Opening date: 14/02/2020

Closing date: 5/03/2020

Interview date: 18/03/2020

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time.

Here at Marie Curie we believe Everyone who will be affected by dying, death and bereavement should have the best possible experience, and for that experience to reflect what is most important to them.

Our ambition is to make that happen and to help achieve this, we are seeking to recruit a Community Fundraiser to build, develop and maintain fantastic relationships throughout their patch.

If you thrive on the challenge of setting and achieving ambitious goals, think the only way to approach a target is to tackle it head on, and can bring the energy that adds some drive to how you approach your fundraising, then Marie Curie would love to support you in achieving your goals and helping us create a better end of life experience for everyone.

Ideally candidates will have recent, relevant experience in a similar role. An in-depth knowledge of fundraising principles, methods and procedures and have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers and fundraising groups. We're open to applications from candidates who haven't worked in the charity sector before, you must be able to clearly demonstrate relevant transferable skills and experience in line with the essential criteria outlined in the person specification within the job description.

The nature of fundraising activity requires flexibility and in return for your commitment to evening and weekend work, we will strive to help you enjoy a strong work life balance. Additionally, as the role will involve lots of travel, you should have a full UK driver's license.

In return for your own commitment, we commit to actively developing you and offer a comprehensive Community Fundraising Training Pathway; buddying; mentoring; shadowing and coaching through your individually tailored personal development plan.

For full details and to apply please visit www.mariecurie.org/jobs or for an informal conversation about the role call on 0121 7033716 or Email

We are looking for someone with a passion for community fundraising, and a commitment to young people to develop and deliver our community and corporate fundraising programme with a target of raising £50,000 within the first 12 months. You will focus on growing income from third party events, community groups, schools, individual giving fundraising streams and growing local corporate partnerships. You will be excellent at building relationships, have experience in digital fundraising, be creative in your approach and excited by the opportunity to manage a number of fundraising programmes at the same time.

We are looking for an experienced administrator, who can play a key role in managing our finances and help us raise vital funds for our work. Enthusiasm, attention to detail and a passion for young people are essential!

This is a new role which is designed to help us move forward with our vision to see the young people of Weston living life to the full!

WCYP started in 1992 as a ministry of the parish church in Weston, Southampton. The project has grown considerably in recent years and is now registered as a separate Christian charity with two key objectives: 

• promoting the personal, social and educational welfare of young people, and
• promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ among those young people. 

Your role will be to manage - and report upon - the financial activities of the project and to assist the trustees and project manager with the implementation the charity's fundraising strategy.

Hours: 16 hours per week

The position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The deadline for applications to be received is the March 1 2020.

Charity No: 1173543

This role is partially funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Contract: Initial 12 month fixed term contract with possibility for extension.
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Home or Office based (Bristol) with regular and flexible travel (up to 10 days a month) required throughout the UK

About us

Food for Life (FFL) is an exciting and fast-growing programme that bring schools, nurseries, hospitals and care homes, and their surrounding communities, together around the core ethos of healthy, tasty and sustainable food.

Our programme is about making good food the easy choice for everyone, reconnecting people with where their food comes from, teaching them how it’s grown and cooked, and championing the importance of well-sourced and sustainable ingredients.

Our ‘whole setting approach’ means we look beyond the food on plates to help build knowledge and skills to embed and maintain a positive food culture. Food for Life engages children and parents, staff, patients and visitors, caterers, carers and the wider community to create a powerful voice for long-term change.

Food for Life is a Soil Association programme – find out more about who we are on our Food for Life website.

About the opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and lead our Business Development Team for Food For Life. This role comes at an exciting time in the development of our new and ambitious ten year strategy at The Soil Association and we are looking for someone to develop and secure our portfolio of income generation to ensure a sustainable future for the Food for Life Programme and meets its ambitions for impact on Climate, Nature and Health.

Your role

As our Head of Business Development, you will work throughout the UK across a range of programmes and products to generate a portfolio of earned income for the Food for Life programme, including the management of public sector commissions and Food for Life Served Here accredited schemes, as well as working with the fundraising team to support other income streams such as Trusts and Foundations, philanthropy and grant funding

This is a busy, fast paced role, which requires an innovative mindset, to help shape and position our approach to income generation, including leading on innovative and responsive products and services that fit funders’ needs and generate future income streams.

You will enjoy building relationships, spotting opportunities and managing a small, dynamic and high-performing team to deliver a sustainable business model for the FFL programme.

About you

You’ll thrive in this role if you are an innovative business development leader, commercially-minded and committed to making a difference in the world. We are looking for a passionate senior leader, with the following skills and experience to make a real impact:

• Proven track record of securing relationships and income from public, private and charity sectors, with track record of delivering 7 figure sum income portfolio
• Substantial programme development experience across multiple range of settings and sectors
• Substantial experience of delivering and reporting in a multi-agency partnership, preferably in education, community development or public health.
• Experienced relationship builder across multiple stakeholder types
• Experience managing and motivating a team
• Proven experience of managing 6 figure cost budgets and achieving commercial outcomes
• Bid/tender writing with demonstrable success rate
• Experience of successfully positioning programmes as a means to help stakeholders/other organisations achieve their targets
• Sound knowledge of programme delivery mechanisms and the results of the evaluation

Our Benefits

Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.

Important dates

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 9th March 2020

Interviews are expected to take place: During week commencing 16th March

To Apply

Please note that a full driving license is required for this role due to the significant travel involved. Your CV or cover letter will need to clearly state that you have a full driving license.

Please read the full job description for the role.

Please submit your CV with a covering letter, outlining your relevant skills and experience for the role. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname). Failure to submit a covering letter may mean your application is removed from the shortlisting process.. Please also complete our equalities monitoring form and submit this along with your CV and cover letter.

Thank you for your interest in Food for Life and our job opportunities.

Sepsis Research is looking for a highly motivated freelance individual who is passionate about building relationships and raising income in a new geographical area for the charity.

We are looking for a freelancer who can create and implement the devised fundraising plan that will have maximum impact in your area. You will recruit, manage and motivate volunteers and key supporters to successfully deliver your fundraising objectives, including setting up fundraising groups in your area. You will be an excellent communicator and a strong team player who can bring out the best in others.

This role is on a part time freelance basis- estimated 21 hrs per week.

You’ll be part of our ambition to make Sepsis Research a UK-wide charity and significantly grow our income, so that we can commit more money to life saving sepsis research.

An exciting opportunity to be a key member of the Fundraising Team and develop and implement the community fundraising strategy ensuring growth in the level of income raised for this beloved charity.

The Charity
Support children and their families in London to lead as positive and happy a life as possible when dealing with a life-limiting health condition. They support over 300 families, providing services including respite and end of life care, family support and therapies.

The Role
Develop, implement and manage the community fundraising strategy and the associated income and expenditure budgets, ensuring that all budget lines are achieved.
Research and identify prospective new community fundraising opportunities and activities, making connections with local councils and other NGOs.
Work in conjunction with the Communications Team to ensure strategic marketing and communication plans are created to promote community fundraising activity effectively.
Develop and implement a strategy for schools, organising minimum 20 talks per year with associated donation ask and achieving fundraising of 500 per school.
Work with the Head of Community and Events to create engaging fundraising products and marketing materials which inspire our audiences to support us.

The Candidate
Previous experience in Fundraising, preferably Community Fundraising.
IT skills experience of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel.
Excellent telephone manner and written English.
Excellent organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, as the task requires.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Imagine not being able to move, sleep, or smile. Feeling anxious or depressed and struggling to think or remember. Your body not feeling like your own. This is what Parkinson's can feel like.

Your mum, son or friend. Anyone can get Parkinson’s, young or old. Every hour, two people in the UK are told they have Parkinson's – a progressive neurological condition. It causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time. Currently there is no cure.

We’re close to major breakthroughs. Funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get closer to a cure every day.

Until then, we're here for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. Fighting for fair treatment and better services. 
We are Parkinson's UK. Powered by people. Together we'll find a cure. Join us.

About the role

With an estimated budget of £36m for 2019 and 425 staff, we are looking for an exceptional individual to lead our Engagement and Fundraising teams.   This is an exciting time to be joining Parkinson’s UK as we embark on our new 2020 - 25 strategy and move ever closer to finding a cure. 

The engagement directorate was launched in November 2019 and brought together fundraising and communications teams and colleagues. As such this new role comes at an exciting time at the charity when we will be developing new approaches to supporter engagement. This is not a traditional director of fundraising role - it is broader and more exciting than that, as if that were possible.

What you'll do 

You’ll support the Director of Engagement in developing and delivering the charity’s engagement strategy to deliver ambitious income and supporter growth. With your leadership and direction in key, frontline Fundraising business areas, you will  inspire and nurture the very best fundraising talent at the charity.  

Through thoughtful and inspiring leadership you will play a pivotal  role in  driving the growth of the UK Parkinson’s movement, increase understanding, attitudes  and encouraging creativity amongst our Engagement and Fundraising staff, so that we seize every chance to get Parkinson’s noticed. 

What you'll bring 

The ideal candidate will:

• have demonstrable experience leading and inspiring multi discipline teams.
• be a successful relationship fundraiser with a proven track record in at least two of the fundraising disciplines; high value giving, commercial partnerships, legacies and individual giving activity.
• have proven experience of developing a strategy and delivering an operational plan which is monitored and reviewed 
• be able to use audience insight and data to drive change and improvement in a mid-size organisation
• have knowledge and experience of delivering successful integrated campaigns 
• have effective influencing and communication skills, with a motivated and engaging style
• be driven and proactive , able to find and create opportunities
• This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Closing date: 1 March 2020

Parkinson's UK promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance, flexi-time and flexible working. For more information on our benefits, please visit our website.

About The Advocacy Project

We help the most marginalised and vulnerable people make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns

• understand their rights

• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

 About the role

Over the last three years we have grown our advocacy and user involvement service across London, taking on more public sector contracts in new London boroughs and offering a wider and more diverse range of services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

We now offer services across low, medium and high secure forensic units including Broadmoor Hospital; we have London-wide NHS England services and are part of an exciting personal health budgets pilot project. We have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality services and have a strong track record of winning public sector bids.

Our new three year income plan builds on this success, with a focus on diversifying our funding streams. Our target includes growing our income from trusts and foundations by 17% over the next three years to £550,000. We are now looking for an exceptional and experienced trust and foundation fundraiser with a solid track record of winning new business from these funding sources.

You will work with our Head of Business Development to raise funds, generate income, making sure our fundraising activities meet annual targets, raise our profile and enhance our reputation in line with our values.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, qualify and develop income opportunities from trusts and foundations, in line with our income plan, strategy and values.

• Research, develop and maintain new relationships to secure funding.

• Write tailored, inspirational high quality applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements,as specified.

• Identify gaps and niches in the market that are in line with our core strengths and competencies.

• Liaise closely with senior managers and staff to plan and develop the strongest possible proposals and build relationships.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of each application and make sure we embed a continuous improvement cycle into all fundraising activities.

• Evaluate, monitor and report back to donors in a timely fashion on projects which have been funded.

• Record details of applications made, funding pledged and forecast income.

• Input and update information on our CRM database.

General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training.

• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

• Make sure corporate identity is adhered to, all legal requirements and fundraising regulations are met.

• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

• Uphold our mission, vision, and values.

• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Good at working with a wide variety of people including commissioners, service users and colleagues.

• Proven record of securing six-figure donations from trusts and foundations.

• Ability to combine seeing the big picture with an eye for detail.

• Solutions focused self-starter with an ability to thrive in a busy environment – focusing resources and prioritizing areas with the greatest impact.

• Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.

• Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project in line with our mission, vision and values.

• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

  Desirable:

• Relevant professional qualification and affiliation.

• Evidence or commitment to ongoing professional development.

• Understanding of the issues faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged care groups, such as mental health, learning disability, dementia.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.

Upload your application via our website on.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Our fundraising is driven by our values and we want to apply those values to how we treat our supporters, and supporters’ information. Therefore, as we continue to respond to ongoing regulatory and legislative changes, it is now necessary to appoint a professional Compliance Officer within our Fundraising team.

About the role
As Compliance Officer at Crisis, you will be responsible for ensuring that Crisis complies with the Fundraising Code of Practice, the ICO codes on Direct Marketing, DMA standards and best practice in this sector.

You will be a point of consultation from teams across Fundraising for all queries and compliance activities, helping teams; 1) understand risk, 2) make informed decisions, and 3) ensure we are always placing supporters’ needs at the heart of our fundraising activity.

This new role reports to the Head of Stewardship and Supporter Care but will work closely with our Data Protection Officer in the Information Governance Team.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have substantial experience in a Fundraising Compliance role and a good understanding of PECR, GDPR and best practice. Your experience will include handling privacy impact assessments, acting as an internal advisor for Fundraising colleagues, and designing/ delivering audits of compliance against the Fundraising Code of Practice.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to condense complex legislative guidelines into clear, and accessible, recommendations for your colleagues.

Benefits

As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5% 
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. In the supporting statement section, please address points 1-4 only of the person specification, which is available on our website by clicking on the red 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Closing date: Sunday 8 March 2020 (23:59)

Interviews will take place week commencing 16 March 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

FUNDRAISING ADMINISTRATORS x 3
2 x Full Time – 35 hours per week (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm)
1 x Part Time – 25 hours per week (Mon to Fri, 5 hours per day)
Salary up to £19,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Pro rata for part time is £13,571 per annum
Based at the Frances Hay Centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire

The Charity is looking for three self-motivated individuals to join our busy Fundraising Department.  This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing Charity, make a difference to people’s lives and develop a career in fundraising.

The roles will support different fundraising teams within the Charity, involving administration across a wide range of functions and activities.

The post holders will respond to fundraising queries by telephone, social media, post and email, ensuring timely and appropriate responses and will also process donations accordingly.  Part of the role will involve encouraging participation in events and fundraising activities, cultivating relationships and spotting opportunities for the charity. These are three fantastic roles requiring well organized, highly numerate and articulate individuals.  It is essential that the successful candidates actively embrace change, as these are new roles within the Charity and will evolve with the inception of the Charity’s new IT database software.

The roles will involve working with local clients (with their assistance dogs), volunteers, supporter groups, community groups and a wide range of donors and individual fundraisers.  Contributing to charity events and activities will also be an important part of the roles.

Experience in undertaking a range of administrative functions would be essential, as well as a high level of competency in MS Office packages.  We are looking for applicants with excellent organisational skills with a methodical and accurate approach, combined with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks in order to meet deadlines.  An ability to work unsupervised and demonstrate a high level of initiative is also essential.

We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who have a real eye for detail and can inspire people to raise funds for the Charity.

A full UK driving licence is required, as is an ability to work very occasional evenings and weekends.

Please note we are not able to employ anyone under 18 years of age.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please visit the 'Current Vacancies' page of our website where you can download a Fundraising Administrator Application Form and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.  You will also be able to download a copy of the Fundraising Administrator job description.

Closing date for applications is noon on Friday 20 March 2020.

Interviews (including a practical test) will take place on Wednesday 1 April 2020 at our head office in Banbury.  This date cannot be changed so please ensure you are available for interview.

Community & Events Fundraiser

Salary up to £28,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week to be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the role which may include weekends, bank holidays and evenings to support events

This is an exciting time to join Countess Mountbatten Hospice as we extend our services to more patients and their families throughout Hampshire and the surrounding areas.

Our Hospice teams provide a wide range of services created and designed to support individuals’ needs. Our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do here at the Hospice. To continue to provide our outstanding care services we need talented and committed people to join our fundraising team. If you are looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference, we would like to hear from you.

About the role:

Responsible for managing and supporting a small team to plan, deliver, grow and review Countess Mountbatten Hospice’s community & events programme, meeting agreed financial income target and expenditure budgets to increase sustainable income for the charity.

The post holder will be responsible for developing productive and lasting relationships, inspiring and motivating supporters and stakeholders, both new and existing, to engage and fundraise for us, and providing excellent supporter care.

Working with individual fundraisers as well as organising large mass participation events the post holder will lead on developing, managing and promoting fundraising events across all aspects of Mountbatten's fundraising activities.

About you:

We are seeking a highly motivated, engaging and enthusiastic experienced Community & Events Fundraiser who has excellent knowledge of working with supporters and volunteers and managing events to achieve annual income targets from within the community. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate:

• Success in developing and building community income streams
• Experience of delivering successful events
• Ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines
• Excellent financial and budget management experience
• Experience of fundraising in the charitable sector or equivalent experience in another sector
• Ability to build strong relationships and be able to manage and inspire volunteers
• Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team
• Highly competent in IT, including Word, Excel, Outlook, email and the internet
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

The postholder will need to be a flexible and adaptable individual with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure to tight deadlines. You will be ambitious, innovative and tenacious, and will thrive on new challenges and enjoy inspiring and motivating others.

Informal visits to find out more about this exciting role with us at Countess Mountbatten Hospice are welcomed. Please contact Judy Tucker, Fundraising Lead.

To apply for this vacancy please visit our website where you will be directed to submit your application via NHS jobs

Willowbrook Hospice is looking to appoint an Outstanding Corporate Business Manager to build on our 23-year history across St Helens and Knowsley. Reporting to the Corporate Director, you will devise and implement an effective fundraising strategy to maximise all potential income streams to meet the needs of our whole Willowbrook community.

This will include ongoing maintenance of successful fundraising activities whilst developing new ideas to ensure a sustainable range of income generation sources. You will lead a team of fundraisers, inspiring them to deliver exciting opportunities in raising funds for Willowbrook as well as developing effective relationships with all our business partners and stakeholders.

The successful applicant will hold management responsibility for the staff team, community and Hospice-led fundraising and need to demonstrate effective and successful relationship management with donors and partners.

To apply for this job and for more information, please follow the apply link.

Closing date: 28 February 2020

Wessex Cancer Trust is a vibrant charity, supporting people affected by cancer from Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and the Isle of Wight. Each year we help over 11,000 local people living with cancer. 

The Events and Community Fundraiser, Dorset is a key role for income generation and raising awareness of the Trust’s services. The role will be focused on developing the potential to grow existing events, while working with the Team to launch new events.

You will be a creative and proactive person who enjoys the diverse workload of managing both small and large fundraising events. If you are tenacious and target driven with a good eye for detail, then this could be the job for you. You will be woking as part of a friendly, innovative and driven team. 

Although fundraising experience would be a benefit, we’d also be interested in hearing from you if you have a corporate/commercial events background. To apply please send a cover letter outlining your suitability against the job description, attached. This is a part time role of 28 hours per week, although there could be flexibility for the right candidate. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

We are looking for a Head of Information and Support Services to lead on developing and delivering excellent support and information services which meet the needs of people affected by blood cancer.

The successful candidate will have experience of developing and managing a diverse range of information and support services. You’ll have exceptional interpersonal skills and be emotionally resilient, hardworking and understand the value your role brings to the blood cancer community.

This role will provide leadership to the team ensuring they are able to manage competing priorities and challenging deadlines. The postholder will be a strong advocate for patients, understand their needs and ensure that as an organisation our services continue to meet these needs. They will be able to identify and develop new opportunities, but also ensure we continue to meet the day to day demands of delivering our existing services. They will be required to develop relationships and a collaborative approach with other teams in the organisation, particularly our research and policy and fundraising teams.

If this role sounds like the role you are looking for and you feel you have the knowledge, skills and experience we need, please apply with a covering letter setting out how you match the requirements of the job specification along with a current CV by:

9am on Thursday 5 March 2020

Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt and if a suitable candidate is appointed we may bring forward the closing date of this role at our discretion.