Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations

We encourage (guide), support and develop voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations and individuals across Cambridgeshire to have real influence over the places and communities in which they live

Deputy CEO

37 hours per week

Salary £34,788 - £37,849

We require a dynamic, inspirational and collaborative person, preferably with experience of the voluntary sector, who will support our ongoing growth and development. They will manage and support projects and partnerships with voluntary and business sector organisations as well as the public. 

This exciting and challenging new position requires you to be professional, flexible and have good leadership and people management skills.  You will work closely with the CEO and other partners as part of our senior leadership team.

Application forms and further details are available from our website. Link below

Closing date for applications: noon 9 December 2019

Interviews: 18 December 2019

Hunts Forum, The Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

Individual Giving Executive
International Charity, West Sussex
Salary - to £34,000

Our client is an international charity, based in West Sussex. They are currently looking to recruit an Individual Giving Executive to come in and deliver direct marketing campaigns to maximise supporter recruitment and engagement and long-term growth for the Charity.

An exciting and varied role, your duties will involve implementing direct marketing campaigns across donor acquisition, supporter development and retention. You will take a lead on campaign strategies such as direct mail, inserts/door drops, telemarketing and DRTV. You will project manage these campaigns from inception to analysis. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to work across digital fundraising campaigns.

We're looking for someone with strong direct marketing or fundraising experience, having covered a variety of different campaigns. You will have proven project management abilities, experience of managing agencies, excellent communications and negotiation skills and have an ability to manage multiple projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding charity. Interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance.

Are you an ambitious and organised individual who can deliver our Direct Marketing programme?

JDRF is the type 1 diabetes charity. We fund research to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes. We’re committed to finding the cure for this life-changing condition. Until then we want to make living with type 1 better for everyone.

Our Individual Giving team is growing, and we're looking for a passionate and self-motivated Individual Giving Officer to join us at this exciting and busy time to deliver our established warm programme.  

You will join an ambitious and friendly team and will be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating our Direct Marketing appeals by mail, phone, social media and email.

Working closely with colleagues across different teams you’ll manage projects from start to finish, creating compelling campaigns and content which engage our supporters and build support for research into type 1.

You’ll be responsible for preparing and delivering data for supporter journeys and will make recommendations to improve and develop the programme moving forwards. 

The role also offers the opportunity to get creative and contribute to the continued growth of the team by supporting the Individual Giving Manager to test and develop new initiatives as we seek to increase our income. Most importantly you will have the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment.

To succeed in this role you will already have some experience of working in an Individual Giving team on Direct Marketing campaigns. You will have experience of delivering projects on time and within budget and experience of working with databases. You’ll manage your own workload and work collaboratively across different teams. So if you’re an Individual Giving Officer, Assistant or Administrator looking for your next step up, we’d love to hear from you.

In return we offer you flexible working, generous annual leave entitlement which rises with length of employment, a season ticket or bike loan, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme. We also offer other great benefits including our annual staff conference and an amazing work culture.

A bit more about us

We also provide information for children and adults living with the condition at all stages from diagnosis and beyond.  We give a voice to people with type 1 diabetes and campaign to make sure research moves forward and treatments are delivered as fast as possible.

We want our employees to be committed and prepared to go the extra mile in finding the cure for type 1. We are an ambitious an changing organisation. Be part of the change and help find a cure for type 1 diabetes.

To apply please go to our website.

Closing date: Monday 18 November, 10.00am
Interview dates: Wednesday 27 November

 JDRF is the type 1 diabetes charity.  We are committed to eradicating type 1 diabetes and its effects for everyone in the UK with type 1. We:

• Fund our world-class research which is approved and administered by our international research programme to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes

• make sure research moves forward and treatments are delivered as fast as possible

• give support and a voice to people with type 1 and their families

We are an ambitious and changing organisation.  Be part of the change and help find a cure for type 1 diabetes.  We’d love to hear from you.

‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’ 

Quaker Social Action is a charity founded in 1867 that addresses poverty and social exclusion. We support over 3,000 people each year directly, as well as reaching hundreds more professionals through our training and campaigning activities. 

Our fundraising and communications team is growing, and we’re looking for a passionate individual giving officer to join us as we look to double our supporter income to £200k over the next two years.

You will be an experienced and creative fundraiser, ready to build up a strong knowledge of our innovative practical projects. Working directly with the head of fundraising and communications and the rest of the team, you will help build on our fundraising strategy, using a range of communications channels to acquire and engage new supporters for the charity. 

Our fundraising portfolio is broad, encompassing grants from trusts and foundations alongside donations and legacies from individuals. We’re ambitious to grow all income streams, and to enhance those we use less; major donor fundraising, corporate partnerships and generating income through events. 

This exciting role will provide an opportunity for a creative and conscientious fundraiser to flourish within an organisation that is small enough for you to directly see the benefit of your endeavours. We are looking for an exceptional person who is motivated by contributing in a pivotal role to an organisation with a reputation for delivering work of the highest standard. 

Please visit our website to apply.

Here at Eden Brown we are thrilled to bring you this hugely exciting opportunity to join one of the nation's most loved charities as an Individual Giving Officer. This organisation is tackling one of the most challenging and heart wrenching crises of our generation and this role is a wonderful varied position, giving the post holder the opportunity to get plenty of experience across different areas of individual giving.
As an Individual Giving Officer, you will develop and implement engaging and innovative individual giving communications, which put supporter experience at the heart and increase the depth and value of supporter relations. You will work on both offline and online communications, ensuring projects are delivered on-time and within budget reaching targets and KPI's. You will form excellent working relationships with suppliers, to ensure the smooth running of campaigns as well as providing training to external agency fundraisers.
To be considered for this role you must have experience of working on a fundraising campaign, ideally within individual giving or direct marketing. You should have experience of campaign or project management, with proven ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously. A keen relationship manager, you will be able to work proactively and off your own initiative, whilst being a supportive team player.
In return, this position offers the opportunity to get stuck in and have real ownership over creative projects! Offering a salary of circa £29,000, opportunity for flexible working as well as the chance to be a key member of a friendly and successful team- this is an opportunity not to be missed! Contact Vicky at [email protected]/01132207540 for more information, or apply directly to this advert.

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

Here at Eden Brown we are thrilled to bring you this hugely exciting opportunity to join one of the nation's most loved charities as an Individual Giving Officer. This organisation is tackling one of the most challenging and heart wrenching crises of our generation and this role is a wonderful varied position, giving the post holder the opportunity to get plenty of experience across different areas of individual giving.
As an Individual Giving Officer, you will develop and implement engaging and innovative individual giving communications, which put supporter experience at the heart and increase the depth and value of supporter relations. You will work on both offline and online communications, ensuring projects are delivered on-time and within budget reaching targets and KPI's. You will form excellent working relationships with suppliers, to ensure the smooth running of campaigns as well as providing training to external agency fundraisers.
To be considered for this role you must have experience of working on a fundraising campaign, ideally within individual giving or direct marketing. You should have experience of campaign or project management, with proven ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously. A keen relationship manager, you will be able to work proactively and off your own initiative, whilst being a supportive team player.
In return, this position offers the opportunity to get stuck in and have real ownership over creative projects! Offering a salary of circa £27,000, opportunity for flexible working as well as the chance to be a key member of a friendly and successful team- this is an opportunity not to be missed! Contact Vicky at [email protected]/01132207540 for more information, or apply directly to this advert.

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

We are thrilled to be working with an international charity to recruit an Individual Giving Executive, Retention to work in the Development team. There will be opportunities to work with international colleagues and also for overseas travel.

This crucial role will be responsible for helping to deliver excellent direct marketing across the UK and Europe. They will ensure delivery of effective campaigns that maximise supporter engagement and long-term income.

This will be a varied and exciting role with lots of scope, making it challenging and very rewarding in equal measure.

You will have the opportunity to plan, develop, implement and evaluate your own projects to meet the objectives of the overall programme giving huge scope for job satisfaction and learning.

Your demonstrable experience will be as follows;

• Substantial experience in Fundraising or Direct Marketing including proven experience in devising and implementing successful direct marketing campaigns to mass market audiences.


• Excellent direct marketing technical experience with a love for data analysis.  


• Proven experience of devising and monitoring relevant performance indicators for fundraising campaigns.

This opportunity would be a great next step for a highly driven and creative fundraiser.

Closing date: 4^th November

Salary: £27,000-£34,000

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

Position: Individual Giving Officer
Reference: DL52
Location: MS National Centre, NW London
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Salary: £29,508 to £33,999 plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Fundraising

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job 
This is an exciting role in the Individual Giving and Legacies team. You will be responsible for planning and coordinating integrated campaigns across a variety of income streams including weekly lottery, raffles and cash appeals and in-memory and in-celebration giving. With a creative, logical and enthusiastic approach, you will have the opportunity to develop and manage a range of on and offline campaigns.

You will have a track record in managing successful direct marketing campaigns from beginning to end, preferably in a fundraising environment.  You will be experienced in the acquisition and/or development of supporters or customers in order to retain support. Project management skills and experience in working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects is essential.

We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a 35 hour working week, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move for our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision and therefore we don’t envisage a move before Sept 2020.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 25th November 2019
Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 
We would be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

No agencies please.

Could you plan and deliver direct marketing campaigns which engage, retain and raise income from supporters, helping ActionAid UK deliver on our new strategy ‘Together with Women and Girls’?

Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

In this varied role you will be responsible for delivering varied campaigns, which could include cash and regular giving appeals, feedback, engagement communications and acquisition campaigns through a variety of channels. Using data, you will be able to develop, implement and evaluate campaigns with a focus on optimising results.

You will have proven experience devising and implementing effective and targeted marketing campaigns. You will have close involvement in developing long term supporter journeys, working with other members of the Retention team and you’ll be able to quickly develop great rapport and strong working relationship with a variety of stakeholders including, Data and Analysis, Supporter Comms and Brand and design teams.

You will have experience in negotiating and building effective working relationships with external suppliers too, especially in the management of creative, print or other agencies,

Highly numerate, you will have experience of operational budgeting and planning: proven ability to analyse and interpret financial performance reports and marketing data. To draw conclusions and make clear recommendations based on evidence.

With proven organisational, project and time management skills, you will have the ability to manage often competing schedules. You will also have excellent communication skills, with the ability to write, evaluate and proof-read audience appropriate copy.

You will have good knowledge of current Direct Marketing best practice – including codes of practice, regulatory framework and complaints handling to meet regulatory requirements. 

Experience of working for an overseas development charity and experience in fundraising for a not for profit organisation or development organisation are desirable.

Applicants should also be able to provide out of hours cover for emergency fundraising appeals across a range of channels on a rota basis and be able to travel internationally if required.

If you have this skillset along with a passion to work within an organisation committed to improving the lives of women and girls, please apply.

Please note that this role is being offered as a 12 month fixed term contract.

Due to the need to fill this role quickly, we will be holding rolling interviews and we are keen to receive applications from those with notice periods of one month or less.

ActionAid is passionate about supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working. We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants.  

Prospectus is excited to be working with the UK’s leading multiple sclerosis charity to support their search for a new Head of Individual Giving. The organisation is in the midst of an exciting, transformational period with a new 5 year strategy that builds on their great history and will drive them towards achieving their mission and vision. As part of the transformation, the organisation are currently located in Cricklewood but are now moving to a more central location in London!

The Head of Individual Giving will be responsible for the organisation’s Individual Giving and Legacies programme, which currently raises over half of the organisation’s income. The Head of Individual Giving will be part of the Leadership Team working closely with the Executive Director of Fundraising and will lead a team of 6 in total. The role will provide strategic direction and business planning for the individual giving function that will look to increase income by recruiting and developing individual supporters.

The successful candidate will be a Head of, or an experienced Manager and will understand the complexities of individual giving programmes and legacy marketing. The organisation are looking for candidates with a track record of achieving income targets and managing budgets as well as leading a team.

As Head of Individual Giving you will be supporting the charity towards their mission to enable everyone affected by multiple sclerosis to live life to their full potential and secure the care and support they need until a cure is found.

In addition to some great benefits and professional development opportunities, the organisation also offer flexible working and a brilliant team to work alongside! 

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

The CEO will lead UpRising, taking overall financial and managerial responsibility as the internal and external face of the organisation. They will be responsible for identifying and implementing development strategies, stewarding our resources, fund raising and ensuring that UpRising continues to be effective and sustainable in our work with young people.

Reports to: Chair & Board of Trustees

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Strategy

• Work with Trustees and Senior Management Team to ensure an effective fundraising and operational strategy is in place to deliver the organisation’s mission. 

Income Generation

• Take overall responsibility for fundraising and the ongoing development of a sustainable business model – with specific responsibility for monitoring the overall budget. 
• Work alongside Head of Development on the delivery of a fundraising plan to ensure diverse and sustainable revenue streams (including via grants, corporate sponsorship, local stakeholder investment, alumni and individual giving). 

Business Model

• Lead the ongoing evolution of the UpRising delivery and replication model. 
• Grow our social franchising model and other earned income streams (to sit alongside traditional direct delivery).

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the external face for UpRising, developing and managing key national relationships. 
• Manage key partnerships with funders, corporate supporters and public sector bodies.
• Work alongside leadership team and local managers to ensure effective regional and local stakeholder management.

Operations

• Work with the Senior Management Team to ensure effective staff management and delivery of programmes, devolved budget management, and impact and evaluation in each of our locations.

Communications

• Ensure that UpRising maintains and continues to build a strong brand and reputation across all sectors. 
• Attend key internal and external events and articulate UpRising views and experience regarding participation, diversity and inclusion.

Governance

• Work with the Chair to enable the Trustees to fulfil their duties and legal responsibilities, including responsibility for risk register.

General Responsibilities

• Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting your work and maintain and improve personal competence through continuous professional development. 
• Take direction on projects and priorities from Trustees, which may vary from time to time. 
• Abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice. 
• Support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

The new Chief Executive of The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) will assume an exciting and pivotal role. You will develop the strategy of the RCR in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, and be responsible for the operational management and performance of the organisation.

As the leader of the RCR, you will work closely with the President and the Council to support and guide the organisation’s mission, whilst overseeing the execution of its strategy. Taking responsibility for all legal requirements, risk management and financial obligations, you will ensure the robust financial health of the charity, as we move forward into the new decade.

With a track record in leading or delivering organisational transformation and influencing culture change, you will have leadership experience within a non-profit setting and an understanding of the position of medical Royal Colleges within the healthcare landscape.

An influential and strategic thinker, you will have a strong and proven background in engaging with regulatory and professional bodies, which may include healthcare organisations, sister Royal Colleges or equivalent organisations. Your professional relationships and networking capabilities will ensure you create the right opportunities to lead the organisation into its next phase.

Your knowledge of charity regulation and understanding of good governance along with your commitment to equality and valuing diversity will ensure the RCR continues to strive forward under compelling and trusted leadership.

The role requires tact and diplomacy, emotional intelligence, as well as resilience and flexibility. The Chief Executive will inspire staff and collaborate with new Trustees of the RCR, including Office bearers, from diverse backgrounds. A commitment to understanding and serving the interests of RCR members is essential.

This role offers the exciting opportunity to build on the outstanding growth and development of the RCR under the previous Chief Executive, as we continue to expand our diverse membership base.

The role is full-time, based at the RCR’s offices in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London.

The RCR has been working with members to improve the standard of medical practice across the fields of radiology and oncology for over 40 years. We collaborate impartially with our members and external parties across the healthcare landscape and support the education and training of doctors throughout their careers.

For further information on the RCR and the role please see the candidate pack. To apply, please contact our retained consultant Julian Smith at memcom executive, our specialist consultancy or visit our website.

First round Interviews will be held on 19 and 20 December 2019.

Second round interviews will be held on 24 January 2020.

Job Title: Senior Fundraising Officer (Individual Giving) - Acquisition

Location: London

Salary: £32,462 - £36,273

We are working in partnership with one of the UK’s oldest and most well-known charities that focuses on supporting young people to ensure they have an opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive.  The charity is now looking to appoint a highly organised, efficient and creative individual to work as Senior Fundraising Officer within the Individual Giving team. 

It’s a really exciting time to be joining this organisation at the Individual Giving team are growing developing the IG programme.  With four years of donor recruitment under their belt and with strong learnings behind them, they are ready to develop their acquisition strategy further. This role will involve you working alongside the Head of Individual Giving to develop, take ownership and implement the fundraising strategy.  You will be supported and equipped, with a culture that will create the opportunity for you to develop specialist knowledge and lead on the recruitment of donors.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• Experience in managing direct marketing campaigns with the aim to recruit donors with a strong cost per acquisition, ensuring all campaigns are delivered to a highest standard, within deadlines and on budget
• Excellent planning and scheduling skills, and able to handle multiple projects at one time
• Experience in analysing financial and analytical data to inform campaign recommendations
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships, negotiate, persuade others. The ability to work closely with external agencies and internal stakeholders
• Working knowledge of the GDPR and applying this to a fundraising setting

Educated to A-level standard or equivalent, you will be a highly organised individual; flexible, self-motivated and with the ability to manage a varied workload within agreed deadlines.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then please submit your CV and supporting statement to Adam Stacey, Senior Consultant, quoting our reference JO1718.

Closing date for applications: 17 November 2019

ECPAT UK is recruiting a CEO to provide highly effective leadership of ECPAT UK. You will use your demonstrated skills and experience to ensure ECPAT UK’s mission and strategic objectives are achieved through excellent organisational management and administration. As CEO, you will maintain and develop external relationships and use your strategic vision to lead the organisation through an exciting period of evolution. The CEO of ECPAT UK is a central player in the fight against child trafficking, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of very many children around the UK and internationally.

About ECPAT UK

Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT UK) is a leading children's rights organisation working to protect children from trafficking and transnational exploitation. We support children everywhere to uphold their rights and to live a life free from abuse and exploitation.

Since its establishment as a multi-agency coalition in 1994 (registering as an independent charity in 2004) ECPAT UK has played a pivotal role in raising the awareness of policymakers, professionals and the general public in order to tackle and prevent the exploitation of children.  We work directly with victims of trafficking to support them and to enable their voices to be heard across the spectrum of debate - at all times ensuring that our work is child-centred, rights-based and that it is rooted in every child’s fundamental human right to be protected from trafficking and exploitation.

We are part of the ECPAT International network, which is present in 93 countries, working to end child exploitation.

Our vision

Children everywhere are free from exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery

Our Mission

• To improve legislation and policy to end child trafficking and transnational child exploitation
• To improve the child protection response of professionals in the UK and overseas
• To ensure that the views of children affected by exploitation are part of the solution

Our strategic priorities

1. Improve legislation and policies protecting children trafficked and exploited in the UK and overseas through research, campaigns and advocacy
2. Promote new and increased understanding of child trafficking and exploitation in the UK and internationally, with a specific focus on root causes and gaps in protection
3. Improve the practice of frontline professionals through capacity building and sharing of specialist expertise
4. Promote active and meaningful youth participation with young people and those affected by trafficking and transnational exploitation, to inform policy and practice in UK and abroad
5. Position ECPAT UK as a key knowledge hub campaigning and advocating for every child’s right to be protected against trafficking and transnational exploitation 
6. Strengthen and sustain ECPAT UK’s growth

Our team

In addition to the CEO role there are currently 11 posts, covering policy and research, parliamentary affairs and campaigns, youth programmes, projects, training, communications and media, development / fundraising, finance and administration.

Recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer

We believe this to be an exciting and crucial time in the evolution of ECPAT UK and of the fight against child trafficking and transnational exploitation.  There is an increasing awareness of the various forms that modern slavery can take, and how that interfaces with the trafficking and exploitation of children; at the same time the situation is constantly changing, and at times seemingly intractable.  It is the role of ECPAT UK and the other actors in our space to tackle this intractability and to make sure that the issue remains at the forefront of our society’s attention so that it can be addressed effectively and permanently.  The CEO of ECPAT UK is a central player in this fight, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of very many children around the UK and internationally.

Job Description

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Location The post is based at ECPAT UK’s Office in central London

Reporting to: ECPAT UK Board of Trustees

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 (depending on experience) plus 6% pension paid by ECPAT UK.  An additional 1% allocation to pension will be taken from your wage (this is subject to change due to pension regulations).

Working hours: This is a full-time position and work will be carried out during normal office hours from the ECPAT Office. However the pattern of hours may vary according to operational needs and travel requirements, including overseas travel where appropriate.

Contract: Permanent after probationary period (6 months). The post requires a satisfactory DBS check.

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum plus statutory holidays.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1 Leading and managing the organisation

• To ensure that a long-term strategy, reviewed and approved by the trustees, is in place to guide the organisation in achieving its objectives.
• To ensure the production of appropriate business plans to implement and achieve the strategies agreed by the board.
• To ensure that the organisation has the human, material, financial and research resources it needs to operate effectively.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK has the right management systems and structures to carry out its work effectively, accountably and safely.
• To build the internal culture of ECPAT UK and strengthen the organisation by ensuring that staff are suitably equipped, provided with training, appraised in their work and given opportunities for professional development.
• To review with staff all new developments for the organisation and proactively research and promote ways to increase ECPAT UK’s influence and impact.

2 Promoting the mission and strategic objectives of the organisation

• To represent ECPAT UK in a variety of settings including government, industry and NGO partnership work and to ensure that all internal and external stakeholders are aware of ECPAT UK’s mission, vital activities and success.
• To protect and enhance the reputation of the organisation and at all times model the highest ethical standards and ensure that ECPAT UK maintains the highest quality of work.
• To take appropriate steps to protect the organisation from risk, including undertaking an annual risk audit.
• To represent the organisation, including speaking at conferences and participating in national and international fora and meetings.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK is well profiled in the media
• To manage the links with the ECPAT International Secretariat and other ECPAT groups worldwide.

3 Advocating for children and young people

• To be committed, at all times, to working for the best interests of children.
• To ensure that the views of children and young people are represented both in the external arena and within the organisation.

4 Overseeing income generation

• To work with staff to ensure income targets are set, effective fundraising strategies and activities are implemented and that the organisation is able to capitalise on its income generation activities.
• To meet with key funders regularly ensuring that supporters are kept up to date with work and recognised for their contributions.
• To research new funding sources and work with fundraising staff to bid for contracts, apply for funding and new work, and proactively seek out new funding partnerships.

5 Exercising financial stewardship and governance; ensuring organisational effectiveness

• To ensure that the annual budget and projected income and expenditure are set, monitored and regularly assessed.
• To ensure that ECPAT UK is in a position to fulfil its financial obligations under the Company and Charity Laws.
• To ensure that the annual accounts and Directors’ report are completed, audited, approved by Trustees and submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission annually.
• To ensure that the responsibilities of Company Secretary are discharged appropriately.

• To oversee operations to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
• To ensure that the culture of quality improvement is maintained, ensuring that evaluation (external and internal) processes are carried out which measure the success of ECPAT UK’s programmes of work and that staff refine or change programmes in response to that information.

6 Working with the Board of Trustees

• To support the Chair and the Board of Trustees in formulating and regularly reviewing the organisation’s vision, mission and values.
• To develop, in partnership with the trustees, a long-term strategy for the organisation within the vision, mission and values established by the board.
• To review and develop, with the board, the organisation’s policy proposals and activity and adequately monitor annual plans, targets and performance.
• To report to the board on organisational progress, providing information on targets and organisational performance.
• To establish, with the Chair, the annual calendar for board and subcommittee meetings. 

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL

1. Highly motivated with strong leadership qualities and experience of managing staff, programmes and projects in a non-governmental organisation (charity, development agency or human rights organisation).
2. Sound understanding of ECPAT UK’s key policy issues
3. Experience of representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.
4. Experience of working collaboratively with external organisations whilst maintaining the unique vision of the charity
5. Experience of fundraising from trusts, governmental and/or corporate sources.
6. Experience of developing and managing budgets.
7. Good written communication skills, including fluent spoken and written English.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly in staff leadership, management and development.
9. Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines and to react quickly when unexpected demands from the external environment occur
10. A willingness to ‘roll up the sleeves’, working flexibly within a small inter-disciplinary team
11. Ability to work pro-actively and reactively with all forms of media
12. Sensitivity to issues of children, gender orientation, race and religion and commitment to ensuring equal opportunities.
13. Education at degree level or equivalent
14. Willingness to travel abroad and to work outside usual office hours if necessary.

DESIRABLE

1. Knowledge of voluntary sector governance practice
2. Proven track record of influencing governmental/inter-governmental policy.
3. Experience of working internationally and/or in children’s rights and campaigning for change
4. Experience in, and understanding of, different methods for measuring, demonstrating and communicating successful outcomes
5. Working knowledge of / fluency in a second language

Recruitment process

A CV, plus a two-page personal statement demonstrating how you meet the person specification, should be submitted by 9am on 2nd December.

Shortlisting will take place during the week of 2nd December, with shortlisted candidates being notified by 11th December. 

Interviews will take place at ECPAT UK’s offices (81A Endell Street, London WC2H 9DX) during the week commencing 16th December (precise date to be confirmed).

The process will consist of a panel interview, to include a presentation.  Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the presentation topic at the point of notification.