Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with Calibre to recruit their new Trusts and Grants Fundraiser. Calibre believes that everyone should have the pleasure of reading and that being blind or partially sighted, dyslexic or unable to hold a book should not be barriers to the written word. With an amazing collection of over 11,000 titles and with the dedicated support of a team of volunteers, they provide an extensive audiobook lending service to their members with around 37,000 books being sent out each month!

It's an exciting time to join Calibre as they progress with the development of a new and ambitious fundraising strategy which will see the introduction of new funding streams enabling Calibre to diversify their offer to reach more members. Calibre's purpose is to change lives through reading, and there could not be a better time to join.

The Trusts and Grants Fundraiser will be responsible for growing the charity's income from trusts and foundations, lottery bodies and other grant makers with a particular focus on larger funders. The remit will be to establish a strong portfolio of funders whilst in time extending the reach nationally. With lots of scope to establish and grow this income stream, it will take a trained eye to grow and develop the right relationships.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have significant trust fundraising experience, be well organised and have a keen eye for detail. Excellent research and communication skills will be key as will a positive and 'can do' attitude!
Calibre is open to this role being worked part time.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with a literacy charity to recruit their new Head of Fundraising. This organisation believes that everyone should have the pleasure of reading and that being blind or partially sighted, dyslexic or unable to hold a book should not be barriers to the written word. With an amazing collection of over 11,000 titles and with the dedicated support of a team of volunteers they provide an extensive audiobook lending service to their members, with around 37,000 books being sent out each month!

It's an exciting time to join the charity as they progress with the development of a new and ambitious fundraising strategy which will see the introduction of new funding streams, enabling them to diversify their offer and reach to more members. The purpose of this charity is to change lives through reading, and there could not be a better time to join.

The Head of Fundraising will contribute to the new strategy and will manage a small and dedicated team of four fundraisers across the areas of legacy, trusts and grants. Key to creating a transformational programme of fundraising will be developing the areas of major giving, corporate partnerships, individual giving and creating a strong digital offer for members and supporters.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have significant fundraising experience and will be adept at developing and growing functions in order to increase income. Excellent leadership skills will be key as will a positive and 'can do' attitude!

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Do you want to develop your career while making a difference to the world?

Prospectus is supporting a charity that helps the non-profit sector cause a bigger and better impact in their search for an Administration Executive. The overall purpose of this role is to provide effective, accurate and efficient administrative support to the team, with a particular emphasis on ensuring that business development activities are delivered to the highest standards.

To be successful as an Administration Executive, you will be confident in your administration skills including organising meeting rooms, preparing reports, assisting with audits, helping with social media content and maintaining an awareness of organisational procedures and policies. In addition to your administrative duties, you are encouraged to help with business development by keeping the tracker up to date, work with the communications team to produce marketing material, and help to monitor the team's performance. You will be able to multitask and have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and a passion for the charity sector.

A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Please apply with a Word Document copy of your CV. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

Prospectus is pleased to be collaborating with Make-A-Wish UK to recruit their new Senior Business Development Manager. The organisation was formed to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses in the UK. Volunteers are at the heart of the organisation and their support has helped Make-A-Wish UK grant more than 13,000 life-changing wishes so far. This is a chance to be part of their ambitious plans for the future!

Joining an open and friendly team, this role will be responsible for building on an impressive portfolio of current partners. You will also engage new corporate supporters and negotiate mutually beneficial relationships that deliver cash and/or gift-in-kind to ensure the increasing demand for wishes can be met.The role will focus heavily on proactively generating new leads as well as working on warm leads already identified.

Working closely with the head of High Value Fundraising the successful candidate will develop a new business strategy as well as identify and research prospects to build a robust pipeline for approach. Supported by a Business Development Manager, the role will take the lead on driving the new business pipeline forward and securing six figure partnerships.
To be successful, you will need to have demonstrable experience of securing and negotiating multiple six figure partnerships and will possess the ability to think strategically. You will be flexible, forward thinking and solution focussed with a genuine desire to increase income so more magical wishes can be granted to thousands of families every year!

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with NABS in their search for an Events Manager. NABS is the support organisation for the advertising and media industry and they are passionate about providing the industry with expert, impartial and friendly help, advice and career guidance.

As an outstanding and passionate events fundraiser, you will be excited by the opportunity to develop and deliver a portfolio of new and existing fundraising and engagement events. You will ensure that all event activity continually reflects the need and wants of the industry and NABS stakeholders. Managing a small team too, you will be a passionate events professional with experience of leading teams to achieve objectives.

NABS holds a wide range of events including a flagship dinner, golf days, talks, a fashion show and more. You will find new and exciting ways to maximise income and supporter engagement and will work as a member of the wider strategic partnerships team to boost event sales and team participation. As line manager of the Events Executive, you will have proven experience of leading and developing a team member.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 speaking with you soon.

Do you understand how to promote a brand and plan marketing strategies?

Prospectus is thrilled to be supporting a high profile cancer charity in their search for a Senior Marketing Manager who can lead national multi-media marketing campaigns and drive fundraising activity.

The overall purpose of the role is to develop full marketing plans and agency briefs, ensure the brand is accurately reflected across all materials and guidelines are followed, and continually monitor and refine products and propositions. You will carry out in-depth analysis of campaign performance and apply learning for future plans, monitor and forecast against expenditure and maintain expert industry knowledge and best practise. You will be a champion for the organisation's values, drive cross-team collaboration and deliver inspirational and supportive line management. Building relationships with stakeholders, working with external suppliers and leading the management of campaigns to provide excellent customer service are also vital to this role.

To be successful as a Senior Marketing Manager, it is essential to have knowledge of forecasting, planning and multi-channel management, and experience delivering strong campaigns. You will be comfortable planning and delivering a year of marketing, using insight to develop positioning and analysing channel performance. Experience briefing external marketing agencies and taking new ideas to market is important.

A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Please apply with a Word Document copy of your CV. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

Please note this role may close earlier than the date advertised, so apply now to register your interest.

Holborn Community Association has been at the heart of its area for the last 30 years. Across 3 centres and other sites, they deliver a range of arts, sports, learning and care activities for everyone of all ages. All of their work is about making its community stronger - and doing it in a way that is fun, warm, welcoming and open to everyone.

HCA is in the midst of a significant redevelopment of one of its centres (Bedford House) which will increase its capacity and improve its offer for the community. During that transition we are delighted to be working with the charity to appoint an Operations Manager to improve systems and ensure the smooth running of he organisation.

This role will be responsible for organisational operations, supporting teams, operational finance, communications and facilities, and will be based across 3 sites in London,WC1. This will involve leading on the management and running of the centres, planning and forecasting activities, line-management of staff, training, responding to customer/member feedback and providing smooth running administration systems to ensure the organisation is meeting its objectives of creating a fun, inspiring and safe environment for its staff and the community as a whole. There will also be a financial aspect to the work in terms of budgeting, forecasting and accounts management so experience of this would be very useful.

The successful candidate will have a clear view on the bigger picture of the charity's aims and will also have the attention to detail to make sure everything is running like clockwork, both from an administrative perspective and in terms of HR, compliance and governance. This person will also be responsible for recruiting and training staff, ICT trouble-shooting, data protection and overseeing front-of-house services across all 3 sites.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with considerable professional skills to support a valuable and essential community resource in providing the best quality service to its members who come from incredibly diverse backgrounds.

HorseWorld provides a lifeline for horses, ponies and donkeys and opportunities for young people, by rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming abandoned and mistreated equines, and empowering disadvantaged young people to discover their potential.

Founded in 1952, HorseWorld Trust (formerly The Friends of Bristol Horses Society) has transformed the lives of thousands of equines.  Our farm (circa 170 acres) is located between Bristol and Bath and today we are responsible for over 300 equines, including over 100 on-site.

Our campaigning to champion animal rights has gained the support of local MPs and thousands of members of the general public, which led to a House of Commons debate and round table meetings with DEFRA.

We also run our ground-breaking Discovery programme which unites some of our abandoned and mistreated horses with disadvantaged young people from all walks of life.  Founded in 2007, Discovery is now a well-established alternative learning provider and is seen as one of the leading equine-assisted therapy programmes, currently working with over 200 students each year to achieve remarkable results.   

Job Title: Chief Executive

Location: Bristol

Salary: £70 - £75k

Our new Chief Executive, in conjunction with a highly engaged and supportive Board of Trustees, will develop and deliver a new strategic direction to build on our success to date and enable us to increase our income and profile in order to support more young people and help more horses in need.

You will bring a track record of leading strategic change and income growth as well as experience successfully engaging a diversity of internal and external stakeholders such as local authorities, local communities, schools, businesses, staff and volunteers.  With a tenacious commitment to continuous improvement, and strong commercial acumen, you will be motivated by handling and finding solutions to challenging problems and be able to balance strategic and operational demands.

A passion for supporting the needs of disadvantaged young people and a keen interest in animal welfare - particularly saving the lives of abandoned, neglected and mistreated horses, ponies and donkeys is essential.

Closing date: Friday 6 March

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

The Passage provides a range of support services to homeless and adults at risk in London. Our mission is to provide resources which encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives.

We are currently seeking an Information & Outcomes Manager who will be responsible for managing and developing the client data in relation to the work of The Passage and for ensuring that The Passage produces high quality information for both internal and external purposes.

They will work with the service managers to ensure that the client database is a key tool in delivering, evaluating and innovating services for clients and co-ordinate cross- service meetings to ensure that the data is being consistently entered, that improvements or requests for change are understood and managed

The Information and Outcomes Manager will support the further development of the fundraising database system as well as be responsible for Data Protection practices within the organisation. This includes maintaining GDPR systems, dealing with subject access requests and other data requests, ensuring GDPR training and regular audits is carried out throughout the organisation.

The successful candidate should have experience of project management, working with client/customer record databases and liaising with partnership agencies. An intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word is essential.

To apply, please go to our website.

Closing Date: 10am, Monday 24 February 2020

Interview Date: Tuesday 03 March 2020

The Passage strives to be an equal opportunities employer. Benefits include 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, Group Pension Plan, Life Assurance and Cycle to Work Schemes.

Prospectus is exclusively collaborating with FareShare to support their search for a new Head of Fundraising who will sit at the heart of the organisation's ambitious plans for growth. As Head of Fundraising, you will drive corporate partnerships fundraising, as well as strategically directing and empowering a team across corporate and trusts and foundations fundraising.

Your role will be essential in enabling the organisation to achieve its mission: to use surplus food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK, by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty. You will be fundraising to generate the necessary income to fund the central work of FareShare across the UK.

As Head of Fundraising, you will develop and drive the implementation of the fundraising strategy, as well as supporting the team (two direct reports, team of seven all together) to ensure that opportunities across income streams are maximised.

Your expertise will be in developing strong corporate partnerships and you will actively use this to engage new potential partners and develop the existing relationships. With previous leadership experience, you will be looking for a role where you can work collaboratively with other senior leaders and drive a successful fundraising team.

The organisation can offer flexible working in addition to other benefits.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 speaking with you soon.

Prospectus is partnering with a dynamic business led membership organisation that empowers and enables organisations in delivering social, environmental and economic sustainability across all areas of their business. Our client is seeking an experienced and driven professional to be responsible for managing and developing the marketing and communications strategy for a pivotal campaign on Inclusion & Wellbeing (Age, Gender, Race & Wellbeing).

You will utilise all marketing and communications opportunities and channels to reach their target audience, collaborating with internal teams in understanding the best way to promote the focus area of campaigns. With oversight across this function you will define robust processes to improve efficiencies while also leading in reviewing and approving all mass communications to members, guaranteeing consistency of voice while ensuring messaging has the desired impact. Managing communications online, you will create social media posts that support product and events launches side by side, while also driving awareness of campaigns and promoting the incredible work to their members. You will also review the analytics of digital campaigns ensuring posts are optimised to enhance their impact.

This role requires a strong degree of collaboration across different focus areas for flagship campaigns and events, ensuring consistent messaging that aligns to campaign issue areas and thus deepens member engagement. As a natural team player you will increase cross-team effectiveness and will be an ambassador for cross team working.

Enthusiastic, creative, process-driven and organised, you will have substantial experience in coordinating and delivering compelling and accurate content for social media campaigns and integrated marketing activity, always keeping the target audience at the centre of everything that you do. A passion for delivering quality communications is key as is a genuine interest in the charity’s focus areas.

If you feel that you have the relevant experience and are keen to hear more, please apply by providing a CV in Word format; no cover letter is required at this stage. A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Prospectus is pleased to be working with CAF to recruit their new Senior Manager, CAF American Donor Fund. CAF is a market leading philanthropy service for US and UK philanthropists and the postholder will take ownership of the growth plan and lead a dedicated team.

The Senior Manager, CAF American Donor Fund will lead on all business development activities, working closely with the Business Development Manager to continually develop and implement the strategic growth plan. Leading a team of five and with two direct reports, the Senior Manager will achieve agreed sales objectives which are financial, activity and behavioural based. More broadly, the Senior Manager will become a leading voice in the US/UK professional advisor community, and will be a strong ambassador for CAF externally.

The selected candidate will have a proven track record of developing and implementing strategic income plans that drive growth and will have done this within a HNWI relationship setting. You will have a proven track record of building and maintaining a network of business contacts who can drive referrals. Coupled with being a great presenter to a wide range of audiences, you will also be passionate about understanding philanthropy and why donors give to the causes they support.

Do get in touch with Ryan Burdock at Prospectus for an informal discussion about the role. The previous postholder, now the line manager for this role, estimates there will be an average of three trips per year to the United States.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 speaking with you soon.

Do you know how to write code? Are you an experienced Full Stack Developer looking for a job that causes an impact?

Prospectus is thrilled to be supporting a professional membership body that supports the advancement of political science. They currently have 300 institutional members across 50 countries and are looking for their next Developer.

The overall purpose of this role is to work with the development team to design, develop and maintain the organisation's systems, websites and databases. Following industry best practise, you will ensure all code is tested, meets coding standards and is maintained. You will liaise with non-technical staff and stakeholders to understand requirements and build suitable solutions.

Successful applicants will have a strong technical and coding background, able to work to targets and deadlines and work with minimal supervision. Knowledge of following web technologies is ideal:

- C#

- WebForms

- MVC

- Entity Framework

- Javascript, JQuery

- T-SQL

- HTML

- CSS, Bootstrap

A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Please apply with a WORD Document copy of your CV. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Spring Impact supports some of the world's leading social sector organisations to scale up their impact. Our goal is to transform how the social sector scales impact, so non-profits and funders have the best chance to reach more people successfully and sustainably. Our team of passionate, smart-thinking consultants work directly with some of the most exciting non-profits and funders to develop the strategies, plans and systems they need to change more lives. Through this, we're building a field of expertise, collaborating with other leaders in the sector, and sharing our learning and research far and wide, to help create the best possible environment for scaling across the globe.

Building upon all Spring Impact has learnt, we are bringing in a new leader in the UK to drive the organisation further towards achieving its mission. With this hire, we aim to shape the dialogue and actions of the social sector so that more organisations scale up and fewer resources are wasted on reinvention of the wheel.

Job Title: UK Director

Location: London with international travel

Salary: Competitive salary

The UK Director is a new position to drive forward Spring Impact's work in the UK. They will join a senior management team of other Directors focused on other functions, geographies and issue areas. The new Director will significantly raise Spring Impact's profile, develop new relationships, drive advocacy and thought leadership, and create business and funding opportunities to support Spring Impact's growth. They will structure and lead teams to deliver outstanding client work, build and maintain strong client relationships, represent Spring Impact in public settings, serve as a mentor and role model for staff, and work collaboratively with other directors, the CEO and board in setting strategy and leading the organisation. We are seeking a seasoned leader with strong entrepreneurial drive, who thrives on intellectual challenge and “raises the bar” in terms of serving our client's missions.

Key Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Significant experience working within, or aligned to, the social sector (charities and social enterprises) ideally including international development

• Understanding of some of the key approaches and challenges in successfully scaling social impact

• Extensive experience including serving significant time in senior strategic and operational roles

• Experience in consulting and understanding of the consulting firm business model would be highly advantageous but not essential for the right candidate.

• Experience and success in business development; sales and fundraising with established relationships with philanthropists and non-profit leaders.

• Experience and success in influencing as a thought leader

• Collaborative and engaging with outstanding interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people - junior and senior, for-profit and non-profit, and from diverse backgrounds.

• Excellent presentation skills, including strong verbal and writing capabilities.

• Ability to effectively manage and motivate team members and guide client engagements.

Closing date: Monday 2 March

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

If after reviewing the Appointment Brief you feel you meet the criteria and you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, or you have any queries about the process please contact Sara Livesey or Suzannah Fazackerley at our retained Consultants Prospectus with a copy of your CV.