtual Reading Corner).

Role Specification

Development and delivery of the charity’s fundraising strategy

• To work closely with the CEO and trustee board to lead on the development, planning and delivery the Doorstep Library’s 3-year fundraising strategy, with further development of a longer-term strategy beyond this initial period;
• To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;
• To take a lead on application bids, including managing, monitoring and evaluating all funding applications;
• To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;

Grow, develop and sustain our partnerships and income streams

• To lead, deliver and grow our existing relationships with all of our funding partners; foundations, corporates, independent schools and individual donors;
• To identify new potential partners, working closely with the CEO and board of trustees to develop these partnerships;
• To establish a corporate supporters programme and individual giving campaigns, plus develop effective stewardship systems;
• To have responsibility for retaining and engaging the charity’s supporters, this includes providing formal reports and updates on the work of the charity;
• Working with the Marketing and Communications teams to effectively communicate the impact of our work to internal and external stakeholders;

Line Management

• To have direct line management responsibility for the Fundraising  Manager;
• To create an environment where the team feels fully supported and enabled to grow and develop under your management;

General

• To carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with Doorstep Library’s policies and procedures;
• To undertake additional duties as from time to time may be required.

Salary - £40,000 per annum – permanent

Hours – 35 per week

Benefits – 6% pension contribution, 25 days per annum annual leave, flexible working arrangements (including working from home part of the week).

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth as we prepare to launch our new strategy and transform the way we work to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. As a result, we are recruiting for a number of new roles designed to enable the organisation to grow, improve our ways of working and enable us to deliver our ambitious 2025 strategic plan.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Delivery, you will provide overall direction and management of the projects delivered as part of our evolving offer to the youth sector and be accountable for their success. You will manage strategic relationships with key stakeholders, be accountable for the quality of the provision and lead teams delivering high-quality facilitation and training in our content.

This role will work closely with the Assistant Director of Delivery and another Head of Delivery and the Head of Grants to lead our delivery portfolio. We are looking for candidates with an understanding and empathy of the current issues facing young people, with experience managing effective projects, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people. We are looking for someone who is proactive, inclusive, inspiring and uses their initiative to find creative solutions and manage multiple priorities.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply 

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please read the job description, and then click on the link to complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied).

• Closing date for applications will be May 31st, 11:59PM
• First round interviews are due to take place, June 7th, 2021 

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks which include criminal record check and employment reference. However, we welcome applications from those with previous criminal convictions.

As part of the recruitment process UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) is a national Christian charity that helps churches to bring hope and a future for struggling children.

This is an exciting time to join us. Recognised as the UK’s Best Charity to Work For by the prestigious Sunday Times Annual Awards in 2019, we have developed three high-impact programmes that more and more churches across the UK are running and funding. This has led us to double in income in the last four years. We expect to do so again by 2026.

With more than 100 staff and income of over £5m, we have been upgrading our finance system and growing the finance team to keep pace but there is much more to do. As Head of Finance, you will deliver high quality and timely financial information, working with the team to ensure the smooth running of TLG core finance functions.  This role will take a business partnering approach working across the organisation, connecting with senior managers and key leaders to support and advise on all financial aspects. The role will also work externally, connecting with key stakeholders and managing key relationships.

If this sounds like you and you share our passion to see UK churches transforming the lives of struggling children, then we would love to hear from you.

TLG welcomes applications from many diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Initial interviews to take place w/c 21st June 2021 and final interviews w/c 28th June 2021.

Head of Fundraising, London with some remote working, full- or part-time, £48,000 - £52,000 (pro rata) plus benefits

The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is a rapidly-growing charity seeking a Head of Fundraising to join its friendly and supportive team.  This role is an excellent full- or part-time development opportunity for a talented fundraising professional looking for career growth. 

AREF invests in developing talented young African health researchers. Our vision is to improve the quality and impact of health research in Africa by building a community of inspired African health researchers who deliver world-class, life-saving research to all – in Africa, by Africa, for Africa.  With the rapid growth in demand for our capacity-building awards, the Head of Fundraising will join our time at an exciting time to lead our fundraising activity and build on our successes to date.

About the role

You will be responsible for leading and managing our fundraising activities.  We seek someone that is skilled, knowledgeable and experienced in fundraising from major donors, philanthropists, corporates, trusts and foundations and grant-making bodies.  Working closely with the AREF Chief Executive and with the support of an Executive Chair who has extensive international networks, you will be located in the UK and will undertake occasional travel in the UK and possibly internationally to raise funds.

What you will do:

• Build on existing relationships and develop new opportunities to secure gifts from trusts and foundations, corporates, major donors and other grant-giving bodies
• Ensure excellent relationship management with all prospects, donors and funders
• Refresh the fundraising strategy to maximise income for immediate and long-term needs
• Prepare bespoke cultivation plans and develop compelling cases for support
• Build on existing monitoring systems, reporting procedures and due diligence processes to support continued growth of fundraising income

What you will bring

• Substantial experience working in a senior charity fundraising position
• Track record of securing at least four- and five-figure donations
• Significant experience of trusts & foundations and major donor fundraising
• Experience of fundraising for health research or international development
• Excellent writing skills
• Outstanding skills in relationship-building with prospects, donors, trustees and colleagues
• Strong organisational, analytical and budgetary management skills

What we offer

• The opportunity to make a real difference to health in Africa.
• A salary in the range of £48,000 - £52,000 (pro rata), dependent on experience.
• 36-hour flexible working week, usually worked over 5 days (hours from 0.6-1.0 FTE considered). 
• 30 days annual leave
• Double-matched pension contributions for eligible employees (up to max 10% employer contributions)
• Health-related benefits e.g. and employee assistance programme
• Hybrid working (office and remote)
• Working with a dedicated and friendly team

How to apply

• provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, memberships of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process.
• complete our equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form.
• let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form are attached as separate documents to download.

Closing date:  27 May 2021 at 09:00 am

Interview date:  10 June 2021

Head of Policy (Public affairs, advocacy, lobbying)

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance and poor animal welfare.

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based and cultivated alternatives. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2020 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2020) to find out more about who we are and what we do.

We are at an exciting stage in our growth, and are looking for a Head of Policy to lead and build our growing policy team in Europe. For more information about this role and the team you will be leading, please read the Head of Policy job brochure here: shorturl.at/ilrAP.

How You Will Make a Difference

Your role will have high responsibility and high impact. You will significantly influence how quickly Europe and the world moves to a more ethical and sustainable food system.

You will be responsible for leading, coordinating and growing a team to drive policy impact on alternative proteins at EU and national levels across Europe.  You will provide strategic oversight and manage a team that works directly with policymakers, non-profits, and other stakeholders.

Specific work-streams that the policy team are working on include, amongst other things, delivering a fair, evidence-based regulatory path-to-market for plant-based and cultivated proteins, driving significantly more public investment into Research and Development for plant-based and cultivated meat, and ensuring that the labelling of plant-based food products is not unfairly restricted. Our team recently played a key role in defeating the "veggie burger ban" labelling proposals in the EU Parliament.

In addition to providing strong leadership and management, you will also be a senior external spokesperson for GFI. Depending on where you are based, you may also take up responsibility for some direct advocacy in your country, if appropriate. For example, if we hire a candidate who is based in the UK, you may take direct responsibility for some of our UK government engagement work. If we hire a candidate who is based in Brussels, you may directly support the team on some EU-facing lobbying.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and support our growing and high-performing policy team in Europe.
• Provide strategic direction, oversight and coordination of GFI Europe’s policy work.
• Help plan and organise our policy work by overseeing objectives, key results, and action plans, and ensure that we deliver on those plans.
• Manage and support our policy team, including performance assessment, professional development and other aspects of line-management.
• Oversee policy team budgeting, growth planning and, in collaboration with our Operations team and the Managing Director, recruitment of new policy team members.
• Personally contribute to lobbying efforts in some areas, where needed.
• Oversee and assist the policy team in developing and coordinating lobbying strategies to deliver positive policy change to support plant-based and cultivated protein, based on thorough research and mapping of decision-makers.
• Oversee external contracts relating to GFI Europe’s policy work, including with service providers such as political consultancies, and grant-funded partnerships.
• Act as a senior spokesperson and representative for GFI in meetings with stakeholders (including donors), in the media, and at public events, as needed.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior politicians and officials in relevant public institutions such as the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and national level decision making bodies.
• Build alliances and work cooperatively with other organisations, companies and stakeholders, and engage respectfully with people who are still to be persuaded. You will cultivate relationships with non-profit organisations, industry, and other stakeholders, including those focused on the environment, global hunger, public health, animal welfare, and food safety.
• Together with Communications colleagues, work with the media and use social media to help deliver our objectives.
• Perform other tasks as required. 

Who we’re looking for:

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• A demonstrated ability to drive policy change.
• Significant experience working on policy at the EU, national (within Europe - whether in an EU member state or a non-EU country) or multilateral level, for example in a government, public institution, political party, NGO, think tank, industry association, consulting firm, multilateral, or other relevant institution.
• Demonstrated experience as a supportive, collaborative, empowering line manager.
• An excellent ability to think and work strategically to set a compelling and optimised strategic direction for GFI’s policy work in Europe, including vision-setting, prioritising between competing workstreams and opportunities for impact, etc. 
• Excellent people-skills - the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.
• Enthusiasm, a strong work ethic and self-motivation; a sense of ownership and responsibility to drive outcomes. A positive, can-do attitude.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

It would be an advantage to have some or all of the following attributes, but none of them are prerequisites, and we welcome applications from candidates without any or all of them:

• Experience leading and managing a team, potentially including leadership and management qualifications.
• Experience leading/managing teams working remotely across multiple geographies.
• Experience in one or more of the following policy areas: research and innovation, food and agriculture, legal and/or regulatory affairs, climate and environment policy, public health.
• Experience working on policy at the EU level.

• Comfort with, and a history of, interacting with and influencing senior officials and politicians.
• A strong network of high-level contacts in relevant institutions.
• A demonstrated ability to build alliances with NGOs and industry actors.
• Fluency in European languages other than English.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent
• Reports to: Managing Director of GFI Europe
• Location:  Flexible. This is a remote role - you will be working from home, or wherever you choose. We will consider candidates based anywhere in Europe. (If the successful applicant for this role is based in Brussels, they would be able to join the Brussels-based members of the policy team in their office, as needed). Once the COVID situation has cleared, the whole GFI Europe team will aim to get together in-person approximately twice per year for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels.
• Salary and benefits: We offer competitive salaries and benefits, based on experience and prevailing rates for similar roles in non-profits in the country where you are based.
• Right to work requirements: You must have the right to work in the country where you are based.
• Application Deadline: 24th May 2021 at 11.59pm CEST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!
• Application process: Please complete the short form to upload your CV and cover letter. Your cover letter (of 1-2 pages) should set out:
  • what motivated you to apply for this role
  • how you meet each of the requirements for the role as listed in the job description
  • which bit of the job description energises you the most.

The full application process is outlined in the Head of Policy job brochure here: shorturl.at/ilrAP. We really look forward to hearing from you!

Any questions? If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at europe [at] gfi [dot] org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

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We are recruiting for a new, full time role, providing strategic leadership alongside the Chief Executive Officer. You will drive delivery of our long term plan and foster innovation, whilst maintaining careful stewardship of the charity’s finances. A qualified accountant, you will have an excellent understanding of charity finance and good governance, fulfilling the role of Company Secretary. You will lead a diverse group of teams, encouraging a collaborative and efficient culture.

This is an exciting time in the life of our 80 year old charity, when you can use your skills and knowledge to support digital transformation, identify new income streams and build new alliances to increase our resilience.

The Grange is based in a beautiful Victorian mansion set in eight acres of landscaped grounds in the Surrey countryside. It is an exciting, creative and rewarding place to work. We are an inclusive and welcoming organisation, where we celebrate people’s differences and harness individual strengths. Come and feel the magic for yourself – and help to transform the lives of others.

Due to the nature of the role we will undertake an enhanced DBS (at the cost of The Grange), and two satisfactory references will be required. The Grange is an equal opportunities employer.

To find out more please take a look at the Recruitment Pack available on our website.

Interviews to be held on 11th June, 2021. 

We always encourage prospective staff and volunteers to visit the site: this will form part of the selection process, but you are welcome to come at any time.  Just contact our HR Officer via the main switchboard or email to arrange a visit (this is currently dependent on the latest infection control restrictions for the Covid 19 pandemic).