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If you’re passionate about building partnerships which transform lives, we want to hear from you. Every year, thousands of people receive life-changing support from Back Up – and with your help, we can do even more.
This new and exciting role spans trusts, foundations and statutory fundraising. You will be leading the way on delivering the trusts and foundations strategy - which has been growing from strength to strength - with significant focus on the development of long-term, meaningful partnerships. In addition, you’ll be scoping out the statutory landscape and exploring the opportunities for Back Up to support more people with funding from NHS, national and local government sources.
We pride ourselves in the strength of our partnerships and the impact they have – and are looking for someone who feels just the same as we do. Sound like you? Get in touch!
Key stakeholders:
Trustees, administrators, and grant officers from the full range of trusts, foundations and statutory funders (including family/private trusts, corporate foundations, National Lottery, NHS, local government), supporters, major donors, friends, and families of people with spinal cord injury, Back Up staff, volunteers, and trustees.
Application instructions:
Please apply by submitting the below to recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk
• To apply please send your CV and covering letter max two sides A4 (saying why you want the job and explaining how you fit the person specification)
Any questions about the role, just email charlene @ backuptrust . org . uk to find out more information.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview.
Closing date: We will work on a rolling basis, arranging interviews as suitable applicants come through. We expect this role to be popular, so please apply early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Haven House Children’s Hospice supports hundreds of families, looking after children and young people who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our mission is to provide the highest quality palliative and holistic care services to children and their families in our local communities. Since the hospice began it has gone from strength to strength both in terms of the care we provide to children and families as well as the close bonds we have developed and nurtured with individuals and organisations in our community who are inspired by our work.
This is a great time to join the team at Haven House, our Community & Events team are working on a new strategy to increase income and engagement with our local community. This new and exciting role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work across our community and event income lines, taking responsibility for raising income from a wide variety of supporters. We’re looking for an individual who can hit the ground running, complimenting a team that proactively develops and drives our community and events portfolio.
At Haven House the focus within the Income Generation and Marketing Team is to put the supporter and donor at the centre of everything we do, ensuring they feel inspired by our work and the children and families we support; engaged and committed to our cause and ultimately make a commitment to do something amazing.
The person who gets this amazing job will need to have lots of energy and be full of ideas as we want someone who will bring fresh ideas into the mix and the personal drive to execute them. We want someone to join us who loves being part of a hardworking and collaborative team.
If this role sounds right for you and you have the right skills and experience, please download the job description and apply by returning the application form to the Resourcing team.
Benefits
As an employee you will be entitled to the following range of benefits:
· Hybrid office/home arrangement
· 27 days' annual leave
· Pension scheme (company matches contribution up to 7%)
· Free onsite parking
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Eye care voucher scheme
· Cycle to work scheme
If you are a potential candidate who would like to have an informal chat with someone about the role before applying, please email the HR department and someone will come back to you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.
Closing date: 16 May 2024
Interview: 20 May 2024
Please note, we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis so this role may close before the above date if we find a successful candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Key Information:
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Position: Marketing and Fundraising Manager
Contract: Permanent (up to two days from home per week)
Pay: £35,000-£38,000
Location: St Nicholas House, Old Churchyard, Liverpool, L2 8TX
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Closing date for applications: 26th April 2024
Interview date: 10th May 2024
Start Date: ASAP
About Options
At Options for Supported Living we support people with learning disabilities, autism and acquired brain injuries to live their lives to the full.
We work hard to create a better world where people with disabilities contribute to their communities as unique and valued members. Through the support we give, we enable people to make decisions for themselves and live lives full of friends, family, people they love, community, health, and purpose. The same as anyone.
And we don’t stop there. We’re committed to speaking out about the things that matter most within social care. Through our community we give people a voice, working together to create a lasting impact.
The role
It’s an exciting time to join Options as we focus on income generation to drive sustainable growth for the future. Working through a team, the Marketing & Fundraising Manager is instrumental in supporting Options vision and mission through clear strategic marketing, fundraising delivery as well as monitoring and reporting on its impact.
Key responsibilities
1.Ensure the development of a clear marketing and fundraising plan aligned with our strategic objectives and target audience to drive brand awareness, engagement, and income.
2.Work alongside agency partners to plan, execute and monitor integrated marketing and fundraising campaigns across on and offline channels.
3.Ensure brand consistency and integrity, including tone of voice across all marketing materials and communications.
4.Create engaging and compelling content including articles, blogs, videos, and graphics to promote our support and expertise and raise awareness of key campaigning topics.
5.Maintain a database of supporter, donors, and potential funders, maintaining accurate records that are kept up to date and information handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act and GDPR regulations.
6.Ensure donor effective stewardship journeys are followed.
7.Maintain online fundraising platforms, social media feeds and associated communications tools alongside the Marketing Officer.
8.Lead, motivate and support the marketing team: Marketing Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, and Social Media Apprentice.
9.Oversee website content management ensuring, blogs, stories, and events are relevant and in line with our marketing and fundraising strategy.
10.Work alongside other departments such as the Community, Recruitment, and Finance Team to ensure the organisation runs smoothly.
11.Collect feedback from people we support, families and staff to ensure the continued development of the marketing and fundraising strategy.
12.Look for opportunities to increase our network of contacts, stakeholders, and volunteers.
13.Support the Leadership Team in improving internal communication and brand alignment of all staff and people associated with Options.
14.Working alongside the leadership team to ensure that one-off projects are completed on time and accurately.
15.Remain up to date with current marketing trends to influence and remain relevant in a widely competitive third-sector market.
16.Prepare reports for the leadership team and Options trustees on project targets and outcomes.
17.Attend relevant meetings and work within Options, values and beliefs, policies, and procedures.
18.Represent Options at events as required.
Experience
1.Experience of professional fundraising, or similar experience in a marketing, sales, or business development environment.
2.Track record of setting and achieving income targets.
3.Experience of managing people.
Qualifications
It is desirable to have a relevant professional qualification – Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) or Chartered Institute of Fundraising (IoF) - or working towards.
Skills
·Working within the values of Options.
·Accessible language skills – it is essential that you have strong verbal and written communication skills and that our communication is accessible for the people we support and the general population; an understanding Easy Read guidance and inclusive language would be preferred.
·Relevant and up-to-date IT skills, knowledge of digital channels and how they can be used to gain and promote social care and the third sector.
·Have a good eye for design.
·Have excellent attention to detail.
·Confident and capable organiser.
·Good networking skills.
·Delegator and able to prioritise.
·Have a positive attitude and integrity.
·Able to work confidently when required.
·Have a desire to get things done proactively and purposefully.
Summary of Terms:
Salary
£35,000
Working hours
37.5 hours (with up to two days working from home)
Contract Type
Hybrid, Permanent
Annual leave
33 days (inclusive of bank holidays)
Sickness
5 days (one calendar week) full pay per year (after the first 6 months of service) and after a waiting period of 3 days.
Car
40p per mile (when additional travel is required to carry out work for Options)
Training
Options will support the post holder in pursuing their development.
Pension
5% Subject to eligibility, we will automatically enrol you into our nominated pension scheme after you have worked for us for three months. You can opt-out if you do not wish to be in Scheme. If you do not opt out, we will deduct your contributions to the pension scheme from what we pay you. Current details of the Scheme and your rights relating to it, and of your and our contributions, will be provided to you separately.
Based at
St Nicholas House, Old Churchyard, Liverpool, L2 8TX
Benefits:
- Blue Light Discount & reimbursement
- Arriva Travel Club
- Cycle to work
- Fix your bike voucher
- Learn to drive
- Health Assured (Employee Assistance Programme)
- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Training paid for
- 02 Open
- Medicash
- £250 refer a friend scheme
- Company events
- Training & development
How to apply:
If you are interested in joining our team, please hit the apply button. We look forward to hearing from you!
Kindly provide a cover letter illustrating the alignment of our values with your own. Additionally, share insights into a successful campaign you've been part of, highlighting your role and impact.
All successful applicants are subject to a DBS and pre-employment checks.
We currently do not hold a sponsorship licence, therefore are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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If you’re passionate about building partnerships which transform lives, we want to hear from you. Every year, thousands of people receive life-changing support from Back Up – and with your help, we can do even more
As Corporate Partnerships Manager you’ll be responsible, for driving and developing the Corporate Fundraising Strategy. With support from our trustees, the fundraising board and committees, your focus will be on identifying and securing long-term, strategic partnerships with a variety of organisations as well as building on and maintaining those already in place.
We pride ourselves in the strength of our partnerships and the impact they have – and are looking for someone who feels just the same as we do. Sound like you? Get in touch!
We have a proven track record in service delivery and a well-established donor base of longstanding relationships. With current pressures on health services, the need for our services is greater than ever and we must explore new ways of working in partnership to ensure we deliver. What sets us apart as a charity is our user-led philosophy, and our fun and inclusive culture. We value diversity and prioritise work-life balance and the wellbeing of our staff and volunteers. We focus on staff development, empowerment, and recognition.
Key stakeholders:
Trustees, fundraising boards and committees, corporate foundations, supporters, major donors, friends, and families of people with spinal cord injury, Back Up staff, volunteers, and trustees.
Application instructions:
Please apply by submitting the below to recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk
• To apply please send your CV and covering letter max two sides A4 (saying why you want the job and explaining how you fit the person specification)
Any questions about the role, just email charlene @ backuptrust . org . uk to find out more information.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview.
Closing date: We will work on a rolling basis, arranging interviews as suitable applicants come through. We expect this role to be popular, so please apply early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Independent Safeguarding Chair
Hours: 12-15 days per year
Location: Home-working
Salary: £4,500 per year
Sector: Charity, Health & Social Care, Learning Disabilities & Autism
Scope of the Job
This is an exciting opportunity to chair our newly formed Safeguarding Panel and provide strategic advice and guidance on embedding an excellent safeguarding culture in SeeAbility.
About Us
SeeAbility is a specialist registered charity with a 200-year history supporting people who have autism, physical and/or learning disabilities and visual impairment. We promote personalisation and inclusion, with a strong focus on helping the people we support learn skills that will bring them greater independence.
Our Culture
The most important thing to us is making a difference to the people we support. Breaking down barriers and obstacles in a way that enables people to lead an active life with experiences and outcomes that creates a high-level quality of life.
The independent safeguarding chair role will be to:
- Help prepare our Safeguarding Panel meeting agendas.
- Chair these meetings.
- Provide effective scrutiny of SeeAbility’s safeguarding performance.
- Champion Making Safeguarding Personal.
- Constructively challenge those responsible for maximising performance.
- Help shape SeeAbility’s safeguarding implementation plan.
- Monitor progress of the plan.
Your experience & personal characteristics
You will have experience of leading and managing others in senior positions and of chairing complex meetings productively.
You will have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding adults legislation and best practice and extensive experience or safeguarding in the public and/or voluntary sector.
You will be a strong advocate for creating a safer culture and encouraging change.
Please see the attached Job description for more details.
Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits.
- Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
- Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
- Save 10% on monthly bus travel
- Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
- Employer contributory pension scheme - Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
- Refer a friend and receive £600
- Paid DBS and renewals
- Season ticket loans
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join Our Team as a Corporate Partnerships Manager at White Lodge
As Corporate Partnerships Manager for White Lodge, you will play a crucial role in nurturing and expanding our connections with corporate partners and donors. Our funding comes from various sources including donations, employee fundraising, volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions, and professional support. This is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic team, shaping our future in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
Supporting over 1,200 individuals, based in Chertsey, we provide diverse services for all ages and abilities. From physiotherapy to holiday clubs, we ensure a safe and accessible environment. Operating costs of nearly £3 million annually are sustained by multiple income streams and voluntary donations. Join us during this exciting phase whilst we are developing a new strategy to enrich more lives.
Essential qualities:
- Proven success in a similar role, with a track record of securing income through multi-year partnerships.
- Strong relationship management skills, particularly within the corporate sector.
- Strategic thinking ability to identify and capitalize on new opportunities.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office Suite, CRM software, and reporting.
- Possession of a driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle.
Key Expectations:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive corporate fundraising strategy to nurture existing partnerships and expand our network.
- Independently cultivate and prospect new corporate partnerships through various channels, including networking and research.
- Craft compelling proposals aligning with donor interests and operational needs.
- Lead the process of tendering bids with corporate foundations and oversee corporate volunteering days.
- Generate donor-friendly reports to demonstrate the impact of our partners' contributions.
If you're passionate about building partnerships and making a difference, we want to hear from you! Submit your application today by sending your CV and application detailing your relevant experience and why you're the perfect fit for the role. At White Lodge, we're committed to inclusion and are a disability confident employer. If you have any questions or require any support during the application process, please get in touch.
- Hours: Full time (36 hours per week)
- Pay: £30,000-£35,000
- Benefits: 38 days holiday per year (pro rata for part time)
- Full Time (36 hours per week) - Job share applicants considered.
We provide services and support that enable those with a range of abilities, their families, and carers to lead fulfilling lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Behaviour Consultant
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours) Permanent
Location: Kent
Salary: £45,000 (unqualified) and £48,000 (qualified BCBA/UKBA(cert))
Sector: Charity, Health & Social Care, Learning Disabilities & Autism
Scope of the Job
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dedicated behaviour consultant to support multiple people across Kent to live, love, thrive and belong. Supporting people in their own homes, you will have experience supporting people with a learning disability, autism, and mental health conditions who have also experienced trauma.
About Us
SeeAbility is a specialist registered charity with a 200-year history supporting people who have autism, physical and / or learning disabilities and visual impairment. The values or the organisation promote personalisation and inclusion; with a strong focus on helping the people we support learn skills that will bring them greater independence.
Our Culture
The most important thing to us is making a difference to the people we support. Breaking down barriers and obstacles in a way that enables them to lead an active life with experiences and outcomes that creates a high-level quality of life.
The role as the Behaviour Consultant Lead will be to:
- Work closely alongside our support teams to conduct comprehensive assessment, intervention, and evaluations over the long term, developing positive behaviour support plans that enable therapeutic support to be delivered within a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework.
- Deliver PROACT-SCIPr-UK® training to our support teams.
- Coach our support teams how to deliver excellent support, using approaches such as Active Support.
- Support the team to develop skills in monitoring and evaluating outcomes, for example using the Periodic Service Review.
- Support the business development team with new referrals, ensuring that we are working within our defined model of support and developing that model to meet new needs where appropriate.
- Work with the families of the people we support to continue to build open, honest, and transparent working relationships.
- Ensure that your work is always delivered through a trauma-informed lens, upskilling the team around you to consider the impact of trauma on their practice.
Our Clinical Assessment & Intervention Team (CAIT)
Led by a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst and UKBA(Cert), we have highly specialised team of clinicians, including rehabilitation workers for the visually impaired and behaviour consultants. We assess functional vision and test for cerebral visual impairments, which can often be an overlooked establishing operation for behavioural challenges. As well as direct assessment and intervention to work to increase people’s opportunities in life, we train our support teams to meet the people we supports’ unique needs. Our team members are committed to joint working with families, support teams and our NHS and local authority colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for the people we support.
We work as partners with the residential or supported living teams to build plans that are accepted, operationally achievable, generalisable, and sustainable.
Your experience & personal characteristics
As you will be working with people in their own homes, residential and group supported living services, you must be confident engaging with diverse groups of people, family members and multi-agency professionals. You need to be passionate about equality and equity, being able to see the potential for improvement and knowing how to guide the person we support and their team to achieve the best. You will already have experience working directly with people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions, multi-sensory impairments, and people who may present behaviours that challenge. You will be fluent in the use of applied behaviour analysis to devise ways that are simple but effective to measure baseline and on-going development. You will be able to support our teams by putting plans into action through your direct modelling.
Your qualifications
This position requires a minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or a related field (such as Positive Behaviour Support) with at least two years of applicable experience; or Master’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis, with one year of professional experience.
Candidates wishing to work towards their BCBA or UKBA(Cert) qualification will get their supervision as part of this role.
Your extraordinary opportunities
• Leadership development academy and talent programme for the next steps in your career
• Fully paid essential training
• Annual excellence awards
• Long service awards and recognition
• Quarterly 1:1s: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
Your work-life balance
• 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)
• Life events - Time off when you need it most
• Flexible working - We are up for anything that works for your team and the wider organisation
Your money goes further
• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
• Save 10% on monthly bus travel
• Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
• Employer contributory pension scheme - Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
• Paid DBS and renewals
• Season ticket loans
• Discounted mobile phone options
Your wellbeing counts
• Life assurance of 2x annual salary
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Free eye care vouchers
• Discounted gym membership
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Centre 404 is a leading charity based in North London with an excellent reputation for providing high quality services to children and adults with learning disabilities and their families. This role will be part of our Supporting Families team that works with family carers of children and adults who have a learning disability and offers advice, training, support and events throughout the year.
As one of the smaller teams within the Centre 404 organisation, this is an ideal opportunity for an effective and confident individual to bring expertise to the team within a supportive and collaborative environment.
The post holder will be responsible for providing individual information, advice and support to parents/carers of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities or autism across North London boroughs. The specific arears of advice and support will be around the four main themes: Best Start in Life, Carers Health and Wellbeing, Transitions Throughout Life, Income Maximisation (welfare benefits). You will help to navigate what can be complex and potentially intimidating processes to unlock the support that families need and deserve.
This is a potentially hugely rewarding role for an individual with experience of family care and the welfare and benefits system. You will be making measurable and positive changes to the lives and opportunities of families of children and adults with a learning disability and the job will offer you challenge, autonomy and opportunities for development within a growing organisation.
Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values.
We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.
Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889
Please submit a CV along with a cover statement (either within the email itself or as an attachment) addressing the following: “Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”. Please ensure you refer to the person specification in your statement and explain how you meet the criteria.
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Are you looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a real difference? Are you organised and people orientated? We have an exciting opportunity at our Birmingham Centre to support us in connecting with our local community. Thrive is a national charity that uses gardening to change lives. We’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer who will strengthen our links within the local community, such that more people know about Thrive, understand what we do and access our programs.
Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’re looking to significantly build on our fantastic work in Birmingham over the next two years. Working as a key part of the team at Thrive in Birmingham, the Community Engagement Officer will increase participation and strengthen our referral pathways through productive relationships. Such that engagement with our services is representative of the diversity within our locality. The successful candidate will have strong communication and organisational skills. We’re looking for a relational operator who can confidently facilitate visitors and work independently with a range of external partners.
to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.
Closing date for applications: 17.00 on the 2nd May 2024. We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so early application is recommended.
Please download the job information pack and send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment that explains how your skills meet the job description.
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As an Operations and Office Assistant at Back Up, your primary objective is to provide comprehensive operational support and fostering an efficient office environment. This pivotal role extends beyond administrative duties, encompassing the responsibility of managing the onboarding process for new joiners. From liaising with IT to prepare laptops to conducting health and safety inductions on the new joiner's first day, you play a crucial role in ensuring a smooth transition for new staff members. Additionally, you will be responsible for keeping health and safety protocols up to date and maintaining the HR software. Your diligent efforts directly contribute to the effective management of services within the charity, furthering its mission to empower individuals impacted by spinal cord injury by delivering services that promote confidence, independence, and positive adjustment.
Fundraising Assistant
Horatio’s Garden charity is looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual, with flair for communicating through the written word, to support our Trusts & Foundations fundraising. This is a fantastic role for a graduate or someone looking to start a career in the charitable sector. You will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout the job.
Horatio’s Garden is a growing, award winning, national charity improving the lives of people with spinal injuries by creating and nurturing outstanding garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres.
Trusts & Foundations is our largest income stream and we are looking to increase capacity in the team during a growth period for the charity.You will support our experienced Trusts & Foundations team to help meet, and exceed, our income targets and to provide fantastic support to our donors.You will also have the opportunity to spend half a day a week in our Salisbury garden assisting the Head Gardener and spending time with beneficiaries.
Main duties:
- Identify and research grant giving trusts and foundations to whom Horatio’s Garden is eligible to submit applications for funding.
- Proactively approach relevant trusts and foundations, where possible, to discuss potential applications before submission.
- Prepare and submit high quality applications for funding for a range of Horatio’s Garden projects.
- Prepare and submit high quality, timely progress reports to grant givers, contributing to longer term relationship development with funders.
- Maintain the Trusts and Foundations pipeline to maximise supporter retention and income generation.
- Identify and deliver opportunities to engage grant givers with Horatio’s Garden, through events and garden tours, to increase supporter engagement.
- Support the whole fundraising team with tasks where required.
General
1. Work with the gardens, arts programme and finance teams at Horatio’s Garden to understand the need for funding and the impact of Horatio’s Garden to maintain profitable relationships with supporters.
2. Ensure all contact and communications with supporters is recorded on our CRM database and on pipelines to enable continuity with supporters across the team.
3. Keep up to date with trends and developments in fundraising to identify opportunities for Horatio’s Garden to increase sustainable income.
4. Actively contribute to team and organisation meetings.
5. Actively contribute to projects and activities across the organisation, supporting colleagues and volunteers where necessary.
6. Support the charity at events and be willing to help the team with other activities where required.This may require travel to our garden sites across the UK and overnight stays.
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience for this role
- A flair for preparing compelling and persuasive written proposals/documents
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a warm, friendly and engaging manner
- Numerate and able to interpret data and trends
- Ability to manage a varied workload, work on own initiative to multiple tight deadlines with demonstrable time management skills and processes
- Ability to form and maintain good relationships and to work within a team
- High level of efficiency – able to work under pressure
- Energetic with initiative and drive
- Enthusiasm for working in the charitable sector
- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office packages, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
- Empathy and understanding of the issues faced by spinal injury patients
Please apply with covering letter and CV.
5 days per week. Some out of hours work may be required, for which time off in lieu will be provided.
We welcome informal enquiries.Horatio’s Garden is an equal opportunity employer.
Ideally based in our head office, just outside Salisbury in Coombe Bisset, SP5 4LN. Hybrid working considered.
As a Charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our Charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Maximising funding opportunities are integral to the future of RNIB, and to the successful delivery of support we offer to blind and partially sighted people.
What you'll be doing -
You'll be a key part of the Statutory and Lottery Partnerships team who have a diverse portfolio of funders and an annual target of £5 million. The achievements of this team have helped RNIB develop innovative projects and support more blind and partially sighted people by securing large value grants from Statutory, Lottery and EU funders.
You will provide support to the team, and other stakeholders, to ensure effective grant management through accurate record keeping, database maintenance, income monitoring and reporting.
Here's what you'll need -
To be effective in this role you should be able to work under pressure, be highly organised, managing various priorities and have great analytical, writing and reporting skills.
You'll have experience of administrating large value Statutory, Lottery and EU funding within the voluntary, community or public sector.
To be successful in this role you'll possess excellent communication skills in terms of working with wide ranging stakeholders and can communicate effectively through face-to-face meetings, email, telephone, and Microsoft Teams.
The post is home-based, but also hybrid working can be considered, and the role will involve some occasional travel across the UK which may require overnight stays.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
For more information on our available benefits, please visit our .
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If you would like to apply for this great job opportunity, please review the documents linked below, then select "Apply Online" at the bottom of this page and complete our application form, telling us how you meet the Specialist Skills, Knowledge and Experience criteria (Section 1 of the person specification in the Job Description). Guidance for completion can be found on each page of the application form.
We're the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we're here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK's biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.
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We are seeking a highly experienced Trusts and Foundations fundraising consultant to spearhead the Trusts programme at Dreams Come True. As an excellent communicator, influencer, and relationship builder, you will have a proven track record of successful fundraising in this area: ideally securing between 6 and 7-figure gifts.
The successful individual must clearly understand what is meant by a strong brand / charity proposition and have clear evidence of creating and delivering compelling cases for support, with strong examples of this resulting in successful grants to the value of £50-£100k.
Building upon the current small programme, you will lead on initiating conversations with new funders; quickly building rapport and submitting compelling funding proposals and writing timely reports as necessary. This is the sole Trusts based role within the Fundraising team but works closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation to develop funding projects and applications.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and passionate individual to make a real difference to children with high needs living in the highest areas of deprivation in the country.
This role reports into the Head of Fundraising and sits within our small Fundraising Department.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Full-time and part-time options available:
Office Administrator and Receptionist (35 hours - £25,562)
Office Administrator (19 hours - £13,876)
Receptionist (16.5 hours - £12,050)
Are you looking for a varied and interesting role that’s also rewarding? Do you want to put your administrative talent and organisational skills to use?
We’re looking for a self-motivated person with a can-do attitude to deliver great customer service to our clients and visitors. You’ll be the friendly face of our organisation, greeting all visitors in a welcoming and professional manner. You’ll also help with general administration for all departments and arrange cover for activities and programmes.
Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.
Joining our team means you’ll be doing work you can be proud of, helping to make sure our charity runs smoothly and supporting people to get the best out of their lives.
Main responsibilities
- You’ll look after the reception area, answer the phone and field calls
- You’ll welcome all visitors and make sure our students are signed in and collected at the end of the day, liaising with drivers if needed
- You’ll arrange cover for activities and programmes across Share sites and in the community
About you
- You can deliver excellent customer service to everyone who comes through Share’s doors
- You’re super organised, conscientious, and not afraid to use your initiative to tackle jobs you notice need doing
- You’ve got great people skills and you’re excellent at communicating with people at all levels
Why work for us?
Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.
Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.
We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.
We’ve been praised for our supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.
How to apply
We actively encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic communities and with lived experience of a learning disability and/or autism. This is because we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of our student body wherever possible in order to provide the best possible service.
Please send your CV and a cover letter addressing the following questions:
- What are your top three qualities that make you an excellent receptionist/administrator?
- What would you do if someone came in who was very upset and angry?
- Can you tell us about a time when you were very busy and had to multitask? What was the situation and what did you do?
Please also complete our equal opportunities form, which you can download on our website.
If you would like to have a chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact a member of the HR team.
We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. All CVs and applications are sanitised to ensure unbiased recruitment, and if you make it to the interview stage, some questions will be sent in advance. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.
This job is subject to two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please contact us.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Business Manager - P/T– 26 hours per week
Dyscover is a small, specialist charity providing long term support and opportunities to adults with aphasia, a complex language disability. We are looking for an experienced Business Manager with a strong Fundraising and Marketing background to join our team.
· Experience raising income from a range of income streams particularly Trusts and Foundations also including skills in managing events, individual donors, legacy, corporate and community fundraising.
· Finance and Project management experience.
· Strategic development skills.
· Health, wellbeing, and disability experience within the sector would be ideal.
· Marketing experience; organisational promotion, digital, social media, website and branding. Health service marketing would be an advantage.
· Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with good disability awareness.
Location: Office based in Leatherhead KT22 0BN with free car parking.
Salary: £35k (pro-rated)
This is an essential management role within an expanding, unique and innovative organisation which strives towards being a centre of excellence for people with aphasia.
A highly productive, energetic and extremely well organised individual is required to take responsibility for managing the business side of the charity.
In this rewarding role, you will need to be a strong team player with a good line management style, flexible and confident in initiating decisions, engaging with stakeholders, and communicating effectively. You will need to be able to simultaneously deliver on a number of key projects and funding applications and work to tight deadlines. Experience of working in the 3rd sector is essential.
You will be in regular contact with adults with care and support needs and their families and will play an important role within the organisation, so empathy, patience and a sense of humour are essential.
Closing date for applications is 11.59pm Wednesday 8th May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.