About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund is a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending.

Over the last few years, evidence suggests that growing numbers of children and young people have been affected by violent crime. More children have been found carrying knives and a growing number have been recorded as victims. We believe that each individual child is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime.

To succeed we must do two things brilliant. Firstly we must: ‘Find what works’. We have a team of expert grant makers and researchers funding and evaluating programmes to find out what works. By itself though this won’t matter. We have to be just as good at: ‘Make change happen’. To make change happen, we will have to take people with us. This is where you come in. We won’t change anything unless we can build a powerful coalition of youth charities and youth workers who want to see knife crime reduced. It is your job to build this coalition and make sure that change happens.

Key responsibilities

Most fundamentally, you lead on ensuring that the Youth Endowment Fund successfully makes change happen in the youth sector. You will do this by:

• Building fantastic external relationships and coalitions: If we are to have a chance at changing practices in the youth sector, we will need to build deep and trusting relationships. Every time we run a themed round of funding (from mentoring to detached youthwork) we will want to build a coalition of engaged supporters in the youth sector who care about this area of focus. It will be your job to build and strengthen these relationships.
• Overseeing the change process when the theme is linked to the youth sector: Twice a year we will launch a change process made up of a number of stages. It is your job to ensure this process is followed and that all parts of the organisation play their part:
  • Selecting an area of focus for a grant round, e.g., exclusions, alternative provision, mentoring.
  • Preparing for a grant round, which includes building coalitions, engaging young people, summarising the existing evidence, mapping power and influence.
  • Delivering the grant round, which includes selecting high quality applications, supporting and improving them and selecting the best.
  • Evaluating the outcomes, which includes finding what works and why it works.
  • Delivering impact, which includes scaling up great charities, spreading great practice and pushing for system changes.
• Identifying and delivering the best way to achieve change: In each theme-based grant related to the youth sector round it is your job to ensure we find the best way to achieve change. You decide whether there are particular practices we should look to spread or systems that we should look to change. In all of this you will be looking to work with the coalitions that you have built.
• As a senior member of staff in the organisation you also:
  • Build a culture where it is natural to perform well and support colleagues brilliantly.
  • Contribute to setting the strategy, delivering results and building and modelling the culture that we need to succeed.

About You

You are this sort of person:

• You make change happen. You have experience of finding ways to make things happen. You especially excel in situations of ambiguity where there are not clear rules to follow, previous patterns to copy or clear evidence of what will work.
• You win people over. People tend to warm to you and respect you. You have built good relationships with very senior people and with very junior people. You are good at chairing meetings, connecting people and having good introductory meetings. You are comfortable talking to a government minister, a youth worker, a company CEO, a teacher and a 15 year old student. Listening to people from all backgrounds matters to you.
• You understand the youth sector and youth workers: You really understand how the youth sector works; you have worked in it or with it. You would ideally have some experience working with young people directly. (It is a huge unexpected bonus if you also understand either policing, the education sector or children’s social care).
• You learn fast but remain humble. You are very quick at getting your head around things. You like learning. You are very good at synthesising information. You know how much you don't know. You know that you can learn more. You know that it's easy to assume you know when you don't. You care more that good things happen than who gets the credit. You are a great and supportive team player.
• You write very well: You write clearly without using jargon. You are good at being brief. Your writing is persuasive when you want it to be.
• You are both organised and flexible: You are a very organised person who can juggle multiple things while always being clear what the overall goal is. People comment on how well organised you are. But you are also highly flexible. When the situation changes, you are happy to change your plan.
• You are fascinated and thoughtful on how change happens. You have the cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence and experience to find the ways to make change happen when there are multiple stakeholders. You understand why people find change difficult. You come alive talking about how people make decisions and why they do the things they do. You are interested in behavioural change.
• You are an excellent strategic thinker. People say that you are good at seeing the big picture. You have experience of wrestling into place a strategy for a project or organisation. You are good at thinking logically but you are also creative. You have ideas but are happy rejecting a lot of them. You like seeing things from different points of view.
• You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in reducing the level of youth violence.
• You understand young people. You understand what the lives of vulnerable young people can be like and you understand some of the organisations that work with them, ideally through first-hand experience.
• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

You must have this sort of experience

You have …

• Built Partnerships or Coalitions: You have significant experience in building partnerships or coalitions. You can show how these have been effective in delivering change.
• Worked in or with the youth sector: You have worked in or with the youth sector for a number of years, this might be working directly with young people but doesn’t have to be.

While it is not a criteria, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.

It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

To Apply

Closing date for applications is 9am 12th July 2020

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

Interview week commencing 27th July

Panel interview week commencing 3rd August

Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to write to you should you not be shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

Hours: Will consider full time and part time

Salary: £33,000 - £36,000

Contract: Permanent

Location: Remotely based but will be responsible for a geographic area (e.g. London, Midlands/North Wales or the South West)

The Role

As Practice Consultant, you will pro-actively support your Head and line manager, demonstrating leadership and strong supportive role in your team’s contribution to delivering the provision of high-quality support, in strategic and operational environments. You will be skilled and confident about building high trust relationships, contributing to securing a strong network across the UK and quality within our accreditation services.

You will take responsibility to motivate yourself and build a wide skill set both personally and within the team, sharing expertise and encouraging everyone to work at their best together. Practice Experts act as a critical friend to local areas and services, supporting, advising and guiding them through a combination of free and paid for expert support. Building relationships with national partners and local areas to develop coordinated, dynamic responses to domestic abuse and related safeguarding issues; seeing the whole picture for each family member to keep people safe sooner. 

Context

Practice Consultants work within the Whole Family Practice Team to lead our work to transform the multi-agency response to domestic abuse and how families are safeguarded. Our Whole Picture strategy sets out an ambitious vision to end domestic abuse, looking from the perspective of the whole family and this team is at the very heart of delivery, increasing safety sooner for all those at risk. 

Working nationally supporting your Head and team to establish a framework for disseminating best practice, embedding quality and enabling statutory and voluntary sectors to work better together to improve the experience and outcomes for children, adults and families. You will combine deep practice experience with an entrepreneurial mind-set, focused on walking alongside partners to devise pragmatic solutions to complex problems. 

Benefits include a generous package including: 25 days’ holiday a year and public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme.

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter, CV and equal opportunity form.

Closing date: Sunday 14th June 2020 at midnight.

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.

No agencies please.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Crisis Skylight Croydon team.

As Director of Crisis Skylight Croydon you will lead the team as they adapt the service to meet the immediate needs of homeless people in the current environment and as they deliver a vision for the future that will ensure that the Skylight members have access to a tailored service that will support them to end their homelessness for good.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have worked at a senior level in a relevant sector e.g. homelessness, adult social care, mental health and able to demonstrate excellent project management, financial, communication and influencing skills.

You will have strong networking and partnership building skills with the ability to develop and sustain strategic and operational partnerships that benefit Crisis Croydon Skylight members

You will have the ability to deliver a psychologically informed, inclusive and safe service, using your excellent people skills to support and empower staff to support homeless and marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face.　　

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the red 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Monday 6 July 2020 (23:59)

Interviews will be held on Monday 13 July 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
　
For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

The Service Manager we are seeking to run our Neighbour Mediation Service must be a dynamic, resourceful and self-motivated individual to be able to run an efficient, productive service across several London boroughs. The organisation provides conflict resolution including, Neighbour, Family, Community, Youth, Workplace mediation and Restorative Justice.   

Since YGAM was founded five years ago, we have quickly established ourselves as a leading educational charity which builds digital resilience in young and vulnerable people, by training professionals to raise awareness of the potential of gaming and gambling-related harm; making resources available for parents and delivering impactful student campaigns with partner universities. Last year alone, we have reached approximately 364,918 young people, students and parents and we have collaborated with almost 2,488 educational organisations (schools, colleges, universities and charities) to deliver our programmes.

YGAM are incredibly proud to be working with all stakeholders in this space, from the gambling & gaming operators who make products available to the public; education professionals who support young people & students learning; the criminal justice sector; partner universities; public health; third sector organisations; sports clubs; Local Authorities and young people, students and parents themselves.

It is a very busy time in YGAM currently and we have a unique opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Head of Corporate Partnerships fundraiser to join the YGAM team to foster new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships and income from the gaming, tech & mobile sectors. This post is being offered as a full-time position with a salary of £38,000 - £40,000 (plus London Weighting if applicable).  It is a home-based role and you will be required to travel on a regular basis as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

The principal purpose of the post is to devise and implement a successful programme of corporate fundraising securing at least £50,000 and one high-profile CSR partnership in your first six-months.  As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will assume overall responsibility of income generation for the charity as your knowledge of YGAM and our social purpose increases. The role will be demanding, highly rewarding and best suited to an experienced corporate fundraiser who wants to grow and develop their career within corporate fundraising, taking their experience to a national level. Being highly organised, having an absolute eye for detail and the drive and ambition to make this opportunity a success are critical qualities.

To apply for the role please send a copy of your curriculum-vitae along with a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) outlining your experience and how your skills match those in the person specification to the email address below.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20 July 2020 at 1200 noon. Shortlisted applicants
will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview which is planned to take place on
Tuesday 11 August 2020 in London. Depending on Covid-19 restrictions this might be a video conference
interview instead and there will be a pre-interview task for you to complete if shortlisted. Please ensure you can attend on this date before applying. YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you

Summary

With a brand-new new strategy in place, The Climate Group is seeking an enthusiastic individual to support the organisation’s ongoing development, growth and expanding influence. This is an exciting time to join our fundraising team as we are well-positioned to build on our successes from recent years and use these to drive greater impact in the economic sectors most relevant to cut global greenhouse gas emissions. You will be supporting this effort by diversifying our institutional funder base, broadening the range of bilateral, multilateral institutional donors and large-scale foundations we engage with as well as responding to opportunities we receive throughout the year from our existing supporters.

About The Climate Group

The Climate Group is an international not-for-profit organisation with a mission to accelerate climate action. Our goal is a world of no more than 1.5oC of warming. We bring together networks of businesses and state and regional governments to shift global markets and policies to this end. We act as a catalyst to take innovation and solutions to scale, and we use the power of communication to build ambition and pace. Our priority is to focus on the greatest global opportunities for change. Founded in 2003, we are headquartered in London with offices in New Delhi and New York.

About the role

The role of Institutional Donor Manager will be critical for building up a strong network of strategic relationships between The Climate Group and focus donors, identifying and creating opportunities for collaboration with our programmes, as well as delivering strong growth in our restricted funding pipeline. Key income streams under management will include government funders as well as charitable foundations. Foundations and government grants have reliably formed the largest proportion of The Climate Group’s income in recent years, and it is our ambition to build on these achievements by continuing to invest and grow this area of fundraising. 

You will report to the Head of Development, EU but work directly with project leads, finance and governance departments to research and analyse opportunities, develop and monitor engagement plans and lead/support proposal development processes from opportunity to award. Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience of raising funds from bilateral/multilateral and large-scale foundations and a good understanding of decision-making processes within these institutions.

This role will be suited to an individual who wishes to bring this expertise to a fast growing international organisation committed to deliver a world of net zero greenhouse gas emissions, and who is simultaneously keen to gain further experience in fundraising, donor stewardship and product development across a broader portfolio of funding sources and global geographies.

The successful candidate will thrive in a start-up environment, be organised and focused, have an ability to drive and motivate others to achieve a common goal and proven experience in securing large grants and contracts. This is a hands-on role with opportunity for personal growth. As a member of The Climate Group, you will be joining an international staff community based in five continents and a fundraising team of ten.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify new institutional funding sources to support the implementation of the organisation’s new strategy and help ensure a healthy pipeline for future years
• Engage regularly with key government agencies through varied types of communication and provide the team with updated intelligence on focus institutional donors, key funding partners, funding opportunities and contract terms and conditions
• Manage proposal development processes, including development of workplans, coordination with different internal departments and participation in technical workshops as needed
• Secure long-term financing for TCG’s programs by writing, adapting and editing primarily six- and seven-figure proposals and concepts for a variety of funders in collaboration with technical and finance staff
• Manage and coordinate TCG’s relations and funding opportunities for a portfolio of government donors and foundations, ensuring regular and efficient internal and external communications 
• Support development of reports for selected institutional donors, ensuring consistency with funder requirements and high level of content and quality
• Support the development and/or improvement of organisational tools and processes relating to bid management and donor compliance for increased organisational efficiency and impact

About you

Essential:

• Significant institutional fundraising experience with proven track record of securing six and seven figure government grants
• Good understanding of the ways of working of key European institutional donors such as UK BEIS, NORAD, IKI, SIDA, Foreign Ministries etc.
• Strong bid writer that is detail oriented, resourceful, and able translate complex, technical information into persuasive proposals
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (both written and verbal)
• Strong numeracy and analytical ability, with ability to understand and design complex budgets
• Good knowledge of approaches to monitoring and evaluation and logical frameworks
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving attitude, and ability to work both independently and as a collaborative team player
• High degree of organizational skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines
• Experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment, preferably within a global organisation

Desirable:

• Exposure to negotiations with funders and consortium partners a plus
• Dutch, German or Scandinavian languages a plus
• Knowledge/previous experience of working on the topic of climate change, sustainability, environment & development a plus
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM system

Key Competencies: 

• Communication skills: in verbal and written form; is able to articulate with conviction the work and aims of the organisation; adapts style to situation and audience
• Negotiation & problem solving: is able to negotiate and overcome obstacles to reach mutually agreeable outcome
• Teamwork: supports collaborative teamwork made by sharing information, open communication, showing appreciation and building partnerships
• Working smart: committed to efficiency, able to adapt to changing circumstances and evaluate and learn from mistakes

Location

This role can either be taken on as a full-time permanent position based in the UK or as a consultancy agreement for which the candidate could be based in any EU country.
Successful candidates can initiate the role working remotely until the end of the year but are encouraged to join our team in the UK or Amsterdam office as soon as The Climate Group resumes regular in-person operation (time TBD).

Terms & Conditions

If based in the UK, the candidate will take on a full-time permanent position. The salary is commensurate with experience. Additionally we offer the following benefits:

• 25 days’ holiday pro rata, plus public holidays; additional leave following three and six years service
• 10% non-contributory pension scheme following three months’ service
• Private healthcare and Cash Plan on completion of probation
• Life Assurance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Season ticket loan
• Bike loan
• Volunteering day on completion of probation

We encourage candidate based elsewhere in the EU to apply. However, this option will be offered as a 12-months consultancy agreement which opportunities for renewal after a year. We would expect occasional travel to our London or Amsterdam office once The Climate Group resumes regular in-person operation (time TBD).

How to apply

Use the ‘Apply’ button to apply for this vacancy. You will be directed to The Climate Group job board where you can submit your application. 

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter (max 1 page) and your CV (max 2 pages). The closing date for submitting your application Monday, 13th July 2020. 

The requisite eligibility criteria, or work visa to work in the UK or the Netherlands are a requirement for this position and no relocation and/or sponsorship costs can be borne by The Climate Group.

An exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager for a high profile disability charity. You will be working on the commercial strategy, working with Fundraising and Management teams to increase market share and profitability. So if you have buying and ecommerce experience with income generation from a range of potential sources, this is a perfect role for you! They are flexible on location nationally.

The Company Much loved national disability charity.

The Role
Overall responsibility for the Charitys Commercial offering, on and offline. With full P&L responsibility, budgeting and responsibility for reaching financial targets and achieving a profitable ROI.
Definition and delivery of the Commercial strategy, 5-year plan and budgets to explore, consider, prioritise and investigate potential areas of revenue generation, considering also service delivery and donor recruitment.
To devise and deliver integrated Marketing strategies and plans to deliver these initiatives including a broad range of on and offline channels (e.g. email, SMS, PPC, SEO, Display, Affiliates, Direct Mail, Inserts, Off the page).
Lead Customer and market research and analysis to maintain an understanding of the most profitable existing and potential customer segments for future product and/or service selection and targeting.
Full review of existing product range and ongoing product performance monitoring and market research to ensure that the charity offers a compelling, relevant and profitable product range.

The Candidate
Commercial experience across multiple channels.
Experience of managing Ecommerce sites and mail order with full ROI, budget and profit and loss responsibility with a sales targeted environment.
Experience of launching or managing a commercial initiative and growing income.
Experience of cross channel retail marketing strategy, creation and implementation.
Experience of product-buying and supplier selection.
Extremely analytical and data driven, excellent budgeting, research and data skills.
Experience working in a branded retail environment.
Degree or equivalent in Marketing / Digital / Business / Retail / Economics or equivalent experience.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Looking for a 3 day a week Part-Time Bid Writer - London based but home working (Min 1 day in the office)

Your new company
A renowned military charity base in London and Devon. They are looking to onboard someone into their development team that is based out of Central London

Your new role
The role is part time and you will be working three days a week. Currently the role is exclusively home working but post-pandemic you will be expected to go into the office minimum one day a week. You role is to help write bids for trust and foundation proposals to successfully secure funding. You will work with the development team to building and develop existing relationships with Trusts and Foundation as well as donor relations to be able to pitch for funding. There is some aspect of business development as the successful candidate will join The Development Team, formed approx. 12 months ago, which is responsible for Trusts, Foundations and Statutory, Corporate partners and Major Donors. Focusing principally on Trusts, Foundations and Statutory

What you'll need to succeed
The candidate will ideally be a hybrid of both private sector and third sector experience (the latter is required, the former would be nice to have as well) with existing relationships in the trusts and foundation space. They need to have excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to write applications that stand out from the market. To be successful the experienced bid writer will need to be highly organised and motivated, a self-starter with an ability to assimilate and process information quickly and someone who is happy to do a certain level of business development and independent research, to generate concept notes and applications that match and sustain the funding needs of the charity and its delivery programme. The candidate will also be responsible for the stewardship of relevant organisations, ensuring that reporting timelines and processes are maintained and adhered to.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary, flexible working and the opportunity to make lasting impact within an organisation.

What you need to do now
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From Bernie Sanders to Greenpeace UK, progressive organisations are using digital mobilisation to activate hundreds of thousands of campaigners and raise millions of pounds online. Forward Action believes that a digital mobilisation model - where organisations use digital channels to drive tens or hundreds of thousands of supporters to take advocacy, fundraising and volunteering actions - can revolutionize campaigning and fundraising in the NGO sector, but its potential is still largely untapped in the UK. We help progressive organisations build digital mobilisation programmes and, as our Partnerships Director, you will lead our efforts to grow the number of organisations using a digital mobilisation model to drive real-world change.

You will own our relationships with partner organisations right from the earliest stages, meeting prospective partners to discuss digital mobilisation and working with our strategy team to devise proposals that will help them hit their goals. You’ll play a crucial role in making sure our team can deliver the best possible results for our partners, building relationships with senior stakeholders and helping pathbreak through problems on projects. And finally, you’ll manage the other member of the partnerships team, overseeing their work to keep establishing Forward Action as a thought leader in digital mobilisation and finding ways to share learnings from our innovations for the rest of the sector to benefit from.

If you have experience helping organisations or teams work effectively in the charity sector, enjoy building relationships and problem-solving, and would be excited to help spread digital mobilisation across the charity sector, this job is for you.

This is a permanent role, with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely from home, although during lockdown you will, of course, only work from home. Once lockdown is fully lifted, it’s likely you will need to be able to travel to meetings in London once or twice a week. You can work either four or five days a week.

Who we are

Forward Action is a digital mobilisation agency for progressive causes. We help our partner organisations reach new supporters, then mobilise them to become activists and donors. We have been in the engine room of some of the most successful election and charity digital campaigns of the last few years, helping our partners add millions of new supporters to their email lists, raise more money online (from more donors) and create campaigns that have led to real-world change.

Our values are critical to us: we will only work with causes that make the world a better place. You will get to work with some of the most inspiring and impactful organisations in the sector - such as Greenpeace, Cancer Research UK, and Amnesty International - and spend your days helping win progress on everything from climate change to homelessness.

You will be working at the cutting edge of digital mobilisation. We trust in data rather than our gut instincts, so we are constantly testing and iterating in our work in order to challenge assumptions and drive better results. We are an agile, fast-moving team, and you will have the opportunity to rapidly expand your knowledge and experience.

One of our fundamental values is that all our work should drive real-world, measurable results. But we also believe that the greatest progressive impact we can have is to give our partner organisations the skills, knowledge and culture they need to do what we do themselves. We want to spread our skills and way of working across the progressive sector, not make our partners dependent on us. You will play a key role in this in your job.

What you’ll do as part of our team

Lead our new partnerships programme

• Own our partnerships strategy and lead delivery of it, ensuring that we are bringing in enough new work to sustain the organisation
• Manage our new business pipeline, ensuring we’re maintaining and strengthening our relationships with both prospective and current partners
• Meet with prospective partners to discuss their strategic needs, present our work, and explore how Forward Action can help hit their goals
• Work with our strategy team to draft proposals for projects (and deliver in-person pitches where needed)
• Attend, build relationships and present at charity sector events
• Hire and manage another member of staff in the partnerships team who will deliver our marketing and thought leadership work

Set our team up to succeed on new projects

• Build relationships with partners’ senior stakeholders to help secure buy in for the agile ways of working effective digital mobilisation requires
• Hold ad hoc problem-solving calls with partners to help break through process challenges or blockages during projects
• Gather feedback from clients on their experience working with us to help ensure we continue to deliver outstanding work
• Run evaluation meetings with clients at the end of projects and help work out the most impactful piece of work we could do together next

Benefits and working culture

Pro Rata Salary: £62,337 if you live inside London, £55,658 (plus £3,000 travel expense allowance) if you live outside London. We have a generous pay increase system, so every year your salary will increase in line with inflation, and if you hit your professional development goals you will also move up a pay grade. If you move up a pay grade your pay will increase by £1,637 - £1,833 pro rata depending on whether you live outside London or in London.

Contract Term: This is a permanent contract. The role can be either full time or four days a week.

Location: At home during lockdown; post-lockdown, in our Hoxton office, with the option to work remotely. Ensuring our team is open to people who live outside London and enabling staff to work flexibly are important values to us, so you’ll have the freedom to work from home regularly. Many of our meetings are held via video conferencing, but post-lockdown you will need to attend meetings with clients in London fairly regularly - once or twice a week on average.

Holiday: 25 days/year (pro rata), plus bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.

Extra holiday for travelling sustainably: We’re a member of the Climate Perks scheme, so you’ll have an extra two days of holiday a year if you use them to travel by land or sea instead of taking a flight.

Maternity and Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: For a small organisation, we’re proud to have a generous and progressive parental leave policy. Maternity leave is 12 weeks at full pay, 14 weeks at 50% pay. Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave is 6 weeks at full pay.

Working culture and hours: Our team is open, inclusive, friendly, respectful and kind. People from communities that traditionally experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or immigration status; women; new parents; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

We work eight hour days (including a 30 minute lunch break), with core hours of 9:30am-4:30pm. We put a lot of importance on ensuring everyone finishes on time: while there are some times when you’ll need to stay a little later to finish work, people in the team rarely work more than 45-60 minutes late. No one ever works on weekends or their holidays.

Abilities and experience you’ll need to have

• At least 4 years’ experience working in EITHER partnership building/organisational or team leadership in the charity sector OR digital campaigning/digital fundraising
• If your experience is in organisational development/partnership building, an understanding of the fundamentals of digital campaigns strategy/digital fundraising strategy is important
• A great communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills - this role needs someone who is comfortable meeting new people and initiating conversations at conferences and events
• Good organisation and attention-to-detail
• Being comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• A positive, problem-solving attitude
• Dedication to helping build a fairer, more progressive society
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• A self-starter who is able to take the initiative in your work

We also love a quick learner. We don’t expect you to know or have done everything when you start - we’ll be looking for you to pick up new skills and knowledge quickly, then run with them.

Abilities and experience that are nice to have

We know it’s not possible for any applicants to have all these skills - it’s likely you’ll be able to bring 3 - 5 of the following to our team:

• Established relationships within the charity sector
• Experience working at an agency
• Experience with business development work
• Experience with account management
• Experience in managing budgets
• Experience of public speaking (e.g at conferences)
• Experience of proposal writing
• Experience with social media marketing and/or blogging
• Experience of presenting at pitches or internal meetings

How to apply

To apply for this job, please press the "Apply" button and fill in the form on our website.

We run an anonymised application procedure to ensure our hiring process is as fair as possible. So please remove your name and contact information from your CV before uploading it, and only enter these details in the online form.

To apply, you will need to include:

• your CV (with name and contact details removed)
• up to 250 words explaining how you’re suited to the role and why you want the job

Applications close Sunday 5 July.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a set of online tasks from home any time - this can be any time that works for you between Friday 10 and Monday 13 July. Based on the tasks, a small number of candidates will be asked to attend an interview via a video call on Monday 20 July, potentially followed by a second interview if required.

If you have any questions about the role or the hiring process, you can contact our team through the website. 

Job title Salary and allowances: £24,000 - £27,241per annum (plus *Inner London Weighting allowance of £3,366 p/a FTE paid in equal monthly instalments. The allowance is pensionable).

Home allowance is a contribution towards any costs that you may incur as a homeworking employee.

Number of hours per week: 35 hours

The contract type: Permanent

Location: Weston House, London

We are looking for an experienced and highly proactive Corporate Partnerships Manager who can support on the delivery of a range of high value partnerships, and manage a small portfolio of partnerships.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to support on the delivery of key national partnerships, including Strategic and Charity of the Year opportunities involving employee fundraising, cause-related marketing and high-profile events and campaigns.

If you are the right person for this post, you are likely to have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to project manage and be able to work with senior stakeholders both internally and externally but also be ambitious, commercial, tenacious and ready for a challenge!

chit-chat is a new and disruptive national non-profit organisation born during a global pandemic. We want to welcome YOU into (one of) the most energetic, forward-thinking and innovative social enterprises in the UK. 

69% of adults in Britain said they felt happier and more relieved after having a conversation with somebody. (YouGov)

We provide a casual, inclusive and non-judgmental space for anyone to communicate about anything. At chit-chat, there’s a conversation for everyone. Labels don’t define you. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, background or interests, we’re here to have a proper chit-chat. We aim to keep the nation connected, emphasising the importance of community and belonging.

Our chit-chat LINE, open 9am until 9pm daily, is an anonymous phone line for anyone who fancies a casual chat with one of our amazing volunteers. Whatever the topic, there’s a conversation for everyone.

We are the go-to place for a chat and are proactive in tackling loneliness, isolation and promoting positive psychological, emotional and digital wellbeing. 

Mission = To connect the nation through conversation. 

Vision = To create a world where everyone has someone to chat to. 

We are ambitious. We are for everyone. We are chit-chat. 

Impact so far. 

What a journey chit-chat has had so far! In our first 10 weeks:

• 110,000 people reached through our social media
• 315+ unique calls
• 35 phone volunteers recruited and trained
• Created a Youth Advisory Board with 14 young people
• Launched a virtual internship programme for university students and recent graduates, providing over 40 opportunities

We’re already forming strategic partnerships with funders, such as the National Lottery and Community Foundation, in addition to more localised grant providers. chit-chat is organically growing its base of corporate partners too in a variety of industries - with its bespoke and innovative partnership model.

Position summary. 

The Head of Partnerships and Grants is the first paid post at chit-chat and will take a lead on ensuring the vision of a UK-wide conversation open to everyone remains sustainable and relevant. This is a pioneering role, taking on responsibility for the future of an exciting non-profit that has already gathered a great deal of momentum, since its launch in late March 2020.

The Head of Partnerships and Grants will work closely with the CEO and Board to implement chit-chat’s strategy and devise plans to build sustainable, long-term relationships with a variety of funders: corporates, high net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, local authorities and universities - and lead on their delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new start-up non-profit organisation and join our mission. You’ll be helping shape our future, as we build chit-chat from the ground-up. We are a real feel-good project, with excellent incentives available as we grow.

You will be well-supported by the Board and team of volunteer chit-chatters in your work. We are looking for a proven relationship-builder, who uses their own initiative to generate ideas as well as leads and has the entrepreneurial flair tomake an immediate impact.

Please download the job pack for more details about our Head of Partnerships and Grants role and apply with a CV. 

We will be assessing applications as they come in and may close earlier. Please note that due to the high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to candidates who we wish to interview.

Heritage Centre Manager

£25,000 - £30,000 plus benefits

Boston, Lincolnshire

Set in the historic village of Benington in Lincolnshire, the Beonna at All Saints is a unique and exciting project which has been developed by Benington Community Heritage Trust (BCHT, registered charity 1121678) over a number of years. After successfully managing the £2.3 million conservation and refurbishment project of this historic building with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Churches Conservation Trust and Architectural Heritage Fund - plus a soft opening and trial events in 2019 - The Trust are now launching and rolling out our new business plan for 2020 and beyond. We are now seeking to appoint a dynamic and entrepreneurial Centre Manager, with solid commercial and operational experience, to lead the delivery of this business plan and help lead the re-opening of the Beonna this year.

Our aim is to ensure that the Beonna becomes a popular venue for community, heritage and private events.

Role Purpose

As the lead manager for the Beonna, the Heritage Centre Manager will;

•  Manage the Beonna on a day to day basis
•  Drive and deliver the business plan, project outcomes and income targets
• Manage workforce and HR responsibilities
• Manage Health and Safety Responsibilities
• Identify and engage with prospective user groups for The Beonna at All Saints;
• Create and implement an events/community/heritage programme which will maximise the use of the Beonna;
• Engage with project partners and funders
• Manage the review, update and development of policies and procedures when necessary

Hours:

Full time - 5 days a week - 37.5 hours per week (Able to work a flexible working week including some weekends and evenings)

Salary:

£25,000 - £30,000 + NI and pension contributions plus 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)

Please send a cover letter and CV outlining how you meet the criteria (please set out your experience and provide evidence of this in your application) by email to us via the apply button.

Closing date for applications 17th July 2020

MANE CHANCE SANCTUARY

Fundraiser

Mane Chance is growing its team by creating the part-time position of Fundraiser. In this role, you will focus on our corporate and event fundraising, with the aim of developing new channels of income for the charity.

You should be enthusiastic, confident and self-motivated with the ability to work independently while also working closely with our team. You are assertive, yet tactful and able to convey our cause while engaging with stakeholders. You have a proven ability to build and nurture relationships, with a strong foundation of skills in event management along with previous experience of charity fundraising.

The role is to be working from home, however we would expect the candidate to visit the site from time to time as well as local and regional supporters/funders. Knowledge of the local area and local Corporates/SMEs will be considered a significant advantage. 

The key elements of the role are described below, but as Mane Chance is a small charity, the successful candidate may be able to demonstrate other areas where they can also make a significant contribution to the organisation; 

POSITION OVERVIEW

• The Head of Fundraising will:
  1. Identify and establish relationships with local and national corporates in order to develop future fundraising channels.
  2. Position Mane Chance Sanctuary as the charity of the year within local and national companies.
  3. Identify other corporate partnership and relationship opportunities to fit the needs of corporates.
  4. Manage the ongoing relationship with existing and new entities, including feedback of Mane Chance Sanctuary activities and acting as brand ambassador for Mane Chance Sanctuary within corporates.
  5. Identify new and develop an increasing payment-in-kind support from corporates.
  6. Identify event and charity sponsors, manage the ongoing sponsors relationships and increase sponsorship.
  7. Instigate, organise and manage fundraising events, including virtual events throughout the year.

• The Head of Fundraising will report to the General Manager

PRINCIPAL ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVES                   

• Research and Development of Corporate relationships to include:
  1. working with local and national corporates to identify possible fundraising relationships.
  2. obtaining event and charity sponsorship where appropriate.
  3. working with local and national companies on fundraising initiatives, for example, ‘Charity of the Year’ opportunities.
  4. negotiating corporate discounts for expenses incurred by the Charity.
  5. negotiating corporate support and donations to the charity, either monetary or materials
  6. maintaining the relationships on an ongoing basis, reporting back to corporates, developing further involvement and acting as brand ambassador as appropriate to satisfy their own reporting requirements.

• Identify opportunities to host MCS fundraising events, both physical and virtual, and lead the organisation and delivery of such events throughout the year, aiming to achieve a mutually agreed target income. To include:
  1. Obtaining corporate support for events.
  2. Initiating advertising of events through preparation of press releases for approval and distribution.
  3. Sourcing of auction and raffle prizes where appropriate.
  4. Sourcing venue, catering and entertainment.
  5. Managing ticket sales and marketing and subscriptions. 
  6. Liaising with volunteer/community volunteers regarding staffing of the events.
  7. Managing data capture from supporters and participants to aide in analysis, budgeting and development of fundraising leads.

• Attend regular meetings with the General Manager and other members of the fundraising team to ensure continued tracking of income generation against budgetary targets.
• Using your experience, suggest and develop other new sources of income for the charity under the guidance of the General Manager and Trustees as appropriate.  
• Fulfill such additional duties as may be agreed with the General Manager from time to time.

SIGNIFICANT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

1. The General Manager
2. The Charity Administrator
3. The Chairman and Trustees
4. Volunteers
5. External Contacts:
   • Local organisations and personalities.
   • Local and National Company Representatives.
   • Fundraising contacts.
   • Local Event Management organisations.
   • Personal contacts.

The Head of Fundraising position is offered as a part-time (24-hours per week), two-year fixed-term contract, with some out-of-hours work neccesary.    

Partnerships Manager

Reporting to CEO

Full time, fixed term, 12-month contract

Salary: approximately ~£30,000-£35,000 depending on experience

Rolling applications, with a view to recruit ASAP. London based

We’re hiring an experienced partnerships manager to develop and oversee key relationships for Make My Money Matter. The candidate will identify and recruit high profile partners from across business, NGOs, local authorities, universities, and global networks to join our mission to ensure the trillions of pounds in UK pensions is invested to build a better world.

This will require an ability to understand our campaign, quickly build relationships with priority partners, and establish a movement of organisations committed to aligning their investments with their values. We are hugely ambitious, and want to sign up thousands of organisations to be part of this campaign. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and is excited to join a new initiative working to transform the financial system.

About Us

Spearheaded by film maker, SDG advocate and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis, Make My Money Matter is a brand new, people-powered campaign fighting for a world where we all know where our money goes, and where we can demand it’s invested to build a better future.

Starting with pensions, we’re going to help people understand the impacts of their money, and we’re going to enable them to demand it does better. We’re going to connect this call with decision makers in the private and the public sector. And together, we’ll ensure that the financial system transforms to put people and planet on a par with profit.

Doing this, we’ll help move trillions of pounds – away from the destructive, harmful investments of the past, and into those which help build a future we can all be proud of.

Our campaign includes three core workstreams:

1. Public Campaign: We’re going to tell the story of how we can create a better future for people and planet, and of how our money can do good while it grows – without compromising on returns. We’re going to show people what their money does now, and give them a call to action to demand it does better in the future.
2. High Profile Partnerships: We’re convening businesses, NGOs, universities, local authorities, and public figures, and helping them work with their pension fund to make positive, progressive changes that ensures their money aligns with their values.
3. Policy and Advocacy: We’re working with a core set of partners, including advocacy groups, government agencies, and the finance industry, to create a unifying call for high priority, high impact policy reforms that can transform the system from within. We’ll advocate for this manifesto at key national and global moments, including the 2021 UK G7 and COP26.

About the role:

We are recruiting a Partnerships Manager on an initial fixed term, one-year contract. This role will report to the CEO, with responsibility for driving engagement with our partners – key networks, corporates, local authorities, NGOs, universities, and high profile individuals – in order to better align their staff pension fund with their mission and values. We are at the early stages of this process, and want an individual who can develop and implement strategies that help us identify and recruit new partners, and ultimately reach global scale.

This is an opportunity to join a high profile, brand new start up committed to changing the world as one our first full time team members.

Who we’re looking for:

This will be a diverse role requiring someone who is as skilled at engaging with businesses and NGOs, as they are at developing strategies to achieve impact at scale through collaboration with these organisations. We are seeking someone who can talk the language of business, sustainability, and impact, can engage with a range of stakeholders, and is confident pitching complex ideas to C-Suite leaders of high profile organisations

The ideal candidate will be a personable self-starter with experience of developing effective partnerships across a range of organisations, and experienced in promoting positive change. They will need to be able to think strategically and identify new opportunities for collaboration and impact. They will be a flexible and enthusiastic team player with a track record of problem solving, creativity and delivering in a fast-moving and/or start up environment. They will be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of how to build powerful coalitions for action across varied organisations, and ideally will have experience working on finance, climate, social justice or development issues.

As Partnerships Manager, you’ll be responsible for:

• Developing and managing MMMM’s strategy for engaging with organisations and networks to sign up to the campaign, in the UK, and over time, internationally.
• Identifying key opportunities for recruiting potential partners to the campaign.
• Creative promotion of activity from partner organisations by showcasing best practice.
• Identifying, and where appropriate managing, relationships with key stakeholders.
• Providing updates and insights into trends and opportunities for policy and regulatory reform.
• Supporting the identification of, and preparation for, key advocacy and campaign moments.

• Managing partnership activities, including workshops, events, surveys, media activity.
• Monitoring and evaluating the delivery of the strategy and workplan.

Ideally you’ll have experience and understanding of:

• Leading the development of complex partnerships.
• Working with a wide range of organisations, from a variety of sectors.
• Working on initiatives related to sustainable finance, climate, development or public policy.
• Managing relationship with senior stakeholders.
• The links between policy, partnerships, campaigning and media.
• Using evidence and insight to promote change.

You’ll also be:

• Committed to Make My Money Matter’s aims.
• Good at working in a team, willing to get stuck in, positive and proactive.
• Able to work well in entrepreneurial settings, often independently, and with tight deadlines.
• Authorised to work in the UK.

In return, we offer

• Competitive salary and pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement.
• Flexible working.
• A fantastic opportunity to make an impact in the world.
• Working with a highly-visible, mission-driven organisation.
• A supportive, inclusive environment, and an amazing, vibrant team.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a one page cover setting out what you offer for this post, with “Partnerships Manager Application” in the subject line. Please include current employment status and likely notice period. Please note that due to the high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to candidates who we wish to interview.

Diversity and inclusion

We strive to create a fair and healthy environment where all colleagues feel challenged, valued and supported. We aim to cultivate a culture of collaboration and respect, where our people are highly engaged, and individual contributions are celebrated. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.