Head Of Individual Giving Jobs
Head of Fundraising & Partnerships (British Home)
British Home is a Royal Charter charity with over 160 years’ experience of providing specialist residential care, therapy, support, and hope for adults living with neuro-disability. We have a bold ambition to be recognised as Outstanding by the CQC by 2024 for providing safe and patient-centred care and, ultimately, then aim to be recognised for having Level 2 Rehabilitation Centre status after 2025.
Our new three-year strategy focuses on achieving our ambition by raising our capabilities in neuro-disability care provision and concurrently helping ensure the sustainability of the charity in the long term.
We are recruiting our next Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to revitalise our fundraising strategy and lead the implementation to help deliver our strategic goals.
This is a great role with huge potential and an opportunity to build a small team.
Key Experience:
You will be an experienced fundraising professional working at a senior level with strong strategic and team leadership experience.
With demonstrable experience overseeing diverse income generation activity, you will lead a capital appeal project to refurbish our iconic building and to introduce new technologies and specialist equipment to improve the lives of British Home’s beneficiaries.
At British Home, our strong reputation for high-quality care and innovation is your canvas to paint success, fostering robust relationships that translate into impactful income through corporate and trust fund partners.
By working closely with our committed CEO, you will identify funding priorities, develop project requirements and produce tailored applications for a diverse range of trusts and foundations, and nurture strong relationships with corporates and high-net individuals to support our work.
This is a great opportunity for a senior fundraising professional who is a self-starter and passionate about creating a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents and their families. Here, you'll have the freedom to put your own stamp on the role and be a driving force behind our ambitious mission. Every team member plays a crucial role, and your enthusiasm and dedication will be key to our success. If you share our commitment towards ensuring that everyone with neuro-disability is able to live as full and independent a life as possible, then we would love to hear from you.
Why should you join us?
In the words of one staff member, we are ‘simply not a big brand provider’. We take pride in being a charity, offering a unique environment with a staff-centred approach. Here, we provide our residents with the time and individual support they need. Experience first-hand the positive impact your fundraising expertise will have on transforming the lives of our residents. Make a difference with British Home!
How to apply
Eastside People is supporting British Home in the recruitment of this role. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter.
Please respond to the following areas in your cover letter:
- Evidence of a track record of developing and delivering income generation strategy and the activity required to deliver against targets.
- Experience in planning and launching a capital appeal project
- Experience in fundraising through various approaches such as corporate and high net-worth individuals, trusts & foundations, individual giving and community fundraising and legacies.
- Experience/knowledge in relation to the other relevant skills and experience specified in the person specification
The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 1 May 2024, and longlisting interviews held by Eastside People will take place the following week. We recommend you apply at the earliest opportunity, as we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis.
Interviews with British Home for shortlisted candidates will be on 15 or 17th May 2023.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please get in touch with us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help make the application process work for you.
With over 160 years of experience, British Home is a Royal Charter charity committed to providing specialist residential care, therapy, support, and hope for adults living with neuro-disability. Our ambitious goal is to achieve recognition as "Outstanding" by the CQC by 2024 and, beyond that, attain Level 2 Rehabilitation Centre status after 2025.
Location: Streatham, SW16 3JB. Hybrid. Three days in the office and two days working from home.
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum. Dependent on experience
Benefits: Competitive
Closing date: 01-05-2024
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About Bendrigg
We make adventure accessible, working together to overcome barriers and transform lives.
The spirit of adventure is incredible. A bona fide superpower that can fill any one of us with conviction and confidence, with new abilities and renewed agency. And it’s universal too – not the exclusive preserve of the advantaged and non-disabled. It’s for everyone, because we’re making sure it is.
At Bendrigg, we have the setting and the scenery, the equipment and the expertise, the people and the passion. Together we have a limitless supply of adventure. With a limitless determination to improve people’s lives.
Because we know that, whatever adventure means to each individual, it has the power to empower. To challenge and inspire, to tear down barriers and build up possibilities, to create real and lasting change. Above all, it has the power to change minds – within those individuals and across our whole society: changing the way people see their world, and changing the way the world sees them.
At Bendrigg we create change, one adventure at a time.
The role: Fundraising Manager
We are seeking a Fundraising Manager with a passion for our mission, who will build positive relationships to secure significant income, working together to harness the power of adventure to create lasting change and transform communities for all.
This is a new role, leading our small but growing Fundraising Team, and having a real input into our plans and strategies for the future. Reporting to the Head of Business Development, the successful candidate will oversee all fundraising income generation activity and lead on our Major Donor Giving Programme. A typical week could involve meeting with prospective donors, developing a case for support for a new stream of work, supporting team members to develop their own fundraising skills, and working with other departments to raise awareness of Bendrigg’s work.
This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned fundraiser to join and lead a forward-thinking and inclusive team and develop Bendrigg’s fundraising to support our new Strategic Plan. This opportunity is open to those wishing to work remotely (there would be an expectation to attend the office for a minimum of 2 weeks during the induction process, and thereafter at least 3 days per month throughout the year), looking for a hybrid working pattern or wanting to be fully office-based. The role is full time, however part-time on a minimum of 0.8FTE would be considered for the ideal candidate.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, irrespective of gender, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, or criminal records.
Working at Bendrigg
Whilst at Bendrigg, our visitors feel ‘celebrated’ rather than just ‘accommodated’ and we want no different for our staff. We understand that everyone is different and try to be as flexible as possible. We are proud to offer a caring and supportive working environment with a number of benefits including:
· Holidays: Staff receive 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (FTE, part-time pro-rata).
· Lunch: lunch and refreshments are provided for anyone working on-site from our amazing catering team.
· Training: personal and professional development is actively encouraged and rewarded. Staff are provided with opportunities for external training as well as a number of internal training sessions throughout the year.
· Pension: All employees can take advantage of our pension arrangements whereby contributions of 5% from the employee are matched by 5% from Bendrigg.
· Sick pay: company sick pay starting at 1 month full pay in any 12 month period after the first 6-months, and rising to 3 months full pay (in any 12 month period) after 2 years of service, and 6 months full pay (in any 12 month period) after 5 years of service.
· Maternity & Paternity Pay: Statutory Maternity & Paternity Pay
· Parental leave: We understand that you may need time to settle children into a new school, or you may want to spend more time with a child. Bendrigg offers 18 weeks unpaid leave for each child up to their 18th birthday (maximum of 4 weeks per year).
· Emergency Dependant & Compassionate leave: Up to 5 paid days per year
How to Apply
If you feel you could belong at Bendrigg then please download the full job description for more information. Please submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how you fit the person specification. A strong cover letter will include:
· why you want to work at Bendrigg and why this role appeals to you personally,
· highlights of your previous experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that clearly and succinctly match the person specification.
For more information
We welcome informal enquiries so please do contact our office if you have any questions.
All enquiries relating to this post should be made to: Sarah Garman, Head of Business Development
Please ensure that a CV and cover letter is submitted. A strong cover letter will include:
• why you want to work at Bendrigg and why this role appeals to you personally,
• highlights of your previous experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that clearly and succinctly match the person specification.
We make adventure accessible, working together to overcome barriers and transform lives.
At Thrive, we use gardening to enable people with long term health conditions and disabilities to improve their health and wellbeing and our vision is that Social & Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) services are available wherever people live.
We’re looking for a supportive Regional Centre Manager who can enable our passionate and committed Birmingham team to deliver an excellent service for our client gardeners.
Proactive business development skills are needed to identify new partnerships and expand our program delivery to ensure the continued sustainability of the centre.
If you are a confident manager with experience of working in social care or charities, Thrive can offer you a varied and rewarding challenge.
Our Regional Centre Manager in Birmingham will be based in our Birmingham Kings Heath office, Option for hybrid role with up to 2days Remote/Home working per week.
Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.
For more information, please download the Information Pack. For an informal conversation about the role, please email recruitment in the first instance.
To apply, please email recruitment with your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you will bring to Thrive.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Thursday 25th April 2024.
First round interviews will be on friday 10th May in Birmingham
To apply, please email recruitment with your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you will bring to Thrive.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Thursday 25th April 2024.
Barnwood Trust is not your typical funder. We drive forward changes so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, we influence the change that’s needed. By partnering with local organisations, involving people with lived experience directly in our work, and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in Gloucestershire.
As part of this work, our Engagement Team engages a wide range of people in the Trust’s vision for Gloucestershire, and our Marketing and Communications are integral to this.
We are looking for a Marketing & Communications Manager to develop and manage the marketing and communications function and team at Barnwood Trust. This includes Barnwood Trust’s websites, social media channels and print media, as well as responsibility for marketing and logistics planning for public-facing workshops and events.
Expertise in communications, including delivering high standards of accessibility, implementing organisation-wide communications and marketing strategies, and line management experience are welcomed for this role.
We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support – this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:
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are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
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have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges.
Contract terms:
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This role is permanent, and we welcome applications from people looking for full time hours (37.5hrs per week).
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We offer a flexible start between 8am and 9.30am Monday to Friday.
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Salary £42,639 p/a FTE
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36 days holiday inc. bank holidays
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This position is based in our office in central Cheltenham with occasional opportunities for home working.
Summary of key duties:
Management of Barnwood’s external communications channels
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To engage with a wide range of external audiences, including Barnwood Circle members, potential project partners and participants in our convening and learning activities.
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To manage communications and marketing strategic plans, and their delivery for Barnwood Trust.
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To coordinate printed and digital products, in a range of accessible formats and in line with the Trust’s vision.
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To develop, lead and ensure the implementation of our social media strategy to positively reflect the Trust’s culture and values.
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To lead the delivery of the Trust’s external events.
Line management of x3 direct reports:
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Provide line management to the function team, managing resources and maximising the skills and capabilities of team members.
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Enact the Trust’s management processes and ensuring that access requirements are supported.
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Hold regular management reviews with direct reports, providing open and honest feedback on performance, setting personal development goals and plans.
Knowledge and experience:
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Line managing a small team.
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Creating dissemination plans and marketing materials for a wide range of audiences and channels, including print media, digital media and face to face engagement.
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Planning and delivering public events.
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Delivering communications to high standards of accessibility.
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Project planning tools and techniques.
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Independently managing complex projects with a diverse range of stakeholders.
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Supporting the implementation of organisation-wide communications and marketing strategies.
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Data management, adhering to legal information governance requirements and internal policies.
For full details please see our application pack.
Summary of skills
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Excellent communication and organisational skills, including high level written communication skills.
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Self-awareness, enabling excellent working relationships with a wide range of people using tact, diplomacy and sensitivity.
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Ability to apply appropriate communication channels and methods, including digital and print media.
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Strong IT skills (proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WhatsApp, Teams and Zoom, as minimum).
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CRM database management.
Benefits:
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36 days annual leave including bank holidays. (FTE)
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Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.
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Competitive salaries and fantastic pension contribution rates.
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Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident when working with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities, and mental health challenges.
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Friendly and collaborative working culture; everyone’s voice is heard.
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We have a range of supportive wellbeing policies and almost a third of our employees, are qualified mental health first aiders with Mental Health England.
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Our offices in central Cheltenham are wheelchair accessible, have free accessible parking on site and great facilities.
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Assistance dogs are welcome.
Guidance On Applications:
You need to apply for this role via our online application form.
You will also find a detailed application pack which gives a full and detailed job description and person specification as well as guidance on how to make an online application and what you should include within it.
Should you have any questions or require any of the information in a different format please email the recruitment team directly at recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org.
We want our application process to be right for you as an individual. If there’s anything we can do to make the process below more straightforward for you, please email recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org and we will contact you to discuss what support we may be able to provide.
Our careers page on our website has some examples of things we may be able to put in place.
Deadline for applications: 12.00 noon on Wednesday 24th April 2024
First interviews: Monday 29th April 2024
Second stage interviews: Tuesday 7th May 2024
We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.