Property Services Manager

FRWK 25, £40,169 to £42,401 p.a.

Framework is a charity delivering housing, health, employment, support and care services to people with a diverse range of needs.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Property Services Manager at our Nottingham Office.  It is a full time, permanent opportunity.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to be at the forefront of a renewed focus on repairs and maintenance in a fast-paced charity environment.  We are passionate about building a future in which people feel safe and look to the future with hope. This starts with ensuring that our buildings are safe and welcoming and our resources are used effectively to deliver real change for people in need. 

This role would suit a forward-thinking repairs and maintenance professional with excellent communication skills. Reporting to the Head of Property and Development, the Property Services Manager will:

· Lead on the provision of an effective property maintenance service to our 1200 homes, working with contractors and our internal team to deliver customer satisfaction

· Implement best practice techniques and culture to achieve the aims of the organisation by delivering against objectives that enable continuous improvement

· Ensure that our housing stock is safe and our reputation is protected through effective management of fire, legionella, electrical, lifting, asbestos and gas safety

· Have the ability to communicate across all levels of the organisation

· Lead and develop a team, ensuring that new ways of working are efficient and support the aims of the charity.

The successful candidate will be organised, have strong communication skills, be able to manage their own diary autonomously and be proactive within their work.  They will also have;

· Substantial previous experience in the repairs and maintenance field within a social housing environment.

• Experience of managing teams, projects and substantial budgets
• Experience in change management to promote a culture where quality and customer service is prioritised
• Current drivers’ licence and access to own vehicle
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a positive and flexible approach.

For more information please contact: Claire Hardwick, Corporate Services Director.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

CVs will not be accepted.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Community Engagement Officer

To help our client create amazing partnerships, they need amazing people and they have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, organised and enthusiastic Community Engagement Officer to maximise income and awareness, proactively drive opportunities in communities across the region and ensure their excellent standards of donor care are adhered to.

This role plays an important part in implementing their community fundraising strategy, as well as identifying key areas to increase income and drive growth. This post is responsible for all aspects of community engagement; including developing and managing Community Support Groups and Community Champions and volunteers, promoting national challenges and campaigns, and nurturing relationships to develop into potential Charity partners.

Community Engagement Officer Responsibilities:

- Maximising income and awareness from community fundraising activity across the region developing and managing Community Support Groups, Community Champions and volunteers representing the Charity.
- Proactively driving opportunities in communities across the region to generate income and awareness.
- Maximising the potential of each community event to provide new contacts and increase the number of new donors to the Charity.
- Maximising income from individual / corporate participation in events and challenges.
- Exploring opportunities for new fundraising events and initiatives.
- Building strong relationships with those volunteers raising funds for them in the community, identifying ways to build and maintain their loyalty.

Community Engagement Officer Requirements:

- Significant experience in a community fundraising / engagement role.
- Demonstrable experience of developing successful and innovative fundraising events and marketing.
- Significant experience and proven success in raising income and support from a diverse range of funding streams.

You will be a first-class communicator with the ability to communicate our client’s vision and plans to a range of audiences. You will also have knowledge of Institute of Fundraising guidelines and legislation, along with the ability to manage a varied workload and take initiative to prioritise.

About our client:

If you are looking for an inspirational challenge, join their amazing assistance dog charity and contribute to their life changing work. Their mission is to transform the lives of adults with physical disabilities through partnership with their specially trained assistance dogs.

They are a disability confident committed employer and welcome diversity, promote equality and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Location: Osgathorpe, Leicestershire LE12 9SR

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £22,683 to £24,101 depending on experience

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Annual Leave, wide range of discounts at high street shops

Closing date for applications: Midnight 1st March, 2020
1st Interview: 17 March & 18 March 2020
2nd Interview: 26 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Community Engagement Officer, Community Fundraising Executive, Community Fundraising Officer, Community Fundraising, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Officer, Senior Fundraising Executive, Business Development Manager, etc.

Ref: 91667

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Full time

Newark

£35,000

Our client is a grassroots movement of 850,000 members, 38,000 volunteers and 2,800 staff across the UK dedicated to their vision and driven by their beliefs. 

This is a time of immense change, as people wake up to the dual climate and biodiversity crises are at risk. More than ever they need to inspire their audiences to value wildlife and the work of our client and to take action.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will be critical in delivering the Corporate Partnerships Strategy, building common cause and growing their fundraising income. You will ensure long-term support from the private sector and drive growth in your portfolio to help deliver their vision to tackle their ecological and climate emergencies.

You will be responsible for driving growth within commercial partnerships, with a particular focus on the financial and technological sectors. To achieve this, you will need to find innovative ways to engage businesses and identify opportunities to maximise income from the private sector and their customers, while providing expert relationship management to our existing partnerships.

Our client is looking for a self motivated individual who has a successful track record of achieving fundraising / sales targets. Knowledge and understanding of the importance of corporate fundraising within the wider fundraising / charity context is essential and you must have previous experience of planning and delivering marketing campaigns.

If you are an innovative thinker with the ability to develop and deliver fresh ideas, they would love to hear from you!

About us: 

Our client has an unmatched presence on the ground helping to inspire millions of people about wildlife every year and managing nearly 100,000 hectares of land. Being part of their movement enables you to make a real difference and they look for people who share their values.

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is one of the leading regional health-focused charities helping to enhance Nottingham’s NHS services and engaging annually with thousands of supporters, fundraisers, staff and corporate stakeholders.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to work with the Fundraising team to develop relationships through providing excellent stewardship in order to increase income across Nottingham and the surrounding area. You may have previously worked in the charity sector, events marketing or PR but crucially you will need to be a team player with excellent communication and people skills.

In this role you will promote and implement a range of fundraising events and community fundraising initiatives. You will also recruit and support a network of supporters that carry out their own fundraising for the hospital charity.  Digital Fundraising is a core part of our strategy and you will be expected to use various digital fundraising platforms to reach and engage with our supporters.

We are looking for somebody that is flexible, resilient and prepared to manage a busy and varied workload.

Reporting to our Community Fundraising Manager, this is a great opportunity for someone to be part of our team and is looking to join an expanding charity. If you have a passion for fundraising and building relationships then we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for a keen and engaging individual who wants to develop their career in sales or customer management, to join our dynamic team as a Sales Executive.

The Christian Conference Trust is a leading provider of residential ministry, serving hundreds of churches and Christian organisations across the UK at three stunning venues. We’re in the top 2% of UK charities.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring all email or web-based enquiries are dealt with efficiently and in a tailored and professional manner
• Ensuring all telephone calls are responded to efficiently and in a tailored and professional manner
• Converting enquiries into firm bookings by quality follow-up and negotiation to close sales
• Arranging and undertaking client tours, as a key part of the sales process
• Liaising with each centre operations team about potential bookings
• Assisting with targeted marketing campaigns with potential customers
• Providing support for ‘win-back’ campaigns that confidently re-position CCT with lapsed groups
• Representing CCT at exhibitions and events
• Training customers on the use of the Event Manager tool

Person specification:

• Excellent communicator, by email, phone and in person
• Able to effectively engage others
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Highly organised and efficient
• Ability to work under pressure with good IT skills - competent with Microsoft Office

The successful candidate will need to have experience in a sales, customer-facing or customer service role.  They will also have maths and English at GSCE grade 4/C or equivalent and be able to travel to and stay overnight at other centres occasionally, as well as exhibitions as required.  As part of the role, the Sales Executive will need to be comfortable maintaining CCT’s core charitable values and Christian ethos.

If this sounds like a role that you believe you can put your skills and engaging personality to great use in, then we would love to hear from you.   Please provide a supporting letter along with your application.

Applications will be reviewed upon submission.

Please note that your application and the data your provide with it will be viewed and processed by both CCT and our HR consultancy firm, Integra HR Ltd.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

We are looking for a confident and ambitious fundraiser to join our regional community team. The successful candidate will take ownership of fundraising activity across the East Midlands, with focus on Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. This region is full of exciting fundraising events, now all we need is a dedicated fundraiser to seek out further opportunities to engage with and secure income from individuals, groups and corporates across the East Midlands.

Main tasks include:

• Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, recruit new volunteers, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities.
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £11,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £75,000
• Provide high-quality account/relationship management to volunteer groups and regional corporate partners.
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the region.
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

We are looking for:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice and legal framework of event management and fundraising ethics.
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Understanding and practice of recruiting and supporting volunteer Fundraising Groups
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship of our supporters
• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Experience in regional corporate acquisition and account management.
• Experience in working to ambitious targets.
• Comfortability in working remotely with a high standard of internal communications.

Location: Home based within the East Midlands region

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 23rd February 2020, with interviews likely to be held on the 3rd March 2020 in Nottingham city centre.

Telephone interviews will be conducted prior to the interview dates and will be done so via Skype on the 17th and/or 18th February as well as the week commencing the 24th February 2020, with interviews to follow. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend interviews on a certain date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Grants Officer

Newark

£23,000

Permanent (Full Time) - 35 Hours per week

Our client believes that everyone deserves to live in a healthy, wildlife-rich natural world and that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of wildlife in their daily lives.

Our client is a grassroots movement of 46 charities, 850,000 members, 43,000 volunteers and 2,800 staff across the UK dedicated to their vision and driven by their beliefs.

About the role:

Our client is currently recruiting for a Grants Officer who will be responsible for managing a caseload of grant applications and awards to a variety of organisations. In addition to providing advice on individual applications including criteria, eligibility, deadlines and feedback, the role will include preparing detailed assessments of applications and making recommendations in preparation for Board meeting decisions. You will be responsible for monitoring the quality and effectiveness of approved projects and their financial and service delivery from inception to completion.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years previous experience of detailed project assessment, grant funding distribution methods and project monitoring.  You will have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to effectively prioritise your workload and meet tight deadlines.

If you are organised in your approach and flourish in a busy environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you to take the next step in your career.

Closing date: Sunday 23rd February 2020

First Interview date: Wednesday 4th March 2020

Second Interview: Thursday 12th March 202