Director of Programmes

£45,000 to £50,000 per annum

Permanent

Based in Southwark office in Central London with some travel across England

Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus public holidays

About Us

Too many young people lack the confidence, skills and opportunity to share their ideas.  More than 40% of the young people we meet say they don’t have the confidence to speak in front of a group of peers.  Our mission is to change this.

We amplify young voices, by managing programmes which develop young people’s confidence & communication skills and provide opportunities to share their ideas and perspectives.  We do this by delivering workshops that develop young people’s confidence and their communication skills. We then provide opportunities for young people to share their ideas and perspectives, firstly at school and then to a wider audience.

Over the last 12 months we delivered training to almost 30 thousand young people and worked directly in over 1 in every 5 state secondary schools in England. 

The Role

The purpose of this role is to maximise the impact we have on young people through the effective delivery of our major programme work. 

Reporting to the Chief Executive you will have lead responsibility for the high quality delivery of our programmes, including the flagship Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge and managing key stakeholder relationships.  This will involve designing and developing programme activities within the funder’s guidelines and leading the team delivering the major programmes.  This consists of a small central team (which manages the projects and co-ordinates with about 600 schools), as well as a team of approximately 30 freelance trainers and event managers.  You will have budget responsibility for the programmes you manage, which will be the majority of our £1.2million turnover. 

How to Apply

Please apply before 5pm on Monday 28th October by sending your CV (maximum 3 pages) and a personal statement (maximum 2 pages) on why you believe you would help Speakers Trust succeed in this role, by relating to the job description and personal specification. 

Interview

Interviews are currently scheduled for 7th and 12th November in central London.  For the second interview you will be asked to prepare a presentation.  The interview panels will include staff, trustees and representatives of our major funder, Jack Petchey Foundation. 

Diversity

We value and respect all differences in all people (seen and unseen) at Speakers Trust. We aspire to inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the beneficiaries we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. Speakers Trust actively encourages applications from BAME candidates. 

Link Age Southwark is looking for a new Director. This is an exciting chance to join and lead a thriving local charity at a time of growth. You will inspire a small staff team and work with over 450 volunteers to make a difference to the lives of over 700 older people in the local community.

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity which provides friendly volunteer support to enable older people across Southwark to thrive. We help older people stay connected with their communities, reducing isolation and loneliness and working with our volunteers to bring joy to people’s lives.

The charity is passionate, hard-working and committed to our cause. The staff team need someone who can support, lead and inspire them and the charity’s volunteers to further success.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and management skills
• A desire to make a difference to the lives of older people
• The skills to plan and deliver sound strategies and manage organisational change
• A capacity to relate quickly and easily to people in all walks of life
• A natural ability to recognise and seize opportunities

Please download the Information Pack below for further information about this role. Apply by filling in the application form available here or on our website.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 11 November 2019

Interview date: Thursday 21st November 2019 

Free Word is looking for an inspiring leader to play a key role in our next phase of development.

We are an arts venue that explores the power and politics of words and a home for other organisations who care about who gets to speak and be heard in society.

Working closely with the CEO / Artistic Director, the Executive Director will be responsible for developing the culture and sustainability of Free Word, using existing resources imaginatively and finding new ones to support our work.

We are a people-focused organisation and collaborative work-space as well as a public arts venue.  If you care deeply about Free Word’s vision, and are skilled at developing organisations in ways that create productive, enjoyable working environments, we would love to hear from you.

Full details of the role and how to apply on our website.

Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 11 November 2019

Operations Director

Salary from £45,500 - £54,500 Per Annum

Full time Permanent

Direct reports: 7

Flexible location – either home or office based (London or Oxford).  Travel to London required, a minimum of 3 times per month.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Young Enterprise senior team at an important time for the charity as we work with our new CEO to launch a transformational new three-year strategy. 

The Operations Director is responsible for ensuring that YE’s strategic aims and priorities, budget, business plan and quality standards are effectively delivered through YE’s young people facing programmes.

The successful candidate will lead and manage a high performing team, providing direction, support, motivation to achieve or exceed agreed KPI’s across young people facing programme delivery, and will work closely with YE’s other senior managers to continue developing our One Team approach to fundraising and the continued integration of YE’s young people and educator facing programme offer.

For full details of the role and essential skills and experience please refer to the attached Job Description.

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role by midday on Monday 4th Nov 2019.  Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 

Candidates should be available to interview on Friday 8th November.

Young Enterprise is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The Cares Family is seeking a Director of Development (Maternity Cover), to drive and adapt our fundraising strategy, to lead our Development team across our national group of charities, and to raise at least £300,000 of new income between the end of 2019 and March 2021.

In this role at the heart of our senior leadership team, you will work closely with our Founder/CEO, Managing Director and Director of Programmes to set and drive The Cares Family's fundraising strategy and potential, and to help execute our broader strategic priorities. You will line manage our national Head of Development as well as two of our Development Coordinators. And you will inspire our Development team of seven across five city locations to drive community fundraising at a local level.

So we're looking for a real leader – someone who can lead by example, inspire confidence, deliver strategy, and identify and mitigate risk. That requires communication, personal warmth, determination, planning, listening skills and a keen eye for detail. With your team working hard to drive local income, you will be responsible for generating income for The Cares Family at a national level. 

That's why we need someone with a track record in securing gifts from major donors; someone who has the desire to get out of the office to build external relationships; who knows the importance of stewardship, and has secured six figure gifts as a result. You will also work closely with our growing Development Board to establish new networks and gifts for The Cares Family. And you will drive our corporate relationships and accounts. 

With so much of this role depending on relationships, we need a real people-person. You will have excellent cultivation and negotiation skills, but also the tenacity and hunger to create new opportunities. We need someone who is dynamic, passionate about people and who can clearly promote our vision for building friendships across deepening divides. 

To do that, you will work predominantly from one of our five offices in London, Manchester or Liverpool, and will be required to travel between them on up to 30 working days of the year. In return, you'll be trusted to work independently across these exciting charities, with a growing profile and backing from major local and national supporters. You'll also be provided with all the professional support, accelerated personal and professional development opportunities and networks to play a lasting, transformative role in the development of the “Cares” vision and family.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Deputy Director of Development

Based at Head Office, Preston (travel across the North West as required)

37 hours per week

£40,000 gross per annum

If you would like to apply for this vacancy you will need to submit your CV along with a two-sided cover letter outlining how you meet the Job Description & Person Specification.

For more information, please find attached a copy of our Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification.  

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 21st October 2019 at 12 noon. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 30th October.

About the role

This role will be responsible for engaging with external agencies, new and existing stakeholders, including commissioners, key local and regional decision makers, including elected members and MP’s, to build strong partnerships, maximising our chances of successful tenders and wider business development activities. The role will work closely with, and when required deputise for, the Business Development Director. The role will ensure local intelligence is embedded in tender responses; actively contributing to content development and supporting our continued drive for organisational growth.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience of working in a senior Partnership Development role, including working in partnership with agencies from a range of sectors, creating and maintaining partnerships across wide geographic areas, instigating and leading partnerships / consortia and/or alliances with a view to joint tendering and leading on the tendering process; from response development through to submission.

About us

n-compass Northwest was established in 2009 and is a not-for-profit organisation determined to improve the lives of vulnerable people across the region, delivering a range of Advocacy, Health and Wellbeing, Carers and Counselling services. N-compass’ values are what inspire us to make a difference and enhance life opportunities for adults and young people across local communities by being, professional, responsive, innovative, dynamic and empowering. They determine what we do, how we do it and what we are trying to achieve.

Benefits

• A local employer working with local people
• 25 days holiday entitlement and bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday!
• 5% Employer Pension contribution
• Health Plan Scheme
• A protected companywide learning and development funding pot
• A wide range of discounts and salary sacrifice options for a host of products such as childcare vouchers, eye care vouchers and a whole range of discounts at high street retailers
• Buy and Sell annual leave scheme

n-compass is an equal opportunities employer.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check (formally CRB)

Registered Charity Number: 1128809

Chichester Festival Theatre is looking for an individual with a passion for theatre and an understanding of Development for the performing arts, as well as a proven track record in raising funds from Individuals, Trusts and the Corporate sector. You should have experience of managing a team and developing strategy whilst also being the ‘face’ of fundraising at the highest level to both internal and external audiences. 

The Development Department has been hugely successful in capitalising on the support for the Theatre’s inspirational work on stage and in our community, doubling income from £600k to £1.2m over the past three years.

You will be joining an organisation which has proven its ability to attract significant funds. With a committed Executive team and Board of Trustees, you will have the opportunity to shape the fundraising strategy to create new opportunities for the future and take Chichester Festival Theatre forward into a new era of fundraising.

If you are interested in playing a key role in the future growth and success of our unique theatre, please review the Job Pack featured in the job page of the website. 

Offering flexibility and opportunity to work from home, we are looking for a Deputy Director of Business Development for an award-winning North West charity looking to expand its remit nationally. Highly respected in its specialist field, the charity supports people to regain control of their lives with a range of people-centred services including counselling, advocacy, wellbeing, volunteering and support for carers.

We're looking for a business development and income generation specialist to engage with external agencies, new and existing stakeholders, commissioners and key local and regional decision-makers including elected members and MP's. You'll build strong partnerships, maximising tender opportunities and wider business development activity. Ensuring local intelligence is embedded in tender responses, you'll actively contribute to content development and support a continued drive for organisational growth.

You'll come with experience of working in a senior Partnership Development role, including working in partnership with agencies from a range of sectors, creating and maintaining partnerships across wide geographic areas, instigating and leading partnerships / consortia and/or alliances with a view to joint tendering and leading on the tendering process; from response development through to submission. A background in health would be hugely beneficial too.

You'll be joining an organisation with ambition and vision that places values and people at the heart of everything it does. A warm, friendly and dedicated team, inspiring leadership and fantastic working culture.

Flexible, grown-up working policies and happy to consider homeworking.

Please apply with a copy of your CV to our North West consultant, Amelia Lee, for lots more detail and support through the process: [email protected]

Deadline is Monday 21st October and interviews to be held on 30th October.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Action for Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL) is seeking a committed, experienced and passionate director to lead and develop the charity, and to ensure its long-term sustainability.  An experienced fundraiser and manager, you will care deeply about providing services for vulnerable people, be experienced working with multi-disciplinary teams, and understand the pressures and opportunities of a small organisation in the voluntary sector. 

AFRIL works to relieve poverty and isolation amongst refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and other ethnic minorities in Lewisham. Our commitment is to ensure we reach the most vulnerable people in our community and help them to access the support they are entitled to and need.

We recognise that we are currently not paying a very attractive salary, but if you come committed to raising the bar on our fundraising, then during your first year in post we can negotiate how the core costs you have helped secure can deliver a higher salary and/or increased hours to reflect the outstanding value you are delivering for AFRIL, its staff, volunteers and service-users.

For queries or to discuss the role, contact the chair of the board of trustees, Gareth Redmond-King.

Empowr-U CIC are looking for a Development Director to enable us to Engage, Inspire and Empower children, young people and their communities through our life changing work. The person will help us increase the impact, scale and sustainability of our work, working directly with the CEO in this exciting new role.

The Development Director will take overall responsibility for income generation, working with the CEO to devise a strategy for long term success. The role reports directly to the CEO, and is responsible to raise funds for Empowr-U and partner organisation Energise Ltd. The role function will be to work with the CEO to develop a strategy, alongside programmes and initiatives generate new business, effectively generating leads and developing income opportunities, before passing the secured new business to the Programmes/Operational Director for them to develop an established relationship.

The role will start at £20,000 per annum, rising after a six month probationary period is confirmed, and after a year in post consideration will be made in adding the candidate to the board of directors, alongside other benefits.

We will consider part time or job share options. Please specify in your application.

Person Specification

• Setting a positive example at all times and in all scenarios.
• Able to manage the balance of being Strategic ‘Do-er’, applying strategic thinking to operational work.
• Having an entrepreneurial flair, and an ability to finds gaps, ideas and advantages in a competitive marketplace.
• A growth mindset, that includes confidence, determination, resilience and the communication skills that come alongside this.
• A passion for self development and empowering others.
• Flexibility in working hours or time, and an attitude to ‘get the job done’.
• Able and keen on delivering activity.
• Able to manage a small team.

Roles and Responsibilities

Funding

• To develop an ambitious funding strategy.
• Develop and engage a fundraising team of volunteers and staff that can contribute.
• Develop a funding income stream.
• Confirm substantial sponsorship with an appropriate organisation.
• Developing Corporate Partnerships that support our programmes.
• Write funding bids for ourselves and third party organisations.
• Broaden streams of fundraising income to reduce the reliance on grant funding.

Sales

• Develop a sales strategy, that enables all team members to sell and promote the organisation effectively.
• Develop effective sales systems that promote sales and funding pipelines.
• Develop new leads through networking, prospecting and cold calling.
• Sell programmes and products to other organisations.
• Initiate new ideas of raising income and developing new streams.
• Work with the Operations Director to improve and design future service provision/products.
• Develop new partnerships that help create leverage for Empowr-U

Marketing and Branding

• Develop a Marketing and Branding Strategy, with guidelines for staff.
• Create a strong brand around the positive work that we deliver.
• Develop content that captivates audiences, and engages people into the work that we deliver
• Maintain an up to date, engaging and insightful Social Media for our followers
• Develop strong IT Systems and CRM’s.
• Design, or work with website/graphic designers to add to our brand.

Communications

• Deliver weekly progress reports and formal monthly board reports.
• Regular communication with the Managing Director and Operations Director over new business.
• Working with board members to continually develop strategic plans.
• Maintain a strong rapport with prospective, new and existing customers.
• Design and implement Service Level Agreements with all of our partners and cliental.
• Uphold a strong personal brand, acting with proffessionalism, courtesy and integrity.
• Design and deliver Documents, Presentations, Pitches and other preparation materials.

A great opportunity for an experienced Director to take fundraising into new territory while managing a successful multi-income stream team.

A fantastic SMT level role for an experienced, senior fundraiser with multi-income stream experience. HNWI expertise and a background in successfully leading teams essential.

If you have the right experience and would like to know more please fill in the form or get in touch at naomi [at] quarterfive [dot] co [dot] uk

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Naomi Carruthers at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Are you a passionate leader with a belief in people, who can take a thriving small charity to the next stage of professionalism and growth?

WAND UK is a small charity that transforms the lives of vulnerable women and girls in London through its effective, holistic support. The Trustees are looking for an exceptional leader, motivated by compassion and commitment, who will embrace the inclusive ethos of the charity and take it to the next level of growth, diversifying its income to ensure sustainability.

This is a full time post (35 hours/week)

The new Director will have the full support of a strong board of trustees and a committed staff and volunteer team.

 An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

The Director of HR and Governance is a new and exciting opportunity to join Age UK Croydon’s senior management team. The Director of HR and Governance will be responsible for delivering one of three of Age UK Croydon’s strategic objectives: to be a well-governed organisation, where our systems and infrastructure can support and drive growth.

As part of this role, you will  develop a HR Management strategy which contributes towards the senior management team’s objective ‘to create a culture of continuous improvement’. You will also be the lead senior manager responsible for Governance policies and procedures.

Introduction:

This is an exciting time for Age UK Croydon, in the second year of an ambitious five year strategy. The first year proved largely successful as Age UK Croydon continues to increase its turnover, innovate and expand its services and strengthen its governance. The future will focus on supporting our teams to maximise positive impact for older people and continuing to fills gaps in service provision. 

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who is excited about applying their knowledge and experience to a charity with a strong reputation for quality, with a promising future. We are looking for someone who is confident in the field of human resources, with a strategic mind-set. We are looking for someone who is an experienced senior manager or someone who is aspiring for a more strategic role.  

How to apply: Please click on apply and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Monday 28th Octiober, 2019  at 9:00 am

Liberty is an independent membership organisation. We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.

We are campaigners, lawyers, investigators and policy experts who work together to hold the powerful to account. We empower people to defend their rights and the rights of their family, friends and communities.

Our principles are guided by evidence and expertise – not political agenda, profit or popular opinion. We’re not afraid to speak uncomfortable truths or confront intolerance and abuse of power wherever we find it.

Together, we use our voice in courtrooms, in the news, on the streets and in politics to demand and deliver lasting change to benefit the many and the most vulnerable.

The Development Director plays a vital role ensuring Liberty has the diverse and sustainable income it needs to meet these challenges.

Reporting directly to the Director as part of Liberty’s Senior Management Team, the post-holder will take responsibility for implementing our ambitious fundraising and membership strategy, with the help of a team of talented, experienced and creative fundraisers. They will work with the Development Team and Liberty’s wider staff to build relationships and meet income targets from trusts and foundations, major and mid-level donors and members to fund Liberty’s vital work on human rights in the UK. 

They will be innovative and strategic, with substantial experience in a senior fundraising role. They will be nimble and creative as opportunities for fundraising arise, while ensuring the team works in a planned and proactive way to further Liberty’s strategic goals.