Are you looking for a role where your talents as a fundraising professional can benefit tens of thousands of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people – providing over 88,000 grants and services worth over £33 million last year.

As Fundraising Coordinator, you will provide a high level of supporter care to donors, coordinating fundraising activities, covering organisation of smaller events, trust fundraising and implementing individual giving plans. You will work across the fundraising team to support and work on the development of existing and future income generation.

Acting as the primary contact for all individual donors and digital fundraisers, you will coordinate the stewardship of regular and one off donors, building lasting relationships and the delivery of individual giving plans to recruit new donors and grow income. You will work to expand current fundraising activity and create new opportunities for Family Fund, by promoting the organisation with creativity and credibility to potential supporters.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Working with the communications team to create social media and online content, specifically taking responsibility of the fundraising pages on the website, regularly checking content to keep up to date.
• Market and steward participants for smaller third party fundraising events
• Recording supporter communications in the database (Salesforce) and generating personalised thanking for donors in a timely manner.

The successful candidate will be motivated and driven in order to identify appropriate fundraising opportunities, organise and deliver fundraising events and engage with those who wish to support our work. You will have experience of fundraising in paid or voluntary capacity, be a resourceful self-starter with excellent administration, organisation and time management skills – planning, prioritising and managing workload with the ability to meet deadlines.

This post is based in York with travel across the UK.

If this describes you and your career aspirations, please click the APPLY button to submit a persuasive covering letter and CV.

For more information on the role, please visit the Family Fund website.

Closing date for applications is 8th November 2019.

Family Fund is positive about disabled people and so all disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements for the role will be asked to attend interview.

Are you looking for a role where your talents as an experienced fundraising professional can benefit tens of thousands of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?

Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people – providing over 88,000 grants and services worth over £33 million last year.

As Fundraising and Volunteering Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of the fundraising strategy in key areas (including events, community and individual giving) and engaging the organisation in the development of volunteering to support organisational needs. You will coordinate the fundraising and volunteering team to support income growth and providing the best supporter experience for volunteers and fundraisers.

You will expand current fundraising and volunteering activity to create new opportunities for Family Fund, promoting the organisation with creativity and credibility to potential supporters. You will also attend networking events and manage senior relationships to support volunteering and fundraising activity, developing and sharing ideas to input into the strategic direction of fundraising.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the development of the Individual Giving Strategy and managing existing individual giving activities, seeking to understand trends and opportunities for growth.
• Managing the delivery of larger fundraising events and special events, such as dinners, with the support of the fundraising and volunteering team. Providing hands on direction and support to ensure the team achieve agreed targets.
• Ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Law and charity law specific to fundraising.

Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience, you will have excellent networking and collaboration skills with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders. Your influential writing and exceptional document presentation skills compliment your proven ability to research and identify appropriate fundraising opportunities. With an open and participative working style, you are a great team player and able handle pressure and to work to tight deadlines.

This post is based in York with occasional travel throughout the UK.

If this describes you and your career aspirations, please click the APPLY button to submit a persuasive covering letter and CV.

For more information please visit the Family Fund website. 

Closing date for applications is 15th November 2019.

Family Fund is positive about disabled people and so all disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements for the role will be asked to attend interview.

This is an ideal opportunity to join one of London’s hidden treasures. Covering over 1.5 acres in a central London location, Vauxhall City Farm is home to over 60 animals and for 42 years has given Londoners the opportunity to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside along with riding for the disabled, education and training for the local community and beyond.

The Fundraising Officer will report to the CEO and work closely with the Deputy CEO, Marketing Officer and the programme managers to apply for revenue and capital funds.  The post holder will build relationships with potential and existing funders to generate income for Vauxhall City Farm’s impactful educational, recreational and therapeutic programmes. The post holder will have exceptional administrative and IT skills with experience of managing a database of funders.

Our ideal candidate will be a self-starter, highly motivated and have 2 years experience of seeking funding from trusts, statutory bodies and companies.

Farm or agriculture experience is not required, although experience in visitor attractions would be desirable.

This opportunity is offered as 2 year contract (subject to possible extension).

Funding and Development Officer

Salary:  £31,000-£33,000 plus 3% pension contribution

37.5 hours per week; 18 months contract initially

Community Links Bromley is the integrated Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Centre covering the London Borough of Bromley. We work with a wide range of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, from strategic representation to advice and guidance to supporting and empowering the voice of the sector.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Community Links Bromley at an important time for the communities of Bromley. We have a robust relationship with the sector and key partners and have clear priorities which have been developed with the sector.

You will lead the development and delivery of services that meet the needs of local organisations, including capacity building, funding advice, training/learning activities and partnership/networking opportunities. You will also lead on community development activity.

Your role will include developing partnership support, managing a portfolio of projects, researching and leading funding applications and contract tendering, and monitoring and evaluating services.

You will need significant experience of working with the VCSE groups, fundraising, community development and project management.

Deadline for applications: 4 November 2019

Interviews: Week beg. 11 November 2019

To see job description/person specification and application form, please download documents below. We will not accept CVs.

About United for Global Mental Health

Our vision is a world where mental health is valued and treated in the same way as physical health, and that by 2030 everyone, everywhere, will have someone to turn to when their mental health needs support.  We are a small team of advocacy, communications and resource mobilisation specialists working with the global mental health community to make the case for mental health to policy makers. We work closely with colleagues and partners around the world – and we exist to promote and support their work.  We are a new and fast-growing organisation, launched in 2018. In 2019 we partnered with campaigners from around the world, currently in 15 countries, to develop and launch a country led and globally united campaign for mental health, Speak Your Mind.

About You

You are an exceptional fundraiser with the highest quality donor research, adept at maintaining and building solid working relationships with extensive experience in high value relationship fundraising.  Your grasp of high value fundraising landscapes will be first class: you’ll have a deep understanding of what high value funders are seeking from charitable programmes. Ideally you have experience raising funds internationally. You have an entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for fundraising and the importance of this work within a small start-up team to build new high impact initiatives.  You are a true team player, eager to understand the work of the wider team and organisation’s ambitious and powerfully translate these for our funders.  You’ll be a good project manager with a natural ability to create processes that empower agile decision-making rather than slow things down. You have passion for international development and/or mental health, and experience in fundraising for campaigns and the ability to convert dense internal information into fundraising-friendly content is essential as is exceptional relationship management and copywriting skills.

The Role

The purpose of this role is to oversee the strategy and management of the organisation’s development function with a focus on major donors and charitable trusts, as well as some corporate and institutional funding.  We have a small number of high value partners that you will be responsible for.

As a Strategic Fundraising Manager, you’ll work closely with the CEO and Senior Management team, along with our partners and campaigners to understand the plans and ambitions of our work and the wider global mental health community. Your unique contribution will be to translate these ambitions into fundable propositions for United for Global Mental Health to secure and manage new income and partnerships for our work and campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy:
  • Finalise and manage the development function for the organisation, including meeting and delivering upon seven-figure income targets (6-7 figure gifts)
  • Ensure the fundraising strategy and practices of the organisation are developed and delivered in alignment with organisational objectives, goals and ways of working
• Research: Undertake regular research to identify and research potential funding opportunities from existing and new funding sources, and innovative approaches
• Fundraising:
  • Lead, with support from the CEO and team, in identifying and negotiating donor relationships, with a primary focus on major donors, trusts and foundations and some corporate and institutional funding
  • Manage and support external agency fundraising support to secure and steward donors
• Donor Management:
  • Develop donor stewardship and management system
  • Manage relationships with confirmed donors including major donors, trusts and institutional funding
• Events:
  • Manage fundraising events, with the support of the wider team as required, to fulfil development prospecting and stewardship
• Systems and Processes:
  • Oversee all fundraising activities and functions; initiating, coordinating, and implementing systems, policies, and procedures, ensuring maximum efficiency, including the establishment of a new relationship management system
• Reporting:
  • Developing and presenting regular operational and financial reports to the Board of Trustees, stakeholders, donors and partners. 
  • Ensure grants are effectively managed and reported on in a timely and accurate manner
• Other
  • Provide support to the CEO and Executive team on key relationships, as required
  • Play a proactive role as a member of the organisation’s Senior Management Team in setting and managing the organisational strategy
  • Share knowledge and skills of fundraising with mental health campaigners and partners involved in the Speak Your Mind campaign around the world as required

Experience:

• Wide experience of working in a fundraising environment, ideally within a small team with global impact
• Experience developing and implementing organisation wide fundraising strategies across a range of sources and geographies with significant demonstrated experience in major donors and trusts/foundations, and experience with corporate partnerships and institutional funders
• Demonstrated experience securing and managing seven figure gifts and grants
• Strong experience in managing both restricted and unrestricted gifts and grants
• Experience in raising funds for campaigning organisations
• Ideally experience working in fundraising for international development and/or international relations

Knowledge:

• Extensive knowledge of up to date fundraising best practice
• An understanding of role of campaigning at an international level including the role of advocacy organisations, national parliamentary processes and multi-lateral organisations
• Basic working knowledge of mental health and/or international development

Skills and Expertise:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to convert dense internal information into fundraising-friendly content for high value audiences.
• Excellent presentation and persuasion skills, both spoken and written
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Creative and pro-active
• Strong team working orientation, with the ability and social skills to work collaboratively with staff at all levels.
• Strong project management experience in terms of delivering multiple tasks to deadlines
• Political sensitivity and ability to apply good judgment in decision making
• Computer literacy including Word, Excel and PowerPoint (or equivalents)
• High level of initiative, efficiency and self-motivation
• Willingness to undertake administrative and tasks as required
• Willing and able to work out of hours to support fundraising events as and when required.

No agencies or consultants requested.

Location: Reading HQ and Home Working

Salary: £23,000

Permanent/Contract: FTC 12 months – with potential to become permanent.

Full time/Part time: Full time

Closing Date:  Monday 28th October 2019 – 9am

Working at Make-A-Wish UK is a rewarding place to work, every day you will be helping to make a difference granting life-changing wishes to seriously ill children.

We are looking for a driven and dedicated self-starter to play a pivotal role within the Corporate Partnerships Team. This role would suit an individual passionate about the third sector and looking for one of their first charity roles. This role will see the successful individual managing several smaller accounts, so skills in building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships are key. Additionally this role will provide general and administrative support to the wider High Value team.

Day to day predominantly this role will focus on supporting some of our smaller partners to ensure they have everything they need to maximise the impact of their charitable contributions. This will include liaising with key stakeholders internally and externally, drafting fundraising materials and presentations, and presenting to partners. You may also be required to support at meetings with some our larger partners that are managed by the team’s Corporate Account Manager and Business Development Manager.

The perfect candidate for this role will have a can-do attitude and will be keen to learn and develop their career within a fast-paced, high-performing team. Being able to demonstrate emotional resilience and an ability to problem solve will also be highly regarded.

Make-A-Wish is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested where required.

We’re committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as it’s important that our trustees, employees, ambassadors and volunteers reflect the communities we serve at every level within the organisation.

Interview Date: Tuesday 29th October / Thursday 31st October

Please read the full Job Description below before applying.

To apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter including your response to the following two questions:

Question 1. How do you ensure that your personal level of motivation is high on a daily basis?

Question 2. Can you give us an example of a time you went out of your way to ensure a customer or client received the best possible service from you and your organisation. What was their reaction?

Location: Reading HQ and Home Working

Salary: £35k 

Permanent/Contract: Permanent

Full time/Part time: Full time

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th - 9am

Working at Make-A-Wish UK is a rewarding place to work, every day you will be helping to make a difference granting life-changing wishes to seriously ill children.

The High Value Fundraising Team is part of the wider Fundraising and Marketing directorate at Make-A-Wish UK, responsible for over half of the charities’ annual income. We are an open and friendly team who work hard to deliver the income required to grant magical wishes to thousands of families every year.

We are looking for a tenacious, driven self-starter who has the ability to act as a support to the Senior Business Development Manager (SBDM) and Head of High Value Fundraising (HoHV) to help identify and secure long-term, strategic partnerships for the charity. Building on an impressive portfolio of current partners, this role will work toward engaging new corporate supporters with our mission and negotiating mutually beneficial relationships that deliver cash and/or gift-in-kind to ensure we meet the increasing demand for wishes. 

The successful candidate will report to the HoHV, with a dotted line into the SBDM, and will have a focus on delivering our new business strategy - helping to identify and research prospects and build a robust pipeline for approach. Together with the SBDM, this role will drive the new business pipeline forward and help secure five-six figure partnerships.

Applicants must have demonstrable experience in pipeline management, researching and prospecting, and most importantly will have a good track record of securing new business in a previous role. We will also consider applicants from the private sector with transferable skills, such as someone coming from a sales background.

This role requires impeccable relationship building skills and an ability to focus on delivery when facing conflicting priorities. We are an innovative organization with big plans for the future, looking for a team member who is keen to go the distance within our high-performing and wonderful team!

Make-A-Wish is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested where required.

We’re committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as it’s important that our trustees, employees, ambassadors and volunteers reflect the communities we serve at every level within the organisation.

Interview Date: Thursday 31st October and Wednesday 6th November

Please read the full Job Description below before applying.

To apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter including your response to the following two questions:

Question 1. What made you apply for this role / why are you leaving you current role?

Question 2. How do you evaluate success?

Job title: Community Fundraiser
Region: Barnsley, Doncaster & Wakefield
Directorate: Fundraising
Contract: Home Based, Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,469 per annum

About The Royal British Legion
The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?
- A desire to provide a great customer service and support
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home based, and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Barnsley, Doncaster & Wakefield area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply
Please apply by clicking 'Apply Online'

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 30th October 2019

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 11th November 2019 at our Leeds Office, 73-75 Albion St, LS1 5AA

Charity People are delighted to be working to find a talented Community Fundraiser to join a fantastic national charity covering Herefordshire and join it's already successful fundraising team. You will be based in their Hertfordshire Office, though there is flexibility to work from home one day a week. This Charity provides care and support through terminal illness making sure that every day counts.

The role exists to build and develop fundraising relationships in the community, by providing excellent stewardship and support to their Fundraising Groups and Volunteers, in order to increase income and deliver the agreed Community Fundraising strategy.

A key element of your role will be to support, develop and inspire volunteers and fundraising groups to ensure local fundraising activity is as effective as possible in delivering the maximum benefit for the charity. Your work will include supporting and delivering the local running of national campaigns, through relationships built with individuals, groups, associations and companies. This will involve inducting, training and managing volunteers along with attending events.

We are looking for someone with insight into how community fundraising works, supported by a good and demonstrable range of relationship building skills. You may have worked in the charity sector, event marketing, sales, or PR. But more important is your ability to use your sound communication and supporter relationship skills, to ensure that we continue to maintain and grow the income across the Herefordshire area.

We are ideally looking for someone who can hit the ground running with experience of recruiting and managing volunteers and fundraising groups, and a track record of raising funds in a community setting; this can be in a paid or voluntary basis and could be from someone who has worked in a related discipline (e.g. PR, marketing, sales, project management etc.). You could also come from the corporate sector and be able to utilise transferable skills.

This is a really exciting opportunity to work with a leading National charity in a broad community based role. If you are an ambitious forward thinking fundraiser looking for your next challenge please get in touch.

Location: Reading HQ and Home Working

Salary: £45k pro rata

Permanent/Contract: Permanent

Full time/Part time: Part time / 3 days per week

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th - 9am

Working at Make-A-Wish UK is a rewarding place to work, every day you will be helping to make a difference granting life-changing wishes to seriously ill children.

The High Value Fundraising Team is part of the wider Fundraising and Marketing directorate at Make-A-Wish UK, responsible for over half of the charities’ annual income. We are an open and friendly team who work hard to deliver the income required to grant magical wishes to thousands of families every year.

We are looking for a tenacious, driven self-starter who has the ability to identify and secure long-term, strategic partnerships for the charity. Building on an impressive portfolio of current partners, this role will be responsible for engaging new corporate supporters with our mission and negotiating mutually beneficial relationships that deliver cash and/or gift-in-kind to ensure we meet the increasing demand for wishes. 

The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of High Value Fundraising on developing a new business strategy, identifying and researching prospects to build a robust pipeline for approach. Supported by a Business Development Manager, this role will take lead responsibility for driving the new business pipeline forward and securing six figure partnerships.

Applicants must have demonstrable experience of negotiating and securing multiple six figure partnerships, and also possess the ability to think strategically as the fundraising landscape continues to evolve. With experience in leadership and a good understanding of the challenges facing charities today, the perfect candidate will have a flexible, forward thinking, and solutions-driven attitude. We will also consider applicants from the private sector with transferable skills, such as someone coming from a sales background.

This role requires impeccable relationship building skills and an ability to focus on delivery when facing conflicting priorities. We are an innovative organization with big plans for the future, looking for a team member who is keen to go the distance within our high-performing and wonderful team!

Make-A-Wish is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested where required.

We’re committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as it’s important that our trustees, employees, ambassadors and volunteers reflect the communities we serve at every level within the organisation.

Interview Date: Thursday 31st October and Wednesday 6th November

Please read the full Job Description below before applying.

To apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter including your response to the following two questions:

Question 1. What made you apply for this role / why are you leaving you current role?

Question 2. How do you evaluate success?

ActionAid are recruiting for a Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation to lead or support fundraising projects and drive forward our ambitious and exciting new innovation strategy.

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

ActionAid are recruiting for a Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation to lead or support fundraising projects and drive forward our ambitious and exciting new innovation strategy. 

The Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation will directly manage or sponsor several projects, which at the moment include but are not limited to, our Child Sponsorship Modernisation project, Child Sponsorship Reform and developing ActionAid Thailand’s fundraising programme. These are fantastic projects to be involved with and will give the post holder the opportunity to work collaboratively with several members of the wider organisation.

Another key element of the Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation role is to coordinate and oversee new markets for the Fundraising department and to lead on new market development work for Individual Giving.

We will also look to you to lead the implementation of and support the delivery of our new fundraising innovation strategy and programme. This is based on our feminist leadership principles of power sharing, inclusion and collaboration, and aims to make ActionAid UK a global leader in fundraising innovation, and create transformational sustainable income growth.

The role of Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation is a varied and high-profile role within ActionAid UK; it is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a background in strategy development around innovation and product marketing.

In order to succeed within this role, it is essential that the post holder has significant fundraising experience and a track record of delivering large, cross-organisational projects; along with extensive expertise and knowledge of programmes and project management.

We are keen to receive applications from those with a proven ability to manage projects simultaneously and often remotely.

It is important that you have demonstrable experience in both strategic development and operational delivery of innovation, which you ideally you have gained within a fundraising context.

If you have this skill set along with a passion to work within an organisation committed to working with women and girls living in poverty to enable them to change their lives for good, we are keen to receive your application.

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working. We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants.  

Job title Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer
Organisation Mind
Location Home-based covering the East Midlands and North London, possibility to be based at the retail partner's site in London 1-2 days a week
Remuneration - 28,750 (including the home based allowance)
Contract Full-Time, 18 month FTC

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic UK-based mental health charity, Mind, in the search for a new Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer.

Mind is a National charity that works across the country, offering information and advice to people with mental health problems. The organisation relies on support right from the grass roots level, of communitiews and parishes, all the way up to the government level. Mind has recently secured a seven figure national partnership with a large scale UK food retailer, for 2019-21. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, this role will be responsible for the delivery of the fundraising stream of this partnership in your region, while also managing a small portfolio of your own partnerships. Mind's Fundraising department consists of four teams, generating a combined net income of 32 million per annum. As the postholder, you will be a part of the partnerships fundraising team, which generates income from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations. Together the team raises over 12 million per annum gross income for Mind's work.

Mind are looking for an experienced Partnerships Officer to join their expanding Fundraising Partnerships Team. The crux of the role, as a skilled relationship manager, is for you to provide first-rate account management and stewardship and develop creative fundraising and engagement plans to excite, inspire and maximise income and other opportunities for Mind. Furthermore, you will be instrumental in the implementation of agreed fundraising and engagement plans.
This role requires certain levels of experience and skills that needs to be proven or demonstrated. A track record of providing high level of customer care including building and maintaining relationships with partners to secure repeat support. Experience of working on a complex account or project with several internal and external stakeholders. Proven ability to manage budgets including forecasting, monitoring, maintaining agreed cost/income ratios and regular reporting of outcome against KPIs. Demonstrable excellent written communication skills and project management skills. A proficiency in using Microsoft Office.
If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call ruaidhri at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7312.

This is a rolling recruitment so early applications are encouraged.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Event Organiser
Salary:Circa £28,200 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Holborn
Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Maternity cover
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Events Team at the National Housing Federation.
The Federation represents housing associations and campaigns for better housing; we run over 130 conferences, exhibitions, webinars, networking events and awards ceremonies, which provide housing leaders with the guidance, information and inspiration they need to solve the housing crisis and deliver great services for their customers and communities.
We are looking for an Event Organiser to join a busy operations team to co-ordinate the planning and delivery of a range of commercial conferences across the UK for numbers ranging from 100-1300 attendees. Some of your responsibilities will include;
• Collaborate across the event teams and with stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery of first class events
• Act as the main point of contact for speakers and sponsors
• Source and negotiate best deals with venues, contractors and suppliers
• Manage project based budgets and submit monthly income forecasts
• Work closely with marketing team to deliver marketing plan including copywriting as required
• Coordinate all onsite event activities including staff, speakers, venue and onsite contractors
• Analyse and report against event performance and make recommendations for future events
You will be working as part of a friendly team, who are focused and passionate about events. We are looking for someone who can drive projects forward, juggle conflicting priorities and deliver memorable event experiences for our delegates.
The role is focused on delivering a range of profitable events to deadline and achieving operational and performance targets. We expect the successful candidate will have a strong conference background, excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure. A small amount of UK travel is involved.
The Federation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: 30 October 2019 (midnight)
Interview date: 12 November 2019

Job title Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer
Organisation Mind
Location Home-based covering the North West and Yorkshire area, possibility to be based at the retail partner's site in MAnchester, 1-2 days a week
Remuneration - 28,750 (including the home based allowance)
Contract Full-Time, 18 month FTC

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic UK-based mental health charity, Mind, in the search for a new Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer, in the North-West of England.

Mind is a National charity that works across the country, offering information and advice to people with mental health problems. The organisation relies on support right from the grassroots level all the way up to the government. Mind has recently secured a seven figure national partnership with a large scale UK food retailer, for 2019-21. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, this role will be responsible for the delivery of the fundraising stream of this partnership in your region, while also managing a small portfolio of your own partnerships. Mind's Fundraising department consists of four teams, generating a combined net income of 32 million per annum. As the postholder, you will be a part of the partnerships fundraising team, which generates income from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations. Together the team raises over 12 million per annum gross income for Mind's work.

Mind are looking for an experienced Partnerships Officer to join their expanding Fundraising Partnerships Team. The crux of the role, as a skilled relationship manager, is for you to provide first-rate account management and stewardship and develop creative fundraising and engagement plans to excite, inspire and maximise income and other opportunities for Mind. Furthermore, you will be instrumental in the implementation of agreed fundraising and engagement plans.
This role requires certain levels of experience and skills that needs to be proven or demonstrated. A track record of providing high level of customer care including building and maintaining relationships with partners to secure repeat support. Experience of working on a complex account or project with several internal and external stakeholders. Proven ability to manage budgets including forecasting, monitoring, maintaining agreed cost/income ratios and regular reporting of outcome against KPIs. Demonstrable excellent written communication skills and project management skills. A proficiency in using Microsoft Office.
If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Ruaidhri at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7312.

This is a rolling recruitment so early applications are encouraged.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.