Do you want to make an impact by joining an experienced, passionate and energetic team to raise awareness of hospice care? Are you able to build relationships and networks within the community to raise vital funds to make an impact? If so we would love to hear from you.

Rennie Grove Hospice Care provides vital support and care for adults and children at the end of their life. Our greatest challenge for the future is to ensure that we can meet the growing need for our service, which has never been more important than during the Covid-19 pandemic at a time when we saw demand for our services at a record high. To continue to do this, we must continue to increase public awareness about the vital care and support the Rennie Grove nurses provide, and so raise funds to help us to keep pace with the growing need. 

As the Senior Community Fundraiser you will work 3 days a week (22.5 hours per week), Monday to Wednesday with some home working, as part of a job share. You will work closely with your job share who is a longstanding member of the community fundraising team, to deliver on our community fundraising engagement and activity plans, raising income to target. You will be building relationships with our established community of supporters as well as generating a pipeline of new support. Playing a part in the team reaching our realistic, yet ambitious, fundraising targets. You will work within a defined geographical area, reporting in to the Head of Fundraising Development, working collaboratively with the Community Fundraising team comprising of three Senior Fundraisers and one Fundraising Administrator, as well as the wider Fundraising team.

A car and driving licence will be essential for this role.

We offer development, flexible working, opportunities to volunteer and 25 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).

At Rennie Grove Hospice Care, we’re all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. It’s important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?  Click ‘Apply Now’….

Interviews: 19 October 2020

Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs. Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action through innovation, fast funding, early action, and localisation.

This exciting role focuses on raising income for the Start Network and its global initiatives, including the Start Fund, innovation, risk finance and the development of the network.

You will be an experienced trust fundraiser who wants a role focused on relationship development. You will be responsible for a small but exciting portfolio of existing and prospective funders (including one of our largest donors), adopting a relational approach to trusts fundraising.

You will be responsible for carrying out prospect donor mapping, maintaining a fundraising pipeline, building relationships with prominent foundations in the humanitarian space, writing technical proposals as required, pitching to donors well-articulated concepts and building fundraising capacity within the organisation.

Based on government guidance for working safely during COVID-19, we are all working from home. However, there is a voluntary option to work from our offices on a rota system. Our COVID-19 risk assessment will be shared.

We work with BeApplied, an online recruitment platform designed to allow teams to measure candidates on what actually matter. Follow the application link to find out more about the role and how to apply.

Children 1st work to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood.  We achieve this by providing direct services to vulnerable children and their families across Scotland.

“A child without a childhood is like a rainbow without colour”

John McGurk, Children 1st Supporter

Join our team and put the colour back into the childhood of children in Scotland.

We are reinventing Community Fundraising at Children 1st and we need an excellent Senior Community Fundraiser to join our team.  Do you want to be part of this exciting new chapter of relationship based fundraising practice?  If yes, we want to hear from you!  This is a new role and we have big ideas and projects, but we are also looking for someone to bring their own influence and inspiration to the post.

We need someone who is focused, driven, shares our vision and is able to deliver innovation and creativity to their work.  Being an excellent communicator on all platforms is vital.  Our values are important to us and we need someone who can communicate this to our supporters. 

In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays, a contributory pension scheme and generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave benefits.

This is a permanent, full-time, home-based role of 35 hours per week. Based flexibly in the central belt (preferable east coast to complement our team).  The role will require frequent travel across Scotland.

Senior Regular Giving Fundraiser 
 
£30,000 - £32,000 per year, dependent upon experience
Bray, Maidenhead

Thames Hospice just built the biggest hospices in the UK, but we are only just getting started…

Thames Hospice one of the biggest and most innovative hospices in the country. As we move into our state-of-the-art new hospice we are looking for someone with experience in regular giving, lottery acquisition or transferable skills to help lead our growth to sustainability so we can give families facing a life limiting illness the support they need and deserve from our 21st century home.
 
You will have an enquiring mind, knowledge and experience of inspiring and exciting donors to become regular givers. You will be able to motivate, inspire and manage lottery canvassers so that every experience our local community has mirrors the fantastic care that our families receive. You will work with our Head of IG to come up with creative and clever campaigns to update our regular givers and recruit them wherever they are- online, via post, via telephone and via face to face fundraising.
 
We are actively building a culture of innovation at Thames Hospice across our services and fundraising. Being different to other members of our team is a plus, we are committed to changing the way fundraise.
 
Join us and help give local families the care they need in their moment of crisis.
 
This appointment is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
 
Closing date: 4 October 2020. 
Interviews: 13 & 14 October 2020.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,500 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

Fundraising at Refuge has been transformed in recent years; at present we are a growing team of 16 passionate and dynamic fundraisers working collaboratively to achieve our goal of creating a world where violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not tolerated. In 19/20, the fundraising team outperformed their annual target, and they have shown positive progress to build on these impressive results in 20/21 despite working in such unprecedented times. To support this growth and achieve our ambitions we are looking to appoint a new Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser.

This new role requires someone with three years of experience of experience in generating income from voluntary sources. The role sits within the Major Gifts team, and will report into the Trusts and Foundations Manager. Trusts and Foundations income is well established at Refuge, and has always been a top performing income stream at Refuge. This Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser is a newly created role and will be responsible for generating income from a portfolio of mid-level donors, effectively stewarding and growing year-on-year relationships.

We are happy to consider candidates looking for flexible working options.

You will need to have proven experience of growing relationships with a range of Trusts and Foundations. You will have a firm grasp of best practice how to implement that into everyday work, including; managing an evolving pipeline, writing creative and compelling applications and updates, good record keeping and relationship building. The right candidate will have outstanding organisational and administrative skills.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 05 October 2020

Interview Date: TBC

A Basic Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Senior Public Affairs and Campaign Manager

Flexible, with semi-regular travel to London

£44,365 to £46,973 per annum + benefits

12-month fixed term contract

Full time

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as a Senior Public Affairs and Campaign Manager.

The role

The Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by being a senior lead in political engagement and campaigns work.

The role will develop strong relationships with key political opinion formers, Ministers, Secretary of States, select committees and relevant decision-makers in Westminster and Whitehall to promote Guide Dogs policy and Campaigns. They will also lead the development and delivery of current and new campaigns.

Who we’re looking for

You will:

• Have proven experience in Political lobbying at a senior level; producing political briefings, setting up senior political meetings and party-political events management.
• Have detailed knowledge of the Political framework and institutions across the UK and knowledge of the EU Parliament and the interactions of both. 
• Have detailed knowledge of how legislation is formulated and the process of amending it. The impact of select committees and all party parliamentary working groups.
• Be able to apply political knowledge and insight to identify and develop strategic campaign interventions to further Guide Dogs agenda.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to being successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

Benefits

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

How to apply

Applications can be made using the online application form. You will need to evidence the criteria as set out in the attached job description. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close adverts early.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Fundraiser   

£29,020.00-£37,243.00pa Inclusive of London Weighting.                        

Full Time, Permanent

36 hours, 52 weeks per year 

Enfield

Capel Manor College is the only College in London that aims to deliver outstanding and inspirational and environmental land-based learning opportunities across the Greater London region. Our most recent Ofsted report rated the College “good” with good effectiveness of leadership and management. Aspiring to excellence, the College has an excellent reputation for quality, is financially strong and has continuous growth in student numbers.   Fundamental to the College’s forward-thinking strategy is support for the environment and food supply in Greater London and the southeast

We passionately support the environment, greenspace, wildlife, biodiversity, sustainability and climate change adaptation in the capital. We have around 3000 students and about 500 staff, and our curriculum is expanding, the number of students is increasing, and our estates are developing. We are unique in our purpose, our location and our approach to fundraising.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated and talented person with fundraising experience to support our fundraising and sponsorship ambitions, help create a vibrant and active alumni associated and support our Patron.

What’s in it for you?

We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme and full access to Capel Gardens.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support. We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in senior roles, including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), people with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment.  We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures.

Closing Date: 9 October 2020

Interview Date:15 October 2020

Job title: Senior Corporate Partnerships Development Officer
Salary: Up to £32,363.41 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate - flexible working is available
Job type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Hours: 35 per week
Closing date: 11 October 2020
Telephone interview date: w/c 19 October 2020
Virtual first interview date: w/c 02 November 2020
Virtual second interview date: w/c 09 November 2020

Please note this role is on a fixed term contract basis for up to 12 months and will be working 35 hours per week (5 days).

We are looking for a creative and ambitious Senior Corporate Partnerships Development Officer to focus on identifying, cultivating and securing a pipeline of new corporate partnerships as part of the Corporate Partnerships Team.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day!

Corporate Partnerships sits within the High Value Giving team, working collaboratively across Income Generation. We work with a range of valued corporate partners and have ambitious plans to grow sustainable net income each year, to help the thousands of cats that need us

Duties in this exciting new role include identifying, researching and developing strong relationships with potential new corporate partners; developing creative and compelling corporate propositions to pitch and present to potential partners; organising and managing corporate cultivation events; attending and networking with potential partners at key industry events and having knowledge of the latest corporate partnership best practice and trends

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of generating new corporate partnerships. We are looking for demonstrable experience of developing relationships and high level networking with corporate partners.  A self-starter, you will be able to use your own initiative, have the ability to problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills. In addition, the post holder will need a positive, resilient attitude, be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and will be flexible and adaptable. 

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Senior Fundraising Officer

South Central Ambulance Charity is a small but developing charity that is ambitious to grow and support even more projects across our communities. As part of this growth we are introducing a new senior fundraising role to help us reach out more and maximise the leads and opportunities available to us.

As part of a small team of three you will be creating compelling cases for support that will engage corporate partners and individuals. You will have excellent interpersonal and engagement skills that enable you to build and develop high quality, lasting relationships to deliver income for a wide variety of projects.

This role can be home based or at our Charity office in Thame, Oxfordshire although this is not an office-based role. You will need to be flexible and able to travel across our region (Hants, Berks, Bucks and Oxon) with the ability to work from various sites as required. There will be a requirement to work some weekends and events to support fundraising events and activities for which time off in lieu will be given.

This role is fixed term for 2 years. 

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a dynamic and engaging individual adept at creating meaningful relationships with others

• Is an experienced fundraiser with at least five years proven experience of generating income

• Is self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative

• Is ambitious and keen to rise to new challenges in order to grow and diversify income streams

• Is a team player able to bring their own ideas and also work with others to create new opportunities

What we can offer you:

SCAS is a progressive, innovative and caring NHS Trust, with a vision towards excellence, saving lives and enabling our patients to receive the care they need. South Central Ambulance Charity has a planned approach to growing income, increasing its supporter base and diversifying income streams to bring greater charitable benefit across SCAS.

Flexible working pattern full time

27 days holiday a year plus bank holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Have you been successful in establishing B2B partnerships and are looking for a new challenge in the charity sector?  We are a growing cause that is looking for someone who has the skills to identify, negotiate and secure high value corporate partnerships.  You will have established track record in sales or have already worked in corporate fundraising with another cause.

You will be working as part of a supportive team at Bipolar UK. 

Bipolar is a severe mental illness characterised by extreme highs and depressive lows. Having the condition increases the risk of suicide by 20 times. Bipolar UK is the national charity for people affected by the condition. Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and achieve their potential. This includes close friends and family.

We already have momentum with the corporate sector, so this won’t be a standing start.  You will be given sufficient lead in time to grow the programme. The post is a two-year fix term contract, but it is expected to become permanent should income targets be met.

Please review the recruitment pack and then send an email covering letter to the CEO, Simon Kitchen, with your CV and we can set up a discussion about the role.

The closing date is:  5th October 2020

At a pivotal moment in AfriKids’ history, join us to take our fundraising to the next level. We have a bold strategy to reach more children than ever over the next decade and you can help make it possible during the time you are with us. 

We are seeking an energetic, passionate, and proactive Senior Funding and Partnerships Manager (New Business) to join our team on a six-month fixed-term contract. The successful postholder will be an ambitious new business fundraiser with a strong determination to succeed. Throughout their term, they will be a key member of the fundraising team and will be responsible for developing high quality successful funding applications to new and existing trusts, foundations and corporate donors.

Joining our small but award-winning team, you will work closely with the Head of Funding and Contracts, Grants Manager, AfriKids Ghana and other staff members. 

What you will do 
Target: Raising £850K for AfriKids through trust, foundations and corporate donors between October 2020 and March 2021.

• You will proactively seek funding opportunities through our existing relationships with funding partners (trusts, charitable foundations and companies), and by finding new ones
• You will contribute to the development and management of the funding pipeline and proactively share any funding intelligence you receive with wider funding team
• Build on relationships with existing donors, delivering an excellent standard of quality proposals in a timely manner and thereby maximising opportunities to submit further applications for funding
• Maintain an in-depth, up to date knowledge of AfriKids’ key services and projects and their order of funding priority, to inform grant and partnership fundraising activities and maximise opportunities.
• You will produce high quality, timely, tailored proposals, applications and pitches to funding partners, addressing grant-making priorities, corporate criteria and requirements as specified by individual donors.
• You will produce and review budgets for funding applications ensuring full cost recovery approach whilst remaining cost effective and compliant to legal and regulatory requirements
• You will maximise income from all possible income streams with particular focus on trusts, foundations and corporate partners.
• You will take responsibility for maintaining the grants and partnerships pipeline on Salesforce for any funding opportunities you are leading on, ensuring records are accurate and up to date, including data input, tracking expected income, running reports and, ensuring compliance with the Charity’s Data Protection and information security policies
• You will ensure AfriKids’ quality assurance processes are consistently adhered to maximise conversion rates
• You will take responsibility for ensuring the information produced by the grant fundraising department is accurate and up to date, including references to current external research and statistics
• Maintain and follow appropriate systems and processes for efficient grant fundraising, including timely coordination of information with AfriKids Ghana
• You will build excellent relationship with our programme and finance colleagues in Ghana ensuring you are getting right information and at right time to deliver your bids
• Maintain a good working knowledge of external activities, policies and learning to ensure that proposals  produced by AfriKids is current and of substance e.g. referring to the latest Ghana census for up to date statistics, being aware of UN publications on work in similar contexts, etc.
• With a donor-centric mindset, you will use your creativity and versatility to innovate our proposals and cases for support to inspire and capture hearts and minds
• Maximise the value of the Charity’s resources available (including collaboration with otherstaff; software and technology; finance, etc.), while being conscious to complement and work cooperatively with other work streams towards the Charity’s common goals and objectives
• Be a dedicated team player and always support and work cooperatively with the rest of the team
• To adhere to AfriKids principles and values at all times

You have the essentials
(please demonstrate all of these)

• 8 – 10 years demonstrable track record in successfully designing and writing bids for five to seven figure donations and multi-year grants to trusts, foundations and corporate donors
• 4 -5 years experience of proposal development within international development sector
• Experience of cultivating, developing and relationship managing a diverse range of grants and partnership donors
• In depth understanding of proposal design techniques and ability to convert complex and often unorganised information into compelling project ideas and proposals
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of preparing and reviewing budgets
• Proficient with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Native level fluency in written English
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail with specific emphasis on spelling, grammar, proofing and correction
• Working and delivering calmly under pressure meeting multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment is a must
• Excellent time management, organisational skills and ability to prioritise a wide variety of work
• A methodical and organised approach to workload
• Excellent relationship building skills particularly with colleagues working remotely
• Proactive, “can do” attitude with good initiative in responding to varied tasks

You may also have
(you are not be expected to have these, but if you do, we’d love to hear about it)

• Degree in international development, fundraising or relevant subjects
• Experience in working and living in Ghana
• Experience with Salesforce, Adobe InDesign
• Experience working within brand guidelines

Please note that applications are being considered on a rolling basis. 

*** AfriKids can only consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. ***

Are you an accomplished writer with experience of producing a range of content? Then join Shelter as a Senior Legal Writer/Editor and you could soon be producing vital advice, legal and promotional content for a variety of audiences.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our Content for Professionals team was formed back in April to transform Shelter’s offering for professionals working with people in housing need. Our team of content producers work together to produce high-quality, user-focused content for a variety of audiences. We also support colleagues within Shelter who provide helpline support and training for professionals. Our products are designed to help advice and services, public authorities and local authorities through trusted resources they can rely on. We’re currently developing our offering to make our services and information simpler, clearer and faster. To do that we need a new member to join our growing team.

About the Role
Your main focus will be on producing a range of advice, legal content and promotional content, mostly for use by Shelter’s professional audiences to be delivered across a variety of mediums. However, you’ll also need to be able to write for the public, keeping up- to-date with the latest developments in housing law and related policy and good practice will be important too, as part of a team that also works with wider teams and organisations. That could mean liaising with other content producers, advisers, lawyers, product managers and owners, developers – anyone, in fact, that you need to, in order to produce first-class resources.

About you
As well as experience of writing and editing high quality, accurate content for online and print publications, .you ideally have an excellent all-round understanding of housing and related law and advice. You should also be comfortable with working with primary materials – legislation, regulations, case law – to help create user friendly content that’s easy to understand. Proactive and enthusiastic, you know how to produce content with a professional user, not a client, in mind first and foremost. What’s more, you’re great at taking complex language and processes and making them easy to understand, are happy to champion user-focused advice and content design and do robust research, and able to explain how you reached your decisions clearly and rationally.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business 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 also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Senior Digital Fundraising Programme Manager

Salary £44,000- £46,000 DOE

Flexible- Home/London

My client is looking an experienced all-round digital fundraiser to lead their exciting digital fundraising transformation programme.  This is a newly created role for the charity.  You will work closely with the digital fundraising agency and senior fundraising stakeholders, ensuring succinct and efficient working. The role will have responsibility for line management of one person.  This is a great opportunity to start a digital fundraising programme from scratch benefiting from heavy investment and buy in the from senior leadership team.

Ideal candidates will need experience in:

• Digital programme management ideally from fundraising/charity sector
• Agile Coach / Scrum Master expertise
• Project management
• Change management with the ability to be a coach
• Intelligent use of data and insight
• Cross function working in a collaborative setting

They are expecting this person to be very hands on. The key initial deliverable projects will be:

• Creation of a new CMS for fundraising
• Internal digital training programme for fundraising teams
• Delivery of digital fundraising projects

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,500 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual who prides themselves on their accuracy, attention to detail and knack for being able to oversee the day to day management of a CRM system or database. We need a team player who can support a wide variety of projects, liaising with different team members throughout the working day. The post will join the passionate and dynamic fundraising team at Refuge, and support the goal of creating a world where violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not tolerated.

As Senior Fundraising Database Executive, you will be responsible for providing day-to-day support to the fundraising team with database processes, training and development. Working closely with the entire fundraising team you will play a pivotal role in recommending enhancements for how data is stored and implementing new processes and systems. In this role you will also support fundraisers to fully understand their objectives and requirements with their data requirements for appeals, communications with supporters or events. You will play a key part in unlocking opportunities across our fundraising portfolio.

You will be driven and self-motivated, comfortable making decisions within agreed delegation levels. You will be able to work as part of the wider fundraising team and have the ability to work under pressure. This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual, being part of a new strategy and with personal development built in.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 01 October 2020

Interview Date: 08 October 2020

A Basic Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.