Prospectus is pleased to be working with a leading Academic Health Sciences Centre that is a pioneer in health research and provides high quality teaching and education. They are seeking a new Fundraising Marketing and Communications Manager.

As the Fundraising Marketing and Communications Manager, you will manage marketing and communications activity to support fundraising to increase level of awareness, grow the number of supporters and increase engagement in fundraising. You will develop and lead the delivery of fundraising marketing plans and provide marketing expertise along with supporting the development and implementation of a new brand tone and style for the organisation's fundraising and marketing activities. Together with supporting content production, you will also develop videos, photography and manage suppliers to ensure they deliver outstanding results.

To be considered for this post, you will be a proven marketing and communications professional with a solid understanding of fundraising organisations and activities. You will have exceptional project management skills, coupled with substantial knowledge of the NHS healthcare sector and/or the charity sector. You will have significant experience of implementing marketing, communications and PR activities and possess exceptional personal communications skills, along with experience of successfully managing complex relationships.

This is an incredible opportunity to support an ambitious fundraising team, who work alongside outstanding clinical teams, and through fundraising activities and income make a significant contribution to the growth of vital healthcare services for the next generation.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now'.

Pennies is a leading fintech charity at the forefront of innovation in digital micro donations for charity. Pennies mission is to transform the not for profit sector, helping charities to increase their fundraising potential and become more impactful. By creating a unique 'digital ecosystem' and partnerships with leading national brands they have unlocked millions of pounds of new donations. To date, Pennies has raised £22m from 88m consumer donations to support more than 500 charities, and these numbers are continuing to grow at a significant pace.

The Head of Finance and Governance is a pivotal role with Pennies.This is a unique opportunity to join a highly entrepreneurial and growing organisation in a role that will require both a strategic and a hands-on approach. You will be actively engaged in the overall control and performance of the finance and governance office functions, ensuring that they are actively contributing to the delivery of the Pennies ambitious strategy and mission.You will be an integral part of the team, working across the organisation on a range of projects. You will also work closely with the board, acting as company secretary.

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant, with significant post-qualification experience in senior management positions within fast paced environments. You will also have experience of producing management and statutory accounts with the ability to present these to a range of stakeholders. You will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with a board or similar governance body. The ability to manage and produce budgets will also be required for this position.

Highly analytical and strategic, you have the capacity to build personal credibility with senior stakeholders and business leaders.Critically, you will be a confident and engaged self-starter with a passionate commitment and a genuine interest in Pennies' mission and values.

Prospectus is pleased to be working with an international membership organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education. They are currently seeking an Business and Programme Development Officer to play a vital role in supporting their mission to support excellence. This role is being offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.

As the organisation's Business and Programme Development Officer, you will support the Head of New business to identify and pursue new business opportunities that align with the mission and benefit members, with a focus on preparing new bids for a range of income generation activity. A pivotal aspect of this role will be supporting the development of programme activities and creating opportunities to drive this important work forwards. You will also work closely with colleagues across the programmes and external engagement team as well as external stakeholders, taking a lead role in developing new project ideas and attracting funding to turn them into reality.

To be considered for this post, you will have previous experience in a programme development role preferably in a higher education and/or international development setting, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience of successful grant and bid writing together with proven experience of researching, identifying and cultivating funding opportunities, is also essential to this post

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now'.

Are you well organised with a great attention to detail? Do you thrive in research?

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with Engineering UK for the recruitment of a Business Development Executive, to support on the early stages of a BD project for 3-6 months. The organisation aims to inspire, engage and inform the next generation via compelling programming that is designed to inspire young people towards the variety and opportunity presented by modern engineering.

Reporting to the Head of Business Development, the successful candidate will undertake research tasks to identify business relationships in existing and new target sectors, with the purpose of finding partners that have aligned priorities with Engineering UK's programmes. It will predominately entail working at the earlier phases of the business development cycle, laying the ground for an effective first engagement with the organisation. They will provide appropriate and insightful detail from their sectoral research that will be entered on to their Salesforce CRM platform, so the wider organisation has clear visibility of progress. To be successful in this project, the Business Development Executive will have an awareness of the wider context and next step beyond such as proposals, invoicing and contractual arrangements that will follow the post holder's work.

The right candidate will have a significant interest in Business Development, understanding the importance of excellent research in building robust relationships. Alongside excellent organisational skills, the Business Development Executive will possess exceptional critical thinking, writing skills, and outstanding attention to detail. You will be a great team player and you will have some exposure to research, project management and CRM systems.

To apply, please submit your CV in Word format; a supporting letter is not required at this stage.

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

Do you have extensive experience as a Raiser’s Edge Data Manager?

The role offers the right candidate an excellent opportunity to work with an NHS foundation trust which aims to improve patient and staff experience through investing in medical research and facilities in both physical and technical environments.

The position would suit a Data Manager with line management experience.

The successful candidate will have experience providing staff training on Raiser’s Edge.

You must have demonstrable experience and knowledge of GDPR, Gift Aid, Excel and SQL.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage.

The Organisation

Hibiscus Initiatives is a leading organisation with an established track record of delivering high-quality services and expertise of working with and for marginalised foreign national (FN); black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) women in prison, in community, and in detention, as well as with men who are detained and families facing imminent removal. Their work falls into four broad areas: services in prisons, community services to women, international resettlement and detention services and anti-trafficking.

Their women-centred approach engages the clients, supporting and empowering them to deal with multiple and often complex needs and, importantly, addresses the disadvantage that language and cultural barriers present. As a specialist organisation working in the community and in custodial settings, they support over 1,000 clients from over 120 countries each year.

The Role

The Chief Executive will ensure that Hibiscus Initiatives upholds its mission by developing and sustaining high-quality gender specific services for FN/BMER women in custody, in the wider community, women and men in detention and families facing removal. The Chief Executive will work collaboratively to influence change to improve the situation of their clients and ensure the financial security of the organisation.

As Chief Executive, you will be responsible for providing leadership to a dedicated staff team with expert knowledge in their fields, to allow delivery on current strategic priorities. These priorities include increasing client provision, involvement and participation; Improving and extending partnerships and collaboration; and Improving quality and the strive to excellence. You will also be responsible for raising the profile of Hibiscus among stakeholders and the general public through effective but politically sensitive public relations and play a leading role in influencing and helping to secure relevant policy change.

The Person

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:

- Proven track record of senior level management, and a track record of leadership which helps to achieve sustainability

- Experience of working effectively with Boards of Trustees and a good understanding of governance requirements within small/medium sized charities.

- You enjoy leading, collaborating with and empowering others

- A high degree of self-motivation: you are a strategic thinker who also enjoys being responsive and hands on as required.

- Has the experience and confidence to build and sustain a transparent and equitable organisational culture, alongside the capacity to provide sound and effective financial leadership and oversight

- Balances positive and engaging people skills with the ability to ensure rigour: accuracy and detail in reporting

- A persuasive and inspiring communicator, who is also open-minded and keen to learn

- You enjoy working in a diverse and inclusive team and finding new ways to strengthen connections with partner organisations and funders.

- Has experience within the women's or criminal justice sector or other related sectors, or has had exposure to relevant sectors

- Outcome and impact reporting for stakeholders and funders

- An understanding of issues facing vulnerable women and families

Due to the nature of this role we will be considering female applicants only for this post in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9 part 1).

A full candidate briefing pack is available to download with full job description and person specification (link).

To Apply

Please upload your CV in Word format and include a supporting statement as part of your application. Please address why this role and organisation is of interest, and outline your experience in relation to the key points on the person specification (Supporting Statement to be no longer than 2 sides of A4).

Applications will be reviewed by a Prospectus consultant on a rolling basis. As part of the selection process candidates may be invited to meet with a consultant at our offices.

Having read the brief, for any queries, please contact Anna Mandl or Liesel Quinn

Ad closes: 15th March

Panel interviews: 1st round 3rd April; 2nd round 7th April

Part Time - 21 Hours Per Week 

We are recruiting for an engaged and committed individual to join us as Head of Research, Policy and Campaigning. Over the past three years we’ve achieved so much to help alleviate the financial impact of cancer and get children, young people and their families’ voices heard by decision makers – but want to be better, faster and stronger.

Responsible for developing evidence based policy positions and campaign asks to communicate to decision makers, you will play a key role in driving long term change for children and young people with cancer and their families.

You will be instrumental in the design and delivery of plans and activities that will create policy change across the UK, in line with CLIC Sargent’s strategic aims.

About us

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, and provides them with clinical, practical, emotional and financial support. You can be a part of helping them cope with cancer and get the most out of life.

As Head of Research, Policy and Campaigning you will be joining a team that will work with UK Government, devolved Parliaments and Assemblies, the NHS, companies and regulators. We build the evidence base we need to run effective campaigns, such as #CancerCosts, and we want you to help expand our reach, impact and influence.

About the role

• Lead on cross-organisational commitment to Making Change Happen.
• Work alongside the Associate Director of Policy, Influencing and Voice to contribute to the organisational strategy and strategic impact measurements for CLIC Sargent’s research, policy and campaigning work.
• Implement policy change across the UK for children and young people with cancer and their families.
• Instil a high performance culture across the Policy, Influencing and Voice Team
• Deliver effective project management of research, policy and campaign activities
• Involve young people in our Making Change Happen work
• Promote a collaborative working culture both internally and with external stakeholders.

About you

• Management experience, ideally in research, policy, campaigning, influencing, the health sector or equivalent.
• Proven track record of leading research, policy and campaigning work.
• Evidence of continued professional development and awareness of best practice and legislation as it affects research, policy and campaigning  
• Experience of leading, inspiring and motivating staff.
• Experience of contributing to and implementing strategy.
• A respected project and change expert.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.

What we offer

We offer great benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced family leave, pension contribution, professional development opportunities and much more.

We’re taking our policy, influencing and voice work to the next level. Will you join our fight?

To apply for this position, please upload a CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages of A4, outlining your interest in the role and what skills and experience you feel you would bring.

You can download a copy of the Job Description from our website, via the Apply button. 

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with CLIC Sargent.

Prospectus is excited to be working with Plan International UK as they recruit their Institutional Funding Manager (Technical Team Manager and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights). Plan International UK is an international development and humanitarian charity that advances children's rights and equality for girls.

This 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract is based at their offices in Old Street and the salary for this position is £50,369. The position will involve international travel to developing countries.

In this role you will lead on the development of logical frameworks for programme implementation to create large proposals targeted at institutional donors. As a member of the management team within the Development Programmes Unit, you will directly line manage a team of three technical specialists, facilitating coordination and ensuring that the technical content of proposals meets the high standards of Plan UK. You will also provide technical input with regards to sexual reproductive health and rights in order to construct and manage complex, detailed bids at a six to eight figure level.

Plan UK is looking for a candidate with strong practical knowledge of sexual reproductive health and rights, as well as the ability to collaborate and construct effective cross-team partnerships to ensure proposals are of the highest quality. Previous experience developing technically strong fundraising proposals targeted at institutional donors is essential, as is the experience of managing technical specialists with a range of expertise.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Prospectus is excited to be working with a leading health charity to recruit an Individual Giving Officer on a full time, permanent basis. The charity is the type 1 diabetes charity, improving lives until they find the cure.

In this role you will deliver the charity's established direct marketing fundraising campaigns and communications, through multiple channels. This will include planning, executing and evaluating digital, mail, email and telephone direct marketing campaigns to our warm supporters.

You will evaluate the performance of direct marketing activity and identify opportunities for improvement. This will include responsibility for managing data segmentation and selection for warm campaigns.

You will support the Individual Giving Manager with the testing and implementation of new activities in development areas. You will also work with the wider team to deliver data management and reporting systems and support data driven decisions.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Prospectus is pleased to be working with a leading charity that provides advice, guidance and support to local residents and within the surrounding areas. They are currently seeking to recruit a Service Manager to assist with the oversight and day to day running of the organisation on a full time (40 hours per week) on-going basis.

As the organisation's Service Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive advice and information service provided to beneficiaries. You will oversee performance measures and ensure that they are being used to efficiently manage operations, assist with identifying risks and the effects they may have on organisational change. Working in partnership with funders and key stakeholders, you will monitor the performance and effectiveness of the service delivery, ensuring it continues to meet local advice needs. To ensure service delivery standards are met, you will be confident in evaluating the effectiveness of the service, developing common practice and, where necessary delegating, monitoring and evaluating work. As part of the role, you will also be responsible for the development and implementation of the organisations health and safety policy and procedure.

To be successful for this role, you will have a substantial experience of managing operations, developing good quality advice services, supervising frontline staff (including volunteers) and planning and developing the delivery of advice services to meet the needs of the local community. You will have a good working knowledge of IT packages, an understanding of supporting and supervising frontline staff to encourage their motivation and personal/professional development. Adaptability and a positive approach is key to this role, as well as being able to use your own initiative and work collaboratively with the wider team. The ability to work well under pressure is an essential element. In addition, ideally you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the confidence to  deliver presentations, write reports and communicate in a clear and engaging manner.

To be considered, you must be available to start immediately or within a 2 week notice period. The working pattern for this position in Monday - Friday and on-going for up to 3 months with the possibility of a permanent position. Â

Prospectus is excited to be working with a maritime charity to recruit a Corporate Fundraiser on a full time, permanent basis. The charity's vision is to be the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning.

In this role you will develop and steward corporate partnerships, with a focus on new business and some account management. You will achieve financial targets set in a yearly budget.

You will be able to write compelling and creative proposals to corporate partners as well as developing annual sponsorship packages with key financial targets. You will develop and implement the corporate partnerships strategy in line with the principles of the charity's fundraising strategy. You will be comfortable with presenting pitches to corporate prospects as well as making the ask.

You will be an excellent communicator with both internal and external stakeholders, focusing on the development of strong relationships and mutually beneficial partnerships. You will assist in the creation of marketing collateral in respect of attraction and retention of partners and sponsors using all existing marketing channels.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Are you a highly organised Events Manger who seeks variety in a fast-paced and rewarding role?

Prospectus is supporting the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) in their search for their next Events Manager. BIICL is one of the leading independent research centres for international and comparative law, whose high quality research projects, seminars and publications encompass almost all areas of public and private international, comparative and European law.

The overall purpose of this role is to ensure the implementation and smooth running of the events programme and managing all aspects of the day-to-day organisation of events including: venue research, booking and set-up; arranging catering; AV requirements; and sourcing event materials. Maintaining the online internal and external event calendar, and booking travel and accommodation for staff and speakers are also parts of this role, alongside responding to the practical needs of speakers and delegates.

To be successful as an Event Manager, it is essential to have a proven track record of organising high quality events. You will have a professional and enthusiastic attitude with a willingness to efficiently deal with administrative tasks. Understanding what makes good customer care, being able to prioritise your own work load and an ability to work collaboratively are also important.

BIICL also has a flexible approach to working and offers a compressed week with Fridays off if suitable.

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

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

Join our board and use your skills to help end gendered poverty. The Smallwood Trust has been helping women out of poverty for more than a century. Their work helps women on low incomes to become financially resilient - overcoming adversity to build a confident, positive and secure future. With c.£35 million investments, the Smallwood Trust's grant-making provides life-changing funds for individual women, women's voluntary sector organisations and practical policy initiatives that aim to promote systemic change.

The board of the Smallwood Trust are seeking to appoint up to three board members who share the Trust's aims, mission and values and feel able to make a contribution to the Trust's future.

Whilst the board are seeking a broad range of skills and experience, they would particularly welcome applications from candidates with a track-record in the following areas:

• Insights into how to achieve policy change through advocacy and lobbying

• Strategic communications with experience of how to build consensus for social change through effective messaging

• Building contacts and connections within wider grant-making and philanthropic networks

• Investment and asset management

The Smallwood Trust is committed to achieving greater diversity in its board, and actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minor­ity backgrounds, working class backgrounds, disabled people, people with lived experience of poverty and people with different views and perspectives. If you'd like to be a board member but face barriers in applying such as accessibility issues, health issues, caring responsibilities or other concerns, please get in touch to discuss how we can support you.

Location: Malvern /National / Flexibility dependent on new board members

Expenses: Board member roles are unremunerated but expenses are paid such as childcare and travel in order to support attendance at board meetings.

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

• Closing date: 15 April

• Initial interviews with Prospectus: w/c 27 April - w/c 4 May

• Interview workshop with the Smallwood Trust: 21 May

Prospectus is excited to be supporting King's College London to recruit a new Business Manager to the Director of Fundraising, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital.

The role will sit within the Fundraising and Supporter Development department at King's College London, which is part of the King's College Health Partnership. You will be working closely with the Director's EA providing support to ensure that the Director is fully supported across all aspects of their agenda. You will juggle priorities, work to tight deadlines, communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and negotiate projects with strong attention to detail.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the fundraising strategy (by coordinating the high-performing fundraisers) and this will require you to act as programme manager for the Director of Fundraising and Fundraising Strategy Leadership Team. You do not need to be a fundraiser; your expertise will be in programme or project management.

You will be programme and project managing within a complex and intricately structured organisation. To be successful in the role, you will need to have previous experience in a similar setting this does not need to include formal project management training, but you will need to demonstrate how you have led and delivered projects including multiple stakeholders successfully.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with a high performing and successful fundraising department, coordinating the key players to ensure that their work is delivered to the very best standards.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.