Do you have a passion for music and people? We are looking for four new team members to join our growing fundraising team across the UK and build our fundraising income so we can continue to bring Joy Through Live Music to people in hospital and care settings.

Ideally you will have proven experience of fundraising from corporates, communities and individuals. An ability to build excellent relationships with supporters will be essential as will strong time management skills. The successful candidate will have a positive and friendly approach, a pro-active work ethic, and a collaborative nature.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand the fundraising team and develop new strategies for live music delivery, fundraising and communications.

We depend upon the generous support we receive from corporates, the community and individuals and would love to hear from you if you are a self-motivated team player to help people feel good, one tune at a time.  

These roles are designed to offer flexibility to the successful candidates. 

Fundraiser England South - part time 22.5 hours per week (based Walton-on-Thames)

Fundraiser England North - part time 22.5 hours per week (based Manchester)

Fundraiser Scotland - part time 22.5 hours per week (based Edinburgh)

Fundraiser Wales - part time 22.5 hours per week (based Cardiff)

If you are interested in a full time position in Cardiff this post may be combined with the Fundraising Officer Trusts & Foundations post. Details are available on our website.

We offer 

35 days annual leave (adjusted pro-rata)

Pension scheme with employer Pension Contribution of 5%

Death in Service benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you’re interested but have some questions we’d love to hear from you. For an informal chat about any of these roles please email or call Isla, Head of Fundraising & Partnerships. Contact details are available on our website.

To apply please visit our website via the button below.

Applications are by email with CV and covering letter.

Closing date for applications 30th December 2019 at midday.

Interviews England South (Walton-on-Thames) and Cardiff w/c 13 January

Interviews England North (Manchester) and Scotland (Edinburgh) w/c 20 January

Do you:

• Like working with numbers and have an eye for detail?
• Have good communication skills and enjoy being part of a vibrant team?
• Want your work to help vulnerable children and the Christians supporting them around the world?

Viva is inspiring lasting change in children’s lives through the power of collective action because we have a vision to see children safe, well and fulfilling their God-given potential.

We believe that a network of churches and community organisations, locally focused and united in purpose, is the best possible vehicle for bringing lasting change for children.

We are reaching over 2 million children in 27 countries through our 38 partner networks, which comprise over 4,000 churches and community organisations.  Our goal is to grow over the next 10 years so that we are improving the lives of 5 million children.

We are looking for a new Finance Administrator to join our team, following an internal promotion.  You will assist the Finance Manager in the running of the finance department, administering all day-to-day income and expenditure transactions.  You will be responsible for Viva’s global accounting entries and bookkeeping, based in our Oxford office but working closely with our US, Hong Kong and Uganda offices.

You can be part of this incredible work, making a real and lasting difference for children.

To apply, please click on the 'Apply Now' button for full application details. The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 1 January.  Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8 January 2020.  If you wish to have an informal conversation about the role with Adam Perryman, Chief Operating Officer, please call the Viva office prior to 23 December to arrange this.

This is either a part-time or full-time position (22.5-37.5 hours per week) dependent on the successful candidate’s preference.  The full time salary is £20,000-£24,000 (depending on experience).

ThinkForward Youth Engagement & Insights Officer

Location: London, Islington
Salary: £23,406 - £24,668
Hours: Full time, 37.5hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Press 'Apply Now' below to send word versions (not PDFs) of your CV and a cover letter of no more than one side by 9am on Monday 6th January, 2020. If a high volume of suitable applications is received the post may close prior to the specified closing date. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration. Interview dates: Thursday 16th January 2020

Overview of ThinkForward
ThinkForward is a breakthrough coaching programme that offers young people 1 to 1 support through trusted, long-term relationships to help overcome challenges in and out of school and linking them to ready for work activities provided by a community of businesses. By the end of the programme young people develop the aspirations, skills and mind-sets needed to thrive and sustain employment.

Purpose of the role

Since our inception, young people’s voice has been central to the design and improvement of our programme – and we’re now looking to grow this further, equipping the young people on the programme to become change-makers in their communities.

This role requires an enthusiastic and creative individual who is confident in building rapport with young people. You will have a passion for youth participation, with a track record of increasing young people’s ability to design and implement change that lasts. You will lead on opportunities for consultation and feedback on the design, delivery and evaluation of the ThinkForward programme to secure long-term employability outcomes for young people. Experienced in working with young people from diverse backgrounds, you will have a knowledge in research techniques to understand the lived experiences of young people on the programme.

This collaborative role will see you work closely with our Programme Adviser, Head of Impact, and Business Partnerships Managers. You will be responsible for providing participation training, developing resources and running the national ambassador and youth board programme, while continuing to build ThinkForward’s alumni network. In addition, this role will support a caseload of ThinkForward graduates who are still transitioning into education, employment and training opportunities post programme.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Youth Voice and Participation

• Build positive relationships with young people to support their engagement as peer leaders, ambassadors, youth board members and alumni
• Deliver a youth engagement programme with regional Business Partnership Managers, in line with ThinkForward’s youth voice and participation strategy
• Create external partnerships to widen young people‘s voice and participation in local communities
• Lead on induction and training of new staff on ThinkForward’s youth voice and participation strategy
• Develop guidance and resources to support the delivery of youth voice sessions in their region
• Facilitate the development of a youth board in partnership with the board, where young people feel safe, confident and valued to share their experiences and provide a high-quality feedback loop to the governance of ThinkForward
• Support an annual national residential for all ambassadors and youth board members

Impact

• Support ThinkForward’s impact and programme design function in the co-creations of evaluations and research projects
• Facilitate frontline research projects directly with young people which support the evaluation of lived experiences of those on the ThinkForward programme
• Support in driving awareness our evidence-base impact through communication activities online and in print (e.g. social media)
• Build relationships and collaborate with other impact researchers and youth voice networks operating in the youth sector
• Maintain young people’s records of participation and decisions they influence

Data and Administration

• Produce half-termly reports on the progress and engagement of young people on participation led interventions
• Record all interventions in an efficient and timely manner on our database system
• Collect and evaluate young people’s feedback to share with BPM’s to ensure the programme is continually striving to achieve outcomes for young people
• Manage mailing lists for alumni networks and volunteers and regular communication channels to keep the network engaged and informed
• Assist with general administrative duties as and when required

WorkForward – Post-programme support

• Provide personalised coaching to programme graduates who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) through referral and signposting across the regions
• Maintain engagement and communication with young people transitioning into work for their first 12 months in employment, to maximise their chances of sustained employment
• Collate and update the partnership directories with support from the Business Partnership Managers for each region

Person specification:
Qualifications

• Level 3 youth work qualification or willingness to work towards obtaining qualification
• 3 years’ relevant prior experience

Youth Work skills and experience

• Proven track record of working with young people in a youth work and educational settings and support young people in an inclusive way.
• Confident in facilitating one-to-one and group work with young people
• Demonstrates understating of the importance of safeguarding and health & safety in the workplace enabling young people to have a safe and enjoyable experience across all elements of our work.
• Experience in facilitating residential trips
• Experience in engaging with young people who have significant barriers to employment due to their home, school or community environment
• Skills to deliver solution focused outcomes which support young people to reach their full potential

Participation

• Understanding of research techniques using focus group, evaluations, surveys and questionnaires
• Knowledge and experience of youth work and employability principles and practices
• Managing and delivering project-based participation work

• Computer literate with intermediate skill levels in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Personal qualities

• Professional and boundaried
• Excellent time management skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Methodical, accurate and organised with a keen eye for detail
• Uses own initiative and can work well when unsupervised
• Available to travel and work across our regions in London, Nottingham and Kent
• Work evenings to facilitate project-based work

ThinkForward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and post holders to share this commitment.​

ThinkForward is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff.  Applications are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.​
 

This will role will be offered subject to the outcome of a DBS check and a 6 month probation period.​

About StreetDoctors

StreetDoctors teaches lifesaving skills to young people at risk of youth violence across the UK. We do this through our movement of young healthcare volunteers who teach emergency first aid to 11-25 year olds. Our interactive training sessions are delivered in partnership with criminal justice services, schools, pupil referral units, sports and community groups. Our sessions give young people the vital skills and confidence to act if someone is bleeding or unconscious. We provide safe spaces to explore attitudes to violence, including its true medical consequences. We empower young people to become street doctors in their communities helping to keep themselves and others safe.

About the role

This is a really exciting opportunity to work alongside our Senior Team with responsibility for devising and delivering a new fundraising strategy. We want to diversify and grow our income from trusts, statutory funders, companies, major donors and community fundraising. You will therefore be responsible for prioritizing fundraising pipeline prospects and meeting ambitious targets with an initial focus on major trust funds, followed by the delivery of a funding diversification programme.

You will relish a challenge and want to take a leadership role at StreetDoctors. You will be passionate about reducing youth violence and the importance of youth social action and be able to build strong relationships with all StreetDoctors stakeholders. You will also demonstrate a genuine commitment to the organisation’s growth and success and to its unique mission.

Candidate profile

You will be an ambitious, high level strategic thinker. You’ll have a proven track record of leading successful high-level trust, statutory, corporate or major donor fundraising, ideally on a multi-year basis, and a willingness to work across a mixed portfolio of prospects. You will be experienced in developing creative and successful fundraising proposals and have demonstrable success in the stewardship of donors to maximise funding opportunities.

You’ll need to be adaptable, flexible and as comfortable rolling your sleeves up and getting involved in practical tasks as you are in dealing with high level fundraising activities. You will have a track record of effective relationship management and of successful strategic planning for long term fundraising activities, considering risks as well as opportunities.

You need to be a team player, aligned with the values of volunteering and social action. You will be practical and focused, able to work independently and function as a vital part of a small team. You will be reliable and organised with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

StreetDoctors is committed to ensuring that we are a welcoming, inclusive and diverse team which benefits from a broad spectrum of experiences and backgrounds. We are currently underrepresented in terms of diversity and lived experience of youth violence and so would particularly welcome applications from these groups.

Please note it is StreetDoctors policy that all post holders are subject to a DBS check

How to apply:

If you are interested in being considered for this role, please submit a full CV with a cover letter (no more than two sides) explaining how you believe you can fulfil the role requirements in the job description by no later than 9am on 5 January 2020.

Interviews will take place in London on 16 January 2020.

Z2K is an anti-poverty, with a focus on a fairer social security system that works as a safety net.  Our work combines campaigning and policy with casework and additional support services. We work collaboratively as a team of fifteen paid staff and a wide range of volunteers who work across all our projects and support services.  The role is offered in partnership with South West London Law Centres with offices in Wandsworth, Merton and Lambeth.

The post is an opportunity to use your casework skills and experience to provide a holistic service to low-income Londoners and help us to achieve our ambitious goals.  Not only do we work tirelessly to ensure positive outcomes for our clients, we work to empower our clients and support them to take an active role in solving their own problems as well as helping us to expose injustices in the system.

The Stepping Stones to Stability project is funded through the Big Lottery’s Help Through Crisis Fund and was launched in 2015 specifically to support projects that draw on the strengths and personal experiences of people facing hardship crisis so that they can overcome immediate difficulties and be ready for future opportunities and challenges.

Through the project we support clients facing problems with their benefits and income in the boroughs of Wandsworth, Westminster and Lambeth. It aims to combine welfare rights work with additional support services, working with clients holistically to address multiple issues that are impacting on their circumstances.

The main project team is a part time Welfare Benefits Caseworker and a full time Support Officer offering additional wrap around support to clients.  The new Casework Assist role will be responsible for supporting the co-ordination and delivery of our holistic casework, including building up your own caseload under the supervision of the Head of Casework and Support Services .  You will build up your knowledge of welfare rights, housing and Universal Credit to provide greater assistance to clients.  This includes representation at tribunal level. You will be trained by our Head of Casework, of has extensive experience in housing and welfare benefits.

About You

You will have gained experience of welfare benefits and/or disability advice work through voluntary or paid employment. You will have a commitment to working with communities who are highly disadvantaged and a passion for helping people to overcome homelessness and poverty. You will have the ability to interview, advise, and work with service users empathetically, and have the willingness to try new tasks and support the wider team with policy work and online communication such as blogs and tweets.  From time to time you will be asked to work outside of usual working hours.

Events Fundraising Assistant - 37.5 hours per week
Type - Permanent
Based – The role is based at CCC-Wirral  

The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is growing and we have a number of fantastic opportunities to join our Fundraising Team!

THE CHARITY

As we open Liverpool's first cancer hospital in just a few months, we are in the most exciting phase of our history. With investment in our existing centres and the future of cancer care across Merseyside and Cheshire, we are the only charity dedicated to the incredible work of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Our charity funds the latest treatments, vital research, technology and the best possible environment for around 30,000 patients each year at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. As one of the largest cancer hospitals in the UK, we operate from 18 sites, including our Centres in Wirral & Aintree, our blood cancer Unit at the Royal, and our network of clinics across the region. We are excited to add our brand new cancer hospital in Liverpool City Centre to this network in May 2020.

In line with our future plans we have an incredible opportunity for an enthusiastic Events Fundraising Assistant to join our fundraising team. This role will not only be instrumental in raising the final £5m of our public appeal to transform cancer care for people across Merseyside and Cheshire, but is also key to the charity's future growth.

THE ROLE

Assisting the Events Fundraising Manager, this role is key to the success of the charity’s fundraising events – from countryside bike rides and coastal walks to adrenaline fuelled skydives and everything in between! You will assist in marketing the events, the recruitment of participants, and giving our supporters the tools they need to hit their fundraising goals to support the work we do.

This exciting role also includes getting involved in the logistics of our events – helping to make sure our events are safe, smooth running and most of all fun for our supporters! You could be developing a social media campaign one day, and handing out medals in a muddy field the next. It’s an exciting role and no two days are the same.

General overview:

• Provide proactive support in the planning, preparation and manual set up of fundraising events
• Support marketing activity to recruit participants for our events
• Identify case stories to inspire others to take part
• Attend third party events as and when required (some weekends)
• Recruitment and coordination of event volunteers
• Maintain event systems, including database management and filing
• Support on specific third party events as designated by the Events Fundraising Manager
• Communicate with fundraisers to encourage income generation and further participation
• Source gifts in kind and prizes from local companies
• Prepare information packs and marketing materials
• Attend events with and on behalf of the Events Fundraising Manager
• Encourage participation in organised fundraising activities and events

The ideal candidate will have a passion for events, marketing, the outdoors, and fundraising. You should be someone with a very hands-on approach, and are happy to do everything for the good of the event and the charity. You’ll thrive on making our events a success, raising money for people with cancer and supporting our participants on their journey.

If you are looking to develop a career in fundraising and/or events, this role is a fantastic opportunity to learn and gain experience in a fast-paced charity events environment.

THE TRUST 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and forward thinking Trust.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres, providing high quality care to the population of Merseyside and Cheshire and beyond.

We provide a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumours and blood cancers. We are also the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers.

We are currently embarking on an £162 million investment in facilities including a new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool due to open in 2020. Based on the same thriving research and healthcare campus as the University of Liverpool and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, the new hospital will ensure every patient receives truly outstanding care and can access the most advanced treatments and clinical trials for generations to come.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Mark Parkinson
Events Fundraising Manager

(no agencies please)

Bible translation changes lives. But the need for Bible translation remains vast: 1 in 5 people on the planet are still waiting for the Bible to be translated into their language. So, the need for Bible translation remains one of the greatest challenges facing international mission.

But the opportunity to make a difference is also great. Together with our main partners, we are working to see this number fall dramatically, so that in 15 years an estimated 95% of the world’s population will have access to the Bible in their language and 99.9% have the New Testament – a real turning point in world history.

This vital work is only possible through financial and prayer support. This role oversees our fundraising, marketing and communications functions and is crucial to our ministry.

We are looking for a leader who is capable, ambitious and able to oversee growth in our fundraising income.

If this might be you, please contact Carnelian Search at the address provided.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join the Behaviour Change and Development team as a Groups Development Manager. This role is an integral cog to support our groups provision and help us reach organisational goals of enabling a million more people to cycle.

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic Development Manager to formulate, develop and roll out a strategy for our cycling groups.

You will be able to successfully devise a project from scratch through to evaluation and reporting, demonstrate a wide range of skills including having a solution focus approach to problem solving, being outcome orientated and pragmatic in project development.

You will also have direct responsibility for a Groups Engagement Officer who is the main groups delivery support.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, with the potential to extend subject to funding.

We are looking for a dedicated person to assist in generating fundraising revenue for Phase 3 of The Prehistory Centre.

Celtic Harmony is a charity that aims to improve the well-being of children, young people and adults through an emotive experience of life in Prehistory, creating a more sustainable future in harmony with the natural world.

Benefits to you:

• Opportunity to gain experience in a fundraising role in a growing charity
• Enable you to 'make a difference' and the charity to improve well-being for more children, young people and adults.
• In-house and External Training
• Work as part of a dynamic charity team

The ideal candidate will have:

• educated to degree level
• some experience in fundraising desirable but not essential
• excellent verbal and written communications skills
• good organisational skills
• able to use your initiative
• ability to work in a team
• good communication skills- verbal and written
• adaptable
• strong IT skills with experience on Apple Mac
• ability to prioritise and work well under pressure
• your own transport due to rural location of office and site

Apply soon by submitting a CV and cover letter in the first instance, as we run an ongoing assessment for good candidates.

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 in London, with focus on the East, including postcodes E, SE, IG, RM, BR, and CR. 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 East London.

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 in London or Greater London.

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 5th January 2020, with interviews likely to be held on either the 14th and/or 16th January 2020 at our Cambridge office.

Telephone interviews will be conducted prior to the interview dates and will be done so via Skype on the 8th January 2020. 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.

Job title: Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager

Salary: £43,445 per annum

Location: London

Contract/Hours: 18 months temporary contract, full time equivalent, with possibility of extension  

The MEL team at the Fairtrade Foundation drives the generation, analysis and use of data, research-evidence and evaluation to monitor and understand our impact. The work of the MEL team enables the Foundation to prove and enhance our value to our partners and supporters, continuously learn, improve and innovate our model and keep ourselves accountable to our key stakeholders, the producers and the workers we aim to serve.

We are recruiting for a Senior MEL Manager.  Working alongside the Head of MEL, you will be at the cutting edge of developing MEL and research approaches for our innovative and established offers, working with a large array of stakeholders – from workers, producers in origin and colleagues in the Fairtrade International System to 500-Fortune companies, business leaders and institutional funders, to name a few. 

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience and passion in MEL and / or socioeconomic research and the ability of designing and implementing systems and processes to promote accountability, continuous improvement and innovative MEL and research practices. You’ll need to be an excellent communicator and team player, confidently working with colleagues within the organisation to understand trends and their concerns, promote findings and recommendations, and develop new and better ways of working. You must also be able to manage external relationships with a number of stakeholders including commercial partners, local representatives, and programme specialists, on various levels and engaging them in a clear and accessible way.

Your priority will be starting by leading the MEL and research portfolio for one of our largest accounts and gradually taking ownership of additional MEL projects, work streams and technical areas.

At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us.

A DBS check is required for this role

Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.

Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.

The international Fairtrade system (of which the Fairtrade Foundation is a member) works on behalf of farmers and workers to drive sustainable livelihoods, empower producers and workers, and make trade fair.

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Closing date: 8 January 2020 (10am)

Interviews will take place January 2020 (date to be confirmed)

Contract: Temporary contract

The Fairtrade Foundation is a passionate and ambitious development organisation committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade. We are best known as the independent, not-for-profit body behind the FAIRTRADE Mark, a product label assuring consumers that their purchase helps disadvantaged farmers and workers in developing countries secure a better deal. The FAIRTRADE Mark is the best known and most trusted ethical mark amongst UK consumers. 

We undertake our certification and product labelling work as the UK member of Fairtrade International, a global network of organisations working to common standards and verification systems. The global Fairtrade movement also includes Producer Networks in Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean, as co-owners alongside the market organisations that are known as National Fairtrade Organisation (NFO). The Fairtrade Foundation, as the most successful NFO, plays a leading role in the global Fairtrade movement.

The Foundation is also responsible for building public support for Fairtrade and for bringing together producers and consumers in a citizens’ movement for change. The growing number of Fairtrade towns and cities, faith communities and schools and universities are a testament to the efforts of our grass-roots supporter networks.

In the UK, the Foundation employs over one hundred staff across Commercial, Public Engagement, business support functions, communication functions and policy & advocacy.

It’s an exciting time to join the Fairtrade Foundation as we look towards our new five-year strategy for 2016-2020. We’re a passionate and ambitious development organisation committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade. 

Background

Policy & Research Team

The Policy and Research team is responsible for the development of research, impact assessment as part of Fairtrade’s UK and global policy, learning and advocacy priorities, and in support of the MEL needs of teams working with commercial and public audiences; for managing relationships with key decision makers and opinion formers including government, parliamentarians, NGOs and research and policy making institutions; developing and leading political influencing strategies in pursuit of the Foundation’s public policy goals.  The Policy and Research Team is part of the Programme, Policy & Partnership Funding Directorate.

Job purpose

1. To lead the Foundation’s programme of Impact, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) on Fairtrade.
2. To ensure that the results of Fairtrade research, insight and learning are clearly understood and communicated, internally and externally, supporting teams across the Fairtrade Foundation to demonstrate and disseminate the impact of Fairtrade for producers, their families and communities, and ensure that Fairtrade communications are accurate.
3. To work collaboratively with Fairtrade International’s global monitoring, evaluation and impact programme, so that research insight leads to the ongoing strengthening of the global Fairtrade system, so that the Fairtrade International MEL programme adequately reflects the priorities of the Foundation, and that learning from the Fairtrade International programme informs the Foundation’s work.
4. To lead support and advice to colleagues across the organisation on the development and implementation of effective Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Frameworks for campaigns, programmes, new services and commercial partnerships. . 

Team working

The postholder will work in a flexible, team approach with the MEL Manager and Head of Team, taking a lead role in some areas and a support role in others. Areas of lead and support responsibility will be agreed with the Head of Team and updated as necessary.

Key Tasks 

Research, Impact Assessment, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL):

1. To lead the Foundation’s strategy for the identification, management and delivery of key strategic research programmes and producer impact assessment studies to strengthen and deepen understanding of the difference Fairtrade is making.
2. To manage external relationships with professional institutions, academic bodies or individual research specialists in both the UK and the global south, to build best practice for Fairtrade’s research and producer impact assessment, identify relevant learning, and ensure that there is constructive dialogue.
3. To work closely with Fairtrade International on agreed areas of collaboration in the areas of monitoring, evaluation and learning, including representing the Foundation on the Fairtrade International Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Working Group.
4. To undertake directly, or utilise Fairtrade funding to commission research on agreed, prioritised issues which arise from Fairtrade policies and standards and affect the impact of Fairtrade upon producers (issues could include gender equality, workers’ rights, access to natural resources, climate change, business purchasing practices and supply chain integration, producer access to credit etc).
5. Manage the performance of any designated staff, volunteers, interns or consultants engaged to work on the delivery of our impact assessment, monitoring, evaluation and learning programme.
6. To work with the Programme Funding team to identify donors, develop and manage funding proposals for our research and impact work, as well as the integration of effective MEL frameworks and budgets as part of broader programme funding bids, and ensure effective reporting to funders.

Support to corporate strategy

1. To provide insight from our impact, monitoring and evaluation programme into the development of the organisation’s long term strategies and planning processes, including contributing to the design of the Foundation’s MEL frameworks, ensuring that insight from the research programme informs thinking at all levels of the organisation.
2. Upskill the foundation as a whole to embed MEL in its culture through identifying learning opportunities to embrace and disseminate MEL activities, while developing suitable materials and or workshops to facilitate this.
3. To work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure Fairtrade’s impact, insight and learning delivers effective corporate reporting, including publication of our annual social impact report. 

.Impact communication, information management and dissemination

1. Work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure the delivery of a clear programme of impact communications work for internal and external stakeholders in line with cross organisational priorities.  Stakeholders will include commercial licensees, government and major donors, and cross-organisational priorities include marketing and advocacy campaigns, or corporate communications.  These will need to be targeted towards particular audiences, for instance commercial partner needs for evidence of impact.
2. To ensure producer information and policy based research effectively informs the development of Fairtrade advocacy, media and campaign programmes, including advice on reactive issues which arise at short notice. 

Strategy, Planning and Administration

1. To develop, implement and review work plans, feeding into the overall team and organisational strategic planning processes.
2. To identify whether external consultants and researchers are required to support the delivery of key research and policy objectives, coordinate and manage contracts and delivery of the work of external consultants / researchers.  
3. To provide regular updates and progress reports within the Fairtrade Foundation, and as part of Fairtrade International’s Impact Assessment working group
4. To manage agreed budgets for travel, research and policy development, including those funded by donors, and report accordingly on a regular basis 
5. Support the broader work of the Fairtrade Foundation in delivering  its  long term strategy to ambitiously scale up the growth of Fairtrade and its benefits to producers, feeding insight from our research, policy analysis and learning programme into the development of strategies and plans. 

Review Arrangements

The details contained in the Job Description particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job at the date the job description was prepared.  It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.  Consequently, the Fairtrade Foundation will expect to revise this job description from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.

Person Specification 

Job Title: Senior Research and Impact Manager

Education/ Training

A solid educational background, at least to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience (E)

Graduate or post-graduate academic qualifications in agricultural or development economics, business or a related discipline appropriate to analysis of Fairtrade (D)

Experience

A clear track record of professional research experience on international development, agriculture or a related discipline, including the commissioning and management of research projects and practical experience of carrying out impact assessments and/or evaluation on the ground to high professional and ethical standards (E)

Previous experience of writing briefings and reports, and liaising with organisations/individuals in developing countries to inform these. (E) 

Experience of web-based research and/or use of statistical databases and data sets (E)

Experience of working with communications professionals in the development of high quality public facing materials (E)

Experience of using participatory impact assessment research techniques and tools and understanding of different

approaches to monitoring and evaluation research (D)

Experience of designing MEL frameworks for international development or sustainability programmes (D).

Previous experience of working on trade and/or fair trade issues, in relation to international development and poverty reduction, or knowledge of standard and certification systems and their role in bringing about change in practices. (D)

Previous experience of managing staff, consultants and interns/volunteers (D)

Experience of working in a developing country with small and medium sized enterprises, trades unions or workers’ networks

Experience of building, coordinating and working with diverse stakeholder groups, both within and beyond an organisation (D)

Experience of reporting to institutional donors (D)

Experience of successful fundraising and management of donor-funded research programmes (D)

Experience of working with the media (D)

Knowledge/ Technical Skills

Demonstrable ability to analyse complex information (numerical and written) and synthesise this into accessible reports, briefings and presentations. (E)

Excellent oral and written communication skills, and proven ability to communicate to a variety of audiences on an international level (E)

Good understanding of developing engaging, exciting communications materials for business, consumer or campaigns audiences, including digital media (E)

An organised, methodical approach to work and ability to juggle competing priorities (E)

Ability to work on own initiative, and adapt to rapidly changing environment (E)

A flexible and enthusiastic approach to work and operate as part of a team (E) 

Familiarity with MS Office programmes (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint) (E)

Training in management skills (D)

Knowledge of UK and/or international academic and other research networks (D).

Knowledge of certification schemes and standards e.g. ISO, ISEAL , Fairtrade etc. (D)

A working knowledge of Spanish, French and/or another language would be a major advantage (D)

Competencies

 Passionate Commitment - This competency is about having passion, dedication and proactively showing support for the work of the Foundation.  Contributing to a positive internal atmosphere and external perception of the Foundation.

 Embracing Change - This competency is about flexibility and responsiveness to changing needs.  It is about innovating, doing something new or differently.  It also involves welcoming creative ideas and solutions.

 Working with Integrity - This competency is about using a principled approach for every decision and action. Choosing to do the right thing even when it is difficult.

 Leadership - This competency is about taking a leadership role regardless of your rank within the hierarchy.  It involves acting with the Foundation’s vision in mind, being decisive and working for the good of the entire organisation and its mission.

 Teamwork - This competency is about working in a way which acknowledges the interdependence of people in your team and other teams.  It is also about effective cross-team project working.

Positive relationships - This competency is about fostering and maintaining constructive and professional relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.

Delivering results - This competency is about achieving a high quantity of measurable results whilst maintaining, or even raising, quality of work.

Managing resources responsibly - This competency is about managing the Foundation’s resources well.  It involves negotiating best value for the Foundation and ensuring the longevity of the organisation.

Information and Knowledge management - This competency is about working in a way that values the gathering, management and sharing of information (facts and data) and knowledge (understanding gained through experience) of benefit to the Foundation.

Organisational Commitment

Knowledge of and commitment to Fairtrade and development issues (E)

Commitment to our values: Action, Integrity, Respect, Challenge and Optimism (E)

• We want everyone to be ambassadors for the organisation and encourage staff & volunteers to speak at events which on occasion might be during evenings and weekends (E)

A willingness to spend significant periods of time based in developing countries where and when required in support of Fairtrade Producer Networks and research priorities (typically 1-2 weeks per trip) (E) 

At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us (E)

Strategic Project Manager

Permanent contract

35 hours per week

£36,908 per annum with regular incremental increases twice a year to £41,008 (plus allowances)

Benefits include flexible working hours, 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, generous pension, season ticket loan and much more

Location: our central London office at Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8ST. Some regular home working possible upon agreement with manager.

Fancy project managing The Children's Society's most ambitious, cross-channel marketing and communications campaigns?

If you're an experienced project manager with a strong knowledge and understanding of marketing and communications, supporter/customer engagement and direct response and you've got a personable, can-do attitude then this could be the job for you.

About The Children's Society

The Children's Society has been supporting the most vulnerable children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are in desperate need of help and we campaign to change children's lives for the better. We're there for children, every step of the way.

There's never been a better time to join us as we step up our already sizable ambitions to change the lives of children and young people. We're a household name but we're disruptive innovators in the sector too. We're relentless and unafraid to try new things as we push forward to achieve our vision of a world where all children are free from disadvantage.

About the role

This role sits within our Engagement and Income Directorate. You will play an integral part in helping us to implement our transformational new approach to supporter engagement. Together we will connect, inspire and mobilise people, communities and companies across the country to give their time, money and voice to our cause, collectively transforming the lives of vulnerable young people.

We are currently looking for a proactive, hands-on project manager with a strong background in marketing and communications to join our dynamic, ambitious Supporter Projects and Innovations team. We're looking for a real 'people person' who enjoys building and maintaining relationships and has the confidence to hold colleagues to account to ensure they deliver on time and to a high quality so that project objectives are met.

Your role will be to project manage high-quality, strategic cross-organisational projects to deliver on our Supporter Programme of work (our programme of supporter-facing activity) and our overall Impact Plan (our organisational plan).

These projects will typically involve significant resources, complex objectives and cross-team collaboration. Projects will be varied in nature and scope but will include major, integrated marketing and communications campaigns across multiple supporter audiences and channels to deliver substantial supporter income and engagement (such as our integrated Christmas campaign). You will manage relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels of seniority, building positive working relationships and ensuring teams deliver on time.

Key skills and competencies

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Excellent project management skills with a can-do attitude and substantial project management experience within a large and complex organisation, including managing major and complex cross-organisational marketing and communications projects that cover a wide range of channels, audiences and teams

-Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills, including an ability to hold challenging, constructive conversations with stakeholders when necessary

-Excellent knowledge and understanding of marketing and communications theory and practice, including a strong understanding of direct response and supporter/customer engagement

-Outstanding ability to multi-task and juggle multiple projects simultaneously

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is on the 31st December 2019.

Interviews will be held on the 15th January 2020.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Edinburgh

As Operations Manager for Edinburgh, you will help deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to the young people in Central and South East Scotland. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who engage directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.  

As we embark on our new strategy we have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across Central and South East Scotland. You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our operations executives to do their best work.  

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure that our delivery commitments are achieved in our effort to reach more young people through the highest possible quality provision that delivers impact.

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing or our regional activity. You will effectively manage assigned budgets and support contract delivery as well as supporting fundraising colleagues with various reports, visits and events.

We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of supporting young entrepreneurs and business start-ups.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Fundraising Officer Wales Trusts & Foundations  is a part time position of 15 hours per week (based Cardiff) . If you are interested in a full time post in Wales this post may be combined with the Fundraiser Wales post. Further details are available on our website.

Do you have a passion for music and people? Do you like sharing stories? We’re looking for someone who has a way with words to inspire funders to bring Joy Through Live Music to hospitals and care settings in Wales.

We are looking for a Fundraising Officer to join our team in Wales to secure income from charitable trusts and foundations. Ideally you will have proven skills in writing compelling. Tailored funding proposals or similar case for support documents; along with the aptitude to identify new funders and build excellent supporter relations.

Strong time management skills will be essential, and the successful candidate will have a positive and friendly approach, a pro-active work ethic, and a collaborative nature.

An understanding of charitable trusts and foundations will be beneficial, as is experience of working in fundraising or with a charity.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand the fundraising team and develop new strategies for live music delivery, fundraising and communications.

We depend upon the generous support we receive from charitable trusts and foundations and would love to hear from you if you are a self-motivated team player with a flair for creativity to help people feel good, one tune at a time.  

We offer 

35 days annual leave (adjusted pro-rata)

Pension scheme with employer Pension Contribution of 5%

Death in Service benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you’re interested but have some questions we’d love to hear from you. For an informal chat about any of these roles please email or call Isla, Head of Fundraising & Partnerships. Contact details are available on our website.

To apply please visit our website via the button below.

Applications are by email with CV and covering letter.

Closing date for applications 30th December 2019 at midday.

Interviews Cardiff w/c 13 January