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We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
About the role
The Natural History Museum is seeking a proactive and self-starting, ambitious, driven, creative and forward-thinking Internal Communications Manager to support its 1100 members of staff, across three sites. This role is responsible for developing and overseeing the delivery of the Museum’s internal communications strategy.
You will relish seeking out (and prioritising!) the vast amounts of news within the organisation – creating engaging content that resonates with colleagues. With a creative, inclusive and strategic approach to delivering engaging employee communications, you will ensure the Museum adopts best practice. You will be encouraged to explore and share new innovations in internal communications.
This role has a broad remit to develop and manage internal communications for the Museum that informs and celebrates the varied work of colleagues from creating temporary exhibitions, delivering world-famous visitor events and leading the transformation of the Museum’s galleries, to the ground-breaking research conducted by our 350 scientists.
Supporting a wide range of internal communications activities, this role will inform, engage and motivate colleagues about the Museum’s vision and mission and all the vital work the Museum is undertaking to create advocates for the planet.
You will have a proven track record of developing and delivering impactful communications strategies that incorporate in-person and online events and digital communications which are effective throughout a multi-site organisation.
About you
A talented self-starter, you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to establish good working relationships quickly. You will be a creative storyteller with good attention to detail, accustomed to working proactively with a breadth of stakeholders to develop compelling narratives and impactful communications.
With proven experience managing a breadth of Internal Communications channels and in-person and hybrid events, you must be comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, varied environment. You will have experience managing crisis communications.
You will play a key role in advising colleagues, including the Executive Board, on Internal Communications and in supporting the development and maintenance of Internal Communications channels.
How to apply
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Closing date: 23:59 on Wednesday 13 November 2024
Interviews expected: w/c 25 November 2024
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Variety, the Children's Charity, seeks an experienced fundraising leader, people-person, and all-around star to be our next Director of Fundraising & Communications – could it be you? Based in our head office in London, you will work with our CEO and Regional Director of Development (North West) on significantly growing our income. Backed by a fantastic brand and reputation, you will lead through a transformative period of growth as we raise funds to make a real and immediate difference in the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.
At Variety, the Children's Charity, we believe every child has a right to live their best life and reach their full potential. We fund and deliver life-changing programs that give disabled and disadvantaged children and young people across the UK a better future. 2024 is our 75th year in the UK, and we are part of a global network that has raised and donated close to £1.6 billion to positively impact the lives of children in need.
We are one of the most well-recognised and trusted charities as a result of this illustrious track record. Today, in the UK we have a team of 20 dedicated staff, which will grow over the next 12 months, who support our work and an enviable network of committed supporters and volunteers across the country.
We’re not content to rest on our laurels – we have recently completed a leadership transition that will provide the strategic and operational foundation for the charity to be more effective than ever. We plan to double our income in the next three years and grow our support for children and young people across the UK.
To do this, we need a dynamic, forward-thinking fundraiser who can engage effectively with staff, Trustees, volunteers, donors, and beneficiaries. Someone who knows how to make the most of the unparalleled showbiz and business networks our trustees bring to the organisation. Who can demonstrate a deep understanding of fundraising, a commitment to achieving ambitious financial targets, the ability to lead by being fully accessible to various stakeholders and can actively participate in key Variety events, including the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards, Variety Props Awards and the Variety Disability Sports Awards. Success in the role will make a huge difference to the lives of the children and young people we support as well as putting our new Director on the map.
The Appointment Brief for this role with full job description and person specification is available upon application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that supports young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuses and have sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied minors. Our two focus areas are rehabilitation and justice.
This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and experienced fundraiser to progress further in their career, with the freedom to creatively enhance and develop the fundraising strategy of an impactful community-based charity.
As Senior Fundraising Lead you will be Baobab’s key fundraiser and a self-starter with experience of working in a small or medium sized charity. You will lead on the development of fundraising at Baobab, exploring new avenues for funding, as well as nurturing and growing existing fundraising relationships. You will be responsible for strategising and carrying out a successful program of fundraising from small, medium and large charitable trusts and foundations to an agreed annual fundraising target. You will also assist in delivering Baobab’s individual major donor programme, helping to set up and deliver communications and events related to this income stream. There is scope to explore further fundraising activites including events, corporate and community fundraising. You will play a central role and work closely with our operations team, as well as recieving expert monthly mentoring from a senoir fundraising consultant.
This role is for 4 or 5 days per week depending on your preference, it will include Fridays which is when staff meetings are held.
Please read the below alongside the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Mental Health: All of the young people Baobab supports suffer significant mental health and developmental difficulties and many function in an unstable and more immature way than their chronological age. Due to their experiences it takes time to gain trust from the young people in our community. As a core member of our team, you will understand the impact of specific human rights abuses on the development of children and young people in exile and their individual experiences of loss, trauma and grief on their mental health and well-being.
Baobab’s Model: Please read the accompanying ‘Baobab Clincial Context and Model’ document for a detailed introduction. It often takes a significant amount of time to understand Baobab’s model of working, which aims for rehabilitation and justice through attending to both the internal and external world of each young. It is important that you strive to have an insight to the experiences of both the internal and external factors impacting on the lives of unaccompanied young people attending our centre. It is also important that you understand the ways in which UK society and policy impacts on young asylum seekers (including invisibility, marginalisation, discrimination, and the fact of waiting in uncertainty for a long time).
Multi-disciplinary Working: Baobab aims to be a reflective, thinking organisation and we place a high value on shared thinking time, sharing responsibilities and working together with others. A key aspect of the role is communicating and working in a holistic way.
Please include details on relevant fundraising experience, including examples of successfully won bids; as well as relevant experience related to the context of our work.
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that offers support to young survivors of human rights abuses seeking refuge in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity to join the Rank Foundation team in London or Penrith as Alumni Development Officer through the Time to Shine leadership programme. This new post has been created to support the development and implementation of a range of activities to engage and connect with the Rank Fellows to foster long lasting relationships. The postholder will play a pivotal role in strengthening relationships between the Foundation and its alumni community.
The position is offered on a 12-month, full time basis, and the postholder must be able to join early January. The post-holder will be part of the Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine (T2S) leadership programme. As part of the Time to Shine 2025 Cohort, you will be supported through learning conferences, leadership days, action learning and will have access to career relevant training and qualifications.
Please download the Recruitment Pack for the full description of the post and further information on the Time to Shine Programme.
Key accountabilities:
Alumni Programme Research & Development:
- To assist with the identification of and engagement with the wider alumni community
- To implement a range of activities to engage with Rank’s alumni community;
- To design, plan and deliver Fellowship events, webinars, and other programmes that promote networking and professional development opportunities among Fellows/alumni;
- To create and develop relationships with the Fellows/alumni to increase involvement in the Foundation’s activities;
- To administer the mentoring programme connecting older Fellows with younger ones at the beginning of their professional careers;
- To liaise with the Comms team to raise the social media profile of the Rank Fellowship Alumni Network;
- To serve as the primary point of contact for alumni inquiries, communications, and requests;
- To be the secretariat for the Fellows Leadership Team, drafting agendas, minute taking, and following up on actions
- To design, plan and deliver School Leadership events with support from the Finance & Operations Officer
Data & Reporting:
- Manage the Fellowship database, ensuring it is kept up to date
- Send out digital surveys, monitor and track key deliverables;
- Collect achievements and contributions from Fellows to showcase impact;
- Collate and prepare reports based on survey outcomes to assess the effectiveness of the programme.
If you would like to apply, please send your CV together with a supporting statement no longer than 2 sides of A4 that clearly demonstrates how you meet the knowledge, skills, and experience requirements of the role.
Interviews: In-person London, 3rd December 2024 (pm)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Interim Deputy Director of Programmes - WasteAid
WasteAid is an international non-governmental organisation that works in low and middle-income countries to implement environmental and economic empowerment programmes, focusing on support to nascent green businesses and grassroots entrepreneurs. The work improves the livelihoods of some of the poorest and most marginalised, promotes circular economy innovation and contributes to a cleaner and healthier future for all.
Our programmes focus predominantly on the reduction of plastic, organic, textile and e-waste pollution in areas of the world that have no formal waste management systems.
The organisation promotes and shares locally appropriate, evidence based inclusive practices, supporting and empowering others to take positive action. We partner with public, private and community-based organisations in countries where the lack of waste management systems is harming the environment, economy and society. We achieve our goals through our3 flagship programme approaches, currently delivered in The Gambia, India, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda.
- Our Wastepreneur programme for those individuals and micro businesses trying to make a living within the circular economy and make a difference in their communities.
- The WasteAid Circular Economy Network which brings together national stakeholders, local authorities and the private sector to tackle local waste challenges through networking, training, infrastructure support and innovation challenges.
- First Step Resource Management Programmes focus on a whole system approach to divert waste from landfill supporting community behaviour change, basic infrastructure, collector group training and end market development.
The organisation is less than 10 years old and has enjoyed unprecedented growth with an annual budget this year of circa £2 million. It is a dynamic organisation with an international team who work in a supportive and collegial environment.
INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES JOB DESCRIPTION
This is an interim position, but the position will become permanent in due course through a separate recruitment.
Location: Home based in UK, other European locations considered
Reporting to: Director of Programmes
Direct Reports: Country Managers, Grants Finance Officer
Key Relationships: CEO, Head of Strategy and Impact
Salary: £50-60k per annum
Location: UK Home Based with up to 25% international and UK travel
This role is a member of WasteAid’s Senior Management Team.
Purpose of Role
The purpose of this role is to ensure the effective management and delivery of WasteAid’s global programme, providing leadership, capacity building and support to WasteAid’s international programme team and ensuring effective resource mobilisation. This role reports to the Director of Programmes and supports that role in scaling, trialling and evolving WasteAid’s current programme approach.
Major Responsibilities:
Leadership and Representation
• Provide leadership and supervisory management for WasteAid’s programmes team, including mobilisation and stewardship of resources, programme quality accountability, and performance management.
• Participate actively in country programme management, coordination, and strategy meetings with Director of Programmes and members of the country team.
• Work closely with Finance colleagues to ensure timely budget development, financial planning and cost management.
• Support the Director of Programmes to actively engage with donors, partner organisations and external stakeholders to ensure WasteAid is strongly represented.
• Conduct regular field visits to support programme teams
Supporting Strategic Direction, Program Quality and Growth
• Provide cohesive leadership to WasteAid’s global programme teams ensuring that priorities and opportunities identified are in line with organisational strategy and approach which includes scaling of current programmes and the identification of further areas of intervention.
• Work closely with the Head of Strategy and Impact to support the programme team with regarding tools and strategies to ensure that programming is based on input from communities, local partners and local/national stakeholders, a thorough understanding of the context, and technical best practices
• Work with Director of Programmes and colleagues in the country programme to identify funding opportunities and support the development of competitive, responsive proposals; meet with potential partners (and donors as appropriate) to discuss current and potential funding opportunities.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to develop programme budgets, which reflect a detailed understanding of situational parameters, beneficiary needs, available resources and technical possibilities including partnership capabilities.
• Working collaboratively with the Senior Management Team, support MEAL approaches to adapt and implement appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems that enhance programme quality, increase effectiveness and measure results.
Staff Performance Management and Development
• Supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, establishing a supportive environment while emphasizing accountability, providing regular and timely constructive performance feedback, and leading documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of staff.
• Work with HR to identify and implement recruitment and retention strategies.
Grant Monitoring & Partner Management
• Supervise the Grants Finance Officer.
• Support and supervise implementation of strong Project Management Cycle processes and tools including budgeting and planning and grant meetings such as Budget vs Actuals Meetings, Grant Opening, Mid-Term, and Closing Meetings, ensuring follow up on action points.
• Through the Grants Finance Officer ensure that all programmes are compliant with their respective donor regulations
• Support the Director of Programmes in having a solid partnership strategy for appropriate programmes.
• Ensure programme staff proactively maintain positive relationships with partners, including ongoing capacity building and mentoring,
Job Requirements:
· Educated to degree level, masters in a relevant subject would be desirable.
· At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience managing complex international development programming, ideally with a climate or environmental element.
· Demonstrated successful leadership experience managing a multi-disciplinary team and cross-cultural dynamics.
· Strong diplomatic and coordination skills.
· Demonstrated ability for accurate analysis of complex issues, strong decision-making, and translation of programmatic priorities into operational strategies.
· Proven track record of leading multi-location teams.
· Repeated, successful experience delivering appropriate levels oversight for a portfolio consisting of a variety of complex, donor-funded projects.
· Demonstrated experience in developing successful funding proposals
· Strong oral and written communication skills, with ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders.
· Established capacity to deal with ambiguity in stressful situations.
· Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes.
· Motivated, positive individual who excels at taking initiative and is able to motive team members to produce results under pressure while maintaining a sense of humour.
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Grants Specialist - Job Description
Location- UK & US
Salary Band UK - £51,050
Salary Band US - $85,246
All qualified candidates must submit a cover letter for consideration
About the Fund:
The Fund for Global Human Rights (the Fund) is a leading supporter of on-the-ground human rights groups around the world. Dedicated to identifying and investing in the most effective human rights organizations in regions from Latin America to Africa to Southeast Asia, the Fund for Global Human Rights offers grants and facilitates technical support to ensure the long-term effectiveness and viability of front-line groups working in challenging conditions with scant resources.
As an employer active in the field of human rights, The Fund is deeply committed to the overall well-being of its staff. It envisions a people centric workplace characterized by compassion, empathy, and balance. Its values are respect, integrity, agility, sustainability, and inclusivity. As the organization adapts and changes, it looks to its values to root and guide itself. Values are woven into The Fund Theory of Change and used to guide its direction and make decisions.
This is an exciting time at the Fund, having been undertaking a Strategic Review and being about to embark on an Operational Review to optimize our internal structures and systems to support the delivery of the Fund’s mission and strategic direction.
Your role:
The Grantmaking Operations team sits within the Fund’s Operations department and is primarily focused on ensuring that resources are reaching frontline activist organizations. The team seeks to hire a Grants Specialist who will report to the Managers of Grantmaking Operations and manage the Fund’s most complex grantmaking programs.
The successful candidate will join a high-performing, enthusiastic grants management team, a deeply committed global staff, and an organization constantly learning and adapting to global contexts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
Grantmaking
- Manage due diligence and enhanced grantmaking protocols for a highly complex and high-volume portfolio of grants spanning 50+ countries.
- Inform the development and implementation of grantmaking plans, ensuring they are robust and responsive to changing contexts and needs.
- Research compliance and financial regulation for various country contexts as needed and flag potential areas of risk to the Manager of Grantmaking Policy and Models.
- Identify and flag operational challenges that may have an impact on programmatic grantmaking ambitions, potential donor commitments or grantmaking advisory bodies.
- Coordinate with Program and Grantmaking Operations to ensure grants and grantee relationships are managed according to their risk level and operating context.
- Together with Program, Fundraising and Finance teams coordinate grant recommendation processes and timeline for grantmaking portfolios.
- Prepare and organize applicant materials and prospective grantee documents for all LEF cohorts.
- Manage incoming grant proposals and evaluate eligibility of prospective grantees in line with grantmaking due diligence protocols.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for grantees, enhancing grantee relations and maintaining communication in multiple languages, including but not limited to English and French.
- Coordinate translation of grant and program related materials in line with portfolio grantmaking, (i.e., ensuring all grant and program documents are tailored according to program initiatives and compliance needs)
- Participate (and lead as needed) in regular check-ins, strategic meetings and retreats to help coordinate the workflow of grantmaking, shape grantmaking budgets and collaboration with external stakeholders.
- Actively contribute to fundraising stages by integrating data-driven insights and compelling narratives in proposals and evaluation reports.
Database and Systems Administration
- Contribute to the management of the Fund’s grants management system.
- Maintain accurate grant and grantee records – updating grant, organization and contact records daily, updating budget trackers periodically and ensuring OFAC compliance.
- Generate reports and dashboards for colleagues across departments, as needed.
- Code all grantmaking requests and budgeting information.
- Enhance the grants management system functionalities, including coding and back-end development for improved user experience and data integrity.
- Collaborate with Grantmaking Operations colleagues to test new releases to grantmaking database, identifying improvements and addressing bugs.
- Contribute to the design and creation of the EOI and proposal forms in the grants management system.
- Facilitate the successful launch of newly implemented workflows and forms within the grants management system by identifying and assisting in the resolution of issues, ensuring optimal functionality and user experience.
- Support the design and implementation of grantee portals to facilitate efficient interactions and reporting.
- Collaborate with Grants Management colleagues to test new releases to grantmaking database, identifying improvements and addressing bugs.
Project Coordination
- Lead on GM internal projects; brainstorming and implementing workflow solutions to team endeavors, ensuring cohesive and aligned project reporting and closing.
- Provide support to the Manager of Grantmaking Systems & Projects
- Support engagement with all project stakeholders, gathering and integrating feedback to improve project management processes.
- Proactively identify risks associated with projects; recommending effective solutions to ensure successful implementation.
- Inform the scheduling and coordination of project activities, including meetings and deadlines, in coordination with Legal Empowerment Fund team.
- Document project outcomes and adaptations; ensuring learning is embedded in LEF grantmaking operations.
Your Team:
This position is part of the Fund’s Grantmaking Operations Team. The team is comprised of one Director, two Managers and four Specialists spread between the US and UK offices. This position will report to the Manager of Systems & Projects and will be based in the UK or US.
You Have - Candidates should demonstrate the following range of skills, experience, and qualities:
- Three years of relevant work experience, e.g., managing workflows, projects, and processes + at least one year of complementary education or experience working in human rights, program, or fundraising
- Demonstrated experience navigating legal and financial frameworks in the UK/US and working knowledge of international grantmaking funding trends and nuances.
- Strong project management skills, including software and people and process management.
- Initiative and strong sense of follow up, demonstrating the ability to keep track of multiple streams of cross-sectional work, and drive forward momentum.
- Diplomacy and the ability to manage sensitive data in a confidential and appropriate manner.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills
- Exceptional and consistent attention to detail while managing complex tasks and/or large work portfolios in a fast-paced, complex environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communica6tion skills with the ability to convey information accurately and listen effectively.
- Working knowledge of databases and proficiency in Microsoft Office Teams among other applications
- Strategic and analytical thinker; anticipates the impact of changes—small and large on workflows and process.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Fluent in English and strong working proficiency in French (written and verbal)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (I.E. NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT CRITICAL)
- Experience in a non-profit environment; grants management experience at private or public foundation a plus.
- Experience in or demonstrated interest in human rights and/or social justice issues.
- Additional language proficiency, especially in French, Spanish, or Arabic.
- Familiarity with US and/or UK non-profit compliance requirements and best practices.
- Familiarity with grants management systems, especially Fluxx.
The ideal candidate will also possess the following attributes:
- A constructive and solutions-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Works proactively to address molehills before they become mountains.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment.
- Enterprising, curious, and willing to take on new projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills and thrives in collaborative, diverse team settings.
- Customer service oriented; understands who we serve and considers the client(s) when managing change.
Qualified candidates must possess professional proficiency in both written & spoken Spanish.
Qualified candidates must be located in the UK or in the US, specifically in DC, MD, VA, or NY.
Qualifies candidates must submit a cover letter for consideration.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Ashinaga UK is seeking a driven and well-organised Partnerships Manager to propel our fundraising efforts, with the goal of advancing the Ashinaga Africa Initiative by securing funding to create new scholarships and opportunities for orphaned youth. This role will play a key part in expanding our impact and supporting the education and leadership development of young leaders from sub-Saharan Africa.
The Ashinaga movement was founded in Japan in the 1960s and has since expanded across the globe, empowering over 110,000 orphaned youth with access to education and support to achieve their full potential. The Ashinaga Africa Initiative was launched 10 years ago with the aim of equipping future leaders for Africa through undergraduate scholarships and leadership development opportunities. Ashinaga UK is proud to be part of this global movement, contributing to the mission of transforming lives and communities through education. Our work is primarily in the UK through collaboration with key university partners and donors.
The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for securing and building funding partnerships, overseeing external communications, and spearheading grant applications. The Partnerships Manager will work closely with the Managing Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the Managing Director to develop and execute the fundraising strategy.
- Manage existing funding partnerships and establish new relationships to further Ashinaga UK’s mission.
- Secure partnerships with corporations, foundations, individual donors, and UK universities.
- Identify new funding opportunities, cultivate relationships, write proposals, and report on progress.
- Write high-quality grant proposals to secure funding from grant-making bodies.
- Oversee the partnerships database, donor reporting, and contribute to the annual Charity Commission trustee report.
- Create external communication materials, including website content and promotional materials.
- Collaborate with key team members to develop partnerships related to scholarship programming and opportunities for scholarship recipients.
- Plan and coordinate external-facing events, such as donor receptions, corporate sponsor events, and webinars to enhance engagement and raise awareness of Ashinaga UK's mission.
Essential Criteria
- Right to work in the UK.
- Candidates must be based in the London area or able to commute. The role requires working from the office one to two days per week.
- Proven track record in establishing and nurturing partnerships to advance a charity’s mission.
- Strong experience forming and managing new funding partnerships successfully.
Desired Criteria
- Proven track record of leading successful fundraising projects and winning funding.
- Ability to strategize and develop innovative approaches to engage potential donors and advance them along a partnership ladder.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences, including corporate partners, individual donors, and internal stakeholders.
- Demonstrate experience in writing compelling proposals to secure funding from grant-making bodies.
- Knowledge of the charity sector and fundraising regulations.
- Experience fundraising within the international development, widening participation and/or education sector.
- Experience planning and coordinating events, such as donor receptions, corporate sponsor events, and webinars.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with organisational objectives.
- Ability to create new or upgrade existing processes and structures to allow for the effective delivery of strategy.
- Able to efficiently use a wide range of online tools, including spreadsheets, databases, and cloud-based applications.
- Experience using CRM systems to manage and analyse data and produce reports.
- Ability to work in French and/or Portuguese is a plus but not essential.
Personal Characteristics
- Passion for Ashinaga UK's mission: A genuine commitment to empowering orphaned youth through education and supporting the Ashinaga Africa Initiative's mission.
- Excellent interpersonal skills: Strong relationship-building abilities, with the capacity to engage and manage a variety of stakeholders, including donors and corporate partners.
- Adaptable and resourceful: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with some degree of ambiguity, able to create processes that may not yet exist and get involved in projects that may require learning new skills.
- Organised and detail-oriented: High level of attention to detail in managing data, preparing reports, and ensuring accuracy in all communications and documentation.
- Self-motivated: Ability to work independently, take initiative, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Collaborative mindset: Willingness to work closely with colleagues, volunteers, and external partners to achieve shared goals.
Other Information
- Ashinaga UK takes a flexible approach to working, with core hours and an understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments.
- Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage early applications.
- Ashinaga Association in the UK is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and ensuring that all job applicants receive fair treatment, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Empowering orphaned youth from across the African continent with education & leadership opportunities to tackle community issues & promote development
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Role Location: Home Based
People living with Parkinson's value the services and opportunities Parkinson’s UK provides, delivered by committed and skilled colleagues, volunteers and partner organisations. Following an investment of 1.5 million we have the opportunity to build on the quality and reach of our community services.
About the role
As members of the Community Directorate we aim to reach out to and support people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and carers. We enable the voice of people affected by Parkinson’s to be heard to improve services, inform our priorities and improve decision making locally.
Through community development we work in close collaboration with our Parkinson’s community to bring change on the issues that matter most to people affected by Parkinson’s.
You’ll provide high quality business support to the Wales Director and team.
What you’ll do:
- Provide administrative support to the Director of Wales
- Provide first point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders
- Organise online and in-person, internal and external meetings and other events, including booking venues and refreshments, assisting with the production of materials, fulfilling mailings and taking bookings as required
- Work across the team in Wales to ensure our records are up to date on all the current activities we and others support and that these are recorded on the local activity database
- Keep up to date with the directorate’s activities in order to provide clear, accurate information
What you’ll bring:
- Experience of team administration or supporting a senior executive
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate when required at all levels internally and externally. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable but not essential
- Ability to work co-productively with people living with Parkinson’s
- Excellent administration skills, including note-taking, presentation preparation and a positive, assertive and resilient approach to prioritising and juggling varying pressures and conflicting priorities
- Experience in coordinating multiple projects simultaneously that meet the business requirements
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
Interviews for this role will be held on the 22nd November, in person in Cardiff.
We are operating rolling recruitment for this vacancy and reviewing applications as they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- live in the area specified (WALES) and be able to travel freely and flexibly around these areas and occasionally further afield without reliance on public transport
- provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb
- have a confidential space in which to work
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
People living with Parkinson's value the services and opportunities Parkinson’s UK provides, delivered by committed and skilled colleagues, volunteers and partner organisations. Following an investment of 1.5 million we have the opportunity to build on the quality and reach of our community services.
About the role
As members of the Community Directorate we aim to reach out to and support people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and carers. We enable the voice of people affected by Parkinson’s to be heard to improve services, inform our priorities and improve decision making locally.
Through community development we work in close collaboration with our Parkinson’s community to bring change on the issues that matter most to people affected by Parkinson’s.
You’ll provide high quality business support to the Northern Ireland Director and team.
What you’ll do:
- Provide administrative support to the Director of Northern Ireland
- Provide first point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders
- Organise online and in-person, internal and external meetings and other events, including booking venues and refreshments, assisting with the production of materials, fulfilling mailings and taking bookings as required
- Work across the team in Northern Ireland to ensure our records are up to date on all the current activities we and others support and that these are recorded on the local activity database
- Keep up to date with the directorate’s activities in order to provide clear, accurate information
What you’ll bring:
- Experience of team administration or supporting a senior executive
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate when required at all levels internally and externally.
- Ability to work co-productively with people living with Parkinson’s
- Excellent administration skills, including note-taking, presentation preparation and a positive, assertive and resilient approach to prioritising and juggling varying pressures and conflicting priorities
- Experience in coordinating multiple projects simultaneously that meet the business requirements
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
We are operating rolling recruitment for this vacancy and reviewing applications as they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- live in the area specified (Northern Ireland) and be able to travel freely and flexibly around these areas and occasionally further afield without reliance on public transport
- provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb
- have a confidential space in which to work
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
The UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH) is looking to recruit a Communications and Engagement Manager for a Maternity Cover for up to 1 year.
In this role you will have the opportunity to lead processes and activities in support of the design and delivery of the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub’s (UKHIH) global communications and engagement strategy under the direction and guidance of the UKHIH Director.
The role will require you to have strong campaign and project management skills and a passion for driving the conversation around humanitarian research and innovation by delivering integrated multi-channel communications campaigns to engage the key stakeholders and drive impact around our work.
The role also leads UKHIH’s convening work – bringing together stakeholders (e.g., innovators, academics, and humanitarians) through a range of mechanisms to promote and facilitate collaborations that focus on new and improved approaches, processes, and systems that make humanitarian action more effective.
The UKHIH Communications and Engagement Manager will work closely with Elrha’s communications team to align communications as part of a broader organisational development process and strategy, contributing to ongoing communications efforts for both Elrha and UKHIH during a period of strategic change.
Your application will need to demonstrate:
- Experience of planning and delivering multi-channel communications strategies in a way that is timely, targeted, impactful and ethical.
- Experience in the international development or humanitarian sector, including an awareness of humanitarian issues and the way that the humanitarian system operates in terms of relevant media, networks, and organisations.
- Excellent track record of Experience of managing external communications suppliers and agencies.
- Experience supporting diverse teams in the development of communication and engagement strategies and capacity development.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop creative content across digital, print and other mediums.
- An understanding of transitioning brands through organisational change processes.
- Experience with event management including webinars, round tables, conference events, workshops and networking events.
- Strong written and design skills to inform the development of high-quality content for publication and to support partners to summarise complex information in clear, non-technical language.
- An understanding of how to track the impact of communications and engagement activities.
If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.
We offer:
- Remote working as standard – staff can access office bases in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester if required/ appropriate. We expect staff to attend team meetings and away days in person as required.
- As standard we work 35 hours per week. We are also happy to discuss flexible working patterns and many of our staff work non-standard working hours.
- Our benefits include minimum 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution), life cover, organisational sick pay, family friendly pay and leave schemes; incremental increase in annual leave (25 day basic entitlement) depending on length of service, opportunities for learning and development, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and retail discounts platform.
- Please read through the Information for Candidates document for further information to support your application, including details on Our Values, Strategy, Benefits and Salary.
Note for applicants:
- Candidates must have the independent right to work in UK at the time of appointment as we are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role.
- Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.
- When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children UK recruitment system. Elrha is an independent subsidiary of SCUK and benefits from some SCUK systems and processes.
Closing date: Tuesday 19th November 2024
Interview dates: Wednesday 4th December 2024
About UKHIH
Founded in 2020, the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH) is an initiative hosted by Elrha, a global organisation committed to solving complex humanitarian challenges, and is funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). Our mission is to address significant humanitarian issues through rigorous research and innovative solutions. We achieve this by bringing together diverse stakeholders from both within and beyond the humanitarian sector, fostering collaboration, co-creation, and the mobilisation of resources. This approach integrates the perspectives of crisis-affected communities with the expertise of humanitarian actors, leveraging UK and global capacities to develop effective, relevant solutions.
Since its inception, UKHIH has been at the forefront of advancing humanitarian innovation through Accelerated Innovation Collaborations (AICs), which are high-impact partnerships that drive major advancements in the field via a shared strategic learning process. A key feature of these collaborations is the inclusion of researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) through the UKHIH fellowship scheme, allowing for invaluable insights and strengthening local capacities. Additionally, UKHIH supports the Humanitarian Rapid Research Initiative (HRRI), which conducts real-time research on emerging crises, producing pivotal reports on issues such as ethical concerns in Afghanistan, response capacities to cholera, and the humanitarian impacts of natural disasters like the Turkey/Syria earthquake and the Pakistan floods. More recently, UKHIH has expanded its efforts to include ecosystem development within the humanitarian sector, focusing on UK capability mapping and exploring emerging technologies to tackle future challenges effectively.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.
Please ensure you read the full job description, the Candidate Information pack, and complete the Personal Statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Plan International UK to find their Head of Transformation and Innovation (Income and Engagement).
The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working from their London office, where staff split their time between working at home and from the office.
Reporting into the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement, this strategic role is essential to the future growth of the charity’s profile and income. This role will lead the Transformation and Innovation function within Fundraising and Supporter Engagement which acts as an internal consultancy and change management function to challenge the status quo, foster a culture of innovation across all teams and look for and support the implementation of new and improved ways of working to drive increased profile and income diversification.
Key Responsibilities:
· Work with the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement oversee the roadmap and implementation of our Fundraising and Engagement three-year strategy
· Establish tools and processes to support the Directorate to deliver on our goals and hold ourselves accountable to the strategy ambition
· Support Heads and wider teams to monitor and report on KPIs for the successful deployment of the new strategy, monitoring impact and recommend any adjustments
· Lead F&E senior leaders in regular reviews of the strategy implementation, and adjusting plans and priorities accordingly
· Monitor trends across the sector and recommend new strategic opportunities to grow engagement and income
· Identify and lead key change projects needed to support our income and engagement growth, in collaboration with senior leaders across the organisation
· Champion innovation across the charity and help Plan International UK understand what it means, and how it is applied, to our work
· Develop plans to build a culture of innovation across the charity
· Identify practical ways to encourage innovative thinking across the charity
· Monitor the sector and beyond for innovation that could benefit the charity
· Identify opportunities coming out from the global hub and other National Organisations that could benefit Plan International UK
· Champion the importance of using insights to develop products and messaging that have our audiences at the centre
· Champion the development of a data strategy (with a particular focus on, but potentially not limited to, supporter audiences)
Person Specification:
· An experienced senior leader with a significant track record of providing effective leadership to drive strategy and change, foster ambition, set direction and inspire others, with a collaborative approach to working cross-organisationally and embedding effective ways of working
· Extensive experience of designing and managing business transformation programmes
· Highly effective and influential communicator and relationship builder with stakeholders at all levels, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships and influencing senior stakeholders
· Experience of negotiating with senior stakeholders over change priorities alongside BAU
· A successful track record of developing strategies to drive engagement and income growth
· Able to effectively interrogate, manage, monitor and negotiate complex budgets and programme information
· Experience of leading and developing teams, including extensive experience of supporting cross-functional team management and virtual teams
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
Please note: Full title of the role internally to be know as 'Head of Transformation and Innovation (Income and Engagement)'
4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together, we are beating cancer.
Senior Solicitor
Salary: £95,000 - £105,000 pa depending on experience
Reports to: Director of Legal (Research)
Department: Research & Innovation
Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (other flexible-working requests will also be considered if it meets business needs)
Location: Stratford, London with high flexibility (we would expect you to be in the office 1-2 days per month)
Closing date: Wednesday 6th November at 23.55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high number of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found, so please do not delay submitting your application to avoid any disappointment.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Solicitor to join the Cancer Research Horizons (CRH) team. In this role you'll advise a range of internal clients across CRH on a broad range of life sciences-related activities. This will include drafting and negotiating complex life sciences agreements, strategic alliances and partnerships, collaborations and licensing activities, as well as working with our Commercial Partnerships team to support spin-out companies and their route to IPO. You'll make a significant contribution to the management and delivery of the legal function within CRH, e.g. delivering training, mentoring other team members and developing links with external counsel as appropriate. This is a contract role for 12 months covering maternity leave.
What will you be doing?
Work independently to provide timely, proactive, pragmatic, high quality and commercial legal advice and solutions to the organisation
Develop a strong understanding of CRH's business areas, building excellent working relationships across CRH and CRUK, as well as with internal and external clients
Oversee the reviewing, drafting and negotiating of a broad range of legal agreements relating to collaborative research and the protection and commercial exploitation of intellectual property
If requested, line manage and mentor staff within the legal team. Ensure delivery of operational goals and service excellence and develop staff so that they can operate increasingly independently
Promote the team and its role within CRH, CRUK and among stakeholders
Proactively identify, monitor, address and report on legal and regulatory developments of particular impact to CRH
Make contributions to broader strategic discussions
Keep abreast of legal developments, sharing relevant insights within the legal team and contribute to legal know-how resources
Advise on spin-out activity and drafting and negotiating relevant agreements
Plan and deliver on project-related goals as part of a "deal-team" or other project team
Deliver legal training sessions to business managers and others
Review and update template agreements
Provide ad-hoc advice in relation to various legal issues
If required, instruct and manage external legal advisers
Assist CRUK in formulating policy in relation to its translational research activities and intellectual assets
What skills are we looking for?
Degree level qualification in law with relevant qualification either as a solicitor or barrister or equivalent overseas (common law) qualification
Significant experience in an in-house or private practice role
Excellent working knowledge of commercial law and best practice; intellectual property law (particularly patents)
Much of what Cancer Research's scientists and deal-doers do is cutting edge and bespoke - a willingness to work collectively with others in new areas, to assess risk and determine a sensible way of doing things to achieve Cancer Research's goals
Track record of successfully negotiating and drafting a wide range of agreements (especially with an intellectual property dimension, including high value and complicated licence and collaboration agreements)
Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of company law and the regulatory environment relating to life sciences and pharmaceutical product development
Understand, or be able to demonstrate an aptitude to understand quickly, the context in which CRH's business operates and the needs and sensitivities of its stakeholders and have the skills and commitment to network to improve these and support the development of CRHs' business
Passion to contribute an important part in advancing discoveries to beat cancer
Ability to demonstrate leadership behaviours and propose and constructively critique ideas for the better management of the legal team and CRH as a whole
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our .
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: Linked In, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Work with us to shift our mindset as an organisation, moving from primarily receiving income from public sector bodies to proactively seeking funding from a wide variety of organisations. We want you to develop an income generation strategy and plan to enable IRISi to have a sustainable business model harnessing our existing knowledge assets and skills.
By the end of this project, we would like the following:
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an understanding of new potential customers and funders for IRISi and our value proposition to them
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an income generation strategy and plan.
We’re open to consultant suggestions regarding what shape this work might take. But to give an idea, we would be looking for things like:
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Horizon scanning to identify income generation opportunities
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Cultivating relationships with potential customers and funders
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Research about short-term income generation opportunities (3-6 months)
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Testing value propositions with target audiences
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Recommendations of where we should be focussing our income generation efforts and targets for each income stream
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A generic case for support, which can be repurposed for a variety of funders.
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Facilitation of workshops with staff members and potentially board members to surface existing ideas to generate income and barriers to implementation
Skills and experience
Essential
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Experience developing effective income generation strategies for social enterprises and charities, particularly as part of wider organisational strategy development and/or review
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Strong charitable and/or commercial bid writing skills
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Significant experience in successfully generating income from a variety of sources for social enterprises and/or charities
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Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills including at senior levels
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Commercial awareness
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Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
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A creative approach to work and seeking out new opportunities
Desirable
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Experienced fundraiser for charities and/or social enterprises, particularly for health and/or VAWG sector organisations
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Understanding of gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence
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Knowledge of/contacts with funders in the health and gender-based violence and higher education (including health care professional training) sectors
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Understanding of the health system and and higher education structures across the UK and in particular, England and Wales
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Workshop facilitation skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Title: Philanthropy Manager (HNWI)
Contract: Full-Time (36 hours per week), Permanent
Salary: £38,347 per annum
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ over 1000 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
This is an exciting time to join the NHM’s Development team, as we have launched a major capital campaign that is set to rejuvenate the Museum spaces and transform access to our collections. Alongside this we have secured investment from the UK Government to build a major new science and digitisation centre at the Thames Valley Science Park in collaboration with the University of Reading. The purpose-built centre will house much of the Museum's collection and will include laboratories, digitisation suites, collaborative research spaces, conservation labs and workspaces.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
Job Summary
Development Group generates philanthropic and sponsorship income to help us create a Natural History Museum for the future – investing in capital development, attaining vital acquisitions for the collection, transforming our galleries, developing innovative exhibitions and undertaking ground-breaking scientific research on issues that affect us all.
The Museum is looking for an ambitious and self-motivated individual for the role of Philanthropy Manager. The role will contribute to our strategic priorities, working closely with the Senior Principal Gifts manager to cultivate and maintain relationships with new and existing funders. With opportunities to fundraise towards a diverse range of core and capital projects.
Working alongside an approachable and highly successful Philanthropy team, reporting into the Senior Principal Gifts manager, the role will support the development of our Principal giving strategy, building relationships with a portfolio of potential and existing funders engaging them through phone calls, meetings, written correspondence, events and by creating compelling proposals.
The role will provide substantial opportunity for professional development within a world-leading cultural organisation.
Main Responsibilities
Fundraising
· Raise income in line with agreed personal targets and KPI’s, contributing to the Philanthropy team’s current annual income target of £7m+.
· Cultivate a portfolio of major donor prospects in the UK and abroad at the six-figure gift level and support the Senior Principal Gifts Manager in the management of seven-figure gifts.
· Establish strong cross-Museum relationships to develop programme ideas in line with funders’ interests, and craft compelling cases for support.
· Work independently and in collaboration with the Senior Principal Gifts Manager, Head of Philanthropy and Director of Development to plan and implement creative strategies to increase philanthropic gifts at the seven-figure gift level.
· Actively solicit funding personally through bespoke cultivation plans and utilise senior stakeholders effectively when needed.
· Prepare written briefings for senior management for meetings with prospective donors as well as follow up documentation and correspondence.
· Ensure all required gift reporting is delivered to the highest standards, supporting the development of robust evaluation processes with colleagues where needed.
· Promote best practice in fundraising across the NHM.
Finance and Administration
· Work closely with Finance and project delivery colleagues to monitor incoming payments and ensure that donations are spent in line with funding agreements.
· Ensure full and timely records of all activity are kept on the database in adherence to set policies and procedures.
General
· Stay informed of key developments within the sector by monitoring government and third-sector policies and relevant publications.
· Attend evening and occasional weekend meetings and events, as required within the nature of the post.
· Assist with other duties that may be reasonably required.
Essential
· A demonstrable track-record in securing and managing gifts from high-networth-individuals, including research, crafting compelling proposals, and effective stewardship.
· Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with an ability to convey detailed information in a concise and engaging manner.
· Ability to establish productive relationships with a variety of funders, prospects and colleagues.
· Ability to work proactively and constructively with colleagues to develop high-quality project proposals.
· Ability to act as an ambassador for the Natural History Museum amongst a range of high-profile external contacts.
· Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills.
· Ability to prioritise and meet regular deadlines whilst working under pressure.
Desirable
· Direct fundraising experience in the cultural/environmental sector with High-Net-Worth Individuals.
· Experience of working with senior stakeholders (Trustees, Directors and Senior Leadership teams).
· Experience working on capital or campaign fundraising.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
We are ambitious. To make a difference on a global scale we are big and bold in our thinking and set goals which may seem impossibly high. We act with integrity, but we are not rigid or inflexible. We are excellent at what we do and look for opportunities to make a difference for the Museum wherever we can.
We are curious. We never stop learning. We look outwards beyond the Museum and ask questions to advance our understanding. We seek out and actively listen to different perspectives. We take time to reflect, are thoughtful and open to new ideas.
We share the wonder. We are captivated by the natural world, proud of our treasures and trusted guardians of our collections. We are passionate about the Museum, enjoy telling its stories and sharing our knowledge and expertise to inspire others. We don’t take this for granted; we feel proud to work here.
We are pioneering. We are not afraid to try something new and use good judgment and evidence to take risks. We experiment, innovate, and embrace complex problems by adapting our approach. We do not dwell on setbacks or get preoccupied with problems. We find solutions.
We team up. We respect the expertise of others and recognise that we produce the strongest outcomes when we put the best ideas together. We trust each other, keep things simple and make it easy for others to do the right thing. We share information and skills so everyone is equipped and enabled to succeed. We never let bad moments grow into bad relationships. We inspire and empower each other to give our best.
We act with pace. We focus our efforts where we know we can make the biggest impact. We take tough decisions and once a plan is set, we all get behind it to make it happen. We take responsibility and don’t wait to be told what to do. We are racing against time in this planetary emergency, so we work with a sense of urgency.
General Information
All positions at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to receipt of:
• Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK
• A Basic Disclosure Check from the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS)
• Satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of your employment or education
• Health clearance
The Museum supports flexible working.
To apply
If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum’s careers portal.
Closing date: 23:59, 10th November 2024
Interviews expected w/c 25th November 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Commercial Development Consultant
Location: Homebased with weekly UK-wide travel
Department: Trading Support
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35
Salary: £40,982.00
Who are we?
The National Union of Students (NUS) is a voluntary membership organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of students and its member students' unions.
We are a confederation of over 440 students’ unions representing just under 4m students and apprentices across Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In Scotland, there are over 40 students’ associations representing 460,000 students.
We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students’ unions across the UK. The sector is inclusive, fun, dynamic and representative and we put students and students’ unions at the heart of everything we do. We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.
What we do
NUS Services Limited (NUSSL) is the leading purchasing group serving students’ unions and the educational sector.
NUS Services being the commercial arm of the National Union of Students, resourcing the student movement through three core services: purchasing, commercial development and infrastructure support.
Owned by students’ unions and NUS, all of NUS Services work is membership-led and driven by powerful commercial intelligence, making it the gateway to the student market.
What’s the job?
We are searching for a talented commercial operator to join the team as Commercial Development Consultant. The role is fast paced, working with students’ union commercial teams around the UK, with frequent travel and some nights away involved.
A key part of the role is to initiate, grow and maintain engaging relationships with member students’ union commercial teams across retail, licensed hospitality and food service environments to enable them to grow their profitable contribution in a compliant, insight-led way.
The role has responsibility for implementing our inhouse compliance programmes, ensuring improved understanding and awareness to create programme longevity and continued benefits for both members and suppliers.
Our members take part in the Best Bar None accreditation, demonstrating that their licensed spaces are being operated in a safe and responsible manner. The role holder would therefore become a Best Bar None assessor and complete a number of in person assessments during the year.
Who you are
A talented operator who has experience in the commercial world of hospitality (catering and licensed), retail experience would be a bonus, either within a Students’ Union or a high street operator.
You will have held roles where you can demonstrate a vast knowledge of operating commercial outlets whilst controlling costs, managing margins, and delivering great operating standards.
Understanding the market is key as you’ll be helping our member students’ unions to interpret current trends and develop them into successful action within member commercial operations.
Having a good eye for detail and understanding the need for compliance comes easy to you, along with the skill to challenge where non-compliance may be apparent, so you’ll have strong interpersonal and influencing skills and be a good communicator.
Why apply?
As well as a great place to work, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days per year rising with service to 30 days, pro rata for part time)
- Enhanced sick, maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
- Health Cash Plan
- Pension scheme with employer matched contributions up to 6%
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Childcare Allowance
- Paid volunteering days – three days per year for full time staff
Committed to Inclusion
We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.
We recognise that candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are under-represented in our organisation, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team, and if you meet the essential criteria for a role and are from a BAME background, you'll be guaranteed a first stage interview. It is important to note that this scheme guarantees an interview for candidates who meet the minimum criteria and tell us that they'd like to be considered under the scheme. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Please apply via our online application form, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 3rd November 2024 (23:59).
If you’re successfully shortlisted, we’ll see you at an interview on either Wednesday 13th or Thursday 14th November 2024.
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