A forward thinking international development charity is looking for an experienced and innovative legacies manager who can develop on their successful but fledgling legacies programme.

Job specification

• Lead the legacy marketing strategy
• Grow the legacy programme via a warm supporter base
• Manage Gifts in Wills mailings, regular legacy engagement, communications and events
• Manage a legacy administrator
• Work across team functions to raise the profile and understanding of legacies and marketing opportunities
• Reporting directly to the Head of Public Fundraising

Person specification

• Experience of running a successful legacy programme
• A passion for legacy campaigns
• Experience of creating new initiatives and bring them to senior stakeholders
• Budget management experience
• Project management experience
• Able to work with high levels of autonomy

Start date of 1 April 2021. Please apply with your CV in the first instance.

                               

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Janice Hardy at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Department; Development and Communications

Location; Homebased initially and London UK

Reports to: Deputy Director, Development and Communications

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget responsibility: None

About Relief International:

Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Relief International includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: RI-US, RI-UK, MRCA/RI-France and RI-Europe.Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.

Position Summary: 

The Fundraising Administrator will work closely with and support Relief International’s Development & Communications team supporting the growth of income for the organization.

Primarily be responsible for delivering best in class customer service, administrative fundraising support, managing all financial reporting, database management, and other administrative functions of the Development and Communications team.A key objective is to advance the use of data as a key part of enhancing Relief International’s fundraising and donor engagement strategies. 

Working as part of a small but highly ambitious team, the Fundraising Administrator is a crucial position within theteam, acting as the first point of contact for donor enquiries, information, and donor care. In addition, this role will be supporting the team to further its fundraising goals and increased donor outreach. They will help the team respond quickly and efficiently to daily and long-term projects. You will bring a genuine passion for delivering the best fundraising administrative support and leading on their area of work.

The Fundraising Administrator will benefit from the support of all team members and at the same time also be encouraged to develop their own ideas and to manage their own work. Working in a fast-paced, challenging, and stimulating professional environment, the Fundraising Administrator will play an important role in supporting Relief International’s existing development efforts and its efforts to broaden its base of donors in the U.S., U.K. and E.U. donor markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Donor Relationships

• To provide excellent donor care such as writing gift acknowledgement letters, sending information packs, responding to queries, and speaking and meeting with donors when they have questions related to their gift processing. 
• Draft tailored acknowledgement and solicitation letters for individual, foundation and Board donors in coordination with frontline fundraising staff and the CEO.

Donation Coordination

• Oversee the creation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to support fundraising staff, finance department, executive leadership, and the board of directors. This includes reports demonstrating progress toward goals as well as forecasting philanthropic support in future years and reconciling with the finance department.
• Work with Finance and other teams to accurately record, process, and reconcile all incoming donations received by post, online, wire and stock transfer, and telephone.
• Accurately process standing orders and direct debits plus respond to direct debit cancellation requests, update supporter records, etc
• Execute on data entry, data hygiene and data maintenance projects to further the efficiency and accuracy of our donor database (Blue State Digital)
• Manage and respond to supporter queries, record and update non-financial supporter information such as Gift Aid declarations, data protection opt outs, legacy pledges and other personal information in line with the Data Protection policy and GDPR
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to deliver a positive and effective donor experience
• Oversee established team processes aimed at mitigating risk and preventing fraudulent activity in online donations such as card testing, illegitimate refunds, and other risks, working with RI’s risk management team when suspicious activities occur and require investigation
• Update and maintain process documents, communicating relevant information to the team
• Respond to queries from the general public about fundraising activities, work closely with other teams to ensure enquiries are dealt with quickly and effectively maximize fundraising opportunities

Development and Communications Team support 

• To support the administrative coordination and delivery of fundraising appeals, campaigns and events
• Occasional prospect research into new donors 
• Receive and screen phone calls from the general development line and emails sent to the general development email inbox. Handle or appropriately refer all requests for information.
• Provide additional administrative support to members of the development and communications team as needed
• Participate in regular team meetings, reporting and liaising on ongoing projects 
• Support with grant management from private donors and occasional reporting where required 
• Co-ordinate and attend internal and external fundraising led meetings including room booking, rota and agenda 

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

This position will require a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least two years' experience working in a fundraising team
• Experience of writing acknowledgement letters and solicitation letters for donors
• Experience of using & maintaining a database, doing data entry and pulling data queries
• An awareness of Data Protection issues and the ability to work with confidential sensitive information
• Experience of building excellent relationships with external stakeholders
• Experience of positive collaborative working with internal stakeholders

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written skills with a talent for expressing complex ideas in simple and effective language 
• Creative and able to produce engaging written and visual communications
• Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence engaging with people

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to assess, prioritize and manage a varied and demanding workload
• Numerate with a basic understanding of financial accounts and ability to do financial reconciliations 

Personal Qualities

• Collaborative, inclusive, and team-driven
• Patient listener, likable, diplomatic, and engaging
• Awareness of the needs of others and flexible to respond
• A passion for the work of Relief International and a desire to continually broaden and deepen the organization’s impact

RI Values: 

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities.

We value:

• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and accountability
• Agility and innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability

How to apply.

• To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page 
• You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. 

Closing date. Please apply immediately we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, therefore may withdraw the position for the job board closing date.

Please apply by uploading your cover letter and up-to-date CV on our website. 

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

Note to external agencies, we will not be accepting CVs from third parties.

Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. 

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Relief International is committed to diversity and gender equality, we strongly encourage applicants from the global south and female candidates to apply.

Performance Manager (Individual Giving & Legacies)

Reports to: Head of F&M Product - Legacies

Grade: P3

Location: Home or Stratford, London

Working pattern: 7-month maternity cover, 35 hours

Application method: CV and cover letter. For your cover letter we would expect no more than an A4 page focusing on your relevant experience and how it applies to this role. We would like to see how you have delivered complex information to a range of stakeholders and if you have experience with IG and/or legacies as well.

Salary range for the role: £40,000 - £45,000 p.a.

We will close this role once we have enough candidates so please submit your application as soon as possible.

We are looking for a data driven individual to partner with our leaders to monitor and drive performance in our Individual Giving and Legacies teams

Why we need you

Our new Product & Portfolio Strategy team ensures a centre of excellence for our product management and delivery across CRUK. With around 65% of our income coming from Individual Giving and Legacies, this role is vital to working with teams to monitor performance against product KPIs, objectives and strategy.

The role is a good balance between working within a well-developed performance management structure in Legacies and setting up a balanced scorecard for Individual Giving from scratch. This role creates a great opportunity to work across the breadth of our biggest income generators and with senior leaders across Fundraising and Marketing.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by:

• Developing, producing and presenting regular reporting for fundraising products.

• Identifying relevant KPIs and measures which can reflect the performance of activity delivered to build a balanced scorecard for each fundraising product area.

• Working closely with Product, Insight and Analysis and functional delivery teams to ensure reporting ladders and informs fundraising portfolio reporting.

• Using reporting and analysis to identify areas to drive change, course corrections or further iterations in product strategies.

• Managing a robust system of checks and measures to safeguard data accuracy.

• Supporting the Finance Manager with monitoring and forecasting income, providing commentary and insight on performance.

• Holding a thorough understanding of the relevant databases for each product area and oversee dashboard reporting to facilitate accurate product evaluation.

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role:

• Relevant knowledge of data management &/or management accounting

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, (data queries, power queries, formulas, pivot tables etc.)

• Excellent attention to detail with an analytical approach to problem solving and a broad range of complex challenges

• Proactive and uses own initiative to solve problems/complete tasks

• Project management skills - ability to plan effectively, manage multiple activities, deliver to deadlines and manage and communicate to relevant stakeholders

• Confident and comfortable communicating complex information in an accessible way with a wide range of people at all levels in the organisation

• Able to work independently and manage own time and workload

• Collaborative approach to working with others

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, great pension scheme and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

This is a great opportunity to work with a small and successful fundraising team. Your role will primarily be data-driven, managing the regular imports of data from a variety of sources, as well as mining the data for reporting purposes and maintaining excellent data hygiene on our Salesforce database.

You will also provide support to the Individual Giving Manager and Digital Fundraising Manager with regards to new fundraising campaigns, stewardship and supporter engagement.

For this full-time position (37.5 hrs) we can offer the role as part-time (30 hrs) if candidate prefers to work part-time.  This role cannot be offered on a term time only basis.

About Us

Think back to your school days - to that one teacher who inspired you and helped you become the person you are today. Imagine if that teacher had been so stressed with work pressures, that they left the profession for good. This is a growing reality for those in education today – with 34% of teachers planning to leave in the next few years due to stress and workload.

At Education Support, we are there for everyone working in education. We believe the mental health of educators is paramount in providing the next generation with the best educational experience.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter 

Due to current lockdown restrictions, interviews will take place using Zoom.

We will review applications as we receive them and aim to appoint as soon as we meet the right candidate.  This position is available immediately and we would advise early submission if you wish to apply.

About Us

The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity's needs with those of the natural world.

It is custodian of one of the world's most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes - which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history as we launch a new strategy setting out our role as the natural world faces increasing threats. Building on our world-leading collection, global reputation for science and as one of the world's leading visitor attractions, the NHM has ambitious plans leading up to the 150 anniversary of the opening of the Waterhouse Building in 2031, making this a truly exciting time to be part of the NHM team.

About the role

You will generate and increase funding from two income streams - our growing Patrons programme and new Legacy strategy and programme. Our legacy initiative has been created to maximise income from gifts in Wills and In Memoriam giving through effective promotion, cultivation and stewardship of potential and confirmed legacy pledgers. The programme is preforming well, and has already delivered a significant number of new confirmed pledges.

Based in the Major Gifts team, you will work closely with a number of colleagues in the Development Group and across the Museum to raise the profile of the Patrons scheme and planned giving and to establish best practises. You will also be the Development Group's point of contact for gifts of objects/specimens to the Collection (through Wills or as lifetime gifts).

About you

You will bring strong creative, interpersonal and communications skills to this role, with excellent planning, administration, and process management abilities.

Your successful, personal track record in legacy fundraising, membership scheme fundraising and donor development, and demonstrable experience of relationship cultivation and donor management, helps ensure that you have a sound understanding of the legal processes surrounding legacies.

How to apply

If that sounds like you please apply online on the Natural History Museum's careers portal, and provide:

• A comprehensive curriculum vitae giving details of relevant achievements in recent posts as well as your education and professional qualifications.
• A covering letter that summarises your interest in this post, providing evidence of your ability to match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

To apply, please visit

Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome applications from everyone - diversity, inclusion and the feeling of belonging matters to us. By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of diverse backgrounds we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We offer a stimulating and professional environment in which to work. This is a remarkable place we look for staff who can work according to our values - we champion diversity, encourage creativity, we are connected, and we value evidence.

Senior Data Integration Engineer

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Senior Data Integration Engineer Responsibilities:

The Senior Data Integration Engineer will take ownership of and evolve The Society’s data integration strategy, and lead the development, implementation and support of all core data integration work. Responsible for ensuring our ETL framework, planned for development this year, is robust, and individual data pipelines and integrations developed and implemented in a timely manner. This role is central to our organisation’s data capability and the advancement of the Society’s overarching Data Strategy.

Collaborating closely with other Data Department colleagues, business teams and external suppliers, this role is both a key gatekeeper as well as lead implementor of The Society’s data integration capabilities.

Initially working on a long term project to migrate our legacy ETL feeds to the Microsoft Azure Data Factory platform; this role will ensure our core systems such as CRMs, finance, HR, and data warehouse, as well as other peripheral systems and external suppliers, are kept in sync with resilient and timely data pipelines.

Senior Data Integration Engineer Requirements:

You will have extensive experience of designing and implementing useable, flexible and robust ETL frameworks. Encompassing the movement of data between internal and external systems, error handling and reporting, provisioning for data stewardship, scheduling, and change controls.

You will be experienced in using leading ETL tools (with at least working knowledge of Azure Data Factory) to integrate a variety of source and target systems using various formats including Salesforce, SQL Server, APIs, JSON, csv. As well as advanced SQL skills, you will also have skills in languages compatible with Data Factory such as .NET and/or python.

You will have experience of managing technical changes in a complex environment. You know how to balance speed of delivery against stability and supportability of solutions. You can develop, practice and enforce rigorous change control processes, robust testing procedures as well as planning for live rollouts and backouts. Working knowledge of change control tools such as GIT or Azure Dev Ops will be advantageous to the role.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

Position: Senior Data Integration Engineer
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 35 per week including approximately one week in four providing evening and weekend cover as part of Supervisor team rota
Salary: £41,585 - £46,725 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing date: 02 February 2021
Interview date: W/C 08 February 2021

We are looking for a fundraiser with a strong passion and commitment to social and environmental justice to join our team. You will be proactive, creative and an excellent communicator who will bring a proven track record of building and developing successful partnerships to this role. This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation working at the nexus of human rights and tropical forest protection.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Fundraising Coordinator will be responsible for developing and overseeing RFUK’s fundraising strategy and developing our partnerships with institutional donors, trusts and foundations, ethical corporates, and individual givers.

Fundraising strategy and management:

• Develop and update RFUK’s fundraising strategy (cost-benefit analysis of different funding streams, preparation and execution of plans etc.).
• Ensure proper planning and coordination of the fundraising activities, including preparation of annual workplans.
• Work with the Executive Director and the Finance Manager to set appropriate annual organizational income and expenditure budgets and targets.
• Monitor unrestricted fundraising income and expenditure and provide regular reports and projections for the ED, Finance Manager and Board of Trustees as required.
• Work closely with the Executive Director and Communications Coordinator to ensure high quality communications for fundraising purposes.
• Carry out any other duties from time to time, as determined by the Executive Director.

Corporates, trusts & foundations:

• Devise and implement strategies for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, identifying growth areas and opportunities within the ethical corporate sector.
• Research, identify and cultivate relationships with current and prospective companies, trusts and foundations, including the preparation of narrative/financial proposals and presentations.

• Represent RFUK at a range of events and functions with the aim of building relationships with potential donors.
• Manage and update our ethical partnership policy and checklist.

Programmes fundraising:

In coordination with the Head of Programmes:

• Lead on prospect research, cultivation and networking, in collaboration with relevant programmes staff.
• Support the development of funding applications where required.
• Advise on the technical content of the proposals, ensuring they meet donor expectations and maximising chances of success.
• Participate in the Programmes fundraising working group.

Public outreach:

• Develop and cultivate our regular giving pool: managing recruitment, retention and conversion to regular donors.
• With the Communications Coordinator, develop a digital marketing strategy to build our supporter base and extend our brand.
• Manage supporter appeals including the summer appeal and the Big Give Challenge.
• Develop plans for high net-worth individuals, legacy giving, schools outreach and events.
• Management of fundraising volunteers as required.

PROFILE AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and experience

Essential:

• At least 4 years of managerial experience in charity fundraising, preferably in an international development context
• Demonstrable achievements in securing large grants and increasing individual giving and other revenue streams
• Excellent communications skills, able to produce high-quality, publication standard materials
• Ability to write compelling fundraising materials
• Ability to build trusting relationships with a range of different interest groups in support of our mission
• Strong organisational skills including the development and monitoring of large-scale budgets and workplans
• Ability to lead strategic thinking and development
• Competency in Microsoft office programmes

Desirable:

• French and/or Spanish speaking
• Competency in design and video editing software programmes
• Social media savvy
• Experience of working in Africa or South America and with an environmental and human rights focus
• Knowledge of ethical screening processes for corporate partnerships.
• Knowledge of new funding trends in the areas of climate change, forests and human rights.
• Experience securing grants from governments and institutional funders.

Personal attributes

• Strong personal commitment to RFUK’s mission and to social and environmental justice in general

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – written and oral
• Cultural sensitivity and demonstrable commitment to RFUK’s values and to the principles of inclusion and non-discrimination
• Demonstrable ability to build coalitions and networks for collaboration
• Desire and capacity to work on complex issues
• Careful and conscientious with demonstrable attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and to multiple deadlines
• Proactive and collaborative
• Personal integrity

SUMMARY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The post is offered on a 2-year fixed term contract with possibility of extension. The role will be subject to a 6-month probationary period.

The post is a full-time position, based on a 35-hour working week in our North London office. Flexible working arrangements may be considered for exceptional candidates and in line with our staff handbook.

The starting salary is £32,651 - £38,063 gross per annum, depending on experience.

Monthly salary is paid by Bank Automated Credit transfer, on the 25th of every month.

Holidays, sick pay and other benefits are provided in accordance with statutory requirements. 30 days paid leave per year are offered.

Workplace pension (4% employer contribution).

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

RFUK is an equal opportunities employer, and makes no discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, age, physical abilities, religious or sexual persuasion.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should send your CV and with a cover letter of two pages maximum, explaining your motivation and providing concrete evidence of why you are suitable for the position. Please specify where you found this job advertisement. The deadline for submission is 31 January 2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK

The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting indigenous peoples and traditional populations of the world’s rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights to land, life and livelihood.

As Key Relationships Marketing Officer you’ll play your part in supporting our fundraising work by developing and delivering targeted multi-channel marketing campaigns, with a special focus on testing and rolling out digital marketing.

Greenpeace is an international non-profit global campaigning organisation. Our independence and global reach enable us to stand for positive change through action in order to defend nature and promote peace. We investigate and expose global environmental problems, confront those in positions of power and present alternative solutions.

With our mission to tackle climate and nature emergencies more important now than ever, this is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic fundraising team and use your digital marketing experience to help create compelling asks and reach out to new audiences.To drive future income growth, we’re doubling our investment in legacy marketing. Managing a variety of fundraising projects from start to finish – working with a range of creative and marketing agencies - you’ll play your part in developing and delivering targeted multi-channel marketing campaigns, with a special focus on testing and rolling out digital marketing.

You’ll be helping to deliver unique stewardship opportunities for supporters, ensuring that those interested in leaving us a gift in their Will feel connected with and informed about our campaigns – by any means from writing email updates on our campaign successes to organising a virtual tour of a Greenpeace ship. You’ll also help to innovate and support our middle donor fundraising programme, through digital and direct mail channels.

To secure this role you'll have:

• Marketing experience including producing communications and delivering campaigns/communications.
• Knowledge of email and social media marketing, with a strong interest in digital trends.
• Good copywriting, communication and customer care skills.
• Basic editing skills in Adobe programmes (especially Photoshop); proficiency in Google Apps, Excel, Word and email; familiarity with database and administrative systems.
• A demonstrable interest in direct marketing communications and fundraising, with a passion for communicating Greenpeace’s message to our supporters.

You’ll get:

The opportunity to continue to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply.

Our commitment to diversity: We are committed to tackling systemic inequalities by being proactive in creating opportunities for people from under-represented groups. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a BAME background along with applications from anyone who considers themselves to have a disability.

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.

CLOSING DATE : 9am, Monday, 1st February 2021
INTERVIEWS: Tuesday, 16th February 2021

The Royal Society Development team is looking for an excellent writer and project manager to play an essential part in how we work with some the UK’s biggest philanthropic donors.

Candidates do not need to have direct experience of working in fundraising or in a scientific organisation, as this is a role based on skills. The role would suit a self-starter used to working across teams and to multiple deadlines. Delivering materials on time and on brief with a focus on intended audience will be a key part of success.

The role’s primary focus will be to help develop significant approaches by the Society’s senior leaders to major philanthropists and organisations. This will include identifying suitable projects, creating proposals and briefing documents, and working with other teams to a pressured timetable. The person will also have significant responsibility for developing the Society’s approaches for bespoke programmes (such as donor-supported Visiting Professorships and legacy marketing) to key audiences including Fellows and senior grant-holders.

In these ways, the role-holder will become an integral part of the Society’s fundraising team, working closely with senior staff and with the Development Director, Senior Major Giving Manager and Major Giving Manager, and contributing to the team’s collective annual target of approximately £5 million.

Reports to:  Senior Major Giving Manager

Line management: None

Location:                   Carlton House Terrace, London (temporarily home working)

Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time post)

Contract type:            9 month FTC

Pay band:                  C

Salary:                       £29,376 - £36,720

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2021

Interview dates: Thursday 4 and Friday 5 February 2021 (done virtually)

We are seeking to recruit a strategic and commercially focused, proactive and solutions orientated leader for our charity.

After 10 + years in post, our CEO is standing down which means there is a real opportunity for the next CEO to lead Wandsworth Oasis to achieve the next exciting stage in its development.  Working with the Board of Trustees and the newly appointed Head of Retail (95% of funds are currently generated through the retail operation), the CEO will assist the board to review the values and ethos of the charity and to create a new vision and strategy to ensure we safeguard the future for our beneficiaries.   The right candidate will be a great people person, who can inspire  staff and volunteers and, in particular, provide leadership to the senior management team.

Reporting into the Chair of the Board of Trustees and working closely with individual Trustees on special projects, the CEO manages a Senior Management Team of 3 currently – Head of Retail Operations, Head of Finance & Support Services and Community Engagement Manager.   

Wandsworth Oasis raises more than £1 million per annum through its shops and events programme to fund its fundraising operations and multiple projects that support the most vulnerable people living with HIV, HIV prevention and awareness raising projects.   

This an opportunity for an innovative, experienced and grounded individual – with senior leadership experience in business or charities - to work with the Board and senior management team to capitalise on the wide range of opportunities available to Wandsworth Oasis and really deliver value to the HIV community in terms of funds available for its development at a time when the overall funding environment is really uncertain.

About the Sickle Cell Society (SCS)

We are the only national charity in the UK that supports and represents people affected by a sickle cell disorder to improve their overall quality of life.

We are a small, closely knit team of 14 skilled and highly committed staff. Having recently refreshed our 2020-23 strategy, our aim is to invest in the capacity and resources of our Fundraising team to further diversify our fundraising sources and continue to assist with medical and social research regarding SCD globally.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to increase fundraising income and awareness of the Sickle Cell Society through the implementation of our Fundraising Strategy (2020-23). Working closely with our Fundraising and Database Officers, Communications & Social Media Officer, and our Finance and Administration Manager, you will take a hands-on approach to donor stewardship and fundraising development and delivery.

About You

We are looking for an experienced fundraising professional with demonstrable experience of raising income, particularly in community fundraising or individual giving. A gifted communicator and networker, you will have an understanding and appreciation of the importance of donor cultivation and the commercial acumen to identify new opportunities.

To Apply

Please download the job description and person specification, together with an application form. 

Closing date: 25th January 2021.

Established in 1876, Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation that has been supporting families for over 140 years. We have over 4 million members worldwide, 55,000 of whom in Britain and Ireland. As a Christian charity, we aim to demonstrate faith in action through the transformation of communities worldwide. Our members work at grassroots level around the world bringing hope and practical support to at least a million people every year through our programmes and as part of the volunteer base of local churches.

Job Purpose and Objectives

• To lead on innovative fundraising campaigns and exciting new fundraising product development across the Mothers Union movement.
• To support and develop defined supporter journeys that enhance and grow relationships.
• To secure new corporate relationships to develop a corporate portfolio with a view to long-term corporate support, supported by the Head of Fundraising, Communications and Membership.

Main Responsibilities

Individual Fundraising (80%):

• Co-ordinate all Appeals to achieve annual targets and KPIs.
• Managing an expenditure budget of £100k to deliver agreed income targets.
• Line manage the Donor Care Officer and the development of donor relationships.
• Supplier and agency management; maintain efficient and good relationships with partner agencies to ensure maximum value for Mothers’ Union.
• Negotiate contracts with agencies to maximise value for Mothers’ Union.
• Report on campaign performance on a monthly basis and to continuously monitor performance against agreed financial and non-financial KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring Mothers’ Union’s direct marketing activity is in line with compliance and best practice as per ICO, IOF and the Fundraising Regulator.
• Responsible for monitoring agency compliance; to ensure that our internal controls for monitoring agency compliance are adhered to in order to ensure donor satisfaction and to mitigate against reputational and financial risk to the charity.
• Responsible for delivery of new fundraising products for appeals
• Sustain the development of our Legacy Programme for members and supporters across the UK.

Corporate (20%):

• Undertake Prospect research for potential corporate partnerships that would link into existing Mothers’ Union appeals, campaigns and Events.
• Develop and deliver creative pitches to secure corporate support against KPI’s and targets.
• Account manage, report to and steward all corporate partnerships meeting agreed income targets and track and sharing updates on process on a monthly basis.
• Develop a range of approaches, products and materials that support corporate fundraising activity.

Key Competencies

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of project managing fundraising or marketing campaigns through a wide range of media, within a charity, agency or commercial environment.
• Thorough understanding of how fundraising techniques can be used to recruit and retain supporters (individual/corporate) in order to maximize their lifetime value.
• A track record of effective income generation from individuals and Corporates
• Excellent creative writing skills with a proven ability to write promotional materials, including fundraising copy and correspondence to organisations and individuals at all levels.
• Attention to detail and ability to conduct work accurately and consistently in keeping with high professional standards.
• Effective interpersonal skills - ability to engage with a wide range of people both through written and verbal communication.
• Experience of managing staff.
• High level of computer literacy including experience of using website content management systems and a good understanding of databases and their use in marketing effectively to donors and members.
• Excellent user of MS Office particularly using Excel for data analysis.
• Excellent administrative and project management skills – an ability to effectively manage workload and meet set deadlines.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to confidently liaise with people.
• Highly numerate with experience of maintaining budget reporting systems and reporting on targets set.
• A willingness to work outside of office hours and to undertake work outside of office hours that may mean working at various venues around the UK & Ireland that may require an overnight stay.
• An organised and flexible approach to work, able to work within a changing organisation and respond quickly to changes and/or information as requested.
• An understanding of the core values of Mothers’ Union and passion for our work.

Education Qualifications

• Educated to A’ level or equivalent or possess a higher degree.
• A recognised qualification in Fundraising or Marketing would be highly advantageous.

General

• The responsibilities in this post may be adapted or changed in line with the needs of Mothers’ Union. Other duties may be added or requested as a result.
• The responsibilities outlined are not an exhaustive list of tasks and the post holder may be asked to undertake other reasonable duties in connection with the work of the team.
• The responsibilities in this post will require the post holder to work within a team and cross functionally with other teams to achieve the objectives.
• A broad sympathy with the Christian faith.

Work Location

This role is primarily based at our head office in Central London. However, due to the current restrictions on movement, home working option is temporarily made available.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply with your CV and a Cover Letter. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills, knowledge and experience match the main responsibilities of the role.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2021. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to individually respond to each applicant. If we do not get in touch with you within 4 weeks from the application deadline, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.