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Check my CVVolunteering Fundraising Manager – Scotland and Northern Ireland
Home based with regular travel
Permanent
£31,500 to £35,000 + car allowance
Volunteers are central to Macmillan’s ambition to reach and improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer. We have one of the largest and most successful fundraising teams in the charity sector, but with the challenge of supporting four million people living with cancer by 2030, it’s essential we raise more to expand our vital work.
As part of our award-winning UK-Wide team of Volunteer Fundraising Managers you will be developing and implementing our ambitious plans to involve volunteers in increasing our fundraising income to support people living with cancer.
You will be responsible for recruiting, managing and developing a large and diverse team of volunteers in a range of roles predominantly across Scotland and Northern Ireland. These volunteers will support our growing and varied fundraising events programme, from marathons to music festivals. You will also be supporting our network of existing collectors and representatives.
For hundreds of volunteers you will be the face of Macmillan, sending out communications, responding to queries and leading at events. You will build effective relationships with volunteers and colleagues to ensure a joined-up approach to volunteering. Your warmth and communication skills will allow you to engage with people from all backgrounds, understanding and responding to their different motivations for supporting Macmillan.
You will be passionate about the importance of delivering a consistent and excellent experience to ensure volunteers continue to choose to help our charity, and use data and insight to help find opportunities, identify which have the biggest impact, and show the power of volunteering.
Whether your experience has been gained in the charity or corporate sector, you will readily demonstrate your knowledge and experience of volunteering, fundraising, sales and marketing. You will have strong communication, organisation and time management skills as well as the ability to model good practice using our Macmillan Volunteering Quality Standards. Personal experience of volunteering will be beneficial.
In return for your own commitment, we commit to actively developing you. Our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season ticket and gym membership.
A driving licence is essential as there will be regular travel required across the UK some of which will require overnight stays. The role also requires some attendance at evening and weekend events.
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to help those living with cancer find their best way through. The work you do wil... Read more
Head of Partnerships
Do you have a proven track record in sales and networking? Are you passionate about seeing children released from poverty in Jesus’ name? Does the opportunity to combine both sound like the dream job for you?
We are looking for a for a Head of Partnerships to establish, build, maintain and grow key relationships with existing and potential Church Partners and create innovative strategy to effectively deliver against agreed targets.
Position: Head of Partnerships
Location: Home-based. The successful applicant will be required to undertake business travel throughout the Republic of Ireland
Salary: €45,000 - €50,000 pa + benefits
Hours: 35 hours per week over a flexible working pattern with some Sunday working
Closing Date: 10am 16th March 2021
Interviews: Interviews via ZOOM w/c 29th March 2021.
At the heart of the charity’s ministry is a relentless passion to act on its faith and empower every child left vulnerable by poverty: a purpose embodied in the phrase “Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name”.
The work is Christ centred, child focused, and church based.
About the Role
As the charity’s Ireland Head of Partnerships, you will create innovative strategy to maximise the number of child sponsorships from churches and local events across Ireland. This role will allow you to utilise your strategic planning, excellent networking experience and confident public speaking to make a lasting difference to children living in poverty.
Responsibilities include:
- Actively maintain and promote the organisations Christian ethos and values
- Create innovative strategy to develop and grow the charity’s Ireland’s presence and sponsorships
- Maximise the number of child sponsorships from churches and local events
- Maximise ‘beyond sponsorship’ income
- Work collaboratively with the charity to effectively meet objectives
About You
To flourish as Head of Partnerships, you’ll need:
- Sales and marketing experience with a proven track record of managing a sales process from beginning to end, generating opportunities, managing a portfolio of relationships, closing sales skills and achieving sales targets.
- Excellent networking ability preferably with Church leaders with an understanding of the challenges they face in their ministries.
- To be a confident and effective public speaker with experience of preaching within Churches.
- Confident and competent communicator across all levels, including presenting and reporting to the board of trustees.
- Educated to at least A level standard and/or be able to show relevant work-based experience in a results driven organisation.
- Core office/administrative skills.
- A full driving licence.
The charity is a child-focused ministry; it believes every child should be known, loved and protected. One area of the interview will explore your personal commitment to child protection. A satisfactory Garda Vetting check will be a requirement once a conditional offer of employment is made to successful candidates.
Please note the charity can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the Republic of Ireland.
You may have experience in areas such as Partnerships, Head of, Director of Partnerships, Relationships, Church, Sponsorship, Sales, Sales and Marketing, Marketing, Account Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Executive.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide.
About the role
This is a key fundraising support role within the Fundraising Team in Ireland and is responsible for the administrative and support tasks relating to the fundraising team. A key part of the role will focus on updating and maintaining the supporter database. To include supporter relationships, income, appeal coding, acknowledgment letter templates and other tasks as necessary.
About you
Essential
-Educated to degree level or equivalent
-At least two years administrative experience in a customer/supporter care environment.
-Ability to use CRM databases for fundraising or marketing purposes
-ECDL or equivalent MS Office qualification
-High level of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail
-Excellent inter personal and communication skills
-Confidentiality and discretion
-Ability to work with limited supervision, under pressure and juggling multiple priorities
-Fluent written and spoken English
Desirable
-Experience of using a CRM database
-Experience of working within fundraising or the charity sector
-Understanding the legal requirements and data protection relating to fundraising
-Experience of supervising volunteers
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency questions (if required)
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
Strive for Improvement: Tell us about a time when you took an initiative to solve a problem
Build Partnerships: Tell us about a time when you contributed time and ideas to a piece of work which was beyond you or your team's role
Deliver Results: Tell us about a time when you planned, monitored and delivered a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound) work objective to the standard required
Our vision Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid ha... Read more
Do you have experience of successfully leading a team?
Are you passionate and creative?
Are you flexible, adaptable and willing to learn?
We're excited to be able to offer you a new opportunity to join our team in managing two shops within Northern Ireland.
We're looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to inspire and empower those around them. Our successful candidate will be someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and attitude, with the energy to instil this in others. They will be hardworking and can lead by example, being hands on themselves when necessary but ultimately with the ability to drive productivity through empowering the volunteer team. They will be able to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues, actively engaging with others and building strong working relationships. Whilst an understanding of charity retail would be preferred, we do require someone with a business mind with the ability to make confident commercial decisions using information available to them.
This is a great opportunity for someone who can work with a diverse group of volunteers to create a welcoming space in our shop to attract more volunteers, donors and supporters. We are looking for someone who is driven and motivated to raise as much money as possible to help children build a better future.
As a Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role. We will provide you with the right training, support and coaching you need in order to successfully motivate a team of volunteers to achieve goals and targets.
Save the Children shops are at the heart of the community, providing a welcoming and positive environment for people to come together to volunteer, donate and shop (see attached Ethos).
Our shop in Holywood is in the heart of the high street in this busy and vibrant area. Surrounded by an eclectic mix of boutique shops, charity retailers, coffee houses and award-winning eateries. You'll be aiming to catch the eye of the influx of day-trippers to the town as well as engaging with the local community to build a volunteer team and secure quality donations. Less than 4 miles away in East Belfast lies our Belmont Road shop. With a bustling city village feel this is a great location and you will be catering to a diverse mix of local residents, encouraging them to shop, donate and support our cause.
We're looking for someone who can engage with these communities and create the environments our shops needs to thrive, generating much needed income for Save the Children.
Does this excite you? Have you got what we're looking for?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
Working in more than 120 countries, Save the Children does whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.
At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.
Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Position: Insight and Impact Manager
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £38,506 - £43,897 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 2
Department: Information and Support
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
In our Insight and Impact Manager role, you’ll be leading the collection, analysis, and presentation of evidence to measure our impact across our services. This is an important role that helps provide greater insight into the service needs of the MS Community.
You’ll be working closely with colleagues across the organisation to support the further development, promotion and innovation of our services to people affected by MS.
We’re looking for candidates with:
- A proven track record of data collection and analysis, using a range of techniques
- Experience in evaluating and organising information
- Experience of developing databases and data capture systems
- Excellent knowledge of the use and application of statistical techniques (eg. averaging, correlations, statistical significance)
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, graphs, and formulae.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), 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 new 5 year strategy.
As part of this exciting transformation, we’ll be moving from our current National Centre based in Cricklewood, London to Finsbury Park, London later this year. We’re expecting to be moving into our new office from August 2021.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 10 March
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We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.
We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.
These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.
THE CONTEXT
The Cultural Engagement Business unit has a portfolio of programmes and projects delivered across the British Council’s entire global network of 110 countries including the UK.It covers the following sectors:
• Arts – visual arts; drama and dance; architecture, design and fashion; creative economy; cultural skills, culture and development; film; literature; music
• Education – schools, skills and vocational education, higher education, science and research
• Society – civil society and young people; social enterprise; justice security and stability; gender and inclusion
Cultural Engagement has a significant size portfolio of client-funded contracts from various HMG departments and the EU requiring a global approach to safeguarding implementation to client standards. There is high profile reporting to these clients that needs to be globally coordinated and delivered through the Head of Safeguarding to manage our reputation.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an exciting opportunity to assist with the implementation of a new safeguarding framework across all Cultural Engagement programme delivery in line with the global Safeguarding strategy and policies. This role has been specifically created to support the Cultural Engagement Business Unit of the British Council one of two business units in the British Council.
There is already a foundation of good practice in relation to child protection in cultural engagement programmes, however, with a recent move by the British Council towards a more proactive wider safeguarding approach which includes adults at risk there is significant work to do to do in this area in partnership with the global safeguarding team.
Duties will include:
- Manage and ensure comprehensive implementation of the safeguarding framework across all Cultural Engagement programmes and projects aligned to the global safeguarding policy, strategy
- Create safeguarding tools and resources specifically for Cultural Engagement in partnership with the global safeguarding team to assist with risk identification, management and mitigation
- Provide safeguarding advice, consultation and support to all Cultural Engagement programmes/delivery, projects and events, including the provision of specialist advice and support as required to embed safeguarding
- Support and advise the regional/country/global safeguarding leads as required in relation to Cultural Engagement activity and safeguarding risk management.
- Create and share safeguarding data reports and analysis of incidents and cases relating to concerns/issues within this business area to Cultural Engagement leadership team
- Raise awareness of the new and increased safeguarding risk to programmes
- Update the Cultural Engagement framework of support and guidance for programme managers and all staff
ABOUT YOU
- Experience of working in an international development/humanitarian context within in an international organization
- A sound and demonstrable knowledge of child protection/safeguarding service delivery within international settings
- Experience of delivering effective safeguarding engagement and learning initiatives
- Demonstrate an understanding and in-depth knowledge of the global safeguarding agenda
- Experience of project management within an international context
- Have extensive experience of safeguarding risk management including safeguarding case management
Role Specific Skills l
- Partnership working across varied stakeholders
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Data analysis, report writing and supporting the work of senior managers within a safeguarding setting
- International service delivery – within a safeguarding/child protection setting
- Networking and relationship building
- Supporting new service delivery
- Ability to be flexible and to work with all levels of seniority both internally and externally
What you will receive:
Outstanding Civil Service Pension Scheme
32 Days Holiday
Annual Travel Season Ticket Loan
Annual Performance related bonus
London weighting £3,300
Pay Band 8
Contract type: IndefinitieContract
Location: Manchester, London, Belfast,Cardiff and Edinburgh