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Simon Community NI is looking for a dynamic and experienced public affairs professional to lead our policy and public affairs activity. You will be a strategic thinker with a proven track record of influencing for change and an ambition to make a difference.
This role is part of our Growth & Engagement directorate and will work very closely with our CEO and Research & Development function. We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of the political landscape in Northern Ireland, ideally with direct experience of working in homelessness/housing. This is a new position, and there is a huge amount of opportunity to build a movement of change for people experiencing homelessness across NI.
Job Purpose: Simon Community’s Public Affairs & Policy Manager will lead our efforts in advocating for policies and initiatives that end homelessness across NI. As part of our wider Growth & Engagement team, you will work collaboratively across the public, political and voluntary sectors to amplify the voices of the people we help and advocate for policy change.
The postholder will develop research-based policy positions, identify and deliver clear opportunities for public and political engagement, and mobilise support from a range of stakeholders. You will build a network of constructive relationships with decision makers, influencers and political parties, and engage with the media on a regular basis, acting as a spokesperson for Simon Community when required.
Essential Criteria:
- At least 3 years’ experience managing a public affairs, policy or media function.
- Experience of communicating complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience of acting as a spokesperson for an organisation.
- Experience of budget and project management.
Desirable Criteria:
- Full current driving licence or, if a disability prevents driving, an alternative means of transport to enable the duties of the post to be carried out in full.
Skills & Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of Northern Irish politics and the policy making process in our devolved context.
- Proven track record of successfully influencing different audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Ability to represent Simon Community in meetings, on the media and on public platforms
- Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate facts and statistics.
- Proven ability to innovate and grab new opportunities.
- Ability to work independently and proactively.
- A working understanding of the issues affecting homelessness and/or the voluntary sector in NI.
- Excellent workload management skills and ability to prioritise to meet targets and deadlines.
Why work for the Simon Community?
We offer an extensive benefit package, including:
- Pension Plan
- Employer funded Healthcare - Benenden Health and Health Shield (includes savings on gym memberships and retail outlets)
- Death in Service Benefit
- Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Compassionate Culture
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
- Management Development Programmes
- Long Service Awards
- Blue Light Card Scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you excited by the prospect of unlocking transformational funding to double survival rates of the deadliest common cancer?
We’re seeking a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our fantastic Philanthropy and Partnerships team following an internal promotion.
Over the last five years, the Philanthropy team has gone from strength to strength, and we are now laying the foundations for long-term growth. We are building the tools, vision, and expertise to drive philanthropic income at Pancreatic Cancer UK and the Senior Philanthropy Manager is a key role in helping us deliver on our mission to double survival rates of pancreatic cancer by growing major donor income.
This role is responsible for delivering on three key areas of the major donor programme:
-Managing and growing a portfolio of major donor and high value supporters. Specifically focusing on encouraging and making the ask for long-term, multi-year 5-6 figure gifts.
-Driving major donor new business activity to build a sustainable pipeline using internal data analysis tools alongside network mapping exercises.
-Working collaboratively across the team to provide tailored stewardship journeys and experiences which build meaningful relationships with our closest supporters and demonstrate the impact of their support on our mission.
About You
· You will have a track record of securing philanthropic donations and growing major donor pipelines.
· You will be a brilliant relationship fundraiser, able to build relationships, garner trust and inspire action.
· You will be curious about people, their motivations to support us and able to pursue and seek out new opportunities.
· You will be data-led in your approach to prospect research and have an interest in learning about new trends to apply to our programmes.
If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
About Working for Us
This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters.
About Us
Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our four values:
- Pioneering
- Compassion
- Determined
- Integrity
We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.
At PCUK our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported. We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.
We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background can think of no better way to do this than by ensuring that this role fully represents our intent therefore we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.
How to apply
- You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. If you have any questions about this role or would like an informal chat before applying, please get in touch with us via our website.
- To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.
- You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
- As we are re-opening the recruitment campaign, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them, and interviews will be held on a rolling basis for suitable candidates. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
- Please note that interviews will be across two stages. The first interview will take place in our London offices near London Bridge and the second stage will be held online.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week (8 hours within the hours of 9 am to 6 pm with 1 hour’s lunch break) + one day of weekend support hub per month
Working days: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (and one weekend day a month)
Reporting to: CEO & Team Manager
Location: Mostly office-based with once-a-month offsite location (office, occasional home and offsite) Office is based in the City of London near Bank station
Salary: £18,000 per annum for 3 days a week (Pro-rata of £30k)
*Overtime is compensated either by pay or time off in lieu
Holiday: Pro-rata of 30 days a year excluding bank holidays plus holiday office closure (before New Year’s holidays) and 1 day of annual mental health leave
Contract: 18 months temporary contract, 6 months probationary period
Start date: 1st July 2024 (Notice period will be considered with those who have notice periods) The first round of interviews will be scheduled for the week of 5th June 2024.
Occupational Requirement: The Vavengers is an equal opportunities employer. In line with legal requirements and the nature of the work required for this role, we are seeking women-only applications as an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
The Vavengers is a proud Living Wage Employer, Certified Halo Workplace and member of the Sunflower Network for Hidden Disabilities, also member of Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse.
We are The Vavengers. We listen, we support and we take action. We educate, collaborate, aid and empower. We are a survivor, migrant and female-led organisation, standing with and for every woman affected by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and all other forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) - let’s help end it together.
Key Responsibilities
Community mobilisation, organisation, fundraising, case management, survivor support
Overall Responsibilities
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Facilitate educational and direct support programs, through data-driven research and community engagement
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Create a stable foundation for projects, events, and development
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Organise, run and develop The Vavengers award-winning support & wellness hubs for women and girls
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Manage referral process connecting women and girls with other organisations and local authorities
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Develop bids and secure grants to cover core and project costs
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Manage the nationwide expansion of the support hub model
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Build and maintain partnerships with aligned stakeholders
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Lead and improve community projects through concept development, fundraising and relationship management
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Support the C-suite with business development in line with the business plan
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Support the wider team on events & campaign management
Day-to-day tasks
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Organise, run and report on support & wellness hubs for women and girls, and be the face of the support hub programme
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Support the community through referrals to local authorities and partner organisations on housing, immigration, food security and access to other essential services. Following up and communicating with beneficiaries throughout the process
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Identify and eliminate safeguarding risks
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Identify need gaps within communities and fulfil crisis and emergency management plans, help prepare the organisation for unexpected urgent response work
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Amplify the voice of the communities we support
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Identify and highlight the ongoing issues faced by the women and girls we support with the team and external stakeholders
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Organise and manage programme facilitators and role-related volunteers
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Map out fundraising opportunities and secure funding through written grant applications and manage funding processes from start to end including mid and end-journey reports
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Develop and maintain the existing community ambassadorship programme by listening to community needs and helping to implement solutions
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Maintain strong relationships. Including with Community Ambassadors, Wellness Ambassadors, programme facilitators, existing or potential partners and funders, and be a reliable point of contact for seamless communication
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Expand community engagement through offsite outreach and partnerships with local councils, grassroots organisations, healthcare professionals, community leaders and sector partners (*The Vavengers works with over 150 partnerships across the UK)
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Work collaboratively to ensure that new programs align with the charity’s mission, vision and purpose
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Be an active advocate for The Vavengers mission and community
Additional Responsibilities
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Oversee governance activities of volunteers (volunteer contracts, reports and management)
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Managing DBS clearances and background checks for the required board, staff and volunteers and acting as one of the safeguarding officers of the organisation
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Assist with and contribute to offsite educational workshops where appropriate
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Organising the sourcing and delivery of essential items from partners
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Managing project budgets and an expense account
Desirable skills and attributes:
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Strong emotional intelligence
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Innovative thinking
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Fundraising and grant management
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Clear communication
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Process management & improvement
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Digital literacy
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Referral & case management
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Business development
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Solution-focused approach
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Data-driven
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Proactive
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Start-up development
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Project management
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Community leadership
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NGO financial literacy
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Trauma-informed
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Public speaking
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Workshop facilitation
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Understanding of NGO structures & processes
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Growth mindset
Essential software use: Salesforce, Google Workspace, Eventbrite, Adobe, Squarespace, Brevo, Survey Monkey
*The Vavengers promotes the use of technology to reduce the pressure of administrative tasks and to make our work more efficient, there might be more digital developments as the organisation grows.
Checks and training: Please note, that this role will be subject to a clear DBS check. The Vavengers will also provide mandatory training required by the role including Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults Level 3, Gender-Based Violence training, language and terminology and necessary software training.
In return for your dedication, The Vavengers will offer you
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In-house and external mentoring & meaningful career development opportunities
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The opportunity to work on ending Gender-Based Violence and creating a just society
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Inclusive, bold and creative culture
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The opportunity to be part of a start-up development
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Flexible working opportunities
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Pro-rata 30 days of annual leave (excluding bank holidays), plus holiday closures and mental health day
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A prestigious headquarters near the Bank station
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Employee counselling programme and other well-being perks
By submitting an application to The Vavengers, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy and for The Vavengers to use your personal data for the purposes of processing your job application.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about this role please get in touch with us,
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing Date: 28 May 2024
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a High Value Engagement Manager with a strong blend of relationship-building skills, strategic thinking, and communications expertise, to effectively engage high value partners and drive fundraising to help children and families get the future they deserve. This is a 9–10-month FTC to start as soon as possible.
About us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, make sure their unique needs are met and help their voices to be heard – particularly those who might be discriminated against, including girls and children with disabilities.
About you
As our High Value Engagement Manager, you'll be at the forefront of developing high- quality communication materials to engage donors and partners with our mission. Reporting directly to the Senior High Value Engagement Manager, you'll lead the charge in crafting persuasive narratives and producing captivating content that showcases our impact on children and communities. Your work will focus on fundraising priorities, including flexible funding streams and emergency appeals, allowing us to adapt and respond swiftly to the most pressing needs.
Working in an environment of agile, multi-disciplinary teams, you'll be a great collaborator, building strong relationships and cutting through boundaries, in a fast-moving and dynamic environment. Leveraging agile principles, you'll flex and adapt – learning rapidly and responding to change, while keeping our supporters at the heart of everything you do.
What will an average day look like?
Every day is different in our team, but here are some of the things you can expect to do in this role:
- Lead strategic initiatives to support High Value Engagement and Partnerships & Philanthropy strategies.
- Collaborate closely with the Senior High Value Engagement Manager to inform and deliver team objectives.
- Create inspiring written communications tailored to high-value audiences, highlighting fundraising priorities and impactful stories.
- Develop timely fundraising materials to support priority asks, including emergency communications and high-priority proposals.
- Design professional materials using InDesign and develop engaging digital products such as scrolling stories, to enhance donor engagement.
- Collaborate with the Digital team to drive the development of new digital products and maximise their impact in connecting donors and partners to our work with children.
- Devise innovative strategies to engage donors and partners, leveraging insights from various teams and organisations.
- Provide writing, proofing, and editorial support, and proactively share best practice to ensure consistency in brand tone and messaging across all communications.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a track record of producing high-quality, and persuasive communication materials that have succeeded in demonstrating impact and influenced an outcome.
- Ability to translate complex program information into compelling communications for diverse audiences.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling information.
- Proficiency in InDesign and other relevant software for creating visually appealing documents.
- Excellent project management and prioritisation skills.
- Experience working collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and accountable for decision-making.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across teams.
What we offer you:
- Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. We also understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- To have the best (and happiest) employees, we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing – both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Do you have a genuine interest and passion to make a difference to women and their children?
We’re recruiting for an experienced Philanthropy Manager whose area of expertise securing multi-year, six-figure gifts from grant-making organisations; developing and managing a trusts and grants pipeline, including the application and reporting process, in order to build a reliable and sustainable income stream. The postholder will be responsible for all areas of trusts and grants fundraising, including writing compelling applications that solicit funding for Life’s vital work as well as reporting on our service delivery outcomes, maximising the opportunities for renewed funding.
The Philanthropy Manager (Trusts, Grants and Foundations) will be responsible for delivering a strategic approach to trusts, grants and foundations; working with service delivery areas of the organisation as well as the finance department, in order to create compelling projects, with measurable outcomes that can be reported on. The postholder will be able to articulate these projects into cases for support within written applications, matching projects with appropriate funders and delivering a compelling ask. This role requires the development of a trusts, grants and foundations pipeline, from research through to reporting, ensuring a sustainable and maximised income stream.
About Life:
Life’s a national pregnancy and maternal support charity that helps over 60,000 people a year. Through our services, we help people – whoever they are – to meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish.
Our services include
- Supported housing and community support
- Counselling and skilled listening
- Free pregnancy tests and baby supplies
Our values
All our work is underpinned by the following universal human values:
- Humanity – All people are special and equal
- Solidarity – We’re with you and for you
- Community – We’re better together
- Charity – Doing good for one another
- Common good – Building a better world
Through our services, we help more than 45,000 people each year meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Full-time/open to job share
Do you enjoy presenting, building relationships, and networking? Are you able to inspire others to bring lasting change? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is the world’s largest leprosy-focused organisation, a pioneer in our field, with over 150 years’ experience serving people affected by this disease. As a leading international Christian development charity, we work in 10 countries across Africa and Asia to defeat leprosy and transform lives.
Today, one person every two minutes is diagnosed with leprosy. It’s a disease of poverty, striking the most vulnerable. Left untreated, it causes permanent disability. Stigma means that people affected by this disease are often rejected by those closest to them.
We are looking for an inspirational communicator to be the face of The Leprosy Mission. You’ll be working from home, with extensive travel across your region. As part of a fun and supportive team, you’ll be changing the lives of people who have been rejected by society. There’s nothing more rewarding than that!
We have a culture of growing and learning together, providing extensive training in fundraising and international development. You’ll also have opportunities to visit projects overseas and see our work first hand.
We’re looking for:
- An engaging public speaker to a range of audiences, including churches, community groups and businesses
- Proven success in fundraising or sales
- A confident networker
- Experience of managing volunteers
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Willingness to work on Sundays and evenings as required, and occasional Saturdays
- The ability to develop and deliver a regional fundraising strategy
TLM is an explicitly Christian charity, serving those of all faiths and none. There is an occupational requirement for the Community Partnerships Manager to be a committed Christian, as you will be preaching in supporting churches.
A valid UK driving license is an essential requirement for the role. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a work health questionnaire.
There is a potential for a job share in this role. If you’re interested in a job share, please confirm your availability to work Sundays and two days in the week in your application.
To apply and for more information on this role and the work of TLM, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 9.00 am on Wednesday 29 May 2024
Preliminary interviews: Date to be agreed (Zoom)
In-person interviews: Date to be agreed (Peterborough Office)
TLM has a zero-tolerance policy towards any abuse, neglect and exploitation of all people. Successful candidates are expected to understand, sign and comply with all organisational policies, including the Safeguarding Code of Conduct and the Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy. Recruitment to all roles within TLM includes criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences. We are committed to diversity and welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community who have permission to work in the UK.
Registered Charity number 1050327.
Prospectus is excited to be supporting Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in their search for a Trusts and Foundations Manager. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has a clear mission to enrich lives through orchestral experiences. Performing approximately 200 concerts each season and with a global live and online audience of more than 60 million people, the Orchestra acts as a cultural ambassador for the UK on the world stage, whist also enhancing the social and cultural fabric of local communities through a wide range of community, education, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing programmes.
The successful candidate will be a resourceful development professional with an established network within the Trusts and Foundations community. Working closely with the Head of Development, the Trusts and Foundations Manager contributes to, and implements the Trusts and Foundations strategy to maintain and develop existing relationships, whilst proactively identifying and approaching new and innovative funders.
Attention to detail and the diligent stewardship of the RPO’s existing relationships are of paramount importance. The role requires excellent writing skills, experience of structuring persuasive cases for support, and securing significant grants from a broad range of trusts, foundations and grant making bodies. This role is open to candidates from a broad range of industry sectors and would be an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career by taking on the challenge of a more senior fundraising role.
This is a permanent position with hybrid working, based 3 days from their London offices and flexible working. The salary is £38,000 - £42,000.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.
By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.
Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.
If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.
We are looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our Fundraising team.
Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Salary: £48,000 per annum
Contract: 12 months fixed term maternity cover
Hours: 35 per week (full time)
Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London
The Senior Philanthropy Manager is a crucial role, responsible for driving high-value income growth through managing and growing a portfolio of Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations to fundraise for a breadth of inspiring projects and areas of work.
This role has line management responsibility for an experienced and talented Philanthropy Officer who manages their own portfolio of mid-value Trusts and Major Donors. The team enjoys senior level support for high value fundraising in all its aspects, and with inspirational and sector leading services and research against which to fundraise, this is an exciting time to join us.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary
- 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- Life Assurance of four times annual salary
- Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
- And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)
Please check out the full job description (attached here and on our site), and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page of our career site.
Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.
Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Funding 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 (Hybrid considered) 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. k
Extended closing date for applications is 11.59pm Wednesday 8th June 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Would you like to be part of our fundraising team, supporting our exciting global strategy to make Leprosy and Lymphatic Filariasis diseases of little consequence?
If your answer is yes, then we want to hear from you. We are looking for an Institutional Trusts and Fundraising Manager to join our team. You will have the following knowledge and experience:
→ Extensive experience of working in statutory and/or trusts fundraising, including successfully applying for grants in excess of £50,00 to £100,000+
→ Demonstrable track record of high quality bid writing and production that meet funder requirements
→ Project management experience
→ Substantial experience interpreting and translating material into compelling content for successful proposals
→ Demonstrable strong project and account management abilities
→ Confident in the development of budgets to meet proposal requirements
→ Strong problem solving ability and confidence to bring in new ideas and drive them forward
→ Experience of writing and communicating for different mediums and channels and applying writing and branding requirements to reports and documents
→ Awareness and understanding of legislation and best practice, with good knowledge of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and Fundraising Regulator, in relation to fundraising and data protection
This role will provide strategic oversight and direction for Lepra’s institutional fundraising function to deliver on the restricted and unrestricted income targets. Line managing and leading the Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser in the delivery of the trust fundraising target, and working with the programmes teams in the UK, India and Bangladesh to identify and develop applications to statutory sources and major trusts, leading on the development of detailed project proposals.
It is an exciting time to be coming joining Lepra. We have just completed developing our new multi-year global strategy to take us through to 2030, and to guide our work into the future; and we are using our Centenary year in 2024 as a springboard to launch us into our new strategic period. 2024 is very much a year for looking and planning ahead.
As well as the above knowledge and experience you will also have the following skills:
→ Proven negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels with tact and diplomacy
→ Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, working in a cross-cultural environment
→ Confident public speaker
→ Flexible, and able to work and think rapidly while managing competing priorities
→ Able to show commitment to the values of Lepra
→ A creative and innovative approach
→ Well-organised, methodical approach, with excellent time management and forward planning skills
→ Collaborative team player, with the ability to bring together and motivate people from across the organisation to work towards proposal creation.
→ Ability to work under pressure to internal and external deadlines in the context of competitive procurements
→ Strong and effective communication skills coupled with excellent written English skills (bid writing, report writing, research and presentation)
→ Outstanding copy-writing and proof reading skills
→ Able to assimilate complex information and disseminate appropriately for different audiences
→ Ability to analyse and act on data
→ Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills and keen attention to detail
→ Ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time and to plan effectively to meet deadlines
→ Numerate
→ Competent research and IT skills including Microsoft applications and CRM databases
The salary for this position is £28,723 (FTE £35,904) – Manager Level, part time (28 hours – 4 days per week). We have fully embraced flexible working and the role can be either fully remote, hybrid or fully based at our Colchester offices. We offer a lot of flexibility in working practices and there is free reserved parking available. We also offer 26 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rated), pension, and support from an in-house well-being team.
Please refer to the full job description for further details on the role.
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The role’s focus is Greater Manchester with some work in Merseyside, and you will also work on joint initiatives and events with the Fundraising Development Manager for Yorkshire.
Good fundraisers come from all walks of life, and we encourage people from minority backgrounds, or with transferable skills to apply. Your positive approach and proven track record in cultivating relationships is key to the role, as is your resilience and ability to keep going when the going gets tough. You’ll be part of a fantastic team who are very supportive, including the Senior Fundraiser who’ll report into you.
A day in the life of a Fundraising Development Manager:
- Generate income from individuals, and corporates
- Promote appeals and events to prospective supporters
- Join forums and networking events to cultivate new income generating relationships
- Meet with supporters in person, on-line and by phone
- Collaborate with colleagues in service teams to identify funding needs
- Recruit and work with volunteers, including corporate volunteers
- Thank our donors and supporters and ensure they feel valued – we love creative ways to say thank you
- We also love creative ways to say please and you will help generate new fundraising ideas
- Contribute to team meetings and collaborate with fundraising colleagues
- Line management of Senior Fundraiser
To be a successful Fundraising Development Manager you’ll need:
- Bags of enthusiasm and a commitment to our cause
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Tenacity and the ability to prioritise
- The ability to communicate effectively and persuasively.
- Planning and budgeting skills and the ability to understand and summarise financial information.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain strong and productive working relationships with internal and external contacts
- Direct experience of regularly monitoring KPIs for team activities and key corporate partnerships and projects
- sales/marketing experience
- Line management experience
- Experience of building strong and effective donor/customer relationships at all levels
Requirements
Proven experience of planning and managing income generating activities and events
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PARTNERS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Location: Oldham
Contract: Full time, permanent
UKIM is one of the premier faith based civil society organisations working in the UK to serve the needs of the Muslim community in the UK.
UKIM is going through a major organisational reform to re-establish itself as an effective civil society organisation and fulfil its mission. The reform includes major changes at governance and executive level and relocating its Head Office from London to Oldham.
The job holder is expected to provide inclusive and visionary leadership that inspires, engages and motivates employees, supporters and partners. To deliver UKIM’s vision and mission and to develop the organisation’s leading position within UK’s civil society community.
Applicants should be sympathetic to Islamic principles and values and have a solid understanding & experience of Muslim communities in the UK.
How to apply
If you have what it to takes to be part of this interesting and promising journey, please press the apply button.
If you would like more information on this vacancy, please contact us via email.
Main Responsibilities:
• Plan and deliver a new Partners development strategy to secure significant gifts from individuals.
• Identify, cultivate and secure relationships to deliver maximum long-term impact and income through effective personal relationship management of major Partners.
• Develop strong and enduring relationships with current and potential major Partners.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals.
• Work with the Head of International Programme to design and develop a targeted contact strategy.
• Support the development of a range of events/campaigns with the wider UKIM teams to provide opportunities.
• Develop and maintain adequate major Partners records.
• Market UKIM Relief’s projects and products to new and existing partners whilst maintaining partner loyalty through special partner services.
• Work efficiently towards the continuous enlargement of UKIM Relief’s partner database.
• Assist in coordinating in Partner Services to ensure data integrity, quality control, and database requirements.
• Ensure that all partner information and reports are of the highest quality and are submitted (if required) in a timely fashion.
• To be up-to-date with all new projects, proposals and potential appeals.
• Ensure that all partners receive a courteous, helpful and professional service at all times.
• Effectively attract and retain partners by liaising with them on a daily basis.
• Accurately record, process and keep all enquires and financial transactions confidential.
• Maintain and assist the Manager to develop an effective administrative systems in order to achieve maximum efficiency across the department.
• Maintain and produce professional documents to the required standard and use ICT to enter, collate and present data.
• Assist the Communications/Fundraising Manager in regularly producing reports for the General Manager, Chair and Committee Members.
• Handle and respond to partner queries, complaints either over the phone, in writing or by email and communicate to the Communications/Fundraising Manager for appropriate advice on sensitive issues.
• Develop and sustain the mutual understanding between UKIM Relief’s and the public.
• To complement the work of the Communications team in producing different types of media to project the work of UKIM Relief to long-terms partners.
• Ensure duties are performed in line with the Data Protection Act, Confidentiality Regulations, Government legislation and UKIM Relief Policies.
• Ensure information flow is managed and easily accessible to allow the team to provide all partners with any personal information requested.
• Ensure the processing of daily mail, data entry and major partner gift acknowledgements are done efficiently.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Hold a valid passport and be willing and able to travel extensively, at short notice and under conditions of physical hardship.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.
Person Specification:
• Experience of major partner fundraising.
• Strong knowledge of, and successful track record in, delivering significant new income through personal approaches to major partner prospects.
• Proven track record of personally soliciting high value gifts from major partners and of developing long-term relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently with senior colleagues, stakeholders and partners
• Excellent networking, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• IT literate with the ability to use Microsoft Office and database systems.
• Experience of arranging events and of stewarding high-profile meetings with senior colleagues, stakeholders and partners.
• Understanding and familiarity of Data Protection, Health and Safety and Gift Aid.
• Educated to degree level or possess a relevant qualification or appropriate experience in a directly related post.
• A good understanding of brand management, marketing and PR.
• Familiarity with the Institute of Fundraising Codes of Practice.
• Numerate with the ability to develop and manage detailed income and expenditure budgets.
• Professional fundraising qualification.
• Experience in using a CRM database
• Experience of maintaining office administration and record keeping systems
• Experience of working with and handling large volumes of data.
You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Donor Management, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Business Development, Senior Fundraising Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Marketing Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Direct Marketing, etc.
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Raise Vital Funds to Protect Children - Senior Public Sector Development Manager
Are you an experienced fundraiser with a passion for protecting children? Join the NSPCC, the UK's leading children's charity, as our Senior Public Sector Development Manager.
You will play a crucial role in securing significant six and seven-figure grants from statutory funders, research grant-makers, and commercial tenders. Your efforts will contribute directly to our mission of transforming society for every child, ensuring they are loved, cared for, and protected.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the development of high-quality proposals and pitches to secure substantial grants
- Build and maintain influential relationships with senior stakeholders and funders
- Identify and capitalise on new funding opportunities through strategic research
- Manage and inspire donors through effective communication and negotiation skills
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximise income generation efforts
What you'll need:
- Experience in developing successful proposals and securing six and/or seven-figure donations
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for compelling materials and presentations
- Strong organisation and project management abilities to handle multiple priorities
- Strategic thinking and creativity to lead projects and achieve successful outcomes
- Motivation and tenacity to overcome challenges and deliver results
What we offer:
- Salary: £32,203 - £36,595 (plus £3,366 London Allowance or £500 Home Working Allowance)
- Flexible working options: Remote, hybrid, or office-based (locations across the UK)
- Generous annual leave, employee benefits, and assistance programme
- Opportunities for career development, training, and progression
- A supportive and inclusive team culture focused on safeguarding children
Join our mission to end child abuse and neglect. Apply now and be part of the change you want to see in the world.
The NSPCC is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of our world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.
Since 2016, through collaborating extensively with over 250 local volunteers, who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’, with a strategy to support them in moving towards our ‘Dream Spot Model’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have relevance in settings across the world.
Our Ghana-based programmes team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for volunteers: the Ignite, Catalyse and Peer Mentoring Programmes. These enable them to lead EduLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Equity clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2022 Impact Report here.
We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last year. In 2024, we are launching our new Catalyse Leadership Programme, alongside developing an EduSpots app to enhance data management and programme management at the community level, alongside a wider digitalisation process through the distribution of tablets across the network.
We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder/CEO was a Finalist in The Varkey Foundation’s UNESCO-backed $1 million Global Teacher Prize.
We are excited by our future. Do visit our website for further information.
About this role
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic fundraising professional, with a proven track record of income generation and a strong ability to develop impactful relationships with the skills to bring aligned individuals and organisations into our long-term EduSpots community. The post holder will be creative, passionate and self-motivated, with strong marketing and communications skills, able to design and implement strategic fundraising approaches.
In this role, you will take on responsibility for identifying, creating and delivering impactful fundraising strategies that enable us to generate further relationships and income in support of our programmes.
You will oversee the development of our individual giving and monthly giving strategies and further develop relationships with schools, corporate organisations and NGOs, with a focus on resource acquisition (e.g. books, electronic devices) alongside fundraising. You will also play a supportive role in events and campaigns, and work closely with our Head of Communications to ensure our marketing and communications strategy is integrated with our fundraising aims. Currently, we already have a trusts and foundations manager, but would welcome applicants with experience of trust fundraising.
We are an innovative, flexible and creative team, where all ideas are welcome and a strong teamwork ethos which ensures that fundraising is integrated into our overall strategy thinking, with staff in UK, Ghana and Nigeria working closely together. The role offers an exciting opportunity to make a tangible and immediate difference, with our inspiring Catalysts and remarkable stories of local change on a low-cost model, making working for EduSpots a rewarding and impactful experience.
EduSpots is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to the safeguarding of children & vulnerable adults. Appointment will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of this role are to:
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Develop our individual giving and monthly giving strategies, including:
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Ensuring we have the right tools in place.
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Strengthening thanking and communications to existing supporters.
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Trialling new strategies for outreach to new audiences.
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Organise occasional fundraising events (e.g. face-to-face events in London; virtual events and fundraising challenges).
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Support organisation and delivery of appeals and campaigns (e.g. the Big Give).
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Support the development of impactful relationships with schools, universities, corporates and NGOs for fundraising and resource acquisition (e.g. books, digital devices, science equipment).
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If time and experience, possibly support grant applications.
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Line manage, and provide support to, the intern/s (fundraising).
Other
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Ensure all administrative tasks relating to the role are carried out accurately.
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To comply at all times with the organisation's policies, procedures and performance expectations of staff as set out in the Staff and Volunteers Handbook.
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To ensure compliance with data protection legislation.
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Any other duties as may be reasonably required under the role.
Skills, Experience and Attributes
Essential
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Proven track record of successful income generation from individuals or communities - ideally in a similar education / international development organisation
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Experience of developing and maintaining successful income generating relationships (e.g. with schools, corporates, individuals, communities)
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Experience of digital marketing to engage new charity supporters / donors (including using paid advertising and innovative engagement techniques)
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Experience of email marketing and donor conversion strategies
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Strong communication and marketing skills, ideally with basic design skills (Canva)
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Ability to work effectively in a remote based role with minimal day-to-day support
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Outstanding interpersonal skills
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to use own initiative and work to tight and competing deadlines
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Ability to effectively manage workload and prioritise tasks
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Good IT skills - Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Canva, Social Media
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Alignment with EduSpots’ core values of care, passion, teamwork, sustainable impact, community leadership and play.
Desirable
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Experience of writing compelling and successful funding proposals
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Experience of managing and reporting to funders
How to apply:
Please send your CV along with a covering letter (max 2 pages) explaining your interest in EduSpots and how your skills, experience and attributes meet the criteria we are looking for. Please send your application to Cat Davison, EduSpots Founder & CEO by email.
Deadline for applications: Noon on 30th May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Individual Giving Manager – Acquisition
The Air Ambulance Service provides two very important functions, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) which provides paediatric transfers across the UK. Our objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with our work centered on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.
We are at the forefront of innovative clinical care, and we challenge boundaries.
Every day our charity is tasked with a unique set of missions which we respond to with our fantastic services, all of which are funded entirely by voluntary donations, trading and fundraising activities we undertake. This ethos remains at our core; we are here to work alongside and help the NHS without using their available funds. The impact we make with our services is to keep people alive, keep families together, to let children grow into adults and to enable the NHS to carry out more work than they would have been able to without our support
We also impact our communities by creating jobs, taking actions to improve the environment, bringing people together as volunteers and creating worthwhile training and experience opportunities.
Our work is only made possible by the wonderful support and generosity of the public, together with the dedication, skill and enthusiasm of staff and volunteers in all areas of operation. This support enables us to invest into our operational services, into developing staff and volunteers and into our future financial stability to protect the services needed now and in the future.
Job title: Individual Giving Manager – Acquisition
Location: Rugby (hybrid 40% office based)
Full time: 37.5 hours
Annual Salary: £40,833
Closing date: 24th May 2024*
Job Purpose
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact through individual giving programs & and increasing net income for our organisation?
Do you thrive in developing innovative strategies to connect with new supporters and expand our supporter base?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career by taking our acquisition initiatives and taking them to new heights?
We are now scanning the skies for an Individual Giving Manager in Acquisition.
Now, this role is not just a strategist role; you will be the architect of growth, crafting innovative campaigns that captivate hearts and minds. You will navigate the ever-evolving landscape of supporter engagement, using data-driven insights to shape compelling narratives and drive supporter conversion. This role will also manage our relationship with our lottery provider, so quick & strong relationship building is a must.
We want someone who can breathe life into campaigns, transforming concepts & ideas into captivating stories that resonate with audiences. But it's not just about creativity; it's about impact. You will be relentless in your pursuit of growth, analysing every metric, fine-tuning every approach, and delivering results that fuel the mission of The Air Ambulance Service.
Join us and let's soar to new heights together.
Key Responsibilities
- To work as part of our Individual Giving team to develop and deliver a programme (currently made up of warm and cold cause-related postal appeals and raffles) to recruit and retain cash and regular giving supporters to meet financial targets.
- To diversify into non-postal ways of recruiting donors such as digital marketing online, social media, text to donate, face to face etc. through research and testing.
- To manage the relationship with our External Lottery Manager
- To collaborate within the team to set the strategy and budgets for Individual Giving short and long-term in partnership with line manager.
- To manage relationships with external suppliers including copywriters and fulfilment houses.
- To use data insight gleaned to take strategic decisions about where to direct resources.
- Test new methods of recruitment and retention with a view to long-term innovation
Person Specification
- Experience of developing and running successful individual giving programmes to recruit new donors
- Experience in audience insight
- Target driven self-starter with an ability to both think strategically and take data-driven decisions as well as work operationally get things done
- Numerical skills and ability to use excel spreadsheets for tracking, reporting and analysing figures
- Excellent written communication skills
Compliance Responsibilities
In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:
• Health & Safety and Environment.
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality
You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.
The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.
Environment
TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.
As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people.
*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants.
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