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Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination.

Changing Faces are looking for a new business specialist to help grow corporate partnership income at Changing Faces. This role will be 90% focused on new business with a 10% account management split.

You will have an excellent network of corporate funders and a proven track record of successfully bidding, winning and managing corporate fundraising partnerships. The role will suit someone with excellent communication and relationship building skills along with plenty of creative ideas to engage potential partners and win pitches.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Changing Faces.

As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will: 

• Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partnerships at five and six figure level
• Secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships
• Be a senior brand ambassador for the charity, engaging and developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Build a robust pipeline of partnerships opportunities

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment
• Ability to win and deliver major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+)
• Experience of writing compelling copy, pitches and campaigns to secure new partnerships
• Strong commitment to Changing Faces values, vision and purpose and to keeping the voices of people with visible differences at the heart of all work

Job Title: Senior Engineer

Salary:

Grade H:  £36,629 per annum pro rata

(plus a recruitment and retention allowance of £ £3,993)

Hours:

Full time hours are 37.5 hours per week

This job can be considered full-time or from 30 hours per week.  We are very happy to discuss working hours to suit individual circumstances

Contract:

Permanent

Disclosure:

Enhanced DBS is not required

Base:

Sustrans hubs in Nottingham, Peterborough, or Birmingham with the flexibility to work from home.

Travel:

This role will involve regular travel most weeks. The focus of this role is in the Midlands and East region; we may occasionally need you travel / travel further during your work including occasional overnights stays.

A key part of being the Charity that makes it easier to walk, wheel and cycle is that most colleagues cycle, walk, wheel, or use public transport for many of their work journeys. We support this with access to a Sustrans pool bicycle and National Standards Cycling Training.

Job Description - About the Role 

Overview

Our two strategy aims are the reason why we are all passionate about working at Sustrans.

You will use your technical expertise to lead on the production and technical review of project outputs, to design and deliver outstanding high-quality walking, wheeling, and cycling infrastructure and ensure that we create healthier, happier places and support our aims for Liveable Towns and Cities and Paths for Everyone strategies.

You will support the regional Head of Design and Engineering in the day-to-day operation of the team, currently 14 people, to provide guidance, technical knowledge and line management to our junior Engineers, Urban Designers and Technicians.

You will lead and support the production and delivery of project proposals, identify new opportunities and represent the team at business case assessment meetings.

You will support engagement of internal and external partners and regulatory authorities, providing technical authority and support.

Our values guide us in everything we do:

Including everyone

Having the courage to question

Acting local, thinking big

Getting things done, together

Always learning

 

Sustrans has clear health and safety policies, and it is essential that all our colleagues follow these. Very often our teams encounter young people through school’s work or community engagement, so it is everyone’s responsibility at Sustrans to comply with our Safeguarding policies.

One of our key strategic goals is to be a charity “for everyone”, building a more diverse and inclusive Sustrans. We recognise there is much more we can do to bring together diverse life experiences and voices to enable us to understand, access and represent the communities we work in. more fully Everyone at Sustrans should support this goal and follow our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies and procedures. 

Sustrans asks that all our employees develop their skills, knowledge, and experience through training and personal development activities. Sustrans will support you with clear objectives and a supportive management culture - our teams tell us that one of the great things about working for Sustrans is the learning and knowledge sharing opportunities.

It is very important that our colleagues are happy and able to work with IT systems - we use Microsoft programmes and other databases every day (we will train you on our bespoke systems).

It is also important that everyone at Sustrans supports and follows with the charity’s guidance on branding/key messages and contributes towards raising Sustrans’ profile.

Everyone at Sustrans is required to work their contracted hours and record their time – if extra hours are worked then we can take time off in lieu.­

We ask that everyone in Sustrans helps us to develop new opportunities for funded work and builds excellent relationships with our delivery partners and stakeholders.

Two of our values are we get things done, together and we’re always learning. Managers often require their teams to get involved in activities that are outside of their job descriptions as we feel this is one of the ways you can learn on the job, develop new skills, make new contacts, and progress your career with Sustrans.

Major Gifts Manager, International Fundraising

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The Major Gifts Manager, International Fundraising will support PETA’s global programmes by securing vital funding from new and existing supporters. This role will advance the fundraising potential of PETA France and PETA Netherlands and work closely with existing teams within the UK and Germany.

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Position Objective:

To solicit major gifts (£5,000 and above) to support PETA’s international programmes and campaigns.

To build and advance relationships with PETA entities’ major donors and prospects.

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Term of Employment:

Full-time

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Location:

London (hybrid) or remote, with travel to PETA international entities as required, throughout Europe

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Salary:

£38,000 - £43,000

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Reports to:

Assistant Director, International Fundraising

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a strategy for international for major gifts fundraising
• Manage and maintain a portfolio major gift donors and prospects, across PETA international entities
• Effectively steward donors and prospects
• Develop personal engagement plans for donors, using knowledge and insights to plan appropriate communications
• Solicit major financial contributions from targeted donors
• Manage a pipeline of prospects, creating engaging opportunities for donors to increase their giving to a higher level
• Acknowledge, thank and recognise donors appropriate to their level of support, and ensure restricted gifts are appropriately allocated
• Maintain accurate records on PETA entities’ databases with relevant information and research
• Work with the prospect researcher to obtain useful information, helping make appropriate asks
• Participate in budgeting process
• Monitor donors’ motivations and interests – keeping accurate and up to date records in the database
• Develop cultivation events within regional hotspots throughout PETA entities
• Work collaboratively with PETA staff across PETA entities
• Maintain a clear understanding of – and the ability to articulate – PETA's objectives as well as details of specific PETA programmes
• Maintain departmental information, files, and records related to legacy estates
• Maintain and expand knowledge of relevant departmental software (e.g. ROI, ResearchPoint, Raiser's Edge, etc) in order to improve communication with donors
• Assist with the preparation and proofreading of mailings and other communications, as needed
• Work with the wider major gifts team and VP of International Fundraising on all aspects of cultivation and stewardship
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• Perform and manage any other projects or duties requested by the supervisor
• Be aware of GDPR and its implementation in European territories

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Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience of major giving fundraising
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
• Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to prepare professional business communications
• Proven ability to interact with donors in a professional and personable manner
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
• Proven ability to take initiative and work independently
• Commitment to PETA's objectives
• Adherence to a vegan lifestyle strongly preferred
• Ability to speak and write French (desirable)

An amazing opportunity to join this international animal welfare charity as the Trusts Fundraising Manager, you will manage an officer to drive the development and delivery of trust fundraising programme.

The charity have a remote working policy where internal/external meetings take place once or twice a month in London.

The Role
Manage the delivery of the trusts fundraising strategy, including work to identify and research potential new sources of trusts funding, to meet agreed annual targets.
Develop and manage the delivery of an annual work plan and pipeline for the trusts fundraising programme
Research and make approaches, pitches, submissions and applications to charitable trusts and foundations (both in the UK and overseas territories)
Provide the Senior Trusts Fundraising Officer with clear, collaborative and supportive line management.
Research and pursue trusts fundraising work in assigned new target areas, to expand the programmes reach and impact.
Write clear, concise and compelling proposals, and feedback reports for successful applications and submit in a timely manner.

The Candidate
Extensive knowledge of trusts and statutory fundraising principles and practices including in an international development environment/context.
Knowledge of the current trusts and statutory and fundraising market, including potential supporters. Knowledge of developing and delivering compelling pitches and applications to trusts.
Knowledge of the requirements and expectations of working in the charity sector.
Experience of working in a fundraising management role or equivalent, with a track record of developing and maintaining relationships with partners and/or potential supporters that ultimately generate income.
Experience of managing a trusts fundraising programme, and developing a trusts pipeline or equivalent.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful , 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.

Location; Home based within the UK. Occasional travel to key events across the UK.

The purpose of this role is to provide administrative, project and event planning support to the Director of Network Programmes & Innovation. This will involve working with the Director and other colleagues to build a strong structure for the directorate as they work towards fulfilling their strategic goals.

Role responsibilities

·Diary and Email Management- Review incoming correspondence for the Director of Network Programmes & Innovation and take action as appropriate; drafting emails and documents, collecting and analysing information, initiating communication with key stakeholders and supporting the Director’s work as part of the Senior Leadership team.

·Event and Meeting Logistics - Organise regular meetings and events on behalf of the Director of Network Programmes & Innovation, liaising with external partners and key stakeholders.

·Project Planning – Provide administrative and logistical support to develop and deliver a range of projects on behalf of the Director of Network Programmes & Innovation and the Operations leadership team.

·Working with stakeholders - Work closely with people across the network and externally to ensure that the Network Programmes & Innovation directorate are engaged and represented as needed to maximise collaborative working.

·Travel and logistics – Booking travel, hotel rooms and meeting rooms for the Director of Network Programmes & Innovation.

Person Specification

Technical skills and minimum knowledge:

· Clear understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality.

· Experience planning and supporting projects, events and meetings with multiple stakeholders;

· Proven ability to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy at all levels.

· Strong written and oral communication and administrative skills and ability to adapt communication style as appropriate.

· Highly organised and experience providing support for a Director and senior colleagues and developing strong working relationships with key partners at all levels of seniority.

Behaviours and competencies:

 

· Demonstrates a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust

· Demonstrates a good understanding or capability to learn the principles underlying GDPR, other applicable legislation and best practice.

· Effectively plans and organises tasks and activities which involve multiple partners

· Spots opportunities and barriers for the Director of Network Programmes & Innovation and takes initiative to develop appropriate responses

· Manages relationships with colleagues and participants with confidentiality, warmth, professionalism and sensitivity

· Role models inclusive behaviours and values

Key Stakeholders

· Network Programmes & Innovation Directorate

· EA/PA Group

· External partners

· Key Funders

· SLG

Job Title: Institutional Funding Manager
Company: Self Help Africa
Team: Programme Funding
Location: Remote - home based (UK or Ireland) with occasional travel to London/Dublin/country offices. 
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday
Reports to: Interim Head of Programme Funding
Salary: £36,000-39,000 annual salary, depending on experience

Organisation overview:

Self Help Africa is an international NGO dedicated to the vision of Sustainable livelihoods and healthy lives for all in a changing climate. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the UK, the US, Brazil, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, the Gambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Senegal, and Zambia. SHA creates scalable and sustainable solutions to eradicating long-term poverty through knowledge transfer, investment, and market linkages.

SHA is currently implementing a portfolio of approximately 80 projects in 16 countries, funded by a variety of institutional and private donors including the European Union, Irish Aid and USAID.

Job Purpose:

The Institutional Funding Manager will play an important role in SHA’s institutional income generation activities. Working closely with assigned country teams, the post-holder will support pipeline development, lead the development and writing of high-quality bids, donor engagement, and positioning for contract and grant opportunities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are critical for this role.

French and/or Portuguese language skills are desirable. 

The role is open to candidates with the right to work in the UK or Ireland.

You may see similar roles advertised as: Proposal/Bid Writer/Manager, Fundraiser, Resource Mobilisation Lead, Strategic Relationship Manager/ Business Development Manager, Programme Funding Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

Proposal development

• Identify, research and advise on new funding opportunities.
• Coordinate proposal development for assigned countries/donors and cross-organisational teams to respond to funding opportunities.
• Contribute to meeting departmental financial and non-financial (volume and quality of proposals) targets.
• Develop and oversee proposal development timetable; coordinate inputs; write and edit content; provide quality assurance on fit with donor priorities; ensure compliance with internal review and approval procedures; ensure timely submission; and follow up with donors for feedback.
• Facilitate proposal consultation meetings, prepare summary presentations and develop meeting notes.
• Work closely with colleagues in the Programmes Department, who lead project design, to contribute to the assessment, research and design of projects for specific donor funding opportunities.
• Lead tracking of funding opportunities including monitoring funding databases, liaising with donor staff and colleagues on progress of applications or potential funding opportunities.
• Work closely with Programmes Department colleagues to support and/or lead contract negotiation with institutional donors.

Donor Strategy Alignment, Engagement and Relationship Management

• Support donor strategy to maximise relationships and funding from donors through: meeting donors and cultivating contacts; creating and maintaining strategic account plans; liaising with colleagues across the organisation to coordinate donor meetings and briefings; and writing capacity statements/quality statements for specific donors. 
• Maintain up-to-date information on donor priorities, strategies, regulations and activities pertaining to SHA’s strategic plan.
• Ensure relevant staff including senior management and Country Directors are briefed on donor activities, through the preparation of briefing notes and maintaining up-to-date information on our management information system.
• Provide advice to Programme Department colleagues on donor policies and priorities, in order to support overall donor strategies.
• Maintain and report on donor relationship and income pipelines on a periodic basis. 
• Manage relationships with assigned funders to build effective long-term partnerships.

Programme Funding Team and Miscellaneous

• Work with colleagues within the Programme Funding Team, and across the organisation, to improve the standard of proposal and report writing and donor relationships, and ensure funding opportunities and contracts are managed according to donor requirements.
• Coordinate the timely review of grant agreements to signature
• Add and maintain opportunities, donor records, files and time records in the organisation’s management information system.
• Provide capacity development and training in programme funding and bid writing to colleagues.
• Contribute to Programme Funding Team reporting.
• Represent the organisation in donor funding-related groups and networks.
• Keep up-to-date on relevant areas of the development sector.

Key Relationships:

Internal

• Interim Head of Programme Funding (Line Manager)
• Business Development Manager (Institutional Funding) x 1, Programme Manager x 1, and Trust and Foundations Coordinator (Colleagues)
• Global Programmes Department staff (Colleagues)
• Country Directors and Heads of Programmes (Liaison)
• Global and Country Office Finance & Admin staff (Liaison)

External

• Donor staff
• Partners (NGOs, private sector, academic institutions)

Knowledge, Experience & other Requirements

Essential

• Minimum of three years’ experience in roles which included programme funding.
• Excellent written skills, and the ability to creatively turn complex project and/or organisational information into compelling proposals.
• Evidence of success in developing proposals and securing funding from institutional donors (e.g. USAID, EU, GIZ, UN, FCDO).
• Ability to form good working relationships and to coordinate with colleagues across the organisation and with partners in multiple locations.
• Administrative skills such organising and maintaining records, files, and databases
• Experience of building and maintaining excellent relationships with institutional donors and partners.
• Self-motivated, proactive and driven individual, with experience of managing and prioritising own workload, meeting tight deadlines and working under pressure.
• Strong and creative oral presentation skills and experience.
• Strong numeracy and analytical ability, with ability to understand complex budgets and an eye for detail.
• Ability and willingness to travel when required

Desirable

• Ability to speak/understand French or Portuguese and to write funding proposals in French/Portuguese.
• Experience and/or knowledge of agricultural development.
• Experience in coordinating, review and negotiate grant agreements with donors.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, please upload your completed application form (available to download from our website), CV and cover letter via the careers page on our website.

Only applications submitted via our website will be considered for this role.

Any candidate offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

Specific roles may require Police/DBS/Garda vetting.

Self Help Africa strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We need an events manager who is adept at managing projects and events, working with our fundraisers and encouraging our supporters to get involved in our events such as our annual trek, the prestigious Care Sector Ball, and all the other events we’re involved in. The right person will have the confidence and persistence it takes to persuade, cajole, prod and encourage fundraisers to do as much as they can to raise funds for us. You need to be proficient at managing the admin that goes with events, including using fundraising platforms such as Just Giving and Enthuse to engage with fundraisers and provide regular reports on the income raised. We will also need you to organize hotel, travel, conference arrangements for the team.

You must be based in England, to help us keep travel costs down as much as possible. The role is home based, with travel to fundraising events, conferences and network meetings, and with travel every 10 weeks or so to central London for team meetings.

 You must be a determined self-reliant professional though also a team player, to effectively coordinate and execute events and other activities, and be passionate about events management and fundraising to enable us to raise as much money as possible for the charity. 

Skills & Qualifications:

• Determination and a ‘can do’ attitude
• Well developed interpersonal skills, particularly around negotiation, persuasion, motivational and collaborative attributes
• Experience of managing fundraising platforms such as Just Giving and Enthuse
• Excellent organisation and planning skills
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good IT skills particularly MS Office packages
• Ability to produce reports and information based on income received through fundraising and other platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Must be able work in a fast-paced environment 
• Work well in a team but also be self-motivated

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Experience in event management, preferably in the charity sector, and be able to demonstrate a strong track record in fundraising and achieving financial targets.
• Creativity and confidence with a strong sense of determination willing to persevere to engage and encourage potential fundraisers.

• The ability to build professional relationships, tell the charities story in order to engage supporters and remain upbeat and positive when in challenging situations.

  The willingness to get stuck in, to attend events to cheer our fundraisers to the finishing line and to encourage others to take part.

Speech and Language Therapist 

Location: Nottingham Recovery Network 

Salary: £35,392 - £37,350 FTE 

The Vacancy 

Our client are open to full time; part time and job share applications. 

Our client is a partnership of organisations providing a range of drug and alcohol treatment services in Nottingham City. They serve a diverse population, including those experiencing homelessness, learning disabilities, brain injury and neurodiversity. This new post has been created in recognition of the importance of communication to the engagement, assessment and treatment of people we support. 

They are looking for a speech and language therapist to provide vital support to teams to develop their understanding of communication needs and implement the Accessible Information Standard. 

The post holder will work closely with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to advise and guide teams to tailor interventions for individuals. They will have a small caseload for individual assessment of people most in need. 

As the sole Speech and Language Therapist in the service, regular external support will be provided, with a wealth of specialist knowledge and experience of delivering SLT services to those experiencing homelessness, substance use and related difficulties. Regular connection with professional networks will be supported, including membership of the Homelessness Clinical Excellence Network and access to a National Practitioners Group for SLTs working directly with people experiencing homelessness. 

Through the Nottingham City Severe and Multiple Disadvantage (SMD) Partnership and the Nottingham Practice Development Unit (PDU), there will be opportunities to champion the importance of speech and language therapy for those facing SMD and influence other local agencies. The PDU also provides access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities. 

Applications from paediatric SLTs welcome. 

Why Join them? 

• Working for them is a great way into social care. They invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more. 

• Your wellbeing is important to them. They emphasise wellbeing in all their working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support their staff. 

• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes. 

• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave. 

• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service. 

• Paid DBS Service. 

• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance. 

• Equality and diversity is important to them: they welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, they warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if it is deemed that we have received enough suitable applications. It is on this basis, that we encourage you to apply as soon as possible! 

Youth Services Manager

Location: YMCA Newark and Sherwood
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Type: Full time
Salary: £36,000 - 38,000

If you are a believer in the difference you can make to a young person's life and are looking to a more strategic role designing, creating, and rolling out new programmes as well as delivering sessions yourself, this could be the perfect role for you.

YMCA Robin Hood Group has a strong track record of delivering impactful, engaging and highly successful youth programmes across Nottinghamshire. We are looking for someone new to join us to really boost our offering, expand our services and seek out groups of young people yet to engage in our services as our new Youth Services Manager.

As our Youth Services Manager, you have responsibility for the programmes we run today and in the future across Nottingham and Newark specifically designed for children and young people aged predominately 10-25 years old.

This is a truly varied role where you will be able to drive the strategy for the service whilst also remaining hands on and delivering sessions keeping you in touch and connected with the young people we support.

Job Description

While no day is ever the same, broadly speaking your role will fall into the following areas:

• Grow, lead, manage and develop the Youth Services Team across YMCA Robin Hood Group as well as its subsidiary organisations: YMCA Newark and Sherwood, YMCA Goole, The Zone Youth Charity.
• Recruit, train, and manage the staffing of the programmes.
• Oversee funding and programme management for the whole of the service.
• Lead, manage and develop the Street Pastors programme based from the Malt Cross in Nottingham
• Ensure financial sustainability of all the youth services provisions including developing relationships with funding bodies, local authorities, commissioners, and schools.
• Grow and sustain fee for service provisions, sourcing, applying for and monitoring funding and securing tenders with the corporate funding team.
• Quality Assure all Youth Service Delivery to ensure that all programmes meet or exceed DofE regulations relating to any future Alternative School provision
• Act as Designated Lead Safeguarding Officer for the Youth and Families Service

You will need to be equally skilled at relationship and rapport building as you will be managing complex budgets including monitoring very diverse income and expenditure streams, managing cashflow, forecasting and annual budget setting.

There is a level of flexibility needed in this role, especially as we move into the growth phase, where you are able to support with the running of individual sessions as we embed new programmes and staff. Whilst this is a role predominately to work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, it would be foolish to suggest there won’t be a need for flexibility outside of these times. Of course, there will be flexibility for time off in lieu and or to adjust your working day to fit around the sessions. We are looking for someone who wholeheartedly shares our values and vision for high quality youth provision and will be dedicated and committed to providing the very best we can to our local communities.

Being a car driver with access to your own vehicle would be a significant advantage as you will cover a huge geographical patch and you will be expected to travel between sites in the course of your week.

If you are looking to work for an organisation who care about you and your wellbeing, the YMCA prides itself on the package of wellbeing we support all our employees.

At YMCA Robin Hood Group, you will have many additional benefits, including but not limited to:

• Comprehensive well-being package
• 27 days holiday increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!
• Flexible bank holidays to take to celebrate the cultural and religious events important to you.
• Private medical and dental cashback scheme
• Workplace pension
• 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service
• Westfield Rewards for high street discounts
• External training to support through to postgraduate level 7 study and continual professional development beyond this
• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme
• Pastoral support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• £500 refer a friend scheme across the Group

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.

You may also have experience in the following: Youth Development, Programme Management, Community Outreach, Child Protection. Youth Programme Manager, Youth and Family Services, Youth Engagement, Services Delivery, Safeguarding, Family Services

REF-214 211

We are looking for a Devon Fundraising Manager to build relationships with key community groups, running third-party events and corporates for a small social welfare charity.

This is home based role with travel across the Devon region, you will need a car.

The Charity
A warm and collaborative social welfare charity, dedicated to providing hope for the future and giving people the opportunity and skills to flourish in.

You will be joining a small, collaborative charity with a supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits, including 28 days holiday + bank holidays, training and career progression opportunities, as well as much more!

The Role
Manage and grow the income for the charity through fundraising (corporate, community and some events.)

A key focus will be building on the burgeoning corporate relationships in Exeter and Devon, including managing the key partnership alongside smaller corporate partners, as well as looking ahead to next year's COY partnerships.

Research, plan and implement new fundraising initiatives guided by the fundraising strategy and your own experience.

Recruit fundraisers and identify and manage all events in Devon, nicluding a Christmas Carol concert.

Build new relationships and maintain existing relationships with the wider Devon community.

The Candidate
Experience of achieving financial and non-financial targets.

Demonstrable strong written and verbal communication skills; to be able to write reports, deliver presentations, and to communicate with and influence stakeholders.

Willingness to travel across Devon, and when needed, connect with regional service teams.

Full driving licence and access to a roadworthy vehicle.

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, 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.

Role Overview:

The Talent Set is thrilled to be working with a leading international development charity as they search for a new Digital Coordinator/Social Media Executive to support them for a fantastic initial 3-month contract.

As the Social Media Executive, you'll be the mastermind behind eye-catching posts (think photos, videos, and graphics) and engaging copy that sparks conversations and inspires the audience to support the charity’s mission.

Key Responsibilities:

• Craft a data-driven social media roadmap that conquers every platform (think Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and maximises impact.
• Become a social media oracle, predicting trends, understanding donor motivations, and navigating the ever-evolving digital landscape.
• Forge powerful partnerships with suppliers, partners, and amazing donors to fuel impactful content that resonates with your audience.
• Become the master of deadlines, meeting them with grace and ensuring all content is brand-aligned and top-notch.
• Unleash your inner data analysis superpower. Turn social media insights (engagement rates, follower demographics) into actionable strategies that drive results.
• Be a social media evangelist, spreading the good word and empowering ALL teams across the organisation to become online champions for Christian Aid's mission.

Person Specification:

• Experience crafting compelling content across formats - think photos, videos, and text - that plays perfectly on each platform (Instagram Reels vs. Facebook posts).
• Experience navigating the ever-evolving social media landscape is a must. Bonus points for design skills (Canva, Photoshop) and data analysis expertise.
• Experience crafting engaging copy that resonates with diverse audiences, while staying true to the charity’s voice.
• Experience keeping our content fresh and relevant by incorporating current events.
• Experience building a thriving online community through active engagement.
• A keen eye for detail is essential - you'll spot typos faster than a speeding bullet!
• Meeting deadlines with a smile, even when things get crazy, is your superpower.
• Experience confidently integrating faith language and prayer resources into our content is a plus.
• Experience sourcing captivating visuals to fuel our storytelling is key.
• Experience working independently to manage social media during emergencies is crucial.

What’s On Offer:

• A 3-month contract with the opportunity to work remotely or hybrid (2-days per-week in the Central London office).
• A fantastic salary of £29,000 for remote candidates or £34,000 for those London based and wanting to go into the office twice a week.
• A fantastic opportunity to work in a great organisation who does incredible work all over the World.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role.

Commitment to Diversity:

The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.