This is an opportunity to help grow a critical mental health charity working in the Muslim communities. We are looking for an opperational manager to coordinate our data and communications and enhance our fundraising. The Lateef Project works with Muslim communities in the Birmingham and London areas and is the longest running Islamic counselling service. Our work is evidence based and community required. The Lateef Project has worked virtually since 2020 and provided a national counselling service to bereaved Muslims in the first wave of the pandemic. We are looking for an opperational manager who can coordinate and improve our data management both internally and in relation to our communications with key stakeholders. The successful applicant, our operational manager will also take on a central role in developing funding base of The Lateef Project working regarding statutory contracts, charitable trusts and donors. 

Closing date for aspplications is the 26th of June 2022

This role is integral in supporting the Fundraising teams’ ambitious income targets. In this role you will make a vital contribution to the Fundraising team’s objective to bring about transformative change for children by unlocking income and raising the profile of Lumos.

Working closely with the Head of Partnerships, the Philanthropy Manager will build upon and drive forward our existing philanthropy programme and build a portfolio of Ultra-High Net Worth and High Net Worth supporters. The Philanthropy Manager will also work collaboratively with colleagues to support the redirection of philanthropic capital to support global care reform.

The Philanthropy Manager will work with the Head of Partnerships to maintain and strengthen existing relationships, but also cultivate new prospective major donors. The post holder will also need to engage relevant internal stakeholders to effectively support these donors, including senior managers, volunteers and Trustees and manage appropriate and bespoke supporter stewardship.

Position

Job title: Philanthropy Manager

Group: Fundraising and Engagement

Reporting to: Head of Partnerships (Trusts, Corporate and Philanthropy)

Location: UK, remote. Applicant must have right to work in UK.

Contract Type: Permanent, part-time (0.8). We are open to discussing and considering flexible working options.

Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 per annum pro-rata - reduced to 0.8 (part-time).

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Partnerships, to develop and implement a targeted major giving strategy to develop and deliver against detailed plans and objectives to grow the number of high value donors
• Execute strategic, tailored cultivation and stewardship plans for every prospective and existing major donor that results in successful retention of current donors, and that maximises the giving potential of both prospects and current major donors
• Pro-actively research and cultivate relationships with prospective major donors with the potential to make five and six-figure gifts to Lumos
• Provide support to senior staff, internal stakeholders and volunteers to effectively manage Lumos’ high value donors
• Provide expert support on Philanthropic giving trends to support the organisational aim to redirect funding from institutional care to alternative models of care
• Develop high quality communications for a wide range of major donors, including proposals and stewardship pieces 
• Work with the Partnerships Funding Manager and with Lumos’ internal processes to develop bespoke funding pitches, detailed financial information and reports
• Work with the Digital Fundraising Manger to develop effective cultivation through supporter journeys to identify a major giving pipeline and maximise the Lifetime Value of supporters.
• Maintain the operational systems required to manage high quality donor cultivation, stewardship and research to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
• Oversee and manage a range of major donor cultivation and stewardship opportunities including virtual and face-to-face events and engagement opportunities
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support the delivery of other donor stewardship and cultivation events
• Deliver against ambitious financial targets. To manage, monitor and report on income within the area of responsibility, and ensure all legal and fundraising regulatory compliance through exceptional record keeping
• Manage and maintain the fundraising database and systems for major donor and corporate fundraising, to ensure a consistent and accurate approach to information management
• Other tasks as reasonably required by the Head of Partnerships

Successful fundraising is vital to what we do, and to enhance our capacity we have created this new role. As Philanthropy Manager you’ll work closely with senior colleagues to support them in the management of vital relationships with potential and existing high value donors, whose generosity makes an immense difference to our work. You’ll help to develop effective engagement strategies for these key contacts, ensuring that they are appraised of our work and can see the difference their support makes. You’ll draw on a range of formal and informal channels to do this, from social media to face-to-face events. 

It’s important that you have a good understanding of the dynamics of philanthropic engagement – what inspires generosity from people who have the means to make substantial contributions and how to ensure that they can see that their commitment is valued and used well. We expect that you will already have a successful track record in working with major donors, and you’ll be accustomed to working towards stretching targets. You’ll have the backing of a highly talented and committed team who are passionate about what we do. It’s a great time to join Lumos – we have a fantastic platform on which to build. And our work remains absolutely vital to securing better futures for children across the world.

Person Specification

Essential:

• A proven track record of meeting or exceeding financial targets and soliciting five and six-figure gifts from major donors, including through making the ask in person and face-to-face pitches and negotiations
• Demonstrable experience of leading on successful prospect and relationship management, taking the initiative to identify and reach out to potential new major donors to secure new income
• Able to develop and lead positive and influential relationships with existing and potential donors
• Experience of managing proposal development and reporting for major donors
• Excellent understanding of complex relationship based fundraising approaches
• Ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with programme staff, Trustees, and the Executive Leadership Team.
• A self-starter with high initiative, and a pro-active approach
• Ability to present complex information in an engaging way to a major donor audience to win understanding and support.
• A clear understanding of the Charity’s requirements of confidentiality and discretion
• Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a heavy workload
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with a broad range of people, particularly at a senior level
• Excellent negotiation skills
• A methodical and meticulous approach
• Excellent people skills, tact and diplomacy
• A strong working knowledge of MS Office, Teams and Salesforce/or similar donor database to manage high value supporter journeys
• Experience of working to and reporting against in-year targets and KPIs
• Knowledge of and ability to advise on Charity Commission, GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator Fundraising Code requirements for fundraising activity and keep abreast of new guidelines and legislation

Desirable:

• Fluency in a language other than English
• Experience of project management involving multiple internal stakeholders

Values

Act in accordance with Lumos’ values:

• We embrace Collaboration
• We strive for Excellence
• We show Respect
• We always Care
• We are Passionate

Fundraising plays a key role in Lumos' culture and we expect all roles to contribute to developing it.

Please note, this is a UK based role and therefore you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Safeguarding statement

Lumos is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of children and adults at risk in all of our work.

All staff and associates must:

• Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within the area of responsibility.
• Ensure work complies with all safeguarding policies and procedures that apply to the role.
• Ensure the that their behaviours and actions support the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk as appropriate.

Additionally, the Philanthropy Manager is expected to:

• Ensure the necessary standards relating to safeguarding best practices/protocols are effectively communicated, monitored and maintained within the area of responsibility.
• Manage and update the standards as appropriate to the role.
• Safeguarding standards are monitored and maintained in compliance with organisational policy.
• Appropriate safeguarding training is provided, and standards are reviewed and updated as required.

EDI Statement

Lumos is wholly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and against all forms of discrimination.

We are committed to creating and sustaining a positive working environment that encourages, supports and gives a voice to all, so that we can best support the children we serve. We must ensure that all staff are equally valued, included, empowered and respected across the organisation and in everything we do.

Lumos is fundamentally built on diverse, multi-national and multi-cultural teams. This is something we cherish as a key strength and an integral part of our identity. Our organisation values and celebrates the diversity, culture and experience of each member of staff, provides equality of care and support to everyone.

We pledge to listen carefully, to educate ourselves continually, to promote open dialogue, and to seek out and deal with discrimination and prejudice wherever it occurs in Lumos.

This role is integral in supporting the Fundraising teams’ ambitious income targets. In this role you will make a vital contribution to the Fundraising team’s objective to bring about transformative change for children by unlocking income and raising the profile of Lumos.

Working closely with the Head of Partnerships, this role will implement a new strategy to grow income from Corporate Partnerships, as well as support the successful delivery of the Trusts and Foundation strategy. Lumos has been fortunate to work with partners across the Wizarding World for some time now and is keen to explore the wider opportunity with corporates, as well as a strong focus on strengthening the partnerships and activities across the Wizarding World.

The Partnerships Manager will work with the Head of Partnerships to maintain and strengthen existing funding relationships from Trusts and Foundations and also cultivate new prospective partnerships and targeted new business from the wider Trust and Corporate sector. The post holder will also need to engage relevant internal stakeholders to effectively support these partnerships.

The post will be responsible for supporting key activity and partnership development with new Wizarding World partners, with a strong focus on working across the wider fundraising team to deliver consumer led and commercially driven campaigns.

Position

Job title: Partnerships Manager (Trusts and Corporate)

Group: Fundraising and Engagement

Reporting to: Head of Partnerships (Trusts, Corporate and Philanthropy)

Location: UK, remote. Applicant must have right to work in UK.

Contract Type: Permanent full time (35 hours per week). We are open to discussing and considering flexible working options.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, research, and cultivate relationships with prospective trust and foundations with the potential to make five and six-figure gifts to Lumos.
• Proactively research and identify strategic corporate partnership prospects
• Initiate and develop strategic relationships with key donors; representing Lumos at meetings, taking the initiative to drive outreach with partners, and requesting high-level financial support for Lumos.
• Provide exceptional personalised donor care and stewardship to a portfolio of Trust and Foundation donors and a targeted pool of corporate partners, including some new Wizarding World partners.
• Work with Head of Partnerships, to develop and implement a targeted new corporate fundraising strategy across priority sectors.
• Develop high quality communications for a wide range of major donors and corporate partners, including proposals and stewardship pieces
• Work with the Partnerships Funding Manager and with Lumos’ internal processes to develop bespoke funding pitches, detailed financial information and reports
• Work closely with US colleagues to effectively manage Wizarding World and other corporate partnerships, exploring opportunities for co-ordinated and joint initiatives to global partnerships prospects.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to generate and deliver corporate partnerships opportunities, ensuring full compliance, brand alignment, corporate engagement and maximising customer engagement.
• Work with General Counsel to ensure commercial participator agreements are in place for all relevant activities (Wizarding World and wider).
• Keep abreast of news and trends within the corporate sector and Wizarding World fandom and share knowledge across wider team as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to manage the delivery of donor stewardship and cultivation events.
• Deliver against ambitious financial targets. To manage, monitor and report on income within the area of responsibility, and ensure all legal and fundraising regulatory compliance through exceptional record keeping.
• Maintain the operational systems required to manage high quality donor cultivation, stewardship and research to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
• Other tasks as reasonably required by the Head of Partnerships

Requirements

Successful fundraising is vital to what we do, and to enhance our capacity we have created this new role. As Partnerships Manager you’ll be deeply involved in creating our strategy to establish successful corporate partnerships and to build and develop on existing relationships with Trusts and Foundations. Relationships are at the core of this role: from identifying and targeting prospects to providing outstanding donor care and stewardship to the partners that are so valuable to our work, your enthusiasm for what we do will shine through. You’ll need to be creatively entrepreneurial in your approach – there isn’t a fixed tool kit. You’ll be able to spot opportunities and develop strategies to convert them into long-term strategic relationships that offer rewards to all parties.

We expect that you will already have a successful track record in corporate or trust fundraising, and you’ll be accustomed to working towards stretching targets. You’ll have the backing of a highly talented and committed team who are passionate about what we do. It’s a great time to join Lumos – we have a fantastic platform on which to build. And our work remains absolutely vital to securing better futures for children across the world.

Person Specification

Essential:

• A proven track record of meeting or exceeding financial targets and soliciting gifts from trust donors and/or corporate partners, including through making the ask in person and face-to-face pitches and negotiations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to build relationships, negotiate with and persuade a wide range of funding partners.
• Ability to present complex information in an engaging way to a variety of audiences to win understanding and support.
• Demonstrable experience of leading on successful relationship management, taking the initiative to identify and reach out to potential new funders and corporate partners to secure new income.
• Able to develop and lead positive and influential relationships with existing and potential donors.
• Keen ability to ‘income opportunity spot’ and seize new opportunities; to see the strategic opportunity in a partnership or an activity.
• Excellent understanding of complex relationship based fundraising approaches.
• Ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with programme staff, Trustees, and the Executive Leadership Team.
• A self-starter with high initiative, and a pro-active approach.
• A clear understanding of the Charity’s requirements of confidentiality and discretion.
• Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a heavy workload.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with a broad range of people, particularly at a senior level.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• A methodical and meticulous approach.
• Excellent people skills, tact and diplomacy.
• A strong working knowledge of MS Office, Teams and Salesforce/or similar donor database to manage high value supporter journeys.
• Experience of working to and reporting against in-year targets and KPIs.
• Knowledge of and ability to advise on Charity Commission, GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator Fundraising Code requirements for fundraising activity and keep abreast of new guidelines and legislation.

Desirable:

• Fluency in a language other than English
• An understanding of the Wizarding World
• Experience of project management involving multiple internal stakeholders

Values

Act in accordance with Lumos’ values:

• We embrace Collaboration
• We strive for Excellence
• We show Respect
• We always Care
• We are Passionate

Fundraising plays a key role in Lumos' culture and we expect all roles to contribute to developing it.

Please note, this is a UK based role and therefore you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Safeguarding statement

Lumos is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of children and adults at risk in all of our work.

All staff and associates must:

• Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within the area of responsibility.
• Ensure work complies with all safeguarding policies and procedures that apply to the role.
• Ensure the that their behaviours and actions support the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk as appropriate.

Additionally, the Partnerships Manager is expected to:

• Ensure the necessary standards relating to safeguarding best practices/protocols are effectively communicated, monitored and maintained within the area of responsibility.
• Manage and update the standards as appropriate to the role.
• Safeguarding standards are monitored and maintained in compliance with organisational policy.
• Appropriate safeguarding training is provided, and standards are reviewed and updated as required.

EDI Statement

Lumos is wholly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and against all forms of discrimination.

We are committed to creating and sustaining a positive working environment that encourages, supports and gives a voice to all, so that we can best support the children we serve. We must ensure that all staff are equally valued, included, empowered and respected across the organisation and in everything we do.

Lumos is fundamentally built on diverse, multi-national and multi-cultural teams. This is something we cherish as a key strength and an integral part of our identity. Our organisation values and celebrates the diversity, culture and experience of each member of staff, provides equality of care and support to everyone.

We pledge to listen carefully, to educate ourselves continually, to promote open dialogue, and to seek out and deal with discrimination and prejudice wherever it occurs in Lumos.

Location: Flexible, across England, Wales & Northern Ireland, but must be available to attend London office regularly.

We’re seeking an enthusiastic and proactive creative with excellent video production and editing skills to develop effective content across multiple digital channels. Working within our talented and friendly Creative and Content team, you’ll be collaborating with the Individual Giving, Marketing and Activism teams. You’ll get to work across multiple campaigns and lead on development of videos and stills that will engage our audiences and inspire them to act.

Fantastic editing and production skills are required, along with a desire to develop and test brand new concepts to engage audiences and deliver on targets. The ability to create high quality video and motion graphics content, evidenced with a portfolio of work that delivers strong aesthetics and a clear message is also essential.

Closing date: 05th June 2022  

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

Friends of the Earth is committed to equal opportunities and to continuously learning how to increase the diversity of our people. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and encourage applications from people currently underrepresented in the environment movement and on our staff, including women in senior leadership positions, people of colour, disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.   

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.  

Do you have an interest in the safeguarding and protection of people? This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and skills to become the contact person and expert on safeguarding procedures within Open Doors International.

We are a global charity that supports the most persecuted Christians. It is our responsibility to make sure our staff, operations and programs do no harm to vulnerable adults and children and do not expose them to abuse or exploitation.

As safeguarding officer* you will raise awareness of safeguarding in all areas in our organisation and you’ll assist with developing and implementing tools, processes and training (classroom and eLearning) for all teams. You won’t be alone in doing this, as you’ll be part of a Global Working Group that oversees and leads all global initiatives relating to safeguarding. This position will be part of the Global People and Culture team.

Support will be provided as needed to enable you to do well in this role and support the needs of the organisation.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Keep our global safeguarding policy and procedures up to date.
• Assist with Developing, implementing and keeping up to date all tools, processes and trainings that are listed as needs for the organisation.
• Ensure global knowledge and awareness of safeguarding is up to date.
• Monitor compliance with and implementation of global safeguarding and child protection standards and promote globally a safe environment for vulnerable adults and children.
• Support key stakeholders on safeguarding case management.
• Build and maintain a global network of contacts, both internal and external.
• Analyse trends in safeguarding, note new needs in our organisation and make recommendations.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Committed Christian with a heart for the Persecuted Church.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• An understanding of policies and procedures within an organization.
• Able to think analytically and to translate needs into tools, processes and training.
• Team player, adept at building strong relationships cross-organisationally and cross-culturally (or with the potential to do so)
• Able to work on own initiative, manage and prioritise multiple tasks and produce work of a consistently high standard.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

OUR OFFER

Working at Open Doors means that you are actively involved in serving the worldwide Persecuted Church. We offer you a versatile position in an international, dynamic environment, a professional team and the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. As a global organisation we are used to combining working from home with working from the office and to have flexible working hours. Location preferably in the UK or NL.

*There is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for this post to be held by a committed  Christian who assents to our statement of faith.

Have any questions?

This role is for Open Doors International which is a different part of the organisation to the UK Development Base. If you have questions about the role please don’t call Open Doors UK & I on the 01993 number (they won't be able to assist you!),  but click on ‘apply now’ and send us, the ODI HR team,  your email address and/or phone number.

We will then contact you to answer your questions. Thank you.

Our advice team supports nearly 4,000 kinship carers each year with expert advice. We’re looking for an accomplished leader and manager to lead our growing advice and information team. As part of our new three-year strategy (2022–2025), we’re focusing on developing our high-quality, user-centred services to support more kinship carers when they need it most.

You’ll be an excellent manager, supporting your team to unlock their potential, develop new skills and pilot new channels of support and information (online chat, legal advice, and web content, among others). Our new Kinship Compass project is about developing clear and easy-to-access pathways to advice and information and peer support across local kinship communities. As our Advice and Information Manager, you’ll work closely with your team to support this project, taking the lead on developing the advice and information pathway.

We are growing and so is the need for our kinship carers. You’ll be a dynamic, thoughtful leader supporting a passionate and committed team.

You’ll work with our Online Service Innovation Manager to continuously improve the service, embrace digital solutions and create efficiencies and processes to drive performance and increase our ability to provide more support to kinship carers across England and Wales.

In this role, you'll work 28 hours (4 days) per week, and we offer flexibility so you can fit your home life around your job (which is really important to us).

About Kinship

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voices and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

In return, we offer 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and a pension.

For further details about the role, please refer to the attached job specification.

To apply, please click the Apply button to send us your CV and cover letter, along with a completed Equal Opportunities form.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 6 June 2022.
Interview date: w/c 20 June 2022.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We all share it. And it drives our Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds we need to protect children and prevent abuse. Join us as Associate Head of Supporter Development, and get more people involved in change that means everything.

The NSPCC is looking to significantly grow our income in new and innovative ways. To achieve this growth we need the very best team in place to deliver to ambitious targets. The Individual Supporters department is responsible for the largest single source of income for the NSPCC. Our donor base of almost 710k Supporters generated almost £50m in the last financial year and growth in this area is instrumental to achieving NSPCC’s ambitious overall income growth.

The Role

We are looking for an Associate Head of Supporter Development who will lead a skilled and experienced team of 11, responsible for the strategic development, delivery and growth of our supporter development programme. You will be responsible for a busy and dynamic programme, developing supporter loyalty to achieve our income targets and KPIs. The role is responsible for a diverse programme of work including loyalty, welcome, raffle and lottery, legacy stewardship, cash and product journey development and delivery.

The role will play a leading role in maximising income from existing supporters through the proactive and planned management of supporter communications journeys. You will lead your team to increase the lifetime value of a supporter through application of data driven insight to our marketing communications.

About you

The Associate Head of Supporter Development will have significant experience and success in developing, delivering, and monitoring supporter strategies and plans and finding new ways to drive growth.

You will be highly collaborative, working across multiple teams and across the whole of NSPCC'S leadership team. You will strive for excellence, using your leadership skills and experience to challenge your team to continually achieve the the highest possible standards. You will have substantial experience of budget management and financial planning, be highly numerate with a proven track record of handling expenditure and income targets.

In return, you will be offered some brilliant benefits including a competitive salary, a flexible approach to working (homebased and hybrid working available), 29 days holiday a year and a chance to work in a growing team committed to income growth and change for children. 

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The SVP is seeking a Supporter Relations Officer to support its national fundraising work. This is a great opportunity to work at the heart of our charity, within an ambitious and friendly team to help achieve the organisation’s mission and vision to seek and tackle the root causes of poverty.

Using your skills, you will support the Supporter Relationships Manager in growing the donor base through acquisition activities and increasing individual giving at national level from new and existing supporters.

The Supporter Relations Officer will work with the team to deliver an excellent supporter experience and play a vital and active role in shaping our supporter journey to aid the SVP in building long term relationships and encourage continued support.

Working Hours = Part time - You will be contracted to work 30 hours per week

Location = Remote with flexibility to work in our National Office in London or Bradford

Contract = Permanent

Salary = £26,501 per annum pro-rata plus London Weighting if applicable

Benefits Package = 33 days holiday (pro rata) per year inclusive of bank holidays, a competitive pension scheme, employee assistance programme, retail discounts, birthday day off, buy / sell holiday scheme, enhanced paid leave, cycle to work scheme and lots more.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To support the Supporter Relationships Manager in growing the donor base and increasing individual giving at national level from individual donors in line with agreed income targets.
• To support the development and growth of the Friends Scheme and increase levels of regular giving at national level.
• To project manage national fundraising appeals, campaigns, and individual giving products such as the SVP raffle, lottery, alternative Christmas gifts and other new fundraising initiatives where appropriate.
• To track income from individual donors, liaise with Finance on income reports and provide monthly income reports on progress against income targets and KPIs.
• To act as a source of specialist knowledge for the Society in supporter acquisition, individual giving, and digital fundraising.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL NEED:

• Demonstrable experience in coordinating and implementing fundraising appeals and/or marketing campaigns and/or projects to time scale and within budget
• Demonstrable experience working in the field of direct marketing, donor acquisition and retention
• Demonstrable experience in growing levels of regular giving across digital and offline campaigns
• Experience in working and maintaining successful relationships with agencies and suppliers to deliver targets
• Knowledge of donor acquisition, individual and regular giving

It is desirable that the candidate can demonstrate the following –

• Experience in digital and online fundraising
• Experience in delivering fundraising lotteries and raffles
• Experience in delivering Friends Schemes or other similar donor loyalty programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising regulation and legislation
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of supporter care and stewardship

In return we’ll provide you with the opportunity to work for a welcoming organisation that offers support and guidance.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience to fulfil this role successfully, please apply in the first instance with your CV. 

Closing Date = 5th June 2022

Deadline for Application Packs = 12th June 2022

Interviews = 22nd June 2022

Previous candidates need not apply. Unfortunately, if you have not received a response within four weeks of your application, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Whilst we ask that staff have sympathy with the Christian values, religion is not taken into account in recruitment as we value people of all faiths or none.

ABOUT THE SVP:

The St Vincent de Paul Society (or as it is often known - the SVP) is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need. We feed the hungry, we support the homeless, we visit the lonely and we befriend the stranger.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to make a positive impact on our future. We are a small, supportive team who work closely together, despite all being based at home (and sometimes abroad!) FRAME has a long and proud history as the oldest charity focused on replacing animals in biomedical testing. We have been influential in developing and validating new research methods as well as advising regulators and policymakers. We have been around for 50 years, contributing significantly to eliminating animal testing in a range of areas. Funding research and working with academics is a key part of our work to reduce reliance on animal use in testing and research, and reflects the charity’s ethos for working within the scientific community, rather than from the outside, to bring change. We are looking for someone with a PhD and a relevant scientific research background to join the team to manage our Grant Schemes and lead existing, and new, outreach projects and initiatives related to the academic community and research students. If you want to work in a caring, supportive organisation making a real difference to the use of animals in scientific research, and you thrive on variety and getting things done then we really look forward to hearing from you.

The CRT are looking for an experienced, motivated and inspirational Volunteer Manager to join our team for the very first time. The ideal candidate will have been doing a similar role for a minimum of three years and will have demonstratable and relevant experience with regards to volunteer retention, recruitment, training and onboarding.

An excellent ‘all-rounder’ is required therefore who is also able to discuss conservation activities and how to deliver them.

Finally, we are looking for someone who is a team player and prepared to support anyone else at the CRT as required. This could be dropping all work and assisting with an urgent task if another member of the team is unavailable, or at capacity or helping out at an event when a lot of people are expected.

The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) protects, promotes and regenerates our land and all life on it, to make everyone a Friend of the countryside. We are a UK charity, founded on the principles of a cohesive future for nature and humans. We saw the decline of wildlife and the damage that intensive farming had on the environment, and chose to be the force of change we wanted to see. 

Core Responsibilities

• To be the link person between the CRT Trustees, the tenant farmers, the Monitoring Officers and Conservation Director and the volunteers
• To implement a new Volunteer Programme, whilst giving existing CRT volunteers (and staff) confidence that they are valued
• Have a thorough knowledge of national volunteering policies, regulations and best practice
• To develop volunteer policies and procedures, ensuring they are up to date, reflect best practice and are communicated appropriately
• To regularly travel to all CRT sites to identify volunteering opportunities, tasks and to ensure compliance with all policies. Ensure consistency to volunteering across all sites
• To create an annual plan of volunteer tasks for all CRT properties, including seasonal tasks. Ensure the volunteers have the training and equipment to complete these tasks.
• To work with the Marketing team to create engaging, effective and consistent volunteer communication and consultation mechanisms
• At every property, proactively identify and promote future volunteering opportunities, and develop volunteer engagement initiatives to attract and retain a wide range of volunteers
• Effective recruitment of volunteers across nine properties, including advising on potential volunteer opportunities, role profiles, advertising campaigns, suitable assessment methods and attending interviews/selection days (as appropriate), to widen volunteer participation and broaden activities
• To ensure all recruitment administration of existing and new volunteers has been completed, ensuring compliance with relevant Data Protections and GDPR regulations.
• To oversee the administration of volunteer travel and subsistence claims.
• To effectively manage any volunteer issues which might arise
• To provide Trustees with volunteering evaluation information, assessment and analysis in areas such as volunteer numbers, volunteer hours, impact, outputs, activities, skill development and training undertaken, as may be required for internal and external reporting
• To work with Head of Development to identify funding opportunities and to develop fundraising proposals
• To create, develop and implement volunteer recognition initiatives
• To provide training for staff and tenant farmers on working with volunteers
• Frequent user of the CRM database (ThankQ) to record volunteer activities
• Helping at events as required

This role is a full-time (37.5 hour) role with a salary of £30,000 per annum (negotiable dependant on experience). This role is a hybrid role with at least 2 days a week visiting CRT properties and full-time hours of 9am-5pm are expected. 

Regular travel is to be expected to all CRT Properties. Mileage will be covered to these sites but a full driving licence and access to a car will be required as most are very rural and not on public transport routes. We are looking at fleet cars for specific staff - this role necessitates an SUV hybrid car.

This is a permanent position, although subject to a 6-month probationary review.

Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter of approximately two pages, outlining how your background, skills, qualifications and experience make you the perfect candidate for this position.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an online interview and should be expected to do an exercise first to prove their abilities. 

Closing date for applications is: 13 June 2022. 

Beat- The UK’s Eating Disorder Charity are hiring x2 experienced Clinical Supervisors to provide clinical supervision to our team of support officers.

The purpose of the post is to ensure that Beat’s support officers are provided with high quality clinical supervision on a regular basis as they provide support and advice to people affected by eating disorders across our support programmes.

The postholder will report to Head of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance. They will have a highly collaborative working relationship with the Deputy Managers and Deputy Directors of Services.  They will build effective working relationships with all colleagues within Beat, ensuring the Support Services team continue to provide programmes that contribute to the success of our strategy.

They will work closely with Beat’s Clinical Team to ensure that new and existing specialist services are supervised in line with up to date research and practice.

Structured programmes are delivered within the Support Services opening hours (Mon-Fri 9am-8.30pm, Sat and Sun 4pm-8.30pm) The ability to work flexibly is required. While most of the supervision/training will be provided during the day, there is the need to be flexible to ensure that all team members can access clinical supervision within these hours.

Key Responsibilities 

1. Clinical supervision, that incorporates aspects of case management, of our team of Support Officers, providing high quality specialist advice and support to them on a regular basis. 

1. Carry out quality and ethical supervision in line with Beat’s supervision policy.

1. Adhere to your professional code of conduct and maintain continuing professional development to ensure you remain fit for practice 

1. Assist the Head of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance and clinical team with development of new and existing support services in line with safeguarding policies, statutory requirements, and evidence-based practice 

1. Deliver training to staff and volunteers, including ensuring that the team are up to date with changes in statutory requirements

1. Ensure any safeguarding concerns raised within clinical supervision are documented and shared with the supervisor and service managers who will monitor and review cases 

1. Identify own personal learning and development needs and seek opportunities to address them. 

1. Other responsibilities relevant to the purpose of the role as required by the line manager. 

These responsibilities are subject to review and may be varied in emphasis depending on operational requirements. 

Salary: £22,610 rising to £23,066 upon successful completion of probationary period and mandatory training, raising incrementally to £26,251 based on performance

Several locations within the Isle of Man

We offer a relocation package of up to £3,000

If you are looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career where no two days are the same, this could be the job for you!

You will have the opportunity to support children and young people, aged 12 - 17 years old, who from adversity are developing their resilience, to develop key life skills, build trusting relationships, create environments where they can flourish and experience success, while participating in fun activities with them.

The only thing you need is a passion for making a difference. We don't require previous care experience as we provide all the training and support you need to excel in your role, even professional care qualifications, through our St Christopher's Academy Entry Pathway.

What you need to bring to this role

• resilience to cope with challenging behaviour and circumstances.
• ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people.
• ability to work as part of a team.
• empathy but also ablility to understand the importance of professional boundaries.
• flexibility to undertake shift work including weekends, bank holidays and with notice, occasional sleep-ins.
• Ability and willingness to commute to different locations within the Isle of Man

What you should expect from us

• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• Relocation package of up to £3,000
• Tailored career development plan through our “St Christopher’s Academy”.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including Social Pedagogy, Safeguarding, Children’s Right and Participation, Mental Health, Child Sexual Exploitation, Level 3 and 5 Qualifications.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.  We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do.  We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong.  We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities.

Next Assessment Days: 15th and 16th June

Fundraising Manager

Plant Your Future is an international grassroots environmental charity with the vision of a restored Amazon Rainforest. To achieve this, we’re working to promote sustainable farming with Peruvian smallholder farmers, empowering them to adopt agroforestry and generate sustainable incomes through sale of sustainably harvested fruit, timber and carbon credits. Our work is not only an effective way to tackle climate change, but it also reduces the deforestation pressure on the rainforest and helps protect irreplaceable high conservation value rainforest biodiversity, including threatened animal and bird species. To date, we have helped 17 rural communities in the Loreto and Ucayali regions of the Peruvian Amazon to plant over 150,000 trees. Right now, we’re in the middle of a significant scale-up, with a plan to plant one million trees by 2025 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated self-starter with a successful track-record in fundraising to help Plant Your Future continue to grow and achieve its goal of planting a million trees and beyond. 

You will be working closely with the Board of Trustees, as well as other volunteers. The role is home-based, although ability to travel to donor meetings, events and to meetings with the PYF Trustees is expected.

Apply online through charityjob with a cover letter and CV explaining why you want to work with Plant Your Future and the expertise you bring.

For further details, please see the attached job specification.

Job Title: Case Officer, Overseas

Region: UK (Home Based)

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,813 to £26,500 per annum

The Role

At the Royal British Legion, we believe in building on potential. As a Case Officer, covering Birmingham and the surrounding areas, your ability to provide a person-centred solution based on a thorough analysis of circumstances and needs could have a real impact on people’s lives.

At its heart, RBL is a people organisation. People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences we offer them.

We are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed.

As a Case Officer, you will be responsible for developing and managing individual support solutions, drawing on inputs from a wide network of professionals, agencies and volunteers

If successful, the main duties of your role will be:

• Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to volunteers as required and taking the lead on individual beneficiary cases where necessary.
• Assess beneficiaries’ needs and draw on support from the regional specialist team and other providers as necessary, ensuring that support is made available in an integrated way that best meets the beneficiaries’ needs. Develop creative solutions in response to identified beneficiary needs, drawing on inputs from volunteers and Legion members / branches as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain a thorough and detailed understanding of direct Legion support services and support services provided by others (both statutory and non-statutory). Support the Advice and Information Team Leader and Area Manager in better understanding the needs of the beneficiaries in the Area to inform the commissioning of specialist services.
• Advise beneficiaries of support which may be available to them and assist them in accessing this support as necessary.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the statutory benefits framework.

This role is predominantly home-working, this means that you would be engaging with people over the phone, through video conferencing and by utilising other appropriate communication methods. There will also be some Face to Face meetings required in the designated region. You will be required to reside within this geographical area and a full driving license and access to a vehicle is essential.

The role is subject to relevant employment checks, including Enhanced DBS Clearance.

About the Royal British Legion – Careers in Advice and Welfare

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community.

Every day, everyone in our Advice and Welfare teams dedicate themselves to bettering the lives of those in this community

Be it a conversation about financial support, physical and mental wellbeing, employment, housing, independent living or social support – working in these teams means the time you’d spend with those who need our help, and the advice you’d offer, could have a profound effect on their lives.

It's this mission, this scale, this challenge and the values we all live by, that makes the RBL such a fulfilling place to thrive.

We also want those who need our support to be able to get it when they need it, and from those best placed to give it. Which is why we’ve invested in multi-channel support services.

So, if you want to give your days meaning. To put your passion into a role with real impact. To support people and be supported yourself. In an inclusive team that faces every challenge together. Whatever your interests and ambitions, we think you’ll find a role here that works for you, with career opportunities right across the UK.

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding, and service we show each and every individual should be reflected in the way we all support, respect, and include every individual who works with us. We want everyone involved in our work or receiving our services, to feel proud to contribute to or be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that we still have a long way to go to ensure that we make the RBL a truly great and inclusive organisation to work for and be part of so we have set out our commitments to provide a clear path to deliver this ambition. We will keep listening, learning, and sharing our progress and impact

How to Apply

Please click 'Apply online'

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 26th June 2022

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.